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I rooted my S4 SGH-1337 AT&T and then put safestrap on to flash custom ROMS. it was working good until i decided to flash another rom. We'll i flashed a bad one and it bricked my phone. I tried ging to the stock rom using safestrap but it just stops at the AT&T logo. I need help with this. do i need to unroot my phone to fix this or is there another method. Im a noob here so please help guys!

skateman274 said:
I rooted my S4 SGH-1337 AT&T and then put safestrap on to flash custom ROMS. it was working good until i decided to flash another rom. We'll i flashed a bad one and it bricked my phone. I tried ging to the stock rom using safestrap but it just stops at the AT&T logo. I need help with this. do i need to unroot my phone to fix this or is there another method. Im a noob here so please help guys!
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Your best bet is to start over by flashing the stock MF3 files using ODIN. From there, re-root your phone, reinstall SafeStrap, and try again. You most likely flashed a non-TW based ROM... remember only TW roms work with SS right now.
If you have any other questions, I'll try to explain it in more detail.

NighthawkXL said:
Your best bet is to start over by flashing the stock MF3 files using ODIN. From there, re-root your phone, reinstall SafeStrap, and try again. You most likely flashed a non-TW based ROM... remember only TW roms work with SS right now.
If you have any other questions, I'll try to explain it in more detail.
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Can you take me through the steps to flash the files in ODIN?

skateman274 said:
Can you take me through the steps to flash the files in ODIN?
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First off, download ODIN 1.85 it seems to be the one that most people have the best luck with.
Grab the MF3 TAR files
Extract the MF3 files to a folder, say on your desktop. ie. MF3
Open ODIN and refer to this picture...
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For more information about how to use ODIN you can refer to here, and here.
I've personally never had to use it, so my steps are only from general observation. You might want to double check yourself. So if anyone has has any other info to help him feel free to post.

NighthawkXL said:
First off, download ODIN 1.85 it seems to be the one that most people have the best luck with.
Grab the MF3 TAR files
Extract the MF3 files to a folder, say on your desktop. ie. MF3
Open ODIN and refer to this picture...
For more information about how to use ODIN you can refer to here, and here.
I've personally never had to use it, so my steps are only from general observation. You might want to double check yourself. So if anyone has has any other info to help him feel free to post.
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What you have here looks good. I use Odin every once in awhile just so I remember how to use it.

NighthawkXL said:
First off, download ODIN 1.85 it seems to be the one that most people have the best luck with.
Grab the MF3 TAR files
Extract the MF3 files to a folder, say on your desktop. ie. MF3
Open ODIN and refer to this picture...
For more information about how to use ODIN you can refer to here, and here.
I've personally never had to use it, so my steps are only from general observation. You might want to double check yourself. So if anyone has has any other info to help him feel free to post.
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ODIN becomes unresponsive when I hit start. I read you have to disable kies? do you know how to do that? thanks for the resposes though!

skateman274 said:
ODIN becomes unresponsive when I hit start. I read you have to disable kies? do you know how to do that? thanks for the resposes though!
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Uninstall it. You'll find kies is pretty useless anyway.

I got it thanks a bench man!!
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skateman274 said:
I got it thanks a bench man!!
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Glad to be of a service, here's to your future endeavors with your S4.

NighthawkXL said:
Glad to be of a service, here's to your future endeavors with your S4.
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you da man, Nighthawk.....good job sir...more patience than me for sure, nice of you to help.

[Q] Is there a way to root MK2 yet?

Like the title says. Also if there is, what ROMs would work. Because I remember that when I was rooted on MF3 that not all ROMs worked with it. Sorry if it's a stupid question. I appreciate all helpful and/or useful answers!

Nannos1412 said:
Like the title says. Also if there is, what ROMs would work. Because I remember that when I was rooted on MF3 that not all ROMs worked with it. Sorry if it's a stupid question. I appreciate all helpful and/or useful answers!
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Yes, you can root. Take a look at this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
Very easy.
No ROMs at this point because safestrap doesn't work with MK2.

Think so? Hmmmm. Wonder how I'm on mk2 running darthstalker X 4.3 then?
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@DevilDog512 I stand corrected. What did you have to do to get that working?

Safestrap 3.70 in the android development section. Have only flashed this rom so far but have 0 issues. There's a kernelmodules.zip in that thread too that you flash just like you've been doing on 3.65. Can't adjust the system partition size but I don't use more than rom slot 1 anyway so no big deal to me. I'm sure it'll be fixed when it becomes official. Maybe today or tomorrow, but it's damn close to being ready.
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Thanks!
Thanks everyone! I appreciate it very much! But I have one more question. (I know this is sort of a noob question and I apologize in advanced) How does one flash a kernel? I have never needed to do it before. Do you use Odin?

Nannos1412 said:
Thanks everyone! I appreciate it very much! But I have one more question. (I know this is sort of a noob question and I apologize in advanced) How does one flash a kernel? I have never needed to do it before. Do you use Odin?
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You flash a kernel through recovery (not stock recovery) either cwm or safestrap.
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Nannos1412 said:
Thanks everyone! I appreciate it very much! But I have one more question. (I know this is sort of a noob question and I apologize in advanced) How does one flash a kernel? I have never needed to do it before. Do you use Odin?
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Read up on the forums or you'll be using Odin all right. I would not flash any 4.3 roms if you don't know what you're doing. Use Xposed with wanam till safe strap can be perfected.
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DevilDog512 said:
Read up on the forums or you'll be using Odin all right. I would not flash any 4.3 roms if you don't know what you're doing. Use Xposed with wanam till safe strap can be perfected.
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I just used Odin today. I'm on mk2 but I installed safestrap 3.70 and had darthstalker but decided I didn't really like it much.. Installed the modules and went back to stock ROM but it felt like my 4g download speeds were slow less than 1mb. So I odin the mf3 recovery files than side loaded back to mk2 because I tried factory resetting and 4g wasn't working that good.
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I used the update.zip in Stock recovery to go from mf3 to mk2. Not sure how that'll work out if i screw something up. I have the mf3 stock tar files and hash has said he has mk2 tars. I figure there's enough out there to get me back up. I tried flashing every ge rom i could find to no avail. Apparently it's pretty hit or miss right now. I read that they may have found a way to flash some custom kernels on mf3. The same day i upgrade. Hopefully they can get that sorted out and we can pretend like we own our $500 phones.
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[Q] Help! Cannot boot into Custom Recovery

Hello, I cannot My AT&T Galaxy S4 into recovery mode. According to Boot Manager I have 2 recoveries already installed(CWM and TWRP) but every time I try reboot into recovery I get "Could not do Normal Boot ODIN MODE". I installed one of the recoveries using Goo manager and because it didn't work I tried with boot manager, What am I missing?

Goo Manager doesn't work for the AT&T S4... I did the same thing a while back. You need to use Safestrap for this phone. Look for the right version of it. I'm assuming you are using the stock ROM so find out what software version you are on and download the right version of Safestrap. Good luck.
Btw I forgot to add that you lost your stock recovery so you don't have one anymore. You can take it to a bestbuy and tell them Kies broke your phone and they can reflash it for you, or you can install a custom recovery.
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Also, you can't have 2 recoveries installed at "same time". Find your build in settings. If mf3/mk2/nb1 you can't flash custom recoveries. Will also be limited to TW roms. You must use SafeStrap. So, probably need to get very familiar with it before going farther.
Good Luck on it--

Thanks!
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Thanks, I'm on MK2. I get this message in Rom manager, should I proceed to install Safestrap?
Sorry for the picture size, don't know how to resize.

You need to use ODIN to flash the original firmware back to your phone (MK2 from the looks of it). Then, install safetrap using the instructions available in the Safestrap thread. Make sure you read the entire thread before you do anything. As already mentioned, only safestrap will work with your phone, not Goo Manager and not ROM Manager.

scott14719 said:
You need to use ODIN to flash the original firmware back to your phone (MK2 from the looks of it). Then, install safetrap using the instructions available in the Safestrap thread. Make sure you read the entire thread before you do anything. As already mentioned, only safestrap will work with your phone, not Goo Manager and not ROM Manager.
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DITTO

Austie1337 said:
Goo Manager doesn't work for the AT&T S4... I did the same thing a while back. You need to use Safestrap for this phone. Look for the right version of it. I'm assuming you are using the stock ROM so find out what software version you are on and download the right version of Safestrap. Good luck.
Btw I forgot to add that you lost your stock recovery so you don't have one anymore. You can take it to a bestbuy and tell them Kies broke your phone and they can reflash it for you, or you can install a custom recovery.
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Is there a way I can flash the stock recovery myself? I'm not in the US. Also, I installed Safestrap without flashing the original firmware and everything seems to be working fine. Should I reflash it anyways? I want to run a custom rom (Hyperdrive RLS15) and I'm new to all of this.Thank you for all your answers!

LeoZ100 said:
Is there a way I can flash the stock recovery myself? I'm not in the US. Also, I installed Safestrap without flashing the original firmware and everything seems to be working fine. Should I reflash it anyways? I want to run a custom rom (Hyperdrive RLS15) and I'm new to all of this.Thank you for all your answers!
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Its all up to you if you wanna flash a custom ROM. Personally I don't because I have always had bad luck with modding phones and tablets. that's why I only root, but don't let that discourage you. Make sure that you have the correct ROM for your device before installing it.
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LeoZ100 said:
Is there a way I can flash the stock recovery myself? I'm not in the US. Also, I installed Safestrap without flashing the original firmware and everything seems to be working fine. Should I reflash it anyways? I want to run a custom rom (Hyperdrive RLS15) and I'm new to all of this.Thank you for all your answers!
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Do a backup before flashing anything.
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Advice on rooting and flashing my Note 3

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I haven't rooted and flashed ROMs in a couple years. I know a lot has changed. Could someone please get me started?. I hope that I attached the pic correctly.
My Verizon Note 3 is only a month old and I haven't done anything to it yet due to lack of knolage. I also don't want to trip the Knox counter. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
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I haven't rooted and flashed ROMs in a couple years. I know a lot has changed. Could someone please get me started?. I hope that I attached the pic correctly.
My Verizon Note 3 is only a month old and I haven't done anything to it yet due to lack of knolage. I also don't want to trip the Knox counter. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
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Check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55003142
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Thanks for the link.
So that method will not trip the Knox counter?.
And how do I find if I have NC2 or NC4.?
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Never mind. I think I got it figured out. I have NC4, correct?
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knoxrandall said:
Never mind. I think I got it figured out. I have NC4, correct?
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From the pic you've shown you're on NC4. As long as you follow the directions you won't trip Knox. Happy rooting and flashing... ?
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but are custom ROMs working on Verizon Note 3?
Meaning, are they still buggie or are there stable ROMs for it?
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knoxrandall said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but are custom ROMs working on Verizon Note 3?
Meaning, are they still buggie or are there stable ROMs for it?
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There all pretty stable. If you choose to do use Jasmine 2.3 please read the OP thoroughly as that's a S5 port for the Note 3.

thegamerdarkseid said:
Check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55003142
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So if I need to go back to stock for a warranty issue..do I just flash the original until rooted firmware? ?

Use Odin to flash the stock NC4 Tar. Both can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524572

Hyperdrive not installing
Hey, I'm having trouble getting hyperdrive to install. I rooted my phone a couple weeks ago, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3 kk 4.4.2, ss 3.75. I successfully installed jasmine, but I want a bit more out of my phone. Downloaded rsl8 3x, but when I install and reboot I get a black screen for 15 min, unresponsive, so I pull the battery and do the vol down /home /pwr button trick to get it to reboot. Any ideas?

sparkymrh said:
Hey, I'm having trouble getting hyperdrive to install. I rooted my phone a couple weeks ago, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3 kk 4.4.2, ss 3.75. I successfully installed jasmine, but I want a bit more out of my phone. Downloaded rsl8 3x, but when I install and reboot I get a black screen for 15 min, unresponsive, so I pull the battery and do the vol down /home /pwr button trick to get it to reboot. Any ideas?
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You have to flash the NC2 kernel to get hyperdrive to boot. It's flashed in Odin. Put your phone in download mode and flash in the ap slot. See this post here for NC2 kernel. Step 8 coming from NC4 OTA. You should boot up after that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53508274

thegamerdarkseid said:
You have to flash the NC2 kernel to get hyperdrive to boot. It's flashed in Odin. Put your phone in download mode and flash in the ap slot. See this post here for NC2 kernel. Step 8 coming from NC4 OTA. You should boot up after that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53508274
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Should I wipe and flash the deodex rom on the stock side first? I kindof figured it would take a little more work with this phone. I had my Razr running pretty good, but the Note 3 is much more complex. Thanks for the help!

sparkymrh said:
Should I wipe and flash the deodex rom on the stock side first? I kindof figured it would take a little more work with this phone. I had my Razr running pretty good, but the Note 3 is much more complex. Thanks for the help!
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If you've already flashed Hyperdrive just flash the NC2 kernel and you should be okay.

thegamerdarkseid said:
If you've already flashed Hyperdrive just flash the NC2 kernel and you should be okay.
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Well, I booted into download mode and it said "downloading do not turn off target" for about 20 min. Never gave an option to flash anything. I put the NC2 file on my SD card to flash it, but... What am I missing?

sparkymrh said:
Well, I booted into download mode and it said "downloading do not turn off target" for about 20 min. Never gave an option to flash anything. I put the NC2 file on my SD card to flash it, but... What am I missing?
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Okay, assumed you knew how to use Odin. NC2 kernel isn't flashed through a recovery on your phone. You need your computer and Odin software.
See here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48627708

Thanks!
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Okay, assumed you knew how to use Odin. NC2 kernel isn't flashed through a recovery on your phone. You need your computer and Odin software.
See here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48627708
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I was looking for something like that! Thought I found it and ended up dling a bunch of crap to my computer ?. This looks very straightforward, easy to understand. Really appreciate it!

sparkymrh said:
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I was looking for something like that! Thought I found it and ended up dling a bunch of crap to my computer ?. This looks very straightforward, easy to understand. Really appreciate it!
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So I tried flashing with Odin and it says operation complete, 0 succeeded 0 failed, and no download written no significant changes. Guess I'll do a full wipe and redo when I have the chance, start over fresh.

Samsung Galaxy S4 atnt Philztouch recovery

so i tried flashing Philz touch recovery on my galaxy s4 ATNT using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61496716&postcount=4479. I am on 4.4.2 NB1. Fresh format, Rooted after Format. so when i tried flashing philz touch, this is the result:
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so how to fix this? can someone take me to the correct one? i have Samsung S4 ATnT rooted. 4.4.2 NB1.
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i have another Question, is Albe95's LolliROM 8.0 official works on samsung s4 atnt? Can i flash it using Safestrap? can i flash it while im on 4.4.2? Can i flash it using stock recovery? can someone teach me the easiest way? skype? i need a VERY CLEAR explanation please I NEED GOOD DEV to explain it to me.
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Johnalexis69 said:
so i tried flashing Philz touch recovery on my galaxy s4 ATNT using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61496716&postcount=4479. I am on 4.4.2 NB1. Fresh format, Rooted after Format. so when i tried flashing philz touch, this is the result:
so how to fix this? can someone take me to the correct one? i have Samsung S4 ATnT rooted. 4.4.2 NB1.
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i have another Question, is Albe95's LolliROM 8.0 official works on samsung s4 atnt? Can i flash it using Safestrap? can i flash it while im on 4.4.2? Can i flash it using stock recovery? can someone teach me the easiest way? skype? i need a VERY CLEAR explanation please I NEED GOOD DEV to explain it to me.
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That phiztouch thread is for international S4 . If your phone is AT&T S4 SGH-i337, the forum you should be looking is here.
I can not see the image that you post but based on your writing your phone must be bricked since you flash the custom recovery on bootloader locked phone.
To unbrick your phone go here and follow the instructions.
I have not tried Albe95's LolliROM 8.0 official rom on AT&T S4. But somebody tried with SS though. You can read it here. However, he did not mentioned that his phone is AT&T S4 though.
To flash Albe's rom you need to be on lollipop and you can not flash with stock recovery. You have to use SS. I am using Albe rom that made for AT&T S4.

sway8966 said:
That phiztouch thread is for international S4 . If your phone is AT&T S4 SGH-i337, the forum you should be looking is here.
I can not see the image that you post but based on your writing your phone must be bricked since you flash the custom recovery on bootloader locked phone.
To unbrick your phone go here and follow the instructions.
I have not tried Albe95's LolliROM 8.0 official rom on AT&T S4. But somebody tried with SS though. You can read it here. However, he did not mentioned that his phone is AT&T S4 though.
To flash Albe's rom you need to be on lollipop and you can not flash with stock recovery. You have to use SS. I am using Albe rom that made for AT&T S4.
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i can unbrick my phone, the problem is i cant flash my phone a custom recovery and a custom roms
EDIT: my phone is not bricked, the picture says that flashing the recovery failed

Johnalexis69 said:
i can unbrick my phone, the problem is i cant flash my phone a custom recovery and a custom roms
EDIT: my phone is not bricked, the picture says that flashing the recovery failed
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Ohh, I thought your phone was bricked.
Custom recovery could be installed only on the AT&T phone with older bootloader (MDL/MDB). You mentioned that you are on NB1 4.4.2. So your bootloader is locked.
Your option for flashing custom rom is either safestrap or flashfire. You can find the instructions here and here.
If you like to install Albe's rom, the one compatible to your phone is this one.