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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mensis_82:
Samsung S4 GT-I9502 root / flash failed - HELP

Hey Guys,

I tried to root my Samsung S4 GT-I9502 (OS Android 4.3), for that I found this website:

http://marrkdaviid.com/2013/08/fix-caller-id-install-google-play-on-the-galaxy-s4-i9502/

But it failed (see more Information below) and I had the following error message and no wifi.

"Complete(Write) operation failed."

When attempting to flash the device, it quickly goes through boot.img, recovery.img and system.img (when it should take longer for each step, and you should see the little green progress bar move), before failing. Does this mean that Odin is having issues writing to the device?

I live in China and I just bought the phone, I needed 5 days to download the necessary files, because most download pages are blocked in China. So I am loosing my last nerve right now.

I am pretty confident that I have the correct Samsung drivers installed. I don’t have Samsung Kies installed. I have even tried using a different computer (Laptops), and two different ROMs.

I have tried flashing the below ROMs:

I9502ZNUCMG2_I9502CHUCMG2_I9502ZNUCMG2_HOME.tar.md5

I9502ZNUEMK3_I9502CHUEMK3_I9502ZNUEMK3_SVA.tar.md5

Someone with a the same problem tried the 'Firmware upgrade and initialization' option in Samsung Kies, but it didn’t work, so I didn’t try. (Here the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2382979)

Instead I tried a recovery. I used Odin 3.07 and the following file:

i9502-cwm-recovery.tar.md5

I got my phone back to work for a while, I reset the phone, just in case. But know I can’t switch the Wifi on and the phone wants to Reboot.

So I allowed the phone to Reboot, I clicked on “reboot system now” and then on “Yes – (I forgot what was written behind the Yes, but I didn’t just click on the normal Yes, I clicked on the Yes - …)

The problem here: The Phone changed to a China Unicom Screen and stayed like that. After 5 h I took the battery out, but I couldn’t restart the phone.

So I did an cwm recovery and know I am afraid to reboot. The Wifi is not working and I can’t find any information about how to fix it.

So please help me. Do I reboot? Can I already install SVA ROM, although I couldn’t flash the Stock Firmware? Do I send the phone back and give up?

Please let me know if you need any other information to be able to help me.

PS: This is the first time that I flash a smart phone. And although I already spent several days now, searching the internet for how-to-dos, tips & tricks, guidelines, Q&As and god knows what, I still do not fully understand what exactly I am doing here. Hence, I would be very happy to receive somewhat easy understandable answers.

Thank you so much for your help!

Anna
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saulo866:
Philz 6.00.2

I have a similar problem.

I tried to install philz _touch_6.00.2-i9505.tar, by uisng Odin 3.09

Everything went OK. I got PASS! and my Samsung S4 i9505 rebooted into the stock ROM

However I cannot enter Philz. I tried to keep pressed volume Up + Home + Power but the phone goes immediately into the main Samsung screen. I have tried many combinations...the only working combination is:

volume Down + Home + Power > which leads to download mode (for Odin)

Thank you for your suggestions!

SA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abd.darib:
Same problem, how did you fix it?

I have the same issue, how did you fix it? It's been a day that I've been trying to fix it. I've got the Exynos version I9500
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] stas12:
Hello

I bought the qtek 2020. version 1.72.00WWE

radio 1.14.00 and windows 2003

I want to upgrade the microsoft BT manager to widcomm... Is there any way to do this without a rom upgrade?

if no, is there a detailed guide how to upgrade the rom to WIN2003SE with step by step?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JccageX2:
Bought a second hand note. Aa small yellow triangle appears when i boot it up and trying to get it into recovery. I'm trying to get it into recovery so I can flash something via odin. Don't wanna install anything I'm not sure of though.

Any help?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mindfck1337:
you dont have to go in to recovery, you need to go in download mode (vol down + home + power) to flash something via odin!

vol up + home + power gives you access to recovery (CWM or stock, depending on which is installed currently on the phone)

the yellow triangle is a hint that the note was flashed trough odin once or more.

TIP:

try vol down + home + power and vol up + home + power until you get in download/recovery dont let the keys go!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JccageX2:
Works - Thank you :)
[HTC Droid DNA] Kleany:
looking for some tips. i was in the market for a roku or a chromecast (eventually would prob get a chromecast anyways, but i like having a nice UI hence XBMC) to put on my living room TV, but thought maybe i could use my phone running xbmc instead with an hdmi out cable.

anyone have any experience with this? any lag? issues? hiccups? thanks.

thought about getting an android stick like MK808 but figured the Droid DNA would be more powerful.
[HTC Droid DNA] ocman40:
Have 3 rokus in the house and one machine running plex with a 2tb nas drive full of movies etc. Have you ever used plex? It's looks and acts just like netflix and the picture quality/transcoding is superb! Plex rocks!
[HTC Droid DNA] Kleany:
Not a fan of the netflex/plex UI on the roku
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arcsuser:
Can someone help me my xperiatz auto restart everytime i change the permission..

I changed the icon of the semcvideo.apk and when i send it back and change the permission to rw r r and my root says successful and it restart itself and now im in again i checked to see if the icons change but its not in my drawer so i go to the system and the permission is rw rw r again..

I change it again and the same thing happen over and over again..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] smoke423:
If it not more root on 4,3 we keep what we got and add
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] slvrap1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2376881

I have a nexus 7 and the 4.3 update has already been rooted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
Did you guys read the article or just the title.

Brought to you by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] solido888:
Why? Are the two not related? Or is the title misleading?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ObrienDave:
Probably because the title says AFTER 4.3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mattkane21:
I'm no dev, but I have very little attachment to root. I am required to have it if I want to be able to flash ROM's or custom recoveries or mods or what-have-you, but if all of those things could be accomplished without root, I would do it. The reason its so exploited in the dev community is that there is no other framework to do the things they want to do.

If however they were to work with major devs (like Kondik mentions CM) on expanding frameworks to make ROM's and whatnot take without needing root, I would have no problem with it. Hell, I'd welcome losing the step on every new phone of having to master a new rooting technique. It would also make me contemplate trying an HTC phone, as rooting the EVO 3D put an inordinately bad taste in my mouth.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] maxpower7:
+1. That phone was such an unbelievable pain in the a$$. The whole process took forever, with the HTC dev unlock and ridiculous "wire trick" to achieve s-off in order to flash custom kernels. Then, once that crap was all done, always having to think about what hboot you're using with what rom. Especially for someone like me who's constantly switching between stock and AOSP, having to flash another hboot all the time is such a freaking hassle. The ironic part is that there are tons of great roms for that phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shawn1224:
So jn essence what this is saying is after 4.3 there will be no need for root yet we will still have all the benefits of root?

Am I reading this correctly?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
Yes in a way. It is kind of looking at a different integration of what is possible without needing root, or why would we really need root when running something like CM. And with the new security features rooting might make your device unsecured.

Brought to you by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shawn1224:
Ok cool but would this also pertain to standalone mods/extension or are you talkin code baked into CM only
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
Well, it would work for pretty much any ROM,or could. He is the founder of CM so he talks about it. Many ROMs use CM as a base and build off it though, almost all AOSP ROMs do.

Brought to you by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
[Google Chromecast] youStolemylaptop:
I dont know if this is the right place to place this but, this is my question: Since i tether to get internet access, (dont have internet access at home) and plus, i dont have the tethering plan, so i can hotspot or anything. so, is it possible to bridge my tethered internet connection into something, so that IF i buy a chromecast, i can get the chromecast to connect to it.
[Google Chromecast] shane269:
You can load ddwrt on to a compatible router. Set it up to repeat your tethered connection as a separate network that has the chrome cast and your remote device connected to it.

...Edit to remove auto corrected word...
[Google Chromecast] youStolemylaptop:
actually, is it possible? because, if i have it tethered, and then i connect to the router, would the internet still go through to my phone so that i still get an internet connection?
[Google Chromecast] shane269:
If you are tethering a phone connection then you also need a second remote device (tablet, phone, or computer) to control the chromecast. The phone won't show up on the network.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andro_iOS:
So I need some Sony that will last for 2 years. I mean for the next 2 years My "Sony Phones" will still lag free when scrolling through the interface. Espedially when I browse heavy web pages. I want some sony phones that can open heavy web pages with a decent performance (It's okay if they choke on a bit).

1. So is the SONY XPERIA SP can handle my 2 years challenge?

2. Is 1 GB of RAM is enough for the next 2 years? or I need to buy other phones with 2 GB of RAM?

3. Lastly, Does dual-core still adequate for the next 2 years?

OR Is there any phone beside The XPERIA SP that can handle my challenge. ( I don't like Samsung or LG anymore). thanks a lot guys.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sss2sssss:
Xperia SP is OF for one to two years.....

Well we still dun know how's technology will improve, but I'm sure a this year mid-range and last year flagship should be OK for two years...

If u want more power u get go for Xperia ZR too....
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andro_iOS:
thanks. Looking forward for more answer :laugh::good:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pratyushanand:
It depends on the usage. 1 GB RAM should be enough if you dont push your phone too hard. Performance wise you wont notice any difference between Quad core proc and a dual core one. Its a midrange phone so you should keep your expectations lower.Technology is evolving so fast these days. Last year flagship mobiles are comparable to this years mid range mobile. But you are not a hardcore user then you should be ok
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darth5zaft:
I heard report that Google would optimised android for the next release to be working fine with 500mb of ram. So if it's true that Google are headed to that road that it's would be more than fine for the XSP.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Parkside:
I think it will be fine. This is a well specified device. It's mostly mid range because of a lack of internal storage and 720p screen. After that it performs as well as last years flagship devices.

I have come from the xperia ray a 2011 device it ran 4.1.2 perfectly -(despite Sony not supporting JB)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4529355:
It will be "enough", but no phone is designed to last 2 years, Did you ever heard about PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE?

I was very happy with my Xperia pro, I bought It for my birthday: July 17 (2012), It only could keep for about 8 months after apps started to be heavier on RAM.

I only will keep the SP for 6-8 months. Hell, I'm saving right now for 300 US Dollars, sell the SP and buy the Z!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qdezi:
Actually I'd used my Galaxy S2 for 2 years - a Samsung's flagship which has dual core 1.2GHz and RAM 1GB. After that time, I noticed the disadvantages of the 480p screen and also the degradation of battery (I could change for a new one, but I had done it 2 times before!). I sold it and I believe someone will use it for a further long time, if his/her demand is popular and simple.

I say this because, smartphone's really able to live for years, as long as it meets your using-demand! When your demand begins to be higher and more complex, a new phone is a choice for you. Hence, you shouldn't insist on looking for a phone, which's like what you mentioned. 2, or even 3 years, this isn't the matter if you still be satisfied with your phone. :)

There's exists a problem that Sony often drops old mid-ranged products after 1 year. It means you won't receive any new version of Android after a year if you have this kind of phone. So, it's your choice again, but not to be so serious! Buy a smartphone and feel the beat! :D
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burning bird:
I think it is enough to last for 2 years.

Because MSM8960T and Adreno 320 inside is very good!

dont worry!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pete_S:
I use a win xp work PC every day which has 1GB RAM (with no page file) and a 1.6Ghz single core proc, so maybe I'm not the right person to reply ;)

But seriously, nothing wrong with 1GB RAM. But I have issues with how the SP handles the RAM. It behaves more like it has 512MB sometimes, kicking out background apps just because of heavy web page loading. This is my reservation, and why I sometimes wish it had more memory. It's probably more to do with Android than Sony, and hopefully the long awaited update to 4.2.2 or 4.3 will see Android managing memory better. Or it could be rooted and the memory management settings changed manually.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lee480:
Correction. All manufacturers except maybe Sammy, practice this. And Xperia P and Go got from GB to ICS and JB and are mid and low range respectively.

Argument invalidated.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whitemamba:
I had an Xperia Play that was not updated officially, ever! It was stuck on GB theoretically.

But that was a special case, the Play was pretty badly speced (single core in the world of dual cores) and Sony updated all phones EXCEPT for the Play (like the Neo V and Arc etc) to ICS then.

^^just an example of the worst case scenario which can never happen.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eagleeyetom:
I think that 1GB of RAM is enough to last at least for a year or two. Google will probably release the Key Lime Pie in October and I read that it should work smoothly on 512MB of RAM.

SP should be able to handle it without any problems and we may get an official update from Sony (their update policy sucks, ikr). Just think positive, guys :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Parkside:
Sony is not so bad, they were theXDA manufacturer of 2012 because of their developer support.

The xperia play did suffer because of a lack of ram, but ICS was never the best android build.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Simonna:
1GB of RAM can be enough if you will delete unnecessary bloatware,you can also disable only unnecessary apps services (without disabling whole app if it's useful to you using disableServices app, it's free and very useful app but you will need root access for it.

Otherwise 1GB of RAM won't be enough to you if you want to keep running very much of apps in your memory, or to keep running few HD games in your memory (which you will usually forget that they're running in your memory)

For example I have Samsung Galaxy S3 which has also 1GB of RAM and I use it without any worries that I won't have enough of RAM, and it's didn't cause any problems for me yet, and it's never lags for me,even when I tried to keep running Need For Speed Most Wanted game,camera, opera browser and music player, it's worked like a charm and I didn't have any redraws I found what I left on my RAM memory. :)
[RAZR HD Android Development] BatMan01:
One of the reasons I purchased my first Motorola (RAZR) was because of lapdock and WebTop. I'm hoping that someone can bring this back either in an app or as part of a Custom ROM.

Is this possible?
[RAZR HD Android Development] mtvdeo:
I would pay for a working webtop app. I would actually keep this phone instead of the Droid Ultra.
[RAZR HD Android Development] BatMan01:
WEB Top

So this makes 2 that would pay, is there any others interested?
[RAZR HD Android Development] JBmfG:
Not sure what good it'll do but id pay for anything that made my lapdock usable.
[RAZR HD Android Development] Xplorer4x4:
Have you guys tried airdroid? I am sure there are others but I only use web top for testing on occasion.

PS. Wrong forum I believe.
[RAZR HD Android Development] BatMan01:
Missing WebTop

I like the lapdock and I like the browser in WebTop because it is not the phone browser so WEB sites stay in PC mode. I have looked at Airdroid but I don't want to have a laptop with me.

I posted in this forum in hops that this feature can be added in a custom ROM or in to an app.
[RAZR HD Android Development] will2live:
I wouldn't count on seeing it as I think Moto has stopped using Webtop and will not be using it on any future devices. So unless someone makes a standalone app to do what Webtop did you may be hard pressed to see it in the future.
[RAZR HD Android Development] BatMan01:
MIssing WEB Top

I heard that about Motorola dropping WEB top that is why I posted here in hopes that there is enough interest it resurrect it as an app or in a custom ROM
[RAZR HD Android Development] Xplorer4x4:
Helps to mentions this..

I have to be missing something here...you want web top with out a computer? Airdroid can be accessed via WiFi or 3G/4G I believe.
[RAZR HD Android Development] jfriend33:
Webtop bounty here here! I got $30 contribution for a port to razr maxx hd xt926m.

This was mentioned in another thread. We tried changing resolutions for certain lapdocks.

These phones do work just fine with the lapdock 100 and 500. But it just makes your phone display look like a tablet. Then use opera or Firefox.

Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD
[RAZR HD Android Development] mtvdeo:
Webtop bounty? I'm in!

I'll give $30 for a fully working webtop app.
[RAZR HD Android Development] jfriend33:
Webtop bounty officially at over $60.

Everyone who said they'd pitch in please pledge your amount.

Spread the word!

Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD
[RAZR HD Android Development] Austin Connell:
Just throwing this one in, I'd give 30 also if made to work with MB886 i understand that that device is similar.
[RAZR HD Android Development] JBmfG:
Shoot, id pay $30 just to be able to adjust overscan on JB.
[RAZR HD Android Development] jfriend33:
Jbmfg...... $30

Mtvideo... $30

Jfriend33..$30

Up to $90 on the bounty to port webtop to the razr hd!

Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD
[RAZR HD Android Development] Ronbo85:
I'm interested if this goes anywhere. I don't have the lapdock yet but shopping for one now since I have become frustrated with tablets. I just switched to a razr hd & I am looking @ the 100 & 500 but a modded atrix looks appealing. I am just trying to learn what i can before taking the plunge.

I found this thread from here... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2002914&highlight=lapdock
[RAZR HD Android Development] jfriend33:
Nice. Yeah I tried the atrix lapdock and did the mod where you flip the micro USB and hdmi. It works just fine (speakers, keyboard, track pad, everything) but the screen has black bars above and below that are like letterboxes. Even with the script manager you linked to still a no go.

The aforementioned screen issues do not happen with the lapdock 100 or 500. It goes full screen just fine. It basically just enlarges the display and makes it look like a tablet layout. I've seen lapdock 500s sell as low as $70 on ebay and the 100s go for as low as $40 shipped.

Why do we need webtop then you ask? If we got it ported, we would have more options for hdmi output, and it would have a dedicated layout for when it's docked. Also the black bars would no longer be an issue for those who have atrix or bionic lapdocks. Plus there's Firefox with flash, etc.

I have a brand new atrix lapdock that I modified. I also have the Motorola brand leather portfolio case. I have been very hesitant to get rid of it in hopes we get this bounty going. But with school starting again I'm afraid I might be less hesitant to buy a ld 100 or 500 if it's a great deal and list my atrix ld on ebay. Either way the whole situation is frustrating. I may just sell my phone and get the droid maxx or galaxy note 3 after they've been out for at least a month and I've been able to play with them thoroughly.

How much do you pledge Ronbo85? Hopefully we can get more folks interested. Spread the word!

Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD
[RAZR HD Android Development] Ronbo85:
Well I need to get my lapdock 1st before I committed and the usability issues concern me a little whether I should get one. If I commit I would pony up to everybody else. Do we have a DEV on board?

I didn't realize there was a bionic model (and I had a bionic) so now that expands my search. Thank you for the info.
[RAZR HD Android Development] jfriend33:
The bionic one is nice because it's ports are oriented correctly. No physical mod needed. But it also has the black bar issue. So beware.

There is not a developer on board currently, if you could help with that, I'd appreciate it. I figure the more people that pledge the greater chance someone will commit to helping.

Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD
[RAZR HD Android Development] Ronbo85:
OK well let me try and get a lapdock. I am definately interested. I do need a little education here. So the lapdock is usable but has issues? The Atrix/Bionic ones have black bars due to screen resolution fit?

I was checking the 2 razr maxx's (non-HD) I have, one has JB the other has ICS and they both report webtop 3.0.0 in the settings menu. One of them has the stock rom and 2 custom roms all JB. One custom rom has webtop the other does not. I gather webtop is incorporated in the rom. Maybe the avenue is to appeal to a ROM DEV.

I appreciate your help.