Hi,
I flashed my phone to the latest ICS firmware at the time, which was lp6 i think. I want to downgrade it to another official one, like the unbranded UK version so when it is released in UK I can upgrade it using kies.
I tried many firmwares but only 1 was had the ability to be upgraded via kies according to the firmware listo on sammobile.com, I tried it but Kies states Your Device Does Not Support Updating Via Kies.
So just to test, I downloaded the latest o2 ICS firmware, I still get the same message.
Anyone know what I can do so kies recognises it?
All help will be appreciated, and thanks.
maybe trying to download last original gingerbread rom with 4 files and try to update from kies
hamadazh said:
maybe trying to download last original gingerbread rom with 4 files and try to update from kies
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Do you know which one it is? I can't seem to figure out which one it is.
if you know odin you can use a rom to flash back to gingerbread like 2.3.5 official frimware : )
Can someone please tell me which is the latest stock firmware for the stock because have a doubt that my device is not getting updates
vichucoolics said:
Can someone please tell me which is the latest stock firmware for the stock because have a doubt that my device is not getting updates
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to check out goto:
samsung-updates.com
there search for ur device.and check latest firmware against ur country code...
If you want to stay on Pure Official Samsung stock, its ICS 404, even though Samsung are very close to releasing an official JB 411, there is a leaked OTA JB 411, but this its a bit like a beta, so its your choice to install it. If your device isnt picking up updates through Software Updates in Settings, then youll need to get the official one from here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3
Once your registered with the site, scroll down and select your tablet. For your country choose -Top 10 Latest -. Then youll need to get ODIN and flash it through download mode.. there are guides all over XDA for flashing Samsung devices in download mode, but you do it at your own risk.
This is not a phone, so you dont need to worry about modem or CRC files, just try and pick one closest to your region and make sure you get the Model right GT-P3100 or 3110 or else youll brick your tablet.
Hope that helps
Hi guys , first post here. I got a new note 10.1 and as soon as possible i conected it to my PC through kies too ser if jelly bean was already available for me. It wasnt ( here in Brazil cell upgrades take a while ) . A few weeks later, after installing some programs, kies does not even searches for firmwares. And if i manually asks it to look for firmware upgrades, it says my device does not support initializing. Ive already reinstalled it but the problem is still there. Kies recognizes and upgrades my Galaxy s2. The tablet is non rooted and i already uninstalled other launchers. I appreciate any comments.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978840
A guide on how to reinstall stock firmware without flashing by using KIES
Unfortunetly when i get até this point " Just go up to the top bar and choose firmware upgrade and initialization." ( third image ) , Kies says* my device does not support initializing.
Go to Sammobile and download the software for your region, Download ODIN and flash with that.
Don't know how to use ODIN, use search... ODIN has been around since the 1st Android Samsung phone....
ultramag69 said:
Go to Sammobile and download the software for your region, Download ODIN and flash with that.
Don't know how to use ODIN, use search... ODIN has been around since the 1st Android Samsung phone....
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Ok, but i still have other questions:Will I void my warranty? Do I have a faulty unit? If I hard reset , will the result be the same? Tks in advance.
malandrex said:
Ok, but i still have other questions:Will I void my warranty?
>>>Root or custom rom voids warranty not stock rom .
Do I have a faulty unit?
>>>>Ask a service centre .
If I hard reset , will the result be the same?
>>> unknown try it but it will/ may wipe all data .
jje
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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.
Envoyé de mon GT-I9500 en utilisant Tapatalk
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.
Envoyé de mon GT-I9500 en utilisant Tapatalk
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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.
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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 .
Anakha56 said:
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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hypergamer1231 said:
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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Hello everyone, I searched here and found several discussions on this problem, but didn't found a solution.
My friend gave me a G920F with a bootlop problem (stock Samsung ROM), it also has a broken recovery which doesn't load at all. I can only go into Download Mode. The fact is, downloading the latest available firmware for ITV, dated 30th March if I remember well, with Nougat, I get the error message on the phone: SW REV CHECK FAIL: DEVICE 6, BINARY 5. Now, how the hell is possible that the phone has a bootloader version greater than the latest firmware available to download?My friend told me she updated the phone few days ago, so it could clearly be the 30th March, which is also the firmware I'm trying to install with ODIN. Anyone could help? I can't really figure it out.
Hi, I've got the same problem. I had stock Nougat on my G920F. Never rooted. Then I recieved a call form unknown caller and the phone crashed. Now it's in a bootloop. I can't access recovery menu, only download mode. Odin fails to push the latest software and I get "SW REV CHECK FAIL: DEVICE 6, BINARY 5" on the phone. I've tried SmartSwitch but it doesn't support G920F anymore. I tried to find sth in here but the only solution I found is to get AOKP, which is dead with no download link. Please help.
I have the same problem. I installed TWRP and LineageOS and want to go back to stock. I downloaded firmware for the phone, start it in Odin and it says in Download screen on the phone: "[CM] SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 6, BINARY 5". I Googled it and only found that I'm possibly flashing older bootloader than what I already have. I updated my phone when it was on stock like 2 days ago.
I will try and download newest firmware I can find, 4/4/2018. and see if it works then.
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It worked! I downloaded a ROM from sammobile from 4/4/2018, can't remember which one exactly but it doesn't matter and I didn't get any issues. Everything works fine now.
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I have the same problem. I installed TWRP and LineageOS and want to go back to stock. I downloaded firmware for the phone, start it in Odin and it says in Download screen on the phone: "[CM] SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 6, BINARY 5". I Googled it and only found that I'm possibly flashing older bootloader than what I already have. I updated my phone when it was on stock like 2 days ago.
I will try and download newest firmware I can find, 4/4/2018. and see if it works then.
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It worked! I downloaded a ROM from sammobile from 4/4/2018, can't remember which one exactly but it doesn't matter and I didn't get any issues. Everything works fine now.
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so it works?!