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[Q] Seandroid encorcing

Hi guys!
Some weeks ago, I unrooted my i9505. This saturday I wanted to root again, because of the Kitkat roms from jamal and janjan.
When I'm booting my phone there is a message in the top corner:
"KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID
Set Warranty Bit : kernel"
I read on some different websites that this message isn't cursing any problems, but it would be nice if I could fix it anyways.
Also when i enter download-mode this is what it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMc BURST MODE enabled
Is there any way to fix this?
Before rooting this saturday i had a stock firmware installed, which i found here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
Rooted my phone with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
I've had some random reboots on both roms (jamal and janjan) since then - i don't know whether that is caused by the "enforcing"-error or by the ROM..
Hope you can give me some anwers
Thanks guys

This message appears coz maybe u tried to change the STOCK KERNEL for other different or maybe the ROM u installed have custom KERNEL. I recommend u make WIPE in recovery and install STOCK ROM for let ur system clean. U will can root it and install custom recovery then

So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did i misunderstand something?

So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did I misunderstand something?

velein said:
So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did I misunderstand something?
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Thanks in advance

Didn't work

velein said:
Didn't work
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What stock ROM u are flashing?

random reboot is known bug with GE kit kat roms as of now.. wait a month or more, i'm pretty it'll be fixed..

Nothing can change
only CURRENT BINARY:Custom and SYSTEM STATUS: Custom to Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 you can not change

akadxda said:
Nothing can change
only CURRENT BINARY:Custom and SYSTEM STATUS: Custom to Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 you can not change
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But this will not have any effect on my daily use of my phone?
just to be sure.
thanks in advance

velein said:
But this will not have any effect on my daily use of my phone?
just to be sure.
thanks in advance
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No, you will not have problems
Knox will not work when 0x1
If you install the correct official firmware and this message - "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID* Set Warranty Bit: kernel "should be removed

Please help Recovery is not seandroid enforcing

When i boot in to Recovery i get this message. Recovery is not seandroid enforcing. I dont belive its something i shuld be worried about but just to be on the safe site. i will like some kind on confamation on this.
Can i just go ahead and flass custom rom / kernel and it will go away or do i have to flash another Recovery ?
Thanks in advanced

nyvang101 said:
When i boot in to Recovery i get this message. Recovery is not seandroid enforcing. I dont belive its something i shuld be worried about but just to be on the safe site. i will like some kind on confamation on this.
Can i just go ahead and flass custom rom / kernel and it will go away or do i have to flash another Recovery ?
Thanks in advanced
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1. On what ROM are you?
2. What's stopping you from flashing via odin/heimdall?

spamtrash said:
1. On what ROM are you?
2. What's stopping you from flashing via odin/heimdall?
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Well im on stock rom just rooted the phone. and flashed custom recovery.
This message shows in the top left conor when i Boot in to revocery.
stock rom 4.3 from samsung

nyvang101 said:
Well im on stock rom just rooted the phone. and flashed custom recovery.
This message shows in the top left conor when i Boot in to revocery.
stock rom 4.3 from samsung
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If it only appears when u boot in recovery is the normal coz u changed the STOCK recovery for this custom one. If u flash other KERNEL the logo appears when u boot the phone. Anyway now u can flash KERNEL/ROM that u prefer

Recovery is not seandroid enforcing Knox set to 0x1
Hi guys, Just had the same messages on booting : KERNEL/RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING and Knox set to 0x1
First, DO NOT FLASH OLDER ANDROID VERSION (4.2.2 / 4.1.2) OVER THE ANDROID 4.3 UPDATE
If ever its done already and you need to Unbrick your samsung device, read the following post to restore :
Just had the same messages on booting : KERNEL/RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING and Knox set to 0x1
just after I flashed 4.2.2 based Custom Rom using an OTG cable/FlashDrive over Android 4.3 Stock and/or Custom Roms.
I had these at boot in red and yellow : Warranty void and Knox set to 0x1. But in About device, Android version went from 4.3 to 4.2.2 then i tryied some different custom kernels but nothing to do, wifi keeps crashing plus i had these bootup messages. I did FULLY wipe/restore the device to stock android 4.3 on my SGH-I337M phone using odinv3.09 and I337MVLUEMK6_I337MOYAEMK6_I337MVLUEMK6_HOME.tar.md5
file and it worked after something like the 3rd try, why the importance to FULLY wipe system, data, dalvik cache, cache using a custom Recovery before starting the restore
I dont recommend to flash older android version over The update 4.3. It was such a waste of time to restore it!
Just saying, if you guys had the same issue, your phone ISNT bricked, It took me around 15 hours to find and download Odin and Samsung stock 4.3 firmware plus ReRoot and flash it with odin... ive used my OTG cable to flash kernels or to restore from backups and now, my phone
is FIXED :good:

Knox Warranty Void: 0x1

I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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Please tell me there is hope for me.

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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If your phone is "bricked" than your phone has the same exact functionality as a brick. If your phone can turn on and tell you which version of android your on, well... a brick cant do that.

Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?

If you still having the problem..
oohrekt said:
Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?
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Well friend,
don't panic.. as I know all your loses is that you lost your warranty but not your device..
You can install the stock original rom jelly bean 4.3
If you are interested go to www sammoblie com then (firmwares) then search for your device model (I9500) or (I9505) or (I9505G) or (I9506) then download the firmware for your country and carrier and follow their installing instructions

If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?

DUBU said:
If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?
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bro cant you read that he cant boot into recovery
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oohrekt said:
Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?
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did you ever fix it , i got the exact same problem , i got a metropcs s4 and i wanted kit kat insane rom and tried to flash a stock tmobile rom because some people said they did and it was fine,. well not for me. i would like to knowif you ever got it fixed, i tried to flash the stock metropcs 4.2.2 that i was on before this happened and odin still fails.
its fixed now , i had to move the stock tar to the same folder as odin, go figure

Haha mate you havent "bricked" your phone.
If your phone enters the recovery, it would be booting into the download mode too.
Try getting the official firmware of your specific phone model nom and just flash it via odin.
Dont worry.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app

DeepankarS said:
Haha mate you havent "bricked" your phone.
If your phone enters the recovery, it would be booting into the download mode too.
Try getting the official firmware of your specific phone model nom and just flash it via odin.
Dont worry.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app
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I get a message about use kies recovery because firmware upgrade had issues when I try to boot into recovery, and I when I boot download mode flashing the stock rom fails every time.

revized said:
I get a message about use kies recovery because firmware upgrade had issues when I try to boot into recovery, and I when I boot download mode flashing the stock rom fails every time.
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Yeah that is because you upgraded to 4.3 which has KNOX bootloader.
It wont let you flash 4.2.2 anymore. Like a downgrade is not possible once a knix enavled bootloader is flashed.
Download 4.3 or 4.4.2 and flash. It wont fail.
Thanks if i helped.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app

DeepankarS said:
Yeah that is because you upgraded to 4.3 which has KNOX bootloader.
It wont let you flash 4.2.2 anymore. Like a downgrade is not possible once a knix enavled bootloader is flashed.
Download 4.3 or 4.4.2 and flash. It wont fail.
Thanks if i helped.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app
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Sounds nice and all although I tried to flash the official 4.3 from Samsmobile and it's fails.
4.4 is not available for mrtropcs customers because the company don't care about it's customers in this regard. LOL
Just for inquiry purposes only, I found a link to a Guy saying he used lunix to delete know bootloader from a tar filehttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=8PDgU7DSOZTdoATTkIKYDA&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D75DKAGNstbM&cd=1&ved=0CB4QtwIwAA&usg=AFQjCNE7yajeB0317RtOmlFeEIB1QgEOGA&sig2=oD8TmSaTKu19-kpy0AKFGQ

Just go to sammobile and find the latest firmware for your model (4.4.2 for example) and dont look at build number.
Just grab it and extract to desktop.
Put your device in recovery mode if you can, and wipe data/cache/system if you can.
Then put your phone in download mode and connect do computer, in ODIN choose AP and add your tar.md5 file from desktop.
Flash it.
Then pull out battery on first reboot when flashin. Put it back and get into recovery by pressing VolUp + Power. Wipe everything again and reboot.
Should be fine.

i was finally able to flash stock 4.3 by just moving the tar file into the same folder as odin, go figure , i still want 4.4!!LOL

[Q] Custom binary blocked by reactivation lock

Hi,
i've just finished the "root" into my Galaxy S5. I've tried to install a custom recovery through Kies but it fails.
Now, when trying to access the recovery, i get the following message:
Custom binary blocked by reactivation lock
Secure Fail: Recovery
Any idea/help?

SOLVED:
Just go to settings, Security and deactivate Reactivation!
SilvioMarco said:
Hi,
i've just finished the "root" into my Galaxy S5. I've tried to install a custom recovery through Kies but it fails.
Now, when trying to access the recovery, i get the following message:
Custom binary blocked by reactivation lock
Secure Fail: Recovery
Any idea/help?
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how did u get past the error screen?
Im stuck on it right now

Glad you figured it out.
This isn't news though. Anyone who reads the forum a bit or did a search for reactivation lock would quickly find that it needs to be disabled before you can flash firmware. For anyone else who encounters this message, simply disable reactivation lock in the settings menu.
.

Custom binary blocked by reactivation lock.
This is the message I am getting after installing if I go to the TRWP boot (volume up, home and on/off button).
The phone is working normally 900F wit stock kernel, Cf root and TWRP recovery, I want to install some of the aroma package but I can't install right now.
I have no reactivation in the security menu?
Thanks and greetings,
Erik.

It's called the reactivation lock. To getvthee go to - Settings - System - Security.You have to scroll down the security menu to find it.
I flashed the twrp recovery using flashify from android itself. Flashify is in the play store.
Your lucky aftrr I tried flashing twrp my phone would not even go past the error seen.
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When I first tried flashing twrp using the twrp app. It worked first time on flashify.

How do you get it to boot? Mine won't go past the error screen

Flash stock KitKat > Log into all accounts > disable reactivation lock

I wasn't able to do anything including flash anything, but i took it to sprint and they fixed it. Now to reroot it. .

worse boat
whbisondtr said:
I wasn't able to do anything including flash anything, but i took it to sprint and they fixed it. Now to reroot it. .
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i m in worse boat thn u i root n intalled xtroolite rom thn whn i want to go to recovery mod i m stuck in binary screen same as u m still finding my answer but cant get help

Juzer zoaib said:
i m in worse boat thn u i root n intalled xtroolite rom thn whn i want to go to recovery mod i m stuck in binary screen same as u m still finding my answer but cant get help
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I think you can Odin the og1 tar file to fix it but it depends on the model. My suggestion is to take it to sprint. They didn't charge me anything either.

Juzer zoaib said:
i m in worse boat thn u i root n intalled xtroolite rom thn whn i want to go to recovery mod i m stuck in binary screen same as u m still finding my answer but cant get help
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Already explained, boot to DOWNLOAD MODE (Not recovery)
Flash a KitKat Stock ROM with ODIN
Log into all accounts
Disable Reactivation lock

process stop
*Detection* said:
Already explained, boot to DOWNLOAD MODE (Not recovery)
Flash a KitKat Stock ROM with ODIN
Log into all accounts
Disable Reactivation lock
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yes brother i did same but it is not working. now problem is the process is not working same thing coming again n again process stop everytime i donno.
i m trying.
i got some update doing it thn see what happens.

Juzer zoaib said:
yes brother i did same but it is not working. now problem is the process is not working same thing coming again n again process stop everytime i donno.
i m trying.
i got some update doing it thn see what happens.
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After flashing the Stock KK ROM, boot into recovery and factory reset, then try and boot

[NEED HELP ASAP]Completely restore GT-I9505 on stock

Hi guys. I need help on restoring my s4 on complete stock. I messed up real hard
Here my problem. I have an i9505 s4 which is simlocked to globe philppines(mobile carrier). I tried to get rid of its booting animation because it's so annoying for me so I wanted to flash a stock rom of i9505 international version via Odin 3.07 but I rooted it first via Odin also. The time I am flashing GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505 tar file, I got a fail in Odin then my S4 won't boot anymore and it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue blah blah kies. I tried to boot to recovery and that's what is also shows up. I tried to use Kies but what it does is just connecting to my device which takes forever. So I flashed a stock rom via Odin and it worked but the very problem is It's very laggy and says that process stopped responding, camera not working, status bar also not working, wifi not working. In short, all core apps are not working or just works for a minute and then stops and hang the phone. Sometimes i get a wallpaper screen(nothing else, just my wallpaper which occurs when it hangs).
Luckily I still haven't hardbricked my phone yet so I need all your help to fix it before I hardbrick it :crying::crying::crying:
Please help me how to restore my S4 to the very stock like fresh android software because I'm trying to still fix it days ago. I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING TO MY PROBLEM JUST PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE ! IM VERY WORRIED

You can chill. Nothing wrong with your phone and you didn't mess up anything. Things like that happen. You cannot brick your phone this way. It's almost impossible to brick it.
1. Perform factory reset in recovery.
That will probably fix it. Report back if it doesn't.
ps do not use CWM because it's outdated. Use TWRP and uncheck auto-reboot before flashing it trough Odin.

Lennyz1988 said:
You can chill. Nothing wrong with your phone and you didn't mess up anything. Things like that happen. You cannot brick your phone this way. It's almost impossible to brick it.
1. Perform factory reset in recovery.
That will probably fix it. Report back if it doesn't.
ps do not use CWM because it's outdated. Use TWRP and uncheck auto-reboot before flashing it trough Odin.
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Is it okay to flash any build number on my s4? I just downloaded one of them "I9505XXUHOA7_OXAHOA7" and I flashed it on my phone. I tried to factory reset/wipe cache partition/ and wipe dalvik cache in cwm 6.0.4.4 touch but it always hangs and core apps are not responding. Maybe the rom is the problem? I don't know but I'll try to flash twrp and report back if it doesn't work.

I have installed TWRP and its stuck on bootloop. Tried to reset its factory settings but stuck on bootloop then cache partition and dalvik cache. I tried to install the rom via TWRP and it says installation failed. Should I download other rom ?
I just want it to make it work like what an s4 should be. Even on stock or custom rom.

cdd23 said:
I have installed TWRP and its stuck on bootloop. Tried to reset its factory settings but stuck on bootloop then cache partition and dalvik cache. I tried to install the rom via TWRP and it says installation failed. Should I download other rom ?
I just want it to make it work like what an s4 should be. Even on stock or custom rom.
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I need more details.
- What does it say your model is when you are in download mode?
- What rom are you trying to flash?
- What is the error?

Lennyz1988 said:
I need more details.
- What does it say your model is when you are in download mode?
- What rom are you trying to flash?
- What is the error?
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-When I boot to odin mode, what I see is:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANT VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
-I tried to flash a stock rom but it always fails even in twrp, so I downloaded a custom rom just to try it to install but It also hangs and core apps are malfunctioning. I think all rom I install fails miserably. I think I messed up real hard because I flashed two pit files in my unit.
-There is no error code in TWRP everytime I fail installing rom. It just says error installing zip.
I really need to restore it to complete stock. Every rom I successfully install hangs and crashes core apps in my unit.
I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I NEED IT TO USE NOW. PLEASE

cdd23 said:
-When I boot to odin mode, what I see is:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANT VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
-I tried to flash a stock rom but it always fails even in twrp, so I downloaded a custom rom just to try it to install but It also hangs and core apps are malfunctioning. I think all rom I install fails miserably. I think I messed up real hard because I flashed two pit files in my unit.
-There is no error code in TWRP everytime I fail installing rom. It just says error installing zip.
I really need to restore it to complete stock. Every rom I successfully install hangs and crashes core apps in my unit.
I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I NEED IT TO USE NOW. PLEASE
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You did not mess it up. But you are still not giving enough details. What is the excact rom you are trying to flash? The excact rom you are trying to flash in TWRP?

XTE-I9505XXUEMKE-20131212184031 is the name of the zip file. From here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477. I can't flash it through odin and twrp

cdd23 said:
XTE-I9505XXUEMKE-20131212184031 is the name of the zip file. From here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477. I can't flash it through odin and twrp
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No you cannot flash that with TWRP. You cannot flash stock roms with TWRP. You can only flash it with Odin. Besides you need to unpack that .zip file.
Keep in mind that you also cannot flash that package if you were on Lollipop.
Download a rom from here:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9505
Take this version: I9505XXUHOJ2
It doesn't matter which one. Then flash it using that guide from the link you gave me.

Wow thank you helped me alot.It worked but I have this little problem. "Unfortunately, google play services has stopped" and same as filter installer, always popping up on my screen and I can't access messaging app because it always crashes next to google play pop up. Any fix for it ? Im really grateful you helped me.

cdd23 said:
Wow thank you helped me alot.It worked but I have this little problem. "Unfortunately, google play services has stopped" and same as filter installer, always popping up on my screen and I can't access messaging app because it always crashes next to google play pop up. Any fix for it ? Im really grateful you helped me.
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Your welcome.
Did you perform a factory reset from the recovery?

Lennyz1988 said:
Your welcome.
Did you perform a factory reset from the recovery?
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Yes. I have factory reset it and wiped cache partition and works now perfectly. Thank you again