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[Q] Help! I cant turn on my phone!

Just got S4 yesterday and used i9505 pack romed it then it can not turn on. While I turn it on, it stuck at AT&T icon until the battery run out. What should I do? Help!!!!!!!

samhan616 said:
Just got S4 yesterday and used i9505 pack romed it then it can not turn on. While I turn it on, it stuck at AT&T icon until the battery run out. What should I do? Help!!!!!!!
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If you can reach the AT&T icon, you should be able to flash the stock firmware. Also for the love of all that is good, read carefully before messing with your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573

TwistedMexi said:
If you can reach the AT&T icon, you should be able to flash the stock firmware. Also for the love of all that is good, read carefully before messing with your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
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So how can I make it work again? My friend said I can only waite until the offical at&t rom released...

samhan616 said:
So how can I make it work again? My friend said I can only waite until the offical at&t rom released...
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I quite literally just linked you to the official AT&T rom. Read it.

TwistedMexi said:
I quite literally just linked you to the official AT&T rom. Read it.
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Thanks.. Hope it works...

TwistedMexi said:
I quite literally just linked you to the official AT&T rom. Read it.
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I followed that step by step and it still stuck at at&t icon.....!I am going mad

samhan616 said:
I followed that step by step and it still stuck at at&t icon.....!I am going mad
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It will sit at the AT&T logo for a few minutes..
If it still does not boot then try booting into recovery and factory reset then run the linked odin instructions again..

raqball said:
It will sit at the AT&T logo for a few minutes..
If it still does not boot then try booting into recovery and factory reset then run the linked odin instructions again..
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Seconded - I would also suggest that once you get this fixed, be extremely careful before modifying anything else on your phone. Read up a bit, perhaps wait until we have an unlocked bootloader near the end of this month, that should give you some time to familiarize yourself with the risks and procedures for flashing roms and recovering from a bad one.

raqball said:
It will sit at the AT&T logo for a few minutes..
If it still does not boot then try booting into recovery and factory reset then run the linked odin instructions again..
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OMFG....My romme told me it still stuck...... T_T
will try the second suggestion when I back home... Thanks

Try using Kies to do it

TwistedMexi said:
Seconded - I would also suggest that once you get this fixed, be extremely careful before modifying anything else on your phone. Read up a bit, perhaps wait until we have an unlocked bootloader near the end of this month, that should give you some time to familiarize yourself with the risks and procedures for flashing roms and recovering from a bad one.
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Thanks.. this is my first andorid phone tho...

samhan616 said:
Thanks.. this is my first andorid phone tho...
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All the more reason to take your time. You said you just got your phone yesterday, if you're at all concerned with the risk of turning your $600 phone into a paperweight, you should study first, ask questions before you try something risky, and only follow a guide once you feel 100% comfortable doing so. It is very possible to brick these phones to the point that they're not easily fixed.

raqball said:
It will sit at the AT&T logo for a few minutes..
If it still does not boot then try booting into recovery and factory reset then run the linked odin instructions again..
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So is there a guide for booting into recovery? Sorry I know I am so stupid

wow

samhan616 said:
So is there a guide for booting into recovery? Sorry I know I am so stupid
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I believe recovery mode is volume up+power button+menu button...
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Smh I think I'm the only one laughing...
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defnow said:
I believe recovery mode is volume up+power button+menu button...
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Is home button. Volume + power + home at the same time, until recovery appears.
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samhan616 said:
So is there a guide for booting into recovery? Sorry I know I am so stupid
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While I probably have more patience than most who have been here, but no one here is going to hold your hand. I've reiterated 2 -3 times now how important it is to read carefully, which obviously you are not doing. I provided you with a complete guide in the link I sent you. You have the resources, you're just not looking.
Quoted directly from the guide I gave you:
5. Hold Volume Down + Home + Power until your device enters Download(Odin) Mode, then press volume up.
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I can't really make it any clearer than that.

freemeech said:
Smh I think I'm the only one laughing...
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you're not alone...
it boggles the mind.
I hope this poor guy can get his phone working again, but dang that was a boneheaded move.

Rooting n7105

Can i root without having to flash? I am new to android thanks.

Blakebn2012 said:
Can i root without having to flash? I am new to android thanks.
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No, but CF-Auto-Root is pretty idiot proof.

iPTPenguin said:
No, but CF-Auto-Root is pretty idiot proof.
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I have my phone to automatically back up to google servers, will that restore my contacts and photos? Also is my phone still updatable through Samsung Kies after rooting.

Blakebn2012 said:
I have my phone to automatically back up to google servers, will that restore my contacts and photos? Also is my phone still updatable through Samsung Kies after rooting.
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No you wont get over the air updates
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Devashish Lodh said:
No you wont get over the air updates
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Dammit i wish they made rooting supported. Not sure if i want root or not now..

I used this and im able to install updates after reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276

I used stock rom with root for a lot of time. For flash modo like circle battery or use es in full power. For me il good

SeoTFSI said:
I used stock rom with root for a lot of time. For flash modo like circle battery or use es in full power. For me il good
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The stock rom is very restricted for me. I would like to root but I would still like to sync with Samsung kies

Blakebn2012 said:
The stock rom is very restricted for me. I would like to root but I would still like to sync with Samsung kies
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i never use kyes XD

I thought Dr. Ketam did a post on not having to use odin? Maybe is was 3g version only
My bad was for something else sorry
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I have decided I am going to Root. Will post results tomorrow, too late to do it now

Blakebn2012 said:
I have decided I am going to Root. Will post results tomorrow, too late to do it now
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good choice

SeoTFSI said:
good choice
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Finished rooting device I used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956
Ended up donating to him too Great application.

Blakebn2012 said:
Finished rooting device I used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956
Ended up donating to him too Great application.
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EDIT: Phone is rooted with stock firmware still installed, would anyone know how I can fix the Touchwiz home dock now that the phone is rooted?

Chainfire's Root

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537

Link below ~

its ready
http://download.chainfire.eu/408/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltespr-kltespr-smg900p.zip

it now says our model is supported.... who will be first to test it out, lol

evilbeef54 said:
it now says our model is supported.... who will be first to test it out, lol
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Here goes nothing..

camdz said:
Here goes nothing..
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fingers crossed, good luck

evilbeef54 said:
fingers crossed, good luck
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The hardest part was waiting for the Samsung drivers to install onto my laptop!
It worked..and Im rooted!
There was a warning that popped up when I opened SuperSU that says KNOXX is enabled, and asked if I wanted to try to disable. I chose "yes" and it prompted me that it is now disabled. Im not sure what that means though? I was under the impression KNOXX was here to stay?

camdz said:
The hardest part was waiting for the Samsung drivers to install onto my laptop!
It worked..and Im rooted!
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awesome, me too, rooted now, de-bloating commences

I love coming home from the Sprint store and being able to root immediately. Here we go!
EDIT: 30 seconds later, I'm rooted.

it doesnt seem to like it when you delete system apps through TiBu, lol, TiBu crashed upon deleteing the lumina tool bar and one of the other apps, they went away though so we win, lol

So glad to have the root (it worked just like it said). Time to clean up the bloatware now. Thanks!

Works!
Yes, it did only take 30 seconds. No drivers needed on Win 8 update 1 update 1.

Im rooted. That was easy. Thx to Chainfire. Amazing

SPRINT :C
Won't let my download the zip, just tells my its corrupt on both my laptop and PC, any ideas?

So this is use with Odin, correct?
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camdz said:
The hardest part was waiting for the Samsung drivers to install onto my laptop!
It worked..and Im rooted!
There was a warning that popped up when I opened SuperSU that says KNOXX is enabled, and asked if I wanted to try to disable. I chose "yes" and it prompted me that it is now disabled. Im not sure what that means though? I was under the impression KNOXX was here to stay?
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That disables the software side of KNOX. The part in the bootloader is still there

eloko said:
So this is use with Odin, correct?
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yup

Tether? what is everyone using to tether once rooted?

evilbeef54 said:
awesome, me too, rooted now, de-bloating commences
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Pretty sure it does but did it trip the KNOX counter?

Did anyone else loss their wifi with rooting their phone?
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ernicoats said:
Did anyone else loss their wifi with rooting their phone?
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Fixed seems I had to put in airplane mode then back out.

VERIZON OTA BOG4 - I am screwed right?

Hi all-just got a nice,brand new S5 delivered to me from the HR girl who then proceeded to accept the update in front of my horrified eyes.
I am assuming that I now have no access to root,safestrap or any other custom recoveries/roms,correct?

chiadrum said:
Hi all-just got a nice,brand new S5 delivered to me from the HR girl who then proceeded to accept the update in front of my horrified eyes.
I am assuming that I now have no access to root,safestrap or any other custom recoveries/roms,correct?
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Correct. Welcome aboard the Titanic, m8.
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Should've slapped the phone out of her hands and pulled the battery while yelling "WHY?!?"
lol... You're definitely screwed...

Sean89us said:
Should've slapped the phone out of her hands and pulled the battery while yelling "WHY?!?"
lol... You're definitely screwed...
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I damn near did! Better to keep my job though. I at least wanted to root and kill the bloatware.oh well,still a nice step up from my old S3.

I believe I attempted to root over a BOG4 update and am currently stuck in a boot loop, is there anywhere I can get the SM-900V BOG4 .tar or is there another way to resolve my issue. I have tried flashing every firmware I can find! PLEASE HELP!

I also soft bricked mine but found a tar file that I previously downloaded and Odin flashed it. Now back to normal with the BOG4. ..... No root. Oh well. ..lol

Has anybody tried the latest kingroot?
http://androidxda.com/download-kingroot-application

BigBot96 said:
Has anybody tried the latest kingroot?
http://androidxda.com/download-kingroot-application
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Did not work for me

pyrite123 said:
Correct. Welcome aboard the Titanic, m8.
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The great thing about corp phones is there is no end to that supply chain. Fry that turd and get another.

FOOMCL

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 LTE AT&T SM-T337A bootloop Help.

I've scoured the net all day and I cannot find a way to fix my new tablet. I thought I had it on http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/link-original-firmware-images-tab-4-7-t2978495 but I got a 404 error. Does anyone have that file?
I had forgotten that you could not do a permanent root on 5.1.1 and used kingo root on it. Now i'm in deep trouble. My new unlocked (once at&t) tablet is boot looped and it has the custom icon, which means once the seller sees that they will know that I tried to root it if they are techy enough. So I must at least get rid of the custom before I can send it off to them for a replacement. (I might be able to blame it on a kid but I don't know how that will fly) I've tried kies, odin and everything else I can find but haven't be able to fix it. So I was hoping that someone here could advise me. I don't care about the info on it, that's replaceable but I really want to know how to fix my tablet. I can get it into recovery mode and download mode but it's stuck on the at&t logo. Can anyone help me? Thanks
From now on I'll leave lollipop alone

InsaneXade said:
I've scoured the net all day and I cannot find a way to fix my new tablet. I thought I had it on http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/link-original-firmware-images-tab-4-7-t2978495 but I got a 404 error. Does anyone have that file?
I had forgotten that you could not do a permanent root on 5.1.1 and used kingo root on it. Now i'm in deep trouble. My new unlocked (once at&t) tablet is boot looped and it has the custom icon, which means once the seller sees that they will know that I tried to root it if they are techy enough. So I must at least get rid of the custom before I can send it off to them for a replacement. (I might be able to blame it on a kid but I don't know how that will fly) I've tried kies, odin and everything else I can find but haven't be able to fix it. So I was hoping that someone here could advise me. I don't care about the info on it, that's replaceable but I really want to know how to fix my tablet. I can get it into recovery mode and download mode but it's stuck on the at&t logo. Can anyone help me? Thanks
From now on I'll leave lollipop alone
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I am in the same boat. No luck. Help definitely needed!
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I wound up returning mine to the seller....they accepted my explanation and agreed to RMA it. I wont touch this next one, I learned my lesson. Samsung loves to lock the boot loader, I'm lucky it didn't happen to my old note 4 when kingroot unlocked it. It's a shame we cant find or make a good flashable image for odin. Then it would be safe to play. But I know nothing about android except how to use it.

InsaneXade said:
I wound up returning mine to the seller....they accepted my explanation and agreed to RMA it. I wont touch this next one, I learned my lesson. Samsung loves to lock the boot loader, I'm lucky it didn't happen to my old note 4 when kingroot unlocked it. It's a shame we cant find or make a good flashable image for odin. Then it would be safe to play. But I know nothing about android except how to use it.
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Official firmware is now available for that tablet.

MikeSaya2 said:
Official firmware is now available for that tablet.
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kind of hard to try and fix it since I bought a tab S 8 inch and am quite happy that I got the extra money do so. Thanks for replying

MikeSaya2 said:
Official firmware is now available for that tablet.
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Awesome thanks for the good news! I'll try and fix it today!
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kn1ghthawk said:
Awesome thanks for the good news! I'll try and fix it today!
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After you fix it. Root with Kingroot only and you will be fine. Then search for triangle away online, you can get it free. Open that up and click to reset counter. That will remove the custom lock that you are seeing. Every time you reboot, you will lose root, just reroot with Kingroot and you will be fine.

MikeSaya2 said:
After you fix it. Root with Kingroot only and you will be fine. Then search for triangle away online, you can get it free. Open that up and click to reset counter. That will remove the custom lock that you are seeing. Every time you reboot, you will lose root, just reroot with Kingroot and you will be fine.
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Where did you find this firmware? I can't seem to find the download file anywhere.
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kn1ghthawk said:
Where did you find this firmware? I can't seem to find the download file anywhere.
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I have created it. Here is the link to my Google drive where you can flash it with Odin. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz2tL1qNCFeAUzhUQW5kbW5HOWM

MikeSaya2 said:
I have created it. Here is the link to my Google drive where you can flash it with Odin. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz2tL1qNCFeAUzhUQW5kbW5HOWM
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You're the best! I'm downloading it now. I'll let you know how it goes
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MikeSaya2 said:
I have created it. Here is the link to my Google drive where you can flash it with Odin. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz2tL1qNCFeAUzhUQW5kbW5HOWM
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My forum post is also located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/official-att-lollipop-firmware-tab-4-sm-t3439252
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You're the best! I'm downloading it now. I'll let you know how it goes
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It will be fixed. Just put file in the AP slot in Odin and flash.

MikeSaya2 said:
My forum post is also located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/official-att-lollipop-firmware-tab-4-sm-t3439252
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It will be fixed. Just put file in the AP slot in Odin and flash.
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So I ran it in Odin in the AP slot. It runs all the way through and succeeds however when it boots up it is still stuck on the ATT logo... is there any settings within Odin I have to change possibly?

kn1ghthawk said:
So I ran it in Odin in the AP slot. It runs all the way through and succeeds however when it boots up it is still stuck on the ATT logo... is there any settings within Odin I have to change possibly?
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It can take up to 5 mins to boot from att logo but it will boot.

MikeSaya2 said:
It can take up to 5 mins to boot from att logo but it will boot.
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YOU ARE MY HERO!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!
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kn1ghthawk said:
YOU ARE MY HERO!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!
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Glad to help out. It is safe to root it with Kingroot but after you reboot, root will be lost. Just reroot with Kingroot and you will be rooted again without a problem. Ive been working on a way to maintain root but no luck yet. Just don't replace Kingroot with SuperSU or you will brick it again but at least it can be fixed again if you do brick.

Link please
Link to the firmware for SM-T377A mine is bricked!