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[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

May I ask why you wish to change?

As I understand it,there is little or no difference between the 2 firmwares.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Moloch993:
Hi Malybru

well, basically I'm french and thus I wish to upgrade to a "french" (well even if the current "german" is fine enougth) one :)

and EMJ7/8 must be better than EMJ5, isn't it ? ;)

More seriously, the question about SELinux and non SELinux upgrade path is disturbing me since a few days.

For the next upgrade, let's say 4.4, should I stay on a SELinux enforced firmware or not... I suppose that as it will not obviously be a downgrade, I may do (well, please correct me before I do a big error pleas ^^) the upgrade to a non SELinux firmware...

What about a same 4.3 update ?

Sorry to ask dumb questions.

Regards

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

OK .

I see.

Well,as long as you keep upgrading,I do not see that there is a problem.

Even 4.3 to 4.4 ...they are all upgrades.

Whether they are SELinux enforced firmware or not,it should not matter because these upgrades are coming from Samsung.

As long as you are keeping stock everything,then , you should have no worry.

Only custom ROM,kernel,or recovery will cause problems where SELinux enforced firmware is concerned.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Moloch993:
Hum

So I should be able to upgrade from this 4.3 german SELinux to that 4.3 french non SELinux without risk ?

:)

Regards

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

I am not speaking from experience,because ,I have not done this.

I do not know what risk you are worried about.

But, all that I am saying,is that these updates have come from Samsung,in that order,so , they are not going to give you something that will break your phone.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
you can flash any new stock firmware with odin, dont downgrade.

flashing custom rom with odin will trigger counter.

it is unbranded product code for Italy. you can flash it, no problem.

both had Enforcing SELinux, i just wrote "NO DOWNGRADE" and i meant the same as "firmware with Enforcing SELinux. SECURED BOOTLOADER WILL BE FLASHED, NO DOWNGRADE".

you can upgrade with no problem.
[Galaxy S 4 General] kumaig:
Here is the log from odin. Odin is 3.07 and firmware is latest 4.3 for my region.

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9505XXUDMH6_I9505OXXDMH4_I9505XXUDMH6_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> sbl2.mbn

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

<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
What you are experiencing is a bootloader mismatch.

are you sure you have the I9505 variant???

maybe you have the verizon or at&t or other variant, make sure please
[Galaxy S 4 General] kumaig:
I have 9505 variant. Rechecked it. I can flash any rom from recovery but can not update modem or flash stock firmware.

Is there way to reflash bootloader?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
if you dont have Knox void 0x0 in download mode, try to flash the old original firmware. (4.2.2)
[Galaxy S 4 General] kumaig:
no i do not have knox at all in download mode. I guess i have old bootloader. Is there a way to only flash bootloader? i am seeing in baseband that i have xxuamc6_csb version. And i have i9505, quick search gave me info that this version from baseband is for i9500. I bought this phone so i am not sure if somene flashed wrong firmware.

So again quick question is there a way to flash only bootloader?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
xxuamc6_csb version :confused::confused: there is something wrong with that phone!

any way you can extract bootloader from the stock md5 file with 7zip (extract sbl2, sbl3) and re-pack them in tar file then flash them with odin.

but i guess it will fail
[Galaxy S 4 General] kumaig:
I am guessing it too. Is it possible to repartition phone and then install stock firmware or bootloader?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
so flash pit file along with the new firmware
[Galaxy S 4 General] kumaig:
Flashing CSB_signed_Fusion3_EUR_0325_V2.pit attached in your tred gave me error on phone screen "start [224,1440] secure check fail : pit"

in odin i got these:

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/004> Re-Partition operation failed.

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

Any advice?

Anyhow thank you sameresh72!
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
dont know what to say. i need to know phone history.

did you check odin troublshooting?

i see to try with other pc
[Galaxy S 4 General] cocchiararo:
I read that the 4.3 firmwares say "no downgrade" for the 9500, but i see no mention to KNOX and bootloader stuff.

Can i flash my girlfriend's i9500 with the latest 4.3 and keep rooting and everything?

Just being curious, what makes downgrade not posible?

ps: did EFS change once again, or is it still like it was on the last "change" ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] gerardo87:
Is better make another backup for efs folder after you get jb 4.3 ;)

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
You can not downgrade due to 4.3 knox bootloader.

No problem with upgrading but you must reroot after.

Make efs backup before flashing just in case.
[Galaxy S 4 General] irshad506:
Hi Dear!

Dear if we flash a stock firmware mean MJ8 which is latest then we can flash mobile again with mj5 and mj7 which are old ones????

so we can do this or not???

mean if i flash mj8 then i can flash mj7 or mj5 without any problem or not???
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

You should always state the variant of your phone when asking for help,so that you receive the correct information.

A downgrade is a downgrade ,no matter which phone.

And the current bootloader do not allow this.

Having said that,I also understand that there is very little difference between those 3 firmwares.At least on the i9505 ,anyway.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] strix75:
Is it possible to flash just the new bootloader if you don't care about knox status??
[Galaxy S 4 General] mchu6am4:
I have a UK unlocked/simfre I9505 phone currently running Omega Rom 9.0 ROM (old boot-loader) but think I have a problem with the screen (vertical line on the right hand side of screen).

I have reset the binary counter etc. using Triangle Away and would like to go back to stock to see if the line is still present (to see if its hardware related problem or Omega Rom related). I don't want to try the latest stock as it will install the new boot-loader in case there is no problem and I still want to flash custom roms!

I have selected the following firmware to install using Odin - could someone please confirm this is OK - thanks in advance

United Kingdom BTU (August 2013)

PDA: I9505XXUBMGA

CSC: I9505OXXBMH1

Version 4.2.2
[Galaxy S 4 General] taltalon:
Thanks for the answer - are you absoutely sure this is possible? i'm getting responses that even flashing stock firmware (unchanged) via Odin break s KNOX - can anyone who flashed a stock samsung 4.3 android with KNOX confirm that just flashing with Odin is possible without tripping Knox.

Its amazing i cant find anyone who have done that - everyone just root stuff :)

tal

---------- Post added at 06:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:00 PM ----------

Folks,

still trying to get a repsonse for this.

can someone please confirm if i can use ODIN to flash an untouched samsung firmware that has knox - without tripping KNOX?

i dont root, i dont change anything, i just want to use the latest possible Smasung official firmware for the SGS4 9500.

i also do not plan to DOWNGRADE. i just want to continue upgrading....

i get reports that odin kills knox no matter what even if you flash a stock firmware. i currently have an MG9 carrier official firmware with no modifications what so ever.

thanks

tal
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

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

Yes ,that choice is perfect.

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

I'm running a Google Edition ROM at the moment (and loving it). My KNOX is already 0x1 and I don't care about the flash counter either. Can I install the latest official firmware for my country / carrier (it is just up on Sammobile) and use it as normal? I don't want the 'Security Policy' warning popping up every five minutes, and I have heard flashing it has caused issues for some with KNOX killing their WiFi?

Assuming I don't want KNOX and I don't care about warranty... am I good to go? And If I don't like it am I still ok to flash other ROMS (assuming there is no downgrade in version)?

Better safe than sorry!

Thanks guys!

Ross
[Galaxy S 4 General] DrTony39:
Frustration!

Sorry idf this is a stupid, amateurish question, but that is exactly the way I feel. I have a Galaxy S ! i9505 using the Snapdragon 600 processor. So far I have tried to root my phone - unsuccessfully - using Motochopper; tried to install firmware (twice), both times getting a message that I had to try Kies, but I was blocked out of everything and had to take the phone back to Samsung. The last time, they installed the 4.3 firmware. Can I use this software to replace the factory 4.3 to get rid of the very annoying KNOX programs. Unfortunately, I mistakenly installed KONX and cant rid myself of it. I have been searching the forums for an answer and up until now, this page, have been unsuccessful. I am a little,, no very gun-shy at this point, having been back to Samsung service already three times.
[Galaxy S 4 General] strix75:
How to do that?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rhaiat:
Iusacell i9500 official firmware

Hi!

Someone have the Official Firmware for S4 i9500 from Mexico Carrier Iusacell?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Just flash the latest firmware of your choice.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] strix75:
Thats what not my Q. It was if it was possible to flash just the new bootloader not the full rom.
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolnessQ:
And than via CWM it would make life much better -.-'

Sent from my GT-I9505 using app: XDA Premium and rom: CarbonRom
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

I have not seen a stand-alone bootloader.

Maybe PM one of the devs who has removed it from his ROM.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] pinktheater:
Nevermind, i figured it out myself :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] Rhys C:
Help Please

This morning I restored to the original 4.2 telecom version of samsungs rom. I then preceded to update to 4.3. After this i attempted to root using odin however my phone will no longer boot, without coming up with the "filmware upgrade encountered a issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again" I have also tried this but my phone does not show up. I can access download mode however the restore process in this post failed for me. Any ideas on what I can do to fix this?

This is what is shown on odin when it fails

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> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Galaxy S 4 General] rafa6571:
In download mode, my phone says warranty bit 0 no Knox 0x0 or 0x1 as everybody here is talking.. I'm on 4.3 already... is the same thing?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
You are flashing old firmware, you can not since you flashed 4.3. You can not downgrade.

You have the secured bootloader. I guess your variant is I9500?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rafa6571:
Yes. I have the I9500.. What do you mean with secured bootloader?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Once 4.3 is flashed, you can not downgrade to 4.2.2
[Galaxy S 4 General] ronmtorres:
Thank you! if something goes wrong and i go on a bootloop, how will I be able to wipe data? I have not installed the Recoveries (CWM) yet.. Will I need to? And if ever, will i lose my warranty if I install custome Recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
when you flash stock rom, stock recovery will be flashed as well, so if you get a bootloop after flashing, pull out your battery then put it in, boot into stock recovery by keys combination and wipe data and cache then reboot. you will not lose warranty since you did not flash custom recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Antalor:
BackUP

Hey there,

ive installed Nandroid Backup ( and neccessary BuisyBox) but i couldnt find the Point "BackUP" when i boot into Restore Mode?

Am i doing something wrong?

Which app do u use to uninstall root apps like Flipboard or S Health?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Antalor:
Hey, im sorry, maybe this is the wrong thread, but how can i back up via nandbackup, i cant see it when i boot into recovery mode?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
did you flash custom recovery?? this option is included in custom recovery

you are rooted, so it supposed that you have custom recovery.

use app like root explorer to delete unwanted system apps, beware there is essential apps that you must not delete them!
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
the stock firmware will replace rooted one

all system app will be back
[Galaxy S 4 General] topcat07:
Bit unsure why some people are needing this pit file? I want to do this but not sure I should If can go wrong I will need to mess about with that..
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
usually, no need for pit file.

it is used only when someone mess with partition or due to a bad flash that led to corrupt partition table
[Galaxy S 4 General] samb222:
Tried this multiple times and it's just not working, still says custom.. Please help
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
what did you try, and what is saying custom?
[Galaxy S 4 General] topcat07:
Thanks for getting back to me if it did mess up (I'm preying it doesn't)

If i did mess up Do I flash the pit file as pit file with reparation selected and at same time put the stock file in the PDA option?

so auto reboot ,f/.reset time and auto reboot will all be ticked at same time
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Yes. DO NOT TICK RE-PARTITION IF PIT FILE NOT SELECTED

Sent from one of my Galaxy collection using xda premium
[Galaxy S 4 General] Antalor:
Morning all there :)

I did flash the stock firmware as u are providing in your thread, fox my GT-I9505 Austria. After flashing i did a hard reset via recovery boot and after i flashed the kernel file and the cf auto root to get root rights... thats all i've done, so what am i doing wrong that i couldnt find the option for Backup in recovery Mode? which app do i have to install to get a Backup Option?

And, another thing, ive used my phone a few days before i did flash the stock rom and ive also installed several apps, but after flashing and doing the hard reset whene my phone boots first time it trys to install all my apps i have installed before flashing, and says couldnt install? How can this be, i thought everything is deleted after hard reset, but it still remeber the old apps?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
search in development section for installing CUSTOM RECOVERY in order to do the backup

try to install all apps after booting and open your gmail??
[Galaxy S 4 General] Antalor:
Hey, ive googeld a little, am i right ive to install clockworldmod to get backup and custom recovery? At this time i dont have any things on phone i need, so it doesnt matter for me to flash i more times to get like it should be, im learning every try ;) so how can i be sure that every thing is deleted after flashing it new? Wipe data and cach? Will clockworldmod be deleted after flashing stock rom again?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
see this for custom recovery. cwm= custom recovery=clockworkmod recovery, it includes the options of stock recovery in addition to more options like backup and restore...

after flashing stock rom, custom recovery will be replaced by stock recovery.

wipe data and cache must delete your data.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] Antalor:
Ok, so ill flash it at evening again, wipe all datas, install cwm and do the Backup and after follow the instructions of Topcat07 to get root and get official status and set binary counter to 0.

When ive done this Things can i do another Backup and, if i want to flash it again take the second Backup and flash it and got it with root rights and everything ive done before doing Backup?

---------- Post added at 03:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:13 PM ----------

Are the stock roms sim unlocked?
[Galaxy S 4 General] glynnd:
That's a great post mate, I'm getting a replacement phone as my LCD cracked when it was in my pocket so there sending me a new one (within the 28 days of purchase) and I have to give the faulty one to the courier. So I'll have to uproot it first.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
stock---->root---->cwm make a backup for the rooted stock. you can make more than backup for different roms. when you restore, it will be as it before backup

no relation between rom and sim locking.

welcome my friend
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolnessQ:
Ive got root on official stock rom MJ7, anyway to revert system status to official? I have stock recovery etc want to use knox if possible :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] CarlM34:
Hi,

If you have rooted official Stock MJ7 then the likelyhood is that you have voided your KNOX warranty. Have you checked this in download mode?
[Galaxy S 4 General] amagdy81:
does anyone know if the new firmware mk1 available for china has any new updates over the mj9
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolnessQ:
Yeah my knox is 0×1 in download mode, so its not possible anymore to use knox on my phone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] CarlM34:
No...cannot be used anymore......this looks like it for the forseable future unless one of the brilliant minds in xda figures out a way of reseting it.....OR you manage to get it fixed under warranty (not sure how likely this would be):(
[Galaxy S 4 General] triqla:
I have a recently rooted phone and im looking to upgrade to android 4.3.

My phone is a I9505XXUDMI1. What rom would i need? Im totally confused here. Im Dutch and on a local carrier. But the phone i bought seems to be German.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
please connect to kies and tell firmware info
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolnessQ:
Thanks for the answer ^^
[Galaxy S 4 General] RossFixxed:
Sorry I have to ask this again, can I go from Google Edition 4.3 ROM on my i9505 back to Stock ROM 4.3 for my carrier? When I rooted all I saw was security policy warnings due to triggering KNOX I guess, I don't want that, and I don't want to lose WiFi.

I've already knox 0x1 and I'm not concerned with warranty or flash counters. Just want the stock firmware back without getting security policy warnings every 2 minutes! Am I good to go?
[Galaxy S 4 General] triqla:
It says: Current firmware version: PDA:MI1 / PHONE:MI1 / CSC:MH3 (VD2)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
no problem with upgrading

you have the latest Germany (Vodafone) firmware.

if you dont care about warranty, flash the new 4.3 Netherlands unbranded firmware http://www.hotfile.com/dl/253497122/834756e/I9505XXUEMJ7_I9505PHNEMJ8_PHN.zip.html

reset before and after flashing.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tolis72:
Fantastic guide! I wish that you might have the pit file for the Galaxy S4 Mini Duos because everytime I go to recovery and try to wipe cache it gets an error and restarts the phone! an of course that creats the random reset problem that I have!!! Tryed to flash via odin the stock firmware 5-6 times! It says pass everything is fantastic but it still makes random reboots even when trying to setup the phone! By the way the phone has never been rooted or anything!!! Please help!!! saw a GT-i9500 with the same problem but no solution in that site! they did say that it was a stock recovery problem but even so by reflashing the rom should of fixed that correct? the phone works but could randomly restart 2-3 times at once and then work for a few hours and then over and over again!!! It seems that the more I use it intensevly the more prone to restarts it gets!!!:(:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] skramer49:
ATT USA

Is the firmware for an ATT/USA GT-I9505 GS4 available?

Thanks and thanks for your work!
[Galaxy S 4 General] springfield:
hello,

right now i have i9500 installed WanamLite XXUEMJ9 V3.2 with Adam Kernel.

i checked in triangleaway thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

it doesn't support for i9500.

if i flash stock ROM using ODIN using your instructions, will the flash counter reset to 0? or i must do another step to reset flash counter to 0?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
no need for pit file.

first make sure that your battery is good (try another one)

if yes, wipe data and cache (even with saying error, it is a stock recovery bug), flash stock firmware, wipe data and cache.

you can also flash a custom recovery for your model, wipe system, data and cache, flash stock firmware, re-wipe.

if no, i guess you have a hardware failure issue.

no USA firmware for

I9505

. make sure of your variant number.

TA application does not support I9500. once counter is triggered, it can not be reseted. flashing stock firmware does not increase binary counter but it doesnt reset counter.
[Galaxy S 4 General] robertobsc:
Hi guys,

Just to say that the Brazil ROM 4.3 - i9500UBUEMJ8 - is HORRIBLE!

It has some bugs but the real problem is the battery drain that I'm having. Just terrible.

Is there anyone having trouble with others i9500 4.3 ROMS?

Enviado de meu GT-I9500 usando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] nanoo-eg:
Where I can find the CSC alone like tar file flashable by odin?

I have I9500 4.3 XXUEMJ8 EGY (EGYPT).

From the day I flashed the leaked 4.3 changed my csc in INU (India).

When arrived the official 4.3 for egypt I flashed it by Odin but my CSC continue to be INU.

I don't want to root my device so as to change the CSC. I hope I will fix it if I flash only the csc by odin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ElectroManiac:
I have a I9505 that I bought on Hong Kong. I want to update the phone to 4.3. Can I use the UK version with no problem?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Reflash the firmware witout ticking "auto re-boot", when it pass, boot into recovery and wipe data and cache.

If it didnt work, i guess you will have to root your phone and change product code by an app

Be sure of the product code by connecting to kies, if it is TGY, i prefer to stay on it. Latest Hong Kong firmware version is 4.3.

I see some users reporting some problems by moving from TGY.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nanoo-eg:
Thanks, I 'll try it the afternoon.

I haven't warranty because of cf-root but I don't want to root it again because if bedone 0X1, stop to work the knox.

So I prefere to flash INU official rom so as much with my new csc than to lose the knox.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ElectroManiac:
My phone from Hong Kong had the 4.2.2 firmware. I already flashed the UK version before reading your post :P

I'm not having any problem with the UK firmware. The only problem I'm having is I'm loosing phone signal too much, but that is a problem I already had with the HK 4.2.2 firmware. I'm flashing now different Modems to see if I can solve my signals problems. Anyone know whats is the best modem for the south america region?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
good to hear.

are you sure you were on Hong Kong firmware? (TGY)??
[Galaxy S 4 General] ElectroManiac:
I wasn't sure, but my phone every time I wipe data always start up on Chinese language. And the firmware/modem letter code was ZH that is from that region.

I'm trying modems with the code VJ that are from south america region to see if one of those works. Hopefully I can fix my signals problems because is driving me crazy.
[Galaxy S 4 General] FelipeRRM:
How long does it take to boot for the first time?

ODIN said the flash was successfull, but it's been more than 10 minutes and the phone is still on the Samsung logo...

Flashed Brazil's ROM for i9505. I came from a 4.3 ROM modded ROM, is this the problem?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Boot into recovery and wipe data and cache