yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] manu44:
I don't think you have bricked it. Bricking a Device Literally means when you cant do anything with the Cellphone other then Using it as a Expensive Paper weight. So Still You Have CHances of Fixing it. Try Flashing The Stock Rom Via ODin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] EmmaFrost:
Can I use any stock recovery file to swap from CWM to stock recovery?

My phone is JDQ39.i9505ZHUAME1 .
[Galaxy S 4 General] mirvashstorm:
Just a querry

I have the International 19505 variant from Globe telecoms, Philippines. I am currently rooted with custom FW Omega 7.0. may baseband is still in ME2. Is it possible to flash the mf8 firmware? i have tried several times but baseband still shows as me2. do i have to do a factory reset?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
yes

yes you can, i prefer to make factory reset after flashing.

you can flash modem separately http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1dtms:
I'm confused on the steps.

After I follow the instructions on the first page, seems I just flashed a new stock rom.

But then what? Is it now rooted or do I have to follow another guide for rooting?

And what about CWM? How do I get that so I can flash other stock rom via CWM and without having to connect to PC everytime
[Galaxy S 4 General] TheAmazingAbudi:
Will the link next to India work for my factory unlocked Indian Version? I've screwed up my phone, and i need to flash stock firmware....
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
This thread is for unrooting. See development thread for rooting and flashing custom recovery

Yes it works

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1dtms:
I guess I'm getting the nomenclature mixed up. So when you say unrooting you mean to get the internal phone files locked again?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Flashing stock firmware is reverting your phone to stock as it was when buying and if you were rooted, it will remove root files.

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] rsndetre:
No is not "reverting your phone to stock as it was when buying". This guide is misleading.

To revert back to a stock rom, which will hold against a check for warranty, you need to:

1. reset the flash counter

2. install the proper rom for your carrier / region

To do this you need to:

1. root your phone (but I suppose that is an understatement if someone is already running a custom rom or kernel)

2. install and run triangle away, can be found on Google Play

3. flash the stock rom
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
you make me laugh....:laugh:

it is not misleading smart guy. user should read OP where all steps of unrooting and reseting counter link are included

you are talking about details....

not all users have warranty for their phones.

oh.... my bad, flash counter can not be reseted in I9500 ;)

thank you for attempting to say something :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1dtms:
Ahhh okay thanks, I had a name confusion there.

So what's the difference between kernals and stock firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
kernel (or boot.img) is a part of stock/custom firmware and the last can not run without it

basically the kernel is what controls the Operating System.

so, If your phone is a ferrari, the kernel is the "driver"​

there are a lot of articles about "kernels", just search it :good:​

​
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
I installed Germany DBT (MEA) but do not get an OTA update to the latest. KIES says my CSC is MEA (EVR) which is my old EE firmware. I have factory reset too.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
the csc didnt match the firmware

weird!

take battery out for a minute, then re-wipe data and cache from recovery
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
I am going to reflash, then do as you instruct, to be safe.

Once i do this, i can update via KIES?
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1dtms:
I see thank you! While on the topic of kernel, do we have to install a custom kernel before rooting or installing CWM? or can we just stay on stock kernel?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
you can stay on stock, but it is less tweaked

some custom kernels support more tweaking like oc and ov, screen color multiplier, gamma, contrast, providing better battery life, etc...

Edit: flash custom kernel after rooting
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
When i boot into recovery it says it applied CSC BTU :s
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
BTU???

any way do the wipe and connect to kies and see what it says
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
I did :s

When i wipe cache the red triangle appears :s

KIES still says BTU in the csc :s
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
if your csc ddnt change to DBT, i suggest to root the phone and use csc changer application, then flash the stock frmware
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
What if i flash the very latest DBT will that work?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Nothing to lose, try DBT mf8

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
Flashed mf8. But still showed BTU as the csc. Even after factory reset. Is it worth re flashing btu, factory reset then do mf8 again?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
So just to confirm:

I flashed to MEA and my CSC said EVR. I then Factory reset, but it changed it to BTU (the version i had before i flashed back to EVR)

Weird!

I realise i probably didnt enable USB debugging, could that be the reason it isnt updating the CSC?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
Just flashed to BTU, KIES works, but when i wiped the cashe i had the Android with red triangle. So now i am going to reflash DBT then wipe.

If this doesnt work i will go back to EVR (IF it will change the CSC! back)
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
Right

I rooted the phone and changed to DBT, then i flashed MEA, but OTA and KIES say its the latest software :s
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Some users reported that they flashed the firmware as csc and not as pda in odin and it fixed csc issue.

you can try it

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
So i have flashed back to MEA. KIES says no update is available though :s But there IS an update???

Also OTA says no update.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lither:
@samersh72, I've currently installed XXUBMF8 on my unlocked S4 on UK Vodafone, but I want to revert back to XXUAMDM like I just got it from the store, as currently this is the information I get when I dial *#1234#,

I went on Sammobile, selected United Kingdom BTU and downloaded I9505XXUAMDM firmware

So the installation is that I put my phone to Download Mode and open Odin, extract the file I just downloaded and click on PDA and select the .tar file and check Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time but uncheck Re-Partition?

How do I check that my phone is definitely back to original like I just bought it from the store?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
You were on VOD or BTU??

Any way, same *#1234#

Or connect to kies and see firmware information

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lither:
I got the phone from Phones4U on contract with Vodafone but the phone is unlocked, so I think it's BTU?

Also before I flash via Odin, can I boot into Recovery and wipe everything and shut down the phone afterwards and then do the flash so after the installation, it's fresh?
[Galaxy S 4 General] inge--:
which of the 4?

I have ended this within Germany DBT update (June 2013) PDA: I9505XXUBMF8 CSC: I9505OXABMF8 Version 4.2.2 I get 4 files with unpacking the food and service, but which one should I well have for the samsung S4

...... BOOTLOADER_I9505XXUBMF8_917495_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.MD5

CSC_OXA_I9505OXABMF8_917495_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

MODEM_I9505XXUBMF8_917495_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

PLATFORM_I9505XXUBMF8_917495_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 ........
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
As far as i know you must have 1tar.md5 file after unzip.

Open platform file with 7zip and tell me what files inside

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] inge--:
It was a rar file and there these come true all.

the rar file is called.

FACTORY_I9505XXUBMF8_I9505OXABMF8_DBT and BOOTLOADER_I9505XXUBMF8_917495_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT these were all into it. tar. md5 CSC_OXA_I9505OXABMF8_917495_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT. tar. md5 MODEM_I9505XXUBMF8_917495_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT. tar. md5 md5 PLATFORM_I9505XXUBMF8_917495_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT. tar.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lxn213:
help plz

bro, could u plz give me the download link for official stock firmware for Galaxy S4 i9505 New Zealand ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] BuT_TeR:
any way to only install the kernel , the firm ware file is 1.7 gb .. cant download on this s*** slow connection
[Galaxy S 4 General] lxn213:
can someone help?

plz
[Galaxy S 4 General] maranello69:
http://hotfile.com/dl/231082807/7317b96/I9505XXUAMDE_TNZAMD6_New_Zealand_Android_4.2.2_.zip.html
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
http://samsung-updates.com/latest-firmware/

Use the link go to ur variant firmware / download / and there u can choose complete or only kernel

.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zeusj:
Dear all

I had a few quick noob questions. Apologies upfront.

I am suffering from random restarts and battery issues for some time now (i have galaxy s4 i9500) and was thinking of giving my phone to the service center for claiming warranty.

The phone is currently rooted with cofface CWM and doc's barebone ROM is being used.

Can you confirm if the steps towards making your phone claim warranty are:

reset binary counter

flash stock firmware (preferably old one so you can test OTA updates)

flash stock ROM

If this is the case, my questions are

1. how to reset counter for i9500 - i keep reading that it is not supported yet. does that mean I9500 users are stuck !

2. this i can do easily using your instructions. as you said in your notes - do you want us to wipe data and cache and dalvik cache by going into recovery before and after flashing the firmware ?

3. the CSC should match right since i am wiping data and cache after flashing firmware

4. What does samsung check while checking if warranty is void or not - stuff i know from a youtube video on S3 is binary flash counter, presence of rooted apps like SuperSU etc, device status and firmware

5. How to hard reset - is it not the same as factory reset ?

6. Where do i get the stock ROM to flash ?

Sorry for so many questions but i really want to get this phone to the service center and claim warranty

Rgds

ZeusJ
[Galaxy S 4 General] lxn213:
thanks very much bro, but.......

i think this is telecom version, could you plz give me a link for vodafone one?

GT-I9505 Galaxy S 4 LTE

PDA: I9505XXUAMDE

CSC: I9505VNZAMD6

MODEM: I9505XXUAMDE

Added: 2013-04-12

sammobile just wouldn't let me register...

thank you very much indeed
[Galaxy S 4 General] zeusj:
UPDATE:

I followed all instructions and now i have a MF5 firmware installed. Thank you. I have already received an update OTA which should mean that it is now covered under warranty ?? do i still need to worry about the reset binary counter ?

Rgds

ZeusJ
[Galaxy S 4 General] zeusj:
Please let me know if i can claim warranty now -

Under Odin mode it says -

Product name : GT - I9500

Current Binary : Samsung Official

System status : Official

Under settings>about device>status>device status it says Official

Baseband version: I9500DDUBMEA

Kernel version:

3.4.5 - 859177

dpi@DELL322 #1

Tue Jun 11 23:13:28 KST 2013

Build no. JDQ39.I9500XXUBMF5

Rgds

ZeusJ
[Galaxy S 4 General] tigerphil:
Warranty should be fine now as there is no sign the phone has been tampered with, aslong as your not left with any sign of apps such as superuser etc but they should of gone when flashing stock firmware
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
New Zealand Vodafone I9505 http://www.hotfile.com/dl/207595947/16f8abb/I9505XXUAMDE_I9505VNZAMD6_VNZ.zip.html

you are good to go, dont worry
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Please consider rating the thread :good:​
[Galaxy S 4 General] alundra212:
Hey again guys!

So after i flashed the modem things my s4's wi-fi worked but after one reboot it soft bricked and was stuck in the samsung i9505 when i tried to boot, even after I full wiped it.

Now ive flashed a stock rom, booted and wi-fi was not working, rooted it, flashed twrp recovery and then flashed omega 8 again, now even wi-fi is working.

but the charging logo is freezing whenever i attempt to charge the phone when it is shutdown

What should i do?
[Galaxy S 4 General] spectacle:
Hi could you upload a i9505 singapore firmware on mediafire or dropbox? thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1dtms:
I'm kind of lost/curious on the naming structure

Take for example..

Indonesia XSE (July 2013)

PDA: I9500XXUBMG1

CSC: I9500OLBBMF9

Version 4.2.2

From my understanding, and please correct me if I am wrong:

The first 3 letters after the i9500(or i9505) specify the country?

The 2 letters after the above specify the region?

And the last 2 characters specify the modem?

If thats the case where did XSE come from? Why not use XXU to keep it consistent?

And is it a fair assumption to assume that PDA is baseband and CSC if firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
take a look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1356325

XSE is the csc product code. make your search ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1dtms:
Ahh perfect that's I was looking for! Thank you, I did a search but only searched in the S4 forums so that never showed up as a result. It would be nice if we can have that link referenced somewhere on the S4 forums
[Galaxy S 4 General] hmghmg:
Hi! I'm planning to change my S4's rom from I9505ZHUAME3 (Hong Kong) to I9505XXUBMEA (Philippines) which is where I'm from as I don't like it when some of the apps languages default to chinese. Is this possible? Will I encounter any errors in doing so?

Also, a few things that I want to point out:

No, I am not doing this to claim my warranty. I am doing this because I do not like my old Rom/Kernel. (And be cause my Assistive Light widget is in chinese because of this. I have nothing against chinese people and plllllllssssss don't misunderstand me for being a racist, it's just, in our country, when there's a speck of chinese in your phone, it gets labeled as a "clone" and I don't want that.

Thank you. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mee1122:
Hi Guys! My phone GT-I9505 just recovered from boot loop with flashing the stock ROM using ODIN v3.07...

Now my problem is I still want to root and install custom ROM specifically omega rom. Should I do the whole step of rooting and installing CWM again? and i'd like to do a clean install with everything flushed out. I'm using the stock ROM and it's kinda lagging compared when i first bought the fone.

Im just worried of overwriting or duplicating files when i root again. Please help!
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

When you flashed stock ROM,it removed all traces of root and custom recovery.

So, yes , you have to do everything again by installing new custom recovery and root.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mee1122:
Thanks again! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
yes you can. no problem
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1dtms:
BTW samersh, I don't think that link applies for the GS4,

For example, If we were to look at the below example using the name guide you linked:

DXUBMF8

DX(=Region)U(=Year)B(=Month)M(=Revision)

And of course the last 2 digits are the modem release.

So than the above would translate too

REGION CODES

...

DT Australia

DX= Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam

DZ Malaysia, Singapore

...

YEAR CODES

A 2001

B 2002

C 2003

...

U = 2021

MONTH CODES

A January

B= February

C March

...

REVISION CODES

A = 10

B = 11

C = 12

...

M = 22

And just looking from it, that doesn't seem right at all!

The year is 2021?

And most firmware have M as a revision so that means its always on revision M???

Can someone explain the correct code / naming for the S4 please?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
PDA: DXUBMF8:

what i am sure of is:

DX: region

last 3 codes are for date release and revision:

M: 2013 (year)

F: June (month)

8: revision 8

no idea about UB

another example XXUBMGA:

XX: region

M: 2013

G: July

A: revision 10

what i noticed that almost all s4 firmwares (pda) had UA or UB (in the middle)

maybe someone can explain

the product code (XSE, BTU,....) is the country code

thank you
[Galaxy S 4 General] trippster:
US?

What about a US version?
[Galaxy S 4 General] GuiCunha:
After Odin steps, how long time device stays "recovering boot" with blue color and samsung galaxy s4 logo screen?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oukiza:
is there any alternative download link aside from hotfile?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
wait for almost 5 minutes, if not, pull out battery then insert it, boot into recovery, wipe cache and data, reboot

unfortunately, No :(

maybe you will find some if you search the net
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jmldsilva:
hello i was flashing my i9505 with last Rom, and i had an error "PiT not found" and now i have a problem. why do you think this happend
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
usually bad flashing sometimes leads to an error with partition table.

you need to flash pit file with the firmware
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jmldsilva:
I reflashed the rom again and now was ok.. Thanks...
[Galaxy S 4 General] darklight09:
Stuck on boot logo

Hello good evening... My phone stucks on Samsung boot screen.. Will this fix my problem?

I am able to go to recovery (CWM)

And I am able to flash roms

But when I reboot .. I am stuck on Samsung logo...

I tried to flash omega 9.0 and fox hound rom but still no luck...

I tried to wipe data factory resets in cwm but data won't format

...

How you sir reply in advance thx

And hope to fix my phone right away
[Galaxy S 4 General] GuiCunha:
Thanks. But i tried more than 5 minutes and unsuccessfully :( . I cant entered into recovery after flash room.

Buddy, if you can help me here, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43839496#post43839496

Thanks in advanced.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
flash the stock firmware with the right pit file (see op)
[Galaxy S 4 General] GuiCunha:
Where i can find the pit file?

Man, sorry but im getting crazy with it.

Found it at #1st post.

But, is for europe? I need for Brazil.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
attached in first post (choose the one for your variant) , read how to flash it

EDIT: I9505 pit file is the same for all I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] GuiCunha:
<ID:0/005> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9505VJUBMG3_I9505ZTOBMG3_I9505VJUBMG3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/005> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/005> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/005> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/005> tz.mbn

<ID:0/005> boot.img

<ID:0/005> recovery.img

<ID:0/005> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/005> modem.bin

<ID:0/005> NON-HLOS.bin

<ID:0/005> cache.img.ext4

<ID:0/005> hidden.img.ext4

<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/005> RES OK !!

<ID:0/005> Completed..

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

<ID:0/005> Removed!!

Than, get odin pass, waiting for device rebooting (connected yet) and recovering boot ( blue text) . Almost 5 minutes yet.

After 20min, nothing changed.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BSalita:
I have the same problem with i9505 (international). I can flash stock roms but they always get stuck on Samsung logo forever.

Any help? Isn't this a known problem?
[Galaxy S 4 General] GuiCunha:
I cant even entered at android system recovery :\

Tips?
[Galaxy S 4 General] BSalita:
The issue is that I'm an idiot. I finally realized that I wasn't going into recovery mode, I was actually only using download mode. Once in recovery mode, I cleared the cache, cleared the data, and booted from a zip file on the SD cartridge. Somehow it didn't install the ROM on SD but that action repaired the boot into the stock ROM that I had downloaded but was unable to boot into. There are a number of lessons learned. Perhaps the most important is to clear cache and data as everyone says.

GuiCunha, if you can't get into download or recovery mode, it's probably bad news but then, I'm a confessed idiot.
[Galaxy S 4 General] GuiCunha:
At download mode, i go easy. When i try to go android recovery mode (default recovery) it stuck at screen recovery booting with samsung galaxy s4 logo forever.

If I get into recovery mode, should be nice.
[Galaxy S 4 General] oukiza:
rvidibi members

Hello there I'm facing same problem , I know one solution and I think it will work but I haven't done it since download firmware in the hotfile give me 12kbps transfer rate which is pain in the ass XD.

Just start in the very beginning because your Phone is mostly in the infinite loop error ( meaning it has no cure whatever you do)

1. Odin Stock rom ( check which official stock rom is for you in this thread first page )

2. Root everything again and redo the whole thing. I think this will work just fine.

some of my findings that causes this problems are:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30789225&postcount=399

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2329924

---------- Post added at 02:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:24 AM ----------

Odin > PDA > put TWRP 2.6 then Flash it
[Galaxy S 4 General] GuiCunha:
I've already tried this, cwm recovery and philz. None of them work.

After flash the stock room, the device start to boot, than i pull off battery, change to android system recovery, and it stuck/freeze at samsung logo with recovery booting blue/purple text. Always same thing, with any room. If i dont pull off battery, same thing happened. I've already waited 5,10,15,20 and 30 minutes and nothing too when it booting into recovery. I've already tried too pit file, without it, any combination and nothing.

Is that wrong kernel, wrong boot, triangle make this stuff? Guys, my knowledge is now empty. I dont know how to search this issue at google, here, another foruns, youtube and even pray to fix it alone by itself.
[Galaxy S 4 General] oukiza:
Have you tried this steps:

1. repeat all the procedure

2. wait for the moment that the " samsung galaxy s4 " logo shows up

3. If the logo that is said at the number 2 is still there for 10 minutes go to stock recovery

4. once in stock recovery which is volume up+ home+ power. do wipe factory reset and wipe cache

once your galaxy s4 reboots and shows " samsung " logo , just wait for 5 minutes and you will be able to successfully access your phone again.

NOTE: I have same problem and successfully used my s4 tho it might change coz mine its ext4 problem ,
[Galaxy S 4 General] hmghmg:
Hi! So I was stuck in a bootloop which made me have to flash a new kernel and firmware from this thread. My question is, how exactly do I do that? Do I have to flash the kernel via custom recovery first, clear cache and all that, and THEN flash the firmware using odin? Or is it the other way around?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Firmware contains stock kernel.

So only firmware is required.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] hmghmg:
Thank you! My phone works now! :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] GuiCunha:
Buddy,

1) after flash stock room, it entered at recovery booting automatically and stay there forever.
[Galaxy S 4 General] oukiza:
can you show me a screenshot ?

I did all the procedure here and it work 100% in me.

---------- Post added at 03:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 PM ----------

is it the loading line at the bottom of the android image? maybe the file u are using is incomplete or corrupted. check for the GB size of what you have and what link you downloaded it.

did you flash the stock room by ODIN ( latest version) > PDA ( must be checked ) ?

can you show me a screenshot ? so I can figure it out clearly.

I did all the procedure here and it work 100% in me.