Sorry for the noob questions new to android and using custom roms. I recently download and flashed wicked v5.1 and its works fine for me, however i want to try the new cm10.2. Now I have download the necessary files and have done a titanium backup. But when I go to enter recovery I get a screen saying " system software not authorized by att has been found on your phone" and in the upper left hand corner it's says "secure fail: kernel" what does that mean and how do I get back into recovery so that I can try out cm10.2? What I have noticed that my model number now reads sgh-m1919 instead of m1337is that problem?
SloEvo said:
Sorry for the noob questions new to android and using custom roms. I recently download and flashed wicked v5.1 and its works fine for me, however i want to try the new cm10.2. Now I have download the necessary files and have done a titanium backup. But when I go to enter recovery I get a screen saying " system software not authorized by att has been found on your phone" and in the upper left hand corner it's says "secure fail: kernel" what does that mean and how do I get back into recovery so that I can try out cm10.2? What I have noticed that my model number now reads sgh-m1919 instead of m1337is that problem?
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You need to read the "pinned" threads in the "general" forum. You will find the answer to the question(s) you asked and many other things you need to know about your phone in those threads. If you don't have a basic understanding of your phone or what it is you are doing to it, you will mess up your phone. Good luck, and please read those threads and use the forum's search function before asking questions that have already been addressed.
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I'm a relatively new user of the android device and I was wondering if someone could help me install ICS on my phone.
The first thing I did was the section 5 of this thread to root my phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Then, I tried following the instructions on this thread to install ICS: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11850-romicsiml74k-teamhacksungs-ics-port-for-fascinate-build-5-0114/
One thing I noticed from reading around though, was that I needed to do a NANDROID backup. In order to do that, I downloaded the 'ROM Manager' and tried to 'Reboot into Recovery'. However, it wouldn't boot into recovery, so I did a quick search and figured out the solution, which was found here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000/
In order to solver this problem, I realized that I had to download a kernel that's applicable to my drive. I'm now looking at my kernel version to figure out which file to download, but I'm having a hard time going from there.
As you can see, I'm kind of all over the place, so I decided to stop before I screw up my phone. Can anyone please help me out or point me to the right direction?
Thank you!
Bauss said:
I'm a relatively new user of the android device and I was wondering if someone could help me install ICS on my phone.
The first thing I did was the section 5 of this thread to root my phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Then, I tried following the instructions on this thread to install ICS: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11850-romicsiml74k-teamhacksungs-ics-port-for-fascinate-build-5-0114/
One thing I noticed from reading around though, was that I needed to do a NANDROID backup. In order to do that, I downloaded the 'ROM Manager' and tried to 'Reboot into Recovery'. However, it wouldn't boot into recovery, so I did a quick search and figured out the solution, which was found here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000/
In order to solver this problem, I realized that I had to download a kernel that's applicable to my drive. I'm now looking at my kernel version to figure out which file to download, but I'm having a hard time going from there.
As you can see, I'm kind of all over the place, so I decided to stop before I screw up my phone. Can anyone please help me out or point me to the right direction?
Thank you!
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Use droidstyle's guide for everything. It is step by step, no way to fail.
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First you don't need to root your phone to flash a new rom. We almost need his in big bold letters in the guide, because this is a huge misconception.
I never do.nadroids, I back up what I want and reinstall.the programs I need. You can always Odin back to stock if.something goes wrong. The advantage to rooting is that you.can now use titanium backup to back up your programs. (I have the least problems if I install them from the market and then restore data only.)
Then flash CWM fixed for CM7. Three finger into recovery. If the phone boots it will reflash the stock recovery and you'll have to flash it again.
Install ICS.
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Profit.
I see You found section 5 in my guide, but you missed the part right at the top that says "this is not needed if flashing a custom rom". Also, how did you miss section 3 that has the exact instructions for putting ICS on your phone?
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I see You found section 5 in my guide, but you missed the part right at the top that says "this is not needed if flashing a custom rom". Also, how did you miss section 3 that has the exact instructions for putting ICS on your phone?
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Damn it, you're right. I guess I'm an idiot.
Is it OK that I go straight to section 3 right now? Or must I un-root the device first?
No your fine to move ahead, a rooted phone wont hurt you.
Hi All,
I just got an SPH-i337 yesterday and attempted to Root + Install Mod.
I ended up rooting and installing Safestrap (TWRP 2.6.x.x). Upon first use I backed up my current OS to a removable SD card using the utility in TWRP. I then, because I was not clear on how to download install CM which was what I was going to, installed ROM Manager and selected CM without setting up a ROM slot. I think this is where I went wrong.
Upon reboot, I was unable to access the Stock ROM and had no options to go to CM. When I attempted to perform a restore from my backup on SD it failed as well and keeps going to the Android recovery screen (not TWRP).
I'm now just trying to go back to stock and have tried using both Heimdall and Odin to no avail. Odin at least provides an error message:
SW REV. CHECK FAIL: Fused:4, Binary:1. What does this mean? That I'm attempting to use an image (.tar.md5 file) which is not current? Is there a way that I can still recover my phone?
..also, please let me know if there are pieces of information that I'm missing. I don't have much to go off of since the firmware and other information (I believe) is not able to be accessed.
Again I just got the phone yesterday. I also have about 40 tabs open that are full of searches that I've been doing regarding this. As yet, no luck.
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..also, please let me know if there are pieces of information that I'm missing. I don't have much to go off of since the firmware and other information (I believe) is not able to be accessed.
Again I just got the phone yesterday. I also have about 40 tabs open that are full of searches that I've been doing regarding this. As yet, no luck.
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Look for the mk2 tar files. And do a lot of reading. You went wrong in a number of different areas
revolut10n said:
Hi All,
I just got an SPH-i337 yesterday and attempted to Root + Install Mod.
I ended up rooting and installing Safestrap (TWRP 2.6.x.x). Upon first use I backed up my current OS to a removable SD card using the utility in TWRP. I then, because I was not clear on how to download install CM which was what I was going to, installed ROM Manager and selected CM without setting up a ROM slot. I think this is where I went wrong.
Upon reboot, I was unable to access the Stock ROM and had no options to go to CM. When I attempted to perform a restore from my backup on SD it failed as well and keeps going to the Android recovery screen (not TWRP).
I'm now just trying to go back to stock and have tried using both Heimdall and Odin to no avail. Odin at least provides an error message:
SW REV. CHECK FAIL: Fused:4, Binary:1. What does this mean? That I'm attempting to use an image (.tar.md5 file) which is not current? Is there a way that I can still recover my phone?
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..also, please let me know if there are pieces of information that I'm missing. I don't have much to go off of since the firmware and other information (I believe) is not able to be accessed.
Again I just got the phone yesterday. I also have about 40 tabs open that are full of searches that I've been doing regarding this. As yet, no luck.
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Safestrap only works with other TW ROMS, so your first issue was trying to use CM. Second, it's not official TWRP and is not even installed to the recovery partition so using ROM Manager was your second issue. Trying to boot into recovery normally will take you to stock recovery since it isn't installed in the recovery partition, there should be a splash screen that comes up after the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen asking to either press for recovery or continue. If that works, you can use the backup from there. If it's gone, you have to use ODIN. The reason you get that SW REV. CHECK FAIL is because you're trying to flash an older firmware than you have. Depending on if you were on 4.2.2 or 4.3 you will either need the MF3 or MK2 .tar.md5 respectively.
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Look for the mk2 tar files. And do a lot of reading. You went wrong in a number of different areas
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Thanks for pointing me to those files. I'm sure I did go wrong in a few places as I felt that I was largely just winging it.. There's a TON of information out there. Is there anything specific that I was more wrong than the rest?
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Thanks for pointing me to those files. I'm sure I did go wrong in a few places as I felt that I was largely just winging it.. There's a TON of information out there. Is there anything specific that I was more wrong than the rest?
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Deadly sin said it all. Cm and rom manager. Here are the files you need http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
Thanks everyone. Hell of an introduction to Android, I have to say considering I just got off the WinPhone bandwagon yesterday (been using it for ~7 years).
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Thanks everyone. Hell of an introduction to Android, I have to say considering I just got off the WinPhone bandwagon yesterday (been using it for ~7 years).
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The s4 is a very difficult phone to use custom roms on. Once you're back up and running start here and read a lot before doing anything with it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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The s4 is a very difficult phone to use custom roms on. Once you're back up and running start here and read a lot before doing anything with it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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Now you tell me - after I've been trying to do this for 12+ hours. Many thanks though - it looks like the MK2 AiO files are working.
jd1639 said:
The s4 is a very difficult phone to use custom roms on. Once you're back up and running start here and read a lot before doing anything with it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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Unfortunately, it seems that I can't use the method listed directly on that page on account of running the MK2 baseband. If I'm going to go forward it looks like I'll have to use SafeStrap and unofficial TWRM + TW mods for the time being.
Of course, if something about what I'm saying is wrong, I'd be glad to hear it.
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Unfortunately, it seems that I can't use the method listed directly on that page on account of running the MK2 baseband. If I'm going to go forward it looks like I'll have to use SafeStrap and unofficial TWRM + TW mods for the time being.
Of course, if something about what I'm saying is wrong, I'd be glad to hear it.
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Check my last Post #50 it should get u an idea and where to find related link. Also check that MK2 INDEX & ROM LIST ....:good:
I am sure my answer has been posted before, but i couldn't find what i was looking for after scouring google and XDA for a few days now so my apologies in advance.
I have the ATT I337 s4 with 4.4.2 firmware and am trying to install liquidsmooth V3.2 but obviously its not working. I keep getting an error that states:
"E: signature could not be verified"
"E: whole package signature could not be verified"
And then the phone factory resets itself and reboots.
What I have done: Rooted the phone with towelroot, then installed supersu, disabled knox, and then installed busybox.
Some posts I read said that i need to use safestrap to install liquidsmooth, so i tried that as well, and it says the installation is successful, but the program state never changes to show "installed" and the button to reboot into recovery never gets activated.
I am not sure what I am doing wrong, but I think from what I have read that I need a custom boot loader in order to get the install to work, such as CWM, but then i run into other posts that say:
"NOTE – For AT&T/Verizon users with Android 4.3/4.4.2 or higher, you cannot use the LOKI method, you need to use SafeStrap Recovery to install custom ROMs, see How to Install Custom ROMs on AT&T/Verizon Galaxy S4 using SafeStrap instead!"
Im hoping someone can fill in the gaps that I am missing because it is getting annoying having my phone factory reset after every attempt and having to start over again, but its better than a brick lol.
Let me know what you think, and please help get me in the right direction
What firmware version are you on? Go to settings, more, about device and look at the last three characters of your build number.
Nvm, I read your firmware as 4.2.2. You're either on nb1 or nc1. Either case you'll need to use safestrap. See in the general forum index, all things at&t.... It'll have everything you need.
PS, you won't be able to install liquidsmooth on your device. Only touch wiz based roms
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Greetings everyone,
So will not try to type out a book here, but want to try to include all the info/everything I have done do this point. I recently purchased a Galaxy S4 ( SGH-I337) ATT model. My end goal was to have it rooted with CM 11 installed on it. This is only the second phone I have attempted to root ( First was Atrix HD which went overall fine). I'm basing my end goal off of it, in that I am wanting to have it rooted with CM 11 installed. I started off by downloading Odin and used towel and was able to get the phone rooted. That seemed to have gone without too many problems. I tried to do as much reading as I could, but I'm sure I either misread or overlooked where I went wrong next. I then installed TWRP in the hopes of getting CM 11 installed. This is where the problems start. After installing TWRP ( later reading I saw I probably should have used Philz soft touch??) and restarting my phone it would only go into " Download Mode" and would forever just sit there. I did some searching and saw how to get past this simply by just restarting and holding the volume up and selecting now that I did not want to enter into Download mode. At this point I decided to go download the stock ROM and start over. I downloaded and followed the instructions from
Greetings everyone,
So will not try to type out a book here, but want to try to include all the info/everything I have done do this point. I recently purchased a Galaxy S4 ( SGH-I337) ATT model. My end goal was to have it rooted with CM 11 installed on it. This is only the second phone I have attempted to root ( First was Atrix HD which went overall fine). I'm basing my end goal off of it, in that I am wanting to have it rooted with CM 11 installed. I started off by downloading Odin and used towel and was able to get the phone rooted. That seemed to have gone without too many problems. I tried to do as much reading as I could, but I'm sure I either misread or overlooked where I went wrong next. I then installed TWRP in the hopes of getting CM 11 installed. This is where the problems start. After installing TWRP ( later reading I saw I probably should have used Philz soft touch??) and restarting my phone it would only go into " Download Mode" and would forever just sit there. I did some searching and saw how to get past this simply by just restarting and holding the volume up and selecting now that I did not want to enter into Download mode. At this point I decided to go download the stock ROM and start over. I downloaded and followed the instructions from
androidrootz.com/2014/03/how-to-unrootunbrick-at-galaxy-s4-sgh.html . From that point is where things went to hell in a hand-basket. My phone will load but whenever I try to turn on Wifi to try to re-root I get a Security Information message saying that it has blocked Wifi from turning on. Quick Google search says this is built in security "Knox"? that is causing this. Posts say that I have the wrong firmware for this phone? The bigger problem seems to be that now when I try to boot into recovery, I get a background that says "No Command" and red lettering at the top that says " Android system recovery <3e>. I have options to reboot system now, update from ADB and others. At the bottom it says #Manual Mode# Successfully applied multi-CSC. So somehow I think i have corrupted the boot loader. Of course Odin will not recognize the phone in this state to try to push any kind of firmware or boot-loader to it. At this point I truley am clueless and lost. Not at all above saying I'm above my head and need some guidence or help from someone who knows a lot more about this then I do. I really thought I had read and done plenty of research before I tried this, but non the less I have a phone I can't get into recovery and once booted, I can't get wifi to work. Thanks for your time and insight. From that point is where things went to hell in a hand-basket. My phone will load but whenever I try to turn on Wifi to try to re-root I get a Security Information message saying that it has blocked Wifi from turning on. Quick Google search says this is built in security "Knox"? that is causing this. Posts say that I have the wrong firmware for this phone? The bigger problem seems to be that now when I try to boot into recovery, I get a background that says "No Command" and red lettering at the top that says " Android system recovery <3e>. I have options to reboot system now, update from ADB and others. At the bottom it says #Manual Mode# Successfully applied multi-CSC. So somehow I think i have corrupted the boot loader. Of course Odin will not recognize the phone in this state to try to push any kind of firmware or boot-loader to it. At this point I truley am clueless and lost. Not at all above saying I'm above my head and need some guidence or help from someone who knows a lot more about this then I do. I really thought I had read and done plenty of research before I tried this, but non the less I have a phone I can't get into recovery and once booted, I can't get wifi to work. Thanks for your time and insight.
Tl,dr sure looks like a book to me. If you just got an s4 I'm sure the bootloader can't be exploited and you can't use cm. Look through this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
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Tl,dr sure looks like a book to me. If you just got an s4 I'm sure the bootloader can't be exploited and you can't use cm. Look through this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
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Thanks for the link. Very helpful info. Problem I can't seem to get around is that since any ROM i download will not pass the signature inside the recovery mode, I don't know how to get to where I can flash any kind of ROM to it. Yes sorry for the book, I just see too often people don't ever post enough info on what they have or what they have done. In essence how do i use Odin if i can't get into download mode and recovery mode will not accept any file cause it says it fails the md5 signature? Thanks for the help
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Thanks for the link. Very helpful info. Problem I can't seem to get around is that since any ROM i download will not pass the signature inside the recovery mode, I don't know how to get to where I can flash any kind of ROM to it. Yes sorry for the book, I just see too often people don't ever post enough info on what they have or what they have done. In essence how do i use Odin if i can't get into download mode and recovery mode will not accept any file cause it says it fails the md5 signature? Thanks for the help
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I don't want to give you useless information, but make sure you're using the right steps to get into download mode.
1) Power off your device
2) Remove battery for 10 seconds
3) Replace battery
4) Hold POWER + HOME + VOLUME DOWN until you see the "Warning" Screen
5) Quickly hit the VOLUME UP button.
Then you can connect to ODIN, and go from there.
SM-J320A "System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone."
Hey guys,
After trying to flash TWRP via the app I am now getting the error message "System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest AT&T store for help." I get this error both when I try to boot normally and into recovery. I can get into download mode just fine. I've already tried to flash several different stock ROMs as well as different recovery mode ROMs. I always get an error that says "(Secure Check Fail: Recovery)" or "(Secure Check Fail: Bootloader)" on the phone itself and Odin says that it didn't complete. My bootloader is locked, (I didn't think to unlock it/didn't know how to before this happened) and I'm totally ok if all of my data gets wiped. I've made backups of my important data, and I'm fine with starting over. (In fact, I plan on flashing a custom ROM afterward.)
Quick summary: Can't boot phone. Can't flash anything. Please help.
So I guess my questions are:
Did I do something wrong when flashing originally?
Is there a way to unlock the bootloader given my current predicament?
(Is that even the problem?)
What other options do I have?
Is this just a softbrick or is it totally gone?
If I can get it fixed, can I still use a custom recovery?
Thanks in advance,
P.S. I'm rather new to this area of Android. (Flashing things, custom ROMs, etc.) And I'm also rather new to online forums so please be patient. Thanks.
Can you please link the guide you were following? I didn't think this phone had twrp capability.
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Can you please link the guide you were following? I didn't think this phone had twrp capability.
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I don't think I was following a guide. I just took a quick look around the app, figured out what everything meant, and went for it. I was told that all j3 2016 models can use the same firmware so I think I used something for the J320FN. I don't know if that's important or not.
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I don't think I was following a guide. I just took a quick look around the app, figured out what everything meant, and went for it. I was told that all j3 2016 models can use the same firmware so I think I used something for the J320FN. I don't know if that's important or not.
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I have been on the pixel experience rom since when it was the only option. I guess I have some research to do if there is a twrp method now.