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[Q] Help - stuck

I was getting bored with my standard s4 rom, so in my rush to move forward I flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544474 (►►[AOSP] Official 4.4.2 - S4 Google Edition - v10 - Feel the Experience of Nexus◄◄) thinking I was on a i9505 and not bothering to check and also not bothering to make a backup.
anyway it works but I was getting random reboots (known on this rom) and mad battery drain (what previously was 50% at the end of the day now is flat).
So i decided to go back to stock. It was then that I realised that when I do a system check, my phone actually is a i9505g.
I downloaded a couple of i9505g images from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569510 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544056 however when I try and flash, ODIN come up with a fail. I have tried changing to stock recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442882 but still no luck.
Interestingly when I try flashing the modems from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2452034 these won't flash either.
I'm a bit flummoxed as I can flash other modems to it via odin.
I haven't uninstalled drivers and odin or tried other ports as when i flash modems they do work (they don't all actually work but i can change them) and i can change custom recovery too.
Any suggestions???

jonallwright said:
I was getting bored with my standard s4 rom, so in my rush to move forward I flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544474 (►►[AOSP] Official 4.4.2 - S4 Google Edition - v10 - Feel the Experience of Nexus◄◄) thinking I was on a i9505 and not bothering to check and also not bothering to make a backup.
anyway it works but I was getting random reboots (known on this rom) and mad battery drain (what previously was 50% at the end of the day now is flat).
So i decided to go back to stock. It was then that I realised that when I do a system check, my phone actually is a i9505g.
I downloaded a couple of i9505g images from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569510 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544056 however when I try and flash, ODIN come up with a fail. I have tried changing to stock recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442882 but still no luck.
Interestingly when I try flashing the modems from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2452034 these won't flash either.
I'm a bit flummoxed as I can flash other modems to it via odin.
I haven't uninstalled drivers and odin or tried other ports as when i flash modems they do work (they don't all actually work but i can change them) and i can change custom recovery too.
Any suggestions???
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I'm going to start by saying you're damn lucky you haven't totally bricked your phone.
You really need to slow down and understand what you're doing.
It sounds like you do have an i9505, otherwise the GE ROM you flashed would of giving you an error 7.
Anyway because you have flashed a Google Edition ROM onto your i9505 it has changed the build prop so now your device says it's an i9505G.
You should be fine to flash any stock firmware for an i9505 to restore your phone.
In future read instructions very carefully and make sure you actually know what you're doing before attempting to flash your phone.
Hope you can get it back up and running as an i9505

Obagleyfreer said:
I'm going to start by saying you're damn lucky you haven't totally bricked your phone.
You really need to slow down and understand what you're doing.
It sounds like you do have an i9505, otherwise the GE ROM you flashed would of giving you an error 7.
Anyway because you have flashed a Google Edition ROM onto your i9505 it has changed the build prop so now your device says it's an i9505G.
You should be fine to flash any stock firmware for an i9505 to restore your phone.
In future read instructions very carefully and make sure you actually know what you're doing before attempting to flash your phone.
Hope you can get it back up and running as an i9505
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I thought I did, I've been flashing phones, for years now, to a lesser degree, and though I've got in deep water, I 've never drowned.
I presumed that regardless of what you flashed onto the phone, system info it would report back what it actually was - so when I checked and saw that it was listed a i9505g I didn't know you could change what it was reported back. Live and learn.
I will have a go with a i9505 ROM and see what happens...

[Q] How do I upgrade to newer rooted firmwares ?

When I bought my phone I was on MF9 firmware stock. I rooted it , then tried to do the system hotspot mod. i ended up bricking the phone. The only way I could unbrick the phone at that time was to flash to MDC, which the hotspod mod was working on. Now ive been trying to flash newer custom roms,(because im still on ancient MDC), and I can never get it to work. Do I have to upgrade in order ? Ex. MDC to MDL to MF9 and so on ? Does my hotspot system file mods have something to do with it ? I really wannt try these new ROMS , but it just never works. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I would like to know this as well. I'm stuck on MDC (i think thats the first firmware?) and I would like to know the best upgrade path in order to get the latest modem, ect.

I'm on mf9 with the hot spot working. Tried to go to the mdk modem and software, soft bricked twice. Gave up and went back to mf9. If it ain't broke, don't fix it lol.

[Q] HELP!!!! note 3 bootloop

Hello everyone,
i am fairly new to the world of rooting and recently encountered a problem while flashing a rom
i have the at&t samsung galaxy note 3 N-900A running 4.3 jellybean (2 year contract expired and i got and used the unlock code)
i rooted the phone using the kingo root app, because i could not update the phone (I recently moved out of the USA so i cant connect to an at&t server to update)
i installed safestrap recovery 3.71 and it was running fine
i found a tutorial from galaxy note 3 root for the knoxraid ro
(put youtube. c o m here) /watch?v=8HDHt4xSnQY
according to the tutorial i had to install the rom over the stock rom file
so i copied the stock rom to rom slot 1
this is where i messed up, i installed the knoxraid rom over the stock rom without wiping/data factory reset first. But it gets worse, i realized i forgot to wipe the data from safestrap so before the install was even halfway completed, i pulled the battery out.
now whenever i turn it on it will go straight to recovery mode
it wont even turn off. i have to pull the battery out.
i can get to download mode and recovery mode but thats it.
im not sure about the build number because it wont boot up
all i can tell you is it is a at&t note 3 running 4.3 jellybean
please help if you can
btw: my computer wont recognize the phone because it says the PHONE does not have the correct drivers installed
however odin still recognizes it with the blue box with 0:[COM6] if that helps
so yeah please help me the phone is fairly new and i dont want to waste $600

infinitephase said:
Hello everyone,
i am fairly new to the world of rooting and recently encountered a problem while flashing a rom
i have the at&t samsung galaxy note 3 N-900A running 4.3 jellybean (2 year contract expired and i got and used the unlock code)
i rooted the phone using the kingo root app, because i could not update the phone (I recently moved out of the USA so i cant connect to an at&t server to update)
i installed safestrap recovery 3.71 and it was running fine
i found a tutorial from galaxy note 3 root for the knoxraid ro
(put youtube. c o m here) /watch?v=8HDHt4xSnQY
according to the tutorial i had to install the rom over the stock rom file
so i copied the stock rom to rom slot 1
this is where i messed up, i installed the knoxraid rom over the stock rom without wiping/data factory reset first. But it gets worse, i realized i forgot to wipe the data from safestrap so before the install was even halfway completed, i pulled the battery out.
now whenever i turn it on it will go straight to recovery mode
it wont even turn off. i have to pull the battery out.
i can get to download mode and recovery mode but thats it.
im not sure about the build number because it wont boot up
all i can tell you is it is a at&t note 3 running 4.3 jellybean
please help if you can
btw: my computer wont recognize the phone because it says the PHONE does not have the correct drivers installed
however odin still recognizes it with the blue box with 0:[COM6] if that helps
so yeah please help me the phone is fairly new and i dont want to waste $600
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Well, this is the wrong forum to begin with.
However, head over here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006 , and read very, very carefully.

sirobelec said:
Well, this is the wrong forum to begin with.
However, head over here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006 , and read very, very carefully.
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sorry, next time ill post in the right forum
thanks for the link, however this appears to be for the N900AUCUCNC2 variant, which i believe is KitKat (sry if im wrong) i need files for 4.3 jellybean firmware. (i never updated)
thanks in advance

Really need help. Almost died 3 days trying to figure out

Hi!
I'm not really new to this, but still. I have SGH-i337 At&t. Galaxy S4.
I was using Imperium rom for like a 1.5 years. Couple of days ago, I decided to go on Lollipop 5.0.1
Downloaded Albe95 S6 port for S4 v 2-0. Did everything by rules, don't really remember what I was doing, but got the firmware installed normally. I was using my phone for couple of days.
I have a second S4 AT&T. I was doing an unlock to that one. Accidentally I have switched them and installed OC3 or NJ4 stock Kernel (don't remember) to the one I was talking about before, that had Albe95 S6 Lollipop 5.0.1 port ---> then my phone soft bricked.
Got scared a little, but figured things out and used in one thread soft bricked I337MK2_Combined_Odin_Tar to resolve soft brick.
Eventually I came with i337 mk2 (STOCK) v. 4.3.
Afterwards, I'm wanting 5.0.1 lollipop anyway. I want to return it. So I have somehow installed and got to i337 UCUFNB1.
From here I can't do anything. My root is ON. used TowelRoot v3. SafeStrap not working only two buttons are on. Install and Uninstall. Cant load to Recovery. Cant odin flash to MK2 again. "FAIL" comes up. cant do anything. need help. I want Lollipop 5.0.
When I try to flash through ODIN. Nothing except ucunfb1 firmware flashes. Only that one.

I've had that problem with Odin. Try going to stock recovery and wiping cache, you may have to do a factory reset. You may have to install busy box and SuperSU, then try to install safestrap.

Restore from 6.0.1 back to official stock from and bootloader

I am using Aryanof s7 edge port in my note 3. I need to restore everything back to official. So I think I need to go back to 5.0.
Do I just download the official from and install in obin? How can I restore bootloader too? Thanks.

Use Odin to flash the latest stock ROM for your phone. The stock ROM will include the bootloader, modem, system.

Thanks. Any special instructions I need to be aware?
I tried to downgrade for my previous s2 but it becomes bricked several years ago. I then notice some big version cannot downgrade. That's why I create a thread.
Let me try

I recommend flashing the latest stock ROM for your phone. This will ensure that the bootloader and modem are not being downgraded.

unfortunately, the phone is bricked.
there is a need for me to use the latest stock rom which is 5.0. May I know what I can do?
My retailer gives me some discount for my new phone but I need to restore to the stock rom

If the phone is bricked you can do nothing .Bricked is dead phone .

How did the phone brick?

It keeps rebooting. I then tried to flash another 5.0 stock ROM and due to other things happen, I just leave it there. Amazingly, when I come back, I see the setup screen.
Now i successfully downgrade from 6 to 5. Thanks