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[Q] Soft bricked i9505

I tried flashing Omega ROM v21 but it kept me stuck on the bootscreen so I tried to reflash my phone with the stock firmware. Whenever I try this it however fails on aboot.mbn. I've read some stuff and it appears to be caused by the fact that OmegaV21 required the new bootloader and you are unable to flash to an older firmware than the bootloader. Is there a way to flash the old bootloader or flash a ROM via Odin that uses the new bootloader?
Phone: Galaxy S i9505
Country: The Netherlands
Carrier: Tele 2

LeytC13 said:
I tried flashing Omega ROM v21 but it kept me stuck on the bootscreen so I tried to reflash my phone with the stock firmware. Whenever I try this it however fails on aboot.mbn. I've read some stuff and it appears to be caused by the fact that OmegaV21 required the new bootloader and you are unable to flash to an older firmware than the bootloader. Is there a way to flash the old bootloader or flash a ROM via Odin that uses the new bootloader?
Phone: Galaxy S i9505
Country: The Netherlands
Carrier: Tele 2
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If u had new bootloader with OmegaV21 you cant come back to one older bootloader.
- Reboot in Recovery
- Wipe all (factory reset, data, system, cache, dalvik cache)
- Reboot in DOWNLOAD MODE
- Open Odin in ur pc
- Unrar and flash this FILE
- Wait till the process finish

Joku1981 said:
If u had new bootloader with OmegaV21 you cant come back to one older bootloader.
- Reboot in Recovery
- Wipe all (factory reset, data, system, cache, dalvik cache)
- Reboot in DOWNLOAD MODE
- Open Odin in ur pc
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That's the problem, I have that file and it won't flash it. It stops on aboot.mbn.

LeytC13 said:
That's the problem, I have that file and it won't flash it. It stops on aboot.mbn.
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You have to unzip and use this .PIT file and flashing it by ODIN with the firmware

Joku1981 said:
You have to unzip and use this .PIT file and flashing it by ODIN with the firmware
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Still does not work. Have tried Odin 3.07 and 1.85. Whenever I add the .tar to 3.07 it gets stuck on "Leave CS...". If I flash it it gets stuck on aboot.mbn. Same goes for 1.85 but this doesn't give me the Leave CS message. Afaik you only need to have AutoReboot ticked on right?
Download mode says:
START (224, 1440)
SV REV, CHECK FAIL : fused : 4, Binary : 3

LeytC13 said:
Still does not work. Have tried Odin 3.07 and 1.85. Whenever I add the .tar to 3.07 it gets stuck on "Leave CS...". If I flash it it gets stuck on aboot.mbn. Same goes for 1.85 but this doesn't give me the Leave CS message. Afaik you only need to have AutoReboot ticked on right?
Download mode says:
START (224, 1440)
SV REV, CHECK FAIL : fused : 4, Binary : 3
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Why u didnt start ur thread telling this about DOWNLOAD MODE? You will have to get it to repair in one service center

Joku1981 said:
Why u didnt start ur thread telling this about DOWNLOAD MODE? You will have to get it to repair in one service center
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Think I'm better off taking it to a service center or just dropping my phone so it's broken and call up insurance? KNOX is 0x1 so I don't know if they'll repair it at a service center or are able to.

LeytC13 said:
Think I'm better off taking it to a service center or just dropping my phone so it's broken and call up insurance? KNOX is 0x1 so I don't know if they'll repair it at a service center or are able to.
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In some countries they dont care about Knox 0x1, u will have to be informed about

Joku1981 said:
In some countries they dont care about Knox 0x1, u will have to be informed about
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Mmkay I'll go bring it by a service center tomorrow then. Hope they can fix it even though I'm on a new bootloader :\

If you have the new Bootloader you'll have to flash Samsung latest 4.4.2 firmware using odin 3.09. If you want I can provide you a download link on pm
Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
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Joku1981 said:
If u had new bootloader with OmegaV21 you cant come back to one older bootloader.
- Reboot in Recovery
- Wipe all (factory reset, data, system, cache, dalvik cache)
- Reboot in DOWNLOAD MODE
- Open Odin in ur pc
- Unrar and flash this FILE
- Wait till the process finish
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The link you provided is MKF and yes this is the last firmware release for Holland but it still uses the 4.3 Bootloader since its 4.3 firmware. That's the reason it gets stuck during flashing.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk

[Q]Can't install custom recovery on s4

Hi, i have a problem when i try to install the custom recovery of philz. (The latest one for s4 6.53.9)
I have a samsung s4 black edition. I did all the steps on the guide, but when i install the custom recovery i only get "reset" on odin and nothing happened on the phone. On download mode it say that i have a custom firmware but the knox warranty flag has not tripped.
If anyone have an answer please help.

TenshiSenpai said:
Hi, i have a problem when i try to install the custom recovery of philz. (The latest one for s4 6.53.9)
I have a samsung s4 black edition. I did all the steps on the guide, but when i install the custom recovery i only get "reset" on odin and nothing happened on the phone. On download mode it say that i have a custom firmware but the knox warranty flag has not tripped.
If anyone have an answer please help.
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Can you please link the guide you have followed?
What black edition version do you have? I9500 or I9505, i understand there are 2 versions depending on region.
Is the bootloader unlocked?
What version Odin are you using?
Remember to reboot into recovery by holding volume up while turning power on after flashing.
Holding volume down gives you download mode.
Did you put the recovery package in the PDA tab?

I use odin 3.07 and used the guide of philz. I tryed with auto reboot and without auto reboot on odin, i put the tar.md5 file on pda without anything else. The only other option ticked was f.reset time.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Free mobile app

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Noone knows anything? Please help, I can't do anything with the phone in this state. I can't install the official firmware nor the recovery too.

Uncheck auto-reboot in Odin.
if problem persists:
Different usb cable
Different usb port
Make sure Kies is not running in the background.

Already done all that stuff,
Any other suggestions?

TenshiSenpai said:
Already done all that stuff,
Any other suggestions?
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Hi,
You are using Odin 3.07 try with Odin 3.09
Download tar file again or a different one , is a new one for the I9505
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/jflte/philz_touch_6.55.0-jflte.zip.md5/

MAX 404 said:
Hi,
You are using Odin 3.07 try with Odin 3.09
Download tar file again or a different one , is a new one for the I9505
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/jflte/philz_touch_6.55.0-jflte.zip.md5/
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In odin 3.07 I was putting the tar.md5 in PDA, where should I put it now? Because your file is in .zip.md5 and I can't put it in any slot.

TenshiSenpai said:
In odin 3.07 I was putting the tar.md5 in PDA, where should I put it now? Because your file is in .zip.md5 and I can't put it in any slot.
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Hi,
Sorry that was the zip version , this is the tar version
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/jflte/philz_touch_6.53.9-jflte.tar.md5/
for I9505 international
Better use odin 3.09

MAX 404 said:
Hi,
Sorry that was the zip version , this is the tar version
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/jflte/philz_touch_6.53.9-jflte.tar.md5/
for I9505 international
Better use odin 3.09
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I put it in Ap slot and then started but when it finish shows only reset and after few minutes without touching anything it change on Passed!
Then I unplugged the pone and tried home+vol up + power but it doesn't go in the recovery sistem menu

TenshiSenpai said:
I put it in Ap slot and then started but when it finish shows only reset and after few minutes without touching anything it change on Passed!
Then I unplugged the pone and tried home+vol up + power but it doesn't go in the recovery sistem menu
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Remember to release the 3 button combination after the samsung logo shows up

MAX 404 said:
Remember to release the 3 button combination after the samsung logo shows up
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thank you so much i tried to remove the outo reboot on odin and it worked, really thanks! just another information: with this recovery can i backup all my phone or i need to install another version?

TenshiSenpai said:
thank you so much i tried to remove the outo reboot on odin and it worked, really thanks! just another information: with this recovery can i backup all my phone or i need to install another version?
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Glad is working
Yes you can make a nandroid , go to backup and restore choose your backup destination ( recommend external SD)

SM-G900F: can not boot ROM and Recovery

hey guys,
first of all: S5 was not rooted and I did never flash a custom rom on this phone
a few days ago my S5 hang up and then rebooted.. it then stucks at the bootloader ("Set Warranty Bit : kernel").. I tried entering the recovery, but it doesn't work..
I tried to flash the recent stock rom (6.0.1) using download mode and Odin 3.12 and managed somehow to get to the recovery (couldn't boot android).. I wiped data and cache but that doesn't help either..
I tried flashing
- 6.0.1 (stock)
- 5.0 (stock)
- CWM recovery
- Bootloader and Modem
after flashing the rom it stucks at "Set Warranty Bit : recovery", after flashing bootloader and modem at "Set Warranty Bit : kernel" again..
thanks for your help..

stefan9310 said:
hey guys,
first of all: S5 was not rooted and I did never flash a custom rom on this phone
a few days ago my S5 hang up and then rebooted.. it then stucks at the bootloader ("Set Warranty Bit : kernel").. I tried entering the recovery, but it doesn't work..
I tried to flash the recent stock rom (6.0.1) using download mode and Odin 3.12 and managed somehow to get to the recovery (couldn't boot android).. I wiped data and cache but that doesn't help either..
I tried flashing
- 6.0.1 (stock)
- 5.0 (stock)
- CWM recovery
- Bootloader and Modem
after flashing the rom it stucks at "Set Warranty Bit : recovery", after flashing bootloader and modem at "Set Warranty Bit : kernel" again..
thanks for your help..
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Try to reinstall the firmware using samsung smart switch

KillersEnergy said:
Try to reinstall the firmware using samsung smart switch
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that doesn't work for me still getting "Set Warranty Bit : recovery"..

stefan9310 said:
that doesn't work for me still getting "Set Warranty Bit : recovery"..
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Download the firmware from fw.updato.com(IMHO is better than sammobile because you can download firmware without speed cap) then extract boot.img and recovery.img from the firmware archive (tar.md5) that you have downloaded and using 7zip make a .tar archive with those file and flash the tar with odin

KillersEnergy said:
Download the firmware from fw.updato.com(IMHO is better than sammobile because you can download firmware without speed cap) then extract boot.img and recovery.img from the firmware archive (tar.md5) that you have downloaded and using 7zip make a .tar archive with those file and flash the tar with odin
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doesn't work too still getting the same messages.. S5 tries now to boot rom on startup ("...kernel") again and when I try to boot the recovery, I still get "...recovery"..

stefan9310 said:
doesn't work too still getting the same messages.. S5 tries now to boot rom on startup ("...kernel") again and when I try to boot the recovery, I still get "...recovery"..
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Are you sure that you are downloading the right firmware? What model do you have?

KillersEnergy said:
Are you sure that you are downloading the right firmware? What model do you have?
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yes, pretty sure.. SM-G900F, as it was written in the title.. I used this one from here..

stefan9310 said:
yes, pretty sure.. SM-G900F, as it was written in the title.. I used this one from here..
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So smart switch and firmware restore didn't work...the last thing you could try is that method but IT WILL ERASE ALL YOUR DATA exept external-sdcard but pull it out of the phone to be sure,if you have one...
So the method is:
1)Download samfirm from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
2)Config it like that: Region= DBT,Model=SM-G900F,check this option: auto,binary nature,check CRC32 and decrypt automatically
3)extract the firmware from the zip in a folder and you should have 4 tar.md5 archives: BL,AP,CP,CSC (with their infos)
4)Download the latest version of odin (3.12.3 as of now) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451,open it and control that Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and be sure that Re-Partition is NOT checked put the archives in their right place and flash the phone
5)If the phone doesn't boot,pull the battery for 20 sec and reboot in recovery then wipe data and cache

KillersEnergy said:
So smart switch and firmware restore didn't work...the last thing you could try is that method but IT WILL ERASE ALL YOUR DATA exept external-sdcard but pull it out of the phone to be sure,if you have one...
So the method is:
1)Download samfirm from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
2)Config it like that: Region= DBT,Model=SM-G900F,check this option: auto,binary nature,check CRC32 and decrypt automatically
3)extract the firmware from the zip in a folder and you should have 4 tar.md5 archives: BL,AP,CP,CSC (with their infos)
4)Download the latest version of odin (3.12.3 as of now) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451,open it and control that Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and be sure that Re-Partition is NOT checked put the archives in their right place and flash the phone
5)If the phone doesn't boot,pull the battery for 20 sec and reboot in recovery then wipe data and cache
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doesn't work again phone tries to boot to recovery instantly with the same error message ("Set Warranty Bit : recovery").. so I didn't manage to wipe data and cache (again)..

stefan9310 said:
doesn't work again phone tries to boot to recovery instantly with the same error message ("Set Warranty Bit : recovery").. so I didn't manage to wipe data and cache (again)..
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Does it boot in stock recovery?
Go to download mode and check for:
Current Binary
System Status
Knox Warranty Void

KillersEnergy said:
Does it boot in stock recovery?
Go to download mode and check for:
Current Binary
System Status
Knox Warranty Void
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No, stock recovery was flashed nearly the whole time.. CWM recovery only 5min to check whether it would help..
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1 (2)

stefan9310 said:
No, stock recovery was flashed nearly the whole time.. CWM recovery only 5min to check whether it would help..
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1 (2)
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Are you really sure that you have a G900F lol,the possibility are 2
1)the bootloader keys are corrupted so every recovery get recognized as custom(that's quite impossible)
2)you have a different phone number
I think that's the 2 because a stock recovery signed by samsung can't get recognized as custom and after a complete firmware reinstallaton custom binary status should be "Samsung Official"...
Try to pull the battery and read the info at "Model"

KillersEnergy said:
Are you really sure that you have a G900F lol,the possibility are 2
1)the bootloader keys are corrupted so every recovery get recognized as custom(that's quite impossible)
2)you have a different phone number
I think that's the 2 because a stock recovery signed by samsung can't get recognized as custom and after a complete firmware reinstallaton custom binary status should be "Samsung Official"...
Try to pull the battery and read the info at "Model"
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yeah I know.. I'm also a "bit" confused..
that's where I get the Model from.. SM-G900F.. 100% sure..

stefan9310 said:
yeah I know.. I'm also a "bit" confused..
that's where I get the Model from.. SM-G900F.. 100% sure..
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Do your phone boot now?
If it doesn't then probably the eMMc is broken...

KillersEnergy said:
Does your phone boot now?
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nope.. tries to boot recovery instantly on startup but fails.. looks like this.. stuck at this message

stefan9310 said:
nope.. tries to boot recovery instantly on startup but fails.. looks like this.. stuck at this message
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It happen when you flash wrong boot.img(kernel) or/and system.img or a complete different firmware...try to download a casual custom kernel (for G900F) and flash it
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stefan9310 said:
yeah I know.. I'm also a "bit" confused..
that's where I get the Model from.. SM-G900F.. 100% sure..
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The last things i could think will solve the problem is try to downgrade to lollipop or kitkat or try another marshmallow firmware...if that doesn't work your phone is broken and you have to take it to a samsung service center and hope they doe sn't refuse your warranty due to knox 0x1...if they notice that you could try to say that the recovery error tripped knox even if it's stock
P.s.: Is your phone refurbished?

KillersEnergy said:
It happen when you flash wrong boot.img(kernel) or/and system.img or a complete different firmware...try to download a casual custom kernel (for G900F) and flash it
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The last things i could think will solve the problem is try to downgrade to lollipop or kitkat or try another marshmallow firmware...if that doesn't work your phone is broken and you have to take it to a samsung service center and hope they doe sn't refuse your warranty due to knox 0x1...if they notice that you could try to say that the recovery error tripped knox even if it's stock
P.s.: Is your phone refurbished?
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I just flashed this kernel but same result..
I tried to downgrade yesterday but it also doesn't fix the problem.. well warranty is over since august..
nope.. was a new one

stefan9310 said:
I just flashed this kernel but same result..
I tried to downgrade yesterday but it also doesn't fix the problem.. well warranty is over since august..
nope.. was a new one
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1)flash twrp boot it and place a boot.img on sdcard then go to advanced->terminal and exec:
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot
If it doesn't work
2)go to the folder where you have extracted samfirm firmware open the csc archive with 7zip and extract the .pit file in the same folder,then open odin place all the 4 file in the right place go to pit and place there the pit file you have extracted and this time CHECK the repartition flag if is not checked check it by yourself or the pit will not have any effect

KillersEnergy said:
1)flash twrp boot it and place a boot.img on sdcard then go to advanced->terminal and exec:
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot
If it doesn't work
2)go to the folder where you have extracted samfirm firmware open the csc archive with 7zip and extract the .pit file in the same folder,then open odin place all the 4 file in the right place go to pit and place there the pit file you have extracted and this time CHECK the repartition flag if is not checked check it by yourself or the pit will not have any effect
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1) can not boot to recovery again..
2) failed to boot to recovery after reboot.. removed battery and started again.. show up "Installing system update" and after that "Erasing" but still failed to boot (rom / recovery).. Still the same information in download mode (Custom, Custom, 0x1 (2))

stefan9310 said:
1) can not boot to recovery again..
2) failed to boot to recovery after reboot.. removed battery and started again.. show up "Installing system update" and after that "Erasing" but still failed to boot (rom / recovery).. Still the same information in download mode (Custom, Custom, 0x1 (2))
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I'm sorry but if even the repartition doesn't work your phone is probably dead ,i think something in the motherboard(that would mean it's a hardware failure and not software problem and i think is unsolvable even with a jtag) like an eMMc partially broken and/or some printed circuit "burned" and/or other hardware part necessary to boot the recovery,kernel stopped working and that would explain:
1)why only download mode work(download mode is in sbl(secondary bootloader) partition that it's a part of the bootloader )
2)the bootloader behaviour("Set Warranty bit" even on stock partition)
3)and why none of the solutions worked
You could try to change the battery but i don't know if it will work...at least we tried

Failed root

I recently tried to change my recovery from cwm to twrp but when i booted my Samsung galaxy note 3 n9005 , it gave the error could not do normal boot ODIN mode, even though the phone is turning on, i can't enter recovery mode and do other things like change my kernel, please help

1. Odin Flash TWRP
2. Odin CF root

Suggests wrong TWRP version for your model .

arinsms said:
1. Odin Flash TWRP
2. Odin CF root
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can you please explain what happened to my device and is it safe to flash a new recovery and is there anything likely to go wrong

Can you explain what file you used .
To flash TWRP`
Are you able to boot to download mode .
or recovery mode .If yes flash stock rom via odin .
if no then you require a service centrer .

JJEgan said:
Can you explain what file you used .
To flash TWRP`
Are you able to boot to download mode .
or recovery mode .If yes flash stock rom via odin .
if no then you require a service centrer .
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i can boot into download mode but i can't boot into recovery mode, that's when its giving the could not boot into recovery mode error and it just displays downloading do not switch off

Flash the correct TWRP for your phone through Odin .
That means a tar version of TWRP for your model .
That fails flash a stock rom via Odin .

JJEgan said:
Flash the correct TWRP for your phone through Odin .
That means a tar version of TWRP for your model .
That fails flash a stock rom via Odin .
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Thank you very much you saved me, i'll try installing stock firmware

KingGabe said:
Thank you very much you saved me, i'll try installing stock firmware
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my device came with the android 4.4.2 so am i restricted to that version or i can install the 5.0.0

JJEgan said:
Flash the correct TWRP for your phone through Odin .
That means a tar version of TWRP for your model .
That fails flash a stock rom via Odin .
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my device came with the android 4.4.2 so when flashing the stock rom am i restricted to the 4.4.2 or i can install the 5.0.0

Install either .

JJEgan said:
Install either .
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what about PDA and CSC i don't know what that's about and i also don't know my PDA and CSC

KingGabe said:
can you please explain what happened to my device and is it safe to flash a new recovery and is there anything likely to go wrong
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You are not following the correct way to flash. That is why the twrp wont stick at recovery.
Follow my advice as follow:
1. Remove battery
2. Odin flash TWRP
see the result

Cant boot, cant eneter recovery after flashing TWRP

hello everyone, my galaxy s8 was on stock rom, it was rooted with odin and super su, i made a mistake....
i installed twrp and wanted to flash it, it said that that it all flashed correctly, when i rebooted the phone it got stuck on the galaxy s8 logo, wont turn off and wont enter recovery mode, only thing i can do is enter download mode.
i tried to do whats written in this topic:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/stuck-bootloop-flashing-aqg5-fix-t3636857
im not 100% sure of my firmware version, its the one that came out with galaxy s8 when it launched 6.1 or 7.1
so i download the BL file to use it in odin, i tried the 1AQF7 and 1AQG7 also 1AGDG...
nothing helps, whenever i enter download mode and press START on odin with BL file added and straight away after pressing start hold down the volume down, plus bixby plus power i get the writing in odin NAND write start, i can never get beyond that, does that mean no matter how fast i try pressing all 3 buttons down, bixby and power i will never be able to fix the boot? or am i to slow?
can i push the needed file to fix the bootloader with ADB?
what else can i do now? is it anyhow possible to fix the boot, or if not to somehow please recover the data and transfer it to my pc memory? and start from scratch again with the phone as a last solution.
thank you all so much for your help in advance, been trying all day to fix it with odin, but no luck.
when i enter download mode this is written on my screen, maybe it helps:
odin mode
download speed:fast
product name: sm-g950f
current binary: custom
system status: custom
fap lock: off
oem lock: off
secure download: enabled
CCIC=S2MM005 hw: 6 boot 7 main:35
WARRANTY VOID 1 (0x0500)
RP SWREV: B:1 K:1 S:1
DID =0077ce53b1c2
EVT 1.1
LOT_ID=NBV09
rest is chip id etc which i think cant help anything.
thank you all once more

can someone please give me any help to boot back into android or recovery or recover my files ?

drazenm said:
can someone please give me any help to boot back into android or recovery or recover my files ?
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i do not think you will b able to recover or boot back into android but you should be able to flash an official firmware using odin to get your phone up and running again.
you should always back up important stuff on your phone before attempting any flashing

How about using Odin to 'dirty' flash the exact firmware last working on your phone? For "dirty", I meant flashing home_csc which doesn't force a data wipe.

ikeny said:
How about using Odin to 'dirty' flash the exact firmware last working on your phone? For "dirty", I meant flashing home_csc which doesn't force a data wipe.
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i have nothing to loose, how can i perform that? i think i know the firmware that ive used, but if i dont how can i be sure which one ive used ?
thank you .

if anyone can help/explain, so i know if i can do anything or i will have to wipe my phone

drazenm said:
i have nothing to loose, how can i perform that? i think i know the firmware that ive used, but if i dont how can i be sure which one ive used ?
thank you .
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Go to sammobile.com, search firmware by country and carrier.

ikeny said:
Go to sammobile.com, search firmware by country and carrier.
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i downloaded the firmware that i think i used, and i also downloaded the newest one. so what do i do now ?

drazenm said:
i downloaded the firmware that i think i used, and i also downloaded the newest one. so what do i do now ?
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Google - how to flash firmware with Odin.

ikeny said:
Google - how to flash firmware with Odin.
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i know how to flash firmware with odin but how am i to do it to repair my current firmware or patch it up as you have said?
so i dont overwrite and loose ma data?
thank you

I have issue too. I flash custom binary and bootloader don't allow boot to recovery via hard buttons. Now I boot to recovery via computer or rooted rom.