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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] harrisd23:
Sorry im nubing it up yet again. Phone is stuck in bootloop when I was messing with what I should not have. Anyways, how do you get the I537 out of this? I was looking at the ODIN options available and the i537 was not listed in any of the devices. Someone mentioned in this thread that if you get where I am not, i could flash back to stock with ODIN but Im afraid it wont work. Thoughts?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
You have to restore with Odin, that's the only thing that is going to fix it. Download the following file to your PC: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952608110

Boot your phone into download mode (vol- and power) extract the downloaded file and flash it with Odin as shown in the image:

Please be aware that this process will erase any settings, data, and media saved to your phone's internal storage and restore it to its original factory condition, now on KitKat. This process also takes a long time (at least 5 or 10 minutes) and will cause your phone to reboot on its own, and to boot into stock recovery at least once. It is important you leave your phone alone while it is doing so, and definitely do not disconnect it until it boots into the KitKat setup wizard screen.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] harrisd23:
That worked perfectly. I clearly could have figured that out looking at the other posts. Thank you for taking the time to help me.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Are you looking for the smali files for it?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dkeepitabuck:
I believe those are the files I need. I don't think I saved them on my laptop. You have the 3minit quick launch working on Lollipop? I haven't upgraded yet.

Sent from my I537 NH3 Rooted Deodexed w/ NH3 mods & I537 S5 Conversion.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
There the files you compile into your systemui.apk after making the xml edits. I havent done it yet on lollipop but from what i read it can be done have to change different files and change a couple extra lines. They are on the 3minit website along with instructions and I read the lollipop changes on a thread there. Ill give it shot tonight let you know how it goes

Edit ive been using this app notification toggle off play store does about the same job
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
[MENTION=5753905]dkeepitabuck[/MENTION] I flashed modded systemui as 3minit site indicated and it was not working correctly. It showed up on lockscreen but not in pulled down statusbar. Im sure it can be made to work but thats above my head.

Also I sent them am email ill let you know if they get back to me
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tonylmiller:
I am currently using this I537 device on T-Mobile. It is working o.k., but I would like to update the version of Android and use a custom ROM if possible. The phone is rooted on 4.2.2 MF3. I have been doing some reading, and this is my understanding. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

It is possible to update to later Android on this phone. I have been reading those threads.

I can only use AT&T ROMs so I cannot use a generic Android release.

If I can use a custom ROM, someone please point me in that direction.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
There are very few roms for this device due to no custom recoveries being available. Imo your best bet is to follow the instructions in this thread to get deodexed lollipop. From there you can look into xposed for modifications.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Avi8tor857:
Preventing additional OTA updates

Will this ROM block future updates, if not how do I block it none of the Kitkat ways to block the OTA updates seem to line up correctly (the files you should rename are not there).
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
All you have to do is go into titanium backup and either freeze or uninstall the system app named Fota
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tonylmiller:
Hmmm, I am on 4.2.2, but the OP says start from 4.4.x. Should I update the ROM to 4.4.x first?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Its a must if you are going to use this method. I would recommend grabbing a ne3 odin flashable stock from there you can use this method perfectly. I posted a guide a few pages back. Look at post 497 in this thread theres a link to ne3
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tonylmiller:
Wow, thanks a lot! That was very helpful.

Unfortunately, I am using FlashFire to flash the deodexed ROM straight from NE3. I got in a hurry and did not flash the OC7 stock ROM first.

What harm did I do? Should I start over with flashing NE3?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
You don't need the stock one first, flashing the deodexed version is fine. That's what I did
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] johnsondelbert1:
difference?

what is the difference between Deodexed ROM and the Stock ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Deodexed roms are for users that want to customize and modify there device. For instance if you plan on using xposed you would want deodexed. Odexed version will boot a little faster if you dont plan on modifing anything.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Playnjayn:
Device Management Software Update

Followed the very helpful detailed instructions on this forum, and I am now rooted and running 5.0.1. Now I'm getting a notification from AT&T to install a device management software update. I don't want to cancel out my root. Is it safe to continue with the update?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Do what you did to get on 5.0.1, but OC7 instead of OC6.

Alternately go into titanium backup and uninstall the system app named Fota
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Playnjayn:
WiFi scanning interval

Thank you, I will do that. What is the difference between OC6 and OC7? I wasn't sure which one to pick.

Another question... If I am not connected to a strong WiFi, the battery drains fast. So I wanted to extend the scanning interval. This is a big reason why I rooted. I added wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=180 to my build.prop, but it looks like it is still scanning every 6 seconds. Any thoughts?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
OC7 is more recent than OC6; OC7 has a stagefright patch and OC6 does not. If you install OC7 you will not get any more update notifications. Idk about the WiFi question, I'll have to look it up
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Just a thought, I remember when I first flashed that it took a few days to stabilize the battery life. The battery life on my device is better than ever. I did flash galaxymod and a deepsleep script. Might help once you identify your issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Caboose27:
I can't seem to receive MMS messages now, has anyone else had this problem?

*edit* Okay, I fixed it. For some odd reason the APN settings I've had all this time don't function, I looked up alternate settings and those work. Running a net10 phone for anyone else that has a similar problem.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Has anyone heard anything on this device getting a 5.1.1 update? From what I read about chainfires new systemless root. We would be able to patch the boot.img just by installing supersu. Everyone keep fingers crossed.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
There's very little chance of such an update. This device is outside of its two year guaranteed upgrade window; we only just snuck in on time for 5.0.1. Besides we'd have forewarning; the international S4 Active (GT-I9295) always gets updated before we do
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
To anyone on this rom who wants the instructions to install viper its very simple. Go here and download the GalaxyMod V2. Flash it through flashfire. Then go here and download Viper4Android or use standard from their site. Install viper like normal, choose your driver and reboot. After reboot go into poweramp and go to settings - audio - advanced tweaks - and uncheck directly control volume, and directly control bluetooth volume. Also make sure MusicFX is unchecked and all the equalizers are off so not to interfere with Vipers Sound. Open viper and click driver status and you should see that it is supported and processing.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] cyrus3003:
Xposed version

Hi all,

I just flashed the OC7 deodexed. Thank you very much for the great job.

I did that because I had a problem with IMEI null (flashing OC7 didn't help by the way - the solution I found was using ODIN and flashing the MF1 modem.bin file as mentioned earlier here ).

Regardless, 2 quick questions:

1- I was wondering if anyone has successfully installed Xposed framework on i537 lollipop 5.0.1 rooted (OC7). If yes, which file did you use ? If there are none, is it still worth installing deodexed ?

2- And a more general question to experienced users - Is there a big difference between OC7 and NE3 ? I know it's lollipop and kitkat but I will be happy to hear if there are any major advantages to OC7 over NE3.

Thank you all and happy 2016 !

cyrus3003
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Ouya-XD:
I hate to throw off the thread a bit.

But I've had the SGH-I537 for a while, and it was already running 5.0.1 when I got it.

Can someone link me, or does anyone know if there's a ROOT Access from this point on?

I'm trying to get the basics, ROOT, Custom Image, and to see if the phone is flashable at this point.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
If you are already on 5.0.1, you must follow the following process to be rooted:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63639949&postcount=2
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Yes the snapdragon_request_congruent_v75 by arter97 will work. Use it with regular xposed 3.0b4 and flash with flashfire. Dont install through the app. I have not had any issues with it. As far as the experience , it depends. If you dont mind white ui. Lollipop is better in a lot of ways. Pretty much any mod you could do on kk can be done on lollipop.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] antonik71:
NH4 to OC7

Hi, i have NH4 rooted. Can i go to OC6 or OC7? I see only NH3 to OC6...
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Achilleus7:
Unrooting I537UCUCOC7

I already have I537UCUCOC7 rooted, but how do I return it to stock using ODIN?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Yes this should be fine. I've done it successfully. NH4 is the exact same as NH3, just with a small security patch (which won't affect updating)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] chris1379:
I am currently running NH3 rooted and using Viper4android. I tried OC6 but had a huge problem. Any music program would start having scratchy sound after a few songs. I later found out there was a Pandora update right after my flash to OC6. Could that have affected decoding of all music?

So if I upgrade to OC7, do I want deodexed or not? And can someone else confirm Viper4android works on OC7?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Unfortunately no Odin files have been released for OC6 or OC7 so if you want to Odin back to stock, you have to use the KitKat files (NE3). You can then update to lollipop without root using the NE3 to OC6 OTA file (flash in stock recovery) and then use the OC6 to OC7 OTA file if you want

You want deodexed if you plan on using Xposed or modding any of the system apps. Viper4android is working amazingly for me on OC7. Don't forget to do the build.prop edits before you install viper4android, also you have to install either Galaxy Mod Ultimate or the supolicy zip before installing viper4android or else it won't work properly
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] antonik71:
Thanks!

And Do i update to OC6 first or direct NH4 to OC7?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
You should be fine going straight to OC7
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mikelets456:
Works great so far---figured it out. I forgot to download one file. Right now I'm using my LG E980 but once I get everything set up and ported over (few days) I'll give the I537 another chance. BTW, how is deep sleep on Lollipop? That was the main problem with my I537---it would be at 50% by around 5 PM where as my E980 would be at 85%.

Thanks again for your hard work
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
Are you on an I537?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] wolf45801:
yes I am at&t s4 active I537 and I made sure the files was correct

Im odining back to ne3 and noticed my knox has been tripped but oh well
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mikelets456:
That was my problem, but luckily I caught it as I was reading through the steps for the 20th time---measure 20X cut once---LOL

---------- Post added at 08:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:43 PM ----------

Did you leave the 1.2 GB file a Tar extension or did you change to a .Zip?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] wolf45801:
I extracted the rar file to get the tar file and I put the partitions zip both on external sd card
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] mikelets456:
Maybe re-download the RAR file and start all over....could have gotten' corrupted during download. I followed everything to the "T" and amazingly everything went great on the first try.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] wolf45801:
im redownloading the rar file and im gonna put them on internal storage this time maybe my sd card is messing up again, I been getting an error saying sd card needs formatted cause its corrupted

PS: this time it worked I did get the no space left error but after the 3 min reboot it loaded correctly thank you so much, now im just waiting for the phone to finish the restore
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Successfully updated to rooted OC6 from rooted NE3. Followed the directions to a T and manually rebooted when it came to the scary error message. Properly rooted. Thanks for all the feedback everyone. Any chance I could get that rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
Since you've been a willing guinea pig I'm going to ask you to do one more thing for me. See if you can flash the full NE3 Odin package over OC6. [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] said it should be possible since the aboot counter didn't change, but I just want to make sure it is actually possible before I write it up in the i537 Firmware Guide. Just be careful because I have no idea if it will brick your phone, so if you're at all worried don't do it.

Hopefully we can get an OC6 kernel too so we can try W0lfdroid's method of rooting.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] drake90001:
Odining to stock Ne3 right now, on SYSTEM atm. I'll let you know. Using this method to keep root I got a "android has stopped responding" and "google play services has stopped responding" at the setup so I'm just going to use the zip updates and live without root for a bit.

I see your post is from earlier and that it already says you can in the guide. :P Oh well, for anyone who misses that, it's possible to go back to NE3 still.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bobbylx:
See post 27 or 28 in this thread. Odin ne3 over this works fine.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bobbylx:
Also, someone else has already mentioned, but the keep root method works perfect. I've installed Titanium backup and loaded multiple apps without issue. ES file explorer works for navigating and modifying system as well.

On another note (we may need a Q&A for this) has anyone tried the Xposed framework for lollipop yet? I really don't care of xposed, but I like some of the tweaks like removing AM/PM from clock and some other subtle things like that.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
I've got some bad news for you, I think 5.0 TouchWiz roms are the only roms that Xposed isn't working on yet. It's possible things have changed in the last week so you might want to check, but the last I read it still wasn't working.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] rockinwaggy:
Working well! I Odin'd back to NE3 and rooted. Installed with the instructions in the OP. I did get an error that the MD5 hash of the firmware file didn't match the calculated one. I rebooted and tried again. Everything worked just fine after that. I also got the out of space message. Rebooted manually and it was fine.

Edit: Root works. Confirmed via Root Checker.

Edit again: Changed to NE3, not NH3.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jkeuclid:
Read here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

http://www.xda-developers.com/xposed-framework-for-android-lollipop-is-here/
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
That usually means google play services needs to be updated.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
Just replaced the system.img.ext4 in the firmware file. The file is about 300MB's smaller after compressing further so I hope no more "not enough space errors."
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] negroalbo9:
Problem with the rar

I tried to unrar with 3 computers and in all i had errors.

Maybe the file is corrupted, because all the programs told me that.

greetings
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
I'll upload and share the unrar-ed tar file, just hang tight, it'll take a short while
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] chris1379:
Will I still see the "Galaxy S4 Active" screen at startup or does it show "custom" with the unlock symbol?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
It will show "custom" with the unlock symbol, but it's very easy to get rid of this. You can get rid of the custom thing with chainfire's app Triangle Away (chainfire is the one who made superSU). It's a paid app on the play store, but chainfire supplies the apk file to download for free from his thread here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/2014-01-15-triangleaway-v3-26-t1494114

It's the file named TriangleAway-v3.26.apk, just make sure you have installation from unknown sources enabled in your security settings, and open the apk file with any file explorer. When you open the app, just follow the prompts and do what it says
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] syedharisiftikhar:
confusion

i am confused your post states that your phone will boot in to download mode and thn you ll have to flash the bootloader but i have sen other posts saying that your phone will boot normally rooted just install the supersu and you are done with it. so before trying anything i just want to know whats the truth and whats not.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Ok I have been developing for this device and have flashed back to stock to oc7 literally 100 times. The dev that posted this rom was posting for many devices and gave a basic set of instruction. I can tell you for a fact that you do not have to flash the bootloader it is optional. The best method in my opinion is as follows

1. Download odin package NE3, Flashfire, Supersu, and TowelRoot

2. Flash all four NE3 files in odin.

3. When phone boots up for first time, keep wifi off. Skip through the setup wizard.

4. Enable Dev options, and check usb debugging and allow mock locations, goto security and allow unknown sources.

5. Install towelroot

6. Connect to wifi, open towelroot and click make it rain.

7. Turn wifi back off.

8. Install supersu install for regular recovery, dont disable knox at this point hit cancel, Reboot

9. When phone boots up open supersu and disable knox.

10. Install flashfire grant root.

11. Flash oc7 rom. Deodexed or stock you dont have to flash both

12. Watch the phone while flashfire does its thing. The reason being the only issue with this process is flashfire sometimes fails. 1 out of 10 flashes it will reboot during flash. If this happens then you must start over.

13. After watching flashfire complete it will say success and rebooting after this the phone will need to sit on the att screen for about five minutes for the deodexed and less for stock. If youre phone reboots and is stuck on a black screen this means flashfire has failed. Start over.

I know it seems like a lot of work but its worth it. It is like a new device.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] syedharisiftikhar:
this is probably the easiest and most simple way out thanks alot for your help but i didnt got the step 8 and 9 i dont know how to disable knox through supersu?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
It prompts you, when you run the supersu app, it asks you if you want to disable knox. I've always done this when first running the app, but Rick1684 seems to think it works better if done after updating the su binary and rebooting (again, which the supersu app asks you to do automatically)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Yes it seems to stick and reboot and then prompt you again after reboot. Thats why i added that step. It just saves time.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] syedharisiftikhar:
please help

i was trying this and it failed i was flash ne3 through odin and now my phone wont boot saying no firmware please help i dont know what to do.

odin while doing xmitwrite fails
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] cyrus3003:
IMEI fix

My phone only works fine on any bootloader if i flash the MF1 modem.bin file, without it, i dont have IMEI, baseband, network etc, i want to have a baseband the same with my firmware version, and not MF1[/QUOTE]

Did you ever mange to flash another modem.bin file other than MF1 version that worked. I don't understand this - I tried flashing NE3 (all the component through ODIN), or even use the links here to successfully update to OC7 and still, IMEI null and unknown baseband. Only when I flash MF1 modem.bin I get connectivity.

Any solution you found other than that ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Are you sure you have a i537 and not an i9295?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] andres7790:
Android is upgrading message after splash screen

Good afternoon, thanks for this update, love the ease of use and how simple it was to upgrade. Anyone else getting" android is upgrading " at boot? I've done a search and a commonly suggested fix is to reinstalling, I've done that after clearing cache and I've been unsuccessful, also read a remove all odex files suggestion, but I haven't tried t this one because I'm waiting for anyone's input.

I don't even consider this pop up a bug because once it clears I'm good to go, it's just that the long boot time gives me flashbacks to the dreadful blackberry boot times. I'm open to suggestions. Thank you all
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Rick1684:
Try uninstalling story album, That was causing it on my phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] andres7790:
Like a Glove, also installed Xposed and my battery is back to reasonable life
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] andres7790:
Been customizing my new ROM for a few days now, I have a favor to ask though. I use Launch X (It's a home Widget Icon App) and I cant get it to work for the life of me.... It will download, execute and I can get through the first 2 options that are to sign up for the newsletter and something else. Can anyone download Launch X Play Store (You can download the free one, I have Pro because I do believe in supporting Development) and can anyone please tell me if the app crashes as soon as you hit the plus sign "+" on the top right? I wrote to the developer and have received no reply as of yet.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] chris1379:
OK, my update to OC7 was successful on the second attempt. I want to install Viper4Android. I tried installing Galaxy Mod Ultimate V2 and it didn't work. It did, however delete my cache. Where did I go wrong or would it be better to use Supolicy? I might need complete instructions for either.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] syedharisiftikhar:
yes i am sure. i tried the first few attempts failed but eventually after installing an older version of odin worked for me so cheers :D
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
When you flash galaxy mod ultimate v2 you have to also flash one of the RAM options at the same time. I would recommend sticking with galaxy mod ultimate v2 since it markedly improves the battery life. Also once you've successfully flashed those, don't forget to change the following lines in /system/build.prop before you install viper4android:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] namitutonka:
Just redid my SGH-I537 from stock OC7 to this, along with Galaxy mod v2. So far battery life has gone from 6 hours stock to a bit over 7. Nice to have some rooted apps once again. Thanks all around. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dagwoodmash:
Were you able to get viper4andoid to work? The driver installation will not stick for me. I made the necessary build prop. changes.