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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daljit Kalsi:
need help

Hey guys

I have downloaded the ota update for my device . But i wasnt able to flash that update automatically as it fails while flashing(automatic) . But i made a copy of that ota i.e update.zip file to my external sd.

The question is can i flash that update.zip file with odin..

If yes then how..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJGLive:
Have been searching for a while now end tried google search, but I cannot seem to find anything.

I am I gt i9505, and would like to know if there is any date loss related to flashing a bootloader only update using oil?

Any help would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FateDreadnaught:
Sound channel volume difference

So I had damaged my audio jack in my s4 by using a headset with the right channel part of the 3.5mm jack bent about 15 or less degrees whilst not realising and thus slightly bending the audio jack on the right channel (bottom part). I was curious as to whether there is some way to make all sound on the right channel louder and being able to fix any fuzzy treble and bass issues I would get doing this. Another issue with this is that I am going to get this repaired so it needs to be reversible. I am very competent in following advanced instructions to do with mobile modification. If it helps I am using the Pacman ROM in Android version 4.4.4 (Black Power Edition).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gildoniel:
Hello Malybru!

Thank you for your information! I've tried to update my phone through Odin - and that partially worked.

I was able to flash a new CWM version (with touch) and do a NAndroid backup.

I did not succeed to update my bootloader/ baseband / modem though.

Flashed files for my phone a couple of times but it seems like it won't change.

I've then tried to flash a "PDA" firmware from Sammobile -> I used this: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/35312/I9505XXUGNG8_I9505MAXGNG1_MAX/

This worked and now I am on:

I9505XXUDMH7 Bootloader (unchanged)

I9505XXUDMH7 Baseband (unchanged)

I9505XXUGNG8 PDA

I9505MAXGNG1 CSC

Kernel Version: 3.4.0-2309103dpi@SWDD5606 #1

I've tried to flash the I9505XXUGNG2_MODEM aswell as I9505XXUGNK4_GSM_AND_LTE_MODEM and BL_I9505XXUGNK4_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.

Odin completed all tasks successfully -> at least it said so! But nothing changes in my phone info.

Any help/info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again!

Gildoniel

EDIT 1: I was able to change the Baseband to I9505XXUGNK4 using Heimdall - no idea why this would not work with Odin ...

Edit 2: Okay - now everything was updated without any hitches. Was able to update the Bootloader too.

Entire Heimdall command was: heimdall flash --APNHLOS NON-HLOS.bin --MDM modem.bin --ABOOT aboot.mbn --RPM rpm.mbn --SBL1 sbl1.mbn --SBL2 sbl2.mbn --SBL3 sbl3.mbn --TZ tz.mbn --verbose
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chashmaa:
Can any one says how can karnal flash via odin?yesterfay i flash new kernal via recovery but after flash my phone have no sd card,extra sd card shown and also not ditect pc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have a read through your own dedicated forum:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avianion:
Hello there, new Android modifier here. For the first time, I flashed my I9505 S4 to the 5.0.1 Lollipop kernel that just became available. However, although my wifi is working fine, my 3G and location services are not working fine. I assume this is because it is a German ROM I have downloaded, even though I can still use English as a language. How can I fix this without rooting my phone? I would like to keep the lollipop software. I would like to add I live in the UK and use giffgaff for my call services. Calls work fine, and so do texts, by thee way.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You could try installing the Lollipop firmware:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/general/i9505xxuhoa7-odin-files-100-t3043983

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avianion:
hello, sorry, i meant i did install the firmware, but now my 3G and location services aren't working. any ideas as to what i can do? i think tis something to do with the german location of the firmware. but idk.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
i guess it is a modem issue

ask here.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

As long as it's not using Odin (that means, flashing official firmware) you can. Just be aware of some incompatibility that may happen between the KitKat bootloader (and consequently modem) and the Lollipop one (the one you're using).

For the second question, no, NEVER DOWNGRADE A KNOX BOOTLOADER, that means, now that

you're on Lollipop bootloader, do not install a Jellybean or KitKat bootloader or you'll have serious issues.

Hi,

It seems like modem problem, try flashing a different one.

Hi,

I believe you can flash a kernel on Odin by flashing its Tar. I'm not sure as I use Heimdall instead of Odin, on Heimdall I'm sure you can ;). But try giving a look if you can find another recovery flashable kernel.

All the best,

~Lord

"And people think so supersonic and they make their bombs atomic" - Eagle Fly Free (Helloween)

Sent from my Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
Hello,

what OTA update did you download? A custom ROM or an official Samsung update?

In the first case you need a custom recovery, in the second extract the .tar.md5 file from the zip and flash it with Odin

Hi, for "oil" you mean "Odin" right? :)

Go for it, you can flash a bootloader without losing any data
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJGLive:
Oops SwiftKey messed up, yah I meant odin. Thank you very much.!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daljit Kalsi:
samsung official firware update

Its samsung official update... i am updating from 4.4.2 to 5.0 lollipop official for s4 india.

Talking about extracting the ota file. The file is not getting extracted..

Plz help..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
What the program says? Bad archive?

Usually official updates for Odin are .tar.md5 compressed in a zip file that you must extract, make sure that currently is zip.

If is a zip and says bad archive you must download it again because it's corrupted

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ftw2118:
Hello everyone. I am new to the s4 and in have a question. I recently had a LG G2 and loved it. Well I switched to the s4 that I had bought on ebay. It's att variant i337 that I am using on straight talk. The phone came rooted and unlocked. My question is how do I get twrp on this. I have the ni1 baseband and when I tried downloaded and flashing it through the twrp app it said it worked then when I went to restart the phone into recovery I got stuck in Odin mode. It took me and while to get out of it and I was freaking out. I never had Odin on my G2 so i didn't know what to do. I can't Find anywhere online that tells me how to get twrp on my phone. The phone is stock 4.4.2 ni1 baseband i337 unlocked and rooted. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
To get any recovery just download a app called flashify, open it, grant it root.Open app and choose the recovery u want[emoji1] it well automatically download it and flash

Hit thanks! if helped!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I would read this first:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2314494

There may be specific requirements for your type of phone

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shammisachdeva:
downgrade from lollipop to kitkat

hey guys i have galaxy s4 i9500 indian lollipop installed.......... but i want to change back to kitkat ....i already downloaded the latest kitkat file from sammobile for indian version ( I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_I9500DDUFNI1_HOME.tar ).........and flashed it using odin.....but after flashing i got unknown baseband version , no imei and no mobile network problem..................................So plz tell how do i downgrade my phone without having any one of these issues...........also i didn,t backup by efs....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mor_1228:
if u didnt back up ur efs then u r gone bro. i guess u should flash lollipop again to use ur device. try it. but u will never be able to use kitkat now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Upgrade back to lollipop.Live with it[emoji1] you can't downgrad ur bootloader or firmware[emoji24]

Hit thanks! if helped!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyb0rgz:
Data Reset on Rooting

Guys,

Would like to root my device and stay close to stock rom.

1. Would like to know whether CF-AUTO-ROOT method will clear all my data in internal memory? (Just need to have root access with stock recovery)

2. Knox will be set to 0x1, by doing the step#1. Please confirm my understanding.

3. If Stock Firmware+Stock recovery is flashed, will knox set to 0x0?

4. By flashing stock firmware back, does System status and binary status will be OFFICIAL from custom?

Currently in Official Stock Android 4.4.2 - Indian Version (i9500)

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Cyb0rgz
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ftw2118:
Every single twrp file I tried to download on flashify said that the file was corrupted. Now, I read somewhere that my bootloader had to be unlocked or something in order for me for be able to get a custom recovery. Is that true and how does that work in order for me to find out if my bootloader is unlocked or not
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Like it was already mentioned just flash back Lollipop. Another user had a similar problem and he had to restore backup to get it back working, then you can backup EFS and try restoring it on KitKat. Another option would be going to close to stock custom ROMs that have a KitKat variant :).

Hi,

1 - No, it will just install a new recovery, install the files needed in /system and then restore to stock recovery.

2 - Yes it will, as it flashes a non-official firmware (recovery).

3 - No, after it is tripped it cannot go back.

4 - It will be OFFICIAL, but Knox will still be tripped.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
No, if you aren't modified your mobile then applications wont do this.

Start Kies-> Help->Check kies update-> If you have already updated you kies then

Start kies-> Attach mobile using USB-> Revert

Remember, sometimes we already connected to PC & After that We start Kies & hence Kies isn't recognize our device firmware.

Happened with me several times.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s_vohra:
The SD card problem is back for me....

Samsung 32 GB class 10.. Tried exFat and FAT32... No format seem to hold out for more than 15-20 mins..... anytime I tried to read/write to it...

16Gb san disk works flawlessly.... FAT32 partition... and 32GB one works flawlessly in my S2.. as well as my PC..

Any suggestions... please help..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I3andaR:
not working :(

thank for taking your time to help me your really awesome :angel:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
hmm.. that really happened when you have modified your ROM.

Better to use ODIN & flash it manually.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noncents:
Hi, I would like to flash the adblocking script found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1916098

After downloading the zip file and CWM Rom Manager v5.5.2.8, the app says that my device i9505 does not have an officially support CWM recovery yet.

Does that mean I can't flash the AdBlocking file yet?

Or did I download the wrong CWM Rom Manager version?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I3andaR:
is there a way to know if the rom is modified
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightyaer:
Does Omega rom get ota updates?

I have tried wanamlite and phoenix rom till now.. now i wanna go for omega...but the thing is just a few days back i saw omega 6 released for

gt-i9500.. and now the omega 7 has been released for gt-i9500.. so my question is if i had omega version 6 installed on my phone.. then will it get ota updates to upgrade to version 7???.. do i have to flash it again ???

also how bad is it to change the roms frequently? does changing roms frequently degrade the hardware in it anyhow??

sorry for the silly questions..:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Omega is a custom ROM, so no OTA updates, you can just flash the new ROM on top of the old one.

On my previous S2 I was running an AOKP Rom with almost daily updates, never any issues with that.

So now frequently flashing Rom's does not shorten the life off your phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightyaer:
any custom rom for gt-i9500 which has ota updates

Is there any custom rom which has OTA updates for my phone??? :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
CM10.1.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OpenCollective:
But AFAIK it's not working yet.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
I think no but can you flash the firmware using ODIN..??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightyaer:
is cm 10.1 available for gt-i9500???

there is no CM 10.1 for gt-i9500.. or maybe its under development..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
You can install Cyan Delta for updating the ROM. It is the best OTA application for CM10.1. I m using the same in My Galaxy R CM10.1

Play store link for Cyan delta
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanrcks95:
Im just writing to ask if there is any Stock Android based GT-i9500 ROMs available, i know theres no stable CyanogenMod yet but i was wondering if there are nay good alternatives.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I3andaR:
i know its a stupid question how can i flash my firmware

i have odin installed in my computer
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightyaer:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2330892.. this might help u
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
There are a few. I'm using Omega, stock based and also available for the 9500.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Read the procedure in OP. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
Just got the s4 (got tired of my xperia s always breaking down on me), but just wondering if the uk sim free handset should have received any firmware update yet?

i'm hoping to get the update that allows me to move apps to the sd card, as my internal has only about 2gb left now after installing my apps.

i don't want to unlock bootloader or root this time though, every time i've had a handset in the past i've found that rooting and unlocking makes it much better for a little while, but in the long run gives me lots of hassle and things stop doing what theyre supposed to do, so i want to keep this totally stock.

also, what's the best sd card to get? at the moment i'm just using an old (supposedly class 10) micro sdhc 32gb, unbranded, but thinking of upgrading to a 64gb one, which brand works best with the s4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Yeah there is unlocking bootloader for u guys. Please check your own forums for a fix[emoji1] I think there is a lowkey hack or something for Verizin and all..

Hit thanks! if helped!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyb0rgz:
Thanks for your answers. One more question, new recovery means whether it will install CWM recovery or any other recovery ?

2. Searched this forum. But lots of posts for restore to stock recovery. But all makes me quite confused. Can you help me with precise steps to go back to stock recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3cr0w:
from CF thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1980683):

script installs modified recovery as temp one (in order to be able to push supersu and binaries) and automatically flash stock back

no need to manually put stock recovery
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kompressorgpl:
Hello! So i have a Galaxy S4 i9505. Im on lollipop now. Its possible to "remove" the clock that on "top left coner" of the screen? And the batery issue? Mine is going down fast... PS: Stock rom...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
I think the only way of removing it is if you were rooted and using something like exposed/wanam/gravity box!

EDIT - Although there is no working xposed currently for Lollipop TW
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kompressorgpl:
Thanks!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Nooo, it will cause bootloops ... Both are not working with lollipop touchwiz

Hit thanks! if helped!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demonethan:
Hi AntaresOne,

Thank You so much for such a good information. I have flashed stock Rom through Odin, However, Still unable to use the phone.

Baseband Version & Imei still Unknown.

What would be the next step?

Thanks,

:D:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shammisachdeva:
Unauthorized actions have been detected :(

guys i m facing a strange problem on my galaxy s4 i9500.....i have installed a custom kernal to make se linux permissive.....after installing that kernal a message is appearing on screen after every 5 minutes " Unauthorized actions have been detected...plz restart ur phone "................. I have already disabled knox through titanium backup but still the message is displaying ..............what to do now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
What ROM did you flash? Write here the PDA code (for example I9505XXUGNG8, I9505XXUGNJ8...), I guess you flashed a firmware of a minor version than the one that was flashed on your device before this operation :)

The bootloader can't be downgraded, so if you flash a baseband from a lower version it's normal to have baseband unknown until you don't flash the baseband made for its bootloader revision

Hello, don't disable KNOX stuff through Titanium Backup since it may cause random reboots or weird issues

Install a TWRP Recovery (from Odin downloading the file, or through TWRP Manager directly on the device) then flash this zip if you are on Android 4.2/4.3/4.4 or this if you are on Android 5.0
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pisanoid:
Hi, I'm using android 5.0.1 on my Galaxy S4 I9505. When I try to open the app Google maps it crashes. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, disabling and re-enabling the location history, tried to use older versions, but it didn't work. If it helps, I am rooted. Could someone please help me to figure out what the problem is? Here is the logcat:

---- 07/mar/2015 21:58:26 ----

03-07 21:58:32.545 3626 4212 I ActivityManager: START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity bnds=[540,960][540,960]} from uid 10060 on display 0

03-07 21:58:32.644 3626 4583 I ActivityManager: Start proc com.google.android.apps.maps for activity com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity: pid=12363 uid=10280 gids={50280, 9997, 3003, 1028, 1015, 1023, 3002, 3001} abi=armeabi-v7a

03-07 21:58:33.450 12363 12363 E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.google.android.apps.maps, PID: 12363

03-07 21:58:33.454 3626 4187 W ActivityManager: Force finishing activity com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity

03-07 21:58:33.759 3626 4187 I WindowManager: Screenshot max retries 4 of Token{1aa1dcb ActivityRecord{fa1c09a u0 com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity t851 f}} appWin=Window{e4b4c66 u0 Starting com.google.android.apps.maps} drawState=4

03-07 21:58:34.261 3626 3680 W ActivityManager: Activity pause timeout for ActivityRecord{fa1c09a u0 com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity t851 f}

03-07 21:58:35.510 3626 3965 I ActivityManager: Process com.google.android.apps.maps (pid 12363) has died

---- 07/mar/2015 21:58:41 ----
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
The next step would be to reflash again but enabling Repartition.

Download this zip and extract the .pit file from it

Open odin, do everything as before (AP file in AP, BL file in BL, CP file in CP, CSC file in CSC)

Tick Repartition and put extracted .pit file

Tick "Phone Bootloader Update" (if this last option is grayed out, edit the Odin3.ini changing PhoneBootUpdate from 0k to 1)

Start

Hello, you must write the full logcat. If not it's useless. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Timeeh46:
RE i9506 data retrieval

Hi guys, newbie here trying to get data off a customers phone. Long story (kind of) short, the phone boots to the lock screen and asks for a passcode, however the keyboard is no longer functioning (doesn't appear) and therefore nothing can be typed in. I have gone as far as to install ADB and run the phone up in recovery and set it to ADB mode, but when i do this and run ADB the device is detected but it appears as "sideloaded" and i cannot pull anything from the phone. Sorry for the long winded post, any help would be greatly appreciated :)

P.S Mods please move is this is not the place for this post.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrc82:
I can not believe that no one noticed that

Hi there. I have a Galaxy s4 (i9505 model). Does nowbody eles noticed that the air gesture sensor that is a infra red sensor is always on? That can be senn only by looking at it trough a nather camera. There ara some exemples that i noticed on youtube. (cant post them becose im new )

It is anoyng to know that this sensor it's eating battery and it's in my eyes all the time. Cann enebody thell me how to disabele it. (It's off in settings, bat as i have senn in a youtube video it's powered on eavean at the begining of using a phone after unboxing)

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mankvl:
Is there a way to make game app always run in the background? Now if I use some other app and launch game again it reloads every time. Using stock tw rom 4.4.2 rooted
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lady198708:
Hello guys... can you please help me to downgrade my gt i9505 lollipop to 4.4.2. Im having trouble. I bought my phone 3dqys ago 2nd hand I found out that it cant detect 3g network only 2g so I upgrade it viq odin thinking it will fix my problem but nothing change so I went to the store for warranty but they want me to downgrade it again. Please help....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You cannot downgrade from LP to 4.4.2 via odin....the knox boot loader prevents this.....you are stuck with Lollipop. The people in the service center should know this also.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Manon_operator09:
I am using galaxy s4 GT-I9500 official tw lolipop

I want to change the recent app panel back because i dont like it

Can i make it like the one i had in kitkat?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drshivas:
Now that 5.1 is in the news, any word on Galaxy S4 GPE future Android updates? Does Google publish an end of life road map for devices it controls? I'd like to stop hoping and searching if the the Galaxy S4 GPE is truly no longer supported.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lady198708:
Thanks for answer

---------- Post added at 06:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:09 PM ----------

Sir what about fix for my data connection..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You could try and do this........

To Enable 3G/WCDMA only mode - credits - [MENTION=3802428]ionutraducu[/MENTION]

Tap *#0011# in dialer. This will get you in service mode.

Press menu then choose back

Press menu then key input then input Q (capital not q)

Press menu then key input then input 0000 after that wait about 10 - 15 s. After this you will get in MAIN MENU

Choose UMTS

Then DEBUG SCREEN

Then PHONE CONTROL

Then NETWORK CONTROL

Then BAND SELECTION

Then WCDMA

Then WCDMA ALL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lady198708:
Thanks...i tried it but no network now...:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Worth a try I suppose. Go back into your phone's network mode settings a check the LTE WCDMA auto to see if you get any kind of signal back.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lady198708:
Thanks my signal is back now.... :(