Hey, I have the ATT S4 rooted with the stock NB1 firmware and safestrap recovery. I'm trying to install a custom rom like Cyanogenmod or something similar, but I've been told that this isn't possible but haven't gotten a good explanation so I don't know if that's right. I was just reading about the LOKI bootloader bypass, and my question is would that allow me to change to a different recovery and put on a different ROM?
You can only use safestrap and touch wiz based roms on your device. See in the general forum, index all things at&t.....
Your bootloader is looked and Loki only works for those on mdb or mdl firmware.
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thanks for clarifying, total BS that I can't customize my phone the way I want
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I haven't used an Android device for over a year now and i'm back to square one.
I'm just wondering if the only possible way of bricking your galaxy s4 is basically installing the incorrect ROM for your device. What is some other ways? I just want to try and avoid those ways before I actually root my S4.
I might be installing CM10 Nightly onto my S4 but if I wanted to go back to stock TW could I just use Kies to install the stock firmware? Instead of Odin because I heard it triggers some kind of binary counter?
Thanks!
EDIT: Does it matter if I'm on MF3 firmware on my S4?
Nevermind just figured out there is no custom recovery.
There is no custom recoveries on MF3.
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Okay awhile back I found a thread on the net to root the Galaxy S4 and change it to pure Kitkat. The only problem was it wasn't made for my phone, I think it was for another variance of the device. With that being said I want to try again and another site someone mentioned a ROM called AOSP....Is there a dummy-proof way of rooting the device and adding this or another ROM onto my ATT Samsung Galaxy S4?
I appreciate any assistance. I am somewhat familiar with rooting as I've rooted my older Droid X awhile back.
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283918
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Be careful that you know what you are doing before flashing roms to your phone. You should post more information about your device when asking a question (I.e. what carrier and firmware ,mdl, mf3, or mk2).
If you are on any firmware before the mf3 version(mdl) you can easily install a "custom recovery" like twrp or cwm to your S4 but the versions after would require a mod called "safestrap" to be installed which have a modified version of a custom recovery. It is similar but not the same.
Read around first to understand more. You may be lucky and have the version with an unlocked bootloader and that allows you to flash roms, kernels, and more.
But if you have the locked bootloader you can easily brick your phone and would need to odin back to a firmware and lose your data. Just look in settings>about phone and look at the last 3 letters in baseband.
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cyrusalmighty said:
Be careful that you know what you are doing before flashing roms to your phone. You should post more information about your device when asking a question (I.e. what carrier and firmware ,mdl, mf3, or mk2).
If you are on any firmware before the mf3 version(mdl) you can easily install a "custom recovery" like twrp or cwm to your S4 but the versions after would require a mod called "safestrap" to be installed which have a modified version of a custom recovery. It is similar but not the same.
Read around first to understand more. You may be lucky and have the version with an unlocked bootloader and that allows you to flash roms, kernels, and more.
But if you have the locked bootloader you can easily brick your phone and would need to odin back to a firmware and lose your data. Just look in settings>about phone and look at the last 3 letters in baseband.
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The baseband version or the last 3 letters are NB1 its the Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 from ATT
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sparker781 said:
The baseband version or the last 3 letters are NB1 its the Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 from ATT
Hope this helps
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Please read the forum before posting.. Your laziness is not respected if you want to root your device then you need to be able to research what your doing before you do it especially if you are on the xda forum... Look up the method to revert back to mk2 and then you can root for nb1 there is no method yet... And you cannot get the stock android experience which is aosp.
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I have been searching the forum for hours now, but could not find a definite answer. Please help.
First question: Is it possible to install Samsung I9505 MIUI ROM on I337 ?
Second question: If possible, can someone direct me to a tutorial?
I am asking this about Samsung Galaxy S4 i337 ( USA AT&T version) on 4.4.2
I would bet it is NOT possible for your i337. You say your on 4.4.2, so the only recovery available for your device is Safestrap. Since your bootloader is locked you CANNOT flash custom kernels. To run AOSP/CM/ and most likely MIUI required a different kernel than stock kernel. Safestrap on your device can ONLY run Touchwiz based Roms due to needing a stock kernel.
If you had the Original firmware like MDB or MDL and used Loki bootloader bypass you can run AOSP/CM based Roms and more than likely MIUI as well. With the Loki bypass those on MDB or MDL CAN FLASH custom kernels.
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I would bet it is NOT possible for your i337. You say your on 4.4.2, so the only recovery available for your device is Safestrap. Since your bootloader is locked you CANNOT flash custom kernels. To run AOSP/CM/ and most likely MIUI required a different kernel than stock kernel. Safestrap on your device can ONLY run Touchwiz based Roms due to needing a stock kernel.
If you had the Original firmware like MDB or MDL and used Loki bootloader bypass you can run AOSP/CM based Roms and more than likely MIUI as well. With the Loki bypass those on MDB or MDL CAN FLASH custom kernels.
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Thank you for the response. Then my new question: is there a version of MIUI that uses stock kernel? I remember reading that some people installed MIUI on bootloader locked galaxy s4 with Safetrap.
I haven't seen a MIUI thread at all. Sorry I could not be of any help with that. How old is the thread you saw? Point it out and I can take a look. Phones with MDB or MDL may have been able to since they use regular TWRP/CWM for recovery, but never seen one for Safestrap.
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I am still on an older android, and rooted with recovery. How would one go about flashing the i9505 on here (i337)
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Please read this port and resolve my issue as I need some expert opinion !!!
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 with no logo and carrier boot animation
I wanted to root my phone and for that I needed to know what model I am using, so by checking in the about device options it says the following (Screen Shot Attached):
Model number: GT-I9505
Android version: 4.3
Baseband verson: I9505ZHUEMJ6
Kenel version: 3.4.0-1921628 [email protected] #1 Sat Nov 16 14:33:13 KST 2013
Build number:JSS15J.I9505ZHUEMJ6
CPU-Z says its GT-i9505 (Screen Shot attached)
I tried rooting it by using Odin and got failed and I realized in the Download Mode that my Model name is SGH-i337
Some how I managed to get it rooted using this method http://www.onlineunlocks.com/blog/root-knox-disable/ and installed SU in my phone but my phone's recovery is corrupt as I tried to flash CWM recovery using Rom Manager.
I have installed SafeStrap recovery but have not tried any other ROM yet.
Terminal Emulator says my bootloader version : I337UCUFNB1 (Screen Shot Attached)
I search a lot to get back to the same ROM but I couldn't find any.
there are so many variants of Galaxy S4 and I have no clue which ROM is suitable for my Model.
There are few Questions which for which I need the answers if you guys could Help:
How can I get back to the Stock version I mean which Package to flash through Odin? any links?
Can I use this package http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297033 to get full CWM recovery and root, will it work for me? I really want to flash this !!!
I really want CWM recovery
I am attaching few screen shot which may explain my phone's configuration
Thanks in Advance
There's an i9505 forum which would better suit you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55459003
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Well this looks confusing. Looks to me like either you actually have a
I337 ATT branded phone due to the bootloader and someone flashed a i9505 ROM and modem. The weird part is the modem (baseband) as it states it is from a i9505.
Or you have a i9505 that someone SOMEHOW flashed the i337 bootloader.
My best guess is that you have a i337 and it is actually running the i337 nb1 firmware. And someone mistakenly flashed a i9505 modem (which may actually flash, but data or wifi probably wouldn't work). I would suggest checking out which Roms you can flash with safestrap recovery then also flash one of the ATT I337 modems in my thread via safestrap recovery.
If above works for you I would then suggest looking for the NB1 or NC1 unbrick method and flash with Odin. You might as well update the bootloader to NC1 then flash safestrap if you want to flash custom Roms. Check out the safestrap threads and info of Roms in their OP for more details on how to flash. I do not use safestrap recovery, so find info from others that do.
Here is a NB1 thread to check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
I really appreciate your response. I will try few Roms as I get time and files downloaded. I am from Pakistan and at&t doesn't work here. My phone's Wi-Fi is all okay. However I can't use wifi tethering. And just as you said, I don't wanna use this safestrap recovery also. I really want that cwm recovery as it's less hectic. And just in case if my model is actually i337 so any NB1 firmware will work on it? I have lots of confusion because I am not sure what will happen if I flash a particular Rom. Whenever I try to get into recovery using Volume up+home+power key. Odin mode turn on and then I have to flash i337 .tar file to get it on. Safestrap has given me some support as I can make a backup at least. But still lot's of confusions. Can anyone give me more suggestions or safe mathods to apply?
you can't use clockwork recovery on your build and no aosp roms--sorry
Okay. Can I flash stock Roms using Odin? And which one please let me know?
You can't flash roms with Odin. Read up in General in All Things MK2 and ATT thread and Hashcodes SafeStrap thread in Development.
Thank you, let me read that thead. But how can I un-root my device and get back to stock ? Now I am nervous
Rock posted this just above:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
Read these a couple times--OP page and last 20 -ages--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
The link you posted and asked if you could use-----look at its date--early/mid 2013. Your build is way past that. I know it is a lot of research. But, only way to keep your phone usable. I don't even need SafeStrap, but have read enough about it to be fairly comfortable. Did it to try and help folks.
A quick FYI. You need SafeStrap because any build post MDL has no way of bypassing Sammy's security check of kernel during reboot. MDL and below can use Loki-Doki an exploit that bypasses the check. So you can't flash aosp and custom kernels/recoveries. There are a couple exceptions on aosp. But, nothing to get into until you get more experience.
It just takes some time, especially with SafeStrap. You need correct version and know where to flash roms to. The ATT/MK2 thread has a lot of info on how to root and get SafeStrap on your phone. Esp post 5.
But, you can get back to stock NB1 from Rock's link and the tar posted there.
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NB1 Bootloader Unlocking Updates? Custom Recovery?
Any News Regarding Boot loader unlocking for NB1 ?? I want to Install Custom Recovery Specially CWM !!! Anyone who got hold of any updates Please Post ???
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Any News Regarding Boot loader unlocking for NB1 ?? I want to Install Custom Recovery Specially CWM !!! Anyone who got hold of any updates Please Post ???
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There is no bootloader unlock and I seriously doubt there ever will be. Safestrap is the recovery you can use.
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Been trying to read and figure out as much as I can, but I'm lost. I rooted my phone right when I got it a few months after release. I have the MDL firmware and I'm running stock that I've modified to my liking. I rooted using motochopper, I have TB and SU and I have TWRP installed. I'm ready to take the jump and try to get an updated firmware, but don't know where to look. It seems a lot of the info in now for the newer firmwares.
I would like to run either Google edition or a modified TouchWiz I think. I like keeping things pretty clean and fast. I am currently running Aviate on top of TouchWiz and I like the clean organized feel of it, although a bit laggy.
Please help me XDA, sorry I know this is a newb post. I've been blocking the OTAs for over a year and I'm ready to move on.
First I would suggest NOT to use any STOCK firmware to update to 4.4.2
There are some newer Google Edition Roms I believe in the ATT original ANDROID SECTION. You can use them since you have twrp recovery. Those with newer firmware cannot use the latest google edition Roms unless they are made for safestrap.
Or if you want a modified stock Touchwiz with all the extra benefits you can flash directly to ShoStock-i 8.1 which is 4.4.2 based.
Keeping you MDL bootloader and the Loki bootloader bypass you have now let's you flash ANYTHING you want, including kernels.
If you update firmwares the bootloader becomes MORE LOCKED DOWN and you cannot flash any Roms that need a modified kernel like aosp based Roms, or any kernel other than stock.
Thank you ill check those roms out. I am aware that I DO NOT want to update my firmware, that's part of the reason I asked for advice, to see which roms work well with MDL. Most of what I found was all for newer FW versions.
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Would I be better off upgrading to OUDHS Touch CWM-based Recovery 1.0.3.5 instead of TWRP so everything is auto Loki'd?
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Would I be better off upgrading to OUDHS Touch CWM-based Recovery 1.0.3.5 instead of TWRP so everything is auto Loki'd?
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Sorry I haven't tried OUDHS so I cannot comment. But TWRP still works perfectly. For ShoStock you would NOT need to flash Loki-Doki patch or anything. The kernel in ShoStock-i is already Loki patched. If you plan on trying other Roms it is always best to keep the Loki-Doki flashable zip on your sdcard and flash it after flashing a ROM. Just extra insurance that won't hurt anything if the ROM is already lokified.
Ok going to try flashing this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495
Followed by Loki Doki
Hope I'm doing this right.
matchstick13 said:
Ok going to try flashing this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495
Followed by Loki Doki
Hope I'm doing this right.
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Should work
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