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Bricked my sgs4?

Hi, Tried to install root through odin for the first time but the install didn't complete.
Now my sgs won't boot anymore.
It gives, the firmware upgrade error.
I can boot into download mode.
When i try to flash the original firmware for the i9505 it gives an error (something about a pit file missing)...
What can i do to get my sgs4 working again?

breezerx said:
Hi, Tried to install root through odin for the first time but the install didn't complete.
Now my sgs won't boot anymore.
It gives, the firmware upgrade error.
I can boot into download mode.
When i try to flash the original firmware for the i9505 it gives an error (something about a pit file missing)...
What can i do to get my sgs4 working again?
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seems partitions are corrupt so try getting the 16GB pit file and set it in odin with the repartition option enabled..... and try flashing the new firmware

Under normal circumstances, DO NOT tick "re-partition" during Odin flash of firmware.
Only tick "re-partition" if you have the PIT file as described in previous post
Ensure any firmware (double check !) is that for your specific model.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using xda premium

REVERSiN said:
seems partitions are corrupt so try getting the 16GB pit file and set it in odin with the repartition option enabled..... and try flashing the new firmware
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Where can i get that 16gb pit file?
Firmware i have downloaded now ic absolutlely the correct one for my country/model (i9505)....

No one has the i9505 pit file (or someone can make it with heimdall ? )

i think u need pit file to do repartitioning

tornado92 said:
i think u need pit file to do repartitioning but no pit file yet for s4
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There's a .pit file in the DOWNLOADER folder at this link: moulnisky DOT com/index.php?dir=Samsung/Firmwares/GT-I9505/
I haven't tested it so don't know if it works, but there you go.
P.S. I had the same issue and restored my phone using Kies firmware recovery mode: samsung DOT com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00048586&fm_seq=52928

[Q] Unable to flash baseband

I found the odin or mobile odin is unable to flash the baseband ZHUDMI1, XXUEMI8 and XXUEMJ3.
When I use odin to flash, the whole process is success but the baseband version in the handphone doesnot change when viewing.
If I use mobile odin, the process will stuck at the blue robot and the last line shows" Modem #2 Clearing..."
Unless I use odin to flash the whole rom of XXUEMI8(4.3) and the the baseband will be undated to XXUEMI8. I would like to know what is the problem.

Which files are you using to flash the baseband?

adam1000rr said:
Which files are you using to flash the baseband?
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All the files I downloaded are from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
and the Odin I used is odin3 1.85, odin3 3.09 and mobile odin 3.76. None of these works.
But luckily, it seems that my baseband is not flashed and remain as old version and working.

In the post it recommends you use Odin 3.04 and untick "Autoreboot", you should try following these instructions to the letter and see if it works!
Ok it worked.
If anyone else is having issues with the baseband not changing, do this.
Use Odin v3.04
Untick Autoreboot
Flash modem
Reboot once again into Download Mode using (Vol Down plus Home button combi)
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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adam1000rr said:
In the post it recommends you use Odin 3.04 and untick "Autoreboot", you should try following these instructions to the letter and see if it works!
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It really works, now my baseband is the newest XXUEMJ3, thank you.

Problem when flash by Odin 3.09

After download Official Firmware 4.3 for s4, unzip it but there is only I9500XXUEMJ5_I9500OLBEMJ5_I9500DXUEMJ5_HOME.tar.md5 file. There is not 4 file AP,BL,CP, CSC. How can i flash by Odin? Please help me. Can i flash just like a custom ROM?

jaychou8899 said:
After download Official Firmware 4.3 for s4, unzip it but there is only I9500XXUEMJ5_I9500OLBEMJ5_I9500DXUEMJ5_HOME.tar.md5 file. There is not 4 file AP,BL,CP, CSC. How can i flash by Odin? Please help me. Can i flash just like a custom ROM?
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If it ain't broken, don't fix it, I have never actually tried ODIN v3.09 but v3.04 and even 1.85 still work well. And you can flash that through PDA in those versions of ODIN.
However if you must use ODIN v3.09, use 'AP' option and place that file you mentioned there. Cheers!

Here you find the how to for flashing with Odin ( post 1 ) You only need the tar.
Pda in Odin 3.09 is AP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41072377
GT-I9505 ~ SlimBean / Aosp 4.3.1

[Q] SPH-L720 problems!!

My galaxy s4 is rooted on 4.3 MK2 for the Sprint SPH-L720, the phone will no longer boot up because i flashed a wrong file. The phone will go into stock recovery, and download mode. Any ideas on what to do to fix?

Doesn't seem like you searched. If you can get into recovery try and flash a ROM if you have one in your memory, or wipe data and see I'd that boots your phone. If none of those two work you can Odin MK2 tar and that will bring your phone back to life.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

daniel4653 said:
Doesn't seem like you searched. If you can get into recovery try and flash a ROM if you have one in your memory, or wipe data and see I'd that boots your phone. If none of those two work you can Odin MK2 tar and that will bring your phone back to life.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk
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I have tried both no rom on my files, and when i try a stock mk2 file it fails and says complete(write) failure.

RogSeve said:
I have tried both no rom on my files, and when i try a stock mk2 file it fails and says complete(write) failure.
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Odin should not be failing unless its a bad download, your computer doesnt detect your phone , or there is the chance the phone itself is done.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk
What does odin say when you try to start the flashing of MK2 tar?

daniel4653 said:
Odin should not be failing unless its a bad download, your computer doesnt detect your phone , or there is the chance the phone itself is done.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk
What does odin say when you try to start the flashing of MK2 tar?
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Odin detects my phone and goes all the way through till system image. than fails.
So i am downloading a different mk2 file but its taking forever and hopefully that works.

You need to use the newest Odin which is 3.09 if you are on MK2, also make sure you are running Odin as administrator. With 3.09 you put the tar file in the AP slot. Also, here is where you can find a fast download of MK2 that is known as good: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601443
Here is a copy of Odin 3.09:

cruise350 said:
You need to use the newest Odin which is 3.09 if you are on MK2, also make sure you are running Odin as administrator. With 3.09 you put the tar file in the AP slot. Also, here is where you can find a fast download of MK2 that is known as good: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601443
Here is a copy of Odin 3.09:
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Ok thanks i will try this now. Let you know after all the files are downloaded what the outcome is

cruise350 said:
You need to use the newest Odin which is 3.09 if you are on MK2, also make sure you are running Odin as administrator. With 3.09 you put the tar file in the AP slot. Also, here is where you can find a fast download of MK2 that is known as good: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601443
Here is a copy of Odin 3.09:
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i downloaded that version of odin and the mk2 file, i get md5 hash value is invalid. Any suggestions?

RogSeve said:
i downloaded that version of odin and the mk2 file, i get md5 hash value is invalid. Any suggestions?
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Got it all fixed now the md5 wasn't reading because i didn't disable my norton antivirus, so all is good now phone is booting up now. Thanks to all for the help really thought i messed my phone up for good that time.
Thanks

[Q] GN3 Stuck after flashing

Hello,
I've tried to flash my GN3 with the ITA nobrand MK2 firmware.
Odin gave an error after few minutes the fash started.
The phone is stucked now with this error:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
I've tried with kies unsuccessfully.
Can you help me ?
Thank you.

flegius said:
Hello,
I've tried to flash my GN3 with the ITA nobrand MK2 firmware.
Odin gave an error after few minutes the fash started.
The phone is stucked now with this error:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
I've tried with kies unsuccessfully.
Can you help me ?
Thank you.
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Are you able to flash any other stock firmware via ODIN? Also try flashing with ODIN 3.09

flegius said:
Hello,
I've tried to flash my GN3 with the ITA nobrand MK2 firmware.
Odin gave an error after few minutes the fash started.
The phone is stucked now with this error:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
I've tried with kies unsuccessfully.
Can you help me ?
Thank you.
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Try download an MJ7 firmware and try again in download mode with odin.

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Markudsc said:
Try download an MJ7 firmware and try again in download mode with odin.
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Hello,
I haven't tried to flash any other firmware.
I bought the phone in hong kong and the old firmaware was:
Product Code: TGY
PDA: N9005ZHUBMI7
CSC: N9005ZZHBMI7
MODEM: N9005XXUBMI5
When I tried to flash the new firmware I got the following DOIN error:
ODIN: ext4 image file failed.
I'm downloading the BMI7 firmware as it is the old one.
I'll try to flash an MJ7 before.
Thank you.

polish_pat said:
Are you able to flash any other stock firmware via ODIN? Also try flashing with ODIN 3.09
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I'm using Odin3 v 3.09
Can I use any MJ7 firmware or I have to use a specific product code like BTU ?
Thank you.

Markudsc said:
Try download an MJ7 firmware and try again in download mode with odin.
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When I flash via Odin, I have ti specify only the AP or I have to also specify CSC and CP ?
Thank you.

Markudsc said:
Try download an MJ7 firmware and try again in download mode with odin.
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Hello,
I've tried to download the MJ7 BTU firmware and i tried to flash it via ODIN and I always get this error:
ODIN: Invalid ext4 image
What can i do now?
Do you have any suggestions ?
Thank you.

flegius said:
When I flash via Odin, I have ti specify only the AP or I have to also specify CSC and CP ?
Thank you.
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Every time when i flash the device with odin i just use the file firmware tar.md5 in AP
No need to specify other, but you can try if your problem persists, :-$
You have been tried a custom rom or just tried a simple update stock rom on your device?
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flegius said:
Hello,
I've tried to download the MJ7 BTU firmware and i tried to flash it via ODIN and I always get this error:
ODIN: Invalid ext4 image
What can i do now?
Do you have any suggestions ?
Thank you.
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Hi again,
look, for your device TGY in sammobile have a firmware MK1 of 10 November 2013 maybe you try to download once this is the latest firmware for your country device
and try one more time, i no longer more ideas, but you can try, unzip the file and put in AP in v3.09 Odin or use the v1.85 Odin and put the file in PHONE. (Flash reset time and auto reboot ticked)
Here is the link in sammobile
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/

Markudsc said:
Every time when i flash the device with odin i just use the file firmware tar.md5 in AP
No need to specify other, but you can try if your problem persists, :-$
You have been tried a custom rom or just tried a simple update stock rom on your device?
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Hi again,
look, for your device TGY in sammobile have a firmware MK1 of 10 November 2013 maybe you try to download once this is the latest firmware for your country device
and try one more time, i no longer more ideas, but you can try, unzip the file and put in AP in v3.09 Odin or use the v1.85 Odin and put the file in PHONE. (Flash reset time and auto reboot ticked)
Here is the link in sammobile
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
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Hi Guys,
I downloaded the latest stock rom TGY MK1
It worked fine.
I wonder if there is any possibility to flash some european roms.
What is important now is that I have my phone working.
Thank you very much.

flegius said:
Hi Guys,
I downloaded the latest stock rom TGY MK1
It worked fine.
I wonder if there is any possibility to flash some european roms.
What is important now is that I have my phone working.
Thank you very much.
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I'm glad to help you to solve your problem
i have research in forum and hong kong devices and european roms just pranked
but for everything exists a solution
Maybe later you could try one european rom and will be succeeded.