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[Q] Samsung Galaxy Express SGH-i437 Help

Ok I have a Samsung Galaxy Express I rooted with unlockroot and I forgot it was rooted and updated it and now it is stuck at the at&t startup and I can restore it does anyone know where I can get the official firmware to install on android system recovery using my micro sd card or any other way to fix it?

Mr Bonebuster said:
Ok I have a Samsung Galaxy Express I rooted with unlockroot and I forgot it was rooted and updated it and now it is stuck at the at&t startup and I can restore it does anyone know where I can get the official firmware to install on android system recovery using my micro sd card or any other way to fix it?
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First I would recommend booting your phone into recovery mode and performing a factory reset, then rebooting the phone and seeing if the phone will then startup normally. If that doesn't work I would recommend booting the phone into download mode and then and using Odin to flash the factory firmware for your phone which can be download from here.

Recovry mode
I did the recovery mode and wiped it but nothing it just froze I will download the firmware to use Odin to see if it works

i437 help
i downgraded my galaxy express from cm11 to stock 4.0.4 then updated to jb 4.1.2 now i cant flash cwm... odin says it flashes but it doesnt change anything, im still on 3e or whatever it is for recovery..
any ideas?

satva49721 said:
i downgraded my galaxy express from cm11 to stock 4.0.4 then updated to jb 4.1.2 now i cant flash cwm... odin says it flashes but it doesnt change anything, im still on 3e or whatever it is for recovery..
any ideas?
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Do you still happen to have the zip file you used to upgrade to 4.1.2? If so would you be able to share it?

OTA update i437p 4.1.2
andym01 said:
Do you still happen to have the zip file you used to upgrade to 4.1.2? If so would you be able to share it?
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sorry about the super-late reply. i havent really "gotten into" the XDA forums until recently, so i hadnt checked to see if anyone responded to my posts. my bad. anyways. i have "OTA update i437p 4.1.2" its a *.cfg file though, and it contains aboot.mbn, rpm.mnn, sbl2.mbn, ... and a few more. there are also a few folders (recovery, patch, system...). i cant remeber i how i flashed to the phone with odin, but with heimdall you can flash the individual files as long as you include a *.pit for the phone which can easily be create with heimdall also, so i am sure odin can do this too
anyways the file is at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/47920086/2400258.cfg and like i said its OTA update i437p 4.1.2 . so i hope you have the "p" model. :/
...*update*...
i found this after i had posted, hope it helps.
melkis said:
I resolved the issue myself here is the update.zip JellyBeam 4.1.2 i437UCCMB3 for Samsung Galaxy Express i437
https://hotfile.com/dl/204284141/36ba13f/2400258.cfg.html
Rename it to update.zip and save to sdcard and enter recovery mode UP + Home + Power
then just apply the update from sdcard
The phone must be unmodified i mean no CWM and no ROOT*. If it doesnt work try to flash the cellphone with the stock rom
http://hotfile.com/dl/204763916/e45faeb/I437UCALI6_ATTALI6_ATT_USA_ATT_Android_4.0.4.zip.html
and then just update
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Here's a new link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1_4qtY7UWjpcFNIZE1yTTFRVzA
To install follow these steps:
1. download the file
2. place file in root of external sd card
3. power off phone
4. go into recovery by pressing: power button+volume down+home button
5. look for something that says: install update from zip or from external storage or something along those lines
6. click on the file downloaded from the link above.
7. select install
8. select "yes-install)
9. after instalation is completed the phone will go back to the way it looked when you first got it and powered it on
Thanks to Herson for getting me this file!

[Q] Need s4 19500 MJ5 Stock Kernel

Can anyone Help, I'm looking for the Stock s4 19500 XXUEMJ5 Kernel, as you may know Hot File is now dead and I can't seem to find one. After checking the "fake system status" option in wanam Xposed I was surprised to see after reboot a package update downloading, I try install the update via CWM recovery but the android robot has a cardiac arrest, I'm assuming the install needs to be installed via the Stock recovery to work, (right or wrong?). Anyone know where I may find the Stock Kernel/recovery or does anyone know a trick to install via CWM recovery.
Many Thanks in advance.

If the android robot has a cardiac arrest.. this mean u haven't install one CUSTOM Recovery in ur phone. Try flashing by Odin: TWRP, CWM or Philz Touch

Joku1981 said:
If the android robot has a cardiac arrest.. this mean u haven't install one CUSTOM Recovery in ur phone. Try flashing by Odin: TWRP, CWM or Philz Touch
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Many Thanks for Your Reply! I Was Flashing the Update using CWM but as I said it failed, I was assuming the reason being that the md5 signature reading is different between stock recovery, (but I'm Just a noob), and that of CWM. I tried to find the downloaded file but with no success, I assume it was in the Cloud with Samsung otherwise I if I had the downloaded file in my hands so to speak I my have been able to investigate it a little further. If you have any ideas "Prey Tell" Again Thanks for Your Reply and Kind Regards to You!:good:

asia559571 said:
Many Thanks for Your Reply! I Was Flashing the Update using CWM but as I said it failed, I was assuming the reason being that the md5 signature reading is different between stock recovery, (but I'm Just a noob), and that of CWM. I tried to find the downloaded file but with no success, I assume it was in the Cloud with Samsung otherwise I if I had the downloaded file in my hands so to speak I my have been able to investigate it a little further. If you have any ideas "Prey Tell" Again Thanks for Your Reply and Kind Regards to You!:good:
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What is the name of the file downloaded?

Joku1981 said:
What is the name of the file downloaded?
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Hi Joku1981. It's headed as Update Package, 48.5MB in size and its for Improved stability with an option to install now or later. Oh! the updater widget is called, Software update v3_1309_2_1 and v6_1309_3_1 in Titanium.

semi soft bricked i337m

Solace50 said:
is there an odin file that can wipe the device clean as does twrp since for some odd reason i cant flash twrp, i think its due to samsungs bootloader puts on write protection if somethings out of place. though i did before and it worked fine. anywho i can boot into the os but have no functionality. i would assume i can still fix this through odin. i tired pushing a ota tar from my carrier but still did not work. i figure if i can wipe the os clean from the phone then push the OTA again perhaps it would then show offical status again since that would also change the recovery back to stock as well.
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essentially i need the i337m/m919v pit file "i assume they would be identical" to perform a clean wipe from odin of which i cant seem to find it posted anywhere.
i did however find
http://softwarearab.com/Flash File/SAMSUNG/PIT files for Samsung/i337M/
edit: all is well, least the url is on xda for others who may encounter the same issue. apparently i corrupted the recovery partition or something. after wiping/repartitioning with odin i could get into the stock recovery so i assume twrp should work as well now.

edit: apparently i cant find the delete button and accidentally quoted myself.

Help before I break it....

Have S5 SM-G900F - 16GB with PhilZ Touch 6.26.2 and Clockworkmod V6.0.4.7
Was using XtreStoLite_ROM_v2.2_LP_XXU1BOD3 and Blaze.Kernel_ver15 that I installed through SD card and Recovery.
As my S7 has shipped (finally) I want the GF to have my old S5 but need THL (Thailand) system support (I.E. not just thai language but also on the system menus).
I downloaded what I thought was a ROM for this but at the end of Odin flash I had Bad EXT4 flash and on phone 'invalid ext image size is too big'
Reading through the thread someone stated you need the .PIT.
I have ALWAYS avoided these but tried the SM-G900F_pit_16GB file. Yes I need a slap, I know better.....
OK so here it is, I do not know if NAND is corrupt as I do not know the symptoms.
Also, if I only have a soft brick, what is the best approach for recovery / ROM flash ?
Do I always need to do it from SD card / Recovery using a .zip?
Current state of phone.
Seen in Odin.
Can go into download mode.
Can now go into Recovery mode after flashing philz_touch_6.26.2-klte.tar.md5 in Odin.
Reboot loop (obviously, not valid ROM on it now).
I am assuming all is good and it's not a BAD brick, but still have not had a successful flash.
Many thanks
Yes I don't have many posts because I have always searched and found answers, but this time I am a little unsure and don't want to royally screw it up.
Help is much appreciated.

FizzerUK said:
Have S5 SM-G900F - 16GB with PhilZ Touch 6.26.2 and Clockworkmod V6.0.4.7
Was using XtreStoLite_ROM_v2.2_LP_XXU1BOD3 and Blaze.Kernel_ver15 that I installed through SD card and Recovery.
As my S7 has shipped (finally) I want the GF to have my old S5 but need THL (Thailand) system support (I.E. not just thai language but also on the system menus).
I downloaded what I thought was a ROM for this but at the end of Odin flash I had Bad EXT4 flash and on phone 'invalid ext image size is too big'
Reading through the thread someone stated you need the .PIT.
I have ALWAYS avoided these but tried the SM-G900F_pit_16GB file. Yes I need a slap, I know better.....
OK so here it is, I do not know if NAND is corrupt as I do not know the symptoms.
Also, if I only have a soft brick, what is the best approach for recovery / ROM flash ?
Do I always need to do it from SD card / Recovery using a .zip?
Current state of phone.
Seen in Odin.
Can go into download mode.
Can now go into Recovery mode after flashing philz_touch_6.26.2-klte.tar.md5 in Odin.
Reboot loop (obviously, not valid ROM on it now).
I am assuming all is good and it's not a BAD brick, but still have not had a successful flash.
Many thanks
Yes I don't have many posts because I have always searched and found answers, but this time I am a little unsure and don't want to royally screw it up.
Help is much appreciated.
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Have you tried to flash a stock rom from sammobile ?

Soufiansky said:
Have you tried to flash a stock rom from sammobile ?
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Yeah!
I tried various and get EXT4 file size incorrect errors.
It was the .PIT incident that was lead from that error.
I have since re-acquired the original de-oxed ROM and flashed that from .zip on SDcard.
All good now, I just thank god I didn't screw it up with a .PIT file.
I was lucky! Leave them files for the DEV's and ignore posts that suggest getting a .PIT file and trying that for .EXT4 partition errors.
Reading posts later, chances are that your getting that error because you have the wrong ROM to flash, having a hidden partition in the ROM, from someone like the UK EE provider.

Hope you remembered to disable reactivation lock during first boot
The reason the ROM was removed in the first place...

Tab A T580 Completely Soft Bricked, tried Everything, Seeking the Experts for help.

Hi Everyone,
So My Samsung Tab A 2016 wifi only T580, is literally dead, but not physically, so the problem is exactly the same as Saznat is this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-a/help/samsung-t580-update-failed-frp-locked-t3914729
My tab is like new not a single scratch on it :crying:
the tab is:
running android 8
frp locked
can't boot into recovery no matter what stock rom I flash, all I get is no command
I can't flash twrp, the tab won't allow it because of frp lock.
any new tricks to try to fix it from the experts will be appreciated

Anyone??

Leboboy19 said:
Anyone??
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Hello @Leboboy19 ,
Can you try using Odin (newest version ) and flash the original stock rom that you had before messing around with custom rom. make sure to uncheck re-partition. you may have to flash the stock boot and stock recovery .img which you will find on shellbox firmwares.
If that does not work can you try flashing the twrp md5 for that device . let me know

Bertonumber1 said:
Hello @Leboboy19 ,
Can you try using Odin (newest version ) and flash the original stock rom that you had before messing around with custom rom. make sure to uncheck re-partition. you may have to flash the stock boot and stock recovery .img which you will find on shellbox firmwares.
If that does not work can you try flashing the twrp md5 for that device . let me know
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Thanks for your message brother, you reminded me of the tab after giving up on it, after months of trying finally found a fix.
to anyone having this problem:
1. Download your latest stock
2. extract it and swap the recovery.img with a recovery.img from a combination file that matches your binary number
3. Enjoy Your Recovered Tablet or sell it like me:laugh: