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My baseband is unknown after a recovery i did. Phone no longer gets an mobile or data network. Any way to fix this?

rheller219 said:
My baseband is unknown after a recovery i did. Phone no longer gets an mobile or data network. Any way to fix this?
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Your going to have to be a little more specific.. Ex:Which recovery did you try flashing? What are you on MF9, MJA.
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)

BIGSAMDA1ST said:
Your going to have to be a little more specific.. Ex:Which recovery did you try flashing? What are you on MF9, MJA.
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)
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Was on sacs 4.2 rom with MF9. flashed up to Sacs 4.3MJA rom. Didnt really care for it so I restored my backup of sacs 4.2 MF9 using philz touch. I have not done the ota either.

rheller219 said:
Was on sacs 4.2 rom with MF9. flashed up to Sacs 4.3 along with MJA firmware. Didnt really care for it so It restored my backup of sacs 4.2 MF9 using philz touch. I have not done the ota either.
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Well, i reflashed sacs 4.3 rom and its working again...I think we will leave well enough alone for the night.

flashing roms on MJA

I've been searching around as much as possible but the XDA search function seems to be broken because no matter what I put in the search field it returns no results.
I updated my S4 to the latest OTA and am now on MJA. I rooted it and installed TWRP. Reading all this stuff about MJA and Knox has me worried I might screw something up so I want to make sure before I proceed with flashing roms. Can I flash roms now without worrying? Can I flash 4.4 and not brick my phone? I don't really care about tripping counters or voiding warranties.

Ephemeralness said:
I've been searching around as much as possible but the XDA search function seems to be broken because no matter what I put in the search field it returns no results.
I updated my S4 to the latest OTA and am now on MJA. I rooted it and installed TWRP. Reading all this stuff about MJA and Knox has me worried I might screw something up so I want to make sure before I proceed with flashing roms. Can I flash roms now without worrying? Can I flash 4.4 and not brick my phone? I don't really care about tripping counters or voiding warranties.
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Well first off, I don't think TWRP is playing nice with the MJA update at the moment so I would recommend using Philz Touch CWM recovery, Then just head on over to the rom threads,and check them out to see which one would best suit your needs. I myself am running Stock Rooted but it's just my personal preference..:thumbup:
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)

BIGSAMDA1ST said:
Well first off, I don't think TWRP is playing nice with the MJA update at the moment so I would recommend using Philz Touch CWM recovery, Then just head on over to the rom threads,and check them out to see which one would best suit your needs. I myself am running Stock Rooted but it's just my personal preference..:thumbup:
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)
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Thankyou, there isn't much concise info on the MJA update and what we can and cannot do with it.

Ephemeralness said:
Thankyou, there isn't much concise info on the MJA update and what we can and cannot do with it.
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You can check this out : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498397
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)

[Q] Please help...

So here's what happened. Unrooted my s4 to get the 4.3 update. Don't care about warranty issues so then I rooted again and installed CWM recovery and then wireless teather hack. After restart it just sticks on sprint screen. Being hasty and stupid I did not back up stock firmware before I installed the teather hack. Is there a way to get the stock rom back on this rooted phone. So far all I can find is the stock firmware to keep the former bootloader. Will this tar file work for me as well? Help greatly appreciated.

lakadasicalj said:
So here's what happened. Unrooted my s4 to get the 4.3 update. Don't care about warranty issues so then I rooted again and installed CWM recovery and then wireless teather hack. After restart it just sticks on sprint screen. Being hasty and stupid I did not back up stock firmware before I installed the teather hack. Is there a way to get the stock rom back on this rooted phone. So far all I can find is the stock firmware to keep the former bootloader. Will this tar file work for me as well? Help greatly appreciated.
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If you want to download the stock MJA you can go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47359331 Then you can re root and then use Philz Touch CWM. You should be good to go..
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)

Thanks for the fast reply. I'll give it a whirl...

u are a king..
You are king.... I can't thank you enough.... It worked...

lakadasicalj said:
You are king.... I can't thank you enough.... It worked...
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Glad you are back up and running...:thumbup:
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)

[Q] MF9 rooted stock to completely stock

Hey everyone,
I'm currently on a stock rooted mf9 rom with the hotspot mod and I'm encountering a few issues. I can't really have any issues right now as I'm busy with school, so I just want to go back to completely stock, preferably how I got the phone. I knew how to do this on my old og evo, but Samsung phones are very different from old htc phones. Can anyone tell me how to do this (in detail) or can anyone post a link to the directions?
Thank you guys so much in advance.
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monkeychef said:
Hey everyone,
I'm currently on a stock rooted mf9 rom with the hotspot mod and I'm encountering a few issues. I can't really have any issues right now as I'm busy with school, so I just want to go back to completely stock, preferably how I got the phone. I knew how to do this on my old og evo, but Samsung phones are very different from old htc phones. Can anyone tell me how to do this (in detail) or can anyone post a link to the directions?
Thank you guys so much in advance.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk
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Here is the file you need to download to return to stock MF9 : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L720&details=Galaxy_S_4_Sprint
Here is a quick video to help you out..http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4/
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)

BIGSAMDA1ST said:
Here is the file you need to download to return to stock MF9 : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L720&details=Galaxy_S_4_Sprint
Here is a quick video to help you out..http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4/
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)
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Thank you so much. That video was actually fantastic.
Is there any chance that I could just download the newest update instead of MF9, or should I go to unrooted MF9 first and then update?

monkeychef said:
Thank you so much. That video was actually fantastic.
Is there any chance that I could just download the newest update instead of MF9, or should I go to unrooted MF9 first and then update?
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You can download the latest if you like. But I suggest reading up on it before taking that plunge... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47161861
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)

Issues Flashing Back to Stock/Unroot w/Odin

So I am no noob, but I am to this device. I am trying to use Odin to flash back to bone stock (unrooted) and am having some weird issues I have never incurred before. When I flash the stock tar file (got from QBKing77's website) it continually fails no matter what cable, USB port, battery tricks, everything! And yes I have searched the threads but found nothing like my issue exactly.
Here's what I've done thus far:
* 12/14 Bought device at Best Buy Mobile
* 12/14 Rooted using Odin, flashed TWRP Recovery using Odin
* 12/14 Flashed Cyanogen Mod 10.2 (stable build)
* 12/16 Flashed S4 Premium Rom 4.2.2
* 12/17 Attempted to Odin back to stock **FAIL**
What is going on here? If anyone has any info or insight please let me know. Odin has never failed me before.
Thanks everyone.

SoFaKiNgStOkeD said:
So I am no noob, but I am to this device. I am trying to use Odin to flash back to bone stock (unrooted) and am having some weird issues I have never incurred before. When I flash the stock tar file (got from QBKing77's website) it continually fails no matter what cable, USB port, battery tricks, everything! And yes I have searched the threads but found nothing like my issue exactly.
Here's what I've done thus far:
* 12/14 Bought device at Best Buy Mobile
* 12/14 Rooted using Odin, flashed TWRP Recovery using Odin
* 12/14 Flashed Cyanogen Mod 10.2 (stable build)
* 12/16 Flashed S4 Premium Rom 4.2.2
* 12/17 Attempted to Odin back to stock **FAIL**
What is going on here? If anyone has any info or insight please let me know. Odin has never failed me before.
Thanks everyone.
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I hear ya... Here is a link for some stock roms..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42044738
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...

SoFaKiNgStOkeD said:
So I am no noob, but I am to this device. I am trying to use Odin to flash back to bone stock (unrooted) and am having some weird issues I have never incurred before. When I flash the stock tar file (got from QBKing77's website) it continually fails no matter what cable, USB port, battery tricks, everything! And yes I have searched the threads but found nothing like my issue exactly.
Here's what I've done thus far:
* 12/14 Bought device at Best Buy Mobile
* 12/14 Rooted using Odin, flashed TWRP Recovery using Odin
* 12/14 Flashed Cyanogen Mod 10.2 (stable build)
* 12/16 Flashed S4 Premium Rom 4.2.2
* 12/17 Attempted to Odin back to stock **FAIL**
What is going on here? If anyone has any info or insight please let me know. Odin has never failed me before.
Thanks everyone.
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Could be the fact that your on 4.3 bootloader. You either have to odin mja tar file or mk2 tar file.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app

Tell us what release your phone is on and what stock rom you were trying to load.

jejb said:
Tell us what release your phone is on and what stock rom you were trying to load.
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I am on baseband version L720VPUEMJA. I hope that's what you are asking. Again, I am new to this device, sorry.
The Stock ROM I am trying to Odin to is L720/L720VPUAMDC_L720SPTAMDC_SPR (exact tar file on QBKing's website)
I am currently on the S4 Premuim v1.0 ROM 4.2.2.
I want to get back to stock because I may need to return this phone due to some cosmetic issues I am having.
I want to thank you all for helping me, you are all super helpful and cool. I am looking forward to sharing in the coolness of the S4!

That is the reason it keeps failing..Cant go back to older builds.. You're going to need to flash a stock MJA or MK2 build..
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...

BIGSAMDA1ST said:
That is the reason it keeps failing..Cant go back to older builds.. You're going to need to flash a stock MJA or MK2 build..
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...
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Okay makes sense. So when I find one of those builds, will they be tar files for Odin, and when I do flash it will it unroot and bring my phone completely back to stock with no signs of tampering? BTW, I already used Traingle Away to reset the flash counter. I'm not sure if that even means anything on these devices, but I did it anyway, and it worked great.
THANKS AGAIN BROTHER!!! You are awesome!

Yes sir that is correct,tar files for Odin...Now, you said that there weren't any signs of tampering. Did you check in download mode? If you did truly have MJA installed then you should see something like Knox Warranty Void 0x1...Also if your planning on returning the phone then why not just flash the official MK2 from Sammobile:
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...

BIGSAMDA1ST said:
That is the reason it keeps failing..Cant go back to older builds.. You're going to need to flash a stock MJA or MK2 build..
GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...
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BIGSAMDA1ST said:
Yes sir that is correct,tar files for Odin...Now, you said that there weren't any signs of tampering. Did you check in download mode? If you did truly have MJA installed then you should see something like Knox Warranty Void 0x1...Also if your planning on returning the phone then why not just flash the official MK2 from Sammobile:
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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Yes it does say Knox Warranty void. Are they really going to see that at a BestBuy Mobile Store though? Thanks again :good:

To be honest I dont know if they'd even check.. But im not 100% sure... It's Samsung that would give you a hard time..
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