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[Q] Why I Cannot Flash Back to Stock Firmware (4.2.2) from 4.3 (MJ3) ?

I add the "home md5" file to the slot "AP" of "Odin v3.9" but Odin said the process failed.
Thank you.

MJ3 has a locked bootloader. You cannot downgrade to 4.2.2

tx12345 said:
MJ3 has a locked bootloader. You cannot downgrade to 4.2.2
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No correct. You can downgrade but only to mgg ore newer.

Oh, is there any method for me to flash back 4.2.2 from 4.3 (MJ3) ?
Thank you.

xtraliu said:
Oh, is there any method for me to flash back 4.2.2 from 4.3 (MJ3) ?
Thank you.
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Odin or your Cwm backup

Why would you downgrade?

boterkaaseneieren said:
No correct. You can downgrade but only to mgg ore newer.
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Sorry yep you're right. I stand corrected!
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

boterkaaseneieren said:
No correct. You can downgrade but only to mgg ore newer.
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If u are on att with mf3 u cannot downgrade back to mdl...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 4

flash back
put your phone into download mode and use kies recovery

Demented22 said:
If u are on att with mf3 u cannot downgrade back to mdl...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 4
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Yeah, I wanted to downgrade to 4.2.2 MH6, I had bootloop, and it booted always to recovery

Demented22 said:
If u are on att with mf3 u cannot downgrade back to mdl...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 4
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Bordo_Bereli51 said:
Yeah, I wanted to downgrade to 4.2.2 MH6, I had bootloop, and it booted always to recovery
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Really don't know and not want to know. It's difficult enough know how it works on the I9505. By the way that's wat we are talking about.

feckineck said:
put your phone into download mode and use kies recovery
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Kies 2.6 cannot recover my i9505 under firmware recovery mode even my i9505 is under download mode.

boterkaaseneieren said:
No correct. You can downgrade but only to mgg ore newer.
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can I revert back to Stock 4.2.2 I9500XXUBMG9 & i9500XXUBMEA PLEASE ???

[Q] Please help - downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3

Hello friends.
Is it possible? all the info i find doesnt help.
Any way to do this?
cant i flash he old bootloader and then downgrade?
Thanks a million for any input

aoooo said:
Hello friends.
Is it possible? all the info i find doesnt help.
Any way to do this?
cant i flash he old bootloader and then downgrade?
Thanks a million for any input
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Nope you can no longer downgrade to 4.3 after flashing 4.4.2 stock rom.have a nice day.

So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?

devilsdouble said:
So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?
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yeah.. a soft brick. device won't boot, instead it'll show " software upgrade failed, please connect with kies" something like that.. but yiu can flash the official 4.4.2 again to bring the device alive

devilsdouble said:
So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?
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The new bootloader Knox wont let it downgrade.
Sent from my OCTA CORE I9500

Thank for the replies guys..
no option of flashing an old bootloader or something?
Is this it - stuck with the kitkat??
No option to maybe flash somethimg like CM with 4.3 and then flash the original 4.3 firmware??
nothing no way arround this knox s*** ?

aoooo said:
Thank for the replies guys..
no option of flashing an old bootloader or something?
Is this it - stuck with the kitkat??
No option to maybe flash somethimg like CM with 4.3 and then flash the original 4.3 firmware??
nothing no way arround this knox s*** ?
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Repulsa said:
Nope you can no longer downgrade to 4.3 after flashing 4.4.2 stock rom.have a nice day.
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Once you have flashed 4.4.2 there is no going back to 4.3 as @Repulsa & others have already told you :cyclops:

11calcal said:
Once you have flashed 4.4.2 there is no going back to 4.3 as @Repulsa & others have already told you :cyclops:
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:crying:
:good: Thank you all for the replies and info.
Hope someone will find some sort of way in the future.
found this.. please be patient with me.. i am exploring every possibility.. could help others as well.. :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539904
any opinions on trying this ? Thanks!

on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
as mobile odin is not supported on i9500 we cant do this.
but the important thing is that he downgraded.that means it is possible.
please devs..help us guys.please.i am fed up of kitkat n i am on the same boat to have jellybean back.
one more thing, what if we flash jellybean custom rom over kitkat.will it work ?

ronak.chawla30 said:
on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
as mobile odin is not supported on i9500 we cant do this.
but the important thing is that he downgraded.that means it is possible.
please devs..help us guys.please.i am fed up of kitkat n i am on the same boat to have jellybean back.
one more thing, what if we flash jellybean custom rom over kitkat.will it work ?
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post the link to this video
/ I found it - nothing new - familiar things

Sometimes it is possible to downgrade, but for sure my friend, then u won't have wifi and/or sound
tapatalked by an Echoenian on old b/l without knox

What if he installs a custom 4.3 rom?
Would that work? can he install the custom rom in recovery? or that would brick the phone because of the new bootloader?

phoneswolf said:
post the link to this video
/ I found it - nothing new - familiar things
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here is the link : http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-k4lWKOOFhU&fulldescription=1&hl=en&guid=&gl=IN&client=mv-google

ronak.chawla30 said:
here is the link : http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-k4lWKOOFhU&fulldescription=1&hl=en&guid=&gl=IN&client=mv-google
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I watched this video
(this is not new)

phoneswolf said:
I watched this video
(this is not new)
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that means it is possible by hook or crook.is it for i9500 ?
n cant we use 4.3 custom rom ? does it need 4.3 base rom to work fine ?

ronak.chawla30 said:
that means it is possible by hook or crook.is it for i9500 ?
n cant we use 4.3 custom rom ? does it need 4.3 base rom to work fine ?
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downgrade always possible but there are problems
example
sound, calls
can be fixed using a custom kernel, mods, etc.
but this did not benefit
why necessary ? 4.4.2 is better
question is downgrade and reset Knox
it is
everything else is nothing

confirmed for I9500 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2686882

ronak.chawla30 said:
on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
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Ah that was me. I got my S4 back so i am going to do a more clear video with voice also. Probably tomorrow

*boy*racer* said:
Ah that was me. I got my S4 back so i am going to do a more clear video with voice also. Probably tomorrow
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thanks for that video.
after downgrading your phone from 4.4.2 to 4.3, is it working fine ? i mean are you facing any issues ? like sound,wifi etc etc...

ronak.chawla30 said:
thanks for that video.
after downgrading your phone from 4.4.2 to 4.3, is it working fine ? i mean are you facing any issues ? like sound,wifi etc etc...
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Only wifi but fixed by flashing a custom kernel. But every time i rebooted, i had to re-connect to my router again.

Update 4.3 but on different country

I have a Note 3 N9005 with android 4.3 from UK baseband N9005XXUDMJ7 i want to update it to 4.4.2 but with the baseband from Romania N9005XXUENB4 is it possible? And if someone can point me to all the steps that i need to do cuz i am new in this.Thanks in advance.

adorra said:
I have a Note 3 N9005 with android 4.3 from UK baseband N9005XXUDMJ7 i want to update it to 4.4.2 but with the baseband from Romania N9005XXUENB4 is it possible? And if someone can point me to all the steps that i need to do cuz i am new in this.Thanks in advance.
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Its doesnt matter as long as its an official rom, just know that once go to kikat theres no way to go back to jelly bean, u should look for the steps to flash the rom, it pretty simple.

sFranKv said:
Its doesnt matter as long as its an official rom, just know that once go to kikat theres no way to go back to jelly bean, u should look for the steps to flash the rom, it pretty simple.
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Thank you for your answer! That is why i didnt update untill now cuz i wasnt pretty sure that 4.4 is better but if i will do it do i need to have the 4.3 rooted? If yes can u plz point me there?

adorra said:
Thank you for your answer! That is why i didnt update untill now cuz i wasnt pretty sure that 4.4 is better but if i will do it do i need to have the 4.3 rooted? If yes can u plz point me there?
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Guide provided by @Khizar http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=516017046

Rosli59564 said:
Guide provided by @Khizar http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=516017046
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thank you but the link doesn't work...

adorra said:
thank you but the link doesn't work...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51601704

Rosli59564 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51601704
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So will this trip knox or no?

No flashing stock FW doesn't trip knox
Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!

Don't update. the KitKat version has a lot of problems!
For one, the SD Card read/write problem.
Second, for me, I have a problem with device heating while gaming and doing some intense things on KitKat.
Sent from my SM-N900 using Tapatalk

Downgrade to 4.2.2

I'm in 4.4.2. Is it possible downgrade to 4.2.2 without box?

Rotondo said:
I'm in 4.4.2. Is it possible downgrade to 4.2.2 without box?
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Hi,
It depends in what bootloader you have , Odin will not allow you to downgrade to a lower bootloader that the one you have ( stock rom)

MAX 404 said:
Hi,
It depends in what bootloader you have , Odin will not allow you to downgrade to a lower bootloader that the one you have ( stock rom)
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i tried flash 4.2.2 with odin but i can't :\

You can't downgrade sorry
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Rotondo said:
i tried flash 4.2.2 with odin but i can't :\
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That is because you have a newer bootloader......nothing you can do about it , sorry mate

just curious, when it's said that you can't downgrade the bootloader...presumably it means when downgrading to a lower version of android? because i tested the latest ngf1 firmware and updated bootloader and have since returned to fnb8 and phone info is now showing fnb8 bootloader again.

I wonder how each day has someone to open a new thread and ask this question
Discussed a thousand times, and most illiterate person knows that this is impossible, but there are still people who have not understood
xda has its own search

Rotondo said:
I'm in 4.4.2. Is it possible downgrade to 4.2.2 without box?
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For : GT-I9500
Yes it is possible/
Just Download this firmware and flash it via odin: I9500XXUBMH1_I9500OJVBMH2_I9500XXUBMG9_HOME.tar.md5
http://d-h.st/4bG
I tested it myself and worked fine.

judging by http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/imei-null-t2806504
he has i9505
and so I wrote the previous post

alforati said:
For : GT-I9500
Yes it is possible/
Just Download this firmware and flash it via odin: I9500XXUBMH1_I9500OJVBMH2_I9500XXUBMG9_HOME.tar.md5
http://d-h.st/4bG
I tested it myself and worked fine.
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pda4g said:
judging by http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/imei-null-t2806504
he has i9505
and so I wrote the previous post
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I have a I9500 and as far as i know is not possible to downgrade the bootloader.

pda4g said:
xda has its own search
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to be fair, the search feature is pretty lousy :\
number of times i've wanted to find something on xda, use the forums' search function and it basically displays EVERY thread in the forum. It doesn't do a great job of actually narrowing down what you're looking for. But what I tend to do now is just use google and type XDA at the beginning of my search. e.g. these are the result for "philz recovery" in the search feature http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=288653448
now do the same in google https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=BsS6U8CcJ67Y8gfQjYDoBQ&gws_rd=ssl#q=xda+philz+recovery+9505
it's the first result and takes you right to the thread.
the forum search leaves a lot to be desired, so I kinda get why people struggle finding thing on here :s

Dear!
This is a screenshot from my i9500 after downgrading from 4.4.2 to 4.2.2 then i flashed this firmware

alforati said:
Dear!
This is a screenshot from my i9500 after downgrading from 4.4.2 to 4.2.2 then i flashed this firmware
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Hi ,
Knox is trip so i guess you do not flash the "knox free bootloader" from 4.2.2 so in practice you only flash a modify stock rom......

You can remove KNOX with the removal script.

[Q] CWM downgrading firm possible?

I want to downgrade my sm-N900 to 4.3, is it possible by flashing a 4.3 custom firmware through through custom recovery?

convict_moody said:
I want to downgrade my sm-N900 to 4.3, is it possible by flashing a 4.3 custom firmware through through custom recovery?
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There's a downgrade bootloader available in the Note 3 Developer Discussion's KNOX thread. Go check that out. Look for the guy called RuchRa or something.

nicholaschum said:
There's a downgrade bootloader available in the Note 3 Developer Discussion's KNOX thread. Go check that out. Look for the guy called RuchRa or something.
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Sry for the delay, problem solved already
:victory:

convict_moody said:
Sry for the delay, problem solved already
:victory:
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Were you able to downgrade it ?

MuhammadZeeshan7 said:
Were you able to downgrade it ?
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Just use the pit and then use any 4.3 firmware and it will downgrade greatly.