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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] rvdsabu:
stuck at ATT logo

I am going by your guide. So far I have successfully

downgraded to 4.4

rooted

installed flashfire

I am now on the step that says to load the rooted stock rom with flashfire. I go through the steps and the file seems to load then reboots to the ATT screen. In your description you say this can take a few minutes. Well, mine has been stuck on that screen for hours..... The blue power lights seems to fade in and out but thats it. What do you think I am doing wrong? What do you suggest? Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sfhawkeye:
Having the same problem myself, rvdsabu

I followed the instructions to the letter. Tried putting the OC7 stock rooted ROM on both and SD Card and internal memory but the result is the same. FlashFire will go black for a few seconds, show "loading...", but then it never loads. I watched a youtube video of FlashFire working properly and mine never boots FlashFire and loads the I537_OC7_Stock_Rooted_ROM.

Here are my steps:

- ODIN to NE3 (Yes I have an AT&T I537)

- Root with Towelroot.

- Install SuperSU

- Install FlashFire

- Copy ROM to internal storage (also tried SD Card)

- Set the settings and Actions as outlined in the FP.

- Press the lightning bolt, but then it does as I described above and just get the AT&T logo forever.

I can boot into stock recovery and do a wipe and it goes right back to NE3.

Any ideas gurus? Maybe the latest version of FlashFire isn't compatible? I was getting it from Google Play store.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] chris1379:
Did you try wiping the cache partition?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pvchip3:
Where can i find these tar files..oc7?

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Where can i find these files?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xddd00:
Hi.

This was the only method that worked for me. I don't know is this will work for you.

OC6 Deodexed, OC6 Odex, OC7 Deodexed, OC7 Odex... These files won't flash, no matter what I do. In the middle of process just reboots the device and AT&T logo showed up forever.

After 5 or more days trying to figure this out, I realized that if AT&T logo stays just there more than one minute, then I have to start all over from scratch, again...

You'll have to start over again, from Odin NH3 (wipe didn't work for me).

1 Start Odin and flash NE3 (all four files)

2 Do not turn on Wi-Fi

3 Enable USB Debugging and select mock locations in the same screen

4 Root the device using Towelroot (Turn on Wi-Fi for rooting and then turn it off again)

5 Use SuperSU to finish the root process and DON'T REBOOT (everytime I reboot all was messed up and FlashFire won't flash)

6 If SuperSU ask you to disable Knox, select OK, DON'T REBOOT

7 Install FlashFire, select flash firmware package and look for the OC6 file (worked for me in the external sd)

8 Select Flash ZIP or OTA and select the I537_OC6_Stock_Partitions.zip file

9 Select Wipe and select all partitions except internal storage

10 From the main menu Tap-hold-drag your "Actions" and place them in the following order:

- Wipe

- Flash ZIP or OTA

- Flash firmware package

11 Hit the lightning button. Device will reboot by itself and wait FlashFire do its thing (Text going fast, then AT&T logo that last 10 or 15 seconds and last screen is FlashFire flashing process)

If this process fail, you'll have to do all steps over again! Wipe didn't worked and I think that is some kind of protection this device has...

This was the only method that worked for me. I wanted the deodexed to install Xposed but no luck :(

If anyone could install the deodexed one please share it with us step by step, thanks and good luck!

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=96042739161892313 OC6 firmware

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952608091 OC6 partitions mod
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dedon4christ5:
hey, please how did you get it to work ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Siwot Nyubi:
how to upgrade lollipop version ?

i download I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.tar.md5 and flash via odin but failed, now i flash again to kitkat version NE3 and hotspot cant switch on ...

can u help me please :(
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] miscellaneousmemphian:
It took me a few tries it is simple though basically you should see some part of flashfire doing its thing after the screen flashes once or twice. the boot loader was not needed and I can flash both deodex and odex of versions of 6 and 7
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jroq8400:
Having same trouble as this other post

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=71049576

Tried both oc6 and oc7 same result. It flashes screen a couple times then sits on att logo until I have to power off and boot to recovery to clear cache and it boots back up as if nothing happened still on ne3
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kadooosh:
I'm trying to root my 5.0.1 s4 active so I need to downgrade to ne3. I downloaded the full package from https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2629093 I537UCUCNE3 .

I enabled usb debugging and put my phone in download mode. I start odin (tried 3.07 and 3.09) and select all the 4 files for download.

Odin sees my phone and I press start.

Then it shows this:

<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..

<ID:0/007> File analysis..

<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/007> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/007> FAIL!

<ID:0/007>

<ID:0/007> Re-Partition operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

On my phone I see:

Start 224,1440

SECURE CHECK FAIL: PIT

After some googling I understand this has to do with the branding/simlock of the phone. But the phone is not simlocked.

How can I solve this?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
Flash everything except the bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kadooosh:
It got bricked after a few tried. After many hours I got it working again with this firmware I9295XXUDOB4_I9295DBTDOB1_I9295XXUDOB4_HOME.tar

Got stuck with some german "apps" but I don't mind.

Ill just leave the root acces now. Don't want to **** it up again. In the end I would only use root for adaway.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
What model phone do you have because it sounds like you have an i9295 and not an i537. If that is the case then you're lucky you didn't permanently brick your phone flashing the wrong firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kadooosh:
Yea I got the i9295 even though under my battery is says " sgh-i5337" . It got me confused. To be honest I thought they were the same phones with the same firmware. I was so wrong. So this whole guide isnt ment for the i9295 ?

First time rooting goes wrong for me. Doing this for years with loads of phones.

Can I root it with this guide eventhough I'm on 5.0.1?

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2649691

And I won't need to reset my current firmware? I just installed everything the way I like it.

Edit: hahah I just rooted it in 2 minutes. I spent my half day yesterday trying to do this :D. So lucky it aint bricked :D.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thencamedroid:
Hi guys,

I am on 4.4.2 with root and followed instructions on first post to install - I537_OC7_Stock_Rooted_Deodexed_ROM, but the phone stuck on AT&T logo for 60 minutes now. The instructions say 15-20 minutes. Not sure if something wrong or just have to wait. Any suggestions? Try again?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xddd00:
Could anyone be able to install deodexed rom? I've tried many times without success... It just fails in the middle of the process (red screen) after the AT&T splash screen and instructions to do it at least for me doesn't work... I've seen that if you reboot the device when turning on adb or rooting, it'll be screwed up and you'll have to do the whole process again...
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Azarhan:
Unfortunately... Safestrap.

I've read almost all of this thread, it's taken me days, and I've been trying everything under the sun to get this to work, but here's my consistent problem:

I'll Odin to NE3, towelroot, SuperSU, Flashfire OC6, or OC7 or deodexed and I'll set "reboot to download"

After flashing the system,

going back and forth between the samsung screen and the ATnT screen,

It never goes into download mode,

It reboots to a black screen and all these error messages keep popping up:

[Unfortunately...[blank] has stopped (button for ok)]

[blank] = every android process one after the other

at that point, I can hold power, get a powerdown dialog, accept it, reboot into recovery, clear the cache, reboot and I'm back in NE3, like nothing ever happened.

Wait,wait,wait... I used to run safestrap on here... and I *might* not have uninstalled it properly... or at all...

I tried installing the version I had, and uninstalling it, no change.

I tried installing the latest version and uninstalling it,

Now after going though all the above, my black screen and error messages also has "Safe mode" in the bottom left.

tried the adb commands in this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448942

But I get an error that /system/etc/init.qcom.modem_links.sh.bin doesn't exist.

Are there conflicts between Safestrap and Flashfire? How would I resolve them?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sammnt!:
All seems that the problem is the FlashFire version, so I do this:

1: Download the 0.24 version from here (sorry I can't post the link, but you can search in google for the version, the page starts with flashfireapk.co ......)

2: Activate airplane mode

3: Set the date to 09/11/15 (September 11th, 2015)​

And then followed the instructions normally:

1. Place the ROM onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).

2. Open the FlashFire app and "Agree" to the Terms and Conditions.

3. Press "(+)" twice to bring up the "Actions" menu.

4. Select "Flash Zip or OTA" and locate and select the ROM. Leave "Auto-mount" unchecked under the "Options" menu and press the checkmark to continue.

5. From the main menu Uncheck all options under "EverRoot" and set "Reboot" setting to "Download."

6. Press the lightning bolt then "Ok" to begin the flash.

7. Once the flash is complete and the device reboots into "Download" mode, flash the I537_OC7_Bootloader using Odin's PDA/AP slot.

And it is all!

Worked for me and hope this help everyone!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xddd00:
Oh my God... If this really work then should be stickied... Wasted almost five days trying to figure out what was really going on here
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dedon4christ5:
great Job

hi and great job..

I wanted to ask if the files you used to achieve this success are the files in the first page of this thread ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sammnt!:
Yes, I've used the files posted by muniz_ri, I tried the OC6 and OC7 versions odex, but I guess that the Deodexed versions will work too. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xddd00:
Yeah, you can directly flash Deodexed without the Odex first and will go fine, just use the date 11/09/2015 before running 0.24 Flashfire version

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By the way, did anyone get Gravity Xposed mod working? I've tried many versions but none of them worked...
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dedon4christ5:
great Job

thanks, I'll get to it, and let you know as it progresses.

Do you have any instant messenger I can reach you on ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sammnt!:
You can send me a PM, I regularly respond immediately
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dedon4christ5:
great Job

ok, thanks, a lot. I just downloaded the files, I'm gonna get to flashing them now... I'm flashing from 4.4.2 Ne3 with root

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Do I need to connect the phone to my computer before commencing the flashing process ?

I just downloaded flashfire the 0.24 version from 3 different places, but after installing, when I try to open the app, it just doesn't open
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sammnt!:
Remember to change the date to 09/11/2015
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kmkrreeves1:
I have stock firmware version OC8 (5.0.1) nd I wasn't rooted to begin with. I just installed the kingroot apk and it seemed to root my i537 just fine. It at least lets me uninstall atts bloatware and I have the Samsung Custom screen on boot. I came to this thread hoping to find a way to install a new rom. Am I misunderstanding something?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Devo7v:
This is your only option for a custom ROM:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-active/development/thread-construction-t3333823
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yurais:
Yes !

it works this way

Use attached flashfire apk

set date to September 11th 2015

Just wanted to clear the date a bit, for international understanding..
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] chris1379:
Use Kingroot version 4.5 and follow it with Super Sume 6.7. There is virtually no chance of bricking your phone this way.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] josiahg52:
Finally got OC7 5.0.1 LL rooted and deodexed running on my i537.

Successfully used ODIN 3.07 to go from MF3 4.2.2 to NE3 4.4.2 using the instructions in the Galaxy S4 Active Firmware/Guide Repository thread and then rooted with towelroot. I ran into problems when trying to go from NE3 to the OC6 and OC7 stock or otherwise. In the end I was able to go straight from NE3 to rooted and deodexed OC7.

I read every post in this thread. I tried many different ways, many different times and the only way I got it done was using the method detailed in post #681 by member sammnt! to setup for FlashFire (v.24 and manual date change) and then the basic steps of the OP and post #668 by member xddd00 and other posts between # 400 and #600 by members thisisapoorusernamechoice and Rick1684. There's a lot of information in the thread and those just a few of the ones that I distinctly remember.

I side loaded SuperSu 2.48 and FlashFire v.24 from their respective official websites and only connected to the internet to run towelroot. I did

not

ODIN the OC7 bootloader and did

not

select FlashFire to reboot into 'Download' instead leaving it on 'Normal'. It did take a bit and after so many failed flashes with it either hanging up at the AT&T splash screen forever or rebooting several times and then a bunch of "xxxx has stopped", etc. messages, I did get nervous the last time. I was patient and let it go and finally was greeted by the initial setup prompt for Lollipop.

I have not tested every aspect of the phone yet but so far so good. Wi-Fi is working fine and I can transfer files to and from via MTP and Bluetooth. Play Store, Titanium Backup and System App Remover are all working.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] josiahg52:
Nothing critical to report but I do get frequent 'Android is upgrading' prompts every boot now. Sometimes it's just the 'Starting Apps' dialog which lasts a few seconds but other times it goes through the optimization of 217 apps before it gets to the homescreen and that takes several minutes. I would like to know what ia causing this. It didn't manifest itself until the next day and after a few reboots. If it's not common issue with the flash then I'll probably create another thread if I don't find resolution elsewhere.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] gdgeorge:
Thanks so much. Worked for me.

[MENTION=1662773]mods[/MENTION], this really should be stickied and maybe a link to the .24 version of fireflash!

:highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] XxArxAngelxX:
I hate to resurrect a (somewhat) dead thread, but I found this while trying to root my phone and still can't come to a full solution.

I followed these steps, reading the posts mentioned, and still can't get it working. My steps are as follows.

-Flash NE3, go through setup process WITHOUT WIFI.

-Only turn on wifi for Towelroot, then immediately turn off.

-Dev option->USB Debugging & Mock Location

-Set date to Sep 11, 2015

-Set timeout to 10 min

-Install SuperSu and Flashfire (versions mentioned) from SD card.

-Run SuperSu, DON'T RESTART, Ok when Knox is mention, DON'T RESTART.

-Run Flashfire, select ROM (have tried OC7 regular and Deodexed)

-Add option for Wipe, select all options but Internal Storage

-ClickDrag Wipe to be above flashing of ROM

-Restart set to 'Normal'

-Hit Lightning Bolt

At this point, it shows a wave of text Matrix Style, then goes into Flashfire doing it's thing. Shortly into 'Flashing System', the screen goes black, phone restarts. I see the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active logo, then black screen. I left it for a good 15 min before giving up on it.

At this point, is there something I'm just missing, or should I just abandon it? Wanted root access to freeze all the bloatware and get some performance/battery life like I did back in the day with my S2.

If I decide to pull out and forget root, is there any way I can go back to 5.0.1? I downgraded specifically to do this with Odin, but if I give up do I just update the phone through Kies after reflashing with Odin and NOT rooting?

Thanks for any help.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] ahvamaria:
im trying to figure out if I can apply the 2017 security update, oc8 through FF (its installed) if a phone is on rooted oc6.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] chris1379:
What is in the security update?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sirtweak0:
From 4.4.2 this is the only thing that worked for me. Thank you!!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Madre Monstruo:
Thanks you guys! yesterday my phone was stuck on the ATT screen and now I'm up and running better than ever. :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jerryspring:
Did this still work? In other words, did the phone continually run good while doing your method?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] josiahg52:
Still using it to this day. No problems at all. The "Android is upgrading" message can be annoying but it seems to happen less often and even then, only when restarting or turning on the phone. That appears to be an Android version issue and not a result of the phone itself.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jerryspring:
Yurais post works flawlessly. Just did it
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Faramire:
Hi,

All I want to do is put 5.0.1 on my Galaxy S4 i537.

I don't care if it wipes all data, and I would rather it NOT be rooted.

Is there a simple guide on just how to flash the OTA firmware release?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sirtweak0:
Here is this with Xposed, finally :)

See my reply here:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-act...llipop-5-0-t3235533/post81584331#post81584331

Also you can go the non-rooted route its in the first post.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] NGD1:
Mine is doing the same thing as the others with the flashing fails

I did notice something in flash fire

At the end it says something along the line of few format: no

Like it's not formatting the system and then failing

Followed steps to the T same issue
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
So those that were able to unrar.... the .tar works? I will reupload later today.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] NGD1:
Seems like it
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
I was able to successfully update from NE3 to OC6 keeping root by using the first tar you uploaded. Yeah I got the error message about the size, but I manually rebooted and everything was fine. I can't say as to the new smaller file you uploaded.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
Sounds like the new .tar is good but the problem surrounds the .rar archieve. I used winrar to create so best to use winrar to unrar.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bazilam:
No space left > soft brick > failed to mount /system

What I did previous to this flash:

Flashed from I537UCUAMF3 (4.2.2) to I537UCUBML2 (4.3) using ODIN 3.07/09 - factory reset

Flashed from i537UCUBML2 (4.3) to I537UCUCNE3 (4.4.2) released 2014-06-06 official using OTA

What I did this time:

Factory reset and unrooted/rerooted. During Flashfire (with both files), boot and recovery appeared to flash, but failed on system (partition size was 2399MiB, flash size was 2477 MiB, and Pre-Flash Wipe was set to No). Followed by "ioexception: write failed: enospc (no space left on device)". Screenshot attached.

At reboot, the GS4A logo appeared, and then the phone sat at a black screen indefinitely (>2mins). Rebooted into recovery mode.

Recovery appears to be LRX22C.I537UCUCOC6; an error immediately appears about failure to mount /system. Screenshot attached. Wipe data/factory reset probably won't fix, since it doesn't touch /system?

Besides Odin (since I won't be on a PC until tonight, and was having driver issues with it yesterday), any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] gst_r:
Same issue at my i537, any ideas? thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
ok, since i do not have this device it will be too difficult for me to create the system.img just the right size.

I need someone that was successful to dump a system.img from your device. If you don't know how and would like to help resolve these issues please PM me.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tonochito:
Oh lawd i get at the end this ioexepctopm:write failed: ENOSPC

rebooting...

errors have been dtected. Delaying rebot for three minutes in the hope you 'll notice. You could reboot manually, of course
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bobbylx:
See my posts starting on page 2. I had the same issue, just started from a different base then you two. It's worth trying again as I did.

Use odin and go back to NE3, used towel root, installed Flashfire, followed same steps and it worked.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] 3aits:
Do I understand correctly that UC6 be via ODIN to flash NE3? another question, through MoreLocale 2 will list all languages?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bobbylx:
I'm not 100% sure what you mean, but I think the answer is no.

I went to stock NE3 using this (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567718011 ) with Odin 3.09, rooted with towelroot, installed flashfire, then followed the steps in post #1 of this thread to install OC6.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] 3aits:
is it possible to get back with UC6 on Ne3 or NH3?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
Confirmed that you can go back to NE3.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
Others have been able to successfully reboot into OC6 after receiving this error by pulling then reinserting the battery.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tonochito:
Well i didn't have to pull the battery, just left that and it rebooted by itself working fine but i am facing that i have flashed the stock NC3 and i don't have baseband still with this my phone has the fm1 modem
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
That means you did not flash the partitions file as required. Reinstall FF on OC6 and flash that file.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tonochito:
no i think that something has been locked or something like that i have already posted my situation here http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-active/help/i537ucucnh3-4-4-2-t3089698/post60293401#post60293401 and yes i flashed the partitions

Couldn't update to NH3 2 days trying to do it now that i can have lollipop rooted appears samsung custom with the padlock unlocked

I think i am going to leave this on this way at least finally i can have native tethering working and it has been really annoying for me to have lollipop, but i just wondering what does mean that padlock unlocked and if there could be an option to remove it.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] muniz_ri:
Added a new .rar file which I have tested and confirmed working to resolve the issue extracting the .tar from the .rar. If you still have this issue it may be your sdcard which is corrupt, a bad download, etc.

As for the "not enough space left...." error: I will add a note to the OP that there will be an extended delay once the phone reboots or try pulling the battery. Again, someone that has had success and is willing to help resolve the issue, PM me. thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pinyata:
does this mean that you didn't install supersu? i'm currently on my 4th round of flashing, failing, going back to ne3 and starting all over. i've gotten all the way to error and manual reboot, but it only goes to the galaxy s4 active boot logo and stops there.