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[Q] Can't flash any ROM - help?

Hi there.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 and I’m using TWRP Recovery 6.0.4.4.
I tried to flash a nightly-version of CyanogenMod (cm-10.2-20131101-NIGHTLY-jfltexx.zip). I did a Factory Reset before flashing, TWRP said it had been successful.
When I tried to boot my phone, I can see the "SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 GT-I9505" logo, here it got stuck. I can not see the cyanogen boot animation.
Though MD5 hashes and file sizes are ok, I tried another ROM: SuperNexus http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2407616
Here it was exactly the same. My device gets stuck even before the boot animation.
I was so desperate, that I tried to format my complete internal storage. Flashing the ROMs was successful again, I could boot both ROMs CM and Supernexus then. But after I turned off my device I can't boot any more. Again I can not see the boot animation.
I have already tried it with PhilZ and CWM. I flashed them using my current recovery.
Any advice?
I am sorry for my English, if you need more detailed explanation, please ask. I tried to describe everything as detailed as I can.

Can you get into download mode? You may have to flash a stock ROM to get it to working again. Was the phone previously rooted?
And are you currently on a stock ROM or coming from a custom ROM?

Yeah, I can get into Download mode.
Well, I am not sure what ROM I'm currently using since I wiped everything. Previously I had FoxHound ROM, samsung-based pre-rooted custom ROM.

Have you tried flashing a custom Kernel?
Sounds like what I had when I tried to flash a TW Kernel for a AOSP ROM.
If you can't get into recovery, go into download mode and flash the latest CWM. Got my phone working.

FoxHound ROM installed a custom Kernel, "Ausdim Kernel" I think.
Now I have CWM 6.0.3.2 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279579
Not sure if this is the latest version ... I can't find an Odin-flashable *.tar
Anyway it doesn't work too. This recovery can't even flash CM, it gets stuck at "opening update package ..."

Sorry its a bit late.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46312260&postcount=149
Use them. This may help as a tutorial to follow loosely but that was for non working WiFi.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47076192&postcount=6

[Q] I have both TWRP and CWM recovery on S4

I have stock ROM Android version 4.4.2 and have rooted my device using CF-autoroot, I flashed the img file of CWM 6.0.3.2 using the app Flashify and was then asked "ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?" when rebooting to system and answered with "Yes - Disable recovery flash". When the device rebooted I was returned to CWM and everytime I reboot I return to CWM so I flashed TWRP using ODIN, yet when I reboot I return to CWM and can only reach TWRP if I click on Advanced>reboot to recovery.
What should I do?

Flash the whole stock firmware and start from beginning. When you have rooted again, flash cwm or twrp via odin.

^ What he said.
I think you messed up your bootloader. Had a similar issue on an Galaxy S Advance. Flashing a bootloader solved the issue

Keep booting to stock recovery although flashed custom recovery

Hi, I'm currently running N9005XXUGBOB6 stock Lollipop, I just receivd the ota few days ago. The phone was flashed stock lollipop by Odin months ago. Now when I try to flash custom recovery, Odin shows everything is fine but when I try to boot to recovery it boots stock recovery, I tried both TWRP 2.8.5.0 and PhilZ Touch 6.48.4 but none of them work . Anyone here could help with this issue? Thanks!

kongmyy said:
Hi, I'm currently running N9005XXUGBOB6 stock Lollipop, I just receivd the ota few days ago. The phone was flashed stock lollipop by Odin months ago. Now when I try to flash custom recovery, Odin shows everything is fine but when I try to boot to recovery it boots stock recovery, I tried both TWRP 2.8.5.0 and PhilZ Touch 6.48.4 but none of them work . Anyone here could help with this issue? Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Untick auto reboot. Manually turn off phone after recovery flash. Then use 3 buttons to get into recovery.
If the phone prompts to install stock recovery when you're exiting the custom recovery, choose no(can't remember whether this menu still available in note 3, maybe other phone)

Another way is download cistom flashable twrp then as rosli mentioned to uncheck auto reboot when flashing twrp then once done disconnect and boot to recovery then in recovery flash the flashable twrp

A500FU problem after moving from cm13 to stock

Hello,
I did have CM13 installed on sm-a500fu and wanted to go back to stock rom. Downloaded right version (TWO-A500FUXXU1BOJ6-20151119145810 - 5.02. )) and flash process was without problem (ODIN) .Then i wanted twrp back and i cant do this no matter which version of twrp i use(twrp2.8.7.0-a5ultexx-19082015.tar,twrp-2.8.7.0-a5ultexx-20082015.tar). Recovery flash goes ok but cannot enter recovery.
Phone is always on Samsung logo

My suggestion is to flash again stock ROM, boot in stock recovery and wipe data/factory reset. Reboot to stock ROM normaly and after that you have to follow the steps to root and install twrp as mentioned in the other thread dedicated to it (I assumed you did that once when you flashed CM13).
In fact that's what I did on my phone...

Flash full stock and once done do a factory reset in stock recovery, do this 3 times, then flash twrp.
From the giver of stock roms

Can not boot into TWRP recovery

Ok here's the situation: I had rooted and installed TWRP and a custom rom (2 actually). I had an issue where the rom is not compatible with my fav alarm app, so I tried to revert back to a stock rom. That's where the trouble began. I unfortunately don't recall the exact steps I took, but I can not boot into recovery either by the button method or the reboot into recovery method. I can always reboot into download mode with no problem. If I go into Odin and either try to reflash the twrp recovery or flash stock recovery (tried both of these multiple times) I can get the phone to boot back to the rom I am trying to uninstall. All I am trying to do is get into TWRP recovery. Any thanks would be appreciated.
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