I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M from Koodo (Telus). And I wanted to get the latest 4.3 android on my phone, so I installed Cyanogenmod 10.2, and flashed my phone using that. I then realised that I didn't like the new display and wanted my old phone's display and firmware.
So I then proceeded to flash my phone with my Stock firmware using Odin 3.07. My phone didn't start up normally and is stuck on the part where the phone shows the Samsung logo. I can turn off the phone and boot into download mode, and I can access the recovery using Volume Up + Home + Power button. I have also tried to us the Firmware upgrade and initialization using Samsung Kies, but that doesn't change anything. Odin recognises my device, and Kies lets me flash using firmware emergency recovery, but I cannot open the files using the directory on my computer
At Odin Mode it shows the following:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337M
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
I backed up all my data prior to flashing using Cyanogenmod, so I don't care if I lose my data. (Also my constant flashing will definitely stop once I fix my phone). Is this phone soft bricked or hard bricked? How do I fix this? Thank you in advance.
Edit: I was also using Clockworkmod Recovery. AND YAY! I can actually boot into Android system recovery. Sorry, I simply was not holding the buttons correctly. Should I do a factory reset?
Try jusy volume+ and ppower then do a factory reset
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deron37129 said:
Try jusy volume+ and ppower then do a factory reset
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I booted into recovery and pressed "wipe data/factory reset" and then pressed "reboot system now" but nothing changed when the phone rebooted.
U may have to re flash the stock kernel did double check if you have the correct firmware
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deron37129 said:
Try jusy volume+ and ppower then do a factory reset
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Please disregard my above post. It works perfectly! Yay! Thank you:cyclops:
soft bricked s4
MegaTerminatorz said:
Please disregard my above post. It works perfectly! Yay! Thank you:cyclops:
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Hi i have a Samsung galaxy s4 that is stuck in the samsung with a lil unlocked lock screen it will go into download mode but thats all it will not go into recovery... im having a difficult time trying to fix it. im a noob as well
camarodemon said:
Hi i have a Samsung galaxy s4 that is stuck in the samsung with a lil unlocked lock screen it will go into download mode but thats all it will not go into recovery... im having a difficult time trying to fix it. im a noob as well
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What firmware are you on? What were you trying to do?
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Do a factory reset in the stock recovery. It'll work
Im trying fix the soft brick. Firmware mf3 I had safestrap on it as well I went to flash a ROM and it reset on me and is stuck on the Samsung logo with the unlock symbol the will go into download mode but not recovery. Thanks for any help you can give
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I can't get into stock recovery
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camarodemon said:
Im trying fix the soft brick. Firmware mf3 I had safestrap on it as well I went to flash a ROM and it reset on me and is stuck on the Samsung logo with the unlock symbol the will go into download mode but not recovery. Thanks for any help you can give
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I can't get into stock recovery
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I'd recommend taking it to a best buy where they can reflash mf3 at this point.
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HiTideBlastoise said:
I'd recommend taking it to a best buy where they can reflash mf3 at this point.
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HiTide's right, this may be your best bet... I just hope your best buy is more helpful than mine.
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Thanks for this thread you really help me out a lot. I was trying everything kies emergency recovery and everything thanks again for this thread.
hi i need help as well i soft bricked my phone and cant get into recovery mode. i have a locked one. could i odin back to an earlier os?
tshaulis said:
hi i need help as well i soft bricked my phone and cant get into recovery mode. i have a locked one. could i odin back to an earlier os?
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What firmware are you on? You can only Odin that version or a newer one.
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What firmware are you on? You can only Odin that version or a newer one.
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i was on 4.4.2, i have a I337 NC1 baseband
tshaulis said:
i was on 4.4.2, i have a I337 NC1 baseband
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You need to Odin the nb1 tar file. Then do the nb1 to nc1 update to get back to where you were. Did you try to install a custom recovery, twrp or cwm? You can't do that safestrap is the only recovery you can use.
Look in the general forum for index, all things at&t.....
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You need to Odin the nb1 tar file. Then do the nb1 to nc1 update to get back to where you were. Did you try to install a custom recovery, twrp or cwm?
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Ok and odin will let me go back to NB1? if i wanted to stay at nb1 could i, or would you recommend going back to nc1? and i don't know if i did a custom recovery. i did a nandroid on safestrap which i believe will be gone when i revert back to stock. but could you elaborate on your last question. and sorry im extremely new to this, as you can see i soft bricked it. well i did get hyperdrive flashed and working but the thing is that i didn't have service or wifi and i forgot to download and flash the modules that go along with it so now we are here.
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You need to Odin the nb1 tar file. Then do the nb1 to nc1 update to get back to where you were. Did you try to install a custom recovery, twrp or cwm? You can't do that safestrap is the only recovery you can use.
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ok so i downloaded the NB1 .tar file and doing the odin restore right now. everything seems to be going according to plan. wow im so excited. ok so after this does its thing, obviously ill have a fresh new stock gs4 nb1. so is there any way i could get it back to what it was ie. apps via titanium backup or safestraps nandroid backup that i had on it?
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Ok and odin will let me go back to NB1? if i wanted to stay at nb1 could i, or would you recommend going back to nc1? and i don't know if i did a custom recovery. i did a nandroid on safestrap which i believe will be gone when i revert back to stock. but could you elaborate on your last question. and sorry im extremely new to this, as you can see i soft bricked it. well i did get hyperdrive flashed and working but the thing is that i didn't have service or wifi and i forgot to download and flash the modules that go along with it so now we are here.
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ok so i downloaded the NB1 .tar file and doing the odin restore right now. everything seems to be going according to plan. wow im so excited. ok so after this does its thing, obviously ill have a fresh new stock gs4 nb1. so is there any way i could get it back to what it was ie. apps via titanium backup or safestraps nandroid backup that i had on it?
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Do the nb1 to nc1 update then root will towel root. Then install safestrap and tibu. Should be able to use your nandroid and and your tibu backups.
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Do the nb1 to nc1 update then root will towel root. Then install safestrap and tibu. Should be able to use your nandroid and and your tibu backups.
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ok i will do this, and you are sure that for one my recovery will still be on safestrap and that my backup will still be on titanium back up? how is this?
I'm running a Rogers S4 rooted on the stock ROM. Had to root with Kingo as the motochopper and Odin options wouldn't work for me.
I'm just wondering if someone can point me in the right direction to install either cwm or twrp on this thing.
Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
Thanks!!
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What problems did you have with Odin? Seems every time I set up either a new PC or new phone I'm battling Odin like a child again.
I went the same route as the first couple of posts suggest in the link above. Just make sure you follow the CANADIAN part. We have it easy.
CF auto root was nice and smooth for me, then ROM Manager to get CWM recovery. I only chose it because that's what I've always used. No need for change...
I've had great success with Slim, PAC, and currently Beanstalk 4.3 ROMs with my Rogers S4.
I am looking to sell my tf300 but have kitkat installed. Is there a way to return it to stock? Any help is greatly appreciated.
I may keep it and give it to my daughter. I would still like to take it back to stock. Any help is greatly appreciated.
If you have a recovery backup then you'll probably be able to restore. If not then I don't know to be honest. Never used a transformer prime. What version is stock currently at?
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Stock is at 27.5. I did make a backup of my stock recovery. Just afraid I will brick the device if not flashed properly.
2 ways: restore a nandroid backup with the recovery from that nandroid. or try to go back to stock via fastboot. though since i haven't read through all the changes to the bootloader this might fail
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vilacr said:
I am looking to sell my tf300 but have kitkat installed. Is there a way to return it to stock? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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To return to stock, you can just flash the Stock Asus 4.2.2 ROM. The bootloader will remain unlocked, but it will be stock again.
I have the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900P)
I just recently 'un-rooted' my device & I am still running in CWM recovery..... I really want to get my phone back to fully stock; I want to know how to fully remove CWM & reboot my device in to stock recovery.
Is there a way to fully get CWM off my phone??
PLEASE HELP ME
Reflash a stock rom
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Hi everyone,
Do you know if it is possible to return back to the stock rom if I am currently on TWRM recovery running CM11 4.4 rom? All my apps keep constantly crashing and I am having issues with my text messages not going through. I found the rom for 4.2.2 but I am unsure if its possible without messing up phone. How would one even do this? Thank you again!
Yes you can return to.it.with odin. For stock unrooted.
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daniel4653 said:
Yes you can return to.it.with odin. For stock unrooted.
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So I can literally just plug my phone in and flash the stock rom to my phone right? If so, thats great !
If stock unrooted is what you're going for, yes. You will have to grab the 4.2.2 tar and odin it. Back up anything important because if after running Odin successfully, and the phone boots up but hangs on sprint splash screen. You will have to perform a factory reset.
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