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So here i am with a brand new GS4 GT-I9505 and i thought it would be clever to do what i did with my GS2 and root and flash a custom rom to it (Cyanogenmod 10.1 through TWRP)
Clever me forgot to back it up !!!NOOB!!! (but thats beside the point)
Now im stuck with this rom with wifi doesnt work or mobile data and a host of other problems (Such as every time i turn the device off i have to reset the time and date!)
I have looked on the net for weeks and cannot find a way to revert back to the original stock version of my phone as i wish to have this back with all of its features. Main problem being is that every video or text help that i find is for other versions of the phone. Really frustrating as i do not want to destroy/brick the phone.
Would appreciate if anyone could help me in restoring my phone to its original state/factory state. Am pulling my hair out over this. Im not new to this however step by step would be also appreciated
Details of the device:
Device - GT-I9505 (Orange/EE) Android 4.2.2
Cyanogenmod -10.1-20130509-UNOFFICAL-i9505
Custom Recovery - TWRP
Baseband Version - I9505XXUBMG7
FFFreak666 said:
So here i am with a brand new GS4 GT-I9505 and i thought it would be clever to do what i did with my GS2 and root and flash a custom rom to it (Cyanogenmod 10.1 through TWRP)
Clever me forgot to back it up !!!NOOB!!! (but thats beside the point)
Now im stuck with this rom with wifi doesnt work or mobile data and a host of other problems (Such as every time i turn the device off i have to reset the time and date!)
I have looked on the net for weeks and cannot find a way to revert back to the original stock version of my phone as i wish to have this back with all of its features. Main problem being is that every video or text help that i find is for other versions of the phone. Really frustrating as i do not want to destroy/brick the phone.
Would appreciate if anyone could help me in restoring my phone to its original state/factory state. Am pulling my hair out over this. Im not new to this however step by step would be also appreciated
Details of the device:
Device - GT-I9505 (Orange/EE) Android 4.2.2
Cyanogenmod -10.1-20130509-UNOFFICAL-i9505
Custom Recovery - TWRP
Baseband Version - I9505XXUBMG7
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
[ROM] WORLD PREMIERE: I9505 XXUBMGA DEODEX [4.2.2] - Pre-Rooted Stock ROM's Odin/CWM
Download latest firmware from the link above its pre rooted and flash it using odin ur device will be pre rooted and as good as stock just root extra
And I suggest philz recovery incase u wanna flash roms etc in future that's most stable I suppose
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123hiten said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
[ROM] WORLD PREMIERE: I9505 XXUBMGA DEODEX [4.2.2] - Pre-Rooted Stock ROM's Odin/CWM
Download latest firmware from the link above its pre rooted and flash it using odin ur device will be pre rooted and as good as stock just root extra
And I suggest philz recovery incase u wanna flash roms etc in future that's most stable I suppose
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This will work even though my Baseband version is different and it wont affect the phone? (Or am i being stupid)
FFFreak666 said:
This will work even though my Baseband version is different and it wont affect the phone? (Or am i being stupid)
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Yes this will work no plm even if u have diffrnt baseband
for example u can flash any latest firmware which is available for any region without any issues "Not China" there some language is diffrnt if I m not wrng
But make sure its only for the variant u have like i9505 etc
Edit I always suggest take a back up of EFS of your device for safety
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379400 Efs Backup
123hiten said:
Yes this will work no plm even if u have diffrnt baseband
for example u can flash any latest firmware which is available for any region without any issues "Not China" there some language is diffrnt if I m not wrng
But make sure its only for the variant u have like i9505 etc
Edit I always suggest take a back up of EFS of your device for safety
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379400 Efs Backup
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Am currently downloading I9505XXUBMGA-prerooted-odex-full.rar file.
Will flash later as i have to sleep will let you know if it works and comment back again so i can send some more thanks your way if this so works....if so you are a life saver. Was going to go as far as buying a new i9505. :laugh: :highfive:
FFFreak666 said:
Am currently downloading I9505XXUBMGA-prerooted-odex-full.rar file.
Will flash later as i have to sleep will let you know if it works and comment back again so i can send some more thanks your way if this so works....if so you are a life saver. Was going to go as far as buying a new i9505. :laugh: :highfive:
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Don't worry u take a good sleep this thing will work :good:
Installing a pre rooted ROM won't give you stock/factory state.
If you really want your Official EE ROM go to Sammobile and download it.
Download triangle away to reset flash counter and as soon as its reset boot to download mode and flash Official stock EE ROM. No root.
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Hi all, Can anyone point me in the right direction? I am on Viper Rom on a SM-N900T 4.3, AND I want to try a KIT KAT rom, but I believe I need to go back to a stock rom first? So I have a few questions...I just got the phone and have been reading alot on it, but to me it gets confusing, and I dont want to brick the phone. I am rooted as well.
Where can I get the stock rom?
I have TWRP version 2.6.3.8 will this work to flash the stock KIT-KAT rom?
I am on BASEBAND N900TUVUBMI7
I read somewhere in XDA that if you go to KITKAT you can't go back to Jellybean?
Just a little confused here, and all the reading just confuses me with all the different models, roms, kernels, etc etc...
Thanks in Advance for the help, Larry
Dirtylarry11 said:
Hi all, Can anyone point me in the right direction? I am on Viper Rom on a SM-N900T 4.3, AND I want to try a KIT KAT rom, but I believe I need to go back to a stock rom first? So I have a few questions...I just got the phone and have been reading alot on it, but to me it gets confusing, and I dont want to brick the phone. I am rooted as well.
Where can I get the stock rom?
I have TWRP version 2.6.3.8 will this work to flash the stock KIT-KAT rom?
I am on BASEBAND N900TUVUBMI7
I read somewhere in XDA that if you go to KITKAT you can't go back to Jellybean?
Just a little confused here, and all the reading just confuses me with all the different models, roms, kernels, etc etc...
Thanks in Advance for the help, Larry
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once you go kk you cant go back so be careful
How to do this without mop just using pic version?
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Dirtylarry11 said:
How to do this without mop just using pic version?
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ODIN.... If you use 3.09 you put the full rom in AP, if you use 3.07 or lower put it in PDA. Make sure you have it unzipped to an .MD5 or .tar file...
You said you're on the N900T. There's a forum for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653747
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ultramag69 said:
ODIN.... If you use 3.09 you put the full rom in AP, if you use 3.07 or lower put it in PDA. Make sure you have it unzipped to an .MD5 or .tar file...
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Ok, So here is what I did:
Downloaded Polish stock rom to work with tmobile.
Started ODIN. no blue box
Put phone in Download mode and plugged in to PC
Odin box turned Blue
selected AP
Browsed to the Polish stock tar file and selected it.
Waited about 30 seconds until it showed in the list next to the AP buttin in ODIN
Clicked Start
Waited about 30 seconds and then the box said Fail..
In ODIN I noticed it said something like NAND WRITE FAIl(auth) or something like that.
Im not at home so I cant be sure exactly the message details, but it sounds like I need to re-partition or something?...maybe load a different recovery?
Im using TWRP 3.6.7? I believe the number is, and I am currently on 4.3 ROOTED ( knox 0x1)
Can someone clarify this for me? I get confused because there are so many ways to do this, and different variables.
Thank you so much!!!!!!
Dirtylarry11 said:
Hi all, Can anyone point me in the right direction? I am on Viper Rom on a SM-N900T 4.3, AND I want to try a KIT KAT rom, but I believe I need to go back to a stock rom first? So I have a few questions...I just got the phone and have been reading alot on it, but to me it gets confusing, and I dont want to brick the phone. I am rooted as well.
Where can I get the stock rom?
I have TWRP version 2.6.3.8 will this work to flash the stock KIT-KAT rom?
I am on BASEBAND N900TUVUBMI7
I read somewhere in XDA that if you go to KITKAT you can't go back to Jellybean?
Just a little confused here, and all the reading just confuses me with all the different models, roms, kernels, etc etc...
Thanks in Advance for the help, Larry
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Did you try it with the PIT?
EDIT: Just noticed you have a N900T, why are using the Polish stock? You need to use the N900T stock which you can get from Sammobile. I think you've come to wrong place buddy as international firmware won't work with the US T-Mobile version.
Thank you!!..I looked on Sam mobile but don't see a us version listed....do I use the UK version?
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Dirtylarry11 said:
Thank you!!..I looked on Sam mobile but don't see a us version listed....do I use the UK version?
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It's definitely there.
Here's the URL for 4.3 - http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=19395
And here's the URL for 4.4.2 - http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=26282
You may need a PIT file but I'm not sure about this particular version of the device. Anyway, good luck and happy upgrading.
How do ya know if ya need a pit file? And where do you get it?
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Hi all.
I have gt-i9505 and somehow I tripped knox efuse.
Now when i try to install any custom rom from cwm (flashed with odin) I get soft-brick I.e. bootloop where device is stuck on samsung logo.
If i try to flash modem (reception sux) and put device to sleep it disables 3G and wifi. Only restarting or manually reseting APN helps to restore 3G connection.
Flashing original roms with odin works fine.
Any help on installing custom rom or flashing modems will be highly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
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Mifodiy said:
Hi all.
I have gt-i9505 and somehow I tripped knox efuse.
Now when i try to install any custom rom from cwm (flashed with odin) I get soft-brick I.e. bootloop where device is stuck on samsung logo.
If i try to flash modem (reception sux) and put device to sleep it disables 3G and wifi. Only restarting or manually reseting APN helps to restore 3G connection.
Flashing original roms with odin works fine.
Any help on installing custom rom or flashing modems will be highly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
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Meant to reply instead of thank. Sorry!
You need to flash a 4.4.2 or 4.3 tar through ODIN. This will restore your phone but knox will of course remain tripped. Make sure you flash a radio for knox bootloader (4.4.2 or 4.3). I`m guessing you are using a radio for old bootloader. That is why you are getting these issues.
Once your phone is working, flash CF auto root in ODIN, then download ROM manager and flash CWM for your device (ie jfltexx if you have international version). Then
Thanks for quick reply.
One more stupid question:
How can I distinguish between radios for knox bootloader and regular ones?
I asuume it is in the radio name, but where?
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Mifodiy said:
Thanks for quick reply.
One more stupid question:
How can I distinguish between radios for knox bootloader and regular ones?
I asuume it is in the radio name, but where?
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Hi, first of all, download terminal emulator from playstore. Open it and type:
su (hit enter)
getprop ro.bootloader (hit enter)
It shows you a firmware version. Let's say, the last letters are NB8 for example. This means you are ready on the NB8 bootloader. So you need also the NB8 modem (baseband).
Hate to jack the thread but judging from what i am reading, there is a way to enjoy custom recovery and custom rom with knox tripped.
Sorry again but this knox thing is new to me and preventing me from customizing my device sch-i435 the sgs4mini verizon but being its the little version of the big boy I figured someone could enlighten me real quick. thanks and srry for the thread jack.
Yes there is no problem to install custom recovery. However custom rom has proved to be pain it tha A until now. I will try installing 4.4.2 by omega or wanam this weekend and update on how it went.
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justlovejoy said:
Hate to jack the thread but judging from what i am reading, there is a way to enjoy custom recovery and custom rom with knox tripped.
Sorry again but this knox thing is new to me and preventing me from customizing my device sch-i435 the sgs4mini verizon but being its the little version of the big boy I figured someone could enlighten me real quick. thanks and srry for the thread jack.
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As I mentioned before:
No problem flashing custom recovery.
Also I just flashed Omega v24 custom rom based on original 4.4.2 and it works perfectly.
Apparently the problem was I was trying to install custom roms that didn't support new bootloader, which tripped my knox efuse in the first place.
For future reference: if you flashing knox enabled bootloader it will trip the efuse and void your warranty, but imho it totally worth it.
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Hi guys, I'm new to this forum but have read many things on it and have gotten lots of help, but this question NEEDS a new thread!
I have been using my International Galaxy Note 3 (9005) for about 9 months, I bought it from Kogan in Australia and just recently I decided to root it using CF-Auto Root and then flash X-Note build 18.
A couple of days ago I decided that I didn't like X-Note that much so I tried and flashed Omega Rom. That all worked fine but I didn't really like any of the custom Roms and I just wanted to go back to stock.
So I download (for the first time) the newly released KitKat Australian SM-N9005 Firmware from SamMobile and tried to flash it through Odin straight over Clockwork mod recovery and over the Omega Rom that I currently had installed. When it finished it said that it had failed and something about the Ext4 not being valid, I was shocked (his had never happened to me before with Odin).
I no longer could boot into recovery and the phone said to plug it into Samsung Kies 3 and do an emergency recovery, So i plugged it in and it said that the device was not recognized, and it would not show up in the device list within the emergency recovery window.
So I did a lot of Googleing and came to the conclusion that It was probably the N9005 Australian Rom not being compatible. So after all of these errors and such I booted back into download mode and tried to install one of the other Kitkat Official firmwares that had worked fine before.
It installed just fine and Odin said reset and I unplugged it. but when it booted for the first time I was getting boot loops continually and when and now as I just start to go through the setup process the interface lags and it flashes black a few times and says I have no Sim card in (Which I DO!) and it restarts several times and IS ALL OVER THE PLACE!
It also takes about ten seconds or more after pushing the power button in to get the display to display again and it is unusable and behaving all weird.
The first few times I flash the stock firmware on it through Odin, it remembered my wallpaper, which is really weird seeing I factory reset it!
My best guess is that Flashing it through Odin and and factory reseting it is just not completely clearing it/wiping it and the system is all messed up and stuff is left over.
I don't no WHAT to do!!!! I can't even use it and it's driving me crazy can somebody, please help me!!!!
Thank you!
Look in to omega rom which version of android base it's used, flash same version of stock rom, may not available for Australian but u can flash other countries stock rom, try this & good luck.
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jdomadia said:
Look in to omega rom which version of android base it's used, flash same version of stock rom, may not available for Australian but u can flash other countries stock rom, try this & good luck.
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Hi why would I have to flash the same android base as omega and what actually is Android Base?
Also will this fix it and how do I check the android base?
Thanks
If omega rom has higher bootloader version, it will not allow to downgrade if Australia stock firmware version is lower, to find out of version u must look at omega rom u flashed.
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jdomadia said:
If omega rom has higher bootloader version, it will not allow to downgrade if Australia stock firmware version is lower, to find out of version u must look at omega rom u flashed.
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Okay, but I was able to flash the Poland Kitkat Rom and another one but I still have the problems above, flashing Roms is not the problem?
Bro poland xeo has still OLD d3 version which release in may, try to flash LATTEST BTU UK ROM
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Should I try a 'Mega Wipe' to completely format it? - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501577
And I was just reading something about no signal and IMEI, I have no signal and it says no sim card, does that mean I've lost my IMEI forever??
When I was installing x-note I thought EFS backup meant a CMR full backup
As long as I know Dr.ketan tools & utility is for SM-N 900 3g version note3, but u can read more & do it as you want.
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jdomadia said:
As long as I know Dr.ketan tools & utility is for SM-N 900 3g version note3, but u can read more & do it as you want.
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Yes the original was, but this script is modified for the n9005 like the guys says in the link.
Will this mega wipe fix my phone??
I don't know about mega wipe, if I will be in your place before making case complicated I would prefer to flash LATTEST STOCK ROM.
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same problem if you find any solutions plz share
I will reply if I find a solution my friend and Visa Versa if you do too.
PLEASE! other users of XDA can you help me and 'hosamkrm'. I will happily donate some money to the helper and give him a big thanks!
Hii all, i have a I9505 where i must go back from 4.4.2 to 4.2.2. I know this is no simple cause bootloader is locked but i listen someone have modified the stock rom for fix the bootloader problem. Someone have this rom allredy cooked? I hope you can solve this
I would need this hack too. There is a mayor sound problem with bluetototh on 4.3 and 4.4.2.
On 4.2.2 there was no problem, so will be very good to possible downgrade
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maybe if we are more people asking the same thing someone will care us
This will never happen. No developer is interested in downgrading their firmware to 4.2.2.
What you could try is to find an old custom 4.2.2. rom and flash that on your phone. Maybe it works and maybe it doesn't.
I found old 4.2.2 but the wifi isnt working. I am noob in modem versions
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46rossi46 said:
I found old 4.2.2 but the wifi isnt working. I am noob in modem versions
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Try flashing the KT-SGS4 kernel kernel and let me know if that fixes the WiFi.
Thanks for reply. Will test tomorrow and let you know the info.
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46rossi46 said:
I found old 4.2.2 but the wifi isnt working. I am noob in modem versions
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you downgraded to stock 4.2.2? Cause i get the bootloader error in odin everytime, i can only downgrade via the Aroma revolution HD custom rom by phyl recovery but when i check the firmware version it show me again the 4.4.2 version.
oh'neill said:
you downgraded to stock 4.2.2? Cause i get the bootloader error in odin everytime, i can only downgrade via the Aroma revolution HD custom rom by phyl recovery but when i check the firmware version it show me again the 4.4.2 version.
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You can't downgrade stock 4.2.2. You can only try to downgrade with a custom rom.
Lennyz1988 said:
You can't downgrade stock 4.2.2. You can only try to downgrade with a custom rom.
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right but modem-firmware version will remain that of 4.4 the same when downgrade to 4.2
Hi.
Finally managed to test. I installed prerooted stock 4.2.2 via custom recovery. Then installed mobile odin and via this installed official stock 4.2.2. After that installed kernel link from upper posts and wifi (and everything else) works perfect. The only thing i need to do is reset counter with triangle away. It does not restart counter. It goes ok with reboot and confirm resetting, but when i check the counter still persist custom binary. If anyone can suggest me what to it would be perfect.
Later tonight i will post links which firmwares i installed.