I've tried using several different guides published on XDA and other forums, and I still cannot get CM 10.1 to install correctly on my AT&T Galaxy S4. I have been able to successfully root the phone and install the latest version of TWRP (using the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262996). However, when I try to flash CM 10.1 using the file found here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jflteatt_Info , it fails. After reboot, it loads the Samsung Custom screen for about 10 seconds, and then everything goes black. I have to pop the battery out to power off. Luckily, I was able to use Odin 3.07 to flash the phone back to its original firmware. I've tried to do this at least half a dozen times, but to no avail. Does anyone have an idea of what I could be doing wrong? I would greatly appreciate any help, or if someone could just point me in the right direction. Thanks.
mcostltpa said:
I've tried using several different guides published on XDA and other forums, and I still cannot get CM 10.1 to install correctly on my AT&T Galaxy S4. I have been able to successfully root the phone and install the latest version of TWRP (using the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262996). However, when I try to flash CM 10.1 using the file found here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jflteatt_Info , it fails. After reboot, it loads the Samsung Custom screen for about 10 seconds, and then everything goes black. I have to pop the battery out to power off. Luckily, I was able to use Odin 3.07 to flash the phone back to its original firmware. I've tried to do this at least half a dozen times, but to no avail. Does anyone have an idea of what I could be doing wrong? I would greatly appreciate any help, or if someone could just point me in the right direction. Thanks.
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I am in exactly same boat but right now I am using same custom recovery as you and afraid to do anything else. But I think here is what's going on. CM10.1 you're trying to install is not LOKID (LOKI is something to trick bootloader because our device bootloader is locked) So that LOKI thing should be on rom itself AND kernel. Our recovery does not auto-LOKI roms that's why you installing them and they're fail. So you need to install new recovery with AUTO-LOKI feature installed if you look in developer section you'll see. Now here is my question. How do I go from TWRP that been installed via GooManager to CWM - Auto-Loki edition ? Anyone 1.2.3.4 guide for us ?
Here are new Recovery that have AUTO-LOKI feature. IF your ROM/KERNEL already preLOKI (pre patched) it will still work it'll know rom pre-patched.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
So anyone can get quick guide how to move from TWRP to CWM from above ?
I mistakenly followed QBking77's old video to enable native wifi hotspot and it ended up getting my phone stuck on the sprint boot screen.
Now I am trying to follow instructions to fix the problem in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2553668
I can't seem to find the correct tar file I need to flash using odin. Can someone please provide a link and/or instructions on how to find the file I need to fix this problem? Any additional instruction is greatly appreciated. I have learned my lesson about using old videos and reading the comments before I follow a video.
My phone is a sprint galaxy s4 (sph-L720) running android 4.3
I had just rooted the device using QBking77's rooting video prior to trying the wifi hotspot mod.
Thank you so much for any help you can provide.
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I mistakenly followed QBking77's old video to enable native wifi hotspot and it ended up getting my phone stuck on the sprint boot screen.
Now I am trying to follow instructions to fix the problem in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2553668
I can't seem to find the correct tar file I need to flash using odin. Can someone please provide a link and/or instructions on how to find the file I need to fix this problem? Any additional instruction is greatly appreciated. I have learned my lesson about using old videos and reading the comments before I follow a video.
My phone is a sprint galaxy s4 (sph-L720) running android 4.3
I had just rooted the device using QBking77's rooting video prior to trying the wifi hotspot mod.
Thank you so much for any help you can provide.
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Simple first thing to try would be to boot to recovery and try a Factory reset.
THEN spend some time reading, searching and reading some more. If you have a new device that came with MK2 you REALLY must do some reading as to what you can and can't do.
You also didn't say if you installed a custom recovery or not.
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Simple first thing to try would be to boot to recovery and try a Factory reset.
THEN spend some time reading, searching and reading some more. If you have a new device that came with MK2 you REALLY must do some reading as to what you can and can't do.
You also didn't say if you installed a custom recovery or not.
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Sorry. I had not installed a custom recovery yet. That was next on my to do list.
As far as a factory reset. It looks like people were able to correct the problem and save all their data using the method in the post I mentioned before. However, as I said, I can not seem to find where to download the correct file from. Since I just rooted my device I had not backed up my data yet... another stupid mistake I won't make again.
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Sorry. I had not installed a custom recovery yet. That was next on my to do list.
As far as a factory reset. It looks like people were able to correct the problem and save all their data using the method in the post I mentioned before. However, as I said, I can not seem to find where to download the correct file from. Since I just rooted my device I had not backed up my data yet... another stupid mistake I won't make again.
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Boot to stock recovery and do a factory reset.
Also, your device is of newer firmware so IF you wanted to pc Odin stock Rom you'd have to grab the mk2 one
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A factory reset will not work in this case, the files that were modded are in the system/framework folder. A factory reset only resets the data partition. You have 2 choices at this point. Odin the MK2 tar file to return you phone to stock and then reroot your phone. Install a custom recovery and then flash the correct hotspot mod found below.
Or, if you have a custom recovery installed, you can try to flash the hotspot mod below to correct your errors. If you don't have a custom recovery installed then try to odin one to your phone and install the mod below.
If you tried to do a manual hotspot mod, you probably forgot to set the permissions after copying the files so you can try the fix permissions setting in a custom recovery also.
I am sure my answer has been posted before, but i couldn't find what i was looking for after scouring google and XDA for a few days now so my apologies in advance.
I have the ATT I337 s4 with 4.4.2 firmware and am trying to install liquidsmooth V3.2 but obviously its not working. I keep getting an error that states:
"E: signature could not be verified"
"E: whole package signature could not be verified"
And then the phone factory resets itself and reboots.
What I have done: Rooted the phone with towelroot, then installed supersu, disabled knox, and then installed busybox.
Some posts I read said that i need to use safestrap to install liquidsmooth, so i tried that as well, and it says the installation is successful, but the program state never changes to show "installed" and the button to reboot into recovery never gets activated.
I am not sure what I am doing wrong, but I think from what I have read that I need a custom boot loader in order to get the install to work, such as CWM, but then i run into other posts that say:
"NOTE – For AT&T/Verizon users with Android 4.3/4.4.2 or higher, you cannot use the LOKI method, you need to use SafeStrap Recovery to install custom ROMs, see How to Install Custom ROMs on AT&T/Verizon Galaxy S4 using SafeStrap instead!"
Im hoping someone can fill in the gaps that I am missing because it is getting annoying having my phone factory reset after every attempt and having to start over again, but its better than a brick lol.
Let me know what you think, and please help get me in the right direction
What firmware version are you on? Go to settings, more, about device and look at the last three characters of your build number.
Nvm, I read your firmware as 4.2.2. You're either on nb1 or nc1. Either case you'll need to use safestrap. See in the general forum index, all things at&t.... It'll have everything you need.
PS, you won't be able to install liquidsmooth on your device. Only touch wiz based roms
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Ok guys, here's the deal. i bought a secondhand s4 which was advertised as a google edition. it has a couple of annoying issues, first i noticed it switching itself off and on. the worst problem with it is that when my battery goes reeeally dead it just bootloops when i have recharged. the only way i can get it back on is to start it in recovery mode (which is clockworkmod v6.0.4.4) then do a factory wipe. so yeah thats a major pain. the s4 itself is a red model and behind the battery it says its a gt-19505, however in the settings on the phone it says its a gt-19505g.
my goal is to install an official firmware if possible that i may be able to update easily, the worry that i have is that i dont know if it would then accept my network as although it appears to run google edition custom firmware it may not once i install something official on it. this may be a nooby statement i know but a noob i am lol.
if its at all possible could i keep the cwm recovery?
and if its any help when i load the other boot loader thingy (with the green android on it) in the top left it says gt-19505, im just sayin cus im sure its vital which ever this phone actually is.
here are as many details as i can give but please ask if im missing anything
ANDROID VERSION 4.4.2
KERNEL VERSION 3.4.0-faux123-KK44-GE-Custom
[email protected]omain #20
Sun Dec 1 02:30:28 CST 2013
BASEBAND VERSION 19505XXUFNA1
BUILD NUMBER KOT49H.S001.131204
also upon booting in the top left it says "kernel is not seandroid enforcing
set warranty bit:kernel"
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME And please tell me where to start as i tried updating it via kies to fix it but it just wont connect, i assume due to custom firmware.
The Google Play Edition S4 devices didn't come in any color but white. Therefore, this is an I9505 with a custom ROM on it. The download mode screen reading GT-I9505 confirmed it.
Since this is an I9505 and not an I9505G, the main question is whether this device will work with your SIM card. For that, simply insert your SIM card and boot the device. If you get signal, you're good. Otherwise you'll have to unlock the device, either by purchasing an unlock code from one of the sites that sells them, or by trying the unlock methods available on the forums.
This will also help answer the question of which stock ROM you can install on the device. If the S4 doesn't prompt you to unlock the device, then you can install one of the unbranded S4 ROMs available on sammobile.com. After that, you can put the recovery of your choice on the S4, though I recommend TWRP over the other options.
Thanks for your help. I'm a little confused though, at the moment with this custom google edition ROM it does take my sim, in fact I bet it takes any sim, I heard that was a feature of google play devices. What I meant was after I install the stock ROM will it then not take my sim. So if it has already been unlocked How would I know which ROM to install? As I now know its not a google edition, is it possible to install an official google edition ROM? Do i use this download mode, Odin, or cwm to install a firmware. I'm just not sure what my starting point is. I don't wanna follow someone's guide yet to installing something just in case I'm jumping the gun and need to uninstall this custom ROM somehow.
Sorry for asking questions that I'm sure seem dumb I'm really just trying to learn at the moment I'm green as they come with android. BTW thanks for your suggestions so far, you def seem like you know what you're talking about, cheers
Google Play devices are carrier unlocked, but this is not a Google Play Edition S4. Therefore the device was carrier unlocked at some point in its past. The unknown here is how the original owner unlocked the device. If he or she used the unlocking methods found on XDA there is a chance the lock will be lost when installing a stock ROM.
If the S4 is unlocked, you aren't restricted to a particular region and can install any I9505 ROM using Odin, though I recommend the carrier unbranded ROMs. You cannot install a stock Google Play Edition ROM on the device as the model number of a GPE device is not the same as the device you have. However, you're already rooted and have a custom recovery installed. In I9505 Development here on XDA there is a Google Play Edition ROM that can be installed on your device. Download it to your S4, wipe everything in recovery, then flash the ROM's flashable zip in recovery. I've used said ROM and it works quite well.
OK I have found the 5.0.1 ge ROM , but in there it says I must use latest recovery or whatever plus it recommended one different to mine, is it safe to install using my version of cwm or do I need to learn how to change it??
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TWRP is recommended as there are people who are still maintaining it, unlike Clockworkmod and Philz. While you probably can get the ROM installed using the version of Clockworkmod you have, learning how to change recoveries is useful.
OK thank you for all your help my friend, I will now find out how to do this, I'm sure there is a section on this somewhere, BTW I think you are right about my device being rooted, but I wanted to check and I followed a guide and used super su but apparently its not rooted so I guess something must've gone wrong. Bit scary if I try to change my recovery or my firmware and this causes a brick hmmmmm
It's virtually impossible to brick the S4, especially as the recovery is flashed through Odin.
Phew that's a relief. Thanks man.... Well I'm gonna just risk using cwm for now as I'm new to this........ Thanks a whole lot for your time I really mean that.
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Phew that's a relief. Thanks man.... Well I'm gonna just risk using cwm for now as I'm new to this........ Thanks a whole lot for your time I really mean that.
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Use TWRP. CMW is outdated.
Lennyz1988 said:
Use TWRP. CMW is outdated.
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I want to, I really do but I'm struggling here. Before I wrote that last comment I tried to find a guide on this forum for swapping to twrp, but couldn't and didn't wanna bug this guy as he had helped enough. Anyway I went to the place he told me and have hit another wall anyway because I don't know how to use the firmware the relevant kernel or the git. My life is so busy and I'm getting about an hour on this subject a day and its gonna take forever lol
If you can help me on my way even a little its much appreciated, I would like to use twrp and the 5.0.1 ge plus the right kernel of course
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I want to, I really do but I'm struggling here. Before I wrote that last comment I tried to find a guide on this forum for swapping to twrp, but couldn't and didn't wanna bug this guy as he had helped enough. Anyway I went to the place he told me and have hit another wall anyway because I don't know how to use the firmware the relevant kernel or the git. My life is so busy and I'm getting about an hour on this subject a day and its gonna take forever lol
If you can help me on my way even a little its much appreciated, I would like to use twrp and the 5.0.1 ge plus the right kernel of course
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https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4internationalqualcomm.html
Follow the Odin guide. It's excactly the same when you flashed CWM.
@Lennyz1988: The S4 was bought secondhand and already had CWM on it from the original owner.
@killfrenzy: Follow the guide Lenny mentioned, but don't worry about the second paragraph. Our device isn't one of those that restores the original recovery on boot.
ok will do, i just tried the app install method but as i suspected, it said root is required for this app and promptly exited so i shall do the odin method, i heard that some people remove root or it could be that it was done wrong. also after reading a few posts here and there i found out that someone had similar issues with their phone random re-booting and they had custom ge with the wrong kernel so it seems once im done my issues should be history if i learn how to install fw + kernel, after this twrp thing i will be one step closer for sure. i also know ppl slate lollipop but once im all done with this im sure i will have picked up enough terminology to install cfw's to my hearts content. hooray for forums and people like you, sounds like im kissin ass but its just gratitude
so using the twrp install guide i gotta install using the odin method i have now got 3.07 odin but this is the next step.........
Odin Install Method (No Root Required):
You will need to download and install Odin on your PC. Once you have Odin installed, download the proper .tar file for your device from the download link above. Power off your device. Turn on your device using the proper key combo to get into download mode and attach the device to your computer via a USB cable. Use the PDA tab or button to browse to and select the tar file that you downloaded and flash the device.
lololol nothins ever simple i see the list of tar files in the link above but no mention at all as to which is the proper .tar for my device, i guess they assume the guide is for people who have done it before. more research tomorrow maybe i gotta be up early ugh
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https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4internationalqualcomm.html
Follow the Odin guide. It's excactly the same when you flashed CWM.
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Think you misunderstood, I have flashed nothing yet I got it like this. I'm completely green
Don't suppose anybody knows which is the tar file for my device?? S4gt-19505
OK now I get it, the list of tars in that section are all the same just newer builds of the same version. Seems obvious if you have done this before, but I wasn't to know that and cannot assume things. I'm also gonna guess and say Lenny thinks my s4 needs this particular version for an international, am I right?? Anyway it would've made a lot of sense but how does he know. I have no idea what this phone was I have never owned it new.
Different devices have different codes. For example, jfltexx is the I9505. A T-Mobile S4 would be jfltetmo, and so on.The link Lenny provided is for the I9505. Download the 2.8.6.0 version as its the latest.
As to how you were supposed to know, having never owned one, you weren't. There are tutorials in the General forum though that can help.
Hey all, every time I try to hit recovery in safestrap (which it says is disabled at boot) it just goes black and shows the safestrap menu, if I keep repeating this it will eventually just boot up the original rom.
I also no longer have root on Goldeneye 52 XXUHOC6, I'm not exactly sure where to go from here, do I reinstall safestrap and start all over?
Every time this happens it's long enough from when I did this all last that I get scared of bricking it, can someone link me to the best links for my situation here?
Thanks.
Would truly appreciate any ideas on this, thank you.
What version of Android are you running? As far as I'm aware SafeStrap only works on 4.x.x.
5.0.1
Are you flashing the nc1 kernel before you try to enter safestrap?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/nc1-flasher-odin-to-safestrap-t3082620
Follow the instructions in that thread and it should work fine.