yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
after flashing MGA I got OTA and now I have MH8....

yes the frimware contain a bootloader...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 95mediatech:
hi friends need quick help here, i lost my IMEI when flashed the official stock firmware of MEA, when i am with Arrow Custom ROM,

that is baseband MG9 and firmware MH1, i even tried restore my cwm backup that not succesful and re flashed the ROM.

please help thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Hi, can I ask someone who IS NOT on the new bootloader just to confirm that their Odin mode says the following:

csb config lsb 0x30

just want to make sure I haven't ended up on new bootloader and Knox invalid!

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swizzy88:
Has anyone had their battery replaced under warranty? My phone shop is around the corner and my battery has swollen up and is not functioning properly. I need to know if I need to flash stock firmware etc before I take it to the shop, I don't want to void my warranty.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shrey14:
unable to post on rom

I am currently using crash rom but can't post a reply on that forum..need some help from crash.

Can anyone help me there?

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

Post the problem here.

Maybe,someone can help .

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

From what I understand , there is a line in download mode with the words Knox and a code:

0x0 for unlocked

0x1 for locked.

If there is no Knox line,you are still OK.

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

Have you tried installing an earlier modem.

List is HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 95mediatech:
The problem now fixed. :) by flashing the MG9 modem twice as guided by [MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4616793]123hiten[/MENTION]. Thanks to those guys.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
:confused:

MH8 for NEE is not released yet!!

I give up :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
I don't know!!! but I have it with ota!!!

maybe I'm on BTU that before I flashed!!!!

how I can know that?!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naanireddy:
weird message on display

I bought s4 i 9500 in india last week and installed omega rom. When I reverted back to stock rom but i got generic imei it has been soled by flashing

bmg9 modem but i was trying to flash stock and by backing up efs folder and after flashing stock rom i am getting this hardware and software details on screen continuously even if flash omega rom also it is not going please help me to remove this on screen its very annoying. Thanx in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
You must be rooted

Download busybox and install it on your device.

Install terminal emulator and type:

su
busybox mount /efs
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
reboot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkolsen:
Any Who have problems with the wifi not going to sleep, when it's set to do so?

Sendt fra min GT-I9505 med Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howfunny22:
Hey guys. Does anybody know a good place to order a MHL 2.0 HDTV Smart Adapter? I live in Israel so the official Samsung website don't do deliveries to my country. I also looked in eBay and Amazon but i saw a lot of comments suggesting that the adapter they bought was fake or it doesn't have all the features the seller promises.

So, do you guys know a good place to order the MHL 2.0 adapter? How critically it should be a Samsung genuine adapter? i don't mind to buy an adapter of other manufacturer but i do mind that:

1. it will be able to run 1080p full hd at 60hz/fps

2. it will run videos, movies and tv shows smooth, without lags

3. it will also be able to run without connecting the phone to power source

Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaldi:
Can u someone tell me which ROM got a setting like on that picture below? I want to disable my back key button.. Always accidently touch back key while holding it while watching movie. I like navigation bar instead of back key button.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razno:
On my 9505 metal rim around screen is slightly more rised on right side than on left side. Is it normal or?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3adly:
I have a very simple and newbish question: What to flash to return my SGS 4 to stock, samersh72 gave me that: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/235905264/...3_BGL.zip.html (because I am from Bulgaria) (via Odinv1.85 and then PDA), but it wrote Failed and now my SGS is stucked at Samsung Galaxy S I9505 text. I need to return it to full stock (I know about the triangleaway) because I want to return it back to the factory via warranty, cuz it has a Wi Fi problems.

Edit: When I am in download mode there is a little text in top-right "product name blablabla, AND Write protection: Enable") is it possible that to cause the problems when I am flashing, because:

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9505XXUBMGA_I9505OXXBMG3_I9505XXUBMGA_HOME.tar.md 5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/004> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/004>

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

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

Edit 2: after flashing this from upper, now it is stucked at "Firmware upgrade encounterer an isue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."

Excuse me for doubleing this post, but I dont have time - I lied that I am not in the city at the moment, and cant deliver the phone to the service.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

In order for Odin to work,Kies must be completely off.

Go to task manager (ctrl+shift+esc) and stop all instances of Kies.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thexps:
Weird WiFi

Hello.

i have a problem with my wifi. I have to restart the wifi for the phone to connect to my home network.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You are going to have to supply a lot more information if anyone is going to be able to help you...

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anojknarf:
What is the latest firmware for galaxy s4 i9500 indian version .... Mine shows i9500ddubmf8 is that the latest ?? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maoroh:
someone please help?

So I posted it before but got no reply, I have a sgs4 i9500, bought a generic 32gb micro sd class 10, popped it inside and I can't get it to work, trying to create a folder gives a "write fail" messege, yet when I put it in any other phobe it works just fine and another microsd card I had from befire also works perfectly on my phone, it's so odd and annoying, now I noticed that the microsd card slot is really hot...I'm clueless please help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anojknarf:
1. Check if the card write protected (on ur PC)

2. Check if the card is read only (again on ur PC)

3. Check if the app in ur SGS4 is faulty / try with a different app.

4. Format the SD card to exFAT or FAT format from ur PC and then try. (NTFS wont work on SGS4)

5. Some cards have a small physical leaver/slide for write protection check that.

6. Shutdown your SGS4, insert the card and then restart and check .

hope that helps :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
MG5 with MF8 baseband (for INS and INU product codes)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vince1983:
Green lines on GS4

Hey All,

I tried searching this thread before posting this and didn't find too much. I installed a Google play edition ROM on my AT&T S4 (i377). It works fine so far but I've been noticing that there are some green lines through the middle of the screen. They look like graphical glitches. I'm willing to accept it if thats just the name of the game, but just wanted to know if anything could be done, or if another rom that works with this phone is better.

It doesn't seem to come up in screenshots either. Anyway let me know if anyone knows something about this issue.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boing7898:
Hello. I'm a newbie to Android ROMs/rooting scene, since the Galaxy S4 is my first Android phone, so sorry for the nooby questions.

My phone has the I9505XXUDMGG version, which, I read, has some problems with the bootloader, or something like that?

I want to install the Omega ROM, are there going to be any problems?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dork997:
Can anyone please tell me how to record my (unrooted) s4's screen without lag? ...i prefer OTA's and dont want to root it the only software i could search is "myphoneexplorer" which clones my phones screen on my computer n from there i can record it, but the thingy is so laggy...is there any other way of doing this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3adly:
I did it now, I kill all kies after connecting the device, and after the FAILED flashing, I checked again - no instances of KIES available. It seems its not the problem :S :crying::crying::crying:

EDIT2: Edit: From Bulgarian forum 1 guy just contact me, and I told him every 1 .tar fail (I did it there but after those edit I clear it) so what was the problem ? Flashed MH8. Now I managed to unbrick my phone (again with MH8) and now I will must return everything to stock. Any Ideas ? Because thah bulgarian.tar fail wasn't working and I still cant turn on my Wi Fi ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try also asking on your own DEDICATED FORUM

:)

Hi,

Have you tried holding power+home button for a few seconds?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vince1983:
from

Good advice, done and done.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raiken_:
I just recently flashed PAC-ROM as a secondary ROM with the Dual Boot Patcher, all went well during installation.

But after going back to my Primary ROM (GPe by Jamal), I can't switch back to PAC-ROM all of a sudden after rebooting.

Anyone knows what's wrong?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naanireddy:
getting back to stock rom

hi, I flashed my s4 i9500 with omega 14 rom and when I tried to switch back to stock rom I am getting generic imei and I don't have efs folder back up copy of stock modem/rom but it works fine when I flash with xxubmg9 modem. I am thinking of it as it is not letting me to downgrade as xxubmg9 is latest modem compared to Indian modem but is there any chance now r in future so that I can revert back to complete stock firmware as I wanna have my mobile in warranty when it needs to go to service center for any reason.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panic_4_what@hotmail.com:
Boot Loop

Hi There,

My previous version of TWRP was 2.6.1.

1-Unlikily i installed TWRP2.6.3 by odin then aftter a an hour it shutdown automatically. When i start it it stuck on s4 boot logo.

2-It could not go into recvery Or in downloader it was unable to install any thing even i tried pit file.

3- I switched off s4 for couple of hour then it boot normally and tried TWRP 2.3.1 with goomanager, it installed successfully.i did wipe system,data, delvic cashe with custome rom but a hour latter same boot logo problem.

4- Then after few hour i tried CWM but still have the same issue.

5- Later i tried to installed Stock ROM But i am facing the same problem again.

Any idea to solve the issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
TWRP has problem. u shouldn't flash that. U should visit Service center.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panic_4_what@hotmail.com:
TWRP

Thanks for quick response.

But wonder!

How can TWRP Guys can post 2.6.3 without testing it first... just for asking:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
donno buddy. Dev of that thread isn't responding. Also, if possible, dont restore the back up data. then report. else visit ssc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danieliko:
Any news about triangle away or some way to restore the binary counter for i9500?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
not yet.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Croatoan1984:
HELP!!! Phone freezing after custom ROM flash

Hi guys and girls.

I desperately need help i have no idea what to do anymore. Yes i tried to root and rom my phone and i messed up now i cant get it back to just normal functionality.

I downloaded a custom rom and installed twrp 2.6 recover. I flashed a rom and when i started it i only noticed that it was for a Galaxy s2. I could not get out of the setup so it ran and failed. After that i have had the problem that the phone boots fine and goes into any app and has full

functionality until i set it down and the phone locks itself, then the lag is so huge i have to restart my phone to get anything done.

I have tried flashing the correct Omega v13 rom and does the same. Also dit the same with the backup that i made with TWRP before i did the first flash.

Also i tried to get it back to the stock firmware using the following guides.

DroidViews | How to Unbrick Your Bricked Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500, GT-I9505, SCH-I545

How to Unroot and Restore Official Stock Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 & GT-I9505 | WhatsWithTech.

I have flashed it and done every step correctly but when it boots the first time the whole touch screen doesnt react only the return and home keys work on first startup. If i restart the phone at this point (Just flashed stock firmware re partition with PIT file and new stock kernel) i can complete it but the same problem persists

Please tell me someone can help me fix this screwup.

I have a GT- I9500 Octacore international with Jellybean 4.2.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinde:
did you perform a complete wipe before you installed a new rom?

I personally wouldn't consider your phone as bricked, just an rom installation problem, nothing irreparable...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

Follow the i9500 part of the guide.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You mean you want to have to go through 2 lockscreens before you can use your phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Croatoan1984:
scennua Terry

I Have done everything i could find to do. Doing a full wipe from cwm then flashing the stock firmware then removing the battery for 30 sec and then booting to stock recovery again do a cache reset and factory reset. It boots in and i even update the firmware to latest updates.

Problem still stays the same
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danielbrasilm:
Bootloop problem

Hi guys.

This problem is driving me crazy. Whenever I turn off my phone, it gets into bootloop!

Everytime my battery runs off, or I get into a plane and have to turn off the phone, I have to do a factory reset, and restore an old backup I have. It's the only way I know to use it.

It all started when I tried to flash a Google Edition ROM. (this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2395030 )

- I installed TWRP

- I did a backup of my original ROM (the one I restore everytime)

- I flashed the GE ROM, and everything went fine.

- It broke down when I clicked on the OTA, and the phone started to be updated. After that, the phone reseted, and entered bootloop mode.

- The only way I know to get out of bootloop is removing the battery, entering it again, boot into recovery, do a factory reset and restore my backup

Things I tried:

- Changing from TWRP to Philz Touch Recovery

- Restoring my backup

- Flashing STOCK ROM

- Flashing other ROMs

Whenever I try to flash other ROMs, it completes on ODIN, resets, but never passes the `Samsung Galaxy S4` screen (waited more than 30 minutes). So I turn off, and the bootloop begins.

So, is there anyone that can help me here? Please?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinde:
touchwiz camera on Google Edition

I saw the 4.3 GE Camera on touchwiz rom, but is it possible the other way around? Having the original touchwiz camera app on a GE rom?

Couldn't find any port or answer to that so far, except the port from Galaxy S4 Zoom, which sadly isn't fully working yet.

I really like it, how clean the GE roms are, but the touchwiz camera seems to be superior in quality (relying on a direct comparison seen on youtube) and functionality.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

Try going back to square one with this method.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danielbrasilm:
I have already tried all combinations of methods of this thread. :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Julianinho:
Hi,

There is any applications in the list below you advise me to disable at startup :

Thanks ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
flash this factory full wipe stock firmware https://my.pcloud.com/#page=publink&code=XZqjZKwNWSegWNkFGrj5l5dLlC0HwpGJk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZICO ~ GFX:
Yes
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
AFAIK you can't do that without an app like widgetlocker.

The Rom itself will give you the Pin lock and widgetlocker gives you the slide to unlock.

Why you want to have it like that is beyond me, but if it makes you happy go for it :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danielbrasilm:
Miraculously, I tried another time today, and it worked! Things went a little crazy, but it worked in the end. I re-downloaded the Stock ROM, wiped the sh* out of the phone (wipe ALL the things), flashed the Stock ROM via Odin, waited 30 minutes on the initial screen, removed the battery, and booted. It booted normally for a minute, than it restarted without any order. Randomly, it booted on stock recovery, and I did another session of wiping everything. After that, it booted normally, and the stock was there, all working. Lessons learned: Flashing alternative ROMs - never again - ...for this month.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgcyears:
Hello everyone! I tried installing a custom ROM using a dual boot method. I was on MH6 that silly version that uses knox. When I'm trying to install a stock ROM using odin, I get a black screen and in the top left corner there's a red text that says "SECURE FAIL: KERNEL", also there's one more white text that says "System software not authorized by Samsung has been found on your phone."

Btw, these are my stats on downloading mode...

KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0xffffffc

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0xffffffc

Any help please? I'm desperate, I even tried installing a stock ROM using bootloader, modem, pda, csc it still gave me that aboot error, removed the bootloader and I'm still stuck with the non-samsung software version.

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

Look HERE

Try flashing Knox free odex MH8

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgcyears:
I'll try do that thanks!

EDIT: IT WORKS IT FUC*ING WORKS, thanks malybru you're the best! xD

Btw, after flashing this firmware may I use any other firmware lower than the MH6/8, something like MGA?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maoroh:
so i tried all the above and found out a new bit of interesting stuff

when putting the card inside another sgs4 i9500 it works just fine, the only different between my sgs4 and the other sgs4 is that mine is rooted, can that be connected? will unrooting the phone fix the issue?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steven.svde:
Rotation problems

---------- Post added at 10:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:01 PM ----------

My s4 does not rotate at all or there is a delay off 17 seconds... Does anyone has a solution please ? Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry,no.

:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
Advice

Hey everyone just rooted my S4 with the CF Root method......... Just wondering what I should do next :laugh:

Just wondering How I set a backup up of my phone to cover myself in case I need to claim on the warranty (I Understand you need to unroot for this) I have seen CWM Recovery and TWRP etc but I must admit I am a little confused as I am new to all this. I have tried reading the threads and using the search function.

Also is there any must have apps that sort of thing? I want to trim the phone down and get rid of all the bloat etc.

Any Help would be much appreciated, I will try to learn fast so I am bothering you all with too many questions.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

Also, look at the first post of this thread.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
Thats the one that confused me lol. Just tried installing twrp using goomanager and got "No recoveries were found for your device"

i9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2281367

Use the above link for recovery which is one of the best available

Once u install the recovery take a Nandroid backup and Efs backup and keep it to A safe place like Pc / sd card etc

U can use ROM CLEANER to remove unwanted apps

and then may be Flashing ROMS etc etc

And ya read even more then u already did.. trust me u have all the answers in this forum already

Hope this helps :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcelotorres:
EFS

Hi guys!

I need your help.

I`m in factory/service mode. I have a backup of my /efs but everything i tried to do to restore fails.

First i look into /efs folder ond root of phone and that folder was empty. I look into settings and my IMEI is ok, nothing changed (strange)

I copy and paste the files of my backup in the /efs folder on root of phone. I notice that options in power menu back, but when i reboot phone the content of /efs folder simple disappear.

I installed busybox, and terminal, but when i try to code, i always get error messages like directory doesn`t exist or can`t be mounted.

Recently, i tried this:

su
busybox mount /efs
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
reboot

But when i type

i receive this:

mout: can`t read `/etc/fstab`: No such file or directory

How to fix this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Did you install the busybox binaries after installing the app?

Any way, Your efs is not empty, you can not see the content because it is not mounted.

Read this for solutionhttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45261587

Sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcelotorres:
Thank you so much samersh72!

God bless you and your family.

:D :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I told you this tread is the fasted way to get excellent help :good:

Thanks us by rating this thread ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
[MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION] I created a thread documenting my decent into madness and how to fix the stupid 1970 issue that I had on my phone and that ive seen others get. feel free to reference. hopefully this will make it quicker for people to find :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
hi...

please help me...

I'm on rooted mh8 firmware...

but some apps that required root access don't work...folder mount, multi wondow manager .....

what can I do for that??? costum kernel? costum rom? or other?

thx for help...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
it depend on tweak enabler buddy. just try to install perseus or adam kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcelotorres:
True!! Thanks for share the link.

:)