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HELP!!! S4 4.4.2 problem !

Hello i have a question, i am from Bosnia and Herzegovinia and i have a question is possible for me o download and instal the new official rom 4.4.2 or any other if there is a better 4.4.2 rom without any bug.
I have Baseband version: I9505XXUEMK8 and i have now 4.3 version on it.
Can anyone explain me is 4.4 better then 4.3 version, my version is good but i have problem with battery it cant hold 16h.
How to get 4.4 and explain how to install it. ty all

TigerBIH said:
Hello i have a question, i am from Bosnia and Herzegovinia and i have a question is possible for me o download and instal the new official rom 4.4.2 or any other if there is a better 4.4.2 rom without any bug.
I have Baseband version: I9505XXUWMK8 and i have now 4.3 version on it.
Can anyone explain me is 4.4 better then 4.3 version, my version is good but i have problem with battery it cant hold 16h.
How to get 4.4 and explain how to install it. ty all
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First of all you have to download the samsung USB drivers from http://developer.samsung.com/android/tools-sdks/Samsung-Andorid-USB-Driver-for-Windows
Download ODIN (a program which allows you to install firmwares on your phone) from http://odindownload.com/
Download the latest firmware from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9500&details=Galaxy_S_4_Exynos_Octa , you'll know the latest by the higher number in the changelist column (I recommend firmwares from India)
After you download the firmware, switch your phone off then press volume down+Home button+power button all at the same time till it starts a screen asking you to press up to enter download mode then connect the phone to the PC and open Odin, it should show a com port with a number and coloured space (in Odin) then choose pda which will open a window to allow you to choose the firmware, before you start MAKE SURE that re-partition is not marked or your phone will be bricked (useless), then press start. It will start installing the firmware.....Enjoy
As for the battery life and performance are better with Kitkat and camera opens faster now. You can root the firmware later on and add whatever you want and delete all the bloatware that comes with the stock rom.

amagdy81 said:
First of all you have to download the samsung USB drivers from http://developer.samsung.com/android/tools-sdks/Samsung-Andorid-USB-Driver-for-Windows
Download ODIN (a program which allows you to install firmwares on your phone) from http://odindownload.com/
Download the latest firmware from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9500&details=Galaxy_S_4_Exynos_Octa , you'll know the latest by the higher number in the changelist column (I recommend firmwares from India)
After you download the firmware, switch your phone off then press volume down+Home button+power button all at the same time till it starts a screen asking you to press up to enter download mode then connect the phone to the PC and open Odin, it should show a com port with a number and coloured space (in Odin) then choose pda which will open a window to allow you to choose the firmware, before you start MAKE SURE that re-partition is not marked or your phone will be bricked (useless), then press start. It will start installing the firmware.....Enjoy
As for the battery life and performance are better with Kitkat and camera opens faster now. You can root the firmware later on and add whatever you want and delete all the bloatware that comes with the stock rom.
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double check the download link .. because your have a i9505

sorry i made mistake by base version, i edited, its Baseband version: I9505XXUEMK8
is this link for GT-I9500?

there is not 4.4.2 version for I9505XXUEMK8

TigerBIH said:
there is not 4.4.2 version for I9505XXUEMK8
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what?
baseband has nothing to do with the rom you want to flash
As you clearly dont understand what you need to do, i would suggest either doing a lot of reading or dont bother flashing ahything until you get the kies update

Check for ota update directly from your phone cause only bhtelecom still didnt get 4.4.2 ...eronet and unbranded bosnia are already on 4.4.2 ..

Here is the website for the I9505
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9505

[Q] Suspicious Phone

Upon looking for a similar thread, I couldn't find one that mentioned the problems I will be discussing here.
If you know of a thread which relates to this problem, please let me know so I can take this one down.
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Recently I purchased a Galaxy S4, which according to the seller is a model GT-I9500.
Under Settings > More > About Device
The phone reveals its model number to be GT-I9500
Android Version: 4.4.2
Baseband Version: I9500UBUFNC1
Initially I attempted to flash CWM using Heimdall, and the flash appeared successful, however when attempting to boot into recovery the phone froze.
This is when I started to suspect my phones legitimacy.
Upon booting into download mode to re-attempt the flashing of CWM, I noticed the phone details up the top left hand corner of the screen.
As follows:
ODIN MODE:
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337M
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
After another unsuccessful re-attempt at flashing CWM for an I9500, I downloaded the CWM image for an SGH-I337M model.
And upon flashing this version of CWM, my phone successfully booted into recovery.
From recovery, I factory reset the device.
During the initial boot after factory reset, everything was Chinese, and several Chinese applications where initialized.
Ultimately, I would like to know whether or not I should raise this as an issue with the seller.
Was the wrong phone issued?
Or have I been sold the wrong phone intentionally?

You should speak/discuss it with the seller coz this seems a refurbished device.

try cpu-z make sure that you phone get the same specification of the real S4 I9500. check GSMArena.com
If it's different you should discuss it with the seller

[Q] Wifi lost; Unique problem maybe.

Anyways as my title says, i don't have wifi. I had first rooted my phone, but then I unrooted my phone by flashing some unrooted os on the samsung which caused two problems. My wifi and mobile data didn't work at all, but after I took it to a repair shop they fixed the mobile data and got it working again and rooted my phone but not the wifi part. According to the person that tried to fix my phone, the current android os, 4.3 - jellybean, that i flashed via odin is preventing the wifi from working. I don't really know whats wrong with the phone but can anyone help me? Also by baseband version is 1337UCUFNJ4 and the build number is JSS15.1337UCUEMK2. Should i try to find a ROM that matches my baseband version and flash it via odin? Thank you in advance!
P.S. This is my first thread, so please tell me if i violated any rules.

aldrichk said:
Anyways as my title says, i don't have wifi. I had first rooted my phone, but then I unrooted my phone by flashing some unrooted os on the samsung which caused two problems. My wifi and mobile data didn't work at all, but after I took it to a repair shop they fixed the mobile data and got it working again and rooted my phone but not the wifi part. According to the person that tried to fix my phone, the current android os, 4.3 - jellybean, that i flashed via odin is preventing the wifi from working. I don't really know whats wrong with the phone but can anyone help me? Also by baseband version is 1337UCUFNJ4 and the build number is JSS15.1337UCUEMK2. Should i try to find a ROM that matches my baseband version and flash it via odin? Thank you in advance!
P.S. This is my first thread, so please tell me if i violated any rules.
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im having the same problem and i think we both have knox stupid security back on the phone that's blocking the wlan to start from bad permission or encryption
so personally yeah i will install back the original firmware (before 4.3) from factory reset (or via odin if i have to force it) then im gonna re-root the phone
having back permission ill remove knox (probly with titanium) lock and box bs from base firmware and probly remove root right
then im guessing ill have my internet back now will i go full rom again or basic function thats a good question
so many freaking remote exploit lately
ill let you know if that fix it

I also just found this
om22 said:
1. untick "Auto reboot" in odin
2. flash the stock rom again
3. reboot your phone to download mode again (by holding the power and vol down button for 10 sec)
4. flash the stock rom a second time with auto reboot ticked
This will fix your problem.
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seems that clicking auto reboot might be the cause

so would i install the I337_NJ4_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5 file following that method or would i have to find another firmware/rom/(i don't know what to call this) unrooted

aldrichk said:
so would i install the I337_NJ4_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5 file following that method or would i have to find another firmware/rom/(i don't know what to call this) unrooted
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official did not work for me
i the flashed / reset to factory for Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M VLUAMDJ
rebooted and prayed but no luck
finally found a solution but that did changed my PDA version to 9505 but got everything working again
so if you dont mind the 9505 change (more rom and solution for 9505) id go with echoes for all in 1 fresh install solution and its a nice rom
Instruction can be found on this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2372286
knowing the problem was modem i did also found this solution to re-flash and fix wifi on i337 without changing to 9505
Follow these instruction to stay i337 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46762296&postcount=1
but i have not tested for i337
in the end i got this setup
rom echoes illusion kot 49h
kernel : 3.4.103-aelkernel-v6.2
bootloader and baseband i337mvlufnc1
pda :i9595v jughn2
hardware/ board : qcom/msm8960
platform / chip : msm8960 / apq9064
modem /board : mdm9215m
hope that help
and sorry for bad english http://cdn4.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
EDIT PS: These solution require basic knowledge with odin flash and cwm recovery or twrp recovery

[Q]SOLVED Noob GT-I9505 WIFI dead after upgrd 4.4.2 searched and tried all solutions

First of all please forgive me for opening yet another S4 wifi problem after kitkat upgrade, but I have tried everything I could possibly find here, on youtube and other forums. The only thing left to try is flash the modem but I'd rather ask before I brick my phone
I'm not quite sure if this is the same issue every single time or if in my case it is due to my ignorance and errors. I was an iphone/unlock/jailbreak user until last year so please bear with me. Android is new and fun (but scary) territory to me.
Situation, what I did and possible mistakes on my side:
-I'm in Spain but I bought my factory unlocked phone on amazon and it was for the Polish market (GT-I9505 Black, 16 Gb)
-My device was rooted don't even remember how I did it last year so no useful info on that side a part of using odin for windows.
- Until yesterday I was on jellybean, not quite sure if 4.2.2 or 4.3
- Yesterday I upgraded to 4.4.2 via mobile odin and yes I checked the boxes about clearing/deleting cache or whatever it's called.
- Used a stock firmware downloaded from other site (that one starting with "S" and with a great amount of firmwares for samsung devices of several countries)
- I chose a firmware randomly (maybe this was my mistake) because I hade read that the firmware was not that important and people where usimg leaked german firmwares on on phones from elsewhere. But I did choose one that matched the country of my phone (XEO/XX Poland)
- Everything is working fine but without wifi I'm buying new Mb bundles almost every 2 hours and I'll be broke very soon
If you guys think the solution is flashing the modem which file should I use? I see lots of them with different models/codes and I'm completely lost and have read a lot about messing with bootloaders/modems etc bricking devices so I'm freaking scared and ask for your charitative help!
All the info I could gather about my device right now (now I know I should have gathered this info also before attempting to upgrade but it's too late now!
SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 GT-I9505 Black Edition
Manufacturing date: 2013-12-23
BASEBAND Version: I9505XXUEMK8
BOOTLOADER Version:I9505XXUEMK8
PDA Version: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC Version: I9505YXZGNH2
Kernel: 3.4.0-2309103
KOT49H-I9505UGNG8
Android 4.4.2
Product code: GT2I9505ZKAXEO
Original CSC: XEO
Firmsware's CSC: XEO
Active CSC code: XEO
CSC Country: Poland
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I feel so dumb and frustrated right now that any joke or insult would be accepted with humbleness lol

Forgot to add I used the *#0011# command and went to wifi menu. Tried the ping test and it states: passed
status: DISCONNECTED
SSID: Unknown SSID
( In case this info is of any use )

voxel.xyz said:
Forgot to add I used the *#0011# command and went to wifi menu. Tried the ping test and it states: passed
status: DISCONNECTED
SSID: Unknown SSID
( In case this info is of any use )
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Relax it has solution . The problem becomes coz the baseband and the bootloader are olds (android 4.3).
SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 GT-I9505 Black Edition
BASEBAND Version: I9505XXUEMK8
BOOTLOADER Version:I9505XXUEMK8
PDA Version: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC Version: I9505YXZGNH2
* Quick solution for recover WIFI:
1. Reflash the STOCK I9505XXUGNG8 (XEO) firmware via ODIN.
2. Let the process finish and reboot normally.
3. Dial *#1234# and have to appear this:
AP: I9505XXUGNG8
CP: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC: I9505YXZGNH2
4. Reflash again if not. Good luck

Thank you so much for your helpful reply Joku1981 !!!!! You made my day!!!
Can I do that with Mobile Odin??? My PC broke (Graphics card burnt) and until a couple of months won't be able to buy a new one.
To make sure I understand you: You mean Flash again the same firmware I used to upgrade to 4.4.2 in the first place?
I used this Firmware: I9505XXUGNG8_I9505YXZGNH2_XEO
should I try Flashing that same Stock Firmware again? and if does not work keep reflashing until the baseband and the bootloader get updated?
Why did they not update ? is this common or an error on my side???
I hope it can be done with mobile Odin since I can keep my root status, If I have to do it in Desktop Odin do I have to Re-Root after flashing???
Thank you so much for you kind help!!!!!!
Joku1981 said:
Relax it has solution . The problem becomes coz the baseband and the bootloader are olds (android 4.3).
SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 GT-I9505 Black Edition
BASEBAND Version: I9505XXUEMK8
BOOTLOADER Version:I9505XXUEMK8
PDA Version: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC Version: I9505YXZGNH2
* Quick solution for recover WIFI:
1. Reflash the STOCK I9505XXUGNG8 (XEO) firmware via ODIN.
2. Let the process finish and reboot normally.
3. Dial *#1234# and have to appear this:
AP: I9505XXUGNG8
CP: I9505XXUGNG8
CSC: I9505YXZGNH2
4. Reflash again if not. Good luck
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SOLVED!!!!!
After nobody answered if I could use again "mobile Odin" to flash once more and try to fix my wifi not working I opened mobile odin and it gave me a warning about my version and having a wrong bootloader as a possibility of soft bricking my phone so I decided to stay away of mobile Odin this time.
I used desktop Odin (at work since my pc broke) and exactly the same firmware file downloaded from sammobile (but re-downloaded it just in case) and had to flash twice, the first time it went through the whole process ok right until the end where it showed the FAIL message.
I didn't know if I should turn off the phone stuck in download mode and with the process bar at 100 % or retry flashing without turning it off. So I decided not to turn it off (afraid it would get soft bricked or something). I closed mobile Odin but left phone On with download mode screen active and opened mobile Odin again got the "added"message and the blue color showing it was properly connected to the phone and started flashing process again....
I started getting red error messages saying the progress bar display was wrong (and it wasn't updating/kept stuck in the previous 100%) but after it finished it was flashed and everything was ok. WIFI WORKED!!!!!!
Now the weird part.....in case this happens /helps someone else:
- My phone DID NOT get wiped. My launcher and my apps stayed intact (I thought flashing even the same firmware always wiped data, I'm I wrong???)
- All my root apps (root explorer, titanium backup, so on and so forth) where there and working fine. One root checker stated I was rooted and another one stated I wasn't but even my launcher (nova) was working just as if I never flashed the phone.
- Since I was unsure of my "root" state and I did not have "supersu" app in my apps drawer I tried installing it via playstore but It always gave an error message (the application could not be installed in the default location)
- I rooted again just in case and the root process finished without errors but still I had no "supersu" app and one root checker said I was rooted and the other I wasn't. Tried installing "supersu" from the playstore but same error and could not get installed.
- I searched here and in other forums for similar problems/solutions but nothing worked until I tried several things that fixed the problem. Not really sure which fixed it so I will write them down in the order I did them:
1. Opened folder mount which I already had installed and it gave me an error and asked me to try the fix which I did.
2. Opened linked2sd which I already had installed also previous to the firmware flash. It gave me an error and asked me which was the partition to use (as when I first installed it) in my case it was ext4. And it seemed to start working as it normally does. No further error when reopening it.
3. Rebooted the phone and tried entering recovery mode to wipe cache etc but It never entered recovery mode. I get the message about going into recovery mode (top left corner small red letters) But right after that it reboots and I get the samsung logo and my home screen.
4. Tried reinstalling supersu again and no success. (By the way before I did all this steps I tried rooting again but got to the same point. No supersu on my apps drawer)
5. Downloaded BusyBox install (opened it but did not use it in any way, maybe something in the installation fixed my problem)
6. Opened mobile Odin just for curiosity sake and it opened fine and asked for downloading of the extra stuff as when I installed it the first time. After that I closed it
7. Rebooted normally (no recovery mode since I'm stuck without it)
8. Tried installing "supersu" and NOW it worked!!!
9. Checked in both root checker apps and both confirm I'm rooted and supersu started asking for granting permissions to apps again as it normally does!
10. Everytime I attempted flash, root, and even after some reboots I took the battery off (since I read in several threads it helped/was mandatory)
Conclusion now my WIFI problem is fixed, my root problem (that appeared doing the reflash for fixing my wifi problem) is also fixed. The only thing I could not fix is not being able to get into recovery mode.
Does anyone know a solution for recovering the ability to get into recovery mode????
Thanks to Joku for lighting me into re flashing once and again until my wifi was fixed!

HELP!!!

Hi,
I recently purchased a Galaxy Tab 4.0 Lite (SM-T337a). I successfully rooted it using Kingoroot but upon restart the entire operating system seems to be gone. It is an overseas tablet (AT&T) that I got through the classifieds here in Australia.
There was nothing on there so I am not worried about losing data, I just want to be able to restore some form of OS onto it.
I can get into Android System Recovery <3e> and have tried installing the stock firmware through the SD card, but so far nothing has worked. I'm also having trouble getting my PC/Mac to identify it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin
download this and make the process
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862688251

you have to flash the official firmware that you can find in sammobile and flash it whith odin. it should that your device is in download mod : down key home and power bottom on the boot

Look for the stock firmware for your model in this thread or somewhere in SamMobile, the language specified doesn't matter anyway cause you can always change that in setup but make sure that you've got the right one for your tablet. Then flash them using Odin