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HELP bricked S4

I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.

samuelrp1998 said:
I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.
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You can try this >>>> to reset to stock MF9 -[ROM][ODIN]SPH-L720 MF9 (MF9 Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM-Rooted) from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486134
Also make sure you read my post #16 in the thread above, other wise you will be in bootloop again.
Good luck

liquid307 said:
You can try this >>>> to reset to stock MF9 -[ROM][ODIN]SPH-L720 MF9 (MF9 Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM-Rooted) from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2486134
Good luck
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Thanks going to try that now. it says not found when i click the link.

samuelrp1998 said:
Thanks going to try that now. it says not found when i click the link.
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click link on my post.
Here it is again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486134

toolyic and
samuelrp1998 said:
I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.
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I'm a total noob and did the same thing to my phone but I'm pretty sure this is what you need to fix it http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L720 you can't use MF9 it won't work since you've updated to 4.3. It will take a while to download but just be patient and flash with odin 3.185 :fingers-crossed: Good Luck!

^^ What that person said.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app

[Q] Seandroid encorcing

Hi guys!
Some weeks ago, I unrooted my i9505. This saturday I wanted to root again, because of the Kitkat roms from jamal and janjan.
When I'm booting my phone there is a message in the top corner:
"KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID
Set Warranty Bit : kernel"
I read on some different websites that this message isn't cursing any problems, but it would be nice if I could fix it anyways.
Also when i enter download-mode this is what it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMc BURST MODE enabled
Is there any way to fix this?
Before rooting this saturday i had a stock firmware installed, which i found here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
Rooted my phone with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
I've had some random reboots on both roms (jamal and janjan) since then - i don't know whether that is caused by the "enforcing"-error or by the ROM..
Hope you can give me some anwers
Thanks guys

This message appears coz maybe u tried to change the STOCK KERNEL for other different or maybe the ROM u installed have custom KERNEL. I recommend u make WIPE in recovery and install STOCK ROM for let ur system clean. U will can root it and install custom recovery then

So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did i misunderstand something?

So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did I misunderstand something?

velein said:
So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did I misunderstand something?
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Thanks in advance

Didn't work

velein said:
Didn't work
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What stock ROM u are flashing?

random reboot is known bug with GE kit kat roms as of now.. wait a month or more, i'm pretty it'll be fixed..

Nothing can change
only CURRENT BINARY:Custom and SYSTEM STATUS: Custom to Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 you can not change

akadxda said:
Nothing can change
only CURRENT BINARY:Custom and SYSTEM STATUS: Custom to Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 you can not change
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But this will not have any effect on my daily use of my phone?
just to be sure.
thanks in advance

velein said:
But this will not have any effect on my daily use of my phone?
just to be sure.
thanks in advance
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No, you will not have problems
Knox will not work when 0x1
If you install the correct official firmware and this message - "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID* Set Warranty Bit: kernel "should be removed

Please help Recovery is not seandroid enforcing

When i boot in to Recovery i get this message. Recovery is not seandroid enforcing. I dont belive its something i shuld be worried about but just to be on the safe site. i will like some kind on confamation on this.
Can i just go ahead and flass custom rom / kernel and it will go away or do i have to flash another Recovery ?
Thanks in advanced

nyvang101 said:
When i boot in to Recovery i get this message. Recovery is not seandroid enforcing. I dont belive its something i shuld be worried about but just to be on the safe site. i will like some kind on confamation on this.
Can i just go ahead and flass custom rom / kernel and it will go away or do i have to flash another Recovery ?
Thanks in advanced
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1. On what ROM are you?
2. What's stopping you from flashing via odin/heimdall?

spamtrash said:
1. On what ROM are you?
2. What's stopping you from flashing via odin/heimdall?
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Well im on stock rom just rooted the phone. and flashed custom recovery.
This message shows in the top left conor when i Boot in to revocery.
stock rom 4.3 from samsung

nyvang101 said:
Well im on stock rom just rooted the phone. and flashed custom recovery.
This message shows in the top left conor when i Boot in to revocery.
stock rom 4.3 from samsung
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If it only appears when u boot in recovery is the normal coz u changed the STOCK recovery for this custom one. If u flash other KERNEL the logo appears when u boot the phone. Anyway now u can flash KERNEL/ROM that u prefer

Recovery is not seandroid enforcing Knox set to 0x1
Hi guys, Just had the same messages on booting : KERNEL/RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING and Knox set to 0x1
First, DO NOT FLASH OLDER ANDROID VERSION (4.2.2 / 4.1.2) OVER THE ANDROID 4.3 UPDATE
If ever its done already and you need to Unbrick your samsung device, read the following post to restore :
Just had the same messages on booting : KERNEL/RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING and Knox set to 0x1
just after I flashed 4.2.2 based Custom Rom using an OTG cable/FlashDrive over Android 4.3 Stock and/or Custom Roms.
I had these at boot in red and yellow : Warranty void and Knox set to 0x1. But in About device, Android version went from 4.3 to 4.2.2 then i tryied some different custom kernels but nothing to do, wifi keeps crashing plus i had these bootup messages. I did FULLY wipe/restore the device to stock android 4.3 on my SGH-I337M phone using odinv3.09 and I337MVLUEMK6_I337MOYAEMK6_I337MVLUEMK6_HOME.tar.md5
file and it worked after something like the 3rd try, why the importance to FULLY wipe system, data, dalvik cache, cache using a custom Recovery before starting the restore
I dont recommend to flash older android version over The update 4.3. It was such a waste of time to restore it!
Just saying, if you guys had the same issue, your phone ISNT bricked, It took me around 15 hours to find and download Odin and Samsung stock 4.3 firmware plus ReRoot and flash it with odin... ive used my OTG cable to flash kernels or to restore from backups and now, my phone
is FIXED :good:

Knox Warranty Void: 0x1

I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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Please tell me there is hope for me.

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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If your phone is "bricked" than your phone has the same exact functionality as a brick. If your phone can turn on and tell you which version of android your on, well... a brick cant do that.

Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?

If you still having the problem..
oohrekt said:
Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?
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Well friend,
don't panic.. as I know all your loses is that you lost your warranty but not your device..
You can install the stock original rom jelly bean 4.3
If you are interested go to www sammoblie com then (firmwares) then search for your device model (I9500) or (I9505) or (I9505G) or (I9506) then download the firmware for your country and carrier and follow their installing instructions

If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?

DUBU said:
If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?
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bro cant you read that he cant boot into recovery
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oohrekt said:
Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?
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did you ever fix it , i got the exact same problem , i got a metropcs s4 and i wanted kit kat insane rom and tried to flash a stock tmobile rom because some people said they did and it was fine,. well not for me. i would like to knowif you ever got it fixed, i tried to flash the stock metropcs 4.2.2 that i was on before this happened and odin still fails.
its fixed now , i had to move the stock tar to the same folder as odin, go figure

Haha mate you havent "bricked" your phone.
If your phone enters the recovery, it would be booting into the download mode too.
Try getting the official firmware of your specific phone model nom and just flash it via odin.
Dont worry.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app

DeepankarS said:
Haha mate you havent "bricked" your phone.
If your phone enters the recovery, it would be booting into the download mode too.
Try getting the official firmware of your specific phone model nom and just flash it via odin.
Dont worry.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app
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I get a message about use kies recovery because firmware upgrade had issues when I try to boot into recovery, and I when I boot download mode flashing the stock rom fails every time.

revized said:
I get a message about use kies recovery because firmware upgrade had issues when I try to boot into recovery, and I when I boot download mode flashing the stock rom fails every time.
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Yeah that is because you upgraded to 4.3 which has KNOX bootloader.
It wont let you flash 4.2.2 anymore. Like a downgrade is not possible once a knix enavled bootloader is flashed.
Download 4.3 or 4.4.2 and flash. It wont fail.
Thanks if i helped.
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DeepankarS said:
Yeah that is because you upgraded to 4.3 which has KNOX bootloader.
It wont let you flash 4.2.2 anymore. Like a downgrade is not possible once a knix enavled bootloader is flashed.
Download 4.3 or 4.4.2 and flash. It wont fail.
Thanks if i helped.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app
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Sounds nice and all although I tried to flash the official 4.3 from Samsmobile and it's fails.
4.4 is not available for mrtropcs customers because the company don't care about it's customers in this regard. LOL
Just for inquiry purposes only, I found a link to a Guy saying he used lunix to delete know bootloader from a tar filehttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=8PDgU7DSOZTdoATTkIKYDA&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D75DKAGNstbM&cd=1&ved=0CB4QtwIwAA&usg=AFQjCNE7yajeB0317RtOmlFeEIB1QgEOGA&sig2=oD8TmSaTKu19-kpy0AKFGQ

Just go to sammobile and find the latest firmware for your model (4.4.2 for example) and dont look at build number.
Just grab it and extract to desktop.
Put your device in recovery mode if you can, and wipe data/cache/system if you can.
Then put your phone in download mode and connect do computer, in ODIN choose AP and add your tar.md5 file from desktop.
Flash it.
Then pull out battery on first reboot when flashin. Put it back and get into recovery by pressing VolUp + Power. Wipe everything again and reboot.
Should be fine.

i was finally able to flash stock 4.3 by just moving the tar file into the same folder as odin, go figure , i still want 4.4!!LOL

Rogers I337M S4 won't boot after ODIN flashing

My girlfriend has been having S4 issues in the past such as random restarts and application issues probably related to a ROM issue. Her phone IS rooted. While I was at work, she went to my floormate for advice and he, who also has an I337M S4, suggested she reflash a ROM. Things went well according to him (i.e. no ODIN issues) and I trust him since he has been messing with these things for a while; however, now her phone will not boot past the Samsung logo. It won't reliably go past the simple "Samsung Galaxy S4" white-and-black splash screen and when it does it fails to progress to actually being on. I CAN reliably get the phone into download mode and CAN flash ROMs using ODIN; however, I have no idea how to fix this issue. :/ I have access to any necessary S4 files (such as the PIT file) from my floormate.
Since I can't get anything more useful than download mode, here's the information from that:
Product: SGH-I337M
Binary: Samsung Official
Status: Custom
Knox Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
USB-Config-LSD: 0x30
Write Protection: Enable
MMC Burst Mode: Enable
I apologise if any of that isn't quite right as she has a crack in the top left of her phone that makes it very hard to read.
Thanks in advance,
Jacob

wethestill said:
My girlfriend has been having S4 issues in the past such as random restarts and application issues probably related to a ROM issue. Her phone IS rooted. While I was at work, she went to my floormate for advice and he, who also has an I337M S4, suggested she reflash a ROM. Things went well according to him (i.e. no ODIN issues) and I trust him since he has been messing with these things for a while; however, now her phone will not boot past the Samsung logo. It won't reliably go past the simple "Samsung Galaxy S4" white-and-black splash screen and when it does it fails to progress to actually being on. I CAN reliably get the phone into download mode and CAN flash ROMs using ODIN; however, I have no idea how to fix this issue. :/ I have access to any necessary S4 files (such as the PIT file) from my floormate.
Since I can't get anything more useful than download mode, here's the information from that:
Product: SGH-I337M
Binary: Samsung Official
Status: Custom
Knox Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
USB-Config-LSD: 0x30
Write Protection: Enable
MMC Burst Mode: Enable
I apologise if any of that isn't quite right as she has a crack in the top left of her phone that makes it very hard to read.
Thanks in advance,
Jacob
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Just boot into recovery and do a factory reset
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jd1639 said:
Just boot into recovery and do a factory reset
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
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I can't reliably get into recovery; however, I have done a factory reset on one of the times I was able to do so. This didn't fix the issue.

wethestill said:
I can't reliably get into recovery; however, I have done a factory reset on one of the times I was able to do so. This didn't fix the issue.
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Custom roms are typically flashed through a custom recovery.. trwp, cwm, phils..... stock roms are flashed through odin.... 2 ways you can go here... flash custom recovery ( tripping knox btw) or download a stock rom from sam mobile.... making sure you get the right one of course.... and flash it through odin... sounds like currently you have a bad flash.......

Gage_Hero said:
Custom roms are typically flashed through a custom recovery.. trwp, cwm, phils..... stock roms are flashed through odin.... 2 ways you can go here... flash custom recovery ( tripping knox btw) or download a stock rom from sam mobile.... making sure you get the right one of course.... and flash it through odin... sounds like currently you have a bad flash.......
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Sorry, I should have specified. What "Passed" on Odin is a stock ROM or at least it should be. I'm just trying to get the phone to a bootable state and am unconcerned with the end resulting ROM. Do you have a link to a recommended ROM that won't take an entire day to download?

wethestill said:
Sorry, I should have specified. What "Passed" on Odin is a stock ROM or at least it should be. I'm just trying to get the phone to a bootable state and am unconcerned with the end resulting ROM. Do you have a link to a recommended ROM that won't take an entire day to download?
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If your coming from 4.3 there are a number of good roms... unfortunately they are all around 1.2 to 1.4 GB so if you have a slow connection it will take a while... I run Danvh's 4.4 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495 , there is also this one that people seem to like but I haven't tried it.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375180 you will need a custom recovery.... both of these suggest twrp.... I flashed with 2.6... 2.7 is out now and I don't know how it reacts but you will need a custom revovery to flash the zip file....

I guess the issue is you have to restore to stock via odin but you don't know what version bootloader you have? Guess you'll have to use samsung tool which will probably install knox?
Can you install custom recovery via odin?

Try with the new 4.4 files
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Knox is already tripped. I'd go into recovery, do a factory restore again and then plug it into the computer and do a restore with Kies.
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