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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Same here, I got my phone from amazon wireless last august with mdk. As soon as I turned it on I mean at the setup wizard it downloaded me7 and I hit the button by accident to install.

:(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bf2multi100:
Wifi and sound issue

Surge, I must say first off, great work on the guide. It has helped me get root with mk2, the only problem I now face is the baseband, I downgraded the baseband to mk2 (same version as the mod duh lol), but I dont have sound, and I cannot make calls or open my phone app, but when I flash the NC2 baseband, I have sound, and I can make calls, but I cannot use my wifi. Is there something I am missing? I am so far only using the non hlos modems you mentioned. Help would be appreciated! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swrght13:
You have to use bypasslkm to fix wifi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tron1980:
upgrade problem

i followed the steps for the upgrade and when i rebooted into download mode after flashing the stock NC5, ODIN 3.9 no longer recognizes my phone. so for the moment my phone is out of commission.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RojoNinja:
So I followed everything exactly and successfully updated to NC5, flashed the patch and that seems to have stuck, but I do have one issue, upon boot wifi is not automatically on (but turning it on it eventually does work, it just takes a while to connect), I read about the fix for MK2 and am not sure if that applies to NC5 as well, or if its something else causing it, or if its on purpose. I flashed the deodexed version. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bf2multi100:
Ran the bypasslkm and now my wifi is working. Must of missed the post by surge, thanks guys!:good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pjayoner:
bypasslkm

i am a newbie kust quick question after I downgrade I plan to upgrade to 4.4.2 VRUFNC5 and keep root will I still have to BypassLKM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hollywood67:
If you're coming from mk2 and SS than nope..

Sent from my Hyperdriven KK beast....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pjayoner:
nc5 now

well I have nc5 I did a ota . now plan to do the downgrade then do I first run BypassLKM then upgrade or skip BypassLKM step. sorry I am so new to this . did some reading and still alittle lost btw thanx for the fast responce
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hollywood67:
I came at this from a different direction. Never have used/needed bypasslkm. Sorry, I am sure others will chime in

Sent from my Hyperdriven KK beast....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dgutierrez04:
If you plan on staying in jellybean than yes do the bypass if u just plan to downgrade to have root than upgrade to kitkat root than theres no need to do the bypass. Hope that is a lil more clear for u.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ydave77:
HELP!

I just tried running through this instructional, when I made a major mistake. I was through the safestrap, and wiped the phone, when I realized I hadnt yet put the correct file on my ext SD card. After wiping, I turned off the phone, and put the correct files on my ext SD card. Following the wipe I cannot restart my phone, it is stuck on the unlock screen. I have no idea what to do, I can get into recovery, but have no idea what to do from there. Is it an issue bc I lost root with the data wipe, but it still thinks its unlocked? Any help would be immensely appreciated, as I am freaking out that I cant restart the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
What do you mean by unlock screen. If you can get into Odin mode (turn off phone then press home voulume down and power) you should be able to odin one of these: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735172

Best of Luck
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bf2multi100:
Hey guys, I have done the bypasslkm command, but it does not stick, what I mean is when I reboot my phone, I have to re-run the command again. I see that I might have to re-upgrade to 4.4 again to avoid this issue, is that true?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] chris23445:
Any luck? I flashed the new NC1 toggles patch, and my toggles are staying in place now. But my auto rotate still doesn't work. I did freeze a few Samsung apps, but I had done this before when I was on me ME7 build. I want to say auto rotate didn't work before I froze the apps, but I can't say for sure. Anyways, just trying to get auto rotate to work and I was wondering if you had any luck!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swrght13:
You only run the bypasslkm once you've downgraded to MK2 from OTA NC5 and wish to remain on MK2. Staying on downgraded MK2 will require you to run bypasslkm every time you reboot. It's pointless to remain on downgraded MK2. Just follow the OP and upgrade to NC5 with root. It's not hard.

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You're absolutely right. You should save yourself trouble and go ahead and upgrade to pre-rooted NC5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bf2multi100:
My bad, thanks for the help. Will upgrade today.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pjayoner:
thanx

Thanx boss will give it a try
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Reconde:
I downgraded and followed this method and am on NC5 with root.. But whenever I plug my phone into my computer it crashes and reboots. Help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scootier:
I upgraded from MJ7 using this method .. worked great.

However, would like to go back to MJ7 and use Hyperdrive RLS15 as it is a lot more stable.

Is it possible to use the full-wipe MJ7 tar to revert this as the bootloader has not been updated?

(using this file from this link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47011336)

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
As long as you kept your mj7/mk2 bootloader.. Yes.. Although I use this one.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23321874045862070
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scootier:
Thanks for the info just wanted to be sure before I tried it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
Issues after downgrade

Hi, I downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using the instructions provided. I rooted my phone and then turned it off for the night, I've had a few problems since. First I got this black screen with a grey battery when plugging in my charger and it took a while to boot. Secondly, many system apps are acting up; laggy, buggy or plain won't work. I can't make or receive a phone call because my dialer is messed up.

If I continue to upgrade back to 4.4.2 using these methods, is it likely to solve my issues? What options do I have here, as my phone is practically unusable to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ritardidkid:
Anyone know what to do? I ran Odin and got a fail after the bootloader and now I get a message " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again." I know there's instructions in the beginning but I don't know how to flash the MD5 files. Any ideas?:eek:

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I figured it out I just flashed the AP tar and it brought me back to recovery
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boricuaso:
help

did everything correctly my phone is working great, the only thing that i cannot do is put security screen on it, it says "turned off by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage". I have went to security clear my credentials out but it does nothing, I have no encryption in my phone and administrator are all unchecked besides device manager but i have tried to uncheck it and it does nothing. any help? thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ydave77:
thanks, for the help. I can get into a recovery mode, but my computer doesnt recognize my phone any longer, so I don't think I can get Odin mode. Is there any work around to get into odin mode when your computer doesnt recognize your phone? In case it isnt clear, the recovery doesnt get me into safestrap. Any help would be very appreciated....

Originally Posted by ydave77 View Post

I just tried running through this instructional, when I made a major mistake. I was through the safestrap, and wiped the phone, when I realized I hadnt yet put the correct file on my ext SD card. After wiping, I turned off the phone, and put the correct files on my ext SD card. Following the wipe I cannot restart my phone, it is stuck on the unlock screen. I have no idea what to do, I can get into recovery, but have no idea what to do from there. Is it an issue bc I lost root with the data wipe, but it still thinks its unlocked? Any help would be immensely appreciated, as I am freaking out that I cant restart the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] montejw360:
I've downgraded, and upgraded, and downgraded. have no sound, how do you "flash the modem"? and how do you "use bypasslkm"?

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] downhillvinnie:
Phone rebooting issue

So I was able to get everything to work. But its weird now, if my phone is turned off, and then I plug it in to recharge at night, the phone turns on? Anyone run into that
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] V0latyle:
After re flashing the ROM, the patch, and the torch (not toggles!!) everything worked fine. I did a dirty flash, BTW. I still have not yet identified a single app or issue responsible for causing auto rotate to not work, but keep in mind that I did NOT flash the toggles zip. I will edit this post when I get to a computer and list the apps I have safely frozen.

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Please read the OP again. Everything you need is covered there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Reconde:
I'm guessing you're still on 4.3. Did you flash the NC2 nlos and bypasslkm? If your system is laggy, try restarting it a few times and letting it boot up for 10 minutes or so before messing with it. If you're planning on upgrading to 4.4.2 and want a faster stock ROM, flash the stock root odex file using the instructions at the beginning of this thread. Let me know how this goes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dgutierrez04:
This is on surge OP. Where u got the rom. Is in the bottom. After it explains what the rom has he made a patch to fix some issues.

NC5-patch1.zip- This patch will add toggles, remove the init.d toggle script so that you can save your own customized order of toggles and will fix the lock screen security types issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Boot you phone into Odin mode by turning it off, then press home volume down and power until you see the custom firmware warning, then press volume up to continue into Odin mode. Once you are in Odin mode plug your phone into your pc and open up odin. Then odin what you need to
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] montejw360:
noob question on flashing

Noob here. Have a phone with no sound after trying this root a couple times downgrading and upgrading. When someone says flash this or that I'm assuming its with Odin in the AP spot. Correct or not? Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] robbler:
So I soft-bricked using this method, so I'm trying to restore to Mk2 I guess. I can't find any other method.

I'm trying to follow this step:

1. Flash I545VRUEMK2_Downgrade.tar.md5 --> Should no longer fail at cache; I accidentally included it in the first tar I uploaded but when i noticed the error I didn't think to much of it because i knew that step 3 would take care of it. Anyways no longer an issue.

What does that mean? How do I do it? Through odin? Under what thing do I put the file? BL? AP? I have no idea. Please help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
roms are flashed thru recovery: safestrap for non mdk phones or twrp/cwm for mdk phones, SU is flashed thru recovery, some modem files are flashed thru recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boricuaso:
patch flashing

hey i tried reading to find an answer but there's so many pages, i was just wondering how do i install NC5-patch? thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skibum218:
No longer able to connect to 4G

Is anyone else unable to connect to their 4G after following Surge's method to get to Kitkat?

I followed Surge's instructions in using SafeStrap to go from MK2 to NC5 and everything worked fine, until the other day I noticed that I don't have 4G. I'm usually on wifi so I didn't notice right away.

Any help would be great.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dgutierrez04:
U need to flash it in safestrap. When ur phone is booting up boot into safestrap. Make sure the nc5 patch is on the root on ur sd card. Located using safestrap install the zip than reboot phone and ur done.

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Seems to be working for me. Haven't run into any issues
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boricuaso:
thats what i though too, but will everything in my phone get deleted? thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] V0latyle:
Here is a list of what I have successfully frozen in Titanium Backup with no issues. No FC's, nothing.

BlurbCheckout

com.sec.knox.eventsmanager

com.verizon.permissions.appdirectedsms

com.verizon.permissions.securesettings

com.verizon.permissions.vzwappapn

Email 4.2 (prefer Gmail)

Emergency Alerts

Flipboard

Internet (why use AOSP/TW browser when Chrome is so much better?)

Isis Wallet

KLMS Agent

Knox

Knox Notification Manager

Knox Store

Messaging (use Hangouts, would prefer to replace to AOSP MMS.apk)

My Files

Polaris Office

S Health

Samsung Apps

Samsung Books

Samsung Games

Samsung Hub

Samsung In-app Purchase

Samsung Knox

Samsung Learning

Samsung Link

Samsung Video

Samsung WatchOn

Samsung WatchOn Video

Samsung Hub Updater

Security policy updates

SensorService

StoryAlbum

Story Album Widget

Swype

Sync Service

Travel

Travel wallpaper

VZWAPN

VZWAVSService

I uninstalled the obvious bloatware and all Verizon apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] montejw360:
guess i've mucked it up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Samsungpropaganda:
Just a small question. I'm currently running rooted mj7 with safestrap and HD15. If I wanted to get myself up to MK2 would I just have to uninstall safestrap and odin over MK2 so I could upgrade to NC2? Would root be lost during this and would I have to regain it or is there a way to keep it from MJ7 to MK2? Thanks in advance, I wasn't able to find any other threads on this subject in a search.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] john122675:
ve really messed up here i have download mode but when i try to boot it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies but kies doesnt recognize it odin does but nothing works everything fails in odin ive tried everything is this a complete loss here
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boricuaso:
will everything in my phone get deleted if i flash the patch?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Surge1223:
This is getting ridiculous. I cant count the number of PM's I get asking questions that are easily found or are obvious and clearly stated in the OP.

Example: "Will this method allow me to upgrade to NC5 with root?"

.....

Again and others that constantly are having the Kies firmware error screen asking me what to do next. I've been pretty lenient in helping people up to this point but now im going to have to say that if you are having trouble understanding the OP or figuring out how to use google then I do not recommend you use this method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
What? Only 130 pages in.. I so would have burnt a fuse a long time ago.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] budding_developer:
surge1223, just to let you know, I screwed up my new rooted installation by flashing HyperDrive RLS16.1 -- and then forgetting to immediately flash the SuperSU 1.94 update zip so I would have a proper root. When I rebooted HyperDrive, I had no root and no way to flash the SuperSU update then -- the only way forward was to downgrade back to MK2, then do it right all over again.

What I found was that I only need to flash I545VRUEMK2_Downgrade.tar.md5, then immediately flash I545VRUEMK2_System.tar.md5; my computer locked up during the first system flash, and I ended up with the Kies "recovery mode" error display, but I simply rebooted and did that flash over again. After it completed correctly, the phone took quite a while to reboot, but it came up perfectly without needing to flash I545VRUEMK2_cache.tar.md5.

Once I had the system back, I simply rooted again with SafeRoot, installed SafeStrap, and then restored my Nandroid backup to bring the phone back up to NC5.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dgutierrez04:
No, in longest u don't wipe u should have everything. Just flash it everything should be good to go once it boots up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BabelDev:
I upgraded from MK2 to NC5 with this method but seem not to be able to set APNs on mobile networks for LTE use outside of the USA. Isnt that possible? Any leads? Thanks.

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Figured it out. You can set APNs only if a sim card is inserted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
surge, I agree with you 100% and I see that majority of the people screwing their phones up aren't reading the info you have provided, they aren't making a step by step checklist, they are making obvious installation errors, they aren't researching anything before jumping into this

another words what is happening is exactly what most of us expected to be happening by those who don't wish to take the time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
No.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ydave77:
Hi Joshuabg, thanks for continuing to try to help me. I was able to boot into odin, but I don't think the computer recognizes the phone, even in Odin mode. I've attached the screen cap. Any advice on how to force that issue? Appreciate any advice you have...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Larock14:
Big time thanks to Surge1223!!! Followed your instructions on upgrading, watched the video and everything is working great. For those that are bothering Surge1223, just follow the instructions and you won't have any problems... Don't piss him off, if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have root right now.

That all being said, my only question is about Safestrap. This was my first time using Safestrap and like I said, it worked perfectly. Now that I am upgraded do I need to keep Safestrap installed or can I uninstall it? It doesn't bother me either way but I was just curious if I would need it again? I thought I read somewhere that it's not fully supported in KitKat.

Thanks in advance!! I appreciate it...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skibum218:
I'm not sure what you are trying to flash, but most things in this thread need Odin 3.09. From the screenshot you posted it doesn't look like you have that version. The link is posted in the OP, try that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lazer9:
Just don't uninstall the Recovery within safestrap and you will be fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DRELUXOID:
Ahh, didn't know that was an option.

So in the instructions for step 3, I would just skip the 'wipe data' part?: "3. Reboot into Safestrap and delete all rom slots (except stock) and wipe data, cache, system, and dalvik-cache via SS's wipe menu"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dgutierrez04:
I thought u already had the rom installed. Well no u need to wipe is a must. If not u will run into a lot of issues. U need to wipe data. Follow the instructions. But once u have the rom install u should be fine. If u trying to keep ur data. Follow this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2749660 if not follow the instructions for surges in how to install . If it says wipe u wipe no questions ask.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DRELUXOID:
OK, so I need to still back up some data on my internal storage before doing this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dgutierrez04:
When u wipe ur device to install it will erase everything so backing up in ur internal storage is useless back it up to ur sdcard
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zmedhaug:
I cannot find the version 2 zip anymore. To much clutter. Can someone point me that direction
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bigtimejdub:
I'm in the same boat! Been reading through the thread trying to find someone with a similar issue. Looks like I'll be doing this same process tonight, except I don't have a backup so I'll have to go through the original process in the OP again. Thanks!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dgutierrez04:
He is talking about this. http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23487008491962522
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zmedhaug:
No there's an actual v2.zip. I have what you linked installed now and is way bloated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Try flashing the full nc5 tar
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PetrichorXFi:
Random Reboot(s)?

Anyone getting random reboots?

I upgraded from ME7 to MK2 (no wipe), then upgraded to NC5 (Dodexed version) per this thread. Lastly I applied the NC5 Patch1 (prior to the patch I could not create setup a lockscreen.

This morning ~10am my phone randomly rebooted. This evening, ~5:30PM I was listening to a podcast using the "Dogcatcher" app when the audio stopped. I took my phone out of my holster and sure enough, it showed the "Samsung... unlocked" booting screen.

Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] itzdepresed:
Wifi issues.

Wifi issues here.

Background:

Upgraded to NC5 and flashed HyperDrive RLS 16 without flashing SuperSU. Lost recovery.

Downgraded to MK2 using your methods. Upgraded back to NC5, got recovery back, flashed HD RLS 16.1, SuperSU, etc.

Flashed gogolies wififix.

Flashed NC2/5 modules.

Still no wifi.

Ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sir_Eagle:
The file path in the screenshot for Odin looks odd to me. Doesn't look like a file for a VZW phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] john122675:
ok im so messed up here i downgraded back to mk2 its all i could do to fix my phone and im going to leave it there i cannot get sound or music or phone calls to work i know it says something about fixing sound i really need my phone back after 4 days of working to get it back to here please someone can you tell me how to get this final step completed i know this is noob stuff but im desperate... thanks in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
If you're having this much trouble, it's probably best to plug in the phone, use the Verizon Recovery Assistant, and re-install factory stock. Then you can start over.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] john122675:
ok never used verizon recovery assistant is that kies your referring to
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
No. Plug in your phone, and a drive will appear with that content.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] a22shady:
well any help would be greatly appreciated I was going though the steps outlined and during the downloading process from odin to the phone it just froze and is now stuck with the green guy on my phone.... So if anyone has any idea how tog et it working again I would so greatly appreciate it.

Well pulling battery always me to either go back into downloading menu or reboot phone which just hangs at Verizon logo???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] john122675:
nothing like that shows up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] itzdepresed:
He won't be able to access this menu if phone is stuck in Kies Firmware screen or download mode.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] a22shady:
Well I was able to get back into odin via download options and installed the AP and CP once again and from there I was able to select recovery. And I got into recovery and reflasing my backup. I am sure it was user error. There is a lot of different info out there as to being on SS3.71 or 3.72KK Which I currently have. I am guessing I skipped the wiper everything on my main ROM which caused the issue so. Ill try again and update thanks for helping and any extra info

Well it still doesn't want to restart..... I can get into the SS menu but when I try to wipe it keeps failing im getting (unable to mount and over and over) and doesn't really do anything. I tried to just install another Rom onto another slot and that doesn't seem to help so any info is welcome..

Well back to stock completly
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] izgil82:
Hello folks,

So I finally was able to have Odin recognize my phone and now I'm rooted on 4.4.2. How do I go about installing HyperDrive 16.1? If I understand correctly, I have to install Safestrap 3.72, then the rom and then immediately reflash su, right?