yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] rickylambert:
Thanks for this nice and useful post.

I was wondering if there is another simple one containing only information and links to the latest unbranded stock firmware for our GT-I9500´s, i.e. version / country / changelist.

I know this was available for previous GT-I9100 and GT-I9300.
[Galaxy S 4 General] profcx:
Does anyone know which of the firmwares in the OP is a 4-file version rather than the single tar version?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Paparasee:
Just wondering why the changelist of the NE7 is lower than the NE4.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Formhault:
I just sold the white Galaxy S4 I had for the last 7+ months and got a Galaxy S4 Black Edition - sealed, in the box, with warranty starting from 17th of June, this year. So... brand new, you see...

Got it out of the box and realised : it's got a defective screen. Grays are darker on the right side. Also, full white = not so white (is yellow`ish / purple`ish in some parts). All colours are darker on the right side of the screen, and it is noticeable especially in, say, Play Store (the top bar which is green... it's a darker green on the right).

So... warranty, here I come! But... I was quick to flash PhilZ recovery via Odin and then proceeded to wipe and flash SlimKat. Now, Knox Warranty Void is 0x1. I'm going to flash a stock firmware (so Status = Official in Settings - About), although the Knox flag will remain 0x1 (if they do say something about it, I'll make sure to act dumb and make a big fuss about it, stating I upgraded via Kies, of course).

I'm going to download this (latest, official version available for my carrier in my country) and flash it with Odin 3.04.

But... Let me get this straight. I download the .zip, extract it, and flash the .tar inside it as "PDA" in Odin, right? The boxes on the left hand side of Odin... which ones should I leave enabled? Only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time", right?

I'm not exactly a newbie, especially having previously owned a Galaxy S4 (lol), but it is my first time flashing an official firmware. Which kind of gives me the chills... :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Step 1) Turn OFF your mobile and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home Buttons together for few seconds followed by Power button then proceed with volume up.

Step 2) Now open ODIN on your PC and connect your Galaxy S4 to your computer.

Step 3) Once your phone is successfully connected to your PC, the ID:COM box on ODIN will turn blue (or yellow) and will show the COM port number.

Step 4) unzip the downloaded firmware, u will get a tar file.

Step 5) click on pda in odin (if odin 3.09 choose AP) and choose the file ".tar"

Step 6) check "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options and make sure that "Re-Partition" is unchecked
​

So , yes , as you described it.

Worst thing that can happen is a brick (joke) :p

Only if you flash for the wrong variant..

Looks like you got the right firmware too.

Nothing you can do about the knox 0x1.

Just hope the shop you take it to is forgiving.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Formhault:
Thanks for reassuring. :D

Hope they don't check for 0x1. If they do mention something about it... as I said, I'll make sure to act stupid and make a biiiiig fuss about it. I mean come on, I take a 36 hours old phone to the service, reporting yellowish whites on top side of the screen and blueish whites on the bottom? That problem is OBVIOUSLY hardware. And there's no way there's a mod, any custom ROM or kerne that can provoke such a reaction on a brand new screen. Come on...

If they can't be talked to, I'll make sure to proceed to Customer Protection. Heck, it's the screen. Heck, I used Kies to upgrade. We all know how sh*tty Samsung is. Besides, there are reports of people having tripping Knox even when upgrading stock, lol!

You don't get voided warranty for your car's engine just because the side doors are scratched.

*shaking with anger*

But oh well... hope all goes well. Guess I'll make a call for their common sense.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hawkerpaul:
Yup, extract the .tar (or .tar.md5) file, then flash it in PDA in Odin 3.04, or AP in Odin 3.09.

This will restore you fully back to stock, but as you said, still with Knox 0x1.

It's been said by many that this does not affect your standard warranty (only knox warranty)

Be interested to know how you get on nonetheless.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Formhault:
Under System - About, Status will be Official, right? Only Knox will remain 0x1...

Yeah, but there are reports some people did not get warranty service... :eek: I'm very nervous, nonetheless :). Will keep you posted, of course.

---------- Post added at 02:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:36 AM ----------

I did flash official XXUFNB8 from SamMobile in Odin... Phone booted, but I get "the process phone has stopped" continuously, I can't do anything :eek: :(. Oh, also, I get "System UIDs Inconsistent" message :eek:

Knox 0x1 still is in Bootloader. But at least I don't get the yellow and red text during boot :D.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Formhault:
I... did not. I didn't know that's needed, having thought Odin formats everything prior to flashing... Guess I should've read more, huh? :)

I just wiped data and cache in recovery. Phone booted up fine. Thanks a whole bunch... *brain exiting critical mass*

So, no more red & yellow text during boot and under Settings - About device, Secure boot status = Samsung (not Custom). So... there's nothing to draw the attention of the service rep. Unless he/she goes into Download mode and reads that tiny tiny text :D.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bombboa:
So, I did exactly as stated in OP and it worked but now I have an issue it keeps popping up "Unfortunately Samsung keyboard has stopped".

Now I just assumed this was because before I bricked it I had Cyanogenmod installed so I attempted to re-install Cyanogenmod.

Except i encountered another issue when i went to enable installation of unknown sources every time i try and open Security it pops up "Unfortunately, settings has stopped".

Additionally i'm a noob to anything related to android so explain to me like i'm 5
[Galaxy S 4 General] reg66:
has anyone tried to unroot from the towelroot v1.0 method of rooting? towelroot, if successful, leaves knox at 0x0. so my main question is how to unroot from there. flashing stock firmware using odin, will that keep my knox at 0x0?
[Galaxy S 4 General] zakkkkk:
I want to unroot and stay on 4.3, what firmware do i download (o2 uk) , can anyone send a link please
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Try googling:

I9505XXUENAA

and see what comes up.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
wipe data and cache within recovery.

if not reflash the firmware

flashing official stock firmware with odin will keep your knox at 0x0, but DO NOT downgrade.
[Galaxy S 4 General] v941726:
A nand is an exact copy (mirror image) of your current setup. It does consume storage. But these days, a 32 gb SD card is about 10 bucks. You should save everything to your card. Because even if you goof and go swimming with your phone, your card will survive. Also, like the last poster said, an extra backup on your pc certainly can't hurt. Storage is dirt cheap these days
[Galaxy S 4 General] Brotuck:
Downloading and uploading latest Germany firmware:

Model: GT-I9505

Model name: GALAXY S4 LTE

Country: Germany

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 1854187

Build date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 06:55:13 +0000

Product Code: DBT

PDA: I9505XXUGNF1

CSC: I9505OXAGNF1

MODEM: I9505XXUGNF1

https://mega.co.nz/#!5VBx3TiL!PLMAtd4K4UV00GRnbbiPNGhHWtn_7vBsVIh0-3OCCPk

[MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] is it possible to also add the build date to the FP ? Would be helpfull.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Repulsa:
Here's another Link I9505XXUGNF1 Credits to Venom0642 , Only sharing it :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Zubair1024:
Be careful

I would definitely advice people to be extremely careful with choosing the firmware as a wrong one will most probably soft brick your phone or a mismatching modem might just not give you a signal and end up wit the message "not registered on network".
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kanosha:
Hmmm the lockscreen time out issue seems to have been fixed but the soft reboot problem still persists.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arnob170:
is there any torrent link for UK 4.4.2 but version of stock rom...???? plz help me?
[Galaxy S 4 General] idloco2:
Argentina

Hello, i have a GT-i9500 from Argentina. I would like to have the firmware from here. Do you have one?

After doing this... Will the phone update by OTA in the future?

How do you do this ?

Thanks for your time... and sorry for my poor English :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Search for your firmware at sammobile.com.

Hard reset is by booting into recovery and wipe data and cache
[Galaxy S 4 General] Zubair1024:
You can tweak the Rom with greenify for hibernating un-used apps.. Else if you really want the old firmware back just download it from sammobile and flash it using ODIN technique.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sacomais:
does anyone and for any change have a link to a 4.2.2 stock rom?

can you tell me if flashing a stock 4.2.2 rom would give the old efs format so that i could use galaxsim unlock?
[Galaxy S 4 General] kyvahe:
I have the unlocked i9500 international version (north america/US/unbranded)... what one do I use?? Figuring out how to root it was a problem, now that I just learned I don't have LTE on this version I want to flash it back to stock and now I'm all confused again :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
There is no american version for i9500. Make sure what model you have. See it in settings>about device

Sent from my N91
[Galaxy S 4 General] faji20002000:
is it for 16gb

will the partition file work for any memory size or is it specific to only 16gb or 32gb memory. i am using gti9505 16gb version
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
the pit file is for 16GB version
[Galaxy S 4 General] wind3735:
My phone is stuck on boot loop now after a random restart just now. I'm unable to boot into recovery now, and it auto reboot after i get into download mode for few seconds.

If i hook it up with a charger, it shows an empty battery then keep rebooting.

Anything i can do to fix this?
[Galaxy S 4 General] HassanM:
Try a battery pull. .. Leave it for 5 minutes and put it back in.... By the way what exactly resulted this??? I mean did u install any app or flashed something etc etc???
[Galaxy S 4 General] wind3735:
I'm on Omega V21 for few weeks with no problem at all, tried battery pull, everything still the same.

Didn't do anything except a reboot, then it goes into boot loop.
[Galaxy S 4 General] UnboundDemon:
I'm currently running cyanogenmod, but i have to sell the phone, i just follow this steps to get it back to touchwiz?
[Galaxy S 4 General] mrdamm:
United Arab Emirates S4

Sup folks.

I just got a new Galaxy S4 from United Arab Emirates and I'm wondering if I can flash a ROM from another region on it (like a brazilian one, i.e.)?

Just having some rebooting issues and wanted to reinstall the kitkat rom, but from another region.

Just for information, I got this info from EFS:

---------- Hardware Information ----------

Device Manufacturer: SAMSUNG

Device Model: GT-I9505

Product Code: GT-I9505ZWAXST

Hardware Version: MP 1.200

---------- Firmware Information ----------

PDA Version: I9505XXUGNE5

Baseband Version: I9505XXUGNE5

CSC Version: I9505OJVFNE1
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Yes.

Yes. but do not downgrade.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Xv1nX:
Hi Samersh72, hi guys,

does anyone have any idea, what i have to do to revive my S4 I9505 unbranded?

My problem: i tried to install Cynogenmod M3 but my phone stuck during install process. I tried to flash stock rom + pit file, but it stuck at recovery mode. My phone can´t access the recovery mode :(. Anyone knows a potential solution?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Remember Me?:
post screenshot in recovery mode
[Galaxy S 4 General] Xv1nX:
After Downloading Screen (with Odin: stockroom + Pit-file) there is a "Recovery booting" screen to install the stock rom. But the phone can't enter the recovery. Repartition doesn't solve this problem :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Remember Me?:
Remove the battery after flash the pit file and flash the stok rom
[Galaxy S 4 General] Xv1nX:
i just tried it. unfortunately same result.
[Galaxy S 4 General] 012512:
Hey experts,

Below is my phone's original firmware.

Can I flash with this stock firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

What is your current firmware?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] 012512:
I'm at phoenix rom UGFN1.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gsmyth:
I am running a custom stock based ROM, still on the pre-knox boot loader. I am thinking of returning phone to official out of the box condition to sell and I have a pre-rooted MGA based Odin flashable firmware, if I wanted to return to stock official, could I just flash the firmware in Odin, run triangle away to reset flash counter and then fully unroot via the super user app? Or is an Odin flash of the full official firmware required?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

If you are on UG , then , you cannot flash UF as this would be a downgrade , and it will not work.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

In theory , that should work.

If it does not...

To return to complete stock ...

1.Run the MGA firmware on the second post

2.Root it

3.Run triangle away

4.Run the MGA firmware

Don't forget to wipe cache and data before and after flashing firmware.

Also , backup everything you need first.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] caspernetherlands:
i was looking for this, thanks man
[Galaxy S 4 General] gsmyth:
Thanks, just making sure I know what I am doing as I'm considering selling my S4 and would want to restore everything to its original state. Would there be anything else that needs resetting, just wondering about CSC or would that be changed once the official firmware is flashed?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

The firmware contains all that is necessary

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] guisep:
Someone can help me? This will reset the binary counter of Knos of 0x1 to 0x0, i've just tried the Triangle Away 3.1 in my I9505 and it doesn't works,the binary counter still on 0x1, can someone tell me a way to reset this binary counter?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Icarus1314:
Phone: Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 (i think is LTE? it's running Australia Optus 4.3 Firmware)

Firmware: I9505XXUEMK9

Kernel: 3.4.0-2082040 se/omfra@SEP-126 #1

Build: JSS15J.I9505XXUEMK9

Hi there

thanks alot for the tut

if you could help me with two question, would be very greatful

- If i update, say to a 9505 HongKong firmware 4.4, is there really no way i could return back to 4.3 if i didn't like the way it is?

- Before when i was flashed firmware on my P1000 Tab, it required Modem.bin, dbdate.tar, gt-P1000_mr.pit and such

do i need to flash those via Odin too, if i were to flash my phone from Australia 4.3 to Hongkong 4.4??

thanks again
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Currently, it is not possible to reset the Knox counter.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

If you upgrade officially via Odin, there is no way to downgrade again.

Modems can be flashed independently via Odin.

Although, a modem is flashed with the firmware

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] guisep:
Thanks Malybru, but one more question, if i install a Official ROM, i will receive the updates by OTA again?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Once you have tripped the Knox counter, your phone is no longer official.

So, you cannot get OTA

But you can always flash the firmware you want via Odin.

You just cannot downgrade again.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] guisep:
Oh God, so i can't get OTA anymore? Anyway? Thanks for all Malybru, you're the best (apologize for my bad english, i'm brazilian haha)
[Galaxy S 4 General] zesh_ii@yahoo.com:
hi

i have 2 questions

1.which method is best to update manually via odin or via ot

2.my csc is btu is i flash a firmware where of other country forexample dbt or nee it harms my s4 or anything else
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

You must state the variant of your phone if you want the correct help and information

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] zesh_ii@yahoo.com:
u mean model number m newbie so plz dnt mind

gti9505 from uk
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

1.There is no "Best" way.

Whatever suits your needs.

But it does not matter , because both methods will keep your phone official.

2.It will not harm your phone to flash from a different region , as long as it is a i9505 firmware.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] zesh_ii@yahoo.com:
thnx
[Galaxy S 4 General] Icarus1314:
i see~

so basicly just flash the .tar file and that's all i need to do

thank you ^^
[Galaxy S 4 General] irishboy1234:
HElP

my gt-i9505 is stuck in odin mode

'couldn't do normal boot

odin mode'

because of this odin cant find my device

any help??? please
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

More information , please.

Can you post the log?

What error did you get?

What firmware were you on?

What were you trying to flash?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] irishboy1234:
---------- Post added at 11:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:38 AM ----------

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My Gt-i9505 is stuck in odin mode "could not do normal boot" .. i turned it off took battery out and waiting 10 to mins and retried

I had cm11 installed and i am only new to this custom rom business and tried installing a nightly update but kept getting status 7 error .... eventaully fixed that and got status 6 error instead .

I got so fed up i just wanted to completely restart get rid of cm11 and install the stock rom which i have downloaded on my pc

I just need help to get out of this odin mode 'downloading do not turn off target !!' im so annoyed with it!

im new at this ....
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Can you still get into custom recovery?

If so , re-flash the original cm ROM.

If , not , what stock firmware did you try to flash?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] irishboy1234:
cant get into custom recovery

what do you mean did i try to flash? ...

last thing i remember doing was going into recovery and trying to install a zip but i kept gettin status 7 so i left my phone on the table still in recovery and after awhile i saw the screen go off and this happened

---------- Post added at 12:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:25 PM ----------

i finally got odin to work and now i have stock rom being installed .. lets hope it solved my problem :good::good:

stock rom installed all good in the hood ... thanks for your help
[Galaxy S 4 General] mrdamm:
I just flashed the Brazilian Stock ROM on my device and it was all ok. Used it for a full day UnRooted and no more rebooting and stuff. But as soon as I rooted it again, installed SuperSU and deactivated KNOX with it and installed all my apps back I started having some random reboots again (mainly after calls, but also often when simply putting the device into wait state).

I guess it's something related to Root + Ext_SDCard + File Manager Apps (like Titanium Backup), because I tried removing the External SDCard and the reboots stopped happening. I'm so afraid of that, since when UnRooted it was all ok, even with the same External SDCard inserted.

Is someone else having this problem? What do you guys think? I'll not be able to use an External SDCard on my device anymore while rooted?

Cheers.
[Galaxy S 4 General] luisds87:
Hey,

I have been away from the scene for a while. My phone is acting up and need to bring it back. It is under warranty so I want to unroot and flash stock. Battery drains regardless of whatever ROM I use and the phone overheats. I tried stock and everything and still the same. Even a new battery. Might be a faulty device? Anyways..

I'm on 4.4.2 and running Software and Baseband version NAE. I do not see any US ROMS on this thread. Also would it matter if I flash a 4.2.2 stock rom while I am running both baseband and software on my previous ROM and settings? (NAE)

Might sound stupid I know, but I need a refesher. Please help.
[Galaxy S 4 General] 012512:
What?! Oh man. Then, what should I download to turn back to stock just in case? :(:rolleyes:

[edit]

Good thing that my original rom has been updated to its latest. XEH is a little bit... fast. :D :victory::highfive:

Thanks man.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Icarus1314:
Phone: Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 (i think is LTE? it's running Australia Optus 4.3 Firmware)

Firmware: I9505XXUEMK9

Kernel: 3.4.0-2082040 se/omfra@SEP-126 #1

Build: JSS15J.I9505XXUEMK9

another question in regards to

Note 7: Once stock 4.3/4.4.2 firmware is flashed, you can not downgrade to a previous version due to the new bootloader.

dose this mean that, if i flash official firmware, say, HongKong 4.3

i can still flash back to Australia 4.3 with no problem?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

As long as it is the same firmware or later , you can flash it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] innocence07:
Hi malybru

saw you are helping others on their problem.. may i ask something.. i have a problem with my friends i9505 4.4.2 ive flash I9505XXUFNAD - bootloader and I9505XXUFNC9 - modem now i didnt know she had encryption enable and so when i flash some custom rom i get the encryption password on bootup i tried putting the password she said but of no avail so im stuck on putting password w/c doesn't work and render her phone unusable.

my question now is that if i flash the stock firmware from this thread would that reset the encryption and be able to use the phone again?

would i need another set of modem and bootloader since i change those? TIA
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
wipe data and cache within stock recovery
[Galaxy S 4 General] trocobob:
hmmm

IM wondering if the custom ROMs available for the S4 already ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] katiana:
Superidiot here with an emergency

Hi,

Wannabe nerd-girl here with a situation.

I have a Samsung S4 i9505. I tried to get back to stock rom from cyanogenmod 11 with odin 3, and I ended up in this.

The phone wont go to recovery mode, nor to download mode. It says:

"

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT CODE: GT-i9505

Current binary: custom

System status: custom

knox kernel lock: 0x0

Knox varranty void 0x1

csb-config-lsb: 0x30

Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."

I tried to do the recovery mode in Kies, but it says device not supported. :crying:

I tried google but nothing! Anyone know what to do?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
sure, see development section

you are in download mode regarding of what you wrote, just reflash stock firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 General] katiana:
I got into the download mode screen after all. Now I've tried reflashing stock firmware, odin gives this:

"

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9505XXUEMK9_I9505EVREMK1_I9505XXUEMK9_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

"

Then I press start and it gives this:

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9505XXUEMK9_I9505EVREMK1_I9505XXUEMK9_HOME.tar.md5 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> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> sbl1.mbn

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

<ID:0/004> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/004> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/004> rpm.mbn

<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)

I've tried reinstalling Kies, didnt work. I uninstalled Kies and installed only the drivers. I used this guide:

the android souls guide on how to unroot/unbrick i9505

The phone's screen now says same as earlier, plus:

Start 8224, 1440]

SW REV, CHECK FAIL : Fused : 4 , Binary : 3

Any suggestions what next?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
it stopped on bootloader level, you are flashing an older firmware with old bootloader.

download a newer firmware (4.4.2) and try again.