Alright... where to begin? Lets start at what happened around yesterday. Prior to the whole weekend, I had CyanogenMod 10.1 installed on my rooted S4. Come Friday, I start to miss some of the stock Samsung features such as Air Gestures, Smart Stay, the stock Samsung camera, and all that. So, I install WanamLite (a custom rom) on my phone. It's good and all but for some reason, the Smart Stay isn't working. To fix this, I go online and start digging; I find people saying "yo, revert back to the original firmware and re-install the Rom, that should fix your LTE problem." I think to myself, "maybe this could help me too." And that's exactly what I do. I go online to SamMobile and download this ROM (http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/?page=1&model=SGH-M919V&pcode=0#firmware). It installs with Odin and I was able to get back to the Stock Samsung firmware. I then proceed with my plan and install WanamLite; that also worked. So I'm all happy and stuff 'cause Smart Stay finally works but, shortly after fiddling with the re-stocked device, I get bored again. So, I start searching the forums for another rom to replace WanamLite (it was a good rom, but I wanted to try something else before settling down on it).
I find this ROM in the XDA-Developers S4 forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2303239. I try installing it; it works fine. But then, I notice that half my SD card is used up. So, I go into TWRP and click on Format Data (I'm not too sure about the name, I had CWM prior to the re-installation of Samsung stock firmware). After resetting the Data, I boot back into the phone and notice that the default layout is Easy Mode. (On the bright side, I freed 4 GB from my SD card). Easy Mode's incredibly annoying, so I wrestle with the phone for a while to change the launcher to Nova launcher, but to no avail. In the end, I decide to reflash the FoxHound ROM. I place the rom on my phone and boot into TWRP. That's where the problem comes. I selected: wipe cache, wipe delvic cache, wipe data. Then I wiped the cache and data, flashed the rom and, after that is when the phone started refusing boot up. From then on, it just displayed Samsung Galaxy S4 logo on the screen whenever I tried to start it.
What I tried to fix the issue: Re-installing the stock samsung firmware. (I think I ended up screwing up the phone even more with this. Before, I had TWRP installed but I couldn't boot into it, now I don't have any custom recovery installed and I still can't boot into the phone).
I can access the Download Mode and use Odin. I cannot boot into the recovery. When I hold Volume Up + Power + Home, it just says recovery in blue above the logo, and then, the phone reboots.
So, any ideas on how to fix it?
TL;DR: Tried installing FoxHound Rom. I wiped Delvic Cache, Cache, and Data, and after flashing the rom, the phone refused to boot up; it gets stuck on the Samsung logo. Before flashing, I did Format Data. After being unable to boot into the phone, I tried to flash the Stock Samsung Firmware on my S4. Nothing worked. Any ideas on how I should proceed?
splitinferno said:
So, any ideas on how to fix it?
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Try using Odin mode to install Stock Samsung Firmware...
If it doesn't work,
Install Samsung Kies, put Phone into Odin mode, connect the USB and let KIES reinstall the whole firmware... Go to "Tools" -> "Emergency Firmware Recovery"
psycovirus said:
Try using Odin mode to install Stock Samsung Firmware...
If it doesn't work,
Install Samsung Kies, put Phone into Odin mode, connect the USB and let KIES reinstall the whole firmware... Go to "Tools" -> "Emergency Firmware Recovery"
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I've already tried flashing the Stock Samsung Firmware using Odin, it didn't work. Also, I'm having no luck with Kies; it won't connect. Any other suggestions? :/
EDIT 1: Okay, so here's the deal right now: I was able to flash TWRP using ODIN. This granted me access to my recovery, somehow. So right now, I have the FoxHound_GearEngine0.2 ROM installation files on my SD card and I am booted into the recovery. What should I do? Should I try flashing again? For now, I'll just wait for a response.
EDIT 2: Out of curiosity and impatience, I tried flashing FoxHound but got an error:
Updating Partition Details
E: unable to mount data
E: unable to mount internal storage
TWRP v. 2.5.0.3
Go into the advanced menu in TWRP and try to mount data / internal storage. If you can't, then you're back to odin unless someone can find out something else
maazali said:
Go into the advanced menu in TWRP and try to mount data / internal storage. If you can't, then you're back to odin unless someone can find out something else
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I tried to; it didn't work. I also tried clockworkmod recovery. That recovery said it said that the data was already mounted. For some reason, now the phone is stuck in a bootloop. On the bright side, I can freely access my recovery (although I can't do much in it). Should I try flashing other stock roms?
EDIT: Flashing the stock rom brought it back to the state it was in earlier. So now, it just hangs on the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen and no longer reboots continuously. I'm thinking of downloading other stock roms and flashing those.
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splitinferno said:
I tried to; it didn't work. I also tried clockworkmod recovery. That recovery said it said that the data was already mounted. For some reason, now the phone is stuck in a bootloop. On the bright side, I can freely access my recovery (although I can't do much in it). Should I try flashing other stock roms?
EDIT: Flashing the stock rom brought it back to the state it was in earlier. So now, it just hangs on the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen and no longer reboots continuously. I'm thinking of downloading other stock roms and flashing those.
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Alright, after struggling around with the device, I was able to unbrick it. I downloaded the stock ROM from samfirmware and flashed it using odin. After flashing it, it would stay on the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo and that's it and I wasn't able to boot into the recovery either. So, I flashed TWRP using odin and download mode, and found I was able to boot into recovery again. Screwing around with the recovery, I couldn't manage to do much so I decided to re-flash the stock firmware. After re-flashing, I had the same problem. This time, I tried accessing the stock recovery. I got access, which was something I couldn't get before. After getting access, I did Factory Reset/Data (it was something along those lines) and did a wipe cache. After wiping cache, the phone rebooted and, much to my delight, it was unbricked. After going through this, I think I might just like chill for like a month, or a year now with stock... .__.
Hahah nice job
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splitinferno said:
Alright, after struggling around with the device, I was able to unbrick it. I downloaded the stock ROM from samfirmware and flashed it using odin. After flashing it, it would stay on the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo and that's it and I wasn't able to boot into the recovery either. So, I flashed TWRP using odin and download mode, and found I was able to boot into recovery again. Screwing around with the recovery, I couldn't manage to do much so I decided to re-flash the stock firmware. After re-flashing, I had the same problem. This time, I tried accessing the stock recovery. I got access, which was something I couldn't get before. After getting access, I did Factory Reset/Data (it was something along those lines) and did a wipe cache. After wiping cache, the phone rebooted and, much to my delight, it was unbricked. After going through this, I think I might just like chill for like a month, or a year now with stock... .__.
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Next time don't wipe data in custom recovery because it will corrupt your data which would most probably end with not booting past the Samsung logo, if you want to wipe in a custom recovery for now you have to manually wipe system, cache and dalvik cache located in mounts in cwm recovery (not sure where to find it in twrp).
You should read a little before messing with things in recovery.
Ahahah that's funny because something similar happened to me. And I was going to suggest doing a factory reset via recovery because that's how I resolved my problem, then I see you did just that! (Y)
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I've been having issues right now where im getting my device to boot up ONCE, and then it freezes on the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo, and its having issues mounting /data which i think is why its not booting. To get it to even boot fully i have to format /data and do a full factory reset, and it will boot up a restored nandroid once.
I tried odin flashing to stock, but i cant even get it to boot up past the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo again. When i go into stock recovery i get the broken android with a triangle, and it says below cannot mount /data.
I don't know why this is happening, I have been switching between my 2 nandroid backups flawlessly for a month and only now im having issues :l.
If it doesn't say custom just go get a new one under warranty. ^_^ Save yourself some time if you have a backup.
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byte9 said:
If it doesn't say custom just go get a new one under warranty. ^_^ Save yourself some time if you have a backup.
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It's on Stock Official firmware now, but it says Custom. This is right after an Odin flash, so there is no root or anything.
Now i tried flashing CWM, but upon trying to enter recovery it just hangs on recovery booting.
So i tried to install iphone emojis on my galaxy s5 sm-g900f and i restarted my phone but it got stuck in a boot loop.
i tried to flash the original font in recovery mode but to no avail.
i want to know how i can get my pc to recognise my phone so i can access the root directory and replace the fallback_font.xml with the original to fix the problem
my phone is rooted on 4.4.2
Try flashing with a recovery, to pass the bootloop issue..
And I think, you can't access root directory by PC. I think so. Not sure.
Flash a stock ROM with Odin. And next time always make a nandroid backup in recovery before doing anything
I fixed mine by letting the battery die amd charging again.
Let me start by saying I've never modded a phone before so I'm extremely new. I followed a few how-to's on these forums (by rovo89) as well as videos on how to enable xposed installer on my Galaxy s5 G900i. I rooted it successfully, installed TWRP without any problems all using Odin, but then flashed the incorrect arm file, and when I restarted my phone it was stuck on the Samsung bootloop. I didnt download the uninstaller and my phone wasn't able to connect to Odin at that point. I did have a backup file however. I restored to my latest backup however my phone was still unable to boot, even after wiping cache and data files. In a mad rush, i did a complete factory reset and wiped off all of the files including the system, and obviously now when I try and boot i get the warning "No OS installed! are you sure you want to reboot?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, is there any way to remedy this situation or have I screwed up too bad. Apologies for my stupidity.
Edit: I should note that when my phone is in bootloop, it is recognised by Odin (Added!), however while it is in TWRP, it is not recognised (Removed!).
Download official rom for your device and flash it via odin
Hey guys,
So I've read everywhere and tried multiple ways to fix this but can not make any progress, so any help would be appreciated.
Okay my phones model number, SM-N910G and ive recently flashed/rooted my phone to solve a restart loop issue. Then about a week later my phone was stuck in the boot screen showing the message "kernel warranty" etc. So I went to re-root my phone and then I got the "seandroid enforcing" message. So I decided to reinstall stock firmware and start from scratch, which resulted in my phone going into recovery mode and just looping.
Now I'm stuck in this continuous loop of everything I do ends with either "seandroid enforcing" or recovery loop.
Iv'e used a rom from Sammobile and one from here. I've rooted with a CF root and now ive tried to install firmware using Samsung kies.
My very limited knowledge about phones is dried up and I really need some help on this!
Please any suggestions or links to more appropriate firmwares/options is welcome.
Flash latest official stock firmware via Odin with option Nand Erase All. Upon start up, remove and put back battery then go to Recovery via 3-button combo. Wipe data/factory reset & wipe cache then reboot. Wait for a few minutes as it takes time during the first boot up.
If you have important files in your internal sd card, back up it first as it will be all erased.
Also best to remove external sd card when flashing new Rom via Odin. For some reason, I've experienced twice already my ext'l sdcard getting corrupted when flashing new Rom.
Hi GrippingSphere,
I tried what you said and unfortunately I still end up with my phone unable to make it past the recovery booting screen and just restart looping from there? Any ideas? I'm going crazy as this is my only phone and I'm unable to use it. The only thing I can do is enter download mode.
Do you have a link to stock firmware you would recommend?
Thanks
NATHANJBC1991 said:
Hi GrippingSphere,
I tried what you said and unfortunately I still end up with my phone unable to make it past the recovery booting screen and just restart looping from there? Any ideas? I'm going crazy as this is my only phone and I'm unable to use it. The only thing I can do is enter download mode.
Do you have a link to stock firmware you would recommend?
Thanks
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Have you tried flashing the stock rom with a pit file? if nothing works try to follow this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3488114
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