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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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Help with my GALAxy S4

My phone is S4 mk2 with 4.3 jelly bean. I used Odin3 v3.07 with CF-Auto-Root-jfltecan-jfltevl-sghi337m.tar.md5 to root my phone. Once its rooted when I restart my phone I see Samsung Custom with a unlock icon. I then install safestrap 3.72 on my phone and restarted into safestrap. I first created the recovery(I dont know where it put the recovery file but I assume my SD card). It shows recovery is installed successfully. I then wiped all the data except SD card. and restarted. I thought it will restart into SafeStrap but it doesnt. now My phone stuck on Samsung Screen with unlock icon or I can still go to Odin downloading mode. Is there a way I can get back to my android OS? please help

Do you have I337 or I337M? With i337, you can replace recovery; safestrap is the working recovery for you. With i337m, you don't need safestrap; you can use custom recovery directly.
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winwin888 said:
My phone is S4 mk2 with 4.3 jelly bean. I used Odin3 v3.07 with CF-Auto-Root-jfltecan-jfltevl-sghi337m.tar.md5 to root my phone. Once its rooted when I restart my phone I see Samsung Custom with a unlock icon. I then install safestrap 3.72 on my phone and restarted into safestrap. I first created the recovery(I dont know where it put the recovery file but I assume my SD card). It shows recovery is installed successfully. I then wiped all the data except SD card. and restarted. I thought it will restart into SafeStrap but it doesnt. now My phone stuck on Samsung Screen with unlock icon or I can still go to Odin downloading mode. Is there a way I can get back to my android OS? please help
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Sounds like you need to Odin back to stock if you wiped everything except SD Card. Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
Once back on MK2 stock, read the following guide. Please thank the op in the threads that help you. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

jmjoyas said:
Do you have I337 or I337M? With i337, you can replace recovery; safestrap is the working recovery for you. With i337m, you don't need safestrap; you can use custom recovery directly.
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I dont know, I think its 1337. Its ATT phone

Thanks
John The Rhino said:
Sounds like you need to Odin back to stock if you wiped everything except SD Card. Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
Once back on MK2 stock, read the following guide. Please thank the op in the threads that help you. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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IM gonna try it now. Downloading will report back .

You are on MK2. The guide will help you. Take your time and read it throughly. Help is here on XDA if you need it.
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John The Rhino said:
You are on MK2. The guide will help you. Take your time and read it throughly. Help is here on XDA if you need it.
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does Odin version matter? I cant seem to find a Odin from that post. or i can use any Odin?

flashing to Stock MK2. meanwhile I have question, is it possible for S4 to get S5 stock rom with kitkat 4.4? thanks again! for help

John The Rhino said:
You are on MK2. The guide will help you. Take your time and read it throughly. Help is here on XDA if you need it.
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I finally got it back to stock. But when I boot up my phone it still says custom with unlock icon. what does that mean?

Mod Comment: Moved to Q&A.

winwin888 said:
flashing to Stock MK2. meanwhile I have question, is it possible for S4 to get S5 stock rom with kitkat 4.4? thanks again! for help
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You do have a ROM that has the look and feel of S5 ROM. Search for "Samy Deluxe ROM S5" in the All things AT&T thread.

[Q] Secure Download enabled???

Alright, so my AT&T S4 is on 5.0.1 lollipop and I need to root it. I don't have root access and muniz_ri's thread says that I need to flash back to NB1. Before I flash, I went to download mode and saw words that were in blue: Secure Download enabled. I'm not sure what it means, so I don't do anything yet, in case I mess something up. My point is that I need help on what that means and if it is safe to flash back.
Here's the picture:
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muniz_ri's thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814
Also, if you need better pictures, just tell me. Thanks for you help.

It's ok to flash back to nb1 and then use the keep root method, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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Thanks man, but I'm not so confident in doing it. Not sure if it will work or not.

greenbean1331 said:
Thanks man. I hope it goes well for me and I don't brick my phone! Fingers crossed!
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You won't brick it. Just remember, if it goes into download mode it isn't bricked, lol. You can always recover from there.
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EDIT: sorry, read the next one, this one is erased.

jd1639 said:
You won't brick it. Just remember, if it goes into download mode it isn't bricked, lol. You can always recover from there.
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if something goes wrong, would this work to restore my phone? http://androidhost.org/QqPaj or https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934552137

greenbean1331 said:
if something goes wrong, would this work to restore my phone? http://androidhost.org/QqPaj or https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934552137
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If anything goes wrong you need to flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. Any update .zip is only flashable in the stock recovery. If something goes wrong you won't be able to boot into recovery, only download mode.
Edit, you don't need to search Google. Everything you need is in gutt13's Index, All things AT&T....
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jd1639 said:
If anything goes wrong you need to flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. Any update .zip is only flashable in the stock recovery. If something goes wrong you won't be able to boot into recovery, only download mode.
Edit, you don't need to search Google. Everything you need is in gutt13's Index, All things AT&T....
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Alright, thanks man. I'm gonna flash it. I hope it works.

jd1639 said:
If anything goes wrong you need to flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. Any update .zip is only flashable in the stock recovery. If something goes wrong you won't be able to boot into recovery, only download mode.
Edit, you don't need to search Google. Everything you need is in gutt13's Index, All things AT&T....
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So if this doesn't work, I can't get back to lollipop?

greenbean1331 said:
So if this doesn't work, I can't get back to lollipop?
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Man, you're worrying too much. You can always get back. Worst case is you ota back. It might take awhile as ota's come sequential. Just flash the nb1 tar in Odin. Boot up and it'll most likely want to ota right away to nc1. Let it do it. Then root with towelroot. Then use the keep root method to go up to oc3. Don't bother setting up the rest of your device, ie apps etc. Until you're back too lollipop.
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Lol I know I'm worrying too much. Sorry, I've had a bad history with flashing and going to tech supports. XD thanks man.

jd1639 said:
Man, you're worrying too much. You can always get back. Worst case is you ota back. It might take awhile as ota's come sequential. Just flash the nb1 tar in Odin. Boot up and it'll most likely want to ota right away to nc1. Let it do it. Then root with towelroot. Then use the keep root method to go up to oc3. Don't bother setting up the rest of your device, ie apps etc. Until you're back too lollipop.
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Okay, sorry for annoying you but last question(hopefully), you sure the secure download enabled won't do anything right?

greenbean1331 said:
Okay, sorry for annoying you but last question(hopefully), you sure the secure download enabled won't do anything right?
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It does nothing, I've had that on and flashed ODIN files numerous times with no issues.

DeadlySin9 said:
It does nothing, I've had that on and flashed ODIN files numerous times with no issues.
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Thx man. Really helped.

DeadlySin9 said:
It does nothing, I've had that on and flashed ODIN files numerous times with no issues.
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It do a lot!!! You can't load TWRP to phone via heimdall for example... You can flash it via Odin... if You have windows

Why not just use the KingRoot app or the PC program wondershare Go Pro to root?

Any ROMs out there for a unlocked bootloader rather then SafeStrap?

Is there anything out there that will work flashed with a real recovery rather then just SafeStrap?
With the recent bootloader unlock, I'm curious whats currently available? and what might actually work, will anything we currently have work?
Or does everything have to be customized to work now that we have a true bootloader unlock?
I would like to toast this thread, I should have responded to the post under me, but forgot to check for one.

Jasmine rom 6.1 works perfectly just download and flash the zip in twrp. Don't forget to do a full wipe like in the picture below.
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alexp1289 said:
Jasmine rom 6.1 works perfectly just download and flash the zip in twrp. Don't forget to do a full wipe like in the picture below.
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I'm just got around to trying Jasmine I've been flashing everything under the sun all night, CM13, Dirty Unicorns, and now Jasmine but
a bunch of other stuff also.
I'm having trouble connecting to my 4G LTE data on all of them including Jasmine,
is there some modem firmware I should be flashing over these ROMs after installation?
A couple ROMs did include firmware flashing instructions but I wasn't sure if that was relevant
if coming from OF1 to a unlocked bootloader and then flashing a custom ROM.
Too be fair though its hard to pick out which instructions are relevant when the bootloader
is unlocked and you have a real recovery, and which doesn't apply to us, since the instructions
usually aren't written with that in mind. =/
I've never seen this before with ROMs on other phones.
Anyone having issues with non-Verizon server providers especially MVNO's like Straight Talk (Verizon)?
Thanks for the info that its working for most people and should be working, I wonder
what my issue with it is then.

I've been trying to enter in a custom Access Point Name on a bunch of the ROMs, unfortunately Jasmine's seems to be greyed
out and I can't add a custom one.
Cellular phone calls are working, but data is not though Dirty Unicorns did have 1X data working but that is the best
I've come up with so far.
I just need to deliver something usable on this phone so my uncle can wait for a CM release that mostly works.
We were worried about a update being shipped out on the stock ROM updating over the bootloader unlock,
so we went ahead and tried some of the custom ROMs everyone has have generally positive results with.
After a long time playing around with it I accidentally formatted my TWRP backup of the stock ROM not paying
enough attention, which I should have backed up to a real hard drive.
I originally came to this trying to get hotspot working since he's on a MVNO the stock Verizon Note 3 ROM
won't hotspot or tether, and he has no other options for a little internet access out in the boonies.
Now I'm in a odd situation having to deliver something that works well enough for him to wait it out for a
CM release.
And don't know if flashing stock will lock the bootloader again or if I should flash it with Odin or if I can flash a stock
image with TWRP and where to get one for that.
I would prefer not to have to do that though.

alexp1289 said:
Jasmine rom 6.1 works perfectly just download and flash the zip in twrp. Don't forget to do a full wipe like in the picture below.
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In the Jasmine installation instructions should I be following anything related to the developer edition?
FLASH lk_hltevzw-v6.4.zip in recovery after flashing the Jasmine ROM image?
And in our situation should I be flashing the firmware with Odin after the install as per the Developer Edition instructions?
Or just flashing Jasmine and rebooting?

dreyeth said:
In the Jasmine installation instructions should I be following anything related to the developer edition?
FLASH lk_hltevzw-v6.4.zip in recovery after flashing the Jasmine ROM image?
And in our situation should I be flashing the firmware with Odin after the install as per the Developer Edition instructions?
Or just flashing Jasmine and rebooting?
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No disregard the instructions about the kernel if your bootloader is from the 0F1 firmware update. A custom kernel needing to be flashed was only for developer editions because the bootloader was unable to be upgraded without locking the device. Hence tweaks to the kernel were needed to run the rom with no issues. It doesn't apply to you if you unlocked your 0F1 bootloader.
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alexp1289 said:
Jasmine rom 6.1 works perfectly just download and flash the zip in twrp. Don't forget to do a full wipe like in the picture below.
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Got any ideas for someone who has successfully flashed Jasmine before but then went
and tried a bunch of ROMs to see if they would work but then when I was done
went back to flash Jasmine and now it infinitely boots never stops after flash?
[Solved]
Weird I cannot get Jasmine to boot without flashing the kernel, but I can get her
to boot with it.
I'm really thinking I need a clean slate on this.

dreyeth said:
Got any ideas for someone who has successfully flashed Jasmine before but then went
and tried a bunch of ROMs to see if they would work but then when I was done
went back to flash Jasmine and now it infinitely boots never stops after flash?
[Solved]
Weird I cannot get Jasmine to boot without flashing the kernel, but I can get her
to boot with it.
I'm really thinking I need a clean slate on this.
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Do a twrp wipe just like in the picture and you should be good to go.
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alexp1289 said:
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Do a twrp wipe just like in the picture and you should be good to go.
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Yeah after you're previous post I started doing that, weird thing is I had trouble with it even
doing that, but then I got it resolved.

dreyeth said:
Yeah after you're previous post I started doing that, weird thing is I had trouble with it even
doing that, but then I got it resolved.
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have u encrypted ur phone ?

yenkoPR said:
have u encrypted ur phone ?
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Nah the phone wasn't encrypted.