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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ealvinito:
Help!

Just picked up a i9505x live demo unit.....does this process still work??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htcmodteam:
Demos don't have imeis do they I know our 3 s4s don't so calls can't be made
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Awais:
Flash edited stock rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s4sajii:
Yes

Already did that. As described in the first post.

Br
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milos.rs:
Works but...

Everything works as it should but no WiFi.When flash Adam Kernel just get a black screen and that's it:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rokko74:
I follow all the steps from the first post but at the end of odin flash i get FAIL . Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mastro:°:
i did it but i got this

Dj Habib@Habib ~

$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar NON-HLOS.bin

tar: NON-HLOS.bin: Not found in archive

tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

Dj Habib@Habib ~

$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar modem.bin

tar: modem.bin: Not found in archive

tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

Dj Habib@Habib ~

so sir what to do ???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stergios89:
same problem here.....seems like the command is not written in the right way

EDIT: I noticedd that when you start the program, it creates a folder inside 'cygwin-home' which is your user name and you have to place the samrom.tar in there in order to delete the two files!

btw the command lines are correct! cheers!! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
So what`s the status of your phone, I was given an S4 LDU and I`d love to get rid of the demo all together, I`m not to bothered that I won`t be able to use it as a phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stergios89:
Well, based on the stock ROM I downloaded it (I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5),I deleted the the files sirus2012 was referring to and I am stuck at a point were the Odin says fail while flashing the ROM....

Trying to figure out if I need to delete another more file from the .TAR

After the FAIL status in Odin, I disconnected the phone, removed battery and placed it again and I had an error saying 'Firmware needs to be recovered via Kies'

I, once then, flashed again the stock ROM(without the deleted files) and noticed there was no WiFi....

So I either have a phone with no WIFI, or an error and phone can't boot

Hope I can find a way out of this!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
Seems that there`s no real method or solution, pity, it`s a waste of a phone the way it is..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stergios89:
Don't give up on that.....I think there will be a solution sooner or later....(I'll try to find it asap) because this 'phone' is really good

Or it could be something really small that we can't see and do it wrong.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
True man, fingers crossed I suppose :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stergios89:
Well I think I figured it out with my S4 demo unit to make WiFi work.

All the steps were followed BUT...

I DIDN'T delete the two files(modem and NON-hlos) and continued with the procedure

The most important step was .17 which redirects you to another thread about TWRP and Adams Kernel...

Following the steps there where enough to solve my issue.

And now my WiFi works pretty good(so far so good at least for the last 2-3 hours :p)

Let me know if it worked for you too!

Cheers!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
So now your phone has no demo crap on it, and any changes you make stick?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stergios89:
so far it goes pretty well....

I removed battery and started the phone 3-4 times with a few apps I installed and it works perfect.

Although when I boot the phone, I can still see the "Live demo unit" under the Galaxy S4 logo

BUT wifi is fixed for me so far and hope for much longer :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
You have the demo scheduled? Mine is.

As long as any changes I make or apps I install, if they stick and the whole demo crap is gone, I`ll give this a go.

Can you make calls on it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stergios89:
I believe you will not have any problem. The retail mode will be gone except in the start logo where it says "live demo unit"

No you can't make phone calls because RF is missing and Sim card will not be recognized.

but you can set up viber or skype to use it as a voip phone :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
I think I might just give this a go, I`m surprised there`s so little for these LDU, cheers man!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnvieira:
If u get black screen try this

1 - Flash any stock rom 4.2.2 or the same posted in first post

2 - DONT NEED TO DELE ANY FILES, when the odin get the error on modem, just disconnect the phone put in recovery and wipe data,

3- BEFORE FLASH ADAM,S KERNEL OR TWRP RECOVERY, flash cf-auto root from chainfire for 9505

4- FLASH TWRP AND ADAM S KERNEL

this work for me and now i have fast boot and wifi work s....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
Now this is where it gets confusing, nothing was mentioned about a possible black screen, no I`m not to confident doing this..:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnvieira:
sorry black screen i mean boot loop

sorry just boot loop, not black screen now i have the wanamlite v2.6 android 4.4.2 in LDU working
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
Right, I'll give it a go and follow the OP...

Edit: I`ve decided not to try this, just not enough feed back and comments for me to feel comfortable doing this, not to mention there`s no video, pity.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
Right after having the phone off for a few days until it died I charged it back up, turned it on and EVERYTHING was back to the way it was, I mean everything, before it was only some apps where gone, now it`s everything, so I`ve nothing to loose trying this method, so I`ve changed my mind and I`m going to give this a try.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnvieira:
remender dont flash any bootloaders
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
I`ll just follow the OP, I should be ok..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
OK, the time has come, first step, went to Sammobile, could only find one firmware for the S4, but it does`nt say i9505X, I only see firmware for i9505?

This is what I have on the S4...

I`m in Ireland BTW.

Edit: I`ve read in this thread and it reads like the firmware for the i9505 is also OK for the i9505x, would I be correct?

Edit: I`ve found this firmware, would it be OK?

Edit: I could do with some help installing cygwin??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mloc33:
Got cygwin installed, not to sure if it installed right.

Now I`m at the part...

I`ve tried moving the .tar file to my user name folder but I get the same, help please!

Could I just manually delete those two files, since cygwin is`nt doing it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnvieira:
i flash on odin... just modem.bin fail
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucasdargis:
Judging from your screenshot, you didn't rename the file correctly. You need to remove the .md5 extension.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Korny(CzE):
Hi,

I have a problem with the flashing. Despite Odin will not let me at all (on the phone it write pid fail). Despite Heimdall everything goes, except system.img, which is most important to me.

I have I9505X, I also had CWM, but I was not able to create backup so I said that there will give over cwm system for i9505, but he does not want to boot (stock on logo for hours), and I've tried more.

What to do?

Do somebody know someone rom that has a regular system and data?

Btw I managed to extract the pid of the 9505X. Can anyone compare

9505 and 9505X if he went to use the repartition 9505? Personally, I dare to.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramoon20:
i9505x

Hi bro.

I have in my hand i9505x imei and baseband null Iam conffiesed how to repair null imei and unknown baseband

Can you pls guide me how to slove it

Thanks in advance ber:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SSyar:
any one can help !! facing this issue !! while flashing firmware of I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME with the following files

boot.img

cache.img.ext4

hidden.img.ext4

recovery.img

system.img.ext4

I am stuck a Samsung logo..,, after demo unit boot animation disappears,,,

EDIT: Well after the above scenario,.,. before Step 17, i went to stock recovery and do factory reset,,.,. the phone start after a while.,.,

and then i continue with 17.,., and voila.,.,

now i have a working demo unit on Stock 4.2.2 S4 firmware with working WiFi thank you [MENTION=4854585]Sirus2012[/MENTION] for the post
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SSyar:
well i tried to do the same with 4.4.2 .,.,

but phone stuck at the lock screen with a lot of crash popups .,., :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] retr0ro3ot:
I have done everything in these posts, prepared the stock firmware (deleting all but the mentioned files through cygwin)

I have tried flashing through ODIN but it fails like mentioned in posts above.

When I flash twrp recovery and enter its file browser I have noticed that it looks like I have no partitions on this device anymore...

(as example when I try to install something through the twrp , when selecting storage , it shows 0mb of internal memory....

Somehow while flashing roms it seems that I have messed up the partition table ?

OK I have figured a way out of this , as someone mentioned earlier, nevermind if flashing stock rom through ODIN (with things removed like in original post) fails, just reboot in stock recovery

and do wipe data / factory reset...after that flash twrp recovery , and then adams kernel
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TOTO JIM:
S4 live demo unit

Hi

I read all the procedures of how to install stock firmware on galaxy s4 live demo unit.

I'm just curious if possible that produces can also be applied to GALAXY NOTE 3 LIVE DEMO UNIT as well.

Thank you

please dose it mean my live s4 live demo unit will now behave like a normal phone and make or receive calls? after intalling this rom?[/QUOTE]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
A live demo unit, if I recall, is missing the GSM and LTE components on the motherboard, thus it will never make calls. The method given in the first post should work for all live demo units, not just the S4. After all, you're basically removing the two modem files and leaving the rest in the package.

After my most recent trip to the local Walmart, I don't think Samsung is using live demo units on their displays anymore, but actual phones with the live demo added. I say this because the S4 demo I looked at had AT&T bloatware and complained about not having a SIM card for certain functions. I seriously doubt demo units would have AT&T bloatware on them. Would demo units though complain about not having SIM cards installed?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick366:
S4 LDU

After flashing Chainfire AutoRoot, i flashed TWRP recovery and GE Lollipop ROM, it works great, but only Wi-Fi, there is no way to flash an IMEI...If you need help feel free to ask.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nice.lw:
Samsung Tab Pro 12.2

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehrdad_italy:
hi

according to the first post i flashed my phone with I9505XXUHOB7

but when i start to use the phone , after several minutes using it always reboot, :rolleyes:

please give me a suggestion to solve my problem ; :confused:

thanks...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehrdad_italy:
im waiting...

:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _dabla_:
A year later, but still... could you please explain a little more what did yo do and if the demo unit works great with the method?

Thank mate!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brettman1990:
Has anyone succeeded in getting cm11, 12 or 13 on the i9505x? When I flash it I get no errors on any recovery but it just gets stuck on boot screen for hours and hours
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doctorex1:
can i flash an kitkat or lollipop firmware from i9505 to this i9505x live demo

please help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick366:
First i flashed Chainfire AutoRoot for I9505 (you can find in forum), then i flashed TWRP recovery and GE Lollipop ROM, it works great, but only Wi-Fi, there is no way to flash an IMEI. If you have a mainboard of a screen broken I9505 or sth like that, you can easily replace mainboards, and your live demo unit becomes fully functional with 4G ;)

All of the software for GTI9505 can be found on XDA ;)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] asci:
Hi

I have noticed that camera has not improved with this new ROM UPG, I think it got worse. If you set in "auto" camera setting and try to use your cam openair, when you move from a strongly illuminated place to a shadow one, the cam will hang to find, in "auto" mode, the right exposure. Here it is an example.

Here it is the same pic taken with "day light" mode camera setting

Any suggestion?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Viralistic:
No regrets! I love it. Amazing screen, awesome camera, nice design, and tons of extras on the software end. I am definitely glad I went with the Xperia ZL!

The story is, I was torn between the HTC One and the Samsung S4. I could not decide. Then I happened to be on the Sony website because I had a $250 gift card for the sony online store. I happened to stumble across the Sony Xperia Z and ZL. I liked everything about it, and the more I thought about it I realized how much more unique it would be to own one. Everyone and their brother is running around with an HTC One and S4 right now. So I went for it. The phone was marked down from $759 to $569, I received 10% off for student discount, minus $250 from the gift card, and I got the sales rep to give me free next day shipping. So all said and done I only paid around $275.00, compared to $600 for an HTC One, and $700 for an S4.

(I was looking for an unlocked phone only so that I could utilize a pre-paid service that runs on AT&T for only $45.00 a month. Save big time in the long run)

So any tips and tricks for the Xperia ZL I should know about? I have model number C6506.

Only con I have about the device, is the battery life. It doesn't seem the best, but I also understand that it has a 5" screen, so what does one expect?
[Sony Xperia ZL] danieldp1990:
Nice choice i really like more SONY than SAMSUNG and HTC, this is a really amazing phone its the only phone on the market with 75% screen and the rest bessel. i recomend you to update by OTA to the latest version 4.2.2 , camera improve, sound improve, transparent navigation bar and notification. for the battery use Stamina mode and only mark the really important apps you use. for example i have whatsapp, facebook msn, and gmail. remember that all sony devices have a preinstaled screen protector. i recomend not to take it off. and dont scare if you see a scratch on it ( its a protector the real screen is under ). BTW wich color you bought?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Viralistic:
Thanks for the response. I went with black. Not sure about the update quite yet. Everything works great, and I don't like to fix things that aren't broken. Will look into it. What does OTA mean?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Venacephalica:
OTA means: Over The Air via w_lan...:D

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia ZL] ryude:
After you update the phone to 4.2.2, I recommend a factory reset. For some reason, it helps.
[Sony Xperia ZL] maxee23:
Im sorry to ask another question but is better than creating another thread :p I'm going to the US in a month or so and I wanna know something about the price of the phone, everywhere I read the ZL is ~570$ and up. On Amazon the XZL is 514$+tax (I think its 7% on NJ right?) So if I buy the phone from amazon its about 560$ right? Is there another website that I can check to buy the phone? Thanks!
[Sony Xperia ZL] ryude:
New egg currently has the C6506 on sale for $529 for July 4 only.
[Sony Xperia ZL] andriykoua:
I didn't know sony comes with a real screen protector, good to know. I installed a new one over the Sony one. :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] elMagnate:
Hope you enjoy it man.
[Sony Xperia ZL] angry_machine:
I have mine just 2 days back,and completely amazed after galaxy1,2,3.

Back to sony after p1i few years back! :good:
[Sony Xperia ZL] luisoman2000:
Torn between this baby and the Z

I'm getting a bit of cash soon and decided it's time for an upgrade (My Ion keeps getting grabbed by my kids so i'm left without a phone, besides it will make for a grat media center with my dock), I'm torn between the Z and ZL. so far i've made a list of pro's and cons:

ZL:

pros

-cheaper! (I can get it for less than $500 dollars on amazon, even seen some great deals on it)

-size(it's a bit bigger than the ion but not by much compared to the Z)

-proper camera button( Never understood why android makers never put camera buttons on their phones, its what i missed the most from my N8)

Screen/Bezel ratio(Big screen, small bezel. need i say more?)

cons

-No waterproofing(not a deal breaker but would be nice to have)

-"Limited" dev support(i like to flash custom roms. If i cant find em guess it would be time to learn how to port.

Z

Pros

-Flagship(gets all the attention)

-waterproof

-eye catching design(not that the ZL is ugly, but the glass gives the Z a premium look)

Cons

no camera button

Expensive

Glass tends to pop up and separate from the phone(apparently a design flaw, it's being discussed on the Z forums)

flaps get worn over time and loose waterproofing.

So, ZL users, should i go for it? I dont mind that it has s4pro chipset(same architecture as S600 but underclocked a bit so it's no slouch). WOuld like to hear your thoughts.
[Sony Xperia ZL] radlink14:
I have both currently, and will be returning the Z.

Unless you plan to go underweater with the Z and take pictures, then really that feature is not so great. And having to open/close the flaps constantly is annoying.

You will not regret the ZL, AND when you do buy it, DO NOT LET THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. 4.2 sucks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] maclancer:
I am been happy with the ZL, I can upload files from the web browser and i never was able to do it in the Apple iPhone 4s, i sold it and bought this phone. The only thing I would like Sony to modify in future Xperia products is to switch the speakers and put it on the side or front. It is annoying to have a call and use the speaker when this is in the back, you have to basically turn the phone the other way to hear clearly. If you want to multitask while talking it is painful.
[Sony Xperia ZL] sharky2013:
I have the chance to trade my nexus 4 for a zl.... Should I go for it?
[Sony Xperia ZL] LenAsh:
How would we know what your needs are?

Jeez
[Sony Xperia ZL] thetacoking2:
Honestly, I have never been happier than with this phone. My Nexi was great while it lasted, never liked the back being glass. The ZL has everything the 4 had, but just better. Do yourself a favor, and even though the Sony skin is not too cumbersome, just do a custom ROM. You'll enjoy it much more. Sony has made the process of unlocking and flashing almost as painless as possible. I absolutely LOVE the skinny bezel around it. I am happier with this device than I had been with any other.
[Sony Xperia ZL] thinkingboy:
wonderful, I also wnna one, but it's expensive in my country.
[Sony Xperia ZL] maddie01:
Hi, I have the HTC One Developers Edition on AT&T in the US. I love it but camera is bad.

Question: can the bootloader be unlocked on the ZL?

Does it work on AT&T LTE radios in US? Anyone have any other advise on comparing the ZL to the One?

I sincerely appreciate the help.
[Sony Xperia ZL] motoridersd:
Yes, but you need to buy a version of the ZL that has an unlockable bootloader. The SIM unlocked version that Sony, Amazon and most retailers sell can have the bootloader unlocked. For AT&T you need the C6506 (this is the model made for the US and has both AT&T and T-Mobile HSPA and LTE frequencies). The C6503 will only give you HSPA on AT&T so I would avoid it.

I don't like that the One has permanent buttons. The new Google model (from the Nexus 4) is to have the buttons on screen so they can disappear when you don't need them, like with full screen video. Other than that, the ZL has some decent support for AOSP ROMs. Cyanogenmod 10.2 (Jellybean 4.3) is available for the ZL and it runs pretty well. It's still a work in progress but luckily the Xperia Z and the ZL share similar internals so as long as there is CM for the Z, the ZL will have it.

The stock Timescape Sony ROM is decent, and 4.3 will surely come soon, but I feel the Sony ROM is slow. There is pure AOSP available for the ZL but it doesn't include radio support along with other proprietary drivers, so it won't work as a daily ROM, but CM is very close to AOSP.
[Sony Xperia ZL] maddie01:
Thank You very much for the detailed reply! Very cool. I will look for the C6506. Take care and I truly appreciate the time you took to help me out.
[Sony Xperia ZL] motoridersd:
You're welcome! Glad to help. I wanted to try the dev edition of the One myself, but I hate that it doesn't support HSPA on T-Mobile's AWS band. So dumb.

I've been very happy with the ZL for the past 3 months. It really is MUCH smoother when running Cyanogenmod vs the stock ROM.
[Sony Xperia ZL] NestorC:
Hi guys, I know that this thread is maybe not appropriate for this question, but I need a help, i like so much this phone, and its time for me to change my Ace 2. The question is, does this phone worth its money ? Because i am looking at Xperia SP, LG Optimus G and this beauty which I like the most, have the OG specs and Sony premium look, but I am concern about battery life, about I care a lot. I am little afraid because of that and is it ok to pay 80 euros more than for SP and about 60 euros more than OG ? I would like to hear your opinion, because I dont change phones very often, and a lot od guys who owns it say that battery life is not good at all. Btw, I want a phone with no big lags, delays, because my Ace 2 is useless with new 4.1 update, listen a lot of music, surfing the internet, youtube, and things like that on phone, also some game here and there. Thank you very much in advance, and sorry for my bad English :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] t3ddy2003:
[MENTION=5540559]NestorC[/MENTION]

The only difference of ZL over the Z is water resistance and its cheaper than it's big brother Z. if water resistance

is not mean much more to you then ZL is the best device considering it's a Quad Core and equipped with 2GB of RAM

in my point of view its worth every penny you spend on it and for sure you love this device, specification wise its more than

enough for long term use.
[Sony Xperia ZL] me4tux:
Pls confirm: C6506 support AWS or not?

I have seen conflicting info about the C6506 model supporting AWS or not. How do we know for sure?

See this: http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/01/24/lte-coverage-for-xperia-smartphones/

See Band IV (4)

And, I have T-Mobile service which seems to show the icon "H+"
[Sony Xperia ZL] motoridersd:
The C6506 DOES support aws, that's why you see H+. The C6503 does not have AWS for umts.
[Sony Xperia ZL] maddie01:
Yes, it is a Pentaband phone for HSPA and LTE. I love my 6506. My One Dev Edition was okay but the pics and videos are so much better on the 6506. Only thing I miss is the dual front speakers...
[Sony Xperia ZL] me4tux:
Hi Maddie01 and havanahjoe, Thanks for the confirmation of the AWS band on the C6506. It's an awesome phone.
[Sony Xperia ZL] maddie01:
Hi me4tux, anytime. I have not flashed a custom Rom yet, was waiting for 4.3 update but look forward to starting take care.
[Sony Xperia ZL] scifan:
Well... how does this grab you for speeds on T-Mobile? (Not the best download speeds... but I'm consistently seeing speeds in the ~ 20mb range... and the slowest upload speed that I've seen is ~ 7mb up) this is with a C6506 on T-Mobile in my area...