HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

So i used goo manager to install twrp on my att s4. I was running the new firmware. MF3. I rebooted my phone to find my self set right to download mode and it says, Could not do normal boot! Please help me, i would like the re flash that firmware but cant find it.

nicholascap said:
So i used goo manager to install twrp on my att s4. I was running the new firmware. MF3. I rebooted my phone to find my self set right to download mode and it says, Could not do normal boot! Please help me, i would like the re flash that firmware but cant find it.
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so you were rooted and running MF3, you simply installed twrp via goo manager and the device only boots to the error/warning screen, right? normally, flashing the stock firmware via odin clears up this issue but in this case, you cannot flash back to MDL or MDB from MF3, nor is there an MF3 firmware tar that i've seen anywhere. hmmm...

Link me to a stock MF3 recovery.img and I can make it a .tar for you...

;44285866 said:
Link me to a stock MF3 recovery.img and I can make it a .tar for you...
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Yea, good luck with that! Linking to the image I mean.

jd1639 said:
Yea, good luck with that! Linking to the image I mean.
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Someone pulled it about a week back trying to make an MF3 ROM that doesn't lock things down... I'm not looking for it, my phone has and always will work...

Try this open back panel take out batt. get you s/number put everything back together and run kies emergency recovety. All you need is module number and s/number and it will reinstall back to stock had a similar issue my first hr with my SGS4
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VICIOUSVIC1 said:
Try this open back panel take out batt. get you s/number put everything back together and run kies emergency recovety. All you need is module number and s/number and it will reinstall back to stock had a similar issue my first hr with my SGS4
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That will also work, but wasn't he rooted on MF3? I've stopped following XDA for the most part since i have to lay low... MF3 has been rooted after a full update to it?

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That will also work, but wasn't he rooted on MF3? I've stopped following XDA for the most part since i have to lay low... MF3 has been rooted after a full update to it?
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Mf3 has been rooted, but no way to put on a custom recovery or return to stock via odin. There's no firmware available.

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That will also work, but wasn't he rooted on MF3? I've stopped following XDA for the most part since i have to lay low... MF3 has been rooted after a full update to it?
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Rooted, yes, but no exploit or recovery.

jd1639 said:
Mf3 has been rooted, but no way to put on a custom recovery or return to stock via odin. There's no firmware available.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
Rooted, yes, but no exploit or recovery.
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Kies it is then...
@OP
Uninstall the Samsung USB Drivers
Run CCleaner
Reboot
Install Kies and do an Emergency firmware recovery with the phone in download mode

Ljs is hopefully here to stay.

jd1639 said:
Ljs is hopefully here to stay.
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Never know...

No luck
xBeerdroiDx said:
so you were rooted and running MF3, you simply installed twrp via goo manager and the device only boots to the error/warning screen, right? normally, flashing the stock firmware via odin clears up this issue but in this case, you cannot flash back to MDL or MDB from MF3, nor is there an MF3 firmware tar that i've seen anywhere. hmmm...
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Ya I have looked every where for the MF3 firmware no one has it. I'll try the kies idea

nicholascap said:
Ya I have looked every where for the MF3 firmware no one has it. I'll try the kids idea
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Look in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2378946
That recovery.img can be made into a .tar
EDIT - I dont see recovery.img, use KIES

Recovery img
Where on that page is the recovery.img? Is the it rom file?

;44287529 said:
Look in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2378946
That recovery.img can be made into a .tar
EDIT - I dont see recovery.img, use KIES
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But will the efuses allow it to be flashed?

nicholascap said:
Where on that page is the recovery.img? Is the it rom file?
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I was mistaken, it's not there... Those are just dumps of his partitions... You are having a reccovery issue, since the stock 3e recovery is gone...
Just use KIES, follow my steps a few posts back to prevent a connectivity issue.

can you see if you can find that for me. thx

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Hi Quasi, I hear Rootzwiki.com is very welcoming to new members.
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You're going to have to better than that... I can and will create as many accounts as I please, spam if I want, and do everything I can to make your job harder.
Since yall have done me wrong in the past numerous times, it's my duty now to do yall wrong.
I told you you banned the wrong one...

KIES
KIES will only pull up a old firmware not the new one so it wont flash. IDK what to do now,

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[Solved] get back to stock firmware

[Solved] Need some help..
I want to get my ATT galaxy s4 back to stock. I searched for a lot online. Basically it needs Odin and a downloaded stock firmware.
My question is does it work even for my phone currently is CWRP recovery and custom rom flashed? Does the Odin flash the stock recovery to the phone?
Thank you so much!
LingBo said:
Need some help..
I want to get my ATT galaxy s4 back to stock. I searched for a lot online. Basically it needs Odin and a downloaded stock firmware.
My question is does it work even for my phone currently is CWRP recovery and custom rom flashed? Does the Odin flash the stock recovery to the phone?
Thank you so much!
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CWRP recovery? is that new? You have the 2 recoveries mixed, hehe good one though. I like that name. Anywaz...use ODIN, get the stock image and flash.
TheAxman said:
CWRP recovery? is that new? You have the 2 recoveries mixed, hehe good one though. I like that name. Anywaz...use ODIN, get the stock image and flash.
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TWRP..typo..:laugh:
So it can remove the TWRP and flash stock recovery automatically by ODIN, right?
LingBo said:
TWRP..typo..:laugh:
So it can remove the TWRP and flash stock recovery automatically by ODIN, right?
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heh we cool, um, it does not remove the recovery, but a hint here, odin back to stock, go into recovery after and factory reset. If you are wanting to remove everything including recovery, there is a thread or 2 with info on that.
Good luck.
TheAxman said:
heh we cool, um, it does not remove the recovery, but a hint here, odin back to stock, go into recovery after and factory reset. If you are wanting to remove everything including recovery, there is a thread or 2 with info on that.
Good luck.
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Thank you very much! Still have a question..After I go to recovery and factory reset, can I get OTA update?
since the OTA update would check for system integrity like recovery.
LingBo said:
Thank you very much! Still have a question..After I go to recovery and factory reset, can I get OTA update?
since the OTA update would check for system integrity like recovery.
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I have heard different stories on that, the one that I think is if you are rooted and recovery installed, your status would show custom, so no updates.
Anyone have any input on this?
TheAxman said:
I have heard different stories on that, the one that I think is if you are rooted and recovery installed, your status would show custom, so no updates.
Anyone have any input on this?
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Asked someone if OTA is available after, he just said "should be" which is risky for me...
The goal is to get everything back to stock and question is can "Odin+stock firmware" achieve... I am so confused..
LingBo said:
Asked someone if OTA is available after, he just said "should be" which is risky for me...
The goal is to get everything back to stock and question is can "Odin+stock firmware" achieve... I am so confused..
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Yes, ODIN BACK TO STOCK.
TheAxman said:
Yes, ODIN BACK TO STOCK.
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Hello,Sir~ Thanks for advice!
Do you have any idea about the boot unlock image with word "custom"? I found something online saying that even if you flashed a stock firmware
by Odin and reset factory in recovery, it could be still there and probably related to some files be signed or not by samsung.. Any suggestion?
LingBo said:
Hello,Sir~ Thanks for advice!
Do you have any idea about the boot unlock image with word "custom"? I found something online saying that even if you flashed a stock firmware
by Odin and reset factory in recovery, it could be still there and probably related to some files be signed or not by samsung.. Any suggestion?
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There is a way to get that to read normal, but you must first get back to stock. Start there, and we will get the other taken care of.
good luck.
LingBo said:
Hello,Sir~ Thanks for advice!
Do you have any idea about the boot unlock image with word "custom"? I found something online saying that even if you flashed a stock firmware
by Odin and reset factory in recovery, it could be still there and probably related to some files be signed or not by samsung.. Any suggestion?
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You can find more about the process by reading this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
If you want to be 100% stock like you were out of the box, you can do a factory reset/wipe in TWRP and then ODIN back to stock.
Factory reset will wipe all of your data - some of which is causing the custom icon at boot. You can wipe the cache and davlik cache as well to be sure.
Next, ODIN will remove root and custom recovery afterwards, leaving you completely stock.
My understand is that if you don't want to wipe all your apps and data, you can ODIN back to stock and then manually remove the files that are causing the custom icon, but I have not tried that.
jeffreii said:
You can find more about the process by reading this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
If you want to be 100% stock like you were out of the box, you can do a factory reset/wipe in TWRP and then ODIN back to stock.
Factory reset will wipe all of your data - some of which is causing the custom icon at boot. You can wipe the cache and davlik cache as well to be sure.
Next, ODIN will remove root and custom recovery afterwards, leaving you completely stock.
My understand is that if you don't want to wipe all your apps and data, you can ODIN back to stock and then manually remove the files that are causing the custom icon, but I have not tried that.
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I am not the one seeking this info.
It is for the OP. Good info though.
TheAxman said:
I am not the one seeking this info.
It is for the OP. Good info though.
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My bad - clicked on the wrong reply button!
TheAxman said:
I am not the one seeking this info.
It is for the OP. Good info though.
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Yeah! I got everything back to stock 4.2.2 UCUAMDL. The lock custom logo is gone. I checked for OTA update, but it said the software was up to date. Obviously it is not the latest. What can I do to get the latest update?
Thank you!
Man, I got everything back to stock and installed the latest OTA manually. Thank you so much!
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Problem solved ! Thank you!
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LingBo said:
Problem solved ! Thank you!
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Glad to hear.
Edit your header to say problem solved, so others will see that if they need this info, there is a fix.
LingBo said:
Man, I got everything back to stock and installed the latest OTA manually. Thank you so much!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
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Did you use Odin to do the OTA update manually? I was rooted and had custom recovery and used Kies to get back to "stock" but only to MDL. Phone checks for updates and it says im on the latest as well.. I want to update the phone to MF3 but I cant find it anywhere... Can you me out?
tiptoekirk said:
Did you use Odin to do the OTA update manually? I was rooted and had custom recovery and used Kies to get back to "stock" but only to MDL. Phone checks for updates and it says im on the latest as well.. I want to update the phone to MF3 but I cant find it anywhere... Can you me out?
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I would use this one, if you are rooted...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364635
Follow the instructions there...
Thanks you
Good luck.
TheAxman said:
I would use this one, if you are rooted...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364635
Follow the instructions there...
Thanks you
Good luck.
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I want it stock as stock gets if possible.. I don't want to deal with recovery's and such.. I have to warranty the phone once I come up with the $$ for the deductible because the screen is cracked and I don't want them saying my warranty its void...
Will getting to MF3 this way cause me to have the custom unlocked symbol on the startup screen again??

Cannot setup phone (unfortunately, setting has stopped).

Hello, today i wanted to flash a new rom on my galaxy s4, rooted it a while ago but hadn't flashed a rom. Went to Rom Manager and was gonna do a backup but it was giving me an error so I could not do the backup. Since I had saved all my pictures and everything on dropbox I just went ahead and went to recovery mode and wiped my data so I could flash the new rom. When I tried to wipe the cache partition it just rebooted my phone. When the phone started up I get all the usual setup from TouchWiz. I started setting it all up as usual but when I get to the final screen (learn about key features) I hit finish and then i get the "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped." not allowing me to continue on to my home screen. So as of right now my phone is basically a paper weight because I can not to anything. Has anyone else encountered this ? Is there a work around ? Will appreciate all help.
P.s. Sorry if there is already a post about this, I just don't frequent this page very often and don't quite understand how all the search functions and all that work.
abyxjohnson said:
Hello, today i wanted to flash a new rom on my galaxy s4, rooted it a while ago but hadn't flashed a rom. Went to Rom Manager and was gonna do a backup but it was giving me an error so I could not do the backup. Since I had saved all my pictures and everything on dropbox I just went ahead and went to recovery mode and wiped my data so I could flash the new rom. When I tried to wipe the cache partition it just rebooted my phone. When the phone started up I get all the usual setup from TouchWiz. I started setting it all up as usual but when I get to the final screen (learn about key features) I hit finish and then i get the "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped." not allowing me to continue on to my home screen. So as of right now my phone is basically a paper weight because I can not to anything. Has anyone else encountered this ? Is there a work around ? Will appreciate all help.
P.s. Sorry if there is already a post about this, I just don't frequent this page very often and don't quite understand how all the search functions and all that work.
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First off what firmware are you on. MDL, mf3, mj6, mj9? To check go to settings - more - about device and check build number. If it is mf3 than you need to go to the general section and read how to odin the md5 file same as other build numbers. You just have to take your time and read.
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Never use rom manage to flash a rom. As stated, we need to know the firmware you're on to help you.
[email protected] said:
First off what firmware are you on. MDL, mf3, mj6, mj9? To check go to settings - more - about device and check build number. If it is mf3 than you need to go to the general section and read how to odin the md5 file same as other build numbers. You just have to take your time and read.
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I cant check because I cannot get into the phone. I cannot complete the initial setup of the phone.
abyxjohnson said:
I cant check because I cannot get into the phone. I cannot complete the initial setup of the phone.
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Can you boot it into download mode?
Edit, do you have a custom recovery on it and did you make a nandroid?
Do you have safestrap or how do you flash roms? Because if you have safestrap than your on mf3.. If you can install Roms without safestrap than you must be on MDL.
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jd1639 said:
Never use rom manage to flash a rom. As stated, we need to know the firmware you're on to help you.
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I didnt use rom manager to flash the rom, I was trying to create a backup of my stock rom with it. I went to recovery mode to try and flash the rom.
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Do you have safestrap or how do you flash roms? Because if you have safestrap than your on mf3.. If you can install Roms without safestrap than you must be on MDL.
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I dont have safestrap, and I hadn't installed any roms on my S4 yet, this was going to be the first time. I use to flash rome on my S2 a while back and was gonna do it for the first time with my S4 through recovery mode. Sorry if im not really giving you key information, I just don't know it. I learned the basics of flashing roms and that was about it. Obviously the wrong thing to do because I might have just rendered my phone useless.
jd1639 said:
Can you boot it into download mode?
Edit, do you have a custom recovery on it and did you make a nandroid?
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Yes I can boot into download mode. Yes, I have clockworkmod installed. No I could not make a backup, It kept crashing and would not allow me.
I would try to odin the mdl firmware in download mode. You can get the firmware at sammobile.com. You'll have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that in odin, PDA.
jd1639 said:
I would try to odin the mdl firmware in download mode. You can get the firmware at sammobile.com. You'll have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that in odin, PDA.
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Is there a place I can get a step by step of how to do this somewhere ? Really sorry, Im just not very knowledgeable about all this stuff.
abyxjohnson said:
Is there a place I can get a step by step of how to do this somewhere ? Really sorry, Im just not very knowledgeable about all this stuff.
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You can try this guide. It's not for the s4 but all the steps are the same. Just don't use any files except for Odin linked in it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26056924
jd1639 said:
You can try this guide. It's not for the s4 but all the steps are the same. Just don't use any files except for Odin linked in it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26056924
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Did everything with Odin and downloaded the file I needed but when I try to flash with Odin it says Fail. And at the messages you get at the bottom it says "Cant open the serial (COM) port."
abyxjohnson said:
Did everything with Odin and downloaded the file I needed but when I try to flash with Odin it says Fail. And at the messages you get at the bottom it says "Cant open the serial (COM) port."
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You doing it on a Windows pc? Use the usb ports in the back, not the front. You the usb cable that came with your phone.
jd1639 said:
You doing it on a Windows pc? Use the usb ports in the back, not the front. You the usb cable that came with your phone.
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Im using a laptop. Trying all the USB ports with the original cable that came with the phone.
abyxjohnson said:
Did everything with Odin and downloaded the file I needed but when I try to flash with Odin it says Fail. And at the messages you get at the bottom it says "Cant open the serial (COM) port."
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Check to see if there are any popups that you have to allow before a connection can be made. Sometimes they appear behind the ODIN screen (on the PC). Also, make sure you have the proper drivers installed.
If you can get to clockwork, just copy a new rom to your SD card and flash it. You'll be up and running in 5 minutes.

[Q] I337 S4 MK2 Soft brick HELPPPP

Ok, I have a situation.
I recently updated from MF3 to MK2. I rooted and debloated. I should have froze the apps but instead deleted them. Anyways I put the phone on ebay and it ends up selling. So I:crying: try and restore to see if the stock bloatware would come back and it soft bricked.
Now I am stuck at screen with a yellow triangle saying firmware upgrade encountered a problem. :/
So my question is this. How do I get back to stock MK2 with bloat. Is there a file for Odin? Stock recovery zip? Anything? I NEED HELPPPPP!!!:crying:
Hey......first of all search before you post but I can help you I have the recovery files on my computer I have to upload them later today at like 1 or 2 central standard time because I'm in highschool so I can help but I don't remember where I got the files but I'll upload them to google drive when I get home....I'm sorry this happened to you...you can friend me so we can stay in contact...I try to help with problems that I know how to solve.....help me understand what you phone is doing.....can you go into download mode? I would like to help you but I need a bit more information.
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atripp13 said:
Ok, I have a situation.
I recently updated from MF3 to MK2. I rooted and debloated. I should have froze the apps but instead deleted them. Anyways I put the phone on ebay and it ends up selling. So I:crying: try and restore to see if the stock bloatware would come back and it soft bricked.
Now I am stuck at screen with a yellow triangle saying firmware upgrade encountered a problem. :/
So my question is this. How do I get back to stock MK2 with bloat. Is there a file for Odin? Stock recovery zip? Anything? I NEED HELPPPPP!!!:crying:
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here are the files and the read me
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxvbskbifwY4bWoyVU9hbzNwLWs/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxvbskbifwY4d2ZiOEFfLVpHVW8/edit?usp=sharing
cool, I did do some research. I tried the mf3 restore mentioned in another post that was known to fail but just to get to recovery. I can only get in download mode. NO RECOVERY. Also kies emergency did not work either. No clue what to do next.
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here are the files and the read me
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxvbskbifwY4bWoyVU9hbzNwLWs/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxvbskbifwY4d2ZiOEFfLVpHVW8/edit?usp=sharing
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I also tried the mf3 tars with no luck, almost instant fail.
Turtles files worked the previous ones from another source didn't work.give them a try
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Try This Procedure.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48606813&postcount=2
Thanks guys for all your help, I ended up taking it into best buy. They didn't even know how to operate there system. So with my knowledge and they're system I was able to fix it correctly back to stock 4.3
Anyone have the MK2 files for I337? I accidentally did a system wipe with TWRP and can't ADB back.
Dhs92 said:
Anyone have the MK2 files for I337? I accidentally did a system wipe with TWRP and can't ADB back.
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You try searching i337 mk2 tar files xda? It's really pretty easy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770

Help Help Please!!

My galaxy is messing up everytime I turn it on it gets stuck on the Samsung logo and I dont what to do please help if you know how to fix this.
Did it just starting doing this by itself or have you recently flashed our installed anything. Also, what firmware are you on?
jd1639 said:
Did it just starting doing this by itself or have you recently flashed our installed anything. Also, what firmware are you on?
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Im on AT&T i337 MK2 and all I did was reboot it so a new transition when opening apps would apply when it tried rebboting it go stuck on the samsung logo
Pace Sketchy said:
Im on AT&T i337 MK2 and all I did was reboot it so a new transition when opening apps would apply when it tried rebboting it go stuck on the samsung logo
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Have you tried rebooting it again and do you have a backup of your phone. I'm sure we can get it working again but to do that it might wipe your device.
jd1639 said:
Have you tried rebooting it again and do you have a backup of your phone. I'm sure we can get it working again but to do that it might wipe your device.
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I have tried rebooting it multiple times and it wont work. Yes I have a backup. By the way my phone is also rooted.
Pace Sketchy said:
I have tried rebooting it multiple times and it wont work. Yes I have a backup. By the way my phone is also rooted.
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I would try a factory reset in recovery, you'll lose root so you'll have to re-root afterwards.
Wait do you have safestrap
jd1639 said:
I would try a factory reset in recovery, you'll lose root so you'll have to re-root afterwards.
Wait do you have safestrap
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To tell you the truth I really dont know what I have. I just rooted my phone thats all I know. Sorry I cant tell you that part
Pace Sketchy said:
To tell you the truth I really dont know what I have. I just rooted my phone thats all I know. Sorry I cant tell you that part
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Then you don't have it. Boot into recovery and do a factory reset.
jd1639 said:
Then you don't have it. Boot into recovery and do a factory reset.
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Ok ill tell you how everything goes
jd1639 said:
Then you don't have it. Boot into recovery and do a factory reset.
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Ok I did it three times and when I reboot its still doing it but on top of it all its still rooted cause when I reboot it still says Samsung Custom and shows a lock symbol.
Pace Sketchy said:
Ok I did it three times and when I reboot its still doing it but on top of it all its still rooted cause when I reboot it still says Samsung Custom and shows a lock symbol.
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That's not a good sign that it's not working. The next thing to try is to flash the factory firmware. See the attached. You'll want to download the all in one file and flash that in odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
You'll download a .rar file, use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that file in the PDA slot in odin.
jd1639 said:
That's not a good sign that it's not working. The next thing to try is to flash the factory firmware. See the attached. You'll want to download the all in one file and flash that in odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
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Is it the one that says all in one mirrior or the all in one i337 MK2. And I really hope this works cause I cant have this phone break.
All in one mirror
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All in one mirror
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Ok thanks but also do I download Odin on the computer or go into download mode on my phone?
Pace Sketchy said:
Ok thanks but also do I download Odin on the computer or go into download mode on my phone?
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Download Odin and the all in one onto your computer. You'll run Odin from your computer. Boot your phone into download mode then plug it into your usb cable. Odin should show that your device is connected.
jd1639 said:
Download Odin and the all in one onto your computer. You'll run Odin from your computer. Boot your phone into download mode then plug it into your usb cable. Odin should show that your device is connected.
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Ok thanks. Is there a certain place i should download Odin?
Pace Sketchy said:
Ok thanks. Is there a certain place i should download Odin?
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Doesn't really matter. Somewhere where you'll be able to find it
jd1639 said:
Doesn't really matter. Somewhere where you'll be able to find it
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Ok so Im sorry for askling this but what am i supposed to do with odin? And how do i use it?
Pace Sketchy said:
Ok so Im sorry for askling this but what am i supposed to do with odin? And how do i use it?
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Start it up. You'll see a PDA slot where you can browse for a file. Browse to where the.tar.md5 file you downloaded is. Then boot your phone into download mode and plug the usb cable into it. Odin should have a com in the upper left hand corner turn yellow or blue, it depends on the Odin version you're using. Once you see that your phone is being recognized by Odin and you can hit start. If everything goes right it should take about 10 minutes for it to do its thing. If it's successful boot into recovery and do a factory reset
Pace Sketchy said:
Ok so Im sorry for askling this but what am i supposed to do with odin? And how do i use it?
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I don't want to steal your thunder JD. Sketchy do you live near a BestBuy? If so some have a Samsung Experience Shop which they can do that for you if you are unsure how to use Odin. Tell them Kies broke your phone and ask them to reflash it. Its free. Try not to show them the custom logo.
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[Q] S4 Bricked?

So I installed the hyperdrive rom and was having trouble with the wifi so i downloaded the kernel in a seperate zip. went back in recovery, and installed everything, kernel kept erroring in recovery while installing, I decided to restart, and it asks if i want to prevent stock recovery from installing. Not sure what I hit, as I was clipping on the back, but whatever i did, now when the phone boots up, it vibrates for about 1 second, the screen stays black. It does this about every 10 sec. I can get into download mode so i tried installing the stock firmware with ODIN but i still have the same problem. Any suggestions?
Can you link to the kernel you installed. Also are you on mdl firmware and was Odin successful out were there errors?
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Can you link to the kernel you installed. Also are you on mdl firmware and was Odin successful out were there errors?
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I was installing ktoonz kernel and Idk what firmware i was on, i think it was the the uCAMDL or whatever one didnt need safestrap
XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
I was installing ktoonz kernel and Idk what firmware i was on, i think it was the the uCAMDL or whatever one didnt need safestrap
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Are you sure the kernel you used was for the i337?
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Are you sure the kernel you used was for the i337?
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yes. i think it bricked because when i rebooted, the recovery asked if i wanted to prevent the flashage (is that even a word?) of the stock recovery, and atm i was putting on the back, so i may have hit yes.
XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
yes. i think it bricked because when i rebooted, the recovery asked if i wanted to prevent the flashage (is that even a word?) of the stock recovery, and atm i was putting on the back, so i may have hit yes.
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You've tried to Odin the mdl firmware? Of that doesn't work I'm afraid you're sol
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can u even enter recovery, also which FW are u trying to install with ODIN
Bradl79 said:
can u even enter recovery, also which FW are u trying to install with ODIN
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I cant enter recovery, all i can enter is download mode. It's MDL
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You've tried to Odin the mdl firmware? Of that doesn't work I'm afraid you're sol
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I337UCUAMDL_I337ATTAMDL_I337UCUAMDL_HOME.tar is the name of the file and when its done, the phone reboots and i get a black screen, and the phone vibrates every 10 sec or so
XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
I cant enter recovery, all i can enter is download mode. It's MDL
I337UCUAMDL_I337ATTAMDL_I337UCUAMDL_HOME.tar is the name of the file and when its done, the phone reboots and i get a black screen, and the phone vibrates every 10 sec or so
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if you can get into download mode and that's stable and not rebooting on you. I'd look at then using Odin once in download mode and the cf-auto-root tool to get back to a working phone. you may lose data but may get out of the bricked state
thnkyle said:
if you can get into download mode and that's stable and not rebooting on you. I'd look at then using Odin once in download mode and the cf-auto-root tool to get back to a working phone. you may lose data but may get out of the bricked state
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Where can i find this cf-auto-root tool? Is it in the S4 section as I cant seem to find it.

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