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[Q] Still have Bullet Kernel even when i unrooted back?

So i unrooted my phone back to stock and the funny thing is i dont have the stock kernel. i still have the bullet kernel.
What happened?
How can i fix it?

How did you unroot it? Sounds like you just flash the rom, you need to flash the stock kernel too. You also need to flash stock recovery
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kernerl
i went into recovery and wiped data and then installed zip. SGH-T989-UnRoot_ROM_Zedomax. ..
now i cant update to 2.3.6

you can install the .tar file thru odin. that will give you the stock kernel back

littleshort said:
So i unrooted my phone back to stock and the funny thing is i dont have the stock kernel. i still have the bullet kernel.
What happened?
How can i fix it?
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View attachment SGH-T989-Stock-UVKL1.tar
this what i used simply put it into odin

littleshort said:
i went into recovery and wiped data and then installed zip. SGH-T989-UnRoot_ROM_Zedomax. ..
now i cant update to 2.3.6
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you need stock recovery to do OTA updates. that file only gives you the ROM
I believe you can update through kies too, or flash one through odin.
but the safest way to do OTA update is to have stock everything (rom, recovery, kernel)
there are people who seem to have done the ota update even with some custom stuff.. but not recommended

thanks for the kernel...
now my computer or kies is not reading the phone. :$

how did you go bout installing it?
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this should be your guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311229&highlight=stock+kernel

Help 4.4 bootloader downgrade

I made a mistake, I installed the ROM [ ROM] [TouchWiz 4.4.2] *eZKAT*, then flashed with the patch wifi, as it not to work I returned to my previous ROM DN3 v3.2 but since I do not have IMEI anymore.
I have even to flasher with official ROM but anything makes for it, always not of baseband.
Official ROM used:
N7105XXDMB6_N7105XEFDMB3_N7105XXDMB1_HO ME.tar.md5 and N7105XXALJ5
How can't get my imei ?

You made a backup of your EFS.
If you didn't then it will be really hard to restore your own IMEI. You shouldn't try to revert back your bootloader.
Give more info what you did exactly?
Which bootloader have dn3 rom?
Here's the correct way to do things
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755247
Read the #4 reply.
Sent from my GT-N7100

note2nooby said:
You made a backup of your EFS.
If you didn't then it will be really hard to restore your own IMEI. You shouldn't try to revert back your bootloader.
Give more info what you did exactly?
Which bootloader have dn3 rom?
Here's the correct way to do things
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755247
Read the #4 reply.
Sent from my GT-N7100
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For my EFS i have a backup done with TWRP.
My phone: n7105 LTE
when i was DN3 and before flash [ROM][TouchWiz 4.4.2] *eZKAT*, i have 4.1.2 bootloader.
baseband : N7105XXUEMJ9
bootloader : N7105XXDMA5
OK what i do, well first i flashed eZKAT and flash wifi patch (because wifi don't work and after still don't)
Then reboot and see that i lost my IMEI
Then i tryed to flash 4.1.2 rom stock and restore EFS with TWRP, but not work still no IMEI
Finaly i restore my DN3 4.3 v3.2 from TWRP and have
now no baseband
bootloader: N7105XXDMB6
Now i don't no what is my bootloader

There is an app phone info samsung on the play store. Get it and check . here are many threads started by user who tried to restore their IMEI. Try to search in the forum you will find many useful info.
And you have your backup so it should not be so bad. Me I m not rooted stock so I'm not so qualified to guide you. Search the forum.
Sent from my GT-N7100

jkd said:
I made a mistake, I installed the ROM [ ROM] [TouchWiz 4.4.2] *eZKAT*, then flashed with the patch wifi, as it not to work I returned to my previous ROM DN3 v3.2 but since I do not have IMEI anymore.
I have even to flasher with official ROM but anything makes for it, always not of baseband.
Official ROM used:
N7105XXDMB6_N7105XEFDMB3_N7105XXDMB1_HO ME.tar.md5 and N7105XXALJ5
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How can't get my imei ?
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first of all go to sammobile and get 4.3 stock rom for your region. Then boot into recovery and wipe everything. Then flash the stock rom u downloaded via odin.if you have not flashed the ezkat rom via odin. Then this will solve your problem. Most probably you would have flashed the ezkat rom via recovery so its no big deal as flashimg via recovery does not change your bootloader. So go flash a stock rom 4.3 version via odin.it should silve your problem if it still exist then root your phone(after flashing stock 4.3 rom via odin) then get twrp recovery and try restoring your efs.good lu k

mohit141785 said:
first of all go to sammobile and get 4.3 stock rom for your region. Then boot into recovery and wipe everything. Then flash the stock rom u downloaded via odin.if you have not flashed the ezkat rom via odin. Then this will solve your problem. Most probably you would have flashed the ezkat rom via recovery so its no big deal as flashimg via recovery does not change your bootloader. So go flash a stock rom 4.3 version via odin.it should silve your problem if it still exist then root your phone(after flashing stock 4.3 rom via odin) then get twrp recovery and try restoring your efs.good lu k
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i flash the wifi patch via odin
i just flash 4.3 stock rom but still no IMEI

Did you flash stock via odin? Try restoring efs backup.
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Did u make a titanium backup when you were on dn3 rom. If yes then you can restore your dn3 rom and restore titanium backup( both system and user apps) and if nothing works then probably just flash stock rom dont root it and take it to service center.

mohit141785 said:
Did you flash stock via odin? Try restoring efs backup.
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Did u make a titanium backup when you were on dn3 rom. If yes then you can restore your dn3 rom and restore titanium backup( both system and user apps) and if nothing works then probably just flash stock rom dont root it and take it to service center.
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I flash stock via odin
install TWRP via odin and restored EFS but still no IMEI
Maybe try 4.4 rom stock !!??

Yes you can try. Which boot loader you are on now
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Also if you want to flash 4.4 then dont flash stock first. My advice would be to first flash any aosp rom 4.4 via recovery( after full wipe offcourse) then again try restoring your efs
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If even then problem persists then download stock 4.4 rom for your region from sammobile and flash via odin

mohit141785 said:
Yes you can try. Which boot loader you are on now
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Also if you want to flash 4.4 then dont flash stock first. My advice would be to first flash any aosp rom 4.4 via recovery( after full wipe offcourse) then again try restoring your efs
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If even then problem persists then download stock 4.4 rom for your region from sammobile and flash via odin
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no baseband
bootloader version: N7105XXUEMK9
there is no 4.4 for my region
i try to flash again

Well first of all the patch is for tmobile dude.
Just odin to stock and start over
Sent from my NoteII

eZdubzitmk4 said:
Well first of all the patch is for tmobile dude.
Just odin to stock and start over
Sent from my NoteII
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How just odin to stock and start over, i flash stock 4.3 via odin and don't work still no IMEI
Need to flash 4.4 stock via odin ?

jkd said:
How just odin to stock and start over, i flash stock 4.3 via odin and don't work still no IMEI
Need to flash 4.4 stock via odin ?
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Well since your 7105 I would just odin the official 4.4 update
Sent from my NoteII

eZdubzitmk4 said:
Well since your 7105 I would just odin the official 4.4 update
Sent from my NoteII
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then i need to flash N7105XXUFND3_N7105NEEFND3_N7105XXUFND3_HOME.tar.md5 via odin ?

jkd said:
I made a mistake, I installed the ROM [ ROM] [TouchWiz 4.4.2] *eZKAT*, then flashed with the patch wifi, as it not to work I returned to my previous ROM DN3 v3.2 but since I do not have IMEI anymore.
I have even to flasher with official ROM but anything makes for it, always not of baseband.
Official ROM used:
N7105XXDMB6_N7105XEFDMB3_N7105XXDMB1_HO ME.tar.md5 and N7105XXALJ5
How can't get my imei ?
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You haven't made backup of EFS and you're also flashing incorrect bootloaders to your device?
I have no sympathy for you.

TheATHEiST said:
You haven't made backup of EFS and you're also flashing incorrect bootloaders to your device?
I have no sympathy for you.
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Don't burn him too hard, people are sometimes too ready to offer their suggestions, and, well, yes sometimes people are too willing to act before understanding and confirming.
Anyway. IF you've flashed a 4.3+ stock rom in odin, booted to recovery and full wiped and it still doesn't work, then it looks like flashing a stock rom in odin isn't going to cut it. My next step would be google and xda, find what others have done, and not take the first answer without confirmation. Eventually if all else fails I would get the the right pit file and stock rom and flash both in odin with pit and erase all nand checked as well as the normal two, again boot to recovery and full wipe. Anyway, I do not know if that will relieve your issue at all. But from that point I would imagine installing a custom recovery and restoring a known working backup isn't a bad shout, of cause tripping knox as I imagine has already been done.

EmptyArea said:
Don't burn him too hard,
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I didn't.
EmptyArea said:
yes sometimes people are too willing to act before understanding and confirming.
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Exactly my point.

I keep telling him he kinda has 4.3 bootloader from tmobile/at&t and can't downgrade bootloader so try upgrading to 4.4 stock see if that fixes it. Unless his bootloader gets upgrade he'll be stuck with param.bin file in wrong place and no signal
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sawdoctor said:
I keep telling him he kinda has 4.3 bootloader from tmobile/at&t and can't downgrade bootloader so try upgrading to 4.4 stock see if that fixes it. Unless his bootloader gets upgrade he'll be stuck with param.bin file in wrong place and no signal
Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk
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I flashed 4.4 stock and all is ok :good:, thanks a lot.
Before flashing, I wanted to keep my 4.2.1 bootloader but it does not seem possible.
Now i am on 4.4 bootloader :crying: My n7105 is knoxed and "warranty void" is 1

jkd said:
I flashed 4.4 stock and all is ok :good:, thanks a lot.
Before flashing, I wanted to keep my 4.2.1 bootloader but it does not seem possible.
Now i am on 4.4 bootloader :crying: My n7105 is knoxed and "warranty void" is 1
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I know but that was the only way I could think of to get baseband back. I'm glad you are up and running and please feel free to ask before you flash something if it is ok for your device.
Most people on here are helpful and won't flame you for asking for advice
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[Q] I bricked my note 2 sph-l900 please help

I think i Have bricked my phone I was on the new 4.4 I flashed back to [ROM][RESTORE][5-12-13]Back to UNROOTED Stock with Auto Flash Count Reset .. And then was taking the OTA back to 4.3. When it rebooted it gets stuck on the Samsung note2 screen and sits there. I can't get intoo any kind of recovery it brings up the connect to kies screen that says Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue connect to kies. I have tried flashing recovery again with odin to no avail I have also tried flashing the unbrick.tar file that is floating aroung here. I cant get anything to flash everything fails. I can get into download mode.. PLEASE HELP!!!!

jyerly said:
I think i Have bricked my phone I was on the new 4.4 I flashed back to [ROM][RESTORE][5-12-13]Back to UNROOTED Stock with Auto Flash Count Reset .. And then was taking the OTA back to 4.3. When it rebooted it gets stuck on the Samsung note2 screen and sits there. I can't get intoo any kind of recovery it brings up the connect to kies screen that says Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue connect to kies. I have tried flashing recovery again with odin to no avail I have also tried flashing the unbrick.tar file that is floating aroung here. I cant get anything to flash everything fails. I can get into download mode.. PLEASE HELP!!!!
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Looks like your having the same issue I was having. Check the 4.4 update thread about rwilco's modified restore. The one with the sboot or boot.ini in it works. Trust me It works I just got my phone back to 4.3 then back up to 4.4. If u have any questions pm me.

puffyjello said:
Looks like your having the same issue I was having. Check the 4.4 update thread about rwilco's modified restore. The one with the sboot or boot.ini in it works. Trust me It works I just got my phone back to 4.3 then back up to 4.4. If u have any questions pm me.
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puffyjello,
what version of Odin did you use? reboot checked/unchecked?
ive used three different versions and have been unsuccessful in getting out of the samsung logo screen.
im having the same problems as the OP.
thanks for the help!!!

arichter35 said:
puffyjello,
what version of Odin did you use? reboot checked/unchecked?
ive used three different versions and have been unsuccessful in getting out of the samsung logo screen.
im having the same problems as the OP.
thanks for the help!!!
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If it's the Samsung screen u need to go into factory recovery and do a factory reset. If u stuck at the note 2 screen u need to use odin and use the modified restore that was posted on the 4.4 update discussion thread. i think i used odin 3.4 or something. Ill turn my computer on to see.
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arichter35 said:
puffyjello,
what version of Odin did you use? reboot checked/unchecked?
ive used three different versions and have been unsuccessful in getting out of the samsung logo screen.
im having the same problems as the OP.
thanks for the help!!!
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ok to make things short as possible. i dont want this discussion to get out of hand and i will be as helpful as possible. I was stuck on the samsung note 2 screen. i couldnt get past it. tried everything for like 2 days and then rwilco12 posted his modified 4.3 restore on page 50 of the Note II - the 4.4.2 update - discussion thread. all i did was flash that through Odin3 v3.04. just reboot checked on PDA. nothing else. when it rebooted it took a while but it booted to the samsung screen that changes colors. it stuck there so what i did was reboot into recovery mode and did a factory reset. after that it booted into 4.3 no problems.
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arichter35 said:
puffyjello,
what version of Odin did you use? reboot checked/unchecked?
ive used three different versions and have been unsuccessful in getting out of the samsung logo screen.
im having the same problems as the OP.
thanks for the help!!!
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Any progress?

puffyjello said:
Looks like your having the same issue I was having. Check the 4.4 update thread about rwilco's modified restore. The one with the sboot or boot.ini in it works. Trust me It works I just got my phone back to 4.3 then back up to 4.4. If u have any questions pm me.
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Up and running thank you!

jyerly said:
Up and running thank you!
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Your welcome. Glad i could help. what about you arichter35??

It worked!
Thank you!!
If I go back to mc2 through billards file to get all the ota's in order will go through the same bs? If so, I will use the other method that was posted using the ota 4.4.2 file on XDA...
I appreciate all the help!
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Free mobile app

arichter35 said:
It worked!
Thank you!!
If I go back to mc2 through billards file to get all the ota's in order will go through the same bs? If so, I will use the other method that was posted using the ota 4.4.2 file on XDA...
I appreciate all the help!
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Free mobile app
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Honestly I'm not quite sure. What u could do is use billards mc2 then ota to 4.3 and when u reboot if u soft brick again just use the modified restore again. If u want to try it go ahead no harm in trying. i might try it later but chances are its going to fail anyways. Since downgrading from 4.4 is what caused the problem in the first place.

puffyjello said:
Honestly I'm not quite sure. What u could do is use billards mc2 then ota to 4.3 and when u reboot if u soft brick again just use the modified restore again. If u want to try it go ahead no harm in trying. i might try it later but chances are its going to fail anyways. Since downgrading from 4.4 is what caused the problem in the first place.
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Puffyjello,
I simply flashed the OTA 4.4.2 in stock recovery and rebooted to the update no problem. No new Odin's of MK4 or anything, just flashed the OTA after i used your method to unbrick.
I then Odin'd Philz, flashed SuperSu and now im rooted and on 4.4.2, no problems.
Again, thanks for the help with the 'unbricking'!

arichter35 said:
Puffyjello,
I simply flashed the OTA 4.4.2 in stock recovery and rebooted to the update no problem. No new Odin's of MK4 or anything, just flashed the OTA after i used your method to unbrick.
I then Odin'd Philz, flashed SuperSu and now im rooted and on 4deeded problems.
Again, thanks for the help with the 'unbricking'!
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Np. And what I thought u meant was going back to mc2 from 4.4 then ota to 4.3 and see if it bricks again. I wasnt sure if it would. Ne ways I'm glad everything's fixed. And I hope anybody that has this problem follows what fixed our phones. you guys take care. Running stock deodexed ne2 and loving it. Can't wait to try out their s5feat rom when they release it.

Does the LJC_Stock_With_Count_Reset[FINAL].zip still work after ota 4.4.2 ?
This to me is the best back to unrooted stock. It resores the LJC PIT, kernel, and modem. Compared to all the other stock roms; I find this one read and writes easier with QPST & CDMA-ws.
Im currently running stock rooted MC2 with stock LJ1 baseband.
In my opinion so far this is the recipe for this phone. Oldest basebands seem to have better battery life. I'm not really sure if the newer modems are actually faster causing the battery to drain faster, or generate more compression and share more detailed information with big brother which would also cause it to slow down.
I have this theory the manufacturers purposely slow peoples equipment down with the OTA after the first couple years to motivate them to buy the newer model flagships that supports the same software more efficiently. maybe I'm just crazy but can someone please try the back to LJC stock unrooted. and let me know if it works better than the back to stock MC2.
plus it could possibly be better doing all the OTA to 4.4.2 from an older stock rom.

[Q] How can I get stock NE2 on my rooted stock MK4?

I am running stock, rooted 4.3. I want to maintain root and run the new 4.4 stock ROM. In the development section it seems that there's only one stock ROM so far and it's not stable. Can I download the NE2 ROM from somewhere and flash it via odin? And then root via cf auto root or whatever?
Thanks

supaumar said:
I am running stock, rooted 4.3. I want to maintain root and run the new 4.4 stock ROM. In the development section it seems that there's only one stock ROM so far and it's not stable. Can I download the NE2 ROM from somewhere and flash it via odin? And then root via cf auto root or whatever?
Thanks
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You can download the stock NE2 ROM from sammobile.com, and re-root it with CF (CF-Auto-Root-t0ltespr-t0ltespr-sphl900.zip, instructions here). Note that the ROM does not contain the NE2 modem. You will need to flash it separately if you want it, or you can stay with your MK4 modem if you like.
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Correction - it appears that the ROM in sammobile.com DOES include the NE2 modem.

DJ_Barcode said:
You can download the stock NE2 ROM from sammobile.com, and re-root it with CF (CF-Auto-Root-t0ltespr-t0ltespr-sphl900.zip, instructions here). Note that the ROM does not contain the NE2 modem. You will need to flash it separately if you want it, or you can stay with your MK4 modem if you like.
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Correction - it appears that the ROM in sammobile.com DOES include the NE2 modem.
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Thank you so much for the help. Just one more question...will I lose internal data? Do I have to clear cache/data or anything beforehand? Can I just flash it right on top?

supaumar said:
Thank you so much for the help. Just one more question...will I lose internal data? Do I have to clear cache/data or anything beforehand? Can I just flash it right on top?
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The stock NE2 from sammobile.com has to be flashed using Odin using your PC, not thru recovery.

supaumar said:
Thank you so much for the help. Just one more question...will I lose internal data? Do I have to clear cache/data or anything beforehand? Can I just flash it right on top?
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I don't think you'll have any problems flashing (through ODIN, as @awillis111 mentioned) NE2 directly over your existing MK4. But as always, create a full nandroid backup beforehand in your recovery. If you experience problems (applications FC, etc.), then you can try doing a full wipe before flashing.

Bricked my S4 SGH-M919 :( Please help?

Hi all,
I've kind of backed myself into a corner here after a bit of "experimenting"
I just purchased an S4 SGH-M919, came with stock 4.2.2 Jellybean.
- Opened it up and rooted it via auto-root + Odin.
No issues.
Then instead of manually flashing a rom, I downloaded a play store app called 'Recovery Tools', and tried to flash TWRP onto the phone.
-Stuck at Samsung screen with blue 'booting recovery...' forever.
I then (stupidly?) tried to flash 4.4.2 onto the phone. *not sure if this is stupid because I read T-Mobile has an unlocked bootloader?
So flashing 4.4 T-Mobile Galaxy S4 Stock Firmware (4.4.2 - M919UVUFNB4) PASSES with odin, but the phone is still 'messed up'.
I can access recovery mode, but the phone will not boot past the 'Samsung' logo, and even after a factory data reset and deleting users.
I've also tried flashing back to 4.2.2, and odin fails.
Please help I can't afford another device and I'm now phoneless. Not sure where to go from here and could really use some direction..

Just adding that I think this happened because I accidentally flashed the most recent version of TWRP which doesn't work on the s4.
At this point I can't get any stock ROM to load.
Any idea folks? Any guidance greatly appreciated here..

You might want to try installing one of the cm or aosp based jflte roms. they seem to load easier. After that you can try another rom if you need to. Make sure you are giving it enough time to boot up the first time after a flash. It can commonly take 10 minutes for a stock touchwiz rom to load first time around. Edit: or just odin the stock nk2 firmware from here and start over. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/general/firmwares-official-mdl-mk2-nb4-t2816508

ultrafta said:
You might want to try installing one of the jflte roms. they seem to load easier. After that you can try another rom i you need to. Make sure you are giving it enough time to boot up the first time after a flash. It can commonly take 10 minutes for a stock touchwiz rom to load first time around.
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Screen just goes black, IF it gets past 'Samsung' logo, depending on what build I'm flashing. I was once able to get all the way into setup, then the phone completely went black again. Pretty sure it's not a hw issue because the phone was working fine until I started all of this.
Can I just load a jflte rom via Odin? That's about all I'm able to do currently.

At this point I would odin nk2 firmware. after that odin twrp.

ultrafta said:
At this point I would odin nk2 firmware. after that odin twrp.
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Okay Ultra, appreciate your advice - I'll try this now.
To confirm - after flashing nk2, should the phone be able to fully boot? Or will I have to twrp first before I can expect it to fully boot?
Thanks again

It will boot without twrp
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Make sure you are using a very good condition usb cable. I've had some serious odin frustrations due to a poor usb cable

ultrafta said:
It will boot without twrp
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That worked. Thanks so much!
Now I've already rooted with cf-auto once again, I shouldn't have any problem loading TWRP now right?

Right. Should be good to go

Stay away from twerp, use CWM it's more reliable and it won't brick phones. Those extras cooked into twrp make it flaky.
Pp.

VeryHappySlug said:
Hi all,
I just purchased an S4 SGH-M919, came with stock 4.2.2 Jellybean.
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So flashing 4.4 T-Mobile Galaxy S4 Stock Firmware (4.4.2 - M919UVUFNB4) PASSES with odin, but the phone is still 'messed up'.
I can access recovery mode, but the phone will not boot past the 'Samsung' logo, and even after a factory data reset and deleting users.
I've also tried flashing back to 4.2.2, and odin fails.
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Would anyone confirm if to flash via Odin from 4.4.X to 4.2.2 would require the OP to first flash the bootloader from a 4.4.X bootloader to a 4.2.2 bootloader?

XDAUserWork said:
Would anyone confirm if to flash via Odin from 4.4.X to 4.2.2 would require the OP to first flash the bootloader from a 4.4.X bootloader to a 4.2.2 bootloader?
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Guys.. my battery was dead the entire time.
All is resolved.
*Slithers away*

XDAUserWork said:
Would anyone confirm if to flash via Odin from 4.4.X to 4.2.2 would require the OP to first flash the bootloader from a 4.4.X bootloader to a 4.2.2 bootloader?
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No. That is not how it works

ultrafta said:
No. That is not how it works
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Would you please elaborate on the reason for how it does not work that way?
Specifically, would you recommend what way you would go about it?

XDAUserWork said:
Would anyone confirm if to flash via Odin from 4.4.X to 4.2.2 would require the OP to first flash the bootloader from a 4.4.X bootloader to a 4.2.2 bootloader?
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XDAUserWork said:
Would you please elaborate on the reason for how it does not work that way?
Specifically, would you recommend what way you would go about it?
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Read the first post. He odined 442 to it. You cant go backwards. After that point it is best to just update to the latest complete firmware bootloader and all, just as he did and succeeded.
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Everthing over 4.3 has knox bootloader. and prevents downgrading. However i don't know why anyone would want to run 422 these days. The phones run smoothest with the latest nk2. And everyone overreacts about the m919 knox bootloader.

ultrafta said:
Everthing over 4.3 has knox bootloader. and prevents downgrading. However i don't know why anyone would want to run 422 these days. The phones run smoothest with the latest nk2. And everyone overreacts about the m919 knox bootloader.
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Indeed, however if someone strongly preferred to downgrade from 4.4.2 (M919UVUFNB4) to 4.2.2 (M919UVUAMDL) would they need to first flash the 4.4.2 bootloader with the 4.2.2 bootloader, thereby replacing the 4.4.2 bootloader with the 4.2.2. bootloader, in order to then allow Odin to successfully flash from 4.4.2 (M919UVUFNB4) to 4.2.2 (M919UVUAMDL) - is that correct?