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[Q] Rooted, but can't update firmware?

Hi guys, so I rooted my phone a while ago, and didn't have any problems with it. However, now, while I'm on 4.3, Android released a new update. I tried downloading this update and installing, but it didn't work. I tried putting it on my sd card and then booting into recovery to install the zip from my SD card on Clockwork Recovery, but that just said (bad) and aborted installation.
How am I supposed to update my phone using the official downloaded update.zip that I have?

Rorschilds said:
Hi guys, so I rooted my phone a while ago, and didn't have any problems with it. However, now, while I'm on 4.3, Android released a new update. I tried downloading this update and installing, but it didn't work. I tried putting it on my sd card and then booting into recovery to install the zip from my SD card on Clockwork Recovery, but that just said (bad) and aborted installation.
How am I supposed to update my phone using the official downloaded update.zip that I have?
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If u rooted ur phone u can't install this updates. U will have to upgrade ur phone when KIES have new update or use ODIN for flash them :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
If u rooted ur phone u can't install this updates. U will have to upgrade ur phone when KIES have new update or use ODIN for flash them :highfive:
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So I can flash the official update.zip that I downloaded using ODIN?? Or?

Rorschilds said:
So I can flash the official update.zip that I downloaded using ODIN?? Or?
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No, u cant

Joku1981 said:
No, u cant
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Oh okay, thanks! How can I update using ODIN then?

Rorschilds said:
Oh okay, thanks! How can I update using ODIN then?
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Go to Kies3 and tell me what region u are like in photo attached. (KOR) in this case

Joku1981 said:
Go to Kies3 and tell me what region u are like in photo attached. (KOR) in this case
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I just downloaded Kies3. My region is XEH (Hungary). It says there's a new update. Should I just upgrade my firmware and it should work or is there something special to it?

Rorschilds said:
I just downloaded Kies3. My region is XEH (Hungary). It says there's a new update. Should I just upgrade my firmware and it should work or is there something special to it?
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Yes if u want have ur phone updated. Only remember u will have to root ur phone and install the CUSTOM RECOVERY again :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
Yes if u want have ur phone updated. Only remember u will have to root ur phone and install the CUSTOM RECOVERY again :highfive:
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Okay, thank you so much! Will Xposed be deleted too or will it stick until I re-root?

Rorschilds said:
Okay, thank you so much! Will Xposed be deleted too or will it stick until I re-root?
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When will root it, u will have to install again Xposed Framework

[Q] Emergency! i9505 flashing errors

im trying to flash a stock rom via odin 3.04.. its failing , i would of blamed a bad cable or maybe poor battery life... but i can flash a pre-rooted rom off this site no problem... its saying something about bootloader... aint had this problem before?
just want it stock for ebay reasons, aint worried about flash counter as such!
help!

Maybe coz u had android 4.3 and u are trying to flash one stock rom (android 4.2.2)?

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Joku1981 said:
Maybe coz u had android 4.3 and u are trying to flash one stock rom (android 4.2.2)?
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no its the same, just not rooted... puzzled aint the word

mockneygeeza said:
no its the same, just not rooted... puzzled aint the word
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Try other USB port in ur pc for flash it and make a screenshot of ODIN if dont works

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Joku1981 said:
Try other USB port in ur pc for flash it and make a screenshot of ODIN if dont works
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screenshot added.

mockneygeeza said:
screenshot added.
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looks like Odin didn't recognise your phone. Put it in download mode again and wait if Odin can see it at ID:COM. If not try different USB port or cable.

smartje74 said:
looks like Odin didn't recognise your phone. Put it in download mode again and wait if Odin can see it.
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it sees it, just wont have the stock rom.. rooted stock rom no problem :crying:

mockneygeeza said:
it sees it, just wont have the stock rom.. rooted stock rom no problem :crying:
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so the S4 shows up at ID:COM? It must say 'Added'.

mockneygeeza said:
it sees it, just wont have the stock rom.. rooted stock rom no problem :crying:
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- Update ur drivers: HERE
- Update ur ODIN
- For flash with ODIN u have to be in DOWNLOAD MODE (pic attached)

Joku1981 said:
- Update ur drivers: HERE
- Update ur ODIN
- For flash with ODIN u have to be in DOWNLOAD MODE (pic attached)
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ill update drivers if needed, ,,,but yeh i think everything else is to plan

[Q] Please help me - Galaxy Note 3 LTE SM-N9005

I was trying to root my new Galaxy Note 3 LTE and Odin said Pass
after restarting my phone I found my Self Stuck in Samsung logo like photo
I still can get into Odin mode but I can't get into Recovery Mode.
Please Help me !

Ahmed.Soubih said:
I was trying to root my new Galaxy Note 3 LTE and Odin said Pass
after restarting my phone I found my Self Stuck in Samsung logo like photo
I still can get into Odin mode but I can't get into Recovery Mode.
Please Help me !
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you can always just flash the stock rom again with odin as long as you can get into download mode but you loose your data.
are you on 4.4.2 kitkat ? because if so, you need a new version of twrp (or use cwm). there is an unoffical version that supports kk and also the original twrp will get an update soon. theres currently a test build, look at the official thread.
dont use it if you are still on 4.3 !

I really really wish people would search and read before messing with their devices... this is the 800th thread on this again.
Take your battery out, and wait for 60seconds, put back in and try to boot into recovery mode, wipe cache and boot up - OR reflash Stock again.
PS: If you have a Hong Kong Note, you need to go off and read... cause you've made a massive mistake playing.

A.N.Droid said:
you can always just flash the stock rom again with odin as long as you can get into download mode but you loose your data.
are you on 4.4.2 kitkat ? because if so, you need a new version of twrp (or use cwm). there is an unoffical version that supports kk and also the original twrp will get an update soon. theres currently a test build, look at the official thread.
dont use it if you are still on 4.3 !
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Iam on 4.3 Jelly Bean

Ahmed.Soubih said:
Iam on 4.3 Jelly Bean
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pull the battery, like radicalisto told you ! forgot about that...
give him a thanks if it worked !

Check you have the right CF-Autoroot, if you got the latest one it won't work as it's for KK only try This One - In future please read more.

A.N.Droid said:
pull the battery, like radicalisto told you ! forgot about that...
give him a thanks if it worked !
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I pulled the battery and try to get into Recovery mode but I couldn't , I am trying to flash Stock firmware now .
Thank you

Ahmed.Soubih said:
I pulled the battery and try to get into Recovery mode but I couldn't , I am trying to flash Stock firmware now .
Thank you
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Use the link I posted before you flash stock again, boot into download mode and flash via Odin PDA and it should be fine

radicalisto said:
Use the link I posted before you flash stock again, boot into download mode and flash via Odin PDA and it should be fine
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I am on Android 4.3 I didn't upgrade to 4.4 . I just tried to root it. I am not using HongKong Version.

What Should I do Before Re-flashing Stock Firmware ?
Thank you

Ahmed.Soubih said:
What Should I do Before Re-flashing Stock Firmware ?
Thank you
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Nothing. Boot into download mode, and flash it via Odin. Job done. - Am I to assume that the CF autoroot I gave you didn't work?

radicalisto said:
Nothing. Boot into download mode, and flash it via Odin. Job done. - Am I to assume that the CF autoroot I gave you didn't work?
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No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?

Ahmed.Soubih said:
No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
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You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.

radicalisto said:
You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
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Ok I'll Flash the Auto root file you gave to me before . stock firmware
Thank you

Ahmed.Soubih said:
No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
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Before going to the trouble of flashing the stock rom and try rooting again, why not flash the cf-autoroot radicalisto linked you to? It'll only take a minute to do it.

hey_joe said:
Before going to the trouble of flashing the stock rom and try rooting again, why not flash the cf-autoroot radicalisto linked you to? It'll only take a minute to do it.
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I will Flash it .
Thank you

radicalisto said:
You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
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Thank you. I Used CF Root you gave to me and got My phone Back .
I donot know what to say , Thank you very much

Ahmed.Soubih said:
Thank you. I Used CF Root you gave to me and got My phone Back .
I do know what to say , Thank you very much
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Glad you got sorted. In future, before you make any changes to your very expensive device, make sure you read and know exactly what files you have and what you are doing :good:

[Q] Galaxy S4 (i9505) bricked

Hi all,
I tried to update firmware of my GS4 using Odin (3.09) and an official Samsung S4 firmware 4.4.2 downloaded from SamMobiles. I've never had problem with this procedure... till today! The phone was on 4.3 Stock without any rooting or modification...
The flash procedure failed during flashing of system.ext4.gz file.
If I reboot the phone it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again". Kies is unable to do anything: "GT-I9505 does not support initialisation".
If I put the phone in download mode I see:
ODIN MODE (in RED)
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOiD: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB:0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable (in GRAY)
eMMC BURST MODE enabled (in GRAY)
No further flash is possible... I mean that Odin repeatedly fail at the same point.
I please ask someone to help me providing some procedure to recover my phone or a pointer to a web page explaining it... :crying:
thank you
Alvise

1. Take a look if u have the correct drivers installed
2. Tell me if your phone is locked or unlocked
3. Attach one screenshot of the ODIN error pls

Joku1981 said:
1. Take a look if u have the correct drivers installed
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Do you mean the USB driver in Windows ? I've Windows 8 x64, and I've installed Kies 3. I supposed that Kies installed the correct drivers, in fact Odin could correctly recognize the phone.
Joku1981 said:
2. Tell me if your phone is locked or unlocked
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The phone is (or I should say was...) totally STOCK.
Joku1981 said:
3. Attach one screenshot of the ODIN error pls
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... they prevent the insertion of link in this page (I'm still too "noob")...
Guess it from the following pieces: http :// goo.gl /9dW780

What firmware u tried to flash?

Joku1981 said:
What firmware u tried to flash?
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I9505XXUFNC4_I9505OXXFNC3_I9505XXUFNC4_HOME
Got from SamMobile... is that wrong ? it is one of the few "nobrand"... and I've a nobrand phone. It can be the cause of my problem ? How can I choose the correct firmware ?
many thanks for your help
Alvise

pippo7216 said:
I9505XXUFNC4_I9505OXXFNC3_I9505XXUFNC4_HOME
Got from SamMobile... is that wrong ? it is one of the few "nobrand"... and I've a nobrand phone. It can be the cause of my problem ? How can I choose the correct firmware ?
many thanks for your help
Alvise
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Region of the phone? What country are u from?

Joku1981 said:
Region of the phone? What country are u from?
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I'm from Italy, but I think it is not an "italian" device. the CSC was marked as (SMI) before the brick... Now unfortunately I can't boot it anymore and can't tell you further info about hardware and software...
Do you think I can get more info from serial number or other text written under the battery ?
Alvise

pippo7216 said:
I'm from Italy, but I think it is not an "italian" device. the CSC was marked as (SMI) before the brick... Now unfortunately I can't boot it anymore and can't tell you further info about hardware and software...
Do you think I can get more info from serial number or other text written under the battery ?
Alvise
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keep retrying
Odin troubleshooting: If Odin accidentally gives you "fail" try the following:
- Repeat procedure.
- Make sure that all actions of Kies are disabled from task manager.
- Change usb port.
- Try another usb cable (make sure it is the original).
- Try another Odin version.
- Uninstall and re-install driver.
- Use pit file.
- Try another computer.
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pippo7216 said:
I'm from Italy, but I think it is not an "italian" device. the CSC was marked as (SMI) before the brick... Now unfortunately I can't boot it anymore and can't tell you further info about hardware and software...
Do you think I can get more info from serial number or other text written under the battery ?
Alvise
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SMI dont exist.... maybe SMO (serbia) or SMA (philipines)

Joku1981 said:
Region of the phone? What country are u from?
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I forgot to ask you: where I can get the correct usb drivers from ? Can I trust the driver installed by Kies3 ?
thanks,
Alvise

Joku1981 said:
SMI dont exist.... maybe SMO (serbia) or SMA (philipines)
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Resolved!
Moved to "virgin" Windows 8 64bit platform, installed only USB Samsung drivers (without installing Kies3).
Flashing has gone smoothly and now the phone is on 4.4.2 !
thank you for your support !
Alvise

pippo7216 said:
Resolved!
Moved to "virgin" Windows 8 64bit platform, installed only USB Samsung drivers (without installing Kies3).
Flashing has gone smoothly and now the phone is on 4.4.2 !
thank you for your support !
Alvise
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Remember: Press THANKS button for avoid new posts. Im happy ur phone is working again :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
Remember: Press THANKS button for avoid new posts. Im happy ur phone is working again :highfive:
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Done
Do you know if the new firmware (4.4.2) for GS4 can be rooted ? I read somewhere that the new bootloader can create problems...

pippo7216 said:
Done
Do you know if the new firmware (4.4.2) for GS4 can be rooted ? I read somewhere that the new bootloader can create problems...
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Im using 4.4.2 and im rooted. I havent any problem using CF-Auto-Root :good:

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Joku1981 said:
Im using 4.4.2 and im rooted. I havent any problem using CF-Auto-Root :good:
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indeed... it works
Now, they talk about triangle away... should I absolutely install it ?

how to get back to stock EVERYTHING with my S4?

Hello,
i have my S4 for many years now, i flashed a lot of custom roms / root, etc
now i need to get back to the original factory statue at everything in my phone
then, how to get lastest stock firmware for my phone?
it's S4 i9500 international version
guide me with links and detailed steps please, it's a lot of years i didn't flash anything at my phone now,
thanks in advance

MamomaN said:
Hello,
i have my S4 for many years now, i flashed a lot of custom roms / root, etc
now i need to get back to the original factory statue at everything in my phone
then, how to get lastest stock firmware for my phone?
it's S4 i9500 international version
guide me with links and detailed steps please, it's a lot of years i didn't flash anything at my phone now,
thanks in advance
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1)Downloadimg the stock ROM.....
-Go to sammobile.com.
-Search for your model (i9500) in the firmwares section.
-filter the list by choosing the country you're from.
-Download the latest firmware that exist there.
(if you want to skip the above steps, tell me where are you from and i will get you a good link )
2)Flashing....
-After downloading the firmware, extract it to get the md5 file.
-Download the latest samsung usb drivers and install it(google it).
-Download Odin program (i suggest Odin 3.09 or 3.07)
-Open Odin, and press the button that says PDA or AP in some versions, and load the firmware md5 file.
-Boot into download mode by switching off the phone and holding (power button & home button & volume down) till you get the prompt screen, then press the volume up button once.
-Connect your phone to PC and then check if the Odin log says "Added!!" and then press start.
Wait for it to boot.

MigoMujahid said:
1)Downloadimg the stock ROM.....
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Thanks a lot bro,
i'm already downloading 5.0.1 but it's way too slow and no download resume support.
my Country is Egypt too

MamomaN said:
Thanks a lot bro,
i'm already downloading 5.0.1 but it's way too slow and no download resume support.
my Country is Egypt too
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I may get you a better link
Just a second
MamomaN said:
Thanks a lot bro,
i'm already downloading 5.0.1 but it's way too slow and no download resume support.
my Country is Egypt too
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Ok, here you go :
http://rapidgator.net/file/6c84cc32a9adb0a954fb1f64c206a637
Or
https://alfafile.net/file/GRV3
Two mirrors here ?

MigoMujahid said:
I may get you a better link
Just a second
Ok, here you go :
http://rapidgator.net/file/6c84cc32a9adb0a954fb1f64c206a637
Or
https://alfafile.net/file/GRV3
Two mirrors here
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Thanks a lot bro, i really appreciate your kind help :victory:
تسلم ايدك

MamomaN said:
Thanks a lot bro, i really appreciate your kind help :victory:
تسلم ايدك
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You're welcome bro
Allah yslmk ya 7biby

MigoMujahid said:
You're welcome bro
Allah yslmk ya 7biby
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bro,
do i need a Full 5 files stock rom in my case or the one i downloaded from sammobile works exactly the same way?
what is the deference at all?

MamomaN said:
bro,
do i need a Full 5 files stock rom in my case or the one i downloaded from sammobile works exactly the same way?
what is the deference at all?
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Sorry for late reply, (3 sanawy b2a w kda ? ?)
There is no difference, the one you downloaded as one file works the same as the 4 files, no need to download anything else.

MigoMujahid said:
Sorry for late reply, (3 sanawy b2a w kda )
There is no difference, the one you downloaded as one file works the same as the 4 files, no need to download anything else.
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Thanks a lot bro :victory:
Good luck beltawfee2 isa ya rab :fingers-crossed: