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[Q] Galaxy S4 - crazy issues - Purchased from Afghan bazaar

Ok, im sure the title caught your attention. Im currently deployed in Afghanistan, and im weeks from coming back to the states. I bought a galaxy S4 from the bazaar here on my fob. After a couple days I rooted it with Odin and the MD5 root file was CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5.
Ive been having trouble with the phone, ect. Widgets not working, wifi is sketchy, programs not loading correctly. I either figure its because of the software I put on it, or because I bought it here in Afghanistan. Im hoping that its the software and I didn't just blow some cash. Ive been searching the forums for a couple days now on this site as well as others, trying to download stock firmware for this phone, but im not exactly sure which to download. My intentions for this phone is to bring it back to the states and put my ATT Sim card into it. I could really use some help and it would be greatly appreciated. Heres all the phone information I feel could be needed.
Model - GT-I9505
android version - 4.2.2
Baseband version - I9505XXUBMEA
Kernal Version - 3.4.0-768421 [email protected] #1 Thu may 30 00:56:31 KST 2013
build number - JDQ39.I9505XXUBMEA

j.ying714 said:
Ok, im sure the title caught your attention. Im currently deployed in Afghanistan, and im weeks from coming back to the states. I bought a galaxy S4 from the bazaar here on my fob. After a couple days I rooted it with Odin and the MD5 root file was CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5.
Ive been having trouble with the phone, ect. Widgets not working, wifi is sketchy, programs not loading correctly. I either figure its because of the software I put on it, or because I bought it here in Afghanistan. Im hoping that its the software and I didn't just blow some cash. Ive been searching the forums for a couple days now on this site as well as others, trying to download stock firmware for this phone, but im not exactly sure which to download. My intentions for this phone is to bring it back to the states and put my ATT Sim card into it. I could really use some help and it would be greatly appreciated. Heres all the phone information I feel could be needed.
Model - GT-I9505
android version - 4.2.2
Baseband version - I9505XXUBMEA
Kernal Version - 3.4.0-768421 [email protected] #1 Thu may 30 00:56:31 KST 2013
build number - JDQ39.I9505XXUBMEA
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U might have to try ask on this attched forum since match your firmware and get more help over here SAMSUNG S4 GT-I9505 coz i read on HTC ONE XL forum AFGHAN version kinda tricky the way the firmware written......and maybe also same way with Samsung S4.....Goodluck....and Welcome back to US soon for HOLIDAY and we appreciated what u did to the country.....:good:

[Q] How do I remove Verizon my s5?

Hello everyone.
I'm a real noob to android.
I purchased someone's Verizon s5 earlier this week. Great phone. My carrier is Rogers and the phone seems to deal with it just fine. I get good speed with LTE. The phone came in a rooted state so I don't know what it is running now.
This is the info from the phone:
model: SM-G900V
Android 4.4.2
Baseband G900VVRU1ANCG
Kernel 3.4.0 [email protected]#1
Build KOT49H.G900VVRU1ANCG
SE for Android: ENforcing SEPF_SM-G900V_4.4.2-0011
Harware G900V.05
Security MDF v1.0 Release 2 VPN v1.4 Release 1
It don't see any Developer edition marks on it under the battery.
My questions
1. What ROM am I using? Stock?
2. Is there anyway of removing these Verizon apps etc that I can't or don't use?
3. I get an error from the 'setup wizard' when the phone starts 'sim not authorized' . I close the app and it goes away. Is there a way to fix this.
4. Is it ok to install the roms for the SM-G900W8 (including stock) onto this handset? What am I risking?
5. Is there a Rom designed for this handset that isn't verizoned and is meant to work with any sim? i'm interested in keeping the samsung fingerprint, pulse, messaging, phone, contacts, calander, camera. gallary, music player, clock. Most everything else I think I can download.
Thanks for your time and expertise in advance.

Unlocked Galaxy S4 Your device has been modified. Software Updates are not available

Hello everyone! im sure this post has been covered but I having trouble navigating around and finding the info I need. I would like to start by saying 6 years ago I owned an htc hero that I rooted and installed cyanogenmod on using xda developers. everyone on here was extremely knowledgeable and helpful so this is where I am returning to first with my questions and issues. here is my story.\
we ordered and purchased my mother a galaxy s4 online. it came from Germany. We received it already unlocked, rooted, and custom software installed
its one thing for me to start with a stock phone and do it all myself, but im not sure how to take this already modified phone and turn it into cyanogenmod or back to stock (without losing root).
here is the phones current info
Galaxy S4 Model Number: GT-19500
Device Status: Custom
(Unlocked GSM Phone - Hooked up to bring your own ATT phone Straight Talk Line)
Android Version: 4.4.2
Baseband Version: 19500XXUGNF6
Kernel version: 3.4.5-2434847 [email protected] #1 (Wed Aug 6 16:24:19 KST 2014)
Build Number: KOT49H.19500XXUGNH2
SE for Android Status Enforcing SEPF_GT-19500_4.4.2_0040 (Mon Feb 02 13:58:13 2015)
I am very very outdated on my terms and what this all means but very much willing to learn!! im exited to start modifying her phone and making it better as it is ALWAYS dying and im not sure why the company we bought it from modded it in the first place. I would like info on what was done to this (if anyone knows) and how I can either get it wiped clean (so they have no access to the custom stuff they put on it) and how I can install either cyanogenmod or another up to date custom rom, OR how I can restore it to factory rom that way I can do updates to newer android WITHOUT LOSING ROOT (if this is possible) all recommendations links and info is appreciated! I used to be apart of the xda community and have been out of the loop for a few years and would love to start learning again. my biggest fear is bricking or ruining my moms phone. she needs it for use everyday and I cant do anything that will ruin her phone (although I know all this comes with risk I trust the knowledge of most of the experienced users on here). her phone is an unlocked gsm phone as it is hooked up to a bring your own ATT phone Straight talk line.
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LG V20 LS997 - Want to flash back to Sprint, need guidance\hand holding.

I asked for help over at Howarforums and was referred here.
I recently acquired an LG V20 which boots as a Boost Mobile phone. I was told that the phone was originally a Sprint phone and someone tried moving it to Boost Mobile but it "failed". With that said, I was able to get it to activate on Tello but the phone is pretty buggy (cell signal dropout, wifi just quit working) .
My hope is that I can flash it ?back? to a Sprint ROM and continue to use it on Tello without the bugginess. I don’t know for sure that the phone was born as a Sprint device, nor do I know if it matters.
Any help would be appreciated. Below I’ll list everything I know that might help you to help me.
-believed to be a Sprint device originally. (unconfirmed)
-believe it was flashed to Boost. (unconfirmed)
-my overall tech savviness on a 1-10 scale, 7
-my overall android flashing savviness, 3
-LG V20
-Model - LG-LS997
-FCC ID - znf ls997
-Hardware Rev - 1.0
-S/N – starts with 610KPFX00…..
-Android Ver 7.0
-Android security patch level - March 1, 2018
-Baseband version – MPSS.TH.2.0.1.c3.00027-M8996FAAAANAZM-1.79643.1.106740.1
-Kernel version – 3.18.31
-Build number – NRD90M
-Software version – LS997ZVD
-Security software version – MDF v2.0 Release 4
-Bootloader lock status – unknown
-Root status – unknown
-I had shoulder surgery yesterday so I am typing one-handed with opiates on-board, please excuse poor typing and fragmented thoughts\sentences

If the LS997 had a KDZ, sure, you could flash it. However, your phone is ARB 1 and currently unrootable, so you are stuck with the firmware that is currently on the phone.
Boost is a MVNO owned by Sprint. That phone came with the Boost software on it -- no one hacked it on.
The LS997 is absolutely the WORST version of the V20, and quite possibly one of the worst phones ever.
Sprint deliberately screws with the modem firmware to try and lock the device to their network as much as possible. Due to their incompetence, they royally eff up the phone.
-- Brian

I was given a S8 thats messed up

My friend attempted to sell his Samsung Galaxy S8 on Ebay. The guy bought it, told Ebay it didnt work, STOLE the IMEI and attempted to flash it. He half new what he was doing. He got his money backand my friend got a S* that he just dont want due to the headaches he has had over it all ready. I got it and this is the info on it now.
Model SM-G950U[SS]+ SM-G950UZKASPR
FA70_G950USQU4ARE1
G950USQU4ARE1
HW REV1.0
CaI.D 2017.04.14
UN 988923464346564D30
MEMORY 64GB
IMEI ---------- recovered I was able to recover a IMEI but dont know if its the correct one?
IMEI SV 19
SERIAL NUMBER 988923464346564d30
ANDROID VERSION 7.0
SECURITY PATCH FEB 17,2017
KERNAL 4.4.16-13344735
BUILD NUMBER NRD90M.FA70_G950USQ4ARE1
SPRINT
G950USQU4CRE1
REF Cal 2017.04.14
REV 1.0
It currently has a combo ROM installed with no back up and I have no knowledge of what is the correct ROM it needs.
If some one can steer me in the right direction?
So I can use the limited functions on this ROM and I do have USB debugging enabled and Unknown Sources enabled.

jayram1408 said:
My friend attempted to sell his Samsung Galaxy S8 on Ebay. The guy bought it, told Ebay it didnt work, STOLE the IMEI and attempted to flash it. He half new what he was doing. He got his money backand my friend got a S* that he just dont want due to the headaches he has had over it all ready. I got it and this is the info on it now.
Model SM-G950U[SS]+ SM-G950UZKASPR
FA70_G950USQU4ARE1
G950USQU4ARE1
HW REV1.0
CaI.D 2017.04.14
UN 988923464346564D30
MEMORY 64GB
IMEI ---------- recovered I was able to recover a IMEI but dont know if its the correct one?
IMEI SV 19
SERIAL NUMBER 988923464346564d30
ANDROID VERSION 7.0
SECURITY PATCH FEB 17,2017
KERNAL 4.4.16-13344735
BUILD NUMBER NRD90M.FA70_G950USQ4ARE1
SPRINT
G950USQU4CRE1
REF Cal 2017.04.14
REV 1.0
It currently has a combo ROM installed with no back up and I have no knowledge of what is the correct ROM it needs.
If some one can steer me in the right direction?
So I can use the limited functions on this ROM and I do have USB debugging enabled and Unknown Sources enabled.
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Any g950u firmware that is revision 4 or higher. The 5th digit from far end is revision. Which will be a Oreo firmware. Root is not possible and that revision.
All the firm's are the same the CSC file in the firmware download determine the carrier. Updateo.com or Sam mobile. Com will have the needed firmware to get you up and running

The only question I have is what if whomever did this had flashed the wrong ROM to begin with? I would be flashing it based on a incorrect ROM as this is where the reading of the digits like a cars VIN number comes in to play? So if someone put a different tag on it, the wrong one, and I flash it based on that, I could potentially not only hard-brick it, but also short out circuity on the motherboard right? If what I stated is true, then how could I go about getting the stock info for this phone? Samsung possibly? And If im wrong, sorry im just being cautious as this is a pretty expensive phone, even for a messed up one I seen them go for a lot on Ebay, and way higher if unlocked and Rooted.

jayram1408 said:
The only question I have is what if whomever did this had flashed the wrong ROM to begin with? I would be flashing it based on a incorrect ROM as this is where the reading of the digits like a cars VIN number comes in to play? So if someone put a different tag on it, the wrong one, and I flash it based on that, I could potentially not only hard-brick it, but also short out circuity on the motherboard right? If what I stated is true, then how could I go about getting the stock info for this phone? Samsung possibly? And If im wrong, sorry im just being cautious as this is a pretty expensive phone, even for a messed up one I seen them go for a lot on Ebay, and way higher if unlocked and Rooted.
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Can't be rooted revision 2 and down. The imei is cert cpid based. Not easily changeable at random. Their are imei services that can do it. Bassicly what I said is how it is. These locked bootloader prevent any major flashing with Odin. As in you can't hard brick with firmware and Odin unless say a power outage when writing the bootloader. The cpid is done by server so it is unique to each device. He could not have just taken the efs. it does not even lie in the efs. It's all in a partition called proc. Even if I where to dump your imei I could not flash it to my device due to this security feature which is implented. The imei cert would fail and I would have absolutely no signal

OK thanks!