Unbrick S4 without USB - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,, I have a galaxy s4 running on Omega rom,, and my usb porn doesnt work,
I did a factory reset to find that ALL the apps crash on startup
If the usb porn was working I would have just flashed the stock firmware,, but any operation that needs USB is impossible
Can you please help me? Isnt there a solution?

** It's USB port , not USB porn **
What exactly do you mean by that?
1) Do you have USB cable connected to PC and your PC does not detect it?It could be a cable problem.Have you try a different one?
2) It could also be a driver problem.Do you have installed the correct drivers so your PC can detect your phone right?
Also if you had a custom rom flashed to your phone you can make it work again just by flashing it back using a custom recovery.Format system , data , boot and cache partitions and make a clean install of your rom.If you have not a custom recovery I am afraid you have to flash your phone through USB.

First of all, I would like to thank you for your help
Apologies for that mistake I'm still getting used to my new keyboard..
The USB port doesn't work meaning it neither charges nor connects to pc, because when it was charging, I smelled some plastic burning, could be a short circuit
And I don't have the Zip of the rom anymore on the phone, could it be possible to put an SD card and flash another one that is guarenteed to work?
And yes I have custom recovery

SohaibTheGame said:
First of all, I would like to thank you for your help
Apologies for that mistake I'm still getting used to my new keyboard..
The USB port doesn't work meaning it neither charges nor connects to pc, because when it was charging, I smelled some plastic burning, could be a short circuit
And I don't have the Zip of the rom anymore on the phone, could it be possible to put an SD card and flash another one that is guarenteed to work?
And yes I have custom recovery
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Yes just put a rom on your sd card and flash it.

SohaibTheGame said:
First of all, I would like to thank you for your help
Apologies for that mistake I'm still getting used to my new keyboard..
The USB port doesn't work meaning it neither charges nor connects to pc, because when it was charging, I smelled some plastic burning, could be a short circuit
And I don't have the Zip of the rom anymore on the phone, could it be possible to put an SD card and flash another one that is guarenteed to work?
And yes I have custom recovery
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Yes.If you have access to recovery you can just connect you sdcard to PC with an adapter and put the zip of your rom inside.Then put it but to your phone and flash it back.
You could also try to mount your sdcard to PC from your custom recovery and you put the zip of your choice inside.

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loop boot quickly

Sorry for my English I will try to explain my problem.
After rooting everything was fine, but when I try to flash stock firmware somethings happen.First problem is that my PC cannot detect the phone with Odin and adb or mass storage I am 100% sure that the problem are not the drivers because I root that phone on the same PC before a week and of course I try everything on a another computer, but without success.
Download mode Odin cannot detect the phone! after many attempts to fix usb problem now the phone cannot boot , only in recovery (loop)after every start it's show recovery with message
Filesystems:
system: rfs
data: rfs
cashe: rfs
maybe system, data and cache files are erased I don't know.
recovery version is 0.1.3.b5
How can I flash stock firmware without PC. For example HTC devices can flash from SD card - Gold card, and PB99IMG.zip (I can't explain very well what I mean sorry)
Maybe the phone is usb bricked !
working..
recovery - only recovery
Download mode Volume Down + power off + camera ) - but cannot connect to PC and Odin.
not working
after flashing new costume ROM - the same thing - reboot to recovery
installed software on pc
android SDK,Kiesmini_1.0.0.10075_1,Samsung PC studio 1.5.1.10064_2,Drivers for spica on (Windows 7 x86)
really I cant find post like this !!! and sorry for my English
If you can go to download mode and phone is not detected, then you have bad drivers or bad usb in PC. Try another PC.
I have 3 pc and 2 cables and the same problem cannot detect. Can I flash new stock firmware without odin ?
godhamer said:
I have 3 pc and 2 cables and the same problem cannot detect. Can I flash new stock firmware without odin ?
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Have you tried different USB ports, specifically one on the back of the PC?
Sent from a state of Serendipity
I told you that the problem is not drivers.Before week I flash another Samsung without problems. I think the problem is USB brick or something else
I HAVE DRIVERS
Help please !!!!!!!!!!!!!
reinbeau said:
Have you tried different USB ports, specifically one on the back of the PC?
Sent from a state of Serendipity
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godhamer said:
I told you that the problem is not drivers.Before week I flash another Samsung without problems. I think the problem is USB brick or something else
I HAVE DRIVERS
Help please !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Calm down. Did you read what I posted above? I said nothing about drivers. Have you tried other USB ports? Most people find the ports on the back of the CPU work the best, not ones on the front, or on a hub. It does make a difference.

[Q] Micro USB port not working

hello,
mi micro USB is not working propperly right now, for some reason it doesn´t charges correctly, it seems a little... "loose"... im currentl running CM 9 2012/05/26
and when it plugg it in the computer and manage it to start charging, it wont allow me to acces it as a mass storage device, in fact the computer wouldn´t recognize it at all!, any help!?
try another cable, or connecting it to other port after rebooting (usb musnt be connected)
Swyped off my Amazing Defy using ICS
happened with me too, got its motherboard replaced
crap... I`m rooted... so no warranty...
maybe in some repair shop of cellphones the will be able to replace it?
but.. did yours charged at all?
bacause mine does charges when appropietly connected... its just that sometimes it wont nad it will not allow me to get to the mass storage...
If your phone just charge but can't access to masive storage, look in the device manager , if you have a MTP device, your micro ubs port is fine, just try to install some stock rom.
it´s just that some times it doesn´t charges and I need to slowly start trying to adjust the micro USB port so it can charge... that´s why I say that it seems to be a little loose...
As well it will only charge when plugged into my XboX 360 or the computer (and some other devices) but not when plugged into the Stock charger... :S
Jkmoran said:
If your phone just charge but can't access to masive storage, look in the device manager , if you have a MTP device, your micro ubs port is fine, just try to install some stock rom.
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now, exactly who should I look in the device manager if its MTP?
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USB not working for flash
Hi everyone, I came with a similar issue.
The massive storage USB connection is not working for me, plus I can't flash a stock rom,
Currently I'm in MIUI for defy (and it's the only option I am able to install), I tried to wipe data cache to install cyanogenmod 7 from recovery but it's not working, it get stuck in the boot logo. I want to install cyanogenmod because it is fast than MIUI jelly bean.
My idea is to flash the device, but with the usb not working Im stuck,
any ideas to solve this? or should i go to have the usb repaired?
GabrielMercado said:
Hi everyone, I came with a similar issue.
The massive storage USB connection is not working for me, plus I can't flash a stock rom,
Currently I'm in MIUI for defy (and it's the only option I am able to install), I tried to wipe data cache to install cyanogenmod 7 from recovery but it's not working, it get stuck in the boot logo. I want to install cyanogenmod because it is fast than MIUI jelly bean.
My idea is to flash the device, but with the usb not working Im stuck,
any ideas to solve this? or should i go to have the usb repaired?
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If after a boot in bootloader (power+vol-up) and connecting to PC via usb cable nothing appear onto PC display 3 possibilities exist.
1. Usb cable is broken.
2. Pc have no usb driver foryour device (but even in this case a error message appear)
3. Usb connector or circuitry fron Defy is broken.
Search.
Hi mates !
Please have a look to this fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516956
I haven't picture posting permissions right now, but should be fixed soon
CJPJ said:
Hi mates !
Please have a look to this fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516956
I haven't picture posting permissions right now, but should be fixed soon
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Yes, is OK your method but is a little dangerous if you not cover the cleaned pins with some resin. More safe is to use a toothbrush soaked in isopropyl alcohol or 98% ethylalcohol to clean the soldered pins.
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TWRP and USB-OTG

Hi there,
So I did something really stupid and I wiped my phone while in recover mode trying to install a new ROM. And now I'm stuck with a useless phone that can only go into TWRP and Firmware Update Mode.
I've tried every method to unbrick my phone, and have a previous thread on this forum trying to get help (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48914581#post48914581), but nothing is working.
My question now is I'm running TWRP 6.3.2.2, If I buy a USB OTG cable and put my rom files on a USB thumbdrive, can I then install the rom from the usb? If so, where in the filesystem does this usb storage show up?
BraydenJW said:
Hi there,
So I did something really stupid and I wiped my phone while in recover mode trying to install a new ROM. And now I'm stuck with a useless phone that can only go into TWRP and Firmware Update Mode.
I've tried every method to unbrick my phone, and have a previous thread on this forum trying to get help (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48914581#post48914581), but nothing is working.
My question now is I'm running TWRP 6.3.2.2, If I buy a USB OTG cable and put my rom files on a USB thumbdrive, can I then install the rom from the usb? If so, where in the filesystem does this usb storage show up?
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I believe only TWRP 2.6.3.4 can support OTG (I've been happy with it).
I think you may have to ADB push the files from PC over while in recovery (may need to look around).

Can I flash without root from SD? USB port fried

Hello, today my S7 Edge suddenly stopped fast charging. I noticed because the screen went on and changed to Cable Charging and 7 hours left to full charge! I tested with different cables, different adaptative fast chargers, noting. Standard wireless charging works as usual. I connected to my Mac, nothing, to a PC, nothign. My OTG USB doesnt work either. Never in contact with water, never dropped, the only thing I flashed STOCK german firmware from sammobile since day 1.
I have read that this is a thing, i will contact my provider. My question is, is there any way to flash Stock Firmware from SD Card using Stock Recovery? I can´t think of another way to flashing since the USB port is partly gone. Thanks in advance
boot to recovery then it should have flash option then go to sdcard directory and done!
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-flash-a-rom-to-your-android-phone-30885281
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thanks for your answer. is it possible to use a ZIP file from stock firmware downloaded from sammobile? i mean if its contents are appropiate for this kind of flashing

Question about flashing custom ROM without pc

Back in 2014 my device stopped charging with USB. I just happened to find it the other day and put it on a wireless charger and lo and behold my Nexus is alive again. Back then I used to do a lot of flashing ROMs but I'm very rusty now. It has a custom rom called Vanir on it and is rooted and has twrp. If I just download a custom rom to the device will I be able to go into recovery and install it? My laptop just died on me and I can't use it to flash the ROM. I just want to try something different for fun.
Thanks!
Edit: the USB won't work even if my laptop hadn't died.
Download custom recovery to internal memory. Make sure it's not saved in to system directory, but internal sdcard directory. Boot in to recovery mode, wipe cache, then chose install and find your custom ROM. Press install. Make sure custom ROM is definitely made for your device and was confirmed to work without any issues. USB stops working for few reasons. First and easiest to fix is damaged USB socket. You can replace it by buying a new or second hand one. Second reason is short on OTG activation pin. If its's shorted to GND, USB charging will not work and no communication with computer possible. There is a lot of possibilities where this short could have happened. On my 3G device this happened under main processor, and the only way I managed to revive it was injecting 1V to OTG activation pin, which somehow made short disappear.

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