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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lyas:
Rebout while using vlc+Hardware_acceleration

hi . im using slimkat9 on my device i9505 .i have a problem with video miniature. it doesnt sound a problem but my device also rebout while using vlc+Hardware_acceleration

obviously i did a full wipe and made the screenshoots "Quickpic" using CM11 last build + Slimkat9 ,i even tryed older versions i faced the same problem

also sm times this message appeare with some photo apps : android.processus.media s'est interrompu

info : Slim-jflte-4.4.4.build.9.0-OFFICIAL-8282

Slim_full_gapps.4.4.4.build.8.x-385

i uploided 2 screenshot to compare ''CM11 + SlimKat "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RockndRoll:
Flashing back stock TW firmware for unlocked SGH-1337m ...

I am gonna install a Custom ROM for the i9505 on my 1337m ... I just wanted to know the following ---

1) Link to stock firmware to flash with odin incase of emergency , but SIM unlock needs to be retained as I live in India and use an Indian SIM ..

2) Can I flash a i9505 stock ROM and if so which variant ??

3) Do I need to remove any file from the stock firmware that I will download such as the modem.bin file or anything else ??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

VLC is only still a beta on mobile devices.

Does this problem happen with other media players?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soufiansky:
Is there any module to install and make the quick settings looks like the s5 ?

I'm running stock 4.4.2 :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robygt:
Hi everybody, I just tried to flash the first cm12 nightly in my gti-9505 but twrp (2830) says that my device is a jfltecan, so incompatible, what could I try? Change recovery?

Edit: solved changing recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lyas:
Mx player : S/W works fine ..

HW and HW : only view videos work + lag

the same with vlc works fine on if i deactivate Hardware acceleration

as i mentioned it's a rom related problem 'every thing work fine with CM11'
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RockndRoll:
Guys anyone help please ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soufiansky:
Go to sammobile . Firmware section , put your device name and they will give all the last firmwares.

Choose one and download it , then extract it and flash with odin.

Don't modify the files , you can have some issues.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ode_:
Weird, what custom recovery you are using, and what bootloader version your phone has?

Personally prefer arter97 PhilZ touch, and 4.4 bootloader.

There is few solutions on arter97 cm12 thread for your proximity sensor problem, if sensor is giving you 255 state try to clean with air duster, if giving value under that you can adjust it by creating new calibration file from your values. Search from that cm12 thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RockndRoll:
Ok as far as I can makeout you are referring to download the 1337m firmware.. But can I flash a i9505 stock firmware on my phone ... And correct me if I'm wrong but in that case I think I'll have to remove the modem.bin file before I flash ...

And while downloading a ROM from sammobile , will the pda and crc matter or can I download say even a Sweden based ROM ??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
No you can only flash att firmware. Also your Bootloader is locked so read up on that because you have special steps and items you need to use as far as flashing a rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hunter777:
please help a new user for s4 - I9515

Hi every one

I found some codes for Samsung Galaxy phones like (*#9090# for service mode) and i use a code for enable/disable watchdog service and i disablead it for a while but i noticed the battery drain faster and i want to enable watchdog service again

BUT

unfortunately i forget which code i use to disable/enable watchdog and i make some search here and i found this code *#8999*364# but it's completely NOT work for me on my device (S4 I9515) :crying: :crying: :crying: and i am sure that i use a different code before than this .... can any one PLEASE tell me how to enable watchdog service again by any easy method like codes

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hunter777:
could any one help me please

could any one help me please for my previous question about Enable/Disable watchdog service with dialing secret codes

any help will be appreciated .. thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mankvl:
Need help with MultiWindow. How to enable Quad (4) & Floating View on S4. Was looking everywhere tried some apps that should do that, but didn't work. Running stock KitKat rooted, any one manage to make it work?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Try Xhalofloating window ,which is a xposed module.Also use wanam xposed ,another module to enable all apps in Samsung multiwindow.

Hit thanks please

---------- Post added at 03:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 AM ----------

Hai,

I have a problem and need your assistance. It is related with modems

1)Am now on s4 i9500 stock .I have backed up my IMEI using galaxsim unlock(app).But I cant restore it in cm based roms .its saying to restore it manually. But I dont know how to.

2)also I need a good modem to go with my phone for india that work with andriod 4.2.2 jb .As I am having Problems with my current modem draining my battery in cm11 based roms.My current baseband is I9500XXUAMDK.Also I am running a Knox free phone.Yes the s4 relesed before Knox bootloader was introduced.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mankvl:
xHaloFloating don't work like the Samsung MW with floating mode on, i need the function to minimize and have a bubble or at least the window floating on the game, if i use xhalofloating it brings me to home screen and the game log off. Any way to make it work on KitKat?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
I think there is a rom .ie,Aurora note 4 rom which port this feature from note devices.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mankvl:
Ye I researched more and found out all hidden features where removed from NOTE 3 and S4 in KitKat ROMS, only 4 way works, so basically now I need a custom ROM :/ Any good note 4 port for gt-i9505? Aurora is for gt-i9500 :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Sorry I dont know about i9505 am using i9500.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hunter777:
could any one help me please

Hi every one

I found some codes for Samsung Galaxy phones like (*#9090# for service mode) and i use a code for enable/disable watchdog service and i disabled it for a while but i noticed the battery drain faster and i want to enable watchdog service again BUT unfortunately i forget which code i use to disable/enable watchdog and i make some search here and i found this code *#8999*364# but it's completely NOT work for me on my device (S4 I9515) and i am sure that i use a different code before than this .... can any one PLEASE tell me how to enable watchdog service again by any easy method like codes

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mankvl:
any one know good custom rom for gt-i9505 with floating bubble window, touchwiz or GPE?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koszabg:
Sorry for my 2-nd post but does anyone have info?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MRay57:
Hi guys what's up. I'm having serious issues with my galaxy s4 which is too slow and laggy. It is a I9505 on Android 4.4.2 on stock firmware no root no nothing. Laughing and using apps, swiping the menu etc it is very slow.

So I'm planning on flashing it with a custom firmware to solve this problem.

I'm looking for a very simple but nice performance custom rom. I mean I really don't want custom themes and icons. I prefer the basic options for that.

Any advices? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

Its really difficult for someone to recommend a ROM as everyones tastes and needs are different.

Have a look round HERE and read the First posts of the ROM threads and the last 10 - 15 pages for any bugs issues etc there may be and then decide for yourself which one you want to try/test for yourself. Its the only way you can make an informed decision as to whether its right for you or not.

Also, check out other users signatures for possible ROM links to go look at :)

Have fun :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MRay57:
Thanks mate.

Well in fact I just want to get rid of these lags cause its really annoying.

I've tried everything I had read on the Web. Ive been told that the last solution is to use a custom firmware.

I know there a many of them. But I'd simply like to pick one that has no custom themes and icons just an improved ROM for the performance of Android OS you know.

Thamks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi,

I am pretty sure this has no function whatsoever.................All it is is the outline of where the SIM card and MicroSD are on the back of the device!

;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xain47:
Unofficial cm11 temasek works fine but official cm not works. How to check which boot loader version I have?

I have philz touch recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ode_:
Play store - phone info *Samsung*
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakkkkk:
Does anybody know what the apk for nearby devices is called? I think I removed it by accident.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superpulosu:
install custom recovery

Hi, I want to know if it is possible to install a custom recovery from stock recovery for s4 i9506.

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

Have you checked here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2419762

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superpulosu:
Thanks, I already read a lots of posts about recovery and I dont found the answer... I know it is possible to install custom recovery with Odin, but I want to know if it is possible to do it from stock recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
It is possible from a custom recovery , but there is no way to do this in stock recovery

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

Welcome!

A couple of questions...

Are you bothered by warranty?

Do you have important stuff on your phone/sd card?

Do you have a windows PC?

Do you have a sd card reader?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revzie:
- Not too bothered about warranty; I'm someone who would take it apart myself if there's something wrong with it, rather than sending it in for warranty. I do however prefer my phone to not go FUBAR by doing this mod, of course. But that's not too much of a concern if I am helped by someone who knows his/her stuff, here :good:

- I have backed up everything that I can think of, I've cleared all of my photos and stuff off the phone and SD card and onto my PC as well. I have call list backups, Whatsapp backups, SMS backups, exported my contacts to a .vcf file and copied it to my PC, I have appdata backups, Keepass backups.. and of course I backed up everything I placed on the phone, myself. Anything important missing? I think I have it all, though.

- I have access to several Windows-based PCs as well as BSD- or Linux-based boxes if need be. :)

- I do have facilities to read the µSD from the phone, yes.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] booboob31:
hi guys, thank god theres a noob friendly thread.

I have a friends s4 and its locked to the a1 network in Austria. I wanted to unlock it and found a guide but it says i need to downgrade to 4.2.2 first. does it have to be the official a1 stock firmware do you think because im having trouble finding it

the plan is to install cm12 afterwards but im concerned that she may have flashed modems and the who knows what else. could someone point me in the right direction for finding the correct modem and anything else i might need before a clean install of cm (that is if i can ever unlock it first)

many thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrisosfp488:
Hi guys. I have a little ''problem''.

I dont remember when happened but all objects in status bar became white and i dont like them... how can i make them back to normal again?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Some downloading you will need to do...

1. https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/jflte/philz_touch_6.23.9-jflte.zip.md5/

2. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358557126

3. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95897840722641042

4. https://s.basketbuild.com/filedl/gapps?dl=gapps-lp-20141109-signed.zip#

5. http://download.chainfire.eu/641/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip?retrieve_file=1

6. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22926241640220133

Reading is important.

Please read , and digest this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4 (Odin packages instructions , onwards)

If you can get hold of a sd card reader , it will be very useful.

to be continued...

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

Reflash the ROM with no wipes

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

I presume you are talking about this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2282683

modem is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025

No need to downgrade to 4.2.2

Just downgrade the modem , and it should work.

Before you start , did you consider asking your operator for the unlock code?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrisosfp488:
Hello,

I have flashed 5 times roms since then with full wipes or not, but it remains.

Thnx for your answer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
I cannot think what you could have done to cause this , and not be fixed by a re-flash.

What phone/ROM etc. ?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] booboob31:
Hi, like i said its not my phone, the owner did take it to a shop to unlock it but they messed it up apparantly. I did flash an earlier modem but i couldnt get into the menu to unlock it. Am downloading the correct firmware this time (4.4.2)

this is the info i pulled up from sammobile.com

PDA: I9505XXUGNH7

CSC: I9505VFGGNI1

MODEM: I9505XXUGNH7

Version: Android 4.4.2

Added: 2014-10-01

I still don't really know which 4.2.2 modem to use, i figure it needs the letters UGN but which one? could you maybe point me in the right direction.

many thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Check the first link I gave you.

At the bottom of the first post , there is a mod edit...

You want ME2

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22946563261203501

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] booboob31:
Thanks for the swift reply, I'm still downloading the stock firmware, will let you know if it all works

if i do manage to unlock the phone should i re-flash the entire stock firmware to upgrade the modem again before flashing cm?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
AFAIK , you do not need to change the firmware , just the modem.

Afterwards , just re-flash the latest modem that works for you

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revzie:
I am reading that through right now and reporting back here after I finish! And as I said before I do have access to a reader for the SD card. :)

Also, Is the first link is supposed to be without the .md5? as in https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/jflte/philz_touch_6.23.9-jflte.zip/

Because one part of the instructions confuses me. The philz zip file is 8.9 MB, while the .zip.md5 file you linked is only 63 bytes.. The instructions also specify .tar.md5 files for Samsung (via Odin) but the file seems so small compared to the zip file for philz, since it seems like the linked file is just an MD5 checksum file instead of a real archive.. Does it all even matter for this? It seems a bit weird to me so I could just be plainly wrong here of course. :o

I remember reading something about TriangleAway not working on the i9505 with certain firmwares or something.. Should I be concerned at all?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
OOps

My bad

That was the info file :p

Try this:

https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/jflte/philz_touch_6.23.9-jflte.tar.md5/

We do not need triangle away for this

Will have to continue this tomorrow.

Late here.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrisosfp488:
I have a Samsung galaxy S4 I9505 with omega rom v40 now.

I had unroot it and returned to stock rom but it remained. I returned back to omega again and it was still there!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryan_mmx:
Can anyone point me to how I can modify the ROM .tar image file to remove the bootloader? I'm looking at this tutorial http://www.s4miniarchive.com/2013/12/how-to-remove-knox-bootloader-from-new.html but just not sure if it's the same with the actual S4.

I'm currently on 4.4.2 but bootloader is 4.3 by the way.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamzaintrouble:
Problem with modem

Edit: I got a stock firmware and installed it and it's working fabulously. Just wifi isnt woking. Any fix on that?

Hi I just got the GT-I9500 KLTPA which is the Latin version according to the Samsung website.

I flashed TWRP onto it and installed the latest CyanogenMod 11 nightly available on to it and everything was going fine but the call audio when i called others was horrible with lots of static noise so i went online to look for a solution and i came across ]http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/99608-very-bad-sound-quality-on-incomingoutgoing-calls/ and it said to install a modem file which i foolishly just installed and my phone stopped any network connection. I could still connect to Wi-Fi though.

After this i went on the hunt for the correct modem driver but have not been able to find it still. I went to this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025 as mentioned in the first few posts you made but the only one i got anything out of was UBUBMG1 and it only shows that i can make emergency calls, still no connection but Wi-Fi available.

The CSC code on the device is TPA which is corresponding to Panama.

Also i am currently downloading stock firmware from one of the given websites that corresponds with the TPA version.

Please if you can i would appreciate the help.

Thank you.

Edit: I jsut opened up the back and it says SSN: I9500GSMH

FCC ID: A3LGTI9500

Edit: I jsut instaled a lower versiona nd it says Modem Board: XMM6360 (using Phone INFO )
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xain47:
s4

It says E330lkuncf2..... What it is 4.4? Then it is related to ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] booboob31:
i ballsed up, seems like i unlocked it (yay) but I flashed cm12 though something wasnt right so i flashed the original rom again but now im not getting past the samsung logo

do i need to flash a new bootloader again?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
No need to flash bootloader.

Did you wipe phone clean before flashing new ROM?

Other thing is CM12 does take a long time to boot up.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] booboob31:
i dunno how you clean through odin.. well ive reflashed cm12 but now i cant flash gapps.. im getting a status 6 error when i try flashing through cwm.. any ideas on how to get around that error?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
.tar.md5 are flashed in odin

.zip files are flashed in recovery

Cleaning is done in recovery:

Wipe data/cache/dalvik/system

I think error 6 is just a reading error.

Try it again.

Alternative...re-flash recovery , or maybe a different one

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VIP1961:
Backup without root

Can I make a backup of the stock odexed firmware (for i9500) with CWM (like PhilZ), but without root ? (Sorry for my English)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revzie:
Okay! So today I managed to complete the instructions, got Philz Touch running on the phone, followed the instructions on the ROM's page for installing them. Do I need to do something about KNOX right now? I am getting a yellow and red line of text upon Samsung logo bootup, before CM boots. It is whining about setting the Knox bit to 0x1, voiding warranty. I care more for the nagging message than for the fact that the bit has been set, haha.

Thank you for your pointers, though. I was apparently close but couldn't get the basic idea through my head until you put it down plain and simple for me. I appreciate your help, thanks a lot! :good::highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinodr5371@xdaroms.co.in:
Which kernel is best 4.4.2 is there any kernel for tw 5.0.1 note 3 ported rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
:good:

Don't worry about knox.

Just ignore it.

Next comes the ROM...

You should have downloaded the ROM/PA Gapps/SuperSU files.

This is where you need the sd card reader.

Plug the card into your PC (via the card reader) and copy the files to the root of the sd card (not in any folder)

Now switch off the phone.(Power off)

Switch on holding volume up + power button.

When you see blue writing in the top left corner , let go the buttons (Don't drop the phone :p ) and tap volume down

This should take you into PhilZ recovery.

1. First ,go to Backup and restore

Click backup to sdcard1

(This is also called a nandroid)

This takes a while. (Sometimes Up to 15-20 minutes)

Phone may switch off.

Check progress by tapping power button

Be patient.

2. Then, clean the phone.

Click back to first page

Go to wipe data/factory reset.

Select clean phone for new ROM install

3. Now to install the ROM.

Click back to first page > Install ZIP

Choose zip from sdcard1

select cm-12-20150111-OPTIMIZED-jflte.zip

Let it install

4. Click back to first page > Install ZIP

Choose zip from sdcard1

select PAGapps zip

Let it install

5. Click back to first page > Install ZIP

Choose zip from sdcard1

select SuperSU

Let it install

6. Click back to first page

Reboot

It takes quite a while to load , so , be patient.

7. Setup your phone

Let us know how it goes.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Because he flashed kit Kat haha

---------- Post added at 08:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:55 PM ----------

Yes you can. Just flash Philz and make a back up. Just don't root
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanghei:
Is it possible for a phone to be hard bricked despite being able to get into download mode and is flashable by odin?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] to2me:
Can i update my mobile to kitkat 4.4.4 ? Is there any official samsung firmware ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kushan02:
nope there is no official Samsung firmware but you can also try custom roms like cyanogen mod. I would suggest you try android lollipop that is 5.0 search Google for android lollipop Antares one rom and you will find a good rom.

hope this helps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Helios050:
Hello,

When I fully charge my phone, so a 100% and then disconnect the charger, my 100% percentage instants drop to 96%. No idea how this is possible, do any of you?

Thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Icetron:
Hi all,

I'm probably only posting here since it says noob friendly, I'm tired of TouchWiz and I'd like to flash it with a stock android ROM. If I'm not mistaken it would be possible to use the official Google Play Edition ROMs? Last I heard the GPE got 5.0...

I had a chance to play around with a Galaxy S3 but I accidentally bricked that when I tried to flash ROMS, I'd really not like to kill my S4 as well.

What's the easiest way for me to get stock android? When I tried to work on the S3 I think I wasn't sure what would happen with Knox.

My phone is on 4.4.2, and is a Canadian Galaxy S4 (SGH-i337M). Any helps or directing to the right place would help and be appreciated. :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you can get into download mode and use odin , flash a stock firmware.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Do you take out the charger immediately at 100%?

Maybe , leave it for a while when it reaches 100%

:)