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[Firmware] N7000XXLSZ_N7000OXALSZ_DBT

New update from Sammobile :
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/194965403/0874506/N7000XXLSZ_N7000OXALSZ_DBT.zip.html
Stock odexed probably.

AFAIK, this is not a leak

Yep, i've edited

Any mirror?

No mirrors for the moment ..

Update from XXLSA to XXLSZ
I already applied the update and all goes well!
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No mirrors for the moment ..
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Hi, silly question. Is this the last official update that just been released?
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Hello, I am downloading the new "official" update right now. I have a number of questions before I attempt to apply/install it. Thanks for any responses:
(a) Does this "fix" the brick bug issue or is a custom kernel still required?
(b) Does this "fix" the recently announced security flaw?
(c) Is there some way, other than with Kies, to install the download (like Odin) - the file was said on SamMobile to be a Kies file? I currently don't have anything but the Kies USB drivers installed and really don't need Kies itself for anything else. If there is another way, please post a procedure.
(d) My device is rooted and currently running HydraCore 4.3b (overclocked). So:
a) Do I have to unroot and otherwise return to stock 4.0.4 before installing this?
b) How do I re-root after install? And install backup/recovery?
c) I read that HydraCore does not support JB. Is there a good alternative? Is this even needed now (I originally installed HydraCore to avoid the brick bug but find it very nice in most ways)?
d) Does this "fix" the touchkey backlight bug?
e) Will installing this do anything to my installed apps and their data? If so, what steps to best recover that?
Thanks for your help before I step into this.

AW: [Firmware] N7000XXLSZ_N7000OXALSZ_DBT
It's official. Yes. Maybe it's the last official (hoping for 4.2.2)
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whitedavidp said:
Hello, I am downloading the new "official" update right now. I have a number of questions before I attempt to apply/install it. Thanks for any responses:
(a) Does this "fix" the brick bug issue or is a custom kernel still required?
(b) Does this "fix" the recently announced security flaw?
(c) Is there some way, other than with Kies, to install the download (like Odin) - the file was said on SamMobile to be a Kies file? I currently don't have anything but the Kies USB drivers installed and really don't need Kies itself for anything else. If there is another way, please post a procedure.
(d) My device is rooted and currently running HydraCore 4.3b (overclocked). So:
a) Do I have to unroot and otherwise return to stock 4.0.4 before installing this?
b) How do I re-root after install? And install backup/recovery?
c) I read that HydraCore does not support JB. Is there a good alternative? Is this even needed now (I originally installed HydraCore to avoid the brick bug but find it very nice in most ways)?
d) Does this "fix" the touchkey backlight bug?
e) Will installing this do anything to my installed apps and their data? If so, what steps to best recover that?
Thanks for your help before I step into this.
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I update it through Odin, if fixes several bugs, including Walked slowly than XXLSA.
So far everything is going very well!

Attached are some screen capture files and Odin

aLeXiNDj said:
I update it through Odin, if fixes several bugs, including Walked slowly than XXLSA.
So far everything is going very well!
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Thanks. Can you give a quick run-down on what to do with ODIN with this file. I am obviously a newbie.

Sure friend
First Download the program Odin that I share the bond of dropbox,
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2065147/Odin 3.rar
Download the version of firmware.
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/194965403/0874506/N7000XXLSZ_N7000OXALSZ_DBT.zip.html
Decompress it and attached the PDA option in ODIN identified.
Base can take the pictures attached in my previous post

aLeXiNDj said:
Sure friend
First Download the program Odin that I share the bond of dropbox,
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2065147/Odin 3.rar
Download the version of firmware.
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/194965403/0874506/N7000XXLSZ_N7000OXALSZ_DBT.zip.html
Decompress it and attached the PDA option in ODIN identified.
Base can take the pictures attached in my previous post
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Got it. Thanks very much.

this version does not have the lockscreen shorcuts and the information reader, or i'm wrong?

Cordobes21 said:
this version does not have the lockscreen shorcuts and the information reader, or i'm wrong?
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Sure, these shortcuts were included from version XXLSC and this is still working properly.

Now can i just update my Galaxy Note without wiping it like other ROMs?
I'm on 4.0.4 stock, never used any ROM 'cause didn't wanna wipe my phone, i was waiting for the official release because as far as i know i could just update it with Kies without wiping.
Is there a way to do it or will i have to wait for the update to get to my country and carrier?

Quimerinha said:
Now can i just update my Galaxy Note without wiping it like other ROMs?
I'm on 4.0.4 stock, never used any ROM 'cause didn't wanna wipe my phone, i was waiting for the official release because as far as i know i could just update it with Kies without wiping.
Is there a way to do it or will i have to wait for the update to get to my country and carrier?
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Try to upgrade with odin, the most that can happen is that you start the phone and you would have to enter the recovery to clear the cache and start your phone clean.

aLeXiNDj said:
Try to upgrade with odin, the most that can happen is that you start the phone and you would have to enter the recovery to clear the cache and start your phone clean.
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Thanks dude, i will download the German firmware and try to update via Odin(Can i do that with MobileODIN?) i really fear wipes haha
EDIT: Saw a lot of people on SamMobile saying that their phones got slow as f*** after the update without wiping, i'm really afraid now ):
Oh, and can i flash the ROM using the SpeedMod #k3-13 kernel?

Its a good thing we invented this thanks button BC WO people trolling for thanks nobody would help all these noobs who refuse to read or experiment... Which of course was what this site was once about, developing
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[help]!!! Help the newbie here!!

Hi everyone, i encounter a problem earlier. Basically i rooted my phone days ago and i m still using stock rom without flashing custom roms. So i eager to try out the mod from Omega thread and install the Omega file from google play. After downloaded the mod (for omega rom) of scrolling wallpaper for TW and i flashed it. Booting up my phone with TW not responding, force close. Try again and again still cant boot into menu. I know i m stupid that didn't do a NAND backup before flashing it, and now i m stuck at this force close thing. So i found out out there there is a stock official rom XXUBMEA, i was previously from XXUAME2, can i flash this rom with odin?What is the complete process i need to do to flash this stock rom? Appreciate that you can help me so i can get back my phone!!

snoopy5 said:
Hi everyone, i encounter a problem earlier. Basically i rooted my phone days ago and i m still using stock rom without flashing custom roms. So i eager to try out the mod from Omega thread and install the Omega file from google play. After downloaded the mod (for omega rom) of scrolling wallpaper for TW and i flashed it. Booting up my phone with TW not responding, force close. Try again and again still cant boot into menu. I know i m stupid that didn't do a NAND backup before flashing it, and now i m stuck at this force close thing. So i found out out there there is a stock official rom XXUBMEA, i was previously from XXUAME2, can i flash this rom with odin?What is the complete process i need to do to flash this stock rom? Appreciate that you can help me so i can get back my phone!!
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Yes u can flash the firmware if its for the same version u are having using ODIN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477&highlight=stock+firmware\
use the above link incase u wanna find more details abt stock firmware etc
Download the stock firmware u wanna install ope ODIN select the firmware thru PDA connect ur device in download mode make sure u have all drivers install once in download mode if the device is detected press start and let it do its work
Do unzip the firmware if its a Zip file and the file will be .tar

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123hiten said:
Yes u can flash the firmware if its for the same version u are having using ODIN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477&highlight=stock+firmware\
use the above link incase u wanna find more details abt stock firmware etc
Download the stock firmware u wanna install ope ODIN select the firmware thru PDA connect ur device in download mode make sure u have all drivers install once in download mode if the device is detected press start and let it do its work
Do unzip the firmware if its a Zip file and the file will be .tar
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Thanks bro, anyway I'm from Singapore, and i would like to try out the latest firmware(GERMANY DBT I9505XXUBMEA), am i good to go for this 1? is there any problem if i flash this stock rom? Appreciate your help!! :good:

snoopy5 said:
Thanks bro, anyway I'm from Singapore, and i would like to try out the latest firmware(GERMANY DBT I9505XXUBMEA), am i good to go for this 1? is there any problem if i flash this stock rom? Appreciate your help!! :good:
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No problem u can use that also it will work remember every time u flash it increases counter incase u visit a Samsung service centre u need to reset that using a tool Triangle away which works with root but this is later part incase u need for now u go ahead and flash it
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123hiten said:
No problem u can use that also it will work remember every time u flash it increases counter incase u visit a Samsung service centre u need to reset that using a tool Triangle away which works with root but this is later part incase u need for now u go ahead and flash it
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Thousand thanks bro. Last question, will the flashing of this stock rom reset all my setting including the message, contact number and etc and finally roll back to unroot?

snoopy5 said:
Thousand thanks bro. Last question, will the flashing of this stock rom reset all my setting including the message, contact number and etc and finally roll back to unroot?
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It will not delete the setting apps data etc since u are flashing with odin
However after flashing u make whatever data backup u need and reset the device completely so that the csc will match the new firmware and will work with kies
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123hiten said:
It will not delete the setting apps data etc since u are flashing with odin
However after flashing u make whatever data backup u need and reset the device completely so that the csc will match the new firmware and will work with kies
Sent from my GT-I9500 using xda premium
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Hi bro, i have a doubt, first of all i must say thank you for your guide and finally i can successfully flash the latest fw. My doubt is that, is that necessary to do a full reset? and what actually csc will related to my fw? lastly, really thanks for your help to guide through a newbie!!

snoopy5 said:
Hi bro, i have a doubt, first of all i must say thank you for your guide and finally i can successfully flash the latest fw. My doubt is that, is that necessary to do a full reset? and what actually csc will related to my fw? lastly, really thanks for your help to guide through a newbie!!
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its not exactly req to do a full reset but good if u do any issue u were facing b4 will be vanished
and full reset and start will make all changes in CSC etc

snoopy5 said:
Hi bro, i have a doubt, first of all i must say thank you for your guide and finally i can successfully flash the latest fw. My doubt is that, is that necessary to do a full reset? and what actually csc will related to my fw? lastly, really thanks for your help to guide through a newbie!!
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You can extract csc from the stock firmwares. What carrier are you on?

lzk123 said:
You can extract csc from the stock firmwares. What carrier are you on?
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how can i extract from stock firmwares? i just flash with I9505XXUBMEA so you mean i need to extract from this firmwares? anyway i'm from singapore and i believe my phone is not locked to any carrier.

snoopy5 said:
how can i extract from stock firmwares? i just flash with I9505XXUBMEA so you mean i need to extract from this firmwares? anyway i'm from singapore and i believe my phone is not locked to any carrier.
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I believe you must flash the Singapore or near region Stock ROM.

Disturbed™ said:
I believe you must flash the Singapore or near region Stock ROM.
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My stock rom suppose is I9505XXUAMEA2 if not mistaken and i rooted it last time, while i was flashing some mod just find out my TW launcher force stop and i need to use easy home mode. i mess up with it. saw the post said latest firmwares release which my country will not get it soon and i decided to flash GERMANY I9505XXUBMEA firmwares. surprisingly i din face with any problem like wifi not working, 4g lte non working and etc. everything just fine. i guess is my luck not to gone through factory reset to make CSC work?

snoopy5 said:
My stock rom suppose is I9505XXUAMEA2 if not mistaken and i rooted it last time, while i was flashing some mod just find out my TW launcher force stop and i need to use easy home mode. i mess up with it. saw the post said latest firmwares release which my country will not get it soon and i decided to flash GERMANY I9505XXUBMEA firmwares. surprisingly i din face with any problem like wifi not working, 4g lte non working and etc. everything just fine. i guess is my luck not to gone through factory reset to make CSC work?
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Singapore I9505XXUBMEA firmware is out today. I'm also using the Germany version currently.

[Q] my device failed to load new ROM

Hello.
I was trying to install (N9005XXUDMJ7_N9005OJVDMJ4_XSI) on my Note3 N9005 4.3 and all went fine until the very end, it suddenly got stuck with a msg saying (Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Pls select recovery mode from kies) and nothing happens when I go to recovery mode in Kies!!!
Kindly Help.
Many thanks

What firmware were you on before that?
How did you install? with what

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Use kies 3 Restore Samsung Firmware .... only solution at this point or use odin again , i.e if you can get into download mode

Edit: delete

fahadali2315 said:
Use kies 3 Restore Samsung Firmware .... only solution at this point or use odin again , i.e if you can get into download mode
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Kies 3 restore doesn't work.... It's incompatible with the new bootloaders... Wish people would stop giving oout this USELESS information...
If you were on any of the N**(NB4) roms ie Kitkat, you can't go back to the older jellybean roms ie m**(MJ7).
You will have this problem. Just reflash a kitkat rom onto your Note 3 and you'll be fine...

ultramag69 said:
Kies 3 restore doesn't work.... It's incompatible with the new bootloaders... Wish people would stop giving oout this USELESS information...
If you were on any of the N**(NB4) roms ie Kitkat, you can't go back to the older jellybean roms ie m**(MJ7).
You will have this problem. Just reflash a kitkat rom onto your Note 3 and you'll be fine...
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Edit :First no one asked for your opinion.
Second READ . have you read , he said he flash 4.3 firmware on a 4.3 n9005. So kies works for that. Think and read before you speak.
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aawadhi63 said:
Hello.
I was trying to install (N9005XXUDMJ7_N9005OJVDMJ4_XSI) on my Note3 N9005 4.3 and all went fine until the very end, it suddenly got stuck with a msg saying (Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Pls select recovery mode from kies) and nothing happens when I go to recovery mode in Kies!!!
Kindly Help.
Many thanks
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HELLO DOWNLOAD THE FIRMWARE ANDROID 4.4.2 KITKAT
THEN VIA ODIN install it on 3 NOTES FOR DOWNLOAD MODE
SURELY YOU WILL 'FAIL, return it LEVER BATTERY AND GO IN revovery
FAI WIPEDATA / FACTORY RESET
FAI WIPE CACHE PARTITION
LEVERAGE THE BATTERY AND THEN bring it, JOIN IN DOWNLOAD MODE AND DO FLASH BACK KITKAT FIRMWARE 4.4.2 AND YOU PLACE A HELLO:laugh:

fahadali2315 said:
Edit :First no one asked for your opinion.
Second READ . have you read , he said he flash 4.3 firmware on a 4.3 n9005. So kies works for that. Think and read before you speak.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Actually, as he has installed MJ7 on his phone Kies no longer works... My "opinion" is fact...
If you can't stand being corrected because you're wrong then mate, you have a problem... Maybe you should start to read the thread before replying with pointless and useless information....

ultramag69 said:
Actually, as he has installed MJ7 on his phone Kies no longer works... My "opinion" is fact...
If you can't stand being corrected because you're wrong then mate, you have a problem... Maybe you should start to read the thread before replying....
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The install didnt go through :/ Thats why he is stuck..if he finds my post USELESS (in capital) , then he can say himself.
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fahadali2315 said:
The install didnt go through :/ Thats why he is stuck..if he finds my post USELESS (in capital) , then he can say himself.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thank you gays, it worked out somehow and now I have Omega 12 installed.
Again, thank you and all the best with the argument...!!

Note 3 N9005 hangs frequently !!!

I have Note 3 N9005XXUENC2... recently i have updated it to 4.4.2 usin OTA, but now after update it hangs some time. There is no fix app on which it hangs, sometimes it hangs even in opening the dialer. I have tried doing a reset from recovery and wiped the cash also but still the problem is same.
plz help....
I am thinking of trying official 4.4.2 firmware of some other region may be it could solve the problem
Which region should I try for it ???
can I directly flash it through odin..??? will it trip the Knox???

akramnawaaz said:
I have Note 3 N9005XXUENC2... recently i have updated it to 4.4.2 usin OTA, but now after update it hangs some time. There is no fix app on which it hangs, sometimes it hangs even in opening the dialer. I have tried doing a reset from recovery and wiped the cash also but still the problem is same.
plz help....
I am thinking of trying official 4.4.2 firmware of some other region may be it could solve the problem
Which region should I try for it ???
can I directly flash it through odin..??? will it trip the Knox???
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Search for samsung phone info in playstore to check you region or csc.
You could keep the same region as your current phone. Just download the firmware from sammobile or samsung live updates. Then flash with odin. Flashing official fw won't trip knox
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Just to be safe don't downgrade to 4.3 if you do care about knox. Also it could soft brick your phone

akramnawaaz said:
I have Note 3 N9005XXUENC2... recently i have updated it to 4.4.2 usin OTA, but now after update it hangs some time. There is no fix app on which it hangs, sometimes it hangs even in opening the dialer. I have tried doing a reset from recovery and wiped the cash also but still the problem is same.
plz help....
I am thinking of trying official 4.4.2 firmware of some other region may be it could solve the problem
Which region should I try for it ???
can I directly flash it through odin..??? will it trip the Knox???
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OTA updates can sometimes cause issues with people's devices, try the Odin method.
Flashing directly via Odin can fix the issues OTA update brings.

I am unable to find the appropriate firmware.....in sammobile & samsung live
details of my phone are
CSC: N9005VFGENA4
PDA: N9005XXUENC2

radicalisto said:
OTA updates can sometimes cause issues with people's devices, try the Odin method.
Flashing directly via Odin can fix the issues OTA update brings.
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I am unable to find the appropriate firmware on sammobile
details are given below
PDA N9005XXUENC
CSC N9005XXUENC2
However in Phone INFO *SAMSUNG* app
CSC info is shown as SM-N9005ZKEVOD
and under firmware info it is showing CSC as N9005VFGENA4 ...........now this is confusing me.....which region firmware should i try..?

akramnawaaz said:
I am unable to find the appropriate firmware.....in sammobile & samsung live
details of my phone are
CSC: N9005VFGENA4
PDA: N9005XXUENC2
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plug your phone into your computer open Kies and it will tell you your phone's country then download firmware from sammobile or through Kies if they have an update for you.

darkshaft said:
plug your phone into your computer open Kies and it will tell you your phone's country then download firmware from sammobile or through Kies if they have an update for you.
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I have downloaded the latest firmware of same region but still problem remains the same....

akramnawaaz said:
I have downloaded the latest firmware of same region but still problem remains the same....
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Have you done a full wipe from RECOVERY MODE??

darkshaft said:
Have you done a full wipe from RECOVERY MODE??
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I did that befor trying odin.... but after udating the firmware using odin i have not done the reset yet...

akramnawaaz said:
I did that befor trying odin.... but after udating the firmware using odin i have not done the reset yet...
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Another tip after you do full wipe don't install any app and try phone for 1 day.

darkshaft said:
Another tip after you do full wipe don't install any app and try phone for 1 day.
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ok then i will be trying this now ....
what about the googke services like gmail and all....should i uodate it or just try the factory version..?

akramnawaaz said:
ok then i will be trying this now ....
what about the googke services like gmail and all....should i uodate it or just try the factory version..?
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Note 3 has the best ram & decent processor which can take anything you throw at it, shutting them off is up to you.

darkshaft said:
Note 3 has the best ram & decent processor which can take anything you throw at it, shutting them off is up to you.
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today i noticed a strange thing in my note 3....when i wake up and pressed the home button....in the lock screen it was showing the time 4.30AM and in the notification panel it was 9.15AM .... actual time was 9.15AM .... power saving mode was off and with no software installed...not even thw updates...
another thing is that right from the beginning and even after flashing there has been a problem like for example whatsap .... some times i dont get the messeges delvrd to my mobile as i turn on the wifi...i need to open the whatsapp to get the messeges ...nd some times it works fine
there is problem with background process not only with whatsapp but some other apps are behaving same...

akramnawaaz said:
today i noticed a strange thing in my note 3....when i wake up and pressed the home button....in the lock screen it was showing the time 4.30AM and in the notification panel it was 9.15AM .... actual time was 9.15AM .... power saving mode was off and with no software installed...not even thw updates...
another thing is that right from the beginning and even after flashing there has been a problem like for example whatsap .... some times i dont get the messeges delvrd to my mobile as i turn on the wifi...i need to open the whatsapp to get the messeges ...nd some times it works fine
there is problem with background process not only with whatsapp but some other apps are behaving same...
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Do u keep wifi on during sleep? Or no?
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.

antique_sonic said:
Do u keep wifi on during sleep? Or no?
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
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yes it is on during sleep

akramnawaaz said:
yes it is on during sleep
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Did u use any apps that kill a running process?
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Wifi greyed-out after lollipop update on SM-9005

Hi guys
I have run into little problem that I'm hoping learned members here can help me with.
I have a Note 3 SM-9005 that was running Kitkat 4.4.2 and I got it updated to 5.0 from a mobile repair guy. Everything looked smooth until I got home and noticed that now the WiFi does not work anymore. It always stays greyed out and never turns on.
I have tried turning on download booster, smartswitch, nothing helps. I have wiped cache, wipe data / factory reset but that's of no help.
Can you please help me get my WiFi working again.
Many thanks.
Cheers

Boot into download to confirm that the model # is sm-n9005. Is the phone running the latest bootloader and modem?

gr8leo87 said:
Hi guys
I have run into little problem that I'm hoping learned members here can help me with.
I have a Note 3 SM-9005 that was running Kitkat 4.4.2 and I got it updated to 5.0 from a mobile repair guy. Everything looked smooth until I got home and noticed that now the WiFi does not work anymore. It always stays greyed out and never turns on.
I have tried turning on download booster, smartswitch, nothing helps. I have wiped cache, wipe data / factory reset but that's of no help.
Can you please help me get my WiFi working again.
Many thanks.
Cheers
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If you know how to reflash a firmware via Odin it's the way on it.

Yumiko87 said:
If you know how to reflash a firmware via Odin it's the way on it.
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Should a reinstall be enough? Can you guide me which file should I flash in case the phone was flashed with a wrong firmware previously?

Wondering if following screenshots are of any help figuring out what's up with the firmware update mishap?

Screenshot showing latest firmware available from Phone Info app.

Try look at this at Sam mobile:
N9005DXUGBOK3
It's the usual update firmware of lollipop.
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk

audit13 said:
Boot into download to confirm that the model # is sm-n9005. Is the phone running the latest bootloader and modem?
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I can confirm the model is indeed SM9005 however I'm unsure about the other two things. Can you please point me to where I should be looking for that information?
Thanks

Yumiko87 said:
Try look at this at Sam mobile:
N9005DXUGBOK3
It's the usual update firmware of lollipop.
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk
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That's the UK version isn't it? Should I just grab that file and use Odin to flash right?
Would it be compatible with my phone which has a UAE version installed currently?
Ok just checked. It looks to be the Phillipines/Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand version. With some of them branded. Not sure which one I should be picking up?

The stock ROM may be slightly different for each country but you can try the latest Singapore version.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N9005/

Yumiko87 said:
Try look at this at Sam mobile:
N9005DXUGBOK3
It's the usual update firmware of lollipop.
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk
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audit13 said:
The stock ROM may be slightly different for each country but you can try the latest Singapore version.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N9005/
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Thanks
Will it trip Knox? As I would be putting a SIN firmware on a XSI (UAE) handset?

Flashing a stock rom will not trip Knox.
Personally, unless there is warranty left on the phone, I wouldn't worry about tripping the Knox counter.

audit13 said:
Flashing a stock rom will not trip Knox.
Personally, unless there is warranty left on the phone, I wouldn't worry about tripping the Knox counter.
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Thanks for your reply.
I have also just noticed that the WiFi hotspot (tethering) doesn't work either.
I downloaded the latest XSI (UAE) firmware and installed it using Odin. But the problem still persists.
Should I try downloading and installing a Singapore firmware?
Is there a possibility that this phone is actually a carrier branded phone and was later debranded and that's why it's having this problem?
Please help life is difficult without Wifi

Does Bluetooth work? It's possible that the phone has a defective wifi chip. I have two galaxy s4 phones that have dead wifi chips but everything else works.
You can try flashinga another country's firmware but not sure if that will help.
Do you have a backup of the efs folder?

audit13 said:
Does Bluetooth work? It's possible that the phone has a defective wifi chip. I have two galaxy s4 phones that have dead wifi chips but everything else works.
You can try flashinga another country's firmware but not sure if that will help.
Do you have a backup of the efs folder?
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Yes the bluetooth works.
The phone's WiFi was working fine before being updated to Lollipop.
No I got it updated from a phone repair guy before I got my hands dirty and put the new firmware my self. So no efs folder backup, unfortunately.

Hmm without knowing what the repair person did to the phone or how the update was performed, it's possible something went wrong during the flash process. Does the phone show the correct imei and MAC address?

audit13 said:
Hmm without knowing what the repair person did to the phone or how the update was performed, it's possible something went wrong during the flash process. Does the phone show the correct imei and MAC address?
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He did it in front of me and from memory I can tell that he took a firmware file and used a software (probably Odin) to flash it in download mode.
The phone does show the correct IMEI as written under the battery spot and in device info does show a WiFi mac addresd however I'm unsure how to verify if that may be the correct one.
I have browsed Google and found few other people's posts on different forums who have this exact same problem. Someone suggested that I should reflash the firmware with bootloader checked using Odin.
Do you think it may be of help?

I have just discovered that the serial number on the back of the phone under battery is different from what is reported by the device.
Does this give any hint to what may be the issue?