Mistakingly flash international ROM - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

OOPS.
I flash an international ROM before realizing what I did!
The ROM was EchoeROM, 4.4. Custom recovery is TWRP.
In it's current state, I cannot boot to recovery. I CAN boot to download mode but Odin fails repeatedly.
I attempted the firmware recovery via Kies, but (as we know) it's ****. Kies asks for a S/N and no matter how correct it is (lol) it's not valid to Kies.
With ODIN I've tried 2 different kinds of 1-click flashes, one is stock w/ root, the other without root. And also the traditional ODIN3v1.85 with L720VPUAMDC_L720SPTAMDC_L720VPUAMDC_HOME that I got from stockroms.
so, help? anyone? :crying:

Had you taken the 4.3 OTA? If so, you will have to Odin the MK2 of MJA tar to get back to stock.
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frostedunit said:
Had you taken the 4.3 OTA? If so, you will have to Odin the MK2 of MJA tar to get back to stock.
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+1 That's what I was thinking too. I'm pretty sure on the E4GT if someone flashed the International version they needed to use a JTAG service to fix it. This is the first time I have read about this problem on this phone though so maybe not as bad???

As long as download mode boots, it's fixable.
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frostedunit said:
Had you taken the 4.3 OTA? If so, you will have to Odin the MK2 of MJA tar to get back to stock.
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Yes, I did have 4.3 before flashing. What is "MK2 of MJA"?

frostedunit said:
As long as download mode boots, it's fixable.
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Download mode boots but every time I attempt to flash something via Odin it fails *scratches head*

DanCandy said:
Yes, I did have 4.3 before flashing. What is "MK2 of MJA"?
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He meant to Odin MJA or MK2 if you are on 4.3.
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Here's a link for MJA tar if you need it. Comes in zip file so extract after downloading. http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...axy S4 (SPH-L720)/Stock ROMs/MJA/Original TAR
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daniel4653 said:
He meant to Odin MJA or MK2 if you are on 4.3.
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Here's a link for MJA tar if you need it. Comes in zip file so extract after downloading. http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...axy S4 (SPH-L720)/Stock ROMs/MJA/Original TAR
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I'll try flashing anything I can get that works lol Part of the problem is all the different things I've attempted to flash via Odin have all failed. I'll try this and report.
EDIT: Is this the best mirror for this? It's terrrrribly slow.

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preparing network no Internet

I am on 4.2.2 mf9 stock rom but I when I flash new rom I dont get internet have no 3g
Try connecting to WiFi then doing ##72786#
It resets your profile and prl
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daniel4653 said:
Try connecting to WiFi then doing ##72786#
It resets your profile and prl
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i ve tried that and nothing!!!
Are u flashing a 4.3 Rom? I lost radio using the wrong recovery settings but this was on 4.3, never lost radio on 4.2 and I believe I flashed them all lol,, what are you trying to flash?
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ParkerParker said:
Are u flashing a 4.3 Rom? I lost radio using the wrong recovery settings but this was on 4.3, never lost radio on 4.2 and I believe I flashed them all lol,, what are you trying to flash?
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was trying to flash sacs rom then i tried to flash other roms and didnt get any data at all!!
when i try to update PRL is will say session in progress please try again later
5oo said:
was trying to flash sacs rom then i tried to flash other roms and didnt get any data at all!!
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Let me guess you are using twrp? Sacs rom was the one time I had problems,, I ended up getting corrupted partitions and had to Odin back,, after the initial fail I was able to go back to a nand but everything was jacked,, something dosent play nicely with twrp and v8, it was mentioned in the thread somewhere I remember reading about it,,, let me go find it I'll be back
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ParkerParker said:
Let me guess you are using twrp? Sacs rom was the one time I had problems,, I ended up getting corrupted partitions and had to Odin back,, after the initial fail I was able to go back to a nand but everything was jacked,, something dosent play nicely with twrp and v8, it was mentioned in the thread somewhere I remember reading about it,,, let me go find it I'll be back
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i have philz now and i am on 4.2.2 stock rom
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5oo said:
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i have philz now and i am on 4.2.2 stock rom
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I was on 4.2 when I got corrupted partitions flashing sacs, but I was on twrp at the time, so you are using Philz and no matter what u flash you have problems? And you are sure it wasn't sacs latest 4.3?
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If you are still having radio issues you could always just Odin the mf9 modem or if you are wanting to come to MJA Unknownforce has the modem tar
One more thing when you had no radio did you happen to look at about device and see what you had under software and baseband?
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I was on 4.2 when I got corrupted partitions flashing sacs, but I was on twrp at the time, so you are using Philz and no matter what u flash you have problems? And you are sure it wasn't sacs latest 4.3?
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If you are still having radio issues you could always just Odin the mf9 modem or if you are wanting to come to MJA Unknownforce has the modem tar
One more thing when you had no radio did you happen to look at about device and see what you had under software and baseband?
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now i dont have issues i am on mf9 but when i flash sacs rom then i dont get any data and it will be preparing network
5oo said:
now i dont have issues i am on mf9 but when i flash sacs rom then i dont get any data and it will be preparing network
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Is this the sacs rom you flashed (^_-)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512983
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Is this the sacs rom you flashed (^_-)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512983
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Yes
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Yes
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Well that's most likely your problem, if you want sacs rom and you are going to stay on 4.2 then flash V8, it is an awesome rom with everything working, very much a DD, HERE IS THE LINK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359590
The rom you flashed is with MJA not mf9, even though it might be possible to upgrade modem through sacs rom it's more than likely to leave you with some bugs, if you decide to try V8 (I highly recommend) let me know how it goes :sly::sly::thumbup:
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Yes
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If you want to upgrade modems but don't want to take the OTA (that brings the Knox bootloader) just go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2338919
That's what I did and everything is working flawless for me, good luck :sly:
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ParkerParker said:
Well that's most likely your problem, if you want sacs rom and you are going to stay on 4.2 then flash V8, it is an awesome rom with everything working, very much a DD, HERE IS THE LINK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359590
The rom you flashed is with MJA not mf9, even though it might be possible to upgrade modem through sacs rom it's more than likely to leave you with some bugs, if you decide to try V8 (I highly recommend) let me know how it goes :sly::sly::thumbup:
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If you want to upgrade modems but don't want to take the OTA (that brings the Knox bootloader) just go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2338919
That's what I did and everything is working flawless for me, good luck :sly:
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Ok I will try it but I also flashed to mja and still didnt have data
5oo said:
Ok I will try it but I also flashed to mja and still didnt have data
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Just flashing to MJA might not work, you will most likely have to use Odin, flash the MJA tar, only if you are wanting to upgrade (^_-)
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ParkerParker said:
Just flashing to MJA might not work, you will most likely have to use Odin, flash the MJA tar, only if you are wanting to upgrade (^_-)
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so i flashed it today mja but my phone got stucked on boot logo samsung so i ve tried to reflash it few times and no luck so i had to flash mf9 back!!!! any ideas?

i9505 MKE/MKF modems

could someone link a url to these if they have been uploaded somewhere. if not i can just download the OTA's and get it from that but it saves me 6 hours of downloading if they are somewhere.
Solace50 said:
could someone link a url to these if they have been uploaded somewhere. if not i can just download the OTA's and get it from that but it saves me 6 hours of downloading if they are somewhere.
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Here's MKE http://d-h.st/gTI and MKF http://www.mediafire.com/download/kyx5khowhd7yzel/I9505XXUEMKF_MODEM.zip have a nice day,
ty.
isn't there a NON-HLOS.bin file required for mobile odin to flash these? i never quite understood the purpose of that file. basically im just trying to setup the ability to flash the modems on the fly in the event i go to europe or wherever else i may go.
I have same issue need to update modem via mobile Odin yet do not seem to be able to get one to flash and no laptop any ideas?
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upinsmoke7610 said:
I have same issue need to update modem via mobile Odin yet do not seem to be able to get one to flash and no laptop any ideas?
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What modem do you need? for what firmware?
Currently on fnc4 modem but need to flash fnc5 or gng8 , running GoldenEye 4.4.2 tw rom
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upinsmoke7610 said:
Currently on fnc4 modem but need to flash fnc5 or gng8 , running GoldenEye 4.4.2 tw rom
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I have the .tar files but cannot flash mobile Odin says its flashing but no change
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[Q] Need Wifi Help (Not turning on)

I was running MJA/CM10.2 but needed to update my PRL.
In the process, I decided to update to MK2/CM11.
I started by flashing Stock MK2 w/Root ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586586) then ODINd the MK2 Firmware (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42954149) to get Sense.
PRL and Profile updates, noticed that my Wifi wasn't connecting at that point.
Flashed CM11's Snapshot (http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=jfltespr&type=snapshot), flashed Wifi Fix, and my wifi is stuck on "Turning on wifi" and won't get past that point.
Anyone know what I need to do to get wifi restored? I've been searching for solutions for about an hour and can't really find one.
You have to wipe your phone to get it to work. And possible Odin a tar. Those have been the ooy two ways i have been able to solve it.
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What do you mean you flashed MK2 firmware to get "sense"?
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daniel4653 said:
You have to wipe your phone to get it to work. And possible Odin a tar. Those have been the ooy two ways i have been able to solve it.
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What do you mean you flashed MK2 firmware to get "sense"?
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I've tried multiple Factory Wipes to fix it, to no avail.
I flashed the stock rom and MK2 firmware to get a Sense rom so I could update PRL and Profile.
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I've tried multiple Factory Wipes to fix it, to no avail.
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Then I would suggest Odin MK2 tar.
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daniel4653 said:
Then I would suggest Odin MK2 tar.
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Is there one without Knox?
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Is there one without Knox?
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If you're on MF9 boot loader then Odin that since by you asking that question it seems you don't have Knox at all.
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daniel4653 said:
If you're on MF9 boot loader then Odin that since by you asking that question it seems you don't have Knox at all.
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I just Odin'd Unknownforce's MK2 tar again, still no wifi.
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I just Odin'd Unknownforce's MK2 tar again, still no wifi.
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Now try the whole ROM Odin.
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Can anyone tell me how to unbrick my phone.

I flashed the NAE tar from the Mega site. It seemed to work okay, but then it just did a random reboot without any prompt from me and now it won't boot info recovery. It also won't flash ODIN tars. Well.. It flashes them but it doesn't boot up. On KIES it says that its not compatible wiht my device
You are probably trying to odin other tars that are 4.3 or 4.2.2 which are not compatible with 4.4 as you can't go backwards thanks to Knox.
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And if your phone boots up then you are not bricked.
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daniel4653 said:
You are probably trying to odin other tars that are 4.3 or 4.2.2 which are not compatible with 4.4 as you can't go backwards thanks to Knox.
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And if your phone boots up then you are not bricked.
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No. I'm aware that yu can't go back. Nothing that I flash sticks. Nothign loads. It just gives a quick glimpse of the bootloader screen then turns off. I"ve tried flashing recoveries and CF auto root. Nothing is working.
if u have insurance.......use it
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if u have insurance.......use it
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I don't have insurance.
daniel4653 said:
You are probably trying to odin other tars that are 4.3 or 4.2.2 which are not compatible with 4.4 as you can't go backwards thanks to Knox.
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And if your phone boots up then you are not bricked.
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Okay, well... I've flashed more than a thousand times between my last two phones. I've never seen this before. I've used PIT files with the Tar and it still doesn't work. I'm fairly familiar with how ODIN works, but I'm wondering if I need to do something in a special order or something. I'm wondering if I can look at the partitions manually with ADB. I've used that before with my Evo 4G, but never on this S4. I need some fresh ideas... I'm all out. I've done everything that I know to do.
I would find a stock file for the s4 sprint version. And try flashing that, do a search for unrooting and returning to stock on the sprint galaxy s4. Then reroot etc.
Go to qbking77.com and you'll find your solution there. Good Luck.
The problem is you already upgraded to NAE which means none of the current stock tar files will work since there isn't an NAE stock tar file yet. You could try to odin the philz or twrp recovery and then install one of the NAE roms in the development section. Hopefully, the NAE stock tar will be available soon which would definitely fix your problem.

Help - Sprint Screen

I rooted my phone and then tried getting wifi tehter to work and when I rebooted after changing the services files it will only load to the Sprint yellow screen and stays there. What can I do? Please help.
I have a Sprint S4
Sounds like you did the wrong files. If you're on NAE you have to use the NAE hotspot mod. And then it depends if you are odex or deodexed. What exact hotspot files did you use and what android version are you running.
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Sounds like you did the wrong files. If you're on NAE you have to use the NAE hotspot mod. And then it depends if you are odex or deodexed. What exact hotspot files did you use and what android version are you running.
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I rooted my phone with Odin I am odex. I was running 4.4
It had me install services and services.odex files.
Please help.
I would advise you to Odin NAE tar since you said you are on 4.4 which is NAE. It will bring you back to a unroofed state and should get you back up and running. This won't delete any data so you shouldn't worry about that. Since you used Odin to root, you should be able to Odin.the NAE tar.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663619
The nae tar is located here in the first post.
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daniel4653 said:
I would advise you to Odin NAE tar since you said you are on 4.4 which is NAE. It will bring you back to a unroofed state and should get you back up and running. This won't delete any data so you shouldn't worry about that. Since you used Odin to root, you should be able to Odin.the NAE tar.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663619
The nae tar is located here in the first post.
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I am sorry what does that mean? NAE?
Its the software version, it refers to the day the build was made. Ecample: N= 14th letter of the alphabet, so 2014. M is the 13th letter so 2013.
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