[Q] Flashing Roms On MF3 - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

Hello,
I am new to the S4 and would like to know what roms are safe to flash on MF3? I have it rooted with twrp installed ready to go but not sure on what roms can be flashed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

CVO976 said:
Hello,
I am new to the S4 and would like to know what roms are safe to flash on MF3? I have it rooted with twrp installed ready to go but not sure on what roms can be flashed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You can flash TW based roms with safe strap on MF3.

What twrp are you talking about?
Only recovery that you can use afaik is safestrap--although it is loosely based on twrp.
If you flashed twrp from goo mgr you may not really have it--
Just saying for FYI and your protection--I do not need it so not up on the latest--but still
also if you haven't there are several threads on safestrap and mf3 that will answer all your questions--
good luck

Thanks!

And do not try to flash twrp on mf3 as stated above you must use safe strap. Trying to flash other recoveries will brick u

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Help Rooting and Installing roms

Ive been using roms since 2009, this galaxy s 4 has caused me more grief than I can believe, Ive never had a problem. Do i need to do this loki method? Im used to simply rooting, installing CWM from market, then booting into recovery and flashing the rom I want. This time I motochoppered and it worked, installed CWM from market, then installed a rom for the i9505 cuz googled EFFED me when searching. Now says system software not recognized by AT&T and wont boot or boot into recovery. Only download. So im waiting on stock firmware to try and odin the stock firm ware. Once i do and if it works, can i just motochopper again, install CWM from market, then flash a rom for the actualy AT&T galaxy S4 or do i need this loki business? Some help explain the new ways of the S4 to me please.
If its att your working with your kernel needs loki. Im pretty sure that oudhs recovery does autoloki but as I'm on a Canadian variant with unlocked boot loader this is a subject that doesn't affect me. If you are very uncertain you can look in your roms zip folder. It should have boot.lok instead of boot.img for a loki'd kernel.
Bigbabyjesus said:
If its att your working with your kernel needs loki. Im pretty sure that oudhs recovery does autoloki but as I'm on a Canadian variant with unlocked boot loader this is a subject that doesn't affect me. If you are very uncertain you can look in your roms zip folder. It should have boot.lok instead of boot.img for a loki'd kernel.
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so if its a boot.img i dont need to use loki? i can just install zip from sdcard from CWM?
Pixelcreativ said:
so if its a boot.img i dont need to use loki? i can just install zip from sdcard from CWM?
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You either need an auto Loki recovery, a loki'd ROM or a loki'd kernel or if you have none of those you have to flash Loki doki after you flash the rom
Sent from my Omega AT&T S4
rcklss1 said:
You either need an auto Loki recovery, a loki'd ROM or a loki'd kernel or if you have none of those you have to flash Loki doki after you flash the rom
Sent from my Omega AT&T S4
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well i guess im still at a loss, as this loki crap is new to me, and seems pointless. im about to try and flash the stock firmware through odin. what should i do after that?
Pixelcreativ said:
well i guess im still at a loss, as this loki crap is new to me, and seems pointless. im about to try and flash the stock firmware through odin. what should i do after that?
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motochopper and then install loki CWM from recovery.lok or what? then i can install any rom on the AT&T S4 original android forum?
yes, you are confused, you just quoted yourself.
seriously start here...read this...you have to.
This will help you understand everything you asked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
lets get a little more familiar with what you are trying to do, shall we!
Pixelcreativ said:
motochopper and then install loki CWM from recovery.lok or what? then i can install any rom on the AT&T S4 original android forum?
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Depends which recovery you go with.. OUDHS CWM recovery by shabby penguin will auto Loki for you so you won't have to worry about it anymore... Instructions on how to install are in the OP of his thread.. Once you have an auto Loki recovery you can flash at&t T-Mobile and i9505 Roms with ease.. Usually only having to add the LTE APN if that.. Sprint and Verizon Roms can be flashed too but they take more work to get going.. DO NOT FLASH ANY i9500 Roms!
Unfortunately for us Loki is needed to bypass the boot loader security checks preventing us from running custom Roms and such
The thread Axman pointed you to contains more info about Loki.. Definitely check it out..
Sent from my Omega AT&T S4
TheAxman said:
yes, you are confused, you just quoted yourself.
seriously start here...read this...you have to.
This will help you understand everything you asked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
lets get a little more familiar with what you are trying to do, shall we!
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LMFAO
All good suggestions--
Read this also, only 14 pages.
Until I read this--more than once
I did not understand loki, as when reading other threads there were only brief statements on loki and I could not tie things together
It just takes some time, and with your backround should come together quickly
These are not the droids your looking for.
"That old Jedi mind trick won't work on me, boy!"

[Q] Is it safe to flash a rom over the ATT mf3

Hey guys,
I see the we have a rooting option available now. I am have not seen a custom recovery or rom flashing thread for att devices on the mf3 software. I don't want to soft brick trying to flash a recovery on the mf3 if I can avoid.
Thanks for the help .
Mastermachetier said:
Hey guys,
I see the we have a rooting option available now. I am have not seen a custom recovery or rom flashing thread for att devices on the mf3 software. I don't want to soft brick trying to flash a recovery on the mf3 if I can avoid.
Thanks for the help .
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No. You need to read up on SafeStrap if you want to flash ROM's. If you flash over your stock MF3 ROM, you will brick it.
Thanks ! Is this something they are working on or have they given up? Also any word if the new 4.3 update is going to have the same issue as far as flashing over it? Thanks again

Can't Install CWM?

I have a rooted MK2 device. I tried installing CWM through ROM Manager but my phone will not boot the CWM and when I try it comes up with an error.
It seems to be installing a Loki'd version of CWM recovery will solve the problem, but I don't how to flash loki recoveries and I've looked all over the forums for one specific to loki'd recoveries. Can someone help me out please? I'm relatively new at this so I'm totally unsure about how to proceed. Many thanks!
Sadly, no custom recoveries are currently available for MK2.
Kaze105 said:
Sadly, no custom recoveries are currently available for MK2.
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Oh no Well I have a few questions then.
1. I would like to install a 4.4 Google Edition rom. Is there any way for me to accomplish this? Also, is it a bad idea to go ahead and flash it without a recovery?
2. Should I revert the recovery back to original? How would I go about doing that?
hsu0216 said:
Oh no Well I have a few questions then.
1. I would like to install a 4.4 Google Edition rom. Is there any way for me to accomplish this? Also, is it a bad idea to go ahead and flash it without a recovery?
2. Should I revert the recovery back to original? How would I go about doing that?
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There isn't anything you can do so far. The only thing you could do is use an app I can't remember the name of to flash mods to your current system, but you can not flash ROMs and definitely not anything that may need a different kernel. If you want to get a working recovery then find the MJ6-MJ9 thread but only use the recovery tar file, not the rest of it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
you sir have a locked bootloader (i think)
hsu0216 said:
I have a rooted MK2 device. I tried installing CWM through ROM Manager but my phone will not boot the CWM and when I try it comes up with an error.
It seems to be installing a Loki'd version of CWM recovery will solve the problem, but I don't how to flash loki recoveries and I've looked all over the forums for one specific to loki'd recoveries. Can someone help me out please? I'm relatively new at this so I'm totally unsure about how to proceed. Many thanks!
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well.....if you were on MF3 then you could load safestrap and then get the google edition but it wont support the 4.4 only the 4.2.2 version of the GE
thats what i did. i highly doubt there will be an unlocked bootloader for MK2 im on mf3 and cant even update to 4.3 MK2.....ill ask the developer of safestrap and ask him because he was getting a MK2 galaxy s4 on att last week and he was doing some testing....or you can do some research your self but im happy to help even though my account says im a junior member i know quite a lot....
if safestrap works here is a link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448726
IF SAFESTRAP WORKS LOOK UP A GUIDE ON HOW TO USE IT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE BECAUSE I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT also dont use the stock rom slot if all this works
Dude.
Search. Read. Repeat.
Anx XDA says ni question too stupid..Well some reaponses are..Oh GOD!!!
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r1tesh said:
Anx XDA says ni question too stupid..Well some reaponses are..Oh GOD!!!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
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No question too stupid. But asking a question that has been answered hundreds of times and refusing to use the search button...

[Q] TWRP/CWM Help

Hey guys, as of now I just reflashed stock, rooted with Kingo, installed safestrap, added a rom slot and installed BajaRom. Now i have been trying to find CM11 and to have it work. Safestrap wont install the zip from CM11, and from what i understand you need either CWM or TWRP and is there a certain procedure? everytime i use rom manager to install CWM recovery it boot loops on the recovery boot screen and says unofficial software blah blah blah and then im forced to reflash the stock AP file in odin. Any help is greatly appreciated, i would just love to join the 4.4.2 train
My phone is a Verizon n900v NON-developer edition.
mrtubz69 said:
Hey guys, as of now I just reflashed stock, rooted with Kingo, installed safestrap, added a rom slot and installed BajaRom. Now i have been trying to find CM11 and to have it work. Safestrap wont install the zip from CM11, and from what i understand you need either CWM or TWRP and is there a certain procedure? everytime i use rom manager to install CWM recovery it boot loops on the recovery boot screen and says unofficial software blah blah blah and then im forced to reflash the stock AP file in odin. Any help is greatly appreciated, i would just love to join the 4.4.2 train
My phone is a Verizon n900v NON-developer edition.
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You can not install CM11 because of the locked bootloader and SafeStrap is the only recovery we are able to use. Just go HERE and you'll be able to flash the stock, rooted 4.4.2 for our phones.
airmaxx23 said:
You can not install CM11 because of the locked bootloader and SafeStrap is the only recovery we are able to use. Just go HERE and you'll be able to flash the stock, rooted 4.4.2 for our phones.
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Thank you for the clarifications, its hard to find straight answers with the Dev edition floating around along with 4.4.2 being relativley new to the VZW variant. After this is installed, are there other 4.4.2 roms available? or just stock for the moment?
mrtubz69 said:
Thank you for the clarifications, its hard to find straight answers with the Dev edition floating around along with 4.4.2 being relativley new to the VZW variant. After this is installed, are there other 4.4.2 roms available? or just stock for the moment?
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There are 2 other ROMs available, BajaROM and Biggins.
airmaxx23 said:
There are 2 other ROMs available, BajaROM and Biggins.
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Alright, awesome. Thank you so much, just one last thing, is BajaRom 4.4.2? i am running the 4.3 version ATM and just want to clarify.
mrtubz69 said:
Alright, awesome. Thank you so much, just one last thing, is BajaRom 4.4.2? i am running the 4.3 version ATM and just want to clarify.
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Yes, there is a new 4.4.2 BajaROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2553357

[Q] Trouble installing custom recovery to install a custom ROM on Galaxy S4 I337 NC1

Okay, so I'm almost positive there is probably a thread for this, but I'm having trouble finding exactly what I'm looking for and very new to doing all of this on my own. I usually have a buddy help me out (aka he does it all).
I am running 4.4.2 Kit Kat on NC1 and I was finally able to root my device using TowelRoot. I've been trying for days now to install ClockworkMod custom recovery, but to no avail. Odin has failed, the command prompt method has failed, and Rom Manager app has failed. Is there just no compatible builds for any of this? I'm not entirely sure how this all works or why any of it is failing. What can I do to install CWM or TWRP and get CM11 back on? I need all kinds of explanation, so don't skimp on the details! Thanks guys!
You can't install clockwork. You have to use safestrap. Read the all things mk2, nc1 thread. It will tell you just about everything you need to know. Is an awesome thread and how I learned everything about this phone.
bweekzzzz said:
You can't install clockwork. You have to use safestrap. Read the all things mk2, nc1 thread. It will tell you just about everything you need to know. Is an awesome thread and how I learned everything about this phone.
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Awesome! That's exactly the direction I'm looking for! Thank you so much.
No problem at all. We've all needed help on here from time to time. Good luck.
Great advice above. To add to it you will NOT be able to use CM11 on your device at this time or probably ever. Also you will NOT be able to ever flash CWM or TWRP recoveries.
You can ONLY use safestrap recovery which ONLY allows flashing Touchwiz based Roms.
You can ONLY flash Touchwiz based Roms because with Safestrap it will NOT flash any custom kernels. A custom Kernel is need to flash CM11, AOKP, and other AOSP Based roms.
You also CANNOT downgrade your bootloader as it is locked down hard. The locked down boot loader is why all above cannot work for your device. ONLY the original phones that came with MDB or MDL firmwares were able to use the Loki Bootloader Bypass, which allowed for flashing CWM or TWRP recoveries and then allow ANYTHING like any custom Roms (also based or Touchwiz based), flash custom kernels, flash anything. But any phone updated to the MF3 firmware or newer the boot loader was locked down too much to do much.
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