Cannot flash stock firmware?? - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey all ive been trying to flash my orginal firmware for my galaxy s4 at&t i337. Ive been using odin 3.07 but I keep having a fail to complete error. It boots up fine and I attempted to root it but it seems like it works but I run root checker and it tells me that it has rooted incorrectly. A lot of other people have been saying that samsung block this exploit in 4.2.2 and im basically screwed till the new update comes out. Ive tried everything, help would be appreciated
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joearvelo1987 said:
Hey all ive been trying to flash my orginal firmware for my galaxy s4 at&t i337. Ive been using odin 3.07 but I keep having a fail to complete error. It boots up fine and I attempted to root it but it seems like it works but I run root checker and it tells me that it has rooted incorrectly. A lot of other people have been saying that samsung block this exploit in 4.2.2 and im basically screwed till the new update comes out. Ive tried everything, help would be appreciated
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I think that's the wrong odin i think it's 1.85 or something like that you need

jaythenut said:
I think that's the wrong odin i think it's 1.85 or something like that you need
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3.07 works too since it has compatibility with all devices that work with 1.85 and dev recommends to use v3.07...

kingzain900 said:
3.07 works too since it has compatibility with all devices that work with 1.85 and dev recommends to use v3.07...
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I've tried both and get nothing but a fail here's this mornings attempt on Odin v1.85, if I got the wrong firmware please let me know, I don't think I do though...

joearvelo1987 said:
I've tried both and get nothing but a fail here's this mornings attempt on Odin v1.85, if I got the wrong firmware please let me know, I don't think I do though...
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You're not supposed to decompress the tar file.
You need to flash the xxxxxxx.tar

kingzain900 said:
You're not supposed to decompress the tar file.
You need to flash the xxxxxxx.tar
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What do you mean by decompress? Unzipp?

joearvelo1987 said:
What do you mean by decompress? Unzipp?
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Exactly

sajlence said:
Exactly
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No good, different fail error this time. Fail(auth) ??

joearvelo1987 said:
No good, different fail error this time. Fail(auth) ??
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Were you on mf3 firmware? If you were Odin is not going to work

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Odin failed

so i got my international note today (love it by the way) however when i try to downgrade to root it tries to flash the factoryfs file and just turns red saying FAIL
any ideas why? =/
samtruongg said:
so i got my international note today (love it by the way) however when i try to downgrade to root it tries to flash the factoryfs file and just turns red saying FAIL
any ideas why? =/
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Are you using a firmware from your region? If not, that could be it.
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try this...
samtruongg said:
so i got my international note today (love it by the way) however when i try to downgrade to root it tries to flash the factoryfs file and just turns red saying FAIL
any ideas why? =/
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Yea, I read the above link a ba-jillion times over and over until I understood what was going on and flashed it successfully the first time. I got lucky but try following the instructions in the link provided above and good luck!
thegregulator said:
Are you using a firmware from your region? If not, that could be it.
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It absolutely has nothing to do with the firmware being for some other region. It could be for Mordor region, and it should still install without issues.
chasmodo said:
It absolutely has nothing to do with the firmware being for some other region. It could be for Mordor region, and it should still install without issues.
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Not true, at least from my experience. I tried to flash firmware from the UK on my note from India and it failed. Maybe I should try the Mordor firmware...
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Noot Booting

I tried to update via odin 3.07 got the attached images error.
after that when i restart the phone shows the error.please help me to fix this, even now it's not booting on recovery mood.Please someone help me.
Do you have kies installed??
ROMANTiC KiD said:
Do you have kies installed??
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yes i have please tell me how to fix.
sumonfd said:
I tried to update via odin 3.07 got the attached images error.
after that when i restart the phone shows the error.please help me to fix this, even now it's not booting on recovery mood.Please someone help me.
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When you ran Odin did you 'run as administrator'?
Also re-download the file you were trying to flash and check the MD5sum. Then try again
Your using the wrong file ....you need mdc or mf9 file....and your using mga wich is not for the sprint version
Yeah didnt caught that damn. You could totally brick your phone with that file.
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LIL_ROOKIE said:
Your using the wrong file ....you need mdc or mf9 file....and your using mga wich is not for the sprint version
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Paperweight time...
Not really! Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258107 , pick your flavor and use Odin V3 1.85, run as admin. It may take 2 tries, but will be back to stock.
Sezmar said:
Not really! Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258107 , pick your flavor and use Odin V3 1.85, run as admin. It may take 2 tries, but will be back to stock.
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My phone model is S4 I9505
sumonfd said:
My phone model is S4 I9505
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Where you able to get it to work?
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sumonfd said:
My phone model is S4 I9505
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So to confirm, you're NOT using a Sprint SPH-L720 but instead an international I9505, correct?
And are you using the most current version of the stock tar or same that you last had on there?
garwynn said:
So to confirm, you're NOT using a Sprint SPH-L720 but instead an international I9505, correct?
And are you using the most current version of the stock tar or same that you last had on there?
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Updated stock rom, but now the problem is IMEI & Baseband is unknown.

Secure Check Fail when trying to restore with Odin

Alright, so I've been doing rooting things for a long time...and never have I had this many problems. I posted something here earlier about rooting my S4, installing ROMs and having it hang on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Screen. So I figured I would try booting with Odin and re-installing a stock image. No luck. I keep getting this show up on my Galaxy S4 when I click start -- "secure check failed" and Odin shows a fail.
I don't even know where to go from here because I'm looking at an expensive paperweight at this point. Has anyone ever seen this before or even know where I can start. Any help would really be appreciated...at this point I just feel defeated.
-Stalker
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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agent929 said:
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
a.stalker22 said:
I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
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I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
jd1639 said:
I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
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I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
a.stalker22 said:
I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
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You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Yeah I saw that. I'm registering now and hopefully this will work. If I run into any more problems I'll let you know.
jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
a.stalker22 said:
Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
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Great to hear!

Helpp Stuck in odin mode!

hello, i need help i was on negalite rom but with the new mj4 update and i was trying to go back to MDL and when i did that it said fail then it stays stuck in odin mode and says connect to Kies and "emmc burst mode enabled" any help please!
Download the mf9 tar and flash that in odin.
The tar can be downloaded from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43879875
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mikel719 said:
Download the mf9 tar and flash that in odin.
The tar can be downloaded from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43879875
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the 1.7 gb file? full restore?
or the 61 mb one? i tryed the mdc restore and it fails when i reaches sboot.bin
does it matter if it says emmc burst mode enabled? "/
cris_epic said:
hello, i need help i was on negalite rom but with the new mj4 update and i was trying to go back to MDL and when i did that it said fail then it stays stuck in odin mode and says connect to Kies and "emmc burst mode enabled" any help please!
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Hopefully you are not in the same boat I am in. Don't try to Odin another Rom it will not work. Try to Odin CF Auto root. That worked for me until my phone stopped responding to anything. If that doesn't work you are with me which is in purgatory. No way out at this present time.
mikel719 said:
Download the mf9 tar and flash that in odin.
The tar can be downloaded from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43879875
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crawrj said:
Hopefully you are not in the same boat I am in. Don't try to Odin another Rom it will not work. Try to Odin CF Auto root. That worked for me until my phone stopped responding to anything. If that doesn't work you are with me which is in purgatory. No way out at this present time.
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weird i left battery out and it booted when i turned on miracle lol
cris_epic said:
weird i left battery out and it booted when i turned on miracle lol
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Thank goodness. I have tried everything to get mine working and am dead. I am going to try leaving the battery out all night and will give it another go in the morning. Glad you got yours back:good:
crawrj said:
Thank goodness. I have tried everything to get mine working and am dead. I am going to try leaving the battery out all night and will give it another go in the morning. Glad you got yours back:good:
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wait though when i enter download mode to use the MDC stock Restore odin program it fails? why is that?
how can i unroot to stock if im on negalite rom with the latest MJ4 firware installed?
cris_epic said:
wait though when i enter download mode to use the MDC stock Restore odin program it fails? why is that?
how can i unroot to stock if im on negalite rom with the latest MJ4 firware installed?
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Yeah that is what I was saying. Don't try to Odin any other stock roms it won't work. Once you are on MJA you are locked out of Odin with the exception of recovery. Your only option to get back to stock is to wait for a working zip that you can install via recovery.
crawrj said:
Yeah that is what I was saying. Don't try to Odin any other stock roms it won't work. Once you are on MJA you are locked out of Odin with the exception of recovery. Your only option to get back to stock is to wait for a working zip that you can install via recovery.
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ohh ok so that explains the "Kernal is not SEANDROID enforcing"
"SET WARRANTY BIT= KERNAL"
well i wanted to SIM unlock my phone since im going to guatemala but i guess i cant change modem either right? even if i flash zips through recovery? you have skype or yahoo msger so we talk about it? like what are our options right now
cris_epic said:
ohh ok so that explains the "Kernal is not SEANDROID enforcing"
"SET WARRANTY BIT= KERNAL"
well i wanted to SIM unlock my phone since im going to guatemala but i guess i cant change modem either right? even if i flash zips through recovery? you have skype or yahoo msger so we talk about it? like what are our options right now
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Once your on mja update, you basically have no options now really. Your stuck with what you have.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Once your on mja update, you basically have no options now really. Your stuck with what you have.
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yeah i noticed it doesnt let me restore backups either lol
umm so what is our hope that devs are working on?
We have another member in this club...
Tried everything to get back up and running... No go...
Hope the zip is available soon...
cris_epic said:
yeah i noticed it doesnt let me restore backups either lol
umm so what is our hope that devs are working on?
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fgr said:
We have another member in this club...
Tried everything to get back up and running... No go...
Hope the zip is available soon...
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506562
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506562
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Great find! It worked for me.
Thanks given.

I337 no longer updating OTA

I believe its been over a year since the last time I rooted my phone. TowelRoot. Since then Ive been stuck on 4.4.2. Everytime I update it stops at 25 percent then fails. Ive tried updating via kies and that too isnt any help. Kies just tries reinstalling to the new firmware over and over. Forgive me for not being so Tech savy, but I would like to know how do I fix this? Simple english and easy videos would be of big help. Im all eyes now waiting for yourreplies. Thx again for all your help.
ShyRage said:
I believe its been over a year since the last time I rooted my phone. TowelRoot. Since then Ive been stuck on 4.4.2. Everytime I update it stops at 25 percent then fails. Ive tried updating via kies and that too isnt any help. Kies just tries reinstalling to the new firmware over and over. Forgive me for not being so Tech savy, but I would like to know how do I fix this? Simple english and easy videos would be of big help. Im all eyes now waiting for yourreplies. Thx again for all your help.
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Anyone?? Anyone at all??
not an expert but i'm pretty sure you have to unroot the phone to do and ota
stryfe2010 said:
not an expert but i'm pretty sure you have to unroot the phone to do and ota
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Stock recovery anyway. Think mine updated while rooted but had Stock Recovery.
stryfe2010 said:
not an expert but i'm pretty sure you have to unroot the phone to do and ota
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Thats the thing. I think I was on the version before the 4.4.2 that I have now. After saying I was updated I nolonger had root access. I checked my root with root checker and it says im unrooted. Double checked with simply unroot and that too says im unrooted. Its just not updating. It always fails...
tailgunner9 said:
Stock recovery anyway. Think mine updated while rooted but had Stock Recovery.
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ok, were getting somewhere.....Stock recovery?? Where and how??
ShyRage said:
ok, were getting somewhere.....Stock recovery?? Where and how??
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Flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. That'll return you to stock. Then ota to nj4.
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jd1639 said:
Flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. That'll return you to stock. Then ota to nj4.
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ok the nb1 tar file in odin can be found where?? Is there instructions for this or do I just download it and transfer to my phone??
ShyRage said:
ok the nb1 tar file in odin can be found where?? Is there instructions for this or do I just download it and transfer to my phone??
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You need to flash the nb1 tar file in Odin from your pc. See this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100
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