yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] damnmachine:
I plan to make another attempt from a fresh NJ4 installation. The first time from NJ4 was a fairly dirty installation. There is some discussion in other threads that it may be optimal to be on that base when attempting this flash. I realize you have stated this should work from /any/ base but I figure in my situation nothing could hurt at this point. Having been a Linux admin, it seems I should be able to figure this **** out for myself but I suppose I'm not as smart as I think I am! :rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
No, you need firmware specifically for the the Note 4

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Cuda70383:
Am wanting to know badly if this can be done..

I337 on 4.4.4, nj4, towelroot and SU, updated at Samsung bar in BBY.

TMO signal on nj4 with was mod is not as good as mf3 with aws enabled... Unless Miami is not on aws or nj4 modem is not as good.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] amjohnnson:
When extracting the md5 file from the rar, I get an error message. Is the file corrupt?

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Nevermind, I couldn't extract from mobile device but WINRAR worked on PC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] billbillw:
3rd time, a charm...almost.

After the failures earlier today, I was ready to forget about it altogether...then my wife's phone updated to Lolipop OTA. I liked what I saw with 5.0.1 so much, I thought I'd give it one more try. This time, I downloaded directly from the phone (over wifi). I used Android RAR to extract the TAR file. Ran Flashfire again, and this time it worked perfectly. Very little boot up delay (1 minute tops).

Only problem, I can't seem to get my version of Titanium Backup Pro (6.1.0) to work with this version. It doesn't seem to be able to see the ROOT. Rootchecker and SuperSU work fine. I can't get Titanium to work though. So, I'm faced with another lengthy setup/restore. Is my version of Titanium too old?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jroq8400:
Set SuperSu to grant by default. You may need to reboot after that and/or after first trying the app. Some apps work and some don't. However I have read too many people having issues with restores so I only restore from play store. YMMV
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] astars2000:
Thank you

thank you this way worked with me

1- fresh download direct to phone via wireless

2- unrar it with droid rar

3- and then all remaining instruction thank you bro
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] talvigi:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]: As i have updated my AT&T's i337 to Lollipop OC3 and as i have mentioned before in a post with you guys that i was totally unable to root my phone while i was on 4.4.4 doing many methods (installing NC1 kernel also and towel root did not work) so

Now what i wanna know is that if i download and install the OC3 shared by you here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934553806 and ODIN install it (BTW is it an tar.md5 file inside the I337_OC3_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.rar or NOT

because when i downloaded an other zip file from your sharings it was only a zip containing many files and 2/3 folders) will my phone be rooted and i will not need any rooting apk/sw to root or not. Your instructions please great master?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ClearD:
I wish people would stop quoting the first post every 3 posts. Lol. Anyway, I had updated my phone OTA to oc3 from stock. Downgraded to nb1, then rooted and followed instructions after that. Everything went without a hitch. Thank you for your work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] quordandis:
Hey All,

I had experienced a strange issue when I first ran the steps dictated by OP. Everything seemed to be just fine, everything loaded, but for some strange reason I could NOT activate WiFi. When the phone finally loaded, I went into About and saw that Baseband was "unknown"

At this point, I couldn't even go through the same steps with FlashFire because it was wiped from the phone when it flashed the rooted 5.0.1. I didn't have a SIM card in this phone, and it was WiFi only. Therefore, I couldn't have even added a google account to redownload FlashFire.

So, what I did was made an adb backup of just the flashfire package from my S5 then adb restored the backup onto the S4. That worked flawlessly, was able to then reflash from the beginning and it worked. SO, if anyone needs FlashFire and can't get it from the play store b/c your baseband is gone, here you go!

Just extract, then run adb restore <filename.ab> while your phone is connected and it should work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gj23:
I was running 4.4.4 NJ4 (rooted with safestrap) before the update. I let my phone download the update, of course it wouldnt complete the update being rooted, so I put the file on my laptop and used Odin to go back to stock NB1 and put the OC3 file back on my ext sdcard and sideloaded the update without a hitch. I didnt have any issues with my phone, but I only did this method to see if I could Odin back to NB1 from OC3 and use FlashFire to get the rooted OC3, which I was able to do with no problems at all. I have not had a single issue with my phone since my FlashFire update. Many thanks to Muniz_ri and Chainfire for all your knowledge and hard work. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] billbillw:
Tried that, still can't get my older version to work. I think that my version just isn't compatible with Lolipop. Unfortunately, I can't get it from the Play Store. Someone had given me the APK for it a couple years back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gj23:
Give this one a shot.......it works fine on my S4 with 5.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] billbillw:
Thanks, but that is the same free version that I can get from the Play Store. I was using the pro version of 6.1 because it backs up SMS/call logs/WiFi AP settings/etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stphnwd:
SWEET

Thank you so much for the work you have all done. This has worked for me and am looking forward to using the new 5.0.1. I have just recently rooted 4.4.4 and then this update came out. Glad to see we are now able to keep root and get 5.0.1.

The only thing I noticed that during the setup that I have a question on:

When installing the System portion I saw that Pre-Wipe was set to No, I presume this is normal?

Thank you again!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gj23:
If you have the pro version already then you should be able to update to the newest pro version, I was assuming you couldnt get updated for some reason. Didnt you pay for the pro version when you had 6.1.0? If you did then you should be able to get the newest pro version from the play store as well.

I just remembered that you stated someone gave you the pro version 6.1.0. Theres a simple solution to this, go to the play store and pay for the newest pro version, problem solved.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] billbillw:
I mentioned earlier, I only have the apk that someone gave me. Didn't purchase...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gj23:
I was editing my previous post when you posted, your solution is in my previous post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dtowngs4g:
Is anyone else having problems with FB app after the update to 5.0.1? Neither FB or messenger will work even after uninstalling and reinstalling.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] damnmachine:
It is certainly worth the couple sheckels to reward the devs for their work. TB is a very powerful application that has saved me a lot of headache many times over. I purchased pro version years ago.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gj23:
Agreed, these developers spend countless hours creating simple solutions from knowledge that most of us will never have. They definitely deserve the very small fee that some ask for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dtowngs4g:
I agree I've had pro TB since I got my 1st Android 2009/2010 and it is a lifesaver! Great investment.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] damnmachine:
Chainfire for one, blows me away. FlashFire is absolutely brilliant; even if I can't get the **** to work on my device!:p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] romeoh:
First of all thanks Muniz_ri for all your great work that you do to help us, you're the best bro. I'm having a few questions just to make sure that I'm not doing something wrong when I try the upgrade process. Right now I'm on NJ4 4.4.4 and rooted. 1. What is the best backup option I can use in Flashfire? 2. If I want to revert back to NJ4 can I use that backup or I have to Odin to NJ4 or even earlier version?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dtowngs4g:
I never had any luck with flashing nj4 kernel in Odin for safestrap and flashfire kept crashing on me. This looks promising... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3082620
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chiquito3:
I'm a little confuse about the instruction on the OP that says

**You can begin the following process from any Build/ROM but you must already have Root Access**

Can I really upgrade to this from any Build/Rom using this method, or do I need to upgrade to at least NB1?

As I understand I'm still on MK2 using GoldFinger 4.4.2, but it says NJ4. Is this possible?

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] caccolino:
Hello everyone,

I upgraded to lollipop and every time I reboot show me this ..

how can I remove it ??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dtowngs4g:
Triangle away is supposed to fix that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
Reinstall safestrap then open safestrap and uninstall safestrap recovery. Simply done. Was posted somewhere here before. oO
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] slim26:
Safestrap re-install will remove the safestrap splash screen, not the custom boot screen. Wanam Xposed has a mod for that (when it becomes available).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] caccolino:
yes right, so I have to wait?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] slim26:
I don't know of any other methods. I guess the real question is, is it really a problem?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
Ah thanks for the correction! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jonsun1:
still help

Hello again guys, I'm currently on android 4.4.2 with baseband I337UCUFNB1 ON MY galaxy s4 at&t with root. Since the lollipop update rolled out I have been trying to update but all have proved futile and even bricked my phone on two occasions, please max help me to update to the latest lollipop with root privileges without bricking again. Counting on you and thanks in advance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
I was able to use NC1 flasher to get into safestrap and make a working backup debloated version of my oc3.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=60160576 post #15
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kirbee213:
I am trying to download the I337_OC3_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.rar and the download fails if i try to start it directly from my phone, and never starts if I try from my computer. Is anyone else having this issue? I have tried every mirror they have listed, restarted my computer, phone, and router. Maybe there is an alternate download location?

EDIT:

I have tried all of your files [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] and a random dev that has files hosted there and they all are doing the same thing. Maybe someone can try to download something and confirm. Maybe it is me?

EDIT 2:

It seems there is some sort of blocking in place. Either by the host or my isp. <strikethrough>I used www.FilterBypass.me proxy site to get the download started.</strikethrough> MD5 and file size were both wrong. Not a viable option.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tailgunner9:
What if you have already taken Update to OC4???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
You need to downgrade to NB1, towelroot. I will add a note to the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrcnarine:
Awesome

Previously I was on nj4 on my Galaxy s4 i337, I followed the instructions as written however, after I downloaded the Firmware I used ES File Explorer to extract the .tar and it would result in an error, easy fix was to download RAR for android and use it to extract the Firmware instead.

No problems with navigation, haven't tested for performance issues.

My phone is starting to get really hot after an hour and half of use time. The charging time appears to be increasing. Still tons of Bloatware needing removal.

Is it okay to Uninstall KNOX and S Health?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kirbee213:
As I posted before. I am still unable to get the download for the "I337_OC3_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.rar" to start for whatever reason. If anyone can upload it to a different host and post the link, that would be awesome. I want to try this method because installing safestrap is not high on my list of desires. Seems like an overly complicated way of doing things. I have read amazing things about SS, just not my cup of tea.

I used my wife's laptop on a different network and it downloaded just fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CrossBones3129:
Can anyone help me? After following this guide, I can't get into recovery mode by using the outside buttons. However if I use flashfire and do just a cache wipe and select to boot jnto recovery, it will boot into recovery fine. If I try using the outside buttons, the blue recovery boot message shows up, then it restarts into normal mode.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] qwer43:
Trying to Root OC3 OTA

Hi. I just got a new ATT S4 and it it had its OC3 OTAed last week. :(

I was reading threads regarding flashfire and it said that my OC3 needs to be rooted before I can use the app.

I am still looking for the thread how to root a stock OC3.

I would appreciate any comment.

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maxninja:
Pm sent
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] qwer43:
Thanks. I appreciate it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] General Stobo:
Does it Wipe?

Hello, thanks for all the work!

Does the FlashFire approach wipe the phone? Will I lose all information on the phone, settings, saved games, UI, etc...?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chiquito3:
I've made it!!!!!!!

I Odin flashed the NB1 Rootable version and then follow the instructions from OP and lollipop is working great.

One thing I miss is the Transparent Weather widget.

Does any one knows how can I mod it again to be transparent?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] duboisbrian:
how do i root a i337m (Bell) device
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] uvbeenburned:
Thanks for the great work... worked flawless when I got safestrap to 3.75 but is there any news about a recovery system yet
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
From what I understand, no. Flashfire is the closest thing we have as of now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] moenko:
Hi all,

I just carefully followed the exact instructions from the OP, but I am hanging on the "Samsung Galaxy S4" screen. Was able to go back to NB1 and reinstall Safestrap so I'm back at the beginning... any possble reason I would hang on the logo after this procedure?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] samxander:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]

Just wondering.. im already on oc3 stock non rooted, can i flash the oc3 stock rooted using odin over the stock oc3 without flashing the stock partitions?

Just wanna know coz if i can,it'll save me the trouble of going back to nb1 and doing the process over again..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Porpoise Hork:
Worked perfectly on the first attempt! Thank you OP. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fatboyRICH:
FLASHFIRE worked perfectly!

Here's exactly what I did...

I was on M.D. v 1.1 rom NJ4 with SafeStrap 3.75 installed.

1) Made a full backup with Safestrap v 3.75

2) Uninstalled Safestrap with app

3) Made a full backup with FlashFire v 0.15

4) Using FlashFire:

a)Wipe everything but Internal Storage

b)Flash firmware package OC3 Stock Rooted Firmware md5

c)Flash zip OC3 Stock Partitions

d)Flash zip OC3 Stock Kernel

e)Flash zip ATT OC3 modules

f)Flash zip OC3 tethering/hotspot add-on.

g)LIGHTNING BOLT!​

I'm not sure if all this was necessary, but I am now successfully at stock, rooted OC3 with everything working!

After TBing the bloat out of this stock setup, and another full backup, I'm considering flashing GoldenEye rom using the same method.

Thanks to all the great devs for all the files and ROMs!

P.S. Could a MOD please like, ninja cross-post, or link this post to the official FlashFire discussion thread. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Definately overkill, i.e. flashing kernel and modules, but glad it worked. Everyone else should just follow the directions in the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gadgetguy2005:
Bricked?

Hello all,

I have followed carefully the original instructions for my bell / Virgin s4

All seemed to go well - but when the phone got to rebooting it never did.

It just died. And now it seems to be completely dead.

I removed the battery, tried to boot into download mode but nothing.

Completely dead.

What do I do now?

Thank you for any suggestions
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
As stated in the title of the thread this is only for the I337 model. Since you flashed the bootloader you are likely hardbricked and will require jtag to recover. Next time only use guides/firmware for your device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
Prime example of why reading the entire op from top to bottom is essential.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gadgetguy2005:
Sorry for my ignorance - but I thought my model is I337? I have used ATT firmware in the past and it was 100% functional... What is the difference?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Yours is an I337M which has an unlocked bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
No need to be sorry Gadgetguy2005. These guys here on xda balance their family life, work and helping out a lot of us here on the fourms. Many many members who post guides do so with great care as to not brick the phones of other readers and members. I just wanted to make a point to read read and re read before anyone should do anything to modify their device in anyway shape or form. Actually I'm sorry you bricked your phone. But your "ignorance" and the story of will go a long way in helping others here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gadgetguy2005:
Lesson learnt - thank you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Google I337M unbrick.img. With some luck and assistance you may be able to recover the device yourself.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nukesnooper:
Uh, Oh!

OK; I goofed in following the procedure. I followed everything to the T, but didn't catch the part about rearranging the sequence of the order in which they files were flashed. Somehow overlooked it and proceeded with the stock profile, which was obviously wrong. It went through the entire flash process, and everything happened exactly the was it said. Except for one nasty thing. When the phone rebooted; I got the Samsung splash screen, but no AT&T screen. It just sits there with Samsung S4 with the black background. No errors. Just no phone. So; I must have flashed them in the wrong sequence.

So; now what? I tried doing it manually through the stock recovery, but no joy. When I plug the USB cable into the phone, Windows gives me the OK bonk, but the phone doesn't display under devices. I backed up the internal files as well as the SD card, but without the computer recognizing it at a drive; I'm SOL. Odin doesn't see it, and I've tried doing a factory rest. Still no joy. Just and endless look of rebooting to the Samsung screen as long as the battery is in it.

It was previously a Towelrooted 4.4.2 with al of the stock goodies unfrozen.

Any suggestions> And, yes; it is an AT&T i337 S4. Help? Somebody?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Dude, no need to panic. Not wiping is not critical it just results in 4.4 data carryover onto a 5.0 system which is not good but no big deal either. Go into stock recovery and do a Factory Data Reset and reboot. However it sounds to me like you may have forgotten to include one of the files. If so, flash back to Stock NB1 with Odin and start over.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nukesnooper:
Definitely didn't forget to wipe. I did just as you said: After about 10 minutes of the Samsung screen; I rebooted into recovery mode and did a factory reset. Wiped the cache manually, but still got the black screen of death. I downloaded the Odin Flashable, Towelerootable Stock Rom, and tried to reload it from the SD card. I had to put it into my computer to load the file onto it since the computer would no longer recognize the phone as a drive. When that produced the same results; I downloaded Odin 3.10. It's been a LONG time since I've used Odin - especially without idiot instructions. When I loaded Odin and plugged the phone back in, a new set of drivers appeared to load - when Odin was open - and it seemed like it tried to do something. I didn't know which slot to load the file in, or the settings for Odin, but in each one; it said "success 0 / fail 0". So; clearly I don't know what I'm doing. At least Odin seems to "see" my phone, but I have no idea of what sequence of events or correct files to bring it back to stock.

I'll say this much, though: Something different has happened. When I plug the phone into the USB connector; the "Battery Charging" display has become a fluid, green - almost like water rising from the bottom - to the battery percentage level. Just still no joy in being able to get it to boot past the Sammy screen. Still get the Windows OK Bonk when I plug it into the computer - just doesn't show it as a device.

Hoping for a miracle
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] curwiler:
Just stopped by to say that these instructions worked perfectly for me, I have OC3 running on my AT&T GS4 and it's nice. I was previously running SafeStrap and was rooted. Root was kept but of course no safe strap. I also have the "custom" lock icon on boot splash screen but not really concerned about that.

So, thanks, muniz_ri!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Net1x:
Is there a way to root if I already updated to lolipop ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maxninja:
Yes. You can downgrade to KitKat by using Odin and the Tar file. (You can find it in the General section of the S4 area of the carrier of your phone)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] big.simba:
I've finally updated to Lollipop on my i337 thanks to this thread. Stock TW Lollipop is awesome. (thanks muniz-ri)

Does anyone here know how to?

1) remove/replace the "Samsung Custom" logo (with the unlocked padlock icon) on power-on. With the original Samsung Galaxy S4 logo.

2) replace the "menu" hard-button with recent apps instead. (without using xposed - such as modifying/replacing files in /system/usr/keylayout) (There was a mod that I found on xda to replace menu with recent apps, but it only works on KitKat)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ytaida:
Backup Question

Want to do a backup, should I just use the default backup settings in flashfire? Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jroq8400:
Just to share, I used the NC1 flasher to install GE 9505 LP TW and it worked fine but decided to come back to this one. May be subjective but this stock-rooted-337 feels faster. Successfully backed up and restored using Flashfire. Thanks again!

Samsung SGH-I337 with muniz_ri stock rooted lollipop OC3

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3075814
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bossman16:
how to install a custom recovery on this ROM

I already updated to this ROM and was wondering if it was possible to put a custom recovery on this ROM if its possible can you tell me how its done