[Q] Help please! - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I have an I9505 from O2 and I was in Odin mid-flash throwing on Philz Touch when the cable got disconnected (kids) and now I'm getting an error on my phone I can't seem to undo. It's showing me a screen as soon as it begins to boot that reads "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery modde in Kies and try again.". I've tried running Kies as it suggests and my computer doesn't even register the phone connecting to begin with let alone Kies noticing the connection. I've tried to go into recovery mode (vol up + power) but it just gives me the same message. Please tell me I didn't brick this thing... is there any voodoo I can do to fix this? Thanks for any help you can give.
-Izzy

d19375 said:
Hi all,
I have an I9505 from O2 and I was in Odin mid-flash throwing on Philz Touch when the cable got disconnected (kids) and now I'm getting an error on my phone I can't seem to undo. It's showing me a screen as soon as it begins to boot that reads "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery modde in Kies and try again.". I've tried running Kies as it suggests and my computer doesn't even register the phone connecting to begin with let alone Kies noticing the connection. I've tried to go into recovery mode (vol up + power) but it just gives me the same message. Please tell me I didn't brick this thing... is there any voodoo I can do to fix this? Thanks for any help you can give.
-Izzy
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pull out your battery for a minute, re-insert it, boot into download mode, reflash recovery

samersh72 said:
pull out your battery for a minute, re-insert it, boot into download mode, reflash recovery
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I tried but no luck, the message comes up as soon as the phone receives power.

d19375 said:
I tried but no luck, the message comes up as soon as the phone receives power.
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you meant that you can not boot in odin mode?
if you can, what odin says when flashing?

d19375 said:
I tried but no luck, the message comes up as soon as the phone receives power.
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Can you still get in download mode? You may need to flash the whole firmware again then flash the recovery after. I've had the same problem on an s2 in the past with my son pulling the cable halfway through
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Would a USB jig work?

You have to boot to download mode and install full firmware through Odin.
You can download your carriers firmware from Sammobile.com
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d19375 said:
I tried but no luck, the message comes up as soon as the phone receives power.
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Strike that, it worked! I've been at this for hours with no luck but I guess the phone gods are now in my favour. Unfortunately when I try to flash with Odin, I get failure messages and my phone stays in the Downloading part. Any advise?

d19375 said:
Strike that, it worked! I've been at this for hours with no luck but I guess the phone gods are now in my favour. Unfortunately when I try to flash with Odin, I get failure messages and my phone stays in the Downloading part. Any advise?
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Aslong as odin says fail or pass and you definitely do not have a progress bar on your phone after odin shows the result then you will be safe to unplug amd reboot the phone manually. If it passes on odin it usually reboots itself
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Obagleyfreer said:
You have to boot to download mode and install full firmware through Odin.
You can download your carriers firmware from Sammobile.com
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Awesome thanks, I'll give it a shot. I'll post back with results!

Got it! Re-flashed the firmware and it's rock solid. Thanks for all the help, really appreciate it guys.
-Izzy

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Samsung Galaxy S Update Faild, Phone won't Start or Boot

Hi,
Today I wanted to update my Galaxy S via Kies and I get "Update Fail". From then my phone won't start, won't boot, won't do anything. On screen appears a phone with exclamation mark and a PC. I tried vol down + home + power but that symbol
won't disappear.
You can see the exact symptomes if you will search on youtube "Re: Samsung galaxy s upgrade FROYO 2.2 fail ! ! HELPPP "
Any solutions?
I would be grateful
gabi31_12_86 said:
Hi,
Today I wanted to update my Galaxy S via Kies and I get "Update Fail". From then my phone won't start, won't boot, won't do anything. On screen appears a phone with exclamation mark and a PC. I tried vol down + home + power but that symbol
won't disappear.
You can see the exact symptomes if you will search on youtube "Re: Samsung galaxy s upgrade FROYO 2.2 fail ! ! HELPPP "
Any solutions?
I would be grateful
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In Kies select "tools", "emergence firmware recovery"....follow on screen instructions
This happened to me more than once.
Just pull out your battery and push the powerbutton for 3 seconds.
Now put the battery in, start in downloadmode and flash via odin
Time for a custom rom if you ask me...
You will never look back trust me...
Custom ROMS are always problematic and the OP is not asking about custom or stock roms..
@gabi Whenever such a situation occurs, just reinsert the battery and enter the phone to download mode and flash again and make sure your USB connection is solid and you are flashing with the correct files.
First of all.. that's a load of crap..
2nd.. he is using kies, not odin .. so what correct files?
Facepalm.
Custom ROMS are always problematic and the OP is not asking about custom or stock roms..
@gabi Whenever such a situation occurs, just reinsert the battery and enter the phone to download mode and flash again and make sure your USB connection is solid and you are flashing with the correct files.
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I think crap is in your brain
We know that he was using KIES but as Timmey806 advised him in the 3rd post to use Odin for convenience, So I was talking about Odin and the firmware files you dumb-bell.
ImraanK said:
First of all.. that's a load of crap..
2nd.. he is using kies, not odin .. so what correct files?
Facepalm.
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Also you are able to flash a stock firmware with odin but the OP has to find the right firmeware on his own.
I just gave a very usefull tip ;-)
@OP: Did it work for you?

Bricked Phone! - Dead - NEED HELP!!

Hi guys, I'm gonna tell you what happened with my S4 to see if you can help me.
I got a MetroPCS Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919N) then I went to a tech and unlocked it. After 2 days the screen started blinking in pink color and I decided to flash it with a stock ROM from T-Mobile (SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL-1366964131) using ODIN. Everything was great, in a couple of days the screen went kinda black (No brightness at all) I could barely see it. In this state with the phone turned off and tried to plug in to the PC or charge it and started blinking in green color. I decided once again to flash it with the stock ROM mentioned above but the phone won't enter in recovery or download mode after that I tried to flash it with the CyanogenMOD Installer......everything was OK but it stuck in about 75%, left the phone connected for 20min aprox and nothing happened. I unplugged it and tried to turn it on (It vibrates but I get no startup sound, logo, boot, anything!) ODIN doesn't recognized anymore, can't enter in recovery or download.
I tried to reboot download with ADB to flash it with ODIN but usb debugging is not enabled and ADB commands doesn't work.
I don't know what to do with my S4, I hope you guys can help me. I'm not in the US so I can't return it for replacement.
I hope to hear from you soon. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
chure63 said:
Hi guys, I'm gonna tell you what happened with my S4 to see if you can help me.
I got a MetroPCS Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919N) then I went to a tech and unlocked it. After 2 days the screen started blinking in pink color and I decided to flash it with a stock ROM from T-Mobile (SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL-1366964131) using ODIN. Everything was great, in a couple of days the screen went kinda black (No brightness at all) I could barely see it. In this state with the phone turned off and tried to plug in to the PC or charge it and started blinking in green color. I decided once again to flash it with the stock ROM mentioned above but the phone won't enter in recovery or download mode after that I tried to flash it with the CyanogenMOD Installer......everything was OK but it stuck in about 75%, left the phone connected for 20min aprox and nothing happened. I unplugged it and tried to turn it on (It vibrates but I get no startup sound, logo, boot, anything!) ODIN doesn't recognized anymore, can't enter in recovery or download.
I tried to reboot download with ADB to flash it with ODIN but usb debugging is not enabled and ADB commands doesn't work.
I don't know what to do with my S4, I hope you guys can help me. I'm not in the US so I can't return it for replacement.
I hope to hear from you soon. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
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Is the battery working ok? Does the LED go red when charger is plugged in as normal?
What happens when you try to boot to recovery?
If your screen start blinking pink and after that turning black, why do assume it's a software problem? No rom would cause that. It's clearly a hardware failure.
RossFixxed said:
Is the battery working ok? Does the LED go red when charger is plugged in as normal?
What happens when you try to boot to recovery?
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The battery is OK, I tested it already with another phone. The LED doesn't turn on when the charger is plugged in. When I try to enter to recovery it vibrates but nothing else happens (Black Screen).
Lennyz1988 said:
If your screen start blinking pink and after that turning black, why do assume it's a software problem? No rom would cause that. It's clearly a hardware failure.
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The screen would cause no sound, no LED light, no download or recovery mode, etc..?
Wrong section...
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HassanM said:
Wrong section...
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Where should I post this? Thank you.
chure63 said:
Where should I post this? Thank you.
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mabye try to use Odin if you can go to Download mode, try to install Android 4.3 with repartition (pit file)... Did you try? Can you go somehow to CWM? If yes, try to format EVERYTHING as possible - system, data etc. than try again method via Odin...
erikasnoske said:
mabye try to use Odin if you can go to Download mode, try to install Android 4.3 with repartition (pit file)... Did you try? Can you go somehow to CWM? If yes, try to format EVERYTHING as possible - system, data etc. than try again method via Odin...
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I can't get into download or recovery mode.
chure63 said:
I can't get into download or recovery mode.
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oh god, I didn't have this experience, sorry, I can't help you at all then
Jtag
Jtag?
jd1639 said:
Jtag
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Hiya I found as a bit of a n00b Jtag painful as a senior member would there be a guide that we could learn from? I wasn't able to find one.:fingers-crossed:
Service center is better idea, since they can't go to download mode to see your phone stil got warranty or not.. just say phone dead ... while In pocket automatically
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jd1639 said:
Jtag
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I don't know much about it. Which box will be helpful to debrick it? Thanks.
chure63 said:
I don't know much about it. Which box will be helpful to debrick it? Thanks.
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Google mobiletechvideos
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95mediatech said:
Service center is better idea, since they can't go to download mode to see your phone stil got warranty or not.. just say phone dead ... while In pocket automatically
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I'm not in the US....
chure63 said:
I'm not in the US....
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You don't have to be in the US, it's just going to cost you more in shipping. Maybe you can find someone in your country that can jtag. Try some of the local phone repair shops.
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Have you tryed it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
At the bottom there are some information "how to revive bricked device". Have you tryed it?

Need urgent help in S4 GT-I9505 " firmware upgrade encountered an issue"

Sup guys,
My Galaxy S4 is stuck at an image that says: "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again on"
I can't get stock firmware via kies or via ODIN cuz gives me an error.
I can't install TWRP via ODIN cuz gives me an error.
I did a bunch of things, change USB ports, computer install drivers. I don't know what more to do, seriously :s
Hope someone can help.
TugaPhysicx said:
Sup guys,
My Galaxy S4 is stuck at an image that says: "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again on"
I can't get stock firmware via kies or via ODIN cuz gives me an error.
I can't install TWRP via ODIN cuz gives me an error.
I did a bunch of things, change USB ports, computer install drivers. I don't know what more to do, seriously :s
Hope someone can help.
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try to pull your battery for 10 sec and then put it back mate . Now Press and hold power+Voldown in order to boot into downloadmode and flash away.
Try to pull battery n hit it into Download mode n Reflash it via Odin
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Repulsa said:
try to pull your battery for 10 sec and then put it back mate . Now Press and hold power+Voldown in order to boot into downloadmode and flash away.
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Didn't worked mate :/
Ryanrioz said:
Try to pull battery n hit it into Download mode n Reflash it via Odin
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ODIN still gives error..
In Kies select Tools -> Emergency firmware recovery
This will identify the appropriate firmware for your device (by serial no I think), wipe your device clean and install the latest available firmware. It is the 'nuclear option' when all else fails.
It rescued me from a brick once, but I ended up on new bootloader so tripped Knox fuse when I rooted. Annoying, but tolerable to get the device working again.

Need Help!! my sm-n9005 can't access to recovery and bootloop with 2 vibrations

Hi all!
im new here and i need help!
my galxy note 3 LTE don't boot and i can't enter to recovery mode.
First time that i have this problem i solved it by a new flash stock rom and nand erase all.
But this time it dont work.
the phone just vibrate one time and display the logo samsung galaxy note 3 sm-n9005 and the screen turn back black with a second vibration and do the same again and again...
I can enter to download.
Need your help please and sorry my english is so bad.
thanks to all.
rodyrach said:
Hi all!
im new here and i need help!
my galxy note 3 LTE don't boot and i can't enter to recovery mode.
First time that i have this problem i solved it by a new flash stock rom and nand erase all.
But this time it dont work.
the phone just vibrate one time and display the logo samsung galaxy note 3 sm-n9005 and the screen turn back black with a second vibration and do the same again and again...
I can enter to download.
Need your help please and sorry my english is so bad.
thanks to all.
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You mean you have done a battery pull and then you still can't enter download mode by pressing that three button combos?
devilsdouble said:
You mean you have done a battery pull and then you still can't enter download mode by pressing that three button combos?
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i do enter download mode but not in recovery mode to perform a wipe data.
i can flash stock rom and odin say pass in green but the phone reboot at samsung galaxy note 3 sm-n9005 with recovery booting in blue on top of screen
rodyrach said:
i do enter download mode but not in recovery mode to perform a wipe data.
i can flash stock rom and odin say pass in green but the phone reboot at samsung galaxy note 3 sm-n9005 with recovery booting in blue on top of screen
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I don't understand the part I bold. Is it bootloop still, even after flashing a stock ROM via Odin successfully? That's weird!
I think you can wipe your phone via ADB, not sure though.
devilsdouble said:
I don't understand the part I bold. Is it bootloop still, even after flashing a stock ROM via Odin successfully? That's weird!
I think you can wipe your phone via ADB, not sure though.
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Yes exactly!
Even after flash stock rom via odin it still bootloop just at start up.
What is ADB? Please help me to do that.
rodyrach said:
Yes exactly!
Even after flash stock rom via odin it still bootloop just at start up.
What is ADB? Please help me to do that.
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I am very short on time, thus just giving you the link, however if you read thoroughly its pretty easy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
rodyrach said:
Yes exactly!
Even after flash stock rom via odin it still bootloop just at start up.
What is ADB? Please help me to do that.
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hi, your problems are resolved?
devilsdouble said:
I am very short on time, thus just giving you the link, however if you read thoroughly its pretty easy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817
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Not yet! Im stuck at the job.
And Thanks devilsdouble. I try this as soon as i have a moment and tell you how it goes.
Thanks again for your help.
Happened to me but on the note 1 i flashed the pit files also for the phone using pdin and it fixed my problem. Maybe if all else fails try flasing stock rom with pit files using odin.
rodyrach said:
Not yet! Im stuck at the job.
And Thanks devilsdouble. I try this as soon as i have a moment and tell you how it goes.
Thanks again for your help.
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before I start any thing
I understand the need to enable usb debugging in settings before using ADB.
is it important? because my phone does not start so I can access the settings to enable usb debugging
cryostasis25 said:
Happened to me but on the note 1 i flashed the pit files also for the phone using pdin and it fixed my problem. Maybe if all else fails try flasing stock rom with pit files using odin.
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Hi i have already use pit file with stock rom via odin. same result. bootloop at the logo.
rodyrach said:
before I start any thing
I understand the need to enable usb debugging in settings before using ADB.
is it important? because my phone does not start so I can access the settings to enable usb debugging
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Yes mate, I think its needed to be enabled. Still you can try and see if your phone shows up on ADB or not, there will be a six or eight digit code appearing on the ADB screen if the phone is successfully connected, but I guess you know that already by reading that topic.
You can ask ADB related queries in that topic too, I guess.
Do update here whatever happens.
devilsdouble said:
Yes mate, I think its needed to be enabled. Still you can try and see if your phone shows up on ADB or not, there will be a six or eight digit code appearing on the ADB screen if the phone is successfully connected, but I guess you know that already by reading that topic.
You can ask ADB related queries in that topic too, I guess.
Do update here whatever happens.
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My phone dont show up on ADB.
rodyrach said:
My phone dont show up on ADB.
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So you type adb device, and the device isn't showing up? Ah, that's normal I guess, knowing you can't turn on USB Debugging. I am out of help sadly. You need to get in touch with more advanced users now. I don't know if it's possible to turn on a phone's USB debugging mode without booting into the OS. You could ask in that topic though.
devilsdouble said:
So you type adb device, and the device isn't showing up? Ah, that's normal I guess, knowing you can't turn on USB Debugging. I am out of help sadly. You need to get in touch with more advanced users now. I don't know if it's possible to turn on a phone's USB debugging mode without booting into the OS. You could ask in that topic though.
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My problem not solved
rodyrach said:
My problem not solved
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Flash official lollipop poland done! still bootloop at "samsung galaxy note 3 sm-n9005".
can't access to recovery mode but download mode still working!
before to sleep i left the charger connected to the phone still bootloop until the morning and BANG i waked up saw lollipop samsung logo and blue led!
screen stucked at lollipop samsung logo!
i turned off the phone left in charge ( normal charge with animation in green battery, thing that did not before because as soon as I connected the charger to the phone it tried to boot and reboot all time after e few seconds with 2 vibrations) and gone to work.
go back home battery charged at 100%, tried to boot in recovery mode and it working!
i performed a wipe data factory reset and wipe cache partition and BANG my note 3 booted normally.
done a few hours and it works very well.
Thanks to all for your supports.
Really weird i don't understand whats happened during the night.
But im so glad .

Stuck at bootscreen (no boot loop) and unable to do anything (Galaxy note 4 N910H)

Hi guys,
I own a Galaxy Note 4 (N910H) and have rooted it before without any problem.
Long story short I wanted to install a custom rom and on the instruction says I need to reset my device to factory before I actually install it (because mine is 4.4.4).
I successfully reset it back to factory settings, however when I tried to install the rom an error occured.
When my device restarted it goes into a boot loop.
So I go into the recovery mode and delete the caches and what not (even selecting the reset to factory setting again).
When my device restart it is stuck at the boot sreen (samsung galaxy blablabla) and it DOESNT LOOP, it just stuck there and I am unable to go into recovery mode.
I tried to reflash it using odin (i can access the downloading mode) up to no avail.
My device is detected by odin (com:x) but when I pressed start it stuck at setup connection and after a while I got the Fail message.
Now I am at a loss and have no idea what else to do. Tried kies, doesnt work either.
Kies doesnt even recognize the connection to my phone.
Any help would be appreciated.
NB: I'm a newb at this so please bear with me (and yes I kind of ****ed up)
Thanks
xverdex said:
Hi guys,
I own a Galaxy Note 4 (N910H) and have rooted it before without any problem.
Long story short I wanted to install a custom rom and on the instruction says I need to reset my device to factory before I actually install it (because mine is 4.4.4).
I successfully reset it back to factory settings, however when I tried to install the rom an error occured.
When my device restarted it goes into a boot loop.
So I go into the recovery mode and delete the caches and what not (even selecting the reset to factory setting again).
When my device restart it is stuck at the boot sreen (samsung galaxy blablabla) and it DOESNT LOOP, it just stuck there and I am unable to go into recovery mode.
I tried to reflash it using odin (i can access the downloading mode) up to no avail.
My device is detected by odin (com:x) but when I pressed start it stuck at setup connection and after a while I got the Fail message.
Now I am at a loss and have no idea what else to do. Tried kies, doesnt work either.
Kies doesnt even recognize the connection to my phone.
Any help would be appreciated.
NB: I'm a newb at this so please bear with me (and yes I kind of ****ed up)
Thanks
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If I'm not mistaken you have Kies installed? If that is the case I would recommend you uninstall it. Then manually download the Samsung USB drivers
http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117
Reboot your PC just to be sure.
Then make sure your device isn't connected to the charger or computer and remove the battery and after 10 seconds reinsert the battery and manually boot into Download Mode (Home + Volume Down while holding the power button.)
Then connect your phone to the your PC and run Odin as Admin and try to flash the firmware.
I would also recommend that the firmware you are flashing is the correct one and is not corrupted.
You can check the firmware from Sammobile and after the download check the MD5Sum and then extract the zip file to get the firmware file.
Good luck and report back.
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I had the same problem , make sure to properly install samsung drivers
if everything is still messed up , try a fresh copy of windows and install samsung drivers and the latest " Flash Tool "
i hope this fix up ur problem
Battlehero said:
Reboot your PC just to be sure.
Then make sure your device isn't connected to the charger or computer and remove the battery and after 10 seconds reinsert the battery and manually boot into Download Mode (Home + Volume Down while holding the power button.)
Then connect your phone to the your PC and run Odin as Admin and try to flash the firmware.
I would also recommend that the firmware you are flashing is the correct one and is not corrupted.
You can check the firmware from Sammobile and after the download check the MD5Sum and then extract the zip file to get the firmware file.
Good luck and report back.
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Just to make sure, should I put the MD5 file to bootloader or AP/PDA?
Thank you for the help, I will try your solution after I get back from work
xverdex said:
Just to make sure, should I put the MD5 file to bootloader or AP/PDA?
Thank you for the help, I will try your solution after I get back from work
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If you are using Odin version 3.09 or above it's AP, otherwise it's PDA.
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Battlehero said:
If you are using Odin version 3.09 or above it's AP, otherwise it's PDA.
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Thanks Battlehero! now I finally get my galaxy note back to work again.
Now let's say if I want to Root my device again, is it as simple as installing CWM or TWRP and then install a custom rom?
xverdex said:
Thanks Battlehero! now I finally get my galaxy note back to work again.
Now let's say if I want to Root my device again, is it as simple as installing CWM or TWRP and then install a custom rom?
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If you want to root your current rom then install a custom recovery (TWRP) recommended then flash SuperSU Current release: https://download.chainfire.eu/740/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip
You can always hit the 'Thanks Button' to show your appreciation. It's nice to see you fixed your issue.
Battlehero said:
If you want to root your current rom then install a custom recovery (TWRP) recommended then flash SuperSU Current release:
You can always hit the 'Thanks Button' to show your appreciation. It's nice to see you fixed your issue.
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Done with the 'Thanks Button'.
Thanks for the help!
Cheers mate

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