yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Trueray:
So it seems that you can flash any stock firmware you want. My i9500 was originally a Trinidad and Tobago(TTT) firmware. Then I rooted/flashed and was on CM11 for 10 months but the call quality can never be fixed and I flashed and tested virtually all modem(yes, Chinese modems as well). So decided to go back to stock and seeing that the Indian firmware is the firmware that Samsung seems to update and improve on the most I flashed the Indian firmware following the directions in this thread which worked flawlessly. So far Indian Stock firmware runs well and is fully updated. Have not ran into any issues flashing a firmware from another region.

Ill keep y'all posted if anything strange occurs.

Thanks again to the maker/s of the thread and for the steps/information. Well done!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Moloch993:
Thank you indeed.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ritchiejoe:
[MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] I have flashed stock firmware twice and everytime my phone loads up all my applications are still installed so in effect it is not wiping anything :(

Any suggestions?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Did you wipe data and cache before AND after flashing?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ritchiejoe:
Yeah have tried everything, at the minute it won't let me into the recovery :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
flashing stock firmware will not wipe your data unless you reset your device
[Galaxy S 4 General] pranit04:
stock rom for gt-i9500 india

Please help!

please provide the stock rom for galaxy s4 gt-i9500 indian version.

INU-I9500XXUFNI2-20141006133445.zip

please...
[Galaxy S 4 General] ronron6665:
Go to Sammobile. They have them all :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] bitpie:
Hi.

Which version/region should i choose for i9505 in usa ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Which variant do you have?

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-sprint

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-verizon

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] p1eter:
Hi all, I have some doubts. In my county threre are two stock ROMs for the i9500. Will it matter if I flash the wrong one? Also, what would happen if I flashed firmware from a different region and model (something other than the exynos)?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

If you have exynos , you must flash exynos firmware.

Either the same firmware you have on your phone , or a later version.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] hillmom:
Not the person with the original question, but same problem. I have an international version, and would like to go back to stock so I can sell the device. However I'm living in the USA. Not sure what one to go with.
[Galaxy S 4 General] p1eter:
OK, got it. Thanks.

Ps. I can flash any modem tho, right?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Yes , as long as it it is for the i9500.

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

If you have the international/european version , then , you can use the firmwares on the second post

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] hillmom:
With a lot of looking I found the answer. First I had to dial *#1234# to get the CSC code.

From there you can scan through the downloads and match the code or log into sammobile.com and search Firmware with the CSC code to get the region. I discovered mine is Germany (DBT).

Sent from my GT-I9505

---------- Post added at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:28 PM ----------

Thanks! It took some work, but is discovered I have the Germany (DBT) version.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] bitpie:
Ok. I tried two of german's and that what hgappend

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9505XXUGNG2_I9505OXAGNG2_I9505XXUGNG2_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/006> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/006> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/006> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/006> tz.mbn

<ID:0/006> boot.img

<ID:0/006> recovery.img

<ID:0/006> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Not matter what ill install its like that. Now im stock with samsung logo and dont have access to phone. I can boot cwm and download but thats all what i can do.

Any idea ?

And one wired thing. When i add PDA in Odin, Odin is not responding for few sesc then i have this message

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9505XXUFNBE_I9505OLBFNB3_I9505XXUFNBE_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

After this i can press start.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexxGn:
Issues

Big issue, please reply fast

I have just rooted my S4, flashed the twrp through Odin and went on installing the Samy Deluxe Rom. Everything went fine until i rebooted the device.

Now it says on the top corner: " kernel is not seandroid enforcing " -- i read this is not a problem, and it tells me that the device is using a custom kernel.

The problem is that sometimes it starts the boot animation and fails it or other times it just gives a black screen and fails.. it vibrates 2 times and resets and i cant use the rom.

Now that i cant acces the phones folders, i dont have any other rom to install and the phone is kinda broken. What can i do? Do i need to unroot?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

What variant of the phone do you have?

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

You did not answer my question about your variant.

Have you tried this:

Odin troubleshooting:

If Odin accidentally gives you "fail" try the following:

- Repeat procedure.

- Make sure that all actions of Kies are disabled from task manager.

- Change usb port.

- Try another usb cable (make sure it is the original).

- Try another Odin version.

- Uninstall and re-install driver.

- Try another computer.​

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexxGn:
I have the GT-I9505 version of it. the quad for Europe.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Check out the second post.

You need to flash the stock firmware that is the same version as the one on your phone , or a later version.

Use the guide from the first post

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] bitpie:
Yeap .. i have the same.

Malybru

I have to try only re install driver. Wired thing bcs last install past around 70% in Odin then fail.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexxGn:
My solution was to flash another Rom. There is no problem with the kernel or the CWM/TWRP, the problem is the rom.

I managed to do that by putting another ROM on the SD card and flashing it from there. Try that!

As long as i get my 10 posts i will comment on Sammy Deluxe about this issue, or report to a MOD.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bitpie:
YES, YES, YES, I DID IT !!

WOOOhoo. I was ready to buy new phone today.

Yes i uninstalled usb dirver ( right click on windows win8 start and device manager then Universal Bus Contr. aka USB. Find Samsung mobile usb and uninstall it). Open Kies tools and reinstall device driver ). I tried install at same doin and same usb as before and fail. Changed odin version for 3.04, switched to another usb ( that one which i dont use often and got huge PASS!

I used all in one Odin v3.07 v3.06 v3.04 v1.85 v1.83 from post #8 here http://goo.gl/bpmA2S Easy to switch between versions

And i did it from emergency firmware recovery screen like you can see in kies tools or google it. I get this screen after fail update via Odin

And i have update so im on official.

AWESOME.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lordofdoubled:
Where to stock firmware I9505g?

Long time reader - first post here:

Long story short after all of my fun ROM flashing with my Galaxy S4 I need to unroot, put the phone back to stock, and sell it on ebay. The procedure looks simple but when I follow the links to the firmware all is find is variants for every country except the United States - can someone point me to the correct firmware for this device? And I do want to put stock touchwiz on this phone even though the "g" designates a Google Play Edition device. Thanks much!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Darkotaz:
Hi there,

I have a 16gb i9505, unlocked, living in the united kingdom.

what firmware should i flash? - the BTU one?

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

The BTU one is fine.

Remember that the firmware you flash must be an equal version to , or later than the one currently on your phone.

It could be any European one.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Darkotaz:
im currently running cm11, android 4.4.4 - this means there will be complications?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

No.

I mean firmware , not ROM.

Are you on :

I9505XXUGNH7

I9505XXUGNE8

I9505XXUFNB8

Something like that.

It should be in settings/about phone.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Darkotaz:
thanks for your quick reply.

my baseband is:

i9505xxugnf1.

what firmware can i flash?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

You should be OK to flash any firmware with version GNF1 or later.

If it is not in the second post,Google it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] pisicopat:
Thanks God that i've found the pit file for my 9500 device. And Thank you for this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lordofdoubled:
Still confused

Still looking for some help with my Galaxy S4 - here is some more (better) info:

Purchased a Galaxy S4 from T Mobile over black friday last year - cannot stand touchwiz so rooted the phone and installed ViginROM - worked great - ended up dropping the phone and it was replaced though Protect My Bubble - they sent my a replacement phone preloaded with touchwiz for T-Mobile. Without doing much investigating I immediately rooted the phone and installed VirginROM on the replacement device. Since that time I grew tired of flashing ROMs and replaced that phone with a Nexus 5. I gave this Galaxy S4 to my wife - she has been running it on the VirginROM with no issues. Now she is on an iPhone 6 and I need to unroot this phone and getting it ready for resale. Now upon investing this replacement device I find out that it is a GT-i9505G - which looks like a Google Play Edition of the phone - but when I got it it was running Touchwiz and was locked to T-Mobile. My question is how do I unroot this phone? Specifically, I am looking for the correct firmware for my device. Here is what I'm working with:

Samsung Galaxy S4 - running on T-Mobile in the USA

Model Number

GT-i9505G

Android Version

4.4.4.

Baseband Version

M919UVUEMK2

Kernel Version

3.4.0-2669391H

Build Number

KTU84P.S001.VirginROM v4.2.1

Any help I could get would be greatly appreciated - thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

You are not going to find any firmware for that on this thread.

You may stand a better chance in the t-mobile forum:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2279

Or just google the current firmware you are on , to see if you can find a version online to download.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] ShinySide:
Check my profile, look at threads created by me, I have all the firmwares in a thread with mega links

Your phone is actually a m919 not an i9505G. You/someone flashed the gpe rom, which is why it says i9505G but your baseband tells the truth
[Galaxy S 4 General] lordofdoubled:
Thank you - I'm glad the baseband can shine some light on this - I will check your threads.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MidnightJackal:
Which Kitkat rom is suitable for pakistan?

Which kitkat official firmware is suitable for pakistan for my GT-I9505. i'm on 4.3 JB :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 General] markklok:
how to get my phone working again...

*got it working again* :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] liobeir:
no wifi

After flashing a stock firmware (4.4.2) I can not turn on wifi. I came from a CM rom with 4.4.4 android version. could this be why?

any fix for this? just a modem to flash or also a kernel?
[Galaxy S 4 General] milly62:
My Galaxy S4 i9505 is bricked

I tried to fix the device with the guide below but does not work. The phone has all brick. Attach photos to messages in Odin.

When I install the battery shows "Fiemware upgrade encounted an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" and these appear in the top left corner:

ODIN MODE (red)

PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

SYSTEM STATUS: Custom

KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1

CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30

(all white)

WRITE PROTECTION: Enable

EMAC BURST MODE: enable

(All gray)

What should I do? :confused:

I used::rolleyes:

Odin3-v3.07

.pit file = CSB_signed_Fusion3_EUR_0325_V2

I9505XXUEMK8_I9505OXXEMK3_I9505XXUEMK8_HOME.tar

Please help me ...
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

It is failing on aboot.

This means you are trying to flashing an older version of firmware than the one on your phone.

Try flashing the latest

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] crazyVII:
was searching so long for it: wifi fixes ... no wifi working, solution :)

wifi fixes are here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50965837&postcount=2627

and some of the roms seem to be working by default, tested 3, for one, finally wifi worked from stock:

I9505XXUGNE5_I9505OXAGNE5_DBT

the above one worked for me :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] LaurensJ:
Still some minor issues

Hi guy's,

I still having those random reboots after i flashed the firmware (No SIM card detected)

After i dialed *#1234# i got this info:

AP: i9505XXUGNG8

CP: i9505XXUFNC9

CSC: i9505OXAGNG8

Do you think the random reboots have something to do with the baseband?
[Galaxy S 4 General] mgilangmg:
No get Bar signal i9505

Please help me , after flashing firmware 4.4.2 I9505XXUFNAD

i'm not get barsignal :( :(

status Rooted with Cf auto root

AP: I9505XXUFNAD

CP: I9505XXUFNAD

CSC:I9505XXUFNAD

[IMG="ss"]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B08V_dnCUAAuScs.jpg[/IMG]

help me ..
[Galaxy S 4 General] chris@xdadev:
Question for flashing on GT-I9505 international Lte

Hello everyone!

I'm new to xda-forum, and I want to thank everyone for their work and help! :)

I have an important question, after reading here:

I have a Galaxy S4 GT-I90505 LTE international (Switzerland, provider: sunrise, no simlock) and I am currently running CM11 4.4.4 (jflte) on it. Before, I had the stock rom on the device with I think android 4.4.2 or 4.4.3.

Now I would like to go back to the stock touch wiz rom, BUT THE ONE WITH ANDROID 4.3. This, because I'm having very bad battery life on cm11, some bugs and I don't like the camera app of cm etc.

I am using a macbook pro with os x 10.10 yosemite. I saw, that there is a software called "Jodin3" which should be the same as odin 3 on windows.

Can I just follow the description in this thread for flashing a stock 4.3 rom on my rooted cm11 galaxy s4??? Is there anything important i have to know?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, any help is apreciated!!

chris
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Once you have the 4.4.2 or 3 bootloader , you can no longer downgrade to 4.3

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

What firmware did you have on your phone BEFORE you flashed FNAD ?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] mgilangmg:
Before flashing official firmware , i'm using curom cm 11 nighty
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Sorry , I meant what version of firmware did you have , not what ROM?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] mgilangmg:
I forget what frimware , before i'm using firmware 4.3 jb then i'm using cm 11 . finally i'm flashing with official firmware FNAD

After finished flashing with Odin 3.09 my bar aignal is loss
[Galaxy S 4 General] pakboo:
Can you help me>>

hello guys can you help me to find my firmware?? i root my phone but after i root my phone seems something is wrong. thats why i want to unrooted my phone when i dial *#1234#

this is what i saw.

AP:I9505XXUGNH8

CP:I9505XXUGNH8

CSC:I9505OLBGNH2

please help me? many thanks:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] DarkerTimes:
Hi,

you can install the app "phone info Samsung" there is every information you will need
[Galaxy S 4 General] chris@xdadev:
Are you sure? That really suscks -.- battery life is sooooo bad on my s4 either with cm11 or stock 4.4.2/3..... is there any fix for crazy battery drain??

thx for your quick answer anyway :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry , but that is the case.

Your best bet is to experiment with custom ROMS , until you find something that suits your needs.

Then , there is also the possibility of just buying a spare battery or 2.

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

All I can suggest , is to flash a newer version of the firmware.

There are several to choose from in the second post.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] chris@xdadev:
noooo :( that's a pitty.. but this means, I could flash i.e. stock rom 4.4.2 or 4.4.3? Do you know if the batter life should improve doing that or will it still be that bad?

Thank you! :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

battery life is an individual thing.

Each has a different usage.

But , yes , try flashing the latest 4.4 firmware to see if you can get better battery usage

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] chris@xdadev:
yes i know that..but after a samsung update to kitkat battery life is now horrible and even with cm11..

where can I download the newest firmware for GT-I9505 LTE for switzerland AUT (without branding)?? with fast speed? on samsung-updates its sooooo slow..it would take me 13 hours :/

thanks :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
Try sammobile.com.[emoji4]
[Galaxy S 4 General] chris@xdadev:
thanks, but here i cant find the firmware i need..and download is also very slow..this sucks :( why is samsung doing this? netxt time i wil buy a htc phone...
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Have you looked at the second post?

There is a German version , which would be fine for you.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] chris@xdadev:
oh, my bad, I'm very sorry! I'll try this one tomorrow, thank you [emoji1]

I more thing: i read about triangleaway to remove 0x1. this works only with stock rom it says, otherwise one can go into a special mode to do it (also with triangleaway). but it shows a popup with "danger, this could brick your phone". is thos save? should i try this? :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Are you talking about knox 0x1 ?

If so , this cannot be removed with triangle away.

If it is just the flash counter , then , you must have root and a stock kernel for it to work.

The "Brick" warning is just a standard warning.

Of course it can brick your phone , if you do not follow the instructions to the letter.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] neuronfj:
extracted zip, and no tar file found

Hello,

After extracting the zip for United Kingdom (BTU) 4.4.2 (I9505XXUFNB8_I9505BTUFNB3_BTU.zip), I see no tar file.

I see the folders: data, META-INF, sytem, and the file boot.img :(

Where am I going wrong?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
I just extracted a firmware I have stored and it gave a 2.4gb tar file, the file may be corrupt try re-downloading.
[Galaxy S 4 General] neuronfj:
Thanks, I will try again now. Also, I am sorry for asking such a noob question in advance. But, will I be able to root this firmware once it has been installed?
[Galaxy S 4 General] milly62:
I recommend you Imperium 13 ROM. It is a very good rom.
[Galaxy S 4 General] neuronfj:
Hello,

If I put the United Kingdom (BTU) 4.4.2 firmware (I9505XXUFNB8_I9505BTUFNB3_BTU.zip), will I be able to root my phone later?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

Look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] aagii0715:
yeah

Awesome
[Galaxy S 4 General] khein:
Hi All - are the stock ROMs here, the same with the SamMobile ones? I've tried the Philippines ROM from SamMobile but it turns out that it was actually a Singapore ROM(phoneInfo app reports it as Original CSC = BTU, Firmware's CSC = SIN, Active CSC = BTU/SIN). And Kies reports it as this:

TMB = USA?

If I flash the PH ROM posted here, will my CSC code be updated to PH? And KIES will also detect it as stock PH Rom and will offer new PH Roms in the future?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oran3e1:
**WOW**

A. You didn't even bring up the subject of sammobile let alone link them to it for people to find the best firmware...

B. In your instructions you completely skipped the firmware tutorial such as where to download, when and why, your instructions are to brief and would be confusing if i didnt know any better...

Why such a lack of detail and information?!, why didnt you mention Kies?, its even possible for kies to do most of what you instructed!, ive been doing this for years and i want to know if i my boot-loader will change when i flash the latest stock firmware from sammobile for my network and country, and if my recovery will still exist/be replaced??, and if apps that have previously been on my device will be able to detect if my phone has been rooted/unlocked, and if the small red and blue text in the top left corner of my splash (first boot screen) will disappear or stay there when i flash back to my original stock firmware, and if my OTA updates will work as before properly? and if my barclays mobile banking app will detect root or not (even thought it should not)

SIMPLE questions like these should have been answered before hand, and also the risk of using a dodgy cable, i shouldn't have to search the entire internet just to find a simple instructed tutorial with actual relevant information at hand!
[Galaxy S 4 General] ShinySide:
Okay I call complete BS that you've been doing this for "years". Because obviously you don't even know what a firmware is if you gotta ask if your bootloader and recovery will be updated/replaced.

Secondly, kies doesn't work if you're rooted/unofficial.

Thirdly kies sucks and on top of that not everyone has Windows to use it.

Fourthly, this doesn't have anything to do with root. Nor your Barclay app detecting it. That's your own problem.

Fifthly again you obviously haven't been doing this for years or you wouldn't have a question about ota working on a stock firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Mod Edit

OK guys...

Thread has been cleaned , and posts edited.

There is no need for such an outburst , thank you.

This thread has helped hundreds of users over the years , including myself.

All such threads require of the user some input and research.

[MENTION=4883801]oran3e1[/MENTION]

To answer some of your points.

Kies and odin do not work together.

This is a known fact.

And if you check the "OdinTroubleshooting" section of the first post , you will see the mention of "Original" cables as well.

As to sammobile , it is not allowed to link to that site on XDA Developers.

It breaches both XDA RULES # 11 & 13

Many users have contributed to this thread by uploading some of the most commonly used firmwares themselves, using acceptable file hosts.

These are listed in post 2 & 3.

So , if you have a question , please post it politely.

If not , then , don't.

Thank you

malybru

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S 4 General] dibartolodroid:
Hi #Malybru ... As you said there is some users who have uploaded stock firmware on acceptable file host. I'm looking for the last I9500XXUGNJ1 stock firmware because i can't dl it on samsung links or sammobile. Is it a way to find it please ?

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9500 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Yes , as I mentioned , this does rely on the goodwill of users to upload firmwares to acceptable file hosts.

If they are not yet posted here, then , the internet is where you will have to find them.

Maybe if you do find it , and upload it to an acceptable file host , we can then post it here for others.

:)