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Mdl vs. Mf3???

Hey guys i just got my s4 yesterday and am wondering what the difference between the 2 firmwares is. Is one better then the other? My phone downloaded an update last nite but I havent installed it yet. Was going to root this afternoon.
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MF3 locks the boot loader, so if you want to flash ROMS, don't update. It also has some software tweaks and adds Knox and the ability to easily store apps on SD card. There is a root, but not a boot loader unlock, yet.
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Ahh, I do want to flash roms. This update wont install itself will it?
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gho5t82 said:
Ahh, I do want to flash roms. This update wont install itself will it?
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Do yourself a favor and search and read through the first page or so of the general and Q&A sub forums. The information you need is there, especially the "pinned" threads in the general section. Read the "software update" thread and the "new root method for MF3" thread also. Good luck.

Will do scott thanks! Im coming from an iphone and forgot how big the android world is! Had an inspire 4g prior to my 4s
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gho5t82 said:
Ahh, I do want to flash roms. This update wont install itself will it?
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Some say it has auto installed

It will auto install. You should root and put a custom Rom on asap. Check your firmware first though, if it's already installed you can brick your phone trying to root the way you would with mdl. If it's mf3 you've got the update and you'll have to use a different method.
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I had Knox on MDL, not sure what your talking about.
Mf3 locks the boot loader but fixes bugs and make the camera take sharper pictures. Plus better cell signal.
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I got lucky. It tried to auto instal so i yanked the battery and quickly rooted and threw a custom rom on it.
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Blocked from updates?

Hi, I just bought the S4 off ebay and ive gone to check for updates because I heard kickkat is out and apparently the phone is modified and im blocked on updates? Is there a fix for this?
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you bought a modded phone, maybe he installed a custom rom or kernel, or maybe he just rooted
i think there is a method to revert it search around these forums, you will get the answer i assure you
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bobbycarver said:
Hi, I just bought the S4 off ebay and ive gone to check for updates because I heard kickkat is out and apparently the phone is modified and im blocked on updates? Is there a fix for this?
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Your phones software has been modified (it says custom) thus the Samsung servers will reject your device.
It may be that the phone has/was rooted and/or the ROM is heavily customized
You can restore your phone to factory conditions if you search the forums for information regarding this.
Be advised to not flash anything that will bring your phone to factory stock android 4.3 or you will or may activate KNOX which will permanently aggravate you.
Plead search the forums for more details.
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please help! I made a dangerous mistake. I have a problem...

hi
I made a mistake when a I wanted root S3 with CF-Root kernel, and I flashed kernel of Note2
then display became Blue. and now it's touch doesn't work.
I flashed CF root of s3 and doesn't fixed.
even I tried Flashing original Rom
but it does not worked
and I lost my touchscreen
how can I fix that
I think kernel of note2 does not allow other kernels to flash correctly
(sorry ! I can't speak english good)
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I guess it's bricked
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the rom is loading
and then touch doesn't work
recovery is working
my problem is only touch
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I m not sure about this...
Maybe you can try installing new kernel via adb...
Not sure if it will work though...

If the recovery is working than wipe everything there, system, data, preload, dalvik etc.. Then go into download mode and flash a official Samsung rom, some not branded 4.1.2, btu i think is the best, after that go into recovery again wipe data and cache, and than try to reboot. If that doesn't work try flashing only kernel via adb.
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But i think you're screwed..
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can you give me a link of an original Rom you guess works??
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mohammad8638520 said:
can you give me a link of an original Rom you guess works??
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Every official ROM will work,just choose your model and ROM version you want.
Ex.: MJ9 Android 4.3 Firmware for GT-I9300

mohammad8638520 said:
can you give me a link of an original Rom you guess works??
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See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
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vonuzu said:
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
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I flashed a ROM
it doesn't work

If you can get it in DOWNLOAD mode. You should be able to flash a stock rom with ODIN. Then re-root, flash Custom ROM, etc.,etc.
That's the only way I have repaired other peoples botched updates and stuff. :good:

The Note 2 screen needs more power than SG3 screen, so the kernel you mistakenly flashed could have damaged the hardware itself.
Do as fbarcenas says. If it doesn't work, I think you're gonna have to replace the screen unit. Try everything else first, of course, and good luck !

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I flashed a ROM
it doesn't work
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How? You should flash via odin, not custom recovery. Can you get your phone into download mode? If yes flash stock official Samsung 4.1.2 rom.
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mohammad8638520 said:
hi
I made a mistake when a I wanted root S3 with CF-Root kernel, and I flashed kernel of Note2
then display became Blue. and now it's touch doesn't work.
I flashed CF root of s3 and doesn't fixed.
even I tried Flashing original Rom
but it does not worked
and I lost my touchscreen
how can I fix that
I think kernel of note2 does not allow other kernels to flash correctly
(sorry ! I can't speak english good)
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Have a look at this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231393
I remember that something similar to what you did happened because of a mistake from the developer and Codeworx and others tried to help and solve the issue, but I didn't follow that story until the end, so cannot tell you if they succeeded.

Try to use some Rescue Roms the ones with the pit files. Tough problem mate sorry?
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vonuzu said:
How? You should flash via odin, not custom recovery. Can you get your phone into download mode? If yes flash stock official Samsung 4.1.2 rom.
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yeah, I flashed it via odin
original rom. with 4 files no 1 file
modem.phone.csc.bootloader
and it has pit to partition
and i use all of the above files at odin
but it doesn't work
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fbarcenas said:
If you can get it in DOWNLOAD mode. You should be able to flash a stock rom with ODIN. Then re-root, flash Custom ROM, etc.,etc.
That's the only way I have repaired other peoples botched updates and stuff. :good:
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I can go to download mode. flash stock rom , flash cf root, and ...
but i havo no touch screen
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ive seen a similar issue...and im enclined to agree with regaber
u may want to consider getting a new screen...

If you have flashed a stock rom, that will have replaced all files, including the kernel, therefore if it's still not working something has caused hardware damage (the only option after flashing stock and wiping everything.

If you flash a touch recovery is your touchscreen working in that?
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GreatVortex said:
If you flash a touch recovery is your touchscreen working in that?
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I flashed a touch recovery . but it doesn't work
I think I should buy a new screen
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[Q] i9505 - Want to root and cwm 4.2.2

Hello everyone.
A long time Xda follower (even though i post little).
I recently bought a Galaxy S4 9505 and had a couple of questions. Previously I had the 9300 and modding that was very easy. Now due to the knox bootloader I am a bit confused.
I want basically install the google 4.4.2 rom on my phone. So i know I need to first root my phone and then install a custom recovery. Is this possible on the official 4.4.2 from Germany? Would there be any potential problems I might run in?
Thanks a lot everyone.
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If you flash a custom recovery ur warranty will be void (KNOX: 0x1). This mean u wont have warranty anymore. If u bought it now and u have 2 years of warranty, think about it :highfive:
*EDIT: Answering your questions:
- You dont need root for flash a custom recovery.
- You can flashs ROMs with the latest German android 4.4.2

The knox counter does not "erase" the warranty completly. If you are having problems with your device which are caused from unsigned firmwares/kernels/mods then samsung will not repar your device. If your volume rocker falls off then samsung will repair it.
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That is just perfect. Thanks for your help guys. However if i dont have to root to install a custom recovery, can i still install other roms? Like the 9505g port? Or would that require root?
Plus warranty doesnt matter much regarding knox since I am in europe.
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Sure you can. Install a custom recovery using Odin, download the rom you want (4.4.2 Google Edition in you case), copy it to sdcard, wipe /system, /data , /cache and /dalvik cache.
Then install the rom and reboot
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Thank you so much. Tonight I will do that. Cheers!
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mkabani said:
Thank you so much. Tonight I will do that. Cheers!
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You may want to back up your phone after installing a custom recovery. You can do that in the recovery. Safety first
S4 9505 / Note 10.1 2014 P600
Hit the Thanks button if I was able to help you

did u do it?? im thinking to install custom rom 2 i dont care about knox

I will back it up as soon as its downloaded.
And no I havent installed it yet, but i will do it tonight. Knox isnt worth the hassle .
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ok let me know if you do it and if it works then i will try it aswell

any news did u do it in the end?

Yes i did. I PMd you. Thanks to the XDA community i finally installed the google edition rom and am enjoying it since last night
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Help on how to root samsung galaxy s4 i9505 4.4.2 xxugng8

I want to root my s4 i9505 running android 4.4.2. I cant find guides on how to root my version (XXUGNG8). I always find so many tutorials but they say you have to be versions like xxufnb8 or something like that and other ones. Please can someone find me a tutorial kn how to root my s4?
Thanks
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lol123lol said:
I want to root my s4 i9505 running android 4.4.2. I cant find guides on how to root my version (XXUGNG8). I always find so many tutorials but they say you have to be versions like xxufnb8 or something like that and other ones. Please can someone find me a tutorial kn how to root my s4?
Thanks
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Take a look: HERE.

I already found a way to root my phone and it worked. But thanks anyway
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If i flash cwm recovery, will my device be wiped?
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lol123lol said:
If i flash cwm recovery, will my device be wiped?
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I recommend you better TWRP or Philz Recovery. Flashing custom recoveries don't wipe your device :highfive:

No. Flashing recoveries will not wipe your device., but it will trip knox to 0x1. This will void your warranty.
I also recommend TWRP. I couldn't flash CWM recovery. I did, but it just booted into the stock recovery instead of CWM. So I flashed TWRP.

Now that i rooted my phone, sometimes after im dome using it, when i hit the power button to off the sceeen, the phone randomly reboots. It Just straight away goes to the samsung spinning logo and then goes to the homescreen. But during the reboot it doesnt play the song and it doesnt go to the screen that says samsung galaxy s4 gt i9505. It's like its a quick reboot idk. This has happened three times now. Is there a way to fix this?
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It also happens after i end a call
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lol123lol said:
It also happens after i end a call
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Flash the latest firmware for your device for solve your problems.

Where do i get the latest firmware from? And i dont know which is the latest one. Also will this remove root?
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And has flashing the latest firmware removed this problem for other people?
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Is this happening because of something called knox? Also can you explain what will happen after i flash the latest firmware? Will i lose root?
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Amazing!
Hi, I have the same problem.
I do a wipe reset and a root: root is not working.
I removing root and make some root tentatives:
In Windows (Odin): not working
In Linux (motoshopper): not working
I have the XXUGNG8 and I don't understand why since this update, I can't root again!
Do you have an idea please?

If your talking about the random reboots, it happened to me because i let supersu app disable knox. After that the random reboots started. I fixed that by unfreezing the apps through titanium backup. For me 2 apps called knox notification manager and migration agent were frozen so i unfroze them through titanium backup. Then the random reboots stopped
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After that you have to remove all the knox files in your phone. Check here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514703
However, DO NOT delete a file called libknox_encryption.so otherwise your phone will not boot up.
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