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[Q][!]I think I may be bricked?

I rooted my device using the motochopper (thank djrbliss!) and all was going fine, until one day I rebooted my device and I couldn't boot to Android! Odin mode and recovery (Vol down and up, respectively) work, but when booting normally, the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo shows, and then fades to black. The phone is not off, because the blue LED comes on after about 30 seconds, and stays on. I thought I would go into recovery (Vol up) and choose factory reset. I did, but the problems stayed the same. I have the i337m (telus/koodo) and I thought I could download a stock image and flash via Kies or Odin, but can't find a Canadian dump! I don't want to flash an AT&T version because I'm afraid it may mess up my radio or lock the bootloader (I heard the bl was unlocked on 'm' variants) Please help!
EDIT: Not even Kies' Firmware upgrade and Initialization is working, it says "Please check the model name and enter it."
EDIT 2: Even Samsung's Call Centre rep. says to return it to the Koodo retailer.
EDIT 3: Finally! I installed TWRP via Odin, and CM 10.1 via TWRP. Now all I need is the stock Canadian recovery image.
Fixed. Mods please delete this thread.

ahhh man. this is scaring me a bit since no one really reported a brick. I dont recommend flashing anything but the version meant for you. hmmm might need to patiently wait a little. or try the international version but is your version the snap dragon or the octacore.

hyghonryce said:
ahhh man. this is scaring me a bit since no one really reported a brick. I dont recommend flashing anything but the version meant for you. hmmm might need to patiently wait a little. or try the international version but is your version the snap dragon or the octacore.
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The Canadian Snapdragon

Ah okay, I installed TWRP in Odin and then CM. It works, but Wifi and a bunch of other stuff is borked. And Kies still returns with the same error message. I can't get stock at all. If anyone has a stock i337m image, please help!

theo1998 said:
Ah okay, I installed TWRP in Odin and then CM. It works, but Wifi and a bunch of other stuff is borked. And Kies still returns with the same error message. I can't get stock at all. If anyone has a stock i337m image, please help!
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Hmmm TWRP does work on your device right now which is good. Maybe you can ask someone with the device. (your friends or what ever) and create a back up of their phone. after that you can flash it back onto yours.
or yeah with a stock i337m
edit : if u dont want stock . but wants it fixed.
" CM10.1 Now available for Canadian Variants "

Okay, it's fixed. Kies doesn't work on Windows 8. Mods please delete this thread.

Why do you wanna have your thread deleted ?
Why do you wanna have your thread deleted, it might be useful to some people like me trying to find information about the KDO galaxy s4 SGH-I337M, which seams to be pretty scarce around.
That said, i need help to root that phone, i cant find the right version of CWM to flash. is the Canada/Bell one work on the Koodo s4 ?

maxcomx said:
Why do you wanna have your thread deleted, it might be useful to some people like me trying to find information about the KDO galaxy s4 SGH-I337M, which seams to be pretty scarce around.
That said, i need help to root that phone, i cant find the right version of CWM to flash. is the Canada/Bell one work on the Koodo s4 ?
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The bell cwm will work on koodo
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I have the koodo i337m so if your stuck feel free to pm me. I've been around for awhile lol.
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Psykologikal said:
I have the koodo i337m so if your stuck feel free to pm me. I've been around for awhile lol.
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Hi , thanks for offering help.
so i'm looking to root my koodo sgh-i337m, i've root other phone before, and i know a little adb, and cwm, but up to now it didnt work flashing cwm with odin and that cwm that i found for the i337m. I'm still searching

I use CF-Auto-Root to root my i337m and it works great. I have had no problems with it.
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Well Kies has my S4 all up.

Not sure if the phone was previously rooted or not, but now when I turn it on it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please elecet recover mode in kies and try again. I tried an odin and it says FAIL (AUTH) any ideas?

zachsx said:
Not sure if the phone was previously rooted or not, but now when I turn it on it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please elecet recover mode in kies and try again. I tried an odin and it says FAIL (AUTH) any ideas?
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Are you on MF3 firmware. And have you read the several threads available about the problems with Kies and ODIN with MF3 and any sollutions there might be?
The "pinned" threads in the general and Q&A sections are a good place to start. Also make sure to read any threads about MF3. Good luck.
If you are not on MF3 firmware, I still suggest you read.

scott14719 said:
Are you on MF3 firmware. And have you read the several threads available about the problems with Kies and ODIN with MF3 and any sollutions there might be?
The "pinned" threads in the general and Q&A sections are a good place to start. Also make sure to read any threads about MF3. Good luck.
If you are not on MF3 firmware, I still suggest you read.
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I have no clue if I have MF3 from what I read it seems like I do :/

From what I can read and tell, it looks like I'm **** out of luck.....

zachsx said:
I have no clue if I have MF3 from what I read it seems like I do :/
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Did you buy the phone in this condition? Because I can't imagine how any thought process would allow someone to do ANYTHING to a phone if they didn't at least (and I mean at the very least) know what firmware the phone was running. And actually, much more than that needs to be learned before the phone is ever touched.
So you bought it from someone like that?

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Did you buy the phone in this condition? Because I can't imagine how any thought process would allow someone to do ANYTHING to a phone if they didn't at least (and I mean at the very least) know what firmware the phone was running. And actually, much more than that needs to be learned before the phone is ever touched.
So you bought it from someone like that?
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Yes, and When I plugged it in it said that there was an update. Than here I am now in this boat. lol

MF3 can be J-Tagged now. So there is hope. Hit up mobiltechvideos. They do awesome work.
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Try manually putting the phone into ODIN (download) mode and then manually cancel out of it (volume down button...I think). and see if it boots up. There is also a thread in the general section about "a fix for KIES", you might want to check it out. Also, apparently Best Buys stores can reflash MF3 phones if you ask them nicely. All of this might help if you were on MF3.
If you were not on MF3, try to ODIN back to stock. Only do this with MDB or MDL firmware.
Good luck.

scott14719 said:
Try manually putting the phone into ODIN (download) mode and then manually cancel out of it (volume down button...I think). and see if it boots up. There is also a thread in the general section about "a fix for KIES", you might want to check it out. Also, apparently Best Buys stores can reflash MF3 phones if you ask them nicely. All of this might help if you were on MF3.
If you were not on MF3, try to ODIN back to stock. Only do this with MDB or MDL firmware.
Good luck.
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I tried hitting cancel then it gives me the kies error message. It doesn't boot up. I have no clue what firmware im running now, which is probably why im in the boat when I tried odining it.

Do you have a best buy near you with the "samsung experience?"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435043
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Red_81 said:
Do you have a best buy near you with the "samsung experience?"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435043
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Yeah, I just finished "Chatting" with samsung I'll head there tomorrow

zachsx said:
Yeah, I just finished "Chatting" with samsung I'll head there tomorrow
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let us know how it goes

No go, They said they couldn't get the phone to read......Which is stupid cause it runs on my computer fine.... I'm beyond frustrated.

It is possible that it has a partial EMMC failure. Try mobiltechvideos. I'm not joking. If they can fix it, nothing can.
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graydiggy said:
It is possible that it has a partial EMMC failure. Try mobiltechvideos. I'm not joking. If they can fix it, nothing can.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I called AT&T and they are going send a warranty replacement, I was completely honest about my situations. After talking to Samsung at Best Buy, He told me it was a software issue and to contact AT&T

Guess what! I pulled this phone back alive! Oh yeah!!!! Stunning! HAPPY! lol Im looking for the link that saved my butt just touch base with everyone!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404970 This is what saved my goods, so if you know anyone is having the same problem its kind of a loop hole works wonders.

Congrats.
As a friendly reminder, please watch the language. We have users of all ages here. I suggest replacement of the offending words.
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Mine working
Just to let everyone know I flashed to stock firmware MDL and when I rebooted it had a software update which I did without thinking which MF3. I then rooted with know problems and at this point I used goo manger and attempted to install CWM bad idea. Should have read but didn't but I read for a week trying to figure out and try everything I could think of no deal. I saw that people talked about going to best buy so I went to one close to me and system kept showing device not found the person told me he couldn't do anything so I called AT&T who wanted me to travel clear across the city to have it flashed or replaced. Decided that was to much so I went to another best buy and his system said not supported. He called Samsung and they wanted me to send it in or take to there Samsung repair center which was only couple miles away which I did. They had no problem flashing it funny thing they used Odin which they have the files for. I tried to get the guy to give me a copy of the software but he said he couldn't oh well I tried but it does prove that there is Odin files for it just have to wait. I know this is long post just thought that maybe it will help others.

[Q] Galaxy S4 sgh-i337 Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S4 Logo

I was trying to install custom recovery on MF3 firmware, When I clear cache and all user data and hit restart from that time I am just stuck at galaxy S4 screen. Please help me guys.

You cannot flash a custom recovery on MF3. Your best bet to solve the problem is go to best buy and have them reflash MF3.
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same problem here bro , dont know what to do..actually iam in india and i dont know whether the samsung center can fix my phone , it has been a month since the phone has been bricked.,please if anyone finds a solution in india please do reply

deep12911 said:
same problem here bro , dont know what to do..actually iam in india and i dont know whether the samsung center can fix my phone , it has been a month since the phone has been bricked.,please if anyone finds a solution in india please do reply
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If you try to put a recovery on a phone with mf3 you'll Bork your recovery. The phone will only not into download mode. If you cancel download mode,vol down, some users have gotten the phone to boot. There currently is no fix for this, other than to get bestbuy or att to flash the mf3 firmware. The software they use is not currently available to the rest of us.
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[Q] Need help badly. Phone automatically updated while I was rooted.

Well my ATT Samsung Galaxy s 4 was running 4.4.2 rooted and it automatically updated itself overnight although it's still at 4.4.2. Now my phone won't connect to anything Google related, when I try to open my Google Play Store it says "Check your connection and try again" and it won't fix. I know it's a problem that has to do with the hosts file but I can't edit the host file without rooting my phone and when I try to use towelroot it just says phone not supported. My phone model is SGH-1337 and the kernel is 3.4.0-2539008, i'm new to the forum so sorry if this information doesn't help.
Can someone please help me out?
Thanks so much

See this. You most likely where updated to nl1 firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55537351
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Iso stock firmware for sm-g530a

I obtained root with king root app. Everything g was fine then I rebooted and came with a message stating "System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off and go to the nearest AT&T store for help."
I'm looking for a link for the stock firmware so I can flash with odin. Any type of help and advice would be awesome.
And a warning for all other users with the same phone, no to install king root on this device.

XDA Visitor said:
I obtained root with king root app. Everything g was fine then I rebooted and came with a message stating "System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off and go to the nearest AT&T store for help."
I'm looking for a link for the stock firmware so I can flash with odin. Any type of help and advice would be awesome.
And a warning for all other users with the same phone, no to install king root on this device.
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Hello,
I dont think the firmware is released by AT&T
You can register for XDA account so that we could help moving your thread to right Q&A section so that the experts there might be able to help you.
-Vatsal

Thanks.
So hope is not totally lost yet. That's good news.

hollowaycs35 said:
So hope is not totally lost yet. That's good news.
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I have reported this thread to move to right Q&A so that you could get better expertise help.

Same boat, any info helps.
After speaking with AT&T support via chat, and getting someone who knew what I was talking about, I was referred here, after being referred to sammobile which doesnt yet have the sm-g530a firmware, although I hope that will change soon.
Does anyone know of any custom rom or firmware that is compatible with this phone at all, I just need to be able to use my phone nothing fancy necessary, any information would be greatly appreciated., thanks.

I have the stock firmware
I have the stock firmware the thing is I don't know how to extract it I'd anyone knows how I'll do it and share it with you

I'm not sure if this will work but download Philz RECOVERY CWM flash thru Odin then back up your current rom which is stock then reboot phone go into files(I used es file Explorer) look for back up then hold on it and click share or simply extract it and put a link for download that's what I did with my friend phone but through SD card hope this works :7

Just had this problem. I used Odin to flash the stock kernel and I was back up and running.