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GT-I9505 Post custom rom problems. Want stock back!!

So here i am with a brand new GS4 GT-I9505 and i thought it would be clever to do what i did with my GS2 and root and flash a custom rom to it (Cyanogenmod 10.1 through TWRP)
Clever me forgot to back it up !!!NOOB!!! (but thats beside the point)
Now im stuck with this rom with wifi doesnt work or mobile data and a host of other problems (Such as every time i turn the device off i have to reset the time and date!)
I have looked on the net for weeks and cannot find a way to revert back to the original stock version of my phone as i wish to have this back with all of its features. Main problem being is that every video or text help that i find is for other versions of the phone. Really frustrating as i do not want to destroy/brick the phone.
Would appreciate if anyone could help me in restoring my phone to its original state/factory state. Am pulling my hair out over this. Im not new to this however step by step would be also appreciated
Details of the device:
Device - GT-I9505 (Orange/EE) Android 4.2.2
Cyanogenmod -10.1-20130509-UNOFFICAL-i9505
Custom Recovery - TWRP
Baseband Version - I9505XXUBMG7

FFFreak666 said:
So here i am with a brand new GS4 GT-I9505 and i thought it would be clever to do what i did with my GS2 and root and flash a custom rom to it (Cyanogenmod 10.1 through TWRP)
Clever me forgot to back it up !!!NOOB!!! (but thats beside the point)
Now im stuck with this rom with wifi doesnt work or mobile data and a host of other problems (Such as every time i turn the device off i have to reset the time and date!)
I have looked on the net for weeks and cannot find a way to revert back to the original stock version of my phone as i wish to have this back with all of its features. Main problem being is that every video or text help that i find is for other versions of the phone. Really frustrating as i do not want to destroy/brick the phone.
Would appreciate if anyone could help me in restoring my phone to its original state/factory state. Am pulling my hair out over this. Im not new to this however step by step would be also appreciated
Details of the device:
Device - GT-I9505 (Orange/EE) Android 4.2.2
Cyanogenmod -10.1-20130509-UNOFFICAL-i9505
Custom Recovery - TWRP
Baseband Version - I9505XXUBMG7
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
[ROM] WORLD PREMIERE: I9505 XXUBMGA DEODEX [4.2.2] - Pre-Rooted Stock ROM's Odin/CWM
Download latest firmware from the link above its pre rooted and flash it using odin ur device will be pre rooted and as good as stock just root extra
And I suggest philz recovery incase u wanna flash roms etc in future that's most stable I suppose
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

123hiten said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
[ROM] WORLD PREMIERE: I9505 XXUBMGA DEODEX [4.2.2] - Pre-Rooted Stock ROM's Odin/CWM
Download latest firmware from the link above its pre rooted and flash it using odin ur device will be pre rooted and as good as stock just root extra
And I suggest philz recovery incase u wanna flash roms etc in future that's most stable I suppose
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium
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This will work even though my Baseband version is different and it wont affect the phone? (Or am i being stupid)

FFFreak666 said:
This will work even though my Baseband version is different and it wont affect the phone? (Or am i being stupid)
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Yes this will work no plm even if u have diffrnt baseband
for example u can flash any latest firmware which is available for any region without any issues "Not China" there some language is diffrnt if I m not wrng
But make sure its only for the variant u have like i9505 etc
Edit I always suggest take a back up of EFS of your device for safety
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379400 Efs Backup

123hiten said:
Yes this will work no plm even if u have diffrnt baseband
for example u can flash any latest firmware which is available for any region without any issues "Not China" there some language is diffrnt if I m not wrng
But make sure its only for the variant u have like i9505 etc
Edit I always suggest take a back up of EFS of your device for safety
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379400 Efs Backup
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Am currently downloading I9505XXUBMGA-prerooted-odex-full.rar file.
Will flash later as i have to sleep will let you know if it works and comment back again so i can send some more thanks your way if this so works....if so you are a life saver. Was going to go as far as buying a new i9505. :laugh: :highfive:

FFFreak666 said:
Am currently downloading I9505XXUBMGA-prerooted-odex-full.rar file.
Will flash later as i have to sleep will let you know if it works and comment back again so i can send some more thanks your way if this so works....if so you are a life saver. Was going to go as far as buying a new i9505. :laugh: :highfive:
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Don't worry u take a good sleep this thing will work :good:

Installing a pre rooted ROM won't give you stock/factory state.
If you really want your Official EE ROM go to Sammobile and download it.
Download triangle away to reset flash counter and as soon as its reset boot to download mode and flash Official stock EE ROM. No root.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium HD app

s4 downgrade

hello
i have a s4 i19500 with Android 4.2 rooted and all and im thinking of upgrading to 4.4 now i have a full nandriod backup with efs can i downgrade from 4.4.2 using the backup only and will there be any conflicts ?
thank you

malikron7 said:
hello
i have a s4 i19500 with Android 4.2 rooted and all and im thinking of upgrading to 4.4 now i have a full nandriod backup with efs can i downgrade from 4.4.2 using the backup only and will there be any conflicts ?
thank you
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If u have android 4.2.2 u are lucky. You should install a custom recovery and flash a custom Kitkat rom for there. On the contrary, if u update ur phone to android 4.4.2 (kitKat) the bootloader will be updated too and u wont cant come back to 4.2.2.

Joku1981 said:
If u have android 4.2.2 u are lucky. You should install a custom recovery and flash a custom Kitkat rom for there. On the contrary, if u update ur phone to android 4.4.2 (kitKat) the bootloader will be updated too and u wont cant come back to 4.2.2.
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cant come back even if i flash the nandriod backup

malikron7 said:
cant come back even if i flash the nandriod backup
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You can always go back to 4.2 if you have a nandroid backup but you can't downgrade officially using Odin.

[Q] Downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.2.2

Hi, I have s4 i9500 with omega rom 4.4.2 and I want to move to MIUI whose have 4.2.2 version. (I don't have knox).
I know that go back between versions can make some problems, like losing signal and imei or abything else..
what I need to do for go down without any issues?
tnx

Go to recovery and do a full backup of your phone
Then go ahead and flash the rom
If anything goes wrong you can restore imei,, cache,, boot,, elc...

RubbaBand said:
Go to recovery and do a full backup of your phone
Then go ahead and flash the rom
If anything goes wrong you can restore imei,, cache,, boot,, elc...
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thank you for the answer friend... You mean if I make nandroid backup nothing can go bad?

Nothing will go bad
I tried it with omega
Nandroid will solve future problems if happened

RubbaBand said:
Nothing will go bad
I tried it with omega
Nandroid will solve future problems if happened
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ok gook to know.. thank you friend

Need huge help from X Note users

Hi xda experts,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE SM-N9005
Android 4.4.2 KitKat
Baseband Version: N9005XXUENB1
Build Number: KOT49H.N9005XXUENB1
Rooted Stock Firmware.
Anyway, I'm not a noob, but it's just the fact that I'm a little afraid to flash a custom rom like X-Note. I'm not afraid it would brick, but I'm afraid I would lose IMEI. Just like what happened on my Note 2. I installed an app I found here on XDA called Samsung Tool. I backed up my efs/IMEI through it but I'm still worried. I have a stock Samsung firmware on my phone but I can't flash it til 3 days cause my computer isnt with me. And also, I found threads on sammobile saying they lost IMEI after flashing the stock firmware through ODIN.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Once I rooted and flashed a custom recovery. I don't face any of these problem. Thou so far I flashed many stock custom ROM and MIUI. Never try aosp yet

As long as you have efs backup and make a backup of your stock software you should be fine I'm using x note v 18 and have to say it is one of the best roms I have used up to now
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app

stevoswifty said:
As long as you have efs backup and make a backup of your stock software you should be fine I'm using x note v 18 and have to say it is one of the best roms I have used up to now
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app
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do u knw any other way to back up efs than samsung tool ? I need to have more than 1 backup cz on my note 2 I backed up efs through twrp and when imei was damaged I restored backup and nothing happened. So I need several ways just in case it doesnt work in samsung tool. And plz I dont want it to be on a computer, directly from my phone. Any help ?
thanks a bunch

jacob_stallone1 said:
do u knw any other way to back up efs than samsung tool ? I need to have more than 1 backup cz on my note 2 I backed up efs through twrp and when imei was damaged I restored backup and nothing happened. So I need several ways just in case it doesnt work in samsung tool. And plz I dont want it to be on a computer, directly from my phone. Any help ?
thanks a bunch
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Try dr.ketan tools?
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth

jacob_stallone1 said:
do u knw any other way to back up efs than samsung tool ? I need to have more than 1 backup cz on my note 2 I backed up efs through twrp and when imei was damaged I restored backup and nothing happened. So I need several ways just in case it doesnt work in samsung tool. And plz I dont want it to be on a computer, directly from my phone. Any help ?
thanks a bunch
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The thing is, occasionally it is not /efs' problem but rather your problem.
Last night I supposedly lost my IMEI when my IMEI hit null/null and my baseband was unknown. I clean flashed Stock S5 port from C-RoM (AOSP).
Then I realized it was because the firmware was incompatible with my device, and once I flashed back to a comfortable custom ROM I know that works, like X-Note, everything came back to life.
If nothing happened using TWRP, then nothing was wrong with your efs. I was about to restore my efs backup but then I tried alternatives.

[Q] Stock rooted to lollipop

Hi guys,
I am currently using stock and rooted 4.4.2 firmware (international version) and I want to update my N9005 to official Lollipop, specifically this rom. Can I update it via Odin or do I have to get back to non-rooted stock 4.4.2 and then update to 5.0? Am I going to lose all my data with flashing this 5.0 rom?
Also, after updating, is it possible to root stock lollipop rom?
Thanks in advance guys!

Yes, sure you can flash that ROM in Odin, no need to go back to stock unrooted 4.4.2, doesn't matter if you are rooted or not currently, or even if you are using a custom ROM.
However I can't say whether upgrading will cause loss of data or not, I always wipe my phone before upgrading so I can't say that, sorry.
Yes, you can root Lollipop easily further.

markos807 said:
Hi guys,
I am currently using stock and rooted 4.4.2 firmware (international version) and I want to update my N9005 to official Lollipop, specifically this rom. Can I update it via Odin or do I have to get back to non-rooted stock 4.4.2 and then update to 5.0? Am I going to lose all my data with flashing this 5.0 rom?
Also, after updating, is it possible to root stock lollipop rom?
Thanks in advance guys!
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If you're rooted you can install a custom recovery like TWRP and do a nandroid backup in Recovery. Then later you can Restore data. Note Custom Recovery will most likely trip Knox so if you are still on 0x0 Warranty bit (check in Download Mode screen) you should probably rely on Titanium Backup or similar to back up all your user apps and data to extSDCard.

Journyman16 said:
If you're rooted you can install a custom recovery like TWRP and do a nandroid backup in Recovery. Then later you can Restore data. Note Custom Recovery will most likely trip Knox so if you are still on 0x0 Warranty bit (check in Download Mode screen) you should probably rely on Titanium Backup or similar to back up all your user apps and data to extSDCard.
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Thanks guys, appreciate it! Can you please send me a link to the custom recovery which is by your opinion the best, I suppose TWRP? And also, if you can, send me a tutorial for rooting the lollipop. Thanks!

markos807 said:
Thanks guys, appreciate it! Can you please send me a link to the custom recovery which is by your opinion the best, I suppose TWRP? And also, if you can, send me a tutorial for rooting the lollipop. Thanks!
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The Team Win project thread is in the Original Android Development forums - go here and read up on it before you try. Note the up to date versions are in the techerrata mirror link.
LP root guide - you will need to do a search - not something I've had to look for - it was JB when I rooted my phone.

At first try I've failed in Odin with flashing this rom, and I've tried to do it again and strangely it succeeded. Android L looks and feels great and very smooth, thanks guys for your help! Also, all of my data stayed where they were before flashing, so that's another plus for this flashing.