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[Q] Problem with the Kit Kat 4.4.4 updating

Hi !
Pls help with S3 neo 4.4.4.
I try few roms from Samsung but no success
first time I download with OTA update but when phone is get update ... I get odin screen with DOWNLOADING... with the message " could not do normal boot"
then I put back 4.3 with odin official update and the pone is working...
then I try few roms 4.4.4. official (India Kazakhstan Hon Kong) but no success always the same (odin) screen after update.
What I do wrong ?
now running 4.3 :crying:
GT-I9300I
s3ve3gub
I9300IUBUAND1
MSM8228

I have the same problem
I have the same problem. my phone is identical to yours April 2014 I9300IUBUAND1 I9300IUUBAND1 I9300IUBUAND1 4.3 Product Code: TTT--- I hope someone has a solution for our problem

Pls need solution or tip how to update my GT-I9300I Neo+ to Kitkat 4.4.4 ......

Here is my problem...I rooted my s3 neo gti9300i using towelroot and it worked ...I also didn't flash any custom recovery.. I bought my phone in june...its my first android phone...but nw I can't update as my device status is "MODIFIED"...I installed xposed and changed my device status to "OFFICIAL" using wanam xposed...I got the latest update 4.4.4...I downloaded but when it booted its self and started installing an "ERROR"...so I removed xposed and unrooted my phone using supersu...then again tryied nw ..not possible to get update server say that my system is modified...what to do nw...pls help...its my 1st phone..?

I believe it is in need of repartition. Some partition from the Rom you're trying to install exceeds current partition size.
So either find the correct update for your region (which I strongly advise) Either try it by ticking repartition( do it your own risk) which is not advisable as you might end up bricking the phone.
You need a pit file for repartition.

mariosraptor said:
I believe it is in need of repartition. Some partition from the Rom you're trying to install exceeds current partition size.
So either find the correct update for your region (which I strongly advise) Either try it by ticking repartition( do it your own risk) which is not advisable as you might end up bricking the phone.
You need a pit file for repartition.
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whether they can pit file for Europe and rom for Kazakhstan because I found the pit to Europe. my phone is I9300IUBUAND1 I9300IUUBAND1 I9300IUBUAND1 4.3 Product Code: TTT Trinidad and Tobago.

Any solution for mine...

My phone is also S3 Neo + but is plus version with 1.4 CPU ... it is the first version for china jan 2014 .... all updates 4.3 is OK for him from Samsung firmwares .... but i cant update for 4.4 .... i always after any update get the android screen and after that Odin screen with downloading and message with cant do normal boot .... and cant go to recovery only flash back with 4.3....
Its my phone soft bricked ? I try also wit pit file and firmware flash but nothing.... the same situation ....
Pls help

nattila said:
My phone is also S3 Neo + but is plus version with 1.4 CPU ... it is the first version for china jan 2014 .... all updates 4.3 is OK for him from Samsung firmwares .... but i cant update for 4.4 .... i always after any update get the android screen and after that Odin screen with downloading and message with cant do normal boot .... and cant go to recovery only flash back with 4.3....
Its my phone soft bricked ? I try also wit pit file and firmware flash but nothing.... the same situation ....
Pls help
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The best solution for you is to initialize your phone using Kies 3... However, this requires a running phone, not a bootlooping one... Use a firmware that works with you first!
Install it, connect your phone and do the initialization from the firmware menu... This should install the latest available firmware to your device while cleaning up the whole mess....
Good luck

moro89 said:
The best solution for you is to initialize your phone using Kies 3... However, this requires a running phone, not a bootlooping one... Use a firmware that works with you first!
Install it, connect your phone and do the initialization from the firmware menu... This should install the latest available firmware to your device while cleaning up the whole mess....
Good luck
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The fanny thing is that .... I do have a functional phone with official Samsung firmware but its 4.3 .... I flashed almost every 4.3 on him all is working .... also try to root ..... flash recovery .... its all OK on 4.3
But when I come to 4.4.4 official firmware .... its refuse to boot ....
I try OTA update .... try KIES ... ODIN .....
always the same scenario .... after flash phone restarted ... I get the first screen with Samsung logo ... after its boot to odin with red message cant do normal boot... and don't let me to recovery (volume up+home) only to download (volume down+home)
Its weird

nattila said:
The fanny thing is that .... I do have a functional phone with official Samsung firmware but its 4.3 .... I flashed almost every 4.3 on him all is working .... also try to root ..... flash recovery .... its all OK on 4.3
But when I come to 4.4.4 official firmware .... its refuse to boot ....
I try OTA update .... try KIES ... ODIN .....
always the same scenario .... after flash phone restarted ... I get the first screen with Samsung logo ... after its boot to odin with red message cant do normal boot... and don't let me to recovery (volume up+home) only to download (volume down+home)
Its weird
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Send it to Samsung... They definitely know how to put Kitkat on your device!

Are u sure you are downloading right firmware for your device since there are few variants around here, and mayb kitkat is not released for your variant ...
As i can see on samsung update page there is only one 4.4.4 for your device variant (s3ve3gUB)
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300I
It is : I9300IUBUBNJ1 ,so try flashing that one

Rox said:
Are u sure you are downloading right firmware for your device since there are few variants around here, and mayb kitkat is not released for your variant ...
As i can see on samsung update page there is only one 4.4.4 for your device variant (s3ve3gUB)
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300I
It is : I9300IUBUBNJ1 ,so try flashing that one
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Do you mean.... this one???
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/37860/I9300IUBUBNJ1_I9300IUUBBNJ1_TTT.zip/

I try few times to flash I9300IUBUBNJ1 thru Odin .... OTA ... KIES .... no success ..... I have a weird phone ....
thanks for a tips

And yes ,,,,,,,my phone is UB variant .... maybe Samsung is not released firmware for my phone .....

I just look under hub
MODEL: GT-I9300I UD
SSN: I9300IGSMH
FCC: A3LGTI9300I

Still no luck with update to 4.4 ... ......

moro89 said:
The best solution for you is to initialize your phone using Kies 3... However, this requires a running phone, not a bootlooping one... Use a firmware that works with you first!
Install it, connect your phone and do the initialization from the firmware menu... This should install the latest available firmware to your device while cleaning up the whole mess....
Good luck
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i cant install a firmware because , look at the photo , i tried 3 different Firmwares help !!!!!

nattila said:
I just look under hub
MODEL: GT-I9300I UD
SSN: I9300IGSMH
FCC: A3LGTI9300I
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I am working on the same exact phone and I have having a hard time finding the right firmware for this phone.
It is stuck on recovery. I get a could not do normal boot and back to recovery. So I was planning on flashing a stock rom to get it out of recovery. Every how to page talks about going into setting to find your firmware version. This makes it hard when you cannot get into phone settings.
If you ever find the right Rom for this type of phone Please reply. Every rom site I have visited does not have the correct one.

This is most probably a hardware issue. Something on the main board got fried or some other glitch took place in a hardware component. Send it to Samsung for a repair or better buy a new phone.
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Another idea is to use Smart Switch. You don't need a running phone this time. Just choose the firmware initialization option and enter your device model and serial number, and you're good to go. If this didn't work, send it to Samsung or give it a goodbye kiss.

Samsung Galaxy S5 G900FD (CUSTOM ROMS)

Hello guys, lets put in this topic everything about any kind of custom roms for the Galaxy S5 G900FD, I think will be comfortable for everybody as at this moment no special section in this forum for this device:fingers-crossed:
Let's start.. I found two custom roms for this device (links to original topics)
1) SVA ROM (download of rom available after donation to the author)
2) best2all Light ROM (free)
Keep trying to find more...

3) New one made by aoprea

So gentlemen, for now it looks available only 3 ROMs...

There is GERISROM too by gsdsrock

Any news about a new custom rom ? Somethink with mod's ?

Has anyone tested any rom?

Yes, I have tried the SVA ROM and I can confirm that it is very good.

ncai97o said:
Yes, I have tried the SVA ROM and I can confirm that it is very good.
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hi... i got problem with my mobile after i flash SVA rom on my s5 duos battery life suck
android system suck battery life on standby
now i flash back to stock rom still have this issue any fix plz need help
i know no body will listen:crying:

mtayabkk said:
hi... i got problem with my mobile after i flash SVA rom on my s5 duos battery life suck
android system suck battery life on standby
now i flash back to stock rom still have this issue any fix plz need help
i know no body will listen:crying:
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The phone is used by my wife and we all know how much women like to talk on mobile phone, don't we!?
I have installed SVA ROM v.4.5 on this phone following strictly instructions on SVA's website.
The phone's battery has a life of about 1.5-2 days between chargings and my wife always or almost always put the phone on charging when the battery is under 5%.
My wife does not play any game on it.
The phone is used for endless talking, listening music, skype, yahoo, gmail and some photos.

ncai97o said:
The phone is used by my wife and we all know how much women like to talk on mobile phone, don't we!?
I have installed SVA ROM v.4.5 on this phone following strictly instructions on SVA's website.
The phone's battery has a life of about 1.5-2 days between chargings and my wife always or almost always put the phone on charging when the battery is under 5%.
My wife does not play any game on it.
The phone is used for endless talking, listening music, skype, yahoo, gmail and some photos.
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before i flash this rom i got 2days standby time.
what i used most call,music but now android system suck batty life on standby.

Skype problem
Gents HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I found one problem with Skype app. I don't know how but this app killing my battery from 100% till 0% within 8 hours in standby mode. So I delete this app and battery live became very good again, almost two days. Just for information.

mtayabkk said:
before i flash this rom i got 2days standby time.
what i used most call,music but now android system suck batty life on standby.
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dowload latest fw from sammobile and flash it using odin.
wipe data factory reset and you will be ok. dont mess with the phone unless you know what to do.

dj_tselis said:
dowload latest fw from sammobile and flash it using odin.
wipe data factory reset and you will be ok. dont mess with the phone unless you know what to do.
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hi. i flash it back to stock 4.4.2 wipe data done! but still android system sucking battery life i didnt add google account or samsung but still battery life worse on standby

mtayabkk said:
hi. i flash it back to stock 4.4.2 wipe data done! but still android system sucking battery life i didnt add google account or samsung but still battery life worse on standby
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Maybe you have a faulty battery.

mtayabkk said:
before i flash this rom i got 2days standby time.
what i used most call,music but now android system suck batty life on standby.
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i dont think its a battery problem battery drain because of android system taking 50% battery or screen on just 10%
please tell me a way to fix i will try others method too

mtayabkk said:
i dont think its a battery problem battery drain because of android system taking 50% battery or screen on just 10%
please tell me a way to fix i will try others method too
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If I were in your situation I would try the following:
1. put another battery in the phone but with the same firmware which is draining your original battery to be sure it is not a faulty battery;
2. flash another original firmware and after that install prefered apps one by one with some time between them in order to see how much of the battery it use.
Good luck!

5.0 Lolipop firmware is on :
Model: SM-G900FD
Model name: GALAXY S5
Country: Russia
PDA: G900FDXXU1BNL9
On SAMMOBILE !
Any root method for Lolipop ?

ncai97o said:
If I were in your situation I would try the following:
1. put another battery in the phone but with the same firmware which is draining your original battery to be sure it is not a faulty battery;
2. flash another original firmware and after that install prefered apps one by one with some time between them in order to see how much of the battery it use.
Good luck!
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ok i will try 2 method :good:
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xtmzone said:
5.0 Lolipop firmware is on :
Model: SM-G900FD
Model name: GALAXY S5
Country: Russia
PDA: G900FDXXU1BNL9
On SAMMOBILE !
Any root method for Lolipop ?
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Downloading :highfive: check rooting method on s5 root thread

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xtmzone said:
5.0 Lolipop firmware is on :
Model: SM-G900FD
Model name: GALAXY S5
Country: Russia
PDA: G900FDXXU1BNL9
On SAMMOBILE !
Any root method for Lolipop ?
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Downloading too I will review it and make a short summary when I have the time to install it..

S5 G900FD dual sim
im facing a problem, when i use sim 1 4g and sin 2 gsm, call out will sudden cut line and showing both line alike restart from airplane mode to normal mode.... anybody can help me ?? I've tried 2 of the s5 dual sim diff model same problem....

[Q] Cannot update to lollipop using FOA

First things first, I am not very techy and am only trying to accomplish one goal on my galaxy s5 - update to lollipop.
I'm trying to do it by going to Settings --> About device --> Software Update. Everytime I try it check's for updates and says 'The Latest Updates have already been installed'.
My device is unrooted and running Android 4.4.2 and is unlocked. My brother bought the exact same phone and got the update over FOA more than a month ago!
I can't find anywhere on the internet to help me out, I don't want to update manually.. I wan't to know why my device won't update automatically.
Any thoughts on what I can try? Does it need a factory reset? Has anyone else got this issue? Help much appreciated.

sorry my friend the only way is to manually update it using odin on computer.
but, you can try to connect your mobile with kies and see your csc country then look in sammobile website if your country csc got lollipop, if so try to factory reset and then check for an update , but first make backup of your data.

Galaxy_Guy said:
sorry my friend the only way is to manually update it using odin on computer.
but, you can try to connect your mobile with kies and see your csc country then look in sammobile website if your country csc got lollipop, if so try to factory reset and then check for an update , but first make backup of your data.
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But why won't it update via FOA? Is this a common thing where Samsung picks and chooses who gets it (seems kinda wrong), or is it possible I've got a fake phone? I've got a lot of stuff on the phone and don't really wanna go through the whole backup system restore process. I type on google my problem and it just comes up with stupid articles like 'How's lollipop treating you'.. it's like nobody has my problem but me?

Did some more digging around and found the following info for my phone:
AP: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CP: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CSC: G900FOXX1ANJ1
Searching the CSC on Sammobile tells me that the latest version for my phone is still 4.4.2 (not even 4.4.4?? It's like Samsung forgot about it).
Oddly, it says the country is Portugal (TPH) for this CSC, even though I bought a UK phone. This prompted me to check the IMEI on IMEI.info which confirms that the phone is legit..
I downloaded keys at it tells me the firmware version is:
PDA:NJ1 / CSC:NJ1 / PHONE:NJ1(TPH)
It says the latest firmware is already installed.
I'm wondering if my phone will ever get updated to lollipop (the fact that its still on 4.4.2 tells me maybe never). So I want to try and do this manually. Is there a way to change the country code? Will this void my warranty? Or can I manually force lollipop onto the phone via Kies? Do I need to root?
Some clear instruction for me to follow would be much appreciated. Thanks guys

Jamie1029 said:
Did some more digging around and found the following info for my phone:
AP: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CP: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CSC: G900FOXX1ANJ1
Searching the CSC on Sammobile tells me that the latest version for my phone is still 4.4.2 (not even 4.4.4?? It's like Samsung forgot about it).
Oddly, it says the country is Portugal (TPH) for this CSC, even though I bought a UK phone. This prompted me to check the IMEI on IMEI.info which confirms that the phone is legit..
I downloaded keys at it tells me the firmware version is:
PDA:NJ1 / CSC:NJ1 / PHONE:NJ1(TPH)
It says the latest firmware is already installed.
I'm wondering if my phone will ever get updated to lollipop (the fact that its still on 4.4.2 tells me maybe never). So I want to try and do this manually. Is there a way to change the country code? Will this void my warranty? Or can I manually force lollipop onto the phone via Kies? Do I need to root?
Some clear instruction for me to follow would be much appreciated. Thanks guys
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yes that's why you can't update to lollipop
so the only solution is to update manually :/ sorry dude

I checked my brothers phone and his CSC country is UK??
So I'm thinking to fix this I need to flash my CSC to UK... is this something I can do via Odin?

Jamie1029 said:
I checked my brothers phone and his CSC country is UK??
So I'm thinking to fix this I need to flash my CSC to UK... is this something I can do via Odin?
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Can I beg for help here? Pleassseeeeee... I'll hit the thank you button for someone who tells me what to do cheers.. I wanna know how to do this manually.. do i need to change csc? what programs to use

Jamie1029 said:
Can I beg for help here? Pleassseeeeee... I'll hit the thank you button for someone who tells me what to do cheers.. I wanna know how to do this manually.. do i need to change csc? what programs to use
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Is your phone still under warranty?

JacobSenior said:
Is your phone still under warranty?
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yes it is... but i want lollipop .. will it void it? If yes thats ok Ill go ahead anyway

Rather than focusing on the goal of upgrading to lollipop, do some research about whether you actually want/need to.......
Quite a few members have posted here about problems and instabilities with lollipop.
Also, if you intend to root your device and tweak/modify it, the general advice is to stay at 4.4.2, as 5.0.0 tends to 'reduce the possibilities'......
Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5

Jamie1029 said:
yes it is... but i want lollipop .. will it void it? If yes thats ok Ill go ahead anyway
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I have no idea if it will void the warranty. When I flashed my device to 5.0 with the Polish release my CSC changed to XEO from H3G and my knox is still 0x0. What is your carrier? Head over to sammobile.com and download the rom corresponding to your carrier, and flash it as normal.
keithross39 said:
Rather than focusing on the goal of upgrading to lollipop, do some research about whether you actually want/need to.......
Quite a few members have posted here about problems and instabilities with lollipop.
Also, if you intend to root your device and tweak/modify it, the general advice is to stay at 4.4.2, as 5.0.0 tends to 'reduce the possibilities'......
Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5
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^^ I am currently flashing back to 4.4.2 so my stability and battery life isn't wrecked. I would also recommend staying on KitKat.

5.0.0 seems to be (by all accounts) a bit of a 'rush job'......
5.0.1 and/or 5.0.2 will be more polished and stable.....
Also Samsung have (from what I've read) included a new 'secure' bootloader with 5.0 and beyond, which apparently is causing 'issues'.........
Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5

Jamie1029 said:
First things first, I am not very techy and am only trying to accomplish one goal on my galaxy s5 - update to lollipop.
I'm trying to do it by going to Settings --> About device --> Software Update. Everytime I try it check's for updates and says 'The Latest Updates have already been installed'.
My device is unrooted and running Android 4.4.2 and is unlocked. My brother bought the exact same phone and got the update over FOA more than a month ago!
I can't find anywhere on the internet to help me out, I don't want to update manually.. I wan't to know why my device won't update automatically.
Any thoughts on what I can try? Does it need a factory reset? Has anyone else got this issue? Help much appreciated.
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The latest firmware for Portugal TPH is 4.4.2, Lollipop for that region has not been released yet.
If your brother has 5.0 on his phone with UK firmware than he most likely has BTU firmware
You can update yours to BTU which as actually a UK & Europe generic multi CSC firmware from Sammobile here. LINK
You will need to download it you will need Odin to do it, but after installing you will need to do a factory reset otherwise you CSC will not change and the phone will be unstable
Lollipop 5.0 for me is extremely stable and battery life far better than any other version I have had, screen clip below shows 2 days 20 hours since last charge and phone at 62% this is with light usage though

ag4751 said:
The latest firmware for Portugal TPH is 4.4.2, Lollipop for that region has not been released yet.
If your brother has 5.0 on his phone with UK firmware than he most likely has BTU firmware
You can update yours to BTU which as actually a UK & Europe generic multi CSC firmware from Sammobile here. LINK
You will need to download it you will need Odin to do it, but after installing you will need to do a factory reset otherwise you CSC will not change and the phone will be unstable
Lollipop 5.0 for me is extremely stable and battery life far better than any other version I have had, screen clip below shows 2 days 20 hours since last charge and phone at 62% this is with light usage though
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Hi ag4751.. this sounds good.. I will get odin and try this. Do you mind being more specific about the factory reset? Is this something I do within settings or do I need to do that volume up power off button thing and access the function from there? Also (probably silly question) but does factory resetting completely wipe all my data and apps? thanks

Jamie1029 said:
Hi ag4751.. this sounds good.. I will get odin and try this. Do you mind being more specific about the factory reset? Is this something I do within settings or do I need to do that volume up power off button thing and access the function from there? Also (probably silly question) but does factory resetting completely wipe all my data and apps? thanks
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Yes, factory reset will basically wipe you apps, data everything so backup everything, pictures, music etc, anything that is on your internal storage your External SD Card wont be touched everything else will, It resets the phone to the out of the box condition so if for example you are on level 300 in candy crush unless its synced up to facebook you will be back at level 1.
You do the Factory reset through Settings > User and Backup > Backup and Reset.
You will need to enable Developer Options in About Device if not already done as you need to enable USB Debugging.
Factory resetting is a last resort normally but it does tend to clear a lot of problems if the phone is not working properly but do it after you have flashed the new rom.
This is a good guide to using Odin, its on the S3 forum but the procedure is exactly the same with the S5, If you download the BTU rom it will contain a single .tar file you need to extract that from the zip file.
Reply here is you have any other questions regarding flashing with Odin it is simple but if you are not used to it, it can be worrying.

Cool. I'm downloading the firmware now. I've got USB debugging enabled. A question about the factory reset though. Is there a reason why we do this within Settings and not by pressing the power-->volume down--> home button and accessing those options? Under that menu there is also a 'wipe cache' option. Basically I was planning to flash the firmware using odin, then immediately factory reset and wipe cache before actually loading up lollipop. Does that sound ok?

Jamie1029 said:
Cool. I'm downloading the firmware now. I've got USB debugging enabled. A question about the factory reset though. Is there a reason why we do this within Settings and not by pressing the power-->volume down--> home button and accessing those options? Under that menu there is also a 'wipe cache' option. Basically I was planning to flash the firmware using odin, then immediately factory reset and wipe cache before actually loading up lollipop. Does that sound ok?
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You can do it that way, the only reason Factory Reset is in setting is to save you having to boot into recovery to do it, its exactly the same, there are additional wipe options in recovery such as cache and the factory reset, a factory reset will wipe the cache as well when its run you don't need to do it separately.
If you want to wipe the cache and factory reset from recovery it wont hurt anything.

Hi All:
Guys yesterday I got a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) & it have KitKat 4.4.2 also no update available for it, my csc is Malaysia where it is update to Lollipop but I didn't got any update OTA.
So I'm wondering which is the best & more stable Firmware for Galaxy S5
1- KitKat 4.4.2
2- KitKat 4.4.4
3- Lollipop
???????????

one-option said:
Hi All:
Guys yesterday I got a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) & it have KitKat 4.4.2 also no update available for it, my csc is Malaysia where it is update to Lollipop but I didn't got any update OTA.
So I'm wondering which is the best & more stable Firmware for Galaxy S5
1- KitKat 4.4.2
2- KitKat 4.4.4
3- Lollipop
???????????
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afaik theres no 4.4.4 and according to others, 4.4.2 is the stable one

[Q] Root failure on Note 4, without any backup HELP!

Hi all in 1st place, im sorry if my English is a bit bad, but im from Portugal.
I have bought today one Samsung galaxy note 4, and tried to Root it with odin3, and was a total failure, damn.
Now every time I turn on my note 4, is saying "Firmware upgrade encountred na issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try angain"
I have made no backup of any kind on it, im so stuipid.
I have tried Kies3 and he does not recognize my Note 4, damn, damn and damn.
I send you guys all the data I have on it :
Model : SM-N910F
SSN : N910FGSMH
I have tried to download the stock firmware for my note 4 and cannot find it any where "N910FGSMH".
Please, some one HLEP ME.
Many thanks in advance
Luis

Sir,
Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum for more relevant answers.
Stand by
Good luck

Buipo said:
Hi all in 1st place, im sorry if my English is a bit bad, but im from Portugal.
I have bought today one Samsung galaxy note 4, and tried to Root it with odin3, and was a total failure, damn.
Now every time I turn on my note 4, is saying "Firmware upgrade encountred na issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try angain"
I have made no backup of any kind on it, im so stuipid.
I have tried Kies3 and he does not recognize my Note 4, damn, damn and damn.
I send you guys all the data I have on it :
Model : SM-N910F
SSN : N910FGSMH
I have tried to download the stock firmware for my note 4 and cannot find it any where "N910FGSMH".
Please, some one HLEP ME.
Many thanks in advance
Luis
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What did u do wrong?

i had the same problem a few days back.
i tought i was doomed !!!
listen up, this is what you need to do.
download the stock firmware from sammobile.
get your phone in download mode and hook it up with odin, then install the stock firmware, the good news is: You will not lose your apps, settings or files.
Everything remains the way it is.
in my case (i think) is that i tried to root it with a broken USB cable.
the other tought was that i used CF-Autoroot from chainfires website, it shows that its for android 5.01 while i was on 4.4.
at least, i hope you can use my info, please let me know if it helped for you
When it happened to me, i allmost ****ted myself

Racinghart91 said:
i had the same problem a few days back.
i tought i was doomed !!!
listen up, this is what you need to do.
download the stock firmware from sammobile.
get your phone in download mode and hook it up with odin, then install the stock firmware, the good news is: You will not lose your apps, settings or files.
Everything remains the way it is.
in my case (i think) is that i tried to root it with a broken USB cable.
the other tought was that i used CF-Autoroot from chainfires website, it shows that its for android 5.01 while i was on 4.4.
at least, i hope you can use my info, please let me know if it helped for you
When it happened to me, i allmost ****ted myself
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What u mean "it's for 5.0.1"?

Racinghart91 said:
i had the same problem a few days back.
i tought i was doomed !!!
listen up, this is what you need to do.
download the stock firmware from sammobile.
get your phone in download mode and hook it up with odin, then install the stock firmware, the good news is: You will not lose your apps, settings or files.
Everything remains the way it is.
in my case (i think) is that i tried to root it with a broken USB cable.
the other tought was that i used CF-Autoroot from chainfires website, it shows that its for android 5.01 while i was on 4.4.
at least, i hope you can use my info, please let me know if it helped for you
When it happened to me, i allmost ****ted myself
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Thank you very much Racinghart91 . I have managed to fix the problem with Kies.
The main problem was that Kies was not recognizing my phone model, and I found out that the model as to be inserted in Keis with capital letters. With that Kies have found my correct firmware and I have updated it, and now its all good.
And I have a back up of all, ROM and apps . Now I can try another ROOT, and if it failde I have now all the backups I need.
By the way do you guys know any sucessful ROOT for my Phone, I have the Android version 4.4.4
Model : SM-N910F
SSN : N910FGSMH
Another question, should I wait for the next Android update 5.0, or ROOT my Note 4 befor the update?
I have successfully ROOT my wifes Note 3, and Now its much faster tahn my Note 4, in Apps, games all, damn how is that possible ?
Thanks once again.
Luis

R_a_z_v_a_n said:
Sir,
Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum for more relevant answers.
Stand by
Good luck
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rs tony said:
What u mean "it's for 5.0.1"?
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look at the website of chainfire, n910f cf-autoroot is for 5.01 (as shown on the website)

Racinghart91 said:
look at the website of chainfire, n910f cf-autoroot is for 5.01 (as shown on the website)
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Yea i saw that. I don't understans why there is not 4.4.4 version anymore. Here is alot of 4.4.4 users.

rs tony said:
Yea i saw that. I don't understans why there is not 4.4.4 version anymore. Here is alot of 4.4.4 users.
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its weird.. but i just succesfully rooted my note running 5.01

Need help with a galaxy s4 gt-i9505

Hi everyone,
just a long-time forum-lurker in the dark here, now I'm here asking for help to restore my galaxy s4.
Here's the story:
gt-i9505 no brand, italian official firmware 4.4.4 (kitkat), never updated, only used towelroot to gain rood adn unistall couple of unused apps.
everything worked fine
Then i decided to upgrade to lollipop.
downloaded last samsung lollipop rom for my phone from sammobile, made a full backup via TWRP Recovery, and installed lollipop via Odin.
Then the nightmare begun :
1st problem, no modem, no connection, only wifi, i restored EFS, still not working, reinstalled modem via odin and then i got my imei and connection again.
2) think i've tried to change the rom to a custom downloaded here (i don't even remember the name), then i tried couple other roms.
this as far as i remember
Now the phone has a samsung original lollipop rom, wifi won't turn on, data not working, knox status is obviously altered (so i cannot restore it via kies or whatever the software name is now) BUT It overheats a lot after few minutes and i'm forced to shut it off to not damage it.
I'd like to restore it to a full working condition, i think i've messed up with bootloaders, modems and roms from different android versions.
can anyone help ?
Current status is
model : gt-i9505
android security patch : 2016:11-01
Baseband version : I9505XXUGNK2
kernel version : 3.4.0-5978264 [email protected] #1 Wed Nov 16 19:05:34 KST 206
build version : LRX22C.I9505XXUPK2
Android SE state : enforcin SEPF_GT-i9505_5.0.1-1_0070 Wed Nov 19:10:21 2016
SEcure Boot status Type:SAmsung
Knox VErsion 2.3

Hey, @dokrobei
Take a look on my Guide.
You need the guide clean install from the scratch. Please read it carefully till the end. There avaible links with all necessary stuff like modem/bootloaders/stock rom-firmware/recommend customs roms etc.

Hi @Retrial, thanks for the answer..
I've managed to reinstall stock KitKat 4.4.2 and working modem drivers, following another tutorial here. Now Wi-Fi, 3g and bt works fine, BUT the phone overheats a lot. It's not a battery problem and sure it's software related 'cause it wasn't like this before my stupid first attempt to upgrade to lollipop.
I've searched the forum for the overtheating near the flash zone problem, some say that is a microsd problem (wich I removed), some other that's a battery problem (wich is not in my case).
Do you think I should start from scratch again following your guide? IHow do I know wich modem / bootloader is right for my phone? I think the problem is there, maybe wrong modem version..

dokrobei said:
Hi @Retrial, thanks for the answer..
I've managed to reinstall stock KitKat 4.4.2 and working modem drivers, following another tutorial here. Now Wi-Fi, 3g and bt works fine, BUT the phone overheats a lot. It's not a battery problem and sure it's software related 'cause it wasn't like this before my stupid first attempt to upgrade to lollipop.
I've searched the forum for the overtheating near the flash zone problem, some say that is a microsd problem (wich I removed), some other that's a battery problem (wich is not in my case).
Do you think I should start from scratch again following your guide? IHow do I know wich modem / bootloader is right for my phone? I think the problem is there, maybe wrong modem version..
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First of all there is no need to still be on KitKat...a lot of apps don't support Kitkat nowdays...and is outdated.
I will recommend first to proper upgrade to Lollipop stock and then use some of the latest android Pie Custom JDC Roms by following my complete guide. As I said above there is a full guide with links and very well explained steps. The latest Firmware for our S4 i9505 is QK1 - No matter which country you will choose, and it's recommened to have the latest. Just read it carefully till the end and check the asterisks.
The overheating it may be no compatible Modem/Bootloader since you messed up with Lollipop. To check what Modem and Bootloder you can simply install "Device HW Info" or "Phone Info" app and check.
Let me know how it goes, and if you have any question or problem feel free to ask. Good Luck :fingers-crossed:

Retrial said:
First of all there is no need to still be on KitKat...a lot of apps don't support Kitkat nowdays...and is outdated.
I will recommend first to proper upgrade to Lollipop stock and then use some of the latest android Pie Custom JDC Roms by following my complete guide. As I said above there is a full guide with links and very well explained steps. The latest Firmware for our S4 i9505 is QK1 - No matter which country you will choose, and it's recommened to have the latest. Just read it carefully till the end and check the asterisks.
The overheating it may be no compatible Modem/Bootloader since you messed up with Lollipop. To check what Modem and Bootloder you can simply install "Device HW Info" or "Phone Info" app and check.
Let me know how it goes, and if you have any question or problem feel free to ask. Good Luck :fingers-crossed:
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ok,so
downloaded latest italian rom wich is I9505XXUHPK2_I9505ITVHPL1_ITV from sammobile and installed it via odin.
installed compatible bootloader and modemas per your guide (PK2)
rebooted to check if everything was working using stock before going to custom...and...
it started overheating as soon as i tuned on wifi. i only managed to install phoneinfo to check wich modem i have as you suggested, then i had to turn the phone off it off cause it became reeally hot and i thought i could break it. modem chip is "mdm9215m". any suggestion? maybe i should try to instale all the lollipop modems / bootloaders from your post...

dokrobei said:
ok,so
downloaded latest italian rom wich is I9505XXUHPK2_I9505ITVHPL1_ITV from sammobile and installed it via odin.
installed compatible bootloader and modemas per your guide (PK2)
rebooted to check if everything was working using stock before going to custom...and...
it started overheating as soon as i tuned on wifi. i only managed to install phoneinfo to check wich modem i have as you suggested, then i had to turn the phone off it off cause it became reeally hot and i thought i could break it. modem chip is "mdm9215m". any suggestion? maybe i should try to instale all the lollipop modems / bootloaders from your post...
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After every flash the device become hot. Let the rom settle for a while.
If you have PK2 Firmware then you need PK2 Modem and Bootloader. So no, don't try other modem/bootloader.

Retrial said:
After every flash the device become hot. Let the rom settle for a while.
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I flashed it last night and checked if it was working this morning. I'm sure the high temps are not related to the usage or to the battery. It become hot eachtime i turn on wifi. Havent tried with data but I think it will be the same thing.