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Is it safe to flash GT-I9505 onto SGH-I337M

I would like to know if its same to flash GT-I9505 onto SGH-I337M?
I dont want to brick it!
Thanks in advance

enigma4321 said:
I would like to know if its same to flash GT-I9505 onto SGH-I337M?
I dont want to brick it!
Thanks in advance
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NO! DONT DO IT!.
i dont know if you can find firmware for (M) variant. but there is for SGH-I337.

No don't do it. Lots of stuff won't work.

samersh72;4105730andO! DONT DO IT!.
i dont know if you can find firmware for (M) variant. but there is for SGH-I337.[/QUOTE said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I thought the i337M was just a provider branded i9505.. guess theres a big diff
Any idea where I could find i337M odin files?
The reason im asking all this is this phone lags a LOT! and Gallery app is almost unusable from the lag. Any ideas? Thanks
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First use Motochopper to root so you can use Titanium Backup to freeze the bloat (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252248 this one will work).
Then you can install Goomananger so you can install TWRP (menu=>install open recovery): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager
Finally, if you're feeling brave, you can do a backup of your phone first then try installing CyanogenMod: http://get.cm/?device=jfltecan
The Canadian model is jfltecan. Remember to install GAPPS (http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip)
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE.

samersh72 said:
NO! DONT DO IT!.
i dont know if you can find firmware for (M) variant. but there is for SGH-I337.
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Have a link for the i337 (non-m)?

enigma4321 said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I thought the i337M was just a provider branded i9505.. guess theres a big diff
Any idea where I could find i337M odin files?
The reason im asking all this is this phone lags a LOT! and Gallery app is almost unusable from the lag. Any ideas? Thanks
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unfortunately there is no firmware for (M) variant on the net. There is AT&T (USA) firmware, but for I337,
any way try to wipe cache via recovery.

samersh72 said:
unfortunately there is no firmware for (M) variant on the net. There is AT&T (USA) firmware, but for I337,
any way try to wipe cache via recovery.
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Thanks for your help
Whats strange about it is the fact that right away, it had lag. I will try wiping the cache and will let you know.

I had an error when I tried wiping the cache.
Should I install a custom recovery as suggested earlier?
Sent from my SGH-I337M using xda premium

Someone else tried already. Apparently it will run. but without a Canadian modem to flash, there will be no network signal or wifi working.
When we have a modem to flash we should be OK.

tietherope said:
Someone else tried already. Apparently it will run. but without a Canadian modem to flash, there will be no network signal or wifi working.
When we have a modem to flash we should be OK.
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Its SLIGHTLY better after clearing the cache via TWRP, but still lots of lag. Dont get it, from such a fast phone, there shouldnt be ANY lag! My Nexus 4 was SOO much smoother and faster (yet clearly not in benchmarks)
Thanks for the help btw

I have another question, how do I unroot my device. Is this possible? Thanks
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enigma4321 said:
I have another question, how do I unroot my device. Is this possible? Thanks
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NVM hehe I found how

enigma4321 said:
I would like to know if its same to flash GT-I9505 onto SGH-I337M?
I dont want to brick it!
Thanks in advance
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You can do it but only if you want to Brick your phone

Hi!! I have the same model and it was also very laggy but I then went to software update in the settings and there was an update!! after the update the lag went away!! Try it, im sure it will work

Thanks, I definitely will try the update. Yours from rogers?
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enigma4321 said:
Its SLIGHTLY better after clearing the cache via TWRP, but still lots of lag. Dont get it, from such a fast phone, there shouldnt be ANY lag! My Nexus 4 was SOO much smoother and faster (yet clearly not in benchmarks)
Thanks for the help btw
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I too have an SGH-i337M (TELUS). Did you do the official update to build I337MVLUAMDJ? I had originally bought my phone on the unfinished I337MVLUAMDC and when I did the update a lot of the lag went away. However, I still had to freeze a lot of unwanted apps though settings > app manager, however I did come across a list of apps that were safe to remove/disable on the S3 (Some, not all are also found on the S4). You can see the list HERE.
Hopefully we'll see a list like this for the S4 soon.
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Also to note, I also came from a Nexus 4 and can definitely feel the difference as well, but the Nexus also didn't have bloatware running.

enigma4321 said:
Thanks, I definitely will try the update. Yours from rogers?
Sent from my SGH-I337M using xda premium
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Nope!! Mine is from claro a latin-america company but it is the same I337M model!! When i first booted my phone I was like OMG what a lag, this s4 have, even my girlfriend s2 was better, and after searching for information i found that there was this update that gives stability!!

Sobai said:
I too have an SGH-i337M (TELUS). Did you do the official update to build I337MVLUAMDJ? I had originally bought my phone on the unfinished I337MVLUAMDC and when I did the update a lot of the lag went away. However, I still had to freeze a lot of unwanted apps though settings > app manager, however I did come across a list of apps that were safe to remove/disable on the S3 (Some, not all are also found on the S4). You can see the list HERE.
Hopefully we'll see a list like this for the S4 soon.
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Also to note, I also came from a Nexus 4 and can definitely feel the difference as well, but the Nexus also didn't have bloatware running.
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Mine came with the official build I337MVLUAMDJ and it was laggy as hell!
After rooting and removing lots of bloatware, it was still slow.
What cured my lag, was downloading the stock Firmware from Kies (and saving the file from temp folder, instead of using kies for the restore) and flashed it with odin. After restoring my backup from MyBackup Pro, its fast!
Why should we need to do all this work for a brand new phone. Good job Samsumg lol

enigma4321 said:
Mine came with the official build I337MVLUAMDJ and it was laggy as hell!
After rooting and removing lots of bloatware, it was still slow.
What cured my lag, was downloading the stock Firmware from Kies (and saving the file from temp folder, instead of using kies for the restore) and flashed it with odin. After restoring my backup from MyBackup Pro, its fast!
Why should we need to do all this work for a brand new phone. Good job Samsumg lol
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Oh cool, I guess that works too lol. I managed to fix a majority of my lag after running a recovery script called "PalaTool" which was originally released for the Galaxy S III. The tool was designed to remove bloatware and allowed you to install optional UI changes and apps that could optimize things like Fast Dormancy, etc. Running the tool unfortunately doesn't remove the bloat, but it did with the Seeder Entropy Pool.

Note 3 Root went wrong #noobie

Dear,
I tried to flash my demo unit with no succes.
Got now the message ''proces system isn't working'', and then it reboot itself automaticly.
The only thing i want right now is to restore evrything.
Tried to delete the moden and HLOL part, but cant delete them?
Greetings

Timenote said:
Hey,
After rooting my Note 3 n9005 it went wrong.
When i boot my note 3 i saw a black background and after a few seconds i had the message "process system isnt working" i pressed "ok" and after a few second the device reboot it selfs comstantly.
I tried to root / flash it a few times but none of it helps.
Installed cmw recobery and cleared the cashes, also doesnt help.
Could anyone oleas help me?
sorry for my englisch, come from the netherlands.
(posted before in the wrong sub forum i guess)
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Your EFS is warped, flash THIS and it'll fix it for you. This happens at random and isn't really a user error IMO

radicalisto said:
Your EFS is warped, flash THIS and it'll fix it for you. This happens at random and isn't really a user error IMO
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Thank you, i dont have a SD card right now, can it be done without?
Otherwise i have to get one tomorrow.

Timenote said:
Thank you, i dont have a SD card right now, can it be done without?
Otherwise i have to get one tomorrow.
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Umm not sure if it can be done without, you could try and if no good you'd have to use one.

Get yourself an sd card. You can't access internal memory so you are screwed until you get one...
You need to also tell us what version of Android you are on as the can be a deciding factor in what you need to do... Some things that will fix one version of android won't help the next... If you don't know what this means you should do A LOT of reading before trying this stuff again, read about Kitkat and Jellybean...

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Get yourself an sd card. You can't access internal memory so you are screwed until you get one...
You need to also tell us what version of Android you are on as the can be a deciding factor in what you need to do... Some things that will fix one version of android won't help the next... If you don't know what this means you should do A LOT of reading before trying this stuff again, read about Kitkat and Jellybean...
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You right, i should read about it alot more.
I rooted my Galaxy s Advanced already with a noob guide, so i fould it would be easy to do it again.

Guys, im verry frustrated now, im a real noob who fold he could do this easily, without thinking or reading anything i tried to flash my demo unit.
Now i have a huge problem because this phone is not mine.
Anyone who has a solution, the thing earlier pronounced in this topic didnt help.

Get yourself a stock rom and flash it using ODIN and stock recovery might do the trick but make SURE you flash the CORRECT ROM.
Correct rom depends on what you had running. If you where running kitkat you MUST flash kitkat again. If you had 4.3 you better stick to that until it's up and running again.

kriskras said:
Get yourself a stock rom and flash it using ODIN and stock recovery might do the trick but make SURE you flash the CORRECT ROM.
Correct rom depends on what you had running. If you where running kitkat you MUST flash kitkat again. If you had 4.3 you better stick to that until it's up and running again.
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Okay thanks im going to try that, it doesnt matter that the phone is a demo unit?

Timenote said:
Guys, im verry frustrated now, im a real noob who fold he could do this easily, without thinking or reading anything i tried to flash my demo unit.
Now i have a huge problem because this phone is not mine.
Anyone who has a solution, the thing earlier pronounced in this topic didnt help.
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Ahh, not you did not mention you had a DEMO unit. That changes everything.. As DEMO unit's don't have radio's in them so you cannot flash a modem from what I am aware..

radicalisto said:
Ahh, not you did not mention you had a DEMO unit. That changes everything.. As DEMO unit's don't have radio's in them so you cannot flash a modem from what I am aware..
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You right i should told you guys its a demo unit.
But i could root it, when i would delete modem and HLOL, right?
I tried that but cant delete them, tried evrything but dont have permissions in tar files.

radicalisto said:
Ahh, not you did not mention you had a DEMO unit. That changes everything.. As DEMO unit's don't have radio's in them so you cannot flash a modem from what I am aware..
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DEMO units don't have radios?
That's new to me.
So Samsung actually goes through the effort of separately manufacturing them....weird Sammy.

FeralFire said:
DEMO units don't have radios?
That's new to me.
So Samsung actually goes through the effort of separately manufacturing them....weird Sammy.
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Yeah they don't have a radio on the MB - guess it's to stop people actually using the device early etc -- They use specially adapted firmware also

radicalisto said:
Yeah they don't have a radio on the MB - guess it's to stop people actually using the device early etc -- They use specially adapted firmware also
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In my country (India), they just keep the Snapdragon version (official is the Exynos) for DEMO pieces and just rely on the region lock to keep people out.
I tried so hard to buy one of them, but nobody agreed. Finally got mine from overseas.

Is it a clone or original made by Samsumg?

I bought a Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 from a local shop. Its software versions and model name being shown are attached. Now I was trying to install custom ROM on it when I boot it into download mode the product name was shown as SPH-L720. Am I victim of fraud and got a clone phone>? there is no difference in performance or any other thing clone kind of thing I experienced in software. But I a, very sad that somebody installed software to be showing GT-I9500 and sold it to me. Its back cover is also of leather.

That Build Number looks suspicious. Maybe it is a sprint model with some mods to make it gsm and then the owner resold it?

As stated above. That build number does seem suspicious. It's probably a custom ROM installed already. Do you only get 3g?
Sent from my SPH-L720

Yes am using gsm on it. Is it a CDMA phone originally?

ahsanshah said:
Yes am using gsm on it. Is it a CDMA phone originally?
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Yes seems like it. They unlocked the phone and flashed an international ROM.

daniel4653 said:
Yes seems like it. They unlocked the phone and flashed an international ROM.
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I haven't experienced any problems except that there is No Radio in phone and the sms longer than 160 characters are automatically split into multiple during sending. Can I fix that?
Also if I install custom ROM or recovery on it will it stop working on GSM again?
Thank you for your advice

ahsanshah said:
I haven't experienced any problems except that there is No Radio in phone and the sms longer than 160 characters are automatically split into multiple during sending. Can I fix that?
Also if I install custom ROM or recovery on it will it stop working on GSM again?
Thank you for your advice
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No it will not.

[Q] Lollipop For S4 SHV-E300L?

Will The Korean S4 SHV-E300L get a taste of the New Lollipop update? also if any one has any links to its Custom roms will be highly appreciated, Thanks.
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"Ok Guys i dont know if any body knows this already but i have found a ROm for SHV-E300L here:
http://www.7hdmovie.com/2015/02/galaxy-s4.html?m=1
And it is found to be working nicely on SHV-E300L. I recommend it!

johniaxxault said:
Will The Korean S4 SHV-E300L get a taste of the New Lollipop update? also if any one has any links to its Custom roms will be highly appreciated, Thanks.
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Its exynos version right?
Try i9500 rom ,, i see some shv-e300l user on i9500

ZeroDroid said:
Its exynos version right?
Try i9500 rom ,, i see some shv-e300l user on i9500
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Thanx for the reply man :good: i was thinking about the same but some say it might hard brick my device and Yes its the exynos version but there is a slight change in the processors see my device Screenshot, Might have to make i bit change in the rom which i dont know how to , if there is any one that has been there and done that please help me

So any progress?
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Thanx for the reply man :good: i was thinking about the same but some say it might hard brick my device and Yes its the exynos version but there is a slight change in the processors see my device Screenshot, Might have to make i bit change in the rom which i dont know how to , if there is any one that has been there and done that please help me
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I have the same phone and I'd like to install lollipop or probably flash a rom. have you found any?

kartabya said:
I have the same phone and I'd like to install lollipop or probably flash a rom. have you found any?
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No progress yet if any one that have done flashing any rom on this device kindly help us to do so too.
Lets keep it updated here if any thing lollipop happens

No luck
I have this phone since last September and really regret that I bought it. Even though it looks like and feels like a normal 9505 or 9500 model, due to its specifications you can not use any custom rom of more common variants. (No Cyanogen, No Miui, No any other well known custom rom). Do not even try flashing 9505 or 9500 roms, I managed to soft brick my phone already with them.
There is almost zero support for this product in forums or if there is any it is in Korean language. The only custom rom I came across is TeamLeader rom, which is a cleaner stock rom practically, getting rid of Samsung's bloatware, but nothing special, same user experience.

IIRC the SHV-E300 is the Galaxy S4 LTE-A and more or less the same device as the ks01lte. So take a look in the i9506 section, there you will find some custom ROMs for your phone, some already LP-based.
I recommend arters 97's CM12, he is doing a great job on this phone.

srancsik said:
I have this phone since last September and really regret that I bought it. Even though it looks like and feels like a normal 9505 or 9500 model, due to its specifications you can not use any custom rom of more common variants. (No Cyanogen, No Miui, No any other well known custom rom). Do not even try flashing 9505 or 9500 roms, I managed to soft brick my phone already with them.
There is almost zero support for this product in forums or if there is any it is in Korean language. The only custom rom I came across is TeamLeader rom, which is a cleaner stock rom practically, getting rid of Samsung's bloatware, but nothing special, same user experience.
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I am feeling the same regret my friend i dont think this phone is going to get an official Lollipop update either
why do they make so much devices they can't give support to, or some phones are just labs rats experiments
And yeah thanks for the info, i m not going to flash any other Rom.... yet but i m getting really frustrated :silly:

johniaxxault said:
I am feeling the same regret my friend i dont think this phone is going to get an official Lollipop update either
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Have you seen this thread? The official Lollipop-ROM for S4 LTE-A has begun to roll out, did you check if it works with your SHV-E300L?

ral9005 said:
Have you seen this thread? The official Lollipop-ROM for S4 LTE-A has begun to roll out, did you check if it works with your SHV-E300L?
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yeah man i know that and SHV-e300l and i9506 have some notable differences like the chips (Exynos and Qualcomm) it would definetly brick my device

don't install any custom rom for now if you want everything in working order.
and If u want to upgrade to lollipop, just download firmware of another s4 with same configuration from sammobile.com
I think yours is Korean and it will not get 5.0

OK Guys I don't know if any body knows this already but i have found a ROM for SHV-E300L here:
http://www.7hdmovie.com/2015/02/galaxy-s4.html?m=1
i have successfully downloaded it and yes extracted it as well but any body else had tried this already does it work? i am afraid if it would brick or blast my device any help? :angel:

yourshubhamkansal said:
don't install any custom rom for now if you want everything in working order.
and If u want to upgrade to lollipop, just download firmware of another s4 with same configuration from sammobile.com
I think yours is Korean and it will not get 5.0
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there are some reports of bricked devices after installing Firmware of another S4, suppose i bricked my device would i be able to get it working again if i installed the stock ROM again i mean can u flash a bricked device?
NOt get 5.0 :'( words hurt man they really do

First of all, lets get something straight. Most people use the term "bricked" improperly. A bricked phone means one thing: your phone won't turn on in any way, shape or form, and there's nothing you can do to fix it. It is, for all intents and purposes, as useful as a brick. A phone stuck in a boot loop is not bricked, nor is a phone that boots straight into recovery mode. These are things you can usually fix, and they're a lot more common than a truly bricked phone. If your phone is actually bricked, you won't be able to fix it yourself (but there are things you can do
If Your Phone Is Truly Bricked: Take It Into the Store and Play Dumb
If your phone is actually bricked—that is, it won't turn on at all, no matter how hard you try—it's time to give up and move on. The first thing you can do in this situation is try to take it back to your carrier's store and play dumb—just say something like "I don't know what happened, but my phone won't turn on anymore" (don't tell them you rooted it, obviously). Most carriers don't have time to deal with such issues and they'll just give you a new phone. Sure, it's a tad evil, but it should work most of the time

yourshubhamkansal said:
First of all, lets get something straight. Most people use the term "bricked" improperly. A bricked phone means one thing: your phone won't turn on in any way, shape or form, and there's nothing you can do to fix it. It is, for all intents and purposes, as useful as a brick. A phone stuck in a boot loop is not bricked, nor is a phone that boots straight into recovery mode. These are things you can usually fix, and they're a lot more common than a truly bricked phone. If your phone is actually bricked, you won't be able to fix it yourself (but there are things you can do
If Your Phone Is Truly Bricked: Take It Into the Store and Play Dumb
If your phone is actually bricked—that is, it won't turn on at all, no matter how hard you try—it's time to give up and move on. The first thing you can do in this situation is try to take it back to your carrier's store and play dumb—just say something like "I don't know what happened, but my phone won't turn on anymore" (don't tell them you rooted it, obviously). Most carriers don't have time to deal with such issues and they'll just give you a new phone. Sure, it's a tad evil, but it should work most of the time
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"Thanx for the info, soo if i install a firmware of another s4 will it TRuly Brick my device"

It depends on the device your are refering another s4 here.
b.t.w higher the risk higher the happiness after success.

yourshubhamkansal said:
It depends on the device your are refering another s4 here.
b.t.w higher the risk higher the happiness after success.
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So what if u Flash i9500 Rom on my SHV-E300l?

kartabya said:
I have the same phone and I'd like to install lollipop or probably flash a rom. have you found any?
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i found a rom see above but hadn't tried it yet.. (see on the starting post)

i already tried this rom
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Will The Korean S4 SHV-E300L get a taste of the New Lollipop update? also if any one has any links to its Custom roms will be highly appreciated, Thanks.
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"Ok Guys i dont know if any body knows this already but i have found a ROm for SHV-E300L here:
http://www.7hdmovie.com/2015/02/galaxy-s4.html?m=1
i have succesfully downloaded it and yes extracted it aswell but any body else had tried this already does it work? i am afraid if it wold brick or blast my device any help?"
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HI i already tried that rom. im using galaxy s4 SHV E300L..
flash via odin. the rom works well. it wont brick the device because i checked first the file. it does not have modem.bin so the device wont get problem on imei..
i just dont like the chinese characters at the top notification located in the date
here are some screen shots

dajhacker said:
HI i already tried that rom. im using galaxy s4 SHV E300L..
flash via odin. the rom works well. it wont brick the device because i checked first the file. it does not have modem.bin so the device wont get problem on imei..
i just dont like the chinese characters at the top notification located in the date
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That is awesome! are there any bugs? wifi games all well? good to know it is a working rom i will flash it now and hey tell me how to check if the file is ok to go and not corrupted or something

Please help with my mystery rooted Note 4

So I bought a used Note 4 off Kijiji last summer. (I live near Toronto)
It's worked great until a couple days ago when the screen started freezing up and sometimes even rebooting.
I tried a factory reset and removing the SD card and it is still buggy.
Took it in to a shop today and the guy said it is a rooted phone and has a software problem.
I was under the impression it was a stock Rogers Note 4 when I bought it but I cant be certain.
The guy at the store said it was a Canadian phone but he's not sure what carrier and that could affect what I need to flash it with.
So now I'm not sure where to start. If it's already rooted do I just put a new rom or something on it and hope it becomes stable again?
Any help would be appreciated.

Go to sammobile.com there you can download the stock firmware and google how to flash a new stock rom through odin if you say the phone is from rogers then the N910W8 will be your model (just search it on the firmware search) it dosent matter what rom you are using as long as your baseband is one from your cell provider (There are different ones to choose from make sure you choose the provider you are using and flash that for no issues. When you reflash a stock rom through odin it will wipe anything on it and will return it to factory defaults and you will have a clean new rom now, Good luck reply to this message or PM me if you have any problems.

The best starting point would be Settings -> About Device.
Then look at the Baseband Version. Look for the first five characters i.e. N910F or whatever the "F" character might be. "C" or "H" etc.
Go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and start to type "galaxy note 4", there should be 1 suggestion that matches what your phone said.
Click the suggestion and the search icon.
On the next screen, select you country or provider and then go from there.
You'll need to sign up for a free account, before you can download firmware form the site.

What if the phone isn't actually a Rogers phone originally?
Will I mess it up if I use the Rogers software?
And also if it's already rooted, should I just put on a better rom instead of going back to stock?

Pepper67 said:
And also if it's already rooted, should I just put on a better rom instead of going back to stock?
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safety first, bro.....
if you go with custom ROM, you cant make sure if everything is good, bugs/glitch in custom rom might happened.
go stock first, make sure all is good. after that, its up to you if you want custom rom.

That samsung site is a mess, it says I have to disable adblock but then I just get constant popups and can't download the firmware. When I leave ad block on I get a session timed out error every time I try to download.
Had to switch to edge browser to get it to work and now it's a 2 hour download. Considering the ridiculous amount of ads on this site they're being super cheap with bandwidth. Greedy rich jerk corporation.

Pepper67 said:
That samsung site is a mess, it says I have to disable adblock but then I just get constant popups and can't download the firmware. When I leave ad block on I get a session timed out error every time I try to download.
Had to switch to edge browser to get it to work and now it's a 2 hour download. Considering the ridiculous amount of ads on this site they're being super cheap with bandwidth. Greedy rich jerk corporation.
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Are you talking about sammobile.com? Thats not owned by samsung.
Get your fact straigth before bashing.

cacingbesar said:
Are you talking about sammobile.com? Thats not owned by samsung.
Get your fact straigth before bashing.
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Ya my bad, and didn't realize the firmware was 2GB so makes sense it would take so long.

Pepper67 said:
Ya my bad, and didn't realize the firmware was 2GB so makes sense it would take so long.
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Hey, are you done downloading?
I just remembered about Samfirm. Try google : samfirm xda
Waaaaay faster than sammobile

cacingbesar said:
Hey, are you done downloading?
I just remembered about Samfirm. Try google : samfirm xda
Waaaaay faster than sammobile
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Ya it took 2 hours but I got it eventually. Ill try that site next time.
Phone seems better. Not sure it's 100% like it was but I'm playing around with a Moto X for a week and then I'll give the Note a go again.

Turns out the phone is still messed up. Putting the factory rom basically did nothing. Guess I will have to look in to putting another rom on the phone.
Is there an app that makes installing roms easy? Haven't done this in years, hoping for a rooting note 4 for dummies type thing.

Pepper67 said:
Turns out the phone is still messed up. Putting the factory rom basically did nothing. Guess I will have to look in to putting another rom on the phone.
Is there an app that makes installing roms easy? Haven't done this in years, hoping for a rooting note 4 for dummies type thing.
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Flash twrp recovery through Odin and use it to flash custom roms. For the Note you can choose touch wiz based (my preference to retain all the stock functions) or aosp based (CM and such).
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