yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Then please accept my sincere apologies. .......but I must say that rules are rules and I was under the impression that they applied to all. I realise that this is a very tolerant thread and new comers may or may not be aware of the rules when posting. All I tried to do was make someone aware of multiple posting. I hope I have not offended or upset anyone in doing so. If I have it was certainly not intended:);)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Now that I'm "Rooted" and have SuperSU access and recently got Titanium Backup. Do i still need to install Philz-cwm?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bugdown:
Hi.. Thank you for the answer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You only need a custom recovery if you intend to use a custom ROM.

Otherwise,it is not necessary.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fits79:
Is there any online store that accept paypal for payment and send worldwide(At greece) the samsung galaxy s4 gt-i9506 with worldwide(At greece) warranty card?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zangetxu:
need help actually

since last update. my cellphone is draining battery power alot. I've no clue what apps are sucking my battery juice.

Battery shows Android OS on top followed by screen.

I Can post SS if anyone is willing to help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sajk12345:
Okay so let me get this clear once and for all. IF im on stock 4.3, baseband xxuemj7 , SElinux status enforcing with the new knox bootloader and want to run a custom rom the correct steps would be:

1.root the phone with CF-autoroot

2.Flash a recovery like TWRP with ODIN

3.Boot into recovery

4.Flash the rom.zip

5.Flash gapps

6.Factory restore the phone

Is this the correct steps? Dont care about the Knox warranty bit. Sorry for being such a noob but switched from Iphone recently and dont really want to brick my phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

The custom ROM you are intending to install ,may already be rooted.

So, rooting first is not always necessary.

I would clean the phone before installing a new ROM(Factory reset,wipe cache and dalvik)

But the rest looks good.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
one of two apps on the playstore can help you:

betterbatterystats (aka bbs)

wakelock detector (aka WLD)

wld needs 'advanced mode' turned on in its settings, but it can help you narrow down whats causing the problems significantly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Fully agree, and flashing gapss is only needed on some Rom's Like CM and AOSP.

---------- Post added at 01:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:18 PM ----------

Also GSam Battery Monitor is great for finding battery draining apps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sajk12345:
Oh hehe yeah i guess thats pretty logical if a rom is prerooted. Do you know if I could install any rom or is there something that i should be on the lookout for considering that i have the new locked bootloader?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Users may have differing degrees of success when flashing custom ROMS with the new bootloader.

Be persistent,if it does not work first time.

Use different versions of Odin,or different recoveries .

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sajk12345:
Sounds good. Thank you for the help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bugdown:
Guys I want to know if i brick my S4 while rooting is there a possibilities to recover it from brick?

And pls someone give me a link on how to root s4 for noob friendly and easily to understand..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It is quite difficult to brick the phone,unless you do not follow the instructions for installation.

If in doubt ,ask here first.

Look HERE for root

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
It's impossible to answer that question. There are brick states you can recover from but if it's really bad a motherboard swop can be the only solution. If you be careful and follow the instruction you will be fairly save. There is always a risk, just try to minimize it.

For rooting look at the links on page 1 of this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schmackadoodle:
Root help on XXUDMH8!

Guys, I've been searching all across the internet but I can't seem to find a simple goddamn answer.

How do I root my phone without KNOX stopping me all the time?! I have a i9505 running Android 4.2.2, baseband XXUDMH8. I've tried rooting with CF Auto Root but it didn't say "PASS!" in Odin so when I started my phone it seemes like I had root but no rooted apps worked so I ununstalled root.

Now my KNOX has been tripped and I can't get OTA updates because my device has been modified.

If just anybody could tell me what to I will be so grateful, sorry if I come across as whining. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAlShammery:
GT-I9505 Stuck

First of all i`m glad to be a member in biggest Developers sites ever !

I`m you can "N0ob" and i guess everyone have been in my place somehow ,

My issue is that i`ve flashed CM rom on my I9505 and when i tired to flash a stock Firmware my Phone is kinda dead ,

It shows the PC and phone screen with the caution mark so i tried resetting firmware using KIES and it didn`t work because it won`t recognize my phone even when i have Re installed the phone drivers ,

I`ve used many versions of Odin and Many Firmware versions also still didn`t work and it says Fail !

Though i`ve wiped cashes and Other stuff ,

Before and after flashing the firmware !

I really hope that you guys could help me out with this issue ,

PS : I can access "Download Mode" .

I`d be thankful ,

Thanks in advance ..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Thank you kind sir. :) Now that I'm rooted with CF-AutoRoot with SuperSU and Titanium what can i do and what not to do?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
You can do anything you can dream of.

Except return the phone under warranty if you break it.

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Lol :) Point taken ;) Thanks for the reply.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
Why samsung release an update every week or nonth for example for 4.3 release mj5, mj7 , mk8 , mk9 and now the mke.whywilm it going to where?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There is actually very little difference between those last 3 versions.

So,you are not missing anything.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAlShammery:
Thanks alot for the quick reply !

i`ve already tried it all ,

Maybe this would be helpful ,

ID:0/004> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

What should i do !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Which firmware are you trying to load?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sviana:
endless loop

Hello

I was trying to flash "[AOSP] Official 4.4 - S4 Google Edition - v2.0 - Feel the Experience of Nexus" using this steps one user write:

1. Boot into recovery

2. factory reset

3 wipe cache

4. wipe dalvik

5. mount system

6. format system (IMPORTANT)

7. flash version 2

8. flash ktoonez kernel

9. reboot

I9505 with mj5 baseband and non knox bootloader

and now the phone only reboot itself and enter to recovery mode.

could sameone help

thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAlShammery:
T210XXAMKA_T210OJVAMJ1_T210XXAMKA_HOME.tar
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I am no expert,but that does not look like i9505 firmware to me.

What firmware did you have prior to this?

You need to get your firmware from HERE

Also talk to [MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] if you have any problem.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
This firmware is for tab3 7"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you follow those steps to the letter?

If so,repeat the process.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
Is there any way for using ait toch preview of the video in mx player like the xeffault player of samsung in galaxy s4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAlShammery:
I`ll give it a shot !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sviana:
i try it again and nox iven enter the recovery just show samsung galaxy s4 gt-9505 and vibrate...

ok i manage to enter recovey again can be related with the ext sd it shows this message when flashing

/s/qnz0orqaieff199/20131130_185111.jpg (write dropbox.com before the direction)

maybe a problem with the ext-sd card?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Maybe you should try going back to stock.

Look HERE

Choose the MGA version to stay knox -free.

Then,you might be able to start again.

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

If you want to remain stock/rooted and you do not want to

flash any custom roms then you do not need custom recovery.

However, without custom recovery you will not be able to

create or restore nandroid backups of your rom.

Nandroid backups of even stock/rooted roms are a good thing to have just in

case your phone gets messed up to the point where you just cannot resolve

whatever issues you may be having with it.

With a nandroid backup you can simply restore the backed up rom.

But it cannot be done unless you have twrp, cwm or philz custom recovery.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sviana:
ok i will try thanks for answer
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snuffsis:
Hi,

I have instealled Jamals 4.4 v1 which had problems with crashing when going into settings, which now means i can't access settings to allow debugging mode for USB and turn on installation of untrusted applications.

Does anyone know how i can fix this, so i can root another ROM?

Apparently i even lost rooting and the TWRP recovery won't show up. And apparently, since i can't turn on these settings, i can't reroot and install TWRP recovery. I'm in a bit of a pickle here. :/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Sounds like you got some issues there:(

I would suggest re-flashing STOCK firmware via ODIN and starting over, maybe with a different custom ROM??;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snuffsis:
Yea, i'll look into that. But then the problem is how to reflash Stock firmware via ODIN?

First time something like this has happened to me, so i'm a bit of a rookie on these matters.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Don't worry, its really easy.....Click the back to stock link in my signature and follow the instructions in there. ;):good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snuffsis:
Haha, i noticed that right as i had submitted my post. Real handy, thanks. :)

EDIT: Oh, my, god. I realised that the problem was my pushing the vol down button and going into the download mode, and not vol up to get into TWRP all along. So you can officially call me a dimwitted idiot...

Thanks for the help though. Appreciate it hehe.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
LOL....We all have senior moments at some point in our lives:eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

LOL

Wait till you get to my age.

It never stops. :p

:eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Thank you! I'm actually thinking of which of the 3 i will use. I've tried philz (and i find it to sensitive I mean the touch version) What do you guys recommend?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi mate...have you messed around with the GUI preferences>Touch GUI in PhilZ settings to see if you can make it less sensative for you:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Hey buddy how you doing today. I kinda figured someone was gonna ask me that.. Yes i did.. after tinkering for like 4 hours. LOL :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
:laugh:Yeh I'm good! Can't really comment on other recoveries I'm affraid then as I have never moved away from PhilZ. Always done me well and had no reason to venture elsewhere.....Sorry:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Well it's still loaded :) and I don't see why i have to go through the hassle of switching to others. LOL :D I'll stick with it.

Edit - By the way Carl, did philz recovery kinda mess up your SuperSU or Titanium backup?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
I don't use TB, but SuperSu (Pro) nothing that could not be sorted by re-installing it from play:p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Noted. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks again Carl :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeny2010:
How to check if the firmware is Odex or Deodex? Is the stock firmware from Telco comes in what flavor?

The term odex/deodex is getting me scratching my hair ... :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
I hear that s5 will be in exynos 64 bit and for lte version will be snapdragon 805

So which one is better?what is difference between them?

Does 64 bit proccesor need 64 bit apps like windows 7 64 bit?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilkil:
hello, my wifi doesnt work again.. i dont understand this! i went to google edition 4.3 rom, no wifi. I installed XXEUMK9 and the wifi fix the right way, still no luck. it connects to WiFi but i dont have a connection. I just dont understand anymore, i never had any connection problems before?

I tried XXEUMKE, XXUEMJ5 aswell, still exactly the same issue! I'm on the old bootloader!

Great, now my sound is gone aswell. useless stuff
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nerdieProgrammer:
No NFC

ever since i flashed Jamal's 4.4 Rom i've had no reboots however when i try to use NFC nothing works. It wouldnt connect to my NFC speakers. my bluetooth is also on. can anyone please help :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nu_rah:
Returning to stock and official for warranty

Hello guys Im Using a i9505 and I have two questions,

Can I use Triangle away on my Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 and flash stock rom afterwards OR do I need to flash a prerooted stock rom and then use Triangle away.

If so, can I use my backup from which I flashed to Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 which was a vodafone bloated stock 4.2.2 which I rooted, and then use triangle away and afterwards flash to clean stock?

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

I did read that you need to be stock recovery and ROM in order for TA to work.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nu_rah:
Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
hi

9505 venezuela 4.2.2 tw digitel, upgraded to gpe 4.3, now 4.4 gpe

but i have network issues, i guess for baseband

i9505vjubmg6

should i update to touchwizz stock 4.3, then go to 4.4 gpe???

gsm, fine

lte, 3g, not working

after i update to tw 4.3 i know there is some knox crap, i dont care about warranty, will knox mess my phone for recovery or installing roms?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lou 270:
I can't update via ota so does anybody know if there is a rooted flash able 4.3 out yet
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
Hi!

Since MK9/MKE/MKF update is out,I was wondering will this solve wifi and battery issues on my i9505 which is currently on MK8 Btu.

[MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GhostiNv:
I flshed jamal's 4.4 and everything was ok just the network loss so i tried flashing mj7 modem but i managed to brick my phone (it failed and keeps saying to use recovery mode that doesn't work). I've downloaded XXUBMG7 (what i had before flashing jamal's 4.4) got the pit file since odin keeps giving error about pit. Now the problem is that i can't flash it w/e i try ... it starts NAND Write start > sbl3.mbn, rpm.mbn, aboot.mbn, tz.mbn > Complete(write) operation fail. I tried with odin 3.04, 3.06, 3.07, different usb port/cable same result. Any ideas ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Try Odin 1.85 I have seen reports from users successfully flashed using with it while all Odin 3.x versions failed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
you can find better answers for your variant here http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-verizon

try it. wipe before and after flashing.

MKE and MKF is out also

try odin 3.09 and 1.85. flash the firmware with the pit file
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GhostiNv:
No luck with either 3.09 or 1.85. I use the pit in your thread about unroot/unbrick.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
be sure that you have the old bootloader in order to flash MG7.

make sure kies is not running in background

uninstall and re-install driver

first try to flash pit alone.

"Odin flashing is like taking a lottery ticket! U never know when u hit the jackpot!"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GhostiNv:
You're the man, it worked with only the pit file (though i did try it before but on other odin version). After that i flashed twrp and installed jamal's 4.4 without a problem though now how to flash a modem without bricking it again.

edit: funny thing on baseband now it says mj8 though when i tried flashing it it failed and bricked my phone... don't know what to do now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
i suggest to flash newest baseband MKE

Untick Autoreboot

Select modem as PHONE in odin

Flash modem

when it pass , remove then insert battery Reboot once again into Download Mode

Flash Modem once more with auto-reboot ticked
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suvasishngn:
please do the following steps......

exit kies from system tray.....deactivate antivirus program.........use odin 3.04......use firmware 4.3 version ex....MJ5 or MK8.start odin.....don't be impatience odin initially non-responsive....please wait at least 5 min. that's all......take care
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sajk12345:
Is there difference between flashing a rom found in the android development section and a rom found in the original android section?

Looking to run a fast 4.4 rom and currently deciding between jamals ge 4.4 or the gummy 4.4.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
hi,

Look HERE

Make a nandroid and try them both.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] susmitpatil:
I am using GT-19500, unrooted.

I have noticed that i can't send or receive messages on Google Hangouts, when I'm on

mobile data. Sometimes messages are sent, but not received.

But it works perfectly fine on

WiFi. I haven't even restricted background data, tried redownloading the app via mobile data, but nothing works.

Please help me out.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
hi all can some one help me to find out why I can't do wipe preload on philz touch recovery??all wipes work exept preload wipe.

clean to install new rom do all wipes but wipe preload shows an error.

on TWRP it is not an option!

and I didn't try CWM...

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have you tried installing a different version?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zangetxu:
Let me download these app and will update you. I might bug you more =)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
[MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION]

does flashing different basebands affect signal reception?

And which one should I try first mke or mkf . Also will flashing again and again trip my knox flag?

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

Yes,different basebands will give you different quality of signal.

No one can tell you which one to try.

The best baseband/modem is the one that works best for you in the area you are using your phone.

You need to try different ones in order to find the best one for you.

I cannot give you a definitive answer on whether flashing modems will trip your knox flag.

Try asking HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
I'm currently in Pakistan and usually travel in Asia.

Which baseband will suit my location?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You are far more likely to get an answer in the thread I linked you to.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
Thx for your reply

yes I installed two different version but I dont Install latest version yet....

I think the result is same....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
Bro can u plz tell me the easiest way to backup and restore my apps bcz I am tired of installing apps again and again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

All I can suggest ,is to try the latest version,and maybe to post in PhilZ thread .

Someone else may have experienced a similar problem.

I have never used preload wipe.

I am not even sure what it does... :eek:

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

I let Google install all my apps on a new ROM load.

Titanium Backup is the best way to re-install app data.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamapoorv:
Warranty bit

Hi All,

I use GT-I9500 INU,

Can anyone tell me what is this Warranty bit in download mode.

Is this same as Knox counter 0x0 everyone seems to talk about.

Sorry for such a No-ob question, but Hay! this thread is No-ob friendly ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
I may be wrong, but I do not think there is a pre-load folder that is used on the S4........there is on the S2. Maybe Philz has used previous versions of his recovery when building it for S4????? And just not ommited it???? Dunno to be sure:p It may be there but with nothing in it!

EDIT......Which version of Philz are you using??

---------- Post added at 01:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:10 PM ----------

Strange...working perfectly well here on data network. Have you completely uninstalled the app...rebooted.....and then re-installed. Or even wiped the cache in app manager?

EDIT....May be worth a read HERE also...Others with issues too!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
Bro, are modems the only thing we need to change to improve performance?

Pda/Csc, do they affect anything?

Should I just flash the modem or the complete firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
hi guys

i have a paradox question in my mind

if we plugg in our galaxy s4 to the charjer and then arrive to 100%

does it automatically disconnect the sharjer from the phone our we should manually disconnect the sharjer from the phone?

is continuing the sharjer after 100% harmfull for our phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Read THIS

;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] susmitpatil:
Does flashing a kernel depend on the current firmware i am using? Or is it just dependent on the os version?

Someone please reply..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Netusboy:
Brothers, can someone help me? I bought an S4 and I try to put notifications and ringtones, but the cellphone do not recognizes the files like S3 does... I change the cellphone and I have de same issue... Please, can some one help? I searched in Google and here but don't find and effective answer. Thanks and sorry for my bad english.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Firmware......4.2 requires 4.2 compatible kernel and 4.3 also 4.3 compatible. Oh yeh and a custom recovery to flash them:p There is a link in the OP for kernels/roms I believe!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] susmitpatil:
So i need not bother about the firmware, right?

And what's OP? Sorry, noob here.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
OP is the first page....the kernel you want to use will need to be compatible with your current firmware (4.2 or 4.3)

;) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2401320