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

The odin script is saying the firmware is invalid.

Perhaps you would get a better answer in your own DEDICATED FORUM

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Corrupt download of the firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

That may do the work ;). I don't use Odin as I'm on Linux, but according to the NON-HLOS / Modem Collection thread you'll put the .tar or .tar.md5 into the phone indeed. Hope it works for you.

Good luck,

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] addy.9644:
Samsung galaxy s4 i9500

Hello all, as the forum name suggests, I'm a noob. So I rooted my phone i9500 recently. I wanted to know what roms are good and stable at this level. I'm not a big fan of touchwiz, so anything based on stock android will be preferably, but I still would like to prioritize stability as I will have to be using as a daily driver. Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Your choice of ROMS can be found HERE

and

HERE

No one can help you with the choice.

That is something you must try for yourself.

My advice is to read the first post of each ROM carefully , to see what is contained , and how to install it.

Good luck

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bingley:
Has anyone rooted with towelroot and received an ota or unrooted and done so? I've kinda already asked but am wondering if there's someone who's done this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l3onhard:
error loki-ifying the boot image

Hey everybody,

I stumbled over the following error while updating from CM 11 M8 to M9: "error loki-ifying the boot image"

Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be?

Maybe relevant information: I didn't have this problem when I updated from M7 to M8. Before the update I flashed back to stock firmware for warranty reasons and then restored CM 11 M8 with CWM.

Thank you for your help!

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

We do not use loki on the international variant.

Maybe , you should look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.wtf:
as there is now a cm-based rom which supports s-view: are there more of them? did i miss something?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Sammobile.com or wherever you downloaded that one from. Download was incomplete
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
What's currently on your phone and also be sure to use the cable that came with your phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frostedunit:
If you don't trust the people on this site, then why are you asking for advice here?

Are you sure that you have a 720 and not a 720T?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
If you just received it from sprint 99% chance it's on the latest firmware which means you can only flash that same version or newer

And yes on your phone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
What is the best class of SD card for Galaxy s4??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Class 10 is the best period. Fastest read and write speeds.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanman777:
should i use this for firmware Sprint_SPH-L720_16GB_pit_file.zip i forget where i got it and sammobile isnt working the downloads take forever and then get half way and stop.... if i messup my phone BRICK is it easy to unBRICK i really need help, could i tak it somewhere to get flashed? please reply PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS4/SPH-L720/KK/SPR-L720VPUFNAE-20140224205519.zip

is this a reliable firmware download?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
A pit file isn't even a firmware so no.

Never heard of that site.

Try samsung-updates.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Like [MENTION=5580710]ShinySide[/MENTION] already mentioned it is Class 10, however recently SanDisk released some SDXC sdcards, which will work just fine and bring amazing write and read speeds ;). They are class 10, but they are now using a new term called UHS, which is something above class 10 as far as it looks (class 10 is defined as minimum 10MB/s, UHS is defined as 30MB/s minimum).

I'm using this one, you may want to take a look (32GB, but 16 and 64 are also available): http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...n-Free-Packaging/dp/B009QZH7BU/ref=pd_cp_pc_2

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
They have another series too called extreme. Which is above the ultra series @45mbs. I think there's a third "professional" one too of 95mbs
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l3onhard:
Thank you for replying!

I am a little confused, because I have the international variant: GT-I9505 (Germany). What is loki? I could find any descriptions/definitions online for some reason.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roydexter:
Hi, can anyone help me solve my problem. My Anymode Wireless battery charger cover is not charging after i rooted my samsung s4 i9500 with a custom rom. I tried install different roms to think it can fix the problem but its not..

I put my anymode wireless battery cover to a non rooted samsung s4 and its working fine... Does anybody knows why its not working on a rooted samsung s4 with custom rom? And is there any possible way to fix it? Hope you can help me. Thanks in advance. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I can't imagine it's caused by routing the phone.

It can be kernel related, it happened to me once that after a kernel change my wireless charger stopped working.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roydexter:
Hi kantjer, thanks for the help and quick reply.. May i know how to change the kernel, and what kernel should i put on my samsung s4 i9500 to fix the wireless charger cover issue?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
A new kernel normally comes as as zip that can be flashed like a custom ROM through recovery.

I can't advise you on a kernel. Thats dependent on the ROM and phone type. Since I don't have a i9500 I'm not up to speed on available kernels.

I would advise you to go to the ROM tread and see if they can advise you there.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Also have a look around Galaxy S 4 i9500 Android Development for kernels.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
Someone tell me you should use class 4 or less to working without problem

http://thebwazel.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Add-External-Storage-to-a-Galaxy-S4

Purchase the Right Card\

OK, since you're still reading, I assume that means you know that you need to expand your S4's storage. Great! Now you need to pick out a Micro SD card to go into your phone. Here is where a very important distinction must be made; purchase a*Class 4 or slower*micro SD card. Do a quick*Google search, and you will see a host of people complaining about their phones unmounting their cards or giving them formatting error messages. The reason for this is that the S4, for whatever reason, does not play nice with Class 10 cards. Either due to the speeds or just the interface, the phone, as I experienced first-hand, will suddenly stop accessing files on the SD card and give a card format error if it is Class 10 type. I think this is a big oversight by Samsung, but it is the reality of the situation now. The good news is, Class 4 cards work great! So when shopping for a card, make absolute sure it is Class 4 or slower. I returned my Class 10 card for a Class 4 type and have had zero problems since.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I think that's BS advise, buy a card from a decent manufacturer is a far better advise IMO

I use a class 10 Samsung 64GB card for over a year now, never had any problems with it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ormetkruper:
Same here. I use a Samsung 32 Gb class 10 for 2.5 years. Both in a S3 and now my S4 without any problems.

Skickat från min GT-I9505 via Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobilkungen78:
I use a class 10 32gb Samsung card and never had problems
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Who ever told you that probably went cheap and bought a 5 dollar "class 10" of the Internet.

I have 3 Sandisk class 10s, 8 16 and 32. Never had an issue with any of them. 32 is used daily, 16gb used often, 8gb my mom has in her phone that I gave her, and I've had zero issues with any. And the 8gb dates back to the gingerbread era.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
What about class 4 kingston? It is good for use app from it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Kingston are a hit and miss from what I've seen. Sometimes last long Time sometimes only a few weeks.

I honestly wouldn't buy anything other than a Samsung or Sandisk. I go for reliability factor over price. I have too many pictures and videos I would be sincerely pissed I lost because I went cheap on an sd card
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bingley:
On an S4 i9505 does anyone else's WhatsApp vibrate setting if Default not respect the set android vibrate/sound setting?

That is, if phone is set to sound not vibrate and WA vibrate set to default my S4 still vibrates despite the phone being on non-vibrate. It's annoying having to open WA, settings, notifications, turn on/off vibrate every time to Chan's the setting which sold respect the phone setting.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

This is a huge lie. How can S4 not play nicely with a Class 10 sdcard if my X10 Mini Pro (2010 device - Donut/Eclair era) has one since 2011 and faced no problems ever? I've been using the sdcard I've put in the link on my other reply for over one year without any issue, never had to format it and never unmounted. When I was in a hurry if I didn't have this speedy beast I wouldn't be able to put music or something else I wanted to put in my phone before leaving home in the speed I had. Also, moving files from/to it has been great since I've used NextApp SdFix, almost as fast as copying files from a folder in internal memory to another one still in internal memory.

So, instead of getting junk 2$ fake class 10 sdcards, make sure you get a good one. I've searched on Amazon before buying, and there are many options. I'm currently using a SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC, paid last year something around 30$, you can find it for 20$ today. If you paid at least 400$ on a phone, why can't you spend just 20$ for a good sdcard that will last you some years at least?

~Lord

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Hi,

I believe the default is set to the Vibration settings in the cellphone, not the current profile. I'm not quite sure, but as you're speaking this, I believe that it may be the problem. I've set mine to Short and it's really quite short, maybe it'll attend your needs ;).

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bingley:
If default is to use the phone's vibrate setting, and I have vibrate off (no other notification vibrates in this setup) on the phone, how come WA vibrates when set to default - it's not respecting the phone's setting. Try it. It's mega annoying!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prel0ad:
Galaxy S4 I9505

Hello !

I am having issues both backing up my current ROM and installing a new one.

So first of all i understand i need to install a backup tool, which i did. After which i attempt to go into recovery mode to backup and get this screen - [See attached file] in which as you can see no backup/restore options is available. Am i doing something wrong ?

All that aside i decided to risk it and try installing a new ROM without backing up using the "apply update from external storage" option, but that didn't yield a positive result. I got a small error telling me the archive is not the proper format or something. (It's hard to catch, the error stays onscreen for literally a second or two.) Again, am i doing something wrong ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You need to flash a custom recovery first to be able to do all the thing you want to.

Look at the first page for more info about installing a custom recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumdumguy2:
I too use the Samsung headphones over the ones mentioned. They deffinately seem to sound better. Tho, I have been boxed in the ears a few times=D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EliSyed:
Hey, first of all you need to flash a custom recover like cwm, twrp or philz recovery. They have that backup option. Download flashify from the playstore and in that app you will find an option, it's pretty helpful.

The update file should be in zip form btw.

Edit

[MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION] already posted a reply. Didn't notice sorry.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumdumguy2:
I purchased this Sandisc too. 32 GB. It is GREAT! No problems with it. I recommend it for s4 as well.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elektriiqa:
Hi. Just installed CM11 on my S4. Now I can't get unread counts for missed calls and messages etc.. How can I make this work please? Also, I cannot get my 3G to work now. Any fixes please? Thanks ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Use Nova launcher with TeslaUnread for Nova
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elektriiqa:
Is that the only option? I can't have unread counts if I wish to continue to use stock CM11?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
With their launcher? I dont think so. I havent ran CM since the CM7 days so I dunno. But sure theres other options out there someone. Thats just what Ive always used
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
The problem was not in the $ but I was wondering about buy a sd-card and not working well.. Aslo our store only have a kingston sd-card class 4 or SanDisk class 4 [emoji20]

What about SanDisk class 4?? It is good for me or I should order a class 10 from Amazon?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

For the 3G issue, it can be solved flashing another modem and or WiFi Fix, I believe. Not really sure, is everything else working fine? Like sound and signal? If only 3G, then may be APN settings or just reboot and select a 3G enabled source and make sure 2G Only is turned off ;).

Hi,

If possible I'd get the class 10. More speed and performance is always welcomed :). Of course, if time and shipping isn't an issue for you ;).

~Lord

"Dream On! Dream Until Your Dreams Come True!" - Dream On (Aerosmith)

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
So what Is the beter 3G Or 4G version of galaxy s4??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
I didn't know there was a 3G only model....either way if there is definitely 4G/LTE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selrahc017:
Quick question guys how can i go back to stock battery design after using 3minit battery settings?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
I mean Gt-i9500 and Gt-i9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Are you wanting to remove 3minit? Post your SystemUI.apk and Ill revert it for you if you are. What firmware version?

ohhh Octa-core vs quad core. If I had the choice Id still go Quadcore/i9505. Exynos doesnt get much love (didnt even have CM support until like 3 months ago) and itts not really a true octacore. It has 2 different processors in it. A Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7. If it was a true 8 core processor (preferably a Snapdragon) I'd be all over it. And of course I cant live with out 50-60mbs LTE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solologo:
how to solve the "end call delay" problem on 9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elektriiqa:
Yeah everything is fine except for 3G signal. I think that I need to set up my 3g settings like you said. thanks man. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
I need help guys. When I enter full screen mode in youtube, my status bar (the one with battery percentage, wifi, clock) won't disappear. Yesterday it was ok, I don't know what happened all of a sudden.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Have you tried the most obvious solution, a reboot :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
So what is the best screen video recording screen(with audio) & what is the best call record?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sachinyadav59:
My Samsung samsung galaxy s4 (kitkat) is having s view screen flickering issue

I'm not using S view cover but my screen screen flashes & shows time & notifications for a second..

It is very irritating

Samsung service centers are also not able to solve this problem

please help me,,,,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elektriiqa:
Hi again. I think that the solution to my 3G problem is that I need to install my carrier's settings. I am supposed to send a message and receive the configuration message back with the 3G settings. The problem is that now I am unable to receive this configuration message and therefore I can't have my carrier's settings for 3G. Before CM11 I was able to receive this message. What can I do please?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTX90:
Hi guys i have a problem after i have flashed CM 11 M9 for my i9505, phone looks terribly slow, have lag for example when i try to do a call i see the interface after 20-30 seconds and i can't ear nothing, same for close the call, also evry time i restart the phone date and clock changes, what can i do? i have used last philz touch recovery to install the rom, and before install done wipe chace and data. :confused:

Update: i guess i broke wifi/sound, i have installed last official firmware, still not working
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linuxbaby03:
Question about modems and the i9505G

Possibly a nooblet question here so please bear with me.

I have a S4 i9505G on the US AT&T network. My signal is beyond crappy. I previously had an i337 model S4 and its signal was lovely and wonderful. I'm wondering if it is even possible to flash the i337's AT&T modems onto this i9505G first of all, and second if that might improve the signal issues I'm having. I'm running full stock on the i9505G on baseband I9505GUEUCNF3. My friend who does things with government radar and the like thinks there might be a different physical modem chip on the phone and that might be why I'm experiencing these issues on the GPE when I wasn't on the AT&T model. If this is the case it would make sense that I can't flash the i337's modem.

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if they had any solutions. TIA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
Is SanDisk have a bigger difference then kingston? (I'm talking about the quality)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
What about this?? It is good??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
Since my S4 doesn't accept any headphones except the ones that came in the box, maybe there is a module or other salution I could use in order to fix this problem or it's just Samsung's fault and they did it on porpuse? Basically, what's the porpuse of 3.5mm jack if I can't even use it?

P.S. I have such good over-ear headphones with mad bass and quality, and it makes me mad that I can't use them.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Good +1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
I buy it and all is okay
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

A pretty good screen recorder I've used was Rec Pro, but keep in mid it's paid. But I think the best would be you try out those on Play Store ;).

For call record I can't tell as I don't use.

Hi,

I'm sorry, but I don't know what to do here. Can't you try calling your carrier or going back stock, copying APN settings and then trying them on CM? The best would be the first, just tell them you can't receive the message and would like to manually setup.

Hi,

For the last official firmware it's a Modem problem. Try installing another modem and WiFi fix ;).

For CM, if you want to go back, try reflashing the zip wiping data, cache and system. Or try another zip ;).

Hi,

I believe the modem chip set is indeed different. I wouldn't risk flashing a modem from another device. Maybe you could try another modem from the Modem thread in General S4 SubForum ;).

Also, make sure you selected the network mode to LTE/WCDMA/GSM, in case you don't have LTE I recommend WCDMA/GSM (to save battery).

Hi,

I have the same sdcard, but mine is 32GB. Over a year using and no deceptions so far ;).

Hi,

That's kinda bizarre, I'm typing this while listening to music on my Sony headphones. Can you try another headphone? Like iPhone or other new devices, because there are 2 types of 3.5mm jack, one of them is for older headphones like Sony Ericsson and Nokia, while current generation uses the same kind of iPhone, Samsung and Sony (2012 line), for example.

~Lord

"Dream On! Dream Until Your Dreams Come True!" - Dream On (Aerosmith)

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
Well, the headphones that I want to use are Genius HS-G500V. I'm confused.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

So I believe it can be an issue with your device. Did you try another Samsung headphone? Maybe you should take it to where you bought reporting this problem.

~Lord

"Dream On! Dream Until Your Dreams Come True!" - Dream On (Aerosmith)

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Those aren't even actually head phones. It's a gaming headset.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
Sadly, I have voided my warranty by rooting and flashing custom roms and the headphones are brand new, just bought them.

These ones are perfectly normal with music also.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Sorry for the misinfo then. My internet is horrible today and I couldn't do a proper research on the headphone. That may be the issue then. Just try another headphone and see if works.

~Lord

"Dream On! Dream Until Your Dreams Come True!" - Dream On (Aerosmith)

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
I'm sure they are. Problem is tho its for a pc. Specifically for pc gaming, skype, etc etc Not for mobile devices. That in line box with all the controls (vibration, mute, volume, etc etc) is completely different then actual head phones. My guess since their a pc gaming headset? And because of their site, Your biggest issue is only states being compatible on windows pc. Which we're Linux anyways. It's like trying to use an Xbox controller on Play station.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTX90:
I'll try, any suggest about which moden / wifi fix i have to flash? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Got busted sleeping :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Depends on your firmware and boot loader version. Please download the Phone Info app and try downloading the same modem as your boot loader version ;). WiFi Fix (NON-HLOS) is the same as modem.

If that didn't work, please try downloading a newer modem, if sound and WiFi crashes, then you may need to downgrade a bit. Do it until you find a suitable one ;).

~Lord

"Dream On! Dream Until Your Dreams Come True!" - Dream On (Aerosmith)

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selrahc017:
Im currently in imperium v10 and experiencing force close in systemui and needed to restart my phone because it prompts like 4 times. Can anyone help me to know the problem. I have it clean flash and haven't install the upsm yet because im waiting for ng8 version of it. And also found a bug when im running antutubenchmark my phone suddenly shutdown. I posted this here cause im still restricted in imperium thread due to low number of posts. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTX90:
Solved! i just re-flashed the last stock firmware XXUGNG8 and phone started to work! now i'm wondering if i can remove all that bloatware without rooting :confused: