MDL Firmware Download - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

Does anyone have a working MDL firmware download. All the ones I have found have been corrupt. Thank you !

The one at sammobile didnt work?

hednik said:
Does anyone have a working MDL firmware download. All the ones I have found have been corrupt. Thank you !
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How are you downloading it? Sometimes you need to try a mirror link depending on your location because of data loss during the transfer. If you still need help then respond and I can get a working download link from my dropbox for you.

Are you trying to downgrade to mdl? Cause if thats the case the files arent corrupt its our locked bootloader refusing to downgrade
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Help. Tried installing CMW and now phone stuck in 'recovery booting...'

Hi All,
I tried installing CMW on my AT&T galaxy S4 and now the the device is stuck on boot showing 'recovery booting...'
I have tried holding down vol up + power + home key but issue still persists.
I followed the steps in this link: galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-install-cwm-recovery-on-att-or-verizon-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sch-i545/
Attached is a screenshot to further clarify: sdrv.ms/16drSEy
Only way to turn off device is to disconnect the battery.
Any ideas on how to resolve?
It's too late now but don't go to galaxys4root. Use xda. Do you know what firmware you were on? Was it mf3, etc?
If you were on MF3, you hosed it.
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jd1639 said:
It's too late now but don't go to galaxys4root. Use xda. Do you know what firmware you were on? Was it mf3, etc?
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Definitely will not go to galaxys4root again. I do not think I was on MF3 but I am not sure.
The firmware was the same as when I first bought it on release date. Not sure if that helps.
Can I unbrick it with odin?
Unless you froze or deleted the files for OTA, it is impossible for you to still be on the same firmware from release. MF3 auto updates after 3 days of it being downloaded.
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we4321 said:
Definitely will not go to galaxys4root again. I do not think I was on MF3 but I am not sure.
I firmware was the same as when I first bought on release date. Not sure if that helps.
Can I unbrick it with odin?
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If you're not on mf3, yes. Do know if it ever updated itself after you got it.
jd1639 said:
If you're not on mf3, yes. Do know if it ever updated itself after you got it.
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I am not sure to be honest. I never activated the phone with at&t as I was wanting to install Cyanogen before activating it.
I have downloaded apps to it so it was connected via wifi.
By default would it auto update to mf3 via wifi and not connected to at&t yet?
we4321 said:
I am not sure to be honest. I never activated the phone with at&t as I was wanting to install Cyanogen before activating it.
I have downloaded apps to it so it was connected via wifi.
By default would it auto update to mf3 via wifi and not connected to at&t yet?
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Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
Edit here is a link. You can get the mdl firmware at sammobile.com. the link has mdb firmware. I'd recommend downloading mdl and using it with the guide in the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
jd1639 said:
Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
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Can you point me to the proper steps/tutorial on how to flash the mdl firmware with odin for this at&t s4 device?
I rather make sure I use the right information this time.
jd1639 said:
Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
Edit here is a link. You can get the mdl firmware at sammobile.com. the link has mdb firmware. I'd recommend downloading mdl and using it with the guide in the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
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Awesome. I will give this a try tomorrow morning as it is getting late on my end. I will update this post tomorrow with the results.
Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated.
As long as you never connected to AT&T cellular network, you are good to flash and attempt to fix it.
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we4321 said:
Awesome. I will give this a try tomorrow morning as it is getting late on my end. I will update this post tomorrow with the results.
Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated.
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UPDATE: These steps worked and my phone is now operational again! Guess I do not have MF3 firmware.
Question, is how do I get cyanogenmod installed at this point? I followed this guide on cyanogenmod site: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jflteatt
but got into trouble while trying to install ClockWorkMod.
Should I use the steps on cyanogenmod and request assistance for CWM OR is there a better method?
BTW, just want to say thanks to jd1639 and graydiggy. You guys know your stuff!
Thank you......
we4321 said:
UPDATE: These steps worked and my phone is now operational again! Guess I do not have MF3 firmware.
Question, is how do I get cyanogenmod installed at this point? I followed this guide on cyanogenmod site: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jflteatt
but got into trouble while trying to install ClockWorkMod.
Should I use the steps on cyanogenmod and request assistance for CWM OR is there a better method?
BTW, just want to say thanks to jd1639 and graydiggy. You guys know your stuff!
Thank you......
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Use this to guide you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
jd1639 said:
Use this to guide you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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Nice. I'll give this a go. Thanks

Secure Check Fail when trying to restore with Odin

Alright, so I've been doing rooting things for a long time...and never have I had this many problems. I posted something here earlier about rooting my S4, installing ROMs and having it hang on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Screen. So I figured I would try booting with Odin and re-installing a stock image. No luck. I keep getting this show up on my Galaxy S4 when I click start -- "secure check failed" and Odin shows a fail.
I don't even know where to go from here because I'm looking at an expensive paperweight at this point. Has anyone ever seen this before or even know where I can start. Any help would really be appreciated...at this point I just feel defeated.
-Stalker
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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agent929 said:
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
a.stalker22 said:
I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
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I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
jd1639 said:
I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
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I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
a.stalker22 said:
I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
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You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Yeah I saw that. I'm registering now and hopefully this will work. If I run into any more problems I'll let you know.
jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
a.stalker22 said:
Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
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Great to hear!

Need GN8 Firmware File - N5110 Latest

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=19789
Need to flash my tablet today before selling it (it is currently custom flashed)
Can someone kindly provide a mirror link if they have hte file?
Sammobile's files are down because hot file is shut down
Thanks
SS2006 said:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=19789
Need to flash my tablet today before selling it (it is currently custom flashed)
Can someone kindly provide a mirror link if they have hte file?
Sammobile's files are down because hot file is shut down
Thanks
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Try to search the FW on samsung-updates.com. You will find it there for sure.
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you can also flash back to stock with kies
Try this site: http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N5110
Thanks guys, unfortunaltey those sites also seem to have thier mirrors down. ill try kies
samsung-updates.com had they're files hosted hotfile.com. And I guess they were forced to shutdown the hotfile site due to MPAA lawsuit.
sdmark said:
you can also flash back to stock with kies
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How do you flash back to 4.1.2 using kies?

[Q] Cannot upgrate GN3 N9005 via ODIN 3.07

Hi All,
I have a Galaxy note 3 - N9005 LTE 32 GB.
It had JB installed however i wanted to instal KK on it so i downloaded the Germany KItkat fimrware NB4 and after flashing Odin says Fail!
I cheked Autoreboot & Reset Time.
Appreciate all the help you can give to solve this issue.
Also - if the answer will contain refrences to other firmwares include links coz i have been searching for POLAND firmware however icannot find where to download it.
Thanks
newapostlenew said:
Hi All,
I have a Galaxy note 3 - N9005 LTE 32 GB.
It had JB installed however i wanted to instal KK on it so i downloaded the Germany KItkat fimrware NB4 and after flashing Odin says Fail!
I cheked Autoreboot & Reset Time.
Appreciate all the help you can give to solve this issue.
Also - if the answer will contain refrences to other firmwares include links coz i have been searching for POLAND firmware however icannot find where to download it.
Thanks
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What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
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mikkelrev69 said:
What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
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Thank you for your reply.
I am in the middle east (Saudi) - but my phone is carrier unlocked.
Polish firmware works? i mean you didnt get the error with that.
Thanks
MQ
mikkelrev69 said:
What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
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Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Appreciate your help.
newapostlenew said:
Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Much Appreciate your help.
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Thank you
Couple of questions
1- The poland firmware works for sure? or does that render odin to fail as well?
2 - Can i install 4.3 firmware stock? if yes can you pls share a link.
Appreciate your help.
newapostlenew said:
Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Appreciate your help.
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The sammobile.com/firmwares are for all Samsung phones. Fill in N9005 in the fw search box to search firmwares.
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mikkelrev69 said:
The sammobile.com/firmwares are for all Samsung phones. Fill in N9005 in the fw search box to search firmwares.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thanks i was able to locate the firmware in question right here on XDA as SAMMOBILE i encounter download issues/dead pages. Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647861&page=2 (for anybody else visiting this page.
Also - can i revert back to 4.3 and flash that?
Thanks
newapostlenew said:
Thanks i was able to locate the firmware in question right here on XDA as SAMMOBILE i encounter download issues/dead pages. Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647861&page=2 (for anybody else visiting this page.
Also - can i revert back to 4.3 and flash that?
Thanks
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There is no returning to 4.3 once you have upgraded your bootloader to 4.4.2
radicalisto said:
There is no returning to 4.3 once you have upgraded your bootloader to 4.4.2
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Thanks. I am currently dldlng. Hopefully this works.
You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine
radicalisto said:
You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine
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You mentioned nogo to 4.3 due to bootloader however i dindt check the bootloader option in odin (see screenshot). Should i tick that as well next time?
Well there is some debate as to if you should check the bootloader or not.
With the leaked Polish firmware it came in seperate files. You needed to check to upgrade the Bootloader.
With the XEO single .zip firmware you don't need to check it as it upgrades automatically - plenty agree with this. -- There is a few people who say that by not checking it, it hasn't upgraded for them and some just recommend you check it for good luck sake.
radicalisto said:
Well there is some debate as to if you should check the bootloader or not.
With the leaked Polish firmware it came in seperate files. You needed to check to upgrade the Bootloader.
With the XEO single .zip firmware you don't need to check it as it upgrades automatically - plenty agree with this. -- There is a few people who say that by not checking it, it hasn't upgraded for them and some just recommend you check it for good luck sake.
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Thanks Radicalisto.
Lets see how it goes. Fingers crossed.
Normally after the odin flash, all apps/data etc are there? If not what is the best/tried method of backup without root?
Thanks
radicalisto said:
You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine
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Does this rom suffer from any battery drain issues? or in general any issues? this isnt beta so i suppose none should exist.
No drain issues no, pretty decent build tbh.
belerephont said:
Normally after the odin flash, all apps/data etc are there? If not what is the best/tried method of backup without root?
Thanks
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You mean the NEO one which radicalisto mentioned? if the former than ill update once i try this as i am re downloading it again. People should seriously use drop box instead of Mega.
newapostlenew said:
. People should seriously use drop box instead of Mega.
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MEGA is country based per account. So if I upload to my MEGA it comes from a UK Server which is slow to Asia/America etc, trick is to set up your own MEGA account, and then import it from the download MEGA link and it'll switch to a server in your country and you'll get faster download speeds
radicalisto said:
MEGA is country based per account. So if I upload to my MEGA it comes from a UK Server which is slow to Asia/America etc, trick is to set up your own MEGA account, and then import it from the download MEGA link and it'll switch to a server in your country and you'll get faster download speeds
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shucks! i am downloading - i have a 50Mbps fiber line however for the reason you mentioned i am downloading from a non account. Next time ill use my account. Thanks for that again.

help me please ! stock i337z modem file for odin!

I need the stock md5 modem file for my samsung galaxy s4 i337z. for odin of course.
wifi wont turn on so i need the stock modem file !
PraisethesunnyD said:
I need the stock md5 modem file for my samsung galaxy s4 i337z. for odin of course.
wifi wont turn on so i need the stock modem file !
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448794
If the download link in there doesn't work then try Sammobile.com, or try using Samsung Kies.
DeadlySin9 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448794
If the download link in there doesn't work then try Sammobile.com, or try using Samsung Kies.
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read the update. the modem doesn't work !
DeadlySin9 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448794
If the download link in there doesn't work then try Sammobile.com, or try using Samsung Kies.
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please help. wifi wont turn on
PraisethesunnyD said:
please help. wifi wont turn on
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You'll have to reflash the whole thing, there's no independent modem to flash unless you unpack the ODIN file and use heimdall.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE
DeadlySin9 said:
You'll have to reflash the whole thing, there's no independent modem to flash unless you unpack the ODIN file and use heimdall.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE
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i dont have a correct modem file so how do i reflash this phone with a broken modem file !?
PraisethesunnyD said:
i dont have a correct modem file so how do i reflash this phone with a broken modem file !?
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Use the link i posted to download the firmware and then flash it with ODIN.
DeadlySin9 said:
Use the link i posted to download the firmware and then flash it with ODIN.
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THE LINKS MODEM DOES NOT WORK ! Don't you get that ? The modem is used for wifi and phone calls and stuff dude .. seriously. it says it in the notes, modem does not work. i need a working modem.
PraisethesunnyD said:
THE LINKS MODEM DOES NOT WORK ! Don't you get that ? The modem is used for wifi and phone calls and stuff dude .. seriously. it says it in the notes, modem does not work. i need a working modem.
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Sorry, I didn't realize that's what you meant and when i originally read that i though it meant the modem didn't work on I337. Again, Kies is your only option really since it doesn't seem to be on Sammobile. If Kies can't download any firmware for you then there's not much you can do since that model seems to have no devs for it.
PraisethesunnyD said:
THE LINKS MODEM DOES NOT WORK ! Don't you get that ? The modem is used for wifi and phone calls and stuff dude .. seriously. it says it in the notes, modem does not work. i need a working modem.
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Dude, I don't get what you're asking. Do you have a hardware issue or a software issue. Odin will flash the modem if you can find the right firmware for your device
The link deadlysin9 gave you is your only hope
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jd1639 said:
Dude, I don't get what you're asking. Do you have a hardware issue or a software issue. Odin will flash the modem if you can find the right firmware for your device
The link deadlysin9 gave you is your only hope
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He's saying that in the thread I linked it mentions that the modem included doesn't work on ATT I337Z, and that seems to be the only available firmware.

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