Need help, s4 keeps looping back to the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo over and over again. phone is rooted and I'm able to get into download mode as well as Revovery. what do I need to do to rectify this predicament I am in?
Did you tried to full wipe?
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Which recovery do you have?
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If you can get into dl mode, and hopefully you made a nandroid, flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40807244
As soon as it finishes, hold power, volume up, and home simultaneously to boot into recovery. That should get you out of the water
Edit: my fault, didnt read closely enough. If you have a microsd adapter for your computer, save a copy of the stock rooted on your sd card via your computer and try a new flash. Sounds like you may have gotten a bad download
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You might want to try this one click of the stock image. Just run the program, put your phone in download mode and flash. I would recommend doing a full restore just in case http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720)/Stock ROMs/MDC
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First of all, I know I'm stupid and this is my fault for being stupid.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S GT1900. I tried to flash darky's rom but when the recovery mode came up I couldn't do anything because the volume up buton is broken.
I tried to recover it using ODIN but... it was for ATT captative. Now all the phone do is a reboot all the time, showing the ATT world image...
I guess not but, is there anything I can do?
can you get into download mode? then I would assume you can just reflash a sgs firmware..
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No, I can't. Should I try the jig tool?
similiar thing happened to me.. but the 3 button combo still worked.. took a while to get the timing right though..
try to get into the download mode using adb. small chance but better than nothing.
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You can use either adb or a jig be honest jig is easier lol then flash stock
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Hello,
I accidentally pressed Format Data while I was on TWRP trying to wipe for a fresh install and now I can't get it to boot up. All i see is the Samsung Galaxy S4 boot animation and nothing more, Can anyone please help?
I think i screwed up my phone right?
Damn...
If you have a backup you should be able to restore your data
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Just have to flash a rom if you don't have a back up
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Probably going to need a full odin
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Hello All,
I am quite new to the world of Android, but have searched and read up for multiple days on this site before finally posting my issue.
I have a GS4 that had been running stock with the MF3 OTA update. I finally decided to root and install safestrap to mess with a few custom roms. Everything went well. I was able to create a Rom Slot and load a custom rom for testing whilst keeping my stock in original form. NO issues what so ever. I used the Wicked Rom.... Eventually I decided that I would delete Rom Slot 1 and go back to stock. I followed directions to the T, deleted the slot and selected to boot from Stock. NO GO. This is where the horror begins:
Now, the phone boots up but I see the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo and it stays there...does not go back. I no longer see the SafeStrap recovery screen when booting up. --- I cannot even get into recovery on the phone any longer: it says recovery booting in blue and stays there.
I am able to get into Download mode to re-flash - but naturally none of the stock firmware files are loadable via Odin due to an error I keep getting NAND Flash! (Fail).
I finally decided to drive to Best Buy and asked the guy to flash my phone to stock there. He put the phone in download mode and used their multiflash tool which did not detect the phone and thus he could not move forward. The laptop did detect the phone at best buy, but their software did not and thus flashing did not occur.
I am looking for any and all advice to get this phone running without having to return it to Samsung....please and thanks in advance.
My apologies if my search did not yield a positive result and there is something out there....
Well There is no way to flash with Odin while on MF3, so that effort is completely fruitless at this time. Did the guy try a different USB port, cord or even restarting the computer he was using?
Can you get into your recovery to do a factory reset?
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Best buy should be able to do it. I remember reading somewhere that someone had to go to 3 different stores before they found someone smart enough to do it.. Lol
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I cannot get into recovery at all, it just says recovery booting and sits there....recovery booting is displayed at the top left of the screen in blue.
The guy did not try a different port or reboot. When he plugged the phone in, in download mode, the computer did recognize the phone but his Samsung software did not.
graydiggy said:
Well There is no way to flash with Odin while on MF3, so that effort is completely fruitless at this time. Did the guy try a different USB port, cord or even restarting the computer he was using?
Can you get into your recovery to do a factory reset?
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Well he is an idiot for not troubleshooting his system. I have had the same exact thing happen with multiple different computers and phones. The computer detects the device correctly, but the program I needed to use would not. More often than anything a quick changing of ports or a reboot of the computer fixed it. I have had to completely wipe out the drivers a few times and reinstall them to get it to work. 9 times out of ten, it is not the phone that is the culprit, it is something else before the phone.
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FIXED
Well it seems the guy at my best buy was a TOOL! I took the phone in again today, had the battery pulled before I arrived - put it in download mode for him. Told him that Samsung tech support said he should reboot his pc. He did. Voila, reflashed to stock. Thank goodness....thank you guys for the advice.
Apply cold water directly to burned area.
Who's awesome?
ME!
Anyways, glad you are back up.
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i have rom installed but my idiot ass forgot to backup operating system so i now have no way to factory restore please help Galaxy S4 Sph-l720....I want it back to original out of box
If you can DL this to computer. Boot to download mode...from turned off device hold volume down and power then select yes by pushing up volume...then use odin to flash the mk2 tar...should be back to full stock unrooted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49213024
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I was careless and accidentally wiped/formatted my internal storage. Now my phone only boots to the first (Samsung) screen then loops. Safestrap won't even load. What are my options? :crying:
Edit 1:
Finally got it to stop looping and made it sit on Samsung Galaxy S5 screen on my computer it is only recognized as a CD Drive.
Edit 2:
Downloaded ADB but can't get it to recognize the phone using adb devices...
Got ADB to work didn't know of the special boot options, but I don't think the ROMs I'm trying to ADB sideload is working since it just boots up to the Samsung Galaxy screen and sits there again.
jajeff said:
I was careless and accidentally wiped/formatted my internal storage. Now my phone only boots to the first (Samsung) screen then loops. Safestrap won't even load. What are my options? :crying:
Edit 1:
Finally got it to stop looping and made it sit on Samsung Galaxy S5 screen on my computer it is only recognized as a CD Drive.
Edit 2:
Downloaded ADB but can't get it to recognize the phone using adb devices...
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Going to need your phone model, based off the fact that youre using safestrap though i'll guess att model or verizon model. First things first, boot in to download mode, (voldown+home button+power button) and connext your phone to your computer with the original cable that came with the phone, download odin and your phone's firmware, and flash in odin. You should be back up and running.
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Going to need your phone model, based off the fact that youre using safestrap though i'll guess att model or verizon model. First things first, boot in to download mode, (voldown+home button+power button) and connext your phone to your computer with the original cable that came with the phone, download odin and your phone's firmware, and flash in odin. You should be back up and running.
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I have a SM-G900V is the firmware from SamMobile? And is this the entire ROM like a 1-2Gb download?
jajeff said:
I have a SM-G900V is the firmware from SamMobile? And is this the entire ROM like a 1-2Gb download?
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Its quite large yes, there should be an image you can use in the verizon s5 general section, i'm certaib someones posted one you can odin for times like this.
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Rakuu said:
Its quite large yes, there should be an image you can use in the verizon s5 general section, i'm certaib someones posted one you can odin for times like this.
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I just got it fixed and backing up my stock ROMs from now on. Too bad my phone boot loops whenever I try to install cyanogenmod. Thank you for the help.
jajeff said:
I just got it fixed and backing up my stock ROMs from now on. Too bad my phone boot loops whenever I try to install cyanogenmod. Thank you for the help.
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Locked bootloader, nothing but touchwiz based roms and no armoa either. Please do some more reasearch before you end up seriously messing up your device.
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