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[Q] Stock Firmware Update {I-9500} {india}

Hi Guys,
I am on the Official Stock Rom DDUAMDK and I have rooted it using CF root.
Device Status Says Custom and Havent Installed any Recovery Yet
I am unable to Update VIA OTA obv cause i am rooted.
So How to Get teh Latest Indian Firmware. I am confused as in XDa there are a Hell lot of Firmwares available and don't know which one is Latest
Any other way to get the OTA or to get it update Via odin to Latest?

Here's the guide to enable OTA Update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255190
The letters contained in the name of the firmware describes the version of the same. You can check the latest one at samfirmware or checkfus.
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manu44 said:
Hi Guys,
I am on the Official Stock Rom DDUAMDK and I have rooted it using CF root.
Device Status Says Custom and Havent Installed any Recovery Yet
I am unable to Update VIA OTA obv cause i am rooted.
So How to Get teh Latest Indian Firmware. I am confused as in XDa there are a Hell lot of Firmwares available and don't know which one is Latest
Any other way to get the OTA or to get it update Via odin to Latest?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42552786
Download from here^
flash via odin. WIpe data

Paras Lehana said:
Here's the guide to enable OTA Update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255190
The letters contained in the name of the firmware describes the version of the same. You can check the latest one at samfirmware or checkfus.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Thanxs for the reply..
I had already checked this method.. But as per Chainfire's thread Triangle away does not Work with I9500? Have you tested the Same?

manu44 said:
Thanxs for the reply..
I had already checked this method.. But as per Chainfire's thread Triangle away does not Work with I9500? Have you tested the Same?
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Yeah, for now but I don't think it should affect you.
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[Q] how to update to mj6

Hello, i'm on branded orange mi7 french and would like to unbranded and install last mj6 from england.
So is it possible to unbranded and update without knox 01?
To after root with vroot.
Thanks

Nope sorry. Mj6 will trip the counter. You can still try installing from sammobile and dont root it.
Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)

I went from mj3 malaysian xme to Britain btu mj6 thru Odin and it did not trip my flash counter
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patrick92260 said:
I went from mj3 malaysian xme to Britain btu mj6 thru Odin and it did not trip my flash counter
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That's right, but try to root it.... You now have the new bootloaders that trip when you root, and if something goes wrong forget using Kies 3 to fix as the newest firmware Malaysia has to date is MJ1, the old bootloader.... Welcome to bootloopssville, population - You....

berju said:
Hello, i'm on branded orange mi7 french and would like to unbranded and install last mj6 from england.
So is it possible to unbranded and update without knox 01?
To after root with vroot.
Thanks
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I don't know about the branded version, but I succeeded in flashing MJ6-BTU on my french XEF phone. Root is working - Knox is 0x0.
Universal RDLV is able to create the system.img.ext4 and cache.img.ext4 files, but you have to include some other files from the Samsung tar.md5 file or camera and WLAN will be broken. DO NOT include the *.mbn files - DO NOT include the unmodified system.img.ext4 - this would result in Knox 0x1.

gnadenlos said:
I don't know about the branded version, but I succeeded in flashing MJ6-BTU on my french XEF phone. Root is working - Knox is 0x0.
Universal RDLV is able to create the system.img.ext4 and cache.img.ext4 files, but you have to include some other files from the Samsung tar.md5 file or camera and WLAN will be broken. DO NOT include the *.mbn files - DO NOT include the unmodified system.img.ext4 - this would result in Knox 0x1.
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Hello do you flash a rdlv version or a non modified one?

The safest way to go up (providing you currently have nothing higher than MJ1), is to create a URDLV Firmware, to keep the old boot loader.
Then flash the modem and NON-HLOS file from the original Samsung tar file.
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berju said:
Hello do you flash a rdlv version or a non modified one?
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You flash a RDLV version, but you have to add some additional files from the Samsung firmware. At least you have to add NON-HLOS and modem, but in my case this wasn't enough, so I built a new .tar.md5 file with almost everything. The only files I didn't include were the *.mbn files. System+Cache from the RDLV tar.md5, the rest from the Samsung tar.md5 file.

Can i flash mj1 With odin without knox01 and after flash rdlv mj6 or mj7
Thanks

berju said:
Can i flash mj1 With odin without knox01 and after flash rdlv mj6 or mj7
Thanks
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Start by reading this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487916&page=10 at post 93
You will understand how to create your UK MJ7 firmware unbranded and rooted. Don't flash a newer firmware than MJ1 to keep the old bootloader and don't use kingoapp or vroot .... They use an exploit which won't exist anymore when samsung will decide it ! You will be happy to have the old bootloader at this moment ...

geek78 said:
Start by reading this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487916&page=10 at post 93
You will understand how to create your UK MJ7 firmware unbranded and rooted. Don't flash a newer firmware than MJ1 to keep the old bootloader and don't use kingoapp or vroot .... They use an exploit which won't exist anymore when samsung will decide it ! You will be happy to have the old bootloader at this moment ...
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Thank you, i understand that it's important tout keep the old bootloader. So my iinterrogation is about i update my mi7 directly to rdlv mj7 or i update first to mj1 and after to mj7.
Bootloader on mi7 and mj1 is the same?

berju said:
Thank you, i understand that it's important tout keep the old bootloader. So my iinterrogation is about i update my mi7 directly to rdlv mj7 or i update first to mj1 and after to mj7.
Bootloader on mi7 and mj1 is the same?
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directly

geek78 said:
directly
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thanks a lot, i'll try this.
Last question, this firmware is rooted ?

It will be rooted by following the process "root de la vega", so before flashing it

geek78 said:
It will be rooted by following the process "root de la vega", so before flashing it
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Ok thanks, now it's time to read the post and try :good:

geek78 said:
It will be rooted by following the process "root de la vega", so before flashing it
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hello, just for confirmation i just need put the files on root of internal sd card. I don't need flash AP/CSC because i flash RDLV before ?
I've just flash RDLV MJ7 and now i just try to root.
Thanks again.
EDIT : root is done, just put files reboot... remove and done.
Thanks all for your help !!

patrick92260 said:
I went from mj3 malaysian xme to Britain btu mj6 thru Odin and it did not trip my flash counter
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I bought what I thought was a UK Note 3 (via Amazon UK) but it turns out to be a Malaysian XME one. I've therefore been looking at moving over to the BTU firmware. Was it simply a case of downloading (I've done this from Sammobile) and installing via Odin? Any issues encountered?
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anencephal said:
I bought what I thought was a UK Note 3 (via Amazon UK) but it turns out to be a Malaysian XME one. I've therefore been looking at moving over to the BTU firmware. Was it simply a case of downloading (I've done this from Sammobile) and installing via Odin? Any issues encountered?
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Hello,
i'm not sure what you want exactly. If i understand your phone is XME and you want BTU ? So if you flash a rom from sammobile with multi-csc your phone rest on XME. You need to flash BTU exclusive one ( i think, ask for confirmation ).
But before flash you need to know if you want root after or customise, because of knox warrantly and new bootloader you can't do this is you don't do the right thing.
You can read this also :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47225951&postcount=112

I think it can be done using this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47091411&postcount=62&nocache=1&z=5607935257721692

[Q] odin flashing problem for note3 N9005

tried to flash australian stock rom from sammobile on hongkong note 3, odin failed and phone bricked
then flashed back hongkong one, it worked again. but revalidation look is off.
1- any way to flash australian rom safely?
2- what revalidation look and should it be on?

ahmekh said:
tried to flash australian stock rom from sammobile on hongkong note 3, odin failed and phone bricked
then flashed back hongkong one, it worked again. but revalidation look is off.
1- any way to flash australian rom safely?
2- what revalidation look and should it be on?
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Did you try to flash the Telstra rom or the XSA rom?
I found flashing Telstra's rom doesn't seem to work...
Also, what version of firmware were you trying to flash?
You can't flash an MI7 rom on an MJ7 bootloader. Just goes into a bootloop... If by some miracle you get to android then usually wifi and phone WONT work. You need MJ7 (or higher) rom on MJ7 bootloader...
Make sure reactivation lock is OFF... You can end up with a brick otherwise..

thanks
ultramag69 said:
Did you try to flash the Telstra rom or the XSA rom?
I found flashing Telstra's rom doesn't seem to work...
Also, what version of firmware were you trying to flash?
You can't flash an MI7 rom on an MJ7 bootloader. Just goes into a bootloop... If by some miracle you get to android then usually wifi and phone WONT work. You need MJ7 (or higher) rom on MJ7 bootloader...
Make sure reactivation lock is OFF... You can end up with a brick otherwise..
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i tried to flash vodafone MJ7 on hongkong MJ9 but failed.

ahmekh said:
i tried to flash vodafone MJ7 on hongkong MJ9 but failed.
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- 1st, you cannot flash MJ7 over MJ9. Choose a higher firmware (e.g MK1, MK2, ML1, ML2...) to flash over MJ7.
- 2nd, donot flash carrier's firmware (vodafone). Choose unbrand firmware.

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vndnguyen said:
- 1st, you cannot flash MJ7 over MJ9. Choose a higher firmware (e.g MK1, MK2, ML1, ML2...) to flash over MJ7.
- 2nd, donot flash carrier's firmware (vodafone). Choose unbrand firmware.
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sorry for this basic Q,
when you say MJ7 / MK1, do you read the PDA, CSC or MODEM
thanks

ahmekh said:
sorry for this basic Q,
when you say MJ7 / MK1, do you read the PDA, CSC or MODEM
thanks
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PDA or AP...to find out...dial *#1234# & see the AP(last 3 characters)

linx1287 said:
PDA or AP...to find out...dial *#1234# & see the AP(last 3 characters)
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ahmekh said:
sorry for this basic Q,
when you say MJ7 / MK1, do you read the PDA, CSC or MODEM
thanks
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Not exactly PDA nor CSC nor MODEM... It is the Bootloader version, as you cannot overwrite a bootloader by the older one.
However the firmware usually comes with the "same version" for both the PDA and the bootloader. So in general you can also said it is the PDA version.

MK1. So I need to flash like MK2 and above
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ahmekh said:
MK1. So I need to flash like MK2 and above
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what is your phone's region? what firmware are you using (region, version)?

The phone is hongkong TGY MK1. I LIVE IN australia
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So far tried multiple roms but unsuccessful although it said PDA MK1 OR MK2. BUT I noticed that theses roms modems are mainly MJ7 and my current one is MJ9.
That may be the reason?
If any one is lucky and was successful in flashing any rom over the honkong TGY one please help me.
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[Q] Questions from newbie, how to update note 3 after rooted

Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..

juanpsegurar said:
Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..
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I see that your baseband is MI5, is KNOX still 0x0?

juanpsegurar said:
Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..
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Yes you can odin it, i suggest doing it through ODIN and not the mobile version. You'll have to re-root after

polish_pat said:
Yes you can odin it, i suggest doing it through ODIN and not the mobile version. You'll have to re-root after
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If KNOX is still 0x0, and you want to keep that, you MUST use Mobile Odin. With Odin and CF root KNOX will become 0x1.

Pierre118 said:
If KNOX is still 0x0, and you want to keep that, you MUST use Mobile Odin. With Odin and CF root KNOX will become 0x1.
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i'm pretty sure at this point he already tripped knox since hes rooted on MI5 baseband

Pierre118 said:
I see that your baseband is MI5, is KNOX still 0x0?
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Nope,it is 0x1

juanpsegurar said:
Nope,it is 0x1
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In that case do what @polish_pat said. Use Odin 3.09 to flash the downloaded firmware, and root it after that.

polish_pat said:
i'm pretty sure at this point he already tripped knox since hes rooted on MI5 baseband
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It is 0x1, so it would be just Mobile Odin, or Odin and I should have no major issues moving to N9005VJUBMI7 ?
Once Kit Kat becomes available, would be the same?
Thanks Again

juanpsegurar said:
It is 0x1, so it would be just Mobile Odin, or Odin and I should have no major issues moving to N9005VJUBMI7 ?
Once Kit Kat becomes available, would be the same?
Thanks Again
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The update process should be flawless. If you want, you can also flash polish firmware and have kit kat today, then you can flash a rom like X-Note 10. But if you just want to stay stock rooted, use ODIN to flash stock firmware and re-root afterwards

polish_pat said:
The update process should be flawless. If you want, you can also flash polish firmware and have kit kat today, then you can flash a rom like X-Note 10. But if you just want to stay stock rooted, use ODIN to flash stock firmware and re-root afterwards
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Thanks, I was still doing some research as I have seen some comments regarding current KK, having lots of bugs..
But for my future reference, I would just download KK and flash it with odin as well?, what about the X-Note ROM, i will need to do some research on this one, but if you can point me on some references will be great to start, as well of know issues, or downsides of this ROM

juanpsegurar said:
Thanks, I was still doing some research as I have seen some comments regarding current KK, having lots of bugs..
But for my future reference, I would just download KK and flash it with odin as well?, what about the X-Note ROM, i will need to do some research on this one, but if you can point me on some references will be great to start, as well of know issues, or downsides of this ROM
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KK has no bugs for me. As for xnote, go in dev section and look at development thread for the rom

polish_pat said:
KK has no bugs for me. As for xnote, go in dev section and look at development thread for the rom
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You keep giving advice to people that have N9005 without even ****ing mentioning that you have the N900W8 phone where the bootloader (and a lot of other stuff) is different

xclub_101 said:
You keep giving advice to people that have N9005 without even ****ing mentioning that you have the N900W8 phone where the bootloader (and a lot of other stuff) is different
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It's the same phone! The bootloader has nothing to do with anything, its only relevant when we talk about upgrading and downgrading. The guy just wants to upgrade to KK, he can go in xnote thread and there are instructions for the upgrade, and in case you didnt know, xnote is designed for 9005 and W8 is not officially supported, so next time you try to open your little piehole, do your research first

Need help
Pierre118 said:
In that case do what @polish_pat said. Use Odin 3.09 to flash the downloaded firmware, and root it after that.
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I got stuck wiht odin and kit kat the german version, ODIN fails at around 90 %
Current in ODIN 3.9
Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.
HELP

juanpsegurar said:
I got stuck wiht odin and kit kat the german version, ODIN fails at around 90 %
HELP
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What's it say? I think u should flash firmware Poland first. I flash from 4.3 to 4.4.2 with firmware Poland everything is working

hhai2pth said:
What's it say? I think u should flash firmware Poland first. I flash from 4.3 to 4.4.2 with firmware Poland everything is working
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Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.

juanpsegurar said:
Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.
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U should reflash new KK rom with Odin and make sure Kies not running background

[Q] I'm a moron. I need some help.

OK. So trying to fix an issue on my wife's I337. Flashed 4.3 Firmware, not realizing that this didn't include the modem firmware. So I found myself with a working, stock S4 with not WIFI or Mobile Data. Installed Safestrap, with the intention of flashing the Modem Firmware. KNOX appears to be stopping booting into Safestrap. So what should I do. I basically need a working method to install the modem firmware or something similar. Please help. I'm a moron. Feel free to berate me with your advice. Thanks.
Edit: So I fixed it using Odin and the firmware in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223

boartfield1 said:
OK. So trying to fix an issue on my wife's I337. Flashed 4.3 Firmware, not realizing that this didn't include the modem firmware. So I found myself with a working, stock S4 with not WIFI or Mobile Data. Installed Safestrap, with the intention of flashing the Modem Firmware. KNOX appears to be stopping booting into Safestrap. So what should I do. I basically need a working method to install the modem firmware or something similar. Please help. I'm a moron. Feel free to berate me with your advice. Thanks.
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I would recommend downloading 4.4.2 latest fw from Sammobile and flash with Odin

Zehlek said:
I would recommend downloading 4.4.2 latest fw from Sammobile and flash with Odin
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Thanks, I'll give it a go.

boartfield1 said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go.
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Also, use ODIN 3.07. For me 3.09 didn't flash stock correctly, but 3.07 worked perfectly.