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[Q] Possibly Bricked Stock ROM??

Hey all,
Got sort of an odd problem. I recently upgraded my Droid 4 with the Jelly Bean OTA update, and it was running great. But today, I ran across 1% Battery Mod for JB users (located at the link below), and thought I'd try it. But, I think I misread it. Looks like it's for a "Leaked" OTA, which I'm guessing is different from the official one...whoops
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2132420
Stupid me, I flashed it over the stock ROM using Safestrap 3.11, and got a boot animation loop (constant red Droid Eye - no boot). Well, I did make a backup of the stock ROM before I flashed it, and figured I could just restore it. But, when I did, it still wouldn't boot. Just a blank black screen...not good
I'm guessing Safestrap isn't meant to be used like that. But anyway, I actually tried restoring the same backup that I made of the Stock ROM to a ROM Slot, and wouldn't you know it, it worked. It booted up fine and I can use it. I'm glad I'm not screwed in that regard, but anyway I was wondering if there's a way I can fix the Stock ROM slot. I'm not too terribly worried since I can use the ROM slot that I created, but just wanted to know.
Am I gonna have to wait for the fastboot files to come out? Thanks in advance.

xml AP fastboot file has been found see http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_maserati/list.php
if you just want to restore your stock rom slot use my nandroid
Jellybean stock safestrap 3.11 nandroid (for stock slot)
system version 98.72.18.XT894.Verizon.en.US
http://d-h.st/g3c 478.95 MB
place unziped folder in internal sdcard/TRWP/BACKUPS then restore in safestrap 3.11

Don't try to restore ICS from jb though, you'll permabrick the phone if I'm not mistaken.... someone correct me if I'm wrong though
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right but I'm not writing about ics,
nandroid is jb, and jb xml has been found
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Oh it has? Awesome! I haven't browsed the rest of the D4 forums yet, making my way down the list as we speak
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sd_shadow said:
xml AP fastboot file has been found see http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_maserati/list.php
if you just want to restore your stock rom slot use my nandroid
Jellybean stock safestrap 3.11 nandroid (for stock slot)
system version 98.72.18.XT894.Verizon.en.US
http://d-h.st/g3c 478.95 MB
place unziped folder in internal sdcard/TRWP/BACKUPS then restore in safestrap 3.11
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O.O ...Wow! You're awesome my man. Thank you very much! Your nandroid backup worked great. Saved me a lot of trouble. Is that a backup that you created? I was just wondering why my backups wouldn't restore.
alex94kumar said:
Don't try to restore ICS from jb though, you'll permabrick the phone if I'm not mistaken.... someone correct me if I'm wrong though
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Yeah, I was pretty sure of that too. Thanks for the clarification.
Wow, I didn't know that the jb xml was found already, either. I guess I didn't look hard enough. Just for future reference, if I needed to flash it, how would I go about doing it? Would I need to use RSD Lite? And is it just self explainatory? I've used the ICS Utility once, and I'm assuming that RSD Lite is similar. Thanks again guys.

there is a jb utility out now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39575917
[SCRIPT] DROID 4 Utility XT894 Jellybean -- Windows + Mac + Linux (All In One!)
and rsd lite flashing instructions in my list
sd_shadow's [Collection] of Links for Droid 4
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and yes nandroid, was made on my phone, not sure why yours didn't work
made right after installing safestrap, nothing else installed or removed
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sd_shadow said:
there is a jb utility out now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39575917
[SCRIPT] DROID 4 Utility XT894 Jellybean -- Windows + Mac + Linux (All In One!)
and rsd lite flashing instructions in my list
sd_shadow's [Collection] of Links for Droid 4
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and yes nandroid, was made on my phone, not sure why yours didn't work
made right after installing safestrap, nothing else installed or removed
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Oh, good stuff! That's good to know, thanks.
And hmm. Maybe it just didn't like something that I had installed or whatever. Well anyway thanks again

System memory full HELP 4.4.2 Kit Kat

Need urgent help.
I am running Knoxraid 4.4.2 Kit Kat on my Note 3
I was messing around with my files and I saw that I was running low on internal space which was weird because I did not download much to begin with.
Any idea what happened to my storage? I do remember downloading something from chrome and extracting it, but then thats it, thats when I was notified of low space..... seems like i downloaded malware.
Is there any way to do a stock odin flash of Jelly Bean or Kit Kat that could possibly resolve this issue?
Thanks
Edit: for some reason now my safe strap is gone and now I cannot install it back because I am unable to hit "install unknown apps" from the security tab because Settings always crashes upon tapping that.
Help would be much appreciated.

Maybe using the search button would help. It's a simple answer.
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Its a safestrap issue. It just says that under the settings but you still have the memory. Just go back to jb and delete all your ROM slots and reinstall.
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Plus make sure you install to stock slot.
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I flashed the Official leaked AT&T Kit Kat version, and the problem went away (no root/recovery now) but I would really like to downgrade back to JB.
Can I just simply flash JB stock firmware back through Odin without any issue?
I heard the bootloaders are different on Kit Kat.
Thanks.

Help Note 3 Kitkat update

When I tried to update it went to 27% and said failed to update...anything I should do so it's successful the next time?
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Mine stopped 25%

Vague much? You rooted?
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well im stock rooted NB4 as per my signature. think ill stay this way until it all get worked out.
Ill be following this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2686652

frome901 said:
well im stock rooted NB4 as per my signature. think ill stay this way until it all get worked out.
Ill be following this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2686652
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Sorry, I don't read signatures. That's probably why, updates dont like rooted phones.

Mine went to 25%. FAILED TO UPDATE. Iam not rooted. Stock
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Yup mine went to 27 and failed.
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Reports are that anyone that has used to "revert to MJ5" thread, is running into a failure between 25 to 27%.
This is likely the problem.
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Further reports are saying that you will have to take it to an AT&T store or Sammobile in BestBuy to have them flash MJ5. Then you take the NB4 OTA and will be able to grab the KK OTA.
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I had the same problem. After I reset everything to stock and even unrooted I still had the problem.(I think everyone who rooted has this problem) I just went to att device warranty center and swapped out my phone if they ask you whether you rooted your phone just say "no". Updating to Kitkat as we speak on my replaced phone.

nigerson said:
I had the same problem. After I reset everything to stock and even unrooted I still had the problem.(I think everyone who rooted has this problem) I just went to att device warranty center and swapped out my phone if they ask you whether you rooted your phone just say "no". Updating to Kitkat as we speak on my replaced phone.
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They should be able to just flash 4.3 onto it?
Then again, why not just flash a 4.4.2 rom? You'd retain root, and it's basically the exact same hahahaha

Chaplain Dennis said:
Mine went to 25%. FAILED TO UPDATE. Iam not rooted. Stock
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Same here, not rooted and it got to 25% or so

To the people saying "I'm not rooted", WERE you rooted? I read somewhere else that could be the issue. I unrooted so I could update and it failed the same way as everyone else here. Please specify everything when you say you're not rooted. I read that someone who left their device rooted got it to update just fine but they lost root, which is to be expected but it did actually work for the guy. I'm going to reroot and try again.
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I was rooted then unrooted and stil fails at 27% no matter what i try. With all the smarts on this forum i hope somebody can figure this out .ive already softbricked my other note 3 trying to go to kitkat and i dont want to do that to my new one ha ha.
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joe3681 said:
They should be able to just flash 4.3 onto it?
Then again, why not just flash a 4.4.2 rom? You'd retain root, and it's basically the exact same hahahaha
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where is the official att rom to flash?

Just go to best buy and have re flash nb4 and you shall be able to update. Did that last night and I got past the 27% mark and successfully updated kitkat
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I just left best buy and the nb4 reflash failed
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Subscribing. I'm having the same issues. Was rooted, and update failed. Unrooted and update failed.
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FYI I was stock. Kingo root. Then safe strapped. Flashed azure in slot one. Hour later hit back to stock slot then deleted slot 1 azure proceeded to unroot and delete safestrap and wiped data reset so I figured I'd be ok. Update ota kitkat gets 28% fails. So..I'm watching. I decided f it and re rooted and am going to flash a Rom for sake of waiting to see what happens with this failure as I should very been completely stock.
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Also I tried twice
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Failed update at 27%
I would say the issue has to be on AT&T's end. I had issues with my internet so I soft bricked mine during the rooting process b/c the file was corrupted. Used odin to revert back to stock MJ5 and then updated to NB4. I have tried to wipe the data for the download manager within the app manager, wiped cache in recovery, did a factory reset after getting updated to NB4 and tried different working internet sources just to make sure.

$H0RTY 140 said:
I would say the issue has to be on AT&T's end. I had issues with my internet so I soft bricked mine during the rooting process b/c the file was corrupted. Used odin to revert back to stock MJ5 and then updated to NB4. I have tried to wipe the data for the download manager within the app manager, wiped cache in recovery, did a factory reset after getting updated to NB4 and tried different working internet sources just to make sure.
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It's a device issue. Certain files that should be there are gone and files that shouldn't be there are there.
It's not on AT&T's end. It's local to the device software itself
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On 4.3, scared to do anything

Ok, got a note 3 with 4.3 again.
No lies, not fraud, no nothing except a faulty power port and honesty and I ended up with a 4.3 note 3 again
Pant, pant..WHAT DO I DO, I know Kingo root. Titanium backup first. The opporturnity to use my microsd card again! I am actually excited!
And after Kingo, how do I not AT&T upgrade?
I am hearing it forces you after a little while, what do I do? I really want to keep my root!
I am so sorry to my Note Brethren with KK without any way to use THEIR phones. My sympathies are sincere!
Any advice appreciated!

Honeybadger said:
Ok, got a note 3 with 4.3 again.
No lies, not fraud, no nothing except a faulty power port and honesty and I ended up with a 4.3 note 3 again
Pant, pant..WHAT DO I DO, I know Kingo root. Titanium backup first. The opporturnity to use my microsd card again! I am actually excited!
And after Kingo, how do I not AT&T upgrade?
I am hearing it forces you after a little while, what do I do? I really want to keep my root!
I am so sorry to my Note Brethren with KK without any way to use THEIR phones. My sympathies are sincere!
Any advice appreciated!
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You can freeze that AT&T update in Titanium.

incisivekeith said:
You can freeze that AT&T update in Titanium.
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So Kingo, root, freeze. Gotcha.
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incisivekeith said:
You can freeze that AT&T update in Titanium.
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What's the name of the app(s) to freeze? Just want to make sure I freeze the right one(s).

greenleaf10 said:
What's the name of the app(s) to freeze? Just want to make sure I freeze the right one(s).
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I believe it's listed as AT&T Software Update
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Ok, so if I am at 4.3, and want to keep my root, is there a path to kk that still has root? I would prefer the non ss route. BTW, the main thing that makes me root is I want to use my Microsd card and when unrooted backup and other apps seem unable to access it properly.
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SS is the only way to go. There are no downsides to using SS to use a custom ROM.
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Seems like kk isn't worth the effort, you can't access the Microsd, the wifi Hotspot is locked off unless you pay at&t and all issues have been fixed in 4.3, anything gained?
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graydiggy said:
SS is the only way to go. There are no downsides to using SS to use a custom ROM.
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Read in xda it's slow because it's using flash memory.
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Not at all slow.
Your stock ROM runs on the same thing your storage does. The EMMC.
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Plus, with SS and KK, you have to flash to the stock slot.
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graydiggy said:
Not at all slow.
Your stock ROM runs on the same thing your storage does. The EMMC.
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Plus, with SS and KK, you have to flash to the stock slot.
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Got back root on 4.3, Sweet Archemedes this feels good, like my phone again!
Stock slot, would that be the one that is the original ROM?
Dynamic Kat looks intreguing.But it says I have to have KK first. Can I get DK working from JB rooted?

Indeed it is.
Use this guide. (replace the Urdroid KK ROM that he says to download with DynamicKat)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712039
Then head over to our development section and find the SS thread.
You will need both 3.71 and 3.72
3.71 will get you to KK with the guide. Once there, you will need to reinstall it and use it to uninstall the recovery.
Then uninstall the app.
After that, install 3.72 and use it to install your new recovery. That way you don't have to use odin every time you want to flash a mod or new kk rom
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So I'm on stock 4.3. Mj5. I have rooted and I'm confused on getting to custom firmware. I've played with SS 3.71. But I tried to install custom Ron but was unsuccessful. Can someone tell me or link me to a thread. Please. I just came from a galaxy s3 to the n900a. I'd like to start with cm11.

mrwattz405 said:
So I'm on stock 4.3. Mj5. I have rooted and I'm confused on getting to custom firmware. I've played with SS 3.71. But I tried to install custom Ron but was unsuccessful. Can someone tell me or link me to a thread. Please. I just came from a galaxy s3 to the n900a. I'd like to start with cm11.
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1. Don't hijack threads
2. Only TW based ROMs can be flashed.
3. Go read the SS development thread.
You need to make sure you are on 3.71 when trying to flash a 4.3 ROM and 3.72 to use KK.
Read my post above.
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[Q] Are there any roms released for the gs5 att?

Is there any roms released for the Galaxy s5 att? I just installed the safestrap recovery. I was hoping to flash cyanogenmod to my phone if they have a compatible rom released for my phone. And i was also wandering if i could install a rom made for the verizon phone or lets say the international version to my phone? Or does the rom have to be made specifically for the att galaxy s5? Thank you.

Bro, where have you been? Follow this thread for your question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794838
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cerobles1 said:
Bro, where have you been? Follow this thread for your question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794838
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Ok thanks, I have a few questions though. I installed safestrap, but isn't the bootloader still locked? Or did installing safestrap unlock it? And if so, can I flash a ROM directly from safestrap? Or do I have to use a computer? I thought my device is s-on since I never changed that lol. This is my first Samsung device, sorry for all of the questions.
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jeffcojake said:
Ok thanks, I have a few questions though. I installed safestrap, but isn't the bootloader still locked? Or did installing safestrap unlock it? And if so, can I flash a ROM directly from safestrap? Or do I have to use a computer? I thought my device is s-on since I never changed that lol. This is my first Samsung device, sorry for all of the questions.
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Yes Your Bootloader is locked
No SafeStrap did not unlock it
Yes You can flash a ROM from SafeStrap (similar to flashing any other rom)
(make sure you choose install recovery from the app first)
just reboot to recovery (through the safestrap application backup your existing rom
and flash your shinny new custom rom.

cstayton said:
Yes Your Bootloader is locked
No SafeStrap did not unlock it
Yes You can flash a ROM from SafeStrap (similar to flashing any other rom)
(make sure you choose install recovery from the app first)
just reboot to recovery (through the safestrap application backup your existing rom
and flash your shinny new custom rom.
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Can you do a nandroid backup of everything on your phone with safestrap?
And we can install safestrap on AT&T no problem right?

Safestrap is just a way to get a custom recovery installed. Safestrap adds a menu to the boot up process that allows you to boot into twrp recovery. You can do anything you want there, except flash kernels.
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And s-on is an HTC thing, nothing to do with Samsung.
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btort1 said:
Can you do a nandroid backup of everything on your phone with safestrap?
And we can install safestrap on AT&T no problem right?
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yes you can:good: