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[Q] i9500CHN query

Hey all,
Quick question for those who may know about this model of the S4. I bought a lovely blue S4 here in China last week, and it unfortunately didn't come with Gapps. I tried to flash it with firmware from another region, but all the regions I have tried so far have failed, and the device soft bricked (despite it now showing as an i9500 device). Luckily, I managed to flash a recovery (cofface), and from there get Arrow's 8.0 ROM on the device.
However, I'm still unable to flash any stock firmware to the device (Odin fails each and every time), and I'm therefore wondering if that means that I will never be able to upgrade to Android 4.3 (and eventually 4.4) as I can't flash stock 4.3 firmwares, or the Adonis pit. I also don't seem to be able to flash stock Chinese software any longer, although that could be because I can't locate a 5-file version of the software.
Has anyone had a similar issue, or worked out a way to either return to stock, or to upgrade to 4.3? I'd be grateful for any help which could be offered here, as I love the handset, but don't want to always be stuck on a 4.2.
Cheers! :good:

[Q] [q] s4 firmware issue!!

HI GUYS,
i have a SGS4 I9500. i flashed the chinese lollipop firmware and after using it for a while i was having problems with the chinese system messages and the fact that it didnt had any gapps. i have been trying since several days to flash stock firmware of other regions but odin keeps on failing at system.img. does it have anything to do with the fact that i am on a chinese build and do i need to change the csc for flashing other firmwares.
any help would be highly appreciated.
thanks

I don't know if you actually searched for this or not, but if you didn't, you should have. Anyway, try this.

In trouble.....

I've flashed roms, recoveries, modems, etc. on many different phones over the years and never had a single problem. Well, I finally got bit.
Just tried to flash TWRP on my new Note 4 SM-N910C. TWRP works but phone is stuck in bootloop. I've searched for almost two hours for answers, tried to flash a different recovery I found, and no luck yet. Should I have rooted the phone first? Can I just flash the stock recovery back on it - if so where would I find it? Can I flash the 5.1.1 firmware from Sammobile on it? (assuming I can actually get it to download from that site! grrr.....) Maybe another dumb question - I see firmware for a ton of different countries for the SM-N910C - I didn't look which one my phone had on it but everything was in English on my phone. Are they all in English?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Chinese model cellular not working

Hi All,
I've flashed @DrakenFX back-to-stock zip's for U variant on my Chinese one, both BootStack and StockSystem zips.
happy to confirm that everything works except the cellular network basically making this a tablet
Trying to go back to Chinese stock, the boot stack for that model has no mirrors on the download page (ZTE_A2017V1.0.0B10_BootStack_by_DrakenFX.zip)
would appreciate if anyone has the file and can re-upload it. Till then I'm stuck with absolutely no phone :crying:
Another option I'm willing to experiment with is to flash the modem so it will work nicely with the U-everything-else.
If anyone has reason to believe this will work and has the modem binary I'll go for it.
Having the U variant supported bands is a-OK by me.
I would've commented on the dev thread but as I'm a new user I'm still not allowed to

Here : ZTE_A2017V1.0.0B10_BootStack_by_DrakenFX.zip , just FYI next time you try to use a different variant Rom, you just need System.img & Boot.img (Stock System zip in this case using my files) , YOU DON'T need other variants Bootstack

TgSn said:
Hi All,
I've flashed @DrakenFX back-to-stock zip's for U variant on my Chinese one, both BootStack and StockSystem zips.
happy to confirm that everything works except the cellular network basically making this a tablet
Trying to go back to Chinese stock, the boot stack for that model has no mirrors on the download page (ZTE_A2017V1.0.0B10_BootStack_by_DrakenFX.zip)
would appreciate if anyone has the file and can re-upload it. Till then I'm stuck with absolutely no phone :crying:
Another option I'm willing to experiment with is to flash the modem so it will work nicely with the U-everything-else.
If anyone has reason to believe this will work and has the modem binary I'll go for it.
Having the U variant supported bands is a-OK by me.
I would've commented on the dev thread but as I'm a new user I'm still not allowed to
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Hi! I have the exact same problem - no carrier signal after I flashed B29 US ROM on my chinese Axon 7 although the rest of the phone works fine - could you please please please tell me if you got it working and how??
Best Wishes

Hi there.. I read somewhere that it's possible to flash the global ROM on the US model and unlock the 866mbps WiFi speed (2x2 mimo).. Is this actually possible? If so, is it possible to flash just the radio on Lineage OS and get the same effect?

@TgSn
Did ur problem solved if not, then may b i could help you
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Installed Stock Firmware - Bluetooth issues

Hey XDA!
Yet another cry for help!
I found my old SGS4 and saw that it was working-ish. It was rooted, which I did not want.
So I found a guide here on XDA and installed stock software on the phone. Everything seems fine besides bluetooth issues.
Side story; the phone is for my dad, but he HAS to use a bluetooth headset for work.
I've been trying to find Danish firmware as that's where I'm from, and where it's needed. Yet I've been sucessful in finding Nordic Countries downloads, sadly with mostly broken links or download times of - way too long-.
So what I need help with, if possible are following;
Stock Firmware for Nordic Countries
How to solve Bluetooth issues

Have you looked on updato.com or samsung-firmware.org for stock ROMs?