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Advice needed flashing Official FroYo

Hello all!
My wife just bought the Galaxy S in Mexico city, It came loaded with a lot of the carrier crap, and with some blocked apps.
I unbranded the phone through Odin and loaded the JM8 firmware, for leave it ready to some froyo ROM.
I am new using the Odin tool, and its way of flashing (I came from wizard-kaiser-X10), but i believe i get it working quite well.
Now, I need some advice, when I was trying to flash JPM the Odin application keeps running trying to install the modem .bin, and just hangs in there.
I got a couple of Phone-!-PC screens, but I was able to get in to download mode, but every time I tried to flash JPM or JP6 I get stuck in there.
I just read the whole Readme pin topic, but I cant get any answer to this prolem, so if anyone can point me to right direction its going to be very much appreciated.
I believe I have to gain root access in the actual firmware installed and then flash JPM, is this right?
PD I was very scared at the first Phone-!-PC screen, but the can easily get in to downlad mode after leaving the battery out for a couple of minutes. XD

Can't use Odin to flash firmware, no recovery, no OS, HELP

Well, I broke my phone.
My earpiece boost stopped working and I could barely hear on the phone, the new Facebook app was crashing Facebook constantly and I was getting random reboots yesterday so I figured I would go for something new.
Because this was my first rom on my S4, I figured I should go back to stock first, bad idea. I loaded Odin up, went to flash the stock firmware to install the newest version of Sacs rom, and it failed right at NAND write start!!
I even went online and downloaded a newer firmware (February) and that failed also. I can't do the emergency fix in Kies and I can't use the other option in Kies because it says my serial is incorrect
I don't know what to do at this point, but I desperately need my phone ASAP in case my boss calls me.
Any help appreciated.
April

Well you REALLY don't give much info.
What version of Android were you on when you got your phone?
Do you have the T version of the phone or just the standard.
What ROM are you talking about 'bening your first'?
How did you install it?
What file did you try and Odin?
It is recommended you read, read some more, search and then read some more to keep just such things from happening.
Just a wild guess but you tried to Odin a .tar to a version 'previous' to the version you started with.
OR you tried to Odin a .tar for the wrong model - tried a non T .tar on a T model or vice-versa
Search for the FULL NAE .tar if you are on the 'standard' model and Odin that one.
Or, if on the T variant, hit up those threads, find the lates .tar and Odin that.

@aprilx
So great to see you posting back after asking for help.
So cool when people contribute to what worked and didn't so that others can be helped and help to contribute to the community at large.....
Oh, wait you didn't.
Guess all is good.
smmmeeesh.

Sorry, I worked 16 hours yesterday, so checking the forums was the last thing on my mind considering I got up at 5am and got home at 9:30pm.
I figured out what it was, after trying a million different things. I found a MJA stock firmware and I was able to flash that, and now I finally have Kitkat on my device.

spftbricked Telus S4

So a few days ago i downloaded a rom for my Telus SGH-i337m which gave me apps and the features from the S5. I installed it and all that, but then it failed. So i tried to use my back up but it was corrupted as well. So I thought i can go online and find a stock image, i found many, but then I think i installed the image for a GT505 by accident. This gave me my software back but then i could't use my wifi or my data. So i found a proper SGH-i337m rom and installed it, my wifi came back but my data didnt. I thought it was because of the wrong modem, so i installed a few different modems and nothing worked. But today when i downloaded a different modem and installed it using odin mobile pro. It was installing and it rebooted, but then it got stuck there with the ODIN logo. I removed the battery and turned the phone on but not it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue..... please connect to kies". I tried connecting to kies but couldn't.
if someone could provide me with fully stock firmware and modem with easy instructions i would appreciate it, I'm so cheesed of my phone not working now

Did you have a custom recovery installed? Have you tried to go into recovery? Vol up home power. Make sure Samsung drivers are installed on your computer. Save a rom on your computer that you know works and place it on the sd card of your phone. Install rom. Try a stock rom version. Maple leaf by ib4stid would be a good one.
I just reread. Sorry I don't think my suggestion will help. Good luck.
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unsaddledhalo said:
if someone could provide me with fully stock firmware and modem with easy instructions i would appreciate it, I'm so cheesed of my phone not working now
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http://www.sammobile.com/

~wolverine~ said:
http://www.sammobile.com/
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I tried from here but still havent been able to succefully download any firmware

unsaddledhalo said:
I tried from here but still havent been able to succefully download any firmware
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what do you mean? you need to create an account to be able to download. hope u got it sorted or by now

If you can give smoe more information about if you have a custom recovery installed (which one), can you connect to PC and move files to the external sd card, which modem you have installed and does the phone boot at all?
The procedure should be, root... download rom, ensuring it is for the i337m and not the i337 (2 different models) install custom recovery (I like TWRP (shouold be version 2.6 or lower.. some suggest 2.5 see mapleleaf rom OP..... others use Philz recovery... I don't have any experience with that).... install rom... let it boot up and run for a few minutes... then if you dont have the proper modem install the NC1 modem found on this forum...(I never flash the nonhalos file) I like to use Odin PC rather than moblie Odin... make sure you take off auto reboot as the flash takes longer than Odin allows before rebooting... You may need to enter your APN settings in settings... wrong APN's will result in no data...
As for roms, I would start with Maple leaf and see what you think... If you need to go back to stock, sam mobile roms are all Bell so you will see some Bell software (not to worry) and you will need to enter your APN's... then you can install a custom rom... again can't stress enough to choose one that is for i337m
The other thing you want to watch is bootloader versions.... once you go up in versions.. you can't go back...

Thanks for the help! I don't know how that I forgot the fact that I have a TelusS4 with a Wind sim in it, and cuz I formatted the phone and crashed the software, the bandwidths went to the stock Telus ones. But then I used a software and now I can use my wind sim on my phone!
Btw what are the best roms out there that look completely stock but provide tons of new features?
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unsaddledhalo said:
Thanks for the help! I don't know how that I forgot the fact that I have a TelusS4 with a Wind sim in it, and cuz I formatted the phone and crashed the software, the bandwidths went to the stock Telus ones. But then I used a software and now I can use my wind sim on my phone!
Btw what are the best roms out there that look completely stock but provide tons of new features?
Sent from my SGH-I337M using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Stock roms, I use Mapleleaf, I have also tried Google Play edition by Danvh but went back to maple leaf. I take it you are now back to stock and rooted, before you flash a rom, make sure you do a backup of your current stock rom so you have a easy way to go back. Make sure you back up your imei files also... might come in handy some day... I did both a full backup plus a seperate back up og just the iemi file... like i said before.... if you entend on going backwards from 4.4.3 or 4.4.2 to anything else do not change your bootloader... before you flash a rom make sure it will not change your bootloader... if it is going to i suggest you unzip the rom, remove the bootloader file and rezip then flash... it is up to you though... there is no going backwards on bootloaders......

[fixed] NC1 - Bluetooth won't start, logcat provided, phone calling issue too

I've never been good at pulling and producing logcats, and I'm using some Logcat Extreme app I found on the Play Store, so I'm not sure if this is going to help at all.... here's the background on the subject:
I just went from NB1 to NC1 by doing a full Odin of stock NB1, then flashing the NC1 update file, then got root and recovery from these steps here, all went very smoothly. The reason I did this was to fix a problem I've been having with placing and receiving calls - for some reason, my phone will make a call one minute and then not make one the next, usually connecting to whoever it is I'm calling, but no audio is produced at all. I use Bluetooth in the car, but that isn't the issue, it happened regardless of where I was.
So, I figured something was screwed up in the ROM, and since I don't have the time to reinstall everything even with using Titanium Backup as help, I got NC1 on the phone and then restored my data using Safestrap recovery from NB1 - while I'm very aware that I most likely brought my problem with me, I do believe that restoring data from TiBU would likely do the same thing, and I hate to be so busy right now that I can't even get my phone working by starting clean and then adding back everything one by one in order to ensure working condition, I just have to fix the problem on the back end of this right now....
So now that my phone is on NC1, calls are working okay right now (that may change) but the Bluetooth module will not come on at all. I turn it on, it turns it right off. I can't figure it out and don't even want to pretend I know what I'm doing with reading logcats, so I've attached it below. It contains a filtered logcat using the term "Bluetooth" as a filter. If someone can point me in the right direction, that would be great and I really appreciate it!
EDIT - I have wiped the ROM and installed everything from TiBU, everything works as normal now, just wish I didn't have to set my phone all back up from scratch again, I like using the restore data function of recovery, while not foolproof, it works great to quickly change ROMs and put all the data back on the phone as before

What baseband do you have or did you flash a modem?

Gage_Hero said:
What baseband do you have or did you flash a modem?
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I did flash a modem, previous to getting NC1, I flashed the NC1 baseband.

Sounds like either something got restored from System data incorrectly or a hardware issue. The only way to confirm is the flash back to oute stock and see if it all works correctly. Then do not restore data from previous ROM and see if it works. Then use Tibu and restore one app at a time and check if it is/is not working.
Also the flash able modems do not contain the non-hlos.bin, so possibly if you have the NC1 or NB1 non-hlos.bin installed from flashing the stock rom, then flashing the modem that ONLY contains the modem.bin it may be a conflict? I do not recall that issue happening on previous firmwares that HAD TO use the matching modem.bin and non-hlos.bin but maybe Sammy did something in the newest releases?
I have used ALL the modems in my thread with no issues. But I am STILL on MDB boot loader, never flashed a non-hlos.bin, and ONLY flashed the modem.bin. I have not had ANY issues at all on any like you describe.
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I also have yet to flash non-hlos.bin with any modem.... only modem.bin. I used odin pc 3.07, uncheck the auto reboot, flash the modem, reboot back to download mode, flash the modem again and it has always been good to go.
If it was me, I would download the moden again, check the md5 to ensure the download is good and flash it twice... if that doesn't work.. I would go back to stock..... typically, if I flash a rom, I skip trying to restore anything.... I just let the apps redownload...

Downloaded again, checked MD5, flashed three times (I'm not flashing through Odin, just using the ones RR provided through Safestrap), and still no Bluetooth....
Sounding more and more like I'm going to have to start from scratch instead of dealing with it here, and if I have to do this now and get a new phone in the next few months (come ON Sammy, hurry up with the S5 Prime / Galaxy F / Galaxy Alpha already!), I'm gonna be pissed!

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Downloaded again, checked MD5, flashed three times (I'm not flashing through Odin, just using the ones RR provided through Safestrap), and still no Bluetooth....
Sounding more and more like I'm going to have to start from scratch instead of dealing with it here, and if I have to do this now and get a new phone in the next few months (come ON Sammy, hurry up with the S5 Prime / Galaxy F / Galaxy Alpha already!), I'm gonna be pissed!
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I don't follow Safestrap too much but don't you have to flash a certain module to get it to work correctly? Again I am not up on Safestrap but I know I have seen a module talked about
Sent fron I337 Red BadAss Themed ShoStock 7.0

RockRatt said:
I don't follow Safestrap too much but don't you have to flash a certain module to get it to work correctly? Again I am not up on Safestrap but I know I have seen a module talked about
Sent fron I337 Red BadAss Themed ShoStock 7.0
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I have seen something about that too, but like you, I don't know enough about it.... I thought for a modem file, I don't need that, but I've been wrong before!
EDIT - I have wiped the ROM and installed everything from TiBU, everything works as normal now, just wish I didn't have to set my phone all back up from scratch again, I like using the restore data function of recovery, while not foolproof, it works great to quickly change ROMs and put all the data back on the phone as before

can't boot phone

Hi, I started a thread needing help with my wifi but it has developed into not even being able to boot at all; it stops at the galaxy logo and either freezes or keeps booting. I have gone to the Odin page with all the different things to do and flashed the file to get back to the original rom but that is really where the trouble began. right now the only thing I can do with my phone is get into download mode, I can't even get into recovery. I have flashed a pit file that worked the first time but I don't know if that is part of the problem or not. Can someone please give me some directions, thanks
Also the phone won't boot at all unless hooked up to a power supply, the battery alone doesn't do anything.

nate39 said:
Hi, I started a thread needing help with my wifi but it has developed into not even being able to boot at all; it stops at the galaxy logo and either freezes or keeps booting. I have gone to the Odin page with all the different things to do and flashed the file to get back to the original rom but that is really where the trouble began. right now the only thing I can do with my phone is get into download mode, I can't even get into recovery. I have flashed a pit file that worked the first time but I don't know if that is part of the problem or not. Can someone please give me some directions, thanks
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More info is needed. What firmware / bootloader are you on? Was it rooted? Did you have a custom recovery installed? What version of ODIN are you using?

StoneyJSG said:
More info is needed. Which GS3 do you have? What firmware / bootloader are you on? Was it rooted? Did you have a custom recovery installed? What version of ODIN are you using?
Right now, it sounds like you might need to use enewman17's ODIN debrick file.
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It is the AT&T s4. To be honest I don't know what firmware I am on, it is the one the Odin page said to use if you want to go back to stock. I never rooted it. The bootloader would be whatever the latest update was for this phone. I can't get into it to tell you anymore. I am using ODIN 10, the latest one. thanks

Well I finally got into recovery and did a factory reset, now it boots into the AT&T white splash screen before it just turns off. I am also wondering if my battery just died for some reason?

nate39 said:
It is the AT&T s4. To be honest I don't know what firmware I am on, it is the one the Odin page said to use if you want to go back to stock. I never rooted it. The bootloader would be whatever the latest update was for this phone. I can't get into it to tell you anymore. I am using ODIN 10, the latest one. thanks
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ODIN 10? Try using ODIN 3.09 and see if that helps. The latest update would be Android 4.4.4 NJ4 firmware. This link should help you, it will give you root with safe strap recovery though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642

I meant 3.10, I will try the older version. What file should I flash?

nate39 said:
I meant 3.10, I will try the older version. What file should I flash?
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Check out the link I posted in my last post. It should help you get your phone fixed.

I have been there. I went to the very last option which seems to be what I need unless I am missing something.

Neither odin 3.09 or 3.10 will even flash any file now. it either says invalid md5 or fails when it attempts it.

Well, I finally got it to boot into android but it is flaky at best. It is android 4.3 instead of 4.4 where it was initially. The wifi still doesn't work and now the keyboard keeps crashing everytime I do something. The build is jss15j1337ucuemk2 which I know is older than I had before. Does this give anyone a better idea of what I need to do? If I can get a stable flash then can I flash a modem file to fix the wifi? I really need some direction, thanks
Turns out the battery was completely drained which was causing some of the boot problems, I don't now how that happened but I am charging it now.

Well after using odin 3.8* I got it to install some older firmware ending in mk2 rather than the nc1 or nf4 that I had before the trouble. After I got it to boot, I went back into download mode and flashed the modem file and now everything works execpt I had to force stop Samsung keyboard and use swype. I would like to upgrade my firmware but since for a couple of more weeks it won't have a sim card I can't upgrade OTA. For some reason Kies says that firmware upgrade and initialization isn't supported with this model which makes no sense to me. It also says my firmware is up to date
Does anyone know how to flash to the latest firmware without me going through this nightmare again? thanks

nate39 said:
Well after using odin 3.8* I got it to install some older firmware ending in mk2 rather than the nc1 or nf4 that I had before the trouble. After I got it to boot, I went back into download mode and flashed the modem file and now everything works execpt I had to force stop Samsung keyboard and use swype. I would like to upgrade my firmware but since for a couple of more weeks it won't have a sim card I can't upgrade OTA. For some reason Kies says that firmware upgrade and initialization isn't supported with this model which makes no sense to me. It also says my firmware is up to date
Does anyone know how to flash to the latest firmware without me going through this nightmare again? thanks
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If I were in your shoes I'd flash the nb1 tar file in Odin, any vein should work. See this for the tar file http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100. You can then ota to the latest firmware which is 4.4.4, nj4
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thanks, and as far as you know this doesn't mess wifi up?

nate39 said:
thanks, and as far as you know this doesn't mess wife up?
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I assume you ment WiFi and not wife? Can't help you with the wife but Wi-Fi should work fine
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nate39 said:
Well after using odin 3.8* I got it to install some older firmware ending in mk2 rather than the nc1 or nf4 that I had before the trouble. After I got it to boot, I went back into download mode and flashed the modem file and now everything works execpt I had to force stop Samsung keyboard and use swype. I would like to upgrade my firmware but since for a couple of more weeks it won't have a sim card I can't upgrade OTA. For some reason Kies says that firmware upgrade and initialization isn't supported with this model which makes no sense to me. It also says my firmware is up to date
Does anyone know how to flash to the latest firmware without me going through this nightmare again? thanks
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Download a firmaware for your region from sammobile and flash it via odin 3.10. It will solve most of your problems

Muthumbi said:
Download a firmaware for your region from sammobile and flash it via odin 3.10. It will solve most of your problems
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Sammobile isn't going to have anything for the i337 unless you're on mdl
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jd1639 said:
Sammobile isn't going to have anything for the i337 unless you're on mdl
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I agree. But google has basically all he needs. More so rapidgator

I haven't found anything from Samsung to download. If I flash a newer build, do I also need to flash a modem file and a bootloader or can I just flash the PDA? thanks for explaining this to me.
And can I do a dirty flash so I don't have to lose everything again?

well, now I see that there is no sound. so I guess I will have to flash again.

nate39 said:
well, now I see that there is no sound. so I guess I will have to flash again.
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There's. Something I'm yet to understand. Did you finally manage to boot into recovery? If so, flash a custom recovery (I recommend philz touch recovery) then use it to make complete wipe.
Then boot into download mode and flash latest pda firmware in the compressed file you downloaded. Ps: make sure it's from your region.
May be if you provided me with your region I'd get you all the files required