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Help! No os on s4!

I was trying to install cyangenomod 10.1 on my rogers s4, it wouldnt boot just loop on boot screen, so after a while trying to make it work I accidently wiped my phone clean! Custom recovery root....GONE!
Anyway to get this up and running again?

All you need to do is flash the stock rom in download mode have you tried that already
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Reaper351c said:
All you need to do is flash the stock rom in download mode have you tried that already
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How do you do that? (I know how to put phone in download mode)

Do you have Odin v 3.07 on your computer
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Do you have Odin v 3.07 on your computer
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Yes I do

Look for the stock ROM and download it and then flash it with Odin your computer should pick up your phone right away it will say com and number when Odin recognizes your phone put the file in PDA and flash away that should fix your problem
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Reaper351c said:
Look for the stock ROM and download it and then flash it with Odin your computer should pick up your phone right away it will say com and number when Odin recognizes your phone put the file in PDA and flash away that should fix your problem
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You mean the factory rom that was on it, touchwiz androis os?

Yeah that should get you back up and running
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Yeah that should get you back up and running
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Alright will do. Any clue why cyangenmod wouldnt load? It would stay stuck on boot animation screen...
And hey thanks foe the quick replies! Much appreciated!

Your welcome and that I couldn't tell you I'm new to making Roms I would ask the developers of the ROM and see what they say
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Here is a video that should help just in case anything goes wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jyZ5QafAQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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WTH? Why would any new person go flash a AOSP rom without knowing how to flash or ODIN back to stock.
There are 2 guides that explain these procedures that even a 6 grader can understand.
here ya go, recess is at 11:00:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Thanks to Rastabolino, for his hard work here, leave a thanks for his effort.
another
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
Thanks to xBeerdroiDx also for his hard work here, leave a thanks also for his effort.
The Ax says, Good luck, and Good day!
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Gizmo32 said:
Alright will do. Any clue why cyangenmod wouldnt load? It would stay stuck on boot animation screen...
And hey thanks foe the quick replies! Much appreciated!
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YEAH, FLASH THE CORRECT KERNEL!
The Ax says, some one please help me!

Gizmo32 said:
Alright will do. Any clue why cyangenmod wouldnt load? It would stay stuck on boot animation screen...
And hey thanks foe the quick replies! Much appreciated!
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Hey Gizmo not to be pushy but when you say thanks don't forget to hit the thanks button.
I'm not talking about me but the nice people who take the time to help you.:good:

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Your welcome and that I couldn't tell you I'm new to making Roms I would ask the developers of the ROM and see what they say
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Here is a video that should help just in case anything goes wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jyZ5QafAQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I attached a screenshot of what is happening, It says FAIL tried this many times and even went through the youtube link,,,,
Any fix??

Gizmo32 said:
I attached a screenshot of what is happening, It says FAIL tried this many times and even went through the youtube link,,,,
Any fix??
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Put your phone in download mode and use kies and do an emergency restore. I did this once already .

sangerpb said:
Put your phone in download mode and use kies and do an emergency restore. I did this once already .
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I tried KIES will not connect (stuck at connecting...), tried on two different comps and reinstalled usb drivers as well.

I think I may have found a fix, I have the Canadian Rogers version of the s4, they call it the SGH-1337M which is pretty much like a i9505...
reason Odin wouldn't flash is I was trying to use random i9505 firmware. I found a link to a official Rogers 4.2.2 firmware hopefully this works
* Crossing Fingers*

You know, if everyone wants to get better help, you might want to put what device you have in your user profile, note mine, ATT, you will get more people helping, I know users that won't even help users that don't identify their device.
Half way down on the messages, we have to play the guess game. Gets annoying.
Ax says, just a thought.

TheAxman said:
You know, if everyone wants to get better help, you might want to put what device you have in your user profile, note mine, ATT, you will get more people helping, I know users that won't even help users that don't identify their device.
Half way down on the messages, we have to play the guess game. Gets annoying.
Ax says, just a thought.
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I'll Drink to That!!
Can we get some THANKS for my Friend here!!!

Odin Download mode...

So as you can see I finally figured out how to get out of the scary Download Mode screen on my gs4. Well I need some help trying to get my recovery back to normal. I tried to install TWRP with Goomanager and it didn't do it correctly or maybe its just me. So after TWRP downloaded I went to go install it and it put me in DL mode. I panicked and thought I bricked my phone and I did power button+volume down+home button and it restarted and booted up Android. Now when I try and go into recovery it throws me back into Download mode and I have to do that button sequence to get out. Its almost like I deleted my recovery so Idk what to do... :'( if anyone can try and help it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!
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ToastyyX said:
So as you can see I finally figured out how to get out of the scary Download Mode screen on my gs4. Well I need some help trying to get my recovery back to normal. I tried to install TWRP with Goomanager and it didn't do it correctly or maybe its just me. So after TWRP downloaded I went to go install it and it put me in DL mode. I panicked and thought I bricked my phone and I did power button+volume down+home button and it restarted and booted up Android. Now when I try and go into recovery it throws me back into Download mode and I have to do that button sequence to get out. Its almost like I deleted my recovery so Idk what to do... :'( if anyone can try and help it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!
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What Firmware you On MF3 Or MDL?

I am on MF3.
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ToastyyX said:
So as you can see I finally figured out how to get out of the scary Download Mode screen on my gs4. Well I need some help trying to get my recovery back to normal. I tried to install TWRP with Goomanager and it didn't do it correctly or maybe its just me. So after TWRP downloaded I went to go install it and it put me in DL mode. I panicked and thought I bricked my phone and I did power button+volume down+home button and it restarted and booted up Android. Now when I try and go into recovery it throws me back into Download mode and I have to do that button sequence to get out. Its almost like I deleted my recovery so Idk what to do... :'( if anyone can try and help it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!
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I just got my S4 and am still catching up on all the reading, are you on MF3 or MDL? I think those are the two. I don't think your suppose to get TWRP from Goomanager it has to have "Loki"or something like that if not mistaken. I haven't read enough to answer and don't want to give you bad advise but good luck.

ToastyyX said:
I am on MF3.
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Hate to say this my Friend as of now you are without a recovery and there's no way to get that since there isn't any Odin for MF3 Only thing i
can tell you is go to Bestbuy they can recover your Rom back to the stock way it was lot's had this happen to them and they got it fix for free in Bestbuy, Cause
since MF3 Bootloader is locked there's no way to get your Recovery back!

The button sequence is not what's rebooting you out of download. Just holding the power for 10-15 secs does that. When the phone is off press and hold VOL+HOME and press and hold POWER till first splash screen. ( mine is the custom screen). Then release POWER only. Holding VOL+HOME till you see the first TWRP logo. You don't have to really hold it that long. Ussually just till the small blue writing in top left corner pops up. Works better for me to hold till the blue TWRP logo. Then release both buttons. Should take 5-8 secs then TWRP options screen will be up. If you are ever in download mode and you are not flashing with Odin or installing or really doing anything besides thinking "damnit I wanted recovery not ODIN". Then hold power till it shuts down and then start recovery boot sequence. Or hell just pull the battery. Want hurt as long as no installing , flashing, or upgrading or nose picking is going on.
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ToastyyX said:
I am on MF3.
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Red this My friend read thru everything so you see What MF3 is all about! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494

Ah okay well that's what I get for being a noob trying to mess around and think I know what I am doing. Well I appreciate your help and thanks for your advice on going to bestbuy. I will have to do that. You said they can do that for free?
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ToastyyX said:
Ah okay well that's what I get for being a noob trying to mess around and think I know what I am doing. Well I appreciate your help and thanks for your advice on going to bestbuy. I will have to do that. You said they can do that for free?
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That's Correct!
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ToastyyX said:
Ah okay well that's what I get for being a noob trying to mess around and think I know what I am doing. Well I appreciate your help and thanks for your advice on going to bestbuy. I will have to do that. You said they can do that for free?
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Read this about Bestbuy And Good Luck My Friend!: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435043

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That's Correct!
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Read this about Bestbuy And Good Luck My Friend!: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435043
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Excellent I cannot thank you enough for making me feel a lot better. I feel better knowing Samsung is so cool about that unlike most companies.
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ToastyyX said:
Excellent I cannot thank you enough for making me feel a lot better. I feel better knowing Samsung is so cool about that unlike most companies.
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No Problem this is what you needed to use for MF3 To be Rooted:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473747
Then after you rooted it with that you needed this for MF3 A work around to
Flash Only Touchwiz Custom Roms!:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
But i suggest if you get your phone Fixed By Bestbuy you read up on Firmware
MF3 So this don't happen to you again!

Venom0642 said:
No Problem this is what you needed to use for MF3 To be Rooted:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473747
Then after you rooted it with that you needed this for MF3 A work around to
Flash Only Touchwiz Custom Roms!:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
But i suggest if you get your phone Fixed By Bestbuy you read up on Firmware
MF3 So this don't happen to you again!
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Excellent I sure will read up on this stuff and I guess just tell Samsung what happened and see what they can do. I appreciate all of your help. I feel so much better.
Also one other thing since you obviously know so much. What happens if at&t pushes their update out automatically like I hear they are doing and my phone is rooted. Will it break my phone?? Thx
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ToastyyX said:
Venom0642 said:
No Problem this is what you needed to use for MF3 To be Rooted:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473747
Then after you rooted it with that you needed this for MF3 A work around to
Flash Only Touchwiz Custom Roms!:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
But i suggest if you get your phone Fixed By Bestbuy you read up on Firmware
MF3 So this don't happen to you again!
[/QUOTEExcellent I sure will read up on this stuff and I guess just tell Samsung what happened and see what they can do. I appreciate all of your help. I feel so much better.
Also one other thing since you obviously know so much. What happens if at&t pushes their update out automatically like I hear they are doing and my phone is rooted. Will it break my phone?? Thx
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Since you already got bootloader Locked with Firmware MF3 If
Bestbuy flashes you back to Stock with Everything working they will Flash MF3
back so by the 2 links i provided once you know how to do this come back and
ask cause you can freeze apps with Titanium Backup there's a few apps that
can be frozen so no AT&T Upgrade can be pushed once they are frozen plus
once you flash a custom rom AT&T Can't push a Upgrade on Custom Roms but i
can't Remember which those apps are just get your phone fixed and start
reading more you will find the answers with the search as well in XDA Good Luck!
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Venom0642 said:
ToastyyX said:
Since you already got bootloader Locked with Firmware MF3 If
Bestbuy flashes you back to Stock with Everything working they will Flash MF3
back so by the 2 links i provided once you know how to do this come back and
ask cause you can freeze apps with Titanium Backup there's a few apps that
can be frozen so no AT&T Upgrade can be pushed once they are frozen plus
once you flash a custom rom AT&T Can't push a Upgrade on Custom Roms but i
can't Remember which those apps are just get your phone fixed and start
reading more you will find the answers with the search as well in XDA Good Luck!
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Great until I make my way over to bestbuy I will freeze at&t DM server with titanium just in case the update gets launched and I am not messing with any of this anymore after my phone gets restored lol. I'm only going to root because that's safer thank installing a custom ROM Haha.
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Venom0642 said:
ToastyyX said:
Since you already got bootloader Locked with Firmware MF3 If
Bestbuy flashes you back to Stock with Everything working they will Flash MF3
back so by the 2 links i provided once you know how to do this come back and
ask cause you can freeze apps with Titanium Backup there's a few apps that
can be frozen so no AT&T Upgrade can be pushed once they are frozen plus
once you flash a custom rom AT&T Can't push a Upgrade on Custom Roms but i
can't Remember which those apps are just get your phone fixed and start
reading more you will find the answers with the search as well in XDA Good Luck!
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Sorry for bugging you. Should I go ahead and tell bestbuy what I did or make a believable story? Thx
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ToastyyX said:
Venom0642 said:
Sorry for bugging you. Should I go ahead and tell bestbuy what I did or make a believable story? Thx
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Tell Them Something Like this guy Did!
Super Evan said:
SO i was a fooled and i tried to flash my MF3 S4 with TRWP. Make a long story short my phone was soft bricked. I was unable to go into recovery mode, only Odin mode. So after reading a bunch of posts and thinking that my phone was bricked until samsung released official MF3 recovery image , i gave up. My friend at best buy called me and said that they now have "Samsung Experience Centers and they can Flash your phone to factory stock. I called Samsung and verified. i immediately brought the phone over and after explaining that "Kies" Ruined my phone they were able to flash my phone now it is working. I will go into more detail soon. But those who were in my situation, rest assured there is a solution now.
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Venom0642 said:
ToastyyX said:
Tell Them Something Like this guy Did!
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Haha okay I sure will! "Kies broke my phone when I tried to update" *wink* *wink*
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Should I just tell them that I tried to update to mf3 via keys and it failed and I didn't realize until I tried to access recovery mode and it didn't come up only Odin mode? Lol I'm trying to make this sound like its not a ridiculous story.
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ToastyyX said:
Should I just tell them that I tried to update to mf3 via keys and it failed and I didn't realize until I tried to access recovery mode and it didn't come up only Odin mode? Lol I'm trying to make this sound like its not a ridiculous story.
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I would go with what i posted above but you can make anything up just don't tell them you try to root phone if you know what i mean!
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Also go here and there's a List of Roms that Works With Safestrap One Of The Roms Is Mines Call Deadly Venom here my friend That's Once you get everything Fixed and do everything i said to do! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428254

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[Q] Did I just turn my G2 into a masonary block?

So, I think I've bricked my LS980. Was rooted runing the stock rom happily when I stupidly accepted a LG UIUU? update. Phone rebooted into TWRP recovery and thats all it will do. Didn't make a backup yet because as I alluded to earlier, I'm stupid. When I power off from TWRP it asks to Install Supersu to gain root yet that does nothing. When I boot into download mode it says rooted on the bottom. I have no idea where to go from here. Is there even an option? I'd love to go back to stock and never mention this again... Any idea? Sorry that I suck

You are not alone! Here is the first thing you can try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
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Any way to block update requests on stock ROM when you have custom recoveries? That would be a good idea to prevent mishaps.

qipengart said:
Any way to block update requests on stock ROM when you have custom recoveries? That would be a good idea to prevent mishaps.
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When you get ota and is ready to install just use root explorer or root browser and go into cache and delete the update....then click install an it will fail or do nothing and just cancel!

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You are not alone! Here is the first thing you can try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
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I get "no space left on device" Sigh. Am I doing something wrong? Tried in ABD and TWRP. Blocking updates is great idea in hindsight

cmm67 said:
I get "no space left on device" Sigh. Am I doing something wrong? Tried in ABD and TWRP. Blocking updates is great idea in hindsight
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Unfortunately I think you'll probably need to revert to stock, then. Unless something has changed since I had to do this with my vs980, you will lose all data, but the good news is your phone won't be bricked anymore:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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cmm67 said:
I get "no space left on device" Sigh. Am I doing something wrong? Tried in ABD and TWRP. Blocking updates is great idea in hindsight
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Looks like you have to flash to stock....there's a thread in the general forum....

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Unfortunately I think you'll probably need to revert to stock, then. Unless something has changed since I had to do this with my vs980, you will lose all data, but the good news is your phone won't be bricked anymore:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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I'd be so happy to at least get stock! Unfortunately, when I get to Step 4 (of the Verizon variant cause Sprint doesn't use .kdz) and unplug and start download mode it doesn't connect and start flashing What in the world is going on??

cmm67 said:
I'd be so happy to at least get stock! Unfortunately, when I get to Step 4 (of the Verizon variant cause Sprint does use .kdz) and unplug and start download mode it doesn't connect and start flashing What in the world is going on??
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If you have the sprint files use the Verizon method but with sprint files...lg support tool method

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If you have the sprint files use the Verizon method but with sprint files...lg support tool method
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Using the Sprint files with the Verizon method, still wont ever start downloading. It says it happens immediately, mine sits at 0%. 3 week old phone

cmm67 said:
Using the Sprint files with the Verizon method, still wont ever start downloading. It says it happens immediately, mine sits at 0%. 3 week old phone
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Might have to read some of the threads other ppl have had it stay at %0 did you use lg recovery from file?....I'm sure your answers would be in the thread unless someone can chime in

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Might have to read some of the threads other ppl have had it stay at %0 did you use lg recovery from file?....I'm sure your answers would be in the thread unless someone can chime in
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I haven't been able to find any threads with my problem. I've got like 20 tabs open I keep switching to haha. LG recovery from file?

cmm67 said:
I haven't been able to find any threads with my problem. I've got like 20 tabs open I keep switching to haha. LG recovery from file?
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Crap I read something like that in the back to stock thread....theirs a lot of pages...I'll see if I can help...since it sucks having phone like that

RubbleTea said:
Crap I read something like that in the back to stock thread....theirs a lot of pages...I'll see if I can help...since it sucks having phone like that
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I really appreciate it, i'm looking too. Its been 2 days without a phone, driving me crazy. I'd actually prefer it stock at this point, cant screw it up haha. Would a Sprint Store tell me to get lost at this point you think? Thought of just taking it in and begging...I'm out of dignity

cmm67 said:
I really appreciate it, i'm looking too. Its been 2 days without a phone, driving me crazy. I'd actually prefer it stock at this point, cant screw it up haha. Would a Sprint Store tell me to get lost at this point you think? Thought of just taking it in and begging...I'm out of dignity
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I think sprint would b a no go....in lg support tool do you click option the "upgrade recovery" and let it download?
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You should try Verizon method again with sprint files and make sure its com 41

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I think sprint would b a no go....in lg support tool do you click option the "upgrade recovery" and let it download?
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You should try Verizon method again with sprint files and make sure its com 41
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I'm using LGFlashTool....no upgrade recovery option. shows in port 41 after the milky way error

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471370
You could try this method up to you, I'm starving and gonna go eat.....good luck man just reading and asking I guess....

RubbleTea said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471370
You could try this method up to you, I'm starving and gonna go eat.....good luck man just reading and asking I guess....
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Thanks so much man, I really appreciate the help. I'll be here searching haha

cmm67 said:
Thanks so much man, I really appreciate the help. I'll be here searching haha
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NP best of luck I'll stop by later hopefully you'll be good by then

Hey cmm67 I don't know if this will help you but I was trying to get my phone back to stock a couple days ago and was having trouble. Mine would stay in download mode at 0% every time until I retried the instructions for the lgflashtool. I was extracting the file into the LG flash tool folder using Zipeg but once I tried 7zip it seemed to work. Once again sorry if this doesn't help at all I'm writing this from memory (hence being so vague about the instructions) and on my phone. Hope you get it fixed!
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[Q] How do i unlock my bootloader for the at&t samsung galaxy s4

I need to unroot my bootloader to get the app triangle app and reset my binary counter to unroot my phone

Kraxio said:
I need to unroot my bootloader to get the app triangle app and reset my binary counter to unroot my phone
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This makes absolutely no sense. Please explain what you need in proper terms otherwise no one will be able to help you. Also, you might want to read the pinned threads in the general and q&a sections to help you better understand terms and definitions. Good luck.

Kraxio said:
I need to unroot my bootloader to get the app triangle app and reset my binary counter to unroot my phone
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...I read this post 5 times trying to figure out exactly what you want to do, or even think you can do! Honestly if you don't know anything about rooting then this particular phone will end up as a brick. The bootloader is locked on AT&T S4. No way around it unless you are NOT on MF3 or later... Is your phone actually rooted?? You can't reset the counter anyway.

scott14719 said:
This makes absolutely no sense. Please explain what you need in proper terms otherwise no one will be able to help you. Also, you might want to read the pinned threads in the general and q&a sections to help you better understand terms and definitions. Good luck.
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ok i dont want to sound rude but dude we have the same phone and you seem to have it rooted! please please help me i have like 8 threads open in my browser while downloading like 12 things that i was told to download but its just too much for me to do by myself! i did a root before on an s3 and i ended up with a bricked phone for 3 days until i finally fixed it! this time around i dont have a backup phone that i can use if i screw this up and also my brother wants to do his phone too but he said he will give it to me once i can show him that i have CM working properly on my phone.
i have an i337 32 gb with fnb1 on it. from what i heard i have to down grade and then root and then some other complicated stuff that i need visuals to learn and understand. or at least someone willing to help me!
please if you can ill be waiting

You won't be able to get CM on your phone. Search safe strap.
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Aiowire said:
ok i dont want to sound rude but dude we have the same phone and you seem to have it rooted! please please help me i have like 8 threads open in my browser while downloading like 12 things that i was told to download but its just too much for me to do by myself! i did a root before on an s3 and i ended up with a bricked phone for 3 days until i finally fixed it! this time around i dont have a backup phone that i can use if i screw this up and also my brother wants to do his phone too but he said he will give it to me once i can show him that i have CM working properly on my phone.
i have an i337 32 gb with fnb1 on it. from what i heard i have to down grade and then root and then some other complicated stuff that i need visuals to learn and understand. or at least someone willing to help me!
please if you can ill be waiting
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The bootloader is locked on our phone. You wont be able to downgrade your firmware. What firmware are you current on? I can exlain to you how to get back to stock and rooted with Safestrap and the TWRP version that works for it.

Kraxio said:
I need to unroot my bootloader to get the app triangle app and reset my binary counter to unroot my phone
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
Everything you need should be here.

megamanDJ said:
The bootloader is locked on our phone. You wont be able to downgrade your firmware. What firmware are you current on? I can exlain to you how to get back to stock and rooted with Safestrap and the TWRP version that works for it.
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If you need a walkthrough ill help you with it.

megamanDJ said:
If you need a walkthrough ill help you with it.
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I'm hoping this is everything you need?

Aiowire said:
I'm hoping this is everything you need?
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Start by reading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50667360 Then this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51067706
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jd1639 said:
Start by reading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50667360 Then this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51067706
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seen these thread and downloaded everything just dont know ho to go about doing it, like i know what going in the pit but which one goes in the ab
ahh scratch that lol
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jd1639 said:
Start by reading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50667360 Then this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51067706
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yayy i got it all now how do i install cm

Aiowire said:
seen these thread and downloaded everything just dont know ho to go about doing it, like i know what going in the pit but which one goes in the ab
ahh scratch that lol
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yayy i got it all now how do i install cm
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The recovery that works with Safestrap is TWRP. And depending on which firmware you just flashed it will either be version that is specific for that firmware. Do you have Safestrap installed yet?

Aiowire said:
seen these thread and downloaded everything just dont know ho to go about doing it, like i know what going in the pit but which one goes in the ab
ahh scratch that lol
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yayy i got it all now how do i install cm
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You can't install cm, only twrp based roms

jd1639 said:
You can't install cm, only twrp based roms
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ok so i got everything working and i followed the directions to get hyperdrive and the phone. they mentioned that it would take like 10 mins to boot up all the way but its been like 30 mins and its stuck on a samsung screen that has the unlock icon that says custom..did i do something wrong? i followed the directions to the t

Aiowire said:
ok so i got everything working and i followed the directions to get hyperdrive and the phone. they mentioned that it would take like 10 mins to boot up all the way but its been like 30 mins and its stuck on a samsung screen that has the unlock icon that says custom..did i do something wrong? i followed the directions to the t
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It should have booted past that screen before waiting the ten minutes. Can you still get in Safestrap? Sometimes you can have a bad download. Try one of the mirrors for the rom link and download again. Or you can try to wipe and flash it again. I had problems with hyperdrive when i tried using it. (Some roms just don't work on some people's phone). Can you try another rom like. Deadly Venom or Google Play? Seems most people have fewer problems getting those installed.

megamanDJ said:
It should have booted past that screen before waiting the ten minutes. Can you still get in Safestrap? Sometimes you can have a bad download. Try one of the mirrors for the rom link and download again. Or you can try to wipe and flash it again. I had problems with hyperdrive when i tried using it. (Some roms just don't work on some people's phone). Can you try another rom like. Deadly Venom or Google Play? Seems most people have fewer problems getting those installed.
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Can you send me some links because I dont have my computer on me right now

Aiowire said:
Can you send me some links because I dont have my computer on me right now
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Yeah, which firmware are you on and ill find the links. Also what exactly do you want links to? Safestrap, root, or custom roms?

megamanDJ said:
Yeah, which firmware are you on and ill find the links. Also what exactly do you want links to? Safestrap, root, or custom roms?
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ok so i cant get into TWRP i had it running all night thinking that maybe it will work in the morning but nothing. also i went into stock recovery and wiped all data and partitions but still nothing. i cant figure out hoe to go back a step and put in the right hyperdrive rom. if you can walk me through the process to get back in my phone then send me a link of a hyperdrive rom that actually works that would be awesome. i feel so close but at the same time so far away! lol thanks in advance

Aiowire said:
ok so i cant get into TWRP i had it running all night thinking that maybe it will work in the morning but nothing. also i went into stock recovery and wiped all data and partitions but still nothing. i cant figure out hoe to go back a step and put in the right hyperdrive rom. if you can walk me through the process to get back in my phone then send me a link of a hyperdrive rom that actually works that would be awesome. i feel so close but at the same time so far away! lol thanks in advance
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Your best option, and proven to work would be to just reflash your current firmware or downgrade back to MK2. Then root it easily with Saferoot. Then Safestrap it, which comes with TWRP recovery. Once that is done you can either restore a backup of the rom... if you have one on the SD card. Or download the rom again for the firmware you are on.
That's what I would do, (have done) when that happened. None of which is very hard to do either. So... what firmware are you on?
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I really wouldn't know how to correctly walk you through with installing Safestrap through ADB because because of the different way it mounts.

megamanDJ said:
Your best option, and proven to work would be to just reflash your current firmware or downgrade back to MK2. Then root it easily with Saferoot. Then Safestrap it, which comes with TWRP recovery. Once that is done you can either restore a backup of the rom... if you have one on the SD card. Or download the rom again for the firmware you are on.
That's what I would do, (have done) when that happened. None of which is very hard to do either. So... what firmware are you on?
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I really wouldn't know how to correctly walk you through with installing Safestrap through ADB because because of the different way it mounts.
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for all of this i was on MK2 but now i cant even see it since i cant get into the system ill try everything over again from the beginning and see what happens

[Q] Please Help: How to get Sprint S4 to work on Straight Talk

Hey guys, Right now i am sitting here very confused. I have two Samsung Galaxy S4's from Sprint. They were given to me by my god sister but i cant figure out how to make them work for Straight Talk. They are both running 4.4.2 and the base band is L720VPUFNAE. I was told by sprint last night that they could be unlocked and that all i needed was a MSL number. I was given the MSL for both phones already but don't know what im suppose to do to the phones to be able to unlock them. I have looked through several threads throughout several forums and i have tried several codes such as *#0011# as well ##3423# but nothing works. I cant find any concrete answers that don't completely confuse me. So my question is...Is there anyway to actually get this phone working on Straight Talk? Does it have to flashed or unlocked first and if so how to actually do that? Is there anyway to do this without rooting the phones? If not whats the easiest way to root the phone to make this possible? Please im Just looking for some help.

Your prayers have been answered. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530610
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no luck
I've already tried this
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Your prayers have been answered. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530610
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mcdobson said:
I've already tried this
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Are you on MDC modem? You need to in order to access send of the menus.
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And did you set the correct APNs?
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How do i find out the modem??

Settings, more, about device. It.will be under baseband version.
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Not MDC
This is the baseband L720VPUFNAE...it was the in the original post.
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Settings, more, about device. It.will be under baseband version.
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mcdobson said:
This is the baseband L720VPUFNAE...it was the in the original post.
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At one point did you Odin the MDC or MDL modem ? You have to in order to successfully unlock the phone.
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If successful
No I didn't I guess I will try again... If I'm assuming correctly once I do this I should be able to just put a straight talk SIM card in the slot to use the phone

mcdobson said:
No I didn't I guess I will try again... If I'm assuming correctly once I do this I should be able to just put a straight talk SIM card in the slot to use the phone
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IF you follow everything. And perform the international unlock plus domestic. And put the Sim card in plus set the APNs to the correct ones then you should be fine.
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NAE
Since my baseband is NAE do i just use the original file or use the one for NAE mention at the end of the international unlock thread
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IF you follow everything. And perform the international unlock plus domestic. And put the Sim card in plus set the APNs to the correct ones then you should be fine.
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Pretty Sure Im Bricked Now
I did everything as stated. The phone would boot on but was sluggish and no wifi and was hanging up and force closing.
I wnat to this thread to try to fix the problem due to the persons having the same problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675285
this thread lead me to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480
Everythign was going perfectly fine until i got booted into philz Recovery. In the video it wasnt stated that a new rom had to be placed on the phone until after everything was wiped.
I didnt have anything on the SD hence i didnt know i had to install from the phone. So i picked the option to reboot but now I cant get past "Samsung Galaxy S4" screen on Start up. I tried to re flash the phone through odin but everything i try fails. I dont know what to do now. I cant start up or get into Recovery Mode, only download mode. When i try to get into the recovery mode all i get is a message saying "Firmware upgrade encounter an issue"
If anyone can help i would greatly appreciate it.
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IF you follow everything. And perform the international unlock plus domestic. And put the Sim card in plus set the APNs to the correct ones then you should be fine.
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