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[Q] Stuck at boot screen, help pls.

I recently rooted and safestrap my att stock updated s4. Everything went smooth with booting to recovery and even booting to stockrom. I just flashed TW rom with SafeStrap and its stuck at bootscreen. Help!
I can boot to odin and i have odin3 installed on my pc.

What Rom did u flashed? Follow my thread and try flash i337MK2stockboot.tar.md5 from post #3 via ODIN....... See if that help. .....Word of advice. ...make sure u full wipe/advance wipe except micro sd card every time flashing New Rom and try to create rom slot 1 first to see if the rom even boot. .....and then make your back up and U can try to stock slot if everything working perfectly..... BTW Both Deadly Venom Rom are working fine ....smoooth like a butter.......for MK2+SSv3.71 users........Deadly-Venom-SS-Edition-v1.3.8 and Dark-Carnage-SS-Edition-v1.0.2.........
Swyped From MK2 Dark Carnage SS Edition

I flashed Google Edition 4.3 by yeahmann Let me try your thread and i'll give an update.

[Q] Stock Android Apps On Galaxy S4

I have rooted my Galaxy S4 with safestrap running 4.3 and am currently attempting to get the stock Android 4.3 dialer and contacts app. After trying to place them in the system apps folder and change permissions, however, the dialer app just crashes. What do I do?

Try create flashable zip that contain original SecPhone.apk and SecContact.apk. .... and u should be able to flash it via SS recovery
Swyped from MK2 Dark Venom SS Edition

ted77usa said:
Try create flashable zip that contain original SecPhone.apk and SecContact.apk. .... and u should be able to flash it via SS recovery
Swyped from MK2 Dark Venom SS Edition
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Could you detail on how to do that? Sorry, I'm dumb.

cfoughty7 said:
Could you detail on how to do that? Sorry, I'm dumb.
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U just don't know how to do it..........FYI next time before u do anything to your phone please make Nandroid backup using Safestrap expecially stock slot rom....just in case something goes wrong ..... ( i think u forget to push odex files as well with that apk in the first place ) that's why is failed since Stock always have odex.files goes with APK..........im assuming that u said Safestrap with 4.3 it mean MK2 right?
1. Place the attached Fix.zip file into your SD Card.
2. Go back to SS recovery....make sure Stock slot active
3. Choose install and flash attached Stock 4.3 & Contact Fix
4. Reboot.....and see if that fix your issue.
5. If worked ....then go back to SS recovery again
6. Make sure Stock slot active again
7. Choose back up this time....so next time if something goes wrong u would be able to go back just fine.
GOODLUCK......HOPE THIS WORK......Stock_4.3_Dialer&Contact_Fix.zip.....:good:

ted77usa said:
U just don't know how to do it..........FYI next time before u do anything to your phone please make Nandroid backup using Safestrap expecially stock slot rom....just in case something goes wrong ..... ( i think u forget to push odex files as well with that apk in the first place ) that's why is failed since Stock always have odex.files goes with APK..........im assuming that u said Safestrap with 4.3 it mean MK2 right?
1. Place the attached Fix.zip file into your SD Card.
2. Go back to SS recovery....make sure Stock slot active
3. Choose install and flash attached Stock 4.3 & Contact Fix
4. Reboot.....and see if that fix your issue.
5. If worked ....then go back to SS recovery again
6. Make sure Stock slot active again
7. Choose back up this time....so next time if something goes wrong u would be able to go back just fine.
GOODLUCK......HOPE THIS WORK......Stock_4.3_Dialer&Contact_Fix.zip.....:good:
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Thanks a lot! And yeah, it's MK2.

cfoughty7 said:
Thanks a lot! And yeah, it's MK2.
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Sadly, it did not work.

[Q] Custom Rom wont boot with Safestrap

I recently had some problems with being stuck at the "Samsung Galaxy S4" splash screen. Everything was fixed once I installed the .Tar files and can now go into the stock rom with ease. I rooted it again, and with Safestrap 3.6.5 it shows that DARTHSTALKER X1 is successful in installing but when I reboot it after Safestrap says "success" it goes form the "Samsung Galaxy S4" plash screen to a blank/black screen and the blue indicator lighter turns on. I've wiped the Rom slot1 (dalvik, system, data, cashe, etc). And i've deleted the ROM slot too and installed it again but it has not worked.
I was using the previous version of DARTHSTALKER but wanted more room and that is when my phone was stuck on the splash screen. I dont know what to do, maybe its the new ROM build or something messed up. Maybe i need a hard reset or im misssing a kernal? I need help guys. It still boots up to the stock ROM easily, but I dont know how to make it work. I've tried wiping it and reinstalling it about 5 times. I've also reinstalled Safestrap a couple of times.
HELP!

Safestrap 3.65 is for MF3 or 4.2.2. The rom above is for MK2 or 4.3.

BlackXLR8 said:
I recently had some problems with being stuck at the "Samsung Galaxy S4" splash screen. Everything was fixed once I installed the .Tar files and can now go into the stock rom with ease. I rooted it again, and with Safestrap 3.6.5 it shows that DARTHSTALKER X1 is successful in installing but when I reboot it after Safestrap says "success" it goes form the "Samsung Galaxy S4" plash screen to a blank/black screen and the blue indicator lighter turns on. I've wiped the Rom slot1 (dalvik, system, data, cashe, etc). And i've deleted the ROM slot too and installed it again but it has not worked.
I was using the previous version of DARTHSTALKER but wanted more room and that is when my phone was stuck on the splash screen. I dont know what to do, maybe its the new ROM build or something messed up. Maybe i need a hard reset or im misssing a kernal? I need help guys. It still boots up to the stock ROM easily, but I dont know how to make it work. I've tried wiping it and reinstalling it about 5 times. I've also reinstalled Safestrap a couple of times.
HELP!
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You are using the wrong version of Safestrap. 3.71 is for mk2. 3.65 is for mf3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925

Kaze105 said:
Safestrap 3.65 is for MF3 or 4.2.2. The rom above is for MK2 or 4.3.
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That makes a lot more sense. Thank you. I thought I had completely messed up my phone and couldnt flash any other rom.

Kaze105 said:
Safestrap 3.65 is for MF3 or 4.2.2. The rom above is for MK2 or 4.3.
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That makes a lot more sense. Thank you. I thought I had completely messed up my phone and couldnt flash any other rom. You wouldnt happen to know how I could flash that ROM onto my S4? or where I could download the right files?

if you're on MK2 this is the post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
you could also look around on the dev's section, just make sure you flash the correct rom for the correct version.

Help
hello I have got a problem a rooted phone, then instal savestrap 3.6.5 with packman KK 4.4 everything was ok but i wanted to delete the rest of data in phone. But i checked delete system data so the phone is now in a starting loop. With dead droid robot on screan. Is any way how to force the system into the phone?
Or do I have to put it in to the service?
Or it is completely dead?
Thanx for help. Dave

hajtla said:
hello I have got a problem a rooted phone, then instal savestrap 3.6.5 with packman KK 4.4 everything was ok but i wanted to delete the rest of data in phone. But i checked delete system data so the phone is now in a starting loop. With dead droid robot on screan. Is any way how to force the system into the phone?
Or do I have to put it in to the service?
Or it is completely dead?
Thanx for help. Dave
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Do you have a rom you can flash in safe strap?
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jd1639 said:
Do you have a rom you can flash in safe strap?
Sent from my Nexus 5
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I have a rom which one was working as the latest one. But I have no official because it was on SD which is now deleted....I dont know save strap as PC program, only as andorid app....
I will very appreciate the manual how to get force the system...

hajtla said:
I have a rom which one was working as the latest one. But I have no official because it was on SD which is now deleted....I dont know save strap as PC program, only as andorid app....
I will very appreciate the manual how to get force the system...
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Have you ever used adb? Google that and how to set it up on your pc. Then use adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
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jd1639 said:
Have you ever used adb? Google that and how to set it up on your pc. Then use adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Now i get into recovery, by holding +- keys but I have not compatible ROM as it looks like every try for instalation is aborted...

hajtla said:
Now i get into recovery, by holding +- keys but I have not compatible ROM as it looks like every try for instalation is aborted...
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This will fix it, but you'll lose everything on your phone. Odin the mf3 tar file.
Sent from my Nexus 5

what rom?
jd1639 said:
This will fix it, but you'll lose everything on your phone. Odin the mf3 tar file.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Thats not problem to lost data. I had it a while with not much data inside. So what do you recommand? mf3 is some special forcing system format? Do I have to put it into SD card and let update through installing app from SD card?

hajtla said:
Thats not problem to lost data. I had it a while with not much data inside. So what do you recommand? mf3 is some special forcing system format? Do I have to put it into SD card and let update through installing app from SD card?
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Download Odin 1.85 to your pc.
Go to sammobile.com and download the mf3 firmware. It'll be a zip file, use 7-zip to extract the.tar.md5 file.
Open Odin on your pc and in the PDA slot browse to the.tar.md5 file
Boot your device into download mode and plug it into to your usb.
Start Odin
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jd1639 said:
Download Odin 1.85 to your pc.
Go to sammobile.com and download the mf3 firmware. It'll be a zip file, use 7-zip to extract the.tar.md5 file.
Open Odin on your pc and in the PDA slot browse to the.tar.md5 file
Boot your device into download mode and plug it into to your usb.
Start Odin
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Thanx for your advice, but the thing which is not clear for me is how to browse the md5 file in my phone? It should be done through Odin in PC?
But how to boot my XT894 into download mode? It is by holding the "+-" keys and install update through ADB?
Thanx for your answers. I very appreciate and hope then will be everything clear for me and I will recover it succesfully.
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hajtla said:
Thanx for your advice, but the thing which is not clear for me is how to browse the md5 file in my phone? It should be done through Odin in PC?
But how to boot my XT894 into download mode? It is by holding the "+-" keys and install update through ADB?
Thanx for your answers. I very appreciate and hope then will be everything clear for me and I will recover it succesfully.
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PS: where exactly i can download the mf3 firmware? I browse the page but nothing found

hajtla said:
Thanx for your advice, but the thing which is not clear for me is how to browse the md5 file in my phone? It should be done through Odin in PC?
But how to boot my XT894 into download mode? It is by holding the "+-" keys and install update through ADB?
Thanx for your answers. I very appreciate and hope then will be everything clear for me and I will recover it succesfully.
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PS: where exactly i can download the mf3 firmware? I browse the page but nothing found
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Mf3 tar file. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
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jd1639 said:
Mf3 tar file. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
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So I have downloaded and unzipped Tar files, I have run Odin 1.85, I have connected phone in AP fastboot Flash Mode and it says USB connected but in Odin I have no input on COM port.
What to do now? m I in the right mode?
And adb is not working too. it cant find phone. I have no push rom if its needed.
So I thing the phone is dead but if I press on dead droid screen +- then appears update from adb or sd card. So why is every rom aborted? Why it ODin does not recognize as connected device?

hajtla said:
So I have downloaded and unzipped Tar files, I have run Odin 1.85, I have connected phone in AP fastboot Flash Mode and it says USB connected but in Odin I have no input on COM port.
What to do now? m I in the right mode?
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Yet different usb ports and make sure you use the cable that came with your phone. Usb most be 2.0 not 3.0
Sent from my Nexus 5

Repaired-recovered droid 4
jd1639 said:
Yet different usb ports and make sure you use the cable that came with your phone. Usb most be 2.0 not 3.0
Sent from my Nexus 5
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So thanx for all your info. I recover my bricked XT894 by RSD and Stock zip rom.
Very usefull thing that RSD I have to say and I learnd very much in this few days about Motorola and android.:good:

i337 root help

I just picked up an S4 SGH-i337. It is running 4.3.
I tried rooting it with the Lokifyed tool. It installed Superuser, but I don't think it rooted the phone because I could not install SuperSU and it could not install CWM either.
After that did not work, I tried using Odin with Chainfire auto-root, but it kept on failing.
I tried using Odin to put the stock firmware unroot file and failed too.
Sometimes it will shut off when I plug it in.
Any ideas on getting my phone to work?

Here is an update.
I got it rooted successfully. I used Lokifyed 3-way tool to install TWRP, now the phone only boots into download mode. It will not boot into recovery nor normal mode.

Your phone has a locked bootloader. So, you cannot install custom recovery.
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jmjoyas said:
Your phone has a locked bootloader. So, you cannot install custom recovery.
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Is there a way I can unlock the bootloader to get it to work? It's running MK2 build

you can put safestrap on and flash roms that way,
i successfully flashed deadly venom running kitkat 4.4.2
i also had to use deadly venom magic tool with it but it worked.
now my second rom sort of bricked my phone so idk wtf happened, im trying to get it fixed now but i dont think it is because of the custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
follow the instructions to get a custom recovery installed
hit thanks if i helped you please, if you clicked the link above you too should hit thanks

mejakola said:
you can put safestrap on and flash roms that way,
i successfully flashed deadly venom running kitkat 4.4.2
i also had to use deadly venom magic tool with it but it worked.
now my second rom sort of bricked my phone so idk wtf happened, im trying to get it fixed now but i dont think it is because of the custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
follow the instructions to get a custom recovery installed
hit thanks if i helped you please, if you clicked the link above you too should hit thanks
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I installed safetrap and flashed the shostock rom, but now it's stuck in the samsung boot screen. It will not go past that.

miamimuffin said:
I installed safetrap and flashed the shostock rom, but now it's stuck in the samsung boot screen. It will not go past that.
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The ROM that you are flashing should match the base version on your phone.
If you havent yet used Deadly Venom Kitkat Magic tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680868), you should be flashing a ROM that is based on Android 4.3 and NOT Android 4.4.2.
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mejakola said:
now my second rom sort of bricked my phone so idk wtf happened, im trying to get it fixed now but i dont think it is because of the custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
follow the instructions to get a custom recovery installed
hit thanks if i helped you please, if you clicked the link above you too should hit thanks
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You cannot flash a custom recovery on the phones with the locked bootloader (from MF3 onwards). The phone will still work but you will not be able to get to recovery mode.

Incorrect, you flash safe strap then there is another file posted by shabbypenguin
I'll get you the links to the forums that have everything one I get home, I'm running errands with my dad right now.
by the way I successfully Flashed deadly venom, but what you had to do is flash the venom Rom and Thenusing the deadly venoms magic tool, also flash the MDL zip file and lastly I had to flash 3 MDL files using Odin. So I flashed a 4.4.2 Rom on 4.3 mk2 and was still able to get to the custom recovery.
I tried to flash shostock and it doesn't load also the first time I flashed it, I flashed it in the stock Rom profile instead of the other profiles, It got stuck in an infinite boot loop going from SS to the stock recovery then back to SS
Give me a few hours and I'll figure out how to flash shostock after I help you fix your phones stuck booting process, I'm running errands with my dad but I should be home soon.

miamimuffin said:
I installed safetrap and flashed the shostock rom, but now it's stuck in the samsung boot screen. It will not go past that.
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ok so you have safestrap installed good, now check this forum out and you need to flash this as well before flashing shostock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
then im still trying to figure out how to flash shostock ill get back to you as soon as i find out how. im not sure if we need to use deadly venom magic tool or not...
next question, is your phone working at all? did you flash shostock in the stock profile or did you create another and flash it in like the rom 1 profile?
if your phone isnt working at all meaning you cant get it to fully boot but it still turns on and tries to boot, then you may have to Odin back to mk2. or whatever you had before.
if you want to go ahead and flash back to mk2 or mf3 stock heres some instructions.
you need Odin on your computer. you can find it by googleing it or it is in deadly venoms magic tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680868
all you need from the magic tool is odin and the configuration file which are right next to each other.
i suggest using peazip to extract rar files btw...
peazip.sourceforge.net/peazip-portable.html
then you can find the stock files here
mf3, (4.2.2 the tar file download)
mk2 (4.3)
on the 4.3 thread, at the end of post 2 there is actually a dowload for odin availible.
now just flash it back. P.s. this WILL wipe your phone completely, if you dont have titanium backup, i strongly suggest getting it from the app store afterwards
hit the thanks button if i helped you, it'll be my second thanks.
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jmjoyas said:
Your phone has a locked bootloader. So, you cannot install custom recovery.
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that is false you can use safestrap and then flashOUDHS Touch CWM-based Recovery 1.0.3.4
for your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4

mejakola said:
that is false you can use safestrap and then flashOUDHS Touch CWM-based Recovery 1.0.3.4
for your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4
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Are you sure it works on ATT S4 running 4.3 firmware? It might work on the older bootloaders but will definitely not work on the newer ones.
From this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
RECOVERY
Safestrap is the ONLY recovery we can use. Don't even try flashing another one. HUGE thanks @Hashcode.
Development thread (which contains the downloads)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2448925
Q&A thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2428254
MK2 -- Safestrap v3.71
(To flash an 4.3 ROM, you will also need the MK2 Kernel Module... jflteatt-MK2-modules.zip)
NB1 -- Nothing directly for NB1, yet. (You have to use the NB1 to MK2 Downgrade Method first)

mejakola said:
ok so you have safestrap installed good, now check this forum out and you need to flash this as well before flashing shostock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
then im still trying to figure out how to flash shostock ill get back to you as soon as i find out how. im not sure if we need to use deadly venom magic tool or not...
next question, is your phone working at all? did you flash shostock in the stock profile or did you create another and flash it in like the rom 1 profile?
if your phone isnt working at all meaning you cant get it to fully boot but it still turns on and tries to boot, then you may have to Odin back to mk2. or whatever you had before.
if you want to go ahead and flash back to mk2 or mf3 stock heres some instructions.
you need Odin on your computer. you can find it by googleing it or it is in deadly venoms magic tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680868
all you need from the magic tool is odin and the configuration file which are right next to each other.
i suggest using peazip to extract rar files btw...
peazip.sourceforge.net/peazip-portable.html
then you can find the stock files here
mf3, (4.2.2 the tar file download)
mk2 (4.3)
on the 4.3 thread, at the end of post 2 there is actually a dowload for odin availible.
now just flash it back. P.s. this WILL wipe your phone completely, if you dont have titanium backup, i strongly suggest getting it from the app store afterwards
hit the thanks button if i helped you, it'll be my second thanks.
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that is false you can use safestrap and then flashOUDHS Touch CWM-based Recovery 1.0.3.4
for your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4
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No my phone is not working at all. It just gets stuck in the boot samsung screen. I can get it into the download mode or the stock recovery screen, nothing else.
I believe I flashed shostock into the stock profile.
How long is deadly venom supposed to take? It seems to just get stuck at SBL2 and does not go any further.
I'm not worried about anything on the phone, I would rather go back to stock and start all over.

miamimuffin said:
No my phone is not working at all. It just gets stuck in the boot samsung screen. I can get it into the download mode or the stock recovery screen, nothing else.
I believe I flashed shostock into the stock profile.
How long is deadly venom supposed to take? It seems to just get stuck at SBL2 and does not go any further.
I'm not worried about anything on the phone, I would rather go back to stock and start all over.
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You're going to have to flash the mk2 tar file in Odin. Check the general forum for the tar
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jd1639 said:
You're going to have to flash the mk2 tar file in Odin. Check the general forum for the tar
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Odin keeps failing whenever I try to flash anything on it. Do you have an exact link to the file I need?

miamimuffin said:
Odin keeps failing whenever I try to flash anything on it. Do you have an exact link to the file I need?
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Here's the link to the thread that has the Odin tar - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
Does it fail when writing aboot?
Did you by any chance update to NB1 before? If so, you can flash only NB1 stock.
Link to NB1 stock - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223

jmjoyas said:
Here's the link to the thread that has the Odin tar - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
Does it fail when writing aboot?
Did you by any chance update to NB1 before? If so, you can flash only NB1 stock.
Link to NB1 stock - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
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It would usually fail at sbl1 or aboot. I just tried it again and this time failed at XmitData
It just stays in aboot for a long time and then fails after hours.

mejakola said:
ok so you have safestrap installed good, now check this forum out and you need to flash this as well before flashing shostock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
then im still trying to figure out how to flash shostock ill get back to you as soon as i find out how. im not sure if we need to use deadly venom magic tool or not...
next question, is your phone working at all? did you flash shostock in the stock profile or did you create another and flash it in like the rom 1 profile?
if your phone isnt working at all meaning you cant get it to fully boot but it still turns on and tries to boot, then you may have to Odin back to mk2. or whatever you had before.
if you want to go ahead and flash back to mk2 or mf3 stock heres some instructions.
you need Odin on your computer. you can find it by googleing it or it is in deadly venoms magic tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680868
all you need from the magic tool is odin and the configuration file which are right next to each other.
i suggest using peazip to extract rar files btw...
peazip.sourceforge.net/peazip-portable.html
then you can find the stock files here
mf3, (4.2.2 the tar file download)
mk2 (4.3)
on the 4.3 thread, at the end of post 2 there is actually a dowload for odin availible.
now just flash it back. P.s. this WILL wipe your phone completely, if you dont have titanium backup, i strongly suggest getting it from the app store afterwards
hit the thanks button if i helped you, it'll be my second thanks.
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that is false you can use safestrap and then flashOUDHS Touch CWM-based Recovery 1.0.3.4
for your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4
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Please do a lot more reading as your above incorrect statement will cause problems for anybody trying to install any recovery other than SafeStrap for MK2 based firmwares. If other methods worked for MK2 then there would be a thread for it. There isn't, cause nothing works as a custom recovery for MK2 except Safestrap. Reading saves phones!

miamimuffin said:
It would usually fail at sbl1 or aboot. I just tried it again and this time failed at XmitData
It just stays in aboot for a long time and then fails after hours.
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The typical suspect in this case is either the USB port or the cable. It works best when the stock cable is used.

jmjoyas said:
Are you sure it works on ATT S4 running 4.3 firmware? It might work on the older bootloaders but will definitely not work on the newer ones.
From this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
RECOVERY
Safestrap is the ONLY recovery we can use. Don't even try flashing another one. HUGE thanks @Hashcode.
Development thread (which contains the downloads)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2448925
Q&A thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2428254
MK2 -- Safestrap v3.71
(To flash an 4.3 ROM, you will also need the MK2 Kernel Module... jflteatt-MK2-modules.zip)
NB1 -- Nothing directly for NB1, yet. (You have to use the NB1 to MK2 Downgrade Method first)
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yes i am running 4.3 mk2 stock rooted with flashed SS and then the cwm listed above by shabbypenguin.
i successfully flashed deadly venom kitkat version however i had to use the deadly venoms magic tool, to do so.
i have heard people say they are on shostock with i337...
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miamimuffin said:
Odin keeps failing whenever I try to flash anything on it. Do you have an exact link to the file I need?
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do you have usb debugging enabled?

jmjoyas said:
The typical suspect in this case is either the USB port or the cable. It works best when the stock cable is used.
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I got it working now with a new cable. Thanks for all the help! I'm on Safestrap now, how would I be able to get shostock-i on my phone? Or do I change to NB1? If so, how would I do that?
Thanks for helping me out, I'm a noob at this. I came from an S2 and it was simpler.

mejakola said:
yes i am running 4.3 mk2 stock rooted with flashed SS and then the cwm listed above by shabbypenguin.
i successfully flashed deadly venom kitkat version however i had to use the deadly venoms magic tool, to do so.
i have heard people say they are on shostock with i337...
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do you have usb debugging enabled?
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After flashing CWM, are you able to boot into recovery? If so, please do confirm you have a I337 and not I337M phone. If you have I337 and you are able to boot into CWM recovery, you should start a new thread. Because, no one here at XDA has succeeded in doing this.
What has usb debugging got to do with Odin? When flashing using Odin, the phone is in download mode.
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miamimuffin said:
I got it working now with a new cable. Thanks for all the help! I'm on Safestrap now, how would I be able to get shostock-i on my phone? Or do I change to NB1? If so, how would I do that?
Thanks for helping me out, I'm a noob at this. I came from an S2 and it was simpler.
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You need to use the Deady Venom Kitkat Magic Tool - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=51067706
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221 has the following info.
SHOstock-i v5 -- XXUFNB8 -- ATT -- 3.1.14
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2468860
Note: Replace the updater-script from the ROM install file with the one from Post #3 in @rebel1699's Magic Tool thread.
Note: Flash SuperSU with ROM
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Read the magic tool thread on how to replace the updater-script.

stuck on custom logo

i tried to install a 4.4 custom rom with safestrap and i did everything like i was supposed to but i keep ending up with the custom logo and wont pass that screen after installing bl-ap-etc in odin....any help would be appreciated thank you....

alex...new to android said:
i tried to install a 4.4 custom rom with safestrap and i did everything like i was supposed to but i keep ending up with the custom logo and wont pass that screen after installing bl-ap-etc in odin....any help would be appreciated thank you....
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What ROM were you on, were you on NB1 at any point, did you flash the NB1 or MLD bootloaders? You should always be very descriptive in order to receive help quickly.

thanks for replying!!!
DeadlySin9 said:
What ROM were you on, were you on NB1 at any point, did you flash the NB1 or MLD bootloaders? You should always be very descriptive in order to receive help quickly.
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i was trying to install VENOMOUS DROID BLUE CHROME SAFESTRAP KK EDITION....
i downgraded to mk2 and rooted with saferoot
i installed safestrap 3.72
i wiped everything but micro sd
i installed rom, nb1 modules and superuser apk
i rebooted to download mode
i extracted nb1 deadly venom kk tool and opened odin 3.09 and installed bl=bl slot, ap=ap slot, cp=cp slot and hit start
and i never passed the custom logo screen....what am i doing wrong? thanks for trying to help i appreciated
update***i tried the same steps but i replaced updater-script but this time i got stuck on samsung logo and the phone rebooted 2 times....