galaxy s4 gt-i9500 Firmware upgrade encountered an issue

[strateg]

hi i want to flash my smartphone beacuse i have prbolem with imei and i think a will fix it but it fail and now this message show on my phone

 

[Scott Kenyon]

Flashing a rom won't change your IMEI. Are you sure you are using the right firmware for the device?

 

[strateg]

i fix it problem but now i have another problem i think i have a fake imei (004999010640000) how can i fix it ?

 

[Carlo Smiraglia]

please can someone help i tried to root using odin 3.7 followed all the instruction then it said failed then this message appered on my s4 firmware upgrade encountered an issue
then i tried to recover in kies but does not pick up my phone
please help
carlo

 

[strateg]

i can help you just download an firmware Samsung Updates Latest Firmware - LIVE! <-here and extract file then open odin file then click on PDA chose file with .tar . Turn your phone on download manager hold Volume down , power off and home button then volume up then click start on odin