downgrade problems sph-l720 - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

help. I updated my galaxy sph-L720 s4 the official 4.4 kik kat. note that I did not like this version and decided I had to take it back 4.3 mk2. to flash it with odin I get fail. anyone can help me how to return it to the mk2 version. Now I get the cell as 2 small computers, or I will be left in download mode and can not do.

The easy answer is that you cannot go back. It is impossible at this point to downgrade through odin. Once on 4.4.2 you can't go to 4.3. Also 4.3 to 4.2.2.
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ltindi32 said:
help. I updated my galaxy sph-L720 s4 the official 4.4 kik kat. note that I did not like this version and decided I had to take it back 4.3 mk2. to flash it with odin I get fail. anyone can help me how to return it to the mk2 version. Now I get the cell as 2 small computers, or I will be left in download mode and can not do.
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Tons of threats talking about how this isn't possible anymore.
Only one wev can go back an forth between are MJA and MK2. Your stuck where you're at now
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Mistertac said:
Tons of threats talking about how this isn't possible anymore.
Only one wev can go back an forth between are MJA and MK2. Your stuck where you're at now
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fine. and I can do now since my galaxy is fully lockout in download mode?

ltindi32 said:
fine. and I can do now since my galaxy is fully lockout in download mode?
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I'm not sure since I'm primarily on my Verizon s4... I'm not aware of a Nae tar file yet for sprint. I'm sure someone else will chime in
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Here... Nae is there for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2338919
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My problem now is how I will get my cell and q fail to flash it came to me and now the phone only shows d download mode emergency? as I recover?

ltindi32 said:
My problem now is how I will get my cell and q fail to flash it came to me and now the phone only shows d download mode emergency? as I recover?
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I'm not sure what you're saying.. Right now your phones borked right??
If so get it into download mode and use that nae tar file if that's the build you were on prior to this setback. Make sense or no?
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ok. I will explain more clearly. to have my phone already upgraded to 4.4 kik kat, I do not really like this version and I decided to lower it to 4.3 mk2. to try to do that, odin began to fall and then I went in odin fail and then on the phone that I will not start. only when I turn it on I get download mode. now do not know how to get my sph-L720

ltindi32 said:
ok. I will explain more clearly. to have my phone already upgraded to 4.4 kik kat, I do not really like this version and I decided to lower it to 4.3 mk2. to try to do that, odin began to fall and then I went in odin fail and then on the phone that I will not start. only when I turn it on I get download mode. now do not know how to get my sph-L720
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Ok now I get ya. Unfortunately one you took that 4.4 OTA that's where your phone is now going to stay. You can't downgrade firmwares like we used to. So you're going to have to Odin back 4.4. However once you that you can root it, install a recovery, and then install a stock 4.3 ROM.
That'd be your only way. Your bootloaders stuck on nae now
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4

sorry. I do not understand what I have to do.

ltindi32 said:
sorry. I do not understand what I have to do.
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You need to go to that link I sent you earlier and flash the nae tar file in Odin.
That will bring your phone back to life
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4

ok. thank you very much. I ask? if you flash a custom rom, then again could return to the rum mk2?

and I just retrieve the phone. I'm on 4.4. Now, as I do to lower it to 4.3 mk2?

ltindi32 said:
ok. thank you very much. I ask? if you flash a custom rom, then again could return to the rum mk2?
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Yes. Once back on stock 4.4 you can root install custom recovery and THEN flash whatever ROM your heart desires, mk2 if you wanted.
I myself haven't rooted or done anything to an S4 with the nae bootloader like you have, but I'm sure the information is on here for you.
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4

ok. thanks

thanks for all the great info...i wanted to post this in the development forum; however, since im new i need 10 posts to do so
anyway, heres my question: with 4.2.2 there was a hotspot mod for the services.odex and .jar files(mad props to crawrj!!!)....then fgr modded those files to work with 4.3....the difference is in the usb tether. Im using the Cradlepoint MBR1000 router b/c it has USB ports to receive my 3G/4G internet off my Sprint Galaxy S4....i use this combination to supply internet from my phone through the router into my entire home!!!! its been working awesome, but i accidentally accepted the 4.3 upgrade and now the usb tether option under settings/connections/more networks/tethering/usb tethering stopped working with the router ???? i can usb tether to my pc, but when usb tethered to the router, my phone says, "no usb device connected"
i am rooted, have usb debugging checked.....but dont know how to get this up and running again.
granted the naive hotspot technique from qbking77 works great; however, only 2 devices can be wirelessly tethered at any one time - thus the need for the router...and i prefer a usb tether for streaming.
CAN YOU HELP ME? Or at least pass my issue on to someone who can pm me or something....being a nube really sucks..lol..thanks!
Mistertac said:
Yes. Once back on stock 4.4 you can root install custom recovery and THEN flash whatever ROM your heart desires, mk2 if you wanted.
I myself haven't rooted or done anything to an S4 with the nae bootloader like you have, but I'm sure the information is on here for you.
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4
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Greetings. intale and a custom rom but when I went back to the original rom flshear mk2, I returned to get out fail. I think this fully lockout. what else I can do?

ltindi32 said:
Greetings. intale and a custom rom but when I went back to the original rom flshear mk2, I returned to get out fail. I think this fully lockout. what else I can do?
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I take It your English isn't the best?
Ok what is it you were trying to do exactly??
Trying to Odin back to mk2?
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4

correct. I'm trying to lose 4.4 to 4.3 mk2 and says fail in odin

ltindi32 said:
correct. I'm trying to lose 4.4 to 4.3 mk2 and says fail in odin
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Same exact thing the other guy was trying to do a couple posts up lol
Can't be don't
You need to Odin back to 4.4 nae.
There's no going back no downgrading
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4

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SGH-I337 AT&T 4.2.2 MF3 Rooted (Motochopper) - best route to AT&T 4.3?

Hi all,
My Google-fu is failing me and I'm not certain of the best route to take a Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 AT&T 4.2.2 MF3 (Rooted with Motochopper) up to the new AT&T 4.3 firmware.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a guide for doing this? Everything I'm reading seems like I'll have to sacrifice my root, flash to stock with Odin, and then wait for AT&T to re-release the OTA update to 4.3. Am I off base?
Motochopper cannot root MF3. We're you able to hold root when you upgraded and are hoping to keep root again?
At the moment yes you will have to sacrifice root. I did. Root keeper does not support android 4.3 and keeping with SuperSU does not work either.
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CAG-man said:
Motochopper cannot root MF3. We're you able to hold root when you upgraded and are hoping to keep root again?
At the moment yes you will have to sacrifice root. I did. Root keeper does not support android 4.3 and keeping with SuperSU does not work either.
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My phone is still rooted at this moment, though I'm on 4.2.2. I haven't upgraded anything yet. I was hoping there was a custom rom or something I could flash to get to 4.3 and retain root.
I'm just gonna wait until a stock 4.3 rom comes out that supports safestrap so I can keep root
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mrpeters said:
My phone is still rooted at this moment, though I'm on 4.2.2. I haven't upgraded anything yet. I was hoping there was a custom rom or something I could flash to get to 4.3 and retain root.
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Since you are rooted with a custom recovery you CAN flash 4.3 now without losing root. Just use ShoStock-i MJ9 4.3http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468860
Or VisionX MJ9 4.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391142
Or Deadly Venom MJ9 4.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2503692
and POSSIBLY a couple other 4.3 Touchwiz firmwares that are found in the Android Development Section
These are all from he International MJ9 firmwares but to me are better than the ATT firmwares for 4.3. The ATT 4.3 removed the Data Toggle completely from the pulldown menu and now you have to go into settings each time to turn it on or off. Plus other changes that are solely LACKING compared to the international firmwares. I have tried two of the above and they are both great and the third from what I have read works great as well. They are all great devs. Try them out and I suggest using the Jeboo 3.0 kernel for best results.
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I concur with RockRatt. Shostock-I is smooth. It is bundled with jeboos 3.0 kernel. Love it. Biased, though. I've been using Sho's roms since my/his s2 days..
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If "mrpeters" is MF3 he can't and shouldn't try flashing a 4.3 rom cause our MF3 Safestrap don't support it at the moment.
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mrpeters said:
Hi all,
My Google-fu is failing me and I'm not certain of the best route to take a Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 AT&T 4.2.2 MF3 (Rooted with Motochopper) up to the new AT&T 4.3 firmware.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a guide for doing this? Everything I'm reading seems like I'll have to sacrifice my root, flash to stock with Odin, and then wait for AT&T to re-release the OTA update to 4.3. Am I off base?
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mrpeters said:
My phone is still rooted at this moment, though I'm on 4.2.2. I haven't upgraded anything yet. I was hoping there was a custom rom or something I could flash to get to 4.3 and retain root.
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jball said:
If "mrpeters" is MF3 he can't and shouldn't try flashing a 4.3 rom cause our MF3 Safestrap don't support it at the moment.
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I only gave the advice above because he said he is ROOTED WITH MOTOCHOPPER ON MF3. As we know MF3 cannot be rooted with motochopper. So I was guessing that he rooted while on MDL or MDB with motochopper and used a ROM to upgrade to MF3.
So unless he is/was mistaken with those comments and he meant to say rooted on MF3 with safestrap then I would of told him to look at the safestrap threads.
Hopefully he clears things up with that as I WON'T want to give him Bad Advice.
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I didn't quote anybody for a reason.just stating facts based on my reading the OP post.its all good
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Yea there's a difference between having a phone shipped with MF3 and having upgraded to MF3
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My phone stock was MDL and I took the OTA to MF3.
MF3 is MF3
Every time I read a thread anyone starts I also read the profiles of all the people in the threads posted.no clear mention of his base in his profile
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My phone was not MF3 stock. It got upgraded sometime after I rooted. To be completely honest, I'm not sure how. Kies maybe?
All I know is I still have root If I have to wait where I'm at, no big deal!
mrpeters said:
My phone was not MF3 stock. It got upgraded sometime after I rooted. To be completely honest, I'm not sure how. Kies maybe?
All I know is I still have root If I have to wait where I'm at, no big deal!
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well my touch screen has stopped working, so now this phone gets to go back to AT&T for repairs.
whats the best way to remove root and factory default it?
sorry to bump an old thread, but I wanted to see if anything had changed so I could upgrade from my rooted 4.2.2 I337UCUAMF3 to one of the newer OS versions that are out. This phone was a warranty replacement, but I had no trouble rooting it with Motochopper when I got it so I don't think it came stock with MF3, but its been 6 months so I can't say for certain.
mrpeters said:
sorry to bump an old thread, but I wanted to see if anything had changed so I could upgrade from my rooted 4.2.2 I337UCUAMF3 to one of the newer OS versions that are out. This phone was a warranty replacement, but I had no trouble rooting it with Motochopper when I got it so I don't think it came stock with MF3, but its been 6 months so I can't say for certain.
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You could flash the md3 tar and return it to stock. Then let out update itself. You'll lose root and you'll want to read some of the threads on the general section dealing with mk2 and nb1 before you do so so you know what you're getting in to
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jd1639 said:
You could flash the md3 tar and return it to stock. Then let out update itself. You'll lose root and you'll want to read some of the threads on the general section dealing with mk2 and nb1 before you do so so you know what you're getting in to
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10-4. I don't want to lose root, so that's key. I should have clarified that. I use too many apps (LightFlow, NoBloat, Titanium, etc.) that I wouldn't want to give up.
mrpeters said:
10-4. I don't want to lose root, so that's key. I should have clarified that. I use too many apps (LightFlow, NoBloat, Titanium, etc.) that I wouldn't want to give up.
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You could flash 4.3 MK2 with odin then root with saferoot.
The 4.3 tar can be found here http://d-h.st/wH3 The pit here http://d-h.st/5gz
Saferoot can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
jball said:
My phone stock was MDL and I took the OTA to MF3.
MF3 is MF3
Every time I read a thread anyone starts I also read the profiles of all the people in the threads posted.no clear mention of his base in his profile
My MDL updated itself when I went back to stock and forgot to disable OTA. Now that I'm locked into TW, is there a reason NOT to update to MK2? I know that it will install KNOX but with saferoot and safestrap, I'll have the same functionality of my rooted MF3?
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I am at the same place in my phone. Were you ever able to update to 4.3 I need to do the same to have access to certain options and apps

[Q] Options for upgrading to KitKat from 4.2.2 with TWRP

I stayed on 4.2.2 rooted with TWRP and never took the MJA/MK2 OTAs, to avoid knox. I've been waiting for KitKat, and I'm ready to take the plunge. I've read through a bunch of threads, and have thoroughly confused myself. I have a few basic questions, so I can determine what my options are:
1) Is it possible to go from MF9 (rooted) to NAE, and retain my data? What happens to the modifications I made to MF9 (hotspot, xposed, etc.)?
2) If the answer to 1 is no, is it reasonable to assume that there will be a flashable NAE rom in the near future, so that I wouldn't have to odin to MK2 before going through the OTA update to NAE?
3) Should I give up on trying to keep my existing bootloader, and just suck it up and take knox? It seems like there's probably enough differences in the rom and modem that the bootloader is probably a necessary evil at this point.
Thanks in advance for your help.
There have been several reports of people whose WiFi and data have worked just fine with the NAE ROM plus older bootloader like MF9. I'd wait until a stock rooted NAE ROM appears so we can try it with the knox-free MF9 bootloader.
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I am in the same situation and currently on a stock rooted MF9 with a custom recovery as well. I would like to know the best upgrade path to 4.4.2 and hopefully stay on a knox free boot loader.
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Once Warboy releases the updated stock, rooted NAE, I'm gonna flash it with Philz recovery to see whether everything's compatible with the Knox-free MF9 bootloader. In the meanwhile, I'm gonna flash just the NAE modem. Cant wait for Kitkat~! (Even though I've had the 4.4.2 update for a long time through my Nexus 5, I'm still very excited, LOL~)
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Im still on mdl lol.....maybe I should atleast update to mf9? Haha
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cfendrick said:
I am in the same situation and currently on a stock rooted MF9 with a custom recovery as well. I would like to know the best upgrade path to 4.4.2 and hopefully stay on a knox free boot loader.
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I'm in same boat
on MF9 , didnt even go to 4.3, still sitting at 4.2.2 (with the update icon in my status bar, but i assume its for 4.3 not kit kat)
Im rooted and have exposed installed
would rather have a knox free loader too!
if anybody can advise on the best route to take would be lovely
would like to have kit kat on my phone today!!
I was on this boat but last night flashed the gummy Rom. It is okay but I would love to have the stock Rom. I don't like few things on the Gummy.
icuc said:
I was on this boat but last night flashed the gummy Rom. It is okay but I would love to have the stock Rom. I don't like few things on the Gummy.
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so you had MF9 bootloader? (and do you keep that one or switch to the knox one?)
just flashed rom with TRWP? (that'll update radio too?)
and what things dont you like on Gummy?
sandman121383 said:
Im still on mdl lol.....maybe I should atleast update to mf9? Haha
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Lol I've been wondering if anyone else stayed on 4.2.2. Lol Im rooted with custom recovery. I hit the update button the other night and it wouldn't install and that icon went away, so I got that going for me. But I can't wait for kit kat, just waiting on the whole knox deal.
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SayWhat10 said:
so you had MF9 bootloader? (and do you keep that one or switch to the knox one?)
just flashed rom with TRWP? (that'll update radio too?)
and what things dont you like on Gummy?
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Yeah I have MF9 and I could keep the same.
I had issues with BT connection with my BMW but works fine with BT headset.
Home screen kind of wacky and you can't select the one that you like.
I just went back to 4.2.2 again until I find a good one.
Yikes
I'm in the same situation, living on my phone with MF9, have TWRP/Custom Recovery installed, and am interested to upgrade to Kitkat. I'm very interested to know what will be the upgrade method for me to 4.4.2, similar to many others in this thread.
I'm on slimkat now and all is working great. Only drawback is no theme chooser
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I just simply flashed the KitKat rom with twrp
SayWhat10 said:
I'm on slimkat now and all is working great. Only drawback is no theme chooser
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I just simply flashed the KitKat rom with twrp
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Which KitKat rom did you use? Did it just upgrade your OS or did you have to start from a clean install? Any issues with Knox?
asuh said:
Which KitKat rom did you use? Did it just upgrade your OS or did you have to start from a clean install? Any issues with Knox?
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i used Slimkat, but it froze occasionally. now im on CM 11 and its FLAWLESS
did clean install (but had some apps backed up with Titanium)
to my knowledge the whole Knox thing is with Touchwiz based roms
both slimkat and CM 11 are not,so no worries about Knox
I am still on MF9 modem and bootloader
gonna get around to flashing the NAE modem later though
SayWhat10 said:
i used Slimkat, but it froze occasionally. now im on CM 11 and its FLAWLESS
did clean install (but had some apps backed up with Titanium)
to my knowledge the whole Knox thing is with Touchwiz based roms
both slimkat and CM 11 are not,so no worries about Knox
I am still on MF9 modem and bootloader
gonna get around to flashing the NAE modem later though
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Alright. I'm personally looking to update only to official rom and NAE modem, not custom rom. Hoping I can do upgrade instead of clean install but hoping to get root access back or keep it at least.
Ok so i dont think i care about the knox thing anymore.. So with that said i would like to upgrade to 4.4.2 with the stock sprint rom. What is the best way to go about that? Sorry im just confused with the bootloader and modem flashes.. Its been awhile since ive had a samsung phone.. Im assuming i cant do the OTA due to TWRP....
I am running completely stock and rooted with saferoot,
4.2.2
baseband mf9
bootloader mf9
TWRP installed
please help
Can you just unroot and install the NAE ota then reroot with cf auto root? This is coming from stock rooted mk2.

Can't get back to stock firmware on Galaxy S4?

I had sprints official 4.3. Then i rooted and had cyanogenmod 4.4.2. I wanna go back to stock so I downloaded 4.2.2 from galaxys4root.com and tried flashing through odin but it keeps failing. Someone please help me! it's driving me crazy
Search a bit more. You cannot go back to an earlier version of android through odin. you have to get a 4.3 tar. Either MJA or MK2.
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daniel4653 said:
Search a bit more. You cannot go back to an earlier version of android through odin. you have to get a 4.3 tar. Either MJA or MK2.
Could you please elaborate? I'm a noob (and a dweeb) but I just got updated to KitKat and it sucks. I'm a photographer and I use several photo editing apps that suddenly are not allowed to write to my SD card. I need Jellybean back.
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th_rab said:
daniel4653 said:
Search a bit more. You cannot go back to an earlier version of android through odin. you have to get a 4.3 tar. Either MJA or MK2.
Could you please elaborate? I'm a noob (and a dweeb) but I just got updated to KitKat and it sucks. I'm a photographer and I use several photo editing apps that suddenly are not allowed to write to my SD card. I need Jellybean back.
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Once updated to kitkat using ota then your stuck with kitkat you can downgrade back to jelly bean. Only way would be flashing a mk2 or mja rom. But you would still be in kitkat nae.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
th_rab said:
Once updated to kitkat using ota then your stuck with kitkat you can downgrade back to jelly bean. Only way would be flashing a mk2 or mja rom. But you would still be in kitkat nae.
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But where would I get the stock 4.3? im sorry i dont know what mk2 and mja is. I just wanna get sprints stock 4.4. i understand i can't downgrade back to 4.2.2, but what should I do? where do i download? im desperate for help lol
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Like he already stated, best you could do now is install a custom recovery after rooting your phone, then flash a Jellybean ROM from there. You familiar with doing any of that?
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JustinB410 said:
ROMANTiC KiD said:
But where would I get the stock 4.3? im sorry i dont know what mk2 and mja is. I just wanna get sprints stock 4.4. i understand i can't downgrade back to 4.2.2, but what should I do? where do i download? im desperate for help lol
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There is a one line edit needed to restore full write capability to the sdcard with kit kat. It takes about 10 seconds to accomplish but you must be rooted. There is no way to odin back to 4.3 if you OTA to 4.4.2, like stated earlier, you can install a stock like 4.3 rom but I don't think you need to do that. Search for the sdcard write problem in these forums and edit the platform.xml file and all your stuff will write to the sdcard again.
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[Q] OTA 4.4 back to 4.3

Can someone help me take my S4 back to 4.3? I got the OTA update for 4.4 yesterday morning and have had nothing but problems. Terrible battery life (40% down in 3 hours with little to no use) WiFi wont turn on thanks to this piece of junk Knox software. So before I dump Samsung completely for a Moto X or Nexus, can someone help me downgrade from 4.4 back to 4.3 where I had no problems?
Were you totally stock before the OTA? If you still have warranty left, I would bring it in to a Sprint store and *****.
If not, you can try one of 2 things. 1) flash the NAE tar file using odin to see if that fixes your issues or 2) flash the MK2 tar file to bring you back to 4.3
aypanthony said:
Were you totally stock before the OTA? If you still have warranty left, I would bring it in to a Sprint store and *****.
If not, you can try one of 2 things. 1) flash the NAE tar file using odin to see if that fixes your issues or 2) flash the MK2 tar file to bring you back to 4.3
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I went Cyanogen at one point, didn't like it, and flashed back to stock. When the OTA hit I was rooted but had made no changes from stock, not even an uninstall of a Samsung app. I am backing things up now to flash the NAE again, but I want a version without this Knox garbage in it. Is there such thing?
I read that you can't flash back with Odin from 4.4 to 4.3 so I don't know how to do option 2 at this point.
sponge14 said:
I went Cyanogen at one point, didn't like it, and flashed back to stock. When the OTA hit I was rooted but had made no changes from stock, not even an uninstall of a Samsung app. I am backing things up now to flash the NAE again, but I want a version without this Knox garbage in it. Is there such thing?
I read that you can't flash back with Odin from 4.4 to 4.3 so I don't know how to do option 2 at this point.
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You're correct with not being able to go back to mk2 4.3 via Odin.
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sponge14 said:
I went Cyanogen at one point, didn't like it, and flashed back to stock. When the OTA hit I was rooted but had made no changes from stock, not even an uninstall of a Samsung app. I am backing things up now to flash the NAE again, but I want a version without this Knox garbage in it. Is there such thing?
I read that you can't flash back with Odin from 4.4 to 4.3 so I don't know how to do option 2 at this point.
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Yeah, I think you are right. Can't go back to 4.3 once you have the 4.4 bootloader, my bad. I wonder if you should do a factory reset to see if that clears up your issues.
daniel4653 said:
You're correct with not being able to go back to mk2 4.3 via Odin.
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Is there some other way of downgrading? What about going back to Cyanogen's full release?
Well that sucks that you can't go back to 4.3
I had the same issues when I updated and was kinda pissed at it to but a factory reset and it been running way better ever since and I'm rooted with xposed installed and no complaints
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sponge14 said:
I went Cyanogen at one point, didn't like it, and flashed back to stock. When the OTA hit I was rooted but had made no changes from stock, not even an uninstall of a Samsung app. I am backing things up now to flash the NAE again, but I want a version without this Knox garbage in it. Is there such thing?
I read that you can't flash back with Odin from 4.4 to 4.3 so I don't know how to do option 2 at this point.
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I believe once KNOX Bootloader has been installed, your stuck with it. No going back.
But honestly, if you root 4.4, your gonna void KNOX.
lawmangrant said:
I believe once KNOX Bootloader has been installed, your stuck with it. No going back.
But honestly, if you root 4.4, your gonna void KNOX.
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I don't want Knox on my phone at all, it's garbage for me. Are you saying I can't even go Cyanogen at this point?
sponge14 said:
I don't want Knox on my phone at all, it's garbage for me. Are you saying I can't even go Cyanogen at this point?
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You can still have all that. KNOX is just the warrantly flag I have KNOX on mine, but I still have rooted and flashed other roms.
lawmangrant said:
You can still have all that. KNOX is just the warrantly flag I have KNOX on mine, but I still have rooted and flashed other roms.
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Ah OK, I don't care about the warranty, it's out in April anyways... Looks like I need to try Cyanogen again, hopefully it's better this time.
i have gone back to 4.3 with odin.....use odin 1.85.....*First flash the mk2 modem or it will fail**.....why? i dont know...
so here is what i do....1) Odin first the mk2 modem...2) Odin stock Mk2 rom...3) Odin philz latest recovery...4) boot into recovery..goto philz settings and tap " re-root....5) reboot and enjoy.....
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chris-allen said:
i have gone back to 4.3 with odin.....use odin 1.85.....*First flash the mk2 modem or it will fail**.....why? i dont know...
so here is what i do....1) Odin first the mk2 modem...2) Odin stock Mk2 rom...3) Odin philz latest recovery...4) boot into recovery..goto philz settings and tap " re-root....5) reboot and enjoy.....
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You're saying your bootloader went back to MK2 after this? Didn't think that was possible. I've had nothing but stupid little issues myself after using Odin to flash the phone to NAE. I've done factory resets... Completely wiped the phone in Philz. Tried KToonsez kernel as well and stock NAE just sux! I'll probably just flash Liquid Smooth back on it, was only trying to stick with stock NAE for stability and camera , that phone is my girls and she doesn't have the patience for all the bugs that come with custom Roms lol
Anyways just want to confirm that with you. Thanks
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chris-allen said:
i have gone back to 4.3 with odin.....use odin 1.85.....*First flash the mk2 modem or it will fail**.....why? i dont know...
so here is what i do....1) Odin first the mk2 modem...2) Odin stock Mk2 rom...3) Odin philz latest recovery...4) boot into recovery..goto philz settings and tap " re-root....5) reboot and enjoy.....
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I don't know if that is possible for those of us rocking triband. Obviously we cannot use the Mk2 modem or rom. In any event, I upgraded to 4.4.2 on my new L720T and regretted it, but now I'v" managed to install twrp and rooted it and the rom settled down after a few days. At first, horrible battery use but now its amazing. My battery reads 75 percent after 14 hours and that's quite good enough. The only issue I still face is the SD card thing, but that only seems to apply third party software as I can move files directly from internal to external memory using the stock files app that comes with android.
i dont know about triband. i dont have one and im not going to pretend im a smart dev because thats also not true.. i HAVE ODIN 4.4.2 THEN turned around and ODIN 4.3 due to something i didnt like...im not sure if it changes the bootloader or not, i dont even check. i have only tried this with mk2 to nae.. when i purchesed my device it came with mk2 so i have never tinkerd with the other bootloaders. if you have something other then mk2 id ask a dev befor doing anything. like i said it works for me as long as i flash the modem FIRST that corrisponds to the build. ( mk2 or nae )...and in some cases if the wifi is borked on nae, iv had to flash the modem again after instalation of the rom.. i cant explain why any of this happens....
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i dont know about triband. i dont have one and im not going to pretend im a smart dev because thats also not true.. i HAVE ODIN 4.4.2 THEN turned around and ODIN 4.3 due to something i didnt like...im not sure if it changes the bootloader or not, i dont even check. i have only tried this with mk2 to nae.. when i purchesed my device it came with mk2 so i have never tinkerd with the other bootloaders. if you have something other then mk2 id ask a dev befor doing anything. like i said it works for me as long as i flash the modem FIRST that corrisponds to the build. ( mk2 or nae )...and in some cases if the wifi is borked on nae, iv had to flash the modem again after instalation of the rom.. i cant explain why any of this happens....
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Lol I know what you mean... Sometimes things just seem to work or they don't.
But that's interesting you can go back to mk2 after being on nae. I figured that was not possible. But if you didn't get any fails in Odin while downgrading that's great. Maybe I'll get ballsy and try this later.
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Is there a stock 4.4 Rom out there I can try, preferably one without Knox? Sprint has recommended that I unroot, that they have a tech bulletin where rooted phones have wifi, and other issues.
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Is there a stock 4.4 Rom out there I can try, preferably one without Knox? Sprint has recommended that I unroot, that they have a tech bulletin where rooted phones have wifi, and other issues.
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You have a link to that bulletin??
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You have a link to that bulletin??
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No that's just what the escalated Tech Support person from Oklahoma City told me.
I also just wiped the cache and did a factory reset and still have the same wifi problem...

[Q] I337UCUFNJ4 AT&T Galaxy S4 4.4.4 only download mode

i root my gs4 with odin, everything went fine but I wanted to get my gs faster so i downloaded kernel for gs4 and flashed it. mistake here. i didnt check if it supports 4.4.4. it only support devices under 4.3 so.. no wifi. that was the problem i had other than that, all was good. than I downloaded some OTA file for my gs4 and when i tried to flash it with safestrap, it kept said fail. so i thought it's maybe because i already have OS installed... so i wiped system,data and i tried to flash that OTA file, fail again. now im screwd. there is no OS on my gs4. when i trun it on, it vibrates, than reboots and than goes into Odinmode and say something like "nornal boot not possible" in red.
so i spent couple days searching how to get my phone work again but everything i tried didnt work. and for galaxy s4 sgh i337 nj4 version 4.4.4 it even made me think it was made just for me.
i tried kies, failed it told me to do emergency recovery but my phone does not show on list.
can anyone please help me.. Im new to Samsung Galaxy..
im thinking about following this guide since there are no options
http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/03/how-to-unrootunbrick-at-galaxy-s4-sgh.html
is this okay?
JustinBushke said:
im thinking about following this guide since there are no options
http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/03/how-to-unrootunbrick-at-galaxy-s4-sgh.html
is this okay?
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You'll have to use the ODIN file from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
Flash that in ODIN, use the rootable version if you want to root it using towelroot.
Besides that, you can't flash any custom kernels on the S4 unless you're on the 4.2.2 MDL bootloader, and there's no way to get back to that from 4.4.
DeadlySin9 said:
You'll have to use the ODIN file from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
Flash that in ODIN, use the rootable version if you want to root it using towelroot.
Besides that, you can't flash any custom kernels on the S4 unless you're on the 4.2.2 MDL bootloader, and there's no way to get back to that from 4.4.
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Thank you so much for your reply. i will try that after couple hours.
but I am curious if i can use I337UCUFNB on NJ4 bootloader. i have nj4 bootloader
JustinBushke said:
Thank you so much for your reply. i will try that after couple hours.
but I am curious if i can use I337UCUFNB on NJ4 bootloader. i have nj4 bootloader
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Yes, it will work.
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Yes, it will work.
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Thank you so much! You saved my life!
I want to be just like you helping other people
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