Firmware Flash Fail - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey All,
I flashed Jamal's Google Edition ROM, but now i wanted to go back to stock touchwiz rom.
So i downloaded official firmware from sammobile and flashed it trough odin.
It succeeded and started to boot
But then every app started crashing and the phone kept telling me this and that ended.
So i Flashed it again, only this time it got stuck on system.img.ext4
it wouldn't go passed it...
So after 10-15mins waiting i just unplugged and tried to flash again, but it keeps getting stuck on system.img.ext4
Any help is much appreciated!!!

Hawkery said:
Hey All,
I flashed Jamal's Google Edition ROM, but now i wanted to go back to stock touchwiz rom.
So i downloaded official firmware from sammobile and flashed it trough odin.
It succeeded and started to boot
But then every app started crashing and the phone kept telling me this and that ended.
So i Flashed it again, only this time it got stuck on system.img.ext4
it wouldn't go passed it...
So after 10-15mins waiting i just unplugged and tried to flash again, but it keeps getting stuck on system.img.ext4
Any help is much appreciated!!!
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You should have done a data factory reset after the first flash bro, that would have solved it. Can you still get into recovery and wipe the caches and do a data factory reset?

gee2012 said:
You should have done a data factory reset after the first flash bro, that would have solved it. Can you still get into recovery and wipe the caches and do a data factory reset?
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I think i did that...
Not sure >> can't think while i'm freaking out xD
i can still go into recovery yes
i can do a data and factory reset, but the data cache reset or something fails...

Hawkery said:
I think i did that...
Not sure >> can't think while i'm freaking out xD
i can still go into recovery yes
i can do a data and factory reset, but the data cache reset or something fails...
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After the data factory reset try flashing the stock rom again with Odin 3.04.

gee2012 said:
After the data factory reset try flashing the stock rom again with Odin 3.04.
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ugh (-_-)
now i can't even get into recovery anymore
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
EDIT:
I flashed a stock kernel and it booted, but now the device driver installer said the MTP USB-Device has failed to install
>> i'll try to get into recovery now
EDIT 2:
I succesfully did a data/factory reset
but the cache partition fails...
the phone reboots and gets stuck on the Samsung GALAXY S4 GT-I9505 screen

Hawkery said:
ugh (-_-)
now i can't even get into recovery anymore
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
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Do you have a jig to get into downloadmode? If not, pull the battery and try after a few minutes (5-10) reinserting the battery and you might try again.

gee2012 said:
Do you have a jig to get into downloadmode? If not, pull the battery and try after a few minutes (5-10) reinserting the battery and you might try again.
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Muhahahaaa, i'm in downloading mode!
I try to reflash the official firmware?

Hawkery said:
Muhahahaaa, i'm in downloading mode!
I try to reflash the official firmware?
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Sure, do you have Kies disabled (also in windows task manager)?

gee2012 said:
Sure, do you have Kies disabled (also in windows task manager)?
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I thought i did, but apparently 1 of the 3 was still on >_<
and yeah i already started >_<
should i unplug and restart? seems stuck again
edit: nvm, it's working

Hawkery said:
I thought i did, but apparently 1 of the 3 was still on >_<
and yeah i already started >_<
should i unplug and restart? seems stuck again
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Oke you have no choice, pull the battery again and wait a few minutes and try again later.

gee2012 said:
Oke you have no choice, pull the battery again and wait a few minutes and try again later.
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I'm half way, it seems it's doing it's thing
should i still unplug ?

Hawkery said:
I'm half way, it seems it's doing it's thing
should i still unplug ?
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Noooooo, not during the flash
Is it done and does it boot? If yes do a data factory reset in settings/accounts/Backup and restore/ data factory reset.

gee2012 said:
Noooooo, not during the flash
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thought so ^^
this flash is taking a huge amount of time
EDIT:
After 25mins it's finaly finished and working!
thanx alot!

Hawkery said:
thought so ^^
this flash is taking a huge amount of time
EDIT:
After 25mins it's finaly finished and working!
thanx alot!
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Glad it worked out good for you

Related

Rebooting itself over and over ALSO in Recovery

My Galaxy s4 is restarting over and over after 3 weeks i rooted my phone
it restart also in cmd mode in restore mode
i tried everything with no success ..
Please HELP me !!
Thanks
Chris
Can you boot into Download Mode?
Yes i can ...
Try to flash the newest Firmware from this thread.
qwertz1029384756 said:
Try to flash the newest Firmware from this thread.
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i tryed but no luck the phone its still restarting .. any other solutions?
perotas said:
i tryed but no luck the phone its still restarting .. any other solutions?
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Try to factory reset, and cahce reset, sometimes the rom can't start properly after some modifications, you will loose all your data but that could recover your phone.
Do a backup with a custom recovery before doing that and you can check if that works and after that recover your data.

Stuck on Samsung Logo

Hey guys,
I have an S4 that is stuck on the Samsung logo. I have left it for over an hour at a stretch with nothing happening except the phone is smoking hot.
I have booted into Recovery (stock) and wiped the cache and rebooted with the same result.
I am completely stock and unrooted ... any ideas?
I would try a factory reset in recovery
jd1639 said:
I would try a factory reset in recovery
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I assume I would lose all data and programs and have to re-set up the phone?
llcooljayce said:
I assume I would lose all data and programs and have to re-set up the phone?
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Yep, but you phone should with again
llcooljayce said:
I assume I would lose all data and programs and have to re-set up the phone?
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Have you tried wiping Dalvik cache in recovery as well?
MrKhozam said:
Have you tried wiping Dalvik cache in recovery as well?
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He's on stock recovery
jd1639 said:
He's on stock recovery
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Ah, my mistake. Yes, so only option left is wipe data/factory reset.
llcooljayce said:
Hey guys,
I have an S4 that is stuck on the Samsung logo. I have left it for over an hour at a stretch with nothing hapfixes. g except the phone is smoking hot.
I have booted into Recovery (stock) and wiped the cache and rebooted with the same result.
I am completely stock and unrooted ... any ideas?
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See the Samsung guy at any Best Buy. He has the Samsung Tool and will reflash it for free. You will be back to MK2. Easier than fiddling with various fixes. This happened to my wife's Sgh-i747. Init.d prop build error. Recovery flashing updates didn't work. Odin didn't work. Kies same.
llcooljayce said:
Hey guys,
I have an S4 that is stuck on the Samsung logo. I have left it for over an hour at a stretch with nothing happening except the phone is smoking hot.
I have booted into Recovery (stock) and wiped the cache and rebooted with the same result.
I am completely stock and unrooted ... any ideas?
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Just re-flash the stock firmware from odin. Use the pda button, check auto-restart and f reset flags only. Use PDA button to browse to the downloaded IMG file. You can get your stock firmware from Samsung-updates.com . just make sure you get the i337m or the i337 (whichever you have, as they are not the same) for your region.
MrKhozam said:
Ah, my mistake. Yes, so only option left is wipe data/factory reset.
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Did a factory wipe and reboot and I am back in business. Crappy that it happened that way but happy that I was able to recover
Back to the same problem!
I lost my LTE connection and reset my phone ... now I'm stuck back on the Samsung logo.
I assume I have a faulty phone ... any idea what could have happened?
llcooljayce said:
Back to the same problem!
I lost my LTE connection and reset my phone ... now I'm stuck back on the Samsung logo.
I assume I have a faulty phone ... any idea what could have happened?
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So you say LTE dropped and you did another factory reset? If your APN settings are correct, then this shouldn't be happening unless there's a data block set on your account with your carrier. In this case, I would say something is wrong with the modem on your phone.
MrKhozam said:
So you say LTE dropped and you did another factory reset? If your APN settings are correct, then this shouldn't be happening unless there's a data block set on your account with your carrier. In this case, I would say something is wrong with the modem on your phone.
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Figured out that it was the microSD card that was causing the issue. I used the program App2SD to move programs from my main memory to run them on the SD card. Somehow the files that were moved over corrupted the boot sequence somehow. Total chance that I removed the card to send out for warranty repair and tried to boot it one last time.

[Q] S4 I9505 problems

Hi,
Did a OTA upgrade to 4.4.2, and now ive got aloth of problems....
Is there a way to downgrade to 4.3, that firmware worked flawless for me.
Mgacool
mgacool said:
Hi,
Did a OTA upgrade to 4.4.2, and now ive got aloth of problems....
Is there a way to downgrade to 4.3, that firmware worked flawless for me.
Mgacool
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Once you've upgraded to 4.4.2 there's no returning to 4.3 bud - sorry
Why what problems you encountering ?
11calcal said:
Once you've upgraded to 4.4.2 there's no returning to 4.3 bud - sorry
Why what problems you encountering ?
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Dam :\
Phone freez up for no good reason.
It gets extreme hot when charging
programs will not start.
Takes long time to connect to wireless
cant send SMS
so this update is crap om this phone, it was my wifes phone and now she is pissed hehe
What i have tried to do, reset. uploded new version of the firmware from samfw, clear chashe, factory reset. nothing works...
I have a S4 also, and now im afraid to update my phone. I dont want to **** up mine also
Mga
mgacool said:
Dam :\
Phone freez up for no good reason.
It gets extreme hot when charging
programs will not start.
Takes long time to connect to wireless
cant send SMS
so this update is crap om this phone, it was my wifes phone and now she is pissed hehe
What i have tried to do, reset. uploded new version of the firmware from samfw, clear chashe, factory reset. nothing works...
I have a S4 also, and now im afraid to update my phone. I dont want to **** up mine also
Mga
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that's strange... try flashing a firmware with another csc.. wipe everything and reflash it
ongbac said:
that's strange... try flashing a firmware with another csc.. wipe everything and reflash it
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Done that to. Tried:
I9505XXUFNB8_I9505TENFNB1_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar.md5
I9505XXUEML6_I9505TENEML1_I9505XXUEML6_HOME.tar.md5
Same problem with both of them :/
mgacool said:
Done that to. Tried:
I9505XXUFNB8_I9505TENFNB1_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar.md5
I9505XXUEML6_I9505TENEML1_I9505XXUEML6_HOME.tar.md5
Same problem with both of them :/
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Try this mate , boot into recovery do a factory reset/Wipe cache and then reboot and Quickly press and hold power+Voldown in order to boot into downloadmode , Flash the stock rom and once its done... the phone should reboot automatically , and then Hold and press Power+VolumeUP that should boot your phone into recovery mode... Now do a factory reset/wipe cache and reboot your phone.. .Before the initial setup, Just dont do anything to your phone for atleast 4 to 5 minutes, Let it settle and then proceed with the initial setup.
mgacool said:
Done that to. Tried:
I9505XXUFNB8_I9505TENFNB1_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar.md5
I9505XXUEML6_I9505TENEML1_I9505XXUEML6_HOME.tar.md5
Same problem with both of them :/
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Do a factory reset :highfive:
Joku1981 said:
Do a factory reset :highfive:
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Done that to. Same problems after factory reset
Take it to Samsung service centre.
mgacool said:
Done that to. Tried:
I9505XXUFNB8_I9505TENFNB1_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar.md5
I9505XXUEML6_I9505TENEML1_I9505XXUEML6_HOME.tar.md5
Same problem with both of them :/
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hi hon
i used
BL_I9505XXUFNAD_481100_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
i did download
I9505XXUFNB9_I9505NEEFNB2_I9505XXUFNB9_HOME.tar.md5
but used the BL_I9505XXUFNAD_481100_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 instead and i had no probs with it
i was facing the same problems but when i did Wipe partition data and factory reset/Wipe cache every thing was good.
now it's fast and good

SM-G900F problem with odin

so..
i have a g900f to resoft it.
i downloaded odin 3.12 and the latest android 5(yeah, 5, because the owner doesn't like the 6th android)
1)i started odin
2) i selected the software in AP
3)i turned off the samsung, started it in downloade mode(i forgot to activate usb debugging)
4)i connected it to pc
5)i presed START and waited
Odin finished it's proces, but the phone didn't go over "samsung"(when i turn it on). I asked a friend, and he told me that i can't flash an old android, if i installed android 6 Over The Air(yeah..the owner's phone updated it OTA)
OK...I downloaded the latesc android version, repeat the same proces, but now..the phone stucked again at "samsung" step when it was restarting. i reflashed the same version...and it worked. The phone starded to instal 270 files. i was happy, but..i picked up the phone, and the battery feld down when it was installing those 270 files. i put the battery back, turn it on, but it stucked on "samsung". i tried to reflash the same version, but it keeps to stuck in "samsung" step.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW!!!
PLEASE HELP ME!!! (
boot into recovery and wipe caches and reset phone.
whenever downgrading need to wipe/reset
vincom said:
boot into recovery and wipe caches and reset phone.
whenever downgrading need to wipe/reset
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how can i do it?
i hate samsung...i own a sony. can you give me your facebook, to talk live, if you are good, please
ooo!
i forgot to mention!
when it is stuck in "samsung" step, it show "sistem UI stopped working" over and over...
i dont belong to any social media sites.
its easy, i could post info but there are many utube vids on "how to boot samsung s5 into recovery"
vincom said:
i dont belong to any social media sites.
its easy, i could post info but there are many utube vids on "how to boot samsung s5 into recovery"
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i wiped cache, and nothing..
vincom said:
i dont belong to any social media sites.
its easy, i could post info but there are many utube vids on "how to boot samsung s5 into recovery"
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what happens if i wipe data/factory reset?
CHINEZU097 said:
i wiped cache, and nothing..
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CHINEZU097 said:
what happens if i wipe data/factory reset?
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u also need to reset, it wipes any apps/data that were not part of fw and resets phone back to default settings
vincom said:
u also need to reset
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how can i reset? cand you write me, pls, a step by step tutorial to solve this phone?
CHINEZU097 said:
how can i reset? cand you write me, pls, a step by step tutorial to solve this phone?
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its one of the menus in recovery - wipe data/factory reset
watch the vids, take your time and dont rush, phone is not broken, relax
ok..
1)enter in recovery mode
2) wipe cache
3)wipe data/factory reset
4) restart now
is it right?
sorry if i look dumbass, but i realy don't know what to do..i don't know why didn't work to reaflash a new firmware with odin and solve everything
CHINEZU097 said:
ok..
1)enter in recovery mode
2) wipe cache
3)wipe data/factory reset
4) restart now
is it right?
sorry if i look dumbass, but i realy don't know what to do..i don't know why didn't work to reaflash a new firmware with odin and solve everything
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yup
CHINEZU097 said:
how can i reset? cand you write me, pls, a step by step tutorial to solve this phone?
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wipe cache, factory reset, then turn off straight away.
Turn on into download (opposite vol button from recovery)
Open odin
put device in, get port blue
make sure odin is set up properly
flash again
thats all i can think of
andyg33 said:
wipe cache, factory reset, then turn off straight away.
Turn on into download (opposite vol button from recovery)
Open odin
put device in, get port blue
make sure odin is set up properly
flash again
thats all i can think of
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if reset didnt work then that would be his next step, reflash via odin, but didnt want to jump the gun and give him too much to think about.
theres also another step if reflashing fails lol.
vincom said:
yup
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done that...and it is stucked in "samsung" step for 10 minutes, and it is very warm
CHINEZU097 said:
done that...and it is stucked in "samsung" step for 10 minutes, and it is very warm
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it could take well over 10mins to completely bootup, being warm is actually a good sign, blow onit to keep it cool or take off battery cover to help keep cool
vincom said:
if reset didnt work then that would be his next step, reflash via odin, but didnt want to jump the gun and give him too much to think about.
theres also another step if reflashing fails lol.
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You're right, keep that for later
vincom said:
it could take well over 10mins to completely bootup, being warm is actually a good sign, blow onit to keep it cool or take off battery cover to help keep cool
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ok..it started..in the end
if you wanna answer, i have some quiestions:
1)after the next update OTA, phone's owner will make it(because she is noob..she doesn's listen to me to update it with pc), if the phone will have problems again, can i only wipe cache => wipe data/factory reset=> restart now to make it like new, from factory, or i have to flash the latest firmware with odin?
2) she will instal a lot of trash on it, and it will have lag and won't work properly.... can i wipe cache=> wipe data/factory reset => restart now to make it like new? (in this case, the phone is on the actual firmware, no updates)

unfortunately system ui has stopped

right after installing the newest firmware N910TUVU2EQC1 using odin it would bootup pass the tmobile then straight to the unfortunately, system ui has stopped.
ive tried clearing the cache but that didnt work.
chailee said:
right after installing the newest firmware N910TUVU2EQC1 using odin it would bootup pass the tmobile then straight to the unfortunately, system ui has stopped.
ive tried clearing the cache but that didnt work.
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Factory reset .. sorry about that man
Ragazzza said:
Factory reset .. sorry about that man
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darn it. thanks
I have the same issue.
I want to clarify.
Does the factory reset needed before Odin flash ?
Thanks.
Fediir said:
I have the same issue.
I want to clarify.
Does the factory reset needed before Odin flash ?
Thanks.
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just factory reset that is all

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