I just did legend fail.
Been on stock MK2 (MF3 sideloaded to upgrade MK2), then i decided to go back to 4.2.2 stock since i really did not like the 4.3, did not make any research, so i odin the MF3 files and tried to flaash, but got an error in first 5 sec. Now every time i switch on the phone its saying i have to make upgrade through KIES, what sounds work w/o luck.
I know we dont have 4.3 odin files yet and not sure we will have them, but is there any way still to get this device to work ? Or its absolutely broke ?
Would appriciate any help ty
If Samsung experience at best buy has the new update, you could try to see if they could help. If not, I feel you are in for a wait.
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I did the same thing on my SGH-I337M. Kies was a waste of time. I used Odin, downloaded the newest 4,3 firmware and reflashed it in update bootloader section only. Took about 8 minutes but saved my phone. Knox won't let us downgrade so we are sad at the moment.
can any1 please share this file bootloader of MK2 so i can flash it throu odin to make the device to work, would appriciate any further info or help ty. w/o phone for 3 days already
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If Samsung experience at best buy has the new update, you could try to see if they could help. If not, I feel you are in for a wait.
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I know you used the xda app so you probably didn't notice the OP is located in Athens, Greece. So no dice
Yeap got the phone from my bro he is leaving in Rochester, if i would know that he sent me At&T and its as block as it is now, i would spent money to buy it from Amazon Germany, internatioonal fully functional =) but my luck
Since we got the 4.3 update closing our download funtion in phone, will we be able to flash through odin the stock 4.3 MK2 to re-stock bricked sgs4 ? like you can do with MF3?
I am asking since currently i am w/o phone and waiting for someone to post the stock MK2, but will that for sure make it work normal excluding its blocked downlaod etc. ? just curious
Same thing happened to me.. I worked for hours and finally just tried flashing the I337 PIT file thru Odin in the Pit option.. It said failed but I pulled the battery and rebooted into recovery then restarted.. Google for the pit file.... I have the full zip MK2 file but you have to have the MD5 files for Odin
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If i will flash PIT file i will be able to enter recovery ? since know the only option i have is download mode, and kies recovery (what is useless)
When u flash PIT with fail and enter recovery what did you do next ? the device booted normally ?
Where can i find this PIT ?
Ty for the help
So let me ask this so I do not make a similar mistake. Yesterday I used odin to go to mf3 then sideloaded mj9,. If I have the file for mk2. Can I just side load it even though im on mj9?
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If i will flash PIT file i will be able to enter recovery ? since know the only option i have is download mode, and kies recovery (what is useless)
When u flash PIT with fail and enter recovery what did you do next ? the device booted normally ?
Where can i find this PIT ?
Ty for the help
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When I flashed the PIT file, I just took a chance and tried to boot it, and it allowed me to boot normally. It also allowed me to enter recovery
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blackguy101 said:
So let me ask this so I do not make a similar mistake. Yesterday I used odin to go to mf3 then sideloaded mj9,. If I have the file for mk2. Can I just side load it even though im on mj9?
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Yes, you should be able to sideload or flash the zip through recovery.. With all these fails at updates, I wish I would have stayed at what I had and not messed with it..lol.. It seems nothing is guaranteed and it's always a risky chance when you flash something..
I decided to update to 4.3 and didnt like it so i stock flash 4.2 back via odin. flash said "pass" but now i have knox on recovery. Im guessing i have the new bootloader. 4.2 flash on but with errors like wifi wont toggle on & on every reboot i get an erro "kernel seandroid is not reonforsing" or something like that...so now im stock on 4.3 :/
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So let me ask this so I do not make a similar mistake. Yesterday I used odin to go to mf3 then sideloaded mj9,. If I have the file for mk2. Can I just side load it even though im on mj9?
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The mistake i made was to go downgrade from 4.3 to 4.2.2 do not make it since we do not have files for ODIN flash 4.3.
There is full 700 mb file witch you can easily sideload, if u get any error just go back to odin to flash stock MF3 and then sideload MK2, worked for me w/o problem but pls do not downgrade !
If i were you i would not go 4.3, TW is much more bugged for me, and phone feels way different thats why i wanted to go back to 4.2.2
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When I flashed the PIT file, I just took a chance and tried to boot it, and it allowed me to boot normally. It also allowed me to enter recovery
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Did not get it, i need to get the PIT file, but when can i get it to flash through ODIN if we do not have files for odin yet ?
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I was able to downgrade... kinda..
I had my own epic fail when bell's update came out.
Flashed stock/counter reset.
Got OTA update no prob.
Rooted - Deleted too much bloat... (didnt backup) MY EPIC MISTAKE.
Thought "oh ill just start again"
Odin Back to 4.2.2 FAIL!!!
Stuck.. kinda
found someone with the international version in the same issue that odin flashed files from another carrier and was able to fix his situation...
so i went to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and downloaded the NEWEST date 4.2.2 rom for my 337m, which happened to be Dominican Republic carrier.
Flashed the DR version successfully in odin, and had no sound, no mic, no wifi.
I was then able to Odin flash 4.2.2 from bell... but still had no sound, no mic, no wifi....
the only real fix was LUCKILY within 24 hours of the OTA release, the odin file was posted to sammobile and saved my ass... all works now.
Played with the 4.3 update for a couple hours, then went back to 4.4 builds... LOL
At least i got to use my captivate again for a few calls for a day. that was nice.
Really have no idea how i an fix this w/o odin files.
umm you cant.
Problems solved, any1 who will have the same issue as me:
Had MK2 update installed and wanted to downgrade to 4.2.2 and failed to kies update, just flash the attached filed, it will fail you in download mode, but after 2-3 tried, just restart the device, and it will normally boot into 4.3 =)
Ty for all the help, and info best regards !
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Problems solved, any1 who will have the same issue as me:
Had MK2 update installed and wanted to downgrade to 4.2.2 and failed to kies update, just flash the attached filed, it will fail you in download mode, but after 2-3 tried, just restart the device, and it will normally boot into 4.3 =)
Ty for all the help, and info best regards !
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That's the file I had used before too.. I posted it on another guys post.. Glad it worked for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47586777
This is the complete guide on how to flash back from 4.2.2. Even that 16 gig pit file won't even work on some peoples phone. Use this guide and it will help you get back to 4.3. First mj9 than you can sideload mk2.
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nomikSqash said:
Problems solved, any1 who will have the same issue as me:
Had MK2 update installed and wanted to downgrade to 4.2.2 and failed to kies update, just flash the attached filed, it will fail you in download mode, but after 2-3 tried, just restart the device, and it will normally boot into 4.3 =)
Ty for all the help, and info best regards !
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That file I gave you won't help if your stuck with incomplete flashes. For people who were experiencing the problem I had use that guide posted by gtj0 and you'll get your phone back to normal.
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Hello. I have been searching for hours like a mad man on Google for a solution to my problem, but i'm having no luck. Excuse the nooby nature of this post please. So I rooted my Galaxy S4 and I am trying to get it back to stock by flashing the AT&T md5 onto my phone (Galaxy S4 SGH-I337) through ODIN and it fails every single time. Initially, with ODIN 3.07, it would return something like fail (auth). Then I tried with ODIN 1.85, but that version returns "Complete(Write) operation failed." In addition, I attempted Kies but it too failed (no specific error code), and now the phone wont boot. It says that the firmware upgrade encountered an issue. I am not able to access stock recovery or TWRP because it will automatically go to Download Mode with "Could not do normal boot" in the top left corner if I in any way attempt to access it. I am using the stock cable with USB Debugging enabled. I also tried two different computers, two different cables (one being stock of course), and tried every single usb port on both computers. What went wrong? I will give you my upmost respect if you can solve this. I also am absolutely willing to supply any information you may need. Just ask. (Please don't be bricked. Please don't be bricked)
-With kind regards, Branden.
Let me guess you had the att mf3 firmware and tried retoring by flashing the MDL firmware via odin? You said md5 so I assume mdl? You might at this point still be able to fix it visiting a best buy near you if it has a samsung center. Also att store can reflash mf3.
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Click Here throw this thread in the MF3 pile... guys we got another noob here, take a trip to your closest best buy and hope the samsung experience will flash the mf3 update for u
You mention md5, which as febby assumed I'll assume to be mdl, and twrp. Do you have mdl firmware on your phone and did you have twrp installed. Assuming you had twrp you were probably on mdl firmware. If so, I would re-download the firmware and try again. It would help if you could explain where Odin is failing too.
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You mention md5, which as febby assumed I'll assume to be mdl, and twrp. Do you have mdl firmware on your phone and did you have twrp installed. Assuming you had twrp you were probably on mdl firmware. If so, I would re-download the firmware and try again. It would help if you could explain where Odin is failing too.
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I never actually got TWRP working. I flashed it through Goo Manger and I was never able access it (It went to download mode with "Could not do normal boot" in the corner). Does this change the type of firmware I was on? In both cases of ODIN, the newer version (3.07) fails immediately after you start the process at around NAND Write start. It returns Fail (auth). In the older version (1.8.5), it reports that the write operation failed. I attached screenshots of both cases.
If you never got twrp to work then I'm almost positive you have mf3 firmware. You're best bet is best buy and have them re-flash the firmware.
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I never actually got TWRP working. I flashed it through Goo Manger and I was never able access it (It went to download mode with "Could not do normal boot" in the corner). Does this change the type of firmware I was on? In both cases of ODIN, the newer version (3.07) fails immediately after you start the process at around NAND Write start. It returns Fail (auth). In the older version (1.8.5), it reports that the write operation failed. I attached screenshots of both cases.
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There is no way to fix your problem currently so like jd1639 said, take it to best buy to the Samsung Experience area and tell them Samsung Kies firmware update fail and it did this to your phone. Thats what I did yesterday, they flashed it and I have my phone working again.
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There is no way to fix your problem currently so like jd1639 said, take it to best buy to the Samsung Experience area and tell them Samsung Kies firmware update fail and it did this to your phone. Thats what I did yesterday, they flashed it and I have my phone working again.
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Okay. I thank everybody for their assistance. You are very helpful people. I will head down to best buy and see what they can do for me.
Astrophysicist789 said:
Okay. I thank everybody for their assistance. You are very helpful people. I will head down to best buy and see what they can do for me.
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Your welcome
And just so everyone knows...md5 is part of the package name I believe... (.tar.md5) or could be referring to md5 checksum...anyways as was mentioned and you acknowledged, best buy is your best bet
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Hey guys I used oden to flash back to stock amdl and then a att update keep trying ro come threw durring the night I noticed.it downloadwd went into recovery and was on flash update I hit no instead and rebooted now I noticed my baseband changed to amdb . update is back again and I now hit remind me later is this the update witch will lockbootloader
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Hey guys I used oden to flash back to stock amdl and then a att update keep trying ro come threw durring the night I noticed.it downloadwd went into recovery and was on flash update I hit no instead and rebooted now I noticed my baseband changed to amdb . update is back again and I now hit remind me later is this the update witch will lockbootloader
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Yeah it is the dreaded one! Root your device and flash a custom ROM or use titanium backup to freeze the update apps.
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hello, so, ive had the s4 (att) for a while and i have a small problem, i rooted it (and confirmed the root with rootchecker) and at some point decided to try to install a custom mod on it. issue is i am on MF3 and read of all the dangers and kinda stopped. but i stopped after attempting to get CWM on the phone using rom manager (from teh google play store) now when all this happened it was months ago and i had just started on android exploits and the dangers scared me off, i used a jailbroken and unlocked iphone before.
needless to say currently i want to get cyanogenmod on the phone. its rooted, but im not sure what to do next. ive been reading materials for about 2 days now. threads keep contradicting eachother some say use loki and odin others say you cant because its gonna brick mf3.
looking for a quick answer on what exactly i need to get a custom rom installed. the guides here are great but again most say mf3 will be bricked while others say otherwise.
also currently the phone randomly displays a "custom" boot screen right after bootup. sometime it does sometime it doesnt. im guessing from teh CWM. but not sure.
help.
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hello, so, ive had the s4 (att) for a while and i have a small problem, i rooted it (and confirmed the root with rootchecker) and at some point decided to try to install a custom mod on it. issue is i am on MF3 and read of all the dangers and kinda stopped. but i stopped after attempting to get CWM on the phone using rom manager (from teh google play store) now when all this happened it was months ago and i had just started on android exploits and the dangers scared me off, i used a jailbroken and unlocked iphone before.
needless to say currently i want to get cyanogenmod on the phone. its rooted, but im not sure what to do next. ive been reading materials for about 2 days now. threads keep contradicting eachother some say use loki and odin others say you cant because its gonna brick mf3.
looking for a quick answer on what exactly i need to get a custom rom installed. the guides here are great but again most say mf3 will be bricked while others say otherwise.
also currently the phone randomly displays a "custom" boot screen right after bootup. sometime it does sometime it doesnt. im guessing from teh CWM. but not sure.help.
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I read this and i'm not sure in what stage you are? What firmware you are on ( asume stock rooted MF3). Did you phone bootup all the way or not? All i can help is just start fresh from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003 if you on MF3. If you not on MDL just go to sammobile find firmware and flash with odin.
After you back to stock firmware root you phone (look for correct metod on firmware you have) install SafeStrip for MF3 or CMW for MDL ( do not install CMW if you on MF3) SafeStrip post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925 and more info here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428254. But first of all READ, READ, READ : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
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I read this and i'm not sure in what stage you are? What firmware you are on ( asume stock rooted MF3). Did you phone bootup all the way or not? All i can help is just start fresh from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003 if you on MF3. If you not on MDL just go to sammobile find firmware and flash with odin.
After you back to stock firmware root you phone (look for correct metod on firmware you have) install SafeStrip for MF3 or CMW for MDL ( do not install CMW if you on MF3) SafeStrip post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925 and more info here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428254. But first of all READ, READ, READ : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
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well the short version is this
bought phone (it auto updated to mf3)
rooted phone while on mf3
installed rom manager off the play store, which installed CWM.
i uninstalled rom manager but im more than sure that CWM stayed.
currently i want to start over, hopefully flash the phone back to stock and re-root it and try again using a better method (like safestrap)
so all i have to do is get odin + mf3 pda/csc/phone/modem files and flash the phone right? then its gonna be back to stock rom. so i will have to reroot it and try again...
will this also reset the flash counter?
So from what I read, you're not in a great position. MF3 CANNOT have a custom recovery, sure you can install one like you did but it won't work. That being said what you mentioned should work, flashing MF3 via ODIN. After that, root it and install SafeStrap, it's the only option for MF3 (currently no options for the latest firmware AFAIK).
Link to Odin thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
read the entirety of it, it's only 5 pages long.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
Read post 2 thoroughly, it has lots of good information. IGNORE THE FIRST POST, it doesn't apply to your phone
Lastly if you don't want the phone to update itself, what I did was install Titanium backup and froze the following apps:
1. AT&T Software update Vxx_x_xxxx_x_x
2. FWUpgrade x.x.x
3. LocalFOTA vx_xxxx_x_x
as for the flash counter, I'm not sure. I hope this helps a little.
What i would suggest is to odin bak to UCUAMDL and then use casual to root back.
Then you will have TWRP recovery and can flash any rom (loki'd) , Also keep in mind never do a data format using twrp.
s4shyam95 said:
What i would suggest is to odin bak to UCUAMDL and then use casual to root back.
Then you will have TWRP recovery and can flash any rom (loki'd) , Also keep in mind never do a data format using twrp.
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He's on mf3, how's he going to do that?
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He's on mf3, how's he going to do that?
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Cant one odin back to mdl from mf3 ?
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Cant one odin back to mdl from mf3 ?
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No, a qfuse is blown. No way to go backwards.
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s4shyam95 said:
Cant one odin back to mdl from mf3 ?
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Even if you update to last leak (MJ6) or official (MJ9) you can not return back to MF3
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vampirekid13 said:
well the short version is this
bought phone (it auto updated to mf3)
rooted phone while on mf3
installed rom manager off the play store, which installed CWM.
i uninstalled rom manager but im more than sure that CWM stayed.
currently i want to start over, hopefully flash the phone back to stock and re-root it and try again using a better method (like safestrap)
so all i have to do is get odin + mf3 pda/csc/phone/modem files and flash the phone right? then its gonna be back to stock rom. so i will have to reroot it and try again...
will this also reset the flash counter?
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Yes flash with odin back to MF3 root install triangle away if you want to reset flash counter then reset.
Good luck.
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Even if you update to last leak (MJ6) or official (MJ9) you can not return back to MF3
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Yes flash with odin back to MF3 root install triangle away if you want to reset flash counter then reset.
Good luck.
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umm for the mf3 sgh-i337 i need odin3 v185 right?
thats what i read someplace but i forgot where.
vampirekid13 said:
umm for the mf3 sgh-i337 i need odin3 v185 right?
thats what i read someplace but i forgot where.
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Hi, I started a thread needing help with my wifi but it has developed into not even being able to boot at all; it stops at the galaxy logo and either freezes or keeps booting. I have gone to the Odin page with all the different things to do and flashed the file to get back to the original rom but that is really where the trouble began. right now the only thing I can do with my phone is get into download mode, I can't even get into recovery. I have flashed a pit file that worked the first time but I don't know if that is part of the problem or not. Can someone please give me some directions, thanks
Also the phone won't boot at all unless hooked up to a power supply, the battery alone doesn't do anything.
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Hi, I started a thread needing help with my wifi but it has developed into not even being able to boot at all; it stops at the galaxy logo and either freezes or keeps booting. I have gone to the Odin page with all the different things to do and flashed the file to get back to the original rom but that is really where the trouble began. right now the only thing I can do with my phone is get into download mode, I can't even get into recovery. I have flashed a pit file that worked the first time but I don't know if that is part of the problem or not. Can someone please give me some directions, thanks
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More info is needed. What firmware / bootloader are you on? Was it rooted? Did you have a custom recovery installed? What version of ODIN are you using?
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More info is needed. Which GS3 do you have? What firmware / bootloader are you on? Was it rooted? Did you have a custom recovery installed? What version of ODIN are you using?
Right now, it sounds like you might need to use enewman17's ODIN debrick file.
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It is the AT&T s4. To be honest I don't know what firmware I am on, it is the one the Odin page said to use if you want to go back to stock. I never rooted it. The bootloader would be whatever the latest update was for this phone. I can't get into it to tell you anymore. I am using ODIN 10, the latest one. thanks
Well I finally got into recovery and did a factory reset, now it boots into the AT&T white splash screen before it just turns off. I am also wondering if my battery just died for some reason?
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It is the AT&T s4. To be honest I don't know what firmware I am on, it is the one the Odin page said to use if you want to go back to stock. I never rooted it. The bootloader would be whatever the latest update was for this phone. I can't get into it to tell you anymore. I am using ODIN 10, the latest one. thanks
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ODIN 10? Try using ODIN 3.09 and see if that helps. The latest update would be Android 4.4.4 NJ4 firmware. This link should help you, it will give you root with safe strap recovery though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642
I meant 3.10, I will try the older version. What file should I flash?
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I meant 3.10, I will try the older version. What file should I flash?
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Check out the link I posted in my last post. It should help you get your phone fixed.
I have been there. I went to the very last option which seems to be what I need unless I am missing something.
Neither odin 3.09 or 3.10 will even flash any file now. it either says invalid md5 or fails when it attempts it.
Well, I finally got it to boot into android but it is flaky at best. It is android 4.3 instead of 4.4 where it was initially. The wifi still doesn't work and now the keyboard keeps crashing everytime I do something. The build is jss15j1337ucuemk2 which I know is older than I had before. Does this give anyone a better idea of what I need to do? If I can get a stable flash then can I flash a modem file to fix the wifi? I really need some direction, thanks
Turns out the battery was completely drained which was causing some of the boot problems, I don't now how that happened but I am charging it now.
Well after using odin 3.8* I got it to install some older firmware ending in mk2 rather than the nc1 or nf4 that I had before the trouble. After I got it to boot, I went back into download mode and flashed the modem file and now everything works execpt I had to force stop Samsung keyboard and use swype. I would like to upgrade my firmware but since for a couple of more weeks it won't have a sim card I can't upgrade OTA. For some reason Kies says that firmware upgrade and initialization isn't supported with this model which makes no sense to me. It also says my firmware is up to date
Does anyone know how to flash to the latest firmware without me going through this nightmare again? thanks
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Well after using odin 3.8* I got it to install some older firmware ending in mk2 rather than the nc1 or nf4 that I had before the trouble. After I got it to boot, I went back into download mode and flashed the modem file and now everything works execpt I had to force stop Samsung keyboard and use swype. I would like to upgrade my firmware but since for a couple of more weeks it won't have a sim card I can't upgrade OTA. For some reason Kies says that firmware upgrade and initialization isn't supported with this model which makes no sense to me. It also says my firmware is up to date
Does anyone know how to flash to the latest firmware without me going through this nightmare again? thanks
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If I were in your shoes I'd flash the nb1 tar file in Odin, any vein should work. See this for the tar file http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100. You can then ota to the latest firmware which is 4.4.4, nj4
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thanks, and as far as you know this doesn't mess wifi up?
nate39 said:
thanks, and as far as you know this doesn't mess wife up?
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I assume you ment WiFi and not wife? Can't help you with the wife but Wi-Fi should work fine
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nate39 said:
Well after using odin 3.8* I got it to install some older firmware ending in mk2 rather than the nc1 or nf4 that I had before the trouble. After I got it to boot, I went back into download mode and flashed the modem file and now everything works execpt I had to force stop Samsung keyboard and use swype. I would like to upgrade my firmware but since for a couple of more weeks it won't have a sim card I can't upgrade OTA. For some reason Kies says that firmware upgrade and initialization isn't supported with this model which makes no sense to me. It also says my firmware is up to date
Does anyone know how to flash to the latest firmware without me going through this nightmare again? thanks
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Download a firmaware for your region from sammobile and flash it via odin 3.10. It will solve most of your problems
Muthumbi said:
Download a firmaware for your region from sammobile and flash it via odin 3.10. It will solve most of your problems
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Sammobile isn't going to have anything for the i337 unless you're on mdl
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jd1639 said:
Sammobile isn't going to have anything for the i337 unless you're on mdl
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I agree. But google has basically all he needs. More so rapidgator
I haven't found anything from Samsung to download. If I flash a newer build, do I also need to flash a modem file and a bootloader or can I just flash the PDA? thanks for explaining this to me.
And can I do a dirty flash so I don't have to lose everything again?
well, now I see that there is no sound. so I guess I will have to flash again.
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well, now I see that there is no sound. so I guess I will have to flash again.
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There's. Something I'm yet to understand. Did you finally manage to boot into recovery? If so, flash a custom recovery (I recommend philz touch recovery) then use it to make complete wipe.
Then boot into download mode and flash latest pda firmware in the compressed file you downloaded. Ps: make sure it's from your region.
May be if you provided me with your region I'd get you all the files required
Guys, I need a hand here, as I hit a solid brick wall and no amount of scouring the forums helped me find a suitable solution.
Hardware involved:
Galaxy Note 3 N9005 that was running 4.4.2 (bought unlocked)
iMac with Yosemite and Parallels with Ubuntu and Windows 10 with Heimdall and Odin 3.09 installed
What I set out to do: root & install clockworkmod recovery with the ultimate goal to install Linux on Android. I had my previous Note 2 and LG P990 rooted too, so I was not entirely new to the procedure.
What I "achieved": Heimdall would not work at all due to a problem that apparently affects all Samsung 4.4.2 devices. So I got Parallels on my Mac and installed Windows 10 Technical Preview to run Odin. After several attempts I finally managed to got Odin to say "PASS" on the CF Auto-Root procedure. However, the phone would not boot anymore and always return to it's ODIN state. But I also succeeded to get Clockworkmod installed.
With that I installed Cyanogen, thinking to be able to get around the booting problem. I wasn't. Now when booting Cyanogen, I get a message that encryption was unsuccesful and the device needs to be restored.
I would like to comply and downloaded the stock files for restoring through Odin, but now even with the device in the proper ODIN download state, the phone is no longer recognized by the Software. Tried about a hundred times now with reboot etc. and nothing seems to work. Even KIES does note recognize the phone anymore.
I can enter CWM and Odin modes just fine. I just can't boot and I can't get it recognized by my Mac anymore. My best guess is I unintentionally screwed up the partition table / PIT file and now I can't restore it anymore.
I am at the end of the rope here and getting desperate, any suggestions (preferably step by step) would be most welcome!
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Guys, I need a hand here, as I hit a solid brick wall and no amount of scouring the forums helped me find a suitable solution.
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It's very weird that in Download Mode Odin don't recognize your device. Remember that you need Kies 3 for android 4.4.2 and Kies 3 has to be completely closed for use ODIN.
Joku1981 said:
It's very weird that in Download Mode Odin don't recognize your device. Remember that you need Kies 3 for android 4.4.2 and Kies 3 has to be completely closed for use ODIN.
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Ok, I tried on my Win Laptop from work now and Odin can recognize the Smartphone there. I will take it home on the weekend to go further.
However, a hasty try to flash the stock rom (Vodafone NL Lollipop) resulted in the same "encryption failed" error I had before. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
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Ok, I tried on my Win Laptop from work now and Odin can recognize the Smartphone there. I will take it home on the weekend to go further.
However, a hasty try to flash the stock rom (Vodafone NL Lollipop) resulted in the same "encryption failed" error I had before. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
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Your phone is unlocked. You had to try the POLAND Lollipop firmware or wait till future udpates.
Joku1981 said:
Your phone is unlocked. You had to try the POLAND Lollipop firmware or wait till future udpates.
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Hi there Joku!
Just tried the Polish Lollipop Firmware and it still keeps displaying the "Encryption failed" error. It looks like it does not matter which file I flash, it will keep showing the same error.
Like I said, I believe I somehow broke the PIT file of the phone. Any ideas how to fix this?
Regards,
Rene
Try this pit file.
https://meocloud.pt/link/4ebb315a-867c-4469-bfdf-c234ca9f4d1e/PIT-File-DBT VFG-UK-MSM8974.zip/
Put it on pit field. Set repartition on and auto reboot. If all goes well then try to flash the Vodafone NL 4.4.2 rom (it's the one I use so I know that this pit file works with it).
Sent from my SM-N9005
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If it doesn't work try to go in TWRP and wipe the /data partition and then reflash the stock rom.
Sent from my SM-N9005
Question solved!
DeuXGod said:
Try this pit file.
Put it on pit field. Set repartition on and auto reboot. If all goes well then try to flash the Vodafone NL 4.4.2 rom (it's the one I use so I know that this pit file works with it).
Sent from my SM-N9005
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If it doesn't work try to go in TWRP and wipe the /data partition and then reflash the stock rom.
Sent from my SM-N9005
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Thanks DeuXGod, but by now I more or less stumbled on the solution by trial and error. I'll post it here, hoping that somebody may benefit from my endeavours in the future. As a n00b I can't post links though. Sorry for that.
I do not know if all the steps are necessary or correct, but in the end they did lead me back to a working device. :fingers-crossed:
After trying a few PIT files here in the forums, the problems did not go away. Some of them would lead to a phone that just got stuck at the "Samsung" screen and would not fully boot up.
So I got the idea to flash back the "old" Dutch 4.4.2 ROM, which I downloaded from Sammobile and flashed in ODIN. After booting it showed a bit of a different error message, saying the file system was corrupted
I googled for this and stumbled on a small ZIP file that is supposed to fix "cannot mount DATA / EFS errors". I loaded this on my SDXC.
Flashed aforementioned ZIP file through the recovery from the SDXC.
After rebooting it still showed the same error, so I got back to recovery, did a factory reset and a cache wipe.
Another reboot and much to my surprise (and great relief) the phone booted up normally again!
From there I thought that if this worked, the Polish 5.0 should work too. I flashed it. Flashed CF Auto Root after that and everything seems to be working fine!
I set everything up and the phone is now restoring the apps etc. So far looking very good!
Hi, I'm stupid and bricked my phone.
I had rooted almost immediately after getting my phone, AT&T SM-G900A, and had no problems.
Used FlashFire to apply the 5.0 pre-rooted stock rom (OC4), and had no problems.
Decided today to use SuperSU's "Full Unroot" function, rebooted, and now I can't get past the AT&T logo on boot. And apparently even after that the phone is still rooted.
Tried the G900AUCU3BOC4-OneClick.exe Odin flasher, but it fails and I get "sw rev check fail [aboot]: fused 4 > binary 3" which from what I understand means I am trying to install a rom version that is older than the one I currently have.
Looked on the internet to see if there is any Odin-compatible tar.md5 file for the newer versions, hoping one of those would let me update. However, I can only find .zip files made by muniz_ri. Tried copying those to my microSD card and install through recovery, but it fails with "invalid header". It looks like those zip files only work with FlashFire, which I can't even get to anymore because I can't boot.
Is there a floating copy of one of the newer stock roms (can be unrooted, I don't care) that I can flash with Odin? Or is there another secret I am missing? I have been through dozens of threads here on the forums and they all seem to have a solution that just give me any results.
Thanks for any help!
I have the same issue, did you fix it somehow?
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I have the same issue, did you fix it somehow?
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i've the same problem... did you 2 had any luck?
This might be you solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...cu4bof3-odin-tar-files-t3246906?goto=newpost/
DanteGG said:
This might be you solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...cu4bof3-odin-tar-files-t3246906?goto=newpost/
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i'll try it, thanks!
edit: worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks
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Hi, I'm stupid and bricked my phone.
I had rooted almost immediately after getting my phone, AT&T SM-G900A, and had no problems.
Used FlashFire to apply the 5.0 pre-rooted stock rom (OC4), and had no problems.
Decided today to use SuperSU's "Full Unroot" function, rebooted, and now I can't get past the AT&T logo on boot. And apparently even after that the phone is still rooted.
Tried the G900AUCU3BOC4-OneClick.exe Odin flasher, but it fails and I get "sw rev check fail [aboot]: fused 4 > binary 3" which from what I understand means I am trying to install a rom version that is older than the one I currently have.
Looked on the internet to see if there is any Odin-compatible tar.md5 file for the newer versions, hoping one of those would let me update. However, I can only find .zip files made by muniz_ri. Tried copying those to my microSD card and install through recovery, but it fails with "invalid header". It looks like those zip files only work with FlashFire, which I can't even get to anymore because I can't boot.
Is there a floating copy of one of the newer stock roms (can be unrooted, I don't care) that I can flash with Odin? Or is there another secret I am missing? I have been through dozens of threads here on the forums and they all seem to have a solution that just give me any results.
Thanks for any help!
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Hello!
Did you fix your s5? I'm having the same issue with mine. I can't find the G900AUCU4BOF2 I'm scared to flash via odin any other old firmware.
Thanks
Sent from my SM-N910V using XDA-Developers mobile app
Download stock firmware for your device and flash it via odin.. everything will get back to normal
mumo24 said:
i'll try it, thanks!
edit: worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks
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Hello there!
Where can i get the link to the stock G900AUCU4BOF2?i noticed that you fix yours.
Thanks
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brave nathanael said:
Download stock firmware for your device and flash it via odin.. everything will get back to normal
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Stock Rom for G900AUCU4BOF2 5.0 does not exist yet,just G900AUCU1ANCE 4.4.2 Im afraid to brick my phone if I downgrade.having a hard time to find it
osk4rin said:
Hello there!
Where can i get the link to the stock G900AUCU4BOF2?i noticed that you fix yours.
Thanks
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Stock Rom for G900AUCU4BOF2 5.0 does not exist yet,just G900AUCU1ANCE 4.4.2 Im afraid to brick my phone if I downgrade.having a hard time to find it
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Hello, try looking for G900A_OF2_Stock_Rooted_Rom.zip I think that is the file you are looking for. In case you dont find it I could upload it.
(I guess that was the file I used, downloaded a lot of ROMs that time)