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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zlovenac:
Glonass lock problem

A little bump, and an additional question

Still under 10 posts so I have to ask here...

I have problems with glonass on omega v23 for i9505 - my samsung sees those glonass satelites (checked with GPS status), but won't lock to them under any conditions (I know that glonass is meant to help only when gps is poor, otherwise it is turned of to save bettery).

Is that a common problem on all of the kitkat custom roms, and how to solve it? I use navigation extremely often and this is pretty important for me.

Is there anyone on Omega or even KitKat geenerally without Glonass problem?

Thank you in advance for your help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ford9050:
question about my sprint l720 phone

I am rooted and everything is backed up on my phone. I am ready for a rom but trying to decide on rom. Anyone here know if google play edition rom still has control of the watchon program and also unlocked hotspotting? It's either Google edition rom or Moar rom

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
my advice: try Echoe's two 4.4.2 roms, the GE and touchwiz ones. Both are great.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alley23:
hi all,

is there any way to root S4 4.4.2 without triggering the Knox?

anyone have try this method? i found s4 i9505 4.4.2 in the list of supported model test.

http://www.srsroot.com/news
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TomHall:
"ME" Contact show wrong photo

I have a Google / Gmail / G+ account, and I duly added my google account when I setup my phone (I'm on the stock Nordic KitKat)

I then downloaded and opened the Google+ app to populate my G+ photo into the "ME" Contact - which it did.

I then added my wife's Gmail account so that I/We could share calendar stuff, and all worked as expected for almost a week.

Today, I checked my Contacts, and the "ME" contact still Shows with my name, but it shows my Wife's photo instead (see screenshots)

I've Googled, but can't find any way to restore my photo to the "ME" contact (other than by removing my wife's Gmail account from my phone)

Is there any way to keep my photo linked to the "ME" contact ?, am I doing something wrong to cause this ?

(ps. I had this on CM11 too, but I don't remember having this problem on previous roms - JB, ICS etc)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leo Bernstein:
Root I9505 using motochopper / updated 4.3 / security policy error

While trying to root an updated s4 (I9505) at 4.3 version using motochopper method, it fails and on the device there is a msg "security warning: unauthorized access to a protected area".

Is it possible to disable those security policies?

Do I have to use ODIN in order to root? (Build JSS15J.I9505VJUEMKE)

Tks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoobaru99:
Help - Confused - KNOX tripped, am I stuck or can I use other ROMS?

Hi,

firstly I hope I'm posting in the correct place..

I have a Galaxy S4 GT-i9505, and I originally rooted and installed Omega V12 ROM on it since I wanted to get rid of the bloatware, but keep the samsung interface and camera app.

After attempting to upgrade to a later version of Omega, something went wrong and I managed to trip the KNOX counter. This was undoubtedly user error even though I thought I had fully researched the process.

I am now left with GT-i9505 with Android 4.2.2, Omega v12 ZHUDMI1, Baseband I9505XXUDMGG.

My questions are - and I've searched the forums, and basically got myself very confused, since there seem to be conflicting answers:

Am I stuck where I am on this Omega version

Can I restore to stock (understanding KNOX will still be tripped)

Can I use a different ROM based on Android 4.3

Can anyone give me some guidance?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamse84:
Hi all! Can someone help me.. I am trying to find a 4.4.2 rom with a molded SecMms that is not convert to Mrs when sending emoji.. Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtayabkk:
can i install kernel on kitkat 4.4 plz help or how to increase sensitivity
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

You are not stuck on that Omega version. You are still able to flash 4.3 and 4.4 custom ROMS............may require a little messing around with other kernels though for wifi issues....afaik.

You are still able to restore to Stock as long as you are not downgrading......
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevendeb25:
Hi.

I'm using bootloader xxuemkf

I wanna flash a TW 4.4 rom.

I don't have PC so can flash anything via Odin.

They all roughly say you need the newest bootloader how old is my bootloader?

Can I keep my bootloader and still flash KK? Just flash a newer modem?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

The only way to keep the old bootloader , is to flash a custom recovery , and then , a custom knox -free ROM.

You will need odin to flash the custom recovery as I would not recommend "Mobile Odin ".

You will also need odin to flash a modem , as you cannot flash a modem in recovery on the i9505.

So , you will need a PC

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevendeb25:
So mkf with Knox void ox1 bootloader is old so basically no TW KK until I flash the KK bootloader?

S3 could flashmodem via recovery. S4 different then.

Only asop KK can be used then with old bootloader
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry , when you said old bootloader , I thought you meant knox -free.

So, how did you get 0x1?

What did you flash , and how?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevendeb25:
Before my PC broke (little tipped drink over tower and boom). I used CF auto root and it tripped the Knox. Yeah I know I should have read up more lol.

Am using slimkat at the moment. Just making sure about TW KK before flashing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoobaru99:
Hey thanks for the info - that's a relief to know. I'll get back on the horse and see if I can get something based on 4.3 or 4.4 to work. OK, time to get those backups sorted first...:laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

So , you have a custom recovery.

Flashing a TW KK ROM may give you the latest knox bootloader , which means you will no longer be able to downgrade.

But you will still need a PC to flash a new modem.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevendeb25:
Yeah got recovery

Custom roms don't include bootloaders

OK thanks for the info. Every phone I had could flash modems. Typical s4 gotta be different lol. I'll keep to aosp kitkat and 4.3 roms cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ford9050:
I tried to find it but didn't see one supported for the sprint s4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sixfourzero640:
cant get root access

apparently I'm not doing something right I've enabled usb debugging and installed odin I still cant get root access but superuser has appeared on my phone please advise.

Jeff

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nzpete:
Which rom to use?

Hi All,

I'm quite new to this so hopefully will not sound like a moron.

Just after info on putting 4.4.2 on my S4 (stick of waiting)

I'm nervous about what ROM to use and what will work in my country,

For example I currently have

Model: GT-I9505

Model name: GALAXY S4

Country: New Zealand (Vodafone)

Version: Android 4.3

Changelist: 2082040

Build date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:20:53 +0000

Product Code: VNZ

PDA: I9505XXUEMK9

CSC: I9505VNZEMJ4

MODEM: I9505XXUEMK9

My question is can I use any 4.4.2 such as

Model: GT-I9505

Model name: GALAXY S4

Country: Nordic countries

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 481100

Build date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:15:30 +0000

Product Code: NEE

PDA: I9505XXUFNB9

CSC: I9505NEEFNB2

MODEM: I9505XXUFNB9

OR

Model: GT-I9505

Model name: GALAXY S4

Country: South East Europe

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 481100

Build date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:15:30 +0000

Product Code: SEE

PDA: I9505XXUFNB9

CSC: I9505OXXFNB2

MODEM: I9505XXUFNB9

I suppose my question is if I was to install either of the ROM above will it work and what (if any) are the possible issues I may face.

Any help is much appreciated and thanks for your time.

Pete.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XtremeGmer:
Galaxy S4 ?Chinese?

Hello, my name is Henry. I had just recently came into a Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500. The person who had it before me thought they would be smart and put a custom rom and all on it. Well, somewhere along the line, he ended up putting some Chinese crap on it, and it's starting to give me problems with carrier connectivity and whatnot. I would like to know if there was an "easy" way or "step-by-step" tutorial to get it back on the stock unlocked firmware and rom. And before I am linked back to this again, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477, I have already tried it, but I cannot read Chinese, and I can't get it to do anything when I try to "boot into download mode." Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duksin:
Cannot flash using Odin?

Hi guys,

I downloaded firmware from Sammobile and followed the instructions for flashing it to my i9505.

But everytime I try it fails.

The message is:

<ID:0/046> Added!!

<ID:0/046> Enter CS for MD5

<ID:0/046> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable

<ID:0/046> Please wait..

<ID:0/046> I9505XXUEMKF_I9505OXXEMK3_I9505XXUEMKF_HOME.tar.md5 is valid

<ID:0/046> Checking MD5 finished successfully

<ID:0/046> Leave CS

<ID:0/046> Odin V.3 Engine

<ID:0/046> File analysis

<ID:0/046> Setup connection

<ID:0/046> Initialisation

<ID:0/046> Get PIT for mapping

<ID:0/046> Firmware updating start

<ID:0/004> Single download!!

<ID:0/046> sbl1,mbn

<ID:0/046> NAND write start

<ID:0/046> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/046> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/046> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/046> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/046> FAIL! (auth)

<ID:0/046>

<ID:0/046> Compete (write) operation failed

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Any help? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joery1983:
aboot.mbn it fails flashing the bootloader so you're probably trying to downgrade ant you can't. You'll need 4.4.2 firmware or if you're flashing 4.2.2. Firmware and your current is 4.3 you will need 4.3.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Don't worry, you can use any of the ROM's you mentioned above and they will work.

Since you are now on a I9505XX ROM I would stick to that. Both the ROM's you listed are I9505XX ROM's so either of them will do just fine.

---------- Post added at 10:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:01 AM ----------

First thing you need to find out is if your phone is a genuine i9500 and not a Chinese knockoff.

Since you mention you can't get into download mode it's makes me wonder.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XtremeGmer:
Galaxy S4 ?Chinese?

My phone is a genuine i9500 due to the sticker underneath the battery saying "Model: GT-i9500, SSN: -i9500GSMH". I really do appreciate all the fast responses, and I thank everybody for any help I can get on this issue. I'm really looking for a "step-by-step" tutorial on how to get my phone back to stock, since the guy that had it before me put that Chinese rom on the phone, and I can't read anything when I try getting it into download mode.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
The Sticker doesn't mean anything, they are the easiest to make.

You don't need to read anything. just power down and power up with the power and volume-down buttons pressed.

If you have a genuine i9500 ,that would boot you into download mode.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XtremeGmer:
Galaxy S4 ?Chinese?

Thanks again for all your help, I did what you said, and it come's up with it looks like 6 options in Chinese with the fourth one having MMC and the end of it. So you're probably right about it being a Chinese knockoff. So now with this info, is there any way to get it to an "American" rom to use on my AT&T network?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have you tried looking in your own DEDICATED FORUM

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

Sorry to hear that.

There are unfortunately no ROMS or firmware from this site that will work on your phone.

:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
If it's a knock off I'm afraid none of us here can help you. There is no way we know what is installed on that phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
download stock firmware from sammobile, install it via odin. its quite simple and there are many detailed guides around the web. download mode will not be affected by whatever has been installed on the phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XtremeGmer:
Galaxy S4 ?Chinese?

Thank you very much for this bad news, but again it was very much appreciated that you guys are on top of your game about getting back to us noobs. I know this is probably asking too much of you guys, but it would be amazing if I could be notified if something comes up for my phone in the future. Thanks again for all the help, and keep up all the great work you guys do.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deviil-Boy:
Hi,

I wanted to know how can I restore a stock kernel without reflashing the ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joery1983:
I don't know if your clone is a hdc phone but most are. There are some custom roms for hdc. Take a look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565568

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2340770

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deviil-Boy:
Yes, I'm on Wannam lite ROM, if I flash Perseus Kernel and after that I want to go back to Wannam lite Kernel (which comes with the Custom RO, how can I do it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
In that case you're in luck :D

Wannam Lite uses it's own stock kernel (Adam kernel)

You download it here
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hmmm,

Interesting.

Added to the first post.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danko.ba.nanko:
Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9505) is it LTE or not and Flashing CWR questions

Hi all,

this is my first post here so I decided to put it here since its Noob friendly and I am a total Noob :)

Well the thing is I have been a Nokia user for many years and did not switch to Android at all all these years. Have been playing a lot with symbian in the days changing custom ROMs and customizing it in many ways. I never managed to brick any of my phones back than, but that's because I usually do A LOT of reading before I decide to join any forum and start n00bing up with questions.

Since this is my first Android phone so far (at least that can be called mine) I would really hate if I would do any rookie mistake and kill my phone, so I would appreciate any good advice you ppl can give in the process of me being here.

Now to start with the "issues"bugging me. Namely, I have absorbed the Rooting - what it means for Android what it opens up in possibility of SW and programs diversity after rooting it, but also the dangers of misuse after the process.

I received as a gift a Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9505) [Please look at the first photo down I can not post links to outside] and this is the info I can find on the unit in the settings of the phone. The unit it self had installed SuperSU which meant that phone was already rooted. With that solved, by reading more I learned that I need to install CWM (ClockWorkRecovery) which phone did not have (Pressing Vol up+home+power button did not take me to recovery mode). So by reading further I decided that safest way to install the CWM was using a ROM MANAGER program. I downloaded the RomManager and went to installation. I chose the jflte option as per picture [Please look at the second photo down I can not post links to outside] and installation went ok. Current CWM installed according to Rom Manager is 6.0.4.7.

After the reboot I entered the recovery menu. There are options to do the custom ROM instalation (from SD card, ABD, wipe cache ect) but NO backup/recovery option, since I wanted to backup my original phone before I decided to go into any deeper modification. Now I assume that I did a mistake by doing the ROM Manager CWM instalation on this phone since its rather new and I found different method of flashing the CWM on my phone using the ODIN and philz_touch_6.01.0-jfltexx.tar.md5.

Ok, if you still there with me...I would like to know several more things things:

1) Just to know for further reference is my S4 an LTE version (namely, all I9505 being LTE or) - when searching for appropriate ROMs?

2) Can I safely reflash the CWM by using the ODIN method - I already installed Samsung drivers on my PC?

3) If the answer on Q2 is yes - what custom ROM would you recommend to check or any important links I should check first before I continue to fiddle further with my device.?

4) Would insallation of "older" CWM over the newer (if that is even possible) brick the phone - or that is acceptable action?

Thank you very much for your time, and excuse my n00bnes. But we all gotta start somewhere, hope you understand.

Appreciating your reply,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
1. yes, i9505 is LTE model.

2. try flashing philz touch - its an alternate recovery with very detailed backup features.

3. i like the echoe roms (touchwiz 4.4 w/ the included Ktoonz kernel is great)

4. no, but older recoveries may not install new roms (a recovery made before android 4.4 kitkat existed isnt likely to work with 4.4 kitkat roms)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Your phone is an I9505, so yes it's an LTE compatible version

You can safely flash another, and another, and another (you get the idea ;)) CWM or TWRP recovery.

That's up to you. First you need to make a choice if you want to go for a Samsung TW based ROM, a cyanogenmod/AOSP based one, or a les poulair and supported variant like MUI. That s a personal preference, no one can help you with that.

Thats harmless, just follow the instructions given.

Also have a look at the links on the first page of this threat and the FAQ here.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danko.ba.nanko:
Thank you for the replies, that was fast :)

Ok when you mentioned two types of recovery CWM and TWRP, are they determining my future ROM installs. Namely if I go with CWM, does that mean i.e. that I should go with Cyanogenmod (I red somewhere that CWM was made for these ROM - still processing lots of info so excuse me if this is incorrect) and TWRP perhaps Samsung TW? Well you gave me new material to read :D thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
no, it doesnt restrict you at all.

i use philz, and its worked on my phone for various CM builds, touchwiz, and google edition. you can easily update your recovery without losing any data, at any time (download mode + odin)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ViruuZ:
Some questions: i'm currently on KitKat AOSP based Rom and never used Touchwiz, but now i want to try the 4.4 Touchwiz Rom.. what i have to do now? flash new modem (where can i get it?) ? flash a 4.4 Firmware (how?) ? or nothing, just flash a 4.4 based TW rom? :/

sorry for my bad english, i hope you can help me :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
The CWM vs TWRP choice is a matter of taste. Both will work fine and give you the option to flash any custom ROM.

I like the simplicity of the TWRP interface. and specially with a theme applied, it looks great too. But also PhilZ (CWM based) is a very populair recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danko.ba.nanko:
Shouldn't you be able to enter recovery and just flash new ROM from SD card...If I understood all this about Android so far :) its that simple or ? I'm still a n00b so maybe you should wait for few more replies :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
yep. pick a rom you want, copy it to the phone. install from zip, via recovery mode.

sometimes you need to update the 3G modem files via odin, usually only if you're skipping a generation (stock 4.3 -> custom 4.4, in this case)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
100% stock ROM's (.tar file) are flashed using Odin, custom ROM's (.zip files) are flashed using a custom recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ViruuZ:
So i dont need any new modem or firmware? just philz -> fullwipe -> flash this 4.4 Rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You need to read the ROM's installation instructions carefully. AFAIK some, if not all, TW based 4.4 ROM's require the new bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ViruuZ:
Yeah thats what i mean..

but under "known issues" there is a point : "A Wipe data is recommended if you came from an AOSP or 4.2/4.3 based Rom"

but nothing about a new bootloader or modem.. a bit above there is a point "knox removed" .. hm i dont know :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Which ROM do you want to flash?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ViruuZ:
Uhm, thats the Samy Deluxe S4 Rom Galaxy S5 Edition | http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2672053
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danko.ba.nanko:
Installed CWM and doing backup

Just to report...installed PhilZ Touch 6 CWM Base version:v6.0.4.5 now reads...nice interface :) just doing the backup on my extSDCard and was a bit surprised that backup takes 3.5 GB of data...and my phone is clean, no media data at all ...well now off to read about wonderful world of custom ROMs...if I have further questions I'll come back here :) hope you good people will be there. Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
Guys noob questio.:p

How to enable mass storage . Im in 4.4 mk9.

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You can only do that for the external SD, and only when you're rooted.

USB Mass Storage Enabler

---------- Post added at 03:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:43 PM ----------

3.5GB for a stock Samsung ROM sounds about right. Those ROM's are heavy.

My AOSP based ROM backup including all data is ~1.7 GB

---------- Post added at 03:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 PM ----------

The thread isn't very clear on what's needed to successfully run the ROM (to be honest the info given there is a bit contradicting)

I see you also posted the question there, I suggest you wait for the developers response.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clicker7:
Syanose QoS and Screen Settings

can someone please explain the settings in synapse QoS and Screen ?

i tried google didnt find anything

a wiki or something about the settings ? thanks !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11calcal:
You can flash most roms no problem & it won't alter your baseband. I'm on mk9 & flashed quite a few over the past few weeks & nothing changed at all.

So yes you can use 4.4 without a change

:cowboy:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yake:
Wifi and bluetooth dead - HW problem?

Hi there,

I have a GS4 I9505 (International version, stock 4.2.2 ROM) that worked flawlessly for aprox 45 days. After that and without any change to the phone (SW or HW) the wifi and bluetooth functions stopped working.

At the config screen, both the wifi and bluetooth icons have their 'power button' grayed and when I click to enable them they become dark green, like it was trying to start the wifi/bt module, but after a few seconds they go back to gray and won't turn on.

I am looking for a solution for several days and may have even posted something about this issue here, but couldn't find any solution so far.

I tried a soft and hard reset (via config menu and via recovery boot), reflashed the stock rom, reflashed the bootloader and repeated these steps at least 2 more times with no success.

I believe that it is a hardware fault, but would like to confirm this with you all to give me an idea of which should be my next steps to have my phone back to normal operation.

It was bought in the USA but I live in Brazil, so I confirmed with Samsung here that they do not offer warranty for international phones. Also the seller only offers a 30 days warranty, so I am in a hard situation.