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[Q] galaxy s4 gti9505 WAS rooted but cant change status back to normal

hi all, as you can tell, im a noob well, I have a samsung galaxy s4 gti9505 that I rooted with odin WHEN I had a pc, and it just so happens, whenever I root an android, it works but then things start to go wrong like lagging, freezing, drainage of the battery really fast ect. So this time I decided to google how to unroot my phone without a pc to fix my problem. I did that using super su or something which had the unroot option witch I did successfully. But just a few moments ago, I was just checking to see if there were any updates available for my phone because my camera decided to stop working, (well the camera works but when trying to record, a pop-up box appears saying camera failed). So when I tried to update, it said that I cant update because my phone is modified, now as stated above, I am a noob to this subject so please be patient with me trying to comprehend the technical terms use will use hahaha. Can someone please explain to me if it is possible to change the status from custom to normal without the help of a computer? Thanks in advance

help meeh please
Can anyone help?

I don't understand why you want to return back to stock without computer/laptop. In any case following instruction will help you to return your S4 back to stock:
1.First you need to download official firmware for your region from this site: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
2. Second upload it to phone with Odin http://www.andromint.com/download-odin-latest-version/
If needed you can also use Triangle away to reset custom flash count.
That's all...
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Dear all,
I have a similar question.
I've rooted my i9500. I wonder is there any way to roll back my phone like Triangel Away etc. I mean in case of any guarantee situation.

As far as understand, as of now no way to reset.
I hope someone can find a way to reset everyhing to get warranty back.

[email protected] said:
As far as understand, as of now no way to reset.
I hope someone can find a way to reset everyhing to get warranty back.
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Flash official firmware with Odin PC should do the job. I pretty sure counter will be reset too.

Mittaa said:
Flash official firmware with Odin PC should do the job. I pretty sure counter will be reset too.
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I will try.
First i will unroot phone than flash original firmware with Odin as you say.
If it works, i will add ss here.
Thanks

[email protected] said:
I will try.
First i will unroot phone than flash original firmware with Odin as you say.
If it works, i will add ss here.
Thanks
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You don't need to un-root before flash ... you will for sure lose root anyway

romrak said:
I don't understand why you want to return back to stock without computer/laptop. In any case following instruction will help you to return your S4 back to stock:
1.First you need to download official firmware for your region from this site: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
2. Second upload it to phone with Odin http://www.andromint.com/download-odin-latest-version/
If needed you can also use Triangle away to reset custom flash count.
That's all...
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Is there any way i can download at more than 200KB's?
http://puu.sh/4YTbL.png
Cause the captcha for the rom download on the link says it's wrong even when i type it right..

I must do something wrong here, because it's not working for me.
I followed the instructions and device still says it is modified and it will not check for updates from samsung.
What is my next step?
Procedure so far:
Gained root acces with ODIN
I did not flash a custom rom.
Used Triangle away to reset counter (counter checked 0 afterwards)
Flashed Galaxy stock firmware downloaded from internet (PHN-I9505XXUDMHB-20130922121848.zip unpacked this once) with ODIN
Furthermore, regarding KNOX reading:
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0X0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X1
(I suppose the latter means Samsung still is able to see I did something)
Would a hard reset solve this issue do you think?

Set warranty bit message

Hello guys, I've read about knox and now I get how it works and all, warranty isn't an issue for me (long story) so now I have the new bootloader flagged 0x1, now my question is whenever I boot into recovery or into OS I'm greeted with "set warranty bit : recovery/kernel" and "recover/kernel is not seandroid enforcing", I also kind of understand that this is related to knox bootloader but is it something I should worry about? Will flashing different roms/kernels now that I'm on the new bootloader mess up anything other than the already flagged 0x1? Thanks.

reckoner_85 said:
Hello guys, I've read about knox and now I get how it works and all, warranty isn't an issue for me (long story) so now I have the new bootloader flagged 0x1, now my question is whenever I boot into recovery or into OS I'm greeted with "set warranty bit : recovery/kernel" and "recover/kernel is not seandroid enforcing", I also kind of understand that this is related to knox bootloader but is it something I should worry about? Will flashing different roms/kernels now that I'm on the new bootloader mess up anything other than the already flagged 0x1? Thanks.
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No, it's nothing to worry about at all, just ignore it
Or when booting to recovery go a bit cross eyed and enjoy a funky rainbow effect, it's amazing

Obagleyfreer said:
No, it's nothing to worry about at all, just ignore it
Or when booting to recovery go a bit cross eyed and enjoy a funky rainbow effect, it's amazing
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haha I will definitely try that.

reckoner_85 said:
haha I will definitely try that.
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how do u bypass the error? I want to use 4.4

Obagleyfreer said:
No, it's nothing to worry about at all, just ignore it
Or when booting to recovery go a bit cross eyed and enjoy a funky rainbow effect, it's amazing
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i kinda have the same issue, only i dont have video/audio, and wifi....and ideas?

Help
Hy i have big problem
I try to root Galaxy s4 and all is fine but when i turn on phone he say
"kernel is not seandroid enforcing"
and this is all
Please help me how to fix this
Thanks

martin93612 said:
Hy i have big problem
I try to root Galaxy s4 and all is fine but when i turn on phone he say
"kernel is not seandroid enforcing"
and this is all
Please help me how to fix this
Thanks
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This appears coz u changed the STOCK kernel. The unique way to solve this is installing STOCK ROM again :good:

Can you send me where i can fnde to dowload stock ROM and i can't enter in CWM to instal can this instal from ODIN?
Thank you

martin93612 said:
Can you send me where i can fnde to dowload stock ROM and i can't enter in CWM to instal can this instal from ODIN?
Thank you
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Check the Back to Stock link in my signature! Any queries direct to that thread:good:

Thanks finaly my phone working
Thank you :victory:

Obagleyfreer said:
No, it's nothing to worry about at all, just ignore it
Or when booting to recovery go a bit cross eyed and enjoy a funky rainbow effect, it's amazing
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Laughed loud. Just wanted to let you know.

Please Help! Ive been searching all day yesterday to fix my phone
So i wanted to be updated so i downloaded mf9 and mja and all the kernels or whatever and installed them and was on stock non rooted rom for a while, yesterday i wanted to install sacs custom rom so i downloaded the newest one and flashed via twrp, but now all that happens is i get a message saying "Kernel is not seandroid enforcing" in red "Set warrenty Bit: Kernel" in yellow, I cannot flash anything via odin except philz recovery so i have that on there but i tried to install the stock firmware through odin and everything fails. I even changed usb cords, took out the .md5 extension, plugged the usb cord directly to the motherboard instead of using the front usb which that allowed me to flash philz recovery but i just want a working phone, no rom is working and I cant install any roms please help i need my phone back! Thanks, Chris

Same here :/
chriscolby7 said:
So i wanted to be updated so i downloaded mf9 and mja and all the kernels or whatever and installed them and was on stock non rooted rom for a while, yesterday i wanted to install sacs custom rom so i downloaded the newest one and flashed via twrp, but now all that happens is i get a message saying "Kernel is not seandroid enforcing" in red "Set warrenty Bit: Kernel" in yellow, I cannot flash anything via odin except philz recovery so i have that on there but i tried to install the stock firmware through odin and everything fails. I even changed usb cords, took out the .md5 extension, plugged the usb cord directly to the motherboard instead of using the front usb which that allowed me to flash philz recovery but i just want a working phone, no rom is working and I cant install any roms please help i need my phone back! Thanks, Chris
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I am having the same issue as you Chris, I'm on the sprint galaxy s4 and i get those same errors and get stuck on a black screen with the blue led illuminated on the top, I can access recovery and download mode. I hope we get some help soon

Stock
Joku1981 said:
This appears coz u changed the STOCK kernel. The unique way to solve this is installing STOCK ROM again :good:
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But I can't go to recovery/download mode. How can I installing STOCK ROM?
Is there a way to bypass the error?

same problem here. gets stuck at the samsung galaxy s4 spash screen

Obagleyfreer said:
No, it's nothing to worry about at all, just ignore it
Or when booting to recovery go a bit cross eyed and enjoy a funky rainbow effect, it's amazing
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but gamekiller not working fine..

Here is the Solution
reckoner_85 said:
Hello guys, I've read about knox and now I get how it works and all, warranty isn't an issue for me (long story) so now I have the new bootloader flagged 0x1, now my question is whenever I boot into recovery or into OS I'm greeted with "set warranty bit : recovery/kernel" and "recover/kernel is not seandroid enforcing", I also kind of understand that this is related to knox bootloader but is it something I should worry about? Will flashing different roms/kernels now that I'm on the new bootloader mess up anything other than the already flagged 0x1? Thanks.
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All Right I have the solution for you! I was lucky enough to find someone that knew how to fix this (Damageless) so here is what you need to do.
-Take out the battery and disconnect from computer
-Put battery back in and hold down Vol(down) and home key, then hold power button until it vibrates. Release only the power button after it vibrates.
-You should now be in the download mode, click Vol(up) to continue.
-Download Odin here: odindownload .com
-Download stock ROM here: (dont open click save) sammobile .com and (yes you have to create an account I'm sorry) search for your model number, ex. SM-N900t for tmobile note 3
-install Odin
-check the PDA box not phone and click PDA
-find the stock ROM in your downloads and select that one.
-hit Start and you should be back to normal
It will erase everything you had on your phone which sucks I know but at least your phone works! Good luck! Hope this helps!
Wroclaw7

i have same problem them flash carbon rom and works...

martin93612 said:
Can you send me where i can fnde to dowload stock ROM and i can't enter in CWM to instal can this instal from ODIN?
Thank you
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You can get all stock firmwares from SamMobile : http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Let me know if you need help with the flashing process.

THANK YOU
THANK YOU THANK YOU I found this post and it restored my phone back to stock!!!!
the only thing I can add to this is use the original cable that came with the phone I was using an aftermarket one and was getting error after error .

[Q] How to fix I9505; no sound, no mic, phone app not responding

Summary: my I9505 mic, earpiece and speaker don't seem to work and cause fc/not responding on functions that use them (phone), what should I do to resolve? (I have flashed a bunch of ROMs, and a couple modems...).
Detail:
Ok, so firstly I must apologise for not recalling the somewhat random sequence of events which has brought me to this juncture... I was fiddling around with a few different ROMs and when I noticed the problem I sort of frantically tried flashing things to fix it (yes, I'm aware this is a very sensible approach )
I've flashed a few different ROMs and at some point flashed a new modem.
I noticed yesterday that I was not getting any sounds out of my phone, noticed when using the volume buttons, no beep; further investigation revealed the speaker, earpiece and microphone seem to have decided to take an indefinite nap...
Any suggestions on how to proceed with waking them up?!
There is a message in the logcat:
getDeviceForStrategy() speaker device not found
Though not sure if this helps at all.
Making/receiving phonecalls the screen goes black and either rings out to voicemail before I can answer, then displays not responding wait/close error or the other person answers and neither side can hear then same not responding error.
I've not changed the bootloader (as far as I'm aware...).
Wifi/mobile internet work fine.
Tried flashing an old modem, factory resetting, reflashing a ROM (currently CM10.2) but no dice... since I'm a bit lost I figured stop fiddling and ask for help
Current baseband: I9505ZHUAME3
Current bootloader: I9505ZHUBMF4
Any suggestions on how to proceed to un-screw my phone would be greatly appreciated. :good:

mrlizard123 said:
Any suggestions on how to proceed to un-screw my phone would be greatly appreciated. :good:
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Try to download and flash this file via odin by selecting phone.cp .

WiFi fix for audio?
Repulsa said:
Try to download and flash this file via odin by selecting phone.cp .
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Thanks for the reply; downloaded, flashed as CP seemed successful but still no joy, same no sound and unresponsive phone app
It says WiFi fix; WiFi is working, how would this fix the audio problem? (not being snarky, just curious as to the relation to the problem)

mrlizard123 said:
Thanks for the reply; downloaded, flashed as CP seemed successful but still no joy, same no sound and unresponsive phone app
It says WiFi fix; WiFi is working, how would this fix the audio problem? (not being snarky, just curious as to the relation to the problem)
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Flashing a wrong LTE/Wifi fix will loose your sound . in Old bootloader you can't flash any newer LTE modem than UBMH1.and for the New bootloader you can flash all the new LTE modems, including MKF etc.. So boot your phone into download mode and check if you have an entry of knox warranty void then you have newbootloader. and make sure you manually turn off your phone and wait atleast 10 sec and boot your phone into download mode and flash . (Because sometimes flashing a modem/lte doesnt work and need to do it twice.
Use Odin
Untick Autoreboot
Flash modem
Reboot once again into Download Mode using (Power+Voldown)
Flash Modem once more
Once done,unplug then reboot device manually.
If this doesn't work, try repeating the flash process again while rebooting manually and with auto-reboot option turned off.

Repulsa said:
Flashing a wrong LTE/Wifi fix will loose your sound .
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Ok cheers
Repulsa said:
in Old bootloader you can't flash any newer LTE modem than UBMH1.and for the New bootloader you can flash all the new LTE modems, including MKF etc..
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Do you suggest I flash a newer bootloader? if so, how to decide which?
Repulsa said:
So boot your phone into download mode and check if you have an entry of knox warranty void then you have newbootloader.
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There is no mention of knox, it just says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
Repulsa said:
and make sure you manually turn off your phone and wait atleast 10 sec and boot your phone into download mode and flash . (Because sometimes flashing a modem/lte doesnt work and need to do it twice.
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What am I flashing? The WiFi fix you linked above? I flashed that using this method and it hasn't made any difference.
Repulsa said:
Use Odin
Untick Autoreboot
Flash modem
Reboot once again into Download Mode using (Power+Voldown)
Flash Modem once more
Once done,unplug then reboot device manually.
If this doesn't work, try repeating the flash process again while rebooting manually and with auto-reboot option turned off.
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With which modem? I've tried that twice to no avail.
Thanks for your continued help, it's appreciated.

mrlizard123 said:
Ok cheers
Do you suggest I flash a newer bootloader? if so, how to decide which?
There is no mention of knox, it just says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
What am I flashing? The WiFi fix you linked above? I flashed that using this method and it hasn't made any difference.
With which modem? I've tried that twice to no avail.
Thanks for your continued help, it's appreciated.
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Thas good your still in Oldbootloader try this one If the problem still persist , since your still in oldbootloader flash a 4.2.2 Stock rom , check it from here and download the one that base from your country. Remember 4.2.2 ! not 4.4.2 . instead writing thanks please hit that thanks button >

mrlizard123 said:
I flashed that using this method and it hasn't made any difference.
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Well I'll be...
I was bored and waiting for the next piece of advice and thought I'd give it another shot and it seems to have worked!
Thanks very much!

mrlizard123 said:
Well I'll be...
I was bored and waiting for the next piece of advice and thought I'd give it another shot and it seems to have worked!
Thanks very much!
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Hehe so its working now ?? then thats a good news.

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Hehe so its working now ?? then thats a good news.
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Yes indeed! Thanks again!
I'm now wondering whether I should upgrade to a newer bootloader? Is it worth it and can it be done without getting into knox related issues?

mrlizard123 said:
Yes indeed! Thanks again!
I'm now wondering whether I should upgrade to a newer bootloader? Is it worth it and can it be done without getting into knox related issues?
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Im still in oldbootloader and i just download and flash a custom rom 4.4.2 via recovery .. and incase something wrong with my phone in a future . iE Hardware related.etc theni can just flash a 4.2.2 and send it for repair for free... and about newbootloader , flashing any custom rom/rooting will triggered your knox , so feel free to flash the latest stock 4.4.2 kitkat if you dont care about your Warranty. But like i said you can still flash a 4.4.2 custom rom without flashing a newbootloader (Never flash a newbootloader , Make sure to ask first before flashing anything) Have a nice day.
Edited: @mrlizard123 Never flash a latest Wifi fix so you wont get this problem again. only flash a GSM MODEM. if your flashing a custom 4.4.2 rom then you need to flash a latest GSM MODEM base from your country. in order to fix dropping signal issue when the phone went to sleep.

boot screen kernel is not seandroid enforcing

hello guys
i have i9505 here when it boots it shows in top left corner this massage in red and yello and it just stuck at that massage with galaxy s4 logo
(red) boot screen kernel is not seandroid enforcing
(yello ) set warranty bit kernel
TBH with you guys i Don't know what happened with this phone beside someone tried to flash it with a rom and it went wrong
and what do you think about this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594483 did anyone try it and what happened to phone ??
how do i know phone region ?? CSC_config_LSB
a friend of me said i need Z3x samsung tool box to fix it is that a box or a program that i can download ??
I'm sorry to bother you

That method should work
Edit: and no you don't need any toolbox

thank you another question how do i know My Phone CSC or region or any firmware will be ok ??

I honestly don't know, for my model I just download the firmware for it and flash it but it may be different for the i9505.. I would think you download the firmware for your country/carrier if available from sammobile.com and flash it through Odin.. There may be a guide for this try searching the forums

on which model you tried this ?? and how did it go , did work ??

I didn't have the same problem but I know this solution works, it fixes many problems.. I have M919 USA model

ok i will try it nothing to lose and About Z3x do you really think I don't need it , because my friend said its only solution for this problem !

Yeah I'm pretty sure you don't, as long as it turns on you shouldn't need it for the most part

i tried that on 1st attempt it failed however in 2nd attempt odin doesn't detect phone ??

i did try it 3 times i only got a firmware upgrade enncoutered an issue please select recovery mode in kies and try again !! AND kies is not connecting the Phone.

Uninstall kies, reboot and try again

did that nothing changed

Try changing usb ports and try every last available port, if that doesn't work try reinstalling drivers

did it all and nothing changed

will downgrading help ??

farooq88 said:
will downgrading help ??
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Nope.. Can you try a different computer?
Edit: what version of Odin are you using? Try a different version, or newest if you don't already have it

It's just a normal message when you use a custom kernel. A custom kernel is always included in a custom rom. So nothing to worry about.
You can do 2 things:
1. Flash a custom recovery (if you don't already have on), flash the custom rom you want.
2. Flash one of the latest stock roms. The rom from the thread you posted is outdated and can't be flashed to your phone if you have the latest bootloader.

They are right, I actually thought about suggesting that but for some reason I thought you didn't have custom recovery, if you do you can just flash a ROM without having to worry about connecting to Odin

sorry for late respond i will try to flash recovery and see if i can boot to into it

Can flash firmware but cannot access Recovery

I'm new here so please bear with me. I've been reading up on these forums and other places all over the internet. Currently, I'm not sure what the problem is with my device. I can boot into download mode but never in recovery.
First off, I got this phone from someone else and it was bricked when I got it. I've tried flashing and I've got the "Fused 3: Binary 2" when trying to flash different stock files. If I'm correct, this means the last person should have tried to upgrade it to the latest Kitkat firmware. I've been using Odin 3.07, 3.09, and even 1.85 to see if the flash is just bad in one version or the others. However, each version will flash the latest firmware that Sammobile give me just fine (or at least appears so).
I've even tried flashing a pit file (HLTE_USA_VZW_32G.pit) but that really does nothing. If I flash the pit file and then flash the firmware alone 2 time back to back... it will show its attempting to go into recovery ONCE but fail and go into a never ending bootloop. Sometimes after a flash it will even bootloop trying to go into recovery automatically.
I haven't read anyone who has had it happen like this and I'm not sure if I'm in a soft-brick or in a weird hard-brick. Any suggestions?

LeveeWasDry said:
I'm new here so please bear with me. I've been reading up on these forums and other places all over the internet. Currently, I'm not sure what the problem is with my device. I can boot into download mode but never in recovery.
First off, I got this phone from someone else and it was bricked when I got it. I've tried flashing and I've got the "Fused 3: Binary 2" when trying to flash different stock files. If I'm correct, this means the last person should have tried to upgrade it to the latest Kitkat firmware. I've been using Odin 3.07, 3.09, and even 1.85 to see if the flash is just bad in one version or the others. However, each version will flash the latest firmware that Sammobile give me just fine (or at least appears so).
I've even tried flashing a pit file (HLTE_USA_VZW_32G.pit) but that really does nothing. If I flash the pit file and then flash the firmware alone 2 time back to back... it will show its attempting to go into recovery ONCE but fail and go into a never ending bootloop. Sometimes after a flash it will even bootloop trying to go into recovery automatically.
I haven't read anyone who has had it happen like this and I'm not sure if I'm in a soft-brick or in a weird hard-brick. Any suggestions?
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the fact you can get into download modes shows you're not hard brick. Make sure you are downloading the correct firmware, since I don't know what you were running the safest approach would be to download NC4 Firmware, pit file, and use odin 3.10. Now flash the pit file, then flash the firmware in the PDA/PA spot. Restart you phone, on boot up hold home and I believe the down power button to get into recovery, select factory restore, and restart.

Yeah, definitely check which firmware you have. Make sure it's for the N900V. The leaked nc2 came with either missing or broken recovery, so don't odin that. Verify the md5 code after you download both the pit and the tar.md5. I'm pretty sure odin does this, but check just in case.

LeftyGR said:
Yeah, definitely check which firmware you have. Make sure it's for the N900V. The leaked nc2 came with either missing or broken recovery, so don't odin that. Verify the md5 code after you download both the pit and the tar.md5. I'm pretty sure odin does this, but check just in case.
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I'm pretty sure my phone needs N900VVRUCNC4_N900VVZWCNC4_N900VVRUCNC4_HOME.tar because its the only one that successfully flashed in Odin. I have a new theory that may have something to do with it. My phone battery is completely dead so maybe that is a failsafe for recovery mode? I know people say the battery needs to be a certain % charged before doing any flashing. Perhaps its due to the fact it won't boot into recovery proper until the battery is at a certain charge? I sort of think it could be the case.
Since it won't charge due to boot loop... I had to do a bad flash and reproduce the results I got a day ago. I did a bad flash that won't send the device into a bootloop and rather straight into a charge state. I'm going to get the battery to 100% and try a flash with the above firmware again. Perhaps recovery will actually work with the battery at 100%. I will keep update with the results.

Battery is at 100% now but it still will not boot into recovery. I flash the .pit file and then the firmware file stated above. I try different combinations all to no fix. I'm still stuck in a bootloop.
I don't understand really. The phone seems to be soft-bricked obviously... so there is a way to salvage... I just can't seem to get it to work. Any thoughts on what I can try from here?

LeveeWasDry said:
Battery is at 100% now but it still will not boot into recovery. I flash the .pit file and then the firmware file stated above. I try different combinations all to no fix. I'm still stuck in a bootloop.
I don't understand really. The phone seems to be soft-bricked obviously... so there is a way to salvage... I just can't seem to get it to work. Any thoughts on what I can try from here?
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LeveeWasDry said:
Battery is at 100% now but it still will not boot into recovery. I flash the .pit file and then the firmware file stated above. I try different combinations all to no fix. I'm still stuck in a bootloop.
I don't understand really. The phone seems to be soft-bricked obviously... so there is a way to salvage... I just can't seem to get it to work. Any thoughts on what I can try from here?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755970
Have you tried this link ? Contains the working recovery to flash.

mjh68 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755970
Have you tried this link ? Contains the working recovery to flash.
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the link provided above will fix your phone. Follow the steps exactly and you will be good to go.

Since I cannot start my phone, I can't root it under "Steps for Retail Edition" I have to skip straight to step 10 and flashing that files does not work.Unified_KK_Firmware_RE.tar So, am I screwed or what else is there to do?

LeveeWasDry said:
Since I cannot start my phone, I can't root it under "Steps for Retail Edition" I have to skip straight to step 10 and flashing that files does not work.Unified_KK_Firmware_RE.tar So, am I screwed or what else is there to do?
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The Unified_kk is not the full firmware. It's only the radio, recovery, etc.
But to verify from a previous post, you tried the full firmware for nc4?
When you boot to download mode, in the upper left corner there is some info and codes. What are they on your phone?

LeftyGR said:
The Unified_kk is not the full firmware. It's only the radio, recovery, etc.
But to verify from a previous post, you tried the full firmware for nc4?
When you boot to download mode, in the upper left corner there is some info and codes. What are they on your phone?
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Yes. I've tried the full firmware for NC4 and it just bootloops. This is what the download page tells me.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900V
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A3, P1
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
UDC START

LeveeWasDry said:
Yes. I've tried the full firmware for NC4 and it just bootloops. This is what the download page tells me.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900V
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A3, P1
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
UDC START
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Ok. Everything seems right to me. It's definitely not you!
What info did you get from the previous owner? When you bought it did they tell you it was bricked and what they did to brick it?

LeftyGR said:
Ok. Everything seems right to me. It's definitely not you!
What info did you get from the previous owner? When you bought it did they tell you it was bricked and what they did to brick it?
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I was told nothing really. They just told me that it boot looped and it was stuck on the "Firmware Upgrade has Encountered an Issue" screen. It was more so a gamble really. The phone looks impeccable so it seems to be rather new. Maybe the owner had flashed it before and tool the OTA, soft-bricking it... I don't know. I just know that its last flash was 4.4 KK because it wouldn't let me downgrade firmware.

I'm not quite sure what else you could look at doing here. You seem to be doing everything right, but not getting the right results.
The following is an option:
Seems to me that the previous owner did something "unofficial" that caused this. If it was something official, it would've easily been accepted as a replacement via warranty situation. But instead, they got rid of it!
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Actually, there is one more thing you can try. You should never do this because there is too high a risk of bricking if you do something wrong. But you are already pretty bricked, so what else have you got to lose?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2610757
Go check this out, and nand erase all during the odin flash.