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[Q] Custom Roms Crashing i9500

Hi,
I have tried a few different custom roms [Omega, Wanam Lite], and I get the same problem on each one. I couldn't find any other threads detailing this problem.
I have rooted and installed the rom perfectly (I think) and it will run for a while with me using it, but then the phone will shut itself off to a black screen. Sometimes the LED indicator will still be on. I then have to remove the battery to turn the phone back on again. Where it will boot up fine.
I am on a Chinese i9500, rooted using the cofface way. I attached an image of my about device screen after I restored my backup. Is there somewhere I can find a log of why my phone stalls? Has anyone else had this problem?
I'm really keen on getting a custom rom cause I'm sick of this Chinese bloatware/restrictions on my phone. (Doesn't let me load google play store)
Edit: I also tried custom firmware (Perseus-alpha2.1) didn't fix the problem.
Thanks a lot,
Tim

timmyg22 said:
Hi,
I have tried a few different custom roms [Omega, Wanam Lite], and I get the same problem on each one. I couldn't find any other threads detailing this problem.
I have rooted and installed the rom perfectly (I think) and it will run for a while with me using it, but then the phone will shut itself off to a black screen. Sometimes the LED indicator will still be on. I then have to remove the battery to turn the phone back on again. Where it will boot up fine.
I am on a Chinese i9500, rooted using the cofface way. I attached an image of my about device screen after I restored my backup. Is there somewhere I can find a log of why my phone stalls? Has anyone else had this problem?
I'm really keen on getting a custom rom cause I'm sick of this Chinese bloatware/restrictions on my phone. (Doesn't let me load google play store)
Edit: I also tried custom firmware (Perseus-alpha2.1) didn't fix the problem.
Thanks a lot,
Tim
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Well if possible try flashing a stock firmware again after that reset the device from phone which will remove any bad file u have
Root Using CF AUTO ROOT method , Flash Phils Recovery and install the ro u want it should clear all ur issues

Installing Russian stock, the flashing with CF-Auto and then Philz touch recovery worked great. Must have been something wrong somewhere on my system.
Cheers

please help!
timmyg22 said:
Installing Russian stock, the flashing with CF-Auto and then Philz touch recovery worked great. Must have been something wrong somewhere on my system.
Cheers
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Please I need your priceless help! I have a Chinese i9500, this is the detailed information
Model: GT-I9500
Country: China
Version: Android 4.2.2
Changelist: 590153
Build date: Thu, 30 May 2013 04:32:25 +0000
Product Code: CHN
PDA: I9500ZCUCME5
CSC: I9500CHNCME5
MODEM: I9500ZCUCME5
I tried flashing international roms by odin and failed. Had to get back to stock Chinese rom.
Then flashed CWM and tried flashing custom roms like arrow but it shutted down after the screen is locked. Then once again got back to stock.
Can you help me out? Can you detail what have you done to get yours working?

[Q] bricked note 3

Hey guys, so I have a note 3 n9005,which i had rooted previously. This morning, I tried to flash the new touchwiz kitkat firmware via Odin and failed. Now the phone wouldn't boot up, but I an able to make it into the download mode. I have tried flashing several firmwares but neither of them works, I also had cm11 installed, so odpnt know f the bootloader has been updated or not...
So of anybody could please help me with this, that would be greatly appreciated

i have excatly the same problem tried to update s9005 via odin hong kong version to german 4.4.2 and now wont boot, odin fails only 20 seconds in read so many threads would also like to see some solutions to op.

CaptaiinCaveman said:
Hey guys, so I have a note 3 n9005,which i had rooted previously. This morning, I tried to flash the new touchwiz kitkat firmware via Odin and failed. Now the phone wouldn't boot up, but I an able to make it into the download mode. I have tried flashing several firmwares but neither of them works, I also had cm11 installed, so odpnt know f the bootloader has been updated or not...
So of anybody could please help me with this, that would be greatly appreciated
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You also need to add some of the stuff it is written in download mode and the log in Odin when in fails. If you went to 4.4.2 on N9005 you can not return to 4.3 (which you should have read by now, there are only 200 posts in 50 threads about it). What kind of N9005 was yours (16/32/64GB), what region/CSC?

xclub_101 said:
You also need to add some of the stuff it is written in download mode and the log in Odin when in fails. If you went to 4.4.2 on N9005 you can not return to 4.3 (which you should have read by now, there are only 200 posts in 50 threads about it). What kind of N9005 was yours (16/32/64GB), what region/CSC?
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I flashed the DBT FW again with this pit file created by HSDPilot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50614669&postcount=77.
It worked and lash was complete now however i am stuck in SAMSUNG logo after restart.
ANy help?

solution
newapostlenew said:
I flashed the DBT FW again with this pit file created by HSDPilot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50614669&postcount=77.
It worked and lash was complete now however i am stuck in SAMSUNG logo after restart.
ANy help?
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hi i followed your instructions afte having the same problem.
once it was flashed and at the samsung logo
i took battery out, replaced it and started phone in recovery mode. go to wipe factory reset
then reboot
mine worked and is ok .

CaptaiinCaveman said:
Hey guys, so I have a note 3 n9005,which i had rooted previously. This morning, I tried to flash the new touchwiz kitkat firmware via Odin and failed. Now the phone wouldn't boot up, but I an able to make it into the download mode. I have tried flashing several firmwares but neither of them works, I also had cm11 installed, so odpnt know f the bootloader has been updated or not...
So of anybody could please help me with this, that would be greatly appreciated
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darkman13 said:
i have excatly the same problem tried to update s9005 via odin hong kong version to german 4.4.2 and now wont boot, odin fails only 20 seconds in read so many threads would also like to see some solutions to op.
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Do either of you have a 16 GB version?

Hi All,
My problem :
I wanted to install the official kitkat rom but I made a big mystake : I took N900 files instead of N9005...
After that I successfully installed the right bootloader and CWM.
I installed some cuustom roms but the setupwizard crash at the last step
I tried to flash the complete official 4.4.2 rom but odin failed with message on the phone : "ODIN : invalid ext4 image"
Anybody has any idea to help me ?

hi guys i manage to fix it, well mine anyway worked by flashing the pit i found on xda and selecting repartion on odin 3.7 along with german 4.4.2 to my n9005 from Hong Kong, re booted and done a factory reset via volume button also wiped cache and re started and it came back alive on the selected german rom 4.4.2. hope it hels others. ps my note 3 was from hong kong n9005 32gb

xclub_101 said:
You also need to add some of the stuff it is written in download mode and the log in Odin when in fails. If you went to 4.4.2 on N9005 you can not return to 4.3 (which you should have read by now, there are only 200 posts in 50 threads about it). What kind of N9005 was yours (16/32/64GB), what region/CSC?
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hey, i wasnt trying to downgrade, i was going from cm11 to official 4.4.2. i've got a 32gb model from france i believe (the box has french written all over it so do the manuals)

newapostlenew said:
I flashed the DBT FW again with this pit file created by HSDPilot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50614669&postcount=77.
It worked and lash was complete now however i am stuck in SAMSUNG logo after restart.
ANy help?
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dude, you are god thank you so much for that, working perfect now

xclub_101 said:
You also need to add some of the stuff it is written in download mode and the log in Odin when in fails. If you went to 4.4.2 on N9005 you can not return to 4.3 (which you should have read by now, there are only 200 posts in 50 threads about it). What kind of N9005 was yours (16/32/64GB), what region/CSC?
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After installing DBT NB4 FW ( or with Polish NB3 FW) my LTE speeds become almost 0.
I tried multiple installs.
Any guidance?

Quick tip: Uninstall KIES.
Kies is like a big brother.
Use ODIN 1.85 and tick update phone bootloader. That's how I fixed mine. The other versions of Odin wouldn't let me update bootloader.
Of course, before you do this Flash/wipe data in recovery mode.
But uninstalling KIES solved my issue.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

[Q] Wifi lost; Unique problem maybe.

Anyways as my title says, i don't have wifi. I had first rooted my phone, but then I unrooted my phone by flashing some unrooted os on the samsung which caused two problems. My wifi and mobile data didn't work at all, but after I took it to a repair shop they fixed the mobile data and got it working again and rooted my phone but not the wifi part. According to the person that tried to fix my phone, the current android os, 4.3 - jellybean, that i flashed via odin is preventing the wifi from working. I don't really know whats wrong with the phone but can anyone help me? Also by baseband version is 1337UCUFNJ4 and the build number is JSS15.1337UCUEMK2. Should i try to find a ROM that matches my baseband version and flash it via odin? Thank you in advance!
P.S. This is my first thread, so please tell me if i violated any rules.

aldrichk said:
Anyways as my title says, i don't have wifi. I had first rooted my phone, but then I unrooted my phone by flashing some unrooted os on the samsung which caused two problems. My wifi and mobile data didn't work at all, but after I took it to a repair shop they fixed the mobile data and got it working again and rooted my phone but not the wifi part. According to the person that tried to fix my phone, the current android os, 4.3 - jellybean, that i flashed via odin is preventing the wifi from working. I don't really know whats wrong with the phone but can anyone help me? Also by baseband version is 1337UCUFNJ4 and the build number is JSS15.1337UCUEMK2. Should i try to find a ROM that matches my baseband version and flash it via odin? Thank you in advance!
P.S. This is my first thread, so please tell me if i violated any rules.
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im having the same problem and i think we both have knox stupid security back on the phone that's blocking the wlan to start from bad permission or encryption
so personally yeah i will install back the original firmware (before 4.3) from factory reset (or via odin if i have to force it) then im gonna re-root the phone
having back permission ill remove knox (probly with titanium) lock and box bs from base firmware and probly remove root right
then im guessing ill have my internet back now will i go full rom again or basic function thats a good question
so many freaking remote exploit lately
ill let you know if that fix it

I also just found this
om22 said:
1. untick "Auto reboot" in odin
2. flash the stock rom again
3. reboot your phone to download mode again (by holding the power and vol down button for 10 sec)
4. flash the stock rom a second time with auto reboot ticked
This will fix your problem.
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seems that clicking auto reboot might be the cause

so would i install the I337_NJ4_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5 file following that method or would i have to find another firmware/rom/(i don't know what to call this) unrooted

aldrichk said:
so would i install the I337_NJ4_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5 file following that method or would i have to find another firmware/rom/(i don't know what to call this) unrooted
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official did not work for me
i the flashed / reset to factory for Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M VLUAMDJ
rebooted and prayed but no luck
finally found a solution but that did changed my PDA version to 9505 but got everything working again
so if you dont mind the 9505 change (more rom and solution for 9505) id go with echoes for all in 1 fresh install solution and its a nice rom
Instruction can be found on this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2372286
knowing the problem was modem i did also found this solution to re-flash and fix wifi on i337 without changing to 9505
Follow these instruction to stay i337 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46762296&postcount=1
but i have not tested for i337
in the end i got this setup
rom echoes illusion kot 49h
kernel : 3.4.103-aelkernel-v6.2
bootloader and baseband i337mvlufnc1
pda :i9595v jughn2
hardware/ board : qcom/msm8960
platform / chip : msm8960 / apq9064
modem /board : mdm9215m
hope that help
and sorry for bad english http://cdn4.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
EDIT PS: These solution require basic knowledge with odin flash and cwm recovery or twrp recovery

[Q]SOLVED Noob GT-I9505 WIFI dead after upgrd 4.4.2 searched and tried all solutions

First of all please forgive me for opening yet another S4 wifi problem after kitkat upgrade, but I have tried everything I could possibly find here, on youtube and other forums. The only thing left to try is flash the modem but I'd rather ask before I brick my phone
I'm not quite sure if this is the same issue every single time or if in my case it is due to my ignorance and errors. I was an iphone/unlock/jailbreak user until last year so please bear with me. Android is new and fun (but scary) territory to me.
Situation, what I did and possible mistakes on my side:
-I'm in Spain but I bought my factory unlocked phone on amazon and it was for the Polish market (GT-I9505 Black, 16 Gb)
-My device was rooted don't even remember how I did it last year so no useful info on that side a part of using odin for windows.
- Until yesterday I was on jellybean, not quite sure if 4.2.2 or 4.3
- Yesterday I upgraded to 4.4.2 via mobile odin and yes I checked the boxes about clearing/deleting cache or whatever it's called.
- Used a stock firmware downloaded from other site (that one starting with "S" and with a great amount of firmwares for samsung devices of several countries)
- I chose a firmware randomly (maybe this was my mistake) because I hade read that the firmware was not that important and people where usimg leaked german firmwares on on phones from elsewhere. But I did choose one that matched the country of my phone (XEO/XX Poland)
- Everything is working fine but without wifi I'm buying new Mb bundles almost every 2 hours and I'll be broke very soon
If you guys think the solution is flashing the modem which file should I use? I see lots of them with different models/codes and I'm completely lost and have read a lot about messing with bootloaders/modems etc bricking devices so I'm freaking scared and ask for your charitative help!
All the info I could gather about my device right now (now I know I should have gathered this info also before attempting to upgrade but it's too late now!
SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 GT-I9505 Black Edition
Manufacturing date: 2013-12-23
BASEBAND Version: I9505XXUEMK8
BOOTLOADER Version:I9505XXUEMK8
PDA Version: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC Version: I9505YXZGNH2
Kernel: 3.4.0-2309103
KOT49H-I9505UGNG8
Android 4.4.2
Product code: GT2I9505ZKAXEO
Original CSC: XEO
Firmsware's CSC: XEO
Active CSC code: XEO
CSC Country: Poland
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I feel so dumb and frustrated right now that any joke or insult would be accepted with humbleness lol

Forgot to add I used the *#0011# command and went to wifi menu. Tried the ping test and it states: passed
status: DISCONNECTED
SSID: Unknown SSID
( In case this info is of any use )

voxel.xyz said:
Forgot to add I used the *#0011# command and went to wifi menu. Tried the ping test and it states: passed
status: DISCONNECTED
SSID: Unknown SSID
( In case this info is of any use )
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Relax it has solution . The problem becomes coz the baseband and the bootloader are olds (android 4.3).
SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 GT-I9505 Black Edition
BASEBAND Version: I9505XXUEMK8
BOOTLOADER Version:I9505XXUEMK8
PDA Version: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC Version: I9505YXZGNH2
* Quick solution for recover WIFI:
1. Reflash the STOCK I9505XXUGNG8 (XEO) firmware via ODIN.
2. Let the process finish and reboot normally.
3. Dial *#1234# and have to appear this:
AP: I9505XXUGNG8
CP: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC: I9505YXZGNH2
4. Reflash again if not. Good luck

Thank you so much for your helpful reply Joku1981 !!!!! You made my day!!!
Can I do that with Mobile Odin??? My PC broke (Graphics card burnt) and until a couple of months won't be able to buy a new one.
To make sure I understand you: You mean Flash again the same firmware I used to upgrade to 4.4.2 in the first place?
I used this Firmware: I9505XXUGNG8_I9505YXZGNH2_XEO
should I try Flashing that same Stock Firmware again? and if does not work keep reflashing until the baseband and the bootloader get updated?
Why did they not update ? is this common or an error on my side???
I hope it can be done with mobile Odin since I can keep my root status, If I have to do it in Desktop Odin do I have to Re-Root after flashing???
Thank you so much for you kind help!!!!!!
Joku1981 said:
Relax it has solution . The problem becomes coz the baseband and the bootloader are olds (android 4.3).
SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 GT-I9505 Black Edition
BASEBAND Version: I9505XXUEMK8
BOOTLOADER Version:I9505XXUEMK8
PDA Version: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC Version: I9505YXZGNH2
* Quick solution for recover WIFI:
1. Reflash the STOCK I9505XXUGNG8 (XEO) firmware via ODIN.
2. Let the process finish and reboot normally.
3. Dial *#1234# and have to appear this:
AP: I9505XXUGNG8
CP: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC: I9505YXZGNH2
4. Reflash again if not. Good luck
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SOLVED!!!!!
After nobody answered if I could use again "mobile Odin" to flash once more and try to fix my wifi not working I opened mobile odin and it gave me a warning about my version and having a wrong bootloader as a possibility of soft bricking my phone so I decided to stay away of mobile Odin this time.
I used desktop Odin (at work since my pc broke) and exactly the same firmware file downloaded from sammobile (but re-downloaded it just in case) and had to flash twice, the first time it went through the whole process ok right until the end where it showed the FAIL message.
I didn't know if I should turn off the phone stuck in download mode and with the process bar at 100 % or retry flashing without turning it off. So I decided not to turn it off (afraid it would get soft bricked or something). I closed mobile Odin but left phone On with download mode screen active and opened mobile Odin again got the "added"message and the blue color showing it was properly connected to the phone and started flashing process again....
I started getting red error messages saying the progress bar display was wrong (and it wasn't updating/kept stuck in the previous 100%) but after it finished it was flashed and everything was ok. WIFI WORKED!!!!!!
Now the weird part.....in case this happens /helps someone else:
- My phone DID NOT get wiped. My launcher and my apps stayed intact (I thought flashing even the same firmware always wiped data, I'm I wrong???)
- All my root apps (root explorer, titanium backup, so on and so forth) where there and working fine. One root checker stated I was rooted and another one stated I wasn't but even my launcher (nova) was working just as if I never flashed the phone.
- Since I was unsure of my "root" state and I did not have "supersu" app in my apps drawer I tried installing it via playstore but It always gave an error message (the application could not be installed in the default location)
- I rooted again just in case and the root process finished without errors but still I had no "supersu" app and one root checker said I was rooted and the other I wasn't. Tried installing "supersu" from the playstore but same error and could not get installed.
- I searched here and in other forums for similar problems/solutions but nothing worked until I tried several things that fixed the problem. Not really sure which fixed it so I will write them down in the order I did them:
1. Opened folder mount which I already had installed and it gave me an error and asked me to try the fix which I did.
2. Opened linked2sd which I already had installed also previous to the firmware flash. It gave me an error and asked me which was the partition to use (as when I first installed it) in my case it was ext4. And it seemed to start working as it normally does. No further error when reopening it.
3. Rebooted the phone and tried entering recovery mode to wipe cache etc but It never entered recovery mode. I get the message about going into recovery mode (top left corner small red letters) But right after that it reboots and I get the samsung logo and my home screen.
4. Tried reinstalling supersu again and no success. (By the way before I did all this steps I tried rooting again but got to the same point. No supersu on my apps drawer)
5. Downloaded BusyBox install (opened it but did not use it in any way, maybe something in the installation fixed my problem)
6. Opened mobile Odin just for curiosity sake and it opened fine and asked for downloading of the extra stuff as when I installed it the first time. After that I closed it
7. Rebooted normally (no recovery mode since I'm stuck without it)
8. Tried installing "supersu" and NOW it worked!!!
9. Checked in both root checker apps and both confirm I'm rooted and supersu started asking for granting permissions to apps again as it normally does!
10. Everytime I attempted flash, root, and even after some reboots I took the battery off (since I read in several threads it helped/was mandatory)
Conclusion now my WIFI problem is fixed, my root problem (that appeared doing the reflash for fixing my wifi problem) is also fixed. The only thing I could not fix is not being able to get into recovery mode.
Does anyone know a solution for recovering the ability to get into recovery mode????
Thanks to Joku for lighting me into re flashing once and again until my wifi was fixed!

Bootloop stuck help :/ special problem

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1. need 7.0 version from sammobile that is not a carrier :/ and will work with english (Tried Slovakia 7.0 :/ not working, cant find combination with pit that does not stuck in bootscreen)
2. need PIT file that works with I found 100 pit files :/ and some worked and some created a fail in ODIN (NOT AFTER HIDEN, hiden.img installed OK !!!! )
3 ! when I broke it I did not allowed in developer menu OPEN bootloader but this should have no efect
4. have done this 100 times on diferent phone but this one stuck :/ please
this I can find you later but you can help too if you like but the one above is crucial :/ thx
5. can you provide me a unlock metod that is working ? twrp, I have already, superuser too, but this is not everything ? before I also flashed some rooting thing that enabled in phone twrp to run... any help too pls? to root 7.0