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[Q] Stuck at Yellow Sprint Screen

While trying to do the hotspot mod on my Sprint Galaxy s4, something went wrong. Phone will not boot past Yellow Sprint screen. I have tried full system reset by flashing stock rom with odin, but still no go. It says pass, but when rebooting, still stuck at yellow screen. Any ideas?

How long are you letting it sit there. It takes a few minutes to boot sometimes after a reset.
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did you make sure you installed the right version??
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strange odin always works for me...it takes mad long to boot but it works

Did you not take a Nandroid backup before trying this? If so restore.
This happened to me as well. Went ahead and restored. Then flashed stock with no root. Installed root and TWRP. Flashed through Odin Noobnl's bootloader upgrade file and then the latest stock kernel. Then I did a factory reset and the hotspot mod appeared finally and all is good.

I'm pretttyyyy sure the hotspot mod is for deodexed ROMs only. Make sure you are deodexed and not odexed. That will cause you to get stuck at the Sprint boot up screen.

Joe0113 said:
I'm pretttyyyy sure the hotspot mod is for deodexed ROMs only. Make sure you are deodexed and not odexed. That will cause you to get stuck at the Sprint boot up screen.
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there is hotspot mod for odex and deodex

LIL_ROOKIE said:
there is hotspot mod for odex and deodex
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Oh my fault, didn't know that! Maybe he flashed the opposite one that he was supposed to then?!
PS- To the OP... this thread is probably gonna be moved to Q&A.

I had this happen the other night while flashing both hotspot mod and 4 in 1 reboot mod. The only thing I could come up with (why it didn't work the first time but worked fine second time) is that I flashed from internal sd the first time but from my external the second time. Unfortunately I couldn't restore my nandroid because my phone wouldn't recognize my 64gb sd card while in recovery. (OUDHS)
To get out of it I just flashed crawj's stock rooted odexed ROM and then re-flashed both mods (from external sd) with no problems at all.

GiantJay said:
How long are you letting it sit there. It takes a few minutes to boot sometimes after a reset.
Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2
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Over 3 hours

jeffvb9 said:
Did you not take a Nandroid backup before trying this? If so restore.
This happened to me as well. Went ahead and restored. Then flashed stock with no root. Installed root and TWRP. Flashed through Odin Noobnl's bootloader upgrade file and then the latest stock kernel. Then I did a factory reset and the hotspot mod appeared finally and all is good.
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I did not make a nandroid backup. I tried flashing crawj's stock mdl kernel.

Esoteric68 said:
I had this happen the other night while flashing both hotspot mod and 4 in 1 reboot mod. The only thing I could come up with (why it didn't work the first time but worked fine second time) is that I flashed from internal sd the first time but from my external the second time. Unfortunately I couldn't restore my nandroid because my phone wouldn't recognize my 64gb sd card while in recovery. (OUDHS)
To get out of it I just flashed crawj's stock rooted odexed ROM and then re-flashed both mods (from external sd) with no problems at all.
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I will try that ROM. I am downloading it now, but it says over an hour remaining. I'll try it as soon as it is finished.

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Try just doing a factory reset and reboot.
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chjlfox said:
I will try that ROM. I am downloading it now, but it says over an hour remaining. I'll try it as soon as it is finished.
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Ok. Downloaded Crawj's Stock root MDL data wipe zip file and flashed it from recovery mode. Still same problem. It was on Yellow sprint screen all night. I don't know what else to try.

chjlfox said:
Ok. Downloaded Crawj's Stock root MDL data wipe zip file and flashed it from recovery mode. Still same problem. It was on Yellow sprint screen all night. I don't know what else to try.
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Try doing a factory reset and reboot.
Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

OK GOT IT! Flashed a stock MDC ROM. It reset but keeps asking for a software update. I am a little nervous about doing update because I don't want to lose root.

My friend has sort of the same problem..but his is not app related. His phone just rebooted itself out of nowhere yesterday...he is 100% stock..not even rooted...it also hangs on the horrid yellow Sprint boot screen....it will boot fine into safe mode. So I rooted it, installed a new stock rom/modem/kernel...and still he is having the same problem. it can not be the battery otherwise safe mode would reboot too...but I am at a loss here..some other random hardware failure from some app that isn't loaded while in safe mode??

Same issue, please help
chjlfox said:
OK GOT IT! Flashed a stock MDC ROM. It reset but keeps asking for a software update. I am a little nervous about doing update because I don't want to lose root.
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Did you figure out a fix for the stuck at yellow sprint screen? I too, installed the odex file and am now stuck on the yellow sprint screen. my phone doesn't boot up. I went into the cwm boot up and selected restore but that didn't fix it. I went into the normal boot recovery mode and selected data wipe/factory reset and it said that this was completed; however, I'm still stuck at the Yellow Sprint Screen.
Does anyone have a fix? Any help is greatly appreciated.

lanekelley said:
Did you figure out a fix for the stuck at yellow sprint screen? I too, installed the odex file and am now stuck on the yellow sprint screen. my phone doesn't boot up. I went into the cwm boot up and selected restore but that didn't fix it. I went into the normal boot recovery mode and selected data wipe/factory reset and it said that this was completed; however, I'm still stuck at the Yellow Sprint Screen.
Does anyone have a fix? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Please help somebody! I am in the same boat. Call me an idiot (I deserve it) for not making a backup after rooting.
Can someone please do a step by step on how to get past the annoying ugly yellow Sprint logo screen?

So I'm stuck as well on the Yellow Sprint Screen on boot. All I did was qbking77 root and wifi mod. At the end following his video he said to reboot the phone. Well now I'm stuck. I'm ODEX MF9 with 4.2.2. I followed the instuctions step by step, not sure what happened. Any help please? Thanks

Phone Won't Boot After Installing Hide It Pro

Help...
I had a working phone with 3.0 golden eye.
I had installed Hide it Pro and File Hide it.
I was able to use the File Hide it but after reboot, the screen got stock at Samsung S4 Logo screen and I tried to restore and was TWRP says restored but during reboot it will get stock still at the Samsung S4 logo.
Now, I am trying desperately how to even just make it work.
I remember last time I had installed Hide It Pro and it also got my older phone get stock in the same situation and had used a different ROM.
this is the 2nd phone that is stock after installing Hide It Pro.
Any suggestions on how to revive my phone?
I am currently downloading the stock "I337UCUAMDB_I337ATTAMDB_ATT.zip" and will try to Odin it.
I am looking to use the later UCUADML stock rom.
Thank you.

qwer43 said:
Help...
I had a working phone with 3.0 golden eye.
I had installed Hide it Pro and File Hide it.
I was able to use the File Hide it but after reboot, the screen got stock at Samsung S4 Logo screen and I tried to restore and was TWRP says restored but during reboot it will get stock still at the Samsung S4 logo.
Now, I am trying desperately how to even just make it work.
I remember last time I had installed Hide It Pro and it also got my older phone get stock in the same situation and had used a different ROM.
this is the 2nd phone that is stock after installing Hide It Pro.
Any suggestions on how to revive my phone?
I am currently downloading the stock "I337UCUAMDB_I337ATTAMDB_ATT.zip" and will try to Odin it.
I am looking to use the later UCUADML stock rom.
Thank you.
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Actually have you tried a factory reset yet? I would try that first before Odin.
That will work, make sure after you odin, you do a factory reset, or you will still see the same issue, odin does NOT do a factory reset.
Good luck.

head over to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares. you'll have to register as a user but they have the MDL firmware you are looking for.

xBeerdroiDx said:
head over to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares. you'll have to register as a user but they have the MDL firmware you are looking for.
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I will check this link too. Thanks.

TheAxman said:
Actually have you tried a factory reset yet? I would try that first before Odin.
That will work, make sure after you odin, you do a factory reset, or you will still see the same issue, odin does NOT do a factory reset.
Good luck.
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You are right. I did a factory reset first, did not work so my last resort was ODIN.
I did ODIN and I was able to see the apps and play with it. after reboot, got stock again at Samsung Galaxy S4 logo.
I wil ODIN again and after reboot in the phone, I will do a factory reset since I believe the phone is non-rooted at this point.
I will post back what happens.
Thanks.

qwer43 said:
You are right. I did a factory reset first, did not work so my last resort was ODIN.
I did ODIN and I was able to see the apps and play with it. after reboot, got stock again at Samsung Galaxy S4 logo.
I wil ODIN again and after reboot in the phone, I will do a factory reset since I believe the phone is non-rooted at this point.
I will post back what happens.
Thanks.
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It's getting frustrating.
I had ODIN my phone, reboot and factory reset by using the vol up+power+home.
stock was fine.
rooted the phone and installed SHOstock 2.0 by wiping all including format data.
at first reboot, gets stock on the samsung logo...
what else can I do to fix this even if i had already rolled it back to stock/factory reset?
Thank you.

qwer43 said:
It's getting frustrating.
I had ODIN my phone, reboot and factory reset by using the vol up+power+home.
stock was fine.
rooted the phone and installed SHOstock 2.0 by wiping all including format data.
at first reboot, gets stock on the samsung logo...
what else can I do to fix this even if i had already rolled it back to stock/factory reset?
Thank you.
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Flash the KT att loki kernel and see what happens, it will boot.

TheAxman said:
Flash the KT att loki kernel and see what happens, it will boot.
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What is the "KT att loki kernel"? I tried searching for these strings "KT att loki kernel" but nothing relevant.
I would appreciate your assistance.
Thank you.

qwer43 said:
What is the "KT att loki kernel"? I tried searching for these strings "KT att loki kernel" but nothing relevant.
I would appreciate your assistance.
Thank you.
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I have now Goldern 3.0 ROM but after the 1st boot, it is stock again at the logo.
Will the "KT att loki kernel" all ROMs?
Thank you.

here's the link to KT's kernel thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292341
there are 2 kernels. download the correct one for your type of firmware (touchwiz or aosp).
cheers

xBeerdroiDx said:
here's the link to KT's kernel thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292341
there are 2 kernels. download the correct one for your type of firmware (touchwiz or aosp).
cheers
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I had downloaded AOSP kernel. I have this ROM "
[ROM]★GOLDENEYE★[ATT&CAN][►XXUBMF8◄][APPS2SD][JB][TW][4.2.2][LOKi'D][July.14.13]"
Flashed it.
While clearing Cache/Dalvik, ok
Fix permission : ok
Reboot. it showed logo then phone turned-off screen, no response...
help.... needed...

You downloaded the aosp kernel and flashed it on a touchwiz (TW) rom. Can you get into recovery mode?

xBeerdroiDx said:
You downloaded the aosp kernel and flashed it on a touchwiz (TW) rom. Can you get into recovery mode?
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Ooops, my bad. Golden ROM is a Touchwiz?
I will try to recover it and flash the Touchwiz Kernel.
going back to original issue.
AFter I had ODIN my phone and flashed a new ROM, I should not be having these issues(?). right?

qwer43 said:
Ooops, my bad. Golden ROM is a Touchwiz?
I will try to recover it and flash the Touchwiz Kernel.
going back to original issue.
AFter I had ODIN my phone and flashed a new ROM, I should not be having these issues(?). right?
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I had ODIN it again.
After reset/reboot, since it is connected to my pc the invisible batter in the background appears and does nothing after the ATT logo with sounds came out.
disconnected from pc and tried to reboot. it will only show the logo during power button push, release the power button and the logo disappears and dies.

qwer43 said:
I had ODIN it again.
After reset/reboot, since it is connected to my pc the invisible batter in the background appears and does nothing after the ATT logo with sounds came out.
disconnected from pc and tried to reboot. it will only show the logo during power button push, release the power button and the logo disappears and dies.
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I tried reboot in recover, power+vol up and home, the phone will show the logo and release power and it dies, does not continue to recovery.
Is there any other way to recover the phone?
Thank you.

qwer43 said:
I tried reboot in recover, power+vol up and home, the phone will show the logo and release power and it dies, does not continue to recovery.
Is there any other way to recover the phone?
Thank you.
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my bad again...
battery was dead.
now, after ODIN, I am in stock ROM, none rooted.
restarted = ok
power off > start = ok
next rooting steps.
what I can't understand is when flashing a new ROM will start to freeze at start-up... ???

qwer43 said:
my bad again...
battery was dead.
now, after ODIN, I am in stock ROM, none rooted.
restarted = ok
power off > start = ok
next rooting steps.
what I can't understand is when flashing a new ROM will start to freeze at start-up... ???
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because you must use a kernel for your device...PERIOD! If you do not, you will hang at boot.

i need pro help. i think i bricked my phone

sph-l720 4.3 rooted by cf auto root
I put system files in the phones framework folder to hack free hotspot. I rebooted and the phone was stuck on the yellow sprint logo. I pulled the battery and used odin to i guess flash mf9, then cf auito root. last time i was stuck on this screen this worked.
But now i'm screwed.
I tried a wipe factory reset and it still didn't help.
I flashed a kernel zip file using odin by accident (KERNEL - SPR _ L720vpuamf9-1372121308)
now it boots and gets stuck at the same screen but the screen is blank. only the blue light lights up.
any clues???
now it says set warranty bit kernel, when it used to say set warranty bit recovery

You cannot go back with Odin to MF9 once you are on MjA.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

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EDIT NEVER MIND I didn't see that first part about 4.3!
Hello Sprint I've got a TEP claim for you.
Okay well maybe not totally there yet. There are a couple threads on how to get 4.3 to boot do spend some time searching reading, and then read and look some more. Good place to start would be here

brewmanate said:
sph-l720 4.3 rooted by cf auto root
I put system files in the phones framework folder to hack free hotspot. I rebooted and the phone was stuck on the yellow sprint logo. I pulled the battery and used odin to i guess flash mf9, then cf auito root. last time i was stuck on this screen this worked.
But now i'm screwed.
I tried a wipe factory reset and it still didn't help.
I flashed a kernel zip file using odin by accident (KERNEL - SPR _ L720vpuamf9-1372121308)
now it boots and gets stuck at the same screen but the screen is blank. only the blue light lights up.
any clues???
now it says set warranty bit kernel, when it used to say set warranty bit recovery
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Flash KT kernel 4.3 if you are on mja, that should fix it, if not, make sure you have a custom recovery(not TWRP) and flash the stock 4.3 rom in the dev section

thank you...
negamann303 said:
Flash KT kernel 4.3 if you are on mja, that should fix it, if not, make sure you have a custom recovery(not TWRP) and flash the stock 4.3 rom in the dev section
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i just have to get it replaced.
I never fully rooted. I had stock recovery and binary ond kernel. I just has su.
I screwed the pooch on this one. Thanks anyway guys. I will get a new one. Or maybe a note 3 in its place. What do you think?

If you can get to download mode it's not bricked
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Your not bricked
This is exactly the same issue I had. You tried to downgrade after upgrading and flashed some stuff to fix it right? Yeah bad idea. Anyway.
Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506562
Follow it step by step. It solved my issues.

I already sent it out to be replaced
I have insurance through a 3rd party, so it might be forgiven that I rooted it. If not, and they send it back to me, I will have to rely on all your helpful guidance. I am very grateful. You guys rock.
Just so its as clear as can be, here is a list of my mistakes. LOL
1. I did try to take the OTA update. It didnt take and only messed with storage for some reason. Not broke yet.
2. Flashed back to MF9 with Odin 3 v.1.87. Oops.
3. Flashed MF9 and CF auto root a few times back and forth trying to get it to take.
4. It is a bit hazy here, but I tried to use odin 3.07 to go back to mf9, but it wouldn't work. I instead used odin to root the f#cker and to my amazement it worked. Now I was rooted on 4.3! MJA I got the idea from this thread>>>>>>>>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2511209
5. Then it was all gravy for a few days minus the annoying security notifications every so often about an app trying to access the system..blah blah blah. I wanted my hotspot hack back (the entire reason for the root) so I placed the altered system files in the framework to allow for hotspot service
and rebooted. Thats when **** got real. it booted up to the full yellow screen that shows the sprint logo. The blue led was strobing slowly and it just stayed that way for a few minutes. I got scared and tried going through steps 1 through 4 again to no avail.
6. Then I really messed up and flashed the MF9 Kernel zip file by mistake or maybe more out of desperation, and all that did was make the screen black after the samsung logo, but the blue led still illuminated.
All well, I already sent it out. I should get a new one soon.
If they dont let me swap it I will upgrade to the note 3.
Any ideas about the note 3 vs the sgs4, except for the obvious size and Ghz difference?

Root Verizon note 3 first time

I rooted my note 3 for the first time with towel root. I have the latest safestrap. But when I go install my first rom. Phone goes into a reboot and shuts off for over 45 mind and does nothing except a blue light keeps blinking. Is this normal?

did you install on the stock slot or rom slot 1?
If you installed on stock slot, did you wipe it first?
My first thought is you probably soft-bricked it, and will have to odin back to stock. Theres a guide on one of the sub forums

monkeyjjk said:
I rooted my note 3 for the first time with towel root. I have the latest safestrap. But when I go install my first rom. Phone goes into a reboot and shuts off for over 45 mind and does nothing except a blue light keeps blinking. Is this normal?
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Did you wipe everything before you flashed?

Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 Black Edition

Hello, My desperation level is at it's climax.
I got my hands on "Galaxy S4 Black Edition GT-I9050" I wanted to install kitkat firmware, i did everything as usual, i deleted the system folder on my S4, When i wanted to install the ROM, I found out that my phone was not reading the SD Card on Recovery Mode... Clockwork recovery mode. I formatted my SD Card in all formats, FAT,Etc. Still no hope, Than i wanted to restore to the original firmware by flashing the phone with odin, because my phone wont boot, it's stuck at the boot screen.
I downloaded countless firmwares, some of them Fail at MDM, and other fail right of the bat
Things that i have done:
Installed Samsung Drivers, uninstalled them.
Tried Different USB Hubs, Cables.
Tried many versions of Odin.
Nothing works.. I am really sad.
My Device: Galaxy S4 Black Edition
Model: GT-I9505
Problem, Unable to Flash Back/Phone stuck at boot screen
PS: I did research on how to restore stock firmware, etc, But nothing helps.
I really need your help! Cheers

I believe, and don't quote me on it, but that the black edition version of the s4 have slightly different firmware. Have you looked on sammobile for firmware specified for the black edition?
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What happens when you try to flash with a different recovery? Try Philz or TWRP.

But the Black Editions model number is i9506, no?

Lennyz1988 said:
What happens when you try to flash with a different recovery? Try Philz or TWRP.
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Thanks for replying, I Downloaded both, Only philz is working fine, however I still don't see my external SD Card, Only internal one is there..
I found black edition firmwares, but as i am downloading one by one, nothing worked so far.
The firmware is located here : androidromupdate.com/2014/02/06/i9505xxuena4-4-3-firmware-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-black-edition
Edit: I found specific Black edition firmware on sammobile, once i try them, i will post back here,

I tired flashing again but still no hope. What i am doing wrong? is it the firmwares? please help.

mangomhf said:
I tired flashing again but still no hope. What i am doing wrong? is it the firmwares? please help.
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Did you try wiping data for the bootloop issue? :/
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DeepankarS said:
Did you try wiping data for the bootloop issue? :/
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Things that i did:
1. Start your phone in CWM Recovery
2. Go to Advanced
3. Choose “Wipe dalvik-cache”
4. Now go to “Mounts & Storage”
5. Choose “Wipe /cache”
6. Reboot your phone
When i turn on my phone, i see the boot and on the top left corner i see a msg which says;
KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit: Kernel

Quick update, I finally managed to install Android 4.4 KITKAT Via SideLoad, It loaded fine, but now im facing another problem which is the Touch Screen is not working at all in the welcome menu. What could be the issue?

mangomhf said:
Quick update, I finally managed to install Android 4.4 KITKAT Via SideLoad, It loaded fine, but now im facing another problem which is the Touch Screen is not working at all in the welcome menu. What could be the issue?
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Just do a factory reset in the recovery, but don't install the rom again.

mangomhf said:
Quick update, I finally managed to install Android 4.4 KITKAT Via SideLoad, It loaded fine, but now im facing another problem which is the Touch Screen is not working at all in the welcome menu. What could be the issue?
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Told you. Data wipe!!!
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