help me please - Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Im doin the 4.3 update. When it finishes downloading it reboots and fails to install at about 25% . teice already. Someone please help me

Ooops i forgot to unroot.let me see if that works

greeneyez15o said:
Ooops i forgot to unroot.let me see if that works
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Simply unrooting probably won't work, if it does then you're lucky. If not, then I would just flash the entire ML2 Odin package. Also, this should probably be posted in the Q&A section.

You should also use a more descriptive title so that someone else with the same issue who actually does a search before posting can find it.

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Need to unroot

I tried to update officially while rooted although i have no roms installed cuz someone said i could. Now my phone wont work. someone tell me what to do please
GrapePopRocks said:
I tried to update officially while rooted although i have no roms installed cuz someone said i could. Now my phone wont work. someone tell me what to do please
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Oops, hit the thanks button instead. I would suggest Odin to stock then update.
this would be a QA section, not DEV. Try there first...
One Click Root has a unroot process.
It's found here......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304

no rom i think adb and fastboot ok recovery is twrp

Ok so im having a problem everytime i try and flash/sideload a rom it fails i think it is because i dont have access to system anymore and i dont have an OS running on it as they all fail to boot i need help im trying ViperOne Rom right now to see if it works but would like some guidance on the matter.
Thank you
M4rin3r
M4rin3r said:
Ok so im having a problem everytime i try and flash/sideload a rom it fails i think it is because i dont have access to system anymore and i dont have an OS running on it as they all fail to boot i need help im trying ViperOne Rom right now to see if it works but would like some guidance on the matter.
Thank you
M4rin3r
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If you're on the Sprint One, it won't work. The rom doesn't work on our device at the moment.
Indirect said:
If you're on the Sprint One, it won't work. The rom doesn't work on our device at the moment.
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i just read that as you posted anything anyone can suggest. as this is been very time consuming and i know im missing something.
M4rin3r said:
i just read that as you posted anything anyone can suggest. as this is been very time consuming and i know im missing something.
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You can downgrade to 1.29 using the thread in the general section.
i read that but i didnt think it applied to me as it doesnt work when i go to terminal command
is there a video of someone doing this?
that anyone knows of
M4rin3r said:
i read that but i didnt think it applied to me as it doesnt work when i go to terminal command
is there a video of someone doing this?
that anyone knows of
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PM me your teamviewer information
http://teamviewer.com/download
edit: fixed his phone. No longer an issue.

Rooting Xperia Z1 on stock 14.1.G.2.257 firmware

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I followed exact to your instructions, still the update did not work.
Update failed to install.
I made sure I was on .352
Rooted with Vroot and then installed Dualrecovery (https://mega.co.nz/#!zNBjCLgK!RloqhT1DzO4mYQgmbDXsZycDjHlFjTL-eSonTz4VBX4)
Flashed (in Recovery) pre-rooted 257 fw (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440408) + BusyBox/SU (http://d-h.st/M10)
Flashed (in Flashtool) kernel/baseband from 257 stock tft (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191)
Restarted phone and everything have been working flawlessly since. Reinstalled recovery.
:good::good:
killkyo said:
I followed exact to your instructions, still the update did not work.
Update failed to install.
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Sorry for wasting you time man. I know it is very frustrating not to get your device rooted. But it worked for me. I'll just try to do this again and let you know. Hope I'll not loose my root (fingers crossed).
SweFox said:
I made sure I was on .352
Rooted with Vroot and then installed Dualrecovery (https://mega.co.nz/#!zNBjCLgK!RloqhT1DzO4mYQgmbDXsZycDjHlFjTL-eSonTz4VBX4)
Flashed (in Recovery) pre-rooted 257 fw (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440408) + BusyBox/SU (http://d-h.st/M10)
Flashed (in Flashtool) kernel/baseband from 257 stock tft (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191)
Restarted phone and everything have been working flawlessly since. Reinstalled recovery.
:good::good:
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Yeah it works great, I have tried it too but it comes with a cost of loosing some stock apps, installed apps and data. Wouldn't it be great if we can just do the OTA update without having to loose anything and also keep root?
Thanks for trying again, I'm starting to think that it's my phone or region's problem. I tried a lot of different methods but none worked.
Sad case for me...
mpmaheshbabu said:
Yeah it works great, I have tried it too but it comes with a cost of loosing some stock apps, installed apps and data. Wouldn't it be great if we can just do the OTA update without having to loose anything and also keep root?
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I unticked the wipe boxes and didn't lose anything .
killkyo said:
Thanks for trying again, I'm starting to think that it's my phone or region's problem. I tried a lot of different methods but none worked.
Sad case for me...
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Well, what happens?
SweFox said:
I unticked the wipe boxes and didn't lose anything .
Well, what happens?
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Hmm, it turns out to be like this.
Once you are on 14.1.G.1.534,
1. Root it with VROOT, Install Super Su Pro, update binaries and enable survival mode*.
2. Reboot and unroot using VROOT and reroot then update Super Su binaries.
3. Repeat Step 2 twice.
4. Now try to do the OTA update.
Let please let me know if this didn't work. Thanks and good luck.
Save this attachment in your sd card in a folder with name romsu.
killkyo said:
Thanks for trying again, I'm starting to think that it's my phone or region's problem. I tried a lot of different methods but none worked.
Sad case for me...
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Hey if you really think that wrong place is the reason for sure, then try to connect to net via hotspot sheild vpn or some vpn you prefer and then download the OTA update, I know I'm just being stupid but just give it a try. To me it makes sense to some extent.
Are you telling me or killyo ?
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Are you telling me or killyo ?
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he he sorry it was for ??? im nt sure either
@mpmaheshbabu
Mate...
Really... Why don't you read and check XDA first.
First you opened a thread with bunch of questions that are already answered all over the Z1 threads.
And now you open thread for something we wrote days ago?!
HERE IT IS
It's cool to help guys but you shouldn't double threads.
Sent from my Z1
funky0308 said:
@mpmaheshbabu
Mate...
Really... Why don't you read and check XDA first.
First you opened a thread with bunch of questions that are already answered all over the Z1 threads.
And now you open thread for something we wrote days ago?!
HERE IT IS
It's cool to help guys but you shouldn't double threads.
Sent from my Z1
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Sorry
mpmaheshbabu said:
Sorry
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Hehe...
You are the nice guy
I'm not saying you have to say sorry to me but I just wondering why double post...
But O.K - it's a bit different
Sent from my Z1
@mpmaheshbabu
You shouldn't delete OP mate.
I feel terrible now, that wasn't my intention...
I just said we already have that...
I have no right to tell you to delete it and I really didn't think you'll delete it...
Sent from my Z1
funky0308 said:
@mpmaheshbabu
You shouldn't delete OP mate.
I feel terrible now, that wasn't my intention...
I just said we already have that...
I have no right to tell you to delete it and I really didn't think you'll delete it...
Sent from my Z1
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YO! I'm back. It's ok. Someone mentioned it didn't work so I'll just double check and post things again.

[Q] How to remove Super SU on UnRooted KitKat?

i had to do some finagling to get KitKat to update on my Note 3. because of this, i know have an unrooted device with SuperSU installed. i try to open it and it says that the binary is not installed and it is incapable of installing it. i also cannot uninstall it through the normal process. how can i remove it? thanks!
kminatta said:
i had to do some finagling to get KitKat to update on my Note 3. because of this, i know have an unrooted device with SuperSU installed. i try to open it and it says that the binary is not installed and it is incapable of installing it. i also cannot uninstall it through the normal process. how can i remove it? thanks!
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I see your not a newbie, you should know better! This is the general section, your questions belong in the Q&A section. Please try to search for your question before posting. There has been a thread started on this already. Please follow there because it has not currently been resolved.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700586
440bro said:
I see your not a newbie, you should know better! This is the general section, your questions belong in the Q&A section. Please try to search for your question before posting. There has been a thread started on this already. Please follow there because it has not currently been resolved.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700586
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i forgot which section i was in when i posted the question. my apologies.
and i did do a search. my search did not pull up that link. thanks for your help though.
Man I wish our bootloader wasn't locked. I'm also on same boat as OP. We'll have to wait until NC2 gets rooted. I wish AT&T or Samsung just release a full system NC2 image for Odin so we can just use Odin to re-flash to factory clean state.
In the meantime, please sign the petition to unlock our bootloader if you haven't yet.
https://www.change.org/petitions/at-t-unlock-our-samsung-galaxy-note-3-bootloader
When I had AT&T HTC One (M7), after getting S-OFF, I could flash to Google edition or any edition, and even get stock OTA updates. I hated the build quality of that phone though.

[Resolved] Stuck in Download Mode after failed flash attempt.

Okay, so I finally decided to ditch AT&T and go full Paranoid (This is not my first flashing attempt with Android devices). Got the latest version, etc. Load into BootStrap and wipe everything. Go to install PA and for some reason I had neglected to tell my build.prop (ro.product.device/name) is supposed to be "jactivelteatt"/"jactivelteuc" and not "SN-M9009". So when I started the flash process, immediate error and now I'm stuck with a phone with no OS or bootloader and can not, for the life of me, find a ROM to flash with .MD5 or .TAR that will work with ODIN. I did find "Oneclick_I537UCUAMF1" that gets all the way to the end and fails. Tried multiple times with multiple cables.
Please if anyone has any idea's, please help.
timmytron said:
Okay, so I finally decided to ditch AT&T and go full Paranoid (This is not my first flashing attempt with Android devices). Got the latest version, etc. Load into BootStrap and wipe everything. Go to install PA and for some reason I had neglected to tell my build.prop (ro.product.device/name) is supposed to be "jactivelteatt"/"jactivelteuc" and not "SN-M9009". So when I started the flash process, immediate error and now I'm stuck with a phone with no OS or bootloader and can not, for the life of me, find a ROM to flash with .MD5 or .TAR that will work with ODIN. I did find "Oneclick_I537UCUAMF1" that gets all the way to the end and fails. Tried multiple times with multiple cables.
Please if anyone has any idea's, please help.
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Oh god are you on the US version (SGH-I537)? If you're on the international version (I9295) ignore this post but otherwise, you need to read and take in my short rant. Trust me I wish this weren't the case, but it is, and it's important:
The Galaxy S4 Active i537 has a locked bootloader. There is no way around this, no ifs ands or buts. You simply cannot flash custom ROMs or recoveries. That's it, end of story as far as CM, CWM, AOSP and such things are concerned. That being said there is a sort of recovery called SafeStrap which you can use to make nandroid backups, flash mods and STOCK-BASED roms, but it's not a true custom recovery in the sense that we had been used to, because of this locked bootloader nightmare.
OK so I think you're gonna want to check out this thread. It's all about how to install any firmware from download mode, I think you're gonna have to go with NE3 or NH3.
Let me reiterate. NO CUSTOM ROMS. NO CWM. No Paranoid, no cyanogenmod, no AOSP, no crossing go before going directly to jail. Sorry for the stupid joke but seriously, you have got to keep your phone on stock-based roms (of which there are unfortunately few).
Firmware download links
timmytron said:
Okay, so I finally decided to ditch AT&T and go full Paranoid (This is not my first flashing attempt with Android devices). Got the latest version, etc. Load into BootStrap and wipe everything. Go to install PA and for some reason I had neglected to tell my build.prop (ro.product.device/name) is supposed to be "jactivelteatt"/"jactivelteuc" and not "SN-M9009". So when I started the flash process, immediate error and now I'm stuck with a phone with no OS or bootloader and can not, for the life of me, find a ROM to flash with .MD5 or .TAR that will work with ODIN. I did find "Oneclick_I537UCUAMF1" that gets all the way to the end and fails. Tried multiple times with multiple cables.
Please if anyone has any idea's, please help.
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What phone do you have (i537 or i9295) and what version of firmware were you on?
Devo7v said:
What phone do you have (i537 or i9295) and what version of firmware were you on?
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i537 and second to last, I537UCUCNE3
Okay, :laugh: I'm back. FINALLY found some MD5 files that loaded. In the process of updating and putting things back they way they were. Thank you to all who viewed/helped!
Is there a way to mark this as "Resolved"?
Web browser login, edit, advanced.
Add "solved" to title?
same problem with my i537, need help
timmytron said:
Okay, :laugh: I'm back. FINALLY found some MD5 files that loaded. In the process of updating and putting things back they way they were. Thank you to all who viewed/helped!
Is there a way to mark this as "Resolved"?
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Need help, having the same problem
baddhabbitz88 said:
Need help, having the same problem
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Have you used ODIN before?
i537 Stuck in download mode
timmytron said:
Have you used ODIN before?
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yes I have use odin but I think I have the same issue you did, need to know where to get the files .
baddhabbitz88 said:
yes I have use odin but I think I have the same issue you did, need to know where to get the files .
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Okay. Well I'm not sure where I got the files either. What I'm going to do is upload them (please do keep in mind that it's a huge file) to my Drive account and I will link it here when complete. You are on the AT&T i537 version?
baddhabbitz88 said:
yes I have use odin but I think I have the same issue you did, need to know where to get the files .
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Did you get my PM?
timmytron said:
Okay. Well I'm not sure where I got the files either. What I'm going to do is upload them (please do keep in mind that it's a huge file) to my Drive account and I will link it here when complete. You are on the AT&T i537 version?
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Yes, the at&t version i537 is the one I'm. Found some files this morning and run them in Odin but now back at bootloop. I'll check your files and see whats up on that end. It sucks because have not done anything to this phone unlike my other ones and this crap starts with this one on its own.
baddhabbitz88 said:
Yes, the at&t version i537 is the one I'm. Found some files this morning and run them in Odin but now back at bootloop. I'll check your files and see whats up on that end. It sucks because have not done anything to this phone unlike my other ones and this crap starts with this one on its own.
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Well AT&T decided to completely lock us out on this particular version on this particular phone. At least we have *ROOT*.
baddhabbitz88 said:
Yes, the at&t version i537 is the one I'm. Found some files this morning and run them in Odin but now back at bootloop. I'll check your files and see whats up on that end. It sucks because have not done anything to this phone unlike my other ones and this crap starts with this one on its own.
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You need to make sure you are flashing a version that is the same or more recent than the version you are currently on. You cannot downgrade your firmware or else you'll end up with a bootloop.
Devo7v said:
You need to make sure you are flashing a version that is the same or more recent than the version you are currently on. You cannot downgrade your firmware or else you'll end up with a bootloop.
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k will try to find a more updated version but that is part of the problem is locating the firmware I need + this started doing it on its own and really never dug into it to no which firmware was on it other than rooted months ago with towelroot
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timmytron said:
Did you get my PM?
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yeah I got it thanks but it didn't work still digging
baddhabbitz88 said:
k will try to find a more updated version but that is part of the problem is locating the firmware I need + this started doing it on its own and really never dug into it to no which firmware was on it other than rooted months ago with towelroot
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yeah I got it thanks but it didn't work still digging
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Always check the stickies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2892445

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