yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Surge1223:
This is good advice but everyone should know that unless the cve says the linux kernel 3.4 + is vulnerable or jb is vulnerable to escalation of privileges then the particular cve prob is useless. So dont get optimisitic just from new cve's, only ones that allow escalation of privileges and effect linux kernel versions 3.4+ and know thay finding a cve is only the first step, someone has to write an exploit after finding a cve that matches our criteria.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Russ77:
downgrading, flashing SS, and installing a tweaked/themed ROM isn't really rooting NB1, its flashing a pre-rooted ROM.

not saying it doesn't get a user rooted NB1, but its a different route.

some people want to upgrade MK2 to NB1, and regain root without having to basically start over. so for those lazy souls like myself, we're waiting patiently and eagerly checking this thread is bumped.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
Thanks for the info Surge. Most of the people would have seen a new cve and thought a root exploit was around the corner.

Sadly like you said, this is not true. But if a a cve for 3.4+ or jb comes along and we all work together as a team, we might be able to figure something out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
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"need a root method for 4.4.2 Kit Kat that does not trip Knox. I need the warranty"

The NB1 & MK2 methods to flash the 4.4.2 with a pre-rooted rom that XDA Developers created satisfies this. Without tripping Knox. Member did not say his model was Canadian or wanted root for stock rom. He must know he'd likely get flamed for such posts. Considering the official 4.4.2 Kit Kat for At&t was a little over 2 weeks ago, having anything 4.4.2 that has root is a miracle. How long did root take for mf3 or mk2? I wouldn't say "downgrading, flashing SS, and installing a tweaked/themed ROM isn't really rooting NB1, it's flashing a pre-rooted ROM. Sounds very dismissive of all the hard work they are doing for those of us with boat loader locked down like the gold in FORT KNOX. If people need a root method that won't risk their warranty, then they should not even be rooting in the 1st place. It is one of the very first disclaimers. People that want phones that are easy to root should get a Google Edition S-4 or a Nexus 5, not try different ways to ask XDA when will we get root for official 4.4.2 Kit Kat.

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If history teaches us anything, it's this. XDA Developers & members always do manage to come together as a team and figure something out. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Russ77:
I wasn't being dismissive. what is being accomplished is what we used to be able to do with an unlocked bootloader on an s3 or a loki'd s4; flash a rooted ROM via recovery. this is pretty damn impressive given how hard at&t is trying to stop this.

but it IS different than root. different is better or worse, just different. if it gets a user to the same end result great. some people prefer to take what at&t gives us, root that, and tweak ourselves. we have to wait. its a bummer but it is what it is.

and I agree fully, "root" and "needing warranty" shouldn't ever be in the same sentence as its basically fraud to root a device, break it, and request a warranty repair.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
Well I had nothing to do getting us ROMS with root (pre or otherwise) & it seems dismissive so I can only imagine what a developer would think, but I'm sure you didn't intend it to be that way. You're just making comparisons to good ol fashioned way we rooted to this new locked BL crap. I get it & I agree bro it should be that way. Android is open source right? Peace my flashing brother. :fingers-crossed: Root cometh.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
You sir are amazing. Traditional ways are great for traditional phones, however that's not what we have now with Knox & At&t locked boat loaders right? By whatever means necessary is fine with me. Thank you for all your hard work getting this done for us. It's just unbelievable, the progress that has been made here at XDA in such a short time of the official release. :good: :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
I337UCUFNB1 100% Stock, Rooted SS Flashable ROM

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SCFirefighter:
My wife's next phone will come with an unlocked bootloader. That's for sure lol

Keep up with CM nightly builds: http://www.cmxlog.com/11/moto_msm8960
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] PrestonIV:
Thanks tons for the info and links. Im up and running a rooted 4.4.2 stock rom now. It only took me about 3 hours, but I read and re-read and re-read everything as I was installing. It all worked flawlessly through out the whole operation.:D This should be stickied for AT&T users.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
Thanks for this! I had quarantined my OTA because I didn't want to be stuck without root so this was an easy upgrade for me!

One question, though. After following these steps I can't get my WiFi to turn on. Any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
Thanks for the reply! Re-flashing the kernel didn't help. I'll give the modem a try. Stupid question: Do I flash the modem using the "Phone" button in Odin while in Download mode?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] PrestonIV:
PDA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
Thanks! I thought it was a different button for the modem than it is for the kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
[MENTION=1051157]ITNV[/MENTION] U need to flash stock nb1 modules right after flashing [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] stock rom since u downgraded to MK2.

Swyped From MK2 Dark Venom SS Edition
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
OK, thanks. Should I re-flash the rom and then flash the modem and kernel? (Sorry. I am not as newb as I sound but it's been a while since I've done any flashing and I really don't want to brick my phone!)

Also, not sure if it makes any difference but I didn't downgrade. I never took the OTA update so I was coming directly from a rooted MK2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] PrestonIV:
Did you flash the 4.4.2 rom via Safestrap, then hit the Home button to reboot into download mode. From there flash the kernel through Oding via the PDA button?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
finally a method that works. damn i spent 5 hrs today trying different methods, THANK YOU! i really hate samsung for locking these down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robinsonj:
Uh... I'm pretty sure it's your carrier locking things down... we have pretty much the same phone (i337M) in the rest of North and South America and it's not locked down, nor are the 95xx ones... I understand your frustration but I think you ought to be directing the anger at ATT not Samsung.

I rooted mine the day I bought it, heard about the 4.3 OTA dropping a few weeks later and reverted to stock ROM, then got the update and re-rooted, and earlier this week grabbed the 4.4.2, flashed and rooted it immediately... It's not the hardware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
It's definitely AT&T.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
Thanks! Flashing the NB1 modem did the trick!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mordeth_0:
Thanks that worked like a charm!!! Has anyone else had problems with being able to encrypt your device after following this method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GS4privileged:
thank muniz_ri for this.

im sorry im prolly posting this in wrong place but im new to xda forums and im trying to under stand how to do this root for nb1 4.4 and I don't quite understand how to so I was wondering if there is a video on this or not if someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rbedell:
Lots of reading my friend. The instructions and links are clearly posted in their guides.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51054012

|★NB1►DOWNGRADE★METHOD◄MK2★ | ★NB1★FULL★ODIN★UPDATE★NB1★ | ★Mar.08.2014★|

<font color="DarkRed">Instructions to go from Stock NB1 to SafeStrap + VenonNB1</font><br />

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<font color="Red"><b><u>Disclaimer: None of this is my work - I prepared this install instructions f......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] the_KEV:
By using the method above, this will cause me to lose all of my data, right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rbedell:
Yes. No way around it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robinsonj:
I beg to differ...

Unless I'm really not understanding what you're trying to achieve there are plenty of good backup apps.

Make a full backup of your apps and data and put it on your sd card. Remove the card when you install, then once it boots and runs remount your sd and restore... There may be some apps that need an upgrade specific to your OS but your data is all there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dhs92:
He isn't rooted, backup apps need root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
I beg to differ...

Unless I'm really not understanding what you're trying to achieve there are plenty of good backup apps.

Make a full backup of your apps and data and put it on your sd card. Remove the card when you install, then once it boots and runs remount your sd and restore... There may be some apps that need an upgrade specific to your OS but your data is all there.[/QUOTE]

I'm assuming he meant keeping apps and such through the OTA, but this is definitely good for anyone who doesn't know by now. But yeah, unless he is still on MK2 then there's no way to keep data. Otherwise you could flash it to stock and selectively delete system app data or flash the rom in a slot, make that boot, and then copy over those system app data to make sure you don't get bootloops with the mixed data but that's complicated ;P I have done it a few times though.

Sent from my SGH-I337 running Blackbox 3.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robinsonj:
Ah OK... didn't follow the thread back far enough.

You can still copy your actual files onto the external sd (any documents, movies, music, photos and such), and then a Google backup will save your contacts and account data but yeah, All your wifi and bluetooth pairings... as well as Angry Birds, and Fruit Ninja progress will be lost. ;) (sorry couldn't help myself)

I have also seen an app that will save all data from one Galaxy to another ... Samsung Smart Switch. I think it uses NFC to pass the info over for something like a hardware switch... discovered that one a day too late because I had already re-installed all my apps on my i337M and wiped my skyrocket to pass on to my daughter. It would require access to another Galaxy but it may be a solution for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
I did this method, it seems to work. The only thing was in order to install the NB1 stock kernel, I had to use an older copy of Odin 3.07 because Odin 3.09 doesn't seem to have a PDA slot. Unless I'm unaware of something and that slot has been renamed in Odin 3.09.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rbedell:
I was under the assumption that he was on 4.4. I thought you need root to back up apps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
Oops. Found this. This would have helped. http://techbeasts.com/2013/10/13/download-odin-pc-latest-version-v-3-09/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] foopy:
Thanks for this. I'm now up and running the rooted stock NB1. I'd hit the thanks button a thousand times if I could! Thanks to all who contributed!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] PesoglaveC:
SS

Sorry for the lame questions guys what is SS? and if there's a link to the thread would be very thankfull.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
So I found out the external SD card is not writeable for a lot of apps (including titanium). Here's a fix that worked for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2607215
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
On stock... or a rom?

Ive had no troubles with either

Posted from my I337 NB1 Dark Venom 3 SS version --- 20G Free Cloud --- https://copy.com?r=vtiraF
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mysocks:
Can I still use SS after upgrading to NB1 with this method

Hi, Thanks for amazing method. I have question that Can I still be able to use SS after that and install roms based on TW 4.3 like we do in MK2

.??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
On the stock rooted rom, Titanium gave me problems backing up to external sd "not writeable folder", and ES File Explore had issues as well. Once I did that fix, it works fine though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mysocks:
Currently I am on MK2 rooted with SS 3.71 and going to install NB1 rooted. However, I am wondering If I can flash MK2 kernel again after I flash NB1 kernel and install back stock MK2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mysocks:
Worked like charm! Now I am restoring apps using titanium.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mqlin:
I am on stock AT&T NB1 KitKat (official/unrooted), and had the same problem. I found that although stock Apps can still write to external SD card, but all 3rd party Apps cannot.

Apparently this fix requires root privilege or customer recovery, is there a fix method without them? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
Not that I know of. It's a good reason to root. I used Muniz's method and so far, so good. Knox is fine, root is fine, and this method fixes that thing with the external sd card. Ps Thanks Muniz.

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Oh you'll need to use method 2 with NB1 safestrap because safestrap can't mount system with these downgrade/upgrade tricks

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Also see this post. http://androidcommunity.com/android...riting-anywhere-on-external-storage-20140217/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
Thanks for this. I wasn't even aware I had a problem but after seeing your post I tried running a backup in Titanium and it failed. Method 2 of this fix took care of the problem for me.

I'm having another weird issue since using muniz's method to install rooted 4.4 and I'm wondering if I'm the only one. I can't turn my lockscreen off because everything but PIN and Password is greyed out with the message "Turned off by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage." I don't have encryption set up on the phone or SD card, no VPNs, nothing is selected under Device Administrators and I have tried clearing credentials. Nothing works. It might be something I have installed but my setup is identical to how it was under 4.3 and I didn't have this problem then. Anyone else having this problem or is it just me?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
Also does anyone know how to enable wifi tethering for Muniz's stock rooted NB1 rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
So is there really any hope for a "one click root" like there has been for all other firmwares or does AT&T have this bootloader locked down and only way you can root is through Muniz way?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
I think they'll eventually be able to get there. Right now things are pretty new. It took some time before mk2 was rooted I think.

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Once there is a one-click root, we should be able to install safestrap direct to nb1 and be able to flash safestrap 4.4 roms directly (i think
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Safestrap will need to be updated first, but yes, it will work. Keep in mind that the devs may be waiting on releasing root until VZW gets the update or something. Otherwise it lets them patch it (for all we know our method to flash 4.4.2 ROMs may be patched in their 4.4.2) and then more work has to be done to find another.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
I'd like if safestrap could handle OTG usb drives
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
There are no options/settings to mount or unmount a USB drive so i doubt it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
The original TWRP could do it though
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
I hope VZW releases there update soon then, I need an easier way to gain root access.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dhs92:
Once you get used to this method it's not too bad. :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrewdroid:
It's not the most difficult method, just takes a bit of time, downloading a bunch of files, and a bit more bravery. And if you ever have to restore stock NB1, you'll have to go through it all over again.

So when we get one-click it'll definitely be an improvement, but this is decent until then. And if you follow the directions, it's knox safe. (I'm still virginal at 0x0).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rebel1699:
I agree. I came up with this method as a bridge to hold us over until a one click root solution is released and ss updates. Cant be letting AT&T think we'll sit around and wait. Gotta show them we will fight them every single step of the way on this locked bl crap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Droidimlookingfor:
I also am having the issue with the lock screen. It's stuck on swipe. I even did a factory reset without improvement. I'm going to re flash later today to see if it helps. Anyone have any other suggestions?

Edit: Went back to a fresh install of MK2, rooted, installed safestrap, and then re-flashed the NB1 stock. I immediately went to the lock screen to see what was up, and again I am stuck with swipe, which is greyed out so I can't change it. The only ones available are PIN and Password. I would like to use pin, but can't get out of Swipe. Any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
Thanks, I was thinking the same thing. I installed WidgetLocker and that overrides the default lockscreen so it's not a big deal.

If I do re-flash, can I just re-flash directly from NB1 (Steps 4-6 in your OP)? Or do I have to downgrade first?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darren.wlsn1:
dont wanna go off topic but 1st part kinda is, i need to recover lost texts and i herd i need root to do do so but is there away to recover texts without root? the on topic part is i need thread to root and thanx for all you guys put into this usefull thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
I think Super Backup works without root for at least texts. I at least don't remember it asking me for root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darren.wlsn1:
I need to RECOVER texts not save existing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GalCommander:
perhaps stupidest question yet, but I cant seem to figure this out. I am on MF3, the root method in this thread is talking about MK2. will the root method work for me?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigcid10:
yes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
If they're already gone then I don't know there's anything you can do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
I tried re-downloading all of the files and re-flashing. But that still didn't fix my issue. Stuck on Swipe lockscreen and when I go to change it, everything is greyed out with the message "Turned off by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ITNV:
I have the same problem but I managed to find a way to change the lockscreen in a different thread. It's not ideal but it seems to have worked as a one-time fix.

I went through the all of muniz's steps from the beginning. When I had downgraded to MK2, I set the lockscreen to "None" (in your case I think you'd want to set it to PIN). Then, in Step 3, where he says to wipe everything but the SD Card, I wiped everything but the SD Card and Data. I followed the rest of his steps as written. When the phone booted into KitKat, my lockscreen choice remained at "None". I still have everything but PIN and Password greyed out but at least now I have the lockscreen choice that I wanted!

Hope that helps!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tmaddison93:
ok i hope this question isnt redundant.. I am going to upgrade to kit kat 4.4 i have samsung galaxys s4 sgh-i337.. i can follow the directions just fine. but should i upload software first and then apply root for it? or do i need to upgrade to nb1 then do software and then root? i am on ,mk2 4.3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
From what I understand you should root while you re still on MK2 then install Safestrap then just flash the pre-rooted NB1, no need to update then downgrade...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beastie-boy:
Here's little something for people who decided to stay with the last official GNex rom due to its great battery performance and stability. This gives you basic KitKat experience by installing KK launcher. The fact is that by updating Google Search app to most recent version, you already have this one on your GNex (but hidden!).

Installation:

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1. Make sure that you're on the stock JB 4.3 (if not, then download from here https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and install)

2. Install latest CWM or TWRP recovery.

3. Root your phone.

4. Make sure that your Google apps are updated to most recent versions (especially Google Search)

5. Reboot into recovery, mount /system partition and push GoogleHome.apk downloaded from here to /system/app

6. Optionally remove old launcher (can be done later): system\app\Launcher2.apk and system\app\Launcher2.odex

7. Clean Dalvik cache.

8. Reboot and enjoy :)

WARNING: don't forget to make FULL BACKUP before applying any changes to your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GuestK00426:
Looks pretty interesting,but I'm pretty sure this is in the wrong place. You should probably ask a mod to move it to Themes and Apps
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pclov3r:
To change the carrier name in the past you could push a custom eri.xml file to /data/

It appears since the 4.3 update this no longer works?

I have the Sprint Galaxy Nexus.

Any ideas on how to change now that the eri.xml mod no longer works?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aries426:
I rooted my phone via Kingo and installed TWRP. Everything was fine. Installed various roms (CM 11, Jedi, Slim, Wicked, etc) Anyways I decided I wanted to go back to factory unrooted state. So I had put up a message on the forum asking how. Odin seemed like the popular and easiest way so I download the stock rom and put my phone into download mode. Clicked on PDA and selected the md5 file. Ran Odin and it said it was successful (Said Pass when done). Anyways my phone rebooted and now it goes through the Samsung logo and into the T Mobile logo where I hear the T-Jingle but it just stays on that screen. I did try and redo Odin and ran into the same results. I can get into Download Mode and Recovery Mode. By the way Recovery is back to the stock version.

Any help would be appreicated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aries426:
I figured it out. I went into the stock recovery and wiped everything and then installed the stock rom via zip and it worked fine after that .
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] hotvico:
HELP!!!!!

Yesterday I was foolishly playing around with my MDA Vario and it fell from my hands...onto the hard floor. Now the display is cracked (mind you, NOT the LCD!!!!!Just the glasstop, digitizer, lense or whatever you call it). It still works perfectly but when I press with the stylus over the crack it just freaks out. End of the day: I can use it but I can't play with it. I spent AGES googling for a solution but apparently all I can find is LCD replacements (which actually DO include the screen...but cost 3 times asmuch). Anybody can help? please.........I'm desperate!

Vico
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
What a bummer!

HTC europe and usa are selling parts give them a call and see if any joy

see here http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=49361

and here http://www.htceurope.com/uk/
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Keitaro:
Ouch! I'd be kicking myself if that happened to me!

Hope it won't cost too much get it repaired :)

PS. Doesn't your Olympus C150/D390 have an upclose (or "Flower") mode? You'll be able to get clearer shots if you select it.