yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You do indeed have the latest modem: MJ5. (baseband at the top)

I do not want to recommend something that I am not sure about.

At least this conversation has brought your post count to 10+. :)

You should ask in the thread for advice from someone who may have better experience in this matter.

I suggest you do a search of the thread first.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ningeal:
Haha, appreciate your help and effort a lot, though. :thumbup:

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9505 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NUGENT GAGNER:
Can it flash Android 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
change to nova/apex launcher, and it goes away. also have the aussie 9505T here, and the stock launcher is pretty crap.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pandaturtle64:
[Q] Stuck in Bootloop\can't get access to ADB

Stuck in bootloop, anyone know how to get ADB to detect the device?

_______________

ATT SGH-i337
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lou 270:
Well I have tried ota root keeper to hide my root on my phone because I wanted to take the ota but it was unsuccessful just did a download and rebooted to install and it just went to the little green android until I pulled the battery so does anybody know what I'm doing wrong
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NUGENT GAGNER:
Does it really matter because I rooted my phone on Windows 8 and at that time Odin was working perfectly
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cendolizer:
Hello, I'm a longtime lurker here and novice poweruser (that is, I've rooted and flashed a few mods like AdamKernel and comaDose for my GT-I9500). Currently, I'm on rooted stock BMG1 firmware and am considering upgrading to 4.3 (EMJ5). I have a few questions:

1. Can I simply flash the firmware package, or should I flash any other files after flashing the ROM itself?

2. Does a NANDROID backup (from PhilzTouch) also back up the EFS, or is there any other, possibly safer and better way to back it up?

3. Does Titanium Backup work when restoring apps and data from my BMG1 ROM (4.2.2) to EMJ5 (4.3)?

Thanks for the help in advance. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onion_head:
Are the line impact to camera? I'm afraid there will be a line in the photo camera
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vincentthan:
Keep getting not registered on network

Dear,

I am using Samsung Galaxy S4 Gt i9500.

Please help me as yesterday i flash the new 4.3 Jellybean (I9500XXUEMJ5_I9500SEREMJ5_SER) from Russia i think.

I am from Malaysia and i flashed other country's stock firmware without knowing the consequences. However this is not the main problem, after i have flashed to the 4.3, i have no problem in using but the Russian words is making me uncomfortable in the apps. So i decided to flash back to 4.2.2 Jellybean Malaysia stock firmware and wait for the 4.3 Jellybean release in Malaysia.

However, when i flash back the Malaysia's stock firmware of 4.2.2 jellybean (XME-I9500XXUBMG1-20130703150715) my network is no longer registered no matter what i did. I did a reset in the network setting however i still cannot make calls or access my mobile data.

Please help me as i am a noob and this is my first time posting in XDA. Thank you so much.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lmiddleton099:
Samsung S4 I337

Odin mode

Product name: SGH I337

Current binary: Samsung Official

System status: Official

CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30

Write protection: Enabled

Has anyone seen this when their S4 is softbricked?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11piston:
Hi,How can i remove regional lock?9505,XUDMH8,root,modem ME2,KNOX freeze.My friend tried to activate it with non-regional sim
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It does not look like there is a problem.

Try also asking in your own DEDICATED FORUM

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colang:
Believe it or not ... The xda gods will kill me I don't mind TW I've had sammys since the original Galaxy 1 .he he I still have it ... anyhow Thanks for the tip I just wish someone knew how to get rid of that ... pop up or if its just in our region

:D:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haxor:
Hello guys i don't know that its a right thread to ask question but i really confuse to choose between S4 or Note 2 please give me some advantage and disadvantage about both device and which one should i have to buy.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If I were you,I would start HERE...

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haxor:
Thanks for your suggestion but i want real user reviews who using S4 for while or some already used note 2.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naanireddy:
4.3 update

Hi guys,

I am frm India and Previously I installed omega rom and tried to revert back to stock rom but ended with generic imei and it was solved by changing modem to BMG9. Now I tried to install I9500XXUBMEA_I9500ODDBMEA_INS (4.3)but after flashing it stucks at Samsung logo and when I enterd into recovery mode i found e: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument). I have back up of efs which is taken from omega rom but not from stock firmware.

Is there any way I could flash 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5176868:
Issues with speaker and microphone.

Hello

I came across a problem that a factory reset, firmware flash and kernel flash couldn't solve.

I've first noticed the issue when no audio was going through placed or received calls. After exploring more I saw that every app that produces audio or uses the microphone was lagging or unresponsive. I have a completly stock I9505, unrooted.

The issue doesn't seem to be hardware based, since I still have some audio capability sometimes. However, after flashing the firmware and kernel the problem persists.

Are there any other partitions of the internal nand flash memory that if corrupted, could be causing the issues described above, afecting both speakers and the microphone?

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
what do you mean by MEA 4.3?? no such firmware.

dial *#7353# and test sound
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5176868:
Already tried. All diagnostics of sound makes the tool lag and ends up with the process being terminated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
flash custom recovery, format system and data, flash stock
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naanireddy:
sorry

sorry guys I posted wrong FW I tried to flash I9500XXUEMJ5_I9500ODDEMJ5_INU
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
flash it again.

if it didnt work, flash MJ5 modem https://www.dropbox.com/s/mf75pvsb7jl7wi0/I9500DDUEMJ5_modem.bin twice (make it .tar before) then flash stock 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmokerz:
Guys,

What application do you use to extend our battery life?

I'm using ArrowRom and Adam kernel, but my battery life isn't that efficient as the Arrow thread told...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Try looking here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2324604

I also use an App called DS Battery saver from play store (there are others also!)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5176868:
Well, completely flashed again. Still the same issue. No sound, no mic. In interesting thing is that if i try to use any mic based app such as Google Now or S Voice, the app complains that the mic is already being used by another program.

Is there anything besides the kernel that might be corrupted that is controlling the speaker and mic? I'm not sure what is the chipset architecture of the phone, but is there any sound device controller?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
did you FORMAT system in custom recovery before flashing the stock firmware??

I guess you have a hardware issue
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5176868:
Yep, complete format before flashing. I'm also suspecting a hardware problem, but it is strange that both speaker and mic are being affected at the same time.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naanireddy:
4.3 update

still getting efs mount failed an other methods plz help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
weird! did it pass and have a bootloop?

use pit when flashing stock
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naanireddy:
4.3 update

used Adonis pit and odin says nothing as phone passes gt I 9500 logo and stucks a Samsung logo as it dosent restart when I enter in to recovery mode it says e failed to mount efs folder
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
Hello,

I was having issues installing an app from the play store (kept getting an error) so I thought I would reset my phone to see if this resolved the issue.

I hit reboot and the phone didn't restart.

If I take the battery out for a little while then put it back in it starts, shows Samsung then just dies.

Any suggestions?

If I can manage it, would you advise installing a stock rom via download mode

or a nandroid backup via recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try nandroid first.

You can get stock firmware HERE

BTW,please state the variant of your phone when posting.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: flash firmware

Yes, that's the fastest and most sure way to solve the issue you are having.

Odin flashing the stock firmware for your phone would be the best.

The BEST place to find the stock original official firmware for your phone is at

SamMobile. Here is the link: http://www.sammobile.com/

I would have provided you with the specific download link for your specific

phone if you would have included that information in your post.

Just be 100% sure that the firmware you odin flash is the correct one.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
Sorry Guys it is the i9505. I already have the stock firmware on my computer, I will try the nandroid backup then flashing a stock if the former doesn't work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pandaturtle64:
Does anyone know how to get GT-I9505/SGH-I337 adb detected while in Download mode?

Is it possible?

Stuck in bootloop.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GermainZ:
There's no way to do that. Use download mode to flash through ODIN, and recovery mode to use ADB.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
Nanroid back up worked, Thank you both for your advice :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
*noob here*

[Q], I want to flash stock firmware on my rooted S4, but dont want to loose all my App/Game data after that. Is there a way i can restore my DATA after flashing?

After upgarading to 4.3 i will again use CF's AutoRoot.

Please help me with this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
You can use an app like Titanium Backup. Or Koush's backup app. I think it's called Helium.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
Do i have to purchase premium ver. or the free one will be sufficient ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I think the free version should work,but there is no harm in supporting the developer,and buying the app.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
Bought it !! :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YL_GS4:
Hi, I'm new here and I recently posted to the troubleshooting forum but no one gave me a reply so...

I think I bricked my phone somewhat. I'm not exactly sure how to proceed.

I had the "Firmware has encountered an error..." error a few days ago and tried to flash stock but it didn't give.

I read somewhere to install recovery (TWRP) so I tried doing that, but when i tried booting the phone, it would give me a bootloop

I tried to force recovery boot with adb but that didn't recognize it so I tried to flash stock at that point, but it also didn't work and gave me a PIT error

So tried flashing PIT with the firmware and that is giving me the same error as before

Also now it needs to be connect to my computer to boot (not sure if it is cause I haven't charged it or something screwed up.)

I'm out of options can someone help me please? I have a i9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: baseband

If you can let me know the exact BASEBAND of your phone I think I could help you.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YL_GS4:
Prior to the update it was 4.2.2, and I did this back in May so I think it was the Russian SER I9500XXUAMDK.

The one it originally came with was the CHN I9500ZCUAMDG

The phone wanted to automatically update to 4.3 and I allowed it, and afterwards, booting just caused a lot of crashes and I wasn't able to check the version.

I hope that helps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: 4.2.2 Odin flash firmware

Then why not Odin flash Russian SER I9500XXUAMDK or CHN I9500ZCUAMDG

stock official i9500 firmware from SamMobile.com (which ever worked best for you).

(the 4.2.2 firmware)

That way you will have a fresh clean start with a phone which works properly

After doing that and rooting the phone again you can flash one of the many

Samsung Jellybean i9500 4.3 S4 custom roms found here in these xda forums

and threads.

I am certain that even if the stock official 4.3 kies/ota upgrade worked properly

for you without any issues you would still want to flash one of these excellent

4.3 custom roms here in these i9500 custom rom threads.

Just be sure that when you do a full wipe you include DATA/SYSTEM/CACHE/DALVIK

and don't forget to perform a factory reset in TWRP since you cannot do a DATA RESET

it in the phone at this time.

P.S. if you don't already have an account at SamMobile.com I would highly suggest you

get one, without it you cannot download any of the stock official i9500 the firmware for

your phone. Everytime I flashed back to official stock I only used SamMobile for firmware.

And last but not least, don't mess with PIT files..............

Good luck with i
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmokerz:
What undervolt configuration (in stweak) do you use?

I'm afraid that my S4 will freeze.. :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
in my experience, 50mv is safe for all samsungs, some getting in the 75-90 range.

most often it seems good but then freezes as the battery gets lower - try 75, if it freezes reduce it to 70, then 65 and so on every freeze.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmokerz:
Hi,

I want to change my kernel from Adam to Perseus, what should I do then?

Is it necessary to do full wipe, clear cache, dalvik cache before installing Perseus kernel??

sorry if I've asked too much lately..

thanks :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
Nope. Just flash it. Don't have to clear anything.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
[Q] . Recently updated to 4.3. And want to root my device by CF's AR. One thing i want to clear. KNOX counter will change to 1 as i heard and i will loose the warranty. If i flash stock firmware again will it reset the KNOX counter back to ZERO.?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
No mate....once its tripped to 0x1 thats it!!!....NO reset for the forseable future!

May be worth a read through the KNOX Q&A - Link in my sig!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElFoldo:
WIFI issue

So, my wifi wont enable..

Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 (bought in Norway)

Baseband: XXUDMH8

Kernel; 3.4.0-1220396 se.infra@R0210-03 # 1

I woke up yesterday and my wifi wouldnt enable. So this happened on a factory stock S4 without any changes being made..

I tried to fix this myself yesterday with flashing modems, ROM, kernel etc. Softbricking it, until i restored it with the unbrick thread which is mentioned in OP's post.

I then flashed stock ROM and its now working just fine, except for the same problem with the WiFi.

The information above is stated as of now, its the same modem that was originally on the phone.

When I try to enable the WiFi it says "turning on..." but eventually it just fades to off setting.

I was asking in the QnA all questions forum and 1 user suggested doing this:

""Originally Posted by ADDICT.ANK:

Reinstall the wifi module.apk

or push it manually to system-app with pemissions rw-r-r..

and see..it'll help""

---

I found this thread and wanted to ask here aswell.

Im not entirely sure how to do the things .ANK suggested, and need some guidance...

Maybe the good people of this thread has other options on how to fix this, troubleshoot it, why/how blablabla etc.

Any help will be greatly appreciated by this very :silly: noob

Thank you

-----

EDIT:

I read some of the links in CarlM34's sig. And yeah, yesterday's efforts left me with a 0x1 Johnny knoxville...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
Hello!

Changing font size to bigger in TW roms doesn't increase the size of fonts in the Drawer, any trick to increase the fonts there?

Do I need an app for that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi mate....welcome to KNOXVILLE:(.......I would try to flash STOCK firmware again via odin. Also are you waiting for the GREEN PASS in odin before doing anything else. I have had the occassional blip with odin and always seemed to work 2nd time round.

EDIT - Also....what version of ODIN are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GermainZ:
Some alternate launchers may allow you to do that, not sure.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElFoldo:
follow up

Yeah, knoxville.. haha

I flashed stock rom yesterday, and i waited until it hit green, although when you ask I ofc get uncertain...

I used Odin 3.07 i believe.

Ill try flashing it again then.. but the funny part to me is that it occured on a factory standard device without me doing anything..

EDIT:

So i flashed the stock ROM again using Odin 3.09 choosing the AP "slot". Waited for Green Pass.

No change in the wifi enable horror. Everything else seems to be working, but what's a phone like this without wifi....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmokerz:
Hello guys,

What Kernel is the most suitable kernel for Arrow ROM v8?

especially for longer battery life

thanks ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
---------- Post added at 12:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:35 AM ----------

Have a look HERE mate - There is a section on Odin flashable NON-HLOS.bin (called WiFi FIX) for Samsung Galaxy S4 - GT-I9505

---------- Post added at 12:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 PM ----------

Think I deleted previous post accidentally:p:cyclops:

Whatever works best for YOU....YOU need to test them;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElFoldo:
follow up

Thanks for the suggestion, but I already tried..

i tried this one: I9505_XXUBMF8_WiFi_FIX.rar

but it didnt work..

Yesterday I first flashed the modem, standard variant.

Then installed latest omega rom. none of these fixed wifi.

Then i started messing with kernels and recovery mods and almost bricked, before reverting to stock mod.

Today the only thing ive done is flash with the wifi fix modem, and then as you suggested reflash with stock rom.

Still no resolution.

And since Im stuck here in the cornerbooth of the knoxville saloon (no WIFI), Im guessing i need to fix it myself? not too sure about what retailers will tell me about my warranty...

EDIT - This was the file i used: I9505_XXUDMH8_WiFi_FIX.rar
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Tis a strange one mate! Not sure if its worth it (as your KNOX is already VOID 0x1).....Maybe try flashing OFFICIAL MJ5....Sorry but not sure what else to suggest atm:(

EDIT - Did you extract the .tar file from the .rar before flashing?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElFoldo:
Follow up

Well i did extract everything I used in Odin i believe. I did some the flashing yesterday from teamwin recovery with zip's and such but that was part of the whole bricking process...

My odin doesnt seem to recognize any packed file formats? so im not sure i understand what you mean either..

the files as i used them have these names:

I9505_XXUDMH8_WiFi_FIX.tar.md5

I9505XXUDMH8_I9505OXXDMHA_I9505XXUDMH8_HOME.tar.md5

I9505_XXUDMH8_MODEM.tar.md5

where the last two are the ones currently on the device.

Is there by any chance a possibility that its actually the hardware thats fried? Can i check if it is in some way?

EDIT: - Do you mean MJ5 like in this one?

Germany DBT (October 2013) (firmware with Enforcing SELinux. SECURED BOOTLOADER WILL BE FLASHED, NO DOWNGRADE)

PDA: I9505XXUEMJ5

CSC: I9505OXAEMJ5

MODEM: I9505XXUEMJ5

Version 4.3

Asking because the other letters before MJ5 differs aswell, and there is no MJ5 for nordic countries in the list..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thegandyman:
Newbie help needed =3

Hello all!

I understand that I am new here and that there is tonnes of people asking for help and millions of posts to sift through to

find information, so I hope I am not being rude by asking a question I could have found the answer to myself.

I am currently running Cyanogenmod on my GT-I9505 Intl Galaxy S4, and as with all my other phones CM never fails

to deliver light, stable, simplistic, yet subtle customization to Android. However after using Foxhound ROM (built from stock)

I have been quite accustomed to using the dialer and sms applications that are Samsung, but themed.

My question is: Is there a way that is fairly noob friendly for me to take the dialer and sms parts from the stock or Foxhound ROMs

and insert them into my CM.

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time out to help a newbie who is OCD about the exact way his phone looks / feels ! :p

Cheers,

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

If you like a combination of TW and AOSP, look for DSA's BlackBox ROM in the dev section.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Yes.....its the one I have flashed (I live in the UK) and have no issues.......It is entirely up to you if you decide to try this......i only did this because I blew my KNOX warrenty ages ago....:p:cyclops:;) Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thegandyman:
Hey!

Thanks for the reply :)

I looked at this ROM but it uses aosp dialer and mms! :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunzaa:
Hey all, first time rooting here. I haven't done so yet but I have been trying my best to read various topics regarding rooting to get myself familiar with the process. Using my build number, I will eventually use this wonderful thread to root my GS4:

After rooting, is my next step to install a custom recovery, then install a ROM?

Still a noob, so here are some questions I want to ask:

1) After rooting, is my next step to install a custom recovery, then install a ROM?

2) What does it mean to "flash" a ROM?

3) In the case I mess up the rooting process, what should be my contingency plan(s)?

4) Do certain ROMs only work with different build compatibilities? For instance, ME7 vs MI1.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alienngp:
Well I have a friend that has this phone and I need a bit of help he has constant force closes and the phone is randomly shutting down pure stock phone any ideas of what could be wrong he's tried factory reset and that fails every time

Sent From The NGP Rom 4.1.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YL_GS4:
I have tried to flash 4.2.2 with ODIN but I keep getting errors and Odin failing. It usually stops at Nand Write

The only thing that I was able to flash with ODIN was TWRP and CWM and even then I was getting a boot loop after.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alienngp:
Even he has taken it to Verizon and no one there will help him

Sent From The NGP Rom 4.1.2