[Q] Can't Flash Back To Stock - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i have the international i9500 and i wanted to flash stock firmware to remove the bloatware and i tried to flash the stock rom with the adonis.pit and i checked re-partition .
when the flash was finished the bloatware wasn't removed and the boot anmation didn't revert back to the samsung animation and the phone also remembered my wi-fi password considering the fact i re partiotioned and wiped data.
how can i flash a stock rom without the bloatware (i'm from israel)
on sammobile there was the following options:
israel (cellcom)
israel (orange)
and israel (ILO) which is the stock one without the bloatware and when i flashed it the bloatware wasn't removed

Flash a stock firmware without PIT and without repartition.
Then use TrulyClean script to remove all the bloatware.

ignaciojn said:
Flash a stock firmware without PIT and without repartition.
Then use TrulyClean script to remove all the bloatware.
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i flashed again without pit and without pepartition but the boot animation is still the carrier boot animation and not the samsung one as it should be.
will the trulyclean script restore the regular samsung boot animation?
oh and even after i reflashed without the pit and without the repartition it still remembered my wi-fi pass?! how do you explain that?
let me explain with a more basic explanation:
i bought the phone and the current rom was the cellcom branded rom (one of our carriers)
so i jumped to samfirmware and downloaded the israel/ILO which is an unbranded one
and flashed it the way you said (w/o pit and w/o re-partition) but the bloatware was still installed even after i did a factory wipe.
HOW COULD IT BEEE????

LSGio said:
i flashed again without pit and without pepartition but the boot animation is still the carrier boot animation and not the samsung one as it should be.
will the trulyclean script restore the regular samsung boot animation?
oh and even after i reflashed without the pit and without the repartition it still remembered my wi-fi pass?! how do you explain that?
let me explain with a more basic explanation:
i bought the phone and the current rom was the cellcom branded rom (one of our carriers)
so i jumped to samfirmware and downloaded the israel/ILO which is an unbranded one
and flashed it the way you said (w/o pit and w/o re-partition) but the bloatware was still installed even after i did a factory wipe.
HOW COULD IT BEEE????
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NVM problem Solved

you should also tell the solution, and mark the thread as solved. this way, other users can solve the problem without opening a new thread

okty2k said:
you should also tell the solution, and mark the thread as solved. this way, other users can solve the problem without opening a new thread
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Ok so there was an error in sammobile servers and the ILO firmware and the cellcom one are the same so that's why i had all the cellcom bloatware
and can you please tell me how to mark the thread as solved?

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In need of help, gathering all that I can.

Hello guys.
I just have one very weird problem with my phone.
Previously, i've been using the asian singapore firmware dxjf4. Today, I decided to flash over to JG5, but didn't like it. So i flashed back to my asian firmware.
What happened is, during the point of flashing, my phone says
E:Error in /cache/recovery/sec_csc.zip
(status 7)
Installation aborted.
Then installation of firmware terminated. Therefore, my phone is still bricked, and I don't know how to revert it back to the asian firmware.
When i flashed the european jg5 firmware, i had to add in the .pit 512, the csc, the pda, and the modem. But for the asian firmware, i only need the pda. So did i flash incorrectly? please help!
Do i need to do a factory data reset before i flash?
Or is there a special way to flash from jg5 to dxjf4?
I wouldn't want another firmware as a solution, because the singapore firmware has specific features and i got certain carrier benefits from the 2 year contract phone line that could enable those specific features.
Thanks.
FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP ME, PLEASE LOOK AT POST 4. I HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY NEXT PROBLEM IS ON POST 4.
Clear cache and clear settings, Flash again with Asian and use pit 512 and select repartition option.
If no good stay with jm5 til SingTel releases a new rom with csc file.
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List of method tried
Hi ickyboo, i've tried your method before. I even went to the extent of doing a factory data reset on adb recovery. But they all don't help.
For the list of methods i've tried:
flashing dxjf4 with 512 .pt
flashing dxjf4 with 513 .pit
flashing dxjf4 with 512 .pit with repartition
flashing dxjf4 with 513 .pit with repartition (but failed)
flashing dxjf4 with csc and modem of jg5 with repartition
flashing dxjf4 with csc, pda, and modem (but failed)
flashing dxjf4 without any pit
wiping cache and data in adb recovery then flash dxjf4 without any pit
...None have worked and they either show up as
E:Error in /cache/recovery/sec_csc.zip
(status 7)
Installation aborted.
or (failed) if stated above the list of methods.
Please help me thanks.
I realised where i what went wrong, but the problem is i don't know how to solve it, unless i have the file.
Every firmware comes with the csc and modem. Unfortunately, those provided as samsung firmwares are not full. The csc and modem of dxjf4 isn't there. Without that, i cannot flash over to dxjf4.
To prove it to you, i did a simple test. I used the pda of dxjf4, and the modem and csc of dxjg4 (another asian firmware). It successfully flashed over to the asian firmware. However, the dxjg4 is lacking the apps that i need. So i decided to flash back to dxjf4. And of course, that successfully happened but now..... the applications that i want on dxjf4 are gone. So it is easily concluded that the modem and csc aren't changed and are still using the dxjg4 version's.
Now if anyone could post up links on dxjf4's full firmware (pda, modem, csc) it would be much appreciated. (The singtel (a carrier of singapore) version i mean)
Thanks.
I wish I can help you but like you my Telco Optus (singtel) also only released a new Rom recently and without csc or modem file. Why do you need csc anyways? Are you after apps on stock Rom like "my account"? I'm happy with jm5. There's no reason for me to flash stock unless I want warranty
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Ask around for the stock apk's for singtel, I'm sure someone has em. Better yet wait for official froyo from singtel
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Ok, I may be able to help you now, I found the CSC files you are looking for here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=763369
Just get the CSC file and flash with your asian rom. Other then that I can't help you anymore as I can't think of another way except sending it into samsung
solved!
hey ickyboo,
i found the solution and i'm happy with it. My friend managed to get for me the stock apps from singtel, plus i used the full fledge dxjg4 firmware. I'm really happy with the firmware and it is nice and snappy.
Thank you ickyboo, and xda of course.
Hi,
can you share with us the stock apps from SingTel?
Thanks.

[Q] [HELP] Wifi dont turn on, can't call after debrand

Hi, i have problem after debranding my galaxy.
Wifi is not turning on, and i can't call, when i try, there is a black screen.
I have branded PL in "Plus", and i tried with xeo roms from april (I9505XXUAMDE) and may (I9505XXUAME2) and modems for them.
When i tried first time to change rom, i had error in odin (can't write or something like that). So i rooted my device using cf-auto-root, changed csc from btu to xeo, then I9505_OFFICIAL_STATUS_MOD, wipe and triangle away, then rom.
How i can fix that?
pierzu said:
Hi, i have problem after debranding my galaxy.
Wifi is not turning on, and i can't call, when i try, there is a black screen.
I have branded PL in "Plus", and i tried with xeo roms from april (I9505XXUAMDE) and may (I9505XXUAME2) and modems for them.
When i tried first time to change rom, i had error in odin (can't write or something like that). So i rooted my device using cf-auto-root, changed csc from btu to xeo, then I9505_OFFICIAL_STATUS_MOD, wipe and triangle away, then rom.
How i can fix that?
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If I be you - i try to go to Advanced phills touch recovery menu, format there everything (system, data, partitions EVERYTHING) except sd card. Then i would like to try to flash Android OS (4.3) with repartition (pit file if I remember it correctly). After that, the good idea is install root, than phills touch again (I don't remember, but something overrides another one and recovery menu dissapears or...whatever, need to try) and test again if you have this issue.
Giving this information you gave, it's even for SUPER DUPER PRO EXTRA HIGH-RANKING with IQ over 9000 developer is actually impossible. Anyway, I'e just told you the best way how to fix it.
I found somewhere similar problem, and i tried to install 4.3 rom, and everything works fine

[Q] Soft Bricked Note 3 When Attempting to Flash Stock 4.4.2 Firmware

I have a Note 3 SM-N9005. There was a polish release of 4.4.2 firmware, which I'm fairly certain was this, which I installed in January using this guide on XDA.
Today I discovered that my carrier (Telstra, Australia) had released an official 4.4.2 firmware N9005XXUENE3, and thought I would flash it. The flash failed and I got the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" in recovery. In a panic, I tried to return to the polish firmware. Having lost what I'd originally flashed, I tried N9005XXUENA6 from sammobile first. This got me to the setup screen, but the phone would crash on the first or second page of setup with "Unfortunately Samsung Setup Wizard has stopped". I then downloaded the N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_N9005XXUENA2_OXX from the first link. This has the same result.
After each flash I did a factory reset and wiped the cache (not dalvik, because I'm not rooted). The stock firmware comes just in the form of a .tar.md5 as did the N9005XXUENA6 from sammobile, but the final polish firmware and the original I had installed had separate parts for bl, ap, cp, csc.
Is this what it means to be soft-bricked?
What was the mistake that I made to result in a soft brick?
What can I do to have a functional phone again, either with stock firmware or anything at all?
Given that my knox is still 0x0, is it likely my warranty is void anyway, and can I repair this somehow?
Go to SAMMOBILE and download the latest Polish or Slovakian rom using the europpean pit. My N9005 is polish too, and yesterday I had the same problem, thinking that since I am bulgarian , the bulgarian rom should work.
So install the Polish or Slovakian (see down) and it should work...
+ this pit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2427062&d=1385931899
SM-N9005
Poland (T-mobile)
2014 October
4.4.2
N9005XXUGNI4
N9005TPLGNI1
or
SM-N9005
Slovakia
2014 October
4.4.2
N9005XXUGNI4
N9005TMSGNI1
Alexander_Q said:
I have a Note 3 SM-N9005. There was a polish release of 4.4.2 firmware, which I'm fairly certain was this, which I installed in January using this guide on XDA.
Today I discovered that my carrier (Telstra, Australia) had released an official 4.4.2 firmware N9005XXUENE3, and thought I would flash it. The flash failed and I got the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" in recovery. In a panic, I tried to return to the polish firmware. Having lost what I'd originally flashed, I tried N9005XXUENA6 from sammobile first. This got me to the setup screen, but the phone would crash on the first or second page of setup with "Unfortunately Samsung Setup Wizard has stopped". I then downloaded the N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_N9005XXUENA2_OXX from the first link. This has the same result.
After each flash I did a factory reset and wiped the cache (not dalvik, because I'm not rooted). The stock firmware comes just in the form of a .tar.md5 as did the N9005XXUENA6 from sammobile, but the final polish firmware and the original I had installed had separate parts for bl, ap, cp, csc.
Is this what it means to be soft-bricked?
What was the mistake that I made to result in a soft brick?
What can I do to have a functional phone again, either with stock firmware or anything at all?
Given that my knox is still 0x0, is it likely my warranty is void anyway, and can I repair this somehow?
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My note 3 is not actually polish. I used the polish firmware because it was the first to offer 4.4.2. Does this suggestion still apply?
Alexander_Q said:
My note 3 is not actually polish. I used the polish firmware because it was the first to offer 4.4.2. Does this suggestion still apply?
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I'm not sure... do you know your original configuration, before this 4 file polish rom?
Still you need to try and flash, one thing is sure, you can't flash an older one. So if your phone is not locked to any operator than any latest stock rom from your region should work. If you're not sure which region is your phone originally from, then there's a problem....
So go to sammobile, type n9005 in the firmware tab, and try the ones at top,October...November, from your region. And use the pit file too.
The latest for my region and carrier is N9005XXUENE3, which is what got me into trouble in the first place in my OP. What should I try next?
Update: Got past setup and into homescreen. Usually crashes after about 10 minutes, but sometimes I can get up to a few hours. Doesn't detect the SIM card, and camera doesn't work. Any clue what might be going on?
Alexander_Q said:
Update: Got past setup and into homescreen. Usually crashes after about 10 minutes, but sometimes I can get up to a few hours. Doesn't detect the SIM card, and camera doesn't work. Any clue what might be going on?
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http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20032
do this above
load your rom in the AP
load the pit File
use odin 3.0.9
good luck
I did the same and it worked

My G900F is soft-bricked. Maybe. Several attemps doesn't work. Desperately need help.

Hello. I'm a new user of SM G900F (SG). Running on lollipop with latest firmware
Bought it on Dec 26th, the device doesn't have any problem. I was happy back then, jumping form Galaxy Mini 2 to S5 is a big difference experience.
Running on official latest firmware, i only updated the phone once., around 1st - 2nd week of January.
The problem is, on Jan 14th, the G900F fail to boot (bootloop) after i set a new lockscreen from my gallery. It failed to boot, after several attemps, and wipe cache + wipe data, it booted. Haven't backed up my data yet, but i'm happy my phone is working.
On 15th, the same things happened. I set a new lockscreen. It's stil fine. But when a web-browsing on Chrome, the screen is automaically turn off (when not in use in a periout of time), but i immediatey press home button to wake the screen up. the screen didn't turn on, i press the power button. Then the bootloop happened. And this time, i can't go to recovery mode.
I've tried to re-flashing the phone using odin with official firmware, the SG one. But it didn't work. It showed Reset! with blue box on it. But still, m phone is bootlooping. My phone is still bricked. Can't go to the recovery mode either.
P.S: The phone is 2nd handed device from Singapore. I'm an Indonesian, bought the SG version bcs the Indonesia ver (G900H) is still 3G. While the SG one is 4G already. I'm using Indonesian provider (Telkomsel) and works fine on 3G or 4G so i assume the phone is unlocked. I've test the phone imei and it showed that it's the real S5, not the replica one. Antutu test showed 48,xxx score and proved that my device is the real S5 (judge by the name of device written on antutu).
I don't use micro SD. 32 gb is enough for me.
Sorry for long post and bad english. Really desperate to bring life to my phone back. Thanks before.
UPDATE: sometimes when i plugged on the device on my PC with kies on it, it booted to the homescreen. I dont know what exactly i do that caused the device booted, i only remember after stopping the bootloop (installed boot.tar, using this *the 1st method* that caused my knox 0x0, geez i didn't know that), then i flash my phone using the latest firmware (that i believe it's the correct one), then i re-plugged it on my PC with kies open, it booted! But the samsung animation logo played waaaay to long than usual. But it worked. Tried to reboot the phone to check if it's worked completely, unfortunately the device still doing bootloop. Then i tried method 2 from this, failed on odin. Turn on the device, still being jerk by doing bootloop. I gave up. Waiting for solution.
What model number does it say in download mode?
*Detection* said:
What model number does it say in download mode?
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G900F. I downloaded the G900F SG firmware, too. Since it came from SG.
To rule out firmware (ROM) being the problem, flash this PIT file along with the stock ROM (Same time) in ODIN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2721101&d=1399024091
Add the PIT file to the PIT section, and the ROM to the normal PDA or AP section, and flash them together
If it still bootloops after a while after doing that, it's likely a hardware issue
*Detection* said:
To rule out firmware (ROM) being the problem, flash this PIT file along with the stock ROM (Same time) in ODIN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2721101&d=1399024091
Add the PIT file to the PIT section, and the ROM to the normal PDA or AP section, and flash them together
If it still bootloops after a while after doing that, it's likely a hardware issue
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what is PIT file? Read the PIT explanation here, i'm afraid it'd made my device being paperweight. So what's actually PIT file do for my bricked G900F?
Thanks.
firareza said:
what is PIT file? Read the PIT explanation here, i'm afraid it'd made my device being paperweight. So what's actually PIT file do for my bricked G900F?
Thanks.
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It repartitions the phone, 100% wiping any old firmware, then the new stock ROM will be 100% clean and you will know if it is a hardware or software problem
How can something make your bricked phone a paperweight? It already is a paperweight
If you're gonna second guess everything you're told, enjoy your buggy phone

Changing CSC on S8

Hi,
Tried to flash firmware to get rid of vodafone csc from my new s8 but csc keep staying VOD i want it BTU ideally.
Has anyone tried it yet and done it?
Need some advice
Need to flash then wipe for it to take.
Thanks for advice can you specify do you mean flash and then in recovery wipe cache and wipe data?
Anyone can help please?
Ok what he means is once flashed btu go into recovery not sure what 3 buttons to press but Google it.
Once in there wipe cache and reformat phone once more then it should change VOD to BTU that's what I did when I had my vodafone s7 and changed it to btu
It doesn't work stays VOD no matter what i do
Ok so you flashed BTU what files did you use?
Dial *#243203855#
mimo2008 said:
Ok so you flashed BTU what files did you use?
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Hi,
Used firmware from sammobile AP BL CP CSC_OXM
peachpuff said:
Dial *#243203855#
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Says invalid ussd code
Hi my suggestion would be 're flash the latest firmware again once installed then boot phone into recovery mode then wipe cache then format and reboot phone again one last time.
hi
i have samsung j7008 model it any problem and have now my device are boot loop (powen on appear smart service and update) so i use kises and update but time is very longer i can't wait it's time and i use odin and flash same prob… but i have emergency recovery code.so please help me solve?please i really trouble and i think crom service lock because i see it ?
paingyatitun123 said:
hi
i have samsung j7008 model it any problem and have now my device are boot loop (powen on appear smart service and update) so i use kises and update but time is very longer i can't wait it's time and i use odin and flash same prob… but i have emergency recovery code.so please help me solve?please i really trouble and i think crom service lock because i see it ?
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I'm sorry this is for s8 if you goto SamMobile forum post in there greenman may be able to help more but to me sounds like you need to 're flash original firmware.
mimo2008 said:
Hi my suggestion would be 're flash the latest firmware again once installed then boot phone into recovery mode then wipe cache then format and reboot phone again one last time.
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Unfortunately still VOD
qucharski said:
Unfortunately still VOD
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Ok if you go to SamMobile forum and put a post there greenman maybe able to help you.
Sorry i couldn't give anymore I'm kinda stuck as well.
mimo2008 said:
Ok if you go to SamMobile forum and put a post there greenman maybe able to help you.
Sorry i couldn't give anymore I'm kinda stuck as well.
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Ok just did just need to wait
qucharski said:
Hi,
Tried to flash firmware to get rid of vodafone csc from my new s8 but csc keep staying VOD i want it BTU ideally.
Has anyone tried it yet and done it?
Need some advice
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This shouldn't be a problem so let me help. First some questions...
1. From which carrier/country is your phone?
2. Does it have a network lock?
3. Is it the Model number SM-G950F?
4. Which files did you flash via Odin (please type the actual filenames) and with which settings in Odin?
5. If you go into Settings - About phone - Software information - Service provider software. Please tell me the first and third line there under this point.
maik005 said:
This shouldn't be a problem so let me help. First some questions...
1. From which carrier/country is your phone?
2. Does it have a network lock?
3. Is it the Model number SM-G950F?
4. Which files did you flash via Odin (please type the actual filenames) and with which settings in Odin?
5. If you go into Settings - About phone - Software information - Service provider software. Please tell me the first and third line there under this point.
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Hi,
1. Bought from Vodafone UK
2. Removed lock by code
3 G950F
4 Sorry don't have access to my laptop now but I've
Downloaded latest btu software from sammobile
unpacked it and used as per instructions. Tried using either home_csc or the other one but no luck either
Settings tried just standard and tried pit and reformat didn't work either
5. SAOMC_SM-G950F-OXM_XEU_077
XEU/XEU/VOD
when go into recovery it's still VOD tho
You have done all you could do.
You needed to flash with normal CSC NOT with HOME_CSC to change the CSC.
Your new CSC is XEU!
It still shows XEU/XEU/VOD because VOD is the original CSC of your phone. This is new for the S8 and could not be changed! But normally you will get OTA updates for your new XEU CSC just fine! And any Vodafone-Apps should also be removed.
So everything is like on Samsung devices debranded bevore - beside that the factory CSC is hard branded inside the phone. But thats just optical. Everything else works like it is an XEU CSC.
maik005 said:
You have done all you could do.
You needed to flash with normal CSC NOT with HOME_CSC to change the CSC.
Your new CSC is XEU!
It still shows XEU/XEU/VOD because VOD is the original CSC of your phone. This is new for the S8 and could not be changed! But normally you will get OTA updates for your new XEU CSC just fine! And any Vodafone-Apps should also be removed.
So everything is like on Samsung devices debranded bevore - beside that the factory CSC is hard branded inside the phone. But thats just optical. Everything else works like it is an XEU CSC.
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Are you sure about that? In the past if you didnt change properly the CSC after unbranding your phone you werent getting OTA updates anymore, i've read on SamMobile you gotta use Smart Switch using the serial number of a phone you know has that CSC, but i dont know how to find one, no one answered me on here. I'm thinking of going into a store and look at the exhibition one, but im afraid it's not legal to do that.

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