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Fix for GPS issues after EC05

Some users are noticing GPS issues after flashing to EC05. The issues include the inability to lock on satellites after extended period of up-time and terrible accuracy. The phone would have to be rebooted to get GPS working again. These issues are affecting users with stock and custom ROMs.
Following these steps will get your phone to a perfectly working EC05, with fully functional, bug free GPS:
1) Flash your phone back to stock DI18 via Odin (the .tar belongs in the PDA slot and your phone must be in download mode)
2) Follow steps 1-8 on this post.
3) Update to EC05 via OTA update or Flash Stock EC05 with Odin.(if you want to stay stock and unrooted, jump to step 7 after this step)
4) Install latest One click Root and Recovery + ClockworkMod v3.0.0.5/6 for EXT4 (optional) (Warning: this will format your NAND to EXT4 the first time you boot to recovery. If you do install this version, you must install an EXT4 ROM after booting to Recovery the first time. The stock ROM will not boot afterward.)
or
4B) Install One Click Root and Recovery + ClockworkMod v2.5.5 for RFS (optional)
5) Perform a backup, in clockworkmod (optional)
6) Install a custom ROM (optional)
7) Install all of your apps and enjoy a fully functional GPS
Calibrate your battery by following this thread (I suggest the second or third option)
I suggest to not restore apps from a previous flash. It might cause some issues. If you do encounter any issues, at least you won't have that to blame for it.

buggerritt said:
Some users are noticing GPS issues after flashing to EC05. The issues include the inability to lock on satellites after extended period of up-time and terrible accuracy. The phone would have to be rebooted to get GPS working again. These issues are affecting users with stock and custom ROMs.
Following these steps will get your phone to a perfectly working EC05, with fully functional, bug free GPS:
1) Flash your phone back to stock DI18 via Odin (the .tar belongs in the PDA slot and your phone must be in download mode)
2) Follow steps 1-8 on this post.
3) Update to EC05 via OTA update or Flash Stock EC05 with Odin.(if you want to stay stock and unrooted, jump to step 7 after this step)
4) Install latest One click Root and Recovery + ClockworkMod v3.0.0.5/6 for EXT4 (optional) (Warning: this will format your NAND to EXT4 the first time you boot to recovery. If you do install this version, you must install an EXT4 ROM after booting to Recovery the first time. The stock ROM will not boot afterward.)
or
4B) Install One Click Root and Recovery + ClockworkMod v2.5.5 for RFS (optional)
5) Perform a backup, in clockworkmod (optional)
6) Install a custom ROM (optional)
7) Install all of your apps and enjoy a fully functional GPS
Calibrate your battery by following this thread (I suggest the second or third option)
I suggest to not restore apps from a previous flash. It might cause some issues. If you do encounter any issues, at least you won't have that to blame for it.
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Dont take this wrong but you are compelty incorrect. that particluar "old solution" was for the early test versions of eb13 froyo which had other different GPS issues from the cache issue. EB13 was actually fixed and had perfect GPS by the time of its official OTA.
What users (and Sprint advanced device) are seeing is a return of the assistance cache issue. All that flashing etc is obviously clearing the assistance cache which is why you had a problem and don't see it yet.

aero1 said:
Dont take this wrong but you are compelty incorrect. that particluar "old solution" was for the early test versions of eb13 froyo which had other different GPS issues from the cache issue. EB13 was actually fixed and had perfect GPS by the time of its official OTA.
What users (and Sprint advanced device) are seeing is a return of the assistance cache issue. All that flashing etc is obviously clearing the assistance cache which is why you had a problem and don't see it yet.
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You sir are incorrect. This fix was actually from DK28 (pre EB13). It has fixed my GPS. Perhaps your GPS has had no issues. If so, I am very happy for you. I never had problems with EB13. I did with DK28 and fixed it with this (while many others were still bumbling around and wishing for the official Froyo because they were scared to use a beta). Afterward my DK28 had perfect GPS. I also did with EC05. Others have had issues with EC05, as well. The problems seem to be from the same cache problem that DK28 had. If not, then this would not have solved the issues. I now get lock on satellites all the time and have accuracy of 1-2 meters.
I followed the steps over 4 days ago so, your theory on clearing the assistance cache does not apply.

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This was after over 9 hours uptime. The lock took 2 seconds for the first satellite and full lock on all within 10 seconds. Use of wireless networks disabled. This was not possible before following the steps in the OP. Previously, I was unable to get a lock after 3-5hours uptime. I would have had to reboot.
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buggerritt said:
You sir are incorrect. This fix was actually from DK28 (pre EB13). I.
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OMG you are posting a copy of my fix from Sept and don;t even realize it!

aero1 said:
OMG you are posting a copy of my fix from Sept and don;t even realize it!
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Please link me to your original fix. I would love to give you the credit for fixing my GPS, instead of ahmgsk, if yours is the original one. If you are the original poster, I find it very silly for you to deny that it fixes EC05 GPS issues, too. It does, indeed.
But, if you are referring to this thread, where your OP states:
"TESTED AND FUNCTIONING WORKAROUND:
Enter GPS debug/settings application by typing *#1472365#
click "Setup" tab
click "position mode"
Click "starting mode
Enable "Cold Start"
Back out.
Epic GPS will now call on data network for fresh valid ephemeris and almanac at every programing invocation of GPS and aGPS fixes will be very fast (usually less than 10 seconds)."
then, it is not the entire workaround. It doesn't mention anything about locking on satellites in each startup mode. It doesn't mention locking on satellites in any mode, as a matter of fact. It also doesn't mention anything about flashing any updates after the workaround. I hope your upcoming link, to the complete workaround that actually works, will shed some light as to who I truly owe my thanks and appreciation for. If it is you, then I will applaud you with a plethora of golf claps.

Hey there
I wasn't able to find whether the person you asked to do a nandroid restore; after Odin to DI18 steps to fix the GPS issue you were able to clear up.
Just today I have experienced what you describe. I've never had anything more than 4 minutes MAX to lock. I just tested and it didn't lock after 10 minutes.
Anyhow, did they restore or just do everything as stated in the OP??
Thanks!!

Well now that I see results I will forsure have to try now

jdelano said:
Hey there
I wasn't able to find whether the person you asked to do a nandroid restore; after Odin to DI18 steps to fix the GPS issue you were able to clear up.
Just today I have experienced what you describe. I've never had anything more than 4 minutes MAX to lock. I just tested and it didn't lock after 10 minutes.
Anyhow, did they restore or just do everything as stated in the OP??
Thanks!!
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Here is how the conversation went:
(fnordsnafu replied to what I asked carnivalrejectq)
buggerritt said:
Perhaps, you could do us both and others a favor, then. This would be an experiment. You could create a nandroid backup, perform steps 1-4, flash midNIGHT 5.2, and perform a complete restore and see if that will also fix it. the worst case scenario would be that you are right back where you are, now. It might actually fix it and you could help others with that bit of experience. It's up to you, of course. I know it is a lot to ask, since it takes time and there is no guarantee.
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(11th April 2011, 11:30 PM)
fnordsnafu said:
I actually just did this. So far so good. I will keep testing to see if I get a lock over the next several hours and then days. Fingers crossed that this worked. Uber tired of the GPS issue.
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buggerritt said:
Thanks for giving it a go. I hope it does work. There were no promises for it, with restore.
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(12th April 2011, 09:46 AM)
fnordsnafu said:
So far so good. Got a lock within 2 or so seconds and a full 12/12 within 10 seconds and I'm inside. A definite success so far. Will continue to update.
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buggerritt said:
If it still works after 8 hours of uptime, I'd say you have a winner
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buggerritt said:
What are your findings, now, after so many hours of uptime?
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(12th April 2011, 07:16 PM)
fnordsnafu said:
It's still going strong. Fast, solid fix every time. Very, very happy. Thanks sooooo much!
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There are still no guarantees but, restore worked for this user.
BTW, mine is still going strong and it has been a week running. I always get lock within 2 seconds and always get 10-12 satellites within 10 seconds. Within 15-20 seconds, accuracy improves to 1 meter. This happens every time, whether I have just swapped my battery or if I've got 18 hours uptime. It makes no difference and I don't have to clear cached GPS data or download GPS assistance data. It just works every time all the time.

Anon9mouz said:
Well now that I see results I will forsure have to try now
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I hope it works for you, too. Please post your results.

Well like I said in the Midnight thread, I never had an issue with gps other than it taking forever to lock. After doing this I'm locked in in about 5 to 10 seconds at or around 20 to 30 meters. Its only a few seconds after that I'm locked at 9 to 10 meters. This work around has my vote of helping get a faster lock. I can't comment of any other results becuz as I stated my only issue was wait time with locking but now I'm locked in in no more than 15 seconds. That is faster than any. Gps lock I've ever gotten on this phone and I've had it since it came out. Thanks for this one once again.
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That's good enough for me.

First of all, I appreciate this thread, the OP, and all of the suggestions listed here.
Unfortunately, I just thought I'd mention that I tried this fix [using the restore method], and GPS continued to crap out on me after a day or so--by which I mean it would become completely nonfunctional, without even an icon showing in the notification bar.
I am currently trying the "GPS crash" fix that was added to the following thread yesterday:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029152
I'm hopeful about this one, as the explanation behind it seems pretty well-reasoned and thought out.
Hopefully the fix in this post will continue to help people, but I'm going on record as saying it didn't work for me.

Cash Machine said:
Hopefully the fix in this post will continue to help people, but I'm going on record as saying it didn't work for me.
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The two are complementary. The crash fix should be tried first since that's well-investigated problem at this point. If you continue to have GPS issues (icon comes up, but can't find satellites after 5 hours of uptime), it's possible this method may help. We're still not quite certain what it does exactly, likely changes something in the baseband NVRAM, but beyond its only known that it does help some folks.

Also, the restore method is not suggested, it worked for a couple people but, generally restores have a tendency to restore problems, as well as everything else.
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9 hours of uptime is not long enough for the original problem to show.

Sweet Chiid Of Mine Q&A Thread

In an effort to keep SCOMs dev thread clean and streamlined please post all of your questions here.
Thanks

No luck with your suggestion hechoen. Running GR again (even though I did that before this flash) and will reflash. Checked the MD5 and that's good.

im still experiencing lagging with scrolling. i did gremlin remover then flashed ROM and it was smooth, but when i rebooted the phone, it started lagging with scroling again. if i do a factory reset from CWM, do i have to reflash the ROM or just reboot after the do the factory reset?

native
Just reboot. I'm running into some issues as well. It seems to only happen after I power down and reboot. Very odd. So factory resest from CWM, reboot and play with the phone. Don't restore any apps yet. If it seems smooth reboot the phone. Let me know whether the lag reappears after the second reboot.

hechoen said:
native
Just reboot. I'm running into some issues as well. It seems to only happen after I power down and reboot. Very odd. So factory resest from CWM, reboot and play with the phone. Don't restore any apps yet. If it seems smooth reboot the phone. Let me know whether the lag reappears after the second reboot.
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i already restored the apps at the beginning with TB and it was smooth, but after the reboot, it started lagging with scrolling again.

Kyndig66 said:
No luck with your suggestion hechoen. Running GR again (even though I did that before this flash) and will reflash. Checked the MD5 and that's good.
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That's what worked for me. One other thing that I think has worked for some on other ROMs with this issue is to turn on bluetooth and while it's doing it's thing reboot the phone. If that doesn't work get a log to erikmm and he'll let you know what else to try.

hechoen said:
That's what worked for me. One other thing that I think has worked for some on other ROMs with this issue is to turn on bluetooth and while it's doing it's thing reboot the phone. If that doesn't work get a log to erikmm and he'll let you know what else to try.
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Tried that before posting my Q in the SCOM thread. Tried a myriad of combinations also. It used to be a problem for a lot of people at one time. It never occurred with vb final fixed or unnamed. If this next go doesn't work, I'll get a log.

native
I'm having the same thing happen. After second reboot laggy and super unresponsive. If someone else running this wants to reboot and see if they pick up lag as well it would be appreciated. If no one else is having this issue it has to be one of the apps that we are restoring causing it. I'm still trying to figure it out myself.

hechoen said:
Where do you get this stuff? I've reset from inside the OS on plenty of occasions and never had anything bad happen. My next suggestion to native if this doesn't work was gonna be to factory reset it from inside the phone.
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Every phone I have had the devs state to never do a factory reset from the setting menu. My last phone there was many people with broken phones because they used the privacy menu reset. I dunno I just prefer not to waste 300bucks wiping data improperly. I also would hate to see somebody post doing it broke their phone.
If you can safely wipe data from the privacy menu then I stand corrected.

Kyndig66 said:
Tried that before posting my Q in the SCOM thread. Tried a myriad of combinations also. It used to be a problem for a lot of people at one time. It never occurred with vb final fixed or unnamed. If this next go doesn't work, I'll get a log.
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I just tried bluetooth with wifi on and it hung on turning on. Rebooted and it worked. Both wifi and bluetooth. Now if I can figure out why restoring and rebooting is causing lag I'll be really happy.

just had my first reboot and its lagging again. the reboot happened by itself

hechoen said:
I just tried bluetooth with wifi on and it hung on turning on. Rebooted and it worked. Both wifi and bluetooth. Now if I can figure out why restoring and rebooting is causing lag I'll be really happy.
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Wierd. Im lagging also and i havent restored anything. Only apps i installed are log this and xda. Working on logs for eric.
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hechoen said:
Now if I can figure out why restoring and rebooting is causing lag I'll be really happy.
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What method are you using to restore?
When I updated to unamed v2 I had three reboots after restoring some apps. I wiped reflashed and installed them one at a time until it rebooted. Then removed that app and continued. No reboots. So I wiped ran gremlin remover. Flashed again installed the offending app. No reboots. I installed the app prior to the offending one and bam reboot. Come to find out the issue was created by a update to the two apps not properly updating. I did a fresh install from the market and have had no problems.

Anybody having issues with little to no volume in calls? I have tried data/factory reset from cwm and also fixed permissions.
FYI, I just flashed the rom again to see if that will fix it. soaking in now.

OK so here's what I've come up with to fix the lag issue for me. Flashed the rc2 kernel and lag is gone. I've rebooted a number of times to make sure this is the case and every time quad runs at full FPS. I've restored all my apps with TB and have this running perfectly smooth. So a guess would be something with the new kernel or SuperSU. Again this is a guess. But if you want to run SCOM V3 lag free and have TB restore all your stuff for now reflash the RC2 kernel.
EDIT: Scratch that theory. Lag is back. I should have never doubted are kernel devs. For those of you getting logs that use ADB here's a great guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378491
This may work in terminal emulator as well. I'm short on time today so I'm going to reflash and not reboot anymore! Just hang in there and it will get figured out.

Thanks for the info on the Kernel being the possible culprit.

Sorry about all the problems guys but im running v3 no lag but im checking on it still
for bluetooth issue raver just told me to try turn bluetooth on and reboot phone
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check it out just reflashed and got both to turn on ok
and no lag after 3 reboots

erikmm said:
check it out just reflashed and got both to turn on ok
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Not sure why, and I don't care why, but both bt and wifi are working concurrently for me after the 3.5 flash. The bt device doesn't connect unless i go into bluetooth setting and press the paired device, which is fine. Thanks erik!
Edit: Device connects like usual now. Guess I didn't wait long enough.

v3.5 installed
Downloaded and installed v3.5 on my phone last night. All functions seem normal and working great. I have OC'd to 1.3 and have no issues with battery temp.
If I may, Erik has been especially patient and extremely helpful. I did have an issue with a previous version of SCOM and he was readily available and willing to help out. It is very comforting to know that as some great dev's leave the SGS4G community some other good/great dev's are coming in to fill the void. Erik, I appreciate your hard work and your ROM reflects your passion and hard work. You ROCK!

After a horrific 15 hour period of pulling my hair out, I finally got my phone out of a hardbrick apparently initiated by installing Sweet Child O Mine v3.5. Here's how I got there:
1. When flashing SCOM v3 (following OP precisely), the phone randomly rebooted (around 90% of Aroma installation).
2. When attempting to flash again, Aroma Installer gave a warning saying it did not recognize my phone as a SGS4G. I clicked the checkbox and installed anyway. ROM worked.
3. When trying to upgrade to SCOM v3.5 late last night, I wiped all data and flashed. Got the same warning as before. This time, didn't install.
4. Tried using Gremlin 1-Click before attempting again... Kept getting stuck on factoryfs.rfs. Had to pull the battery multiple times to try to get it to work, but eventually it caught.
5. Tried flashing SCOM v3.5 again... crapped out before Aroma Installer could finish. I started again, got the unrecognized device warning again.
6. Went back to Gremlin 1-Click again... this time, could not get it to catch! Phone was stuck in softbrick.
7. After multiple attempts, decided to try Heimdall 1-Click, to no avail. Checked off "flash bootloaders" and after 3rd attempt, phone went hardbrick (screen wouldn't turn on no matter what I did).
Stayed up until 5 am trying to fix it, but put it aside to work on it again today. Here's how I finally fixed it:
1. Found RaverX3X's 1-Click somewhere on the forums... removed CWM and put me back on Samsung Utils
2. Downloaded all the files from FB's GB Ext4 starter pack page.
3. Managed to get the phone to yellow triangle by: Pulling and replacing battery->Holding Vol + and Vol - ->Inserting USB
4. Ran Odin as Admin, but had to use a different cable and port to get computer to see the phone
5. Finally back on stock KJ6.
Hopefully all that info above will help someone in trouble like I was.
Now I have a new problem: I want to flash SCOM v3.5 again, but I'm afraid of getting soft/hard-bricked again!
To be honest, I dislike the color scheme and the mismatched icon set in SCOM, but it has two things going for it:
1. Smooth as butter (surprisingly, smoother than RaverX3X's VB final for me)
2. Battery life when NOT using phone is amazing (left the phone for a few hours yesterday, didn't move a single percent). The battery drains fairly quickly when phone is in use, however.
So, how do I instally SCOM v3.5 without falling into the same problems? Or, alternately, what other ROM is comparable in terms of smoothness and idle battery life?

[Q] Screenlock not working?

Hey all,
first of all I would like to say thank you for all for the great job you do in here. It's really awesome I don't have to depend on mobile carrier companies (who always a year late with updates ) and i can take care of my phone myself.
The reason I'm posting here is a problem what I can simply cannot resolve, however i search over the forums.
My problem is lockscreen / screenlock simply not working. Its working on 2.3.6. but not on 4.0.4, I did try I9103XXLQ7 as it is originaly and with flashed over with MAZEL's great rom but no luck. Also i flashed I9103XXLQ9 and tried and after screen lock not worked here either i flashed over BlueBerry ROM 2.1a, but again, no luck. I always do factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache still, simply not working.
I did try other locker softwares like holo locker and go locker but I came across a very interesting problem with them, they work fine until my morning alarm would start since somehow the 3rd party locker softwares blocking the alarm clock to start. Simply nothing happening, no wake up sound no light nothing until I touch the phone then suddenly it wakes up. It's not a good way, i get late from work a few times of because of this problem not to mention i miss the snooze option
Can anyone help me please and let me know if this a factory software issue and if it is how to get over it (even with 3rd party software which is not affecting the alarm clock)?
I live in Hungary, got this phone from a friend.
Thanks for everyone and sorry if this was posted elsewhere, i was searching but did not found.

Did you look into Settings->Security->Screen Lock? (I'm not sure if this is that option on stock ICS, but it should be.) Maybe it's set to 'None'. It should not be set to none if you always wipe data.

Adam77Root said:
Did you look into Settings->Security->Screen Lock? (I'm not sure if this is that option on stock ICS, but it should be.) Maybe it's set to 'None'. It should not be set to none if you always wipe data.
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yeah, i did check there, i can set anything still nothing happens, if i set pin or pattern or even password it will be still nothing asked when closed and opened the phone.
If i set for example PIN and i lock the phone with button and open it again still no pin pass asked (immediatelly goes to home screen) but when i go to settings / security the default setting shown is pin... its like totally ignore anything i set
I did try to set none the reboot then set pin then reboot, same results... also same results with even and pattern security.

应该是软件冲突了。你把锁屏软件的都卸载了。然后在锁屏里从新设置试试。我以前也碰到过，

This guy is saying that "I've come across, this Should be a software conflict. You uninstall software lock screen. Try and set new lock screen."

Maybe..
Go back to Stock GB.
Then reflash your phone to stock ICS??
Tried this??
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mj.vikram said:
This guy is saying that "I've come across, this Should be a software conflict. You uninstall software lock screen. Try and set new lock screen."
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Ty for translate the strange is even a full clean 4.0.4 install has no working screen lock so i dont really know what to uninstall then.

DeepankarS said:
Maybe..
Go back to Stock GB.
Then reflash your phone to stock ICS??
Tried this??
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yeah, did try, on GB it's working fine...the strange thing is when is reflash GB it starts with the usual welcome screen (flashing GB with odin) set up account etc etc. but when i flash ICS (even after factory reset/cache wipe) it starts the system without the usual start screen... no welcome set you google acc or anything (i flash ICS in Odin too). somehow i got the idea it has something to do with the screen lock.
But is there any cleaner install then flash with ODIN? or should i try other factory FW to flash?

No. Use Odin v1.85
Maybe you should try downloading the STOCK ICS again.
Buddy try XWLP2 POLAND stock rom. As it is one of the latest and most stable stock ics rom with some bugs being corrected.
Our buddy kataria.vikesh has made a thread regarding this too "FROM WHERE TO DOWNLOAD" AND "HOW TO FLASH"
Maybe it will help.
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DeepankarS said:
No. Use Odin v1.85
Maybe you should try downloading the STOCK ICS again.
Buddy try XWLP2 POLAND stock rom. As it is one of the latest and most stable stock ics rom with some bugs being corrected.
Our buddy kataria.vikesh has made a thread regarding this too "FROM WHERE TO DOWNLOAD" AND "HOW TO FLASH"
Maybe it will help.
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[FAQ][GUIDE] "How to Flash" & "From where to Download"
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Thanks for everyone for the tips. I did flash XWLP2 yesterday, the screenlock situation is the same (no mather what i set, not working) however the 3rd party locker apps seems to work now. I did try a few times and it looks the alarm can work together with the locker app so at the moment it looks like the problem is at solved to a level where I can live with it
I do continue to experiment, strange no one came accross this problem. Also interesting and don't know why happening, there is no welcome screen at fresh install at ICS and I think that is part of the problem. It starts and GB and there the lock working fine. On ICS the system just loading like it was loaded before or something.

dodoka313 said:
Thanks for everyone for the tips. I did flash XWLP2 yesterday, the screenlock situation is the same (no mather what i set, not working) however the 3rd party locker apps seems to work now. I did try a few times and it looks the alarm can work together with the locker app so at the moment it looks like the problem is at solved to a level where I can live with it
I do continue to experiment, strange no one came accross this problem. Also interesting and don't know why happening, there is no welcome screen at fresh install at ICS and I think that is part of the problem. It starts and GB and there the lock working fine. On ICS the system just loading like it was loaded before or something.
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Still not working 100% but i'm getting there one thing came to my mind, is there any ICS firmware with .pit and other files? i just use md5 file in pda at Odin, maybe thats causing the problem (which doesn't make sense since the GB software is md5 too but im desperate to find a solution).
I do found flasher+pit file in sammobile, odin 1.87 and a pit file was in the package but not sure I can use .pit and md5 file without the modem and csc...
Lock screen working (go locker now) but still the alarm clock not always working or if it does start few minutes +- as set and snooze not working at 50% of the time..

Buddy pit files are for advanced users who want to play around with their partition table. It could mess up your partitions if you don't know what you are doing. Be careful.

The-Droidster said:
Buddy pit files are for advanced users who want to play around with their partition table. It could mess up your partitions if you don't know what you are doing. Be careful.
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Yes buddy, I did that with my Samsung Galaxy 3 aka apollo (indian version with i5801 like i9103 for R). I have changed it with Europe's Galaxy 3 ( i5800). Hence my warranty void for life time.

Buddy go to the SSC then.
They will solve this problem for sure
Only if your phone is still under warranty
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what is it happen ?
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what is the slove choice

Software Upgrade - S4 GPE - Android 5.1 LMY470.S008

I just received a notification of a system update for my Galaxy S4 i337M (Bell) running Danvdh's Google Play Edition ROM. It states...
This software will upgrade your Samsung GS4 Google Play Edition to Android 5.1 ( LMY470.S008), which address the security vulnerability. To apply this update you must have at least 500MB free on your device
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I googled around but have not seen any information regarding the S4 GPE receiving Android 5.1
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Do not attempt to install this update, it will soft-brick your device
A working GPE ROM is released, see here

Android 5.1 - Which Address the security vunerability[sic]
I got this update as well. Curious to know if its authentic and if it will have any effect on my ROM if I install?

TheFirstEskimo said:
I got this update as well. Curious to know if its authentic and if it will have any effect on my ROM if I install?
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I just got this update, too. I actually have the GPE S4, but I'm using SamuraiHL's Lollipop image and I've rooted it to remap a hardware key and install a couple of root-only apps.
Assuming this is legit, which I'm guessing it is at this point, can I install it while I have root?
It seems like installing this on a non-GPE phone would be a bad idea, but I'd wait till a dev weighs in on that question.

I got this too on M-919 on Muniz_ri's gpe rom. I will upload the update..zip once I get some WiFi.

I wanted to ask about how to install this update . I clicked the Restart and Install button and it went to recovery. Do i have to flash the downloaded file? or is that it?

Arslan-Ahmed said:
I wanted to ask about how to install this update . I clicked the Restart and Install button and it went to recovery. Do i have to flash the downloaded file? or is that it?
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The stock recovery would have installed this automatically. I am not sure if the custom recoveries can do it.
AFAIK after you reboot it will still be the old rom and you might have to manually flash it.

Please upload when you get the chance
violentmagician said:
I got this too on M-919 on Muniz_ri's gpe rom. I will upload the update..zip once I get some WiFi.
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My s4 is currently stuck on the boot animation. I tried wiping the cache and then wiping data/factory reset and i still have the same problem. Been stuck for hours on the boot animation. Please upload the update so I can try reflashing. Thank you.
Will
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Or if someone can run aLogcat and view the actual link where they downloaded the OTA file. It should look something like the following:
I/system_update( 2620): [676,200,13946686,<http>android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/global_samsung_i9505g/******************.zip]

blurv89 said:
My s4 is currently stuck on the boot animation. I tried wiping the cache and then wiping data/factory reset and i still have the same problem. Been stuck for hours on the boot animation. Please upload the update so I can try reflashing. Thank you.
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I am sorry for the delay. I was leaving for work when this update hit. I will upload in a couple of hours at lunch time.
PS. Can someone recommend a good file host for this?

blurv89 said:
My s4 is currently stuck on the boot animation. I tried wiping the cache and then wiping data/factory reset and i still have the same problem. Been stuck for hours on the boot animation. Please upload the update so I can try reflashing. Thank you.
Will
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Or if someone can run aLogcat and view the actual link where they downloaded the OTA file. It should look something like the following:
I/system_update( 2620): [676,200,13946686,<http>android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/global_samsung_i9505g/******************.zip]
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This happened to me last night too. The update took almost 30 minutes to apply, and then I was stuck on the flying dots after a reboot. Clearing cache and factory reset did nothing. I eventually resorted to digging up the previous stock image and dropping it back on via Odin. Let me know if a second attempt works for you. Tempted to move on to a custom rom, now that I'm fresh off of a factory reset.

ngeran said:
This happened to me last night too. The update took almost 30 minutes to apply, and then I was stuck on the flying dots after a reboot. Clearing cache and factory reset did nothing. I eventually resorted to digging up the previous stock image and dropping it back on via Odin. Let me know if a second attempt works for you. Tempted to move on to a custom rom, now that I'm fresh off of a factory reset.
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On what device model?
Five stars on the attempt! :good:

ngeran said:
This happened to me last night too. The update took almost 30 minutes to apply, and then I was stuck on the flying dots after a reboot. Clearing cache and factory reset did nothing. I eventually resorted to digging up the previous stock image and dropping it back on via Odin. Let me know if a second attempt works for you. Tempted to move on to a custom rom, now that I'm fresh off of a factory reset.
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Anychance you have a link to the stock image?

Goresplasher said:
On what device model?
Five stars on the attempt! :good:
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GT-I9505G. S4 GPE purchased straight from Google a couple years ago. It had been running nothing but stock, OTA-delivered images until I had to reload last night, so I was really shocked to run into a soft brick with an OTA update.
I may have been running a bit close to the required 500MB free on my device prior to the upgrade. I didn't check, and I figured if I didn't have enough room, it would tell me.
I see on another thread that there's now an Odin-compatible image of the upgrade available, so I may give that a shot myself later, if I have the time. Worst case scenario is I have a repeat of last night, and another long morning of app synchronization.
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Anychance you have a link to the stock image?
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Disclaimer: I didn't use the image from the forums here. I found it elsewhere, but due to my noob-ness, I can't post the external link. So... I haven't tried either of these, but I have to imagine the 5.0 image is exactly (more or less) what I put back on my phone last night.
5.0 Stock (equivalent to previous OTA image):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505g-develop/odin-5-0-0-i9505gueudnl3-restore-t2971638
5.1 Stock (equivalent to OTA-pushed image):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505g-develop/odin-5-1-i9505gueudoh2-restore-t3198093
Odin's interface is a little imposing, but really not difficult if you follow the directions to the letter.

OTA Update.zip link
Sorry for the delay. Here is the link to the update.zip
Sorry cannot post a link directly.
https: //www .dropbox .com /s/52724w0ui3ie4wb /LMY470.S008.zip?dl=0

Has anyone has any luck with the OTA working for them?
Before I go and flash this onto my M-919 (T-Mobile i9500/9505 I'm still not sure which hardware I have under the hood...) Thus I would really like to know if anyone has had any luck with this other than to have their device go into 'Spinning Dots Mode...'
Thanks in advance,
Jeff Means

Was able to reflash via odin the stock image on the i9505g xda thread. I am now running 5.1 on my s4 GPE.

Same Boat
Hey,
I'm in the same situation, but have not proceeded with the install.
Is it recommended to install the update? Or do I wait for the ROM to provide an update (which would presumably perform the same update)?
Thanks.

Failed Update
I tried to do the update by dropping the zip file on my sd card and installing from TWR but the installed failed right away. It looks like I'll just be ignoring this system notification 20 times a day for a while

I just uploaded the upload.zip yesterday. I will experiment with it tonight to try and get it to a working rom since this is my daily driver.
I will post a guide if I manage to get it working for me.

I also receive an error when updating with the OTA update. Also the one uploaded here didn't help.
The error message I receive is "/system/bin/ddexe" has unexpected contents E: Error in /cache/update.zip (Status 7).
Does anyone have any suggestions? Would using ODIN maybe solve the problem?
http: //s16.postimg.org/sns0y03qd/IMG_20150911_225016.jpg

I also have this update nag since yesterday, im running Kangapop V. 2.5 so i have yet to even try installing this.
But also phone keeps saying the "Restart" as it will automatically install? Is this true? Dont want to brick this phone if it can be avoided.
Thanks

S6 Bugs After Marshmallow Update

yesterday i update from 5.0 to 6.0 marshmallow.
the worse update ever i install on my galaxy s6 dual. i have s6 dual from UAE. i was working perfect before marshmallow update.
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1) wifi connection lost when "power saving mode" is on. and screen turns off. As this problem was not coming in 5.0. when i turn off "power saving mode" , there is no connection lost even screen turn off. so something wrong with "power saving mode".
i already google it and find some solutions but same problem.
2) not a single gesture feature is working for me after marshmallow update even they are all turned on. before these were working fine.
please help me to solve these problems.
Thanks

After updating my s6 to marshmallow here in the UK my phone is running a lot better than on lollipop with no bugs and better battery. Maybe it hasn't installed correctly on your phone. I would suggest reinstalling and wiping the cache partition.
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N4U11SY said:
After updating my s6 to marshmallow here in the UK my phone is running a lot better than on lollipop with no bugs and better battery. Maybe it hasn't installed correctly on your phone. I would suggest reinstalling and wiping the cache partition.
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How to reinstall that update and wiping cache will delete my data / installed apps ???

moazzamali said:
How to reinstall that update and wiping cache will delete my data / installed apps ???
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Yes it will delete apps and data. What I done was downloaded smart switch on my pc backed up apps and data to pc via smart switch l. When I reset my phone I just downloaded the smart switch app and restored all my apps. Also back up samsung account under back up and reset in settings. This will get you all your messages etc when you restore your phone after reinstalling.
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Been reading that some people to seem to be encountering different bugs with marshmallow. I haven't come across any myself yet but have noticed better battery drain when phone is asleep.
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To wipe data to factory settings.
1. Turn off phone
2. Hold down power button, volume up, and home button at same time.
3. When you see blue screen release.
4. Use volume keys to scroll up and down and select factory data reset using the power key
5. Download smart switch
6. Restore all apps and data
Wiping cache partition is the same process and will not delete any data.
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odin write
hi
when i flash new rom in odin write
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
this is good or bad

Mobile data toggle disappeared

Hello,
I have a Galaxy S6 Dual from UAE and experience the same problems after updating to marshmallow. It is a nightmare.
Did you solve them?
Guillaume.

I have a Galaxy S6 Dual, and my brother has a regular Galaxy S6 - his is stock UK/Ireland, mine is a grey import from Africa.
We're both having the same issue on mobile data, whereby randomly the data stops working, even though the 4G icon is still there - the upload arrow pulses on and off, but the download arrow stays off. The only solution apart from a reboot is to put the phone into flight mode and back off flight mode again. Toggling Mobile Data does not work.
We're both on different mobile networks too, his is on O2/3 Ireland, mine is on 3 UK :-\

Try to reset your phone, cuz I'm running it perfectly
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pedramzareai said:
hi
when i flash new rom in odin write
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
this is good or bad
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It's normal.

Hai
I am using galaxy s6.i just upgraded to 6.0.1 and my finger print scanner is not working ita say its not dry
As i brought the phon form saudi samsung customer care in india doesn't provide any help
Please help me
They sad me to reinstall marshmallow!!
But how??

No IOS Camera feature available after update.

after last update in April i cant check for software update.I cant tap on manually update and i shows only last check for update is 19/04.is any one with that problem?

rafansal said:
Hai
I am using galaxy s6.i just upgraded to 6.0.1 and my finger print scanner is not working ita say its not dry
As i brought the phon form saudi samsung customer care in india doesn't provide any help
Please help me
They sad me to reinstall marshmallow!!
But how??
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Flash through Odin you can grab it from SamMobile or you can use the emergency recovery on Smart Switch it requires your S/N and phone model.
The S/N can be found on the phone's box, read carefully.
And if you use Smart Switch it will install the latest firmware which is Marshmallow (Android 6), don't worry it's the OTA update but using Smart Switch instead.
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