S4 bricked - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

Long story short, my phone boots up and goes to a message, saying "authroized software has been found on your phone, please take to nearest A&T store for help, with an Secure Check Fail: Kernel Message in the top left hand corner. I tried different stock firmwares through odin and every attempt has failed. I am able to get into the stock android recovery not safestrap and also the download mode obviously. I am aware of the mf3 build but when i tried flashing a stock rom it fails it reads unknown volume path to sdcard1 and also esignature verification failed. I am out of ideas, please help if possilbe

Put the stock rom in ur desktop and use usb 2.0 port and then try again with odin.download original stock rom from sammobiles site.
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Did you try to Loki it?
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And a brick means dead phone. You mean soft-bricked or sponged.

I cant Loki I'm on stock recovery now

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My phone won't boot after flashing modem

After flashing the modem LPW through rom manager, my phone restarted and get stuck in a black screen after the S2 logo.
I can go into download mode but not in recovery, single solution would be try flash a rom through odin?
WRONG FORUM!
READ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1763193
lucasps said:
After flashing the modem LPW through rom manager, my phone restarted and get stuck in a black screen after the S2 logo.
I can go into download mode but not in recovery, single solution would be try flash a rom through odin?
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Please do not use ROM MANAGER
it has bricked many phones
flash the stock firmware back using odin ... it will be fixed
Hope you also reported the thread & asked mods to move it to Q&A as well as bringing the OP's attention to that thread ? Just sayin ;-) Because if you didn't, all you calling attention to that thread does is cause people to make duplicate threads in Q&A, making more headaches for mods (and more crap posts in the forum generally).
superleeds27 said:
WRONG FORUM!
READ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1763193
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My best bet would be to flash back your stock ROM through Odin. I never use Rom Manager (it doesn't pick up that I have Clockworkmod Recovery installed, so I don't trust it ). I use Mobile Odin instead, it's worked flawlessly every time I've flashed a modem through it.

[Q] 4.4 Kenel Modules??????

I am on stock NB1 using safe strap. I tried flashing KTSG4 Kernel and everything went fine . Until I booted up and when the device started I could not turn on WiFi .. I changed the build.prop file to false like it said to do and saved it . Rebooted and it still wouldn't turn on.
Things I have done 1. Flashed the kernel 2.Wipe cache Wipe Dalvik 3.Fix Permissions 4.Reboot 5. Changed boild.prop to false ... If there is something I am missing please let me know...I just bought the GS4 2 days ago and have been trying to learn what I need before posting .. Just wondering if there is a 4.4 kernel module I need to flash also.. I seen them for MF3 and Mk2 but not Nb1.. Any help would be much appreciated I also have knox removed . At least so it seems that I get no notifications from it
spirodave said:
I am on stock NB1 using safe strap. I tried flashing KTSG4 Kernel and everything went fine . Until I booted up and when the device started I could not turn on WiFi .. I changed the build.prop file to false like it said to do and saved it . Rebooted and it still wouldn't turn on.
Things I have done 1. Flashed the kernel 2.Wipe cache Wipe Dalvik 3.Fix Permissions 4.Reboot 5. Changed boild.prop to false ... If there is something I am missing please let me know...I just bought the GS4 2 days ago and have been trying to learn what I need before posting .. Just wondering if there is a 4.4 kernel module I need to flash also.. I seen them for MF3 and Mk2 but not Nb1.. Any help would be much appreciated I also have knox removed . At least so it seems that I get no notifications from it
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What is the reason that you keep creating threads without following what you are asked not to? I have already replied to your own very thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776346 saying that the kernel cannot be changed. Yes, the kernel flash from recovery will "look" like it succeeds but actually it does nothing. You can only change the kernel by Odin flashing a Samsung signed kernel for the model.
Please read the All things ATT thread for more information about ATT SGH-I337 phone.
jmjoyas said:
What is the reason that you keep creating threads without following what you are asked not to? I have already replied to your own very thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776346 saying that the kernel cannot be changed. Yes, the kernel flash from recovery will "look" like it succeeds but actually it does nothing. You can only change the kernel by Odin flashing a Samsung signed kernel for the model.
Please read the All things ATT thread for more information about ATT SGH-I337 phone.[
This reason I posted another question in the Q/A is because you didn't answer my ? . You did answer my question this time . now that I know I have to change the kernel via Odin I have no further questions . If I were to ask you where something was and you said "Its over there" and you didn't point in the direction of it then I would still be left with another question. So I just answered your question for you . Were even . I am just getting familiar with this device and only had it 2 days and now that I know this about having to flash the kernel in odin I really don't have any more questions. Thanks for the feedback
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Good luck changing it with Odin
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[Q] i think i bricked my phone

ok so i did something very stupid i think im not very experienced with this flashing thing but i manged to root my galaxy s4 i337 n followed the OUDHS-Recovery-jflteatt-1.0.3.4.zip for clock work method to unlock the bootloader on nandroid manger i think.. it says it was succuessful after that i did some dumb sh!d n tried to flash the cwm touch on rashr for at&t n now my device is saying "system software not authorized by at&t has been found on your phone" so im guessing its hard bricked or soft bricked because it just keeps going to this screen when i try to turn my phone on can someone tell me which one it is and how to fix it if i can...n point me to a forum that will give me easy step by step on how to do this then a forum on how to flash correctly..plz and thank will be given :fingers-crossed:
iamgodly said:
ok so i did something very stupid i think im not very experienced with this flashing thing but i manged to root my galaxy s4 i337 n followed the OUDHS-Recovery-jflteatt-1.0.3.4.zip for clock work method to unlock the bootloader on nandroid manger i think.. it says it was succuessful after that i did some dumb sh!d n tried to flash the cwm touch on rashr for at&t n now my device is saying "system software not authorized by at&t has been found on your phone" so im guessing its hard bricked or soft bricked because it just keeps going to this screen when i try to turn my phone on can someone tell me which one it is and how to fix it if i can...n point me to a forum that will give me easy step by step on how to do this then a forum on how to flash correctly..plz and thank will be given :fingers-crossed:
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What was the current system you had NB1 Or NC1? I have reflashed my phone plenty of times and if the screen is turning on it's only soft bricked
By the way, you cannot unlock your bootloader! You must use safestrap 3.72 for 4.4.2 for a recovery
I guess it don't matter. Check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
If you need more help just ask and I will try to help walk you through the process
iamgodly said:
ok so i did something very stupid i think im not very experienced with this flashing thing but i manged to root my galaxy s4 i337 n followed the OUDHS-Recovery-jflteatt-1.0.3.4.zip for clock work method to unlock the bootloader on nandroid manger i think.. it says it was succuessful after that i did some dumb sh!d n tried to flash the cwm touch on rashr for at&t n now my device is saying "system software not authorized by at&t has been found on your phone" so im guessing its hard bricked or soft bricked because it just keeps going to this screen when i try to turn my phone on can someone tell me which one it is and how to fix it if i can...n point me to a forum that will give me easy step by step on how to do this then a forum on how to flash correctly..plz and thank will be given :fingers-crossed:
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Sounds like you need to flash Odin then start over with the root and rom process. Start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55338138
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dsfletch said:
What was the current system you had NB1 Or NC1? I have reflashed my phone plenty of times and if the screen is turning on it's only soft bricked
By the way, you cannot unlock your bootloader! You must use safestrap 3.72 for 4.4.2 for a recovery
I guess it don't matter. Check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
If you need more help just ask and I will try to help walk you through the process
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im actually running on mdl 4.2.2
jd1639 said:
Sounds like you need to flash Odin then start over with the root and rom process. Start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55338138
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thank you for pointing me to this post . i was actually able to get out of that black screen by holding the power button n volume button :laugh::good::highfive:
if you are mdl and rooted with a good recovery, you got that message after flashing cwm or any other recovery/rom/kernel that is not loki'd.
research loki-doki. it is an exploit we on mdl need to flash after flashing a non loki'd "file". it bypasses sammy's security check.
most TW roms here in att forum are already loki'd
a lot of like TWRP 2.5.0.2 recovery. i have flashable zip if interested--if you do flash it don't fomat data where you have to select "Yes" and if get a warning root was lost, tap on "Do Not Fix". a couple bugs in it that have been fixed in newer versions, but other than that I have no issues flashing any roms--
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After flashing twrp recovery,now i cant access to recovery...

hi to all;;;im new here.. i want to know what happened to my sm-n900 phone coz when i flashing twrp recovery using flashify after reboot,i cant access to recovery,maybe recovery is corrupted or what it means?? can anyone have a solution for this??tnx in advance...more power to XDA....and lastly my phone imie # is gone and cant recognize any simcard...thats all
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vinz35 said:
hi to all;;;im new here.. i want to know what happened to my sm-n900 phone coz when i flashing twrp recovery using flashify after reboot,i cant access to recovery,maybe recovery is corrupted or what it means?? can anyone have a solution for this??tnx in advance...more power to XDA....and lastly my phone imie # is gone and cant recognize any simcard...thats all
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This seems like you installed the incorrect twrp for your device. What rom gives you no imie?

[Q] S4 AT&T Brick?

Hello, im new to this with android, well was trying to install this custom rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495
and followed this guide since safestrap dont support 5.0.1 (I downloaded and installed the 3 files in the guide)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59980632&postcount=16811
Well i got everything right with odin and now it started booting, but it keeps stuck in Samsung Custom logo, nothing happens, i cant use the TWRP recovery menu but i can use the android one (the one that uses volume keys to move menu) i need help, i have to install something with odin to recover? or what im confused, if this is the wrong section move it to where it belong, thanks
I found this file AT&T GALAXY S4 SGH-I337 OFICIAL JELLY BEAN 4.3 (FIRMWARE VRUEMK2)
Is it safe to use? even if after i put OC3 kernel?, i got a bootloop.
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Odin the nb1 tar file. See this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223 Also see this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
The rootable one or the non rootable? also i got a message now, i cant get to recovery menu or download, it redirect me to something like this
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again.
Darklius said:
The rootable one or the non rootable? also i got a message now, i cant get to recovery menu or download, it redirect me to something like this
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again.
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Use the rootable one in your case. See the other link I gave you also. You can't flash Twrp on your device. You'll need to use safestrap
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Thanks a lot for this, it worked, what should i use for root now? i think im leaving the stock rom or i need to install another rom for rooting?

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