yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zounduser:
i watched it write boot and recovery and modem i believe, but not system? it just rebooted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Ok, try tapping the screen during the flash or pressing volume button every few seconds and see if that helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zounduser:
wiil do. thanks for your help brother.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kozetablet:
I have an AT&T S4 (I337) version 4.4.2. It is already rooted, but does not currently have safetrap installed. This afternoon, the official version of lollipop started downloading; I turned wifi off to stop it. Now, II am trying to follow the procedure explained in the OP to install lollipop so I can keep root. I already downloaded the file I337_OC3_Stock_Rooted_ROM and installed Flashfire app on device, but I am not sure whether I need to have Safetrap installed or not in order to follow this procedure.

Question: Do I need Safetrap installed first before I can flash my device with using FlashFire? Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jroq8400:
You don't need safestrap using this process with flashfire.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zounduser:
Just wanted to update for you op. I am up and running. I had to use the odex version though. Deodex kept hanging up. I have a question, can I use safestrap and flash other lollipop roms?

Thanks,

Zound
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kozetablet:
Thank you very much for the reply! I was able to install lollipop and kept my root.

I have not installed Safetrap; I am still hoping for a way to install CMW or TWRP instead?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] redhonker:
Has anyone tried from rooted MK2?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] greenbean1331:
For the rootable NB1 file, do I extract the md5 and flash the md5 in Odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] redhonker:
I am still on 4.3 MK2. Could anyone point me to a path to upgrade to 4.4 and keep root?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2616221.

All you need is here. Be sure to thank those in the op, without whom none of this would be possible. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Allknighter:
I can't use my 4g, I have the correct apn information input and it shows the 4g icon but when I go to use the internet it says I cannot connect to the proxy server. Can someone please give me advice as to what is going wrong and how I can fix this!? Thank you very much!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chiquito3:
I have an AT&T S4 that I want to upgrade to Lollipop Rooted Rom but after flashing NB1 with Odin wi-fi is not working, it does not turn on (wifi). I just discovered that GPS is not working either.

Can any one help me here, please?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churapa:
Did you make sure to flash the modules after ROM flashing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chiquito3:
Thanks for your answer but, what modules are you referring to? I did Odin flashed Stock rootable NB1 firmware and after that I tried to OTA upgrade but could not do it because wifi and gps are not working. I Managed to manually update to NJ4 through stock recovery but wifi/gps are stil not working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robot_head:
I would try to download that nb1 tar file again, you do not need to go to nj4 to upgrade to rooted lollipop. ... Just use flash fire to flash the OC3 rooted zip and be sure to install busybox. And set your screen timeout for 10 minutes that is important I forgot to do that and had to Odin all the way back and start over.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chiquito3:
I will download again but I've used that file lots of time with other S4 and had no problem before. Also this S4 has the Sim card error problem but wifi was working before with Net 10 network. It stopped working after I changed to an AT&T sim card and tried to upgrade firmware version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
I recommend that everyone use FlashFire v19 if they still have it (you must set your device's date prior to 6/1 for it to work). I am seeing issues with FF v20 and v21.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chiquito3:
Well guys I did reflash with the new fresh downloaded NB1 Rootable firmware and wifi/gps are still not working. Wifi does not turn on and gps turns on but cant get location.

Can any one point me in the right direction to resolve this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Your post is off topic, please stay on topic here. However make certain that you have an I337 to start.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chiquito3:
Sorry about that Muñiz. I'll try to find my answer in the correct section but to answer your question, Well the phone does not have the sticker on the back of the board but it had the AT&T boot logo and was working ok with Net10 before I tried to make it upgrade using my AT&T sim card.

Thanks for all the help you provide to all of us here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SoonerLater:
Stupidest Question - What Is Wiped?

What is wiped when FlashFire installs the upgrade?

* Is

anything

on my External SD Card wiped?

* Is anything in \DCIM or \Music or \Movies on the phone's own memory ("SD Card") wiped?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] greenbean1331:
Your phone will be factory reset, so you might wanna make a backup. Your external SD card is not affected.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Only User Data will be wiped, neither internal sd or extsd will be wiped.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SoonerLater:
Thank you, Saint Muniz_Ri

muniz_ri,

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I was this close to pitching my S4 in the trash. It was running 4.4.4. Battery life was horrible. I carried spare batteries everywhere and some days two fully charge spares weren't enough to get through the day. My phone would heat up, particularly when was driving (using GPS) through rural areas (with spotty cell coverage). SMS messages would take 10-15

minutes

to send. Receipt of new SMS messages would not register for an equally long period. In short, I was hating my S4, window-shopping the S5 and S6 and counting my pennies.

But thanks to you, one battery lasts all day. It never overheats or even gets warm. And it's F A S T . Having all the features of Lollipop is great to be sure, but having a stable, well-performing, quick and useful phone again is wonderful.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Homeboy76:
Are we still using FlashFire_0.19.apk?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] professornayr:
Deodex Stock Rooted

So I realized after flashing the Stock_Rooted version and restoring all of my data that I intended to use the Stock_DeOdexed version. Is there any way to apply the differences from this point, or do I need to flash the whole DeOdexed version? More precisely, I want to install Xposed, so I do need the DeOdexed version, correct?

Also, this may be a silly question, but I am assuming that the DeOdexed version also has root, correct?

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
If you want deodexed, then you need to flash that version of the rom. If you want xposed then you need to flash deodexed version. Good luck buddy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jojosilvera:
For the Flashfire method to install OC3 does it allow you to flash the tetheron addition as well after the Stock Rom? Want to know if I can kill two birds with one stone. Because what I am getting from the flashfire method is that once I flash the Stock Rom on I can not get back into Safestrap without going down to NJ4 and then reflashing the kernel back on. My apologies if this question was asked and answered already. Second question is what then do I use for Recovery if I upgrade to OC3?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
Flashfire does have the ability to flash zip files and can be your recovery as it's able to perform backup and restore functions. Also there is a workaround to use Safestrap with Lollipop. Please read the op for further details. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jojosilvera:
thanks man, now downloading....wish there was a faster way to download. What are the improvements like battery and so forth?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ~wolverine~:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]

Just updated my wife's S4 using this method. It couldn't have went any better. Thanks for your work on this. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dirtsky:
OK noob to the s4 realm of flashing things. I've successfully followed this guide and was wondering how I go about installing a custom recovery now as I would like to install a custom kernel or maybe try Cyanogen down the road. Any threads I could take a look at as I've been trying to figure this out all day.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jroq8400:
Start reading here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dirtsky:
Thank you sir.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xelerater01:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] [MENTION=4810220]Homeboy76[/MENTION]

Please help!

I started from NB1 odin method then gained root access then I installed supersu updated su binary it was requested by flashfire v0.21 to update and then selected normal in supersu and rebooted, then supersu asked me to try remove Knox I canceled that and opened flashfire (version 0.21) granted root access and did exactly the same as mentioned in the op. Everything went smooth but after att logo android is upgrading and then screen turns black com.android.phone has stopped working popping again and again, it's like everything is working sound, screen rotation, charging but can't see anything else only pop up message, please guide what to do now???

Update: I odin back to NB1 rootable stock and rooted again using towel root now tell me what to do?

1. What apps I need to install before proceeding to flash fire? busybox and more?

2. Now I saw that only version 0.19 of flashfire is stable with our device, so I installed that now, but now it's also saying to update supersu v2.40 or newer, which I didn't install yet.

3. Tell me what to do with supersu because it says:

Samung KNOX has been detected.

This might limit root capabilities and cause annoying pops. Try to disable KNOX, it gives three options:

1. Cancel 2. Never 3. Ok

4. What date should I set to use flashfire v0.19? 20th may 2015 would be fine I guess?

Kindly please guide I am stuck here and waiting for advice [emoji31]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Homeboy76:
Opps, wrong thread :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xelerater01:
[MENTION=4810220]Homeboy76[/MENTION]

Please help above, post #676

: confused :

Please someone guide to update on OC3 stock rooted, I am stuck on 4.4.2 NB1 rooted. . . . .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Homeboy76:
Go to page 1 read post #1 and follow instructions.

---------- Post added at 11:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:32 AM ----------

Go to page 1 read post #1 and follow instructions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kappen:
2nd factor issue

I used the deox'd version of the image and when I try to add my google account which I have two factor on... it sends me the code but doesn't give me a text box or any controls to actually enter the code google sent me. Has anyone else seen this? Not finding much about it doing searches.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Shanghai.Knight:
I've been using this version for quite a while. I've wondered, however, if it is possible if anyone "messed" with this rom before sending it out...

Lately I've been looking through the System Bin folder and have noticed that many of the files have RWXRWXRWX access, while on my other devices, the same files have RWXR-XR-X access... Now, The other devices are 4.4.2 Stock... So that is one possible explanation...

Thoughts?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiteSknBby:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] After I am done flashing and have rebooted, should I see a unlocked padlock before the boot animation?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ParaBellam:
Whenever I use FlashFire, it boots straight into the standard Android system recovery. This happens over and over, and I've checked the settings of FlashFire itself several times. SuperSU is on during booting, and the screen dims after 10 minutes. It STILL boots into standard system recovery. I do not know what to do anymore. The first time I tried to upgrade it, it threw me back to a blank 4.3

I am using the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4, and I was running 4.3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
See the very first sentence of the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ParaBellam:
Wow. Can't believe I missed that. Feeling pretty stupid about it right now :rolleyes:

I'll try updating it to a rootable 4.4, I think it's one of your files too? I'll keep you all posted on how it goes. First need to figure out how to rig Odin up. It's a little finicky when it comes to Download mode. Detects my phone when it's on, but as soon as it's in download mode it's blank even when the computer shows it connected.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ParaBellam:
Updated it, worked perfectly, should've read the instructions more indepth. Great work, OP!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gragas123:
I currently have galaxy s4 i337 from att and I have andriod lolipop 5.0.1. I want to root it. Does anyone know how to do it. I am assuming I have to roll back to kitkat and is there a guide on how to do it. This is first time ever trying to root an android device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jroq8400:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gragas123:
I see the kikkat NJ4 stock. But can I flash from lolipop to Nj4. I see other downgrading method but I dont see downgrading from Lolipop 5.0.1 OC3 to NJ4 Kitkat
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jroq8400:
The second post has all the instructions for downgrading and upgrading.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bluekiwi:
if I am on lollipop (att s4) and have root but lost twrp access, do I still need to downgrade and then reupgrade to lollipop just to reinstall twrp and debloat. Want to have twrp as an option and I am desperately wanting to debloat the system.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churapa:
Try this Debloater by [MENTION=3178012]gatesjunior[/MENTION]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bluekiwi:
Thank you so much for this, cannot believe i never saw or heard about this, will definitely use it

have just tried it, works wonderfully, I am amazed at how easy it is using this, now I just need a listing of what is safe and what to keep for att s4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aquabu:
NC1 to OC3. Doable?

Hello everyone,

I just finished reading all the posts on this thread and am confident I can upgrade to OC3 from my NC1 by following the instructions provided. However, before I jumped in and started flashing I wanted to double check with you guys if its doable on my SG4. My phone details are below.

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Model Number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337

Secure boot status (Type:Samsung)

Android Version 4.4.2

AP: I337UCUFNC1

CP: I337UCUFNC1

CSC: I337ATTFNC1

I did a backup of my phone using safestrap.(it is under /storage/extSdCard/TWRP/Backups)

I downloaded the OC3 ROM under

/storage/emulated/0/Download/I337_OC3_Stock_Rooted_ROM

When i restart the phone it says

[Safestrap: Disabled] with 2 buttons Recovery and Continue. If i hit Recovery I see Safestrap 3.72 (TWRP v 2.7.0.0) ROM Slot: Stock

The phone continues booting automatically in 10 seconds if I don’t do anything.

I have SuperSU and Titanium installed.

I have Flash Fire v0.21 installed. (Is this ok? or do I need 0.19?)

================================

I did not find anyone going from NC1 to OC3 and hence thought I will put in a post and check with y’all before I start. Please let me know if I am good to begin! Also kindly let me know if there is anything I should keep in mind (apart from the ones mentioned in the instructions ) when I flash. Appreciate your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] miyari:
Hi, I had a question about the I337_OC3_Batch_DeBloater? I used it and it removed all of the bloatware from my phone, but during the process one of the app closure pop-ups kept coming up nonstop and I was unable to reboot the phone normally. When I turned it back on, all of the apps were gone... until my phone started to redownload and reinstalled a ton of apps. Does this mean apps such as TripAdvisor, DriveMode and YP can't be removed?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrashoo:
i have updated my S4 using this method now whenever i reboot my phone safestrap menu comes 5 times and i have to press continue then the phone boots is there any way to remove it . SS is not installed my phone when i upgraded it was installed after clean install its not available there what can i do to fix it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mogten:
Good day everyone, my friend upgraded his at&t i337 device to the official lollipop, but the issue is, I can't get the phone rooted, tried kingo root and a host of others but all prove abortive. So I need downgrade back to kitkat so I will upgrade back to a rooted lollipop rom since it's the only way out. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
Is there a way I could go from odexed to deodexed without my phone being factory reset from flahsing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] justme1977:
In need of help!!!

So now that I have looked at 70 pages I'm seeing double:eek: and am confused lol

Have a AT&T I337 S4 that has been updated to 5.0.1 by AT&T So my question is how do I root my phone now?

Any help would be much appreciated
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
You have to flash back to KitKat using odin. The instructions are in another thread here in ATT S4 General
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] justme1977:
Thank you but I will need a little more direction as to what thread? Everything is starting to look the same to me lol

I just don't want to brick my phone here is the info from my phone if that helps any.... Sorry had to split the link I cant post pics here

i.imgur . com/3Ed1oCW. jpg
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2926642

Start here and do the root on kit kat method. Come back when done
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] azuremoonbeam:
one quick question b4 i try this

since some people where having issues with safestrap and updating when should i uninstall it before i run flashfire? if so i do it from the manage apps window correct? i just verifiying so i dont f-up my phone...

thanks btw you rock

ps im already on NJ4 rooted with towelroot and safestrap
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gragas123:
Returning to stock and factory reset and some general quetions after 5.0.1 is rooted

I was on OC3 lollipop before I downgraded to NB1 then to NJ4 to root it. I now have rooted s4 iwth lollipop. There are some questions I like to ask. This was my first time ever rooting an android device

1. I currently do not have custom recovery such as twrp and cwm. One guide told me to download safestrap when I was rooting my phone on KItkat but I didn't because I thought it would conflict with flashfire. Do you need to have a custom recovery? if yes what should i use on my device that is rooted with muniz's guide? Is it possible to just factory reset it?

2. Also I noticed that when I restart I get the "samsung custom and a unlocked padlock symbol" is this normal after rooting? is there a way to get rid of it?

3. Also if I want to lets say return it to stock so i can send it in for a repair, How would I approach this? I saw many guides but they do not have the same android system or compeletey different model.

Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
1. Safestrap doesn't work on OC3 and I doubt you'll need it anyways.

Also you don't need a custom recovery because everything you can do with twrp/cwm is handled by flashfire.

2. normal and im not sure you can get rid of it.

3. All you have to do is put it in download mode and use odin to flash it back to stock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jroq8400:
Read all about the AT&T S4 in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53758227

SGH-I337 PhoeniX ROM v11.6
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gragas123:
How do I create the recovery partition using flashflare? Also If I just factory reset it on my current rooted device, will it return to the ATT Stock OC3 I had originally before rooting?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ashah000:
Hi all,

Looking for some help here, I followed all the steps however after flashing lollipop, I keep getting errors. Unfortunately, Media has stopped, Unfortunately, CSC has stopped and many many more Unfortunately (xxxx) has stopped. This all happens after the ATT boot screen, nothing else comes up.

Any ideas - please help.. I have gone back to NB1 via ODIN about 4 times and retried all the steps. All results in the same issue.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
I am not sure about either of those. Though I do know that there is already a recovery partition made according to flashfire. How to change things with it idk. My best guess is that a factory reset would remove root but don't take my word for it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] buggerritt:
I keep seeing users post that 5.0.1 can't be rooted. This is currently not true.

I've used Kingroot (desktop version) successfully to root my wife's 5.0.1 OC3 AT&T S4.

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461

The mobile version will not work but desktop will.

Rockin' a l337 with Goldeneye v49.1 + Wanam Xposed and loving life on AT&T's 4G LTE network
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kozetablet:
I used this method to update my AT&T i337 to 5.0.1 and keep root . Today, I see a notification on my phone alerting me of a lollipop update. Will I loose root if I update? I see that some people posted on another thread that the update will not affect SuperSU and is only for STAGEFRIGHT. Has anybody tried to update their device and was able to retain root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BakaNeko59:
I also just received an update but did not install it. Need to know if this will break root now that I've done all this work to get to lollipop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmalka:
I accepted the update and don't see any difference on my phone: still rooted and I cannot tell what was updated, except for the baseband version that now is I337UCUCOC4 (instead of OC3).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jack_ssl:
Please Upload .cfg File For Update My Device
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmalka:
Where is it located?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jack_ssl:
/cache .. Check It And Upload It Please

Check fota Folder
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gragas123:
do you have multiple secondary bootloaders on your flashfire partitions? Is this normal?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] torrentguru:
Hi. Some apps require to be freezed rather than removed. Titanium Backup and App Quarantine have worked for ATT bloatware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robot_head:
sounds like a play store setting, i use a app uninstaller with no prob

Sent from my SM-G900A unrooted OF3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] torrentguru:
The OP stated that the phone is a I337. ATT is real touchy on builtin apps. This specific variant (I337) on 5.0.1 has a custom kernel modification made by said provider which is unprecedented. Would you care to share your experience with using this model?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BakaNeko59:
I judt inherited my S4 from my wife. First thing i did was this upgrade. I didnt look before i did it - is it normal to have less than 10gb of usable internal storage using this rom? On my 16gb S3 I had over 13gb usable space. What is it about the S4 that uses so much more space?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
Normal. More space dedicated to the system
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BakaNeko59:
So if i use the debloater does that free up part of what is dedicated to the system and return it to the /data partition?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
No, removing system apps will free the system partition up but will not affect user data partition
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BakaNeko59:
Then, apart from getting rid of crapware (and its running processes), what is the benefit of debloating?