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[Q] SGH-I337M No Sound Or Wifi

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This issue was solved for myself and another member here by tracking down the appropriate latest stock firmware for our regions and flashing it with Odin. Note that it took multiple flashes of the same firmware in Odin before it was actually fixed.
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Hi All,
I have a SGH-I337M from Rogers (Canada) and I'm having a hell of a time getting my phone working again. Here's the complete history. I originally took it from stock 4.2.2 to 4.4 Gummy ROM. Everything was working fine with that. I then found out about the easy sim unlock with the stock touchwiz ROM, so I plugged it into Kies to restore it to factory. However, I didn't realize (about a week ago) that they were rolling out the 4.3 update, so lo and behold I wound up with 4.3.
The unlock method was not working on this, so I got hold of the 4.2.2 official ROM and flashed it with Odin. It was at this time that I realized the 4.3 update included the knox bootloader (I think that's the bootloader? I'm still pretty green with this stuff), so of course I wind up with persisting flags showing warranty void, kernel is not seapermissive or whatever the error is, etc etc. ALSO, it was at the time of the 4.3 update that I realized wifi and sound do not work anymore. I flashed back to the Gummy rom, wifi starts working again but not sound.
PHEW, if you made it through that, thanks for your time! Anyway I'm now back at 4.2.2 because I figured I'd try the unlocking at least and... it doesn't work. I read from others that the wifi and sound not working had to do with the modem firmware not matching what the kernel expects, so I took my wifes phone (which is still running 4.2.2 and the unlock worked, also a SGH-I337M), ran the following:
Code:
su
cd mnt/sdcard/
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=backup-NON-HLOS.bin
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 of=backup-modem.bin
Copied those dumps, wrote them to my busted phone with:
Code:
su
dd if=NON-HLOS.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
dd if=modem.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2
reboot
And.... all that to no avail. I'm literally just fumbling through this now because this stuff is going beyond the scope of what I know. Anyone who can help or point me in the right direction would be most appreciated! Thanks for your time!

Fixed
Alright so, as I mentioned the official rogers 4.3 update over Kies is what I believe caused these problems in the first place. What I did however was get hold of the latest official build from this link (RWC-I337MVLUEMK6-20131125124040) and flash it in Odin. Oddly enough after the flash, all is working. Perhaps there is a broken version being pushed out over Kies.

Stock Kernel After Install Cyanogenmod 11 | Kitkat | Build 8 | 29 Nov ]
I have many problems with my phone after install CM11, i follow the instructions step by step and the installation complete without any problems but,
First. I have, at turn on the phone in the first screen "Samsung Galaxy S4" there is something written in red at the top left corner : "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING" In yellow just above : "Set Warranty Bit : kernel"
I investigate that and this is call, stock kernel.
Second. The Wifi is tethering i can´t active, don´t work.
Third. the sound is @%&)*, i can hear nothing.
Fourth. The mic on the phone is dead too, i can do calls on my phone because the other person don´t hear me nothing.
Somebody knows how fix all of this problems or my phone is @%&)* forever?
Thanks anyway, i appreciated any kind of help. Merry Christmas and Happy holidays for all. God bless you.

Y4kk=_Sp4rr0w said:
I have many problems with my phone after install CM11, i follow the instructions step by step and the installation complete without any problems but,
First. I have, at turn on the phone in the first screen "Samsung Galaxy S4" there is something written in red at the top left corner : "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING" In yellow just above : "Set Warranty Bit : kernel"
I investigate that and this is call, stock kernel.
Second. The Wifi is tethering i can´t active, don´t work.
Third. the sound is @%&)*, i can hear nothing.
Fourth. The mic on the phone is dead too, i can do calls on my phone because the other person don´t hear me nothing.
Somebody knows how fix all of this problems or my phone is @%&)* forever?
Thanks anyway, i appreciated any kind of help. Merry Christmas and Happy holidays for all. God bless you.
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Buddy! You're having the exact same problems I had. Can you tell me what carrier you are with and post your exact model here (like mine is SGH-i337M). The solution for me was to end up flashing (for the 4th or 5th time) the original stock touchwiz from branded by my carrier. The kernel warnings and such all went away, all sound and wifi works again (see my above posts). You might also be able to just flash the modem file for your phone, the CM version. Anyway post that stuff (exact model, carrier etc) and I'll see if I can help!

Furinax said:
Buddy! You're having the exact same problems I had. Can you tell me what carrier you are with and post your exact model here (like mine is SGH-i337M). The solution for me was to end up flashing (for the 4th or 5th time) the original stock touchwiz from branded by my carrier. The kernel warnings and such all went away, all sound and wifi works again (see my above posts). You might also be able to just flash the modem file for your phone, the CM version. Anyway post that stuff (exact model, carrier etc) and I'll see if I can help!
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Thanks Furinax, i appreciated all the help could you give me, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M, mi carrier is Telcel in México, i tried to download the original ROM, the android version 4.3.3, but that you know, the FBI goes down Hotfile and SamMobile still upload all the ROM´s in Terafile, if you know another site where i can download this original ROM i thank you so much, my best regards.

Found it!
Y4kk=_Sp4rr0w said:
Thanks Furinax, i appreciated all the help could you give me, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M, mi carrier is Telcel in México, i tried to download the original ROM, the android version 4.3.3, but that you know, the FBI goes down Hotfile and SamMobile still upload all the ROM´s in Terafile, if you know another site where i can download this original ROM i thank you so much, my best regards.
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Here ya go buddy, found it on terafile. Click this link here. ProTip! Use Bitcomet to do the HTTP download (copy the link once it starts downloading) and set the max connections to 20. This way you'll bypass the download throttle and download at full speed. Follow up and let me know if it works out for you!
In case you don't know, extract the zip, open Odin, click "PDA" and select the .md5 file you extracted. Put your phone into download mode by powering off and then powering on while holding the volume down rocker. It'll ask you to press volume up to confirm. Plug the phone in now and Odin will recognize the phone is ready for flashing (will say added! in the text field). Go ahead and click start. Note that this is a very big file so after you select it in Odin it will freeze for a while while it calculates the MD5 sum.
TCE-I337MUMUEMK6-20131128165859.zip

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If anyone else is looking for their stock roms for SG4, most of them can be found at this link.

Furinax said:
Here ya go buddy, found it on terafile. Click this link here. ProTip! Use Bitcomet to do the HTTP download (copy the link once it starts downloading) and set the max connections to 20. This way you'll bypass the download throttle and download at full speed. Follow up and let me know if it works out for you!
In case you don't know, extract the zip, open Odin, click "PDA" and select the .md5 file you extracted. Put your phone into download mode by powering off and then powering on while holding the volume down rocker. It'll ask you to press volume up to confirm. Plug the phone in now and Odin will recognize the phone is ready for flashing (will say added! in the text field). Go ahead and click start. Note that this is a very big file so after you select it in Odin it will freeze for a while while it calculates the MD5 sum.
Thanks Furinax, i really appreciated your time and your help, i´m downloading already, i have philz recovery in the phone, do you reccomends do the flashing from philz or is better with Odin? i have the Odin v3.09, i hope fix my phone with this Original ROM, i will inform what happen, thanks again, my best regards, take care you.
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Furinax said:
If anyone else is looking for their stock roms for SG4, most of them can be found at
Thanks again Furinax, i will keep in contact, i will see what happens, my best regards.
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Y4kk=_Sp4rr0w said:
Thanks Furinax, i really appreciated your time and your help, i´m downloading already, i have philz recovery in the phone, do you reccomends do the flashing from philz or is better with Odin? i have the Odin v3.09, i hope fix my phone with this Original ROM, i will inform what happen, thanks again, my best regards, take care you.
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You can't flash it through recovery you have to use Odin and yes 3.09 should work fine. Make sure you extract the zip first and select the .md5 file that gets extracted from the zip. ALSO note that this will replace your custom recovery. I have not yet attempted to replace the stock recovery after flashing and fixing my phone, so I cannot tell you if it will work or not. At this point I'm just happy to have my phone working again so I'm not tampering and leaving it at stock. Also note that once you flash 4.3 the boot loader will be replaced so that if you tamper with the phone (flash anything new etc) it will permanently set a flag that you cannot change which indicates that your warranty is now void.

Stock Kernel Fix It but ....
Hello Furinax, i download and flash the original ROM with Odin v3.09, the stock Kernel fix it, but the Wifi and the sound still tethering, don´t work both of them, do you recommend flashing again? Or what can i do? Thanks and we keep in contact.
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Furinax said:
You can't flash it through recovery you have to use Odin and yes 3.09 should work fine. Make sure you extract the zip first and select the .md5 file that gets extracted from the zip. ALSO note that this will replace your custom recovery. I have not yet attempted to replace the stock recovery after flashing and fixing my phone, so I cannot tell you if it will work or not. At this point I'm just happy to have my phone working again so I'm not tampering and leaving it at stock. Also note that once you flash 4.3 the boot loader will be replaced so that if you tamper with the phone (flash anything new etc) it will permanently set a flag that you cannot change which indicates that your warranty is now void.
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Hello Furinax, i download and flash the original ROM with Odin v3.09, the stock Kernel fix it, but the Wifi and the sound still tethering, don´t work both of them, do you recommend flashing again? Or what can i do? Thanks and we keep in contact.
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Hello Furinax, i download and flash the original ROM with Odin v3.09, the stock Kernel fix it, but the Wifi and the sound still tethering, don´t work both of them, do you recommend flashing again? Or what can i do? Thanks and we keep in contact.[/QUOTE]
What happen Furinax, i´m very happy, after flashing my phone for second time, it fix all, my phone is back, i have WiFi, sound, and calls again, i learn the lesson, i will never flashing again with Customs RoM´s and i recommend to everyone don´t do it, thanks for helping me, have a great Christmas and a very vary happy new year, my best regards, salutes from Guadalajara, México, take care you, and god bless you.:good:

Y4kk=_Sp4rr0w said:
Hello Furinax, i download and flash the original ROM with Odin v3.09, the stock Kernel fix it, but the Wifi and the sound still tethering, don´t work both of them, do you recommend flashing again? Or what can i do? Thanks and we keep in contact.
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Hello Furinax, i download and flash the original ROM with Odin v3.09, the stock Kernel fix it, but the Wifi and the sound still tethering, don´t work both of them, do you recommend flashing again? Or what can i do? Thanks and we keep in contact.
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Hello Furinax, i download and flash the original ROM with Odin v3.09, the stock Kernel fix it, but the Wifi and the sound still tethering, don´t work both of them, do you recommend flashing again? Or what can i do? Thanks and we keep in contact.
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What happen Furinax, i´m very happy, after flashing my phone for second time, it fix all, my phone is back, i have WiFi, sound, and calls again, i learn the lesson, i will never flashing again with Customs RoM´s and i recommend to everyone don´t do it, thanks for helping me, have a great Christmas and a very vary happy new year, my best regards, salutes from Guadalajara, México, take care you, and god bless you.:good:[/QUOTE]
Yay! Glad to hear it. Just gotta watch and read lots before flashing custom roms. Some phones are a pain in the rear, some are fine. Usually stick to flagship phones for this. For example the Nexus series from Google, never had an issue flashing any of those phones. Anyway buddy I'm glad to hear it's all working, merry Christmas and happy new year to you too and God bless you as well. Take care!

I am going through this right now as we speak. I bought a S4 I337M tonight locked to Telus and am trying to unlock it for bell.....it was on 4.3 so yeah I tripped the knox bootloader which is ok because I do not have warranty on the phone BUT I installed 4.2.2 and tried the unlocking and of course it does not seem possible on the Telus i337m .....I followed all suggestions to a T so we must have to pay for codes....
Anyways I lost wifi and sound so i used odin to push back telus factory firmware mk6 and still have no wifi and sound ? Any ideas?
I am currently using odin and pushing it once again , fingers crossed
Any tips on both the unlocking and regaining sound and wifi ? thanks

stevenca said:
I am going through this right now as we speak. I bought a S4 I337M tonight locked to Telus and am trying to unlock it for bell.....it was on 4.3 so yeah I tripped the knox bootloader which is ok because I do not have warranty on the phone BUT I installed 4.2.2 and tried the unlocking and of course it does not seem possible on the Telus i337m .....I followed all suggestions to a T so we must have to pay for codes....
Anyways I lost wifi and sound so i used odin to push back telus factory firmware mk6 and still have no wifi and sound ? Any ideas?
I am currently using odin and pushing it once again , fingers crossed
Any tips on both the unlocking and regaining sound and wifi ? thanks
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Hey. So a couple of things. First, if you did the unlock process with the 4.2.2 rom, you unfortunately have to re flash the 4.2.2 rom and this time in the menu turn sim lock back on. Then, you can proceed to flash 4.3.3 and buy an unlock code. The reason you have to re flash and explicitly re - enable sim lock using the 4.2.2 menu is that once it fails, if you don't do that then even your purchased unlock code won't work!
So make sure you do that. I believe it's #*0101 then hit menu key, select back. Hit menu again, select number input, enter 1. Get the ddms main menu or whatever it's called where you can see network lock options and then select on instead of off. There is actually a video on YouTube of this exact issue and fix, I've just been moving for 4 days and am beat so if you get really stuck here I can find it tomorrow.
Once you do that re flash 4.3.3 with Odin but before you do, enter recover mode and wipe/factory reset/cache everything and of course ensure you are backed up first.
It has been my experience and others experience that you may need to re flash 4.3.3 multiple times before the wifi and other issues will be fixed. Don't panic, it'll work. Once you've got that all sorted, I bought my unlock codes (did this painful process on three sgh-1337m's) from cellunlocker.net and all went perfect. Let me know if you have any more questions!

Thanks! took 3 times to get back wifi and sound.....so odd.
I am now flashing 4.2 again and i will change the settings you mentioned back to locked than clear cache/factory wipe before going back to 4.3 and ordering my unlock code online....I dont understand why it works for some and not [email protected]!!!

stevenca said:
Thanks! took 3 times to get back wifi and sound.....so odd.
I am now flashing 4.2 again and i will change the settings you mentioned back to locked than clear cache/factory wipe before going back to 4.3 and ordering my unlock code online....I dont understand why it works for some and not [email protected]!!!
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Glad you got sound/wifi back! As far as why it sometimes works, phone had to be shipped with 4.2.2. Once they get upgraded to 4.3, the functionality is gone for reasons I'm not 100% on so I won't shoot my mouth off like I'm an expert. Lol enjoy your unlocked phone once you get it all sorted!

After the second flashing works, be patient
Furinax said:
Hey. So a couple of things. First, if you did the unlock process with the 4.2.2 rom, you unfortunately have to re flash the 4.2.2 rom and this time in the menu turn sim lock back on. Then, you can proceed to flash 4.3.3 and buy an unlock code. The reason you have to re flash and explicitly re - enable sim lock using the 4.2.2 menu is that once it fails, if you don't do that then even your purchased unlock code won't work!
So make sure you do that. I believe it's #*0101 then hit menu key, select back. Hit menu again, select number input, enter 1. Get the ddms main menu or whatever it's called where you can see network lock options and then select on instead of off. There is actually a video on YouTube of this exact issue and fix, I've just been moving for 4 days and am beat so if you get really stuck here I can find it tomorrow.
Once you do that re flash 4.3.3 with Odin but before you do, enter recover mode and wipe/factory reset/cache everything and of course ensure you are backed up first.
It has been my experience and others experience that you may need to re flash 4.3.3 multiple times before the wifi and other issues will be fixed. Don't panic, it'll work. Once you've got that all sorted, I bought my unlock codes (did this painful process on three sgh-1337m's) from cellunlocker.net and all went perfect. Let me know if you have any more questions!
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Hello stevenca, i reflash a second time with the original ROM and normalized, do the reflash for a second or third time with the original ROM of your phone and I guarantee it will work, Furinax help me a lot, have a happy new year. I will keep in contact if i can help you.

I need help. ASAP
ok heres the deal I upgraded to 4.3 via wifi on the phone then i rooted using cf autoroot and i restored my data,cache, and boot that i had from 4.2.2 and then it went to a black screen when booting with the led functioning. so i flashed to stock using odin and it worked but wifi sound and sd card did not work so i tried to upgrade via kies thinking it would solve my problem, it didnt it crashed at 43% and put me in firmware encountered issue mode so i went to download mode and flshed 4.2.2 stock multiple times but no success with wifi or sound please help. it is all stock i erased all memory and restored to stock. 4.2.2 stock Bell Canadian i337m. Please help i'm a noob. also when i turn on my phone it says in red text KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING and underneath in yellow text it says SET WARRANTY BIT: KERNEL

Pavandeep Dhillon said:
ok heres the deal I upgraded to 4.3 via wifi on the phone then i rooted using cf autoroot and i restored my data,cache, and boot that i had from 4.2.2 and then it went to a black screen when booting with the led functioning. so i flashed to stock using odin and it worked but wifi sound and sd card did not work so i tried to upgrade via kies thinking it would solve my problem, it didnt it crashed at 43% and put me in firmware encountered issue mode so i went to download mode and flshed 4.2.2 stock multiple times but no success with wifi or sound please help. it is all stock i erased all memory and restored to stock. 4.2.2 stock Bell Canadian i337m. Please help i'm a noob. also when i turn on my phone it says in red text KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING and underneath in yellow text it says SET WARRANTY BIT: KERNEL
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- U cant come back of 4.3 to 4.2.2. And u cant restore ur DATA/boot of 4.2.2 to one new firmware 4.3 either
- U will have to install now TWRP for ex.
- Go to Recovery and wipe all (data, system, cache and dalvik cache)
- Reboot in Download Mode
- Flash this firmware by ODIN
- Take a look in XDA the terms im writing u (TWRP, Recovery, Download mode, ODIN, Flashing firmware). They are very important steps for solve ur problems :highfive:

Thank you very much i'll come back with the results.
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How do i get TWRP on to my phone?
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Nevermind, i got TWRP through goomanager but the link you gave me for 4.3 partially works, the link itself is working but when im on the page and click download it creates a download link that doesnt work
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Pavandeep Dhillon said:
Thank you very much i'll come back with the results.
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How do i get TWRP on to my phone?
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Nevermind, i got TWRP through goomanager but the link you gave me for 4.3 partially works, the link itself is working but when im on the page and click download it creates a download link that doesnt work
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ok i have to be the most annoying poster, sorry. TWRP through goomanager didnt work so im stuck with no download and no TWRP.
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OK i got TWRP and wiped everything just waiting on link, thank you.

I did everything you said still doesnt work.

Cannot activate phone with Cyanogenmod 11

I have a sprint galaxy s4 running cyanogenmod 11. I just bought the phone from someone. I went and got a new SIM for the device and tried to activate online. Did not work. I opened chat window with sprint and they put in the device's numbers and sim card number and asked me to make a test call, which did not work. They then asked me to type in ##72786#. They said it would auto reboot the device. It did nothing. They then started asking questions about if this was a used device. Obviously I don't want to have to go to the sprint store, I'm sure they would tell me they cannot activate a modded device.
Can anyone tell me how to activate?
edit: also had me enter ##659143# and said it should bring up a menu screen. It did nothing

Pretty sure those codes won't do anything unless you're on a TW based rom. I would flash the stock rom, then call and try to activate.
(And please remember questions go in the Q&A section)
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk 2

As said above you'll need a touchwiz rom to get activated. I had the same problem when I got my phone.

Beezer80 said:
As said above you'll need a touchwiz rom to get activated. I had the same problem when I got my phone.
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Thanks. I really like this rom and how its performing... can you please point me to a tutorial on how to bring back to stock, then to reinstall the same rom after activation? Person I got it from said the files are on the sd card

Download a touchwiz rom to your SD card. Boot into recovery and make a backup of your current setup. Then flash the touhwiz ROM. Activate your phone then boot back into recovery and restore your CM11 ROM.

Beezer80 said:
Download a touchwiz rom to your SD card. Boot into recovery and make a backup of your current setup. Then flash the touhwiz ROM. Activate your phone then boot back into recovery and restore your CM11 ROM.
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Where do I get touchwiz? Cannot find it on google or xda.

You really need to learn ALOT before you start using a rooted phone. And flashing.
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Touch wiz refers to any Samsung bloated ROM. There are numerous ones in the development section.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

daniel4653 said:
You really need to learn ALOT before you start using a rooted phone. And flashing.
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Touch wiz refers to any Samsung bloated ROM. There are numerous ones in the development section.
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What's done is done, I have a rooted phone. At this point I need to get through this. All help is appreciated.
I used a youtube tutorial, downloaded touchwiz and odin. Tried to install but it hung up in the middle and failed install. Now won't install through odin and I get the error 'firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again".
Installed Kies, went to tools>firmware upgrade initialization... but it keeps saying incorrect serial.
Any ideas?

Boot into Download Mode, post what the text is in the upper-left-hand corner. (after saying "yes" to the warning.) As long as you don't do anything with Odin nothing will download.
There's nothing in that text that has any personally identifiable information.

guyrelax said:
What's done is done, I have a rooted phone. At this point I need to get through this. All help is appreciated.
I used a youtube tutorial, downloaded touchwiz and odin. Tried to install but it hung up in the middle and failed install. Now won't install through odin and I get the error 'firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again".
Installed Kies, went to tools>firmware upgrade initialization... but it keeps saying incorrect serial.
Any ideas?
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First of all, what baseband version are you on? Mdc, mdl, mf9,mk2, mja? That is important to know. If on say mf9, then flash with odin a stock mf9, therevare plenty of videos on youtube as to how to use odin. As for the kies error page or wathever justbpull the battery and go into download mode again and start over again. If it only goes half way and stops try a different usb port and make sure you are using the factory original usb cable, I had that same problem you describe of the kies error and itvwas the usb port. Give it a try, just take your time and don't loose your patience. Odin is pretty safe but at the same time you do not want to mess up. Triple check your settings and make surebyou have the right files. Good luck sorry about the typos.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2303917
Link to all roms, just scroll down to the stock touchwiz roms and choose the one you need.

matraca said:
First of all, what baseband version are you on? Mdc, mdl, mf9,mk2, mja? That is important to know. If on say mf9, then flash with odin a stock mf9, therevare plenty of videos on youtube as to how to use odin. As for the kies error page or wathever justbpull the battery and go into download mode again and start over again. If it only goes half way and stops try a different usb port and make sure you are using the factory original usb cable, I had that same problem you describe of the kies error and itvwas the usb port. Give it a try, just take your time and don't loose your patience. Odin is pretty safe but at the same time you do not want to mess up. Triple check your settings and make surebyou have the right files. Good luck sorry about the typos.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2303917
Link to all roms, just scroll down to the stock touchwiz roms and choose the one you need.
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I also have the same issue with my secondary phone line that is an S4. I wasn't quite sure what the heck the issue was with my device since it was working perfectly fine in one month and then all of a sudden I can no longer dial out anymore! I was puzzled as all hell and was wondering whats going on? So i had thought instantly that its either needing a PRL Update or it has to upgrade the radio and at the time i had just literally updated the radio from MF9 i believe. everything worked BUT the phone line kept saying that wonderful "we are sorry but your account could NOT be validated" line and again and again didnt realize that untill reading this post that i didnt remember to upgrade to the latest firmware update. So your saying that is the issue? Doesn't a PRL update help some of those issues with connectivity as well right? that way if you wanted to downgrade your firmware in your radio you could still do so and just update your PRL correct me if i am wrong but i haven't messed with the issue in about 4-5 months so im a lil dusty and need some clarification. I also CANT find an option to Update the PRL in CM 11 at all and sprint had told me that was what i needed to do and i couldnt find that anywhere when i changed my number i basically got data connectivity ONLY... has the Update PRL option in CM11 become obsolete or removed? does just a radio firmware update solve all the connectivity issues? or i should say just most not all... Thank you too by the way I have been stumped and just needed another head to miss what was so an obvious issue if this works out to be the problem that has agitated me time and time again!

Afraid phone is auto updating itself to kit kat!

I just bought a Galaxy S4 running 4.2.2 out of the box and I had it 1 day and was getting persistent notifications about a new software update. I went into apps and hit stop the updater and thought that would solve it, i didn't think i had to freeze the app. Then about 2 hours ago screen flashes your phone will update itself in 30 seconds !out of nowhere! so i tried hitting the back button and turned it on and off and i couldn't stop it. Now i am seeing a installation screen when the phone is on and a progress bar...I dont understand. I never hit continue and I never saw a large download happen at all, i dont know if it happened in the background while i was downloading apps or not? This is the screen i get.....
I don't want to lose the ability to root and I want to keep as many options open as possible for flashing custom ROMs. I'm embarrassed to ask but i do not know what to do. Can anyone help me?

Battery pull
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Before it gets to install. Then factory reset. Root and freeze the update apps fota ect
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Battery pull
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that's exactly what i did. However, as soon as you but the battery back in it begins again. Just before this screen it will say "booting into recovery" very small in the top left hand corner with the logo then it immediately goes to that screen. I have no idea where to go from here?

Factory reset in recovery.
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Or Odin the operating system you were on before it updates.
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Put it in download mode and Odin the current firmware you are on.
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DanRyan85 said:
that's exactly what i did. However, as soon as you but the battery back in it begins again. Just before this screen it will say "booting into recovery" very small in the top left hand corner with the logo then it immediately goes to that screen. I have no idea where to go from here?
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Is there a way to factory reset or abort the installation if you cant get past that screen? I dont know how to get past that screen and abort the install TO factory reset....

rbedell said:
Factory reset in recovery.
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Or Odin the operating system you were on before it updates.
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Put it in download mode and Odin the current firmware you are on.
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Thank you for the suggestions. How can i get to recovery? or put it in download mode and Odin the firmware? It IMMEDIATELY goes to that install screen even though it says "booting into recovery" just before. Is there a combo with the power button and volume keys i can use to abort and get back to recovery maybe?

Hold the volume down and the home button while powering on. Instructions can be found all over the Web with the files. Put them in the right spot in odin.
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Make sure you odin the version you are currently on though.
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If you you told me which baseband you were on I could help you narrow down the searching.
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Hold the volume down and the home button while powering on. Instructions can be found all over the Web with the files. Put them in the right spot in odin.
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Make sure you odin the version you are currently on though.
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If you you told me which baseband you were on I could help you narrow down the searching.
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Okay first I tried to boot into recovery and got this screen...
than i tried the up button and got this screen....
but nothing happened after 10 mins, so i went back to recovery and this time at the "triangle screen" i hit down to retart the phone. The galaxy s4 title screen came up and then nothing happened. After a while i tried to reboot again...again title screen and then nothing. So after a while i tried recovery again and now i cannot get recovery to boot. I am in over my head, I am sorry for this. Do you know how i should proceed?
I am aftaid i have soft bricked the phone or something...
all i can get is the "Galaxy S4" then the screen goes black and will not come back on
managed to get back into recovery and hit "factory reset" and it was not succesful.

DanRyan85 said:
Okay first I tried to boot into recovery and got this screen...
than i tried the up button and got this screen....
but nothing happened after 10 mins, so i went back to recovery and this time at the "triangle screen" i hit down to retart the phone. The galaxy s4 title screen came up and then nothing happened. After a while i tried to reboot again...again title screen and then nothing. So after a while i tried recovery again and now i cannot get recovery to boot. I am in over my head, I am sorry for this. Do you know how i should proceed?
I am aftaid i have soft bricked the phone or something...
all i can get is the "Galaxy S4" then the screen goes black and will not come back on
managed to get back into recovery and hit "factory reset" and it was not succesful.
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As you can go to download mode (one with the Green android symbol) you are ok.
Just download your firmware from sammobile.com. Make sure you download correct version. In your case try downloading 4.2.2 version.
Use Odin 3.07. That's the version I use to flash 4.2.2 MG1 on my phone.
Unzip the downloaded firmware file with 7zip. Run odin as admin. Put firmware file in PDA slot. MAKE SURE REPARTITION IS UNCHECKED. Click on start. After flashing is done your phone will restart.

DanRyan85 said:
Okay first I tried to boot into recovery and got this screen...
than i tried the up button and got this screen....
but nothing happened after 10 mins, so i went back to recovery and this time at the "triangle screen" i hit down to retart the phone. The galaxy s4 title screen came up and then nothing happened. After a while i tried to reboot again...again title screen and then nothing. So after a while i tried recovery again and now i cannot get recovery to boot. I am in over my head, I am sorry for this. Do you know how i should proceed?
I am aftaid i have soft bricked the phone or something...
all i can get is the "Galaxy S4" then the screen goes black and will not come back on
managed to get back into recovery and hit "factory reset" and it was not succesful.
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From the screenshot in the OP, your phone actually started to update. If the bootloader got updated, then you will have to flash the firmware that matches the bootloader version or above.
Get into recovery and the bootloader version will be mentioned on the 2nd line.

jmjoyas said:
From the screenshot in the OP, your phone actually started to update. If the bootloader got updated, then you will have to flash the firmware that matches the bootloader version or above.
Get into recovery and the bootloader version will be mentioned on the 2nd line.[/QUOTE
Im sorry...should i still try to flash the stock firmware or is that risky now? How will i know by what it says if the bootloader did update, and how would i know what it did update to? Very sorry, i know i am in over my head. I never expected my phone to update without permission
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As you can go to download mode (one with the Green android symbol) you are ok.
Just download your firmware from sammobile.com. Make sure you download correct version. In your case try downloading 4.2.2 version.
Use Odin 3.07. That's the version I use to flash 4.2.2 MG1 on my phone.
Unzip the downloaded firmware file with 7zip. Run odin as admin. Put firmware file in PDA slot. MAKE SURE REPARTITION IS UNCHECKED. Click on start. After flashing is done your phone will restart.
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I dont think i can get back to download mode anymore....is that a deal breaker to try this approach?
I downloaded the firmware and Odin 3.7

DanRyan85 said:
jmjoyas said:
From the screenshot in the OP, your phone actually started to update. If the bootloader got updated, then you will have to flash the firmware that matches the bootloader version or above.
Get into recovery and the bootloader version will be mentioned on the 2nd line.[/QUOTE
Im sorry...should i still try to flash the stock firmware or is that risky now? How will i know by what it says if the bootloader did update, and how would i know what it did update to? Very sorry, i know i am in over my head. I never expected my phone to update without permission
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I am assuming you have a ATT S4. If not, this information would be incorrect.
The update would have been to kitkat. If so, the bootloader version would end with NB1. The jelly bean version ends with MK2. If you are still on 4.2.2, then it would end with MF3 (or maybe, the version line may not even be displayed).
The download mode is entered by pressing volume down + home while powering up and then pressing the volume up when the screen is displayed.
The recovery mode is entered by pressing volume up + home while powering up.
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DanRyan85 said:
I am assuming you have a ATT S4. If not, this information would be incorrect.
The update would have been to kitkat. If so, the bootloader version would end with NB1. The jelly bean version ends with MK2. If you are still on 4.2.2, then it would end with MF3 (or maybe, the version line may not even be displayed).
The download mode is entered by pressing volume down + home while powering up and then pressing the volume up when the screen is displayed.
The recovery mode is entered by pressing volume up + home while powering up.
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ALL GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU! Yes, mine is at&t. Its good to know that it would have been to kit kat and I am in this situation for a reason too. Thank you for the info on the bootloaders and also how to get back to download mode.
In your opinion should i try to flash the stock firmware then?
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You need to go to download mod. If you can not go to recovery mode to check the Boot loader version then first try to install 4.2.2 firmware. If you Boot loader is already upgraded then 4.2.2 flashing will fail in odin.

Oncet said:
You need to go to download mod. If you can not go to recovery mode to check the Boot loader version then first try to install 4.2.2 firmware. If you Boot loader is already upgraded then 4.2.2 flashing will fail in odin.
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Okay, first off thank you all for the continued patience. I can go to download mode and recovery mode. How do i check the boot loader version in recovery mode? I have the standard options in blue then below in yellow i have the following above a android with a explimation point that says no command:
#MANUAL MODE#
--Appling Multi-csc...
Applied the csc-code : ATT
Succesfully applied multi-csc.
and thats it.

I've never seen BL version in download mod. I have I337M Canadian version though.Since you already downloaded 4.2.2 firmware try installing it.

The newer recovery has the version right on top 2nd line below the Android Recovery Version line. If you don't see, then maybe you still have the old one. Try flashing the stock 4.2.2 firmware.
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I just tried the firmware 4.2.2 update. Tried it twice. In red lettering in download mode the phone said:
SW REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 2 :Binary :1
I also took this picture of the Odin screen:
I am not sure what to try now. I am not sure if it matters that i cant turn the phone on so I cant check USB Debugging. I did install drivers from the Samsung website. I am hoping that this code means more to someone than it does to me...
Thank you for the continued patience
Obviously right from the start it doesen't even start writing so does that mean it IS the bootloader? One member suggested that from earlier picture the phone had started to install the kit kat update when i pulled the battery. I then went into recovery and the phone stopped trying to update but it also started boot looping.
Earlier picture of the auto install:

DanRyan85 said:
I just tried the firmware 4.2.2 update. Tried it twice. In red lettering in download mode the phone said:
SW REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 2 :Binary :1
I also took this picture of the Odin screen:
I am not sure what to try now. I am not sure if it matters that i cant turn the phone on so I cant check USB Debugging. I did install drivers from the Samsung website. I am hoping that this code means more to someone than it does to me...
Thank you for the continued patience
Obviously right from the start it doesen't even start writing so does that mean it IS the bootloader? One member suggested that from earlier picture the phone had started to install the kit kat update when i pulled the battery. I then went into recovery and the phone stopped trying to update but it also started boot looping.
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You've blown a couple of Q-fuses. You need to ODIN MK2 or NB1. More than likely NB1. There is a thread in the general section that explains how to partially revert back to MK2 from NB1 that will allow you to install and use safestrap recovery. I suggest you put your phone down a do a few days worth of reading in the General and Q&A sections before you do anything else. Good luck.

I made a mistake. Did it cost me my phone?

Hi all,
So i just got a new S5 in the mail today and right away i got set to rooting it. I downgraded to NCG build, installed busybox, superuser,and safestrap recovery, and began flashing a new rom in rom slot one, separate from the stock slot. My error came when i flashed a rom and kernel and firmware for a BOG5 build, and i didnt odin the tar file for BOG5, which puts me here, with a phone that powers on (what i mean is the screen turns on and can enter DL mode), is recognized in device manager as a samsung composite device, but is not read by ODIN (its like the com port isnt even there), and cannot boot into safe strap as it instantly gets hung up at "Samsung Galaxy S5, Powered by android".
Please, help me.

I have no idea how you can get into download mode and not have it work. If the download mode screen is there, it's working (?)
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BTW, you can't use ROM slots with Lollipop.
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My guess is that you do not have the required samsung USB drivers installed. You can't just install ODIN, you have to also install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038555

The com port doesnt even show up on odin. I tried both 3.10 and 3.09. It sucks! And thats good to know, probably contributed to the reason it fails to boot. I definitely have the correct drivers because odin worked for me to downgrade to NCG.

try downloading flashfire and flashing it that way maybe?

I cant use flashfire because i cant boot my phone up to open the app

I cant use flashfire because i cant boot my phone to download/install let alone run the app.

hmmm did you try turning it off and on?

A bunch of times. The only way to do it is pulling the battery.

If it's booting to download mode, then it _is_ working. Are you sure you have odin set up properly?

Yeah, positive. It's worked for me right up until I misflashed this rom. Now it isn't even being detected by odin.

Are you opening Odin and then connecting the USB to the phone when it is in DL mode? Seen issues when having it all connected and then opening ODIN.. just a random idea..

Bricked - can you help?

Hello everyone - I attempted to root my phone today ended up bricking it. Originally I was unable to boot into recovery, I was getting a boot loop with a red message - only official binaries are allowed to be flashed. I tried flashing twrp but no luck. I tried flashing original firmware back to my phone using Odin which was failing every time. I have also tried the restarting the phone method and then quickly going back into download mode to proceed with Odin which also isn't working. Currently - I can only go into download mode and if I restart it just brings me to a giant message and exclamation mark that says - "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software." (i have never used smart switch before). At this point - I'm not sure how to proceed - any help is appreciated. Thank you

doublevisionsfc said:
Hello everyone - I attempted to root my phone today ended up bricking it. Originally I was unable to boot into recovery, I was getting a boot loop with a red message - only official binaries are allowed to be flashed. I tried flashing twrp but no luck. I tried flashing original firmware back to my phone using Odin which was failing every time. I have also tried the restarting the phone method and then quickly going back into download mode to proceed with Odin which also isn't working. Currently - I can only go into download mode and if I restart it just brings me to a giant message and exclamation mark that says - "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software." (i have never used smart switch before). At this point - I'm not sure how to proceed - any help is appreciated. Thank you
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I would try using smart switch method first to restore your phone. Link below is a start
http://www.blogtechtips.com/2017/06/24/easily-restore-samsung-device-firmware-with-smart-switch/
Odin errors can range. Without knowing what error Odin is telling you it's a bit hard to say.

try latest firmware with july patches...it will work use odin 3.13.1 or prince comsy odin
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/help/help-potential-softbrick-g955f-t3747425 read this carefully

spawnlives said:
I would try using smart switch method first to restore your phone. Link below is a start
http://www.blogtechtips.com/2017/06/24/easily-restore-samsung-device-firmware-with-smart-switch/
Odin errors can range. Without knowing what error Odin is telling you it's a bit hard to say.
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I just tried this out.. had to download an older version of smart switch - unfortunately I get the message that my device model the 950F is not supported for initializing on smart switch. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

khawarjaved said:
try latest firmware with july patches...it will work use odin 3.13.1 or prince comsy odin
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/help/help-potential-softbrick-g955f-t3747425 read this carefully
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I've been using the 3.13.1 Odin - but I will try with some different firmware - i have a couple different versions maybe they are not the latest firmware. Thank you.

no problem man

If you have any issues or errors with Odin make a note of it and post.

same problem here what was the firmware you use ?

cezhartac said:
same problem here what was the firmware you use ?
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same problem here what was the firmware you use ?
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As long as you can enter download mode you just need the latest firmware which I was able to find on Sammobile.com. I was using some older versions which was why I couldn't get out of being bricked. Thanks to Khawarjaved on this thread who pointed out the major change in the newer firmware.

khawarjaved said:
try latest firmware with july patches...it will work use odin 3.13.1 or prince comsy odin
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/help/help-potential-softbrick-g955f-t3747425 read this carefully
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Thanks again! I was using older firmware the whole time which was the problem.