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

I have just this second done the same thing.

I updated it with odin 3.04

So,download the .tar file

Go into download mode.

Start odin,and look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bagofbits:
Many thanks for the prompt response and advice. I figured that I'd have to update using odin and not from within recovery itself but was not sure, I've been reading posts of ages.

Take it easy and hope the weather escapes you, its grim up north ....

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

LOL...you are only half an hour up the M1 from me .

We will probably get whatever you are getting...

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'm lookig for a stock TW 4.3 rom flashable via Odin or Recovery that brings not the new bootloader with knox. If that is not possible, i'm looking for a custom rom that is not touched except removal of knox / new bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velein:
Hey guys

I was wondering if there is a noob guide for all of these things:

- Noob guide for kernels (Basic: What is kernels? What do they do? How do you install? How do you know whether it'll work with your rom?)

- Noob guide for Modems (Basic: Again, what is modems? What do they do? How do you install? How do you know whether it'll work with your rom?)

- Noob guide for Baseband (Basic: Once again, what is baseband? What do they do? How do you install? How do you know whether it'll work with your rom?)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Check the first post...Tha TechnoCrat Corner

Modem and baseband are the same thing.It is basically what controls the radios on the phone.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
[MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION]: So what about the first (newest) one from the "GT-I9505 Modified Stock ROM - CWM/TWRP/PhilZ flashable ZIP" list:

The Pre-Rooted CWM flashable ROM with XXUEMKE.

1. There is no bootloader included, isn't it?

2. I don't use WiFi Fix because of breaking sound

3. But also, as said under "IMPORTANT UPDATE for installing JB 4.3 on Old NON-KNOX Bootloaders!!" "Other than wifi, the rom is fully working,(...) To get wifi fully working, dev needs 4.3 kernel sources, so please wait!"

So atm WiFi doesn't work on it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
Hi guys im new with this android stuff. I got a i9505 from my network provider. I got 4.2.2 android version and I want to update to kikat. I dont know what cwm and supersu means and I dont have it instal on my device. How can I make the upgrade.

Ty

Using Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zmanx19:
Hi

Guys me again I have the S4 i9505 unlocked, I have this weird problem when I put my 3 sim in the phone it takes about 4 minutes for it to recognize it and pickup signal but when I put a T-Mobile sim in and it recognized it within 10 seconds, I have tried the 3 sim in a different phone and it works without issue.

I have reset the phone, flashed different ROMs all with the same issue.

Any advise on what could be wrong would be great.

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

1.Correct.No new bootloader included

2.& 3.I have not used this,so I cannot answer.

Perhaps,you could ask in the thread itself.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squeazer:
One thing you could do is just wait for the update, you'll probably get it quite soon since they've started rolling it out for Google Play editions. Or you could flash a custom rom, search the forums, i suggest the Google Play rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2544474
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vzzoli:
IMEI problem

Hi all,

3 months ago i bought an I9500 variant S4 (Iraq -MID) in Hungary (EU) . Yesterday I tried to sell it, because i have an I9506 too, but turned out the I9500's IMEI number on the sticker in the phone inside is different than in the phone's software and on the box. On the box and soft. are same.

I'm sure that the phone is original Samsung, because:

- It updated itself via OTA to Android 4.3 with Knox (without any root)

- Amoled display

- Gaming and general performance is much better than any chinese MTK phone

- All benchmark app shows the proper values (not preloaded, downloaded from Gplay)

I checked these IMEI's in Hungary and US ESN checker sites, but they aren't in the blacklist.

What could be the story of this phone? Is it just an administrative failure or it could be a stolen phone?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Get the latest Google Play Store - V4.5.10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] susmitpatil:
Android kitkat (4.4) is not yet available officially for GT-I9505.

However, you can install it by the means of custom rom.

For that, you'll, need to root your device. Supersu is an apk that will authenticate your root access, and cwm is a recovery through which you can flash custom rom or other zip files in your rooted device.

Both cwm and supersu can't be found on your unrooted device :)

I would advice you to first get introduced to rooting and watch tutorials before take a chance with your device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
Update, like an official update?

At software update I get only 4.3 version

Ty

Using Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
There is no Official OTA 4.4 update (afaik) at the moment. As [MENTION=5505127]Squeazer[/MENTION] mentioned.....you can wait for the Official update (possibly early next year) or try a custom 4.4 ROM which will require a custom recovery to install!;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asbanoglou:
ARROW ROM problem

Hi xda ,today i flashed arrow rom on my i9505 and i had some serious problems with it maybe its my problem ,anyhow.I flashed through ODIN stock firmware for my device (4.3 XEF) just to be sure for a clean install,after that i flashed philz recovery and then i did the standar steps for flashing custom ROM.Into recovery wipe data/factory reset with the special option from philz,install zip from SD etc.After that my first boot was amazing.Intantly i install Titanium to restore my apps and some System apps (SMS/MMS/calls logs).Titanium promts for reboot and i did that.After reboot my wifi bugs like hell sometimes works sometimes dont.Also when it works i need again to put the password for an already known wifi network.The last issue that i described persists for all the changes that i will do to my phone like screen brightness etc its like doesnt store anything i do.Please help me!Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

Have you tried all the above WITHOUT restoring anything from TB to see if the issues persist. There may be something in the backups that are being restored causing some issues!:angel:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asbanoglou:
To be honest i didnt thought it wasnt mandatory,anyhow will do and i will be back thnx :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] driller2010:
S4 i9500 32gb

Hello Thread, I have bought a i9500 32gb international in georgia which has 4.3 installed onto it, i seams now back in the uk that my o2 sim is struggling to get connection with constant drop outs and lack of data connection this obviously has to do with baseband and radios but seams its not a uk recognised phone i am struggling to find a 4.3 to update to where this is going to work properly.

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

Modems are HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Not sure if you will find something close HERE but may be worth a shot?

EDIT - @malybru - I am too slow sometimes...LOL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I am not sure that you should be installing system apps from TB

Download the apps from the market,and only install app data.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
I did not even think of that......something new learned every day :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mooseboy85:
Sorry if abit off subject. Which would be the best build.prop device / model to change to. Looking for some cool tweaks aswel?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamapoorv:
GT-I9500 MIUI ROM flashing problem

Hi,

I'm trying to flash MIUI Rom but its giving me some assert faild error. :crying:

I'm using CWM recovery and WanamLite ROM (flashed from same revocery).

I've tried all small things like wipe data/cache before trying to install the ROM as well as tried to install the ROM with stock rooted firmware.

Can someone tell me what is that i'm doing wrong. :confused:

PS: I know this is not the Thread for MIUI, but i don't have enough post count to post in dev section.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] driller2010:
i9500 uk modem issues

cheers guys for the links, to the modems and firmwares, i have tried several firmwares but the same results, i need to know if i can flash a i9505 modem for 4.3 official over the top of i9500 4.3 official as the i9505 has the carrier band firmware / modem i need, seams the i9500 is international it wasnt intended for the UK market i think i am going to struggle with this one really need a uk based modem thats gonna work well and that aint gonna trip knox

any ideas
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
No you can't mix modems from different platform's.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahulkamath:
Flashing OMEGA ROM 4.2.2,Samsung Galaxy S4 - I9500 (INDIA)

Hi

I found the link to download omega Rom : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40243592&postcount=5&nocache=1&z=4183988845907151

The problem is that the post mentions i need to download the modem 1st then flash the Rom.

When i try to download the modem i get a message saying that the Link is blocked in my country .

Can i still flash the Omega Rom using my old modem?

Details Of Phone :

Samsung Galaxy S4 - I9500 (INDIA) Rooted Using Chain Fire

4.2.2

BaseBand Version : I9500DDUBMF8

Kernal version :

3.4.5-1133023

Build Number : JDQ39.I9500XWUBMG5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MVKA:
Hello

You can found modems also here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39176955

-MVKA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sujan_2048:
Is there or will be any Wicked Rom for Galaxy S4 I9500? I have searched for it n found for I9505 AT&T and T-mobile but not for I9500.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N!KE26:
Hi,

I have the s4 I9505 and I have installed a kitkat rom on it. The rom is about 0,5gb. So why do I only have 9,25gb storage of 16b when my rom is only 0,5gb?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
because that 0.5GB is in the system partition, which is not the same as the storage or SD card partitions.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N!KE26:
Is it possible to take some space of the system partition and add it to the storage?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

9 and a bit GB is all you will ever get.

Samsung uses 6gb for itself and the system files .

:(

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xy7z:
LTE not showing in network option

Hi all,

I have tried different countries firmware which their network have LTE. Unfortunately, none of them detect my LTE SIM card.

I am using GT-I9505. One of the provider in my country (Brunei) just upragded their network to enable LTE.

And i just upgraded my SIM card for LTE.

Also to add, my provider is using 1800 Mhz frequency band LTE network which GT-I9505 is capable of detecting it.

Weirdly,

There is no LTE option in network.

I have tried:

I9505XXUEMJ5_I9505OLBEMJ5_STH

I9505XXUEMJ7_I9505BTUEMJ8_BTU

I9505XXUEMKE_I9505OXAEMKE_DBT

I9505XXUEMK9_I9505EVREMK1_EVR

and i got none.

My phone is already knox 0x1 so i dont really care about my warranty.

And for info, i am now using Cyanogenmod 10.1.3-RC2-jfltexx and my LTE is working fine.

Anyone experience this?

Please help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
The system partition block size is invariable, regardless of the size of system file flashed. It is always the same

Yes, it can be, when editing pit file with a special tool (playing in block size)

Sure.... dont try it :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Huge risk with little gain :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0sefuz:
hi all!

any ways to debloat without rooting? :)

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

Very difficult because the bloat you probably want to remove is in /system.

And for that, you need root.

:(

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0sefuz:
thanks for the information.

i can't decide whether to root my s4 or not because of the KNOX thing.

i read somewhere that rooting the phone will damage wifi?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What firmware do you have?

Can you post a screen shot of your settings/about phone page?

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0sefuz:
just updated to i9505XXUEMKF
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Yes,you have the new knox bootloader.

Rooting alone will not harm your wifi,but it will trip your knox flag.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0sefuz:
thanks for the information. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: wicked rom

Wicked rom for i9500 will NOT happen.

Good luck!

---------- Post added at 11:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:41 AM ----------

There is no way to to use system space as storage.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sujan_2048:
That means I9500 users will never get Wicked Rom. So sad
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deviil-Boy:
Hello,

I just flashed this ROM : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2497087 from Android 4.3 stock firmware, but I can't regain root access, I tried CF Auto Root, or root from cofface recovery, nothing worked, thank you for helping !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
yes you can :D

the partition table of I9505 16G contains 29 blocks at the sum of 16GB.

for example, system block size is 2,826 GB and not fully used, userdata block size is 9,728 GB.

so you can edit the pit file with "PIT_Magic" tool, by increasing userdata block size and decreasing system block size then re-partition the phone with the new pit file.

but it is case sensitive and need some experience to perform such thing....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sujan_2048:
The rom is pre rooted so you don't need to root it again. If you can't get root acess, then maybe you should try to contact the dev of this rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deviil-Boy:
I have less than 10 posts, so I'll wait until I get this number to contact him, thank you !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
nope. if you mix and match the old bootloader (4.2.2 - pre knox) with a 4.3 rom (post knox or with knox removed in a custom rom) you can lose wifi or sound, but its fixed very easily by simply updating your modem files.

i say root away. get an adblocker installed and debloat, and its like a new phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
So I have Wanam Xposed and the Xposed framework downloaded and all I have disabled is the emergency call button because I kept calling 911. Now my phone won't multitask. It says system UI crashed. Help please!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamapoorv:
Please help

Please help!!!

I really want to try this ROM...:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Sometimes it takes several attempts to load a ROM.

Try flashing it again.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tournier:
Hi guys, i encounter a problem with my S4 I9505 since 3 months or so, i managed to get some roms since i got it (Firstly Google Edition 4.3 then back to stock 4.2.2 and now i'm on KitKat - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47882196#post47882196 -) and since the beginning i drop carrier signal when i move in another citys.

When i'm home it work great, but when i go visit a friend or even when i was in Paris it was impossible to get a single signal... I tried some things, many baseband & i was able to recover 2G in paris but nothing anywhere else.

I tried to switch my sim with two friends and mine was working on their phone et their sims were working on mine...

Any idea of that goddamnit joke ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunbt78:
Face unlock disabled

I flashed 4.4 to my gs4. and after a wile it was good. but as i looked in my lock screen settings none,slide and face unlock are greyed out.

i have tried vpn, deleting cridentials and making sure no administrators.

please could someone hep me? im stuck with a pin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
flash a newer modem. seriously, thats about it.

---------- Post added at 11:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:02 PM ----------

its probably not included in the rom you have. you didnt even say what variant of 4.4 you have.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunbt78:
i have the stock google play edition
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamapoorv:
can't install MIUI

Thanks for answering..

I tried many times like 10-12 but still the same error. :(

error:

assert faild: getprop("ro.product.device") == "ja3g" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "ja3g"

E: Error in /sdcard/0/miui_i9500_3.12.6.f0a709b880_4.2.zip

(status 7)

installation aborted.

please check attached images.

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

It could be your recovery.

What recovery are you on?

Is it the latest version?

Have you tried flashing with a different recovery?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tournier:
That's what i was thinking but after like 7 modems tried i was only able to get 2G...

I used SamMobile to see what type of modem i needed.

After that i was simply thinking it could be something else than the modem :/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
if you didnt flash it correctly (cold boot, 3 button to download mode) then it may appeared to have flashed but not actually worked. it CAN take multiple attempts to get a modem update to stick.

its also possible those areas ran on frequencies for 3G/LTE your phone doesnt support. cant really help if thats the case.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamapoorv:
can't install MIUI

I'm usign CWM 6.0.3.2 recovery by cofface from this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2262110

can you please suggest me any other recovery which i should try.

Thanks for the help, I am really new with this stuff.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I have never had any problem with PHILZ

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamapoorv:
+1

thanks a lot.

will always stick to philz recovery. :)

Finally now on MIUI... yapeee! :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
just revert the changes and see what happens
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
hi, i have 9505 using gpe 4.3, waiting for a estable kitkat

well, i don´t understand the threads

original android development, i believe these are touchwizz roms

android development, these are every other rom (gpe, miui,

now i am seeing 4.4 kitkat roms in "original android development" thread

what is that????????
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
I reverted everything and I still can't multitask. Every time I try to it says that my system UI has crashed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Did you reboot after reverting the Wanam settings? If you did then it has nothing todo with Wanam.

Xposed modules do their thing during boot in memory, nothing is permanently changed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
I did reboot. I could multitask just fine before I installed the Xposed Framework. I don't know what else to do. My recovery mode is also ruined (cuz I tried installing a custom recovery on an mf3) so I can't restore my phone either. Is there any app that can replace my multitasking?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Does THIS help to explain it?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Sorry I can't help you any further but by the looks of it you got yourself in quite a mess.

If it was me I would start all over by flashing a stock rom and take it from there.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youp20:
HI, just one question,

when i backup with PhilZ Recovery, it include efs or no? thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloodpool:
I have a I9505G (the Google Play Edition of the S4) and I've got a few questions that have been bugging me. Sorry in advance if these have already been asked then answered but the search function isn't working for me.

1) I recently updated to 4.4 and it is great but I can no longer play any of my console emulators. The reason being is because none of them recognize that I have an SD card installed yet under storage in the system settings it shows my SD card. Did 4.4 change how the OS uses SD cards and the apps I have that access the external storage need to be updated?

2) When I'm in a call I can't get the display to show up. All I get is a black screen. This is really annoying because I can't hang up, can't select speakerphone, or bring up the dialpad. Only way it will show up is when the person on the other line hangs up. I thought it might be the proximity sensor messing up but I don't know for sure. I have a case on my phone but it doesn't look like it is anywhere near the sensor. Just thought I'd ask if anyone else is having this problem.

3) When I take a video and want to send it via text I always get the message that the video is too large to send. Is there a way to convert videos so they can be sent through text? If there is a setting for this I haven't found it. I know I could just change the resolution that the videos will be recorded in but I don't really want to mess with that because I'm sure I'll forget about what resolution I have videos recording in the next time I need to shoot a quick video and want it to be at the max resolution possible.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I can include efs. I'm not sure if it's enabled by default, you need to check the settings.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
Hi guys

1 - when we rrmove the door of the phone in 9505 , we see 2 hole by the name of R1 and L1 , what are them?

2 - what is the csc?what does it do?

3 - what does port of win?what does it mean?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunbt78:
still stuck

i am useing echoe rom 4.4

still same problem. ive even disables all of my Cridentials

there is nothing else i can think to do
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Can I flash the stock ROM using Odin or do I have to go to Best Buy and have the people at the Samsung kiosk do it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MVKA:
Yes you can. Look here your region and download. It requires registration to download roms.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/

Edit: Just noticed you have I337 variant.

Here is similar thread than this in your variant section

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42478710

-MVKA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunbt78:
please help

anyone?? recap:non,slide and face unlock disabled by admin