In order to help make openyoureyes life a little easier, feel free to discuss your issues with the Bootloader here. Please pledge to the Bootloader unlock bounty to motivated the talented individuals to keep this phone from being locked down. Link is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359090
I for one have gained so much knowledge and help from this thread, I gladly donated. Also support your Devs that give you the roms that make our phones awesome.
Thread is long overdue...too much crap in the other thread.
Thanks for opening this. I for one am pretty content with my S4 overall..... but only because I'm running darkslide ME7.
I feel terrible for those of you who are unable to run custom roms. The bigger issue here for all of us is what will be coming in the future? Will I buy another Samsung device after this debacle? I'm not sure.
I have been contemplating leaving Verizon for T-Mobile because of this nightmare...
I think the lesson to learn here is to never buy a locked device again, and never buy a flagship phone in its debut...because the company is just going to release a developer edition a month later and give us all the shaft.
My .02 cents
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I read something on here about "do not flash the latest update" less than 1 minute after starting the update. I actually contemplated doing a battery pull in the middle of it. In the end I just let it ride. Hope I made the right decision.
I wonder how many people that said "I'm willing to lose root, I'm just going to take the update" are now trying to return their phones or *****ing about not having root.
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I read something on here about "do not flash the latest update" less than 1 minute after starting the update. I actually contemplated doing a battery pull in the middle of it. In the end I just let it ride. Hope I made the right decision.
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I got mine a week ago and did the same thing. Going to take it back to Microcenter and exchange for a White one just to try and get MDK.
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I got mine a week ago and did the same thing. Going to take it back to Microcenter and exchange for a White one just to try and get MDK.
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Microcenter is the greatest place on earth.
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Guys its happening again. Stop having conversion. The devs dont care where you got your phone or how it is or if youre going to return it. Keep this discussion to a minimal otherwise just go back to the original forum or pm each other but unless you found how to unlock bootloader or recovery or you are adding to the bounty then dont reply to anything else or post anything here. We are trying to keep this short, clean and easy for devs. Thanks.
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Guys its happening again. Stop having conversion. The devs dont care where you got your phone or how it is or if youre going to return it. Keep this discussion to a minimal otherwise just go back to the original forum or pm each other but unless you found how to unlock bootloader or recovery or you are adding to the bounty then dont reply to anything else or post anything here. We are trying to keep this short, clean and easy for devs. Thanks.
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why post bounty in here when theres a thread for that? majority of ppl coming here are not "devs".. its suppose to be discussion so the duscussion isnt in the bounty thread.. talking about being on me7 is directly related to bounty thread as ppl are anxiously hoping/waiting for an awesome dev to help us. but imo, itd b harder for openyoureyes to now search through two threads to track the bounty $.. good job!
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zagan131313 said:
Guys its happening again. Stop having conversion. The devs dont care where you got your phone or how it is or if youre going to return it. Keep this discussion to a minimal otherwise just go back to the original forum or pm each other but unless you found how to unlock bootloader or recovery or you are adding to the bounty then dont reply to anything else or post anything here. We are trying to keep this short, clean and easy for devs. Thanks.
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This is the discussion thread. Perhaps you meant to say that in the actual bounty thread.
JUST A THEORY!!
I just came over from tmobile GS2 t989 unaware of the bs going on with ME7.
With the limted amont of research this is my theory.
Could I odin the md2 kernel on my me7 device dl a rooted mdk rom rename it update.zip and flash it in stock recovery then flash the mdk kernel to reset it so I can root it with custom recovery
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biglil1 said:
JUST A THEORY!!
I just came over from tmobile GS2 t989 unaware of the bs going on with ME7.
With the limted amont of research this is my theory.
Could I odin the md2 kernel on my me7 device dl a rooted mdk rom rename it update.zip and flash it in stock recovery then flash the mdk kernel to reset it so I can root it with custom recovery
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You can't Odin back to any previous kernel at all. That's the main issue with this ME7 update
biglil1 said:
JUST A THEORY!!
I just came over from tmobile GS2 t989 unaware of the bs going on with ME7.
With the limted amont of research this is my theory.
Could I odin the md2 kernel on my me7 device dl a rooted mdk rom rename it update.zip and flash it in stock recovery then flash the mdk kernel to reset it so I can root it with custom recovery
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i think that would have been discovered already lol.. once updated to me7 as far as i kno you cant odin anything back to mdk.. just renaming the file doesnt change the contents of it
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The most I can think of to make this thing work is to somehow change the requirements that this update looks for in recovery, bootloader, etc. But that's up to the devs as i have no knowledge in android developing
How come we dont have a recovery yet? i understand an unlock but isn't a recovery easier to make too? i remember all the other phones i had ( droid 2, razr maxx) The recovery came out right when the root did.
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..... just renaming the file doesnt change the contents of it
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It's to my understanding in order to flash in stock recovery u have to rename the file to update.zip; I understand that it doesnt change the contents of that file but (correct me if I'm wrong) but thats the only way stock recovery will recognize it.
Thank you for your explanation appreciate it
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It's to my understanding in order to flash in stock recovery u have to rename the file to update.zip; I understand that it doesnt change the contents of that file but (correct me if I'm wrong) but thats the only way stock recovery will recognize it.
Thank you for your explanation appreciate it
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it would most likely give status 7 or error out.. theres more to it than renaming the file to get it to flash through stock recovery...
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How come we dont have a recovery yet? i understand an unlock but isn't a recovery easier to make too? i remember all the other phones i had ( droid 2, razr maxx) The recovery came out right when the root did.
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Droid 2 had a bootstrap, if I recall.
Not sure about razr maxx.
Since you need it to boot INTO the recovery, you need to be able to unlock the bootloader and change how it boots up.
Some devices have vulnerabilities with the bootloader that allow it to be bypassed, like a bootstrap etc.
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Droid 2 had a bootstrap, if I recall.
Not sure about razr maxx.
Since you need it to boot INTO the recovery, you need to be able to unlock the bootloader and change how it boots up.
Some devices have vulnerabilities with the bootloader that allow it to be bypassed, like a bootstrap etc.
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Razr maxx has safestrap its different then the other recoveries.
Question, is the bounty a "good faith" or is there some account for it?
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I'm new to rooting and the whole android scene. Just bought my s4 a month ago and rooted it this week. I've been trying to customize themes and icons and I know I need to deodex the files on my phone. I downloaded universal deodexer and dropped the files where I needed to but the program wouldn't run. My question is, is there any other way to deodex the files and how exactly do I locate them? Maybe I didn't locate the right ones.
First off, its pretty cool that you are actually trying to learn what you are doing. The initial learning curve is pretty big but you will get the hang of it piece by piece. I can't speak for everyone but I as still learning and started with the Droid years ago. Take a look at this post for some useful info. Credit to Obsidian for the definitions and links. Just take note that some of his definition do not apply to this phone since it was created for the Bionic, but most of the info is helpful and universal.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/28127-ob...omsrootwipthreadsguidessafestrap/#entry751016
Now, to answer your question. Honestly I would flash a pre-deodexed rom and use it to modify things. A few are in the Samsung Development section that are basically TouchWiz minus the bloat. You may even find one there that suits you perfectly with no extra modding.
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Yea I was trying to learn. Then I bricked my phone by trying to install a new font. Now waiting for a replacement.
unbrick...
Anthony825 said:
Yea I was trying to learn. Then I bricked my phone by trying to install a new font. Now waiting for a replacement.
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check out the youtube channel of DroidModd3rX... find his video titled "Verizon Galaxy S4 How To Unbrick, Unroot, Return to Factory Set"... even if you don't have a Verizon GS4 this will help you if you bricked your device. If you have a different Carrier than verizon then check out "wwjoshdew" channel on youtube........ check out his video titled "How To Unroot and Flash your Galaxy S4 to Stock Android 4.2.2"..... I'm sorry i didn't find you earlier.:crying: ........ this might help you to not pay where you "voided your warranty... please please please do this if you can get your phone back from the company. It will re-warranty your device.
It's ok, I found that video on you tube, and a couple others. I tried all their methods for I bricking, but to no avail. Now all it says is "firmware upgrade error. Please continue in Kies". But it won't let me do anything else.
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It's ok, I found that video on you tube, and a couple others. I tried all their methods for I bricking, but to no avail. Now all it says is "firmware upgrade error. Please continue in Kies". But it won't let me do anything else.
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Even ODIN?
Yea i tried Odin, 3.07 and I tried three different stock images and none of them worked. It got to a part during the process that said "Auth (fail)" and then it would close out the program. I just got my replacement yesterday but I'm kind of afraid to root it again lol.
Although I would really like to root it again, since half of the stuff I used it for had nothing to do with what caused the problem in the first place. I was just really excited to download and install a custom room that didn't lag as much as this nonsense from Samsung.
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Although I would really like to root it again, since half of the stuff I used it for had nothing to do with what caused the problem in the first place. I was just really excited to download and install a custom room that didn't lag as much as this nonsense from Samsung.
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Your original problem sounded like you were trying to flash the mdk firmware on a me7 firmware which would cause auth fail in odin.
But I couldnt find any info above. If you did the the me7 root method you wont have write permissions because boot loader is locked. which would brick your phone when you flash a rom.
Is the me7 root method the one that roots through the micro SD? Is there a way to do so and unlock the bootloader currently or has one not been released yet for the newest Verizon update?
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Anthony825 said:
Is the me7 root method the one that roots through the micro SD? Is there a way to do so and unlock the bootloader currently or has one not been released yet for the newest Verizon update?
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if you did it through terminal then yes. you are on me7 which is why odin gave you problems. currently there is no way to unlock the bootloader. only the firmware previous to me7 can unlock it. So you might be stuck for a while.
Well that's kind of a drag. Installing custom ROMs is the only thing that an unlocked bootloader does? Or is there another reason to root the phone now instead of waiting for a root that unlocks it? Sorry for all of the questions...
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update when you got your phone?
Anthony825 said:
Is the me7 root method the one that roots through the micro SD? Is there a way to do so and unlock the bootloader currently or has one not been released yet for the newest Verizon update?
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did you update to the new update that the phone was bugging you about when you first got your phone? if yes, then, YOU CANNOT FLASH ANYTHING! OR IT WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE. if you haven't, then, thank the good Lord that you didn't fall into the samsung trap. you can check on Settings/mydevice/about_phone/Build_Number.... i believe the last frace would say me7... if then, you're kinda screwed for now... if you have something else than youre ok:good:... If you're verizon you WANT TO HAVE "MDK" as your last 3 characters on your build number. MDK=:angel: ......Good luck!:laugh:
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Well that's kind of a drag. Installing custom ROMs is the only thing that an unlocked bootloader does? Or is there another reason to root the phone now instead of waiting for a root that unlocks it? Sorry for all of the questions...
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root still lets you uninstall or freeze that bloatware on your phone. Only thing I used iy for anyways. have about an extra 400mb of ram freed.
Well that is good to know in case I decide to go through with rooting again. Is there a way to uninstall that update? Or am I stuck waiting for a new method to root the phone that allows flashing? I might root again just to have some of the apps like gmd gesture and greenify.
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Well that is good to know in case I decide to go through with rooting again. Is there a way to uninstall that update? Or am I stuck waiting for a new method to root the phone that allows flashing? I might root again just to have some of the apps like gmd gesture and greenify.
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no you cant do anything right now besides the root. cant uninstall because the bootloader is locked.
some rooted apps are nice to have. just gonna have to wait patiently
In that case, are there any apps you would suggest getting that won't destroy my phone again? I checked online for a list of must-have apps but half of them were directed at people who were experienced with rooting.
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In that case, are there any apps you would suggest getting that won't destroy my phone again? I checked online for a list of must-have apps but half of them were directed at people who were experienced with rooting.
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I would just get titanium backup for now. and remove some bloatware a safelist can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314265 would not experiment with deleting random things it could cause brick problems nothing much else. if you are not comfortablr with that just try and wait for bootloader to be unlocked which has no eta
I may just do that. If I were to root again on me7 since there's no unlock method, if one were to be released would I be screwed or is there normally a way to do that at a different time than the root?
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I have been meaning to unroot my S4 and remove the SafeStrap recovery. I haven't found a ROM worth trying out and it seems that the process if giving a lot of people a headache. I actually have grown to love some features of TW and when I need a visual change I throw up a custom launcher and I'm perfectly content. So my question is....
If I accept the OTA, will that remove root AND the SafeStrap recovery automatically and then I'll be back to square one or will I still have to remove SS via ADB? Thank you!
Mike
Best way to get back to fully stock is to flash your device with Odin. You can find the factory images in the android Dev section.
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I have been meaning to unroot my S4 and remove the SafeStrap recovery. I haven't found a ROM worth trying out and it seems that the process if giving a lot of people a headache. I actually have grown to love some features of TW and when I need a visual change I throw up a custom launcher and I'm perfectly content. So my question is....
If I accept the OTA, will that remove root AND the SafeStrap recovery automatically and then I'll be back to square one or will I still have to remove SS via ADB? Thank you!
Mike
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Wait save the ota from the cache folder and post it for us before you do!
Seems like there really was not an answer to the question. Ill reitterate . S4 vruame7 with root and safe strap. Will updating to last update remove root and safe strap or just root and not safestrap.. any takers?
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Nobody will really be able to answer this until developers have time to dig into the update. Most likely the end result would not be preferred. I would wait... if its an OTA, please grab it from the cache folder and upload it somewhere for the devs to inspect so they can give you an answer.
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Nobody will really be able to answer this until developers have time to dig into the update. Most likely the end result would not be preferred. I would wait... if its an OTA, please grab it from the cache folder and upload it somewhere for the devs to inspect so they can give you an answer.
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Thank you for that info. In my situation I am rooted I hav xframework with some mods but no safe strap. I dont mind losing root but dont wanna run into a brick situation my cpu is crashed so odin is not an option at this time.
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So we on MJ7 obviously at this point are stuck with barely gaining root and still not able to flash custom ROMs... So I'm making this thread for us to post up any leads or any questions we have on furthering our phones to be able to flash...
Any devs currently working on this would be helpful to chime in to let us know what's up and what you need for us to help...
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So we on MJ7 obviously at this point are stuck with barely gaining root and still not able to flash custom ROMs... So I'm making this thread for us to post up any leads or any questions we have on furthering our phones to be able to flash...
Any devs currently working on this would be helpful to chime in to let us know what's up and what you need for us to help...
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+1. Would be nice to have an unlocked bootloader again. Should've never taken the OTA. :crying:
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+1. Would be nice to have an unlocked bootloader again. Should've never taken the OTA. :crying:
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Your telling me! I did a lil research and saw that there were ROMs for the s4 and I just got it the other day and coming from the s3 I was like this will be easy to root and flash again..... Pshhhh come to find out I bought an MJ7 so the rooting process was a pain in the @#$%& lol
So figured I'd start a place for us with this crappy problem to discuss stuffs lol
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I will be watching this thread like a hawk.
I know the feeling....
I just recently bought a new S4 as well with MJ7 on it and I'm going crazy all over looking for a way to root and install a custom rom specially now that this one came out for us on the S4 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524644 ufff!!! I will be watching over this!!!!
Admittedly I'm new to this, but from my research, can't you just flash an old kernel/version and then install whatever you want?
Wouldn't this method work? galaxys4root . com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-root-verizon-galaxy-s4-sch-i545/
Basically put in ODIN mode and install an old image, then you can install the ROM you want, right?
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Admittedly I'm new to this, but from my research, can't you just flash an old kernel/version and then install whatever you want?
Wouldn't this method work? galaxys4root . com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-root-verizon-galaxy-s4-sch-i545/
Basically put in ODIN mode and install an old image, then you can install the ROM you want, right?
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Negative, the bootloader was updated and LOCKED TIGHT.. Attempt this and you will have a hard bricked S4... Don't do it!!!
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Negative, the bootloader was updated and LOCKED TIGHT.. Attempt this and you will have a hard bricked S4... Don't do it!!!
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Exactly.
If you are on a newer version of ROM, you cannot go back.
That is why, one should be very careful about taking an update.
Thanks for the info. Glad I didn't try that
When I got my device it was at least two versions back, so there's no way to factory reset my device to what I got when I first received my device?
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Negative, the bootloader was updated and LOCKED TIGHT.. Attempt this and you will have a hard bricked S4... Don't do it!!!
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Eh... It wouldn't brick it, it just wouldn't let you flash it I'm pretty sure.
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Nicgraner said:
Eh... It wouldn't brick it, it just wouldn't let you flash it I'm pretty sure.
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If you try to flash an older image via Odin, you think it would just fail?
I'm still pissed about forgetting to check the Survival Mode option!! :silly:
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If you try to flash an older image via Odin, you think it would just fail?
I'm still pissed about forgetting to check the Survival Mode option!! :silly:
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All I'm gonna say is I'm not gonna be the first to try it.... In theory it might work but idk...
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All I'm gonna say is I'm not gonna be the first to try it.... In theory it might work but idk...
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It's relatively well documented that you cannot downgrade from MJ7. If I recall, it's not a hard brick. It's either a soft brick or the flash just fails.
I have faith that we'll have an answer to this soon. Devs never take long to find a workaround.
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It's relatively well documented that you cannot downgrade from MJ7. If I recall, it's not a hard brick. It's either a soft brick or the flash just fails.
I have faith that we'll have an answer to this soon. Devs never take long to find a workaround.
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soft brick, you will get the connect to kies emergency screen. Just odin the full odin mj7 tar from the dev section and it will boot again. ( Yes, I was stupid enough to try it )
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soft brick, you will get the connect to kies emergency screen. Just odin the full odin mj7 tar from the dev section and it will boot again. ( Yes, I was stupid enough to try it )
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Someone had to
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Someone had to
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Same here. Lol. Used Verizon upgrade/repair assistant to recover. So is a root method being worked on that we know of? Man, stock is just so painful after going root!
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Same here. Lol. Used Verizon upgrade/repair assistant to recover. So is a root method being worked on that we know of? Man, stock is just so painful after going root!
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There is a root method... I'm rooted on the mj7 its just they haven't got a recovery to work with it yet so no flashing stuff... But at least with root you can change DPI settings and freeze and delete bloatware so its really not that bad anymore while we wait...
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Hopefully Hashcode can eventually hook us up with SafeStrap at least.. The whole custom recovery thing isn't looking to to good.
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There is a root method... I'm rooted on the mj7 its just they haven't got a recovery to work with it yet so no flashing stuff... But at least with root you can change DPI settings and freeze and delete bloatware so its really not that bad anymore while we wait...
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@Stolly08 what method did you use to Root? I'm still hesitant to try...had my VZ GS4 (running MJ7) for about 3 weeks now.
I'm basically trying to rid my device of bloatware (and praying to eventually flash custom ROMS whenever we all figure that out )
After having HTC phones for 5 years, all rooted, I said enough of the crappy battery life and decided to take the Samsung mainly because of the huge dev support and good battery life. Kinda bummed out we dont have root for MJ7 with unlocked boot loader but Im sure the Dev's are working hard to get it for us
I have researched and read through about 20 of the last pages here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768142&page=83
I've also tried this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2571171
I still have no luck. I installed through the Goo.im app, reboot into recovery and all i get is downloading.. don't turn off target. I rebooted with the volume down button and chose cancel and it restarts fine now. I do have mk2. Some people said they have issues, and to be honest, do i even need twrp if i don't care if i have to re-flash stock mk2? I've already done it twice through odin because of trying to install roms/messing up my phone. This seemed easier when i had a bionic. I changed roms weekly on that thing, never having an issue.
Also, why doesn't anyone post what versions these things are compatible with? I never see anything like twrp 2.6.3.1 recovery compatible with "xxx version and previous only!" so i try stuff and crap doesn't work. I've been trying to install carbon rom and it appears to be a no go.
Yeah you gotta lot of research to do. Look at any of the stickies in our forum or the other 1,000 people who made threads in this section asking what you're asking.
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Yeah you gotta lot of research to do. Look at any of the stickies in our forum or the other 1,000 people who made threads in this section asking what you're asking.
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Found a sticky that i did not see before.
So it appears that because i recently got this phone i'm kinda screwed when it comes to an AOSP rom without a custom recovery which isn't possible at this time. Well damn, that sucks. I guess i'm stuck with crappy touchwiz related roms. Ugh.
BlueForce64 said:
Found a sticky that i did not see before.
So it appears that because i recently got this phone i'm kinda screwed when it comes to an AOSP rom without a custom recovery which isn't possible at this time. Well damn, that sucks. I guess i'm stuck with crappy touchwiz related roms. Ugh.
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Yeah it's a crappy situation. Right now the closest you can get is flashing the Foxhound port. It's AOSP themed. Also Eclipse is AOSP themed.
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Yeah it's a crappy situation. Right now the closest you can get is flashing the Foxhound port. It's AOSP themed. Also Eclipse is AOSP themed.
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Ah i see. Perhaps i'll find something i like or just stick with stock. Thank you. My apologies for not reading enough. I didn't think to check in the s4 general forum.
BlueForce64 said:
Ah i see. Perhaps i'll find something i like or just stick with stock. Thank you. My apologies for not reading enough. I didn't think to check in the s4 general forum.
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No problem, just get these threads a lotttttttt lol
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No problem, just get these threads a lotttttttt lol
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I could imagine. Seems like a dumb question to ask now that i've read the sticky lol. Those new to the samsung world probably run into the same issues i did. Could be why.
Yeah. On MK2 Verizon locked bootloaders and you can only use safestrap ypu csnt use TWRP. It sucks I tried and bricked my phone before lol
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Yeah. On MK2 Verizon locked bootloaders and you can only use safestrap ypu csnt use TWRP. It sucks I tried and bricked my phone before lol
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Can't even begin to guess how many people have come on here after they did that.
XDA has all the answers people just need to read more before they fiddle with a $600 phone lol
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4
No kidding. After bricking a friend's phone, due to not doing my homework ahead of time, I realized the importance of being thoroughly well informed about what you're doing before jumping in and messing with this stuff. XDA has so much information and so much help available if you look around a little bit. Some things may take some searching. I can't thank the community enough for all the help they've been in my endeavors.
Sucks there's no custom recoveries for the locked bootloader S4s. If you install Safestrap, give Hyperdrive a try. I'm on MDK and have run several different ROMs, AOSP and TW. I always find myself coming back to Hyperdrive. I'm on 14 now and it works great. So while it's not the answer you're hoping for, try using Hyperdrive. It allows you to pick and choose elements to install, some of which are ported from AOSP, and you could use a different launcher to give it a little less of a TW feel.
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need some help. I Purchased a used S4 Developer Edition Phone. Problem is it has I545VRUEMK2 on. The phone says its a developer phone on the back buy the battery. But I still cant load a custom recovery. I was told the Boot Loader couldn't be locked on this developer phone. could somebody please point me in the right direction. Thanks.
JME007 said:
need some help. I Purchased a used S4 Developer Edition Phone. Problem is it has I545VRUEMK2 on. The phone says its a developer phone on the back buy the battery. But I still cant load a custom recovery. I was told the Boot Loader couldn't be locked on this developer phone. could somebody please point me in the right direction. Thanks.
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There was a thread on here I think by Skeetch that's for your phone and I'm pretty sure you're answers are in there... For the life of me I can't find it though. I'll keep looking for you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2637686
If noone here answers you go to that that... I'm sure he can help
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JME007 said:
need some help. I Purchased a used S4 Developer Edition Phone. Problem is it has I545VRUEMK2 on. The phone says its a developer phone on the back buy the battery. But I still cant load a custom recovery. I was told the Boot Loader couldn't be locked on this developer phone. could somebody please point me in the right direction. Thanks.
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Is I545VRUEMK2 the build or baseband? Developer phones have I545OYU (I545VRU is for retail S4's). Developer phones only had the following builds on them: I545OYUAMDK (original), I545OYUEMJ7 and I545OYUEMK2. If your build is one of these then you are ok and someone loaded the retail mode/radio onto it. You can visit my thread which Mistertac referenced and flash different modem and/or radios.
Also, if you want to double check to see whether your phone is still in developer mode, load the phone into Download mode: Power off the phone, then hold the Power Button and Volume down together. When the green warning screen comes up, press Volume Up to accept and enter download mode. The text in the upper left corner of the screen in download mode should list: "Mode: Developer" - small and gray text. To reboot just hold the Power Button until the phone turns off then hold power again to boot back up.
Keep me posted!
Edit: Also the only recoveries I can run with my I545OYUEMK2 DevS4 are Philz Touch Recovery and SafeStrap v3.71 from HashCode which is TWRP based. TWRP by itself boots me directly into Download Mode (was able to load TWRP while on I545OYUAMDK). Assuming your phone is still a Developer Edition device, if you ever have any issues with recoveries putting you into download mode, just use Odin and my thread to download the necessary file to restore boot and/or recovery.
JME007 said:
need some help. I Purchased a used S4 Developer Edition Phone. Problem is it has I545VRUEMK2 on. The phone says its a developer phone on the back buy the battery. But I still cant load a custom recovery. I was told the Boot Loader couldn't be locked on this developer phone. could somebody please point me in the right direction. Thanks.
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Whomever told you that the boot loader couldn't be locked is mistaken. If you flash a non-developer bootloader onto a developer phone, it now has a locked bootloader. Unfortunately, there's no way to undo that until (unless) the developers figure out how to unlock the bootloader.
Install the "Phone INFO * Samsung *" app from the play store and open it. What does it say for the Bootloader Version?
There's also a "Phone Info" app that can display the bootloader version as well.
Thank you for the reply. Looks like I am sol. That sucks. I have a developer phone with a locked bootloader.
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I know there are not alot of us around here, but I know of a few guys that are running a Verizon S4 with A T-Mobile SIM card.
I have been running Verizon ROMS and getting 95% functionality. Service is weird, but works most of the time with a few area's that I have to manually go into gsm mode to keep data. BUT I may have found a work around for all of it.
I am running a the i9505 4.4.2 TW ROM GoldenEye, nothing was changed in the ROM to make it work better with Verizon. I posted a thread to let other people know about it here and it is working for some, and it is failing for others with APN problems, but it was/is 100% working for me with no changes to settings at all. I installed, Loki-Dokied, and booted up to 4G automatically running. I got LTE by changing one word in the APN.
SO I need a couple guys who are running a T-Mobile sim in their i545 to test this method for me and see if I just got really lucky or if we have a winner here.
I will put the how to in the next thread.
***I take no credit for the work on this ROM or the Loki-Doki fix***
**I take no responsibility for you phone becoming a paper weight**
*You preform this at your own risk*
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#1 You must be on the MDK boot loader, radio's don't matter but newer radio's seem to have a more stable connection.
#2 Do a Nandroid, you can never be to carful
#3 Do a full clean wipe like your supposed to...
#4 Flash GOLDENEYE VERSION 24 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2427629 (The ROM)
DO NOT REBOOT (you will get an unauthorized boot loop)
#5 Flash http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407577109 (The Loki-Doki)
#6 Reboot and let it sit for 5 or 6 minutes
#7 ????
#8 PROFIT
Report back here with any info or updates you guys have. I have tried a couple other i9505 ROMs with limited success but working together we might find some other ROMs this method works with. Also in the ROM thread iB4STiD has included links to remove a lot of bloat and additional mods.
To get LTE go into your APN settings adn change "epic.T-Mobile.com" to "fast.T-Mobile.com" The data icon wont change to LTE, but I am getting 26 Mbps
Give credit where it is due:
The ROM was created by: iB4STiD
Loki-Doki was created by: TheAxman
Both cool guys who gave me the go ahead to post their work.
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I am running a i9505 ROM that has had its boot loader removed
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With the bootloader removed? Roms come with bootloaders now? And you can remove them?
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With the bootloader removed? Roms come with bootloaders now? And you can remove them?
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I am so tired ... and I havent finished editing or proof reading... thanks for pointing that out...
justda said:
I am so tired ... and I havent finished editing or proof reading... thanks for pointing that out...
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So is the bootloader removed? ._.
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65vdub said:
So is the bootloader removed? ._.
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Ya I pulled it out last night took some effort but she finally gave
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Will create a backup of my current ROM and report back when I can. Downloading the Loki Doki zip and ROM now.
Edit: might not be able to get to it today though. Will try to do this ASAP.
Can I continue using the nonhlos MK2 modem or do I have to use the international modems?
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Will create a backup of my current ROM and report back when I can. Downloading the Loki Doki zip and ROM now.
Edit: might not be able to get to it today though. Will try to do this ASAP.
Can I continue using the nonhlos MK2 modem or do I have to use the international modems?
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No keep using your current modem. And this isn't a time sensitive thing take your time.
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justda said:
No keep using your current modem. And this isn't a time sensitive thing take your time.
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Alright man thanks! So the golden eye version 24 in the op does have the bootloader removed correct?
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65vdub said:
Alright man thanks! So the golden eye version 24 in the op does have the bootloader removed correct?
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You are joking right? Do you know what a bootloader is?
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You are joking right? Do you know what a bootloader is?
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I'm aware of what the bootloader is, yes. But this is an i9505 ROM so it won't boot with the i545 without getting the unauthorized Verizon software screen. It was to my knowledge that the i9505 bootloader was removed to avoid this.
And I am on the MDK bootloader in case you were wondering.
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You are joking right? Do you know what a bootloader is?
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If you read the thread for the EagleEye ROM in the OP's second or third post he mentions that the bootloader is not included. That is why I origionaly had it in my OP my lack of sleep and my smoking habits didnt allow the info to sink in right away while I was typing. I was in the process of editing my OP when you posted originally.
ROM's do not include the boot loader. Your bootloader if MDK will stay MDK no matter what ROM you flash.
**Edit I just noticed my phone is showing it as a i9505 for my XDA app signature. Lol
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65vdub said:
I'm aware of what the bootloader is, yes. But this is an i9505 ROM so it won't boot with the i545 without getting the unauthorized Verizon software screen. It was to my knowledge that the i9505 bootloader was removed to avoid this.
And I am on the MDK bootloader in case you were wondering.
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Roms do not have bootloaders, your phone does. Which was my point. If you have an mdk phone you have an exploitable bootloader. They are not packaged in the rom nor can they be removed from the phone. I just find it interesting that someone posting a ROM for testers ( as well as you, the tester ) doesn't seem understand this....
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They are not packaged in the rom nor can they be removed from the phone. I just find it interesting that someone posting a ROM for testers ( as well as you, the tester ) doesn't seem understand this....
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Ah, well that I didn't know. So I thank you for the insight!
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65vdub said:
Ah, well that I didn't know. So I thank you for the insight!
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No worries. Before you stated you were on mdk I thought you may have been on an older build, thinking you could flash it because "the bootloader had been removed." Just didn't want you to brick/trigger warranty flag from misunderstanding
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No worries. Before you stated you were on mdk I thought you may have been on an older build, thinking you could flash it because "the bootloader had been removed." Just didn't want you to brick/trigger warranty flag from misunderstanding
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Haha, my warranty is nonexistent as I bought the phone outright from swappa and am now on T-Mobile. I understand the gist of what having the MDK bootloader means along with how great it is to have the exploit djrbliss made available to us. Just never knew that bootloaders weren't attached to ROMs lol, but now I know. Again, many thanks for giving this noob some much needed insight .
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I just find it interesting that someone posting a ROM for testers ( as well as you, the tester ) doesn't seem understand this....
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I am by no means a developer, I am just a dumb ass who stumbled onto something that works for me through trial and error and listening to other dumb asses who tried stuff on their phones, and I was hoping it would work for others. Test it, don't test it, what ever.
To be honest I have no idea what a boot loader is, I know what boot loader I am on and I know that some smart guy exploited it to allow us to replace the software with something some other smart guy came up with. I know that the newer ones haven't been exploited like mine and that's why they can't do as much as MDK guys can. Hell I don't even really know what safestrap does but from my razr days I know it allows people to install different ROMs.
Bottom line, I am just a guy using other peoples work to try to help some other people not "error" as much as I have and enjoy their device a little bit more...
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justda said:
I know there are not alot of us around here, but I know of a few guys that are running a Verizon S4 with A T-Mobile SIM card.
I have been running Verizon ROMS and getting 95% functionality. Service is weird, but works most of the time with a few area's that I have to manually go into gsm mode to keep data. BUT I may have found a work around for all of it.
I am running a the i9505 4.4.2 TW ROM GoldenEye, nothing was changed in the ROM to make it work better with Verizon. I posted a thread to let other people know about it here and it is working for some, and it is failing for others with APN problems, but it was/is 100% working for me with no changes to settings at all. I installed, Loki-Dokied, and booted up to 4G automatically running. I got LTE by changing one word in the APN.
SO I need a couple guys who are running a T-Mobile sim in their i545 to test this method for me and see if I just got really lucky or if we have a winner here.
I will put the how to in the next thread.
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I'm running on TMobile. I actually have been since we first started discussing the 4.4 TW roms on the i545. I've had no issues and didn't have to enter any APN settings.
The ROMs we are flashing, Goldeneye for instance, do not include the bootloader. If we were flashing Samsung images then bootloaders and modems would probably be included, and would probably brick the phone since we'd be flashing incorrect sw. That said, as long as you are on the MDK bootloader, exploited by Loki, and running a custom recovery, then following the steps in the OP should work for you. If you get stuck in a bootloop, it's probably a kernel error. Loki-doki should solve that for you. If not, that's why you have your Nandroid back right
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FYI guys, I just flashed ktoonez Touchwiz Kit Kat Kernel. I took it from the Tmobile thread since there isn't a Verizon one yet. You need to flash loki-doki after flashing this kernel. So far no issues. I'll report back if I find any issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289140
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FYI guys, I just flashed ktoonez Touchwiz Kit Kat Kernel. I took it from the Tmobile thread since there isn't a Verizon one yet. You need to flash loki-doki after flashing this kernel. So far no issues. I'll report back if I find any issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289140
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I am going to DL and flash soon as I get off work.
Seems to be working for me...
I am using a t-mobile SIM and am still on MDK. I followed the instructions in the OP, and the phone appears to be working. No other mods, themes, etc. other than the OP. SMS, MMS, Data all appear to work. Speeds seem consistent with LTE, but no way to know.
On initial boot, however, I always get this message: "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped". However, after accepting the message, the phone appears to work normally. It may have something to do with the dark dialer theme that appears to be part of this ROM. I have seen that message before...
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