[NOOB FRIENDLY] Sprint Galaxy S4 Questions Thread - ALL Are Welcome!

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ghostnik

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Nov 24, 2009
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hi i recently rooted a sprint s4 and it was working but then i wanted to sim unlock it. So i first changed the baseband to try to be able to get it sim unlocked. But that didn't work so then i put a custom aosp (i think it was cyanogemod on it) and then i realized that by doing that i wouldn't be allowed to sim unlock it following the methods on xda forum. So i tried to then flash a stock samsung rom and then thats when an error occured and now I am soft bricked. I wanted to know how can i get it back to working and then sim unlock it so i can have my grandma use it as a phone on tmobile network.
 

parrots_

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So I have a 1-file firmware for my S4, which I'm assuming is supposed to be the PDA / AP file. If I were to use an older version of Magisk, so that it still supported Android 5.0.1, could I still just patch the file and flash the patched PDA to the phone? Or is there a difference when doing it with Android 5?
 

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    Glad to see someone had the guts to start this thread.
    I too, for one, get tired of the condescending attitude of people who forget that they were once noobs.

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    This a 'noob friendly' post.
    BUT really you should be able to find the answers to every question you asked if you spend some time searching, reading and then reading some more. I cannot stress how much better off you will be if you read through the stickies and how-to's yourself AND read all the way through the whole OPs (original posts AND follow-up pages). Yes I know some posts are a dozens or hundreds of pages long, but you will NOT be sorry and will definitely learn. You will also keep yourself from turning you pretty device into a nice shiny paperweight.
    Again ALL the answers to the questions you asked are easily found. And just about all of them here in this forum section (Sprint Galaxy S4)
    example:
    - What do the terms ODEX and DEODEX refer to?
    http://bit.ly/1jTBU5Q
    - What is a module like CWM or Philz Recovery? How are they installed? Are there pointers to usage instructions?
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    Here is the thread for the Sprint L720t
    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2621862

    Also, Sammobile firmware
    http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=34368 (this one has NC6, NAF ect... including the NG2 update)

    Hope this helps.

    OMG it freaking worked!!! You guys rock!!! Thank you so much! This even fixed the roaming problem we were having and now his phone works as it should!!! Thank you all SO MUCH! I cant even tell you how much that helped!! :D :D :D :D :D