[Q] is my galaxy s4 soft bricked or hard bricked? can I fix it? help please - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

so I tried to install a custom "rom negalite-s4-r41" I installed it all fine, when I was at boot screen it keeps repeating boot screen. I tried to wipe data/cache. It didn't do anything. it says my sd card is not mounted and when I try to mount it, it just says error. I can boot into download and I plan to try to install a stock non rooted everything with odin. I can boot into system recovery, but the ittle droid falls over with the red exclamation point. I can choose the follow options "Reboot system, Apply update from ADB, apply update from external storage, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, apply update from cache" I have tried reboot system just repeats reboot like I said, I have no clue what ADB is, apply update from external storage says it fails to mount sd, I have wiped data/factory reset, I did do the cache partition, my update from cache is all empty. Please help, I'm sitting in panera bread off their wifi because i have no internet at my house, this really sucks.

You are soft bricked. Odin to a stock ROM. Then re root.
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I had a similar situation. I was able to Odin crawrj's Stock/Rooted/Deodexed/Stock Recovery ROM. Factory reset from stock recovery after you Odin the ROM.

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Can't factory reset

Hey guys,
Trying to wipe my phone and running into an issue. When I go through the process my internal SD card unmounts and the phone doesn't wipe. When I click it again I get a message saying "SD Card unmounted." Any idea fellas?
Any ideas guys? This is kind of urgent!
if you have a unlocked bootloader flash a fruitcake. Make sure to wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition & dalvik cache first in CWM recovery.
haven't modified the phone
Glinting settings and storage, you should be able to mount it in there. Try again afterwards.
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Stuck on "DUAL CORE" after flashing DarkSide PreFinal

Hey guys,
I've tried to flash DarkSide preFinal on my Atrix, now the phone is stuck on "Unlocked, Dual Core"-Screen.
Here's what I did:
Downloaded latest DarkSide and saved it to internal SD
Factory Reset via Recovery Console
Wipe Data
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Flashed the zip file
the process seemed to go through just fine, now when I'm trying to boot the phone it is stuck at the "Dual Core"-screen
Any ideas on how to solve this? I tried to factory-reset and wipe several times, still stuck
Any help is appreciated!
1. Do you have an unlocked bootloader?
2. Are you using a CWM-based recovery?
If you have answered yes to both 1 and 2 then:
3. Have you tried flashing the zip from the external SD?
4. Did you try to flash anything else after flashing the ROM while still in the same recovery session?
(If you answered "Yes" to #4 then re-flash the rom by itself and boot at least once before flashing anything else)
EDIT: Ignore question #1, I just realized you mentioned "Unlocked" on the boot logo.
rbf101 said:
Hey guys,
I've tried to flash DarkSide preFinal on my Atrix, now the phone is stuck on "Unlocked, Dual Core"-Screen.
Here's what I did:
Downloaded latest DarkSide and saved it to internal SD
Factory Reset via Recovery Console
Wipe Data
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Flashed the zip file
the process seemed to go through just fine, now when I'm trying to boot the phone it is stuck at the "Dual Core"-screen
Any ideas on how to solve this? I tried to factory-reset and wipe several times, still stuck
Any help is appreciated!
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I reflashed with Wet Dream from the external SD (newer is always better, right? ).
Everything is working now
Seems like being a great ROM.
rbf101 said:
Hey guys,
I've tried to flash DarkSide preFinal on my Atrix, now the phone is stuck on "Unlocked, Dual Core"-Screen.
Here's what I did:
Downloaded latest DarkSide and saved it to internal SD
Factory Reset via Recovery Console
Wipe Data
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Flashed the zip file
the process seemed to go through just fine, now when I'm trying to boot the phone it is stuck at the "Dual Core"-screen
Any ideas on how to solve this? I tried to factory-reset and wipe several times, still stuck
Any help is appreciated!
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how long did you let it sit at the loading screen?
Usually when I have boot loops, I let it sit on the loading screen for awhile(2-4 minutes). If it still doesnt boot, then I do a battery pull, and then usually after that it boots.
And if it doesn't boot just reboot into recovery mode, wipe cache, data and dalvik and reinstall the ROM again.
Sent From Rob's RP-Hybrid Atrix.
When installing any new rom, it can take a while to build up the dalvik cache again. I've had it take up to 10 min before. Best to just walk away and come back and check on it.

GT-I9505 Bricked

Hi, I have a big problem.
I flashed this ROM on the phone: I9505XXUDMH8-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX_FREE-ODEX-FULL
And all was fine.
A few days later, the phone started lag a lot and google services (like the play store) crashed.
So, I put the teamwin recovery, I tried to do a "wipe data", but data, system, efs, cache results impossible to mount.
At this point I flashed again: "I9505XXUDMH8-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX_FREE-ODEX-FULL.", the phone has booted, but the process "system" and google services crashed.
I flashed the clockwork recovery, I mounted and formatted "data", "cache", "system" wipe data factory, wipe cache and wipe Dalvik cache and then I flashed with odin the file "I9505XXUDMH8-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX_FREE-ODEX -FULL. ", but the phone didn't pass the write "samsung".
At the end, I downloaded the file I9505XXUDMHB_I9505ITVDMI2_ITV and I flashed with the "pit", but the phone still not pass the bootanimation. Please, help.
Thanks.
Chuck Bartowski said:
Hi, I have a big problem.
I flashed this ROM on the phone: I9505XXUDMH8-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX_FREE-ODEX-FULL
And all was fine.
A few days later, the phone started lag a lot and google services (like the play store) crashed.
So, I put the teamwin recovery, I tried to do a "wipe data", but data, system, efs, cache results impossible to mount.
At this point I flashed again: "I9505XXUDMH8-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX_FREE-ODEX-FULL.", the phone has booted, but the process "system" and google services crashed.
I flashed the clockwork recovery, I mounted and formatted "data", "cache", "system" wipe data factory, wipe cache and wipe Dalvik cache and then I flashed with odin the file "I9505XXUDMH8-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX_FREE-ODEX -FULL. ", but the phone didn't pass the write "samsung".
At the end, I downloaded the file I9505XXUDMHB_I9505ITVDMI2_ITV and I flashed with the "pit", but the phone still not pass the bootanimation. Please, help.
Thanks.
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did you wipe data and cache with stock recovery after flashing?
samersh72 said:
did you wipe data and cache with stock recovery after flashing?
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no... i will try.
EDIT: It works, thanks
samersh72 said:
did you wipe data and cache with stock recovery after flashing?
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I've a similar problem now, I've wiped the data and cache via stock recovery, but can't get past the Samsung splash screen.
edgasket said:
I've a similar problem now, I've wiped the data and cache via stock recovery, but can't get past the Samsung splash screen.
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reflash the stock using another version of odin, i prefer 3.04, untick "auto-reboot", when it says "pass" remove battery, insert it, boot into recovery, wipe data and cache, reboot
samersh72 said:
reflash the stock using another version of odin, i prefer 3.04, untick "auto-reboot", when it says "pass" remove battery, insert it, boot into recovery, wipe data and cache, reboot
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Legend! thanks, that worked... I'm on MH8 now, but at least it's working
samersh72 said:
reflash the stock using another version of odin, i prefer 3.04, untick "auto-reboot", when it says "pass" remove battery, insert it, boot into recovery, wipe data and cache, reboot
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I've done it again... i was updating from MH8 to MJ7, used 3.04 but got stuck in a bootloop again - I've followed the steps above but it hasn't worked for me this time anything else I can try?
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Also tried this
Flash stock firmware with the appropriate pit file, after "pass", unplug usb cable, pull battery out for a minute, insert it, boot into recovery, wipe data and cache, reboot.

Factory Reset Failure

I installed TWRP on my device. It worked nicely and I booted into twrp recovery. I thought of doing a factory reset. So, I selected the format option on TWRP. It showed something like "Formatting Data using make_extfs". I left it there. My brother came and pulled out the battery from the mobile. I booted up the phone thinking the process was over. I was stuck in a bootloop. I then booted into twrp again. I tried to wipe cache, but a error message came up showing something like "Failed to mount /data". I tried recovery option on TWRP. There it is showing, 0 MB internal storage. I think the storage got corrupted. Any solutions to this?
Try wiping your all partitions. All at once

TWRP problem on S7 edge SM-G935F.

So I flashed the latest version of TWRP on my s7 edge SM-G935F
And I got the error "failed to mount data" I formatted my phone and I didn't see the error again, I rebooted my phone and everything was working fine then when I wanted to root my phone with Magisk, i went back to TWRP recovery and I got the error again, so I formatted my phone again and rooted it, then I rebooted my phone and I said that the data is corrupted that I should reset my phone to factory reset, I went back to TWRP recovery and still get the same error.
It's like the TWRP recovery is not stable and it also reset immediately you leave so that when you come back you must format your data or factory reset it before you can use the recovery.
Can Anyone help fix this problem, I don't want to wipe/factory reset my phone every time I go to recovery. What if I make a mistake and go to recovery? That means I must wipe/factory reset my phone before using.
Please help!
ChrisHero9 said:
So I flashed the latest version of TWRP on my s7 edge SM-G935F
And I got the error "failed to mount data" I formatted my phone and I didn't see the error again, I rebooted my phone and everything was working fine then when I wanted to root my phone with Magisk, i went back to TWRP recovery and I got the error again, so I formatted my phone again and rooted it, then I rebooted my phone and I said that the data is corrupted that I should reset my phone to factory reset, I went back to TWRP recovery and still get the same error.
It's like the TWRP recovery is not stable and it also reset immediately you leave so that when you come back you must format your data or factory reset it before you can use the recovery.
Can Anyone help fix this problem, I don't want to wipe/factory reset my phone every time I go to recovery. What if I make a mistake and go to recovery? That means I must wipe/factory reset my phone before using.
Please help!
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If it's telling you "failed to mount /data", go to wipe > format data and type yes. Factory reset, do your things and then reboot back and install what you want, you shouldn't get the error anymore.
But later if I want to flash another thing like a mod, I have to wipe data again
Visera said:
If it's telling you "failed to mount /data", go to wipe > format data and type yes. Factory reset, do your things and then reboot back and install what you want, you shouldn't get the error anymore.
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But later if I want to flash another thing like a mod, I have to wipe data again.
ChrisHero9 said:
But later if I want to flash another thing like a mod, I have to wipe data again.
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Nono. Wipe data once, factory reset in twrp, and you don't need to wipe data again after that. Only wipe it once after you format data.
Visera said:
Nono. Wipe data once, factory reset in twrp, and you don't need to wipe data again after that. Only wipe it once after you format data.
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Okay, thanks for the help

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