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Flashing a stock rom on my i9505

Hello, i recently purchased my galaxy s4 from online which came from Honk Kong, Because it is from there i believe it has the honk kong/chinese firmware on it (I9505ZHUAME3), I live in Australia so i want to flash it with its firmware (I9505XXUBMEA),so i have downloaded the australian firmware and kernel files, my phone is currently not rooted (i dont believe i need to root for a stock firmware?), Just wondering when i put my phone in download mode and open up odin, do i only need to put in the firmware file into pda or will i need to get a csc file or whatever the 'phone' button file is for aswell. Just making sure as i only got it the other day and dont want to screw it up. Thanks in advance!

eNormini said:
Hello, i recently purchased my galaxy s4 from online which came from Honk Kong, Because it is from there i believe it has the honk kong/chinese firmware on it (I9505ZHUAME3), I live in Australia so i want to flash it with its firmware (I9505XXUBMEA),so i have downloaded the australian firmware and kernel files, my phone is currently not rooted (i dont believe i need to root for a stock firmware?), Just wondering when i put my phone in download mode and open up odin, do i only need to put in the firmware file into pda or will i need to get a csc file or whatever the 'phone' button file is for aswell. Just making sure as i only got it the other day and dont want to screw it up. Thanks in advance!
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This should answer all of your questions. If you are still unsure, let me know.
"How to do it:
Step 1) Turn OFF your mobile and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home Buttons together for few seconds followed by Power button then proceed with volume up.
Step 2) Now open ODIN on your PC and connect your Galaxy S4 to your computer.
Step 3) Once your phone is successfully connected to your PC, the ID:COM box on ODIN will turn blue (or yellow) and will show the COM port number.
Step 4) unzip the downlowded file (from second or third post), u will get a Home.tar file.
Step 5) click on pda (in odin) and choose the file "Home.tar"
Step 6) check "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options and make sure that "Re-Partition" is unchecked
!!!!DO NOT CHECK "Nand Erase All" IN ANY WAY!!!!
Step 7) Click on Start button in ODIN window to start the flashing process. The process will take few minutes to complete.
DO NOT UNPLUG USB CABLE WHILE EXECUTING THE PROCESS, YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Step 8) When the installation is completed, you read a "Reset " then a "Pass". your phone will restart (first boot will take a longer time so don't panic)"

C.Sweat said:
This should answer all of your questions. If you are still unsure, let me know
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I did view this before, but i was unsure if it did what i wanted, i want it so if i did buy my galaxy s4 in australia it would have all the same stuff like csc and pda etc ,

eNormini said:
I did view this before, but i was unsure if it did what i wanted, i want it so if i did buy my galaxy s4 in australia it would have all the same stuff like csc and pda etc
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Thats fine but you need to read throughout the whole thread and use the search function to find answers to your questions. See here within the thread for your answer.
If ive been of any help, hit the "Thanks" button :good:

C.Sweat said:
Thats fine but you need to read throughout the whole thread and use the search function to find answers to your questions. See here within the thread for your answer.
If ive been of any help, hit the "Thanks" button :good:
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Thanks heaps, one last thing, do i have to be rooted?, i am currently running the stock firmware.

eNormini said:
Thanks heaps, one last thing, do i have to be rooted?, i am currently running the stock firmware.
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No
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C.Sweat said:
No
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Thankyou for the help, appreciate it

eNormini said:
Thankyou for the help, appreciate it
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No problem. Good luck

[Q] No updates on I9500...help required

I live in Pakistan
I have a I9500. I bought this phone a couple of weeks before.
My phone came with the built in XXUAMDK.
I know there is a XXUAMEA update as my brother has a s4 and he got the update in June.
I connected my device to kies and that too notifies me that i have the latest firmware installed.
My device has a stock rom and it is not rooted. I know i can install rom through odin but i would like to know why dont I get the updates?

cURRENTLY ONLY THE gt-i9505 and some of the carrier model recied the update

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
I live in Pakistan
I have a I9500. I bought this phone a couple of weeks before.
My phone came with the built in XXUAMDK.
I know there is a XXUAMEA update as my brother has a s4 and he got the update in June.
I connected my device to kies and that too notifies me that i have the latest firmware installed.
My device has a stock rom and it is not rooted. I know i can install rom through odin but i would like to know why dont I get the updates?
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maybe your product code didnt receive update yet
connect to kies and tell me the last 3 letters under firmware info MDK(???)

samersh72 said:
maybe your product code didnt receive update yet
connect to kies and tell me the last 3 letters under firmware info mdk(???)
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pda: Mdk/ phone: Mdk/ csc: Mdk(pak)

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
pda: Mdk/ phone: Mdk/ csc: Mdk(pak)
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yes the latest firmware for PAK is MEA http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=PAK#firmware
it is weird! you must receive it unless you had modify something in system, recovery....
if you boot into download mode, does it say official?

samersh72 said:
yes the latest firmware for PAK is MEA http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=PAK#firmware
it is weird! you must receive it unless you had modify something in system, recovery....
if you boot into download mode, does it say official?
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I have not been into the download mode
but under settings>more>about device>status, it says official
when i press the check for update, after a couple of seconds of connecting to server it notifies me that "the latest updates have already been installed". Same is the case with kies

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
I have not been into the download mode
but under settings>more>about device>status, it says official
when i press the check for update, after a couple of seconds of connecting to server it notifies me that "the latest updates have already been installed". Same is the case with kies
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see it in download mode.
i dont know if it may help by wiping data and cache from recovery

samersh72 said:
see it in download mode.
i dont know if it may help by wiping data and cache from recovery
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Im new to andorid, i used to do all kinds of experiments on iphone.
But, ive tried hard resetting my phone but still this.
I went to the service centre and they told me that the updates are directly linked to samsung. We cant help until and unless you want us to manually upgrade the firmware.

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
Im new to andorid, i used to do all kinds of experiments on iphone.
But, ive tried hard resetting my phone but still this.
I went to the service centre and they told me that the updates are directly linked to samsung. We cant help until and unless you want us to manually upgrade the firmware.
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Did you buy the phone new or from somebody else? It might work to reflash the rom you have now with Odin, do a data factory reset and see if the phone gets updated.

gee2012 said:
Did you buy the phone new or from somebody else? It might work to reflash the rom you have now with Odin, do a data factory reset and see if the phone gets updated.
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I bought a brand new phone. I already data reset the device once.
Is there a way to know whether my phone connects to the servers?

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
I bought a brand new phone. I already data reset the device once.
Is there a way to know whether my phone connects to the servers?
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Save yourself from the Kies agony and flash the rom with Odin bro, takes about 5-10 minutes and you`re done. Better than asking and posting questions for days or weeks. Just my 2 cents

gee2012 said:
Save yourself from this Kies agony and flash the rom with Odin bro, takes about 5-10 minutes and you`re done. Better than asking and posting questions for days or weeks. Just my 2 cents
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Thanks bro. I think i will go with the Odin then..

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
Thanks bro. I think i will go with the Odin then..
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Here is a tutorial http://www.trickytweaks.com/how-to-use-odin-to-flash-the-official-rom-odin-tutorial.html, i would warch watch it first. It isn`t that hard. Here you get the rom www.sammobile.com/firmware. Good luck If you have question post it here, also make sure you have Kies closed (also in windows task manager). Download Odin 3.04, 3.07 is not stable.

gee2012 said:
Here is a tutorial http://www.trickytweaks.com/how-to-use-odin-to-flash-the-official-rom-odin-tutorial.html, i would warch watch it first. It isn`t that hard. Here you get the rom www.sammobile.com/firmware. Good luck If you have question post it here, also make sure you have Kies closed (also in windows task manager). Download Odin 3.04, 3.07 is not stable.
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Sorry for asking so many questions.
Although my device status says its official from the about device.
how to check the status from the download mode?

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
Sorry for asking so many questions.
Although my device status says its official from the about device.
how to check the status from the download mode?
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Turn off the phone, wait 10 seconds, the press volume down and power at the same time and you`ll get in downloadmode where you can see the status.

gee2012 said:
Turn off the phone, wait 10 seconds, the press volume down and power at the same time and you`ll get in downloadmode where you can see the status.
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pressing volume down and power boots the phone normally

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
pressing volume down and power boots the phone normally
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Press volume down first and then power button.

Hold volume down, then power on

gee2012 said:
Press volume down first and then power button.
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No home button involved?

Ghazi Anwar1 said:
No home button involved?
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No, only 2 buttons, it used to be 3 buttons on the former Galaxy`s.

[Q] Easy fix for u guys, too complicated for me. PLEASE HELP, I'm here waiting 4 U

8 months ago I got my Sprint S4 i9505. I installed CyanogeMod when they released that "1-Click Root" app. So here I am today about 8 months of using cyanogenmod and I've went back to stock. I used Odin and installed the original stock firmware 4.2. Odin said everything was successful.
I'm trying to update to 4.4 KitKat then have it rooted but I have a problem. I'm on stock 4.2.2 right now but the Wi-Fi isn't turning on. "Prevention Information" is keeping it from turning on.
I don't know where to go from here because I have a feeling that something else is wrong. Maybe the "baseband" or "kernal" version is wrong? I have no idea and anything I do further will either mess things up further or brick it. Should I install KitKat using Odin and hope everything gets fixed?
I am a complete noob! I do not feel like going thru hours of research and understanding definitions in hopes of finding out my problem. I beg someone knowledgeable to get me out of this situation ASAP. I have paypal money, whatever it takes.

Here is my info: 4.2.2 - baseband L720PUAMF9 - Kernal 3.4.0-442222

Ripping my hair out kind of feeling...I absolutely hate dealing with this **** anymore. never again.
Please, help me out if you understand your way around this stuff.

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JustRootDontCustomRomIt said:
Should I install KitKat using Odin and hope everything gets fixed?
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Yes, yes you should.
Go to Sammobile.com and download latest 4.4 KitKat firmware.
Boot to your custom recovery and format system, Cache and Data.
Then POWER OFF your device.
Boot back up into download mode.
Flash 4.4 firmware with Odin (lots of info online to do this)
Once flashed boot into stock recovery and perform a factory reset.
You should be good to go.
P.S- don't bump threads more than once in 24 hours.

Obagleyfreer said:
Yes, yes you should.
Go to Sammobile.com and download latest 4.4 KitKat firmware.
Boot to your custom recovery and format system, Cache and Data.
Then POWER OFF your device.
Boot back up into download mode.
Flash 4.4 firmware with Odin (lots of info online to do this)
Once flashed boot into custom recovery and perform a factory reset.
You should be good to go.
P.S- don't bump threads more than once in 24 hours.
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hey, I love you man. Going to start this process right now.

Obagleyfreer said:
Yes, yes you should.
Go to Sammobile.com and download latest 4.4 KitKat firmware.
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Cant find it. it's nowhere. Also googled "sprint 4.4 i9505 download". What's going on? Is it even out?

JustRootDontCustomRomIt said:
Cant find it. it's nowhere. Also googled "sprint 4.4 i9505 download". What's going on? Is it even out?
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Dial *#1234# and tell me what appears in ur phone

Joku1981 said:
Dial *#1234# and tell me what appears in ur phone
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yea I'm just sitting here waiting for responses...
Dialed the number and got.....
AP L720VPUAMDC
CP L720VPUAMF9
CSC L720SPTAMDC

JustRootDontCustomRomIt said:
yea I'm just sitting here waiting for responses...
Dialed the number and got.....
AP L720VPUAMDC
CP L720VPUAMF9
CSC L720SPTAMDC
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I think you could be in android 4.2.2 still if you want... or u prefer flash latest android 4.4.2?

Joku1981 said:
I think you could be in android 4.2.2 still if you want... or u prefer flash latest android 4.4.2?
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YEA. yes sir. I need kitkat. But I've been googling and there is no kitkat firmware download for the sprint i9505. whats going on?

JustRootDontCustomRomIt said:
YEA. yes sir. I need kitkat. But I've been googling and there is no kitkat firmware download for the sprint i9505. whats going on?
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Go to recovery Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Up buttons) and wipe data/factory reset (pic 1)
Register/Sig in in this page: http://www.sammobile.com
Download this FIRMWARE and extract (unzip) the firmware file
Open Odin
Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons. Volume up next)
Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
Add the firmware file to AP / PDA (only file named .tar or .md5)
Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
Click the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes (pic 2)

Joku1981 said:
Go to recovery Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Up buttons) and wipe data/factory reset (pic 1)
Sig in in this page: http://www.sammobile.com
Download this FIRMWARE and extract (unzip) the firmware file
Open Odin
Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons. Volume up next)
Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
Add the firmware file to AP / PDA
Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
Click the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes (pic 2)
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I guess you have to be registered to find the sprint firmware. But hey I'm going to get to this and see if it goes smooth. Don't forget about me, It's gonna be a while until I download this firmware.i love you bro.

JustRootDontCustomRomIt said:
I guess you have to be registered to find the sprint firmware. But hey I'm going to get to this and see if it goes smooth. Don't forget about me, It's gonna be a while until I download this firmware.i love you bro.
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When u will be logged in the webpage only click the link in the step 3 and it go directly, only u have to press DOWNLOAD button and wait

Joku1981 said:
When u will be logged in the webpage only click the link in the step 3 and it go directly, only u have to press DOWNLOAD button and wait
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50 mins to go....i might see u tommorrow because ill have to sleep in about 2 hrs. my friend, your help is an A+

Joku1981 said:
When u will be logged in the webpage only click the link in the step 3 and it go directly, only u have to press DOWNLOAD button and wait
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We did it my friend!!! We're on KitKat! :highfive:
Okay, now. I just need to root the phone and that's it!
Do you think my baseband version is up to date for rooting? or my kernal version?
Baseband: L720VPUFNAE
Kernal: 3.4.0-481102 (jan 28
am i ready to root?

JustRootDontCustomRomIt said:
We did it my friend!!! We're on KitKat! :highfive:
Okay, now. I just need to root the phone and that's it!
Do you think my baseband version is up to date for rooting? or my kernal version?
Baseband: L720VPUFNAE
Kernal: 3.4.0-481102 (jan 28
am i ready to root?
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Can I follow this guide? http://dottech.org/152151/how-to-ro...n-android-4-4-2-kitkat-sph-l720-sprint-guide/
His model is L720TVPUBNAF but mine is L720VPUFNAE...Can I still follow his guide?

JustRootDontCustomRomIt said:
Can I follow this guide? http://dottech.org/152151/how-to-ro...n-android-4-4-2-kitkat-sph-l720-sprint-guide/
His model is L720TVPUBNAF but mine is L720VPUFNAE...Can I still follow his guide?
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Yeah, you can follow this guide relaxed.

Joku1981 said:
When u will be logged in the webpage only click the link in the step 3 and it go directly, only u have to press DOWNLOAD button and wait
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I couldn't wait anymore and i did it. WE ARE ROOTED :highfive: and on KitKat.
I would just like to say that you can fool me once, but you wont fool me twice. Good ridance cyanogenmod and every other unofficial firmware. I will NEVER use unofficial firmware nor will I EVER recommend it.
I am JustRootDontCustomRomIt, and as my farewell to XDA (you're all great), Dont use unofficial Roms, Just Root. Peace.

JustRootDontCustomRomIt said:
I couldn't wait anymore and i did it. WE ARE ROOTED :highfive: and on KitKat.
I would just like to say that you can fool me once, but you wont fool me twice. Good ridance cyanogenmod and every other unofficial firmware. I will NEVER use unofficial firmware nor will I EVER recommend it.
I am JustRootDontCustomRomIt, and as my farewell to XDA (you're all great), Dont use unofficial Roms, Just Root. Peace.
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Congratulations

[STOCK][ODIN][TARs][3/17/15]Latest - N910PVPU1BOB7 Stock TAR

UPDATED 3/17/15 - Added OB7 tar
I didn't see a decent link to the stock NIE/NK2/OB7 tar that wasn't on rapidgator or similar crappy site, so I uploaded it to AFH.
Required Files
N910PVPU1BOB7 tar - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934542777
Samsung USB Drivers - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612594
Odin - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612591
How to Flash
Install Samsung USB Drivers (if you haven't already)
Unzip N910PVPU1BOB7_N910PSPT1BOB7_SPR.zip, you'll have a file called N910PVPU1BOB7_N910PSPT1BOB7_N910PVPU1BOB7_HOME.tar.md5
Unzip Odin-v3.07.zip
Right-click on Odin3-v3.07.exe > Run as Administrator
Reboot your phone into Download mode - Power off, then press and hold Power + Home + Volume Down. Press Volume Up when you see the warning screen
Click on the PDA button and pick the N910PVPU1BOB7_N910PSPT1BOB7_N910PVPU1BOB7_HOME.tar.md5 file, wait until Odin says that the MD5 was checked successfully
Click Start
Once finished, you'll be back to stock. This WILL NOT reset the KNOX Warranty flag if you've rooted, it will only put you back to the stock ROM/recovery/firmware. Enjoy

Old TARs
N910PVPU1ANK2 tar - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95853297432265112
N910PVPU1ANIE tar - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612590

Thanks for this my man

Thank you sir.

This will come in handy so many times to so many people out here. Thanks.

I've been looking for a decent mirror forever. Thanks!

darshiki said:
I've been looking for a decent mirror forever. Thanks!
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I'm a bit hurt, what was wrong with mine?

Thank you Sir

shabbypenguin said:
I'm a bit hurt, what was wrong with mine?
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Oops, sorry shabby! If you had one, I didn't see it. You didn't have a thread for it, right? Cause I looked and didn't see one.

There's a few already, in general where these threads belong. Moving this there.

-viperboy- said:
Oops, sorry shabby! If you had one, I didn't see it. You didn't have a thread for it, right? Cause I looked and didn't see one.
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Oh i didnt have a thread for it, just mentioned a few times through various other threads that talked about getting the stock tar.

Will this wipe me to a clean slate

leandrae400 said:
Will this wipe me to a clean slate
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Yes it will give you a fresh clean roms it but everything back to stock no root... But if u are rooted and do this it still doesn't zero out your Knox being tripped if u did root ur phone my on the thanks I hit the wrong button
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk

shabbypenguin said:
Oh i didnt have a thread for it, just mentioned a few times through various other threads that talked about getting the stock tar.
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Ah, the good old days of the T-Mobile CF-Auto-Root It feels like so long ago...lol.

Is this supposed to format the phone. I flashed and everything went great however it did not format the phone. Is left all the information in prior rom
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I only ask cuz i got a force close on set up. Even after i did a master clear

-viperboy- said:
I didn't see a decent link to the stock NIE tar that wasn't on rapidgator or similar crappy site, so I uploaded it to AFH.
Required Files
N910PVPU1ANIE tar - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612590
Samsung USB Drivers - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612594
Odin - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612591
How to Flash
Install Samsung USB Drivers (if you haven't already)
Unzip N910PVPU1ANIE_N910PSPT1ANIE_SPR.zip, you'll have a file called N910PVPU1ANIE_N910PSPT1ANIE_N910PVPU1ANIE_HOME.tar.md5
Unzip Odin-v3.07.zip
Right-click on Odin3-v3.07.exe > Run as Administrator
Reboot your phone into Download mode - Power off, then press and hold Power + Home + Volume Down. Press Volume Up when you see the warning screen
Click on the PDA button and pick the N910PVPU1ANIE_N910PSPT1ANIE_N910PVPU1ANIE_HOME.tar.md5 file, wait until Odin says that the MD5 was checked successfully
Click Start
Once finished, you'll be back to stock. This WILL NOT reset the KNOX Warranty flag if you've rooted, it will only put you back to the stock ROM/recovery/firmware. Enjoy
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Is this supposed to format the phone. I flashed and everything went great however it did not format the phone. Is left all the information in prior

Nope u have wipe everything manually this just gets u back to true stock form
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk

sliverr7x said:
Nope u have wipe everything manually this just gets u back to true stock form
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the info. Do youbthink this isnthe reason i get a foreclose on mobile service everytime and sprint zone shows on the notification screen frozen at 97%. I have to forceclose the app to get it to go alway

rcmartin57 said:
Thanks for the info. Do youbthink this isnthe reason i get a foreclose on mobile service everytime and sprint zone shows on the notification screen frozen at 97%. I have to forceclose the app to get it to go alway
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This happens on a brand spanking new Sprint note 4 right out of the box. I know this because when me and my wife got our new phones at a corporate Sprint store the sprint installer "stopped working" on first boot when they were activating our phones and turning them on for the first time. This is caused by the way they have these installer/preload apk's in the rom and the fact that the installer has to contact the network and actually download files during setup. This is NOTHING to worry about. Simply reboot your phone a second time and the sprint configuration installer will initialize and do it's thing. This is jst a little quirk but I've seen on on stock unrooted phones and rooted phones exactly the same.

tx_dbs_tx said:
This happens on a brand spanking new Sprint note 4 right out of the box. I know this because when me and my wife got our new phones at a corporate Sprint store the sprint installer "stopped working" on first boot when they were activating our phones and turning them on for the first time. This is caused by the way they have these installer/preload apk's in the rom and the fact that the installer has to contact the network and actually download files during setup. This is NOTHING to worry about. Simply reboot your phone a second time and the sprint configuration installer will initialize and do it's thing. This is jst a little quirk but I've seen on on stock unrooted phones and rooted phones exactly the same.
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Thanks forbyhe insight. Knowing this i flashed this rom and everything is running smoothly

[Q] root for sm-t537v

First sorry if this has been asked the forum is rather large and sifting thru all the posts is a bit tedious. Is there a root out for the t537v module of the galaxy tab 4?
Thanks in advance

uroboch said:
First sorry if this has been asked the forum is rather large and sifting thru all the posts is a bit tedious.
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Did you try towelroot?
Also don't keep saying what I quoted you on. Someone less nice than me is going to jump down your throat for it lol

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Did you try towelroot?
Also don't keep saying what I quoted you on. Someone less nice than me is going to jump down your throat for it lol
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Thanks for the advice and yes i tried towel root it tells me "This Phone isn't Supported"

uroboch said:
First sorry if this has been asked the forum is rather large and sifting thru all the posts is a bit tedious. Is there a root out for the t537v module of the galaxy tab 4?
Thanks in advance
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Hi ,
I think you have latest build now (4.4.4) , yes ? If yes , you must to try to flash via Odin older firmware http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/34971/T537VVRU1ANE2_T537VVZW1ANE2_VZW/ from any source . Before flashing you must to do factory reset . Then to try Towelroot . Perhaps you must to try like here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58501194&postcount=245 . Then freeze or delete update service . If all will be fail , flash your last firmware again (for return back) .
Remember , you lost data when do factory reset .
You not afraid nothing .

repey6 said:
Hi ,
I think you have latest build now (4.4.4) , yes ? If yes , you must to try to flash via Odin older firmware http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/34971/T537VVRU1ANE2_T537VVZW1ANE2_VZW/ from any source . Before flashing you must to do factory reset . Then to try Towelroot . Perhaps you must to try like here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58501194&postcount=245 . Then freeze or delete update service . If all will be fail , flash your last firmware again (for return back) .
Remember , you lost data when do factory reset .
You not afraid nothing .
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Trying this now i will let you all know how it goes.

uroboch said:
Trying this now i will let you all know how it goes.
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Sadly i couldn't get the old firmware to flash onto the device. if anyone has done this and had luck please let me know where you got the firmware and what you did to get it to work.
Thanks in advance.

uroboch said:
Sadly i couldn't get the old firmware to flash onto the device. if anyone has done this and had luck please let me know where you got the firmware and what you did to get it to work.
Thanks in advance.
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Please wait little . I can to give you this firmware in the night .

Ready
UPD.Strangely, some problems with the archive. try to understand
Try this . May be you can to flash this tar-archive . If no , i will search new right archive .
See last post

I will try to fix it in afternoon

downloading the tar archive now i will let you know if i have success.
Thanks

uroboch said:
downloading the tar archive now i will let you know if i have success.
Thanks
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934538217
All is OK !
Archive is good . My tab shows that archive is bad . And my PC shows that archive is normal .

repey6 said:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934538217
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Archive is good . My tab shows that archive is bad . And my PC shows that archive is normal .
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the message I'm getting is SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 2 > binary 1

uroboch said:
the message I'm getting is SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 2 > binary 1
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you flash archive from https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934538217 ?

That's the archive I'm using. I don't think I'm using Odin right.

uroboch said:
That's the archive I'm using. I don't think I'm using Odin right.
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Instructions
 Extract (unzip) the firmware file
 Download Odin v3.09
 Extract Odin ZIP file
 Open Odin v.3.09
 Reboot Phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)
 Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
 Add the firmware file to AP / PDA
 Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
 Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes

uroboch said:
That's the archive I'm using. I don't think I'm using Odin right.
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these are the directions I'm using to flash the device
http://primehowto.com/update-galaxy-tab-4-10-1-lte-verizon-sm-t537v-android-4-4-4-kitkat-t537vvru2ank1-official-firmware/
"How To Install T537VVRU2ANK1 Android 4.4.4 KitKat On Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 LTE (Verizon) SM-T537V Manually"
using the tar you gave me
Still getting above mentioned error on my device after i start the flash and it fails. Alas it appears i shall have to wait until someone figures out how to root the newest firmware.

uroboch said:
these are the directions I'm using to flash the device
http://primehowto.com/update-galaxy-tab-4-10-1-lte-verizon-sm-t537v-android-4-4-4-kitkat-t537vvru2ank1-official-firmware/
"How To Install T537VVRU2ANK1 Android 4.4.4 KitKat On Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 LTE (Verizon) SM-T537V Manually"
using the tar you gave me
Still getting above mentioned error on my device after i start the flash and it fails. Alas it appears i shall have to wait until someone figures out how to root the newest firmware.
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So , good guide . Follow him . Unfortunately install this firmware does not work.
You dont try flash only older kernel like PDA via Odin ?

I also tried to flash using odin 3.07 and the PDA option but it fails.
Thanks again for all the help

uroboch said:
I also tried to flash using odin 3.07 and the PDA option but it fails.
Thanks again for all the help
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repey6 said:
You dont try flash only older kernel like PDA via Odin ?
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And why exactly shouldn't they try that? That's exactly what they're doing here I even contacted the moderator to verify that. Plus I used that method to re-root after I had to Odin back to complete factory stock. I don't see what the problem is flashing just an older kernel, rooting using towelroot, and then flashing the most current kernel. That's exactly how my tablet is rooted and was on the most current firmware (OA2) before I flashed Cyanogenmod