I soft bricked my AT&T Galaxy S4 on Sunday while trying to flash a Rom using "safe"strap. I followed the guide here, http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-r...erizon-galaxy-s4-with-me7-firmware-safestrap/ i restarted my phone, and it was stuck on the Samsung screen, and whenever i go into recovery, its the stock recovery, not safestrap. I am on MF3 so i can't Odin restore. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks for any help in advance!
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nabears101 said:
I soft bricked my AT&T Galaxy S4 on Sunday while trying to flash a Rom using "safe"strap. I followed the guide here, http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-r...erizon-galaxy-s4-with-me7-firmware-safestrap/ i restarted my phone, and it was stuck on the Samsung screen, and whenever i go into recovery, its the stock recovery, not safestrap. I am on MF3 so i can't Odin restore. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks for any help in advance!
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Grab the files from this thread, they are from Best Buy and can be used in ODIN to flash back to stock MF3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
NighthawkXL said:
Grab the files from this thread, they are from Best Buy and can be used in ODIN to flash back to stock MF3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
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yeah, i saw that 20 mins. after i posted i probably should edit that.
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is there one available that has the latest MDL update in tar form so i can use odin?
my phone doesn't boot (stays stuck at sprint logo) after trying a mod and would like to replace the altered files with the stock rom but i don't want to loose any stuff or apps i installed on the phone already.
i have TWRP installed btw.
tft said:
is there one available that has the latest MDL update in tar form so i can use odin?
my phone doesn't boot (stays stuck at sprint logo) after trying a mod and would like to replace the altered files with the stock rom but i don't want to loose any stuff or apps i installed on the phone already.
i have TWRP installed btw.
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Hey, you have a recovery now. You can just download one of several MDL ROMs and flash it. (Backup and wipe before flashing)
I suggested the Odin flash if you didn't want to install a recovery.
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Download sextapes mdc one click restore then its ota mdl
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Deslo33 said:
Hey, you have a recovery now. You can just download one of several MDL ROMs and flash it. (Backup and wipe before flashing)
I suggested the Odin flash if you didn't want to install a recovery.
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lol oops, guess i was a bit confused. i ended up flashing using this stock rooted MDL rom. then i only restored "data" and got everything back working including the hotspot mod. i was more worried about losing my import messages,etc. but restore data after flashing seemed to have restored everything.
cheers and thanks for the help.
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lol oops, guess i was a bit confused. i ended up flashing using this stock rooted MDL rom. then i only restored "data" and got everything back working including the hotspot mod. i was more worried about losing my import messages,etc. but restore data after flashing seemed to have restored everything.
cheers and thanks for the help.
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Sweet, I'm glad you got it working
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I seem to be having a similar problem. I tried flashing back to MDC via Odin, but my phone is hanging at the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo... any tips?
SalomonCascade said:
I seem to be having a similar problem. I tried flashing back to MDC via Odin, but my phone is hanging at the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo... any tips?
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Flash it again. Re-download the file then flash it again.
I'm not sure which one you downloaded, but download the Stock_nodata.exe or Stock_erasedata.exe
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Any help as to where I might find these files?
SalomonCascade said:
Any help as to where I might find these files?
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http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?p=2599
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Hello.First post here.
I currently have been using CM11 for a few months now but miss some features on stock. (multiwindow, air view) so I installed Sacs ROM.
Everything was working great today except a known problem is wifi will not work due to radio opbstructions (i believe). So i attempted to change the baseband to MF9.
At first, Odin started then immidately it failed. The error read 'Fused 4 Binary 1'
So i assumed it was a connection error. I loaded back into download mode and tried again. Failed.
At this point i thought screw it, and took the battery out. tried to reboot and stuck at the soft brick "Firmware upgrade encountered and issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again"
I installed Kies. Plugged in my phone. Drivers installed but Kies will not connect. Try to do 'Firmware Upgrade and Initialization'
However Kies will NOT accpet my S/N number. i tried everything. writing it all out or with a space every 3 numbers or with 'DEC' at the front. nothing worked.
I even called sprint to double check S/N (ESN/DEC)
so basically I'm soft bricked and Kies is screwing me over. Any ideas?
Have you tried to odin back to stock?
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Have you tried to odin back to stock?
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thats the one thing i want to avoid.
by reverting to stock wont i lose root access? i have a backup of my old CM ROM from before i flashed sacs. should i revert to stock then restore to CM then reinstall Sacs?
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thats the one thing i want to avoid.
by reverting to stock wont i lose root access? i have a backup of my old CM ROM from before i flashed sacs. should i revert to stock then restore to CM then reinstall Sacs?
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Yes but it takes all but about 30 seconds to root again
You could go straight to sacs after rooting.
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daniel4653 said:
Yes but it takes all but about 30 seconds to root again
You could go straight to sacs after rooting.
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ok that might leave me with a cleaner install also.
wheres the stock file i can flash on Odin?
also how should i update the radio if it didnt work the first time?
Thank you for the help
whatthe_fuzz said:
ok that might leave me with a cleaner install also.
wheres the stock file i can flash on Odin?
also how should i update the radio if it didnt work the first time?
Thank you for the help
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If you flash a full stock tar you won't have to flash radio.
Do a search please for the tar.
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leaderbuilder said:
If you flash a full stock tar you won't have to flash radio.
Do a search please for the tar.
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i searched around and eventually found a working .md5 file. its apparently is stock. got my phone to start booting but it got stuck at the yellow sprint screen. im going to try to boot into safe mode. any ideas how to access my recovery file? i have one form CWM and one from Ti Backup
which tar did you flash through Odin? MF9, MK2 or NAE?
IF you were on MF9 and flashed the full MF9 tar you can try and flash again. Just power off phone completely, go to download mode, attach and run Odin. (same for MK2 or NAE) BUT if you tried flashing MJA/MK2 or NAE you cannot go back to MF9. Things you should have read about already.
If it hangs on boot after flashing, power off completely, boot to stock recovery and do a factory reset and then let it restart first reboot can take 5 to 10 earth minutes.
You can then root via CF-Autoroot or Saferoot, install goomanager to grab a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) OR Odin said recoveries (Philz, TWRP etc.)
leaderbuilder said:
which tar did you flash through Odin? MF9, MK2 or NAE?
IF you were on MF9 and flashed the full MF9 tar you can try and flash again. Just power off phone completely, go to download mode, attach and run Odin. (same for MK2 or NAE) BUT if you tried flashing MJA/MK2 or NAE you cannot go back to MF9. Things you should have read about already.
If it hangs on boot after flashing, power off completely, boot to stock recovery and do a factory reset and then let it restart first reboot can take 5 to 10 earth minutes.
You can then root via CF-Autoroot or Saferoot, install goomanager to grab a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) OR Odin said recoveries (Philz, TWRP etc.)
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I think i fixed it.
Problems resolved.
The issue was i had Sacs v4 which didnt support wifi and i read that it needed MF9 firmware.
i had a lapse in judgement and without thinking tried to go back from MJA. didnt catch it until now.
I eventually found the correct stock file. eventually got into the phone. rerooted and in the process of install the proper sacs ROM (v5.6)
this was a simple error that i shouldve caught thanks guys!
hopefully this ROM will work with wifi...
BTW, all my backups were wiped
Your backups weren't on your external sd? Ooo, that sucks. Glad you got it.
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I wanted to update to kitkat, but I'm rooted. I am rooted and have safestrap to flash TW roms. Is there a way to keep my root and update? I know OTA root keeper doesn't work for me.
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Firefrazed said:
I wanted to update to kitkat, but I'm rooted. I am rooted and have safestrap to flash TW roms. Is there a way to keep my root and update? I know OTA root keeper doesn't work for me.
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See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51331630&postcount=2
muniz_ri said:
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51331630&postcount=2
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I followed the guide. I got stuck in downloading mode for about 20 minutes. I then pulled the battery and got stuck in the Samsung galaxy s4 booting screen.. I booted into recovery, and wiped cache partition and system data/factory reset. I selected reboot to later get stuck again. Is there anything I can do? Please help. I need my device for everyday use.
Does this work?
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge.../359389-help-safestrap-verizon-galaxy-s4.html
Firefrazed said:
Does this work?
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge.../359389-help-safestrap-verizon-galaxy-s4.html
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No, you're going to have to use Odin. Odin the mk2 tar file. Then start the rooting process all over
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Firefrazed said:
I followed the guide. I got stuck in downloading mode for about 20 minutes. I then pulled the battery and got stuck in the Samsung galaxy s4 booting screen.. I booted into recovery, and wiped cache partition and system data/factory reset. I selected reboot to later get stuck again. Is there anything I can do? Please help. I need my device for everyday use.
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I'm assuming by "downloading" mode you mean the last step when you flash the stock kernel? If so just go back into download mode and reflash the nb1 stock kernel and reboot.
The instructions are proven to work so make sure you follow them and don't deviate from the process.
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No, you're going to have to use Odin. Odin the mk2 tar file. Then start the rooting process all over
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Could I just download the kitkat firmware then just push it into my phone through odin?
muniz_ri said:
I'm assuming by "downloading" mode you mean the last step when you flash the stock kernel? If so just go back into download mode and reflash the nb1 stock kernel and reboot.
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I already factory reset the phone. I'll just use odin.
I tried to flash a new rom and something went wrong. It booted to galaxy splash screen, rebooted and then loaded stock recovery. I tried to odin back and I get the same results. Help
dakoop said:
I tried to flash a new rom and something went wrong. It booted to galaxy splash screen, rebooted and then loaded stock recovery. I tried to odin back and I get the same results. Help
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did you enter download mode when you tried ODIN?
dakoop said:
I tried to flash a new rom and something went wrong. It booted to galaxy splash screen, rebooted and then loaded stock recovery. I tried to odin back and I get the same results. Help
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Boot into the stock recovery and do a factory reset then try using Odin again.
I tried that and it did not work. I was on nc4, can you verify what i should be flashing via odin
dakoop said:
I tried that and it did not work. I was on nc4, can you verify what i should be flashing via odin
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Were you on 4.3 or 4.4.2 when you started?
4.4.2
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4.4.2
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You need to flash the NC4 full tar in Odin, you can find it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524572
airmaxx23 said:
You need to flash the NC4 full tar in Odin, you can find it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524572
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Thank you so very much. I have my phone back up and running. Looks like I need to research how to reroot this bad boy
Assistance needed as well
dakoop said:
Thank you so very much. I have my phone back up and running. Looks like I need to research how to reroot this bad boy
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I used Odin to install NC4, now when it restarts it sits at the Note 3 screen that says custom, forever. Is there a fix for this?
Ammoguy36 said:
I used Odin to install NC4, now when it restarts it sits at the Note 3 screen that says custom, forever. Is there a fix for this?
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Boot into the stock recovery by holding down Volume Up, Home and Power then do a factory reset, it may work.
You may have a corrupted file.
I have the same problem
I tried to flash the eclipse rom for galaxy note3 while on nc4 now stuck on galaxy note 3splash with custom at the bottom is this fixable?
noctis211 said:
I have the same problem
I tried to flash the eclipse rom for galaxy note3 while on nc4 now stuck on galaxy note 3splash with custom at the bottom is this fixable?
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Did you clear everything but the microsd card?
I fixed it already all you have to do is flash the stock firmware on odin but the stock fw from before it happened on pda and just in case flash the pit for the model and it should be fixed
I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge and understanding. I recently flashed a custom rom on my Galaxy S4, and it worked but I noticed the Wifi wasn't working, so I attempted to get it to work by trying again. It ended up badly, and it's now been stuck on the boot screen for a while. I tried doing a factory reset and wiping the cache partition, but it was still stuck on the screen. I can also still get onto download mode, so I'm hoping that means I can still save my phone.. I'm also not worried if I lose my internal storage, considering I'm just desperate to get my phone working again. I have an SGH-I337 AT&T phone.
What rom did you try to flash and what firmware version are you on. You're phone is not bricked and is recoverable.
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What rom did you try to flash and what firmware version are you on. You're phone is not bricked and is recoverable.
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Thank you for the fast response. I tried flashing Goldeneye rom and used Safestrap recovery. I'm on firmware version NC1. It's relieving to hear my phone is still fixable. Thank you again!
Daze_ said:
Thank you for the fast response. I tried flashing Goldeneye rom and used Safestrap recovery. I'm on firmware version NC1. It's relieving to hear my phone is still fixable. Thank you again!
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I would flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. Then do the nb1 to nc1 update and start over again. You'll need to root again and install safestrap. Have you successfully flashed roms in safestrap before?
Start here for the nb1 tar http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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jd1639 said:
I would flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. Then do the nb1 to nc1 update and start over again. You'll need to root again and install safestrap. Have you successfully flashed roms in safestrap before?
Start here for the nb1 tar http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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Thanks, I'll try that. Also, this was the first time I've ever flashed a rom, and I'm unsure if you would consider it successful, since the wifi wasn't working, but besides that, I saw no issues.
I had to go this same route when I was messing around and soft bricked like you. It's not hard to recover following the instructions . Odin the NB1 stock tar, let phone boot to ensure it is alive again. Then use the built in recovery to install the NC1 update. Reboot and you are ready to towelroot/supersu/safestrap.
Don't worry. It will be ok!
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