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[Q] Firmware Problem

I tried to root my samsung galaxy s4 i9505 using odin, the process failed and now i cant turn on my phone because i keeps saying there is a problem with the firmware. my phone wont connect to kies either.. ive tried to flash the firmware on to the phone but it never works please help!!!

danielc766 said:
I tried to root my samsung galaxy s4 i9505 using odin, the process failed and now i cant turn on my phone because i keeps saying there is a problem with the firmware. my phone wont connect to kies either.. ive tried to flash the firmware on to the phone but it never works please help!!!
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Why You Need Kies after using Odin Flash firmware with Odin
Even if you have this message - "there is a problem with the firmware"
This is also a download mode reconnect cable and Flash

Adnan73 said:
Why You Need Kies after using Odin Flash firmware with Odin
Even if you have this message - "there is a problem with the firmware"
This is also a download mode reconnect cable and Flash
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every time i try to flash it fails

danielc766 said:
every time i try to flash it fails
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U dont tell us what fails appears in Odin, but anyway i let u one guide u can follow for root ur phone correctly: HERE

Joku1981 said:
U dont tell us what fails appears in Odin, but anyway i let u one guide u can follow for root ur phone correctly: HERE
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im trying to flash it with stock firmware and a pit file but i keeps saying re partition failed and when i try to turn it on it is the same message about plugging my phone into kies to fix the firmware

danielc766 said:
im trying to flash it with stock firmware and a pit file but i keeps saying re partition failed and when i try to turn it on it is the same message about plugging my phone into kies to fix the firmware
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Go to Apps - Settings - More - About device and make us a beatiful screenshoot for take a look what happend

[Q] PLEASE HELP SM-G900F stuck at firmware upgrade encountered screen..

So i tried to unroot my phone by watching a video how to do it.
İ followed all steps and downloaded a stock firmware for G900F
The blue bar on my phone went till the end then it failed
i tried other firmwares too all failed..
I need the firmware for the netherlands i cant find it i dont know if that will work..
I stıll can enter the download mode by holding volume down lock key and home key.
I dont understand alot of this im just a newbie can someone PLEASE use teamviewer with me and solve it
I cant use my phone please help me!!

ErmanTunca said:
So i tried to unroot my phone by watching a video how to do it.
İ followed all steps and downloaded a stock firmware for G900F
The blue bar on my phone went till the end then it failed
i tried other firmwares too all failed..
I need the firmware for the netherlands i cant find it i dont know if that will work..
I stıll can enter the download mode by holding volume down lock key and home key.
I dont understand alot of this im just a newbie can someone PLEASE use teamviewer with me and solve it
I cant use my phone please help me!!
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Here is a full tutorial for how to flash a rom with Odin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6VmIfXPWgs. Here is the link to the Dutch PHN NE2 (unbranded) rom https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B6Ufgy16r712ODRMRFhheGZMZEk&export=download. Good luck mate
BTW: make sure to remove the battery first, wait 10-20 seconds, reinsert it and go into downloadmode and flash the rom with Odin 3.09.

sfsefv
sir is it true that only the stock firmware of my country will succeed on odin?
my phone is a dutch one the box also said The Netherlands..
The ones i tried were united kingdom.

ErmanTunca said:
sir is it true that only the stock firmware of my country will succeed on odin?
my phone is a dutch one the box also said The Netherlands..
The ones i tried were united kingdom.
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Flashing a UK or German DBT rom shouldn`t be a problem. I flashed the German DBT cause they are updated quicker and more frequent then the Dutch firmware. I cannot post you the link because its not allowed but look for Firmwares on Sammobile.com and look for the SM-G900F German DBT rom.
IMPORTANT: disable Kies in windows task manager before you flash with Odin !!!!!

still fail
it failed again i dont know what im doing wrong.
Are you able to help me by using teamviewer so you can check if i did any wrong?
After downloading i extract the file into a map that i created on desktop.
Then i choose the file by pressing AP at odin then wait and start.
İs there any other option?

ErmanTunca said:
it failed again i dont know what im doing wrong.
Are you able to help me by using teamviewer so you can check if i did any wrong?
After downloading i extract the file into a map that i created on desktop.
Then i choose the file by pressing AP at odin then wait and start.
İs there any other option?
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- Do you use a usb 2 or 3 cable? Usb 3 can be a problem sometimes as i read.
- Have you terminated Kies in windows task manager?
- Do you have the correct usb drivers installed? Does IDCOM light up and show you an COMx number if you connect the phone to the pc in the left upper corner of Odin?

it shows COM3 and its blue is that ok?

ErmanTunca said:
it shows COM3 and its blue is that ok?
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Yes

Solved!
Thanks alot for helping me after 5 hours of surfing on forums i finally am so lucky that u found me..
Keep up the great work mate!

ErmanTunca said:
Thanks alot for helping me after 5 hours of surfing on forums i finally am so lucky that u found me..
Keep up the great work mate!
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Hurray for TeamViewer

try flashing with odin, i am sure it will work gl

la2o said:
try flashing with odin, i am sure it will work gl
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The party is allready over (post 9), problem solved

[Q] ODIN stuck at Initialization step

hi all.. im a beginner at installing custom roms.. i own a Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500.. a few days ago, i updated it to CyanogenMod c-11 (kitkat 4.4.4 based) ROM, then to CyanogenMod c-12 (lollipop based) ROM, so try out its new features.. however, since yesterday, my phone is not booting up.. neither is it able to go into recovery mode.. (the boot logo displays endless).. i can only go into the download mode..
so i downloaded ODIN.. and tried flashing I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.zip onto it.. however, no matter what i do (removing battery, restarting PC, restarting ODIN), i cannot go past the "initialization" step.. no matter which ROM i try, it never goes past the "initialization" step.. please help..

awesim said:
hi all.. im a beginner at installing custom roms.. i own a Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500.. a few days ago, i updated it to CyanogenMod c-11 (kitkat 4.4.4 based) ROM, then to CyanogenMod c-12 (lollipop based) ROM, so try out its new features.. however, since yesterday, my phone is not booting up.. neither is it able to go into recovery mode.. (the boot logo displays endless).. i can only go into the download mode..
so i downloaded ODIN.. and tried flashing I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.zip onto it.. however, no matter what i do (removing battery, restarting PC, restarting ODIN), i cannot go past the "initialization" step.. no matter which ROM i try, it never goes past the "initialization" step.. please help..
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Did you try to unzip the stock ROM to receive the .tar file for ODIN?

Joku1981 said:
Did you try to unzip the stock ROM to receive the .tar file for ODIN?
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yes i did.. the .zip file contains two files:
- SS_DL.dll
- I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.tar.md5
according to instructions in different online threads, im putting this .tar.md5 in the PDA/AP slot..

awesim said:
yes i did.. the .zip file contains two files:
- SS_DL.dll
- I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.tar.md5
according to instructions in different online threads, im putting this .tar.md5 in the PDA/AP slot..
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Change USB cable/port, other pc or close Kies 3 on the task bar.

It sounds more like a hardware failure.

Joku1981 said:
Change USB cable/port, other pc or close Kies 3 on the task bar.
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Ive already tried changing USB ports.. I dont have Kies installed in the first place.. I'll try repeating the procedure on a different system though..

i certainly hope it is not a hardware failure.. i literally slept with the phone on charge and woke up to a dead phone.. the phone boots up into the bootloop.. the recovery mode ends in the bootloop as well.. only the download mode ends up in the correct "downloading.. do no turn off target" screen.. and odin detects the phone just fine.. but upgrading any firmware via odin gets stuck on the "initialization" step.. i can answer more questions if required.. at this point i dont care which ROM works for my phone.. or if i lose data.. i just wanna revive my phone..

awesim said:
i certainly hope it is not a hardware failure.. i literally slept with the phone on charge and woke up to a dead phone.. the phone boots up into the bootloop.. the recovery mode ends in the bootloop as well.. only the download mode ends up in the correct "downloading.. do no turn off target" screen.. and odin detects the phone just fine.. but upgrading any firmware via odin gets stuck on the "initialization" step.. i can answer more questions if required.. at this point i dont care which ROM works for my phone.. or if i lose data.. i just wanna revive my phone..
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did you solve your problem?

jkamz said:
did you solve your problem?
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I am also facing the same problem. Were you able to solve it.

no

Buy another motherboard.that solved my problem.There is no other work around

I'm also facing same issue

Bro's, gotta start somewhere, right!
The fact that you're phones are boot looping is actually a good sign - it means that they're not totally useless but salvageable.
Question: Are you able to boot into your custom recoveries, e.g. TWRP? If yes, please reply.
If no, kindly uninstall your old samsung driver, reboot pc, install new driver, put your phone into "Download mode", connect phone to pc, run Odin & hope for the best! If you can get passed this step, then it's smooth sailing...

jkamz said:
no
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I'm having this issue with mine today, anyone able to resolve this without going true warranty?

Is the phone recognized by Odin? Post a screenshot of the Odin error or post the Odin error.

audit13 said:
Is the phone recognized by Odin? Post a screenshot of the Odin error or post the Odin error.
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i'm facing the same problem with mine,any Fix??need help guys:crying::crying:

Odin is not working because the phone was not assigned a com port.

audit13 said:
Odin is not working because the phone was not assigned a com port.
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He is right should be blue in com port is it latest Odin 10.7
Sent from my SM-A720F using Tapatalk

The obligatory obvious question here. Do you have the Samsung driver installed?

Just repartition the eMMC chip using .pit file with odin that it is suitable for galaxy S4 i9500.
If anyone has tried, please tell us, that it is work or not.
http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-unbrick-your-bricked-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-gt-i9505/
Thanks!

[Q] Won't boot after MobileOdin flashed Baseband

Hi,
I just tried to flash the baseband "I9505XXUGNG2-MODEM" with MobilOdin to the S4 (i9505) with installed CyanogenMod 11 (last nightly). After reboot the phone displays the Samsung S4 logo and after this a black screen with a fast flashing very smal pink triangle in the center of the screen which moves from left to right and start over.
What is this and how can i get the phone to work again?
Thanks

I have the exact same problem. Bought Mobile Odin and tried to flash with it, and this happened. I dont know about you but for me it wont even go into recovery mode. The only thing seemingly working here is download mode, but Odin cant find my i9505, even tho its able to find my old Galaxy S(1).
Are we having the same problem? Is there anyone that can help?

Odin worked for me in the download mode so I had luck to find a solution.
I flashed TWRP with ODIN. After this I could enter TWRP on the S4 again. But the normal boot still didn't worked. So I flashed the last nightly CM11 (the zip was still on the phone) from within TWRP. After this the S4 booted fine again without any data loss

That's because you can't use MobileOdin to flash a modem if you have the new bootloader.

I am glad u found a solution hitziflitzi.
However im not as fortunate at this moment. Anyone got any idea what i can do? Im in the same spot as he was, except Odin for PC wont recognize my phone, even tho it recognized my old phone just fine.
Help would be much appreciated

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Do i need do buy a new phone? Any thoughts?

DarioG87 said:
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hi mate
what odin are you using , did you see what @Lennyz1988 said?

Hi there
On pc i have tried these versions of Odin:
1.83
1.85
3.04
3.06
3.07
3.10
They all find my galaxy S1 but non of them can find my S4 :\
When i connect my S4 to the computer it says "usb device not recognized"
As for MobileOdin i used the newest at that time, fresh off play store.
At the time i flashed i was not aware that i couldnt use MobileOdin as Lennyz1988 said, it all seemed to be safe and easy when i used the app.
Help is much appreciated

DarioG87 said:
Hi there
On pc i have tried these versions of Odin:
1.83
1.85
3.04
3.06
3.07
3.10
They all find my galaxy S1 but non of them can find my S4 :\
When i connect my S4 to the computer it says "usb device not recognized"
As for MobileOdin i used the newest at that time, fresh off play store.
At the time i flashed i was not aware that i couldnt use MobileOdin as Lennyz1988 said, it all seemed to be safe and easy when i used the app.
Help is much appreciated
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Hi mate
Did you try this:
Odin troubleshooting: If Odin accidentally gives you "fail" try the following:
- Repeat procedure.
- Make sure that all actions of Kies are disabled from task manager.
- Change usb port.
- Try another usb cable (make sure it is the original).
- Try another Odin version.
- Uninstall and re-install driver.
- Use pit file.
- Try another computer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
If all that fail , try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO7TVY2UXEY
See if it works, reflash stok rom again , backup first , EFS too

I have tried all that unfortunately.
I dont know what to do when my pc finds my old phone(s1), but not my new one (s4). It found my s4 all fine before i flashed with mobile odin, but after that i cant boot or go into recovery, only put it into download mode.
Is my phone dead? Do i have to buy a new one? :\

Note 4 flashing stock rom

Hi, i've beet trying to flash stock rom via odin and I always keep getting fail, now i can't use my phone, because it won't boot. I've downloaded the right file for the right model SM-N910C and at the end of the flash i just get fail, i flash on ap. Tried all the usb sockets on my computer, noting changed. When i try to power up the phone it says: " Firmware update encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." Tried 2 different roms and still nothing. Please help, i really need the phone asap

EmiliuxPlayz said:
Hi, i've beet trying to flash stock rom via odin and I always keep getting fail, now i can't use my phone, because it won't boot. I've downloaded the right file for the right model SM-N910C and at the end of the flash i just get fail, i flash on ap. Tried all the usb sockets on my computer, noting changed. When i try to power up the phone it says: " Firmware update encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." Tried 2 different roms and still nothing. Please help, i really need the phone asap
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Where did you download firmware from?
Which did you take (name it)?
Was it multipart or single part ROM?
(probably single as you only named AP slot)
Which Odin version used?

bmwdroid said:
Where did you download firmware from?
Which did you take (name it)?
Was it multipart or single part ROM?
(probably single as you only named AP slot)
Which Odin version used?
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i am facing the same problem with my Samsung Note 4 SM-N910C
i tried to reflashed it with stock rom. i have tried few stock rom and none of them worked, tried changing the usb slots but no luck. tried using odin 3.07, 3.09, 3. 10, 3.13. phone is bricked now. what to do?

rafayet1159 said:
i am facing the same problem with my Samsung Note 4 SM-N910C
i tried to reflashed it with stock rom. i have tried few stock rom and none of them worked, tried changing the usb slots but no luck. tried using odin 3.07, 3.09, 3. 10, 3.13. phone is bricked now. what to do?
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Smart Switch for PC maybe?

rafayet1159 said:
i am facing the same problem with my Samsung Note 4 SM-N910C
i tried to reflashed it with stock rom. i have tried few stock rom and none of them worked, tried changing the usb slots but no luck. tried using odin 3.07, 3.09, 3. 10, 3.13. phone is bricked now. what to do?
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Have you searched that forum?
As you own an Exynos phone while mine is Snapdragon I might not be able to help more.

bmwdroid said:
Have you searched that forum?
As you own an Exynos phone while mine is Snapdragon I might not be able to help more.
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I tried also
tried with smart switch and i get this error

w41ru5 said:
Smart Switch for PC maybe?
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bro i tried

@rafayet1159 you didn't say if flashing multiple part stock doesn't work either.
How do you define bricked?

bmwdroid said:
@rafayet1159 you didn't say if flashing multiple part stock doesn't work either.
How do you define bricked?
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not able to connect it with pc
windows says unrecognized usb. i tried flashing multiple stock files still no luck

rafayet1159 said:
not able to connect it with pc
windows says unrecognized usb. i tried flashing multiple stock files still no luck
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KIES installed or just SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones?

If the device manager said unrecognize usb then try to download the driver from Samsung Open Source. If it isn't working, try another cable (you can borrow it from one of ur friends)

bmwdroid said:
KIES installed or just SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones?
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already tried

AsrieltheGoat said:
If the device manager said unrecognize usb then try to download the driver from Samsung Open Source. If it isn't working, try another cable (you can borrow it from one of ur friends)
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tried but no luck

@rafayet1159 checked USB port on device?
Cleaned contacts?
Even if charging is working, data contacts can by dirty.
Different PC not working either?

bmwdroid said:
@rafayet1159 checked USB port on device?
Cleaned contacts?
Even if charging is working, data contacts can by dirty.
Different PC not working either?
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treid different pc cable cleaned port etc this problem showed up when i tried to flash stock rom after that not able to access my phone anymore

rafayet1159 said:
treid different pc cable cleaned port etc this problem showed up when i tried to flash stock rom after that not able to access my phone anymore
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Silly question: battery is full?

bmwdroid said:
Silly question: battery is full?
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yes. i dont know how to fix this problem. not able to use my phone for long time

rafayet1159 said:
yes. i dont know how to fix this problem. not able to use my phone for long time
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As long as you can't access download mode I don't see a chance.
Perhaps other can help better if you post your question in the special Note4 Exynos forum.

bmwdroid said:
As long as you can't access download mode I don't see a chance.
Perhaps other can help better if you post your question in the special Note4 Exynos forum.
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Let me try

bmwdroid said:
As long as you can't access download mode I don't see a chance.
Perhaps other can help better if you post your question in the special Note4 Exynos forum.
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can you give me the link of the forum?