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[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
This thread will contain Heimdall Firmware Packages made from Official Samsung Firmware Packages.

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BIG THANKS TO @Benjamin Dobell

Okay lets do it! :)

XDA:DevDB Information

HEIMDALL FIRMWARE PACKAGES, a ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S 4

Contributors

xenix96

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 2013-12-15

Last Updated 2013-12-14
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
How to make Heimdall Firmware Packages

REFERENCE
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
Heimdall Firmware Packages

more Heimdall Firmware Packages will be added later.....
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
How to flash on Linux(Windows and OSX is similar)

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[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
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[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
last one
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Cr4z33:
After having flashed will I still find all my apps and settings or everything will be deleted?

And the previous recovery (PhilZ Touch)?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
It will wipe user data and data on your device so you will not find any apps or settings.

You will get a fresh installed firmware everthing stock and yes your recovery will be stock too

Cheers :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Cr4z33:
Oh. :/
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Numero17:
can i install it on samsug s4 e330s?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
read op its for i9506 device...
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] Numero17:
i try but odin is locked :( i try with uk firmware (everywhere)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
this package work only with heimdall......not with odin.....you didnt read op....
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] aresbv2000:
Xenix man...please give me the .pit file for i9506.I really need that and seems i can`t find it anywhere!please!
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
ill give it you asap ... before midnight today ;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] aresbv2000:
thank you mate.thank you sooooo much!i can`t wait for it.i was gonna sell my i9506 today and....boom after reflash get stuck at bootanimation.Thank you again!
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
Well i advice you when you are able to boot in download mode that you better reinitialize your device with KIES:

Be sure that you installed latest KIES! and odin is not running in background processes!

1. Start Kies

2. Click Tools-> Firmware upgrade and initialization

3. Type in model of your phone -> GT-I9506 click OK.

4. Then type serial number of the sticker under battery then click OK

5. There will be info about firmware click OK

6. Follow the instructions on screen and reboot in download mode by pressing volume down key, home button and power button then connect to PC using orginal USB cable click OK

7. Follow the instructions on screen

8. Phone will reboot by itself when all is done correctly!

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Otherwhise in attachement is the pit file that you requested but handling/flashing with pit files are dangerous ... in worst case if you dont know what you do you can brick your device so be warned !!!

Good Luck :good:

and

Cheers

PS: Please tell me the result .. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] aresbv2000:
Thank you my friend! I solved the problem.

It wasn`t the .pit file the problem for me.

I have explained how i`ve successfully flash the latest 4.3 firmware with no errors in this thread.

But again...THANK YOU for the .pit file! It`s a good thing to having it around here! Maybe I will need it sometime, but not this time!

Have a nice evening!
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] simonsalo:
So is Knox flag tripped from 0 to 1 or not??
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] winny57:
Hello

control for windows too? (Command)

Envoyé de mon GT-I9305 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
You dont need any command for heimdall-frontend windows version..... just read op and readme's

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] ag123:
hi xenix,

a newbie on samsung platform here

thanks much for the posts & the rom. however, some questions,

1) is this a stock rom, or based on a stock rom?

1a) what's the android version and region? KitKat 4.2.2? Australian rom?

2) is the rom pre-rooted?

3) does it install the CWM recovery etc rather than stock recovery during the flash?
[Galaxy S 4 i9506 Android Development] xenix96:
- Q: 1) is this a stock rom, or based on a stock rom?

- A: This thread contains Heimdall Firmware Packages that are made from Official Samsung Firmware Packages. The main benefit of using Heimdall Firmware Packages(when Odin doesnt work) is that you get your Device in Download Mode the "Official" state back.

- Q: 1a) what's the android version and region? KitKat 4.2.2? Australian rom?

- A: This works currently only with the Firmwares 4.2.2! Region = CSC = NEE = Nordic Countries .....NOT working with 4.4.2 KitKat.... since 4.4.2 Firmware for I9506 is not released!!

- Q: 2) is the rom pre-rooted?

- A: This thread contains Heimdall Firmware Packages that are made from Official Samsung Firmware Packages so it isnt Pre-Rooted!!

- Q: 3) does it install the CWM recovery etc rather than stock recovery during the flash?

- A: This thread contains Heimdall Firmware Packages that are made from Official Samsung Firmware Packages so it DONT flash any CWM!!

Cheers
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] asuh:
I see this notification about the 4.3 update that needs to be upgraded. Now it's persistently on my notifications bar and it's annoying.

I have a stock rooted phone with Hotspot mod and I'm afraid that updating to 4.3 is going to cause me to lose the root status, unlocked status (I'm using Vodafone SIM while I'm here) and possibly trip up other things that I'm not prepared for.

Does it matter whether I'm on the Sprint network when I upgrade the ROM? I've seen the instructions to upgrade to these newer builds that won't lose root status or trip the Knox software (does this matter?! I don't get why it matters honestly).

Appreciate the advice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jejb:
Not sure on your main question about updating off a Sprint network, but I believe you'd be fine since most folks have updates set to only update when on wifi. Wifi is not generally Sprint.

If all you want to do is get the notification to stop bothering you, on the notification pane, long press on the notification, go to App Info and uncheck the notification box. There's not a lot in the 4.3 or the MK2 updates worth having if you're happy with the phone now.

As I understand it, the Knox thing is about making the platform secure for corporate users of the phone. So companies know if the phone has been tampered with and can use that information to not let the phone access internal data, etc. From what I've read, Sprint has no problem doing any warranty/service on the phones no matter the knox status. And word is it does impact your Sammy warranty either, but that info seems more sketchy at this point.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] asuh:
Thanks for the info on Knox. That makes sense what you said.

I followed your instructions about the update notification so it's not bugging me now. I think I'll wait until I get back to the states to take care of this since I don't feel like it's urgent.
[General Questions and Answers] waqas.abrahim:
Hi, I am new here and also new to android.

I have Galaxy Nexus i9250 (rooted + CWM). I am having an issue with the mobile, sometimes touch screen of the mobile starts being tapped automatically and i have to lock and then unlock to stop it. I want to get rid of it.

I recorded those events using getevent via adb, you can see attached image. If you watch the ABS_MT_PRESSURE value it is mostly lower than 00000045.

I don't exactly know how screen interacts with touch events and what this value means. Please guide me in right direction, can i solve this problem by modifying the OS or it is related to firmware? Please guide me in right direction.

Thanks

P.S sorry for my bad English.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Linaxx:
Hello !

Please ! I need help :

On my xperia j (Firm .31), I flashed CM10 but I forgot to make a backup of my official firmware. Now, I am in CM10 and there is no network (GSM). So I need someone to make me a backup with CWM Recovery and upload it. I think it will be possible.

PS : I tried to flash the original firm from .zip with CWM Recovery but it still booting in CM10.

Thanks a lot.

Any help, please.. My phone is out.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Mattpadge:
Man, try flash the ftf file with Flashtool, so you'll be on Stock, but generic.

And first, for fix that problem with gsm, you need flash the ICS, 7.5.

You will find all that you need here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2237164

Good luck.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jb2zero0six5:
I have KK with the latest JBX hybrid kernel running smoothly, I just can't find any inverted gapps. I searched and searched, but only ends with regular 4.4.1 or 4.4.2, "core" and normal packages. I have the package with the OP of Gummy ROM installed, but I can't stand all the white! Lol thanks.

P.S. if no one has made these yet, please let me know!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Xdevillived666:
Hey guy

Try dark horse :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2287493
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ForNoPurpose:
Simply wanted to post to 1. Send thanks to Nitro for the amazing ROM been using it for ages but recently switched to Cyanogenmod. 2. I wanted to ask in general if anyone knows how Nitro was able to get the battery life to be so amazing on his TW version of Eclipse. It was to the point where I didn't even upgrade from the v1.1 of the TW edition because nothing else compared to the quality of that version even later versions of the build. I'm asking because I want to start developing for the S4 as well and would love to know from the start how to improve the battery life in the way that Nitro did Because performance didn't drop but my battery life more than doubled over stock TW.

Any responses are appreciated.

PS: I'm posting here since I'm newly registered. Wasn't allowed to on the ROM post. Been coming here for years just never made an account.
[Motorola Droid 4] LuH:
My 3.5 mm audio output has been having increasing problems and it won't recognize most jacks anymore, including my earphones. Do you know of any trick to make it work, or would I need to replace the part completely to have it working again?
[Motorola Droid 4] doener:
I think it depends on the kind of issue you see.

Example:

My audio jack was not working when I received my used Droid 4 from the USA.

I realized that my headphones are not deep enough in the phone. When I push them in a bit more they worked properly, but hey flip out as soon I touch the cable or I move.

1. Look if the Headphone jack is dirty and clean it up: h**ps://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/85247/p/30,6720,8096/c/8149,8172

2. If its cleaned and still not working its probably a hardware issue. ( Now you need to find whats broken / not working )

- A weak point is that the feeds of headphone jack are only pushed against the mainboard. I can imagine that carrying the phone in the pocket will bend that feeds. Meaning if you try to use the headphone jack outside of the pocket it will not work properly. You can try to push from the outside of the headphone jack to see if they work then properly. If yes... you need to disassembly the phone... and bend the feeds of the headphone jack back so that they get contact with the mb again.

- In my case after cleaning the headphone jack, the plug still didn't fit into the jack properly. I didn't want to open the Phone since ifixit says its a mess. So I tried to fix it without replacing it. I pushed a pice of toothpick into it to widen the deepest part of the jack. That fixed my Headphone jack. But the risk is there that you completely mess up the jack and you have to replace it completely.

Try at your own risk!
[Motorola Droid 4] Jishkah:
It is VERY easy for lint, dust, and grime to get stuck in the audio input socket. It's happened to my phone several times, since the audio jack isn't covered by any sort of cap. If you turn the phone off, shine a light into the socket, and (gently) dig around with a safety pin, you should be able to get most of the gunk out. It'd surprise you, how much lint can get stuck in there!

If you can find something to cover the audio input socket with, even better.
[Motorola Droid 4] LuH:
It was just dirty after all - I had like 3 mm worth of lint inside o.O

I was worried it's some HW issue because different jacks responded differently... Glad it's not :) I use BT HF most of the time (with 3,5 jack output for headphones), but sometimes I like to plug the phone into my speakers, plus BT isn't that comfy for watching video...

Pipe cleaner wasn't very helpful, but a pin did the trick :)

Thanks for your help, guys!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueShiftXD:
I've tried everything and I cannot boot into recovery on my S4(GT-9505).

I have reverted to the stock firmware for my carrier using Odin, and installed CWM and held the three buttons until the screen came on and let go of them. Still, black screen, then reboot. What can I do?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranger4740:
Yes when I first flashed recovery I had same issue, to fix I just reflashed again and all was good.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueShiftXD:
When I try boot to recovery it displays this in the top left:

Recovery booting...
Recovery is not Seandroid Enforcing
Set warranty bit: Recovery

I've tried Philz and CWM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
Custom Recovery: Vol Up + Home button + Power button (3 at same time). When appears the letters of SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 GT-I9505 in white, drop the Power button (still holding the others) till appears the Recovery. Press THANKS button if I helped :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueShiftXD:
I flashed Philz recovery for the 50th time and it worked.

Keep trying, don't let the aching fingers bring you down!

SOLVED!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
The easiest way to boot to recovery is:

Hold volume up+power button

When you see blue writing release power button but keep volume up button pressed.

Hold volume up until recovery boots

Easy as that
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rijolo012593:
Hello everyone. Please help me. I just deleted some font with Root Explorer to directory of root>system>fonts> and reboot. When rebooted, my phone got stack to Alcatel logo. I tried Factory Reset but same thing happened. What should I do? My phone is rooted using Framaroot. When charger is plugged it is charging and also the notification light says its charging. I tried the One Touch Upgrade tool of Alcatel but it still does not work. Please help me guys. My phone is just new. My warranty is void because I've rooted it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yampoi86:
My phone is also bricked in that way.. is there anyone who can help us please....:crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingdrew04:
Alcatel one touch glory 2 4030e stack on boot

what can i do for this , , just same situation like in the first post ,
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yhunir:
upgrade it :o i brick mine 2 times just upgrade it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jenpotz:
Alcatel OneTouch Glory 2 4030E stack on boot

have anyone already solved this problem please help i also have the same problem :crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shawoo:
Same problem:crying:
[Moto G General] Jack6911:
Hi guys!

I've got my new Motorola MotoG (XT1032) from TELUS without contract for only $200!

Great phone for the price; I mean, I almost beat an S-III on the Benchmark (AnTuTu)! 17344 (MG) vs 18142 (S3)

The device have also great spec... The Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU (1.2GHz) work well with the Adreno305 GPU! Not enough RAM for me; 1GB (882MB) it's not enough to push the cell phone at its best but for $200...

Cameras work well, 5MP and 1.2MP with the Motorola Camera apps; a charm after the update!

PRO:

- THE PRICE!

- HD Screen

- CPU Quadcores Snapdragon

CON:

- Not enough RAM

- Only 8GB of memory

- No SD Support

That's the best 200$ I put in cell phone so far! I'm going too give you more detail about bootload and rooting soon!
[Moto G General] mjjferreira:
Its a big little guy!
[Moto G General] Jack6911:
Yepp!
[Moto G General] audit13:
Did you unlock it? I did so it can be used on Bell.
[Moto G General] Jack6911:
Not yet... And I don't think to unlock it! Maybe if I decide to sell it but not in my futur project!

Right now I'm looking to root it but it's seem to have a probleme with my rooting tools... Maybe because I've the canadian version!
[Moto G General] Jack6911:
Update: YEAH! I've rooted it! If you have difficulty with your root, try version 2 rooting kit... The sideloader Way!
[Moto G General] Jack6911:
UPDATE2: I've install the Infusion Beta2 ROM... Nice job to the dev
[Moto G General] mascote9rc:
tell us if you have a OTA KK, but you've rooted... :(
[Moto G General] ksuuk:
Strange, it's not iPhone, which costs 4 times more but having same spec and people are still happy?
[Moto G General] Kfire21:
If u buy the phone aren't they supposed to unlock it for under the new crtc law
[Moto G General] Wond3r:
How does it compare it to the S3 overall??
[Moto G General] nlra:
So the camera works noticeably better after the update? Are you referring to picture quality, low-light performance, shutter speed, ...what, exactly, has improved? How would you quantify it?

Thanks,

-- Nathan
[Moto G General] Jack6911:
I've not noticed any changes about quality! But you have a better experiance versus the lag, performence and waiting time when you take a picture and the mobile save on HD, and come back to camera!

So the improvement is not about quality of the image, but quality of the program itself :)
[Moto G General] Jack6911:
On benchmark, the MotoG have almost the same score than an S3! I've personnaly test it!

You know, your going to compare a $200 device (MG) with a $600 device (S-III)! But to be honnest, I'm working in the industry since 2007, and it's the best time I buy a low-cost cellphone and I'm soooo surprised by the quality!

If you want to renew your contract with a free phone, go with the S3 for the general quality and having a well-know-quality-brand! If you want to buy it full price, go with the MotoG!
[Moto G General] GarbeVR:
Have you rooted before going on KK (and then received the OTA) or did you find a way to get root access even on 4.4.4? When I got my G it has already the *.4 version... I hope I could unlock it sooner because after one month I still can't wait to mod it up ;)
[Moto G General] MarckozZ:
Actually, some moto g have more than SIII.. mine has 18396 on Antutu! ;)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] uccoffee:
i have got a XDA 2 mini, and i found that my speaker phone doesnt work properly when my battery is less than 30%. Therefore I rang O2 for assistance, they were pretty good, helping me update rom etc except the waiting was long. After that the problem is still not fix, so I sent it in for repair.

The fault I had report was while using the O2 XDA II mini to call/receive

phone calls , echo was generate BADLY on the other end of the line. This

fault ONLY generate when 1: using battery (not pluged into usb cable OR

power plug) and battery is lower than 30% , 2 while using WIRED headset OR

SPEAKER phone (eg: press and hold green phone button) , 3: Using GSM 900

band , or GSM 900/ 1800 , but NOT GSM 1800. (I cannot test GSM 1900 , cos

it's not available in my australian network : OPTUS & Vodaphone )

they had tried to fix it a few times and even send me a new (faulty ---> sent back to fix, therefore it became refurbished unit... ) and the problem is still there.

I even recieved a email from the australian repair centre's manger saying that " As the echo

problem appears on the replacement supplied to you I believe it is just the

way the phone behaves and another repair will not be able to change the

performance of the handset. The only advise I can give is to adjust the

volume when on speaker phone to see if the echo deminishes."

nevertheless, adjusting volume doesnt help at all...

I just wonder do you guys got the same problem?

Or it's just my bad luck?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesy Wotsit:
Ok, so I probably know the answer to this already :crying:

Brief story - stock rooted ROM with custom kernel. Made backup with TWRP. Flashed stock boot,img and system.img in fastboot, flashed downloaded update from 4.4 -> 4.4.2 in recovery. Wiped cache and dalvik - started but recovery locked up. Had to hold power to reboot phone. Booted fine but no network, no IMEI, no baseband.

And no I don't have and EFS backup :(

I take it the phone is now buggered.

Is there anything I can do to fix this??

Appreciate anything that might help this.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
The same thing happened to me. Flash the latest version of TWRP, wipe your cache again, and your phone will be back to normal.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddloco:
not true for all you may end up having to RMA I had my efs backup it still didn't fix it sorry to be the bearer of bad news but they make it sound like bringing it back is 100% but in some cases that's not true
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
In his case, if he just does what I said to do he'll be fine. He didn't lose his EFS, he rebooted in the middle of a cache wipe and his partitions got messed up. Updating TWRP and wiping the cache again will set everything straight. This is a fairly common issue with older versions of TWRP.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddloco:
I'm just saying the same thing happens to me and nothing that's suggested fixed it that's why I say its not 100% me and another guy both had the same problem and the only way was to RMA I also had my efs but even after doing everything from going back to stock updateubg twrp and reflashing my esf backup my phone would not correct its self so I'm not saying that this method doesn't work for some people but for me and another used it was a no go
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LNJ:
So why are you guys still using twrp if it is causing issues?

Just use cwm instead!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAtheistOtaku:
because the majority dont have any problems.

and people, take precautionary measures and back up your efs partition, its the first thing i did as soon as i had a custom recovery. it takes 2 seconds. and store it somewhere OTHER then your phones internal storage, like on a comp or dropbox
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LNJ:
This is not an EFS issues. Simple matter of twrp messing up partitions.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAtheistOtaku:
i know, still doesnt hurt to be caution though
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
Yeah but did it happen to you the way it happened to OP? So far every single person that I have come across who was in this boat due to a bad cache wipe in TWRP was able to fix it by updating TWRP and re-wiping the cache. It's a well known issue.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesy Wotsit:
Thanks for the help guys. Got it up and running again more by accident than anything. Seems like MetalHead was correct, the partition was fine but just not readable. Unfortunately in order to get up and running again I flashed all the stock images in flasboot and did a full factory reset in the stock recovery which fixed the problem. Sounds like I could have done without the full wipe after all but at least it's all fixed now.

As for backing up the EFS, lesson learned. I had the 1st official TWRP on the phone which had no option for EFS backup like the current one. Guess what I'll be doing right now??

Anyway, happy man again and thanks to all that replied :good: