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[Q] SGH-i337m

Hello all,
Have been reading this forum for a long time and it has helped me out many times in the past and for that I am grateful to you all. I am relatively new to the s4 but I have a galaxy tab and am comfortable with flashing and using command line utilities and all the goodies that come along with them. (Toooo comfortable lol).
My dilemma is as follows. I stupidly moved some "bloat" apps from system to user and forgot before I was forced to do a factory restore. Now certain items such as optical reader and other apps are gone. I have looked for the carrier specific rom from fido but can not find it. Could someone please point me in the proper direction?
Also what's the most stable and functional rom that can dual boot for the sgh-i337m.?
Thanks in advance.
R

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The_SilverOne said:
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You could always odin back to stock to get the files back.

jd1639 said:
You could always odin back to stock to get the files back.
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Thanks for your reply. Any ideas on where to get the files for fido for odin? Or am I missing something. Still relatively new to this world, ios was my main domain still figuring things out here.

jd1639 said:
You could always odin back to stock to get the files back.
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Go to sammobile.com. You have to register but it's free. They'll have the stock firmware specific to your device and carrier.

jd1639 said:
Go to sammobile.com. You have to register but it's free. They'll have the stock firmware specific to your device and carrier.
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Thanks for the help. Exactly what i was looking for. How do I thank you on the forum?
Also which rom is the most stable with working components(wifi,camera,etc), can dual boot and that has a kernel that supports force ac charge.

The_SilverOne said:
Thanks for the help. Exactly what i was looking for. How do I thank you on the forum?
Also which rom is the most stable with working components(wifi,camera,etc), can dual boot and that has a kernel that supports force ac charge.
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There is a thanks button. IDK the answer to your other question. I don't have an s4.

[Q] cant unbirck help please

so my friend download an app and didn't read anything about it before he installed the app. The app was suppose to replace the home launcher but he was suppose to install another app before he installed it but he didn't. I have tried Odin, Kies, and Heimdall with no luck. I have tried them on different computers and with different cables. His phone is a SGH-I337, yes it is rooted but only for one app that was installed that doesn't affect anything. But now it only go to the download screen with the android man even when booted up normally it only fails the [auth] on Odin and it wouldn't even connect to Kies. Any help would be GREAT, he is only giving me 2 day to try and fix it for him then he is going to buy a new phone. Thanks in advance EVEN IF ITS JUST GUESS I'll still give it a try.

What app did you try to install and what firmware are you on. Odin should work if you use the right firmware.
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If the phone is running either the MK2 or MF3 baseband then my thread here may be able to help you. Check ted77usa's post (the last reply on the first page) for how I fixed my phone.

jd1639 said:
What app did you try to install and what firmware are you on. Odin should work if you use the right firmware.
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I dont remember what app he tried to install, only that it was suppose to change his home screen. As far as what firnware he is on I have no clue cause I have no way to find out and he is no help hell he doesnt know the his ass from a hole in the ground when i ask him.

joshuadrivin said:
I dont remember what app he tried to install, only that it was suppose to change his home screen. As far as what firnware he is on I have no clue cause I have no way to find out and he is no help hell he doesnt know the his ass from a hole in the ground when i ask him.
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I would start with the mf3 tar files in odin. If they don't work try the mk2 tar file
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JTrocks said:
If the phone is running either the MK2 or MF3 baseband then my thread here may be able to help you. Check ted77usa's post (the last reply on the first page) for how I fixed my phone.
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thanks im downloading his files now but im at a crappy hotel so its going to take over an hour ill let u know how it goes, u never know u couldve just saved him $200 :highfive:

jd1639 said:
I would start with the mf3 tar files in odin. If they don't work try the mk2 tar file
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correct me if I'm but cant i just run the mk2 no matter what firmware he is on, doesnt it supersede the others

joshuadrivin said:
correct me if I'm but cant i just run the mk2 no matter what firmware he is on, doesnt it supersede the others
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Yes, but he'll have less options in flashing roms if he's interested in that. Otherwise just flash the mk2
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jd1639 said:
Yes, but he'll have less options in flashing roms if he's interested in that. Otherwise just flash the mk2
Sent from my Nexus 5
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he not like me, he doesnt flash roms. im hoping the file JTrocks posed about will finally work on his phone cause so far i have tried 5 others and they all fail in the same spot, i dont know if it has anything to do with the fact that his phone has best buys security on it

joshuadrivin said:
he not like me, he doesnt flash roms. im hoping the file JTrocks posed about will finally work on his phone cause so far i have tried 5 others and they all fail in the same spot, i dont know if it has anything to do with the fact that his phone has best buys security on it
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Never heard of best buys security. Worst comes to worse you could take it to a best buy with a Samsung experience and they can flash it.
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jd1639 said:
Never heard of best buys security. Worst comes to worse you could take it to a best buy with a Samsung experience and they can flash it.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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I actually tried that and they couldnt fix it surprisingly

joshuadrivin said:
I actually tried that and they couldnt fix it surprisingly
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That's not a good sign.
Sent from my Nexus 5

JTrocks said:
If the phone is running either the MK2 or MF3 baseband then my thread here may be able to help you. Check ted77usa's post (the last reply on the first page) for how I fixed my phone.
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It worked like a charm thank you sir, i ended up fixing his phone just in time for breakfest so thanks to you i get free food this morning :laugh: but really thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you got it working
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jd1639 said:
Glad you got it working
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thanks and if i end up seeing someone else with that best buy security ill post it on hear and tag you so you will know what i was talking about

joshuadrivin said:
It worked like a charm thank you sir, i ended up fixing his phone just in time for breakfest so thanks to you i get free food this morning :laugh: but really thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!!
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@joshuadrivin Glad that u fixed your friend phone on time for breakfast.....:good:.....u know why? i can see that u got a lot of help in here. @jd1639 saw your sig NEXUS 5 now? are u still have your S4? @JTrocks great job on giving good direction ......:good::good:

[Q] How to flash the Touch Wiz/ Stock rom on a Galaxy S 4

A update to Cyanogenmod caused my S 4 to not work. And I want to to back to Touch Wiz. How do I do this? I need to do it soon as this is my only phone. Thanks in advance!

Brandon_Morgan said:
A update to Cyanogenmod caused my S 4 to not work. And I want to to back to Touch Wiz. How do I do this? I need to do it soon as this is my only phone. Thanks in advance!
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It's quite easy. Slow down. Read through the stickies and how to's on the Q&A and Development sections. Read through the entire posts of those OPs and you have ALL your answers.

Brandon_Morgan said:
A update to Cyanogenmod caused my S 4 to not work. And I want to to back to Touch Wiz. How do I do this? I need to do it soon as this is my only phone. Thanks in advance!
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ive tried flashing and nothing works i got the same problem the same way.....let me know if you find a solution ill do the same thanks

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papabearschwag said:
ive tried flashing and nothing works i got the same problem the same way.....let me know if you find a solution ill do the same thanks
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I fixed it by flashing the newest snapshot. I lost everything but it works at least

Brandon_Morgan said:
I fixed it by flashing the newest snapshot. I lost everything but it works at least
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whats snapshot? can u give me a link please....thanks for the info greatly appreciated

How to flash a snapshot.
Okay what carrier do you have Sprint, Verizon, AT&T or some other just tell me? And do you have a micro sd card?

Brandon_Morgan said:
Okay what carrier do you have Sprint, Verizon, AT&T or some other just tell me? And do you have a micro sd card?
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its sprint and no i dont have a sd card

papabearschwag said:
its sprint and no i dont have a sd card
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Just download the MK2 full tar from random45 in the development section and use odin to install it. Done.

[Q] 4.4.4 baseband drivers?

Anyone have these or know where to get them? I've looked around to no avail. Since CM didn't upgrade them we all have to do it ourselves... I'd rather not have to go through the agony of going back to stock and probably not doing it right, so figured I'd try flashing the drivers. Real tired of my GPS not working at all, and all the other radios just barely hanging on.
Your help is appreciated!

What do you mean by baseband drivers? Do you mean modem? Then you can flash them yourself true Odin. Keep in mind that CM is experimental, so that could be the problem of your GPS problem.

Lennyz1988 said:
Then you can flash them yourself true Odin.
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This is what I intend to do, but where do I find them?
Lennyz1988 said:
Keep in mind that CM is experimental, so that could be the problem of your GPS problem.
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There has been a JIRA ticket open on it since October with many users and different phones having the problem. Anyone who has fixed it themselves has done whatever specific thing for each phone needs to be done to update the modems. It doesn't seem like CM is going to include the modem drivers in a nightly so it's up to each user to do it themselves .

Madnapali said:
This is what I intend to do, but where do I find them?
There has been a JIRA ticket open on it since October with many users and different phones having the problem. Anyone who has fixed it themselves has done whatever specific thing for each phone needs to be done to update the modems. It doesn't seem like CM is going to include the modem drivers in a nightly so it's up to each user to do it themselves .
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No and it's a good thing that they don't. Hence it's not even possible.
Here is the modem thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025

Lennyz1988 said:
No and it's a good thing that they don't. Hence it's not even possible.
Here is the modem thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
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Thanks much! I'll hopefully get to try this today at work.

What I need doesn't appear to be in here, actually looks like my code is a few versions back. I'm gonna need to do it the hard way and flash 4.4.2. Thanks, though.

Madnapali said:
What I need doesn't appear to be in here, actually looks like my code is a few versions back. I'm gonna need to do it the hard way and flash 4.4.2. Thanks, though.
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What you need to do is just pick one of the latest modems. If you don't know which one just try a few 4.4.2 modems. It doesn't have to be exact.

Lennyz1988 said:
What you need to do is just pick one of the latest modems. If you don't know which one just try a few 4.4.2 modems. It doesn't have to be exact.
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I just got done installing the latest firmware for my specific phone, and am restoring my CM backup now. I also found that they stopped using a comprehensive jflte package and there are now new ones for each type. They stopped doing that late last year and apparently restarted it this month. I may try installing that tonight.
Thanks!

Attempted U firmware

So I attempted the steps located here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...de-flashing-sm-935u-firmware-verizon-t3415145
It won't seem to install using either ODIN. Now it won't boot to OS. It will boot to recovery and I can still boot do downloading but I cannot get it to work. I know I didn't do anything wrong... the steps are very simple.

shouthouse said:
So I attempted the steps located here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...de-flashing-sm-935u-firmware-verizon-t3415145
It won't seem to install using either ODIN. Now it won't boot to OS. It will boot to recovery and I can still boot do downloading but I cannot get it to work. I know I didn't do anything wrong... the steps are very simple.
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Only way someone can help is if you list out the steps you took and the files that you used. Did you do a factory reset before pushing the files via Odin? Which files did you upload to Odin? Did Odin give you any errors?

What build were you on prior to flashing with Odin? I have a strong feeling that you are getting errors by flashing an older version of the U-firmware onto a newer version of V firmware, hence why Odin won't flash it. The link you sent is for PEH, which is fairly old IIRC. Were you on Verizon PI3 before attempting this?

You are probably partly right about the older firmware. The steps didn't really include information that seems updated. Right before I went to bed I was able to get it working. It seems that the phone did not like 4 of my cables. Finally it worked with a really tiny cable I found. Whew. Haha sorry I should have revised this. Is there any way for me to flag it as completed?
TheBigEasy88 said:
Only way someone can help is if you list out the steps you took and the files that you used. Did you do a factory reset before pushing the files via Odin? Which files did you upload to Odin? Did Odin give you any errors?
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I'm not sure if you actually read that post but the person after you seemed to have been able to understand exactly what was going on. The post I linked had the steps.

shouthouse said:
You are probably partly right about the older firmware. The steps didn't really include information that seems updated. Right before I went to bed I was able to get it working. It seems that the phone did not like 4 of my cables. Finally it worked with a really tiny cable I found. Whew. Haha sorry I should have revised this. Is there any way for me to flag it as completed?
I'm not sure if you actually read that post but the person after you seemed to have been able to understand exactly what was going on. The post I linked had the steps.
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Glad you got it to work. BTW that thread is still 100% fine, just the link to the firmware is old. HERE is the link to the newest U firmware that I recommend flashing, in case you care or wanted it.

FoxyDrew said:
Glad you got it to work. BTW that thread is still 100% fine, just the link to the firmware is old. HERE is the link to the newest U firmware that I recommend flashing, in case you care or wanted it.
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Oh yea for sure! The steps worked! Only issue was just that since the link is to the old firmware (and it says nothing about new firmware) I had to go looking for the answer, you have provided, during a state of mild panic. LOL I think we've all been there.

Is that a nougat U rom?
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kingamra said:
Is that a nougat U rom?
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No

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No
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How's it been working so far?
Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

Incredible. Leagues ahead of the Verizon firmware. I am on TMOBILE now and I couldn't be happier. So much less bloat to turn off. The speed of apps are even faster. Just feels lighter.

shouthouse,
So you flashed G-935U on your G-935V and put it on T-moblie? Have you unlocked the better bands? I'm on T-mobile and looking to do the same for my G-935V and my wife's G-900V (once I find those instructions). Thanks in advance.