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[Q] I think I soft brick my phone?

I was going to root my Note 3 N900 but then I added both the same md5 file to AP and CSC and now it won't start, saying something like "firmware encountered an upgrade error". Can someone help me out please, I am worried. I already downloaded the stock roms, and odin, I just need to know if there are extra things/files that I need.

If you are able to start the phone in download mode you are ok.
Just flash stock rom and you will be back to business.

i think i ****ed up my phone(galaxys6 edge), i hope someone can help me out,

Hi there.
first of all i want to introduce myself because this is my first post on this website, i got this website from a friend of mine.
my name is nicky, im from holland and 26 years old.
but since today im in big trouble..
i had my phone rooted, but i wanted to uninstall this.
so i used an app for it, but then it rebooted and it had a bootloop.
first step i tryd to reset it with the recovery tool within the phone.
not works because of an error. E: cant mount (or something)
so i tryd to bring back too stock firmware with odin.
it came back with an error.
NAND write start, FAIL...
next thing i did was to try recovery with samsung programma smart switch.
also fail. (now i have this logo An error has occurred while updating the device software. use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch pc software) while powering my phone.
i dont know what to do anymore, im working on this since 11 clock this morning and im getting a little depressive about this.
Details:
Samsung galaxy s6 edge.
Nederlands, not a provider locked phone.
still can go to download mode, but cant go to recovery.
many thanks.
Greets nicky

This is the Edge + forum, you have an Edge? Different devices. You need to post on the Edge forum.

Ticky-Nax said:
Hi there.
first of all i want to introduce myself because this is my first post on this website, i got this website from a friend of mine.
my name is nicky, im from holland and 26 years old.
but since today im in big trouble..
i had my phone rooted, but i wanted to uninstall this.
so i used an app for it, but then it rebooted and it had a bootloop.
first step i tryd to reset it with the recovery tool within the phone.
not works because of an error. E: cant mount (or something)
so i tryd to bring back too stock firmware with odin.
it came back with an error.
NAND write start, FAIL...
next thing i did was to try recovery with samsung programma smart switch.
also fail. (now i have this logo An error has occurred while updating the device software. use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch pc software) while powering my phone.
i dont know what to do anymore, im working on this since 11 clock this morning and im getting a little depressive about this.
Details:
Samsung galaxy s6 edge.
Nederlands, not a provider locked phone.
still can go to download mode, but cant go to recovery.
many thanks.
Greets nicky
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If you're still able to get into download mode try rooting your phone, install custom recovery and boot into recovery.
Then flash a custom rom
After that if you want stock again test if Odin works

@Ticky-Nax
Odin fails to flash if the firmware isn't the right one for your phone or you've got a bad download.
Look on the backside of your phone. There's some text. Search for something like SM-G925 and another letter behind it. Now visit http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and insert exactly the modelnumber from your back. Now search for a firmware from the Netherlands and download it. Last of all you need to flash it again with Odin and it should work.
@mattan1999's method won't work because you killed your bootloader I guess. This means you really have to reflash a stock firmware with Odin
I hope this helps a bit

Messed up need help

Hi everyone im kinda new on this smartphone world , but i have a few knowledge on software so i decided to try to root myself my new ( to me) galaxy s4 sgh-i331
i managed to do it , but wifi icon had trouble and coudnt turn it on after rooting , so i tried to look for the stock version rom for that model and i tried to install it via odin .
i falided and now when i whant to start the phone it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recover mode in Kies & try again.
so i did as i was told to , i connected the phone to my laptop and open Kies but it never ends trying to connect the phone
im desperate i havn´t been able to use my phone in 2 days and it's starting to become an issue
i hope i described my problem the right way
PLEASE HELP!

ponchogonzalez90 said:
Hi everyone im kinda new on this smartphone world , but i have a few knowledge on software so i decided to try to root myself my new ( to me) galaxy s4 sgh-i331
i managed to do it , but wifi icon had trouble and coudnt turn it on after rooting , so i tried to look for the stock version rom for that model and i tried to install it via odin .
i falided and now when i whant to start the phone it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recover mode in Kies & try again.
so i did as i was told to , i connected the phone to my laptop and open Kies but it never ends trying to connect the phone
im desperate i havn´t been able to use my phone in 2 days and it's starting to become an issue
i hope i described my problem the right way
PLEASE HELP!
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Could you tell us more on your phone. The version of firmware before, which root method you use, which stock version of firmware you install via odin, etc...

This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642

Soft Bricked Galaxy S4 LTE while downgrading

Hello,I had this rom installed(https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-super-wizcyan-29-nov-15-t3259562) and since I'm kind of noob I tried to downgrade to this one ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2454205). I flashed it in TWRP recovery and when the phone finished and restarted i got into a bootloop( i think that's how it's called) - the samsung logo with the light from behind but that's it. I cannot open the TWRP recovery anymore,I cannot restore the stock firmware with KIES, I tried to restore 5.0.1 lollipop stock firmware through ODIN with and without PIT file and also 4.4.2 stock ( i did not find one for my country - Romania, I found one for Germany). Please help me with this issue..I will install any software and just leave it if it works..I just need my phone .. yep,desperate ..)
I'm sorry if I broken any rule by opening a new thread I'm just desperate to solve this issue..been working at it for almost 4 hours..
L.E. Odin says there is no partition when trying to flash the stock roms so i used this PIT file ( CSB_signed_Fusion3_EUR_0325_V2.pit)

Have you tried Smart Switch?

Pwnycorn said:
Have you tried Smart Switch?
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I don't really know what that is or how should I do it )

Problem fixed. I flashed from a different pc a complete stock rom(bootloader,pit file,csc and all of the other stuff) and it worked perfectly.

[Brick] Galaxy S5 Neo

Good evening everyone,
is this the correct Forums part to post questions like this? If not, please tell me where to post, thanks!
As the title says, I bricked my phone. I rooted it some days ago and was trying to unroot it, by installing a stock rom. Since I didn't know how to get the correct Region code, I download a custom ROM which said "everywhere" and guess that was the mistake. I tried to flash it with ODIN, the same way I flashed the custom ROM back then, but ODIN showed an error (which I can't remember). So in the end I pulled the cable and now have an error upon start up which says "An error has occured while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software". Said software doesn't offer any emergency recovery function.
I can still boot into download mode. I tried to install the custom ROM again, but but ODIN doesn't recognize the phone.
What can I do to fix this? What additional information do you need to provide help?
I thank you in advance for all suggestions and wish you a nice evening!
~Guppy

I have the same problem.. what can i do?