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Over the past week I have helped 3 people that have had there phones messed up by the updating process of Kies. Thankfully they was all recoverable, but I actually think it won't be long before we see bricks using this software;+( So be careful guys, use Odin whenever you can
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I update using Kies and it went fine, don't have any other software on my laptop.
How do you mind explaining ?
Gavin.csy said:
I update using Kies and it went fine, don't have any other software on my laptop.
How do you mind explaining ?
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Well its been kicking phones out mid flash, if this happens while flashing the radio segment, its a dead phone:/
If you check intratechs thread in the dev section it will show you a better and safer method through Odin. Plus you will have the advantages of getting roms earlier sometimes
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JupiterdroidXDA said:
Well its been kicking phones out mid flash, if this happens while flashing the radio segment, its a dead phone:/
If you check intratechs thread in the dev section it will show you a better and safer method through Odin. Plus you will have the advantages of getting roms earlier sometimes
[email protected]
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are we talking about unnoficial flashes or official flashes? if it bricks with kies wont samsung be forced to replace my bricked phone?
typical "user error"
TheWarKeeper said:
are we talking about unnoficial flashes or official flashes? if it bricks with kies wont samsung be forced to replace my bricked phone?
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Yes they have in the past on SGS 1 or at least fixed the phone FOC .
Plus a bricked phone is very rare on SGS flash stock rom through Odin cures 99% .
Dead radio just flash a new Modem through Odin .
jje
JJEgan said:
Yes they have in the past on SGS 1 or at least fixed the phone FOC .
Plus a bricked phone is very rare on SGS flash stock rom through Odin cures 99% .
Dead radio just flash a new Modem through Odin .
jje
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ok thanks for the info
JJEgan said:
Yes they have in the past on SGS 1 or at least fixed the phone FOC .
Plus a bricked phone is very rare on SGS flash stock rom through Odin cures 99% .
Dead radio just flash a new Modem through Odin .
jje
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If the radio has been partially flashed and stopped mid flash i think that corrupts the baseband with no return. I remember that the only real way to brick a Nexus was to stop the flash process while the baseband was being wrote to.
And yes samsung would be obliged to give you a new phone or repair the damage caused if Kies is the culprit
Yeh kies is not very good, I've had many time outs.
If you are worried about flashing via odin don't be you can get official Rom to flash via odin.
They are Roms that Samsung has releases .
Read the simple instructions and flash via odin, once you do it one you will see how easy it is
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Random mate but where did you go on twitter? Lol
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I can't help but wondering how on earth someone manages to mess up a Kies update?
Unless they are running some custom rom/kernel...or somehow have a running process that interferes with kies during the update.
I have never had a problem updating through kies from official firmware.
So I am a bit puzzled when I hear this...
Yes, thanks a lot for creating this thread. Kies has been suffering in the firmware upgrade issue for a long time now. It is time for solving the issue with sincere urgency.
SHAME ON SAMSUNG.
Regards.
Yeah u r right,,,kies dont even work anymore,,,whenever i try to update,it just download the firmware and just before the flashing process a message pop up saying "FirmwareUpdate has been stopped",,,its damn irritating,,,i guess it doesnt work on Win 7...
But i wanted to ask something for a while,,,i see some people here are just "obsessed" with flashing firmwares and roms now and then ,,,,i wonder that isnt it a bit tiring to install all those apps again and again,,i mean i know google restores ur apps,,,but what about those which are ummm cracked?? (i kinda have alot of cracked games i bought only a few)...
Atleast with a Kies update all ur apps remain secure...
jimbiye said:
I can't help but wondering how on earth someone manages to mess up a Kies update?
Unless they are running some custom rom/kernel...or somehow have a running process that interferes with kies during the update.
I have never had a problem updating through kies from official firmware.
So I am a bit puzzled when I hear this...
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Kies from day one has been unreliable for a number of reasons mostly not user problems .
For starters its driver setup and use has always been poor .
Its connection setup is not robust likewise its failure to recover from broken downloads .
Kies in a nutshell does not recover from errors and is error prone even for the most advanced users .
jje
guitarmafia said:
Yeah u r right,,,kies dont even work anymore,,,whenever i try to update,it just download the firmware and just before the flashing process a message pop up saying "FirmwareUpdate has been stopped",,,its damn irritating,,,i guess it doesnt work on Win 7...
But i wanted to ask something for a while,,,i see some people here are just "obsessed" with flashing firmwares and roms now and then ,,,,i wonder that isnt it a bit tiring to install all those apps again and again,,i mean i know google restores ur apps,,,but what about those which are ummm cracked?? (i kinda have alot of cracked games i bought only a few)...
Atleast with a Kies update all ur apps remain secure...
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As we on XDA support the Devs and do not rip them off we do not have cracked software .
jje
jimbiye said:
I can't help but wondering how on earth someone manages to mess up a Kies update?
Unless they are running some custom rom/kernel...or somehow have a running process that interferes with kies during the update.
I have never had a problem updating through kies from official firmware.
So I am a bit puzzled when I hear this...
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It's just a matter of bad luck. It can happen, and maybe it'll happen to you one day. You can't always blame this on the user. Like for example, there's a power blackout in the middle of a flash and your computer suddenly turns off. Nothing you can do about it, yet you're screwed.
Kies is like that, it's a not a completely safe piece of sofware. Even flashing the bios on a computer isn't. Thing is, Odin allows you to flash official firmwares and is generally safer. There's no real reason to prefer Kies over Odin.
on your phone, go Setting:
About phone --> Software update -->Check for update
that got my phone updated to KF4(1st try).. tired with kies but no luck(2-3 hrs+ many dl errors)
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Random mate but where did you go on twitter? Lol
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Hi mate,
Yeah i was under the cosh at uni and soooo busy, deleted my profile on here too, only just reactivated...
At the time i was dicing between turning to the dark side so i thought i would not need my XDA account anymore
JupiterdroidXDA said:
Hi mate,
Yeah i was under the cosh at uni and soooo busy, deleted my profile on here too, only just reactivated...
At the time i was dicing between turning to the dark side so i thought i would not need my XDA account anymore
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Glad you didnt! Galaxy2 is a great device
JupiterdroidXDA said:
At the time i was dicing between turning to the dark side so i thought i would not need my XDA account anymore
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I can smell the apple all over you
Just got S4 yesterday and used i9505 pack romed it then it can not turn on. While I turn it on, it stuck at AT&T icon until the battery run out. What should I do? Help!!!!!!!
samhan616 said:
Just got S4 yesterday and used i9505 pack romed it then it can not turn on. While I turn it on, it stuck at AT&T icon until the battery run out. What should I do? Help!!!!!!!
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If you can reach the AT&T icon, you should be able to flash the stock firmware. Also for the love of all that is good, read carefully before messing with your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
TwistedMexi said:
If you can reach the AT&T icon, you should be able to flash the stock firmware. Also for the love of all that is good, read carefully before messing with your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
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So how can I make it work again? My friend said I can only waite until the offical at&t rom released...
samhan616 said:
So how can I make it work again? My friend said I can only waite until the offical at&t rom released...
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I quite literally just linked you to the official AT&T rom. Read it.
TwistedMexi said:
I quite literally just linked you to the official AT&T rom. Read it.
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Thanks.. Hope it works...
TwistedMexi said:
I quite literally just linked you to the official AT&T rom. Read it.
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I followed that step by step and it still stuck at at&t icon.....!I am going mad
samhan616 said:
I followed that step by step and it still stuck at at&t icon.....!I am going mad
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It will sit at the AT&T logo for a few minutes..
If it still does not boot then try booting into recovery and factory reset then run the linked odin instructions again..
raqball said:
It will sit at the AT&T logo for a few minutes..
If it still does not boot then try booting into recovery and factory reset then run the linked odin instructions again..
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Seconded - I would also suggest that once you get this fixed, be extremely careful before modifying anything else on your phone. Read up a bit, perhaps wait until we have an unlocked bootloader near the end of this month, that should give you some time to familiarize yourself with the risks and procedures for flashing roms and recovering from a bad one.
raqball said:
It will sit at the AT&T logo for a few minutes..
If it still does not boot then try booting into recovery and factory reset then run the linked odin instructions again..
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OMFG....My romme told me it still stuck...... T_T
will try the second suggestion when I back home... Thanks
Try using Kies to do it
TwistedMexi said:
Seconded - I would also suggest that once you get this fixed, be extremely careful before modifying anything else on your phone. Read up a bit, perhaps wait until we have an unlocked bootloader near the end of this month, that should give you some time to familiarize yourself with the risks and procedures for flashing roms and recovering from a bad one.
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Thanks.. this is my first andorid phone tho...
samhan616 said:
Thanks.. this is my first andorid phone tho...
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All the more reason to take your time. You said you just got your phone yesterday, if you're at all concerned with the risk of turning your $600 phone into a paperweight, you should study first, ask questions before you try something risky, and only follow a guide once you feel 100% comfortable doing so. It is very possible to brick these phones to the point that they're not easily fixed.
raqball said:
It will sit at the AT&T logo for a few minutes..
If it still does not boot then try booting into recovery and factory reset then run the linked odin instructions again..
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So is there a guide for booting into recovery? Sorry I know I am so stupid
wow
samhan616 said:
So is there a guide for booting into recovery? Sorry I know I am so stupid
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I believe recovery mode is volume up+power button+menu button...
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Smh I think I'm the only one laughing...
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defnow said:
I believe recovery mode is volume up+power button+menu button...
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Is home button. Volume + power + home at the same time, until recovery appears.
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samhan616 said:
So is there a guide for booting into recovery? Sorry I know I am so stupid
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While I probably have more patience than most who have been here, but no one here is going to hold your hand. I've reiterated 2 -3 times now how important it is to read carefully, which obviously you are not doing. I provided you with a complete guide in the link I sent you. You have the resources, you're just not looking.
Quoted directly from the guide I gave you:
5. Hold Volume Down + Home + Power until your device enters Download(Odin) Mode, then press volume up.
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I can't really make it any clearer than that.
freemeech said:
Smh I think I'm the only one laughing...
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you're not alone...
it boggles the mind.
I hope this poor guy can get his phone working again, but dang that was a boneheaded move.
Hi, very bad today, Yesterday i rooted my S4 with CF Auto-root and all going fine and i rooted my phone also fine...
just now today, when i shutdown and turn on my phone, its stuck on Samsung bootanimation...
i am really sad, when i take off my battery and put it again and go to download mode first
and again take of battery and re-insert it and turn on, it boot-up.
but when i turn off and turn on its completely stuck at Samsung bootanimation.
so i decided to install the official firmware for my country size approx 1.5gb via ODIN
and all went well i flash it via PDA and do all fine now, i even can't boot up after the Samsung logo
even after going to download mode:crying::crying::crying:
in download mode its showing
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS:CUSTOM
please help i am stuck at Samsung logo.
this device is new. and i am very afraid.
i am very noob to samsung.
please please help me!
95mediatech said:
Hi, very bad today, Yesterday i rooted my S4 with CF Auto-root and all going fine and i rooted my phone also fine...
just now today, when i shutdown and turn on my phone, its stuck on Samsung bootanimation...
i am really sad, when i take off my battery and put it again and go to download mode first
and again take of battery and re-insert it and turn on, it boot-up.
but when i turn off and turn on its completely stuck at Samsung bootanimation.
so i decided to install the official firmware for my country size approx 1.5gb via ODIN
and all went well i flash it via PDA and do all fine now, i even can't boot up after the Samsung logo
even after going to download mode:crying::crying::crying:
in download mode its showing
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS:CUSTOM
please help i am stuck at Samsung logo.
this device is new. and i am very afraid.
i am very noob to samsung.
please please help me!
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Just wipe cache from stock recovery / if req also reset and reboot will work
95mediatech said:
Hi, very bad today, Yesterday i rooted my S4 with CF Auto-root and all going fine and i rooted my phone also fine...
just now today, when i shutdown and turn on my phone, its stuck on Samsung bootanimation...
i am really sad, when i take off my battery and put it again and go to download mode first
and again take of battery and re-insert it and turn on, it boot-up.
but when i turn off and turn on its completely stuck at Samsung bootanimation.
so i decided to install the official firmware for my country size approx 1.5gb via ODIN
and all went well i flash it via PDA and do all fine now, i even can't boot up after the Samsung logo
even after going to download mode:crying::crying::crying:
in download mode its showing
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS:CUSTOM
please help i am stuck at Samsung logo.
this device is new. and i am very afraid.
i am very noob to samsung.
please please help me!
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OK, first dont be panic. Be calm.
Please provide link or PDA version here.
I think you have installed different location PDA.
Explain your self better.
@123hiten: buddy, but system status is still custom. I think he has plugged out the mobile before installation fully.
Disturbed™ said:
OK, first dont be panic. Be calm.
Please provide link or PDA version here.
I think you have installed different location PDA.
Explain your self better.
@123hiten: buddy, but system status is still custom. I think he has plugged out the mobile before installation fully.
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Yes buddy i know actually he was talking to me on PM since a while and was writing the entire way there however he created a thread in the time i could reply so i wrote here in shortcut
and ya he is back with his device..
Disturbed™ said:
OK, first dont be panic. Be calm.
Please provide link or PDA version here.
I think you have installed different location PDA.
Explain your self better.
@123hiten: buddy, but system status is still custom. I think he has plugged out the mobile before installation fully.
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Yup I used odin 3.07 and flashed from pda...
I downloaded for my country Malaysia.
No... I unplugged after the green color comes from odin and it says successful and there's exit button.
Hopefully my device now running ... from a great instruction by 123hiten... I revived my S4.
Lost my root and now system status are official.
I will root tomorrow...
And friend what cause sudden boot loop?
I am underclocked my S4 that time to 1ghz
123hiten said:
Yes buddy i know actually he was talking to me on PM since a while and was writing the entire way there however he created a thread in the time i could reply so i wrote here in shortcut
and ya he is back with his device..
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Thanks mate! I would cry if you didn't replied my PM.
that time lol.
I actually even didn't know there's recovery
by pressing Vol.up+home+power. Thats showcasing
how bad is me
95mediatech said:
Thanks mate! I would cry if you didn't replied my PM.
that time lol.
I actually even didn't know there's recovery
by pressing Vol.up+home+power. Thats showcasing
how bad is me
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That is fine my friend just a matter of time there are many things I too donno and take my other expert help
And ya i also can't say exactly what cud have caused bootloop may be some bad files £ apps etc
It won't be under clocking as u did stock flash and was stuck so device was trying to boot in new os u installed
May be something u removed after rooting could have caused boot loop
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123hiten said:
That is fine my friend just a matter of time there are many things I too donno and take my other expert help
And ya i also can't say exactly what cud have caused bootloop may be some bad files £ apps etc
It won't be under clocking as u did stock flash and was stuck so device was trying to boot in new os u installed
May be something u removed after rooting could have caused boot loop
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Yes, mate! I actually using no bloatware app to
Remove those many apps that actually safe to remove
But the boot loop when we turn off the phone ourselves
and when turn it back, it stuck seems no way to pass samsung logo. Maybe I underclocked the phone and it causing the phone to fail to boot past?? I am right or not
95mediatech said:
Yes, mate! I actually using no bloatware app to
Remove those many apps that actually safe to remove
But the boot loop when we turn off the phone ourselves
and when turn it back, it stuck seems no way to pass samsung logo. Maybe I underclocked the phone and it causing the phone to fail to boot past?? I am right or not
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Ya could be multiple reason here on after rooting use a rom which has no Bloatware hopefully that wont give u any boot loops and underclock after a stable kernel is available so u can avoid may issues
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123hiten said:
Ya could be multiple reason here on after rooting use a rom which has no Bloatware hopefully that wont give u any boot loops and underclock after a stable kernel is available so u can avoid may issues
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Thanks for your advice mate!
How about boot loader in gti9500?
we need to unlock it before flashing kernel...
95mediatech said:
Thanks for your advice mate!
How about boot loader in gti9500?
we need to unlock it before flashing kernel...
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No you don't have to its already unlocked
Unlike sony
Just flash a kernel with all the feature u need and done
Infact there is a kernel with all that feature called perseus but still on alpha and some bugs are there have to wait for some more days that will be one of the best kernel
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123hiten said:
No you don't have to its already unlocked
Unlike sony
Just flash a kernel with all the feature u need and done
Infact there is a kernel with all that feature called perseus but still on alpha and some bugs are there have to wait for some more days that will be one of the best kernel
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Ohh thanks, I will be patient no problem good news
That Samsung phones are comes with unlocked
boot loader, very good
Yeah its pretty hard to modify Sony you need to
unlock bootloader first before using other kernels
That process caused my little old device hard brick one time.
and thats why I am afraid with my new S4 although they are different device
95mediatech said:
Ohh thanks, I will be patient no problem good news
That Samsung phones are comes with unlocked
boot loader, very good
Yeah its pretty hard to modify Sony you need to
unlock bootloader first before using other kernels
That process caused my little old device hard brick one time.
and thats why I am afraid with my new S4 although they are different device
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Ya samsung has international versions with unlocked bootloaders not all
And ya have used few sony and htc too much process for bootloader unlocking
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123hiten said:
Ya samsung has international versions with unlocked bootloaders not all
And ya have used few sony and htc too much process for bootloader unlocking
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Yeah, very hard process, but I hope its easy in my S4 since it was factory unlocked
and I can install whatever with confidence. .
because now I know the basic how to use odin
And flash and use recovery.
Thanks for your help for teaching me.
It's there's any case of possible hard brick in S4?
95mediatech said:
Yeah, very hard process, but I hope its easy in my S4 since it was factory unlocked
and I can install whatever with confidence. .
because now I know the basic how to use odin
And flash and use recovery.
Thanks for your help for teaching me.
It's there's any case of possible hard brick in S4?
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Chances are almost nil or 1 % if u do all properly and use what is made for i9500 I mean ur device
And ya keeping EFS backup is very important have that after u root next time
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123hiten said:
Chances are almost nil or 1 % if u do all properly and use what is made for i9500 I mean ur device
And ya keeping EFS backup is very important have that after u root next time
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Yeah, but actually what EFS Backup means?
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Yeah, but actually what EFS Backup means?
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EFS Backup contains imei details etc
Incase by flashing something wrong or bad if u loose imei etc this will help u get that back
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123hiten said:
EFS Backup contains imei details etc
Incase by flashing something wrong or bad if u loose imei etc this will help u get that back
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Yeah, thanks mate I will research for more.
First of all I need to root again.
Thanks.
Bootloops are mainly caused by system files interfering with each others which cause instability and/or crash at the boot sequence. :good:
efs backup
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41559366
Help i9500
I got same problem you have with your S4 please help me for the solution you have found Thanks my email is [email protected]
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95mediatech said:
Hi, very bad today, Yesterday i rooted my S4 with CF Auto-root and all going fine and i rooted my phone also fine...
just now today, when i shutdown and turn on my phone, its stuck on Samsung bootanimation...
i am really sad, when i take off my battery and put it again and go to download mode first
and again take of battery and re-insert it and turn on, it boot-up.
but when i turn off and turn on its completely stuck at Samsung bootanimation.
so i decided to install the official firmware for my country size approx 1.5gb via ODIN
and all went well i flash it via PDA and do all fine now, i even can't boot up after the Samsung logo
even after going to download mode:crying::crying::crying:
in download mode its showing
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS:CUSTOM
please help i am stuck at Samsung logo.
this device is new. and i am very afraid.
i am very noob to samsung.
please please help me!
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Hi, The you find the solution because i have the same problem, please help me
Hi all
I just bought a new galaxy s4 since the first start the screen freeze and the device reboot it self, I didn't install any app on it, I didn't even finish configuring the device, I was able to finish first startup configuration after 15 time of freezing and rebooting on me at different steps or times, I did hard reset and I downloaded the latest software update, nothing seems to fix it
I'm sure it's a software issue since I tested it's hardware
can anyone help me with a possible solution to that problem ?!?!?!
EngASM said:
Hi all
I just bought a new galaxy s4 since the first start the screen freeze and the device reboot it self, I didn't install any app on it, I didn't even finish configuring the device, I was able to finish first startup configuration after 15 time of freezing and rebooting on me at different steps or times, I did hard reset and I downloaded the latest software update, nothing seems to fix it
I'm sure it's a software issue since I tested it's hardware
can anyone help me with a possible solution to that problem ?!?!?!
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Which firmware are you in?
try to flash a MGA firmware using odin and then reset the device from ur setting and all should be fine
For firmware see my signature it has a link
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123hiten said:
Which firmware are you in?
try to flash a MGA firmware using odin and then reset the device from ur setting and all should be fine
For firmware see my signature it has a link
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That would avoid the warranty wouldn't it ?!?!
No flashing firmware doesn't void warranty.
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gee2012 said:
No flashing firmware doesn't void warranty.
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so if I flashed this room
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/237225103/ac00952/I9500XXUBMG9_I9500OJVBMG9_KSA.zip.html
using odin
that would solve the problem and doesn't avoid warranty?!
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so if I flashed this room
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/237225103/ac00952/I9500XXUBMG9_I9500OJVBMG9_KSA.zip.html
using odin
that would solve the problem and doesn't avoid warranty?!
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nope, you should be fine.
im4eversmart said:
nope, you should be fine.
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isn't there any other link than the Hotfile link to download the firmware !!
EngASM said:
isn't there any other link than the Hotfile link to download the firmware !!
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No, takes about 1,5 hrs to download unless you get a premium hotfile acccount.
Get it exchanged.. I cant remember a time where I purchased and started rebooting on its own that quickly.
I have the same problem. Phone freezes then restarts around 15 times a day. Help !
PS :I'm still on official software. I tried reflashing its official firmware via odin and the problem persists.
zahix said:
I have the same problem. Phone freezes then restarts around 15 times a day. Help !
PS :I'm still on official software. I tried reflashing its official firmware via odin and the problem persists.
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did you try to wipe data and cache??
I'm pretty sure you both have a hardware issue. Freezing and rebootung sounds like probs with the CPU. As the problem where since first start, there sholdn't be a hindering getting it exchanged...
I agree. If it's happening straight out of the box send it back for replacement. Seems like hardware fault to me.
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samersh72 said:
did you try to wipe data and cache??
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Yes I tried to wipe data and cache multiple times.
I bought it from a store 2 months ago and I don't think they offer warranty like Samsung stores. I will try to tell the seller that the phone has manufacturing defect and maybe he would replace it .
zahix said:
I have the same problem. Phone freezes then restarts around 15 times a day. Help !
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Same thing. This is a replacement for the first phone that suddenly died (didn't power on anymore). First one before it died, worked flawlessly. I didn't reboot it for weeks. This new one reboots 10 times a day on it own.
gee2012 said:
No, takes about 1,5 hrs to download unless you get a premium hotfile acccount.
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U are wrong. HOTFILE is offline and TERAFILE.CO is online
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EngASM said:
so if I flashed this room
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/237225103/ac00952/I9500XXUBMG9_I9500OJVBMG9_KSA.zip.html
using odin
that would solve the problem and doesn't avoid warranty?!
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If u need any firmware pls:
1. Tell me model of phone (i9500, i9505)
2. If is branded or no to one phone company
3. Android 4.2.2 or 4.3
4. Where are u from?
If you get random reboots the phone freezes up without no reason and while booting the phone it hangs on the samsung logo get your Battery exchanged asap.
Samsung acknowledged to have shipped a bad series of batteries serial starting with BD
you can exchange them under waranty
other symptoms you can encounter is that the phone is rebooting during incomming calls/sms and a huge battery drain before reboot you are at 80% after you only have 20% or less left
you can also check if the battery is swells up.
replace this battery asap because it can explode and for your sake I hope this does not happen to you and especially when the phone is in one pf the pockets of your pants (have to be carefull for your childsupport )
goodluck
When I turn my phone on it goes into boot loop. I tried accessing TWRP but it's not good either, it would just show the startup screen and nothing will happen. I don't know how this happened because my phone was working perfectly last night before I slept. I didn't charge my phone so when I woke up the battery was drained. So I plugged in my charger and turn it on, it'll just go into boot loop just like what I said earlier. Please help. I have read that I should flash stock through Odin, but where can I find it? Please help. Thanks!
Go on sammobile.com
Search your firmware
Download it
And then you'll know what to do... its all given there if not tell me would be great to help u?
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leosrw said:
Go on sammobile.com
Search your firmware
Download it
And then you'll know what to do... its all given there if not tell me would be great to help u
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Thanks, I actually know that I have to go to that site to download the firmware, I just needed some confirmation haha! But this here is my real (stupid-ish) question, is it possible to recover/access my data? Will it be lost after flashing?
When my device was bricked a bit times... I flashed the firmware and all my data wasn't lost it just changed the system and did not delete any data... But make sure u only flash the firmware version that was present before u bricked your device....
MOST of the times it doesn't delete any data☺
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leosrw said:
When my device was bricked a bit times... I flashed the firmware and all my data wasn't lost it just changed the system and did not delete any data... But make sure u only flash the firmware version that was present before u bricked your device....
MOST of the times it doesn't delete any data
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Oh that's good to hear, but what do you mean by flashing the version that was present before I bricked my device? How will I know what version was present before?
Fraser06 said:
Oh that's good to hear, but what do you mean by flashing the version that was present before I bricked my device? How will I know what version was present before?
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Sorry,
I meant the android version which was present before.
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leosrw said:
Sorry,
I meant the android version which was present before.
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Okay, thanks! Well, I have a custom ROM before and it's version is 6 the stock firmware available is 5. What will happen then?
@leosrw It works now but unfortunately I lost my data it asks for a factory reset so yeah they're all gone. Well, no worries, they're not that important anyway. Thanks for your help!
Fraser06 said:
@leosrw It works now but unfortunately I lost my data it asks for a factory reset so yeah they're all gone. Well, no worries, they're not that important anyway. Thanks for your help!
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Data got lost becoz of difference in android version.. btw good to hear that your phone's okay now??
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leosrw said:
Data got lost becoz of difference in android version.. btw good to hear that your phone's okay now??
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Yeah, I think so too. Well, I'm fine with loosing a bit of data. They're mostly backed up anyway. Well thanks for helping me. Now, I know what to do if there'll be a similar problem in the future. Thanks!