yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
After numerous attempts to flash back to stock and having no joy at all

>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46061433#post46061433

And a lengthy conversation with samersh72 about this. (Believed it to be a driver issue)

Conclusion drawn that it would be better to try this process on windows 7 or vista. Afraid I am stuck using 8 and have no other choice.

Also after reading numerous threads from other people with this issue, it would seem that Jtag will be the only way to restore stock.

Please see this thread about the same issue >> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2452140

If anyone has managed to overcome the same situation without Jtag then please do reply.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sotos_2002:
So if i root i don't lose my warranty?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
I believe this is very debatable......in essence probably but a quick google search resulted in this - READ HERE

Some believe yes and others no!:confused:

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Hi mate....not sure if this is going to help or not.......Knox is currently the baine of dev's life thanks to Samsung...but have a read here
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svd1977:
Hi,

My device is currently on uxxbmg5,i believe i have old bootloader(knox free),does my phone is capable to update from 4.2.2 to the newest version(4.3)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravims:
So i went ahead and installed pacman on my s4, and it resets itself every time a call comes in or whenever I try to make a call. The purpose of the phone is gone. I tried to open some games and other applications that I installed and it resets, google plus is slow, really laggy and after a while of scrolling, phone resets again. Should I roll back to the stock rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
Root MH8

So the other device arrived today, and the worst fear is realized it's on MH8...

I know the 4.3 update is rumored to be this month. And I have a few questions about rooting this device

Will rooting affect the update? I know that MH8 alerts you every time you use root your system is under attack.

And to remove that you have to run adb shell or Terminal Emulator and enter

pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid

Does anyone have any ideas if it will cause problems when the next update goes live?

Or is it best just to hang on and not root until we know for sure?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
I have mh8 and root it with CF-auto root....

when I check for update it says : "your device has been modified.software updates are not available"

so I can't get OTA update but I can flash the 4.3 frimware ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Yes,you can.

Do you want TW or AOSP?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
Thanks for letting me know, seems they are trying to force the community out...

What I don't understand is what exactly is Samsungs motive here? It seems to me is that they're going to loose out in the long run.

I'm sure a huge percentage of their sales are to people who care about this sort of thing.

It's like buying a house, but you're not allowed to change the furniture...

Do they really want to restrict the market that severely?

I love the S4 I'm just saddened by all the bloat they've forced upon it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you make a nandroid backup?

If so,restore your previous working ROM.

If not,why not?

Look HERE

You can get back to stock and start again.

Or you could just flash a different ROM.(backup and wipe your phone first)

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravims:
Ultra noobish question probably, but is there a limitation to the number of times a phone can be flashed? Can I flash it a hundred times without getting the OS storage area weakened?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Mate...if I had a counter (especially for my S2) it could not count high enough!:good:

EDIT - My S4 is probably p**sed at me for the amount of times its been flashed also LOL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Practically no limit on flashing...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reza577:
So i Tried to turn my galaxy s4 to a Google edition phone because i heard it removes the the small lags the device has, but in the process of changing the OS i think i deleted the Factory installed files on the device and did not install the google OS.

so now my phone only shows the Samsung logo when i turn it on, nothing else.

can anyone please help me? or is this a lost cause?

here is what i did

-first i rooted my phone using odin,which i have don a bunch of times, that wasn't the problem, after rooting i installed TWRP on my device and copied the 4.3 google play ROM into my device.

-secondly i rebooted the device, (as the guide said) opened TWRP and did as the guide told me (Wipe –> Advanced Wipe and select “Dalvik Cache”, “System”, and “Cache”. Then move the slider to complete the wipe.) (refer to picture for more detail)

***** this is where i think i ****ed up******

-Now the guide asks me to install the new ROM and do a factory reset + a reboot.

However my phone froze for some reason and i couldn't install the ROM then it rebooted automatically.

now i cant get passed the company's logo and if i do go into TWRP and try doing any of the previous stuff it keeps writing these lines:

checking for MD5 file...

skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.

updating partition details...

E: Unable to mount '/system'

E:Unable to mount '/efs'

E:Unable to mount '/preload'

and when ever i try to reset or reboot, it says the device has no OS .

is it over for my phone? i really would appreciate it if someone could tell me Anything on how to fix this problem.

p.s.

i have been searching the web for the past 2 days, spending hours trying to find an answer or a case similar to mine, so far i have found some solutions, like flashing back to original ROM,but it is so complicated and iam worried i might **** it up and destroy whats left of my phone.

basically, right now i have found a 1.5 gb file (the stock rom) and iam trying to follow the steps on a guide to unroot your phone, am i doing the right thing?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

It will guide you back to an original stock ROM.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reza577:
wow, thanks for the super fast response, i do however, have 1 question about that link, i have seen and read it before, but, my phone is not listed on the page, (which is why i downloaded my firmware from sammobile) will applying the firmware from sammobile to the guide work ?

Thank you again for responding, i have been going through hell in the past 2 days trying to get the phone to work, but i have also learned alot about rooting :D:p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Post your phone details on that thread.

I am sure samersh72 will sort you out.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duggle1993:
hii i cant untickle the auto reboot, inst any other way to root the cellphone witout odin? the 1st time i rooted it was with odin it worked fine now it doesnt work anymore :c
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
What version of Odin are you using? Are you launching Odin before plugging phone into USB (not that it should matter)...Do you not want it to Auto re-boot?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duggle1993:
i just want to root my phone but since i did an update from ota nothing seems to work, the version im using is the 1.85, i dont know i tried to do what marik told me to do but i cant untikle
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Strange....try using 3.07 to see if that helps. (search and ye will find)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duggle1993:
thx a lot it worked!!!! :DDD the problem was on odin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paras:
Just want to ask one thing that what is it with I9500 Roms and modem flashing.I mean why has it become so complicated to flash roms.

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anomander-rake:
Got a sim lock on a originaly non sim lock GT-I9505ZKANEE

moved it to its own topic.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VienCervantes:
Are there other places to download stock firmwares other than Sammobile? The download there is so slow ( pls bear with my english )
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] difyel:
Hey ,

is the Adam 1.6 or 1.4 kernel compatible with I9505XXUBMGA stock rom , and is it flashable using philz recovery ?

thanks for your help .
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svd1977:
Hi,

How about aosp?another noob question, in branded firmware are they capable to install custom recovery,kernel and rom?thanks again
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I'm using Slim Bean ROM 4.3 on MGA firmware.

Yes, you can install that on branded firmware.

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
This query is related to Adam Kernel Thread.:)

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samsung-update.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elm3alem:
How to root s4 9500??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Have a look here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292615
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
use this link :

https://my.pcloud.com/#page=register&invite=eQ7ZDwpIky

and register here then use remote upload to upload frimware from hotfile to their server and then download it :victory:....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svd1977:
If rooting alone does not change my flash counter,meaning to say i can unroot permanently in super su and leave no trace of rooting to claim my warranty without the need of flashing stock firmware?pls enlighten me.thank you again for being nice to me:o
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jake.levinez:
I was trying to flash the pre rooted 4.3 via Odin (my first time flashing a rom) and I got an (auth) error when trying to flash. What I think to be my knox status says 0x30. What can I do to stop this error?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I am not sure what you are asking here,but I think you have answered your own question.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
unsigned stuffs by samsung flashed with odin, will affect your binary counter, so rooting with cf-auto root will increase your binary counter.

unless you flashed a pre-rooted stock firmware.

chainfire wrote:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svd1977:
I mean in super su>setting>full unroot,is it the easiest way to unroot my rooted s4 to get back my phone status into official?how about ota update after doing that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I think samersh72 answered your question in the post above yours.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svd1977:
Sorry for that:D what about your post in page 552 post#5516?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
i think malybru meant about pre-rooted firmware
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry,my bad.

That should read PRE-ROOTED ROMS do not change the flash counter.

So,flashing Chainfire's Auto-Root via ODIN , does change your counter,and you will need Triangle Away to reset your counter.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
It's looking good, not too busy as some I have seen which is good and it's still eye catching! Great work :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Hi I keep trying to use burst mode but I hold the button and nothing happens... its switched on, I've tried rebooting and I've tried turning setting on and off again and no no!

Any help would be great
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borgmanjayce:
Is there any way of doing a full Nandroid backup or something similar that I can use when upgrading a custom ROM to a new version?

I'm currently using EchoeROM and I don't want to lose my settings including those of the home screens every time I do a c lean wipe to install a new ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
Anyone know of some good apps for increasing battery life?

I've been playing around with a few (non rooted device as I'm on MH8 :crying:)

I'm currently using JuiceDefender Ultimate and it seems to be working but haven't had it installed long enough to check this theory properly

One app that has been mentioned and is awesome for monitoring is BBS (BetterBatteryStats) Have installed that too

I have used Snapdragon BatteryGuru (But the app struggled to learn when to turn on and off functions)

I also was using Memory Booster (Full Version) - But have since learned to stay away from task killer apps?

I run brightness or almost empty not auto as I found that actually drained my battery more,

I have to keep wifi or data on at all times (this impacts the battery) but being in constant contact with people via services is a must for me.

I always turn off functions I do not need when I'm not using them, I never use any of the air or smart services.

I have also got email set to sync less frequently. These are probably some of the most basic but overlooked factors of battery life

Does anyone have any addition tips or tweaks? (Remember non rooted, for now at least)

Any input would be appreciated, what apps do you use (if any)? And do you think they actually work?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Forget about all those apps promising to increase battery life. Just only install apps you actually use, go easy on the widgets, forget about life wallpapers. And switch off any services you so not need, don't use push mail.

And most important, keep your screen brightness as low as possible. Your screen is by far the biggest battery drainer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
Thanks for the advice, it would seem the only other way to do so would be to find a better kernel/rom

but as root and flashing are not currently an option looks like I have some apps to uninstall.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Get a spare battery (or 2)

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abonides:
It appears to me from what I've read that the unlocked bootloaders in Canada have the Knox bootloader "D" firmware while locked bootloaders are primarily non Knox "B" firmware. Is there a corrolation, and could one flash a non Knox kernel on a Knox device and still have a working unit?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
For sure, hard to find official batteries online though, That and find one of those portable chargers (One that you can recharge).

Have you seen the cases with extended size battery units? I'm sure Samsung released an official one for the S3

Not sure if they have those on the S4. Has anyone used these before?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Since i'm lost in finding any good tutorial on how to get a S4 working (Hardbricked) i'm going to ask here

I've tried:

---Repair dead boot I9505 via usb cable--- Thanks to legija from JTAG team.

QHUSB Qualcomm driver download

i don't see any "error" unless cannot open file is one of the known error, the CMD window just dissapear so i can't see if theres an error or not

i've also tried

- Brief Boot Recovery process for GT-I9500 (should hopefully be somewhat like with I9505)

1) Copying bootloader file to external SD Card, using normal GT-I9500.

2) Inserting the SD card to ‘No Power’ phone, and copy the bootloader file to the defective PBA.

3) After downloading bootloader file to the defective phone, enter the download mode with the phone, and download Full S/W.(PIT, PDA, CSC, PHONE files)

4) Repair Code for Boot Recovery MUST be entered as ‘C3’ on Warranty System (For Europe)

→ Same Repair Code with J-TAG.

Detailed Boot Recovery Process

1) Insert External SD Card to normal phone to copy Bootloader to SD card.

2) Run Odin3 v3.07.exe

3) Click ‘Bootloader’ button and load Bootloader file. Published By [Global CS Team in HQ]

4) Enter download mode with the normal phone (SD Card inserted).

※ Download Mode : Volume Down key + Home key + Power Key and press Volume Up key. Published By [Global CS Team in HQ]

Volume Up

< Volume Down key + Home key + Power Key >

< Download Mode >

5) Connect the phone to PC, using USB cable.

6) Click Start button to copy bootloader to the phone.

7) Disconnect the phone from PC.

8) Close the Odin3 v3.07.exe and Run it again.

Published By [Global CS Team in HQ]

9) Click ‘Bootloader’ button and load Bootloader file, and check ‘T Flash’ option in the Odin, to copy bootloader to SD Card. After connecting the phone to PC, click Start button to download bootloader to SD card.

10) After downloading, turn off the phone and remove the SD Card.

→ This SD card will be used to recover boot of the phone.

11) Disassemble the ‘No Power’ phone. Then insert SD card to the PBA.

Confidential

12) Connect the PBA with Anyway JIG and power supply, with the POWER OFF.

※ Use 11pin cable to supply power to the PBA.

13) Short the ‘TP_NAND_CMD’ to R5103.

(HQ uses tweezers to short the resistance) Published By [Global CS Team in HQ]

14) Turn on the PBA and STOP THE SHORT (remove tweezers) after 3 to 6 seconds from turning on the PBA.

15) After approximately 5 seconds, you can see message on the LCD boot recovery was succeeded.

16) Press Volume Down Key to make the phone enter download mode.

17) Download Full S/W including PIT, PDA, CSC and PHONE

Yet theres no luck

EDIT: i see now what may be the problem

i need sboot.bin in a tar achive, sigh
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mm865:
Hi,

I flashed Google play edition software onto my galaxy, them I checked the model number, and it said i9505G, but I was sure that it said i9505 before. I looked up the G variant and it seems that it's the Google Play edition. Can changing the firmware change model number? Or have done something very wrong? I followed Techno Buffalo's guide BTW.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lou 270:
I was watching a u tube video about haw to use triangle away and it looked real simple but the only thing that concerns me is he said you must have a unlocked bootloader and I was wondering if that was true because I don't I'm running SS on my Galaxy S4 and I would really love to clear this just in case ^_^
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Check the first post and look up the variant of your phone.

There are dedicated fora for your variants,and you may well get better answer for your particular problems.

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

It could also just be the build.prop.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mm865:
Hi,

Thanks for replying, but what is the build.prop?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Check it out.

System root/system

It's just a script in every ROM detailing phone type and ROM details that you see when you open up settings/about phone,amoung other things.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mm865:
Thanks, that sounds like it, so I guess I can still use ROMs made for the i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lou 270:
What in God's name are u talking about all I asked is if anyone knew if it would work or not and u just gave me blue prints to build my own spaceship please just a simple answer will triangle away work for someone who is on a Verizon Galaxy s4 running safestrap
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svd1977:
How can i do this?please teach me.thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dork997:
I need some help , i am rooted with Arrow rom v8 ....i have noticed that when i connect my phone to computer the folders in "Phone Storage" (storage/emulated/0) stay the same, there are some app left overs like i had uninstalled this app "cleaner" ages ago but its folder still shows up there even after flashing 2/3 different roms...( these folders dont go away even after factory rest , cache and dalvik wipes....) I was just wondering why dont they get removed? when i select them all their size is about 60 mb.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Formatting will remove folders on 0 and not a data wipe.

delete them manually.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholasang:
Superuser doesnt work

Hi, i just rooted my phone ytd using odin and everything went ok, but when i tried to access superuser, it says "There is no SU binary installed and SuperSU cannot install it" cant seem to figure out the problem . Please help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gett:
Another noob question. :)

Did Slim Beam is knox free and have old bootloader?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeritoX:
I have the i9500, any similar threads for this version?

thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x5rash:
Rooting Samsung Galaxy S4

Hi there I am thinking off rooting my Samsung Galaxy S4 and I wanted to know will I still be eligible for S/W updates ? I wont be installing any roms just getting the root access on my device and putting 1/2 tweaks on
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
it does change the kernal which is litle more tweaks for better perfomance

and root it and does not effect the phone perfomance as per me

I have been using it its nice and stable
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tabenf:
No phone was rooted long before I installed new cwm mabe its just my imagination antutu score stayed the same,going to flash custom rom tomorrow,that should clear problems I hope!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
After rooting ur device status becomes "Custom" so u wont be able to get updates have to do it manually thru ODIN

hope this helps:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avide:
Okay i will put it into the phone, does it reset my data or something? =/

im UBUAMDE its safe u sure?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tabenf:
Hi no ota updates wil be available but you could always unroot if u want new firmware
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Yes data will be safe if u flash it 99.99%

But i always take a backup of my most important data just to be safe

Nothing will happen still :silly:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Rooting your phone using THIS METHOD ,will keep your phone "Official" .

Updating the s/w will nevertheless "unroot" it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] streilu:
Any news in bluetooth issue? Got the problem, that everytime I'm connecting to my car the phone-profile is ticked but the media-profile is unticked and I have to tick it manually. Using the firmware version XXUAMDN.

Maybe I'll try to play around with Tasker, but I've never used it before.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeritoX:
where can I find USB Driver for Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zethiel:
anyone?

I downloaded an earlier version, UBUAMDE which I think it's rooteable, I plan on putting that on top of UBUAMDK, and root on top of UBUAMDE, can anyone provide me with some instructions?

I was looking at this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

will that help me get back into UBUAMDE?, and from there I could go with this method?: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2262110

would that work?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Install Kies that will have it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avide:
>. > had to unroot install, battery where drainning dramatically by no reason

And phone overheating wtf
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubenswing:
when wiping cache partition from stock recovery, it shows error & automatically reboots without taking me back to the recovery menu??? anyone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeritoX:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2214847

there are two ways to root the phone there, what's the difference? which way should I pick?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick639:
the stock wallpapers like the air balloon etc ,when you use those the colour the notification bar is the same colour as the wallpaper ,is there a way of getting standard wallpapers as from zedge etc to do the same .