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Help. Tried installing CMW and now phone stuck in 'recovery booting...'

Hi All,
I tried installing CMW on my AT&T galaxy S4 and now the the device is stuck on boot showing 'recovery booting...'
I have tried holding down vol up + power + home key but issue still persists.
I followed the steps in this link: galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-install-cwm-recovery-on-att-or-verizon-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sch-i545/
Attached is a screenshot to further clarify: sdrv.ms/16drSEy
Only way to turn off device is to disconnect the battery.
Any ideas on how to resolve?

It's too late now but don't go to galaxys4root. Use xda. Do you know what firmware you were on? Was it mf3, etc?

If you were on MF3, you hosed it.
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jd1639 said:
It's too late now but don't go to galaxys4root. Use xda. Do you know what firmware you were on? Was it mf3, etc?
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Definitely will not go to galaxys4root again. I do not think I was on MF3 but I am not sure.
The firmware was the same as when I first bought it on release date. Not sure if that helps.
Can I unbrick it with odin?

Unless you froze or deleted the files for OTA, it is impossible for you to still be on the same firmware from release. MF3 auto updates after 3 days of it being downloaded.
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we4321 said:
Definitely will not go to galaxys4root again. I do not think I was on MF3 but I am not sure.
I firmware was the same as when I first bought on release date. Not sure if that helps.
Can I unbrick it with odin?
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If you're not on mf3, yes. Do know if it ever updated itself after you got it.

jd1639 said:
If you're not on mf3, yes. Do know if it ever updated itself after you got it.
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I am not sure to be honest. I never activated the phone with at&t as I was wanting to install Cyanogen before activating it.
I have downloaded apps to it so it was connected via wifi.
By default would it auto update to mf3 via wifi and not connected to at&t yet?

we4321 said:
I am not sure to be honest. I never activated the phone with at&t as I was wanting to install Cyanogen before activating it.
I have downloaded apps to it so it was connected via wifi.
By default would it auto update to mf3 via wifi and not connected to at&t yet?
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Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
Edit here is a link. You can get the mdl firmware at sammobile.com. the link has mdb firmware. I'd recommend downloading mdl and using it with the guide in the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805

jd1639 said:
Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
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Can you point me to the proper steps/tutorial on how to flash the mdl firmware with odin for this at&t s4 device?
I rather make sure I use the right information this time.

jd1639 said:
Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
Edit here is a link. You can get the mdl firmware at sammobile.com. the link has mdb firmware. I'd recommend downloading mdl and using it with the guide in the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
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Awesome. I will give this a try tomorrow morning as it is getting late on my end. I will update this post tomorrow with the results.
Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated.

As long as you never connected to AT&T cellular network, you are good to flash and attempt to fix it.
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we4321 said:
Awesome. I will give this a try tomorrow morning as it is getting late on my end. I will update this post tomorrow with the results.
Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated.
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UPDATE: These steps worked and my phone is now operational again! Guess I do not have MF3 firmware.
Question, is how do I get cyanogenmod installed at this point? I followed this guide on cyanogenmod site: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jflteatt
but got into trouble while trying to install ClockWorkMod.
Should I use the steps on cyanogenmod and request assistance for CWM OR is there a better method?
BTW, just want to say thanks to jd1639 and graydiggy. You guys know your stuff!
Thank you......

we4321 said:
UPDATE: These steps worked and my phone is now operational again! Guess I do not have MF3 firmware.
Question, is how do I get cyanogenmod installed at this point? I followed this guide on cyanogenmod site: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jflteatt
but got into trouble while trying to install ClockWorkMod.
Should I use the steps on cyanogenmod and request assistance for CWM OR is there a better method?
BTW, just want to say thanks to jd1639 and graydiggy. You guys know your stuff!
Thank you......
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Use this to guide you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391

jd1639 said:
Use this to guide you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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Nice. I'll give this a go. Thanks

Noot Booting

I tried to update via odin 3.07 got the attached images error.
after that when i restart the phone shows the error.please help me to fix this, even now it's not booting on recovery mood.Please someone help me.

Do you have kies installed??

ROMANTiC KiD said:
Do you have kies installed??
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yes i have please tell me how to fix.

sumonfd said:
I tried to update via odin 3.07 got the attached images error.
after that when i restart the phone shows the error.please help me to fix this, even now it's not booting on recovery mood.Please someone help me.
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When you ran Odin did you 'run as administrator'?
Also re-download the file you were trying to flash and check the MD5sum. Then try again

Your using the wrong file ....you need mdc or mf9 file....and your using mga wich is not for the sprint version

Yeah didnt caught that damn. You could totally brick your phone with that file.
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LIL_ROOKIE said:
Your using the wrong file ....you need mdc or mf9 file....and your using mga wich is not for the sprint version
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Paperweight time...

Not really! Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258107 , pick your flavor and use Odin V3 1.85, run as admin. It may take 2 tries, but will be back to stock.

Sezmar said:
Not really! Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258107 , pick your flavor and use Odin V3 1.85, run as admin. It may take 2 tries, but will be back to stock.
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My phone model is S4 I9505

sumonfd said:
My phone model is S4 I9505
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Where you able to get it to work?
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sumonfd said:
My phone model is S4 I9505
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So to confirm, you're NOT using a Sprint SPH-L720 but instead an international I9505, correct?
And are you using the most current version of the stock tar or same that you last had on there?

garwynn said:
So to confirm, you're NOT using a Sprint SPH-L720 but instead an international I9505, correct?
And are you using the most current version of the stock tar or same that you last had on there?
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Updated stock rom, but now the problem is IMEI & Baseband is unknown.

Secure Check Fail when trying to restore with Odin

Alright, so I've been doing rooting things for a long time...and never have I had this many problems. I posted something here earlier about rooting my S4, installing ROMs and having it hang on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Screen. So I figured I would try booting with Odin and re-installing a stock image. No luck. I keep getting this show up on my Galaxy S4 when I click start -- "secure check failed" and Odin shows a fail.
I don't even know where to go from here because I'm looking at an expensive paperweight at this point. Has anyone ever seen this before or even know where I can start. Any help would really be appreciated...at this point I just feel defeated.
-Stalker

Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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agent929 said:
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out

a.stalker22 said:
I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
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I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.

jd1639 said:
I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
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I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?

a.stalker22 said:
I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
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You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.

jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Yeah I saw that. I'm registering now and hopefully this will work. If I run into any more problems I'll let you know.

jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:

a.stalker22 said:
Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
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Great to hear!

Helpp Stuck in odin mode!

hello, i need help i was on negalite rom but with the new mj4 update and i was trying to go back to MDL and when i did that it said fail then it stays stuck in odin mode and says connect to Kies and "emmc burst mode enabled" any help please!

Download the mf9 tar and flash that in odin.
The tar can be downloaded from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43879875
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mikel719 said:
Download the mf9 tar and flash that in odin.
The tar can be downloaded from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43879875
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the 1.7 gb file? full restore?
or the 61 mb one? i tryed the mdc restore and it fails when i reaches sboot.bin
does it matter if it says emmc burst mode enabled? "/

cris_epic said:
hello, i need help i was on negalite rom but with the new mj4 update and i was trying to go back to MDL and when i did that it said fail then it stays stuck in odin mode and says connect to Kies and "emmc burst mode enabled" any help please!
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Hopefully you are not in the same boat I am in. Don't try to Odin another Rom it will not work. Try to Odin CF Auto root. That worked for me until my phone stopped responding to anything. If that doesn't work you are with me which is in purgatory. No way out at this present time.

mikel719 said:
Download the mf9 tar and flash that in odin.
The tar can be downloaded from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43879875
Sent from my SPH-L720 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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crawrj said:
Hopefully you are not in the same boat I am in. Don't try to Odin another Rom it will not work. Try to Odin CF Auto root. That worked for me until my phone stopped responding to anything. If that doesn't work you are with me which is in purgatory. No way out at this present time.
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weird i left battery out and it booted when i turned on miracle lol

cris_epic said:
weird i left battery out and it booted when i turned on miracle lol
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Thank goodness. I have tried everything to get mine working and am dead. I am going to try leaving the battery out all night and will give it another go in the morning. Glad you got yours back:good:

crawrj said:
Thank goodness. I have tried everything to get mine working and am dead. I am going to try leaving the battery out all night and will give it another go in the morning. Glad you got yours back:good:
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wait though when i enter download mode to use the MDC stock Restore odin program it fails? why is that?
how can i unroot to stock if im on negalite rom with the latest MJ4 firware installed?

cris_epic said:
wait though when i enter download mode to use the MDC stock Restore odin program it fails? why is that?
how can i unroot to stock if im on negalite rom with the latest MJ4 firware installed?
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Yeah that is what I was saying. Don't try to Odin any other stock roms it won't work. Once you are on MJA you are locked out of Odin with the exception of recovery. Your only option to get back to stock is to wait for a working zip that you can install via recovery.

crawrj said:
Yeah that is what I was saying. Don't try to Odin any other stock roms it won't work. Once you are on MJA you are locked out of Odin with the exception of recovery. Your only option to get back to stock is to wait for a working zip that you can install via recovery.
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ohh ok so that explains the "Kernal is not SEANDROID enforcing"
"SET WARRANTY BIT= KERNAL"
well i wanted to SIM unlock my phone since im going to guatemala but i guess i cant change modem either right? even if i flash zips through recovery? you have skype or yahoo msger so we talk about it? like what are our options right now

cris_epic said:
ohh ok so that explains the "Kernal is not SEANDROID enforcing"
"SET WARRANTY BIT= KERNAL"
well i wanted to SIM unlock my phone since im going to guatemala but i guess i cant change modem either right? even if i flash zips through recovery? you have skype or yahoo msger so we talk about it? like what are our options right now
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Once your on mja update, you basically have no options now really. Your stuck with what you have.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Once your on mja update, you basically have no options now really. Your stuck with what you have.
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yeah i noticed it doesnt let me restore backups either lol
umm so what is our hope that devs are working on?

We have another member in this club...
Tried everything to get back up and running... No go...
Hope the zip is available soon...

cris_epic said:
yeah i noticed it doesnt let me restore backups either lol
umm so what is our hope that devs are working on?
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fgr said:
We have another member in this club...
Tried everything to get back up and running... No go...
Hope the zip is available soon...
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506562
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506562
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Great find! It worked for me.
Thanks given.

[Q] [HELP] I337 can't turn on download or recovery mode

Hi, i purchase this phone, and when i try to put him on recovery mode (i wanted to checked the version of recovery )... And for my surprise, i couldn't get enter... In the screen appear a message "Custom" with a padlock, after 10 seconds, the phone restars alone... il try to check the download mode, and the same... The "custom" message with the padlock... i hope you can help me, its the stock room, its rooted (i didn't root , came rooted from factory)... il try this metod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2296014 but don't work...
Sorry, i used the google translate, i can read english, but can't write very well hehe... Thanks

NoNamePK1 said:
Hi, i purchase this phone, and when i try to put him on recovery mode (i wanted to checked the version of recovery )... And for my surprise, i couldn't get enter... In the screen appear a message "Custom" with a padlock, after 10 seconds, the phone restars alone... il try to check the download mode, and the same... The "custom" message with the padlock... i hope you can help me, its the stock room, its rooted (i didn't root , came rooted from factory)... il try this metod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2296014 but don't work...
Sorry, i used the google translate, i can read english, but can't write very well hehe... Thanks
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Flash this file with Odin on you AT&T S3 SGH-i337 phone. Surely you know how?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223

Works on kitkat?
tailgunner9 said:
Flash this file with Odin on you AT&T S3 SGH-i337 phone. Surely you know how?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
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Thanks for the help.
Yes, i need to extract the files... but in the post, are 3... which of the 3 I need?... i read than the i337 model it's not safe to flash with odin, its that true? il gonna try to do that, thanks again. :good:

You can use ODIN with the sgh-i337 , just make sure it's version 3.07 I think it is. Or 3.08 or something. It has to be a certain odin version.

StoneyJSG said:
You can use ODIN with the sgh-i337 , just make sure it's version 3.07 I think it is. Or 3.08 or something. It has to be a certain odin version.
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It doesn't matter what version you use. You can use 1.85 or 3.09 or any where in between.
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Oh wait, I'm thinking of the Galaxy S3. Sorry!

tailgunner9 said:
Flash this file with Odin on you AT&T S4 SGH-i337 phone. Surely you know how?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
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Do you need to get back to Stock on AT&T Galaxy S3 or S4 ????? This link is for the S4. Download the file I337UCUFNB1_4.4_Stock_Odin_tar
Then install with Odin 3.09 If you need more help let us know.

Can't turn download mode
tailgunner9 said:
Do you need to get back to Stock on AT&T Galaxy S3 or S4 ????? This link is for the S4. Download the file I337UCUFNB1_4.4_Stock_Odin_tar
Then install with Odin 3.09 If you need more help let us know.
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Guys how i can flash with odin if i cant turn my phone on download mode? I think than this phone has bootloader locked or something :s

tailgunner9 said:
Flash this file with Odin on you AT&T S3 SGH-i337 phone. Surely you know how?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
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I can't turn my device on download mode brother, that's the problem... My phone information in the screenshot
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NoNamePK1 said:
I can't turn my device on download mode brother, that's the problem... My phone information in the screenshot
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You need to get into download mode to fix your phone. If you can not get into download there is nothing you can do
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jd1639 said:
You need to get into download mode to fix your phone. If you can not get into download there is nothing you can do
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Uhm, so I give up? Gg wp i337
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NoNamePK1 said:
Uhm, so I give up? Gg wp i337
So when your phone is off you are holding the volume down, home button and power at the same time? Also you tried holding the volume up, Home and Power button at the same time?
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demigodseven07 said:
NoNamePK1 said:
Uhm, so I give up? Gg wp i337
So when your phone is off you are holding the volume down, home button and power at the same time? Also you tried holding the volume up, Home and Power button at the same time?
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Yep, I found in the forum that this model i337 has bootloader, the download and recover it's blocked... So, to install custom rooms, I have to install a safetrap for my model
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