Database Users

[Q] i9505 Soft Brick Help - Stuck on Samsung logo (Rooted)

Okay first post on this website.
4.4.2, i9505
So, as i am a compete android n00b, i rooted my s4 with the KingoRoot tool as i thought it was an easy method, later i found out ChainFire made an easy auto root .
After i rooted with the kingo my device would randomly reboot, when i called someone, when i locked my phone and random stages throughout the day.
After some reading online i found the solution was to re-flash my phone to stock fireware. so i downloaded odin, drivers, fireware from sam and tried to re-flash it. however my phone failed after aboot.mbn. I then got the unexpected error saying the phone had to be plugged into kies etc.
I then used "philz_touch_6.07.9-i9300.tar.md5" to get rid of the error message which worked. however the phone still would radnomly restart.
Again i turnrf to the web to find a solution for the radnom booting and found this -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514703
telling me to delete everythinhg knox basically. after deleting everything outlined my phone is now stuck on the samsung logo.
i cannot access recovery mode! however can access download mode. but i have tried multiple times to re-flash to stock firmware to no avail...
Help, please
Recap
- Stuck on samsung logo
- Cant access recovery mode
- Can access download mode
- Deleted everything knox as specified
Thanks, Dylan

1. The error that give u ODIN is coz you are trying to flash an older firmware that the one you have installed in your device.
2. You have to flash a STOCK recovery. Flash this file via ODIN in PDA/AP (like in the pic 1 attached): HERE.
3. Turn off your device manually when the process finish. Boot it into STOCK RECOVERY by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home and Power.
4. Take a look the CSC (pic 2). "Applied the CSC-code: ............" <- This is your REAL CSC. Turn off your device again manually and boot it into DOWNLOAD MODE by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power.
5. Go to Sammobile and download the LATEST firmware for your device with correct CSC and flash it via ODIN.
6. About KNOX and reboots: Delete all KNOX reminds less "Lib = libknox_encryption.so".
7. Good luck

S5 Stuck on samsung logo after flashing Philz recovery

This is the first time I'm rooting my phone. Process went smooth upto granting Super user excess to RashR (Flash Tool). And Download Philz Recovery Zip. After that I can only see Samsung Logo. Please Help!
PS: It's not going into Recovery Mode.

What S5 variant do you have and what version of Android are you running?

InsanePostman said:
What S5 variant do you have and what version of Android are you running?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
G900H. Lollipop. I used Odin with this file - CF-Auto-Root-k3g-k3gxx-smg900h.tar (the process I used for rooting). It has come out of boot sleep. When I'm trying to go into recovery mode, it gets stuck at Logo. My phone is working right now but doesn't go into recovery mode. Can you help me solve this? I want to try Marshmallow. Thanks!

make sure the MD5 hash matches, if you don't know how to hash MD5 look it up, if it fails just redownload the recovery tar because your download was corrupted
---------- Post added at 02:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:48 PM ----------
and don't use download managers

complexiscool said:
G900H. Lollipop. I used Odin with this file - CF-Auto-Root-k3g-k3gxx-smg900h.tar (the process I used for rooting). It has come out of boot sleep. When I'm trying to go into recovery mode, it gets stuck at Logo. My phone is working right now but doesn't go into recovery mode. Can you help me solve this? I want to try Marshmallow. Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try to flash TWRP recovery

Use ODIN to flash recovery, not some flash tool from G Play, it might have flashed the wrong version recovery
With ODIN, you do it manually, so if you flash the wrong version, it's because you didn't check it first, not because you let some random app do it for you

*Detection* said:
Use ODIN to flash recovery, not some flash tool from G Play, it might have flashed the wrong version recovery
With ODIN, you do it manually, so if you flash the wrong version, it's because you didn't check it first, not because you let some random app do it for you
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
Can you please refer a link which I can follow. I followed steps from a youtube video(with a good number of likes and views) which lead to this. I've zero experience in rooting and all. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks!

complexiscool said:
Hi,
Can you please refer a link which I can follow. I followed steps from a youtube video(with a good number of likes and views) which lead to this. I've zero experience in rooting and all. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Loads of guides kicking about here in the S5 forum
Basically grab TWRP 2.8.7.0 .TAR for your model S5, load it into the AP or PDA section of ODIN, put your phone in download mode (Vol down & Home & Power from a powered off state), connect phone to PC USB, make sure drivers are installed, then hit start on ODIN
It should start the flashing process, and say success once done

*Detection* said:
Loads of guides kicking about here in the S5 forum
Basically grab TWRP 2.8.7.0 .TAR for your model S5, load it into the AP or PDA section of ODIN, put your phone in download mode (Vol down & Home & Power from a powered off state), connect phone to PC USB, make sure drivers are installed, then hit start on ODIN
It should start the flashing process, and say success once done
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried using Odin and nothing happened. Tried using TWRP Manager. Getting this error - "Either you already have this recovery installed or another error has occured. Would you like to attempt rebooting to recovery now?"

complexiscool said:
I tried using Odin and nothing happened. Tried using TWRP Manager. Getting this error - "Either you already have this recovery installed or another error has occured. Would you like to attempt rebooting to recovery now?"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What do you mean, nothing happened with ODIN?
Did you add the TWRP .TAR (Do not extract)?
Phone was in download mode?
Drivers were installed?
Could ODIN see the phone? Did it show the COM port at the top?

*Detection* said:
What do you mean, nothing happened with ODIN?
Did you add the TWRP .TAR (Do not extract)?
Phone was in download mode?
Drivers were installed?
Could ODIN see the phone? Did it show the COM port at the top?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. I meant when I clicked on Start, a blue bar came in download mode, and phone restarted.
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes

complexiscool said:
1. I meant when I clicked on Start, a blue bar came in download mode, and phone restarted.
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OK, a common problem
Uncheck the "Auto reboot" setting in ODIN
When it's finished flashing, unplug the phone and pull the battery out of the phone, replace it, and boot straight into recovery with vol up, Home and Power

"Recovery booting" bootloop

Hi all,
I need your help since I'm stuck with a frustrating issue.
Original issue
I have a N910F (France || Carrier : Free) with originally a bootloop problem. The phone would:
- Boot into the system for a few seconds then bootloop
- When I tried to boot into recovery, it got stuck on "Recovery booting".
What I tried
I have access to download mode. I have tried flashing the phone with different stock ROMs
N910FXXS1DPE6_N910FOXX1DPE1_XEF --Latest stock
N910FXXU1DPE1_N910FOXX1DPE1_XEF -- Latest stock also (one is for Snapdragon models, not too sure if my phone is Snapdragon or not)
N910FXXU1COH4_4FICHIERS_CSC_OXA_PIT INTEGRE_TARDIS -- Android 5.1.1 in 4 files for Odin
Also tried flashing with pit file at some point N910F_TRLTE_EUR_OPEN.pit
I used Odin 3.10.6 and 3.11.1
Also tried Nand erase all and Re-partition Odin options at some point.
Present issue
The problem is now worse, since the phone won't boot into system for a few seconds. It now only boots with a "Recovery booting..." message on top of the screen freezes for a while, then bootloops into "Recovery booting".
I still have access to Download mode though.
Can you guys suggest me something? I don't know what I can do to properly flash this stubborn Note 4.
Thanks in advance for your help

tumsoul said:
Hi all,
I need your help since I'm stuck with a frustrating issue.
Original issue
I have a N910F (France || Carrier : Free) with originally a bootloop problem. The phone would:
- Boot into the system for a few seconds then bootloop
- When I tried to boot into recovery, it got stuck on "Recovery booting".
What I tried
I have access to download mode. I have tried flashing the phone with different stock ROMs
N910FXXS1DPE6_N910FOXX1DPE1_XEF --Latest stock
N910FXXU1DPE1_N910FOXX1DPE1_XEF -- Latest stock also (one is for Snapdragon models, not too sure if my phone is Snapdragon or not)
N910FXXU1COH4_4FICHIERS_CSC_OXA_PIT INTEGRE_TARDIS -- Android 5.1.1 in 4 files for Odin
Also tried flashing with pit file at some point N910F_TRLTE_EUR_OPEN.pit
I used Odin 3.10.6 and 3.11.1
Also tried Nand erase all and Re-partition Odin options at some point.
Present issue
The problem is now worse, since the phone won't boot into system for a few seconds. It now only boots with a "Recovery booting..." message on top of the screen freezes for a while, then bootloops into "Recovery booting".
I still have access to Download mode though.
Can you guys suggest me something? I don't know what I can do to properly flash this stubborn Note 4.
Thanks in advance for your help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
did you every find a solution? been asking for help here for weeks and no help.

Try to use Samsung Smart Switch to get the original firmware directly downloaded and installed on the phone.

Please help!!!!!!

Today i was trying to install the Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 on my Galaxy S5 Snapdragon via Odin, i downloaded the firmware from Sammobile, i verified that the phone model was exactly the same as named on the firmware, i place the .md5 file in the AP slot and everything was ready to go! (The phone was already plugged and in Bootloader mode, and drivers were up to date) then when finishing the flash Odin FAILS to complete the flash and the phone is left with nothing than the Download mode, i panic and try to access recovery mode but realize that there´s no recovery....I proceed to install the recovery.tar into my phone and it works, i start the phone and Samsung logo comes up, finally it loads and does al the process after you flash a Samsung phone.
Everything works just fine!...except for one thing, THERE´S NO RECOVERY!!!. The phone works perfectly but when i try to enter recovery mode, it sends me to Odin mode as it displays a message saying that failed to boot into recovery.
Please help me i don´t know what to do.
Thanks!

Just flash a custom recovery like twrp or cwm

Already did...same problem, recovery won't boot

adavicco said:
Already did...same problem, recovery won't boot
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need to flash a pit file to complete the install correctly.

My Galaxy S5 appears to be unflashable/unrootable, any advice?

Hi,
I recently got me a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) and the first thing i wanted to do was installing CM13 as I always do with my new phones. However, when i followed te steps on CM wiki using Heimdall to flash TWRP the blue bar of the downlaod mode increases a small bit, then stops and in the command promt it says something about error with finding PIT. After trying this for three times i decided to go with Odin, which I do prefer anyways.
I tried flashing TWRP , the blue bar is filling to 100% but then on the little screen where Odin usually states FAIL! or PASS! it just says RESET! and my phone is restarting. Shortly after it restarded you can see the RESET! turning to PASS!, but when I tried checking in TWRP is installed, it wasn't. I tried it again and then Odin suddenly says FAIL! After restarting my phone it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I couldnt even enter download mode anymore till I tried if getting out the battery would work. I could enter download mode again and flashed the same TWRP on my phone again, and aigain it says RESET! but after that my phone worked again. I tried flashing with another version of Odin and TWRP but same thing happened - First run it said RESET!, second run FAIL!.
I thought maybe rooting the device and installing TWRP via their app afterwards could do the trick. So i tried flashing Autoroot with Odin but it made my phone showing a screen with Samsung logo and in the upper left corner something about recovery mode, seemed to be a loop/freeze. So i took out the battery again and flashed TWRP and that solved the problem again. At last I tried rooting by using TowelRoot but it says the service is not available for my device, even though S5 is listed as a supported device.
I really have no idea what to do anymore, would be very grateful if someone could come up with a solution.
BTW: Is it possible to flash CM13 without using custom recovery by using stock recovery?
Greetings
Khalitas

Khalitas said:
Hi,
I recently got me a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) and the first thing i wanted to do was installing CM13 as I always do with my new phones. However, when i followed te steps on CM wiki using Heimdall to flash TWRP the blue bar of the downlaod mode increases a small bit, then stops and in the command promt it says something about error with finding PIT. After trying this for three times i decided to go with Odin, which I do prefer anyways.
I tried flashing TWRP , the blue bar is filling to 100% but then on the little screen where Odin usually states FAIL! or PASS! it just says RESET! and my phone is restarting. Shortly after it restarded you can see the RESET! turning to PASS!, but when I tried checking in TWRP is installed, it wasn't. I tried it again and then Odin suddenly says FAIL! After restarting my phone it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I couldnt even enter download mode anymore till I tried if getting out the battery would work. I could enter download mode again and flashed the same TWRP on my phone again, and aigain it says RESET! but after that my phone worked again. I tried flashing with another version of Odin and TWRP but same thing happened - First run it said RESET!, second run FAIL!.
I thought maybe rooting the device and installing TWRP via their app afterwards could do the trick. So i tried flashing Autoroot with Odin but it made my phone showing a screen with Samsung logo and in the upper left corner something about recovery mode, seemed to be a loop/freeze. So i took out the battery again and flashed TWRP and that solved the problem again. At last I tried rooting by using TowelRoot but it says the service is not available for my device, even though S5 is listed as a supported device.
I really have no idea what to do anymore, would be very grateful if someone could come up with a solution.
BTW: Is it possible to flash CM13 without using custom recovery by using stock recovery?
Greetings
Khalitas
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
RESET! is basically the same thing as PASS! What version of TWRP are you installing? The keis screen you got is the same as download mode. Why are you using heimdal? your idea to go with Odin was a good one. Anyways, download TWRP 3.0.2 (not 3.0.2-1 or 3.0.2-2 as they are buggy) and flash it in Odin, reboot to recovery and install the ROM you like, of course following its specific install instructions. No, you cant install a custom rom with stock recovery

Thanks for your answer, meanwhile i managed to fix this problem. Had to flash the latest Firmware because twrp (could just install the oldest version otherwise I had no option to boot into recovery at all) said no OS installed. After rooting via Odin worked like it's supposed to.
Why did I use Heimdall? Because I wanted to stick to CM-wikis instruction and they used Heimdall.