I have Samsung Galaxy SGH-i337(AT&T) which I rooted and tried adding a twrp custom recovery which sent the phone into ODIN download. I was able to unbrick with flashing the 4.4.2 kit leak. The problem now is, it's not really the kitkat OS but still 4.3 which the phone came with but in about device settings it says 4.4.2. My question is, how can I get it back to the original OS 4.3? I have looked everywhere for on the internet for a stock 4.3 rom to no avail. Tried factory rest that does not work. I can however find stock 4.2.2 rom for my phone, can I flash it? Need help!!!!!
You should search and read before doing anything.
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Google mk2 Odin tar files xda
Never mind.
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Hi iam on ucuamdl firmware on att sgs4, which is rooted by moto-chopper root method.. I want to update to android 4.3 mk2... iam not interested in custom roms but just want to retain root when I shift from mdl to mk2. Also my phone is sim unlocked, it wont be affected ryt?.... also when I connect my phone to kies.. its says latest firmware.. even though I dont have one.. what could be the reason? I have cwm as recovery. Please help! Should I used odin and directly flash the files or is there something i need to take care of?
There are a number of similar posts, search before posting. If you proceed with the update remember you won't be able to put cwm back on.
Use a custom 4.3 rom, please do not uodate
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Im confused about this whole downgrading situation.
Heres what i did.
Always use omega rom since i got the phone. So have gone from omega 4.2.2 to omega 4.3 to omega 4.4.2. Iv always updated bootloaders and my phone was originally on 4.2.2 MDE i think.
I decided to restore my phone to 4.2.2 and it worked however i cannot make or receive calls it freezes up the phone. So i tried to restore to 4.3 and odin gives a fail. So in the end i restored 4.4.2 changed the modem and used omega v12 on 4.2.2
What i dont understand is if downgrading is not possible why was i even able to flash the stock 4.2.2 firmware and why did i have these calling issues.
Any help?
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Hello I have a rooted S4 i used kingo root app from a computer to root my S4 it was my first time rooting any android as I am new to android os I am familiar with apple and jailbreaking i like android much better, that's why I switched so I want to get the new 4.4.2 update from AT&T but everytime i try it says installation failed and I don't know how to put my stock firmware back on, I'm pretty much stock but I deleted bloat ware and stuff like that when my s4 boots up it says custom under the samsung logo please help I just want to update ?
same here..
What firmware version are you on? Mf3 or mk2. You'll need to use Odin to return to stock. There are tar files for both firmware versions in the general forum. Use the one that you are currently on.
As always, backup first.
Edit mk2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
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You need to use Odin and go back to 4.3 stock. Update will fail due to the root on your phone.
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Hey guys was hoping to get a little help. I am currently running foxhound 4.1 on my S4. The baseband version is I9505XXUFNA5. Its OS 4.4.2. In the process of flashing this rom according to the instructions on the dev thread said i had to flash a different bootloader and modem before flashing the rom. This process worked fine and i have been running without issue. Work has now decided that they want everyone on Android 4.3 so we can use apps they made to make our job easier so i need to go back to 4.3. I attempted this last night and when i try to flash a 4.3 rom via cwm it returns an error saying that the bootloader is the incorrect one and fails and i have to reinstall foxhound again to make the phone usable. Any one know how i go about getting back to 4.3 or where to get the correct bootloader and modem so i can flash them via odin and then install Androind 4.3? Any help would be very much appreciated.
Cheers Jeff
Nobody can downgrade from 4.4.2
WTF really?? Cant i flash 4.3 bootloader and modem and then go back to 4.3?
Artriel said:
WTF really?? Cant i flash 4.3 bootloader and modem and then go back to 4.3?
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Nope not at this stage cannot downgrade to older bootloader, sorry.
The best you can do is install a 4.3 custom rom. Try an echoe rom, version 12.1 the final bean I think should do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2372286
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Hey guys,
I successfully downgraded to MK2 from NB1 after taking the OTA update several weeks ago. I have rooted the MK2 and installed SS 3.72 with success on installing the recovery. I have tried multiple times following the guides on updating through ODIN to 4.4.2 again using GoldenEye and SkyFall and CM ROMs with no success. Each attempt ends with the phone not loading past the boot screen. It isn't bootlooping but pausing after the boot screen and not doing anything. What have I done wrong? I am getting tired of using this 4.3 rooted stock rom with no wifi. My data bill is going to be through the roof.
If you would have read the entire downgrade post you would know that there is a simple fix for WiFi.
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I understand that there is a wifi fix for 4.3. However, that was not my main issue. I am trying to upgrade to a rooted 4.4.2 and followed the guide to a T as far as I know multiple times. Not having wifi between 4.3 and 4.4.2 was expected as I did not expect to be on 4.3 this wrong. I would really appreciate help on getting up to 4.4.2. The ROMs are not loading after the boot animations. Any ideas?
Nevermind guys. I decided to just revert back to stock 4.4.2 via Odin. I appreciate all the work by the devs to put up these guides for us to follow, keep up the good work guys.