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HI
This is Just for People who want to flash 2.3.4 firmware or any other firmware but don't want to root their phones like me.
Again All Posts are within XDA and Due Thanks to the OP's and DEVS
I'll Try to be as informative and clear as possible ( Its more for the newbies )
First off all it has been stated this 2.3.4 is leaked and not official
So lets Begin
1. Install latest Kies of samsung > connect your phone and make sure all drivers are Installed and your phones is recognised in Kies > Backup if you wanna
2. Close Kies ( make sure its not running in the system tray) > Install ODIN
Get Odin v1.85 from here: http://www.multiupload.com/1RTGSE061G
Just extract Odin folder and keep the odin3.ini file in it.
How to USE ODIN in SECOND POST
3. Download your 2.3.4 Firmware ( or any other firmware you wish to flash)
a) Download Link Stock XXKG1 : http://www.multiupload.com/2EMBQMYF4V (via ficeto) or If you can find other links
and Extract It > you should have four files:
b) CODE_I9100XXKG1_CL349526_REV02_user_low_ship (goes into PDA section)
GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKG1 (Goes into CSC section)
MODEM_I9100XXKG1_REV_02_CL1034110 (Goes into Phone section)
u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit (not required)
4. Open ODIN and put the files in the respective TABS > Do not change (tick or untick any other boxes) read the second post by intratech
5. Put phone in Download Mode
a) DOWNLOAD MODE - Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button
b) Volume Up to get into Download Mode
c) Connect phone and wait till First Box in ODIN turns Green
d) Click Start and wait till phone flashes and Reboots automatically ( can take up to 15 mins)
e) Once phone reboots you are Done you can close ODIN
ORIGINAL POSTS, OFFICIAL FIRMWARES and CARRIER FIRMWARES HERE
Thanks to - INTRATECH,TANMAY,FICETO and the DEVS CONCERNED
PS : If I have missed out anything let me Know and I will update
INTRATECHS GUIDE TO FLASHING WITH ODIN - Scroll Down to see the screen shots in HIS POST
Flashing Firmware with Odin
1. Just download the firmware version you want from above and extract the .tar file in the archive and save it somewhere
2. Reboot your phone to download mode.
To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .
You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!
3. Start Odin
4. Click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar file that you extracted in step 1
If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA, Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin
5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.
Anyone ask about .pit file is a moron
Should look like this screenshot
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5705/odinm.jpg
If the package has 3 files it should look like this:
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8290/odinxm.jpg
Regardless of firmware version it's still the same methodology
6. Connect the USB cable and wait for the ID:COM section to turn yellow
7. Click start to flash
8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device, it will reboot when it finishes.
It will not wipe your phone if you flash as recommended
Will I loose all my data and programs?
let me be the first to thank you
i am coming from iphone4 so all these terms and apps are new to me, and while i can use the search function a lot of times it takes several pages of read-thru to piece together what you have put in 1 concise post
btw i love the SG2 and android platform, steve jobs can toss my salad
If you flash any 2.3.3 you don't seem to loose any data... but yeah updating to 2.3.4 you do loose data and programs.
I didn't have many programs, but market restored most of them from me, and good to backup first.
Also kies gives me that I can't update firmware maybe cause its the latest one and it don't recognise the firmware.
Please be aware this is a leaked version, so if you want you could wait for the official one, I so far had no problems whatsoever
Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?
Sp1tfire said:
Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?
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Sorry I have no clue about that But I guess you could always flash the carrier branded firmware from INTRATECH's posts.. links in my first post as well.
I guess it only applies if you root your phone (I could be wrong).
Here is a link if its any good to you
[HOWTO] reset custom binary counter in download mode
obionenairobi said:
Will I loose all my data and programs?
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With low packages you will so yes.
Good work tfn.
Intratech said:
With low packages you will so yes.
Good work tfn.
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All thanks to you Mate , It mostly all leeched off your posts
Sp1tfire said:
Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?
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If you are using stock kernel there is no counting in custom binary,so no problem with your warranty.You can check your counter if you go to download mode.By the way usb jig is always usefull.
Regards
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
afilopou said:
If you are using stock kernel there is no counting in custom binary,so no problem with your warranty.You can check your counter if you go to download mode.By the way usb jig is always usefull.
Regards
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the info
Is it possible to use another CSC from older stock releases together with this? ie, flashing this, and then after that flashing the multi CSC "MultiCSC OXXKF1" for instance? The reason im asking is that ppl have reported this rom to not include the nordic keyboard's for swype etc, and thats sort of a gamebreaker for me.
rulleeeee said:
Is it possible to use another CSC from older stock releases together with this? ie, flashing this, and then after that flashing the multi CSC "MultiCSC OXXKF1" for instance? The reason im asking is that ppl have reported this rom to not include the nordic keyboard's for swype etc, and thats sort of a gamebreaker for me.
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I dont see any reason why not.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
tried it, and it worked to install that CSC, but i thought the keyboard layouts were included in that but i was misstaken, guess ill go back to the KF3 nordic release, meh
password request
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please
xboxfan said:
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please
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I believe it must be your samsung account password.. or unless you had a security lock password.. Try one of those
xboxfan said:
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please
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Whatever the pin unlock code that you use to unlock the device in the password that you need.
tfn said:
If you flash any 2.3.3 you don't seem to loose any data... but yeah updating to 2.3.4 you do loose data and programs.
I didn't have many programs, but market restored most of them from me, and good to backup first.
Also kies gives me that I can't update firmware maybe cause its the latest one and it don't recognise the firmware.
Please be aware this is a leaked version, so if you want you could wait for the official one, I so far had no problems whatsoever
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tanx so much!!!..i`m downloading...keep it up bro
There is one thing I don't understand how to do. Before I flash my firmware with the new 2.3.4 version, I would like to take a copy of my existing firmware from my phone first and save it to my PC. So that I have the option of putting my phone back to how it was if for some reason I want to revert my phone. I understand that I would need to buy a jig to reset the update counter.
So is it possible to save my existing firmware to my PC first?
I did try looking at the download page but there were so many different countries and carrier versions that I found it confusing. I am stock KF3 uk unbranded O2 still running 2.3.3
Thanks
Thank you tfn. Great instructions, I am loving the new update.
hello. i flashed stock rom via odin. rooted phone, flashed cwm, jbv3, ota1,ota2,ota3,ota4,clock to right. but after i flashed ota 4 i have a problem on clock. more exactly at Alarm. when i set to ON an alarm the screen freeze for 1-2 sec and i get force close clock error. am i the only one haveing this problem since i haven't seen any other posts about this. if is it just me tell me what i did wrong or how can i fix this please.
and one more question. is is worth to use merruk kernel since i want more BATTERY saving ? is this kernel going to use more battery or not ?
thanks in advance
I have just set the Alarm, didn't cause any problem..Let's see what others say..
For Good Battery Saving you should use Kuro Kernel which comes by default with JellyBlast v3..Merruk Kernel can overclock Galaxy Y to 1.2 GHz, but it drains the battery too.. Good Luck
weird. i tried reinstalling again and again from the begining. i will tell you exact steps i'm making maybe i make something wrong.
1.i flash stock rom via odin ( DDLA1, i don't know if this is the best one but i have a problem with my signal and calls quality if i use other stock roms (don't know if this is the reason or is just my phone) maybe you can help me resolve this too)
2. i reset phone to factory settings
3. i copy root and cwm archives to sd-card
4. i flash root via stock recovery
5. boot phone and check if it's rooted
6. flash cwm, wipe data/cache/davlik cache
7. flash through cwm JBV3, boot phone, flash through CWM OTA1, boot phone, flash through CWM OTA2, boot phone, and so on for OTA3 and OTA 4.1(revised) then flash through CWM also clocktoright archive
8. so now. on boot i get an error for jelly bean search (i know how to resolve this - uninstalling it) and i still receive force close on clock when i try to turn on an alarm.
any help ? what am i doing wrong ? maybe my stock rom isn't good ? but read at step1 about my problem with calls quality and signal and tell me if the stock rom has anything to do with it or not.
thanks again ^^
JellyBean Search Force Closes at boot, that's not a problem at all Happens with everybody..The Alarm Bug is the problem...Did you flash the correct Stock ROM using Sir Doky73's tutorial...Wait for the answers too
well.that's the "thing". i didn't install any rom from Doky's post. i downloaded one from the web which contains all packages for odin (pit,boot,pda,phone and csc) and it's DDLA1 firmware. should i try with one of Doky's firmwares ? which one? because there are many of european multilingual packs ( i'm from romania)
EDIT : should i use this CSC which includes carrier setup for my country (romania) -> CSC Only: OXF CSC for XXLE1 (S5360) and the other files from S5360_XXLE1_OXXLE1_XXLE1 as it says in his post ?
Maybe what you are saying is correct!
Strongly Advice you to PM any senoir dev like DeathNotice01, Ronnieryan, or Sir Doky himself
I didn't tried flashing Stock ROM ever..So I don't quite know about it
Whatever you do, first ask a Dev for his advice Good Luck!
thanks...can you tell me what baseband version do you have ?
I experience the alarm clock bug too. But i don't see it as much of a problem because even though it force closes it still sets up an alarm. I was even able to wake up to it this morning.
yaur7_cs said:
hello. i flashed stock rom via odin. rooted phone, flashed cwm, jbv3, ota1,ota2,ota3,ota4,clock to right. but after i flashed ota 4 i have a problem on clock. more exactly at Alarm. when i set to ON an alarm the screen freeze for 1-2 sec and i get force close clock error. am i the only one haveing this problem since i haven't seen any other posts about this. if is it just me tell me what i did wrong or how can i fix this please.
and one more question. is is worth to use merruk kernel since i want more BATTERY saving ? is this kernel going to use more battery or not ?
thanks in advance
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Yes bro i was too having this problem...i fixed it by pasting clock app of ota4 on system/files....
hmm, i think the clock need fix, but the alarm still work
sorry bad english
I too am facing fc in alarmclock .No need to worry it`s an error .Hope avijit will fix it next time.
Yes, faced the alarm bug. But able to set up the alarm, so not much of a worry! Hope the developer will fix it soon.
Clock bug resolved
yaur7_cs said:
hello. i flashed stock rom via odin. rooted phone, flashed cwm, jbv3, ota1,ota2,ota3,ota4,clock to right. but after i flashed ota 4 i have a problem on clock. more exactly at Alarm. when i set to ON an alarm the screen freeze for 1-2 sec and i get force close clock error. am i the only one haveing this problem since i haven't seen any other posts about this. if is it just me tell me what i did wrong or how can i fix this please.
and one more question. is is worth to use merruk kernel since i want more BATTERY saving ? is this kernel going to use more battery or not ?
thanks in advance
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just copy clock.apk from OTA3 update and install using system app replacer ... thats it .. i m having same problem but now resolved by this method. one con is that clock have old look as that of gingerbread style instead of ICS.. enjoy..:good:
No need to worry Nemesis will be relesed soon.
keypad
plz change the landscape typing as like sony in which we see what screen is instead we have other screen
means as like potrait background keep the landscape background.
Hey friends,
I really looked everything up, but I could not find anything what helped me with my problem.
I have a Galaxy S4 (GT-i9505) and I wanted to update my modem from MKE to ML6. Because I had some issues with updating it (there still was the MKE at my "Status" after updating to ML6), I tried to double-overwrite it (someone wrote at a forum, that that will solbe the overwriting method). So, I started Odin 3.09 and deleted the "Auto Reboot" option. After the first flashing, I took out the battery and replaced it again. Then I did a secound modem flashing. The result was: There was still the MKE modem AND I cannot call anyone. Everytime I try to call someone and I click the call button, my Galaxy seems to crash. The screen is getting black and I have to shut it down by holding the power button for several secounds. Of course, I already tried out other modems (like to MKE modem again and MJ8), but the problem still exists.
Could anybody please help me!
Thanks,
Robert
Have you tried changing rom + modem? you cannot just randomly try modems with a certain rom as some will work others not.
A|ex said:
Have you tried changing rom + modem? you cannot just randomly try modems with a certain rom as some will work others not.
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Yes, I tried both the Google Roms 4.4 and 4.3, as well as several other custom roms.
robatkills said:
Hey friends,
I really looked everything up, but I could not find anything what helped me with my problem.
I have a Galaxy S4 (GT-i9505) and I wanted to update my modem from MKE to ML6. Because I had some issues with updating it (there still was the MKE at my "Status" after updating to ML6), I tried to double-overwrite it (someone wrote at a forum, that that will solbe the overwriting method). So, I started Odin 3.09 and deleted the "Auto Reboot" option. After the first flashing, I took out the battery and replaced it again. Then I did a secound modem flashing. The result was: There was still the MKE modem AND I cannot call anyone. Everytime I try to call someone and I click the call button, my Galaxy seems to crash. The screen is getting black and I have to shut it down by holding the power button for several secounds. Of course, I already tried out other modems (like to MKE modem again and MJ8), but the problem still exists.
Could anybody please help me!
Thanks,
Robert
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it seems that your doing in a wrong way mate Try this , Turn OFF your Phone Manually (Wait about 5 sec) Now press and hold Power+VolumeDown in order to reach Download mode. Open odin select PHONE/CP (Find the modem you download) Connect the cables (check to see if it shows added on top/or should be a blue?Notsure or wait atleast 10 sec) then click start ,once done , remove the cable. and after done rebooting go to you phone setting>More>Device info and check if your baseband version change. have a nice day.
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it seems that your doing in a wrong way mate Try this , Turn OFF your Phone Manually (Wait about 5 sec) Now press and hold Power+VolumeDown in order to reach Download mode. Open odin select PHONE/CP (Find the modem you download) Connect the cables (check to see if it shows added on top/or should be a blue?Notsure or wait atleast 10 sec) then click start ,once done , remove the cable. and after done rebooting go to you phone setting>More>Device info and check if your baseband version change. have a nice day.
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Thanks, but that is what I have done at least ten times. I tried Odin3.04 and Odin3.09. I tried MKE, ML6, MJ8. I tried Google Roms 4.4 and 4.3, as well as other custom roms. That's weird!
I have never had any luck with 3.09 i always stick to 3.07, where are you getting your modems rom?
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Thanks, but that is what I have done at least ten times. I tried Odin3.04 and Odin3.09. I tried MKE, ML6, MJ8. I tried Google Roms 4.4 and 4.3, as well as other custom roms. That's weird!
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Mind giving this a shot?pull your battery out wait a few sec atleast and put it back and then hold and press power+volume down /follow the tutorial on top. Check to see if the modem gonna change .
Sent from Hell ?
A|ex said:
I have never had any luck with 3.09 i always stick to 3.07, where are you getting your modems rom?
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I got the modems from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
Repulsa said:
Mind giving this a shot?pull your battery out wait a few sec atleast and put it back and then hold and press power+volume down /follow the tutorial on top. Check to see if the modem gonna change .
Sent from Hell ?
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Which tutorial do you mean?
btw: sending a sms works, as well as receiving....but no incoming or outgoing calls
Had the same thing yesterday, tried all sorts of modems, with no avail.
Ended up flashing a stock rooted Rom (MGA), flashing a custom recovery and restored a Nandroid. Forgot that flashing a complete stock Rom usually also wipes the internal SD so that was a bit of a hassle.
Now, running a new Rom again, with Wifi, sound and being able to make/receive calls again. Easiest fix also: flash a (compatible) stock Rom :good:
Pfeffernuss said:
Had the same thing yesterday, tried all sorts of modems, with no avail.
Ended up flashing a stock rooted Rom (MGA), flashing a custom recovery and restored a Nandroid. Forgot that flashing a complete stock Rom usually also wipes the internal SD so that was a bit of a hassle.
Now, running a new Rom again, with Wifi, sound and being able to make/receive calls again. Easiest fix also: flash a (compatible) stock Rom :good:
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Thank you mate. I also found (5 sec before I read your post) this post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46969768&postcount=2
So, everything works now. The short version for other guys with the problems is:
- flash stock rom via Odin (PDA)
- you can find the stock rom for your country at sammobile.com
- also use the "pit-file" of the linked post (but I don't know, what the pit-file is changing?!)
optional:
- re-root your device again, because now it is not rooted
- new custom rom
Thanks for every help!!!
Robert
Try flashing ML6 Firmware and ML6 Modem (and Wi-Fi fix if needed), had the same issue but after doing so it's fixed.
Occured 1 time again, did a cache wipe didn't occur in 2days now.
Guller said:
Try flashing ML6 Firmware and ML6 Modem (and Wi-Fi fix if needed), had the same issue but after doing so it's fixed.
Occured 1 time again, did a cache wipe didn't occur in 2days now.
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Except flashing the Wifi Fix was the thing I did to ruin it all. Don't flash a "new" Wifi fix using an old bootloader. You will lose sound/being able to make calls. It's the thing that messed it all up over here.
Pfeffernuss said:
Except flashing the Wifi Fix was the thing I did to ruin it all. Don't flash a "new" Wifi fix using an old bootloader. You will lose sound/being able to make calls. It's the thing that messed it all up over here.
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I was already on the new bootloader.I've flashed Original FW, Modem + Wi-Fi fix and it fixed my phone. (Possibly also PIT but can't remember)
It can be that our problems were different but produced the same problem.. I'm not a dev nor do I understand everything about Android.
I can be wrong, but that's how I fixed my phone. Just trying to help
Hi there,
i have a rooted S4 i9505 with cwm installed.
yesterday i did an update from stock rom 4.3 to 4.4.2 (I9505XXUEMKE) via KIES.
the problem now....I cant turn on the wifi anymore. whenever i try to use the on/off switch for the wifi it instandly switches back to off.
is anyone else experiencing the same problem? has someone already a solution for that, before i will do a factory reset.
SDA1979 said:
Hi there,
i have a rooted S4 i9505 with cwm installed.
yesterday i did an update from stock rom 4.3 to 4.4.2 (I9505XXUEMKE) via KIES.
the problem now....I cant turn on the wifi anymore. whenever i try to use the on/off switch for the wifi it instandly switches back to off.
is anyone else experiencing the same problem? has someone already a solution for that, before i will do a factory reset.
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hmm - shouldn't really be a problem if you flashed stock, but broken wifi is a symptom reported when flashing old modem on new bootloader, if you have new stock sammy 4.4 then you will surely have new bootloader (check though by putting your phone into download mode and then check for KNOX references - if you got them you got new bootloader, if no then you are on the old one)
Click on the link in my sig for modem - that will take you to a thread that has all the newest modems - have a look through the most recent last 3-4 pages and you will find packages for modems for new bootloader, flash one of these and see what happens - BTW you need to flash in odin with 'reboot' unchecked, then when its finished power off your phone manually then put back into download mode and flash again, then repeat the procedure but this time tick 'reboot' and that should be done. BTW - the tar file goes into 'phone' not csc. You may need to unzip the modem package to get the tar file.
Let us know how you got on
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hmm - shouldn't really be a problem if you flashed stock, but broken wifi is a symptom reported when flashing old modem on new bootloader, if you have new stock sammy 4.4 then you will surely have new bootloader (check though by putting your phone into download mode and then check for KNOX references - if you got them you got new bootloader, if no then you are on the old one)
Click on the link in my sig for modem - that will take you to a thread that has all the newest modems - have a look through the most recent last 3-4 pages and you will find packages for modems for new bootloader, flash one of these and see what happens - BTW you need to flash in odin with 'reboot' unchecked, then when its finished power off your phone manually then put back into download mode and flash again, then repeat the procedure but this time tick 'reboot' and that should be done. BTW - the tar file goes into 'phone' not csc. You may need to unzip the modem package to get the tar file.
Let us know how you got on
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ok just to be sure and not bricking my phone..
i went into download mode and it says:
odin mode
product name gt-i9505
current binary custom
system status official
knox kernel lock 0x0
knox warranty void 0x1csb-config-lsb 0x30
write protection enabled
eMMC burst mode enabled
now if i understood right, i have to download
Wifi fix/NON-HLOS - I9505_XXUFNB8_WiFi_FIX
and flash it with odin with the instruction above....
is that correct?
i also found XXUFNB8.... should i rather use this one?
SDA1979 said:
ok just to be sure and not bricking my phone..
i went into download mode and it says:
odin mode
product name gt-i9505
current binary custom
system status official
knox kernel lock 0x0
knox warranty void 0x1csb-config-lsb 0x30
write protection enabled
eMMC burst mode enabled
now if i understood right, i have to download
Wifi fix/NON-HLOS - I9505_XXUFNB8_WiFi_FIX
and flash it with odin with the instruction above....
is that correct?
i also found XXUFNB8.... should i rather use this one?
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Its correct
SDA1979 said:
ok just to be sure and not bricking my phone..
i went into download mode and it says:
odin mode
product name gt-i9505
current binary custom
system status official
knox kernel lock 0x0
knox warranty void 0x1csb-config-lsb 0x30
write protection enabled
eMMC burst mode enabled
now if i understood right, i have to download
Wifi fix/NON-HLOS - I9505_XXUFNB8_WiFi_FIX
and flash it with odin with the instruction above....
is that correct?
i also found XXUFNB8.... should i rather use this one?
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you are on the new bootloader so you can flash the complete package - it has everything in it all in one package! - you won't brick your phone even if you flash the wrong modem, that is unless you did some thing real dumb like flash i9500 modem and even then I think its recoverable not that I suggest you try!!
depends where you are in the world - I used NB8 and it worked well for me in the UK - I'm on NB9 now and that seems nice also.
so to be clear flash this:
Combined package
For NewBootloader
GSM_Modem_XXUFNB8_and_LTE_Modem_XXUFNB8
https://mega.co.nz/#!3dR30JiT!cP5WrUCfz9L4h8doY7KTTV6fq4pFL85EkJBG6T-Gqhc
Jimsilver73 said:
you are on the new bootloader so you can flash the complete package - it has everything in it all in one package! - you won't brick your phone even if you flash the wrong modem, that is unless you did some thing real dumb like flash i9500 modem and even then I think its recoverable not that I suggest you try!!
depends where you are in the world - I used NB8 and it worked well for me in the UK - I'm on NB9 now and that seems nice also.
so to be clear flash this:
Combined package
For NewBootloader
GSM_Modem_XXUFNB8_and_LTE_Modem_XXUFNB8
https://mega.co.nz/#!3dR30JiT!cP5WrUCfz9L4h8doY7KTTV6fq4pFL85EkJBG6T-Gqhc
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hey guys, thank you!!!
the Wi-Fi is working again.
Nonetheless i still have one problem remaining, which i thought it would have been fixed as well.
but, when GPS is turned on, it tries to find the GPS position and the icon on the status bar continues appearing and disappearing permanently (every half of a second).
Beside the fact that it is really annoying having this icon flashing all the time it also causes the display to freeze.
Especially when scrolling from top to the bottom to open the notification area.
It sometimes also lets the system crush completely.
any idea what this could be?
thanks for your effort so far.
SDA1979 said:
hey guys, thank you!!!
the Wi-Fi is working again.
Nonetheless i still have one problem remaining, which i thought it would have been fixed as well.
but, when GPS is turned on, it tries to find the GPS position and the icon on the status bar continues appearing and disappearing permanently (every half of a second).
Beside the fact that it is really annoying having this icon flashing all the time it also causes the display to freeze.
Especially when scrolling from top to the bottom to open the notification area.
It sometimes also lets the system crush completely.
any idea what this could be?
thanks for your effort so far.
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hmmm......... thats not right!
Suggest you find a stock sammy ROM and flash anew in odin - then root using cf root, then flash recovery - (TWRP is very good :good then go into recovery and wipe cache, dalvik, system and data - reboot and see what happens on nice new shiny sammy stock - if all is good pick the ROM/kernel you want (if you want) and go back to odin to reflash modem.
The only other thing I can think is that you have an app that is messing with gps?? Do the above though and you should be golden :good:
EDIT: don't wipe system unless you planning flashing a different ROM through recovery!
Jimsilver73 said:
hmmm......... thats not right!
Suggest you find a stock sammy ROM and flash anew in odin - then root using cf root, then flash recovery - (TWRP is very good :good then go into recovery and wipe cache, dalvik, system and data - reboot and see what happens on nice new shiny sammy stock - if all is good pick the ROM/kernel you want (if you want) and go back to odin to reflash modem.
The only other thing I can think is that you have an app that is messing with gps?? Do the above though and you should be golden :good:
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Hi, right way to flash the stock Samsung package, but after flashing a custom recovery, do not wipe system. There's no ROM after that so phone will not boot. And the newest modem is integrated in the stock package, so no need to flash it again.
And another advice: NEVER use Kies to update your phone. It has bricked 3 of mines.:cyclops:
speedwayfan75 said:
Hi, right way to flash the stock Samsung package, but after flashing a custom recovery, do not wipe system. There's no ROM after that so phone will not boot. And the newest modem is integrated in the stock package, so no need to flash it again.
And another advice: NEVER use Kies to update your phone. It has bricked 3 of mines.:cyclops:
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Oops, well spotted! Yes, don't wipe system unless you have another ROM to flash through recovery. 3 phones bricked from kies huh? I never used it SVD don't think I ever will lol. Good old Sammy stock stuff, tbh that's why I steer well clear of anything stock Sammy unless absolutely necessary and last resort - I look at the farce they have made by forcing us to accept Knox pox!
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Oops, well spotted! Yes, don't wipe system unless you have another ROM to flash through recovery. 3 phones bricked from kies huh? I never used it SVD don't think I ever will lol. Good old Sammy stock stuff, tbh that's why I steer well clear of anything stock Sammy unless absolutely necessary and last resort - I look at the farce they have made by forcing us to accept Knox pox!
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my thought was to go into recovery mode and wipe everything and start from beginning in order to exclude that it could depends on some wrong settings or any software already installed....
I updated to 4.4.2 using Mobile Odin and my wifi was borked too.
I did notice after the update that there was a mismatch between my Baseband version (still the old 4.3 XXUEMKE) and the Build number XXUFNB8, and I recall seeing some message during the flashing process that security had blocked the kernel update and Triangle Away might help solve it.
I therefore ran Triangle Away to reset my flash counter, and then used Mobile Odin to have a second go at flashing just the Kernel, Recovery and Modem parts.
This was successful and I now have matching Baseband and Build, both XXUFNB8.
And my wifi now works again...
ok.. after making a factory reset wifi and gps are working fine again.
guess there was some missconfigured third party app...
but now, with a fresh system i do not understand why i am not able to assign a PIN for my lockscreen...
everything is greyed out except PIN and Password.
but even though setting up a PIN, the screen lock is always set to use Swipe......
damn, i shouldnt have updated to 4.4.2.... until now.. only problems with this new build....
SDA1979 said:
ok.. after making a factory reset wifi and gps are working fine again.
guess there was some missconfigured third party app...
but now, with a fresh system i do not understand why i am not able to assign a PIN for my lockscreen...
everything is greyed out except PIN and Password.
but even though setting up a PIN, the screen lock is always set to use Swipe......
damn, i shouldnt have updated to 4.4.2.... until now.. only problems with this new build....
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Try slimkat 3.2 from here http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/909-jfltexx remember to download gapps and flash after you have flashed ROM. You won't be disappointed
Jimsilver73 said:
Try slimkat 3.2 from here http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/909-jfltexx remember to download gapps and flash after you have flashed ROM. You won't be disappointed
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hey thanks for your suggestion. but i want to keep using the stock rom. sufficent for my needs....
anyway.. finally i was able to get everything working after flashing the rom with odin again.
Jimsilver73 said:
hmm - shouldn't really be a problem if you flashed stock, but broken wifi is a symptom reported when flashing old modem on new bootloader, if you have new stock sammy 4.4 then you will surely have new bootloader (check though by putting your phone into download mode and then check for KNOX references - if you got them you got new bootloader, if no then you are on the old one)
Click on the link in my sig for modem - that will take you to a thread that has all the newest modems - have a look through the most recent last 3-4 pages and you will find packages for modems for new bootloader, flash one of these and see what happens - BTW you need to flash in odin with 'reboot' unchecked, then when its finished power off your phone manually then put back into download mode and flash again, then repeat the procedure but this time tick 'reboot' and that should be done. BTW - the tar file goes into 'phone' not csc. You may need to unzip the modem package to get the tar file.
Let us know how you got on
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I feel compelled to express my gratitude for the post. Two days ago i updated from 4.3 to 4.4.2 on my rooted gt-i9505 via KIES and just like that no more wifi. This solution works like charm!!!
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Hey guys bare with me long story,
Last week I decided to try out Cyanogen Mod (12.1). I had not flashed anything to this phone previously or rooted it. I wanted to flash Cyanogen due to less bloat but I did not want to root because I have work software that needs to go on the phone which will not activate with root enabled. So I flashed cyanogen and it was great but my battery started draining and bluetooth was not working properly on it. I decided to give Temasek 's last Lollipop release a try after this because it did not install root either. I gave that a go and still got severe battery drain. So I decided to flash back stock (N900W8VLU2DOH1), but as soon as I did I noticed my two soft key's were not working upon doing so. Back button would not work at all and the other would just open search. So I did multtiple wipes , update from kies etc. But no luck fixing the soft keys. FInally I read that flashing a custom kernal would fix the softkey issue for now until another Samsung update comes out. So I flashed Idle kernal and it fixed the softkeys but now I keep getting a "Unfortunately Knox has closed" message upon start and sometimes out of knowhere. This is really annoying.
Has anybody else ran in to this and know any fixes for it ? Even for just the knox popup. I think it may have to do with the touchkey's firmware from what I read and I'm hoping the next official update from samsung will fix this. I would try another custom rom as long as root is not enabled and battery and bluetooth are functioning properly, just not sure what else to try.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Hi.
This happened to my twice.
After much try and error, the solution I found is to REPARTITION the phone using a PIT file for your Phone.
Please find the PIT file for your variant and flash an official samsung rom while selecting the PIT file in ODIN.
Should work. please let us know the result.
Hi Suroky,
Thank you very much for the reply. I will try this later today and let you know how it goes.
Suroky said:
Hi.
This happened to my twice.
After much try and error, the solution I found is to REPARTITION the phone using a PIT file for your Phone.
Please find the PIT file for your variant and flash an official samsung rom while selecting the PIT file in ODIN.
Should work. please let us know the result.
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I flashed the PIT file as mentioned and reflashed the stock samsung firmware with Odin. Still no luck. Upon boot I am unable to press the back button and when I press the left softkey it takes me into the search screen. Any other ideas ?
Thanks,
Hi.
Did you select REPARTITION into ODIN? Please be aware this can brick your phone as well.... Be sure to use the PIT file for your device, as there are many variants with different partitions.
Suroky said:
Hi.
Did you select REPARTITION into ODIN? Please be aware this can brick your phone as well.... Be sure to use the PIT file for your device, as there are many variants with different partitions.
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I selected the PIT file but I did not check the box that said re-partition. Sorry my bad! I will try this again and see if it makes a difference !
Thanks!
Isn't OH1 the latest for Canadian carriers? Maybe try that version.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N900W8/
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Isn't OH1 the latest for Canadian carriers? Maybe try that version.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N900W8/
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Hi Audit,
I flashed the latest (OH1) as well. That's the firmware I am on at the moment, still no luck though. Thanks for the suggestion though. Going to try reflashing with PIT and repartition selected as Suroky suggested. Hopefully that does the job.
Suroky said:
Hi.
Did you select REPARTITION into ODIN? Please be aware this can brick your phone as well.... Be sure to use the PIT file for your device, as there are many variants with different partitions.
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Just tried this again with the proper PIT and Re-Partition checked on in Odin. Still no luck, softkeys still not working. Anyone else have any ideas ?
Thanks!
Repartition MUST BE ON.
Adding a PIT file automatically checks re-partition in Odin 3.07 for me.
Try this:
uncheck everything in Odin except f.reset time, flash just the ROM without a PIT file, when you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable, remove battery, wait 5 seconds, replace the battery, use the key combination to boot into recovery, perform a factory wipe, and reboot to the ROM.
Are you using an original Samsung USB cable? Maybe try flashing on a different USB port?
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Repartition MUST BE ON.
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Sorry Surokey, I meant repartition was on not off. Still no luck
audit13 said:
Adding a PIT file automatically checks re-partition in Odin 3.07 for me.
Try this:
uncheck everything in Odin except f.reset time, flash just the ROM without a PIT file, when you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable, remove battery, wait 5 seconds, replace the battery, use the key combination to boot into recovery, perform a factory wipe, and reboot to the ROM.
Are you using an original Samsung USB cable? Maybe try flashing on a different USB port?
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Re-Partition does the same for me in Odin. So I did try it twice with the PIT and RePartition on with no luck.
No I lost the original usb cable not long ago. Just using a standard usb 2.0 cable. I've tried on multiple usb ports as well.
I will test out what you mentioned and see what happens.
Thanks!
I fix it
my softkey on my note3 (sm-n900w8) stop working after a update to 5.0. i did a lot researche on the web but no clue
here what i did
first: *#2663# to check the version
phone touch key fw 0x09
part touch key fw 0x12
try to do a touch key fw update the phone give me an error about version number is higher already installed
secound: tried to find hlte_cypress_tkey.bin to do the update manualy but i couldn`t find it anywhere. i found this site github.c0m/friedrich420/Note-3-AEL-Kernel/tree/master/firmware/tkey/ I downloaded hlte_cypress_tkey.fw
copied it on my phone renamed it to hlte_cypress_tkey.bin next I did *#2663# and clicked on touch key fw update (internal storage) reboot voila! it did work!!!!! :laugh:
the version now is
phone touch key fw 0x10
part touch key fw 0x10
im so happy I hope this tuto gone a help someone
sorry for my bad anglish
P.S change the 0 by o in the web address
Is this still working for you? Where did you put the firmware update file?
mathieu0524 said:
my softkey on my note3 (sm-n900w8) stop working after a update to 5.0. i did a lot researche on the web but no clue
here what i did
first: *#2663# to check the version
phone touch key fw 0x09
part touch key fw 0x12
try to do a touch key fw update the phone give me an error about version number is higher already installed
secound: tried to find hlte_cypress_tkey.bin to do the update manualy but i couldn`t find it anywhere. i found this site github.c0m/friedrich420/Note-3-AEL-Kernel/tree/master/firmware/tkey/ I downloaded hlte_cypress_tkey.fw
copied it on my phone renamed it to hlte_cypress_tkey.bin next I did *#2663# and clicked on touch key fw update (internal storage) reboot voila! it did work!!!!! :laugh:
the version now is
phone touch key fw 0x10
part touch key fw 0x10
im so happy I hope this tuto gone a help someone
sorry for my bad anglish
P.S change the 0 by o in the web address
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Thanks a ton man, this worked for me. It was really annoying not having my back buttons working. Now I just have to figure out how to reroot my phone after upgrading my boot loader.
To root the n900w8, you can try using cfautoroot or flash twrp and supersu from twrp.
Now I just need to get the lights on my soft buttons working again. plus fix my text messaging so I can receive messages again.