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[Q] [HELP] S4 no Sound,no Calls, etc.

Sorry for my bad english!
I am form Austria and I need your help. Yesterday I flashed Omega Rom 13.2 and all worked fine (Flashed the Modem for the old Bootloader). After rebooting my phone I can not call anymore because the display turns black and the notification bar starts to blink ...
Also I can not play any music .
So i thought the Modem is wrong and flashed some for my country but that was useless.
Then I thought to go back to the BlackBox Rom (which has worked very well but after some time my display turns black and the led lights up but i cant use my phone and have to reboot it fter this all was fine) after flashing it worked but i also cant call or hear music.
I am not new at Flashing (Rooted and Flashed : Lg Optimus Speed/Galaxy S/Galaxy S2/Galaxy S3 and my new S4) but I do not know what to do.:crying:
Hope you can help my and I am also sorry that I have opened a new thread.
Greetings; Chris

ChrisK1996 said:
Sorry for my bad english!
I am form Austria and I need your help. Yesterday I flashed Omega Rom 13.2 and all worked fine (Flashed the Modem for the old Bootloader). After rebooting my phone I can not call anymore because the display turns black and the notification bar starts to blink ...
Also I can not play any music .
So i thought the Modem is wrong and flashed some for my country but that was useless.
Then I thought to go back to the BlackBox Rom (which has worked very well but after some time my display turns black and the led lights up but i cant use my phone and have to reboot it fter this all was fine) after flashing it worked but i also cant call or hear music.
I am not new at Flashing (Rooted and Flashed : Lg Optimus Speed/Galaxy S/Galaxy S2/Galaxy S3 and my new S4) but I do not know what to do.:crying:
Hope you can help my and I am also sorry that I have opened a new thread.
Greetings; Chris
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Hi, I'm from Italy,
yesterday I had the same problem after installing the new Omega rom 13.2 and the XXUEMJ5 modem. After many different attempts (flashing stock roms, modems, etc.) finally I solved the problem with this method:
- I flashed the italian stock rom "I9505XXUAMDM_I9505ITVAMDB_ITV" (you can find it in the Samfirmware website) selecting the file with Odin "PDA" button , adding to the configuration of Odin (3.07) a pit repartition file named "CSB_signed_Fusion3_EUR_0325_V2.pit" (attached).
- After this action, you have a stock firmware installed with no custom recovery and obviously with no root.
- Then I start the phone into stock recovery (Volume Up+Home+Power) and I select to erase all user data.
The phone, at the end, boot up, ..... with sound, wifi, and ....... everything WORKING !!!.
Now you have to root again the phone, ....... but it works... !!!!
I hope that this can be a solution also for you.

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caneegatto said:
Hi, I'm from Italy,
yesterday I had the same problem after installing the new Omega rom 13.2 and the XXUEMJ5 modem. After many different attempts (flashing stock roms, modems, etc.) finally I solved the problem with this method:
- I flashed the italian stock rom "I9505XXUAMDM_I9505ITVAMDB_ITV" (you can find it in the Samfirmware website) selecting the file with Odin "PDA" button , adding to the configuration of Odin (3.07) a pit repartition file named "CSB_signed_Fusion3_EUR_0325_V2.pit" (attached).
- After this action, you have a stock firmware installed with no custom recovery and obviously with no root.
- Then I start the phone into stock recovery (Volume Up+Home+Power) and I select to erase all user data.
The phone, at the end, boot up, ..... with sound, wifi, and ....... everything WORKING !!!.
Now you have to root again the phone, ....... but it works... !!!!
I hope that this can be a solution also for you.
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Today I tried your solution 4 or 5 times but it does not fix my problem :/
Hope somebody could help me and thanks for your help !
Before I forget it, I am on the new Knox Bootloader and my knox warranty void is 0x1 ...
Greetings Chris

ChrisK1996 said:
Today I tried your solution 4 or 5 times but it does not fix my problem :/
Hope somebody could help me and thanks for your help !
Before I forget it, I am on the new Knox Bootloader and my knox warranty void is 0x1 ...
Greetings Chris
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Hi Chris,
you wrote that you flash Omega Rom, so I supposed you are not on Knox.... like me.
This method was a solution for me but I had a free bootloader. I'm afraid .... Good luck !!!!

caneegatto said:
Hi Chris,
you wrote that you flash Omega Rom, so I supposed you are not on Knox.... like me.
This method was a solution for me but I had a free bootloader. I'm afraid .... Good luck !!!!
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Yeah :/
I do not know why I got this new bootloader ... befor flashing Omega I had the BlackBox Rom which was very well.
O maaannn I want to use my S4 and not my S3 or LG ...
Does anybody know a solution ??

So you still have the old bootloader? And even with 4.2.2 custom roms your sound and wifi do not work?
If it were my device, I would pick a 4.2.2 stock Knox free rom. Put in the .pit file and set repartition to on. This way you will get a clean device again.
Only use that method is you are sure the flashing will succeed! If you fail, you're device is dead. So be carefull.
You first have to test if the flasing will succeed. You have to flash the stock rom first WITHOUT the .pit file and repartiton. If that goes well, then you can use the same stock rom and now with .pit an repartition.
So if you know what you are doing and you know that the Odin flash will succeed, then you could try it.
/edit, i see you have the knox bootloader. I think the same applies, only now with a 4.3 stock rom.

Solved it
:victory:
I solved my problem !!!
I am not at the old bootloader !!! I am on the new with a locked knox system ...
My Knox is flagged but my S4 works perfectly
The solution is that you have to flash a new rom !!! You can´t flash a Rom with the old opened bootloader
I ask myself why I do not thought about this ... Because the Lg has the same problem ^^
Hope everyone with the same problem can read this
Thank you for your help and if somebody needs help you can ask me
Greetings Chris:highfive:

No Sound Problem!!
ChrisK1996 said:
:victory:
I solved my problem !!!
I am not at the old bootloader !!! I am on the new with a locked knox system ...
My Knox is flagged but my S4 works perfectly
The solution is that you have to flash a new rom !!! You can´t flash a Rom with the old opened bootloader
I ask myself why I do not thought about this ... Because the Lg has the same problem ^^
Hope everyone with the same problem can read this
Thank you for your help and if somebody needs help you can ask me
Greetings Chris:highfive:
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Hi, I'm having similar problems I have no sound at all coming from the device, I've read most threads that say no sound on the heading for I9505 and for many people flashing I9505XXUDMH8_I9505OXXDMHA_I9505XXUDMH8_HOME.tar resolved the problem but not in my case.
Last night I tried flashing I9505XXUEMI8_I9505OXAEMI8_I9505XXUEMI8 and after I changed the kernel I got some sound when turning the volume up and down but the phone was running very slow.
Today I tried flashing Omega rom v15 flashing the right modem for the new bootloader before flashing the zip and no sound, I tried changing the kernel, still nothing.
So now I'm in build number XXUEMJ9 and baseband MJ5.
I've also tried flashing stock with a pit file but didn't make a difference!
I don't really understand what you said about You can´t flash a Rom with the old opened bootloader!
I'm new to samsung, I've leaned to root and do all this with HTC and I do it with the cmd, now I'm using odin so need good explanations!

[Q] No sound or wifi after installing custom ROMs and returning to stock.

Hi and thanks for looking at this post,
I have searched the forums and haven't found a thing that works for my phone. I rooted and backed up my current version this morning (4.2.2 stock) using CWM. I then proceded to install Wanamlite 1.5 for the S4 GT-I19505, which installed but had serious issues with sound, everything would crash when the volume controls were pressed or headphones inserted. I therefore switched ROM to Android revolution HD 1.0. I installed what I thought was the relevant wifi fix, but no joy.
At this point, I restored to stock 4.2.2 hoping it would solve the issue, but it hasn't, my cwm backup also has the issue after attempting to restore.
Anyone got any suggestions of how I can fix this? I thought the stock restore would have done this, but obviously not.
I am running android 4.2.2 on a stock rom (XXUAMDD_I9505EVRAMDA_EVR).
GT - I9505
If you need to know anything else, let me know. Thanks.

- Go to CWM
- Make a full wipe (data, system and cache)
- Restore ur old stock backup
- I think this will solve ur problems :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
- Go to CWM
- Make a full wipe (data, system and cache)
- Restore ur old stock backup
- I think this will solve ur problems :highfive:
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Thanks for the quick response, unfortunately it hasn't worked
I'm assuming it's a kernel issue, but surely that would have been replaced after installing back to stock? Is there anywhere we can download the individual required kernels maybe?

benh84 said:
Thanks for the quick response, unfortunately it hasn't worked
I'm assuming it's a kernel issue, but surely that would have been replaced after installing back to stock? Is there anywhere we can download the individual required kernels maybe?
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hey bro , since your on 4.2.2 would you mind to flash this via odin by selecting PHONE/CP? download it and extract http://d-h.st/f99 Make sure to turn off your phone manually then go to download mode and flash.

Repulsa said:
hey bro , since your on 4.2.2 would you mind to flash this via odin by selecting PHONE/CP? download it and extract Make sure to turn off your phone manually then go to download mode and flash.
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Thanks for the help, was a different file from the one I tried earlier, but still no joy with this one either.
There doesn't appear to be a wifi-fix from the list of those files for my version. I'm going to try it, combined with a complete stock reinstall now, to see if there is any change.

benh84 said:
Thanks for the help, was a different file from the one I tried earlier, but still no joy with this one either.
There doesn't appear to be a wifi-fix from the list of those files for my version. I'm going to try it, combined with a complete stock reinstall now, to see if there is any change.
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as you can see if you flash a wrong LTE modems will break your sound . maybe thats why you loose your sound at all , would you mind booting into download mode and tell what does it says on top left of your screen thank you.

Repulsa said:
as you can see if you flash a wrong LTE modems will break your sound . maybe thats why you loose your sound at all , would you mind booting into download mode and tell what that does it says on top left of your screen thank you.
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I guess that is what has happened. I've found the right modem fix now, so currently applying with odin as well as a full stock restore.
Top of the download screen says;
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung offical
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: enabled
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled

benh84 said:
I guess that is what has happened. I've found the right modem fix now, so currently applying with odin as well as a full stock restore.
Top of the download screen says;
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung offical
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: enabled
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
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there you go newbootloader = need to flash a new Wifi fix/Non-Hlost such as mkf,mj's mke , have a nice day.

After the last install, I now have sound back, but no wifi still...

Repulsa said:
there you go newbootloader = need to flash a new Wifi fix/Non-Hlost such as mkf,mj's mke , have a nice day.
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Just seen this after my last post. Thanks for the help

benh84 said:
After the last install, I now have sound back, but no wifi still...
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Download and extract and flash the file GSM_Modem_XXUEMFK_and_LTE_Modem_XXUMFK.tar Turn off your phone manually and flash http://www.mediafire.com/download/zriv6i5c01lqns6/GSM_Modem_XXUEMFK_and_LTE_Modem_XXUMFK.rar file with odin by selecting phone. if your problem still persist , go to recovery and wipe cache and factory reset.

Repulsa said:
Download and extract and flash the file GSM_Modem_XXUEMFK_and_LTE_Modem_XXUMFK.tar Turn off your phone manually and flash http://www.mediafire.com/download/zriv6i5c01lqns6/GSM_Modem_XXUEMFK_and_LTE_Modem_XXUMFK.rar file with odin by selecting phone. if your problem still persist , go to recovery and wipe cache and factory reset.
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Thanks for the link, Got the phone stuck loading up now. So going to try and revert to the backup and then use odin to flash the file. I'll let you know the outcome.

benh84 said:
Thanks for the link, Got the phone stuck loading up now. So going to try and revert to the backup and then use odin to flash the file. I'll let you know the outcome.
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Right, well I had sound again but no wifi after installing (I9505XXUEMK9_WiFi_FIX), but after flashing (GSM_Modem_XXUEMFK_and_LTE_Modem_XXUMFK.tar) and wiping all data/cache too, I now have neither again lol getting frustrating now.

benh84 said:
Right, well I had sound again but no wifi after installing (I9505XXUEMK9_WiFi_FIX), but after flashing (GSM_Modem_XXUEMFK_and_LTE_Modem_XXUMFK.tar) and wiping all data/cache too, I now have neither again lol getting frustrating now.
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I really dont understand why are you trying to revert into your back up? when you can just flash a 4.3 stock rom in order to fix all this problem? then root it after ? just so you know that your warranty is already void sir. so go ahead and make a back up and flash a 4.3 stock rom from samsung website. thank you.

Repulsa said:
I really dont understand why are you trying to revert into your back up? when you can just flash a 4.3 stock rom in order to fix all this problem? then root it after ? just so you know that your warranty is already void sir. so go ahead and make a back up and flash a 4.3 stock rom from samsung website. thank you.
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Thanks, I'll do that. I was trying to steer clear of 4.3, because of issues I had keeping root access on it, but if that's what will solve these problems then that's fine for me. As for the warranty, I don't mind too much Thanks for all the help again.

benh84 said:
Right, well I had sound again but no wifi after installing (I9505XXUEMK9_WiFi_FIX), but after flashing (GSM_Modem_XXUEMFK_and_LTE_Modem_XXUMFK.tar) and wiping all data/cache too, I now have neither again lol getting frustrating now.
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Did you manage to fix your sound and wifi? Im having the exact same issues. No matter what I flash I cant get sound! Grr!!

Robotic4 said:
Did you manage to fix your sound and wifi? Im having the exact same issues. No matter what I flash I cant get sound! Grr!!
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i have no sound in calls, music, notifications and no camera video recording too.. i had flashed google edition 4.4.2 by jamal, but now on stock 4.3 MJ5
strange thing is if I wipe cache and reboot, i get sound in calls and notifications, but if i try to play music ,all sound is gone again...

illikkalshahid said:
i have no sound in calls, music, notifications and no camera video recording too.. i had flashed google edition 4.4.2 by jamal, but now on stock 4.3 MJ5
strange thing is if I wipe cache and reboot, i get sound in calls and notifications, but if i try to play music ,all sound is gone again...
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H O W DO WE FIX THIS FRIGGEN ISSUE!?!?
Everyone is having this same damn problem, I've had it for about a month, flashed all sorts of roms, wifi fixes, different modems etc
and its not working, I matched my ap cp csc so they are all the same:
Last night it was reading:
AP: I9505XXUFNB8
CP: I9505XXUFNB8
CSC:I9505XXUFNB8
= NO SOUND
Its all the same now except
CP: I9505XXUFNA5
Please help, or even better - if someone has the knowledge to let me know what is actually wrong here and I can then research and fix it myself.
THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAnks..

same problem here!!! Absolutely no sound on my Galaxy S4.. But I noticed that I have sound only if there is not flashed modem after installing clean rom (Phoenix).. So there must be problem with modem.. But any modem that I tried to flash doesn't trigger the sound, the latest, the oldest... really dont know.... :///////

[Q] WiFi not working after update via Kies from 4.3. to 4.4.2

Hi there,
i have a rooted S4 i9505 with cwm installed.
yesterday i did an update from stock rom 4.3 to 4.4.2 (I9505XXUEMKE) via KIES.
the problem now....I cant turn on the wifi anymore. whenever i try to use the on/off switch for the wifi it instandly switches back to off.
is anyone else experiencing the same problem? has someone already a solution for that, before i will do a factory reset.

SDA1979 said:
Hi there,
i have a rooted S4 i9505 with cwm installed.
yesterday i did an update from stock rom 4.3 to 4.4.2 (I9505XXUEMKE) via KIES.
the problem now....I cant turn on the wifi anymore. whenever i try to use the on/off switch for the wifi it instandly switches back to off.
is anyone else experiencing the same problem? has someone already a solution for that, before i will do a factory reset.
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hmm - shouldn't really be a problem if you flashed stock, but broken wifi is a symptom reported when flashing old modem on new bootloader, if you have new stock sammy 4.4 then you will surely have new bootloader (check though by putting your phone into download mode and then check for KNOX references - if you got them you got new bootloader, if no then you are on the old one)
Click on the link in my sig for modem - that will take you to a thread that has all the newest modems - have a look through the most recent last 3-4 pages and you will find packages for modems for new bootloader, flash one of these and see what happens - BTW you need to flash in odin with 'reboot' unchecked, then when its finished power off your phone manually then put back into download mode and flash again, then repeat the procedure but this time tick 'reboot' and that should be done. BTW - the tar file goes into 'phone' not csc. You may need to unzip the modem package to get the tar file.
Let us know how you got on

Jimsilver73 said:
hmm - shouldn't really be a problem if you flashed stock, but broken wifi is a symptom reported when flashing old modem on new bootloader, if you have new stock sammy 4.4 then you will surely have new bootloader (check though by putting your phone into download mode and then check for KNOX references - if you got them you got new bootloader, if no then you are on the old one)
Click on the link in my sig for modem - that will take you to a thread that has all the newest modems - have a look through the most recent last 3-4 pages and you will find packages for modems for new bootloader, flash one of these and see what happens - BTW you need to flash in odin with 'reboot' unchecked, then when its finished power off your phone manually then put back into download mode and flash again, then repeat the procedure but this time tick 'reboot' and that should be done. BTW - the tar file goes into 'phone' not csc. You may need to unzip the modem package to get the tar file.
Let us know how you got on
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ok just to be sure and not bricking my phone..
i went into download mode and it says:
odin mode
product name gt-i9505
current binary custom
system status official
knox kernel lock 0x0
knox warranty void 0x1csb-config-lsb 0x30
write protection enabled
eMMC burst mode enabled
now if i understood right, i have to download
Wifi fix/NON-HLOS - I9505_XXUFNB8_WiFi_FIX
and flash it with odin with the instruction above....
is that correct?
i also found XXUFNB8.... should i rather use this one?

SDA1979 said:
ok just to be sure and not bricking my phone..
i went into download mode and it says:
odin mode
product name gt-i9505
current binary custom
system status official
knox kernel lock 0x0
knox warranty void 0x1csb-config-lsb 0x30
write protection enabled
eMMC burst mode enabled
now if i understood right, i have to download
Wifi fix/NON-HLOS - I9505_XXUFNB8_WiFi_FIX
and flash it with odin with the instruction above....
is that correct?
i also found XXUFNB8.... should i rather use this one?
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Its correct

SDA1979 said:
ok just to be sure and not bricking my phone..
i went into download mode and it says:
odin mode
product name gt-i9505
current binary custom
system status official
knox kernel lock 0x0
knox warranty void 0x1csb-config-lsb 0x30
write protection enabled
eMMC burst mode enabled
now if i understood right, i have to download
Wifi fix/NON-HLOS - I9505_XXUFNB8_WiFi_FIX
and flash it with odin with the instruction above....
is that correct?
i also found XXUFNB8.... should i rather use this one?
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you are on the new bootloader so you can flash the complete package - it has everything in it all in one package! - you won't brick your phone even if you flash the wrong modem, that is unless you did some thing real dumb like flash i9500 modem and even then I think its recoverable not that I suggest you try!!
depends where you are in the world - I used NB8 and it worked well for me in the UK - I'm on NB9 now and that seems nice also.
so to be clear flash this:
Combined package
For NewBootloader
GSM_Modem_XXUFNB8_and_LTE_Modem_XXUFNB8
https://mega.co.nz/#!3dR30JiT!cP5WrUCfz9L4h8doY7KTTV6fq4pFL85EkJBG6T-Gqhc

Jimsilver73 said:
you are on the new bootloader so you can flash the complete package - it has everything in it all in one package! - you won't brick your phone even if you flash the wrong modem, that is unless you did some thing real dumb like flash i9500 modem and even then I think its recoverable not that I suggest you try!!
depends where you are in the world - I used NB8 and it worked well for me in the UK - I'm on NB9 now and that seems nice also.
so to be clear flash this:
Combined package
For NewBootloader
GSM_Modem_XXUFNB8_and_LTE_Modem_XXUFNB8
https://mega.co.nz/#!3dR30JiT!cP5WrUCfz9L4h8doY7KTTV6fq4pFL85EkJBG6T-Gqhc
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hey guys, thank you!!!
the Wi-Fi is working again.
Nonetheless i still have one problem remaining, which i thought it would have been fixed as well.
but, when GPS is turned on, it tries to find the GPS position and the icon on the status bar continues appearing and disappearing permanently (every half of a second).
Beside the fact that it is really annoying having this icon flashing all the time it also causes the display to freeze.
Especially when scrolling from top to the bottom to open the notification area.
It sometimes also lets the system crush completely.
any idea what this could be?
thanks for your effort so far.

SDA1979 said:
hey guys, thank you!!!
the Wi-Fi is working again.
Nonetheless i still have one problem remaining, which i thought it would have been fixed as well.
but, when GPS is turned on, it tries to find the GPS position and the icon on the status bar continues appearing and disappearing permanently (every half of a second).
Beside the fact that it is really annoying having this icon flashing all the time it also causes the display to freeze.
Especially when scrolling from top to the bottom to open the notification area.
It sometimes also lets the system crush completely.
any idea what this could be?
thanks for your effort so far.
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hmmm......... thats not right!
Suggest you find a stock sammy ROM and flash anew in odin - then root using cf root, then flash recovery - (TWRP is very good :good then go into recovery and wipe cache, dalvik, system and data - reboot and see what happens on nice new shiny sammy stock - if all is good pick the ROM/kernel you want (if you want) and go back to odin to reflash modem.
The only other thing I can think is that you have an app that is messing with gps?? Do the above though and you should be golden :good:
EDIT: don't wipe system unless you planning flashing a different ROM through recovery!

Jimsilver73 said:
hmmm......... thats not right!
Suggest you find a stock sammy ROM and flash anew in odin - then root using cf root, then flash recovery - (TWRP is very good :good then go into recovery and wipe cache, dalvik, system and data - reboot and see what happens on nice new shiny sammy stock - if all is good pick the ROM/kernel you want (if you want) and go back to odin to reflash modem.
The only other thing I can think is that you have an app that is messing with gps?? Do the above though and you should be golden :good:
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Hi, right way to flash the stock Samsung package, but after flashing a custom recovery, do not wipe system. There's no ROM after that so phone will not boot. And the newest modem is integrated in the stock package, so no need to flash it again.
And another advice: NEVER use Kies to update your phone. It has bricked 3 of mines.:cyclops:

speedwayfan75 said:
Hi, right way to flash the stock Samsung package, but after flashing a custom recovery, do not wipe system. There's no ROM after that so phone will not boot. And the newest modem is integrated in the stock package, so no need to flash it again.
And another advice: NEVER use Kies to update your phone. It has bricked 3 of mines.:cyclops:
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Oops, well spotted! Yes, don't wipe system unless you have another ROM to flash through recovery. 3 phones bricked from kies huh? I never used it SVD don't think I ever will lol. Good old Sammy stock stuff, tbh that's why I steer well clear of anything stock Sammy unless absolutely necessary and last resort - I look at the farce they have made by forcing us to accept Knox pox!

Jimsilver73 said:
Oops, well spotted! Yes, don't wipe system unless you have another ROM to flash through recovery. 3 phones bricked from kies huh? I never used it SVD don't think I ever will lol. Good old Sammy stock stuff, tbh that's why I steer well clear of anything stock Sammy unless absolutely necessary and last resort - I look at the farce they have made by forcing us to accept Knox pox!
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my thought was to go into recovery mode and wipe everything and start from beginning in order to exclude that it could depends on some wrong settings or any software already installed....

I updated to 4.4.2 using Mobile Odin and my wifi was borked too.
I did notice after the update that there was a mismatch between my Baseband version (still the old 4.3 XXUEMKE) and the Build number XXUFNB8, and I recall seeing some message during the flashing process that security had blocked the kernel update and Triangle Away might help solve it.
I therefore ran Triangle Away to reset my flash counter, and then used Mobile Odin to have a second go at flashing just the Kernel, Recovery and Modem parts.
This was successful and I now have matching Baseband and Build, both XXUFNB8.
And my wifi now works again...

ok.. after making a factory reset wifi and gps are working fine again.
guess there was some missconfigured third party app...
but now, with a fresh system i do not understand why i am not able to assign a PIN for my lockscreen...
everything is greyed out except PIN and Password.
but even though setting up a PIN, the screen lock is always set to use Swipe......
damn, i shouldnt have updated to 4.4.2.... until now.. only problems with this new build....

SDA1979 said:
ok.. after making a factory reset wifi and gps are working fine again.
guess there was some missconfigured third party app...
but now, with a fresh system i do not understand why i am not able to assign a PIN for my lockscreen...
everything is greyed out except PIN and Password.
but even though setting up a PIN, the screen lock is always set to use Swipe......
damn, i shouldnt have updated to 4.4.2.... until now.. only problems with this new build....
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Try slimkat 3.2 from here http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/909-jfltexx remember to download gapps and flash after you have flashed ROM. You won't be disappointed

Jimsilver73 said:
Try slimkat 3.2 from here http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/909-jfltexx remember to download gapps and flash after you have flashed ROM. You won't be disappointed
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hey thanks for your suggestion. but i want to keep using the stock rom. sufficent for my needs....
anyway.. finally i was able to get everything working after flashing the rom with odin again.

Jimsilver73 said:
hmm - shouldn't really be a problem if you flashed stock, but broken wifi is a symptom reported when flashing old modem on new bootloader, if you have new stock sammy 4.4 then you will surely have new bootloader (check though by putting your phone into download mode and then check for KNOX references - if you got them you got new bootloader, if no then you are on the old one)
Click on the link in my sig for modem - that will take you to a thread that has all the newest modems - have a look through the most recent last 3-4 pages and you will find packages for modems for new bootloader, flash one of these and see what happens - BTW you need to flash in odin with 'reboot' unchecked, then when its finished power off your phone manually then put back into download mode and flash again, then repeat the procedure but this time tick 'reboot' and that should be done. BTW - the tar file goes into 'phone' not csc. You may need to unzip the modem package to get the tar file.
Let us know how you got on
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I feel compelled to express my gratitude for the post. Two days ago i updated from 4.3 to 4.4.2 on my rooted gt-i9505 via KIES and just like that no more wifi. This solution works like charm!!!
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[Q] Help finding a specific stock ROM - i9505

Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time poster
I've been experimenting with a spare i9505 that I have, flashing roms etc (it was having serious wifi issues so I was trying to fix it)
However something's gone wrong and I now have the 'Firmware upgrade experienced an issue' screen, and Knox Warranty is 0x1. I don't really care about it as it's a spare, but I'd like to flash a ROM to it so that it at least works.
I'm not exactly a power user when it comes to this stuff, more an 'enthusiastic amateur'. I followed instructions in a similar thread to flash TWRP and use that to Advanced Wipe before flashing a new ROM, which I've done, but the threads I've found feature loads of ROMs and I don't know which one to use. I found a couple that I tried to use, but Odin is failing every time and SW Rev Check Fail pops up on the screen, which I believe (from more lurking!) means I'm trying to use the wrong firmware.
Was hoping someone here could point me in the right direction!
Just to recap the phone status:
- S4 i9505
- UK based (came from Vodafone if that matters?)
- Firmware update encountered an issue
- Knox Warranty Void 0x1
- Previously running 4.2.2
Thanks guys

Knox warranty void cannot be recoverd till now
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aayushkhajuria2842 said:
Knox warranty void cannot be recoverd till now
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I'm not worried about the warranty, I've read up on it and I know that's a lost cause. I just want the phone to work really as it's currently displaying 'Firmware update encountered an issue' on boot. I only mention the 0x1 thing as from my research I understand that it limits you in terms of what ROMs you can install, meaning I would need a particular one to get the phone working again.
Thanks!

Then install stock firmware via odin first
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aayushkhajuria2842 said:
Then install stock firmware via odin first
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... That's kinda the point of my post. I know what I need to do, I just don't know which file to use.
For example, this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824 has a bunch of stock firmware files, but I don't know which one I would need to download, for my specific circumstance.

What firmware u tried to install? If u tried to install android 4.3 or android 4.4.2 maybe ur bootloader is updated and u cant flash android 4.2.2. Give us more info :fingers-crossed:

Joku1981 said:
What firmware u tried to install? If u tried to install android 4.3 or android 4.4.2 maybe ur bootloader is updated and u cant flash android 4.2.2. Give us more info :fingers-crossed:
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I was worried that might be the case.
OK so I've tried two md5 files so far:
I9505XXUBMGA_I9505OXXBMG3_I9505XXUBMGA_HOME.tar.md5
I9505XXUFNB8_I9505BTUFNB3_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar.md5
To PROPERLY go back and re-cap from beginning...
- Phone was stock, wi-fi didn't work (worked for a bit, then cut off and wouldn't come back on)
- Ran CyanogenMod Installer to update and hopefully fix the issue
- Install was successful but didn't fix wi-fi issues
- Used Odin to flash the 2nd md5 listed above, went back to stock but wi-fi still didn't work
- Tried to flash the 1st md5 listed above, didn't work and must have errored at some point as now I get that 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue' message.
- Looked up the issue in a thread on here, followed instructions to flash TWRP, boot into Recovery > Wipe > Advanced wiping everything bar last two options, and then 'install your stock recovery firmware'
Only issue I have now, I don't know which file that is As I say the last two I tried (above) give me the SW Rev error, so they're clearly incorrect.
I don't care about warranty, and I don't care about root either really... just want the phone to work again, even on stock!

Well. Step by step:
- You will have to WIPE all
- If the phone is branded to Vodafone is one thing, if not is other.
- I let u the correct firmware for ur phone with Vodafone: HERE or HERE
- If ur phone is unbranded the correct firmware is: HERE
- Download it and flash it through ODIN
- If u have problems with ODIN, paste it here and good luck :highfive:

Awesome! Thanks man, the phone came from Vodafone initially but I don't think it's branded (no logos on the phone, no Vodafone logo on boot)
I'm downloading both just to make sure. Will let you know results ASAP! Thanks again :good:

[Q] How to fix I9505; no sound, no mic, phone app not responding

Summary: my I9505 mic, earpiece and speaker don't seem to work and cause fc/not responding on functions that use them (phone), what should I do to resolve? (I have flashed a bunch of ROMs, and a couple modems...).
Detail:
Ok, so firstly I must apologise for not recalling the somewhat random sequence of events which has brought me to this juncture... I was fiddling around with a few different ROMs and when I noticed the problem I sort of frantically tried flashing things to fix it (yes, I'm aware this is a very sensible approach )
I've flashed a few different ROMs and at some point flashed a new modem.
I noticed yesterday that I was not getting any sounds out of my phone, noticed when using the volume buttons, no beep; further investigation revealed the speaker, earpiece and microphone seem to have decided to take an indefinite nap...
Any suggestions on how to proceed with waking them up?!
There is a message in the logcat:
getDeviceForStrategy() speaker device not found
Though not sure if this helps at all.
Making/receiving phonecalls the screen goes black and either rings out to voicemail before I can answer, then displays not responding wait/close error or the other person answers and neither side can hear then same not responding error.
I've not changed the bootloader (as far as I'm aware...).
Wifi/mobile internet work fine.
Tried flashing an old modem, factory resetting, reflashing a ROM (currently CM10.2) but no dice... since I'm a bit lost I figured stop fiddling and ask for help
Current baseband: I9505ZHUAME3
Current bootloader: I9505ZHUBMF4
Any suggestions on how to proceed to un-screw my phone would be greatly appreciated. :good:

mrlizard123 said:
Any suggestions on how to proceed to un-screw my phone would be greatly appreciated. :good:
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Try to download and flash this file via odin by selecting phone.cp .

WiFi fix for audio?
Repulsa said:
Try to download and flash this file via odin by selecting phone.cp .
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Thanks for the reply; downloaded, flashed as CP seemed successful but still no joy, same no sound and unresponsive phone app
It says WiFi fix; WiFi is working, how would this fix the audio problem? (not being snarky, just curious as to the relation to the problem)

mrlizard123 said:
Thanks for the reply; downloaded, flashed as CP seemed successful but still no joy, same no sound and unresponsive phone app
It says WiFi fix; WiFi is working, how would this fix the audio problem? (not being snarky, just curious as to the relation to the problem)
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Flashing a wrong LTE/Wifi fix will loose your sound . in Old bootloader you can't flash any newer LTE modem than UBMH1.and for the New bootloader you can flash all the new LTE modems, including MKF etc.. So boot your phone into download mode and check if you have an entry of knox warranty void then you have newbootloader. and make sure you manually turn off your phone and wait atleast 10 sec and boot your phone into download mode and flash . (Because sometimes flashing a modem/lte doesnt work and need to do it twice.
Use Odin
Untick Autoreboot
Flash modem
Reboot once again into Download Mode using (Power+Voldown)
Flash Modem once more
Once done,unplug then reboot device manually.
If this doesn't work, try repeating the flash process again while rebooting manually and with auto-reboot option turned off.

Repulsa said:
Flashing a wrong LTE/Wifi fix will loose your sound .
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Ok cheers
Repulsa said:
in Old bootloader you can't flash any newer LTE modem than UBMH1.and for the New bootloader you can flash all the new LTE modems, including MKF etc..
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Do you suggest I flash a newer bootloader? if so, how to decide which?
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So boot your phone into download mode and check if you have an entry of knox warranty void then you have newbootloader.
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There is no mention of knox, it just says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
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and make sure you manually turn off your phone and wait atleast 10 sec and boot your phone into download mode and flash . (Because sometimes flashing a modem/lte doesnt work and need to do it twice.
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What am I flashing? The WiFi fix you linked above? I flashed that using this method and it hasn't made any difference.
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Use Odin
Untick Autoreboot
Flash modem
Reboot once again into Download Mode using (Power+Voldown)
Flash Modem once more
Once done,unplug then reboot device manually.
If this doesn't work, try repeating the flash process again while rebooting manually and with auto-reboot option turned off.
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With which modem? I've tried that twice to no avail.
Thanks for your continued help, it's appreciated.

mrlizard123 said:
Ok cheers
Do you suggest I flash a newer bootloader? if so, how to decide which?
There is no mention of knox, it just says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
What am I flashing? The WiFi fix you linked above? I flashed that using this method and it hasn't made any difference.
With which modem? I've tried that twice to no avail.
Thanks for your continued help, it's appreciated.
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Thas good your still in Oldbootloader try this one If the problem still persist , since your still in oldbootloader flash a 4.2.2 Stock rom , check it from here and download the one that base from your country. Remember 4.2.2 ! not 4.4.2 . instead writing thanks please hit that thanks button >

mrlizard123 said:
I flashed that using this method and it hasn't made any difference.
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Well I'll be...
I was bored and waiting for the next piece of advice and thought I'd give it another shot and it seems to have worked!
Thanks very much!

mrlizard123 said:
Well I'll be...
I was bored and waiting for the next piece of advice and thought I'd give it another shot and it seems to have worked!
Thanks very much!
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Hehe so its working now ?? then thats a good news.

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Hehe so its working now ?? then thats a good news.
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Yes indeed! Thanks again!
I'm now wondering whether I should upgrade to a newer bootloader? Is it worth it and can it be done without getting into knox related issues?

mrlizard123 said:
Yes indeed! Thanks again!
I'm now wondering whether I should upgrade to a newer bootloader? Is it worth it and can it be done without getting into knox related issues?
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Im still in oldbootloader and i just download and flash a custom rom 4.4.2 via recovery .. and incase something wrong with my phone in a future . iE Hardware related.etc theni can just flash a 4.2.2 and send it for repair for free... and about newbootloader , flashing any custom rom/rooting will triggered your knox , so feel free to flash the latest stock 4.4.2 kitkat if you dont care about your Warranty. But like i said you can still flash a 4.4.2 custom rom without flashing a newbootloader (Never flash a newbootloader , Make sure to ask first before flashing anything) Have a nice day.
Edited: @mrlizard123 Never flash a latest Wifi fix so you wont get this problem again. only flash a GSM MODEM. if your flashing a custom 4.4.2 rom then you need to flash a latest GSM MODEM base from your country. in order to fix dropping signal issue when the phone went to sleep.