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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 Screen

Hi guys, Ive just bought a new Samsung Galaxy S4
I had the s3 and loved it but thought id get the S4, (I'm on the Three network UK If this helps)
Anyway with the s3 i rooted it, Installed CF Root, and siyah kernel and worked a treat
So when i had my S4 today i thought id root it, So i followed this video: youtube.com/watch?v=vlsO5o_-CI8 did everything and everything worked fine, then i thought oh ill put the siyah kernel on from here d-h.st/users/siyah/s3 and was completely in a daze didn't even read where it said s3 or anything (Yes i know im thick as two short blanks but i do apologize in advance) and when i flashed the siyah kernal it got stuck on the booting screen where it says Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and nothing is budging it, nothing at all.
Anyway so i looked at troubleshooting things and here's what i have tried
*Taking Battery out
* Recovery mode (Power, Home and Volume Up button) clicked factory reset wipe data etc
So im out of options and in desperate need of help as i dont know what else to do so im desperate, i know im a dope for installing something but as i said i was in a daze and just doing it automatically which i know is no excuse but i am sorry.
So can anyone help as i do hope so,
Thanks in advance

Sorry Guys Its the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9505 not the i9500, Its the i9505,
Apologies

brookey12 said:
Sorry Guys Its the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9505 not the i9500, Its the i9505,
Apologies
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flash stock kernel with odin from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252855

Ok ill try that and get back to you asap i have a pretty slow internet connection so what ill do is download it and hotfile is slow unless you have premium of course so ill get back to you asap, cheers

brookey12 said:
Ok ill try that and get back to you asap i have a pretty slow internet connection so what ill do is download it and hotfile is slow unless you have premium of course so ill get back to you asap, cheers
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download the kernel only it is about 6 mb

Will the kernal work then?

brookey12 said:
Will the kernal work then?
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it should, because you flashed wrong kernel,
if not, you have to flash the whole stock firmware

Nope the kernal didnt work, So gonna have to try the stock firmware,
that would should 100% work is it?

brookey12 said:
Nope the kernal didnt work, So gonna have to try the stock firmware,
that would should 100% work is it?
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yes.
maybe you have a corrupted partition due to the wrong flash so you need a pit file with the firmware, see my signature for tutorial

Im reading it now you know where it says: Step 4) unzip the downlowded file (from second or third post), u will get a Home.tar file.
Where do i get that file from what second or third post?

brookey12 said:
Im reading it now you know where it says: Step 4) unzip the downlowded file (from second or third post), u will get a Home.tar file.
Where do i get that file from what second or third post?
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in the same thread, see second post for official stock i9500 download and third post for I9505 stock firmware download

Got it, You know u said i need the pit file with the firmware, what exactly do i do with the pit file after i have downloaded it?

brookey12 said:
Got it, You know u said i need the pit file with the firmware, what exactly do i do with the pit file after i have downloaded it?
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first flash the firmware as pda in odin, if odin gives you "no pit file" when flashing, so you must put I9505 pit file in odin as pit with the firmware as pda and flash. (all explanations are mentioned in my thread :good

Ok downloading the stock fw now ok, ill keep ya updated

thank you thank you thank you, ur a legend it works!!!

[Q] PIT for FIDO 16GB SGH-I337M 4.3

Anyone have a pit file for FIDO (FWC) 16GB SGH-I337M S4? Need to repartition and am not having any luck finding one. would anyone on 4.3 be able to dump a 4.3 pit and post it please?

What did you do that you think you need a pit file?

No matter what i try to flash to my phone it seems to mess up on /system so Im making the assumption my pit is pooched. AKA a bad flash or something gone horribly wrong
PIT IS looking like my last hope in this long sad battle that makes me want to hurl my s4 off the moon
when i luck into getting into recovery it fails to mount system
jd1639 said:
What did you do that you think you need a pit file?
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The_SilverOne said:
No matter what i try to flash to my phone it seems to mess up on /system so Im making the assumption my pit is pooched. AKA a bad flash or something gone horribly wrong
PIT IS looking like my last hope in this long sad battle that makes me want to hurl my s4 off the moon
when i luck into getting into recovery it fails to mount system
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There's a pit in the development forum, but I don't think it's going to work.

jd1639 said:
There's a pit in the development forum, but I don't think it's going to work.
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Saw that and many others but non explicitly mentioning compatibility with my device.
Thanks for your advice friend

The_SilverOne said:
Saw that and many others but non explicitly mentioning compatibility with my device.
Thanks for your advice friend
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I believe the partitions are the same for the i337 and the i337m

[Q] Odin & Set Partition?

Hey guys,
Trying to go to KK from Beans 4.3. Followed all steps and have used Odin before. When I go to flash the KK FW, this is what I am getting, every time. Has anyone else ever seen this? If so, what did you do to get rid of it and have the flash go as planned? I posted in the Beans KK thread too about this, but thought this question might be better served here. I also tried using the PIT file as well, but it only gets as far as you see in the image and then everything stops. Any insights are appreciated, as I am just stuck on 4.3.
Thanks

pmt223 said:
Hey guys,
Trying to go to KK from Beans 4.3. Followed all steps and have used Odin before. When I go to flash the KK FW, this is what I am getting, every time. Has anyone else ever seen this? If so, what did you do to get rid of it and have the flash go as planned? I posted in the Beans KK thread too about this, but thought this question might be better served here. I also tried using the PIT file as well, but it only gets as far as you see in the image and then everything stops. Any insights are appreciated, as I am just stuck on 4.3.
Thanks
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You just need to flash the .pit file as well. Not a huge deal. I believe it's in the master odin guide etc.
Edit: Just reread it. Try doing just the .pit first then. The one for 4.3

denpth said:
You just need to flash the .pit file as well. Not a huge deal. I believe it's in the master odin guide etc.
Edit: Just reread it. Try doing just the .pit first then. The one for 4.3
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Tried that too, same thing. I wish I could figure out wtf is going on with this. I uninstalled and reinstalled drivers too.

pmt223 said:
Tried that too, same thing. I wish I could figure out wtf is going on with this. I uninstalled and reinstalled drivers too.
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Post a question on az_biker's thread, here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576104

Require help if possible

Hi,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505G which I flashed a custom rom on about a year or so ago.
I have since tried to update/flash it again with no joy. My baseband version is (meant to add my baseband when my phone loaded, it didn't.... Its something like MEA on the end.
I tried updating it so many ways, all different roms, stocks, baseband updates, god knows what else and I spend a lot of time on it also.
When ever I try to flash a stock rom using ODIN it fails. I recently tried to flash 5.1 I9505GUEUDOH2 Full Restore hoping it would just solve all my issues but now I seem to be in a boot loop.
I honestly don't know why this has happened.
Please can some one give me some advice or point me in the right direction?
Sorry if this is in the wrong section.
Thank you in advanced
Dom

dy_domyoung said:
Thank you in advanced
Dom
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Follow this guide: HERE. Post any screenshot of the ODIN error too pls. Ty .

Joku1981 said:
Follow this guide: HERE. Post any screenshot of the ODIN error too pls. Ty .
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Sorry for posting in the wrong section
Okay, so I managed to sort a sort of fix, I guess.
I used odin in download mode to flash twrp recover using BL. I launched into recovery and installed a I9505 rom onto my phone. So its currently working and I will probably leave as is in worry that if I continue to mess around I may brick it for good lol
Thank you
Dom

dy_domyoung said:
Sorry for posting in the wrong section
Okay, so I managed to sort a sort of fix, I guess.
I used odin in download mode to flash twrp recover using BL. I launched into recovery and installed a I9505 rom onto my phone. So its currently working and I will probably leave as is in worry that if I continue to mess around I may brick it for good lol
Thank you
Dom
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My guess is you were flashing the wrong roms. You probably have an I9505 and not an I9505G.

Baseband update through Odin

Hi all,
Allow me to apologise for my, likely, n00b question but I'm not confident with this process yet and do not wish to brick my phone!
I have Darklord Note 5 port installed and am encountering the "Video Recording failed" error. It's my understanding that this issue is caused by being on an older firmware and that the fix is to install the latest one.
I have downloaded the 3 files linked to from the main post.
CP.......tar.md5 and BL......tar.md5 seem pretty obvious where to put them in odin but there is a BB-BL-N9005XXUGBOI8.rar as well. I am unsure what to do with this file.
I have searched briefly but I'm at work at the moment. Could anyone point me in the right direction or show me where I should be looking for this, please.
Many thanks in advance!

MisterPig said:
Hi all,
Allow me to apologise for my, likely, n00b question but I'm not confident with this process yet and do not wish to brick my phone!
I have Darklord Note 5 port installed and am encountering the "Video Recording failed" error. It's my understanding that this issue is caused by being on an older firmware and that the fix is to install the latest one.
I have downloaded the 3 files linked to from the main post.
CP.......tar.md5 and BL......tar.md5 seem pretty obvious where to put them in odin but there is a BB-BL-N9005XXUGBOI8.rar as well. I am unsure what to do with this file.
I have searched briefly but I'm at work at the moment. Could anyone point me in the right direction or show me where I should be looking for this, please.
Many thanks in advance!
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Just flash CP and BL. Don't flash kernel and .rar.
Link the CP and BL to the corresponding tab in odin. Find odin first and you'll see how to put them.
Sent from my SM-N920C

Rosli59564 said:
Just flash CP and BL. Don't flash kernel and .rar.
Link the CP and BL to the corresponding tab in odin. Find odin first and you'll see how to put them.
Sent from my SM-N920C
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Thanks for the clarification! Will try this as soon as I get home!

Update succeded, but dosen't show in settings
Hi there.
thanks for your help.
I have a query: Odin says it succeeded in updating, as per your instructions. yet the baseband is still showing the old version number. Any ideas?
Cheers
M.