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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rickxx2000:
gps problem

anyone else having problems with gps on this stock rom? i'm getting no gps fix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robjbw:
I'm having same GPS issue. Won't lock. Anybody knows the deal?, how to fix?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
It doesn't. To check your bootloader, go to Terminal Emulator and type in "getprop ro.bootloader" without quotes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robjbw:
Fixed my. Go to location under setting in your phone and turn it off then back on. GPS should get a lock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rickxx2000:
thanks but it was a "no-go". maybe i'll go back to nb1...it was working then.

edit: got my gps back by flashing mdl modem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robjbw:
Hi. I installed the "I337UCUFNC1_100%_Stock_Rooted_ROM" using safestrap then pushed the NC1 kernel using Odin so device would boot. Issue I am having, not a big deal but wonder if its a problem in the long run is that when device boot up, the capacitive buttons do not light up right away and also the touch sound does not work. It takes a good 10 seconds after boot up for them to come on and touch sound to work. I did the MK2 downgrade just to see if same thing happens and it does not. With the MK2, the capacitive buttons stay lit on boot up and touch sound works right away. So, I know its the NC1. At least with my phone. I have the right Kernel installed, so I am lost here. I tried the NB1 and same. But like I said, the MK2 was fine. Weird. Anybody has an input in this or solution, please let me know. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] patoigle20:
Anyone else getting the error "the process com.android.systemui has stopped" when long pressing the home botton?? Tried redoing all the process but still getting this error.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
I guess I'm at a loss here. I'm experiencing the exact same issue, but I didn't install any other root apps such as Triangle Away. I really wanna update to NC1, but neither of those zips will flash for me...

Edit:

It says the following:

Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.

Verifying current system. . .

"/system/framework/framework-res.apk" has unexpected contents.

E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/<insert_zip_name_here>'

Error flashing zip '/<insert_zip_name_here>'

I did everything noted in the prior thread including flashing the TetherAddOn... Could that be the problem, and if so, is there a way to fix it without redoing the entire process? I'm so bummed right now...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
cannot b done with a custom rom. has to b a stock rooted rom

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
What custom ROM? The other thread (by the same individual) claimed that "the end result is a 100% Stock, Rooted, NB1 Device".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
You flashed the tether addon, that's the problem. Flash the nb1 stock rooted rom then the nc1 keeproot ota zip.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
Thanks, but... what is the exact file that I'm supposed to flash before the NC1 file?

Edit:

Or are you telling me I have to start completely over? If so, isn't there a way I can just remove the TetherAddon file(s) or somehow undo that installation?

Edit:

Nevermind. I'm just going to redo the process and forgo the TetherAddOn. I think it'd be a good idea to state in your original that installing this means you'll have to redo the entire process for future updates.

That said, if I install AdAway and allow it to modify my hostfile to block ads, will that also screw me out of future updates forcing me to redo the entire process?

What kind of root apps are safe to use that won't force me to redo the entire process for whatever update comes after NC1?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] archerymodz:
Error

*delete*
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dranakin:
Thanks for this. NC1 is better than NB1 for me on battery life.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
I use adaway and triangle away amongst a few others, and all you have to do to update without undoing everything is revert your changes, update, and redo them. Works like a charm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
Sounds great. I'm not sure which other apps have such features to revert their changes, but at least I can install AdAway again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
Almost all of them do. Even Xposed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
I just wish the SDFix app did instead of having to manually replace the backup of the XML file when I wanna upgrade to whatever comes after NC1.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
I didn't do that and upgraded from NB1 to NC1 seamlessly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
Interesting... That makes me wonder what all actually is checked to make sure your ROM is stock before an OTA update can succeed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Every single system file plus modem is checked to make certain it's stock. The nc1 keeproot ota zip removes some of those checks related to root and safestrap to push it through.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
So for future updates, couldn't you just remove the rest of those checks so people don't have to worry about rooted stuff keeping them from updating without having to do the entire process over again from MK2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
No, those checks are there for a reason. The ota updates the files by patching them. If the ota is allowed to patch a modified file, framework-res.apk for example, you will end up in a boot loop or with a brick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jack_ssl:
Sir,

Anyone Please Upload .cfg File .

Download The OTA Package I337UCUFNC1 19MB .cfg File

This Link Not Working : https://mega.co.nz/#!oYp13KoL!iM-Wr_...uN9i0Fr995G6lQ

Unavailable To Download

Please Give Fresh Link : Post It

I Am Ouside Of US . I Can't Update ... Plz Post .cfg file I Need To Update My Phone

I337UCUFNC1 19MB .cfg File

Help Me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shingy:
So, I'm really not sure what to do. I followed the instructions and did the following:

On my MF3 software, I installed SS3.65 and backed up my data, cache, and system partitions.

Then, I downloaded the MK2 software and flashed via Odin - No problem, it worked and booted into the OS as it is supposed to.

Then, I used Saferoot to get my root back - no problem there either.

Then, here is where the problems started. I decided that before I went any further, I would install SS 3.71 and restore my data partition to make sure all my apps and settings restore properly. I did that and when I rebooted, it kept saying it was updating my apps 1 by 1. But every 10 or so apps the Samsung and AT&T logos would come up and then it would go back to updating the apps. This kept happening until all the apps were updated. At that point, I see my pattern lock screen for about a second before it cycled through the logos again. At that point it is in an infinite loop. So, I turn the device off and boot back into SS. This time I restore all three partitions, data, cache, and system. After restoring, I reboot and this time I just get a blank black screen. So, I restart the device again and boot back into SS. This time, I wipe all three partitions (data, cache, and system) and reboot once again. Now, all I see is the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo which stays on the screen indefinitely until I take the battery out.

I obviously screwed something up and in desperate need of help. Please tell me what I should do. FYI - I can still get into download mode using the hardware keys.

Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
Ah. I see. Thanks for taking to the time to explain it. One last question: Is it safe to remove bloatware (useless AT&T and Samsung apps) or will that cause me to have to do the whole "re-flash from MK2" process over from the beginning?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
most is safe. if any question grab Titanium backup... backup the apps... then freeze them to test before you uninstall them

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shingy:
Ok, so the good news is I was able to flash back to the MK2 software via Odin and all is working again. But, I need to restore my data/apps/settings that I backed up before I flashed from MF3 to MK2. I thought the way to do that was to install SS 3.71 and restore the backup of my /data partition, but when I tried that before it didn't work.

How do I do this properly?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
What do you mean it didn't work? Can you elaborate?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shingy:
Sure. So, I installed SS 3.71 and restored my data partition and rebooted. Once it rebooted, it kept saying it was optimizing my apps 1 by 1. But every 10 or so apps the Samsung and AT&T logos would come up and then it would go back to updating the apps. This kept happening until all the apps were updated. At that point, I see my pattern lock screen for about a second before it cycled through the logos again. At that point it is in an infinite loop.

I guess there is some problem restoring the data partition created on the MF3 to a cleanly flashed MK2? What can I do to get my apps and settings to my new MK2 set up?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
At this point I would say use Titanium Backup

Sent from my Stock Rooted NC1 S4 (team: [MENTION=2504548]Muniz[/MENTION]_r [MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION] [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION] [MENTION=833788]rebel1699[/MENTION]) ~ 20GB free cloud https://copy.com?r=vtiraF
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
It may have to do with the fact that you didn't boot into the OS first. If you try again using SS, reflash Stock MK2, and then boot into the OS and then reboot to SS recovery to restore your data backup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shingy:
I did boot into the OS to make sure it all worked. But, additionally, in order to even restore, I had to boot in, root it, and install SS again, didn't I?

To confirm - you're saying that I shouldn't have a problem restoring the backup of the data partition I made in SS 3.65 under MF3 via SS 3.71 under MK2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
I am saying that I have done it when I came from MF3 to MK2, so I can't tell you what's the issue with your restore. I would try and do the removal of the system app data mentioned earlier. It sounds unusual, but just might work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] att85:
Can this also be done via Safestrap somehow? Or do I need Odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
Please read #5

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] att85:
Okay, i think this means yes :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
Sorry buddy... it meant that you posted #5 and the answer to your question is right in what you quoted.

Once you've flashed... hit home while still in safestrap, then hit reboot, then hit download mode so you can Odin flash the proper .tar

:cyclops:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cmdru1980:
RE: I337UCUFNC1_100%_Stock_Rooted_ROM

Are their any issues with flashing custom ROMs to NC1 that we'd need to worry about?

Thanks,

C:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jack_ssl:
If I Am In Roaming .. In Status Bar It Shows Like This

After Updated 4.4.2 Kitkat [ NC1 ]

If I Am In Roaming .. On The Status Bar It Shows Like This

Please Help Me : I Am Getting This

Number : 40441

Then

Carrier Name : AIRCEL

.

After I Updated 4.3 To 4.4.2 Kitkat Update I Am Getting This ... Anyone Please Help Me Too Solve This
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dave5777:
That's probably the carrier id of whatever network you're roaming on. Use wanam xposed notification panel/hide carrier label. I'm running Gravitron after updating to NC1. Everything works great.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
Ok, so this was definately not the issue.

After a week on this rom, and multiple restarts I always was presented with the safestrap recovery. Today... no more.

Went through and manually uninstalled it... rebooted fine, installed the APK for 3.72. The apk shows up, I hit install recovery, reboot, nothing...

---------- Post added at 06:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:27 PM ----------

I have a SafeStrap backup of this Rom, but of course I can't get into recovery in order to restore it.... grrr...

If I dg to mk2, root, install safestrap 3.72, will all I need to do is restore the backup and Odin flash the Kernel?

---------- Post added at 06:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:05 PM ----------

I forgot... I can't use Odin... on a Linux box... so Heimdall is looking for a .tar.gz file instead of the .tar.md5 file that I'm used too...

Do I simply remove the md5 extension and add on the .gz? Or do I need to gzip the .tar.md5 file?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Conquestfan:
I believe this is what happened to me lol

Either I missed it or wasn't paying attention but after doing the normal root method for NB1 it updated to NC1. Then I did the nc1 trick in this forum but I am stuck at infinite boot loop. Basically my phone is just a big chunk of plastic now :-\
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dave5777:
Just Odin the full nb1 tar. It's posted in the general section.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Conquestfan:
haha I would if I could get my phone to start up at all :D

I downloaded it and I'm just waiting for a miracle of it to start up. It won't boot in any form at all. Tried everything except patience :P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dave5777:
Did you try removing your battery then put it back in hold down vol- home and power in that order. If its boot looping you can just hold those buttons down to get to download mode.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
vol down and power works 4 me to get into dl mode.

vol up... home... power for stock recovery

Sent from my Stock Rooted NC1 S4 (team: [MENTION=2504548]Muniz[/MENTION]_r [MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION] [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION] [MENTION=833788]rebel1699[/MENTION]) ~ 20GB free cloud https://copy.com?r=vtiraF
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Conquestfan:
I've tried it all. I took it to best buy and they couldn't do a factory reset because it won't boot into anything. I took it to phone doctors thinking it was hardware issue and they checked and rewired everything they could and it still does it.

I'm not sure if you call this infinite loop or something completely different as it doesn't fully boot up in anything. Once it shuts down from a failed boot I have to pull the battery for it to do anything again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ronelsax:
Cannot set lock screen pin with this method.

Tried this and works fine, however I can't enable lock screen pin with this method.

Is there anything I can do?

Also, can I encrypt my device if I have safestrap installed?

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
You are likely on the mk2 bootloader, flash the fmld bootloader tar from the workaround thread to resolve the lock screen settings issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ronelsax:
Cannot set lock screen pin with this method.

Thanks for your reply muniz_ri, there's a lot of workaround threads. Which one you're talking about?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2692825
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wavemaster00:
Use the button combination to enter download mode while at the same time inserting the battery in the phone, I think that simulates the jig.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Conquestfan:
There is literally nothing that works to get my phone to turn on :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dave5777:
Just curious are you sure your battery isn't just drained. On my old RAZR Max it wouldn't charge if it was soft bricked and with a non removable battery lots of people got bricked. It might be worth it to try an external charger or battery from another S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
I'm not clear on what you did exactly, but if after taking the NC1 update you flashed the NB1 bootloader then you're likely hardbricked and will need a JTAG service to fix your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Uploading New NC1_100%_Stock_Rooted_ROM Files

[MENTION=5767942]loganfarrell[/MENTION]. [MENTION=4819587]kevp75[/MENTION]

FYI: I was able to resolve the Safestrap force close issue on the NC1_100%_Stock_Rooted_ROM. Uploading new files.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ClubWDW:
Are we able to flash on top of current NC1 stock rooted via SS recovery? Also, anything else necessary?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Once I post them you will be able to wipe everything except ext sdcard in safestrap then flash in stock slot same as before nothing else will be required if you are already on the NC1 kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ClubWDW:
Thanks, [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]. Will be watching for the new goodies!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
Is it possible to post just the changes (such as the files needed to get SS apk working) without reflashing? I have heavily modified the system and restoring a system backup would defeat the purpose of flashing the new version. And it would take me approximately 1 forever to manually do it all again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Unfortunately not, the fix required modification of the updater-script so a re-flash will be required.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ClubWDW:
Will you just be updating the OP or should I watch for the notification here at the end of the thread? (Hint: So excited!)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
I will do both but since safestrap recovery currently works it's not that big a deal but I know that some people have been waiting for the fix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
I flashed it this morning and have to say it is quite amazing. SS apk works. [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] , you never cease to amaze.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
New ROM files added to Post#3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ClubWDW:
So here's a question, [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]...After flashing this, if I uninstall SafeStrap now and want to reinstall it again later...is that doable...I mean both recovery and the app itself....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] alryder:
Any chance of a fix in the works for the Safestrap force close issue on I337_NB1toNC1_KeepRoot_OTA?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Haven't had any luck with that one yet but we shall see. In any case the keeproot method will continue to be the method by which we maintain root after any future ota updates and pull the system dump to create updated custom rom's.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jumptiao:
The download link to "I337_NC1_Stock_Kernel" doesn't seem to work anymore. Whoever has the file could you please upload it somewhere else? Many thanks! :o
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Mega gets buggy sometimes but seems to be working now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] Do you know if there is a full NC1 Odin dump anywhere?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
It's doubtful there will be since you can flash NB1 and then the update. Not a major enough release for them to put out an ODIN file probably. If there is then we'll just have to wait for a Samsung Experience worker to leak it since we can't sign one ourselves.

Sent from my SGH-I337 running BlackBox 3.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
Yeah, I didn't really think there would be. I was just going through and trying to compile a mirror for this stuff, as well as making Heimdall dumps out of them. I've got full MK2, and NB1, as well as NB1 Downgrade to MK2 as both Odin and Hemidall dumps now.

I have to get with a couple others and see if it can be a "Deadly" mirror ;) wink wink... nudge nudge... :laugh::good::cyclops:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Thanks for your efforts but please don't mirror any of my roms or keeproot files. Thx
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
You got it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Just saw your pm, go for it no worries here. Thx for your work!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
Sweet! Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] charrog:
Question

I am considering finally updating my I337 I am currently on stock 4.2.2 I337UCUAMDL with kernel 3.4.0-453947. I used the Motochopper app to root have TWRP installed. In order to flash your rom which steps would I use.

Thanks for any assistance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
I don't believe the ROM has been tested on the MDL bootloader but you can try. Follow the steps in Post#3 and flash the ROM version w/out the bootloader.You will likely have lockscreen settings issues due to the bootloader mismatch but please report back any other issues you enounter for the benefit if all. thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] charrog:
I am unsure which Safestrap to use so I may just wait for now and do some more reading. I was a pro at flashing windows phones back in the day however have not tried android yet...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] loganfarrell:
This is a KitKat ROM, so use SS v3.72
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
He said he was on MDL in a post above

[MENTION=280609]charrog[/MENTION] You don't need to use Safestrap if you have MDL as you can use TWRP. Flash it in normal TWRP as you would any other ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Thks guys for trying to help but twrp uses a different script. This will fail in twrp.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] charrog:
Thanks for all of the assistance. I have successfully updated to MK2 and rooted using Saferoot. I will play around with this for a while. The only thing I have not been able to figure out is how to extract my contact and sms info from a TWRP backup?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Cool! But not sure about the twrp backup to safestrap restore compatibility.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sixftsix:
I went from motochopper rooted MF3 > saferoot rooted MK2 > rooted NB1 > rooted NC1...

then accidentally let an OTA update apply, which kept the same NC1 settings, but I lost root.

what is the safest/fastest way for me to regain root?

android version: 4.4.2

baseband: I337UCUFNC1

kernel: 3.4.0-1125940 dpi@SWDD5916 #1 Tue Mar 25 13:26:59 KST 2014

build: KOT49H.I337UCUFNC1

I am not sure if I can downgrade to MK2 to re-root, or if this will result in some type of brick based on one of my upgrades or the AT&T update that applied and broke my root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
If you still have Safestrap recovery installed flash chainfires supersu zip in the stock slot and re-boot: https://mega.co.nz/#!YwUxFKYC!51rsQIyQjzuZ_IdB1XZknL5hhDHyPDVQ6AEHlCBzOWg

If you uninstalled Safestrap then you will need to downgrade back to MK2 and start over. I just added downgrade instructions to the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Shouldn't the ROM version work though? I was under the impression that that's what he was doing, the ROM and not the keeproot OTA.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
I was referring to the ROM. There is one line of difference(i believe) between the script used for twrp and the one used for Safestrap which causes Safestrap scrips ran in twrp to fail. The flash will complete but the phone will get stuck on the att splash screen and never boot. I have actually tested this on my M919 running both twrp and Safestrap at the same time.