yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Atrius010:
Ah sorry, its an i9505. So TA is the only option? That's unfortunate, but thank you. I may have to try to find a way to bypass my screen and install it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
if your touch screen is responsive, and you have usb debugging enabled, you can see your screen on pc with droid@screen program http://droid-at-screen.ribomation.com/
[Galaxy S 4 General] phisama:
I have soft bricked my (locked) i9505 by first flashing the leaked 4.4.2 ROM and afterwards the latest TWRP. During flashing the recovery the USB cable got unhooked and now trying to flash *anything* including the stock 4.4.2 will fail as odin reports write failure. How should I proceed from here on to hopefully get it working again?

Thanks in advance

Philipp
[Galaxy S 4 General] Drasztic:
Can someone PLEASE direct me to a link to where I can get the XSE-I9500XXUEMJ8 firmware 4.3? I bricked ..

I installed the cynogenmod 11 ROM and tried going to my backup of my 4.3 android but it got stuck in a boot. Please help me get out of this.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lordnihilusmd:
Im confused

Well i have an i9500 running a stock based custom rom. I have the modem XXUMJ8 and custom recovery. I want to flash stock but im confused , i dont know what firmware should i choose and i dont from which region is my phone.... what to choose ?

and also a question , all this firmwares are made to confuse people? Why there is no such thing like on nexus devices , a single factory image for each android version avaible.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
MJ8 XSE http://terafile.co/1f466049f2a7/I9500XXUEMJ8_I9500OLBEMJ5_XSE.zip

connect to kies and tell firmware info
[Galaxy S 4 General] lordnihilusmd:
being greadysab

funny ... actually ive flashed randomly russian firmware and it worked perfectly. I think everyone can flash any firmware from any region.
[Galaxy S 4 General] asd.asod:
very Nice thanks ...:)

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[Galaxy S 4 General] kamikaze702k:
Is there any way to downgrade from 4.3? I just got an S4 and it came with stock ROM is on 4.3 (with Knox) is there any way I can flash it back to a previous stock ROM without Knox installed? If I've posted this in the wrong place I'm sorry, I've been searching xda for the past 2 hours can't find anything, please can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks

Have A Nice Day :)

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9195 (Y)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Unfortunately, you can not.
[Galaxy S 4 General] cgatlan74:
no wifi/sound, back to square 1

Hi,

I have i9505.. I tried the steps from the OP to flash from CM back to Stock, used I9505XXIEMK9 tar file from Sammobile.

After flashing and wiping cache/factory reset, noticed WIFI wouldn't work, then sound stopped working too. Couldn't make or receive calls etc..

Anyway, Googled it, and found others in the same boat, and the solution was to download and flash another firmware called: I9505XXUDMH8-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX_FREE-ODEX-FULL.tar.md5.. This fixed the Wifi/No sound issues, however, it's rooted!! (I was desperate to get the phone working again), and it's on 4.2.2.

It won't let me upgrade my firmware to 4.3 as it says "this device has been modified" (Of course, it's rooted)..

But I feel Like i'm back to square 1 really, and I want to try to flash back to stock, non-rooted, official, etc.. (I've already used Triangle away and reset counter - there is no mention of Knox in recovery).

Any recommendations? Does the region matter? I'm in Malaysian, and tried the Malaysian region rom, but encountered the above.What If I flashed UK official.. would it let me OTA update?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 General] phisama:
[Q] Reviving an i9505

OK, next try:

I have soft bricked my (1&1 netlocked) i9505 by first flashing the leaked 4.4.2 ROM and afterwards the latest TWRP. During flashing the recovery the USB cable got unhooked and now trying to flash *anything* including the stock 4.4.2 will fail as odin reports write failure. How should I proceed from here on to hopefully get it working again?

Thanks in advance

Philipp
[Galaxy S 4 General] nomenore:
I hate the new bootloader :( I can not back and i can not flash miui
[Galaxy S 4 General] Drasztic:
Alright op. I downloaded the stock rom it took about 6 hours to download over night on my phone. For anyone anyone on dealing with the trouble of downloading the large file and the slow download rate use your phone overnight on to prevent your PC from over heating. I then took the file and uploaded it to my Dropbox to either transfer or make a back up of it for later use.

I'll be using the tutorial most likely today to resort back to stock firmware and unroot. Hopefully it works well.

Side note: I've been having issues with the in call voice quality. People are complaining they cannot hear me, it sounds like a Skype or wifi call, I sound muffled, like I'm on speaker and distant etc. The rom I'm using are cyanogenmods, I've tried all of them including the latest one. Is there any way around this bad in call quality? Or is this what custom rom users deal with? I'm new to the rom scene.

The pit file, do I need to use it and does it come inside of the zip with the firmware file I downloaded that you've provided?

Edit: was playing around with my settings and went to the apn list. I'm using T-Mobile but somehow the apn network name is on metro pcs I don't know how it got there. There's other network names here I never put. Could this be the reason for the muffled in call voice?

Thanks

Kevin
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
try another stock firmware

where odin failed??

re-enter your apn settings.

no need for pit file.
[Galaxy S 4 General] phisama:
Could it be you're mixing two different cases? For My i9505 Odin first writes and the field fills green and then suddenly it comes with write failed. I'll do it again tomorrow and then take notes as to what exactly Odin reports.

Philipp
[Galaxy S 4 General] Drasztic:
My S4 came with I believe 4.2 but I downloaded 4.3 official stock from the op. Is that a problem? Or do I need 4.2?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Drasztic:
Success! I unrooted my S4 i9500.

I have a question. I used the I9500XXUEMJ8 that you linked me [MENTION=225651]op[/MENTION] BUT,

My About device has changed to the following:

Model Number: GT-i9500

Android Version: 4.3

Baseband Version: I9500DXUEMK8

Kernal Version: 3.4.5-2092849

Thursday November 21 12:59:52 KST 2013

Build Number: JSS15J.I9500XXUEMK8

SE for Android Status:

Enforcing

SEPF_GT-I9500_4.3_0014

I went from Baseband Version: XSE I9500XXUEMJ8 to Baseband Version: I9500DXUEMK8

Can I still use the XSE I9500XXUEMJ8 .md5 file for future use of unbricking/unrooting if I ever decide to root again?

And did the XSE change because it no longer has XSE in the baseband.

Once again, THANK YOU, OP, for this brilliant thread and I hope I hear from you soon! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
i see that you flashed the MK8 and not the MJ8. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=XSE#firmware

any way, yes you can.

note that MK8 is newer then MJ8
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jrowe820:
Sph-l720 4.4 zip download?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Drasztic:
I used the one you linked me but I think it updated itself in the process. Also, my call quality returned to perfect. I believe the baseband was the problem the entire time perhaps. I'll reroot again. Give it another try because I love cm 11. I just need call quality to return to like stock 4.3.
[Galaxy S 4 General] cosmos10040:
my phone is stuck at the seandroid enforcing bit thing. this is very confusing i need help. which is the right stock for t-mobile s4 in usa thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jrowe820:
SPH-L720
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2267895 try this link. They seem to have all the original firmware for your phone. Otherwise head over to Sammobile.com and download your firmware there

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[Galaxy S 4 General] sanchogab:
Good day.

I am currently using GPE kitkat rom. And on old bootloader. I want to revert back to stock. May I know what is the latest 4.2.2 stock rom without knox? Is triangle away compatible with kitkat? Many thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

You want MGA firmware , and yes , TA should work with KK.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] alxgr2001:
Hi there,

I have followed the instructions in order to unroot my s4 and I have one question. How much time it takes to reboot after the pass of odin?

My phone rebooted and is stuck with samsung icon for over half an hour. (Just Samsung icon, not the one with Galaxy S4 logo).

Any ideas what should I do?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Did you wipe data and cache in recovery?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] alxgr2001:
before the procedure? I am afraid no. What should I do now?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Boot into recovery and do it now.

If it does not work , repeat the whole procedure , wiping before and after.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] alxgr2001:
Everything ok apart from wifi.

During the start I tried to enable wifi but it doesn't work...

Any ideas? (again)
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

What firmware did you have to start with?

What firmware did you flash?

Did you have the knox bootloader?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] alxgr2001:
First let me thank you for your time and help.

I bought the phone yesterday used. It had the Omega rom V.19 (i am not sure about the version).

When I connected to kies to transfer my back up (contacts) the kies upgraded the rom to I9505XXUEMKF and after that upgrade the wifi stoped working (I couldn't enable it). So after a long search I decide to unroot it and put the initial 4.2.2 rom I9505XXUAMDE.

And we come to now, where the phone is downgraded ok but wifi doesn't work again.

Since I am not an expert I am not sure what you mean if I have the knox bootloader. What i saw is that the where you check if the phone is rooted it say 0x1

What should I do?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

It is a pity you let kies update your phone.

In doing this ,you unfortunately upgraded to the dreaded knox-pox bootloader.

Therefore , any consequent downgrade will fail.

Your best chance now is to flash a firmware that is the same as the one you had (I9505XXUEMKF) or a later version.

Do not forget the wipe of data and cache before and after the flash.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] alxgr2001:
Thank you once again. I am already trying to download the new version (I9505XXUENA4_I9505YXXENA5_EUR).

Do you think that this will fix the wifi problem?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

This should fix it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] alxgr2001:
Thank you very much for your help mate!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] sanchogab:
Thanks mate!
[Galaxy S 4 General] nergar:
Thanks a lot for the guide! it worked like a charm!
[Galaxy S 4 General] cosmos10040:
Thanks for that! It worked!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ali Omran:
Thanks for the guide
[Galaxy S 4 General] Krahe8:
Thanks for this tutorial mate! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kerabit:
I'm trying to install stock rom, but Odin fails all the time with these messages:

i.imgur.com/pXbcBRC.png

I've done hard reset before flashing.

Also after Odin fails, I cannot boot the phone to recovery, it will only give me a screen that says I need to use Kies Recovery.

I can fix this by booting into download mode and flashing the PIT file.

Can anyone help me?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
what is your variant?

please post odin flash procedure from beginning
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kerabit:
I have i9505 LTE (Nordic).

Here's what Odin says
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
it failed on bootloader level because you are trying to downgrading.

were you on 4.4 firmware before flashing the NEE
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kerabit:
Thanks for your fast replies :)

I have XXUFNA5 as bootloader and modem. And I was running a custom rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2544474
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
you mean ENA5. and thats why you can not go back to a previous version (ENA4) you must choose a higher version like ENA5 or ENA7

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9505&pcode=0#firmware
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kerabit:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but there isn't a higher version yet? At least all I can see at that link are ENA4.

EDIT: Ah, managed to find one now, seems like the one I was running had only a test version out. Thank you for your help :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
as pda, you are right, there is higher version of csc and modem.

any way try with a different NA4 firmware.

let the pit file as last choice
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kerabit:
Edited last post, but you were faster to reply :)

I managed to find the one I was running, seems like it was only a test version still. Now the flashing isn't failing, thank you for help :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
any time :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] galvinlurv:
please help

please how do i know the right firmware to download on my GT-I9505

AP: 19505XXUEML1

CP: I9505XXUEMJ5

CSC: I9505OLBEML1

I WOULD LIKE TO UNROOT TO CURRENT 4.3 FIRMWARE BUT I'M CONFUSE

THANKS
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

You can flash anything that says XXUEML1 or later.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] galvinlurv:
Thank you so much

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I just looked up the live.samsung updates website but there seems to be nothing with xxueml1

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However there is xxueml6 for germany and italy does it matter as i am in the uk

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hi and thanks

I tried flashing that but got aboot fail with odin and installation aborted with recovery
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry , that was an older version.

Try the I9505XXUEML4 Russian.

That is a later firmware

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] galvinlurv:
Thank i would let you know how that goes
[Galaxy S 4 General] dvsx:
Hi I need a bit of help locating the correct stock firmware too. Unfortunately my phone is soft bricked and the only details I have on record are:

Model Number: GT-i9505

Android version 4.3

Baseband version: I9505XXUEMJ7

I live in Australia however phone was imported from the UK.

Anyone able to point me to the correct firmware to download? Thank you in advance
[Galaxy S 4 General] s4i9505:
wifi help

hi... ı have a problem after dowloaded 4.4.2 kitkat version.. wifi doesnt work stabil.. 3g also doesnt work never( ı living turkey we havent 4g)..I tryed to turn back old version 4.3 but odin has problem faild.. ı just dowload 4.4.2 I9505XXUFNA5 version..ı never turn old version also.. ı done all wipe.. but never upload 4.3..this file (I9505XXUEMKF_I9505OXXEMK3_XEF.. I cant fınd wifi fix files for 4.4.2 I9505XXUFNA5 ... can you help me or show some way.. what I have to do??
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Go to sammobile and download

Latest BTU firmware http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9505&pcode=BTU#firmware

Once 4.4.2 is flashed, you can not go back to 4.3.

Wipe data and cache, reflash 4.4.2, rewipe, reboot
[Galaxy S 4 General] dvsx:
Thanks samersh72, does it matter which version android I restore to with Odin? I was on a 4.4.2 rom before my phone was softbricked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
If you were on 4.4.2 custom rom, you can go back to 4.3 stock.
[Galaxy S 4 General] LauraGirl:
Hello Samer,

I have GT-9505 with:

AP	: I9505XXUBMGA

Originally came with 4.2.2.

Then I applied an official update to 4.3. Didn't like this version and wanted to downgrade to 4.2.2 with Odin3v185 using stock FW. It failed. Now it doesn't go past this warning "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".

Can you please help me fix the phone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
You can't downgrade to 4.2 if you're on 4.3 you've got the 4.3 bootloader now with knox. Just go to Sammobile.com and select the latest firmware for your region. Or download from second post of this thread. After you've flashed that you'll be okay.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] DefyUser89:
I'm sorry but u can't do a downgrade to 4.2.2 from 4.3 because your knox is activate! U must install 4.3...
[Galaxy S 4 General] LauraGirl:
And how do I do that? What Odin version should I use? What and where should I get new firmware 4.3?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
As I said from the second post of this thread, Sammobile.com or here:

https://mega.co.nz/#!jQoVSDJT!nksOcRY4cQ7U4GGfIWvCkZTbzcVeQgDSLelLFvNKPPE

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You can download all odin versions on the first post of this thread. Try 3.04 if it doesn't work you've got 3.07 1.85 and 3.09 to retry

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[Galaxy S 4 General] LauraGirl:
Will this be compatible even though my stock Firmware used to be following?

AP	: I9505XXUBMGA

CSC	: I9505OXXBMG3

Can I use this one for example: sammobileDOTcom/firmwares/3/?download=24628

And which version of ODIN should I use? No PIT file is necessary?

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
No you don't need pit file you need firmware. As long as it's 4.3 you'll be alright. The mega link I posted is for 4.3 mkf firmware It should work for you. Can't open your link sorry.

In the second post of this thread there is another link for firmware.

As said start with odin 3.04 if it doesn't work try another.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] LauraGirl:
Samsung support told me that my phone was produced in New Zealand. On website there are two [actually three] New Zealand versions:

New Zealand - TNZ

New Zealand - NZC

New Zealand - (vodafone) VNZ

now I have no clues what these TNZ, NZC, VNZ or your MKF mean, but as you said as long as it is 4.3 I am good to go, right?

Just need to confirm before doing anything wrong. :fingers-crossed:

Oh and there is

United Kingdom	2014 February	4.3	I9505XXUENA4

Looks like the most recent release. Should I use this one?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
Did you have a branded or an unbranded phone? If it's branded you'll need the branded firmware from your provider. If it's unbranded you can flash unbranded as long as it's 4.3.

So did your phone contain apps provider related straight out of the box? If not your unbranded if yes your branded. The mkf firmware I gave a link to is unbranded 4.3 firmware. If your phone is unbranded and you own a GT-I9505 you can flash it safely and you'll have your phone back.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] LauraGirl:
It is unbranded. So I can then go for the latest one:

United Kingdom	2014 February	4.3	I9505XXUENA4

right?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
Yes you can.

And let us know once you're back

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[Galaxy S 4 General] DefyUser89:
You can get que firmware from:

Here h ttp://teraf ile.co/0f9416762181 // Delete backspaces

And u must use Odin3.. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] rootAndroid9500:
I am from India and I had been to china lately and bought a i9500. it is a original piece as it goes into download mode. also it is carrier unlocked as i have checked with indian carrier.

However the phone has a chinese firmware. whenever i restart my phone i get a splash screen of china unicom them followed by the samsung screen. Also it has some chinese apps that i cannot remove.

I want to get rid of all those apps and also the unicom screen. (Does this screen come up because of the chinese firmware?)

I have read your steps and wanted to know if carrying out those steps is feasible for me.

I know i need to get the stock firm ware for India from samsung website.

also the current version is 4.2.2 and i would like to go for 4.3. will flashing the stock of firmware for India (INS or INU) download from samsung website solve my problem.

also do i need to root it before flashing the stock rom for india?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
The MH8 4.2.2 firmware has the secured knoxed bootloader as 4.3 firmware and it may pass.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9505&pcode=BTU#firmware

If not, flash as other users reply.

Make sure that it is the original Samsung.

Some users report that they succeed flashing other region firmware over the Chinese one using the pit file along with the firmware.

Download first your current stock firmware (see the info using kies) to flash it if something goes wrong.

No need for rooting
[Galaxy S 4 General] LauraGirl:
It did go through with sucess!!! Only with one major issue: charging. When I plug it to charger it indicates charging, but it doesn't. Changed cables, charger etc. didn't help. What do I do?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
Morning. Well that's a new one for me. I've got no idea what could be the issue. If it persists try to flash the firmware again. What firmware did you flash?

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[Galaxy S 4 General] Ryanrioz:
Hmm...

Just go for MK9* firmware as well

Send My Signature phone to XDA with my Bad grammars..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
As I said haven't heard of this before but. Try a few things.

Remove your battery when your phone is active. It will soft reset your phone. Reboot and see if it solves your issue. If not do it again boot in to recovery mode and do a factory reset see if that changes it. Otherwise flash it again.

Strange

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[Galaxy S 4 General] LauraGirl:
I did those steps as well, particular:

Wiped cache

Factory reset

Removed battery on active state

Changed cable

Changed charger

Re-flashed

unfortunately nothing helped so far. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
And everything else does work?

Have you tried a different battery? I know it's weird that this occurred after flashing so you would say it's related but just to know sure.

Check the battery see if it's slightly swollen if so it's broken it's a known waranty issue a service centre will provide a new one.

I just don't understand how this could be a Firmware issue.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] LauraGirl:
Battery looks normal.

I went to radioshack and bought a spare charger with a replacement battery for S4. It charges the stock battery well. I tried both batteries after charging, they run the phone perfectly. But when I try to charge the phone trough its AC outlet charger, it indicates as charging, but it doesn't.

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Sorry I missed to inform that:

Everything else works and looks normal.

Except for charging the Phone through USB cable via: AC Charger and PC.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Joery1983:
Okay then I really wouldn't know whats causing this issue.

You could try to download different 4.3 firmware and flash that, but if it will resolve this?? I flashed different stock firmwares trough different odin versions and besides an occasional bootloop I'd never had this issue. Google doesn't seem to find similar subjects as well.

Try a different firmware version or wait for [MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] to reply. Maybe he knows a solution I'm more then curious of how to resolve this if firmware flashing doesn't resolve this.

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I found something I doubt that it helps since I always enable it but see if it helps

Go to setting and then to developer options. If you don't see developer options go to about phone and press on buildnumber for seven times or more, this will enable developer options. Now go in to developer options and disable USB debugging if it's enabled. Now see if this resolves your issue

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[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Not software related.

Are you sure that this issue wasnt present before flashing :confused:

I guess it is a micro usb port problem