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

I've searched for your issue and there are apparently specific custom kernels and recoveries for the AT&T version of the device. Please check if you installed it and try again.

Hi,

To me a true wipe would be booting in TWRP, going to wipe and select everything. Wiping data will delete all your /data content, including /data/media which is your sdcard (pay attention that since it's uncommon to wipe your sdcard, you might have to tick something to wipe /data/media), Wipe System will delete your /system, Wipe Boot will delete your kernel, and the list goes on...

You don't need to backup everything that you're gonna wipe, since you're a flashaholic, you know how to install and configure custom ROMs and kernels, so I'd suggest to just backup your apps with Titanium Backup and copy all your /sdcard content to your computer or something like that. If you prefer a more conservative approach, then use the recovery backup tools, it'll backup the partitions you select and save them in your /sdcard or your external sdcard, then again, copy that data to your computer and happy wiping.

Since you want to flash original firmware, just wipe data, keep in mind some folders will reappear since they are created by the system - like music, DCIM, Android, etc -, boot into download mode and flash the original firmware, that you can download from SamMobile, using Odin (if Windows) or Heimdall (if Linux/Mac). Good luck and happy flashing.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grextasy:
thank You for answering :) i will not flash any pit-files!

thanks so much! so i set up heimdall, got the driver to work on my win10 and i got the following error: ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!

C:\HS\Heimdall-1.4RC2-Win32-Cmdline\Release>heimdall detect
Device detected

C:\HS\Heimdall-1.4RC2-Win32-Cmdline\Release>heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-2.8.7.0-ks01lte.img --no-reboot
Heimdall v1.4 RC2

Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
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Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.

Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session...

This device may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!

Session begun.

Downloading device's PIT file...
ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer!
ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!
Ending session...
ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!
Releasing device interface...

at all: what else can i try?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Do you have the IMEI of your device?

You could probably look it up and it will tell you all the info about your phone, including the internal storage size and you can get the appropriate PIT file.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grextasy:
do you know a reliable website for imei lookup? i mistrust every single one i found...

serial number lookup didnt bring any further information..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Unfortunately I don't.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cypressjr:
Hello. I have installed the albe95 lillirom v9 rom on my phone and the next day the phone turned off and i cant turn it on. When i remove the battery and insert it, it turns on and after 2 seconds it goes off. I cant access neither download mode or recovery. Can anyone help me? Thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annunneo:
Your power button is stuck, google ways to fix it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
https://swappa.com/esn

Dunno if it'll tell you all the info tho
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guilherme_95_9:
i9500 low mic ROM: Ressurrection Remix M

I'm using this amazing ROM ([UBERTC]RESSURRECTION REMIX M [2016.08.08]), but the microphone is too low! When i use WhatsApp, phonecall, the recorder, I mean, when I use all the apps. And the speakerphone isn't working. How do I solve these problems? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiamondJohn:
I have since learnt that it may be caused by the fact I have reformatted my Data, Cache and ext SD to F2FS instead of leaving it as EXT4.

Have not tested this, but it was posted elsewhere.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Check the ROM thread for information on that issue. Could be a problem that someone posted a solution in the thread or could be really a ROM bug, if you can't find it there then you could try flashing another ROM to see if the problem really isn't your smartphone.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Unfortunately, TouchWiz home has stopped

Hello friends, I bought a refurbished Galaxy S4 two days ago. It is a Korean 32 GB LTE-A version. I checked the download mode, and it's also in Korean. The model is GT-I9500. I guess it's running Exynos Octa core. The phone is working perfectly, except that I'm not able to access the widgets menu. Every time I press the widgets button, I get a force close message: Unfortunately, TouchWiz home has stopped. So, I'm basically unable to add widgets to my home screen. Also, the 3D animation transition effect seems a bit awkward, but it's working properly. Other than that, the phone runs great. I tried disabling motions and gestures, because I read on the web that it fixes the issue. In my case, it doesn't help. I also tried entering Application manager and wiping data and cache of Touchwiz Home. It didn't help either. Any suggestion how to fix this? I might try reflashing the software, but I'm not sure which one to use? This is what Imei.info tells me about my phone:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Your device has an identity crisis, lol.

Anyway, you should change the firmware. If download mode says it's a GT-I9500 then that's what it is. And since it is Korean, it's probably the Korean version, the E300K or something similar.

Forget what apps and sites say, download mode is the only thing you should trust in terms of phone model.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Lol, that's true :D But the problem is, when I enter fastboot, it says that the model is E330L and the chipset is Qualcom. Unfortunately, I cannot read what's written in Download Mode, since it's in Korean. Do you have any ROM to suggest? The ROM that I have now is stable, but it has a problem with widgets: I cannot access the widgets menu and I cannot add widgets on home menu :/ Also, it seems that it doesn't have the Accuweather widget installed because I cannot find it in Setttings>App manager>All apps
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Uhm s4 doesn't have fastboot ?

I think you got screwed ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Lol, you are right, it was actually a screen after you press volume + in Download Mode. I thought it was Fastboot, but it says clearly: Odin Mode :D LOL

Ok, so now I'm 100% positive that the phone model is E330L, since Download Mode says it. What ROM to install now?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Uhm i guess stock rom? Since you likely have bootloader lock as all s4 variants later on you'll most likely only can flash Korean variant in Odin. You might be able to flash original s4 system on the phone but it's trough custom recovery.

But it's up to you to try. Else flash complete stock and wipe everything to see if you'll get it working
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
I already managed to install TWRP recovery. It's working great. But how can I flash just system? I thought every ROM should be flashed from scratch? You see, I've been told that if I flash the original Korean firmware for my phone, I won't be having English language and I won't be having any signal on my phone, because I live in Europe. Is this true?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yes it is true since they use different modem
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Could you point me to any good ROM for my E330L, I would be very grateful. I prefer stock Lollipop 5.0.1, but if there is none that works as international version, then I could install a custom ROM. I found a ROM here on XDA thats called Jumbo ROM v1.0. It seems to be a combination of stock S4 and S6 ROM...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Try it and report back I never had that version
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
I flashed the Jumbo ROM v 1.0 on my Korean Galaxy S4 E330L LTE and it's working perfectly. It seems as an international port for Korean devices since it's based on I9506 firmware. I recommend the ROM to anyone who owns the E330SKL devices, because the original firmware is bloated and there is no signal outside Korea....

Here's the link: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9506-develop/rom-jumbo-v1-0-deodexed-deknoxed-stable-t3146240
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Happy you got it working . If any issues feel free to ask again. We're all here to help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Thank, you my friend. The only issue I have is the weather widget. Since this ROM combines some apps from the Galaxy S6, the weather widget is also from S6. Is there a way to flash the original Galaxy S4 widget on this ROM? Also, the keyboard is ported from S6, but that's ok.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hmm I believe there is but you can probably fetch it from a stock s4 rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
I have a stock Galaxy S4 I9505 ROM, but it's a mdp5 file I think, the one you use to flash software with Odin. I don't know how to decompile it... And would it even work on Korean Galaxy S4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Well you need to convert it it's a complicated stuff.

You need to extract the files from the tar

Use simg2img so you can mount the image or extract it

Then deodex the files. It's quite complicated story :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
I forgot to mention that the ROM I'm using is prerooted. Maybe I could find the original S4 accuweather widget and push it to system with root explorer?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I don't know depends if it has it or not :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Can't find any original Galaxy S4 accuweather widget on this forum. Almost all of them are ports for other Samsung devices, or even other brands...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Well you'll have to find a stock deodexed firmware them
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
What about this one:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-i9505-5-0-1-stock-rooted-deodexed-t3197610
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yes seems to be stock
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Thanks man! So, if I manage to find the S4 accuweather widget on this ROM, I can just push it to system with root explorer, set permissions, and it will work?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hopefully yes. I can't tell for sure you might need the weather app as well (most likely)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
I actually meant copying the Accuweather Widget, Accuweather Daemon and Accuweather app.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yup that's the correct way. Try and report back
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
This is how to app icon looks like, the one from the deodexed stock ROM that I linked you. It doesn't seem as the original S4 Weather app?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Ok, in the meantime I found this ROM that seems to be to stock one from S4. Unfortunately, it was odexed, but I deodexed it with JoelDroid Batch Deodexer. Then I copied the Accuweather folders, changed the permissions, but nothing happens when I reboot the phone. There is no: Android is upgrading. Also, there is no widget in widgets menu.

Here are the deodexed folders: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mfx15ppdol20adc/system.zip?dl=0
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Try clear dalvik cache and try again

I can't view the link atm tapatalk is acting strange
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
I wiped the dalvik cache. There was Android is upgrading when the phone was booting, it updated 174 apps, but still no Accuweather widget in the widgets menu.... I give up :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hmm that's strange.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
This is the ROM that I deodexed: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9500-develop/rom-khan-fast-clean-rock-stable-t3294067/page5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Apps should go into the priv-app folder. Also, set the correct permissions.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
But in the original ROM Accuweather app and Accuweather Daemon are stored in app folder?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Does it hurt to try?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
Of course not :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirsaneli:
You were right, the app goes in priv-app folder. It worked! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pagozzi:
I have a galaxy s4 snapdragon version branded by h3g....I'd like to install a custom rom but I have some doubts about it

1)first of all it seems there's no way to unlock the bootloader of this device....How is this possible, since I knew that an unlocked bootloader is necessary for installing custom rom on android devices(just like nexus devices)

2)flashing a rom will cause an update of the knox counter and in this case is possible to reset it to zero or my guarantee is avoided(since I can't reset it to zero)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafsi:
Adding Multi-CSC to a Custom Rom

Hi,

I want to cook for myself a rom I9505XXUHPG1 and I want to add CSC for my country.

Simply adding in system/csc folder my country csc folder and then editing SW_Configuration.xml file to reflect that folder is enough?

Thanks in advanced

PS: not sure if this is the right forum to ask that type of questions. If is not, please point me to the right forum. Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Not all Samsung devices have a locked bootloader. Yours most probably doesn't.

The flash counter and Knox trigger are different things. The flash counter goes up with every flash you do, this includes official firmwares with Odin.

Knox triggers (going from 0x0 to 0x1) only when modifying the bootloader (usually with root or custom recoveries). The 0x1 status is permanent and irreversible.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You're not modifying bootloader if you flash custom recovery or kernel . You only modify thus partition you flash and it'll break the signature so it'll be triggered.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyion:
my galaxy s4 gt-i9505 on/off alone

my galaxy s4 gt i9505 is off alone or reboot when the charge is maybe at 50-40% , if i have a call or listen music on instagram ... the rom is 5.0.1 , with access root *yes* , what i can do for that ???. please is urgancy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diogo461:
My galaxy s4 has the volume up button damage . It means that everytime i power up the phone it goes to the recovery menu... Any way to disable withou dissamble the phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyion:
change my rom galaxy s4

hello,

I will change my rom ,what is the more stable you advise me ???, i have samsung galaxy s4 GT-i9505

version endroid :5.0.1 , version bande de base : I9505xxuhoj2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiamondJohn:
It sounds like a bad battery to me. Have you tried replacing the battery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Don't think so.

Optimized CM13.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyion:
i'll do it today ,I give you new tonight
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Yes that's it. Only just to be on the safe side I would start with the backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Figueiredo81:
Thank you kantjer. Well, how do I do a full backup without CWM? Didn't know it was possible.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Sorry my bad, start with cwm flash and then make a backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Figueiredo81:
Gotcha! THX
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] croach246:
Anyone know why photosphere didn't come in the s4??

Anyone has it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmoonman:
Hi do I need to wipe the cache when upgrading from one ROM to a newer version of the same ROM? Or is it just when going between different ROMs?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Wipe cause and dalvik cache.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
hey Guys, anybody seen Music Effect options gone from Setting-> Sound.?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
It's not there on the S4. If I remember correctly it wasn't there on any of the ROM versions I used until now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avsquare:
Hi guys,

I've just installed Google Edition 4.3 and encountered some issues:

1) I've tried to uninstall some of the google apps like google play via Titanium Back up, but it states "system app cannot be uninstalled" and ".apk not found" together. Doesn't seem natural to me.

2) When using GO Locker, while trying to unlock using PIN, whatever I type on the numpad doesn't enter anything at all and I thus render it unlockable.

Anyone encountered this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
No buddy. It was there. Before updating the Device to latest firmware, I was using it. Actually I had installed DSPManager for S4 but now its like vain.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I never use DSPManager so until now I did miss the option, I trust you to be correct ;)

But at least I can confirm it's gone on the latest FW.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
WTF..!!! Donno what Samsung want from Us. No source release and now this..Making me Mad.:mad:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
1) seems strange, I can see why this wouldn't work, but I also can't think of a reason to remove Play Store.

2) I don't use the Google Edition, mainly because of point 2, the "SIM unlocking bug". That's an issue and since my Sim doesn't allow me to remove the PIN lock it's a no go for me ATM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreasg400:
Phone rebooting when left idle or when pressing power button [omega rom v8]

Hi,

I am trying to flash a friends Galaxy s4 which he got from China. The reason he wanted to flash is because the stock rom didn't have Google apps. I managed to flash CWM recovery and after that I successfully flashed the Omega rom v8. The problem is that even though everything works beautifully the phone reboots if left alone for a few seconds or if i press the power button. I have tried wiping cache and dalvik before flashing the rom as well. The rom is for I9500. Please help :[

Edit: I just tried to flash another rom Wanamlite 1.7 and the same problem occurs (reboot if idle or on power key press)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avsquare:
Note sure if I confused you, but I mean the Google's music app. I was trying to remove other unnecessary stuffs such as "Earth", "Google+" etc but it all returned with the same error message of "system app cannot be uninstalled/.apk not found". But self installed app can be remove via Titanium Backup, no problem.

I haven't test the SIM lock feature on 4.3, but it did encountered when I was using the Google Edition for 4.2.2 earlier. Not sure if this would have any link with 3rd party lock screen though, and it's a different type of issue, since the SIM unlock bug is being able to type the PIN but fail to unlock, but the bug I have is I can't type in a single thing :rolleyes:

Not sure if anyone encountered the same thing or has any idea to fix. I understand that 4.3 is under development phase though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
OK I misread/misinterpreted your earlier post then, sorry for that.

Can you freeze those Google apps with TI? Could be that an TI update is needed to make deleting system apps working gain on the Google Edition.

BTW the SIM unlock bug is still reported as an issue on the latest Google Edition ROM's.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avsquare:
It's okay, that music app's name can be confusing enough lol.

Freezing is okay. Confirmed that TI has proper root access, so the failed deletion is the puzzling part.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I have never seen any report for this issue.

Did you do a clean install?

If nothing else helps the only advise I can give you is flash a stock Rom with Odin, see if that solves it and if that's all stable and working correct flash Omega again following the installation guide.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreasg400:
Sorry if it is a noob question but do I need to be rooted to install the rom? I mean if the phone is not rooted will the flashing fail? I am asking because after I flashed the CWM recovery to root the phone I open the SuperSu app to update the binaries but it fails and I am guessing it is because the Google apps are missing?

EDIT: I visited samfirmware to download the stock rom and I realized that the pda this phone has is different that the one that omega rom is based on.

Current pda is	I9500ZCUCMF4

The Omega is based on	I9500XXUBMF8

Could that be the issue?

Regardless I am downloading a Russian stock rom that has the same pda with Omega rom. I just want to know if the flash procedure for this stock rom is the same as flashing the CWM with ODIN. (Pressing on PDA pointing to the rom and press START) and when I do that will I lose the CWM and root privileges?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyion:
reboot in my galaxy s4 gt-i9505

my problem is not a battery , but when i receive call if my phone is locked she restart, else if it is use she don't restart, my rom is modified at 5.0.1 is it the problem ?? the nam of :I9505XXUHOJ2 . version karnel:3.4.0-5978264 and i have accet root , what do you think ??? . if it is the rom what is the best in lolipop very stable and used frequently ,please response:crying::crying:

phon : galaxy s4 gt-i9505.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyion:
not the battery :'(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Apad121:
Hi there

It could and probably is the ROM. I don't understand what you mean by "modified".... But i would recommend you change ROMs anyway as your ROM is from 2015 and there are better alternatives to give your phone new life and speed :) Please read on...

If you want a Lollipop ROM that is close to stock touchwiz but improved with speed and had the ultimate stability it would be Able Lollirom. http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-albe95-lollirom-official-1-0-t3049564

If you don't want to lose any features of Samsung Touchwiz like the great camera app then Albe Lollirom would be the best for you as this ROM is based off stock samsung HPA1 rom. You just gain extra features like ultra power saving mode and more speed. If you are new to custom ROMs I would recommend this too over the other options.

If you wanted a stock android experience I would recommend Android Marshmallow so I would say JDC Optimised CyanogenMod would be the most reliable. http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/jdcteam-optimized-cyanogenmod-13-0-t3334475

I have tried many ROMs including official CyanogenMod and Resurrection Remix and from my experience the above are best for the I9505 Galaxy S4. Though if you want the very best stability it is very hard to beat the speed are the reliability of Albe Lollirom.

Please like if this helped! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chashmaa:
Friends my s4 9505 left side earphone have no sound.only right side work.i have change and tested 3 earphone but same issue.may I used custom kk base rom.how can fixed?