yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] xcpdq:
malybru,

the pre-rooted ROM flashing is done from recovery mode, correct? As for the 4.3 ROM I used Odin 3.09. I am downloading MKF now and restart the whole process. The steps I need to go through are:

1) download MKF ROM

2) enter recovery mode; wipe data/clear cache

3) enter download mode

4) load up the MKF ROM in Odin and start the process

5) reboot and enter recovery; wipe data/clear cache

6) copy a pre-rooted rom to the sd card

7) enter recovery mode; install the rom from the sd card

Is this correct? Please advise.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

See if it is all working after 5)

If not ,try the pre-rooted and the appropriate wifi fix,and if necessary re-flash the Pre-rooted ROM if the sound still does not work.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] v941726:
So there are no US stock firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 General] xcpdq:
Guys, I tried everything and still no sound. I don't understand why it's not working. Please, someone give me some more suggestions on what to do. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Someone with a similar problem flashed a custom kernel and resolved his sound problem.

Worth a try.

I think it was Adam kernel, but check compatibility with your ROM.

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] Misk77:
Maybe you flash old bootloader mj1 instead of mj5? ..like the one omega use? Then you will have no sound.

i have don that :/ and had some problem..but fixed it with right modem;

GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUEMJ5.tar

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[Galaxy S 4 General] xcpdq:
Thank you all for trying to help. I fixed it somehow, but I don't exactly know what I did. I used different versions of Odin. With Odin 3.04 the phone was stuck in a boot loop. Then I re-flashed (MKF ROM) using Odin 3.07 and tada! Sound was back and wifi was working from the start. I also used a new computer (a laptop on USB 3 port).

Again, I want to thank everybody for helping. :)

Have a great weekend!
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Glad to see you got it working.

:good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] chugglet:
Reflashing stock

As it is obviously going to take a while before the stock 4.3 is available to download somewhere, can I update a different way?

I currently have a I9505 with 4.2.2 rooted.

I still have the stock download of 4.2.2 on my PC.

Would I be ok to reload the stock 4.2.2 over the rooted version, thereby giving me a stock phone again and able to receive the OTA update.

I could then re-root?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Do you have knox?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] chugglet:
No I don't. What is it?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Go to download mode,and see if there is any "knox" reference.( Look HERE )

Or post a screenshot of your settings/about phone page.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] chugglet:
Just checked download mode and there is no mention of Knox.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

I would read up on knox if I were you.

Unless you want this for work purposes,it is not something that people need.

You can simply install a custom recovery and upgrade your phone to a custom 4.3 ROM.

Or if you want knox,then, go back to stock firmware and recovery,root the phone ,run Triangle away,then flash stock firmware again,and you will get OTA.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] apokotou1709:
I'm kinda freaked out I think I semi-bricked my phone it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again"

following ur guide I Understand that i need the Firmware Bellow to Flash Via Odin Correct on that?

DBT-I9505XXUEMKE

also both files are over 1giga and the two mirrors wont let me download them...anywhere else i can get it please? Found I9505XXUEMKE-DBT-1TEIL.zip from some German Site(Handy-Faq) But I don't completely trust it like I trust XDA
[Galaxy S 4 General] bubba949:
Try the Sam firmware website.
[Galaxy S 4 General] razor1023:
Firmware

where can i DL the firmware you are stating that it can be found on 2nd and 3rd post? sorry, newbie here.

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Do you have firmware for Philippines?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
second post updated...
[Galaxy S 4 General] chugglet:
Stock 4.3

Does anyone have a stock version of 4.3 (I9505XXUEMK8) uploaded anywhere yet?
[Galaxy S 4 General] DevNubblet:
Why isn't the hosting free though?

EDIT: Thank you, whoever bothered to finalize the upload to Terafile. I appreciate this thread, the author and whoever bothered to upload all of these firmwares. And also, thank you for the guide :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] havugla:
Unable to mount cache

Hello

I am planning to unroot my phone.

In CW i get this message.

"Unable to mount cache"

It is impossible for me to clean cache and Dalvik cache.

Should I also flash the pit file when returning to samsung stock.

I suspect something is wrong with my partition table since cw is unable to mount the cache.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
try to flash stock without pit
[Galaxy S 4 General] havugla:
But will flashing a stock rom affect the cache partition?

When I try to enter the cache partition in root browser I cannot see any files there.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
ignore cache partition, flash stock and it will be ok
[Galaxy S 4 General] zhaggard:
does anyone have stock firmware for GT-I9505XXUAMDM
[Galaxy S 4 General] rankoradza:
When 4.4 kitkat will be available for my S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] rankoradza:
One question, i am from Montenegro, but no Montenegro on the list, i choose england O2 firmware, something like that, 4.3 version... and my phone 20 minutes not start.. i know there writes :

Step 8) When the installation is completed, you read a "Reset " then a "Pass". your phone will restart (first boot will take a longer time so don't panic)

but 20 minutes already pass, should i wait more or what? :/

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I did not clear chache and data, cause that weren't write there... I'm coming from CM 10.2... and version phone is 9505... what to do, fck :/ any help is welcome, i'll press thanks as well
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
boot into recovery and wipe data, cache, reboot
[Galaxy S 4 General] muiacir:
1 - how to back to stock recovery?(now i have philz)

2 - is it possible to back stock recovery without flash stock rom?

3 - does unrooting will return the warranty of the phone?

4 - if we unroot , can someone now we rooted our device befor?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

1.There are some stock recoveries HERE . Make sure you flash the correct one for your firmware.

2.See 1.

3.No.

4.Yes..Presumably you have the knox bootloader,and the knox flag will be tripped.

Currently,there is no way to fix this.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] muiacir:
4 - so for example how can i know that did my friend root her phone befor or not?

5 - do you know can we change csc in custom roms?how?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

4. Go into download mode and see if knox = 0x1 , then it is tripped

Also it will say something about status = custom.

5.Look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] velein:
The PCode for danish devices is NEE - right? Just to be sure - thanks! :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
my device is CSC is OJV but the version is MK9, United Arab Emirates. i see no compatible files there, what should i do?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
NEE is for nordic country. You are good to go

Connect to kies and post firmware info
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
pda:mk9 / phone:mk9 / csc:mk4 (xst)

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i want to unroot my phone and return it back to factory default settings.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Meis@M:
hi

this way working on android 4.3 ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] boditza:
i downloaded NEE-I9505XXUEMK8-20131123181054.zip but after unzipping i got this file: I9505XXUEMK8_I9505OXXEMK3_I9505XXUEMK8_HOME.tar.md5 and a ss_dl.dll

In the guide it says to upload in odin home.tar. I opened the md5 and there are a lot of files like boot.img modem.bin etc but no home.tar. Please advise me because i am afraid not to brick my phone. Tell me what to do please
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
i guess you have the I9505,

this is your stock firmware for XST product code http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=22291

yes

ignore .dll file and put "I9505XXUEMK8_I9505OXXEMK3_I9505XXUEMK8_HOME.tar.md5" file in pda (dont open the md5 file)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
i do have the i9505 thank you for your help, i really appreciate. How do i use triangle away or get it, sorry for my noobness.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
triangle away works only on stock 4.2.2 with old bootloader (no knox seen in download mode)
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

DjeMBeY has had success with TA on 4.3. with knox .So,Chainfire must have updated the app.

Look HERE

;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
but i guess it will not work on all firmwares. hesitating to tell him to use it, afraid of a brick...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
for nakiro

heres the deal, i tried rooting my phone using the 10 easy steps on this forum that did not work, to find out later that it's for 4.2.2, that was after trying it 3-4 times with it not working at all. i did another method with CF auto and it worked, im not sure but my mobile data doesn't stay on H+ constantly it goes to H then back to H+, while my friends always stays on H+, we have the same carrier. i had reset my fone after the 4.2.2 method was not working only to have lost my APN settings which i regained but the stated above is happening. All i want to do is unroot and reset my fone back to default settings, take out my sim and see what happens. thnx for all your help.

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i understand the method in the first post but what does this mean and is it important, how do i do it?

It is recommended to make hard reset after flashing to have a fresh official firmware

Note 1: Personally, i prefer to wipe data and cache before and after flashing the firmware.

Note 2: If you have a corrupted partition table (Odin says: "there is no pit partition" or "Re-Partition operation failed"), flash pit file for your device (attached, dont forget to unzip it) (put it in pit window) with your firmware (some users reported that it worked without firmware), in this case "Re-Partition" must be marked.

Note 3: If you use pit file, and you had an encryption password for your data, the password will reset! so you must hard reset your phone after flashing with pit file with encrypted data.

Note 4: If you want, after rooting with odin, to get official status and reset binary counter ON I9505 for warranty reason, do it before flashing stock firmware, refer to HERE.(dont use triangle away on MGG and up firmwares till updating the app.)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
it is better to wipe before and after flashing stock.

ignore about triangle away if you dont care about warranty.

just flash your stock firmware with odin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
how do i wipe you mean in the phone it self or by pressing the 3 buttons? and by doing this method can i receive updates from within the phone itself?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
in any way you want. this has nothing to do with update
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Hmmm.

I guess people need to know their options.

I believe the app carries it's own "Brick" warning.

It is always a personal choice.

Nobody is forcing anybody to do anything.

But, you are quite right to explain the risks,and to be concerned about them.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
no what i mean is after this can i go into the phone can click update. or will the phone status still be on custom, again thank you for taking time out to help me, it means alot.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
im saying that, because i received a pm from a user who used TA on a 4.3 firmware and had a brick...

not sure what version of TA he used.

if everything is stock then yes. pda, product code (csc), modem must match
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

I am sorry to hear that.

I will try and speak to Chainfire and get a definitive answer on this.

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

I can only think that there was a firmware mismatch ,because according to the changelog ,after version 3.05,TA should be fine on the latest firmware.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
how do i know if everything is stock, all i did was root my phone with 'CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar', no custom roms anything just that. that should mean everything is stock then?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
good :good:

ok...just flash the stock (xst) and reset
[Galaxy S 4 General] sarbe:
Latest worked for me also with 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
what version of odin is recommended when using the tutorial in the first post? i just want to make sure that im doing everything correct.
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
it doesnt matter.

try with 3.04
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
it says i can skip enabling usb debugging?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
some tutorials say to enable it.

but there no difference in enabling or disabling usb debug when using odin since it will not use adb.

usb debug is useful when the phone is booted in os.

enable it anyway....
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
it seems to have worked as my status is now saying official. thank you for the help.
[Galaxy S 4 General] riz157:
Gosh how long does this boot take once flashed stock rom? I've Ben waiting like 13 mins still on Samsung boot up screen, no reboots just stuck on Samsung logo screen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Misk77:
Max 3-5 minuter imo..sometimes a Hard reboot can solved some problems
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Did you wipe cache and dalvik and reset?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] riz157:
no how do I do that? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] Misk77:
In recovery mode. cache and in advance menu dalvik
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

As Misk77 says.

Look around in recovery.

You need to wipe cache,wipe dalvik (in advanced) and factory reset.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] riz157:
Thanks dudes. I forgot the method to getting into recovery mode, panicked slight but al good after wipe data and cache.

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It reboots but can't connect to wifi? What I've done wrong. I can't even turn wifi on.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Misk77:
Can been you have Flash wrong kernel or booloader? I have done that. Had to full Nuke/full wipe then i flashed stock rom or in my case omega v16 again and it worked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] topcat07:
Works perfect mate thank you very much

Being new to this those instructions were perfect. Was a nailing biting 9 minutes though! ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] QuickSkope:
Is there a tutorial to get Official status back on the GS4?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Fishweb74:
Very good job !!!:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] omerxt:
great post !

what (PDA+CSC) pack i should download ? (i couldnt find anything for israel)

im from isreal (if it helps) and if you dont have any for israel , can you upload one please ? :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
You can download any firmware

Any way this is for your country i9500 http://www.hotfile.com/dl/207318277/2500212/I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJKAMD9_ILO.zip.html
[Galaxy S 4 General] omerxt:
Ty very much :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Antalor:
Hey There, cwm works, but i cant find backup on my phone, but it must be there cause my storage is about 3.5 GB used? Choose only BACKUP OR BACKUP TO SD CARD at CWM? Is Triangle working, im not sure to try it cause of risk if damage? Anyone got positive results with it? Cheers from Carinthia
[Galaxy S 4 General] sheemar:
Hi samersh72

:confused:

Downlords mode showing>

Odin mode (red letters)

current binary: Samsung officeal

system status: officeal

CSB-OEM_CONFIG_LSB:0x30

write protection: enable

Vodafone UK (Sim unlocked)

Can I flash stock UK Rom with Odin ?

Thanks in advance

thanks for your work
[Galaxy S 4 General] Antalor:
Hey, i think u can flash stock rom, ive done it with odin, flash via pda, tick only Reboot an after u have done it restore factory defaaults in recovery mode (hold vol up + home + power) cheers
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Your backup is in data/media/clockworkmod. You can backup it to sdcard. Use root explorer to see it. Some user posted that triangle away work on 9505, but im not sure, wait to chainfire to Insure that.

Normal.

Yes you can
[Galaxy S 4 General] sheemar:
Originally Posted by sheemar *

Hi samersh72

Downlords mode showing>

Odin mode (red letters)

current binary: Samsung officeal

system status: officeal

CSB-OEM_CONFIG_LSB:0x30

write protection: enable

Vodafone UK (Sim unlocked)

Can I flash stock UK Rom with Odin ?

Thanks in advance

thanks for your work

Normal.

Yes you can

:good:

THAT'S GREAT

THANKS FOR YOUR QUICK REPLY
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
you can always hit thanks button :good: ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] munmun:
Is it "home.tar" or "home.tar.md5" ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
it is a md5 file (name end with .tar) = .tar.md5 where md5 is the extension
[Galaxy S 4 General] munmun:
Hey i have tried two times with following steps

Usb debugging on

Driver installed

Kies stopped

Home.tar.md5 selected in pda section of odin

Flashing starts and then just hang up when it displays "nand write start"

Help me where i have gone wrong!!

I dont have any recovery right now. Is this what is stopping me to flash custom rom?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
what is your variant?

did you download the right firmware for your s4 variant?

leave boxes checked as default in odin (auto reboot & F. reset)

change usb port

use original cable
[Galaxy S 4 General] munmun:
Thanks man..done after changing usb port.

Flashed successfully.

Now please tell me how to check whether all the parameters have changed to stock like

Status official

Flash counter

Because i have to send my s4 to samsung care.

I afraid they might refuse my s4 on the basis that i rooted the previous rom.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Antalor:
Start phone in recovery mode by pressing vol up + homekey+ Power, check if it is state offical, even check the state in settings/system/status... u too have to reset binary counter which counts every flash of a custom rom, u can do this via triangle, contact Chainfire for further support, i havent tried it yet...
[Galaxy S 4 General] SevenD2:
Will doing this on a I9500 get the status back to Official?
[Galaxy S 4 General] tornado92:
:D:D:Dyeah
[Galaxy S 4 General] riz157:
I've just flashed UK stock rom and data wipe and cache wipe. I'm back to stock recovery so I don't have cwm or twrp recovery. Anyway I'm retrying the process and see if it works. Mind you I had 4.4 prior to flashing stock rom via odin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Misk77:
Maybe try a full wipe/Nuke wipe and Flash The right stock for you?If you Flash 4.4 before? As i read you should do full wipe between 4.3 and 4.4 rom. But through The odin i think its do al that in The process. .I could be wrong thoo
[Galaxy S 4 General] riz157:
I did full wipe prior to flash and it's working fine now. Thanks for helping both of you.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Misk77:
Whats why we all are here
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bloodcrow:
Wifi not working =|

Hi, I followed this guide and putted official firmware back on my S4.

I did the same thing to my friend but on his phone the Wi-fi isn't working anymore and I have no idea why, I searched around but didn't saw anything like this.

Is there something I can do to fix this??

thanks in advanced
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Did you do a full wipe,and wipe cache and dalvik after flashing the ROM?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bloodcrow:
I wiped/factory reset and wiped the cache. B

ut the dalvik nop, I din't touched that.

do you think it's the cause of it?
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Try it again.

This time ,full wipe data,cache,and dalvik before and after.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bloodcrow:
28283382 106

Ohh cool thanks a lot, I will try it, but btw, I know that is probably a stupid question but how do you wipe dalvik cache with stock recovery?

I only see cache and data/factory reset
[Galaxy S 4 General] Misk77:
http://www.google.se/search?q=wipe+...fLI8iGywPOkoGIBA&ved=0CCkQpBc&biw=360&bih=592
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry, I am thinking of custom recovery.

Factory reset and cache is fine.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bloodcrow:
Hi. I did all the wipes and factory reset before and after and it's still the same. Wifi still doens't work And this shows up on boot

Can u see it on the left top corner?

Enviado do meu GT-I9505 através de Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

What phone are you using,and what firmware did you flash?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bloodcrow:
I'am using the Galaxy 4 LTE GT - i9505

The firmware was the stock PDA: I9505XXUAMDC... i got it on samfirmware

do you need more info?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

What firmware did you have when you started doing all this?

And did you have Knox bootloader?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bloodcrow:
Hi, it was the PDA: I9505XXUAMDC too

but now I see, on the download mode a line shows KNOX there yes.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Hi,

If you have the knox bootloader,you cannot install a firmware that is lower.

Did you install a 4.3 ROM?

If so,you need to flash a firmware that is equal to or later than that one.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bloodcrow:
OHHHHH i'am so blind sometimes xDD

Totally missed it, flashed the right one now, the 4.3 one.

Worked like a charm!

That thing on boot its gone and the wi-fi works like its suppose to now.

Thanks you a lot Malybru =) :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] seniorbrusko:
What happen if you flash a differrent rom for your region im GLB what if i flash the latest ROM from SIN.
[Galaxy S 4 General] klaus-jensen:
GT-I9505 crashed

Hi all you experts.

Today my GT-I9505 crashed. It's rooted with CWM and I have installed WanamLite.

Today I took a picture, and when I pressed the setup button in the camera, the phone restarted.

When the phone restarted, it never came longer than the Samsung boot screen.

I've tried to root the phone again with Odin (more versions), but get the message "There is no pit partition".

When I try to re-partition the phone in Odin with the PIT-file from this thread, the process ends with the message "Re-partition operation failed".

All I can do with my phone is starting in download mode.

Does any of You have suggestions, that can save my phone - or do I have to buy a new one :(

Sincerely

Klaus Jensen
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vessina:
Flash original FW from sammobile or samsung-update with odin..

Same carrier if phone is lock.. If not, country update..

Wish u save it..

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Before flash root, philz recovery and taxelop kernel 1.3 for wifi fail..

If knox is f*** u again and again, down n flash another rom..
[Galaxy S 4 General] v941726:
Try vision X II. Takes you to stock 4.3. All you need to do is flash loki after flashing rom if you have an Att phone

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Vision X II is the best of both worlds. That's what I ended up doing. The latest uses the latest Samsung firmware from 12/13. Believe me. I've been through all this alot lately. Started when I tried to unlock the network.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vessina:
Where is the pit file in new 4.3 HOME.TAR.MD5?

There is no partitions table in i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 General] v941726:
You don't need to go through all that. I didn't even need Odin. I just flashed through TWRP
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vessina:
Thats the problem.. He cant flash a recovery or root again.. Only can start in download mode.. Samsung bricked.. And only think i know is flash original firmware to restore that partitions/bootloaders...

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But dont know if latest fw have a pit file.. I opened mk9 from spain this morning and dont have any like..