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yet another wifi problem

Hi, my phone came as a re-furb and it had a united arab emirates rom on it(ramadan dates on calendar, all languages set to arabic etc.), wifi was working on this rom fine.
i upgraded to xxungng8 and wifi also worked. the next day when i took my phone off charge it dropped wifi. the only way i was able to get it back was installing the adam kernel. i had tried updating the modem(non hlos wifi fix). that was last friday, the wifi stopped working the nxt time i had finished charging my phone, now i cant get wifi working atall, it did work once after the battery had ran right down and i recharged it, but only for a few minutes. i changed the rom to xxufnc9 because on the thread it showed it fixed it for a lot of people but not me unfortunately.
when i try to turn on wifi the slider goes across to the 1 but is grayed out, it then jumps back to 0, and does the same each time i try to start wifi. ive got a build.prop file(through adam kernel) which changed the setting from true to fasle also.
i have tried updating the modem to the latest(GNk4) but it wont take on the phone, when i dial *#1234# i get
AP:i9505xxufnc9
cp:i9505xxufnc9
csc:i9505oxafnb8
i think if i can get the phone to take the wifi fix modem this should solve it?
i have tried flashing with oden, getting pass, manually rebooting(both power for 10 secs and battery pull), then flashing again straight into recovery then reset but no luck so far.
Any help would be great, thanks.
so obciously when i tried the update the modm it didnt take.

Install this APP and add some screenshots here pls.

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Wifi Problem
There Might be some Hardware Compatiblity issue with ur phone

tbkbt said:
http://imgur.com/nGWWKxW
http://imgur.com/V1qXODf
http://imgur.com/LD1kMW7
http://imgur.com/glGJIhd
http://imgur.com/rAbMHYs
http://imgur.com/gWgjbbS
http://imgur.com/lDZHz7q
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1. Download, unzip and flash the latest firmware for your device via ODIN: HERE.
2. Make a data backup and a "factory reset" (Settings > Accounts > Back Up and Reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device > Delete All/Erase Everything) then.
3. Try if you have wifi when your device reboots.
4. Dial *#1234# and tell me what appears :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
1. Download, unzip and flash the latest firmware for your device via ODIN: HERE.
2. Make a data backup and a "factory reset" (Settings > Accounts > Back Up and Reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device > Delete All/Erase Everything) then.
3. Try if you have wifi when your device reboots.
4. Dial *#1234# and tell me what appears :highfive:
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Ok, no wifi, now i get
AP:i9505xxugng8
CP:I9505xxufnc9
csc:i9505yxygnh2
Thanks for your help so far.

tbkbt said:
Ok, no wifi, now i get
AP:i9505xxugng8
CP:I9505xxufnc9
csc:i9505yxygnh2
Thanks for your help so far.
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Reflash the same firmware I gave ya coz at the final what you have to see when you dial *#1234# is this:
AP: i9505XXUGNG8
CP: i9505XXUGNG8
CSC: i9505BTUGNG2

sorry just realised i flashed a slightly newer firmware, currently have the one you said downlaoding, about 2 hours download time currently. i just tried the gng8 wifi fix aswell but no difference, willw ait on this downloading, thanks.

tbkbt said:
sorry just realised i flashed a slightly newer firmware, currently have the one you said downlaoding, about 2 hours download time currently. i just tried the gng8 wifi fix aswell but no difference, willw ait on this downloading, thanks.
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You will solve the problem if you flash the stock rom i was telling ya before

Joku1981 said:
You will solve the problem if you flash the stock rom i was telling ya before
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im now getting
AP: i9505XXUGNG8
CP: i9505XXUGNG8
CSC: i9505BTUGNG2
went through the steps above, reset to factory and wifi wont turn on, it goes to the 1 but greyed out then jumps back to 0
I wont touch anything until you say this time

tbkbt said:
im now getting
AP: i9505XXUGNG8
CP: i9505XXUGNG8
CSC: i9505BTUGNG2
went through the steps above, reset to factory and wifi wont turn on, it goes to the 1 but greyed out then jumps back to 0
I wont touch anything until you say this time
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1) Root your device
2) File explorer, i used "Root Explorer"
3) Go to File System Root>system
4) Open built.prop
5) Search ro.securestorage.support=true, edit and change true to false (or viceversa, try the 2 options)
6) Save then file and reboot

Joku1981 said:
1) Root your device
2) File explorer, i used "Root Explorer"
3) Go to File System Root>system
4) Open built.prop
5) Search ro.securestorage.support=true, edit and change true to false (or viceversa, try the 2 options)
6) Save then file and reboot
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Can I root using towel root? Think u saw a thread that said on higher firmwares you needed to use mobile odin pro and it also got rid of knox?
Thanks

tbkbt said:
Can I root using towel root? Think u saw a thread that said on higher firmwares you needed to use mobile odin pro and it also got rid of knox?
Thanks
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You don't need it coz your KNOX:0x1. You can root your device with other methods like HERE.

Joku1981 said:
You don't need it coz your KNOX:0x1. You can root your device with other methods like HERE.
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still no wifi unfortunately, any other ideas?

tbkbt said:
still no wifi unfortunately, any other ideas?
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Try this APP.

Joku1981 said:
Try this APP.
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the app gets stuck at
"deleting profiles
reading profiles"

tbkbt said:
im now getting
AP: i9505XXUGNG8
CP: i9505XXUGNG8
CSC: i9505BTUGNG2
went through the steps above, reset to factory and wifi wont turn on, it goes to the 1 but greyed out then jumps back to 0
I wont touch anything until you say this time
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Seems to be a hardware issue. Remember dont mixmatch bootloaders and everything they are the ones that mess up with WiFi very easily. Reset your phone once more go into download mode and flash the latest firmware for your phone 2 times. If that doesn't work then you have a hardware issue.

Joku1981 said:
Try this APP.
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just looked at the phone info app again, i noticed that the bootloader and baseband are different versions, is this correct?
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Just curious if you have flashed the ROM @Joku1981 gave you the link for a second time? That should also correct the bootloader issue you're having. It should be the same as the baseband.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Just curious if you have flashed the ROM @Joku1981 gave you the link for a second time? That should also correct the bootloader issue you're having. It should be the same as the baseband.
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no, i only flashed it the once, should i do it 2 times in succesion?
thanks

Can't turn on Wifi on GT-l9505

Hello,
I was cleaning my closet today and found my long forgotten Galaxy S4. I turned it on and a update notification poped (for 4.4.2), so far so good. The updated installed successfully and everything is wroking fine, however I can't turn Wifi on anymore. It worked just fine before the update!
So far I've tried doing the following:
I'v taken the battery out, both after shutting down the device and while the device is on.
I've factory reseted the device.
I've re-flashed the same official build using odin.
I've rooted the device to check wpa_supplicant.conf permissions and they seem to be fine (system:wifi)
I've flashed Wifi-fix kernel.
None of the above helped. I still can't turn it on. When I click the toggle or swipe the switch in settings it hangs a bit, stays dark then automatically goes back off on it's own.
Any help would be appreciated!

m.alkhalel said:
Hello,
I was cleaning my closet today and found my long forgotten Galaxy S4. I turned it on and a update notification poped (for 4.4.2), so far so good. The updated installed successfully and everything is wroking fine, however I can't turn Wifi on anymore. It worked just fine before the update!
So far I've tried doing the following:
I'v taken the battery out, both after shutting down the device and while the device is on.
I've factory reseted the device.
I've re-flashed the same official build using odin.
I've rooted the device to check wpa_supplicant.conf permissions and they seem to be fine (system:wifi)
I've flashed Wifi-fix kernel.
None of the above helped. I still can't turn it on. When I click the toggle or swipe the switch in settings it hangs a bit, stays dark then automatically goes back off on it's own.
Any help would be appreciated!
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strange issue after OTA / full package Odin flash
it reminds me kernel mismatch, as seen in this root procedure - http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/root-how-to-obtain-root-permissions-t2862768
Maybe this image is incorrect or something.
Try different one.

th3cr0w said:
strange issue after OTA / full package Odin flash
it reminds me kernel mismatch, as seen in this root procedure - http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/root-how-to-obtain-root-permissions-t2862768
Maybe this image is incorrect or something.
Try different one.
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Thanks for the reply. That's the exat same tutorial I used to root my device (so I can check permissions of the wifi config files). I flashed a the official build image after that so the kernel shouldn't be the problem?
Btw I downloaded the image from sammobile and the md5 was correct!
Edit:
Here's what logcat says:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

m.alkhalel said:
Hello,
I was cleaning my closet today and found my long forgotten Galaxy S4. I turned it on and a update notification poped (for 4.4.2), so far so good. The updated installed successfully and everything is wroking fine, however I can't turn Wifi on anymore. It worked just fine before the update!
So far I've tried doing the following:
I'v taken the battery out, both after shutting down the device and while the device is on.
I've factory reseted the device.
I've re-flashed the same official build using odin.
I've rooted the device to check wpa_supplicant.conf permissions and they seem to be fine (system:wifi)
I've flashed Wifi-fix kernel.
None of the above helped. I still can't turn it on. When I click the toggle or swipe the switch in settings it hangs a bit, stays dark then automatically goes back off on it's own.
Any help would be appreciated!
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I had the same issue with my S4. Had.Had to get the mobo changed.Luckily it was within the warranty period.

50103 said:
I had the same issue with my S4. Had.Had to get the mobo changed.Luckily it was within the warranty period.
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Did they write the cause in the repair quote?

Two ways of sorting this one.
1/ Flash a stock firmware which will fix your GSM and LTE modems along with the baseband. You'll wipe your internal storage but that's the way to go if you want a clean start.
2/ Flash the right GSM and LTE modems along with the baseband. Good if you want to keep your existing rom and not wipe you internal storage however -
It is essential to run the same versions for the Modem and Non-Hlos files as the chips talk to each other while the phone operates.
MODEM.bin = firmware for GSM Interface
NON-HLOS.bin / Firmware for LTE & WiFi Interfaces
here's where I got my modem and LTE modems from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50965837
Regards,
David.

duxxyuk said:
Two ways of sorting this one.
1/ Flash a stock firmware which will fix your GSM and LTE modems along with the baseband. You'll wipe your internal storage but that's the way to go if you want a clean start.
2/ Flash the right GSM and LTE modems along with the baseband. Good if you want to keep your existing rom and not wipe you internal storage however -
It is essential to run the same versions for the Modem and Non-Hlos files as the chips talk to each other while the phone operates.
MODEM.bin = firmware for GSM Interface
NON-HLOS.bin / Firmware for LTE & WiFi Interfaces
here's where I got my modem and LTE modems from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50965837
Regards,
David.
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Read OP, please.

If my solution doesn't work I can only think of hardware issues. Btw - a thanks for responding is always welcome.

[Q] Trying to go back from CM12 to Touchwiz

Hi all,
Here's my story. I have a US T-Mobile Galaxy S5. I wanted to try Lollipop as the new Touchwiz wasn't available yet for my device in early April. So hearing that it is very fast I chose CM12 and used their guide for the S5. I had a little trouble (Heimdall didn't work for some reason), but I successfully used Odin to install the custom recovery (TWRP). Then I was able to wipe and install the CM12 nightly image just fine using TWRP.
Since then I realized that my Gear 2 is only partially compatible with CM12. I've yet to find a thread that shows specific steps to get it working well with CM12, only partially, and many have had trouble even getting partial functionality. And now that Lollipop Touchwiz is available for my phone, I'd like to switch to that.
Last weekend I tried just that. I took a second backup of my CM12 build, then restored my backup from touchwiz 4.4. When I booted to it, the phone was severely crippled. The menu bar and navigation drawer were missing, and the home button did not work at all. I performed a factory reset, and it seemed to be working fine again. Next, I tried an OTA update to 5.0. That didn't work: the phone realized it had been tampered with and told me to use Kies. So I installed Kies, and attempted the update there. After some wrestling with it, I finally got the update to 5.0 started. It finished successfully (so it said anyway) but the phone failed to boot up. It was stuck on the Samsung logo screen for quite a long time. There was some blue text about recovery and I was panicking thinking somehow TWRP screwed up my ability to update w/ Kies. I tried rebooting and could not get into recovery or the OS no matter what. I tried Kies' emergency options only to have it not recognize my phone as compatible. So I went to download mode and installed TWRP again using Odin. Then I was able to boot into recovery, and I restored the backup of CM12 I took before I started all this (thank God I did that).
So now I'm back on CM12 with everything working fine, except of course my watch. I did not expect the restore back to Samsung software to be more difficult than going to CM12.
Can anyone see what I did wrong?
I gather I can install a stock rom with Odin. But all the links I find for this download take me to some sketchy download site that crawls at 50 K/s unless you pay. Am I missing something? Kies downloaded the update in a matter of minutes. Maybe that is still somewhere on my system, and I can use that w/ Odin?

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Have a look here for a stock ROM for your model S5 (Example, mine is the G900F)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715487
If there isn't one, you'll need to do the slow-ass download from sammobile dot com, then use ODIN to flash it

*Detection* said:
Have a look here for a stock ROM for your model S5 (Example, mine is the G900F)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715487
If there isn't one, you'll need to do the slow-ass download from sammobile dot com, then use ODIN to flash it
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Thanks. That thread is such a mess. I searched for "G900T" and "T-mobile" but couldn't find it. I will use sammobile then. I wasn't sure before whether to trust it. Having a senior member here vouch for it helps a little.

pianowow said:
Thanks. That thread is such a mess. I searched for "G900T" and "T-mobile" but couldn't find it. I will use sammobile then. I wasn't sure before whether to trust it. Having a senior member here vouch for it helps a little.
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That's where everyone gets them from, there and samsung - updates dot com
Both sites are banned here for linking to, but not because they are dodgy, just because the owners refused to adhere to XDA rules
They are safe to download from

so frustrating
I downloaded the lollipop stock image from sammobile, and installed with Odin. Odin reported success just like Kies did, and also just like the Kies process, my phone is still stuck in the recovery boot loop. It says RECOVERY BOOTING... in blue at the top and shows the Samsung logo powered by android. What a mess.
Is there something I can do from here to fix this?

Try flashing the PIT file along with the stock ROM, that will repartition the phone then flash the ROM, sounds like something got corrupted using KIES maybe
Double check that this is in-fact the exact model phones PIT file first or you could end up with an even worse brick
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52767244&postcount=16
More PIT files here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737448
There's a video of someone using PIT with ODIN on a different phone, but steps are the same
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qtbEevn1VA
Basically you want it looking like this
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Thanks again for your help. I think for now I will stick with 4.4 touchwiz. I hear bad things about the touchwiz 5.0 battery life. I simply restored from the TWRP backup I used when I started all this lollipop experimentation, then did a factory reset. I should have my watch working again later tonight.

[Q] No wifi, sound and very slow phone after reverting to stock

After using official CM12 for more thatn one year, I decided to go back to stock to sell phone. I moved out of stock before knox, so I didn't have it on my phone.
First I did exactly as described in this post using Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
They indicate 2 ROMs for Brazil, and I chose 4.4.2 - ZTO-I9505VJUFNB2-20140305104104.zip
Everything seemed OK, but there was no wifi. The button to turn it on simply didn't move to ON position. That's when I messed things up.
This is the list of actions I did after that:
1 - Hard reset. No success.
2 - Re-flashed same ROM using re-format and PIT file. No success.
3 - Flashed different modem (VJUFNC1) as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025. Original modem before that was VJUBMG3 (I'm not 100% sure). Things got worse. I still had no wifi, but I also lost sound (even on boot screen there is no sound. Phone also got very slow stuttering. I'd say it's not usable.
4 - Tried flashing a different ROM form Sammobile specific for my country/carrier: I9505VJUFNC1_I9505ZVVFNC1_ZVV. Stil slow, no wifi, no sound.
I've reflashed these same two ROMs with and without pit a few time now. Tried hard resetting and reverting to original modem. No succes. I'm lost, to be honest. Any ideas how to fix this?
I've attached some screenshots from Phone INFO Saumsung details app:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

perr0.br said:
I've reflashed these same two ROMs with and without pit a few time now. Tried hard resetting and reverting to original modem. No succes. I'm lost, to be honest. Any ideas how to fix this?
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Problems that i see:
- Bootloader and baseband didn't update for that you still having problems.
SOLUTION:
1. The correct firmware for you is this ONE. Download, unzip it and flash the .tar.md5 via ODIN like on the example (pic attached).
2. Let it boot normally till the final. Shutdown your phone and boot in DOWNLOAD MODE again.
3. Flash the same firmware like in the step 1 via ODIN.
4. Dial *#1234# when the process finish and tell me what appears.

Joku1981 said:
Problems that i see:
- Bootloader and baseband didn't update for that you still having problems.
SOLUTION:
1. The correct firmware for you is this ONE. Download, unzip it and flash the .tar.md5 via ODIN like on the example (pic attached).
2. Let it boot normally till the final. Shutdown your phone and boot in DOWNLOAD MODE again.
3. Flash the same firmware like in the step 1 via ODIN.
4. Dial *#1234# when the process finish and tell me what appears.
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Hey, you rock! I flashed it only once and everything is working again. Sound, wifi, everything! Should I still flash second time? Since it's all fine I'm afraid of messing again.
Dialing *#1234# gives me:
AP: I9505VJUFNB2
CP: I9505VJUFNB2
CSC: I9505ZTOFNB3

perr0.br said:
Hey, you rock! I flashed it only once and everything is working again. Sound, wifi, everything! Should I still flash second time? Since it's all fine I'm afraid of messing again.
Dialing *#1234# gives me:
AP: I9505VJUFNB2
CP: I9505VJUFNB2
CSC: I9505ZTOFNB3
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It's not necessary. Everything is solved now. Only press "THANKS" button if I helped you :highfive:

Gonna try this guide too. Im facing the same problems
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[I337M] Samsung S4 Nand Reset Failure. [Thanks Samsung]

Okay, so here's my predicament:
Updating my S4 to 5.0.1 failed, so I flashed it with the proper one, but I accidentally clicked Nand Reset All, and now, this get's funny, I can't write or flash any official updates or anything, it get's to this:
Nand Reat/Write failed.
BUT HOLD THE HORSES, THERE'S MORE:
My phone says: There as a problem with the firmware, please use recovery in Kies and try again.
And it says a bunch of stuff on the top left.
If you need screenies, I am happy to provide a full video.
EDIT:
So, I got this little error now:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I never tried repartitioning, but I'm going to do some more research on this error, and see if I can't find a solution

Predated said:
Okay, so here's my predicament:
Updating my S4 to 5.0.1 failed, so I flashed it with the proper one, but I accidentally clicked Nand Reset All, and now, this get's funny, I can't write or flash any official updates or anything, it get's to this:
Nand Reat/Write failed.
BUT HOLD THE HORSES, THERE'S MORE:
My phone says: There as a problem with the firmware, please use recovery in Kies and try again.
And it says a bunch of stuff on the top left.
If you need screenies, I am happy to provide a full video.
EDIT:
So, I got this little error now:
I never tried repartitioning, but I'm going to do some more research on this error, and see if I can't find a solution
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For Re-Partition you require a PIT file. The PIT file has to be specific to the internal storage of your phone.
So the first flash (the one with nand erase all) was successful and any subsequent flash failed?

GDReaper said:
For Re-Partition you require a PIT file. The PIT file has to be specific to the internal storage of your phone.
So the first flash (the one with nand erase all) was successful and any subsequent flash failed?
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Really? Damn, well, I guess I could grab it, but I now don't see the firmware issue and now see the S4 Bottscreen, but now I can't boot anymore, I'm thinking of reinstalling adb toget rid of this pesky libsub error.
I'll update soon.
I don't know wht I did, but it works, and it's updating now to the newest firmware. I'll update when I wake up on how I fixed it.
This is what I used to restore it to it's normal capacities:
Guys, Kies 3 has a way of re-flashing your device to the latest official firmware for a certain model with a certain Samsung serial number, i.e. even if your device is bricked and Kies 3 cannot detect it, you enter it's model and Samsung serial number and Kies 3 will download and flash the firmware for you, all you need to do is open Kies 3, power up your device and connect it to your PC, you will then open Tools menu and select Firmware Upgrade and Initialization, if Kies 3 can detect your phone it will show you the version of the firmware that will be downloaded and flashed then you will proceed as instructed (very simple procedures), if not you will be asked to enter just your model (for example GT-N8000) and your Samsung Serial Number (usually starts with R can be found on the sticker under the battery) then it will show you the latest official firmware for your device and if you proceed it will download and flash it for you, but be careful (this will be noted by Kies 3 too) you should get a full backup of your phone as it may wipe out everything on the internal storage in the process if it's required (i.e. a bricked phone to the extent of wrong partitioning that lead to loss of imei), needless to say this process depends on your internet connection (it downloads prerequisite files and firmware files which are relatively large), from little experience I have, it's best that you use the conventional official method for any product rather than unconventional ways at the beginning to solve any problem related to any product, if it doesn't help then try your best with any other method that might help you (by the way I tried this with more than one model of Samsung smart phones, tablets and notes and it always ends up solving the problem, in some cases with my friends devices reviving the device again after being totally bricked), hope this helps .
Note: all devices I used this method with were original devices straight from Samsung (International Versions, Unbranded & Unlocked), so the firmware comes straight from Samsung (no modifications done by operators / carriers) so I'm not sure if it will work for other devices (Fake Cloned, Locked or Branded devices with carriers specific settings)
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It's good to know this.
Unfortunately there are a lot of Frankenstein S4s out there. What this means is that the phone has been repaired with mismatched parts from other S4 models, and this may lead to apps reporting a wrong phone model and other errors.

GDReaper said:
It's good to know this.
Unfortunately there are a lot of Frankenstein S4s out there. What this means is that the phone has been repaired with mismatched parts from other S4 models, and this may lead to apps reporting a wrong phone model and other errors.
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Yeah, but mine's bought from my phone company and never broke internally, no hardware damage or anything like that, but it now bricked itself again, so I ran into another problem, it doen't show up in emergency recovery in Kies, I don't see the phone. Hmm, 'll keep trying and update the thread when I've figured this out.

Predated said:
Yeah, but mine's bought from my phone company and never broke internally, no hardware damage or anything like that, but it now bricked itself again, so I ran into another problem, it doen't show up in emergency recovery in Kies, I don't see the phone. Hmm, 'll keep trying and update the thread when I've figured this out.
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Why are you trying to flash a 4.4.2 rom? You said you were on 5.0.1 (or at least your tried to flash that) so you probably can't flash a 4.4.2. rom.
Download a Lollipop rom and try flashing it again.

Lennyz1988 said:
Why are you trying to flash a 4.4.2 rom? You said you were on 5.0.1 (or at least your tried to flash that) so you probably can't flash a 4.4.2. rom.
Download a Lollipop rom and try flashing it again.
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I was on 4.4.3 for a while, but it's fixed guys, I got it, with 5.0.1 rom, thanks guys!