Jul 7, 2014 - To root Samsung Galaxy S4 you need drivers for Galaxy S4 which can be. You're not going to be able to install the GPE ROM (or any other AOSP. You can use Safestrap to install custom TouchWiz ROMs but that's about it. While searching for roms, Im finding safe-strap roms, but the file name is.
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TheKit. Hexarei. MartijnBraam Rooting The Droid 4 doesn't have an unlockable bootloader, so rooting the device requires an exploit. The easiest exploit is called 'Saferoot', which was originally intended for Samsung devices, but also works for many others, including the Droid 4. You can find a saferoot.zip file in this XDA-Developers thread: Download saferoot.zip, extract it somewhere, then enable USB debugging on the Droid 4 and connect it to your computer. With it connected, open a command line, cd to where you extracted the files, then run install.sh if you're on a Linux machine, or install.bat if you're on a Windows machine.
Following the on-screen instructions, you should eventually have a rooted device! Custom Recovery: Safestrap While there's no official version of TWRP for the maserati, there is a custom recovery based on early versions: SafeStrap! YOU MUST ROOT AS LISTED ABOVE, FIRST! You can download that here (make sure to get the one with maserati in the name!): It's an APK file, so enable untrusted sources on your Droid 4 and install it. Once installed, if you're properly rooted, launching it should give you three options: Install recovery, uninstall recovery, and reboot to recovery. Tapping 'install recovery' should install the SafeStrap recovery!
If it's successful, tapping 'Reboot to recovery' should take you to the custom SafeStrap recovery. Additional Info Safestrap recovery has support for what it calls 'ROM slots.'
At the time of this writing, you must select a non-stock slot in order to flash anything besides Android. To repeat: DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL pmOS TO THE STOCK SLOT! IT COULD BRICK YOUR DEVICE! $ cd /tmp/postmarketOS-export $ adb shell mount /system # FIXME: you really want to backup original ramdisk.img and kernel here.
Which version of safestrap are you using? Try this one. Works with my kk 4.4.2 verizon s4 NC5 i never had to use the setenforce command Requirement: Root Requirement: Allow APK install from Unknown Sources Download the Safestrap APK Find the APK using a Filemanager tool and open it on your device, then click 'Install'. (If updating from an existing Safestrap you might be warned that this will over-write the existing installation. Click the 'Yes' equivalent to this message.) Once installed, open up the Safestrap application as you would any other app. Then use the 'Install Recovery' button. You should see the current version down in the lower left corner of the window.
And the 'Status:' should say 'Installed' when you're done. From there you can reboot and you.should. see a new splash screen during the boot up. While this is showing you can enter Safestrap Recovery using the menu button.
That's it for the installation! @Grahamc1965: THANK YOU for that helpful info, and the link to the download!! However, I would like to point out one little glitch that I was running into. For whatever reason, the link provided shows it as an apk, but it's actually a zip file. I was a little confused as to how to install a zip file from my phone, without having a recovery already installed. After all, I was trying to install a recovery, so I could flash zip files!! I didn't expect this to work, but I changed the extension from.zip to.apk, and it installed just fine from my phone.
This version of safestrap also allowed me to mount my external storage while in recovery, which I couldn't do with any other version of safestrap, including all of the downloads currently available for download under the Verizon category on the Goo website. Specs: i545 (Verizon) NC5 Build (Originally an MDK bootloader build) Running 'stock' Verizon 4.4.2 Rooted with Towelroot. Registered to thank the OP for posting and grahamc1965 for taking the time to answer. Just as a JFYI I did have to install BusyBox myself as well as Terminal Emulator.
I followed and it worked great for installing SafeStrap. The whole VZW/ATT APK thing threw me for a loop and you letting us know which one you used helped a ton and the OP's mention of BB and TE helped me know I was missing something when it was not working. So thanks again! I am now off to learn how to install custom roms then I am planning on installing 's Safestrap compatible rom Thanks! Click to expand.Verizon galaxy s4 nc5 4.4.2 only works with safestrap 3.72 in the stock rom slot.
Rom slots do not work. Everything needs to be flashed to the stock rom slot but only after doing a nandroid backup. After that select wipe option and do a full wipe and you can then hit install and flash hyper drive and googlies wifi fix and nc5 modules. Look up Bobby Techknow on YouTube he has a tutorial on how to flash hyper drive rls 16.1 and 17.1 with safestrap on kit kat 4.4.2 nc5 builds and he also has the links in the description for downloads. Hyperdrive: Your suggestions worked. I was able to install the terminal emulator, enter the command lines, and boot to safestrap 3.71. Now, is there a custom ROM you like, relative to feature set and stability?
I have been looking at Carbon ROM. I want to install a custom ROM because I have a Verizon OEM (SM-N900V) running on the AT&T network, and there are annoying incompatibilities between the network and Verizon firmware. Thanks again for taking the time to assist. Greatly appreciated.