I was following the Triangle Away guide for returning my S4 to stock. There was a download link so I began download but it is taking forever and I have a feeling it's not for MF3.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
There still is not stock firmware for mf3. Wishing it so isn't going to make it so.
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I activated my S4, and I 'thought' I had taken the MDL update before I rooted, apparently not. My WIFI will not come on and I get the nag notice every time I try to open. Upon looking at my About Device screen I see that that my baseband version is L720VPUAMDC but my Build number shows JDQ39.L720VPUAMDL.
Used CF-Root and it seems to be holding according to Root Checker. I am currently downloading the stock MDC restore in an attempt to correct this problem. My hopes is a flash back to stock and starting from scratch will fix my woes. Am I wrong?
No custom recovery installed.I did a factory reset when I saw things were going bad. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
dh350nwo said:
I activated my S4, and I 'thought' I had taken the MDL update before I rooted, apparently not. My WIFI will not come on and I get the nag notice every time I try to open. Upon looking at my About Device screen I see that that my baseband version is L720VPUAMDC but my Build number shows JDQ39.L720VPUAMDL.
Used CF-Root and it seems to be holding according to Root Checker. I am currently downloading the stock MDC restore in an attempt to correct this problem. My hopes is a flash back to stock and starting from scratch will fix my woes. Am I wrong?
No custom recovery installed.I did a factory reset when I saw things were going bad. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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I would recommend flashing the stock MDC firmware and starting from there.
Here is a link to "[HOW TO]Install Latest Stock MDL Firmware & Modem w/Custom Recovery & Root"
Please thank Mudavo for putting this together.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480
There is step by step info on flashing the stock MDC firmware, upgrading to MDL, rooting, and flashing a custom recovery if you are interested.
Landon4444 said:
I would recommend flashing the stock MDC firmware and starting from there.
Here is a link to "[HOW TO]Install Latest Stock MDL Firmware & Modem w/Custom Recovery & Root"
Please thank Mudavo for putting this together.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480
There is step by step info on flashing the stock MDC firmware, upgrading to MDL, rooting, and flashing a custom recovery if you are interested.
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I'm interested in anything that gets me back on track. I am currently reading that thread you linked to. But that comes after i get back on MDC stock .
dh350nwo said:
I'm interested in anything that gets me back on track. I am currently reading that thread you linked to. But that comes after i get back on MDC stock .
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The first 2 links on that page are to Odin and the Stock MDC firmware.
There are step by step instructions listed on how you will use Odin to flash the Stock MDC firmware.
I am currently downloading the SPH-L720_MDC_STOCK_RESTORE.exe file I found from another link. Do you think that will pose a problem? I would really hate to stop my current download and start all over.
dh350nwo said:
I am currently downloading the SPH-L720_MDC_STOCK_RESTORE.exe file I found from another link. Do you think that will pose a problem? I would really hate to stop my current download and start all over.
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If it is the one from here http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=231 that will be fine. You will need to follow the instructions in that link.
Landon4444 said:
If it is the one from here http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=231 that will be fine. You will need to follow the instructions in that link.
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Thats the one, awesome, thanks hit yet again.
dh350nwo said:
Thats the one, awesome, thanks hit yet again.
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I'm just pasting links. Don't forget to thank sextape and Mudavo for their awesome contributions.
I'm still deciding whether or not I should flash back to MDL and OTA the 4.3 update when it comes out. What is the exact process in flashing via Odin?
I already know this far;
Download Odin and MDL .tar
Go through the process and let it flash
Wait for the green
Flashed - Boot like normal
OTA to 4.3
I have been hearing about something called Triangle Away. What am I supposed to do exactly with it? What I know so far is, if you want to send your device in for repair or warranty, you should do Triangle Away?
Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
The first link is somewhat useless for what I'm asking. Unless I'm completely oblivious of something.
I already checked Adam's thread, but what is the whole thing about Triangle Away and the flash counter?
Exactly how am I supposed to use it?
Do I flash to MDL, root and then use Triangle Away and then flash via Odin back to MDL or what?
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I just installed Triangle Away and my Flash Counter is at 0. So nevermind, I guess I don't have to do anything. Except the weird thing is, I have flashed custom ROM's at least over a couple dozen times and custom recovery twice.
What firmware are you on? I'm sorry if you are on MF3 you cannot downgrade. If you are on MF3, you can root and use safestrap to flash tw roms. Your options are either to stay on MF3 and root it or upgrade.
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HiTideBlastoise said:
What firmware are you on? I'm sorry if you are on MF3 you cannot downgrade. If you are on MF3, you can root and use safestrap to flash tw roms. Your options are either to stay on MF3 and root it or upgrade.
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MDL
Here...
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06...alaxy-s4-gt-i505-m919-i337-international.html
There is ALWAYS risk. If you try it, you take responsibility for the risk!
I suggest you use the XDA search function or Google if you have any more concers because the answer has generally already been posted to most questions...you just have to search for them and read / learn about them.
Good luck.
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Why not just wait until one of the Devs releases the ODIN TAR for 4.3? It should be available soon after the OTA.
Better yet, just flash a 4.3 ROM to your phone. That way, you can still have the option of Rooting or using a custom recovery on your phone. If you take the 4.3 OTA or ODIN 4.3 to your phone, you will not be able to ROOT or use a custom recovery, at least not yet.
Hello,
First off I am very new to this. I always try to be as careful as possible and do as much research as I can. I follow all the steps as directed and ask questions ahead of time before screwing things up.
My problem now is I accepted an OTA update to 4.3 from what I thought was a stock 4.2.2. Apparently I was wrong and the superUSER app was still installed on my phone. I no longer have the ability to use my WiFi- (I switch the toggle and it just stays off) I have tried to reset and restore. I have tried to delete all data and re-install. I have tried everything I'm comfortable with at this point. I dont know if I should try using ODIN to flash stock since I probably have a knox bootlocker and dont want to do more damage. I am posting photos because I noticed my naseband and my build number don't match up. I am afraid im stuck in between 4.2.2 and 4.3. I would greatly appreciate any advice or even a push in the right direction. I have been searching trying to find a solution for over a month and the most I can get is... "your an idiot, dont update OTA while rooted, etc etc" Hindsight is 20/20. Thank you again for your time.
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Try flashing a 4.3 rom.
beerbq said:
Try flashing a 4.3 rom.
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Stock 4.3? Just usin ODIN or what? Sorry I know that this is probably a lot simpler than I am making it.
bumblingfool said:
Stock 4.3? Just usin ODIN or what? Sorry I know that this is probably a lot simpler than I am making it.
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I am not an expert but from what Im seeing your on a 4.3 rom but the modem did not update. Your modem is still mf9. I would flash a 4.2 rom and go from there. I don't want to give the wrong info hopefully someone can chime in that knows more than me.
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I am not an expert but from what Im seeing your on a 4.3 rom but the modem did not update. Your modem is still mf9. I would flash a 4.2 rom and go from there. I don't want to give the wrong info hopefully someone can chime in that knows more than me.
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Yeah that is what I was noticing as well. I have soft bricked my phone twice now trying to use odin and going back to a stock 4.2. The flash says fail everytime. I am wondering if KNOX is blocking ODIN from flashing the new ROM. Thanks for your quick response and I guess this means I am on the right path. Now I just need to find a way to flash a stock 4.2 on my fluster clucked half 4.2 half 4.3 phone.
I do know that once you're on MJA there's no going backwards. Try odining the modem. Make sure you turn your phone off...then boot to DL mode. Don't just boot to DL mode seems to work better that way.
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If all fails go here and download the latest MK2 4.3:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L720&details=Galaxy_S_4_Sprint
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...
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Yeah that is what I was noticing as well. I have soft bricked my phone twice now trying to use odin and going back to a stock 4.2. The flash says fail everytime. I am wondering if KNOX is blocking ODIN from flashing the new ROM. Thanks for your quick response and I guess this means I am on the right path. Now I just need to find a way to flash a stock 4.2 on my fluster clucked half 4.2 half 4.3 phone.
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I would suggest first trying to reinstall your mf9 modem via odin , if that doesn't work I'd try to install the mja modem via odin. You can find the links to files here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42954149&postcount=2
And a thread about a similar issue so you can get a better idea of what you need to do.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp.../342205-mk2-ota-update-today-killed-wifi.html
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II'm currently running version 4.3 and am rooted however need to get back to stock mode. I tried using the odin tool along with the samsung drivers but I can't seem to find my firmware that I need. Can someone please direct me to where I can find the stock firmware for 4.3 S4 SGH-1337? And what procedure I would use to go back to stock. I would greatly appreciate it.
You need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
jd1639 said:
You need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
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Thanks so much for posting this! Much Appreciated. I will do this right now and let you know how it goes.
I have been searching and have not found anything clear about returning ATT MK2 to bone stock.
I have an ATT SG4 Android 4.3 MK2, I have rooted and used Safestrap to install an additional partition with Hyperdrive 13. All is working well, but I just developed 3 dead pixels sending green lines down screen. Phone is still under warranty.
So can someone direct me to the proper way to return the phone to bone stock? All the guides and Tar files I find are for 4.2 MJF and I don't wish to brick the phone.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Doug
You didn't look to hard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
jd1639 said:
You didn't look to hard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
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Thanks