[FAQ] [REF] [GUIDE] Welcome to your device, T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919)

[lalec]

I am running Wicked V9.1 on both my and my wife's phone. She, but not I, keeps getting Amber Alerts - 8 today alone. Is there any way to stop receiving them?

On my stock Touchwiz ROM, it's controlled by a setting within the stock messaging app. Should be something similar in yours.

 

[znk_dunkar]

How to ROOT your T-Mobile Galaxy S4 on a Mac / Linux PC using Heimdall​

How to ODIN back to stock after messing up trying to flash a ROM or rooting.​

How to ODIN back to COMPLETE stock (Reset flash counter as well).​

brother i am runing a rom , and m bootloader is Mk2 now, i want to sell my phone so i want to get back to stock , can you guide me can i flash 4.2.2 ?? on Mk2 ?? is any thing happen ? i am afraid that MK2 is downgradeable or not ? i always use rom to upgrade my phone , andi flash MK2 bootloader thru Odin

 

[jmberumenb]

One question

Can I Flash an M919V to M919 just using only odin without any problem?

M919VVLUFNB5 to M919UVUFNB4 ?

Thanks for any help!!

 

[happyhourtx]

i didnt see the m919 listed for this guide? can i still use the links provided to root? kind of confused.
ive rooted all my phones, but since i didnt see this model in the list, i got confised.

 

[s4hacker]

no calls or texts

Can any1 help?? This happend trying to flash hyperdrive rom RLS 15 for tmobile


I didn't know i had to install the compatibility zip the first time and I had no working wi-fi or 4G network.* This time i flashed rom then flashed compatibility zip. Now wi-fi works. But no 4G network I can't even make calls or send or receive texts..any solution did I do something wrong.??? I then flashed back to my normal rom nemesis 2.5 and now I get a 4g signal but can't make or recieve calls or texts . also meid says unknown and phone number says unknown?? Can any1 help me??

 

[PanchoPlanet]

Can any1 help?? This happend trying to flash hyperdrive rom RLS 15 for tmobile


I didn't know i had to install the compatibility zip the first time and I had no working wi-fi or 4G network.* This time i flashed rom then flashed compatibility zip. Now wi-fi works. But no 4G network I can't even make calls or send or receive texts..any solution did I do something wrong.??? I then flashed back to my normal rom nemesis 2.5 and now I get a 4g signal but can't make or recieve calls or texts . also meid says unknown and phone number says unknown?? Can any1 help me??

Fisrt you posted in the wrong section.
Sounds like you're doing some funky crap with your S4, compatibility zip? WTF! You should go back to your NANDROID you did when the phone was working properly..... this is why you NANDROID.
You may have to find stock Samsung firmware and Odin back to stock /original, then start over, but take the proper steps as you flash and back up so you don't have to panic in the forum . Look in "development" section for return to stock using Odin .

Pp.

Sent from my bluetooth equipped toaster using mind control.

 

[romerosuastegui]

Hi guys.. I've tried every method to go back to stock firmware after doing a custom ROM on my galaxy s4 SGH-M919 but nothing works and was wondering if anybody could just help by providing me a copy of their original ROM back up so I could flash mine back to stock... Think it might work? Suggestions and help would be appreciated thanks

 

[OriginalGabriel]

Hi guys.. I've tried every method to go back to stock firmware after doing a custom ROM on my galaxy s4 SGH-M919 but nothing works and was wondering if anybody could just help by providing me a copy of their original ROM back up so I could flash mine back to stock... Think it might work? Suggestions and help would be appreciated thanks

Can you please list what methods you've tried (ideally with links to the forum post) so that we know what you've actually attempted?

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[romerosuastegui]

Can you please list what methods you've tried (ideally with links to the forum post) so that we know what you've actually attempted?

Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Free mobile app

Really I've tried flasing md5.tar files posted out from XDA threads using Odin but none of it seems to work right now I'm officially running slimkat on my SGH-M919 T-Mobile device... I had a back up with the stock ROM but I accidently formatted my SD card and the problem is that I'm currently residing in Mexico... I don't know if that's an issue or what not but I think that's the easiest way to get back to stock cuz really I've tried pretty much flashing every stock firmware tar file out therebut none of them seem to work... Luckily my phone has never hard bricked :\ please help if anyone could provide me with a solution

---------- Post added at 01:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:35 AM ----------

Oh and sorry I didn't mention it... But the reason I've gone tocustom ROM in the first place was because I was hoping that doing a custom ROM on it was gonna Sim unlock it how it previously did on a captivate device I had back then :/ big mistake lol

 

[rblckmnjr84]

did you make sure phone was in download mode and also did you have you drivers installed on computer so that odin would recognize the phone with those 2 things it should go back to stock

 

[romerosuastegui]

did you make sure phone was in download mode and also did you have you drivers installed on computer so that odin would recognize the phone with those 2 things it should go back to stock

everything is being done right... when i try to flash the md5.tar file i get this on my samsung screen:

PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB:0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
EMMC BURST MODE ENABLED
START[224,1440]
SW REV CHECK FAIL:FUSED: 5 BINARY: 1

IT SOFT BRICKS SO I HAVE TO FLASH THE CURRENT CUSTOM FILES IM CURRENTLY IN AFTER DOING THE PROCESS AGAIN...

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

 

[rblckmnjr84]

i would try another tar file becuz it could be corrupted or sumthn or try to update with kies

 

[romerosuastegui]

I did but kies wont evento recognize muy phone.. I uninstalled the drivers thinkin that might have been the problem reinstalled them and nothin im going craxy out here lol

 

[rblckmnjr84]

try to download stock recovery tar file on this link http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/

 

[romerosuastegui]

Sammobile just posted up the latest firmware brother and was able to take it back to stock... the other files must have been corrupted just like you said. Finally got it to work thanks brother

 

[linuxfirebird]

Welcome to your device. The Samsung T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919) is a great device! Why don't we learn about it before we go any further?

Other names associated with this device:


This device is NOT a:


Device Specs:


Unique Features:


Great! What Android versions can be ran on this phone?



Cool, but I'm a noob, what should I start off with?



Okay, I see.. but I don't quite understand what flashing, nandroiding, tweaking, etc. mean?

This was written by benjamingwynn and brought over to the Vibrant section by Woodrube, so thanks goes out to them!

Okay, I think I'm ready to begin! Where do I start?

You have a few ways to go here..

But before we continue, let me explain something to you. Our phones have this 'flash counter' built in.
There is a way to reset it after you've triggered it, so don't be alarmed.

Flash counter? What's that?



Ah, okay.. is there anyway to bypass that?

Yes and no.

How to get root easier and faster, triggering the counter:


NOTE: You CAN reset your flash counter to 0 using an application developed by Chainfire called Triangle Away which can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114


What can I do now that I have root?



What can I do now that I have a custom recovery?



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Credits and Thank you's:
- s15274n for his great guides and borrowed words!
- Woodrube for his great guides and borrowed words!
- Anyone else I may have missed.

Note: I will update this thread daily and keep everything current.
These are my ways of flashing my device and they have worked perfectly, there are other ways as well and they have been posted.
So look around if you find this confusing!

Wowww...
I am using xda-developer site since many years but today I ready this forum and really its gives excellent information.
Thanks a lot ...

 

[mrdreamers]

i just need the MDL modem file for odin where can i find it?