Hello friends I am on the latest Russian 4.3 firmware and am flashing the PIT and the old bootloader and then a stock 4.2.2 indian Firmware to check if the warranty bit can be reinstated !!!!!!!! Because here in India the service centers dont know or dont bother to check the hidden counter.......
I know I am taking a risk but opening this thread so that I can post my observations and maybe we can work something out.....fingers crossed!!!!!
UPDATE 1 : Was Unable to flash the MG1 bootloader getting failed on odin and unsupported !!!!!
UPDATE 2 : Flashed UBUBMH1 4.2.2 successfully no IMEI loss all working fine so yes we can downgrade to 4.2.2
The bootloader though remains unchanged and shows device status as custom!!!!!
UPDATE 3 : Flashed the leaked 4.3 and device status says official binary also official only warranty bit says 1
UPDATE 4 : Device is able to check for OTA updates and not given an error saying your device has been modified
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STEPS TO REVERT I9500 TO 4.2.2 WITH OFFICIAL STATUS
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1) Download South African FW 4.2.2 http://samsung-updates.com/details/14135/Galaxy_S_4_Exynos_Octa/GT-I9500/XFE/I9500XXUBMH1.html
2) Go to recovery wipe data factory reset and wipe cache and then flash the firmware that you downloaded above
NOTE : If you are on the russian 4.3 and having issues flashing this FW then first flash the leaked 4.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2488155
3) After flashing leaked 4.3 go to settings and check device status it should say official
4)now go to download mode and flash the 4.2.2 rom you downloaded
5) NOTE : IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING TROUBLE GOING BACK TO 4.2.2 YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE
ATTACHED PIT FILE AND FLASH IT ALONG WITH THE 4.2.2 ROM
IN ODIN SELECT THE PIT FILE IN PIT SECTION AND SELECT THE FW IN PDA SECTION
AS A LAST RESORT IF NOTHING WORKS THEN FOLLOW THE STEPS FROM STEP 1 AGAIN USING ODIN
1.85 attached below!!!!!!
PLEASE EXTRACT THE ODIN AND PIT FILES BEFORE USING.
Trying other things now!!!!!!!
I will be posting detailed steps with links soon!!!!!!!
Hey,
When I was in 4.2.2, root and kernels and Cwm were already flashed so my binary and system were custom. But when I flashed 4.3 leak all become official and warranty bit: 0, I was happy that I kept my warranty.
But now, my warranty bit is 1 because I flashed cf root. And downgrading to 4.2.2 and flashing again 4.3 didn't change anything. I really want to know how to remove that knox bootloader.
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speed s said:
Hey,
When I was in 4.2.2, root and kernels and Cwm were already flashed so my binary and system were custom. But when I flashed 4.3 leak all become official and warranty bit: 0, I was happy that I kept my warranty.
But now, my warranty bit is 1 because I flashed cf root. And downgrading to 4.2.2 and flashing again 4.3 didn't change anything. I really want to know how to remove that knox bootloader.
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Well as the title states right now there is no way to do that its been three hrs i have tried all sorts of crazy things to go back to the old bootloader but it just refuses to flash so we will have to wait.....I created this thread so that at least we can have the binary and status official because most of the places that will be ok like in india if i go to the svc center and it says official all will be ok!!!!
hey @hypergamer1231,
what is the procedure to revert back to 4.2.2, am currently CF-Rooted on 4.3?
can you please tell me what all things are required ?(will be thankful if you provide the links)
and after that again upgrading to 4.3 will i be able to use Knox container app???
i don't have any problem with bit 1, just want to use container app !
Thanks in advance
nish983 said:
hey @hypergamer1231,
what is the procedure to revert back to 4.2.2, am currently CF-Rooted on 4.3?
can you please tell me what all things are required ?(will be thankful if you provide the links)
and after that again upgrading to 4.3 will i be able to use Knox container app???
i don't have any problem with bit 1, just want to use container app !
Thanks in advance
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Sure mate OP updated with detailed steps let me know if it works and also if you dont root after gaining official status knox should work as well!!!!!!!
hypergamer1231 said:
Hello friends I am on the latest Russian 4.3 firmware and am flashing the PIT and the old bootloader and then a stock 4.2.2 indian Firmware to check if the warranty bit can be reinstated !!!!!!!! Because here in India the service centers dont know or dont bother to check the hidden counter.......
I know I am taking a risk but opening this thread so that I can post my observations and maybe we can work something out.....fingers crossed!!!!!
UPDATE 1 : Was Unable to flash the MG1 bootloader getting failed on odin and unsupported !!!!!
UPDATE 2 : Flashed UBUBMH1 4.2.2 successfully no IMEI loss all working fine so yes we can downgrade to 4.2.2
The bootloader though remains unchanged and shows device status as custom!!!!!
UPDATE 3 : Flashed the leaked 4.3 and device status says official binary also official only warranty bit says 1
UPDATE 4 : Device is able to check for OTA updates and not given an error saying your device has been modified
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STEPS TO REVERT I9500 TO 4.2.2 WITH OFFICIAL STATUS
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1) Download South African FW 4.2.2 http://samsung-updates.com/details/14135/Galaxy_S_4_Exynos_Octa/GT-I9500/XFE/I9500XXUBMH1.html
2) Go to recovery wipe data factory reset and wipe cache and then flash the firmware that you downloaded above
NOTE : If you are on the russian 4.3 and having issues flashing this FW then first flash the leaked 4.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2488155
3) After flashing leaked 4.3 go to settings and check device status it should say official
4)now go to download mode and flash the 4.2.2 rom you downloaded
5) NOTE : IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING TROUBLE GOING BACK TO 4.2.2 YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE
ATTACHED PIT FILE AND FLASH IT ALONG WITH THE 4.2.2 ROM
IN ODIN SELECT THE PIT FILE IN PIT SECTION AND SELECT THE FW IN PDA SECTION
AS A LAST RESORT IF NOTHING WORKS THEN FOLLOW THE STEPS FROM STEP 1 AGAIN USING ODIN
1.85 attached below!!!!!!
PLEASE EXTRACT THE ODIN AND PIT FILES BEFORE USING.
Trying other things now!!!!!!!
I will be posting detailed steps with links soon!!!!!!!
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Thks 4 this tutorial, Perfect in My S4 TTT Region.
Congrats Bro
Just got the official 4.3 OTA update (INS). Not going to update coz of warranty bit. It should be 0 when I update, but as soon as I root it would become 1. Will be waiting for AOSP or MIUI for i9500, say a month or so. Then will use it and update to 4.3 next yr (or maybe 4.4 then?) When warranty anyway would expire.
Edit - this is similar to Knox on i9505, hence even downgrading your official software doesn't remove the boot loader, and in fact triggers it.
yashvchauhan said:
Just got the official 4.3 OTA update (INS). Not going to update coz of warranty bit. It should be 0 when I update, but as soon as I root it would become 1. Will be waiting for AOSP or MIUI for i9500, say a month or so. Then will use it and update to 4.3 next yr (or maybe 4.4 then?) When warranty anyway would expire.
Edit - this is similar to Knox on i9505, hence even downgrading your official software doesn't remove the boot loader, and in fact triggers it.
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well thanks for the headsup abt the indian fw dloading it now!!! Also in india most of the svc centers wont trouble you because they hardly even check!!!!
sorry wrong thread post edited
hypergamer1231 said:
well thanks for the headsup abt the indian fw dloading it now!!! Also in india most of the svc centers wont trouble you because they hardly even check!!!!
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in india we dont have locked bootloader. is it is safe to flash the 4.3 without bootloder provided in pre rooted thread.
thanks
mateen5997 said:
in we dont have locked bootloader. is it is safe to flash the 4.3 without bootloder provided in pre rooted thread.
thanks
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i am not sure but thats a very good idea i would have tried that but i am already on the new bootloader if you can try that would be great make sure you have a nandroid backup and efs backup!!!!!! Do it at your own risk at the most u will have basic issues try and revert if poss
thank you,it works like a charme even if a had the russian 4.3, no need to go back to the indian version ,just used odin 1.85 with the.PIT and the south african 4.2.2
My experience:
My GT-I9505 was a Hongkong version with its stock firmware version I9505ZHUAME3, then OTA to ZHUDMI1.
After flashed the CWM recovery, the KNOX warranty set to 0x1. As you know, ZHUDMI1 cannot be fully rooted now.
Then I tried to flash the phone by ODIN with I9505ZHUBMF4 (includes PIT, PHONE, MODEM, CSC). The phone showed "OFFICIAL" and can OTA again, but I disabled auto upgrade.
And rooted the phone with CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505. Now its status is "CUSTOM". Anyway, maybe I lost the warranty, but I can use this phone with fully rooted now.
I have nothing useful to add except that I find it funny that my country's firmware is allowing for downgrades :lol:. Congrats on finding the exploit BTW .
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I have nothing useful to add except that I find it funny that my country's firmware is allowing for downgrades :lol:. Congrats on finding the exploit BTW .
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What about the warranty bit
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What about the warranty bit
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I learnt from the S2 days never, ever flash the latest leaks until a work around has been found. So yeah I have not gone the 4.3 route just yet but its nice to know that the firmware I already have could downgrade me should the need arise .
My experience:
So I have a I9500, and its on the russian 4.3, and I root it, it says both binary and status official except the Warranty Bit is 1, and Knox won't work on my phone, It goes " Your device is not authorised to enter knox mode". It shows the same thing after I unroot it ( Flash the 4.3 rom again). Just wonder is there any way that I can use Knox again??
Frigedaeg said:
So I have a I9500, and its on the russian 4.3, and I root it, it says both binary and status official except the Warranty Bit is 1, and Knox won't work on my phone, It goes " Your device is not authorised to enter knox mode". It shows the same thing after I unroot it ( Flash the 4.3 rom again). Just wonder is there any way that I can use Knox again??
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Install the stock ROM via odin. It's solve the problem, try another ROM from another country.
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Braulio00 said:
Install the stock ROM via odin. It's solve the problem, try another ROM from another country.
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Well, I tried to install the 4.3 Russian Stock rom again, it still wont work, still says Your device is not authorised to enter knox mode
Frigedaeg said:
Well, I tried to install the 4.3 Russian Stock rom again, it still wont work, still says Your device is not authorised to enter knox mode
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Same thing happened to me knox won't ever work till warranty bit is reset or motherboard is replaced
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Hi All,
Hoping for some advice
Ages ago I installed some custom roms on my UK N8010 - I now want to pass the tablet onto a non technical family member and want OTA updates to work
I did a restore before and in download mode it showed Binary as official and system status as official but OTA was not working
I've used Odin to flash the BTU N8010XXUCMG1 stock rom on there from samsung-updates.com
All seemed fine, though now there is no OTA update to test.. when I hold Power+Volume to get into download mode it is still showing "Odin Mode" at the top
Can anyone advise how I can be sure that OTA will work?
Thanks in advance!!
connect the note to Kies on pc , and check on Kies for updates, if it says u r modified then OTA will not work, if it says u r on latest firmware , then u r good (I think )
Thanks - It did that before but still failed when upgrading on the device itself
I did some more digging and managed to find an older firmware on sammobile.com, flashed that and it's updating ok it seems
i have a moto maxx xt1225 brazilian model , bought it from a trusted Brazilian seller on the net , the phone came with the version 5.0.2 from the box , my phone keeps restart randomly many times a day with a normal terms of use like whatsapp and facebook , no odd applications or heavy games at all . i entered the bootloader and everything seems to be normal but the software status said it is ( modified ) . what i need to do to solve this problem please ? i cant stand this phone anymore and i am considering return it . if i unlocked the bootloader and flashed a custom rom can i return the phone to its stock status again without the seller notice that i changed something in the software ? i saw some pics taken by members here said that the software status is official but the bootloader is unlocked and the status number indicated to 3 .
Someone has certainly "messed" with the phone if it shows modified. I would perform a complete reflash of the 5.0.2 firmware using RSDlite.
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Someone has certainly "messed" with the phone if it shows modified. I would perform a complete reflash of the 5.0.2 firmware using RSDlite.
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now the device is locked and status code refered to zero . . . if i did a complete reflash of the 5.0.2 firmware using RSDlite would this change these facts ? ( device is locked . status code : 0 ).
Dark Obsessions said:
if i unlocked the bootloader and flashed a custom rom can i return the phone to its stock status again without the seller notice that i changed something in the software ? i saw some pics taken by members here said that the software status is official but the bootloader is unlocked and the status number indicated to 3 .
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IF you unlock the bootloader and flash a custom ROM, why would you want to return it? Are you thinking it has defective hardware? And that is causing the random rebooting?
If you re-flash stock 5.0.2 without unlocking the bootloader, it might fix the issue. The status of the booloader will not change. But flashing anything without unlocking the bootloader is a risk. Make sure you have the right image, etc.
i bought this phone as a new unused device from a famous hypermarket here in brazil , and i think finding what is supposed to be a new device with a software modified in bootloader not a thing to be forgiven , so i reported that to procon here , and i am waiting for their respond .
if i do the flash with the locked bootloader , would this change the status code from 0 to 1 ?
Dark Obsessions said:
i bought this phone as a new unused device from a famous hypermarket here in brazil , and i think finding what is supposed to be a new device with a software modified in bootloader not a thing to be forgiven , so i reported that to procon here , and i am waiting for their respond .
if i do the flash with the locked bootloader , would this change the status code from 0 to 1 ?
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No you can flash stock XML rom on a bootloader locked phone, is the stock ROM made by motorola for the phone doesn't need to the bootloader be unlocked, and that doesn't change anything to the bootloader.
But make a factory reset first...
fallow this instructions:
Para restaurar o dispositivo:
That will erase everything on the device and make a fresh install of the OS that is already in the device, so backup any photo file that you not wanna to loose.
Yours problem seems a bad update, did you update the OS after receiving it, there is a small update for 5.0.2 my came with 5.0.2 but not with the last update i did a OTA after receiving it...
If that doesn't help you can try to flash a stock XML ROM... But if you thinking in returning it do not unlock the bootloader, and try to contact motorola in that link that i share, i had a Hardware problem with my moto G and motorola Help, help me...
thanks for your respond ... i dont know how to explain the case well , but having a sealed new bought phone with a software statued to be modified out of the box is somthing uncommon i believe . when i checked for a new software update it says that mine is up to date ... anyway , i reported the case to procon and motorola ... motorola said that they wont sell a device with such state and the problem is for sure from the retailer .
Hi all,
I have problem updating my generally new Samsung SCH-I415 Stratosphere 2. I got an update package ZIP, that has been downloaded by Phone form Verizon directly. I took it to my SD card and tried to flash from stock recovery, but it has status 7 error. Phone was probably rooted before and now, on welcome screen, it shows unlocked padlock above Custom notification. I have managed to make system status to normal, but it didn't changed much - still got status 7 error. Is there any option to flash/install this update.zip on that phone? There is no firmware available for this model, no custom ROM or recovery. Please help :/
PS is there any modification to do in update.zip that I could make, to run it propely? I have found that in update-script I should remove some assert line, but when I have done that, it says ZIP signature failed.
Ok, I finally got it - it's really hard to find Odin flashable firmware to this device. Here it is: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=sch-i415&exact=1
Damn. I have downloaded updates from verizon and tried to flash again that firmware. Now I got "firmware upgrade encountered an error". Is there any chance to fix it/or get into recovery to factory reset?
Hi !
Thus thread isn`t for your device but it looks like it`s a workaround
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088809
Good luck !
This model is not supported by kies unfortunatelly....
Hello guys..
I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF YOUR HELP!!!!
Recently i treid to root my device original build number was XXU5ATI1 which was a failure... as the files which I flashed from a youtube video led to odin failure and bootloop.
Also when I tried to flash the Indian Stock rom files from SW website.. I was getting a Write Write partition error in odin.
Then my phone ended up in system binary..
However I managed to download the software with build number XXU5CUH2 which is from ireland.
I TREID TO flash TWRP as well but i was gettinga message saying "only system binaries are allowed to add recovery" or something like that.
Now My problem is
Phone is Glitchy as hell
Cant use VOLTE and I desperately need it with Jio sim
PLEASE redirect me to Samsung A750FNXXU5ATI1 build number stock file.. or help me to get VOLTE Back
PS_ I dont have TWRP installed.
Attached is my current stock version information...
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Directly request the proper Stock ROM from Samsung if you can't find it at your own.
chetan9999 said:
Hello guys..
I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF YOUR HELP!!!!
Recently i treid to root my device original build number was XXU5ATI1 which was a failure... as the files which I flashed from a youtube video led to odin failure and bootloop.
Also when I tried to flash the Indian Stock rom files from SW website.. I was getting a Write Write partition error in odin.
Then my phone ended up in system binary..
However I managed to download the software with build number XXU5CUH2 which is from ireland.
I TREID TO flash TWRP as well but i was gettinga message saying "only system binaries are allowed to add recovery" or something like that.
Now My problem is
Phone is Glitchy as hell
Cant use VOLTE and I desperately need it with Jio sim
PLEASE redirect me to Samsung A750FNXXU5ATI1 build number stock file.. or help me to get VOLTE Back
PS_ I dont have TWRP installed.
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Have you tried Samsung Firmware Downloader from here ? When you enter your device info it downloads latest firmware from Samsung Servers.
@chetan9999 the only XXU5ATI1 files I found was a combination rom. I've got it if it will help you any, let me know and I'll put a link to it up for you.