So im coming from the HTC DNA, just got my S4 today. Rooted and unlocked already. Is there a process to achieve s-off on galaxy devices like htc devices, or is it not needed for flashing radios, splash screens, etc...?
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Verizon has it locked down if you're on ME7. No workaround yet.
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Verizon has it locked down if you're on ME7. No workaround yet.
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Interesting. He said he was already rooted & "unlocked". I guess that means he has MDK & has Lokied. So first he needs to be cautioned to not take the ME7 update. As for S-off, would a custom rom /kernel not take care of it?
Edit : if he can install custom recovery & is rooted it should already be taken care of.
If you truly have a locked down ME7 the only current option is developer Hashcode's safestrap method to flash roms.
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I have a Verizon S4 and I am on 4.2.2 on an I545 VRUAME7. Is this how to get back to the original before the OTA to be able to unlock the bootloader? I found thisd but not sure if that is what that does http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325 I am not rooted right now if that matters and I really don't wanna screw anything up but I really want to be able to flash custom roms
Thanks, Dan
No....the OTA ME7 you CAN NOT go back to before the OTA ME7. You are stuck till someone finds a way.... Sorry for the bad news
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You can root me7 tho.
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For what you want, you are out of luck. You cannot revert back. You cannot install a recovery. You cannot install a custom rom.
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As long as its a custom recovery and not stock then you're good, right? What is this Loki'd recovery I keep seeing?
It can be something other than TWRP?
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As long as its a custom recovery and not stock then you're good, right? What is this Loki'd recovery I keep seeing?
It can be something other than TWRP?
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As far as custom recoveries on the VZW S4, the recovery must be loki'd.
Here are a couple good reads:
http://blog.azimuthsecurity.com/2013/05/exploiting-samsung-galaxy-s4-secure-boot.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292157
Loki is not specific to TWRP.
Given where we are currently you might to check the build #. Does it end with MDK?
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Yes, MDK. Stock rooted.
I installed CWM 6.0.3.2 using ROM Manager a while back.
I have no idea what Loki'd is referring to. About to update CWM to 6.0.3.6 using ROM Manager.
Edit: I looked over the second link and see that Loki is a bootloader hack? When I boot my phone, there is an unlocked picture. When people say Loki'd does it mean unlocked bootloader in general, or that a specific hack has been applied?
I want to switch to a custom ROM, however I keep seeing Loki'd as a prerequisite.
Thanks for your time.
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Loki'd = Unlocked bootloader or specific hack?
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You will learn quickly that without loki, you will be greeted by a wonderful little yellow triangle.
Loki is a work around to our locked bootloaders. But is easily patched by any and all verizon pushed updates(so don't accept them)
In my signature is links to CWM touch, TWRP 2.5.0.2, and philz recoveries pre-loki'd and ready to flash in whatever recovery you already have.
How can I lock the stock boot loader
I somehow unlocked it during a failed update or removing safestrap
unlocked on me7
Btw I am non mi1 and (rooted) and it locked the boot loader durring the reboot after the install of the update
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How can I lock the stock boot loader
I somehow unlocked it during a failed update or removing safestrap
unlocked on me7
Btw I am non mi1 and (rooted) and it locked the boot loader durring the reboot after the install of the update
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Not entirely sure the bootloader was truly unlocked. May just have been the boot screen that said custom with the unlocked pad lock. If it was however unlocked that would be epic as nobody has found a a way to unlock the bootloader on ME7.
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Not entirely sure the bootloader was truly unlocked. May just have been the boot screen that said custom with the unlocked pad lock. If it was however unlocked that would be epic as nobody has found a a way to unlock the bootloader on ME7.
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Epic and splendiferous are two words that come to mind. Ditto on the unlocked pad lock...
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Not entirely sure the bootloader was truly unlocked. May just have been the boot screen that said custom with the unlocked pad lock. If it was however unlocked that would be epic as nobody has found a a way to unlock the bootloader on ME7.
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Mime has the unlocked pad and words custom, why do I have that?
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dxdude35 said:
Mime has the unlocked pad and words custom, why do I have that?
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Because you don't have stock firmware on it.
prshosting.org
How would I fix that, I unrooted to update and ever since then I've had that boot screen
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Mime has the unlocked pad and words custom, why do I have that?
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Just means that you are rooted. That's what mine did after rooting & before flashing a custom rom.
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How would I fix that, I unrooted to update and ever since then I've had that boot screen
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You did that in the wrong order, unfortunately.
What's happened is that the phone counts every attempt to flash a custom image. If you've ever done that, the nonzero custom flash counter causes the lock icon and "Custom" to appear on boot.
If you had root still, you could run Triangle Away to clear the custom flash counter and then install stock.
I'd root the phone, run Triangle Away, then let it update. If you haven't done anything else to it, the update will work fine even though the phone is rooted.
Soo im new with this rooting stuff and my friend was telling me that I need to "install a recovery" with clockwordmod. Im trying to get 4.4 on my phone. can someone explain this to me without sounding to confusing? I am rooted, i have rom manager and super user. But thats as far as I've gotten. Any help would be great, thanks!!
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You got SU permission? Download the CAM loki zip that's is in another forum here. Instructions are there for ya. Super simple and easy as long as you have root permission
unless you on another bootloader than MDK. Only MDK can install recoveries. All others use safestrap
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Soo im new with this rooting stuff and my friend was telling me that I need to "install a recovery" with clockwordmod. Im trying to get 4.4 on my phone. can someone explain this to me without sounding to confusing? I am rooted, i have rom manager and super user. But thats as far as I've gotten. Any help would be great, thanks!!
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I suggest you do some serious reading here in XDA and there are a number of youtube videos also. Unless you have a S4 that came with MDK base, you can not load any custom recovery out there like phiz or twrp or Cwm and you limited to safestrap and the roms that are specifically compatible with safestrap. Good luck to you.
Yes I definitely agree with reading a lot.... borderline till your eyes bleed. Lol
Joking aside I've been working with android development for a few years now and the s4 can be difficult to understand for someone new to it.
If your on a build that allows you install a recovery then your in luck (mdk). However if you're like the rest of us on a locked bootloader then you need to use the safe strap process.
It's not hard just need to do your research.
Good luck
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Ok, so your on mj7 which means you need to get root if you don't already have it, install safe strap 3.7 and then load a custom rom to one of its rom slots.
I would read the safe strap thread to get more info before you jump into it.
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Verizon Galaxy S4
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So it is possible!!? Im gonna look into safe strap now!!
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NicoleS4 said:
So it is possible!!? Im gonna look into safe strap now!!
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You can flash some custom ROMs, but no custom recovery, no CM (until someone ports it to the Touchwiz kernel), and no AOSP (ditto).
For rooting, go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
Read the Safestrap thread in that forum for more info on what you can do to boot custom ROMs.
My phone is already rooted, but I'll read over the thread for more info!!
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Is there a list or can we start one regarding safestrap ROMS? Love the phone and its the MDK locked bootloader so im stuck with safestrap. Currently using gogolies amazing roms and i enjoy checking other roms, but not sure which i can flash.
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Is there a list or can we start one regarding safestrap ROMS? Love the phone and its the MDK locked bootloader so im stuck with safestrap. Currently using gogolies amazing roms and i enjoy checking other roms, but not sure which i can flash.
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you have the MDK bootloader? you know this bootloader can be used with TWRP and can flash AOSP ROMs, right?
Let me rephrase what I was saying I have the Verizon s4 which was MDK bootloader but since it has been updated to nc5 and k1 and so on and I was just looking for a list of ROMs
To use with safestrap however I'm trying to find an mdk odin file and go back to that stock mdk and loki the phone
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Once you've upgraded past mdk there is no going back.
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Yeah, but back to the original question--is there a list of ROMs 'flashable' with Safestrap?
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