Okay, this phone has been running Goldenyeye for a few weeks now. No hiccups at all. I gave it to me girlfriend and she has it for about 2 weeks and now it won't boot and I cannot get into recovery. She says it gave her an error message saying "unfortunately (unknown) .com has stopped working" and the phone shut off.
I can get into download mode but no recovery. I'm not sure what firmware it is on. It was on MDL before I flashed Goldeneye though.
Any push in the right direction will receive thanks.
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You're probably still on mdl. Odin the stock firmware
If I am somehow mistaken and it is not on MDL can I make it worse by using the MDL firmware in Odin? Or will I just end up where I am now?
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XjMaxim said:
If I am somehow mistaken and it is not on MDL can I make it worse by using the MDL firmware in Odin? Or will I just end up where I am now?
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It won't make it worse, it'll just not work.
Do you have twrp or cwm? If you do you're on mdl
jd1639 said:
It won't make it worse, it'll just not work.
Do you have twrp or cwm? If you do you're on mdl
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I have CWM. Every time I try to get into recovery it shuts off after reaching the first splash screen.
XjMaxim said:
I have CWM. Every time I try to get into recovery it shuts off after reaching the first splash screen.
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Can you get into download mode?
jd1639 said:
Can you get into download mode?
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Yes I can get into download mode just not recovery for some reason.
XjMaxim said:
Yes I can get into download mode just not recovery for some reason.
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Then download the stock firmware from sammobile.com. You'll have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file. Also download Odin 1.85. You'll use the .tar.md5 file in Odin, PDA slot.
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I updated CM10.2 this morning to the latest nightly and since have not been able to access the recovery or boot to android. I have tried flashing a new recovery and stock image using Odin3 v1.85 but have not had any results. Any recommendations as to what I can do to fix this?
ferrerj said:
I updated CM10.2 this morning to the latest nightly and since have not been able to access the recovery or boot to android. I have tried flashing a new recovery and stock image using Odin3 v1.85 but have not had any results. Any recommendations as to what I can do to fix this?
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First of all we need more information than this. For example, what files you downloaded and trying to use in odin and such and pics of odin error would mostly help us out more. Since you basically saying you cant boot to recovery nor you can odin back to stock. We get stumped and theres no way to help and just randomly telling you things to do. So the more info you can provide the better and faster solution we can provide you. Thanks
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
First of all we need more information than this. For example, what files you downloaded and trying to use in odin and such and pics of odin error would mostly help us out more. Since you basically saying you cant boot to recovery nor you can odin back to stock. We get stumped and theres no way to help and just randomly telling you things to do. So the more info you can provide the better and faster solution we can provide you. Thanks
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I am actually not getting any errors from Odin. Its just the fact that my phone will boot loop continuously. I've tried letting it sit for ~20 min but it just says Samsung. I have tried booting to the recovery but the phone will then just reboot and try loading the system which does not load past the Samsung boot animation. I have been trying to flash the following stock tar file:
L720VPUAMDC_L720SPTAMDC_L720VPUAMDC_HOME.tar.md5
as found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2259513&highlight=odin
I have also tried flashing the TWRP version 2.6.1.0 and 2.6.0.0 tar files using Odin also without any luck.
Does this help?
ferrerj said:
I am actually not getting any errors from Odin. Its just the fact that my phone will boot loop continuously. I've tried letting it sit for ~20 min but it just says Samsung. I have tried booting to the recovery but the phone will then just reboot and try loading the system which does not load past the Samsung boot animation. I have been trying to flash the following stock tar file:
L720VPUAMDC_L720SPTAMDC_L720VPUAMDC_HOME.tar.md5
as found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2259513&highlight=odin
I have also tried flashing the TWRP version 2.6.1.0 and 2.6.0.0 tar files using Odin also without any luck.
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Yes it does. Now what happens when you odin mdc file?
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Yes it does. Now what happens when you odin mdc file?
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That did the trick. Thanks.
Earlier today I was trying to install the 4.3 Slim Bean Build.1. I was coming from the latest 4.2 Slim Bean ROM. So I did the usual process of wiping everything then installing the ROM and then the GApps. When I rebooted the system from recovery, my phone was just stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S4 loading screen. Now I cannot even boot into recovery, as every time I try to, it will show that the phone is attempting to boot into recovery and then it will just reset. I had TWRP touch recovery installed and everything was working fine until I tried installing this ROM. Are there any suggestions of what I can do/should do? Thanks in advance for any help.
Can you get in download mode(power+vol. Down) if so use odin to flash back to stock.
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Yes I can. Is there a guide on how to Odin back to stock? Also, will I lose my root if I do that? Thank you
klgd said:
Can you get in download mode(power+vol. Down) if so use odin to flash back to stock.
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Yes I can. Is there a guide on how to Odin back to stock? Also, will I lose my root if I do that? Thank you
On my way to work so cant spend any time helping, but there are sevral guides and you will lose root.
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Might just b able to Odin recovery...
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Download Odin and the latest firmware for your device,extract firmware zip file,it will extract in tar.md5 file.now extract Odin and run the Odin application and connect the device while it is in download mode. click on PDA and load the firmware extracted file. Don't touch anything other than that click on start and leave for some time to complete.
Samsung lies should be installed before the process start.
Download firmware file from sammobile.com.
Your device will be automatically unrooted.
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youngnick09 said:
Yes I can. Is there a guide on how to Odin back to stock? Also, will I lose my root if I do that? Thank you
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yes you will have to start all over. here is a video on how to use odin on the s4. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDMQtw IwAQ&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZTTTk7vbVM&ei=3t05UtijLdTc4APV-YDQBw&u sg=AFQjCNGIjlBz9Xgj57ytF2NCGYchd7V1Xg&sig2=hhLZZzmRyDFyxETPrzCmfw&bvm=bv.522881 39,d.dmg make sure you get a stock .tar file found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2338919. make sure you watch the video before you do anything. also this thread belongs in Q&A.
thank you guys
I have run into a similar issue and was able to get into recovery by pulling the battery for about 5 minutes then using the hardware keys to boot into recovery.
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Can someone please help me get out of this soft brick because I am really stuck. Currently I am getting the error message that "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." but I have done that and it has failed on both mac and windows 7. I have also tried flashing stock build UCUAMDL 4.2.2 firmware via odin 1.7, 1.85 and 3.07 and I have also used the PIT files along with re-partitioning and F. Reset Time. Every single time in odin it has gotten to system.img.ext4 and then failed immediately following. A couple of times I have been able to get into stock recovery mode and it stated an error that the /system partition could not be accessed and I wiped cache/system/data and then tried rebooting and it stayed in the big white galaxy s4 letters and didn't even go to the boot logo. Based on this can anyone help me please???? If there's an existing thread can you please let me know? Thanks!
Which model do you have? What firmware are you on?
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sounds like you wiped your phone when you wiped system/data, why did you do that
you have nothing to boot
kies don't work with iMac
yeah give all the phone info you have, model, build, etc. build may be on your box
i think you can now only flash stock firmware thru Odin to recover, but if you were mf3, you may need to go to bestbuy and see samsung reps to flash phone. don't have any experience at that or using odin
stay on windows pc to do this
may be tomorrow till you get some help from others
good luck
RAID Xero said:
Which model do you have? What firmware are you on?
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Sorry I forgot to mention that it's a SGH-I337 as well and I was running the jamal 4.3 AOSP ROM
well then you are with what custom recovery?
and you are not mf3
sounds like the mf3 update was trying to flash. did you not delete the update files with Titanium so the Update would not run
can you boot into recovery and restore a nandroid
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i gotta call it a nite. maybe some west coasters can help since they are 3 hours behind us
but, please don't say you don't have a nandroid--
i think this is fixable--:good:
restoring a nandroid backup could solve your problem, did you try flashing with fastboot instead? When you installed AOSP ROM were you using a toolkit? If so did you flash a temp recovery?
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Kelevra_96 said:
restoring a nandroid backup could solve your problem, did you try flashing with fastboot instead? When you installed AOSP ROM were you using a toolkit? If so did you flash a temp recovery?
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Do you have an i337. We don't have fastboot. Our bootloader is locked.
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What custom recovery are you using?
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What custom recovery are you using?
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I don't have one, although do you think that I can flash a custom recovery with a PIT file because that seems to be the only thing that works. Also I do not have a nandroid backup. Is there somewhere that I can download someone's already made?
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I don't have one, although do you think that I can flash a custom recovery with a PIT file because that seems to be the only thing that works. Also I do not have a nandroid backup. Is there somewhere that I can download someone's already made?
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It's been asked a couple of times, but do you know what firmware your phone was on? It's important to know to be able to help you.
jd1639 said:
It's been asked a couple of times, but do you know what firmware your phone was on? It's important to know to be able to help you.
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I was running a custom ROM AOSP 4.3 that's all I know sorry
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I was running a custom ROM AOSP 4.3 that's all I know sorry
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That's close enough. That means you aren't on mf3.
Edit, have you tried to odin the stock firmware? Never mind I see you have
I would download the stock firmware from sammobile.com and try Odin again on a pc. Either version of odin is ok, 1.85 or 3.07.
When you use Odin only have auto-reboot checked, Don't check re-partition.
also, if you are running a custom rom you have a custom recovery
cwm or twrp?
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That's close enough. That means you aren't on mf3.
Edit, have you tried to odin the stock firmware? Never mind I see you have
I would download the stock firmware from sammobile.com and try Odin again on a pc. Either version of odin is ok, 1.85 or 3.07.
When you use Odin only have auto-reboot checked, Don't check re-partition.
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I have tried doing this many, many times and each time it gets to the system.img.ext14 and then fails.
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also, if you are running a custom rom you have a custom recovery
cwm or twrp?
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They key word here is that I WAS running a custom recovery when all of this started. It was actually the recovery that started all of this. What happened specifically was I tried to update TWRP via goo manager and whenever I tried to go into recovery it gave me the error that at&t has detected unauthorized software on my phone which I thought was weird because I believe that goo manager auto-lokis. Anyway I tried using other apps to add a custom recovery like ROM manager by clockworkmodz and nothing worked. I then tried to flash TWRP 2.6.3.0 via odin and that's what sent my phone into the state that it's in now. Something that confuses me even more is is that whenever I plug in my phone a battery logo comes up that I don't recognize and then freezes.
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I have tried doing this many, many times and each time it gets to the system.img.ext14 and then fails.
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Have you re-downloaded the firmware? It could be a bad download. Are you using the .tar.md5 file
When you get it sorted use twrp 2.5.0.2. I think I posted a zip for you.
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Have you re-downloaded the firmware? It could be a bad download. Are you using the .tar.md5 file
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Yes I have tried multiple files and builds and I am using .tar.md5
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Yes I have tried multiple files and builds and I am using .tar.md5
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When you flashed twrp with odin are you sure it was for your device? I think you might have borked your partitions.
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When you flashed twrp with odin are you sure it was for your device? I think you might have borked your partitions.
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That is possible, I know what is causing this has something to do with the partitions being messed up since I can't access /system in the stock recovery mode
I wanted to update to kitkat, but I'm rooted. I am rooted and have safestrap to flash TW roms. Is there a way to keep my root and update? I know OTA root keeper doesn't work for me.
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Firefrazed said:
I wanted to update to kitkat, but I'm rooted. I am rooted and have safestrap to flash TW roms. Is there a way to keep my root and update? I know OTA root keeper doesn't work for me.
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See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51331630&postcount=2
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See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51331630&postcount=2
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I followed the guide. I got stuck in downloading mode for about 20 minutes. I then pulled the battery and got stuck in the Samsung galaxy s4 booting screen.. I booted into recovery, and wiped cache partition and system data/factory reset. I selected reboot to later get stuck again. Is there anything I can do? Please help. I need my device for everyday use.
Does this work?
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge.../359389-help-safestrap-verizon-galaxy-s4.html
Firefrazed said:
Does this work?
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge.../359389-help-safestrap-verizon-galaxy-s4.html
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No, you're going to have to use Odin. Odin the mk2 tar file. Then start the rooting process all over
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Firefrazed said:
I followed the guide. I got stuck in downloading mode for about 20 minutes. I then pulled the battery and got stuck in the Samsung galaxy s4 booting screen.. I booted into recovery, and wiped cache partition and system data/factory reset. I selected reboot to later get stuck again. Is there anything I can do? Please help. I need my device for everyday use.
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I'm assuming by "downloading" mode you mean the last step when you flash the stock kernel? If so just go back into download mode and reflash the nb1 stock kernel and reboot.
The instructions are proven to work so make sure you follow them and don't deviate from the process.
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No, you're going to have to use Odin. Odin the mk2 tar file. Then start the rooting process all over
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Could I just download the kitkat firmware then just push it into my phone through odin?
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I'm assuming by "downloading" mode you mean the last step when you flash the stock kernel? If so just go back into download mode and reflash the nb1 stock kernel and reboot.
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I already factory reset the phone. I'll just use odin.
Tried to flash twrp recovery from rom toolbox pro and when I tried to boot into recovery, it boots into odin mode. Says could not do normal boot at the top. Won't boot to home screen and won't boot to recovery. How do I get my phone to boot back or do a factory reset and flash the stock firmware?
What firmware version are you on. If you're higher than mdl twrp won't work. You'll need to Odin back to what version you're on
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What firmware version are you on. If you're higher than mdl twrp won't work. You'll need to Odin back to what version you're on
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I was on the latest firmware. Not sure what that was. How can I find the latest firmware to download? I saw a samsung link while I was searching for other threads but I can't seem to find it now.
zjaksn said:
I was on the latest firmware. Not sure what that was. How can I find the latest firmware to download? I saw a samsung link while I was searching for other threads but I can't seem to find it now.
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Flash the nb1 tar file on Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
See in the general forum, index all things at&t.....
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jd1639 said:
Flash the nb1 tar file on Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
See in the general forum, index all things at&t.....
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got it downloaded and odin isn't finding the file. Had it on the desktop then moved it to a folder but still won't find it when I search in odin.
zjaksn said:
got it downloaded and odin isn't finding the file. Had it on the desktop then moved it to a folder but still won't find it when I search in odin.
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Did you extract it? Use win rar or 7-zip. You need to end up with a .tar.md5 file
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Did you extract it? Use win rar or 7-zip. You need to end up with a .tar.md5 file
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Yes I eventually got it what recovery is safe for my firmware? Just tried to install cwm and when I boot to recovery it went to the stock recovery.
zjaksn said:
Yes I eventually got it what recovery is safe for my firmware? Just tried to install cwm and when I boot to recovery it went to the stock recovery.
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Safestrap is the only recovery you can use. Since you are on NB1 / NC1, you'll want v3.72.
More info can be found here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428254