Soft brick !!!!!! plz help - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

hello everyone
i had an s4 running on 4.3 , so i tried to install KitKat which but i end up with a fail from Odin .
Now , i can access to download mode but not the recovery ( i guess it's a soft brick ), the problem is that i'm new in samsung ( my first one )
and i have no idear what to do
how do i know which stock firmware is the good one ?
a friend of mine told me that the boot is damaged , and i have no idear what that mean !!!!
please i realy need help
thanks

bernaw said:
hello everyone
i had an s4 running on 4.3 , so i tried to install KitKat which but i end up with a fail from Odin .
Now , i can access to download mode but not the recovery ( i guess it's a soft brick ), the problem is that i'm new in samsung ( my first one )
and i have no idear what to do
how do i know which stock firmware is the good one ?
a friend of mine told me that the boot is damaged , and i have no idear what that mean !!!!
please i realy need help
thanks
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Search for the 4.4 (NAE) full .tar - it's here in the forums.
Flash that via PC Odin and you'll have a working 4.4 phone. If you want root you can use CF-Autoroot (make sure to grab the latest!) Thread is here too.
Then do some reading, searching and more reading. All your answers are here, really.
You're 'boot' is NOT damaged.
Just search read and you'll be fine.

leaderbuilder said:
Search for the 4.4 (NAE) full .tar - it's here in the forums.
Flash that via PC Odin and you'll have a working 4.4 phone. If you want root you can use CF-Autoroot (make sure to grab the latest!) Thread is here too.
Then do some reading, searching and more reading. All your answers are here, really.
You're 'boot' is NOT damaged.
Just search read and you'll be fine.
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thanks for replying
can i flash it using a firmware downloaded from sammobile , cause i couldnt find in this forum or i didnt know where to find .
sorry

bernaw said:
thanks for replying
can i flash it using a firmware downloaded from sammobile , cause i couldnt find in this forum or i didnt know where to find .
sorry
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Should be fine.
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daniel4653 said:
Should be fine.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk
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thanks
okay i will try to flash it and let u know about about result
if any things happen ,now i know where to go and whom to ask

bernaw said:
thanks for replying
can i flash it using a firmware downloaded from sammobile , cause i couldnt find in this forum or i didnt know where to find .
sorry
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Use the one from Sammobile as Daniel suggested.
But really, searching for the .tar - it's got it's on thread in the development sections http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663619
If you couldn't find it I'd suggest practice doing some more searching.
You should be good to go.
Good luck.

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[Q] help me...i can go to stock recovery

OMB oh my brother..
can u help me i cant back to stock recovery...
can u help me???how i can back to my stock recovery...
because my samung galY is stuck..bootloop
i has been instal new kernel with aroma instaler,then i forgotten one step when i booting my device is stuck..
how i can ack to my stock recovery??
can u help me????
please for agan agan gayoungers..
cuilanbom said:
OMB oh my brother..
can u help me i cant back to stock recovery...
can u help me???how i can back to my stock recovery...
because my samung galY is stuck..bootloop
i has been instal new kernel with aroma instaler,then i forgotten one step when i booting my device is stuck..
how i can ack to my stock recovery??
can u help me????
please for agan agan gayoungers..
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First of all keep calm.
You will need to use odin to get your phone working back.
See for docky 73's thread in dev section (sticky one). Download your regions firmware and flash with odin. You will get everything there. For how to flash with odin read second post in that thread carefully or read in deadly's guide in general section (it is also sticky)
A Hero Can Be Anyone
[Bruce Wayne] said:
First of all keep calm.
You will need to use odin to get your phone working back.
See for docky 73's thread in dev section (sticky one). Download your regions firmware and flash with odin. You will get everything there. For how to flash with odin read second post in that thread carefully or read in deadly's guide in general section (it is also sticky)
A Hero Can Be Anyone
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OK mas Bro.
i try it.
but my verse is dxlf1 can i replace it with dxlf1 or dxll: with odin??/
cuilanbom said:
OK mas Bro.
i try it.
but my verse is dxlf1 can i replace it with dxlf1 or dxll: with odin??/
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You can any of those listed for your country/region.
Anything from outside should cause problems like data network not working etc.
You will need to flash csc of your region from odin again to fix that.
A Hero Can Be Anyone
[Bruce Wayne] said:
You can any of those listed for your country/region.
Anything from outside should cause problems like data network not working etc.
You will need to flash csc of your region from odin again to fix that.thx
A Hero Can Be Anyone
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thx bro..my device is activ again..
but with odin..
i has been gived other rom n kernel.
n installed via odin its just a few minutes
cuilanbom said:
thx bro..my device is activ again..
but with odin..
i has been gived other rom n kernel.
n installed via odin its just a few minutes
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I didn't get what you mean.
Your phone is working again?
If yes you can still flash custom kernel/rom and flash back to stock rom via odin anytime.
A Hero Can Be Anyone
Bruce Wayne said:
I didn't get what you mean.
Your phone is working again?
If yes you can still flash custom kernel/rom and flash back to stock rom via odin anytime.
A Hero Can Be Anyone
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i flashing again with odin n flash a new kernel....
i think my hh is just not compatible with my old kernell.
thats i mean
cuilanbom said:
i flashing again with odin n flash a new kernel....
i think my hh is just not compatible with my old kernell.
thats i mean
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hh?
Can you describe more?
Use google translate if you are having issues with english.
A Hero Can Be Anyone.
Bruce Wayne said:
hh?
Can you describe more?
Use google translate if you are having issues with english.
A Hero Can Be Anyone.
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i flashing again my hh/ handheld/handphone/my gayung(galaxy young)
flash dxlf via odin n flash a new kernel
i am sorry if u cant understood my language.coz my linggis is bad.
i ussualy that word at kaskus
did ur phone cant go into recovery at all?
both stock or cwm?
if both i dont know either..
but if u can go any recovery just install stock kernel using aroma install by hell-fushion aroma..
stock kernel included in hell-fushion aroma..
just trying to helf,.
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how to get My Galaxy S4 like the first time Bought it

Good day
i wanna ask something...
if i already use any Custom ROM to my Galaxy s4 GTi9505... is there any way to flash it back like before? i mean like the first time i use it... still pure.. no root... also can do OTA... because idk how to backup my ROM before.. so maybe im ruined it
if u guys can help me.. please share some link about it.. sorry if i cant found it before
ZachariasErsa said:
Good day
i wanna ask something...
if i already use any Custom ROM to my Galaxy s4 GTi9505... is there any way to flash it back like before? i mean like the first time i use it... still pure.. no root... also can do OTA... because idk how to backup my ROM before.. so maybe im ruined it
if u guys can help me.. please share some link about it.. sorry if i cant found it before
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If you are rooted use Triangle Away to reset the flash counter and after that go straight to download mode and flash a stock rom with Odin. After the flash do a data factory reset and you have the phone as you initialy got it
gee2012 said:
If you are rooted use Triangle Away to reset the flash counter and after that go straight to download mode and flash a stock rom with Odin. After the flash do a data factory reset and you have the phone as you initialy got it
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so after it i can use ota and ETC...? thanks ... where i can found how to flash with odin..? and where i can found the stock ROM? on recovery thread XDA?
ZachariasErsa said:
so after it i can use ota and ETC...? thanks ... where i can found how to flash with odin..? and where i can found the stock ROM? on recovery thread XDA?
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How to use Odin see this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372414.
Samsung oficial firmware see www.sammobile.com/firmware, you have to register first before you can download!
After this you are full stock if you flash the rom of your country/region and you will receive all OTA`s again.
hi all. I will be thankful if u can help me.
i have 9505 and when I connect it to my PC via USB instead of being charging , it will be warm and charge become decrease percent by percent. I have Stock Rom.whats Wrong with it??
lvlansour said:
hi all. I will be thankful if u can help me.
i have 9505 and when I connect it to my PC via USB instead of being charging , it will be warm and charge become decrease percent by percent. I have Stock Rom.whats Wrong with it??
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Have you got the correct drivers installed by Kies? Tried another usb port (no hub)? Are you using the original usb cable?
gee2012 said:
How to use Odin see this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372414.
Samsung oficial firmware see www.sammobile.com/firmware, you have to register first before you can download!
After this you are full stock if you flash the rom of your country/region and you will receive all OTA`s again.
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ur one of the best! thanks.. ill try to study it..
ZachariasErsa said:
ur one of the best! thanks.. ill try to study it..
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Its not as hard as it seems to use Odin:
1. Close Kies, also in windows task manager!
2. Enable usb debugging on the phone.
3. Open Odin 3.04 as administrator
4. Place the downloaded rom that is unzipped ONCE and shows a .md5 file in PDA
5. Phone in downloadmode (after you used to reset the flash counter with Triangle Away)
6. Connect the phone with usb to Odin (IDCOM should light up and show a com number)
7. Press start and flash the rom.
Reboot and data factory reset in settings/accounts/reset
Done
Best answer.. easy to understand.. thanksss
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2
help me
gee2012 said:
How to use Odin see this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372414.
Samsung oficial firmware see www.sammobile.com/firmware, you have to register first before you can download!
After this you are full stock if you flash the rom of your country/region and you will receive all OTA`s again.
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BTW sir,.. i cant find any model of Samsung galaxy s4 GTi9505
can u help me to find th original firmwares?
You can try this rom with odin
http://samsung-updates.com/details/12205/Galaxy_S_4_Snapdragon/GT-I9505/XEF/I9505XXUBMGA.html
it's the last official rom from France. the only issue if it's not the right region code for your country is to had just issue with carrier network
why i choose the link from france ? cauz no specific region code for turkey and france is close to france (in geographical situation).
but if you remind the region code of your first stock rom i can try to find a link for the it
this is the easiest way to unroot and go back to stock and official galaxy s4 with TW.
follow this simple guide .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGRNOk_eWzk
idriline said:
You can try this rom with odin
http://samsung-updates.com/details/12205/Galaxy_S_4_Snapdragon/GT-I9505/XEF/I9505XXUBMGA.html
it's the last official rom from France. the only issue if it's not the right region code for your country is to had just issue with carrier network
why i choose the link from france ? cauz no specific region code for turkey and france is close to france (in geographical situation).
but if you remind the region code of your first stock rom i can try to find a link for the it
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I bought this phone from hongkong.. I found the firmwares there... I hope this going well ..
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2
r12500 said:
this is the easiest way to unroot and go back to stock and official galaxy s4 with TW.
follow this simple guide .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGRNOk_eWzk
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Thanks a lot.. is it matter if im not using tw?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2
ZachariasErsa said:
Thanks a lot.. is it matter if im not using tw?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2
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Well using TW means u are all stock.
Skickat från min GT-I9505 med Tapatalk 4 Beta

i brick my phone...

my phone is samsung galaxy y duos.
I try to install jellybean in my phone so my phone brick.
I search for how to recover phone i find this site .
I install firmware as here instrustion given .
As here say after odin disdlay pass your device ready to use .
But in my case after odin procedure complete direct recovery mode open and at the bottom messege show that
status 7
installation aborted.
And after rebooing my phone only show samsung logo.
Please help me...
have u tried factory reset
Bhaumik Patel said:
have u tried factory reset
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yes i try nothing happen
any other IDEA ??
any one have solution...??
To start off with there's no jellybean for galaxy y - it's probably a themed Gingerbread rom
Status 7 means the zip you are trying to flash in Cwm is corrupted or the update script is wrong
Don't know what it means in odin but I'm guessing wrong firmware or you haven't split it into its 3 parts for odin use
You need to flash stock rom via odin from the following thread - choose the firmware from your geographical region
Unzip firmware
Place
pda in pda
Modem in phone
csc in csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1656825
marcussmith2626 said:
To start off with there's no jellybean for galaxy y - it's probably a themed Gingerbread rom
Status 7 means the zip you are trying to flash in Cwm is corrupted or the update script is wrong
Don't know what it means in odin but I'm guessing wrong firmware or you haven't split it into its 3 parts for odin use
You need to flash stock rom via odin from the following thread - choose the firmware from your geographical region
Unzip firmware
Place
pda in pda
Modem in phone
csc in csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1656825
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thanks for help but i downloaded filmware from this link u given.
vishal0001 said:
thanks for help but i downloaded filmware from this link u given.
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Try a different one
use a different version of odin (I use v3.8)
Uninstall kies (conflicts with odin)
make sure samsung drivers are installed
marcussmith2626 said:
Try a different one
use a different version of odin (I use v3.8)
Uninstall kies (conflicts with odin)
make sure samsung drivers are installed
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u mean to say i try another firmware and use odin v 3.8
i use odin v 3.7
can u give me spacific link to download firware .
vishal0001 said:
u mean to say i try another firmware and use odin v 3.8
i use odin v 3.7
can u give me spacific link to download firware .
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You can only try different things
all odin flashable firmware is on the thread iv given you
The latest firmware is on sammobile.com however it is not odin flashable - you need to use the split tool (link on thread iv already given you) To create an odin flashable pack
search sammobile.com for your phone model number eg GT-S5360 in my case but yours will your duos gt-number
marcussmith2626 said:
You can only try different things
all odin flashable firmware is on the thread iv given you
The latest firmware is on sammobile.com however it is not odin flashable - you need to use the split tool (link on thread iv already given you) To create an odin flashable pack
search sammobile.com for your phone model number eg GT-S5360 in my case but yours will your duos gt-number
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ok i will go for it.
BUt i have another galaxy y duos file it can intstall in my phone(not odin its from update from the sd card ) but last installation aborted
this time not status 7 .
Do you know why this message apear because every time firmware not wrong!
steel showing samsung logo.and
Installation aborted also.
Helo Dear The Custom Rom Jellybean Meta inf is wrong
Yes i have same problem but i have fix it through apktool
Shadman0 If I help U Pls Give Thanks
thanks to all who tried to help me...
vishal0001 said:
thanks to all who tried to help me...
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First, i do not know if you know but pro Y Duos, the firmwares of Y normal not serves ... By xda there are roms ODIN for the Y Duos, and also try some rom via CWM Recovery.
AND stay tuned. Nothing jellybean compatible with the SGY.
never go to Samsung care
guess what today i go to Samsung care to fix my phone ( if u read this thread so u know very well why i go ).
i just go there and said him to flash my phone .
he said price for flash phone is Rs.300
i say ok .
than he come after 5 minutes and say your phone can't restore if u want than change your mother board of your phone its price he said Rs.1500
i take my phone and go to other mobile shop and tell him to flash my phone and my phone fix in only Rs.150
so never go to Samsung care unless your phone is in warranty .
Thank you .
Flash Stock Rom Via ODIN
Shadman0 If I help U Pls Give Thanks
My Work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521867
shadman0 said:
Flash Stock Rom Via ODIN
Shadman0 If I help U Pls Give Thanks
My Work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521867
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Haha do you even bother to read the thread - especially the post directly above yours
Are you trying to bump your post count up lol cause all the posts iv read of yours arnt helpful so please stop
marcussmith2626 said:
Haha do you even bother to read the thread - especially the post directly above yours
Are you trying to bump your post count up lol cause all the posts iv read of yours arnt helpful so please stop
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i am just trying to share my experience with Samsung care ....
vishal0001 said:
i am just trying to share my experience with Samsung care ....
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Oh I wasn't bothered with that post - I found that quite amusing that someone who works in samsung care couldn't perform a basic flashing task even with extra hardware equipment
I quoted the person under that who said flash stock rom via odin as they had clearly not read the thread & the fact your problem is now solved

[Q] Please help me - Galaxy Note 3 LTE SM-N9005

I was trying to root my new Galaxy Note 3 LTE and Odin said Pass
after restarting my phone I found my Self Stuck in Samsung logo like photo
I still can get into Odin mode but I can't get into Recovery Mode.
Please Help me !
Ahmed.Soubih said:
I was trying to root my new Galaxy Note 3 LTE and Odin said Pass
after restarting my phone I found my Self Stuck in Samsung logo like photo
I still can get into Odin mode but I can't get into Recovery Mode.
Please Help me !
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you can always just flash the stock rom again with odin as long as you can get into download mode but you loose your data.
are you on 4.4.2 kitkat ? because if so, you need a new version of twrp (or use cwm). there is an unoffical version that supports kk and also the original twrp will get an update soon. theres currently a test build, look at the official thread.
dont use it if you are still on 4.3 !
I really really wish people would search and read before messing with their devices... this is the 800th thread on this again.
Take your battery out, and wait for 60seconds, put back in and try to boot into recovery mode, wipe cache and boot up - OR reflash Stock again.
PS: If you have a Hong Kong Note, you need to go off and read... cause you've made a massive mistake playing.
A.N.Droid said:
you can always just flash the stock rom again with odin as long as you can get into download mode but you loose your data.
are you on 4.4.2 kitkat ? because if so, you need a new version of twrp (or use cwm). there is an unoffical version that supports kk and also the original twrp will get an update soon. theres currently a test build, look at the official thread.
dont use it if you are still on 4.3 !
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Iam on 4.3 Jelly Bean
Ahmed.Soubih said:
Iam on 4.3 Jelly Bean
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pull the battery, like radicalisto told you ! forgot about that...
give him a thanks if it worked !
Check you have the right CF-Autoroot, if you got the latest one it won't work as it's for KK only try This One - In future please read more.
A.N.Droid said:
pull the battery, like radicalisto told you ! forgot about that...
give him a thanks if it worked !
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I pulled the battery and try to get into Recovery mode but I couldn't , I am trying to flash Stock firmware now .
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
I pulled the battery and try to get into Recovery mode but I couldn't , I am trying to flash Stock firmware now .
Thank you
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Use the link I posted before you flash stock again, boot into download mode and flash via Odin PDA and it should be fine
radicalisto said:
Use the link I posted before you flash stock again, boot into download mode and flash via Odin PDA and it should be fine
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I am on Android 4.3 I didn't upgrade to 4.4 . I just tried to root it. I am not using HongKong Version.
What Should I do Before Re-flashing Stock Firmware ?
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
What Should I do Before Re-flashing Stock Firmware ?
Thank you
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Nothing. Boot into download mode, and flash it via Odin. Job done. - Am I to assume that the CF autoroot I gave you didn't work?
radicalisto said:
Nothing. Boot into download mode, and flash it via Odin. Job done. - Am I to assume that the CF autoroot I gave you didn't work?
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No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
Ahmed.Soubih said:
No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
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You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
radicalisto said:
You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
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Ok I'll Flash the Auto root file you gave to me before . stock firmware
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
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Before going to the trouble of flashing the stock rom and try rooting again, why not flash the cf-autoroot radicalisto linked you to? It'll only take a minute to do it.
hey_joe said:
Before going to the trouble of flashing the stock rom and try rooting again, why not flash the cf-autoroot radicalisto linked you to? It'll only take a minute to do it.
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I will Flash it .
Thank you
radicalisto said:
You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
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Thank you. I Used CF Root you gave to me and got My phone Back .
I donot know what to say , Thank you very much
Ahmed.Soubih said:
Thank you. I Used CF Root you gave to me and got My phone Back .
I do know what to say , Thank you very much
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Glad you got sorted. In future, before you make any changes to your very expensive device, make sure you read and know exactly what files you have and what you are doing :good:

help semibrick

Ive flashed I9505XXUGNK2_I9505YXXGNK2_I9505XXUGNK2_HOME.tar.md5 in my sgh-i337m and now it wont passa the galaxy logo, the problem is that now I cant find the one that had installed before and ODIN wont let me flash anything. I dont know what to do. sorry for bad english. :crying:
ObiEuan said:
Ive flashed I9505XXUGNK2_I9505YXXGNK2_I9505XXUGNK2_HOME.tar.md5 in my sgh-i337m and now it wont passa the galaxy logo, the problem is that now I cant find the one that had installed before and ODIN wont let me flash anything. I dont know what to do. sorry for bad english. :crying:
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hi mate
why you say odin will not let you install anything?
try to reflas rom again , use the latest stock rom available , odin will not let you flash roms with older bootloader than the one you have..
Check this thread for tips
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
MAX 404 said:
hi mate
why you say odin will not let you install anything?
try to reflas rom again , use the latest stock rom available , odin will not let you flash roms with older bootloader than the one you have..
Check this thread for tips
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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nada, I used to have omegarom, with JB 4.3, today I tried to install a new ROM and ended up flashing that thing. now i cant find a suitable rom or i dont exactly know what the failure is.
I also have the knox 0x1 since the time i installed omegarom.
ObiEuan said:
nada, I used to have omegarom, with JB 4.3, today I tried to install a new ROM and ended up flashing that thing. now i cant find a suitable rom or i dont exactly know what the failure is.
I also have the knox 0x1 since the time i installed omegarom.
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Hi
Why you dont try to flash an stock rom for your device and start from zero?
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/36978/I337MVLUFNI2_I337MOYAFNI2_MTA.zip/
maybe something went wrong between flashes before...
MAX 404 said:
Hi
Why you dont try to flash an stock rom for your device and start from zero?
maybe something went wrong between flashes before...
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I did that just already, it worked, thanks. It was quite difficult to figure out wich one was the correct one but once i got it it was so easy.
anyway, thanks a lot Now if you point me out to a good ROM i would apreciate it, the default one from telcel its awful
ObiEuan said:
I did that just already, it worked, thanks. It was quite difficult to figure out wich one was the correct one but once i got it it was so easy.
anyway, thanks a lot Now if you point me out to a good ROM i would apreciate it, the default one from telcel its awful
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Great news mate !!
Regarding the rom i do not what to tell you I have a i9500 , i like Omega rom.....but there are a few good ones around.

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