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1-I Rooted my Sprint Galaxy S4 (with MF9) using Qbking77's You tube instructions (No Probs) !!
2-I dropped the Services.Odex, and Services.Jar into the systems/folder to replace the ones in there using root explorer to get the native hot spot working (It did NOT work) !!!
3-So I flashed via oden a "New" hot spot for rooted roms: "MDCHotspotMod-Odexed" onto the system, and now I am bricked...
I can boot into TWRP, BUT can't flash a rom to the system as it Fails.
I can flash the root "CF-Auto-Root-jfltespr-jfltespr-sphl720.tar" via oden which puts the stock recovery back onto the phone, BUT that wont't flash roms either.
SO, at a complete loss, I factory reset the device wiping everything, and it just boots to the Samsung Galaxy S4 Logo.
I downloaded the following: L720VPUAMDC_L720SPTAMDC_L720VPUAMDC_HOME.tar.md5 to try and flash back to stock in Oden, BUT, when I hit "Start" it doesn't do anything but say "The Parameter is incorrect"
This is the Stock MDC File, NOT the MF9 that my phone was currently on...
ANY SUGGESTIONS !!! Thanks guys.
Solved !!! Used MF9 Stock Tar file in Oden !!!
Glad you got it working!
Just in case you were wondering why it didn't work initially - you were on MF9, and you tried to flash the MDC hotspot mod.
And yes, flashing the stock MF9 in ODIN was the right step to fix this. If you now want to install the hotspot mod, make a nandroid backup, download the MF9 version and flash it in TWRP.
jj14 said:
Glad you got it working!
Just in case you were wondering why it didn't work initially - you were on MF9, and you tried to flash the MDC hotspot mod.
And yes, flashing the stock MF9 in ODIN was the right step to fix this. If you now want to install the hotspot mod, make a nandroid backup, download the MF9 version and flash it in TWRP.
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Any word on getting the hot spot feature working on the MF9 ?? Either Wifi Tether (specific settings), OR the regular built in Hot Spot?? Thanks... Also, I def know about the different software versions I.E. MDL, MDC, and MF9, the site said that particular file would take me back to stock & I would just have to OTA !!! Guess they were wrong, lol...:laugh: Anywho, thanks again, it's nice being able to get help when needed !!!
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Any word on getting the hot spot feature working on the MF9 ?? Either Wifi Tether (specific settings), OR the regular built in Hot Spot?? Thanks... Also, I def know about the different software versions I.E. MDL, MDC, and MF9, the site said that particular file would take me back to stock & I would just have to OTA !!! Guess they were wrong, lol...:laugh: Anywho, thanks again, it's nice being able to get help when needed !!!
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Here you go bro, this should do the trick and get a working hotspot mod for you on that s4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40860639
[MOD][Deodex][Odex][MDC][MDL][MF9]Hotspot Mod
gs4 stock rooted running mf9
MENACE_69 said:
Here you go bro, this should do the trick and get a working hotspot mod for you on that s4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40860639
[MOD][Deodex][Odex][MDC][MDL][MF9]Hotspot Mod
gs4 stock rooted running mf9
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Yep - this is the one that I use as well.
@Ar3ohdee Just make sure that you get the correct version depending on your ROM - odex/deodex and MDC/MDL/MF9
BTW, if you were on stock MDC, you could update OTA to MDL and then to MF9 - that option would have worked too. But flashing the stock MF9 is quicker.
just bricked my galaxy s4 and its stuck at samsung custom screen.. cant get it out of it.... what do i do.. i'm new to this and i new i was going to do this sooner or later....
wahlmart said:
just bricked my galaxy s4 and its stuck at samsung custom screen.. cant get it out of it.... what do i do.. i'm new to this and i new i was going to do this sooner or later....
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you may need to give us more info than that. what did you try flashing? were you already running a custom rom? mdc, mdl, mf9? did you try manually booting to recovery? (power + vol up)
open a new thread too, may have better luck
Ar3ohdee said:
Solved !!! Used MF9 Stock Tar file in Oden !!!
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Where'd you find the MF9 Stock Tar file? I screwed up my phone with the wrong version of the hotspot files....
jm1fd said:
Where'd you find the MF9 Stock Tar file? I screwed up my phone with the wrong version of the hotspot files....
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You mean like from here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357471
Bricked on mk2
So I was on stock rooted mk2 with twrp recovery. Did a nand. Flashed kt kernel. Phone wouldn't get passed Samsung splash screen. Couldn't even boot into recovery. Took it to best buy. Tech, if you can call him that, said was bricked and I needed a replacement. Luckily just bought it so free replacement. Played dumb. Probably could have recovered if I Odin the stock firmware. My question is, what do you think caused the brick? Mk2 bootloader? Twrp? The kernel? I flashed plenty of roms and kernels on my s2 without problems. BTW flashed Hotspot mod with cwm and worked.
Alright so I need some help. After trying every method that I could think of this is sort of a last resort. So it all started when I installed safestrap. It installed fine so I decided to wipe the phone and do a factory reset while I was in there. The process seemed successful so I decided to reboot but it got stuck on the ATT logo. Thinking it's soft bricked I decided to remove the battery and turn it back on. What ended up happening was this error (not actual pic). I've never had this happen to me before so I started to research for any possible solutions. Here's everything that I've tried so far:
Flash the Tar Files of the stock rom that I have for the phone
Use Kies to download / install a fresh version of the firmware for the phone
Use different tar files than the ones I have for the phone
If anyone can help me solve this issue I would really appreciate it. NOTE - Before anyone suggests it I can't enter recovery mode because for whatever reason it will just lead me back to that error screen that you saw in the picture.
Did you use Odin for flashing the tar file?
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sizemore2000 said:
Did you use Odin for flashing the tar file?
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Yeah. I haven't really tried any of the other flashing programs except for Heidalla (I think that's how you spell it) but it didnt work out to well
Issue solved. ted77usa helped me work it out .
Can you post the steps you followed so others can benefit from them in the future?
Rytiou said:
Issue solved. ted77usa helped me work it out .
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Can you post the steps you followed so others can benefit from them in the future?
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@aletsm Follow my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279 check post#2 for guide. This should get u back easily to 4.3 MK2 firmware. Either u bricked or planning to update from 4.2.2 MF3 firmware to 4.3 MK2 firmware..... tested my self and also confirmed by others...:thumbup::thumbup:
Swyped From MK2 Dark Venom SS Edition
disregard
i have a sgh-i337 that i was going to downgrade and root via the saferoot method on here. i first downgraded the modem so i would have access to the hidden menu for unlocking purpose, after that the phone wouldnt accept any other flashing. i tried the PIT, stock firmware, stock rom all of these will fail in odin. i have tried to do a emergency firmware restore in kies which also fails.
please tell me theres some option im missing somewhere
You can't down grade firmware on the i337. Try flashing the same firmware version as you had before attempting to down grade in Odin
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i have a sgh-i337 that i was going to downgrade and root via the saferoot method on here. i first downgraded the modem so i would have access to the hidden menu for unlocking purpose, after that the phone wouldnt accept any other flashing. i tried the PIT, stock firmware, stock rom all of these will fail in odin. i have tried to do a emergency firmware restore in kies which also fails.
please tell me theres some option im missing somewhere
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Since we don't know what firmware you are on we really can't help too much... thus said, have a look over at these links, and follow their directions to a T
MF3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358763
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404970
MK2/NB1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680868
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692825
Good luck
i was on NB1, sorry about the lack of info there.
i finally got it sorted out... well almost.
it turns out that flashing the modem again allowed me to get the phone back into working condition, after which i was able to downgrade to MK2
this worked fine and dandy with one issue remaining, i have no sound what so ever. no notification, music, video, nothing. wont even play music for that matter, says it cant open this type of file "mp3" even pandora wont play.
thanks for the replies.
flashing a stock NB1 fixed the sound issue, guess i will have to wait for someone to root till i mess with it again.
and for anyone interested the unlock method via hidden menu worked for me doing that downgrade/upgrade. im on tmobile
mavicious said:
i was on NB1, sorry about the lack of info there.
i finally got it sorted out... well almost.
it turns out that flashing the modem again allowed me to get the phone back into working condition, after which i was able to downgrade to MK2
this worked fine and dandy with one issue remaining, i have no sound what so ever. no notification, music, video, nothing. wont even play music for that matter, says it cant open this type of file "mp3" even pandora wont play.
thanks for the replies.
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You can't use the ODIN modem files. You can get root on NB1. Follow the guide specifically, then flash the modems from RockRatt's thread through Safestrap.
Would anyone from the NY area be willing to help me bring my phone back to stock (reset counter, remove safestrap, remove root etc.) Specs attached in the picture. Thanks!
Read this to go to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279 Read that. It's how i always return to stock mk2. I use the 4 files one. Just unzip it and plug the files into Odin 3.09. Put phone into download mode and hit start on Odin. You do want to go to 4.3 stock right? Cause that's as far back as you can go.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279 Read that. It's how i always return to stock mk2. I use the 4 files one. Just unzip it and plug the files into Odin 3.09. Put phone into download mode and hit start on Odin. You do want to go to 4.3 stock right? Cause that's as far back as you can go.
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Thanks a ton. I effectively want my phone back as it came from the factory. I'm fine with 4.3 as long as I can update it after the restore to the latest stock firmware (via Kies or OTA). Also, would this remove SafeStrap? Thanks again...
Yes it will remove Safestrap. Your phone will be completely stock. Well, back to MK2. Have to set the whole thing up again too. Pain in the butt but oh well. LOL. If you need more help just ask. good luck.
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Yes it will remove Safestrap. Your phone will be completely stock. Well, back to MK2. Have to set the whole thing up again too. Pain in the butt but oh well. LOL. If you need more help just ask. good luck.
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Thanks for your help, truly appreciate it. It will be my Sunday project!
No problem at all. We all need a little help sometimes. Sunday project? It will only take you about 1/2 hour at the most. And that's if you take a nap while odin is doing its thing. LOL. Again, good luck.
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Thanks a ton. I effectively want my phone back as it came from the factory. I'm fine with 4.3 as long as I can update it after the restore to the latest stock firmware (via Kies or OTA). Also, would this remove SafeStrap? Thanks again...
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@azt108
U should download all the files first before u start your Sunday project.... plus if u are planning to update to 4.4 Kitkat Base NB1 or NC1 then just use my other files from this thread for an update http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50667366... Goodluck with your project.
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@azt108
U should download all the files first before u start your Sunday project.... plus if u are planning to update to 4.4 Kitkat Base NB1 or NC1 then just use my other files from this thread for an update http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50667366... Goodluck with your project.
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Why can't I restore to 4.3 then update via Kies/ OTA to KitKat? Or are you just giving me the option to restore to KitKat right away?
azt108 said:
Why can't I restore to 4.3 then update via Kies/ OTA to KitKat? Or are you just giving me the option to restore to KitKat right away?
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He's just trying to give you another option if your planning on updrading to nb1, nc1 anyway. Personally, I do it the way I told you. I've gotten fairly good at flashing roms and stuff, but not quite comfortable with some things, yet. I, personally, would just downgrade to mk2 and then kies/ota the rest of the way. You can always reroot with towelroot on nc1 if you want to root again. Especially if your not comfortable doing it the way Ted told you. Just like he told you though. Make sure you have all the files downloaded, drivers on your pc installed first, usb debuggin checked in developer otions though. I've never had a problem downgrading to mk2 with his post. Just follow the directions in post 2 of the link I gave you and you should be good. He has odin 1.85 in the instructions, but I use the latest odin 3.09 and put AP into PDA slot in odin. The rest in the corresponding slots. His files and instructions have helped save me from a lot of screw ups.
Thanks!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279 Read that. It's how i always return to stock mk2. I use the 4 files one. Just unzip it and plug the files into Odin 3.09. Put phone into download mode and hit start on Odin. You do want to go to 4.3 stock right? Cause that's as far back as you can go.
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Just want to thank you again. I finally had some time to return back to stock.
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?
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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
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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
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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