[Q] Keeps rebooting after KK update - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have just had an OTA update to kitkat but after the upgrade, the phone keeps rebooting. I have tried switching it off, take out battery, clear cache, but it does not solve the problem. Can anyone help please?

koj012 said:
I have just had an OTA update to kitkat but after the upgrade, the phone keeps rebooting. I have tried switching it off, take out battery, clear cache, but it does not solve the problem. Can anyone help please?
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Which region? -- reboot into recovery and clear you cache/dalvik etc -- you could try grabbing the stock and reflashing it via Odin. (it won't hurt your knox etc )

radicalisto said:
Which region? -- reboot into recovery and clear you cache/dalvik etc -- you could try grabbing the stock and reflashing it via Odin. (it won't hurt your knox etc )
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XME Malaysia. Already rebooted into recovery and cleared cache. No change, problem remains. Stock still not available in samfirmware yet as it was just released today. Can I flash the polish version and reflash to xme version later when it is available? will it trigger knox, wipe data, etc? Please advice...tq

koj012 said:
XME Malaysia. Already rebooted into recovery and cleared cache. No change, problem remains. Stock still not available in samfirmware yet as it was just released today. Can I flash the polish version and reflash to xme version later when it is available? will it trigger knox, wipe data, etc? Please advice...tq
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So long as you do not have the HK Note (which since you have XME I assume you don't) the Polish version is fine, then yes you can switch to XME when it's freely available. At least by doing this, you can assess whether the phone is at fault or it's a hardware issue.

radicalisto said:
So long as you do not have the HK Note (which since you have XME I assume you don't) the Polish version is fine, then yes you can switch to XME when it's freely available. At least by doing this, you can assess whether the phone is at fault or it's a hardware issue.
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TQ for your advice. So, flashing to official polish rom and back will not void 'official' status or trigger knox? will it also wipe data in the phone?

koj012 said:
TQ for your advice. So, flashing to official polish rom and back will not void 'official' status or trigger knox? will it also wipe data in the phone?
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It won't trip No. The Official XEO version won't wipe any data either.

Same here
I aave the Sprint version and installed a 4.4 ROM over 4.3 .Phone is now stuck in reboot loop . I've wiped everything (Along with factory reset)and installed latest CM ...no dice. I've tried to set persmissions again from TWPR ...no dice.
What can i do ? Again....Sprint version (N990P) updated to 4.4 so i can't go back to official 4.3 ( and no official rom for 4.4 yet ).
Please

gogupintenogu said:
I aave the Sprint version and installed a 4.4 ROM over 4.3 .Phone is now stuck in reboot loop . I've wiped everything (Along with factory reset)and installed latest CM ...no dice. I've tried to set persmissions again from TWPR ...no dice.
What can i do ? Again....Sprint version (N990P) updated to 4.4 so i can't go back to official 4.3 ( and no official rom for 4.4 yet ).
Please
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Is yours Exynos or Snapdragon? -- You could try the N900 Russian 4.4.2 update, or the N9005 Polish update. Not entirely sure if they'll even work tbh -- you probably won't get any data though it'll be calls only until your official ROM comes out (unless the new updates have Sprint settings or you can manually set the APN)
EDIT: PS 4.3 baseband ROMS like CM won't work since you've update to 4.4 boot loader..

koj012 said:
I have just had an OTA update to kitkat but after the upgrade, the phone keeps rebooting. I have tried switching it off, take out battery, clear cache, but it does not solve the problem. Can anyone help please?
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Did you ever experience anything from this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49663665#post49663665

Had the same issue too. Upgraded OTA to Kit Kat and was stucked in reboot loop. Deleting cache partition in recovery mode and booting in safe mode doesn't help. I fixed it by resetting it to factory default in recovery mode. If u didn't back up for data beforehand, try removing the SIM before rebooting. It worked for me and it allowed me to back up via Kies before wiping it clean in recovery mode later
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bgoh82 said:
Had the same issue too. Upgraded OTA to Kit Kat and was stucked in reboot loop. Deleting cache partition in recovery mode and booting in safe mode doesn't help. I fixed it by resetting it to factory default in recovery mode. If u didn't back up for data beforehand, try removing the SIM before rebooting. It worked for me and it allowed me to back up via Kies before wiping it clean in recovery mode later
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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I have solved this bug by turning off the location service in connection settings
When the device boots i can access the settings before it reboots again and then make the handphone in airplane mode
Then after few minutes i can turn on the wifi
Then I turned off the location setting
Then turn off the airplane mode.
I cannot believe that samsung let the update goes to its users with such a big error.
N9005 (Malaysia) stock (not rooted)

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Wi-Fi won't turn on

Just got a brand new i9505 and the Wi-Fi won't turn on.
When I hit the Wi-Fi toggle it goes on for 1 sec then back off. I have tried a factory reset etc but just can't turn it on. I can't believe it's actually faulty. This is my 2nd faulty S4 out of the box. I brought a i9500 about a month ago and it keeps freezing & rebooting after a minute of use. Unfortunately I can't send that one back as it has a custom Rom & there is no way to reset the counter. I gave up on it and through it in the draw.
I decided to get a new one but went with the i9505 this time. How can I have so much bad luck. Is the S4 that unreliable?
KTM690 said:
Just got a brand new i9505 and the Wi-Fi won't turn on.
When I hit the Wi-Fi toggle it goes on for 1 sec then back off. I have tried a factory reset etc but just can't turn it on. I can't believe it's actually faulty. This is my 2nd faulty S4 out of the box. I brought a i9500 about a month ago and it keeps freezing & rebooting after a minute of use. Unfortunately I can't send that one back as it has a custom Rom & there is no way to reset the counter. I gave up on it and through it in the draw.
I decided to get a new one but went with the i9505 this time. How can I have so much bad luck. Is the S4 that unreliable?
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I had the same problem with a custom rom wifi won't turn. All i did was change the kernel.
Hope this will solve your problem.
KTM690 said:
Just got a brand new i9505 and the Wi-Fi won't turn on.
When I hit the Wi-Fi toggle it goes on for 1 sec then back off. I have tried a factory reset etc but just can't turn it on. I can't believe it's actually faulty. This is my 2nd faulty S4 out of the box. I brought a i9500 about a month ago and it keeps freezing & rebooting after a minute of use. Unfortunately I can't send that one back as it has a custom Rom & there is no way to reset the counter. I gave up on it and through it in the draw.
I decided to get a new one but went with the i9505 this time. How can I have so much bad luck. Is the S4 that unreliable?
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Instead of clicking the wifi toggle, why not try to go into settings and mobile networks
and turn it on there.
Good luck!
daveve said:
I had the same problem with a custom rom wifi won't turn. All i did was change the kernel.
Hope this will solve your problem.
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Thanks for the reply daveve.
Im Running the latest Omega ROM. What Kernel did you flash?
KTM690 said:
Thanks for the reply daveve.
Im Running the latest Omega ROM. What Kernel did you flash?
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I,m using KERNEL][INT'L][AOSP/TW][6/10/2013B] KT-SGS4 - MDM - KTweaker
You can try booting into recovery and clearing the Cache and Dalvik Cache to fix the wifi. It's worked for me and other people on this forum.
i also have the same problem on my S4, basically the wifi wont turn on, i already did flashing firmware, wipe cache and dalvik cache but still the same thing
yeah same here. I've been researchin and flashin almost a month now and nobody seriously nobody could fix this issue. shame. i hate that it happened suddenly and without a warning.
Happened to me also...This is how I fixed it (accidentally of-course ):-
---First mistakenly dirty flashed stock ROM via odin v 10...That was an honest mistake
---Couldn't start my phone due to it...FC messages were appearing again and again...
---went to download mode...directly flashed CF-Auto Root and TWRP from ODIN again...
1) Wiped everything from TWRP
2) Went to download mode and flashed Stock ROM via Odin.
3) WiFi didn't turn on even in Stock ROM (came as a shock to me)
4) went to download mode...directly flashed CF-Auto Root and TWRP from ODIN again
5) Flashed "Doctors-Amputated-V3" and "CWM-Modem-I9500ZCUJOH2_2" via TWRP.
voila !! WiFi working again in the new ROM :laugh:
Hi mate,
Could you please explain what "Doctors-Amputated-V3" is? A custom ROM?
Basically, I have flashed the stock Samsung image and a previous backup, and still have issues having used PryFi. I'm trying to get my WiFi back to stock and probably flash a kernel or revert to whatever is most compatible, so as to stop my device rebooting...
Could you please recommend a kernel or modem to flash, and then the best kernel or modem to flash afterwards, in order for maximum compatibility. My S4 has always been stock rom, just with Root.
Appreciate your time Prateekgupta!
Cheers,
prateekgupta128 said:
Happened to me also...This is how I fixed it (accidentally of-course ):-
---First mistakenly dirty flashed stock ROM via odin v 10...That was an honest mistake
---Couldn't start my phone due to it...FC messages were appearing again and again...
---went to download mode...directly flashed CF-Auto Root and TWRP from ODIN again...
1) Wiped everything from TWRP
2) Went to download mode and flashed Stock ROM via Odin.
3) WiFi didn't turn on even in Stock ROM (came as a shock to me)
4) went to download mode...directly flashed CF-Auto Root and TWRP from ODIN again
5) Flashed "Doctors-Amputated-V3" and "CWM-Modem-I9500ZCUJOH2_2" via TWRP.
voila !! WiFi working again in the new ROM :laugh:
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flipmode_11 said:
Hi mate,
Could you please explain what "Doctors-Amputated-V3" is? A custom ROM?
Basically, I have flashed the stock Samsung image and a previous backup, and still have issues having used PryFi. I'm trying to get my WiFi back to stock and probably flash a kernel or revert to whatever is most compatible, so as to stop my device rebooting...
Could you please recommend a kernel or modem to flash, and then the best kernel or modem to flash afterwards, in order for maximum compatibility. My S4 has always been stock rom, just with Root.
Appreciate your time Prateekgupta!
Cheers,
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---Yes its a custom ROM...
---PryFi breaks phone's Wifi every time you use it...I've given up and uninstalled that app....Flash stock rom again through ODIN...
---The process I described didn't solve my problem...My wifi worked only for 20 minutes...After that it went back to grey...
---No software trick can help if your Wifi and Bluetooth both are not working...Its basically the Wifi antenna/IC that needs to be fixed...Its a hardware issue...

[Q] i9505 wont boot.

I got my S4 i9505 yesterday and straight away I started having issues, Random hangs resets flikering etc.
I thought it was a faulty firmware, Hence I installed a custom recovery and installed wanamlite. During the process I cleared cache etc resulting in E: something something errors.
Trying to fix them I flashed a couple of roms ( Stock/ semi stock) via Odin. However that has even made the problem worse now my phone wont boot at all it passes the galaxy S4 screen then sound comes and the phone gets stuck on flashing samsung logo.
Please Help
itschemistry said:
I got my S4 i9505 yesterday and straight away I started having issues, Random hangs resets flikering etc.
I thought it was a faulty firmware, Hence I installed a custom recovery and installed wanamlite. During the process I cleared cache etc resulting in E: something something errors.
Trying to fix them I flashed a couple of roms ( Stock/ semi stock) via Odin. However that has even made the problem worse now my phone wont boot at all it passes the galaxy S4 screen then sound comes and the phone gets stuck on flashing samsung logo.
Please Help
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wipe data and cache from recovery, pull out battery, insert it, boot into download mode, flash official stock firmware with odin, when it pass, pull out battery, insert it, wipe data and cache from recovery, reboot.
samersh72 said:
wipe data and cache from recovery, pull out battery, insert it, boot into download mode, flash official stock firmware with odin, when it pass, pull out battery, insert it, wipe data and cache from recovery, reboot.
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I have tried the above twice but still no luck. device still stuck on the samsung logo after soung.
itschemistry said:
I have tried the above twice but still no luck. device still stuck on the samsung logo after soung.
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did you try with pit file?
did you try with another stock firmware?
I have the same problem with my i545 use custom recovery twrp wipe internal phone install rom should reboot
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samersh72 said:
did you try with pit file?
did you try with another stock firmware?
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I have not tried with the pit file, I will give that a try.
I used
United Kingdom BTU (April 2013)
PDA: I9505XXUAMDM
CSC: I9505OXXAMDB
Version 4.2.2
provided by you in the unroot/unbrick topic. Assuming it will be the right firmware for the UK i9505.
Can you suggest any other firmware.
I appreciate the help Samersh
itschemistry said:
I have not tried with the pit file, I will give that a try.
I used
United Kingdom BTU (April 2013)
PDA: I9505XXUAMDM
CSC: I9505OXXAMDB
Version 4.2.2
provided by you in the unroot/unbrick topic. Assuming it will be the right firmware for the UK i9505.
Can you suggest any other firmware.
I appreciate the help Samersh
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it can be a bad download. select one of new MEA firmware if you want.
samersh72 said:
it can be a bad download. select one of new MEA firmware if you want.
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The pit+firmware flashing worked. Now the phone boots up fine but still facing the restarts and hangs every 3 4 mins
Can it be a hardware issue ?
itschemistry said:
The pit+firmware flashing worked. Now the phone boots up fine but still facing the restarts and hangs every 3 4 mins
Can it be a hardware issue ?
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if it was a software issue it must be ok after flashing stock.
yes, i think it is a HW issue, since, also, before you begin to mess with it, it had issues
itschemistry said:
The pit+firmware flashing worked. Now the phone boots up fine but still facing the restarts and hangs every 3 4 mins
Can it be a hardware issue ?
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dude did as u do before just wipe cache and dalvik and factory reset flash rom and then go to recovery and format system and thats it enjoy

wifi can't be turned on after kitkat update

i have updated to the official kitkat for i9505 german firmware, after a full wipe. when i try to turn on wifi a security notice appears that some action is blocked.. means i cant turn on wifi.. pls help
can i go back to 4.3 MK9 firmware
Kit Kat Update.
illikkalshahid said:
i have updated to the official kitkat for i9505 german firmware, after a full wipe. when i try to turn on wifi a security notice appears that some action is blocked.. means i cant turn on wifi.. pls help
can i go back to 4.3 MK9 firmware
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Can you go into settings, more, and possibly post a screen shot of the about device information. That would be helpful to resolving your issue. Next, what exactly did you do for the "full wipe" and what recovery are you using. With TWRP this is what I like to do before updating from a root to a new rom:
go into recovery
go to WIPE
Go to ADVANCED Select Davlik cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, Cache and SWIPE to Wipe 3x
Go back one screen and select format' data ... type "YES" and hit "GO" 3x
Go back one screen and Swipe to FACTORY RESET 3x
Go Back to main menu and Select Reboot... Select Recovery
After phone reboots... INSTALL ROM
This process usually gets rid of most problems and should correct your wifi issue as it makes no sense why this feature would be block while you are able to use data (are you). Hope this helps.
Before I can answer the going back question i really need to know more about what you did to get where you are.
illikkalshahid said:
i have updated to the official kitkat for i9505 german firmware, after a full wipe. when i try to turn on wifi a security notice appears that some action is blocked.. means i cant turn on wifi.. pls help
can i go back to 4.3 MK9 firmware
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flash latest KK kernel by ktoonz and read a little info in his thread. Also use the search button this issue has been raised countless times.
I agree that it been an issue but I believe it ti be cause more by unclean dirty downloads then by software. That's why I recommended the wife procedure.
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S5 Update.

HI,
I'm a bit of a nood so please don't rip me a new one.
I live in Asia so i run a SM-G900H 4.4.2. G900HXXU1ANE2.
It was fine until i went to Thailand and it updated ( Don't think the place matters but still)
Now its running like a pig! Screen lock ups, hangs and just tits about.
I tried to update it but says its got the latest software etc.
If i do a factory reset will this role back the update?
If not:
I will just install a new ROM. I have already Rooted it so i'm good to go, Can anyone link me to a 900H Rom that's better than the stock one?
Thanks for the help.
Dan from sunny Burma.
Danny_75 said:
HI,
I'm a bit of a nood so please don't rip me a new one.
I live in Asia so i run a SM-G900H 4.4.2. G900HXXU1ANE2.
It was fine until i went to Thailand and it updated ( Don't think the place matters but still)
Now its running like a pig! Screen lock ups, hangs and just tits about.
I tried to update it but says its got the latest software etc.
If i do a factory reset will this role back the update?
If not:
I will just install a new ROM. I have already Rooted it so i'm good to go, Can anyone link me to a 900H Rom that's better than the stock one?
Thanks for the help.
Dan from sunny Burma.
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1) Factory Reset might fix your problem, but it will reset your device to the factory state. It will NOT roll back the update. It deletes the /Data partition.
2) Sadly the g900H doesn't have any custom ROMs yet so you're stuck on stock.
3) option #1 will probably fix your problem, but will also delete all your data, so I would suggest before doing that trying to delete cache + dalvik via recovery (I'm guessing you're running TWRP / CWM).
Try factory resetting first.
If you are still unsatisfied with the performance with your device, i think KIES and ODIN can be used to flash an older firmware.
Hellscythe said:
Try factory resetting first.
If you are still unsatisfied with the performance with your device, i think KIES and ODIN can be used to flash an older firmware.
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Week end from hell!
Tried to del the cache that didn't work. Carried out a factory reset that's when it started to get very messy! Boot loops, Flashing screen you name it!
Anyway downloaded a new stock rom flashed and sorted.
I live in Myanmar and the internet is ****! I had to drive to the airport to use there internet, fastest in the city with a blistering 3MBs
Don't think i will be updating again that's for sure!!
Thanks for the help and hope there is a Custom Rom soon.
Dan
Danny_75 said:
Week end from hell!
Tried to del the cache that didn't work. Carried out a factory reset that's when it started to get very messy! Boot loops, Flashing screen you name it!
Anyway downloaded a new stock rom flashed and sorted.
I live in Myanmar and the internet is ****! I had to drive to the airport to use there internet, fastest in the city with a blistering 3MBs
Don't think i will be updating again that's for sure!!
Thanks for the help and hope there is a Custom Rom soon.
Dan
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Damn I feel for you man, here I am annoyed at my 6 megabit/s connection

[Q] sm-g870a

Howdy, att s5 active was acting up so i downloaded the stock ne4 firmware from sammobile and flashed it via odin. Now the phone is stuck at the s5 splash screen and refuses to boot. I have tried booting into recovery and wiping cache and performing a factory reset to no avail. I have also tried using the firmware upgrade feature in kies but this did not work either. I am at a loss if anyone could point me in the right direction to help me get this thing working again i would be very appreciative.
The phone is completely stock , never rooted or messed with recovery or anything like that.
spazzd said:
Howdy, att s5 active was acting up so i downloaded the stock ne4 firmware from sammobile and flashed it via odin. Now the phone is stuck at the s5 splash screen and refuses to boot. I have tried booting into recovery and wiping cache and performing a factory reset to no avail. I have also tried using the firmware upgrade feature in kies but this did not work either. I am at a loss if anyone could point me in the right direction to help me get this thing working again i would be very appreciative.
The phone is completely stock , never rooted or messed with recovery or anything like that.
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For anyone experiencing issues similar to what I was i believe i have found a solution : eventually i was able to get 4.4.2 to boot fully up - but then began to experience random resets. What I did was go into developer options and switch from dalvik to art. After all of the apps were done optimizing the s5 active now works perfectly, without issue. Hopefully this information helps someone else get theirs working properly.
hello
What firmware you flas first time? ???4.4.2???
Petreion said:
What firmware you flas first time? ???4.4.2???
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yeah the ne4 firmware .

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