Hi All,
I think i bricked my S4 by accident, ill explain what i did.
I was on Omega V10 (android 4.2.2) for a while and everything worked fine.
As soon as the stock 4.3 version of samsung (german) came out i flashed it by this guide.
I did exactly as i was suppose to and it worked like a charm.
After working with the standard samsung 4.3 i wanted to go back to Omega ROM cause its much smoother.
I saw that Omega had just finished V13 (wich is 4.3) so i rooted my phone again, flashed Philz TouchWizz and flashed Omega V13.
After this the problems started, the flash worked but i couldnt get exchange to work to i wanted to go back to Stock samsung 4.3
When i flashed the german stock rom again the flash failed on the bootloader
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Now i can still install different roms, phone still boots but is very laggy, i have no sound and i cant make calls.
I still can root the phone, install Philz and actually i can do everything.
I can also still use Odin to flash whatever i need, only i cant get a succesfull bootloader flash
Kies also doesnt let me recover to stock.
So far i tried several stock roms, Omega and even google 4.3 versions, the problem isnt the roms it must be the bootloader (and yes i have knox 0x1 now)
I think i screwed up the bootloader and im on the verge of sending the phone back to the store.
Does anyone have an idea how i can get my phone working again?
Cheers !
Marty
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Hi,
Have you tried to flash a stock samsung with odin? (from sammobile)
martyzzz said:
Hi All,
I think i bricked my S4 by accident, ill explain what i did.
I was on Omega V10 (android 4.2.2) for a while and everything worked fine.
As soon as the stock 4.3 version of samsung (german) came out i flashed it by this guide.
I did exactly as i was suppose to and it worked like a charm.
After working with the standard samsung 4.3 i wanted to go back to Omega ROM cause its much smoother.
I saw that Omega had just finished V13 (wich is 4.3) so i rooted my phone again, flashed Philz TouchWizz and flashed Omega V13.
After this the problems started, the flash worked but i couldnt get exchange to work to i wanted to go back to Stock samsung 4.3
When i flashed the german stock rom again the flash failed on the bootloader
Now i can still install different roms, phone still boots but is very laggy, i have no sound and i cant make calls.
I still can root the phone, install Philz and actually i can do everything.
I can also still use Odin to flash whatever i need, only i cant get a succesfull bootloader flash
Kies also doesnt let me recover to stock.
So far i tried several stock roms, Omega and even google 4.3 versions, the problem isnt the roms it must be the bootloader (and yes i have knox 0x1 now)
I think i screwed up the bootloader and im on the verge of sending the phone back to the store.
Does anyone have an idea how i can get my phone working again?
Cheers !
Marty
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Hi, I would try installing the 4.3 leak J3 from Sammobile which has 4 files.
rauldaz said:
Hi, I would try installing the 4.3 leak J3 from Sammobile which has 4 files.
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I did install the leak (the one with 4 files) but it fails all the time on the bootloader file, see the screenshot ive posted.
I can flash the 3 other files but not the BL file.
I did manage today to install the 3 files with a different BL file, this one : GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUBMH1 (from Omega rom)
But the Phone still doesnt work
That guide you followed is for the I9500. Your signature says you have a I9505. You are not going to tell me you flashed a rom for a different phone onto your phone or are you?
martyzzz: i went to omega 13.1 from phoenix 3.0 and had almost same issue as you with phone lag - no sound - cant make or receive any calls.
i flashed back to 4.2 and still same issue.
i thought i am alone but looks like something in omega caused this.
my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502196
any1 plz
I also came from 4.3 german stock fw (mj5).... i don' t have any of these problems... only problem i have is: i cannot make a mobile hotspot anymore... anyone got an idea?
Sry i post my question into your thread but i'm not often in here and don't exactly know what to do...
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I tried a custom ROM (GPE) and I found my signal was dropping far too much. I acknowledge that I probably need to update to a new baseband version but there's so many I had no idea which one to go for.
So I decided I'd rather just install the official OTA.
But in order to do that, I'm guessing I need to reflash the stock recovery and unroot my phone. I can use SuperSU to unroot my phone but where do I get the stock recovery from? I can't seem to find the file anywhere:
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Crosshash said:
I tried a custom ROM (GPE) and I found my signal was dropping far too much. I acknowledge that I probably need to update to a new baseband version but there's so many I had no idea which one to go for.
So I decided I'd rather just install the official OTA.
But in order to do that, I'm guessing I need to reflash the stock recovery and unroot my phone. I can use SuperSU to unroot my phone but where do I get the stock recovery from? I can't seem to find the file anywhere:
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Hi mate ,
In order to get it back as it was ( factory ) you need to flash with Odin a stock rom .
Depending in what bootloader you have it will be 100% factory new or 99% , if you got the old bootloader ( 4.2.2 knox free) it will be like new, if you have the knox enable bootloader (>4.3) then the warranty bit will be trip ( you will not be able to use knox related software
Stock roms
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I didn't wanna make a new thread.
I am currently running a custom ROM with CWM as my recovery. I installed the custom ROM back when my stock ROM was on 4.2.2 so Knox shouldn't be on my phone. To restore my phone back to the original ROM and recovery, do I just flash using Odin? Can I flash the newer 4.4 ROM with Odin without problems?
gangstermailuser said:
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I didn't wanna make a new thread.
I am currently running a custom ROM with CWM as my recovery. I installed the custom ROM back when my stock ROM was on 4.2.2 so Knox shouldn't be on my phone. To restore my phone back to the original ROM and recovery, do I just flash using Odin? Can I flash the newer 4.4 ROM with Odin without problems?
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Hi Mate ,
Here is just fine.
If you have a 4.2.2 bootloader you have a knox free bootloader
You can
Flash with Odin a Stock rom 4.2.2 and still keep the old bootloader
Or
Flash with Odin a Stock rom 4.4.2 rom BUT you will flash the new bootloader also ( knox enable)
Until this point your warranty is still fine,
If you flash with Odin a 4.4.2 rom and later decide to root ( I9505 can use towelroot and not trip warranty) , install CWM or a custom rom you will trip your knox
MAX 404 said:
Hi Mate ,
Here is just fine.
If you have a 4.2.2 bootloader you have a knox free bootloader
You can
Flash with Odin a Stock rom 4.2.2 and still keep the old bootloader
Or
Flash with Odin a Stock rom 4.4.2 rom BUT you will flash the new bootloader also ( knox enable)
Until this point your warranty is still fine,
If you flash with Odin a 4.4.2 rom and later decide to root ( I9505 can use towelroot and not trip warranty) , install CWM or a custom rom you will trip your knox
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Great, thank you for the response guys - that's been very helpful.
Hello there,
got a few noob questions about my S5 (G900F, stock, BOJ1 atm). I have searched online, but could not get good answers.
I want to play a litte with root, remove ads, try a few roms, ... I am not worried about my warranty, but i want to have the possibility to go back to stock and use it like i am using it now (get OTA, use private mode, ...). I want to try the Android M update without problems if its ready
As i understand, i have to use Odin to flash TWRP. Then backup everything with TWRP to be safe. After that i can use TWRP to flash custom roms or root my stock rom. If i want back, i can restore the backup.
With this method i will set KNOX to 1 and void my warranty. That means i will not receive OTAs, even with stock rom? Can i use private mode with KNOX 1 in stock rom? Are there other features which i could not use with KNOX set to 1?
Thanks in advance.
KNOX 0x1 doesn't stop OTA, Device Status "Custom" is what stops OTA (Root / custom recovery etc)
But flashing back to stock with ODIN and a stock ROM from sammobile will fix that and you'll get your OTA - that's what I do for new update, then root and TWRP again once it's updated
Private mode, fingerprint unlock etc etc all still work with KNOX 0x1
I haven't found anything that KNOX 0x1 prevents from working and I've had mine 0x1 for about a year, I have read it might affect the ability to join enterprise networks, but never tried
Thanks and nice to hear.
I thought i could keep custom recovery and restore my backup from there...
So i will download the file from sammobile with PDA and CSC "G900FXXU1BOJ1" ?
Does it reset the custom recovery too?
Thanks again =)
You can keep custom recovery and restore your backup, but when you make the backup, you will have already flashed the custom recovery in order to do so, meaning it will backup custom recovery, and when you restore that backup, it will restore the custom recovery too, keeping your device status custom
Only way to return it back to Official for OTA, would be find the stock recovery and flash that, or flash that stock ROM from sammobile
I've got a copy of the stock BOJ1 ROM you can use instead of waiting for sammobile slow downloads
Code:
https://mega.nz/#!fVhhzRBC!A79uC8Fgg1mGCZOaujQCzBxcUUN9z_ctVVkigD8ffVM
It's the BTU (United Kingdom region)
Yes, flashing a stock ROM will restore the recovery back to stock too
Thanks, this will be much faster =)
Does BTU only mean the language? I am not exactly sure what i need
I live in Germany and i think i got no carrier? Bought on amazon^^
BTU is just the region code for United Kingdom carrier free, the code for Germany carrier free is DBT by the looks of it
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So i know enough to start. Thanks =)
Just one last small question: The odin version doesn't matter?
Different versions may work, but go with the latest to ensure compatibility
3.10.7
If this helps: If youre going to a Marshmallow ROM I'd recommend ALXNDR's DevBase, it's got a few nice tweaks to it like init.d support & the latest SuperSU (I think it's debloated also)
I've had a flawless experience with Marshmallow on the S5. Battery is way better and the phone is much smoother! I also flashed the S6/S7 keyboard, media sounds, S7 launcher (no weather widget though), and new S-Voice, Phone/Contacts apps definitely recommend it!
Good luck!
Shaolin36 said:
I also flashed the S6/S7 keyboard, media sounds, S7 launcher (no weather widget though), and new S-Voice, Phone/Contacts apps definitely recommend it!
Good luck!
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Where did you get the keyboard and media please? I wouldn't mind having them if I choose to trial CM13 again as the media on CM ROMs is awful.
dkl_uk said:
Where did you get the keyboard and media please? I wouldn't mind having them if I choose to trial CM13 again as the media on CM ROMs is awful.
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I mean the actual Marshmallow touchwiz!
The firmware was leaked and there are already some stable ROMs with everything working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/themes-apps/s7-edge-ported-apps-including-camera-t3328739
Don't flash the weather widget as it will crash your SystemUI however everything else worked fine for me.
The attached file is the keyboard zip which just needs flashing.
i9515 (XSG)
hi guys..
my phones first stock rom was android 4.4.2 (united arab emirates)
laters i upgraded it to 5.0.1
i did flashed cm13 android 6.0 to my galaxy i9515 jfvelte 2days ago, i tired
recovery: twrp
i uninstalled all root apps, in twrp wipe all data
now i wanted to turn back latest stock rom 4.4.2 downloaded by sammobile
it fails
odin 3.10.6 got same error
odin 3.09 got same error
i tried another 4.4.2 roms on sammobile.
one of them is installing now.. we should see
edit: i've succesfullly installed rom
but wifi is not working
mobile data is ok
edit1: ONLY wifi is still not working
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That's because one cannot downgrade.
There is a downgrade guide, but it is for the I9505 only.
So I guess you're stuck with official lollipop roms, or maybe custom KitKat roms.
GDReaper said:
That's because one cannot downgrade.
There is a downgrade guide, but it is for the I9505 only.
So I guess you're stuck with official lollipop roms, or maybe custom KitKat roms.
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so do you mean i won't install stock 5.0.1 rom too?
help..
sdstc said:
so do you mean i won't install stock 5.0.1 rom too?
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Wrong!
Because the Marshmallow rom is NOT official firmware.
As I said before, you are stuck with official Lollipop firmware. But you can use any custom roms you like.
GDReaper said:
Wrong!
Because the Marshmallow rom is NOT official firmware.
As I said before, you are stuck with official Lollipop firmware. But you can use any custom roms you like.
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thanks for help but i installed stock rom 4.4.2 but ONLY wifi is not working
rooted via cf-auto than deleted wifi folder no way...
opening and closing at the same time
That is kernel related.
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That is kernel related.
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what do you offer?
sdstc said:
what do you offer?
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I suggest you flash a different kernel.
GDReaper said:
I suggest you flash a different kernel.
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do you mean try another firmware?
sdstc said:
do you mean try another firmware?
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No. Kernel is a different thing.
I think it's better for you if you flash a lollipop firmware.
Are you using the original Samsung cable to flash? Tried different USB ports and USB cables?
audit13 said:
Are you using the original Samsung cable to flash? Tried different USB ports and USB cables?
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different cable
GDReaper said:
No. Kernel is a different thing.
I think it's better for you if you flash a lollipop firmware.
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How should i search for web?
I find the s4 needs the original cable to flash via Odin. The s4 seems to be much more sensitive to USB cables than other phones I have used.
audit13 said:
I find the s4 needs the original cable to flash via Odin. The s4 seems to be much more sensitive to USB cables than other phones I have used.
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The problem was that he was trying to downgrade, not the cables and USB ports. He actually managed to do it but now his WiFi won't work.
I guess I was making my post as the op was editing his post.
I am not that familiar with the i9515 but I though the 9515 shipped with LP firmware.
GDReaper said:
The problem was that he was trying to downgrade, not the cables and USB ports. He actually managed to do it but now his WiFi won't work.
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i just installed latest lollipop rom working %100
but im trying to find firmware 4.4.2 working as well
i did not lots of solutions "root wifi folder rename,edit,configure some cfg files" according to web search (not related to kernel) but did not worked
don't i have any solution you think?
its DONE!!!!
i've tried previous Kitkat firmwares on sammobile one of them has worked so wifi is working.
i've no problem now. im not gonna use custom rom anymore
here is my story phone firmware timelime for days
1)stock rom 4.4.2
2)update 50.1
3)cm13 6.0 root xposed framework supersu everything have been tried
4)downgrade 4.4.2 latest stock rom wifi not worked
4)downgrade 4.4.2 first stock rom wifi working
4)upgraded 4.4.2 latest stock rom wifi working
so i tried flashing Philz touch recovery on my galaxy s4 ATNT using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61496716&postcount=4479. I am on 4.4.2 NB1. Fresh format, Rooted after Format. so when i tried flashing philz touch, this is the result:
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so how to fix this? can someone take me to the correct one? i have Samsung S4 ATnT rooted. 4.4.2 NB1.
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i have another Question, is Albe95's LolliROM 8.0 official works on samsung s4 atnt? Can i flash it using Safestrap? can i flash it while im on 4.4.2? Can i flash it using stock recovery? can someone teach me the easiest way? skype? i need a VERY CLEAR explanation please I NEED GOOD DEV to explain it to me.
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Johnalexis69 said:
so i tried flashing Philz touch recovery on my galaxy s4 ATNT using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61496716&postcount=4479. I am on 4.4.2 NB1. Fresh format, Rooted after Format. so when i tried flashing philz touch, this is the result:
so how to fix this? can someone take me to the correct one? i have Samsung S4 ATnT rooted. 4.4.2 NB1.
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i have another Question, is Albe95's LolliROM 8.0 official works on samsung s4 atnt? Can i flash it using Safestrap? can i flash it while im on 4.4.2? Can i flash it using stock recovery? can someone teach me the easiest way? skype? i need a VERY CLEAR explanation please I NEED GOOD DEV to explain it to me.
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That phiztouch thread is for international S4 . If your phone is AT&T S4 SGH-i337, the forum you should be looking is here.
I can not see the image that you post but based on your writing your phone must be bricked since you flash the custom recovery on bootloader locked phone.
To unbrick your phone go here and follow the instructions.
I have not tried Albe95's LolliROM 8.0 official rom on AT&T S4. But somebody tried with SS though. You can read it here. However, he did not mentioned that his phone is AT&T S4 though.
To flash Albe's rom you need to be on lollipop and you can not flash with stock recovery. You have to use SS. I am using Albe rom that made for AT&T S4.
sway8966 said:
That phiztouch thread is for international S4 . If your phone is AT&T S4 SGH-i337, the forum you should be looking is here.
I can not see the image that you post but based on your writing your phone must be bricked since you flash the custom recovery on bootloader locked phone.
To unbrick your phone go here and follow the instructions.
I have not tried Albe95's LolliROM 8.0 official rom on AT&T S4. But somebody tried with SS though. You can read it here. However, he did not mentioned that his phone is AT&T S4 though.
To flash Albe's rom you need to be on lollipop and you can not flash with stock recovery. You have to use SS. I am using Albe rom that made for AT&T S4.
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i can unbrick my phone, the problem is i cant flash my phone a custom recovery and a custom roms
EDIT: my phone is not bricked, the picture says that flashing the recovery failed
Johnalexis69 said:
i can unbrick my phone, the problem is i cant flash my phone a custom recovery and a custom roms
EDIT: my phone is not bricked, the picture says that flashing the recovery failed
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Ohh, I thought your phone was bricked.
Custom recovery could be installed only on the AT&T phone with older bootloader (MDL/MDB). You mentioned that you are on NB1 4.4.2. So your bootloader is locked.
Your option for flashing custom rom is either safestrap or flashfire. You can find the instructions here and here.
If you like to install Albe's rom, the one compatible to your phone is this one.
I'm trying to downgrade the software in the S8 to android 7 so that I can root it (root methods that I tried for android 9 haven't worked) and when in Odin, the original software fails to flash, I've tried a couple different AP files for my model and they all fail. Any suggestions?
Any help is appreciated.
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I'm trying to downgrade the software in the S8 to android 7 so that I can root it (root methods that I tried for android 9 haven't worked) and when in Odin, the original software fails to flash, I've tried a couple different AP files for my model and they all fail. Any suggestions?
Any help is appreciated.
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It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?
callumbr1 said:
It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?
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I have and it also fails.
Bump
Same problem here!
What is your S8 model?
S8 plus, actually today i toom the courage to nand erase it, everything went pretty but nothing changes. I thought I'll brick it.
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It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?
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About that, my s8+ keeps booting, I been trying to install TWRP but odin fails with sha256 error. Try again with the patched version, no sha error this time, but fails at recovery.img. Soo no twrp, any idea how to get rid of the fail?
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What is your S8 model?
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My model is SM-G950W.
Man, just today got s8+ (sm-g955u) totally working! Check this link!
forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-t4060701
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Man, just today got s8+ (sm-g955u) totally working! Check this link!
forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-t4060701
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The effort put forth by Extreme Syndicate is great except some of the disclaimers aren't promising.
This method will work if you are on Android 9 Pie but will put you on Android 7 nougat. There is no root for Android 9 Pie
You will not be able to use normal magisk
You will not be able to flash custom rom like Lineage or any other AOSP roms
You cannot flash custom boot images or recovery images such as TWRP
The whole reason to root, in my case - any way, is to put a custom recovery on such as TWRP and then flash a custom ROM to get rid of the **** Samsung provides.
In my case, I just downgrade to 7 nougat rom, then couldn't do much, so I got to think. I just wanted to revived this sucker!
Plug it back to odin and reinstall the lastest firmware from sammobile.
I'm not an expert on any of this, but like a said just bringing back this sucker, im in peace.
I can't stand Samsung's software so I'm "glad" in the sense that I bought the phone for experimenting and not to use on a daily basis because if I had to use One UI daily I'd descend into madness over how much I can't stand it.
Having said that, attempting to root it, put a custom recovery and rom on it are very frustrating tasks when Samsung's Knox and other code gets in the way to the point of everything in Odin failing.
"Food for thought" - How can your device be "your" device when it clearly and evidently locks you out of doing whatever you want on it?
I'm not sure if there is a community for anti-bloatware but if there is I'm just as much a part of it as I am with right to repair.
Hi
I have a s8 sn-g50f on pie.
I want downgrade to stock rom 8.0
I try with latest odin 3.141 but is fail after 1 sec.
Wich excat fw i must dowload?
Reason for down is my mcdonalds app tell me that phone is rooted.But my phone not rooted,i was flashed with latest pie from sammobile.
???
On Samsung devices you can't downgrade firmware versions.
Ok.how i can remove root?i flashed clean stock fw but still is rooted.
Please help.i flashed a new stock rom,phone is stil rooted..google pay says thats phone rooted and more apps such as mcdonalds..what i must to do?