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[q] flashed to stock - no data connection

i was on GOLDENEYE ROM for a couple of days in vegas came back and wanted to flash back to stock because of some small issues.
did a flash back to MDL and it flashed fine data worked and everything yesterday i found it weird that none of my user files were deleted as if it flashed over the custom rom. had to re root did that easily.
last night i got home and decided i wanted to flash all the way back to stock, did that and next thing i know, no connection to apn at all.
no web cant text, nothing.
im on MDL now i have tried flashing to MDB and MDL (AT&T btw) no data on any of these roms. any help please ?
i have no idea what to do
i thought about removing the triangle and going to at&t and requesting a new phone would that work if nothing else?
help pleaaaaaase
thank you !

Did you check your apn? Sounds like that's your problem.

jd1639 said:
Did you check your apn? Sounds like that's your problem.
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yes i did! i tried adding new ones too.
could you provide the stock att lte apn settings for me? ive already tried a few but im willing to try any you provide to me as well. please !
EDIT: SORRY MEANT TO MENTION I WAS ON GOLDENEYE ROM BEFORE FLASHING BACK TO STOCK MDL

AT&T 4.4 Kitkat Update NB1 Should I install or Not?

Somewhat of a noob here so bare with me...
I have an AT&T S4 here in the US and just downloaded the 4.4 kitkat update but postponed it from installing. I imagine firmware comes with this where i wont be able to install a custom recovery and ROM, is that correct? I have my phone rooted which is running MK2 but have yet to install a recovery and ROM on it. I read on AT&T's website that i can only postpone the update 3 times for 4 hours at a time so i guess i have to figure this out soon. What do you guys think? Install the update OR immediately install a recovery and a new ROM so i am not forced to install this update? Thanks for the help fellas, this site has helped me so much already!
Here is info on the AT&T website http://www.att.com/esupport/softwareUpdateArticle.jsp?sid=KB419415&cv=820#fbid=sUc0HQQUHF_

jermo said:
Somewhat of a noob here so bare with me...
I have an AT&T S4 here in the US and just downloaded the 4.4 kitkat update but postponed it from installing. I imagine firmware comes with this where i wont be able to install a custom recovery and ROM, is that correct? I have my phone rooted which is running MK2 but have yet to install a recovery and ROM on it. I read on AT&T's website that i can only postpone the update 3 times for 4 hours at a time so i guess i have to figure this out soon. What do you guys think? Install the update OR immediately install a recovery and a new ROM so i am not forced to install this update? Thanks for the help fellas, this site has helped me so much already!
Here is info on the AT&T website http://www.att.com/esupport/softwareUpdateArticle.jsp?sid=KB419415&cv=820#fbid=sUc0HQQUHF_
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At the moment yes that is correct.. You can freeze att update to postpone things while you figure it out..

hankbizzo5 said:
At the moment yes that is correct.. You can freeze att update to postpone things while you figure it out..
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well yeah i know i can postpone which i did and will continue to do, im wondering if i should hurry up and install a custom recovery and ROM to not have to install this update? Im also wondering what recovery people like the most Clockwork Recovery or Team Win Recovery?

jermo said:
well yeah i know i can postpone which i did and will continue to do, im wondering if i should hurry up and install a custom recovery and ROM to not have to install this update? Im also wondering what recovery people like the most Clockwork Recovery or Team Win Recovery?
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I don't think there is custom recovery for you.... Unless you are talking about safe strap.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

jermo said:
well yeah i know i can postpone which i did and will continue to do, im wondering if i should hurry up and install a custom recovery and ROM to not have to install this update? Im also wondering what recovery people like the most Clockwork Recovery or Team Win Recovery?
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You CAN NOT install CWM or TWRP on your mk2 S4. Only Safestrap 3.71 is a recovery that works. This is common knowledge that is posted throughout the forums on XDA. Search is your friend. But here, let me give you everything you need so you can not brick your phone in the first place. Please read it & thank the op in the threads. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

Check out the "all things mk2 nb1" topic. It's in this section. It tells you which files to freeze or if you safestrap and install custom rom your fine. Postponing the update does not mean it won't do it tonight all by itself.

Dev Time Estimates?
Does anyone have an estimate on about how long it will take devs to analyze the security of the new bootloader for the possibility of custom ROMS/recoveries? We can always hope that AT&T/Samsung has opened up a new exploit while trying to fix the old one. :silly:

JTrocks said:
Does anyone have an estimate on about how long it will take devs to analyze the security of the new bootloader for the possibility of custom ROMS/recoveries? We can always hope that AT&T/Samsung has opened up a new exploit while trying to fix the old one. :silly:
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If there is 1 thing I've learned here...don't ask for a time frame. It piss them off, and that's the last thing we want. Just use titanium backup to freeze the AT&T updater and wait. I've waited this long for 4.4 a few more weeks won't kill me.

beast3300 said:
I don't think there is custom recovery for you.... Unless you are talking about safe strap.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
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well i just installed CWM from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
It installed fine and my phone boots into recovery and back into android just fine. after the CWM install i got to the second post in that thread where it said not to install CWM or else it will brick my phone Jesus too much to read and go through now, used to be so easy back in the day on my G1 and other phones. Now i guess i have to install the stock rom to get rid of CWM :crying:

John The Rhino said:
You CAN NOT install CWM or TWRP on your mk2 S4. Only Safestrap 3.71 is a recovery that works. This is common knowledge that is posted throughout the forums on XDA. Search is your friend. But here, let me give you everything you need so you can not brick your phone in the first place. Please read it & thank the op in the threads. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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an0ther said:
Check out the "all things mk2 nb1" topic. It's in this section. It tells you which files to freeze or if you safestrap and install custom rom your fine. Postponing the update does not mean it won't do it tonight all by itself.
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nice thanks guys! i missed that thread, i was in a totally different one...and yeah it will do it itself here in prob 8 hours so i guess that is why i am trying to install a recovery and ROM so i dont have to update

jermo said:
nice thanks guys! i missed that thread, i was in a totally different one...and yeah it will do it itself here in prob 8 hours so i guess that is why i am trying to install a recovery and ROM so i dont have to update
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If you are on stock 4.3 & don't want the OTA update & just want to stop it from downloading & installing automatically, then do this.
Freeze the following applications...
AT&T Software update v42_1_1309_1_1
LocalFOTA v2_1308_1_1
wssyncmlnps v43_1309_3_1 ----> Samsung updater service
(Pulled from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2506101.

John The Rhino said:
If you are on stock 4.3 & don't want the OTA update & just want to stop it from downloading & installing automatically, then do this.
Freeze the following applications...
AT&T Software update v42_1_1309_1_1
LocalFOTA v2_1308_1_1
wssyncmlnps v43_1309_3_1 ----> Samsung updater service
(Pulled from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2506101.
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i was actually reading through that right now, i went into application manager and was only able to force stop the last two. it wont let me force stop the ATT software update v42 and it wont let me turn off any of them...must be missing something

jermo said:
well i just installed CWM from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
It installed fine and my phone boots into recovery and back into android just fine. after the CWM install i got to the second post in that thread where it said not to install CWM or else it will brick my phone Jesus too much to read and go through now, used to be so easy back in the day on my G1 and other phones. Now i guess i have to install the stock rom to get rid of CWM :crying:
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If you are on MK2, you did not install CWM recovery. You think you did, but you actually booted back into the stock recovery. Which is the best thing that could have happened to you because a lot of people brick their phones and lose recovery completely trying to install a custom recovery (beside Safestrap) on any firmware past MDL. Fortunately, there is a method for most people to recover even if they do Derp their phone. I suggest you take time to read about what is and is not possible with your phone and the different firmwares because the next time you might not be so lucky. Good luck.

scott14719 said:
If you are on MK2, you did not install CWM recovery. You think you did, but you actually booted back into the stock recovery. Which is the best thing that could have happened to you because a lot of people brick their phones and lose recovery completely trying to install a custom recovery (beside Safestrap) on any firmware past MDL. Fortunately, there is a method for most people to recover even if they do Derp their phone. I suggest you take time to read about what is and is not possible with your phone and the different firmwares because the next time you might not be so lucky. Good luck.
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actually i think you are right, because i was going to keep following those instructions to do a backup in CWM but there is no backup and restore option. so i guess that does mean i still have the stock recovery...whew!

jermo said:
i was actually reading through that right now, i went into application manager and was only able to force stop the last two. it wont let me force stop the ATT software update v42 and it wont let me turn off any of them...must be missing something
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You need an app like Titanium Back up Pro to be able to freeze the updaters. It works, I've done it on mine.

John The Rhino said:
You need an app like Titanium Back up Pro to be able to freeze the updaters. It works, I've done it on mine.
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I have Titanium Backup but not the Pro, is it worth the 7 bucks?

jermo said:
I have Titanium Backup but not the Pro, is it worth the 7 bucks?
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Absolutely.

[Q] g2 to straight talk help

all right boys im new to the forum but have been following for a while i have a lg g2 sprint or ls980zv8 my computer crashed i lost my nandroid back up im taking my g2 to straight talk but cannot update mr profile cause i disabled it all i need a stock rooted rom if any one can help out i may be new to the forum but im not too stupid when it comes to android if any one can help please

TheMadScientist420 said:
all right boys im new to the forum but have been following for a while i have a lg g2 sprint or ls980zv8 my computer crashed i lost my nandroid back up im taking my g2 to straight talk but cannot update mr profile cause i disabled it all i need a stock rooted rom if any one can help out i may be new to the forum but im not too stupid when it comes to android if any one can help please
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have you tried going to the sprint thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/sprint) and picking out a stock rooted rom from there

yes i did yeezy is the only stock one i see and it boot loops

Well I found this one there which is stock rooted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630748
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TheMadScientist420 said:
all right boys im new to the forum but have been following for a while i have a lg g2 sprint or ls980zv8 my computer crashed i lost my nandroid back up im taking my g2 to straight talk but cannot update mr profile cause i disabled it all i need a stock rooted rom if any one can help out i may be new to the forum but im not too stupid when it comes to android if any one can help please
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What exactly are you attempting to do? If you want to restore it back to stock try this method --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

asj2583 said:
What exactly are you attempting to do? If you want to restore it back to stock try this method --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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i disabled all of.my update files like prl update profile update sprint rammed the.sparks updTe down my throat and soft bricked me im tryinv to bring my phone to straivht talk but i cant update my profile i had a nandroid backup but one of the younins crashed.the.computer so its gone i keep tryi.g all these stock roms and all i get is the lg screen boot looping roms like mahdi and clockwofk work fine but theres no options in settings nowhere to update my profile and prl i over debloated my system now i cant restore back to.stock rooted i have tried.to.reenable everything i disabled but i believe if im not mistaken i was reading on how to stop from seeing the ota icon and i deleted somthing from my google services

TheMadScientist420 said:
i disabled all of.my update files like prl update profile update sprint rammed the.sparks updTe down my throat and soft bricked me im tryinv to bring my phone to straivht talk but i cant update my profile i had a nandroid backup but one of the younins crashed.the.computer so its gone i keep tryi.g all these stock roms and all i get is the lg screen boot looping roms like mahdi and clockwofk work fine but theres no options in settings nowhere to update my profile and prl i over debloated my system now i cant restore back to.stock rooted i have tried.to.reenable everything i disabled but i believe if im not mistaken i was reading on how to stop from seeing the ota icon and i deleted somthing from my google services
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well next time start with that anyways can you get into download mode if so try to revert to stock with this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

XxZombiePikachu said:
well next time start with that anyways can you get into download mode if so try to revert to stock with this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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i can phone runs fine now but sprint releSed it from tbere system i have my msl code.straight talked regerst it.but im always roaming all i have to do.to.get.it working is update my prfile be it manually or from the system my computer i have now has windows.8 and some.reason i install my lg drivers sucsessfully but it still wong reconize.my phone.i mtp ptp or.charge only modes.

do u know of any custom roms that stil have the system updates in tbe settings menu

Only the stock Rom
Sent from my LG-D800 using xda app-developers app

thanks man that spark update rom worked im now on a straight talk with sprints lte data conection working like a charm

How do I install a safestrap rom with i337 being unlocked to Tmobile

I'm trying to help a friend install some roms on his att gs4. I'm familiar with Tmobile s4 since i have one and often install custom roms but with att phone i see its a little different.
My main question is how do I get a rom on his phone without losing Tmobile unlock privileges he currently has.
also if someone could explain how this whole loki thing works that'd be awesome, like can i install tmo rom on his 337 or only att made roms
he's probably just looking to install a nice stable tw rom that is up to date with either 4.4.2 or 4.3

Stoowyguy said:
I'm trying to help a friend install some roms on his att gs4. I'm familiar with Tmobile s4 since i have one and often install custom roms but with att phone i see its a little different.
My main question is how do I get a rom on his phone without losing Tmobile unlock privileges he currently has.
also if someone could explain how this whole loki thing works that'd be awesome, like can i install tmo rom on his 337 or only att made roms
he's probably just looking to install a nice stable tw rom that is up to date with either 4.4.2 or 4.3
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How to run other carrier roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
All 4.4.2 i337 confirmed roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51130834

Thanks, these are very good links and will be extremely helpful.
I'm just wondering what would happen if after I install a rom what or if I'll have to do anything to make them work with his tmo sim/plan

Stoowyguy said:
Thanks, these are very good links and will be extremely helpful.
I'm just wondering what would happen if after I install a rom what or if I'll have to do anything to make them work with his tmo sim/plan
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The only thing might be entering T-Mobiles apn settings. tell your friend to go to wireless/networks > more > mobile networks > access point names and have him make a .txt with everything there so he can key it in once he's on a new rom

I'm assuming safestrap recovery will allow us to create a good old NANDroid backup incase of anything going wrong

Stoowyguy said:
I'm assuming safestrap recovery will allow us to create a good old NANDroid backup incase of anything going wrong
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yeah, you can back up everything. I'd advise doing only data though

[Q] LG G2 D802H, Root help.

Hey guys.
I am not that new in the whole rooting "scene" but it seems that I am unable to find a proper guide for rooting my (updated) phone. Every guide I have found, not only in this site, is outdated for like a year or so or just for older versions of the firmware, and if there is one thats for D802H(international model, I'm from Greece) it's probably in really bad english or directed towards pros. I rooted my G2 when I got it last year but decided to unroot because of some problems with the screen so I could use my warranty and haven't rerooted since. So it would be really helpful if any of you could point me in a certain guide or just run me through the whole process of rooting my phone, what to download, what to do to my phone, the recoveries etc. I would really like to use Cyanogen Mod or a G3 mod. Certainly, my choice for these two is because they look awesome. If you have any other rom on your mind that might be better than these, please dont hesitate from telling me. I really need all the help I can get, last time I got stuck on a boot loop and didn't know what to do for many hours before I reflashed to stock. So basically I would like a root guide ( found one from a member called somboons, seemed nice but wasn't really thorough as to whether I should wipe all data or just wipe dalvik cache and really wasn't noob-friendly) and a link to a ROM download page with a guide for flashing it. Not really into kernels, so if you could suggest a different one from stock that provides better battery life etc. that would be great. Any other info that you feel I should know will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance guys and sorry for the trouble I'm putting you,
George.
P.S.: Would like to avoid wiping data if at all possible.

search for stump root apk

zekurosu said:
search for stump root apk
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Oh well that was easy, thanks man. Rooted succesfully, installed SU and now have TWRP. What about the ROM? For CM, should I just go in their site and pick one for my phone? Is a release here that's stable?

giorgos123 said:
Oh well that was easy, thanks man. Rooted succesfully, installed SU and now have TWRP. What about the ROM? For CM, should I just go in their site and pick one for my phone? Is a release here that's stable?
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if CM11 .. try the latest Milestone ... as for CM12, it is still alpha stage, so try at your own risk