Two quick noob questions - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey, i bought a Telstra branded i9505 and flashed the official stock UK firmware with Odin. I did a factory reset and everything is working fine.
However, if I boot to recovery and wipe the cache, it ends up displaying 'Error' and then boots up. Does anyone know what the issue might be with wiping the cache?
One last question, i tried the latest MEA firmware and after doing a wipe i still couldnt change the CSC from BTU. Is there a way without rooting i can change the CSC or does the firmware not include a CSC?
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4.4 issue charge

Hi,
I have probleme
with 4.4 roms my sgh-i337m wont charge is off
i turn off device i plug usb and it always boot ON
i have mk6 baseband .
wipe factory reset and wipe dalvik cache
i have upgrade with 4.3 stock rom from odin
root with cf autoroot
instal twrp 2.5.0.2
wipe factory restet and dalvik cache
flash 4.4 rom
same thing with cmw
i have try dandroid and kangakat rom and is still there
when i was on 4.3 rom i doesent have this issue.
what the problem?
(I'm french and I do not write very well in English, but I read English well)
QCdroid said:
Hi,
I have probleme
with 4.4 roms my sgh-i337m wont charge is off
i turn off device i plug usb and it always boot ON
i have mk6 baseband .
wipe factory reset and wipe dalvik cache
i have upgrade with 4.3 stock rom from odin
root with cf autoroot
instal twrp 2.5.0.2
wipe factory restet and dalvik cache
flash 4.4 rom
same thing with cmw
i have try dandroid and kangakat rom and is still there
when i was on 4.3 rom i doesent have this issue.
what the problem?
(I'm french and I do not write very well in English, but I read English well)
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Not sure, but i would start with the basics--
1. Don't use Factory Reset. Do it manually thru Advanced. Wipe System/Data/Caches 3
2. Flash 4.3 rom for your phone before flashing a 4.4.
3. If you continue to have issues back up your internal sdcard to pc and format it then reinstall the data.
2.5.0.2 has been rock solid for me
I am not familiar with European phones. You could try a differnet kernel for you phone.
Did you Google your problem to see if anyone else has the issue.
Good luck--
rugmankc said:
Not sure, but i would start with the basics--
1. Don't use Factory Reset. Do it manually thru Advanced. Wipe System/Data/Caches 3
2. Flash 4.3 rom for your phone before flashing a 4.4.
3. If you continue to have issues back up your internal sdcard to pc and format it then reinstall the data.
2.5.0.2 has been rock solid for me
I am not familiar with European phones. You could try a differnet kernel for you phone.
Did you Google your problem to see if anyone else has the issue.
Good luck--
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OK thx i will try #1 and #2
How can i do real clean instal? . like it was when i bought it
Because when in flash 4.3 stock ROM some stuff like wall wallpaper and the greenify setting stay the same.
If i wipe the data will everything be back like when i first bought the phone?
QCdroid said:
OK thx i will try #1 and #2
How can i do real clean instal? . like it was when i bought it
Because when in flash 4.3 stock ROM some stuff like wall wallpaper and the greenify setting stay the same.
If i wipe the data will everything be back like when i first bought the phone?
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Not sure on going back to original. Maybe Odin with a stock tar file for your version. Not familiar with that though. I have the wallpaper issue also. Not uncommon. Going of you wipe as suggested and redo internal card, you will be OK. Sometimes files are left there from previous roms and can effect new rom. Calling it a nite.
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Video recording failed error

Hello all
When I switch from camera to video recording...I video recording failed error occurs. I have already clear cache, delivk cache, change video storage to internal, and format SD card and all does not fix the problem.
I tried google camera...and recording works there...
I have the most updated modem and bootloader...and I have installed a romantic where other uses have video recording working
Any help will be appreciated.
Thomas
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Wipe cache & dalvick is OK, but do you do hard reset? It means wipe data, cache & dalvick
Yes
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And reflash stock rom? Or try custom rom?
Yes yes
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Fixed I didn't have the latest non-hlos.bin flashed although I had modem.bin installed
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Imppy said:
Fixed I didn't have the latest non-hlos.bin flashed although I had modem.bin installed
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How did you do it please i have the same issue
Is there enough free space on your storage card or device?
So I solved it by:
Using Odin 3.11.1
I have already tried Factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flashed the latest stock Lolipop or older lollipop with ODin and nothing solved the problem.
So I tried to flash the latest stock lolipop with Odin and marking checked (Auto Reboot , F. Reset Time , Phone EFS clear, Phone Bootloader update).
I suspect that the Phone EFS clear did the trick. It's function is related to the modem and radio of the phone. And clearly the modem has a problem here.
I hope this will help anybody out there having this issue.
This problem happened after trying to flash lollipop using FlashFire app to reserve the root that I had in my previos Android KK 4.4.2.
Phone: Galaxy Note3 N9005 Malaysian

[Q] Galaxy S4 won' turn on after flashing a zip

Hello. I have a rooted Verizon Galaxy S4 on 4.4.2 and the NC5. I tried to install a mod thing. The instructions on this website said to flash this zip. I used this flash gordon app to flash the zip. Now, my phone will not turn on, It goes past the Samsung screen, but cannot pass the Verizon screen. The animation plays but it just stays on the same screen forever. How can I fix this? Will I have to do a factory reset? Also, is there a way to backup my apps? I just realized that I accidentally deleted my backup yesterday. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
If a cache wipe doesn't work, then you need to reflash the firmware you are on. It won't wipe your system.
Lennyz1988 said:
If a cache wipe doesn't work, then you need to reflash the firmware you are on. It won't wipe your system.
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Hello and thank you for replying. I wiped the cache both in safestrap and in the android recovery, but my phone is still not turning on. How would I reflash the firmware on my phone? Also, how would I be able to retrieve my files? Would it work if I wipe/factory reset?
Gobbling_Monkey said:
Hello and thank you for replying. I wiped the cache both in safestrap and in the android recovery, but my phone is still not turning on. How would I reflash the firmware on my phone? Also, how would I be able to retrieve my files? Would it work if I wipe/factory reset?
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You are on the N5 firmware. Then just reflash the N5 firmware for Verizon with Odin.
Factory reset would do nothing more then losing your apps. So you don't have to do that.
Just flash the N5 firmware and you still will have everything. You have to reroot though and probably flash safestrap again but that's it.
Lennyz1988 said:
You are on the N5 firmware. Then just reflash the N5 firmware for Verizon with Odin.
Factory reset would do nothing more then losing your apps. So you don't have to do that.
Just flash the N5 firmware and you still will have everything. You have to reroot though and probably flash safestrap again but that's it.
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Hello. I would like to thank you for your help. I did what you said and found the firmware and successfully reflashed the N5 firmware using instructions on a website. Although I already did make the mistake of factory reseting and did lose my files . What I flashed claimed to theme my Galaxy S4 like the S5. Since it didn't work, I just ended up installing the Hyperdrive ROM. Thank You and have a nice day.

[Q] Change csc without data wipe

So, my location is ZTO but I've flashed BTU when I debranded my S7E. Turns out, Samsung Pay just launched here (but my phone doesn't support it... My guess would be the CSC).
But, as far as I know, changing CSC results in factory reset. Is there any way to flash ZTO without wiping all my data?
You could try the csc zip in the roms kernel etc thread. That doesn't wipe data.
ASHLEY117 said:
You could try the csc zip in the roms kernel etc thread. That doesn't wipe data.
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probably better to do a full wipe before any flashing however. or backup data, wipe/flash away, restore data.

[Q] Flash to stock with full reset

Sorry to start a thread for something that I think is simple. I want to update my S5 to the newest PF4. I was on a rooted 5.0.1 before. I didn't care about keeping root, etc.
I used SamFirm to download the newest firmware. Then ODIN to flash the newest firmware.
The result was it upgraded my phone to 6.0.1 instead of a clean install. In the old days, I recall having to clean cache, clean Dalvik cache, and maybe some other steps.
I simply want to nuke my phone 100%, and load it with the stock firmware PF4.
If I reboot my phone into recovery I see Wipe Date/Factory Reset and Wipe cache partition. I envision that is what I need to do, but looking for confirmation. Also, does the order matter?
crimsontide said:
Sorry to start a thread for something that I think is simple. I want to update my S5 to the newest PF4. I was on a rooted 5.0.1 before. I didn't care about keeping root, etc.
I used SamFirm to download the newest firmware. Then ODIN to flash the newest firmware.
The result was it upgraded my phone to 6.0.1 instead of a clean install. In the old days, I recall having to clean cache, clean Dalvik cache, and maybe some other steps.
I simply want to nuke my phone 100%, and load it with the stock firmware PF4.
If I reboot my phone into recovery I see Wipe Date/Factory Reset and Wipe cache partition. I envision that is what I need to do, but looking for confirmation. Also, does the order matter?
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You just need to flash a full factory tar from odin
Where do I get a full factory tar? I used SamFirm, the screencap is below.
crimsontide said:
Where do I get a full factory tar? I used SamFirm, the screencap is below.
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You can use Samsung smart switch emergency upgrade and initialization option to fully wipe and upgrade your device.
Or just flash the stock firmware, and then go to recovery and do a factory reset.
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