We bought a used Galaxy S5 for my son and thought we tested everything... life was good.
Then we figured out that screen rotation was not working. It is enabled in the settings. I Googled it and found out that we could do a “*#0*#” (without the quotation marks) to get into a service mode screen. It verified that neither the accelerometer nor the gyroscope were functioning.
Some posts seem to indicate that a hard reset might fix it, but the prior owner said that he reset it before sending it to us.
1) Could he have meant a different type of reset?
2) It could be a hardware problem and thus unfixable.
However, I have also read that these features "broke" with certain Android releases. I do not know what version he has on his phone (I can post it this evening if that is significant).
3) Without rooting it and installing Philz or some other software, is it possible to:
a) completely back up the phone
b) do a complete/hard/factory reset
c) restore it?
4) Would it possibly help to install a custom ROM?
I know enough to be dangerous with Android phones... I have a rooted S5 but I have to follow step-by-step directions. Your help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
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Hi everyone,
I got a live demo unit Galaxy S5 (g900x) from work, and I've never used a Samsung for rooting / flashing purpose before. I was wondering if I could in fact flash a stock rom, and root the device, in order to use it as a full multimedia device ?
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If Samsung continued the demo unit path as per the Galaxy S4 then the S5 demo units will be missing important hardware components, a physical connection between the Sim port and the system board being one of them. It was impossible to use an S4 demo unit as a phone for example. It was also impossible to flash a standard stock rom without the device refusing to boot, the partition table was also different.
Of course, this all might not be the case with the S5 demo units and they might simply be stock units with a modified firmware. But, if not, you have little more than a small tablet on your hands.
Thank you for your answer, I knew I couldn't use as a phone, but at least I wanted it as, like you said, a small tablet. The problem is the retail mode app that keeps launching itself and wiping the device, even if I disabled it. That's why I was hoping to flash a stock rom or at least root the device.
dhunzi10 said:
Thank you for your answer, I knew I couldn't use as a phone, but at least I wanted it as, like you said, a small tablet. The problem is the retail mode app that keeps launching itself and wiping the device, even if I disabled it. That's why I was hoping to flash a stock rom or at least root the device.
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Definitely sounds like a similar situation to the S4 demo units, I remember they would wipe anything on the data partition on every boot. I'm not sure if the issue was ever overcome.
Check out the following post, not sure if it could be applied to the S5 model.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50393029&postcount=7
dhunzi10 said:
Thank you for your answer, I knew I couldn't use as a phone, but at least I wanted it as, like you said, a small tablet. The problem is the retail mode app that keeps launching itself and wiping the device, even if I disabled it. That's why I was hoping to flash a stock rom or at least root the device.
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Do not flash a stock rom on it because most probabably you will end up in bootlooping
Try this (PLEASE BACKUP EVERYTHING BEFORE FLASHING)
-root it with CF auto root
-make a nandroid backup (THIS IS ESSENTIAL) of everything
-maintain pit, modem and bootloader files from the demo rom (from your backup) and pick other parts from a stock rom (european open rom will do)
-flash all parts with odin
-now you should have a full working mini tablet without gsm and gps signal
This method is similar to the one used on Galaxy Note 3 and i think it will work, just do the backup before for safety and i'm nor responsible from any damaged caused
Let me know
Are you sure I can root it ? It is SM-G900X, which is not on the list on chainfire's website.
Hi there. Very sorry to post about this - I've tried my best to solve the issue on my own and doing various searches, here and elsewhere, but to no avail. Long and short of it is that WiFi and Bluetooth both seem to have died on me.
I have a Canadian Bell Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-I337M). I have been installing Danvdh's Google Edition ROM for some time now, and so far, it's been great. After installing 4.4.4 (clean, after a full wipe), it seemed to work, but my phone froze up - completely unresponsive, including the power switch. Pulled the battery but then afterwards could not turn on WiFi or BT - just says "Turning Wifi On" but nothing ever happens - the message just stays there perpetually. Bluetooth same thing, except the message goes away after a few seconds.
I've tried all of the following to try to restore WiFi, none of which has worked:
- Odin reflash of modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin, multiple times (from the most recent stock ROM for my device - I337MVLUFNE1, 4.4.2)
- Complete reversion to stock (I337MVLUFNE1, 4.4.2) using Odin - neither WiFi nor BT worked under stock either
- Factory reset while in stock
- After rooting stock, using an SQL editor to check the value of wifi_display_on - it was 0 but just to make sure I set it to 0 again
- After rooting stock, deleting wpa_supplicant.conf in both /data/misc/wifi/ and /etc/wifi/
- Reinstalling Danvdh 4.4.4 (clean), but this time with the Googy kernel rather than the KT kernel (in both cases it was the customized version, not the pure Nexus one)
- Also tried, just for the heck of it, switching to ART to see if that might make a difference - it didn't
- Ringing a bell, opening a book and lighting a candle
In other words, I am at my wits' end. If anyone might have any suggestions - even just a link to some other possible solution I would be most grateful. I have tried searching, both in XDA and elsewhere, for a possible solution and have tried everything I've found, but so far, nothing has worked. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
Please note - I originally posted this in the thread for Danvdh's ROM. I didn't get any feedback there, so suspect I perhaps might be posting the question in the wrong place, so am trying here, in addition to the thread for Canadian S4s. I trust such cross-posting is OK (but if not please let me know).
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Hi there. .....
- Ringing a bell, opening a book and lighting a candle
In other words, I am at my wits' end. If anyone might have any suggestions - even just a link to some other possible solution I would be most grateful. I have tried searching, both in XDA and elsewhere, for a possible solution and have tried everything I've found, but so far, nothing has worked. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
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To be honest, I have no idea if that could be related... on one of my I9300, directly after OTA, I lost the WiFi and BT. Problem was WiFi or/and BT, when I pressed to switch it on, was turning on, for maybe 0.5 sec, and then was turning itself off.
now the funny story: because I unrooted it and cleaned prior to OTA, it was immaculate, so I took it to Sammys hiTech local specialists.
They two times were returning phone to me, stating that they are unable to repeat the problem. So, I asked them to not send it back, and that I'll pick it from Service Centre. I used that opportunity, and asked another local master to show me how to use the WiFi on my 100% working phone. He itself packed it into same envelope and disappeard for half a time, after that itme I was informed that my phone will be sent to me after motherboard replacement.
now, the correlation: no (in theory) action which could affect hardware, obviously CAUSED damage. If I'd be you, I'd try to restore the clean condition, and I'd go to service centre.
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now, the correlation: no (in theory) action which could affect hardware, obviously CAUSED damage. If I'd be you, I'd try to restore the clean condition, and I'd go to service centre.
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Thanks very much - appreciate the suggestion, but the warranty on my phone ended last month, so I'd get hit for a bill for the repair.
You raise a good point - it may well be a simple hardware failure that happened, coincidentally, when I updated. Alas, I wouldn't know where to begin to try to figure out whether or not it is a hardware failure...
I have the same problem with WiFi (bluetooth works though) after upgrading to 4.4.2 today.
The only modification I had done before were CF-AutoRoot and TWR.
I unrooted from SuperSU's menu prior to upgrading to stock 4.4.2 with KIES, everything seemed to work, except now I can't turn on wifi.
Where can I get the modem.bin for a Canadian Bell Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-I337M)?
Thanks for any help!
Here's the about screen: (Shouldn't the Baseband version be the same as the build? What gives?)
Tsuushin said:
Where can I get the modem.bin for a Canadian Bell Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-I337M)?
Thanks for any help!
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Tsuushin said:
I have the same problem with WiFi (bluetooth works though) after upgrading to 4.4.2 today.
The only modification I had done before were CF-AutoRoot and TWR.
I unrooted from SuperSU's menu prior to upgrading to stock 4.4.2 with KIES, everything seemed to work, except now I can't turn on wifi.
Where can I get the modem.bin for a Canadian Bell Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-I337M)?
Thanks for any help!
Here's the about screen: (Shouldn't the Baseband version be the same as the build? What gives?)
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I don't remember where I got mine but it was extracted from the latest stock rom. Googling the build led me to this page, which seems to have links to download the most recent stock for the S4.
Not sure about your other question. I know when I update a new custom rom, the baseband version doesn't change - that only changes when I update the modem or flash an updated stock rom using Odin. You might also want to try flashing the NON-HLOS.bin file - I read elsewhere that that has helped others. Of course, feel free to also try all the other options I've noted above.
In case it helps other people with the same problem, here's what I did that fixed the WiFi issue:
I flashed the latest modem.bin (twice) and NON-HLOS.bin, but it didn't fix the WiFi.
I flashed the latest stock ROM, and now WiFi works.
Cheers.
Hi all, I apologize for my low level of English. I want to tell that to write this report use the google translator.
I also thank in advance the help that you can give me.
Acontinuacion expose my problem:
I followed the steps in a tutorial, to release my samsung i9505 galaxy s4, exposed one of the most important forums, Htcmania.com my country, Spain.
By exposing my problem in the same forum that supra and receiving no response clarification about my problem, I turn to the more important to try to find a solution forum. I go to XDA-Developers.
I do a copy and paste of the report I wrote on the forum that I quoted earlier as I explained my problem well:
My s4 with Android 4.4.2 was completely "virgin" had installed the rom Stock samsung, was not released, was "Yoigo" any advanced recovery had not installed, and had no permits super user "root".
I wanted to release it (Unlocksim) seeking information HTCMania, and I found the following topic "Free S4 I9505 (Unlocksim) in 4.4.2" I followed all the steps in the tutorial. One of the "requirements" was to be root to do a backup of the EFS before touching anything, and to use the application "Region lock away"
So no, I did root, flashing by odin CF-Auto-Root 4.4.2 package.
Being root installed the advanced recovery "CWM" philz touch. And I found myself at this point I made a backup of the EFS system being completely "virgin" that is, with stock rom samsung and android 4.4.2. I followed the steps in the tutorial that I have made previously to unlocksim. One of the requirements to release the phone was change the modem to modem I9505_DXUAME2_MODEM, so I changed the phone modem and followed the guidelines set by the tutorial,
Region to use the application could lock away briefly display an error is possibly to blame for me as I'm seeing. This error could display for two seconds, but from that moment everything seemed to work well, the phone was released. So I changed the modem again for mine.
At this point I decided to choose to install a cooked rom based on stock, namely Omega rom v38.1 for s4 I9505.
And at this point is when my headaches begin to appear. I have experienced problems with the release ... see, the issue is that when the network coverage data is in H + the phone works perfectly, but only if H is not able to load websites etc. This has led me to the edge as I can not be aware every moment of the type of data coverage.
My questions are:
1. Is there a way to stop the phone as he was before unlocksim, ie leave it as it was originally being from Yoigo? (Remember to keep a copy of SAI realized when the system was completely untouched.)
2. How I can solve this problem with the network coverage data?
3. What do you advise me to do?
Please help. Greetings.
you might want to try searching sammobile to see there is a ROM you can download and flash that's for your country and ideally for your phone provider as well. I've run into issues like this on a couple of occasions. One was indeed that the country's ROM I flashed uses differant frequencies and I had the same mobile data connectivity issues you're talking about. This is rare for the international Samsung phones but it does happen. The other scenario I ran into was after flashing a port of the Google Play Edition onto tit, which gave it extended network options, and everything worked quite well but when I restored to stock from a backup on my sdcard I had connectivity issues, once again just like you're describing. In this scenario flashing a fresh stock ROM entirely solved the problem.
Note that in the second scenario I didn't redo the data partition. Presumably flashing the system fixed it or reflashing the firmware partition reinitialized things the way they are meant to work for me.
search for I9505 (or whatever the model of your phone is) where it says search for your device http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Google around the codes if the results aren't revailing enough for what's stock for you and try reflashing in odin. If it persists then backup your apps, wipe the data partition, possibly backup your internal storage as well if you have a stock recover, and try again. Beyond that I haven't had to deal with further problems than that yet but I saw that no one else had responded...
Recently I replaced the USB port on an i337 that was previously my daughter's phone. I used a replacement part for an i9505. I noticed that the soft keys don't work. I can't say if they were working before I repaired the USB port since I didn't pay that much attention, and it was my daughter's phone.
So, is there anyway that the complete loss of the soft keys is related to the repair? Is there a way to tell if this is software related or a hardware issue? I have done a factory reset with no resolution. The phone is running the stock Samsung/AT&T ROM 5.0.1. After searching, I've read a few scattered ideas, but I haven't found any good guide yet.
TIA
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Recently I replaced the USB port on an i337 that was previously my daughter's phone. I used a replacement part for an i9505. I noticed that the soft keys don't work. I can't say if they were working before I repaired the USB port since I didn't pay that much attention, and it was my daughter's phone.
So, is there anyway that the complete loss of the soft keys is related to the repair? Is there a way to tell if this is software related or a hardware issue? I have done a factory reset with no resolution. The phone is running the stock Samsung/AT&T ROM 5.0.1. After searching, I've read a few scattered ideas, but I haven't found any good guide yet.
TIA
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Actually, I think this phone was previously carrier unlocked with a code from cellunlocker. I don't know if that info is helpful.
lekmedm said:
Recently I replaced the USB port on an i337 that was previously my daughter's phone. I used a replacement part for an i9505. I noticed that the soft keys don't work. I can't say if they were working before I repaired the USB port since I didn't pay that much attention, and it was my daughter's phone.
So, is there anyway that the complete loss of the soft keys is related to the repair? Is there a way to tell if this is software related or a hardware issue? I have done a factory reset with no resolution. The phone is running the stock Samsung/AT&T ROM 5.0.1. After searching, I've read a few scattered ideas, but I haven't found any good guide yet.
TIA
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I have never replace the USB port before so I could not answer whether the softkey problem related to the hardware replacement. However, I ran into the softkeys problem when I updated my phone to OK2 version of lollipop. I solved the problem by installing the OC4 version of lollipop. If your stock AT&T rom is OK2 then softkey problem might be related to the software problem.
I won't dismiss any ideas about this being a ROM version issue, but the phone was working fine until my daughter destroyed the USB port. At least she didn't say anything about the soft keys not working. That's why I'm wondering about how to get to diagnosing this.
Hello,
I am trying to work around/bypass the password lockscreen for a friend that accidentally set it (I think her kid did) and doesn't know what the actual password is. I've already tried ADM and Samsung's "Find My Mobile" service but neither were helpful.
So I'm pretty sure my only two options now are to backup the existing data to my PC (though I'm not sure how given that I don't have access to important functions like ADB, custom recovery, etc.) and then factory reset the phone, OR just deal with the KNOX/warranty flag being tripped and delete the necessary files from /data/system using a custom recovery. If there's another alternative I'm missing, I would love to hear it.
Excuse me for already jumping ahead, but assuming I go the latter route, what would be the easiest way to flash a custom recovery? I've already looked at various other posts on this phone's board regarding rooting and everything looked quite involved.
The phone says it's a G935PVPS4BQE1, if that helps.
Thanks in advance.
P. S. I currently come from a OnePlus One, though I previously had a Galaxy S3 and remember quite vividly how much of a huge pain it was to properly root the device and deal with KNOX. I imagine the rooting process is even more of a pain with more recent Samsung phones.