yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevendeb25:
Can you list a couple of 4.4 TW ROMs you have flashed with mkf without baseband or WiFi issues? Echo? Etc

Cheers for reply
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11calcal:
Well for me I've used carHD Rom but im on bobcat v13 no issues on either which are TW but if your after ge rom I'd suggest bobcat ge v1 or Danvdh ge which are both extremely smooth & I've not needed to flash anything on my phone since rooting :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevendeb25:
Cheers ill give them a try

What modem are you on? Mkf?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11calcal:
Mk9
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nzpete:
Thanks kantjer.

I feel a lot more confident about giving it a go now. Really appreciate your time to reply. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timfur:
I live in Canada and i've got a 32gb sgh-i337 that I've flashed and Loki'd it for Sasktel, I've been using for a while and everythings great. However, I accidentally updated it to MF3 firmware and now I that I lost recovery my phone's pretty much useless:crying:. I've tried Safestrap, but i couldn't restore my backups, I've tried Nandroid Browser and all that but it kept bricking.

I've nearly hit my limit and was wondering if it was possible to replace the physical hardware to get around this MF3 block. Is there some way to completely remove EVERYTHING and turn this at&t into Sasktel? or could I replace the motherboard to get rid of the tripped qfuse?

I hope this doesn't seem like a ludicrous question, but I've searched the forums and can't find the answer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Just to let you know that you have your own DEDICATED FORUM and your own HELP THREAD

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asbanoglou:
Hi i got my s4 with AOSB custom rom 4.4.2 on old bootloader.I checked sammobile if there is official kitkat firmware for my country and there is with this stats.

PDA: I9505XXUFNB9

CSC: I9505EURFNB1

MODEM: I9505XXUFNB9

Added: 2014-03-04

I follow the standar procedure and i open ODIN 3.09 and i put the tar file in AP module.Everything went smooth.When phone booted i was that wifi wasnt working properly because odin for some reason couldnt flash the modem firmware from the firmware file.So my quest continues and i found the NB9 modem firmware for my phone and i flashed it.WIFI problem solved and i was so happy :P but untill now i cant understand why odin in the first place didnt flash the modem.Anyway the real problem now is that when i go to security>lockscreen settings >all the option are gray (face unlock pattern etc) and i ahve a message that says that the administrator has disabled this. I went to Settings > Security > Device Administrators and i Deactivate all programs there.Then i went back to Security and click clear credentials at the bottom of the page.No luck with that procedure

I dont know what to do but my guess is that my phone is from France and i live in Greece,maybe because i flashed greek firmware in a french phone all things was messed up?If that's the issue how can i solve this thing?French firmwares are on 4.3 and as i know i cant downgrade from 4.4.2 Please help me

Note:I have rooted the phone by the way and removed Knox still no luck

---------- Post added at 12:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:42 PM ----------
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
if you go ktoonz latest kernel you wont need the new bootloader. underneath his download link is the one text file edit you need to do, to get wifi working on a new kernel with the old bootlaoder. (the only major bug of doing so)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grippado:
Help to install Custom ROM on 4.42 Stock Int i9505 (Brazil)

Hello to all,

I have a i9505 Galaxy S4, and yesterday I did the flash by Odin ROM 4.4.2 Brazil - ZTO (I9505VJUFNB2_I9505ZTOFNB3_I9505VJUFNB2_HOME) Samfirmware downloaded in my Knox Void is 0x1, but as this is not the problem.

Did with the CF-ROOT Autoroot of Chainfire, installed CWM 6.0.4.7 Touch.

Now comes the big question.

I can not install any custom ROM, all attempts to Final version R1.2 -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2544474

of an error, and the installation stops, and the ROM Danvdh -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2539361 installation does not even start, before also stopping with errors.

Does this have something to do with the fact with flash stock 4.4.2, have updated the bootloader?

I would love to re-use an AOSP ROM, because Stock is very heavy and has a lot of unnecessary stuff.

If you can help me with this! would be grateful!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
what recovery are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grippado:
i'm using "CWM_6.0.4.7_Touch_GT-I9505"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
sometimes modem doesnt stick from first flash.

reset device,

it is important to boot into download mode by keys combination after turning off the device and wait for a while.

reflash your stock with "auto-reboot" unchecked, when it "pass", disconnect and boot into recovery, wipe, reboot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
one of those roms was Tmobile, one was i9505... which phone do you have? you DO need to make sure the roms match your phone, if you have an american specific version the international roms wont be any good for you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grippado:
i have a i9505 International, bought in Brazil, before i flashing this 4.4.2 stock, i using exactly this ROM -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2544474, and worked well
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
glad it all worked out for you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grippado:
worked before i using 4.4.2 stock ROM, now, nothing else works! :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Yes, samsung begin to roll MEA update for I9500 (India, Sirilanka and Bengladesh) unfortunately, you can move only apps to sdcard and not the data

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acidburn89:
Cool. :)

Well.. There's been a bit of a problem. My s4 is stuck at boot.. Where the Samsung logo flashes.. :( This was my first restart since the update about an hour ago. I'm really hoping I won't have to wipe or something. I'm on completely untouched stock, so if this update bricks my phone I know whom to blame..:)

Edit. Just wiped the cache from recovery and its up and running again. Lol.

Edit 2. So.. There is no way of moving apps to sd without rooting? And what would be a good solution AFTER rooting?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
It happens to me quite a lot that after flashing something the first boot fails (stuck at Samsung logo), 2nd boot is OK

Moving apps to sd is a standard option in the latest MEA Rom's so no root needed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acidburn89:
Well.. The problem is, it doesn't actually move the app data but the app itself. Someone mentioned that above me and i can confirm that, it is in fact what happens. So that's pretty stupid. A few megabytes saved, at the most. So what would be a good after root solution? Also looks like Samsung has completely fixed the camera issue, which is good news considering the camera pretty much crashed every time.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobieUser:
hey what will happen if i flash a different pda what will my custom binary be? Samsung official or Samsung unofficial.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Any

stock

official stuffs flashed by odin will not affect phone official status

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobieUser:
Thanks! :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobieUser:
Does the custom binary counter increases when yo

u flash custom kernels or custom recovery through cwm recovery or twrp?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
No, only odin

But it already increased when you first flash by odin

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Super2020:
Hello,

Can anybody help here ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2319158
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobieUser:
thanks again!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitastrudl:
So im running a tasker configuration, which relies on the screen to stay off, when there is a headset connected. The thing is, that if the screen is off and there are is a headset plugged in, the music starts playing, but when i plug them in, the screen lits up instantly. any idea how to solve this? i've installed xposed mod and turned off sound notification warning and the regular notification but it wont help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Could be a lot off things causing this, what music player are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volkmadi:
Hi,

I have a quick question:

Is there already a signed zip of cwm recovery installable out of original recovery manager for the I9505?!

Kind regards

Dirk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
No you can only flash a custom recovery using Odin if you are coming from stock recovery. If you are already rooted you can try recovery flasher, see page 1 of this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitastrudl:
I disabled Tasker and tried plugging in the headphones and the screen still lits up.

So i think we can say that the cause of this is not the music player.

If screen on "notify (press for music)"

if screen off start poweramp

if screen off wait 1 sec

if screen off toggle pause

if screen off raise volume 7

Is there any value i can edit to make sure it doesnt lit up, when headset inserted?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devgee:
I tried every recovery but the phone just gets stuck at the android optimizing start screen

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9505 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
How about flashing the stock firmware resetting the device completly so it can remove any unwanted file which creates issue

Then root and install recovery should work give it a try
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volkmadi:
Hi,

this way I went.

I just know the other by my former S2.

Is something like that on your schedule?!

Thx

Dirk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitastrudl:
so guys i was fiddling around something with pimp my rom, then tried flashind the rescue package to revert the changes. now i cant boot to recovery, it says booting to recovery but it just reboots. Should i just reboot to download mode and flash a stock rom trough odin?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Please try getting PhilZ recovery, it was the best I used. Also can you share what's appearing? If possible try wiping system before flash.

~Lord

"All I Ever Needed Was A Little Piece of Hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)

Sent from my monstrous Xperia Z1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
if you're on the new bootloader, you may need different kernels for it to work. read the roms for info on that, or try ktoonz kernels - i think they work on every bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
Hi guys .

Im new to s4.

Can I root it the warranty will stay ?

Thanks?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What firmware are you on?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
Im stock fnb9 unrooted
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry , but I am not aware of any means of rooting KK without tripping the knox flag.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Most root methods will require of you flashing a custom recovery, and as you're in the new bootloader you have Knox enabled.

I don't know about 4.4.2, but in 4.3 someone found a way to root without tripping the knox flag, you may be interested in this.

~Lord

"All I Ever Needed Was A Little Piece of Hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)

Sent from my monstrous Xperia Z1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
Ok thanks guys.

But anyway to solve battery drain :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There are some tips on the first post.

They do not all require root.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kiryo24:
Need help with 4.3..

I have s4+ (i9506). I was aware not to update 4.3 but in warranty repair they had to replace main chip(wifi problem)

with new one and despite of my request: "not to update to 4.3 if possible"...

well that was exactly what happened. Shopkeeper also told that if I root/flash warranty is void...

So knox flag is no problem for me. Question is that what are my options in rooting/flashing with my

brand new chip with locked bootloader?

Ps.sorry for not lurking more
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try reading THIS

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElfronZ:
Hi guys,

I would like to upgrade to 4.4.2 but when i connect the phone to kies ,it shows that i have the latest update installed.Should I wait for another few days ro just download/install throught odin?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Ultimately , the choice is yours.

What region are you from?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElfronZ:
It's just i really want to play with the new 4.4

I'm from EU/Romania..The phone was bought here but it says BTU at the end of the Current Software string in Kies. After a search,apparently it was designed to be sold in UK?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Well , if you cannot wait , there is a selection of new firmwares HERE (second post)

Any of them should work.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElfronZ:
Thanks for the link.I also found a firmware on sammobile(not sure how trusty is that one) which is set as romania.

Also another question.If you change your firmware through Odin,do you lose everything in the phone?like the apps,settings and such?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
Yes so you should back everything up
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
No sir, it will not wipe anything. but make a backup before, because you maybe need to reset the phone.

i would suggest to wait ota or kies BTU 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElfronZ:
Thx for the replies guys.Will probably wait for another week or two for the off firmware.will be back if any questions will appear ))
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiwijunglist:
Hi

I have a problem flashing a new ROM, due to "signature failed error".

i9505 running stock telecom ROM Android 4.3

I use my phone in New Zealand, with 2degrees network (similar to vodaphone)

Baseband:

i9505xxuemk9

Kernal:

3.4.0-2082040 se.infra@SEP-126 #1 (Thu Nov 21 2013)

Build:

JSS1.5J.I9505XXUEMK9

SE for Android Satus:

Enforcing SEPF_GT-I9505_4.3_0018

Secure Boot Status:

Type = Samsung

I installed latest clockwork mod recovery:

recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-jfltexx.img

Then when I try to install CM stable release (apply update from external storage) I get signature error, I have tried downloading twice and verified file size:

cm-10.2.1-jfltexx.zip

I am following instructions + using downloads from official cyanogen mod page for my phone:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jfltexx_Info

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jfltexx

What would you suggest I do to solve my problem?

How can I verify I have CWM correctly installed, when I boot into recovery it is called "Android system Recovery <3e>"

There is no mention that it is clockwork mod recovery, so I am wondering if I don't have CWM installed correctly? Does saumsung ship with a stock recovery mode?

Thanks

Kiwi
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Are you using the recommended recovery?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiwijunglist:
Yes. Using cwm as suggested in wiki. However using latest version as listed above. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Can I ask what file exactly what recovery file that you installed , and how?

The link you gave :

recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-jfltexx.img

is dead.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiwijunglist:
Hi I installed from this page:

http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager

This download (recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-jfltexx.img)

http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-jfltexx.img

But whenever I flash I get signature error.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiwijunglist:
Oh. The method I used was heimdel. As per this link from cyanogen wiki.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jfltexx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamse84:
Does someone have an NB9 4.4.2 sms apk which is moded that is sending emoji as sms? Thank u
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterpandemic:
EFS corrupt and no backup. what next?

My phone won't boot and sticks at the Samsung logo. I can get into recovery, but it tells me EFS is invalid and can't mount it. Whatever I do I can't get it to boot. I don't have an EFS backup, so I think I'm at the end of things I can do myself.

Question is what to do next? I have heard about various external boxes which can fix this sort of thing, but I'm not sure who to contact who may be able to help. I have the IMEI sticker on the back of the phone and I'm in the UK
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have you tried flashing a stock firmware in odin?

If you try , it must be the same firmware as on your phone , or a later version.

Do not forget to wipe data and cache before and after the flash.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry , but heimdall is something I know nothing about.

Perhaps some who does have experience of this can help.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterpandemic:
Thanks for quick reply. I have indeed tried this and have posted earlier on in this thread for help. I'm pretty sure that there's nothing more I can do with this thing. It's always the same - stops at the Samsung logo and the start up noise ends half way in. Only thing I may have missed is wiping AFTER the flash. Do you think it's worth retrying?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

Please let us know how it goes.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
i saw that all must be rooted:(

can you give me a link for non-rooted:)

Sent to hit THANKS for iT!!!!!;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I think that these by [MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] do not require root.

Look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrps1:
Thanks for these tips :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
thanks i already did all of this but thanks for quick answer:)

Sent to hit THANKS for iT!!!!!;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamse84:
No one??..i can make a donation to that one witch will help me..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You can of course just get a spare battery ( or 2 :p )

It is good to remember that this is still one of the few phones that you can still swap out the battery.

Then , you can just enjoy using your phone without worry.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Please remember to always quote your post , so that people know what your question is .

Also , bear in mind that the user with an answer to your question may not have seen your post , yet.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MVKA:
Did answer you at Omega thread. It's NA7 tho and like I said there not sure does that work.

Sorry for double post, but just saw you posted it also here.

-MVKA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamse84:
Thank you..i have test it and it works..??..i was thinking about the nb9 version..but is better than nothing
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
Hi guys

I could not install mxplayer pro v 1.7.26 and it said only that "application not installed"

i check the apk file in an other phone and the file is correct

I check the data/app and there is nothing about mx player over ther

I had the 1.7.25 before , then i uninstalled it (clear data then uninstall) and again check data/app but still the error is coming

What can i do?what is the problem
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mee1122:
No sound after trying to flash 4.4.2 on SGS4 LTE. Need help pls!

Hi -

I tried flashing Android 4.4.2 Kitkat I9505XXUFNBE_I9505OLBFNB3_I9505XXUFNBE_HOME.tar on my S4. The previous ROM im using is the CM 10.1. But when trying to flash 4.4.2, it failed and re-flashed the old CM 10.1 im using.

The problem now is I don't have any sound, Apollo is crashing, DSP is crashing and can't make any calls. I tried flashing the modem fix on this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025 but still ain't working.

Also got the knox warranty set to 0x1.

Need help fixing the sound and call problem!

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Having tried to flash 4.4.2 it probably loaded the latest knox bootloader.

By going back to to 10.1 you will find the system will no longer work properly.

Your best bet is to load the 4.4.2 again in odin.

What was the fail point last time?

Do not forget to wipe data and cache before and after flashing.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinktheater:
Hi guys, I'm trying to SIM unlock my phone.

When I go into Service Mode, the UMTS option apears as LIMITED, and i can't get into de UMTS service menu to do the process.

If I click on Key imput and enter 1, i get "Menu not exist/Press back key/Current command is 111".

Yes, I know this has been asked several times in this same thread, however the answer is always go to http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2282683

That thread has the steps to perform the job if you're able to get into the right menu, which is not our case.

Maybe somewhere aroung the 100+ pages someone mentioned it, but I'm reading page 9 now and I can't find, so I wanted to ask.

Does anybony know how to bypass the "UMTS: LIMITED"?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alexoutrageous:
Hello, I am currently using a i9500 on 4.3 rooted, I used CF-autoroot and recently installed twrp recovery because i'm not really too experienced in rooting and wanted just a quick root for simple access, basically i rooted as soon as 4.3 came out from my carrier in Australia, it looks like we'll be getting 4.4.2 soon/near future, am I able to just update through the normal means and will this remove my root? meaning ill have to root again or is it possible with SuperSU's feature to possible survive updates, i can keep my root.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
you likely cant update via the normal means anymore, now that you've gone custom.

you'll need to flash back to a pure stock rom first via odin - either what you started with, or the new one when it comes out. you can get those roms from sammobile, but they wont include any of the telstra/optus apps if you wiped your /preload folder.

FYI i'm another aussie, and greatly prefer my debranded i9505 over the crap it came with at stock.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alexoutrageous:
So would you recommend installing a custom 4.4.2 rom over? is there any particular roms that you can recommend that don't stray too far from stock? And would I be correct in saying that I wouldn't lose my current apps/some options, I deleted blutooth getting rid of things I didn't really need would flashing a new completely new rom allow blutooth to be used again?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
unfortunately i have the i9505, so my experiences with roms and kernels dont apply to you.

my advice would be to backup your contacts and SMS if they're important, use titanium backup (free) to backup important apps, then download a 'near stock' (samsung based) custom rom that is pre-rooted, and restore your contacts/apps.

that way you get a 'fresh' rom with everything working, and the apps you dont want to lose data (saved games, for example) you get to keep.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
...............or use stock rom rooted and freeze/remove crap with TB/andromizer.