yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Remove your battery for a while.

Make sure kies is not running in background.

Flash I9505 pit file alone.(untick auto-reboot)

Remove your battery again for a while.

Flash NB9 firmware from second post (Nordic countries)

Use odin 3.09

Change usb cable

Change usb port (Choose one on motherboard)
[Galaxy S 4 General] mark78x:
Thanks!. Now I try...:svetius:
[Galaxy S 4 General] v941726:
Yes. You go back to 4.2.2. Then re rom. You have to be unlocked and have a cwm or twrp recovery. Use loki-doki before reboot. If it fails, hold down vol up key and power key. Count to 4. Not 4 seconds. Keep the battery cover off because you might have to keep pulling it till you get your count right. Done it many times. But count to 4, even if you don't see the blue rebooting into recovery wording at the upper right
[Galaxy S 4 General] Misk77:
Miracast /share screen on TV?.

Did some more reading and if I get it right so for Ge 4.4 rom there's no solution right now?

Skickat från min GT-I9505G via Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] mark78x:
Removed battery;

Wait about 1 hour;

Flash pit (CSB_signed_Fusion3_EUR_0325_V2.pit) without auto-reboot;

Removed battery;

Wait for 40 minutes;

Flash of NB9 with auto-reboot and for about 3 minutes there was the android logo with prism and then nothing appear (black screen);

Removed battery;

Wait for about 20 minutes;

Restart and get stuck with Samsung written, wait for 30 minutes;

Removed battery:

Wait for 20 minutes;

Restart and after a sound and Samsung written there is a black screen with only a blue led (slowly pulsing);

Removed battery;

Go in recovery and do a wipe data but after wipe cache the screen goes black and I had to remove the battery [In recovery mode there are no longer red errors, but there is the Android with red triangle and the exclamation mark....]

Restart and after a sound and Samsung written there is again a black screen with only a blue led;

In recovery i've done a wipe cache and wipe data, but it get stuck on "Formatting /cache";

Removed battery......????

What can I do anymore?:crying::(
[Galaxy S 4 General] Pinocheckio:
Great guide, thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mr.Pintu:
Thanks for the great tutorial and the help you provide. Could you please upload stock ROM for UK on T-Mobile (CSC I9505EVRAMDA). Thanks!

Edit: Ah, I think I missed that "EVR" stands for "EE", i.e. "T-Mobile", correct? So then it is already in your list!.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
yes, http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41091283&postcount=10
[Galaxy S 4 General] ryancallaghan:
Galaxy s4 i9505 three mobile

Hi guys, does anybody have the stock firmware for the UK three mobile s4 pleassse. Also, am I right in thinking that to after rooting with motochopper, I just need to use odin with the right firmware to reroot ?

Sorry if this is a stupid question! :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Aasim-:
Confused!

Which firmware is the latest UAMDK or UAMDE??:(
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
for i9500 UAMDK
[Galaxy S 4 General] antoniedao:
hi guys, I just used android 3days. Can you guide namely how to root S4 I9505? I cannot find a file at Step 4) unzip the downlowded file (from second or third post), u will get a Home.tar file.

thanks guys:o
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
This guide is for flashing stock firmware and unroot. Post 3 includes official firmwares for i9505 (after downloading one of them and unzip)

For rooting see development section
[Galaxy S 4 General] criszz:
how can i find my CSC ? is something new for me, thx.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
*#1234#

you can connect to kies and see last 3 letters
[Galaxy S 4 General] criszz:
thx mate , so i have csc - i9500ojvamdk, is not listed on op ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
it is a csc of an Arab or Affrican country right?

where did you get your phone
[Galaxy S 4 General] criszz:
i purcased in romania, all arab written on the box, don't know more :((
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
it is imported from other country. all are the same ;)

if u can tell me the last 3 letters when you connect it to kies
[Galaxy S 4 General] criszz:
i don't have keis insalled here but when i typed *#1234# ive got

ap: i9500xxuamdk

cp: i9500xxuamdk

csc: i9500ojvamdk
[Galaxy S 4 General] gee2012:
Am i correct to assume from what i read that both Triangle Away and Mobile Odin Pro work on the GT-I9505?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
yes for triangle away, not sure for mobile odin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gee2012:
Thanks, i`am allready out of thanks. I`ll thank you tomorrow :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jaistah:
Hi Samersh,

Can i request a stock rom for Korean version SHV-E300L. unofficial version will do as long as it is working for SHV-E300L version
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
till now no stock rom for your version i found for SHV-E300S
[Galaxy S 4 General] OpenFerret:
Hi all. Has anyone got a stock ROM for the i9505 T-Mobile UK 4.4.2 or 4.3 ROM? Many thanks all!
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
it seems you have a corrupted efs partition according to pic

if you do not have a n efs backup, you have service center option
[Galaxy S 4 General] mark78x:
Damn!:(

Do you think it might be another procedure to try before service center:crying:???
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
AFAIK no, read this http://www.digitalreborn.com/fix-samsung-galaxy-unable-mount-efs/
[Galaxy S 4 General] mark78x:
Thanks for your support, i'll read this:good:

But it's a very very strange:confused:, because i've retried to:

-remove battery;

-flash pit without auto-reboot;

-remove battery;

-flash philz recovery without autoreboot;

-remove battery;

-enter in recovery and i'm able to do a wipe data and to do a backup of efs directory in microsd without errors.

Now i'm transfering a .zip file of omega rom to the microsd, and i'll try to flash it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MrBlaque:
Thanks so much for this. I already hit thanks and will send donation in next couple days. This saved my wife's S 4 AND gave her KitKat. Thanks again mate.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tigerphil:
does anyone have the stock 4.3 BTU firmware? tried all fixes i could find so i can view and write to sd card with no joy so hoping to revert back
[Galaxy S 4 General] RatJumper:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397511
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
NAA btu firmware 4.3 link in second post
[Galaxy S 4 General] tigerphil:
Thanks!!! It may not be needed now but downloading just in case. I re flashed the stock 4.4.2 firmware last night as I was having problems on echoe rom but before doing it I removed the ad card. Since putting the card back in it is still read/writeable :D but will keep the 4.3 as back up just in case
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ajenaton1968:
Awesome. thanks for this guide
[Galaxy S 4 General] elgjc3:
Does anyone know when a firmware update is going to fix the GLONASS issue as I am suffering from it too.
[Galaxy S 4 General] somysomy:
i9505 official stock firmware for dubai

ok guys uv been doing a great job helpin... so heres the thing.

i hav S4 i9505 bought from dubai(U.A.E), it was workiin perfectly i tried to root it so now it has the su app in it but when i open it it says "su binaries not installed and su cannot install it,this is a prob.if u just upgraded to 4.3 u need to manually reroot it consult to relevant forums."

and now my device also cannot be updated to 4.4 ,when i search for updates it says ur device is modified cannot be upgarded. so neither my device is rooted properly nor is it getting updated, in other words M F**kd, so i need some help plzzzzzzzz......i want 4.4.2 in t i dont want a custom firmware need the original update ,as custom have bugs , what shud i do to get updates?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Download stock 4.4.2 firmware and flash it using odin
[Galaxy S 4 General] somysomy:
tnx

thnx bro. but where can i get stock firmware for UAE...?
[Galaxy S 4 General] cdzo72:
SamMobile website... search is your friend
[Galaxy S 4 General] :
You can use other regional firmware for i9505. That issue about superSU happened to me also. I just restart/reboot my s4 and the problem is gone. Though it happened to me twice or thrice
[Galaxy S 4 General] crankshaft:
Hi peeps,

I'm a bit confused! I was running CyanogenMod since sometime last year but now I've a Nexus 7 (so will mod that) I'd like to take my S4 back to stock. So far I've flashed via odin the following:

I9505XXUFNB8_I9505BTUFNB3_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar

I9505XXUEMK8_I9505BTUEMK5_I9505XXUEMK8_HOME.tar

I9505XXUEMJ5_I9505OXAEMJ5_I9505XXUEMJ5_HOME.tar

But all result in no wifi and an error about device being modified if I try OTA update.

Currently I'm:

Baseband: I9505XXUEMJ5

Build: I9505XXUEMK8

I've not mention of knox in download. Current binary and system status in download mode both show custom.

Any help would be much appreciated. I've no plans to root the device after getting back to stock so would prefer to stay knox 0x0 once updating to 4.whatever version it was introduced. My thinking is that I'd flash 4.2 then allow OTA updates to bring me up to 4.4.X

Thanks

-
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
NB8 is 4.4.2, so how did you downgrade to 4.3 MJ5 or MK8?? it is not possible! and your knox is 0x0???
[Galaxy S 4 General] crankshaft:
And this is why I'm lost!!! NB8 was in fact the first one I flashed cos I was thinking that would just stick me straight on 4.4.2 stock with no root, no custom recovery, able to do OTA updates etc. I think what's happening is every time I flash something via odin it's updating the rom but not the bootloader. I'm sure it's me doing something wrong!

Can you confirm, no matter what baseband and firmware I'm currently on if I flash NB8 then I should end up on 4.4.2 stock, no custom recovery and knox bootloader (0x0)?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
install this app and tell me "knox warranty void" and "bootloader version"
[Galaxy S 4 General] crankshaft:
Shame you can't export from that app!
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
you have the old bootloader.

are you sure that you have "knox warranty void 0x0" in download mode?
[Galaxy S 4 General] crankshaft:
Bit hard to read but no knox!

Do you think I should just try NB8 again?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
sure you have the old bootloader (no knox). you can root and run triangle away to reset binary counter..

i suggest then to flash BTU 4.3 firmware (NAA from second post) then take the 4.4.2 ota
[Galaxy S 4 General] crankshaft:
Thanks, I'll report back tomorrow. 4 hours for download from sammobile!
[Galaxy S 4 General] crankshaft:
Not sure how I've done it by I'm now on stock 4.3 MJ5 firmware. I have official in download mode and Knox 0x0. I think it just took several attempts to flash correctly!

Only problem left is when I check for updates it says I already have the latest! I might try Kies and see what that does.

Thank you for all your help though
[Galaxy S 4 General] bbyoz:
update to 4.4.2 from 4.3 but wifi problem

Hy there, thanks for the wonderful post you made for us, i have a question and i searched for the answer but didn`t find it! I updated my i9505 like u said on first post with a firmware from SamMobile. I`m from Romania and for this country are 4 types of rom because there are 3 networks and one is for general/all devices(i think so), anyway i`m on vodafone so i`ve flashed the vodafone type of rom. The problem is with wifi that it don`t connect to all wifi networks. For some of them it says `` finding ip adress`` and that`s all, never connecting but i have a friend with a i9505 on cosmote network that received OTA update from his carrier and he never had this problem. What shoud i do? download the cosmote version and instal it on my phone or do something else?

Please help :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
You can try with any 4.4.2 stock rom.

Try this trick, go to wifi settings, wifi direct, change my device name to"Galaxy s4" or "just "S4".

(Remember the old one to restore it, if the trick didnt work)
[Galaxy S 4 General] kponto:
Hi there, first of all thank you samersh72 for the great post. I have a I9505 bought in Brazil running 4.2.2 but rooted with CF autoroot procedure. I had its counter equals 2, and installed and runned triangle away, so that the counter was reset (Current Binary: Samsung Official and System Status: Official in download mode). But when I look for OTA updates via wifi, I get a message saying that my phone has been changed, so no update is available.

I want to update to 4.4.2 (already delivered OTA in Brazil) but I would like not to loose everything in the phone (which I suppose will happen if I flash 4.4.2 according to this post´s procedure). Is it possible to get OTA update to 4.4.2 without loosing data and installed programs?

Help please!
[Galaxy S 4 General] pRo_lama:
OTA will not wipe you data. But my recommendation is to NOT update on 4.4.2! You will have KNOX bootloader and problems with SD card.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mittaa:
SD Card permissions: Several way to solve this problem. The easy way is to use this App from Play Store ... link.

Knox: In EU countries one is covered if mobile fail due to HW failure!
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
not enough to use TA app to get ota. you must unroot to get rid from supersu and its binary and have stock recovery. then you can take the ota.

ota will not erase anything.

flashing firmware with odin will not also wipe anything.

but it is preferably to backup before using odin because sometimes you are obliged to wipe if something wrong happen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] kponto:
Ok, thank you. But then, how to unroot in this case? By flashing stock 4.2.2 to get OTA update to 4.4.2?

Another doubt: if I install 4.4.2 then root again in order to get full access do SD card, then know will go to 0x1?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
open supersu settings and choose full unroot. if you didnt flash custom recovery, so you have the stock one installed. reboot your phone and try ota.

yes knox will be 0x1 after rooting 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 General] NotaHue:
Bricked S4 i9505

I am or i was i dont know anymore in 4.3 bootloader then tried to install 4.4.2 stock with odin

In odin appeared missing pit file

tried to use pit file for i9505 but failed and ticked re-partition, got this message failed Auth

downloaded a stock rom 4.3 and did the same steps:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/003> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/003> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth)

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

Pliz help!!! thanks anyway
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
download a 4.4.2 (NB9 or NBH) firmware from second post and flash it without pit and no "re-partition"
[Galaxy S 4 General] NotaHue:
Tried again now without PIT File same erro... tested with another cable too
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
make sure you are flashing 4.4.2 firmware and as i said try with NB9 or NBH firmware.

see odin troubleshooting in op

keep retrying
[Galaxy S 4 General] NotaHue:
Sry this was a later post... downloading NBH

---------- Post added at 03:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:01 PM ----------

THANK YOU SO MUCH WORKED... :highfive::highfive::highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 General] NimeniAltu:
If i'm on 4.2.2 and i am rooted and i have knox warranty void : 0x1 can i flash any 4.4.2 with odin ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vuittion:
Yes.
[Galaxy S 4 General] NimeniAltu:
Also root doesn't work says "SuperSu has been stoped to prevent.."

The phone won't brick if i try to flash 4.4.2 with odin ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] shafez:
You should be ok if you follow this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2655544
[Galaxy S 4 General] CarlM34:
[MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION]

New firmware

Model: GT-I9505

Model name: GALAXY S4 LTE

Country: Netherlands

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 481100

Build date: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:34:05 +0000

Product Code: PHN

PDA: I9505XXUFNC4

CSC: I9505PHNFNC1

MODEM: I9505XXUFNC4

MEGA LINK FOR POST 2

I9505XXUFNC4_I9505PHNFNC1_PHN
[Galaxy S 4 General] bbyoz:
Thanks for your suport, the trick didn`t work but i found what rom is using my friend and i gonna flash that rom to see if is a problem with mine. Anyway i saw that the difference between this two rom`s is the CSC number. It might be that ?

Later edit: i've flashed other rom but the problem still exist. So after i upgraded from 4.3 to 4.4.2 the wifi didn't get ip for some networks. I don't know how to fix it:(
[Galaxy S 4 General] Nikotiko:
Thank you so much for using mega!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] NimeniAltu:
I tried to upgrade from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 with this guide and odin failed "Complete (Write)Operation failed" and now my phone doesn't boot just enter download mode and says "Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in kies and try again" What can i do ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
where did it fail?

see odin troubleshooting in op.

flash NB9 or NBH or NC4
[Galaxy S 4 General] NimeniAltu:
right after flashing boot.img said Complete Write operation failed
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
repeat procedure, change usb port, cable.... use pit file
[Galaxy S 4 General] NimeniAltu:
Fixed it by flashing again pit file, thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 General] JSanchez41:
Yall boys too smart for me, i'll just stay stock lol
[Galaxy S 4 General] v941726:
You wouldn't want to, trust me. It's a PIA I know. But you will be better off to flush and fill

---------- Post added at 09:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:07 AM ----------

But you don't need Odin. I did mine right from my phone. No Odin, no Safestrap. Just flashed. Odin sucks. So I just did it my own way. The only reason I did it anyway is because I wanted to unlock the sim so I could switch to Tmo

---------- Post added at 09:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 AM ----------

Don't need pit files either. Just zips on your sdcard. I explained this somewhere in this thread. I think. ☺(getting old)That was in November or December when I did it. It wasn't easy. Because I had to trial and error everything. That's why I shared it. Because I now don't remember exactly what I did. It's old to me now. I didn't have a pc to use. I used my phone and tablet. The tablet only because I needed information and some files while my phone was essentially bricked. Took 2 days. Try to find my post. I've been on Tmo and had 4.4.2 for 5 months now. ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Javalom:
good

Cool job... already hit thanks! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Remember Me?:
Hello my s4 9505 is Bulgaria FW 4.4.2 Can I flesh another FW from another country?

sorry for bad english
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Yes you can. But dont downgrade
[Galaxy S 4 General] Remember Me?:
when put in Dowload mode write eMMC BURST MODE enabled what is it ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] kjsebbe:
Does this work on S4 I9505G?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
forget about it. i guess it is related to emmc (Samsung has boosted the speed of processing data in the internal memory to copy files more rapid)

No, it is not for google edition. see here
[Galaxy S 4 General] Remember Me?:
Tnx men a lot

Please Recommend which FW to install which is the best ? my modem is I9505XXUFNB9 if Flesh FW does not have to lose my IMEI EFS folder ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rman1299:
Unrooting problems

Hello recently I flashed the googleplay rom on my gt-i9505 (intl LTE gs4) and now I wanna return it to stock firmware so I did it from my computer which is running windows 8, so I had done this before twice for the matter of fact, however when I tried it this time I don't know what happened maybe the cable got unplugged but I had a fail in odin and my phone had a message saying I had to connect to Kies to flash an emergency firmare update but when I tried to do that Kies didn't recognize my device. So just as an experiment I flashed TWRP on my phone through odin and it worked I was back on my previous ROM. However I need to put it back on stock firmware but I'm having the same issue. I did reset my computer and reinstall the drivers and try out different stock firmware but it keeps failing. Some please help me. :'( Please someone help me
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
no best FW. flash a NB9 FW or newer.

for installing driver on window 8 see this.

and please refer to odin troubleshooting mentioned in first post of this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ROCKGaurav:
Torrent Link Please

I need Torrent link for I9500XXUEMK9_I9500ODDEMK9_INS.zip i.e., Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 4.2.2 INDIA

Thanks !

It is originially posted by [MENTION=3136944]Repulsa[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S 4 General] ehmt:
bricked phone help

hi guys

tried to root my gt-i9505 with trwp and odin v3 1.85

got an error with the pit partition so i tried to use the pit and it ended up giving me the "upgrade firmware issue" which i've not been able to find a work around to (bricked harddd :()

i've tried to reflash my phone with stock 4.4 firmware (i live in australia but my phone was purchased off ebay from HK so i use the hk-firmware right?)..i've used odin 3.09 and 3.07 but i either get:

this:

or the pit partition error

Files used:

Odin v 3 1.85, v 3.07, v 3.09

I9505ZHUFNB3_I9505ZZHFNB3_I9505ZHUFNB3_HOME.tar.md5

CSB_signed_Fusion3_EUR_0325_V2.pit

any advice on how to unbrick my phone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Try with another stock 4.4.2 firmware (NB9 or newer).

See odin troubleshooting in op.
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolkoushik07:
Can someone provide me xxuemj8 firmware for ins region?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ehmt:
thanks for your reply :)

where do i get another stock 4.4,2 firmware? by this do u mean just try another stock from a different region or try the same region's stock just a different version? i just got the firmware from this page (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477)

also how do i verify is a stock is NB9 or newer?

sorry for the noob questions!

regarding the troubleshooting, i've followed all steps outlined in the trouble shooting except for trying a new computer.i only have one.

any further advice?

edit:

got a bit further from retrying a diff usb port -i get this NAND thing now which i didn't see before...

note that i also tried flashing the pit without anything in the pda but that didn't work. look forward to hearing any response!
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolkoushik07:
here is the mirror of i9500 XXUEMJ8 INS

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B58EvAB-2PCjYTFVTk9Nd1pKbWc/edit?usp=sharing
[Galaxy S 4 General] rasta312:
I have a problem with Smasung S4 Galaxy i9500. to flash Stock ROM still pops Fail (only works Download Mode) and Custom Recovery (philz), when you try to upload Custom ROM installation goes without a problem but is on the logo and it will not turn. I tried all versions of the firmware and the pit file and without, and still fail when you try to upload the software, tested on another computer also fail, different USB cables, different versions of Odin and still fail, Help
[Galaxy S 4 General] markb323:
Hi im sorry if this has been asked already, i did search and found similar answers but jst wanted to ask to be safe,

i have i9505 locked to 3network i have rooted my device and tryd methods to unlock using *#0011*# but i couldnt get the menu showing, i then used "sammy service mode" app to access the menu and followed 3 methods used in "unlock galaxyS4" app to try and unlock but all failed, so im wondering if i can flash a firmware via odin that will give me a unlocked device