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Samsung galaxy S4 i9500 brick

Hi,
I have an international Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500, that is bricked after an error wihle updating from 4.2 to 4.3
I tried to flash an official 4.3 rom from odin, but no result
my phone stops on boot on the Samsung galaxy S4 screen, i can't access recovery mode, i can access only download mode ,
product name: gt-i9500
current binary: samsung official
system status : custom
waranty bit: 0
that's what the phone is displaying in download mode
Help please
Thanks

mihawk213 said:
Hi,
I have an international Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500, that is bricked after an error wihle updating from 4.2 to 4.3
I tried to flash an official 4.3 rom from odin, but no result
my phone stops on boot on the Samsung galaxy S4 screen, i can't access recovery mode, i can access only download mode ,
product name: gt-i9500
current binary: samsung official
system status : custom
waranty bit: 0
that's what the phone is displaying in download mode
Help please
Thanks
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that's just a soft brick...
If u have orignal bill and have not rooted the phone before,go to a Samsung care and have it fixed.
Dont mess with it anymore,u may trip Knox,resulting in warranty void
edit:wait,u have custom system status,download a 4.4.2 for ur region and flash it

anu.cool said:
that's just a soft brick...
If u have orignal bill and have not rooted the phone before,go to a Samsung care and have it fixed.
Dont mess with it anymore,u may trip Knox,resulting in warranty void
edit:wait,u have custom system status,download a 4.4.2 for ur region and flash it
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i tried to flash stock I9500XXUEMJ8 4.3, and id didn't work, same result, no recovery mode, and phone blocked on the boot screen "samsung galaxy s4 gt i9500
i'm not sure this is the right firware, is there a way to find wich firmware to flash ?
thanks

mihawk213 said:
i tried to flash stock I9500XXUEMJ8 4.3, and id didn't work, same result, no recovery mode, and phone blocked on the boot screen "samsung galaxy s4 gt i9500
i'm not sure this is the right firware, is there a way to find wich firmware to flash ?
thanks
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check on sammobile,they have info on every fw released
Sent from my GT-I9500

I tried to flash a 4.2.2 fw downloaded from sammobile, failed at system.img
now my smartphone didn't turn on, didn't enter download mode,
it get's only on when i plug it to the pc usb and displays ""firmware upgrade encountred an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies & Try again"
the phone is always recognized by odin, so i tried to flash the 4.3 with repartition with a pit file, but failed on system.img,
PLEASE HELP :crying:

mihawk213 said:
I tried to flash a 4.2.2 fw downloaded from sammobile, failed at system.img
now my smartphone didn't turn on, didn't enter download mode,
it get's only on when i plug it to the pc usb and displays ""firmware upgrade encountred an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies & Try again"
the phone is always recognized by odin, so i tried to flash the 4.3 with repartition with a pit file, but failed on system.img,
PLEASE HELP :crying:
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What version of Odin are you using? Try 3.09

Paolonicus said:
What version of Odin are you using? Try 3.09
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Tried with odin 3.07 and 3.09, same result, failed at system.img

mihawk213 said:
Tried with odin 3.07 and 3.09, same result, failed at system.img
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1. Uninstall completely the Samsung drivers.
2. Download and install THIS ones.
3. Try with other USB port to flash the firmware 4.4.2 again.
4. Good luck :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
1. Uninstall completely the Samsung drivers.
2. Download and install this ones.
3. Try with other USB port to flash the firmware 4.4.2 again.
4. Good luck :highfive:
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dosn't work (ps: there is only 4.3 for my region (Algeria))
also tried with these drivers on another computer, still doe'snt work, blocked on system.img
is that the end of my s4 ?

mihawk213 said:
dosn't work (ps: there is only 4.3 for my region (Algeria))
also tried with these drivers on another computer, still doe'snt work, blocked on system.img
is that the end of my s4 ?
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Make an screenshot of the problem of ODIN

Francisco momorei
Joku1981 said:
Make an screenshot of the problem of ODIN
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here is the odin screenshot :
and here is a screenshot of what my phone is displaying :
nb: the phone doesn't turn one when i press the power button, it displays this screen only when it's plugged to the pc via usb

1. Close Odin completely
2. Open Odin again
3. Untick Re-partition and tick Autoreboot
4. Dont use .PIT file
5. Flash again same firmware
6. We gona see how it works :fingers-crossed:
7. If appears some error more... paste it here

Joku1981 said:
1. Close Odin completely
2. Open Odin again
3. Untick Re-partition and tick Autoreboot
4. Dont use .PIT file
5. Flash again same firmware
6. We gona see how it works :fingers-crossed:
7. If appears some error more... paste it here
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Done it, always the same error, fail at system.img

mihawk213 said:
Done it, always the same error, fail at system.img
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Did u wipe all before?
* EDIT: If the stock recovery dont work, flash a custom one in Downloade Mode by Odin for ur device. Wipe all there and flash the firmware in the way i was telling ya

Joku1981 said:
Did u wipe all before?
* EDIT: If the stock recovery dont work, flash a custom one in Downloade Mode by Odin for ur device. Wipe all there and flash the firmware in the way i was telling ya
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if you mean by wipe , wipe cache, data, the phone wasn't able to enter recovery mode, so i didn't wipe
if you mean a nand erase while flashing, also i didn't it
but, the i flashed it with a 4.2 after trying a 4.3, that how i wasn't able to access download mode
thanks

I flashed CWM recovery successfully, and surprise, the phone turns on when i press the power button, but 2nd surprise, it blocks on a bootloop, and i can't access recovery mode ???
after that i flashed the stock firmware, and 3rd surprise, it passed, but the phone still blocked at a bootloop, and i can't access recovery
this phone is gonna make me crazy

mihawk213 said:
I flashed CWM recovery successfully, and surprise, the phone turns on when i press the power button, but 2nd surprise, it blocks on a bootloop, and i can't access recovery mode ???
after that i flashed the stock firmware, and 3rd surprise, it passed, but the phone still blocked at a bootloop, and i can't access recovery
this phone is gonna make me crazy
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I presume u can't get into recovery mode,right?
If u can enter download mode,use Odin again,flash 4.2.2 of another region,it may work...
Sent from my GT-I9500

anu.cool said:
I presume u can't get into recovery mode,right?
If u can enter download mode,use Odin again,flash 4.2.2 of another region,it may work...
Sent from my GT-I9500
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just to be sure, the last firmware i'd flashed was a 4.3, may i flash a 4.2.2 of another region or a 4.3 of another region ?

mihawk213 said:
just to be sure, the last firmware i'd flashed was a 4.3, may i flash a 4.2.2 of another region or a 4.3 of another region ?
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are u worried abt ur warranty?
coz if u flashed stock 4.3 then knox was installed too ..
and with knox tripped, u loose ur warranty ..
If u don't care abt that, wipe clean everything then flash any rom, it will do fine..

anu.cool said:
are u worried abt ur warranty?
coz if u flashed stock 4.3 then knox was installed too ..
and with knox tripped, u loose ur warranty ..
If u don't care abt that, wipe clean everything then flash any rom, it will do fine..
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i don't care about warranty, i flashed cwm recovery so the warranty is lost
you said that i must wipe clean everything, how to ? i haven't access to recovery mode !

[Q] GT-I9505 stuck at boot screen, No Recovery

Hi all.
I have big problems with a Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505).
A friend gave it to me becouse it doesnt start anymore. He was licen to Musik whan the screen turn black and the phone doesnt start anymore.
So it stucks at Bootscreen. I can start Odin mode and i tryied to flash CWM and TW Recovery. Also i tried to flash original Rom from Sammobile.
Odin passes with the recoveries but it doesnt work. The rom failed.
I got a error message when i try to start recovery mode.
Recovery Booting
Recovery is not seandroid enforcing
Set Warranty Bit: recovery
I cant get into fastboot mode. The informations in the Internet are that there is no fastbootmode for the gt-i9505.
Is there anybody who can help me? And sorry for my bad english

ScO_oT said:
Hi all.
I have big problems with a Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505).
A friend gave it to me becouse it doesnt start anymore. He was licen to Musik whan the screen turn black and the phone doesnt start anymore.
So it stucks at Bootscreen. I can start Odin mode and i tryied to flash CWM and TW Recovery. Also i tried to flash original Rom from Sammobile.
Odin passes with the recoveries but it doesnt work. The rom failed.
I got a error message when i try to start recovery mode.
Recovery Booting
Recovery is not seandroid enforcing
Set Warranty Bit: recovery
I cant get into fastboot mode. The informations in the Internet are that there is no fastbootmode for the gt-i9505.
Is there anybody who can help me? And sorry for my bad english
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Hi mate,
Some more information would be nice.
Which was the latest firmware and which version did you want to flash?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Take a look at this, especially to the "Odin troubleshooting" part.
Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk

DarkerTimes said:
Hi mate,
Some more information would be nice.
Which was the latest firmware and which version did you want to flash?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Take a look at this, especially to the "Odin troubleshooting" part.
Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk
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Hey. Thank you for the answere.
I tried to flash I9505XXUGNF6_I9505DREGNF2_I9505XXUGNF6_HOME.tar
The latest firmware was 4.2.2 (Austria 3)
I tried now another Odin version and i flashed it with PID file. The only result is that i get a recovery booting
in the top left corner but it still stucks... i cannot open recovery to wipe cache / factory reset.
The last thing i tried was to flash the original recovery. <- back to the 3 errors.
now i try another odin software with another usb port. odin passes with everything but i cannot open recovery. just stuck at Recovery Booting

ScO_oT said:
Hey. Thank you for the answere.
I tried to flash I9505XXUGNF6_I9505DREGNF2_I9505XXUGNF6_HOME.tar
The latest firmware was 4.2.2 (Austria 3)
I tried now another Odin version and i flashed it with PID file. The only result is that i get a recovery booting
in the top left corner but it still stucks... i cannot open recovery to wipe cache / factory reset.
The last thing i tried was to flash the original recovery. <- back to the 3 errors.
now i try another odin software with another usb port. odin passes with everything but i cannot open recovery. just stuck at Recovery Booting
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Hi,
does Odin give a fail log? Or does it finish successfully?
Which Odin versions did you try?
And the firmware you want to flash now is a Austria 3 one as well? You can also take another version (but still with the same csc) in case that your current one is damaged or something like this.
Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk

DarkerTimes said:
Hi,
does Odin give a fail log? Or does it finish successfully?
Which Odin versions did you try?
And the firmware you want to flash now is a Austria 3 one as well? You can also take another version (but still with the same csc) in case that your current one is damaged or something like this.
Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk
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Hi again.
I used Odin 3.04 and 1.85. Also i tried diffrent USB Ports.
I tried to flash CWM 6.0.4.7 Touch and Non Touch, also twrp.
It passes with all the recoverys as well with the rom from sammobile and the stock recovery rom from the other tread.
i tried with and without pit file. Odin passes everytime.
Afther restarting the phone i just get the blue (booting recovery) or the 3 error messages in the top left corner and it stucks for hours.
Iam not able to boot recovery and wipe the cache... and iam not able to boot into the system do something else.
the only thing working is the download mode.
iam out of ideas.

ScO_oT said:
Hi again.
I used Odin 3.04 and 1.85. Also i tried diffrent USB Ports.
I tried to flash CWM 6.0.4.7 Touch and Non Touch, also twrp.
It passes with all the recoverys as well with the rom from sammobile and the stock recovery rom from the other tread.
i tried with and without pit file. Odin passes everytime.
Afther restarting the phone i just get the blue (booting recovery) or the 3 error messages in the top left corner and it stucks for hours.
Iam not able to boot recovery and wipe the cache... and iam not able to boot into the system do something else.
the only thing working is the download mode.
iam out of ideas.
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You can try to flash a three or four part firmware with Odin 3.09, it will wipe your device itselfs
Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk

Try flashing the recovery again with auto-reboot unchecked.
But it sounds more like a hardware failure to me.

Thank you all for your help.
And yes. It was a Hardware failure.

[NEED HELP ASAP]Completely restore GT-I9505 on stock

Hi guys. I need help on restoring my s4 on complete stock. I messed up real hard
Here my problem. I have an i9505 s4 which is simlocked to globe philppines(mobile carrier). I tried to get rid of its booting animation because it's so annoying for me so I wanted to flash a stock rom of i9505 international version via Odin 3.07 but I rooted it first via Odin also. The time I am flashing GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505 tar file, I got a fail in Odin then my S4 won't boot anymore and it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue blah blah kies. I tried to boot to recovery and that's what is also shows up. I tried to use Kies but what it does is just connecting to my device which takes forever. So I flashed a stock rom via Odin and it worked but the very problem is It's very laggy and says that process stopped responding, camera not working, status bar also not working, wifi not working. In short, all core apps are not working or just works for a minute and then stops and hang the phone. Sometimes i get a wallpaper screen(nothing else, just my wallpaper which occurs when it hangs).
Luckily I still haven't hardbricked my phone yet so I need all your help to fix it before I hardbrick it :crying::crying::crying:
Please help me how to restore my S4 to the very stock like fresh android software because I'm trying to still fix it days ago. I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING TO MY PROBLEM JUST PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE ! IM VERY WORRIED

You can chill. Nothing wrong with your phone and you didn't mess up anything. Things like that happen. You cannot brick your phone this way. It's almost impossible to brick it.
1. Perform factory reset in recovery.
That will probably fix it. Report back if it doesn't.
ps do not use CWM because it's outdated. Use TWRP and uncheck auto-reboot before flashing it trough Odin.

Lennyz1988 said:
You can chill. Nothing wrong with your phone and you didn't mess up anything. Things like that happen. You cannot brick your phone this way. It's almost impossible to brick it.
1. Perform factory reset in recovery.
That will probably fix it. Report back if it doesn't.
ps do not use CWM because it's outdated. Use TWRP and uncheck auto-reboot before flashing it trough Odin.
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Is it okay to flash any build number on my s4? I just downloaded one of them "I9505XXUHOA7_OXAHOA7" and I flashed it on my phone. I tried to factory reset/wipe cache partition/ and wipe dalvik cache in cwm 6.0.4.4 touch but it always hangs and core apps are not responding. Maybe the rom is the problem? I don't know but I'll try to flash twrp and report back if it doesn't work.

I have installed TWRP and its stuck on bootloop. Tried to reset its factory settings but stuck on bootloop then cache partition and dalvik cache. I tried to install the rom via TWRP and it says installation failed. Should I download other rom ?
I just want it to make it work like what an s4 should be. Even on stock or custom rom.

cdd23 said:
I have installed TWRP and its stuck on bootloop. Tried to reset its factory settings but stuck on bootloop then cache partition and dalvik cache. I tried to install the rom via TWRP and it says installation failed. Should I download other rom ?
I just want it to make it work like what an s4 should be. Even on stock or custom rom.
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I need more details.
- What does it say your model is when you are in download mode?
- What rom are you trying to flash?
- What is the error?

Lennyz1988 said:
I need more details.
- What does it say your model is when you are in download mode?
- What rom are you trying to flash?
- What is the error?
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-When I boot to odin mode, what I see is:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANT VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
-I tried to flash a stock rom but it always fails even in twrp, so I downloaded a custom rom just to try it to install but It also hangs and core apps are malfunctioning. I think all rom I install fails miserably. I think I messed up real hard because I flashed two pit files in my unit.
-There is no error code in TWRP everytime I fail installing rom. It just says error installing zip.
I really need to restore it to complete stock. Every rom I successfully install hangs and crashes core apps in my unit.
I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I NEED IT TO USE NOW. PLEASE

cdd23 said:
-When I boot to odin mode, what I see is:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANT VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
-I tried to flash a stock rom but it always fails even in twrp, so I downloaded a custom rom just to try it to install but It also hangs and core apps are malfunctioning. I think all rom I install fails miserably. I think I messed up real hard because I flashed two pit files in my unit.
-There is no error code in TWRP everytime I fail installing rom. It just says error installing zip.
I really need to restore it to complete stock. Every rom I successfully install hangs and crashes core apps in my unit.
I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I NEED IT TO USE NOW. PLEASE
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You did not mess it up. But you are still not giving enough details. What is the excact rom you are trying to flash? The excact rom you are trying to flash in TWRP?

XTE-I9505XXUEMKE-20131212184031 is the name of the zip file. From here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477. I can't flash it through odin and twrp

cdd23 said:
XTE-I9505XXUEMKE-20131212184031 is the name of the zip file. From here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477. I can't flash it through odin and twrp
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No you cannot flash that with TWRP. You cannot flash stock roms with TWRP. You can only flash it with Odin. Besides you need to unpack that .zip file.
Keep in mind that you also cannot flash that package if you were on Lollipop.
Download a rom from here:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9505
Take this version: I9505XXUHOJ2
It doesn't matter which one. Then flash it using that guide from the link you gave me.

Wow thank you helped me alot.It worked but I have this little problem. "Unfortunately, google play services has stopped" and same as filter installer, always popping up on my screen and I can't access messaging app because it always crashes next to google play pop up. Any fix for it ? Im really grateful you helped me.

cdd23 said:
Wow thank you helped me alot.It worked but I have this little problem. "Unfortunately, google play services has stopped" and same as filter installer, always popping up on my screen and I can't access messaging app because it always crashes next to google play pop up. Any fix for it ? Im really grateful you helped me.
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Your welcome.
Did you perform a factory reset from the recovery?

Lennyz1988 said:
Your welcome.
Did you perform a factory reset from the recovery?
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Yes. I have factory reset it and wiped cache partition and works now perfectly. Thank you again

please help (Note 3 root problem)

please i need help
i downloaded the root (but not from this website)on my note 3 (4g)
when odin finished ant type (pass) in green square my device restarted but didnt work correctly
it has 3 lines on the top left (yellow and red and blue) this:
RECOVERY BOOTING...
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit: recovery
and restart again and again until now
please i need help but without losting my (important notes- files)
i heard that there is a non erasable ROM can it helps?
Note: when i press Home+Power+VoiceUp the same problem occures (can't inter that mode)
just home+Power+Voice-down works and inter to root mode (whech works with odin)
thanks to all

Go to sammobile.com and download the firmware for your phone and flash it via Odin.

audit13 said:
Go to sammobile.com and download the firmware for your phone and flash it via Odin.
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Thanks for replay audit13
but i want to ask, dose it erase the phone or not?

It will erase everything but should leave the data partition untouched. If the phone will not fully boot to the rom, you may have to perform a factory wipe in recovery.

audit13 said:
It will erase everything but should leave the data partition untouched. If the phone will not fully boot to the rom, you may have to perform a factory wipe in recovery.
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the problem with erasing data
is there any way to keep them??
i needs my (notes) and some very important Pictures
please if you know any way help me
i did the big wrong when i didn't get backup

Data partition
can it helps me later to restore my data??
or NO WAY?

Any help please

You can root it with Kingo Root App.
Search on the Internet about this app

Reads as a failed flash to me .
Recovery wiped .
I would flash a recovery via Odin .
TWRP CWM or Philz Recovery .

ya1ss2er3 said:
Data partition
can it helps me later to restore my data??
or NO WAY?
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Download your device specific TWRP 2.8.xx not TWRP version 3, Flash it with Odin in download mode...
I had similar issue in the past.
Download a device specific custom rom, dirty flash, connect to your computer, back up data and after that if there are force closes etc.,
Do a proper flash.
Hope this helps.
FYI., Kernel seandroid not reinforcing and Recovery seandroid not reinforcing warning appears when you run custom kernel & recovery.
Nothing to panic about. Just ignore it.

Exactly which model # do you have? Did you try flashing stock recovery?
You could try this: you could flash TWRP with Odin, boot into TWRP, mount the data partition, and pull the files from the partition.

Thanks every one
I solved the problem by reinstall cf-auto-root....
The file I downloaded was incomplete (29.7mb) but the new one is (30.6mb) it worked
thank you all.

ya1ss2er3 said:
please i need help
i downloaded the root (but not from this website)on my note 3 (4g)
when odin finished ant type (pass) in green square my device restarted but didnt work correctly
it has 3 lines on the top left (yellow and red and blue) this:
RECOVERY BOOTING...
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit: recovery
and restart again and again until now
please i need help but without losting my (important notes- files)
i heard that there is a non erasable ROM can it helps?
Note: when i press Home+Power+VoiceUp the same problem occures (can't inter that mode)
just home+Power+Voice-down works and inter to root mode (whech works with odin)
thanks to all
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I get it. You have issues with recovery i guess.
Where did you buy the phone? And also where did you download the firmware? and reply the name of the firmware you downloaded (ex:N9005XXUENC2_N9005OJVENB2_KSA)
Hope we can find a solution
EDIT: Didn't see that it was fixed... xD lol

Wow...

thank you every one

i am trying to upload the file but the internet here is very slow so this is the file name may help someone
CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.tar.md5
thank you again.

The chainfire root files can be found here: https://autoroot.chainfire.eu

audit13 said:
The chainfire root files can be found here: https://autoroot.chainfire.eu
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i did
thanks

SM-G900F: can not boot ROM and Recovery

hey guys,
first of all: S5 was not rooted and I did never flash a custom rom on this phone
a few days ago my S5 hang up and then rebooted.. it then stucks at the bootloader ("Set Warranty Bit : kernel").. I tried entering the recovery, but it doesn't work..
I tried to flash the recent stock rom (6.0.1) using download mode and Odin 3.12 and managed somehow to get to the recovery (couldn't boot android).. I wiped data and cache but that doesn't help either..
I tried flashing
- 6.0.1 (stock)
- 5.0 (stock)
- CWM recovery
- Bootloader and Modem
after flashing the rom it stucks at "Set Warranty Bit : recovery", after flashing bootloader and modem at "Set Warranty Bit : kernel" again..
thanks for your help..

stefan9310 said:
hey guys,
first of all: S5 was not rooted and I did never flash a custom rom on this phone
a few days ago my S5 hang up and then rebooted.. it then stucks at the bootloader ("Set Warranty Bit : kernel").. I tried entering the recovery, but it doesn't work..
I tried to flash the recent stock rom (6.0.1) using download mode and Odin 3.12 and managed somehow to get to the recovery (couldn't boot android).. I wiped data and cache but that doesn't help either..
I tried flashing
- 6.0.1 (stock)
- 5.0 (stock)
- CWM recovery
- Bootloader and Modem
after flashing the rom it stucks at "Set Warranty Bit : recovery", after flashing bootloader and modem at "Set Warranty Bit : kernel" again..
thanks for your help..
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Try to reinstall the firmware using samsung smart switch

KillersEnergy said:
Try to reinstall the firmware using samsung smart switch
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that doesn't work for me still getting "Set Warranty Bit : recovery"..

stefan9310 said:
that doesn't work for me still getting "Set Warranty Bit : recovery"..
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Download the firmware from fw.updato.com(IMHO is better than sammobile because you can download firmware without speed cap) then extract boot.img and recovery.img from the firmware archive (tar.md5) that you have downloaded and using 7zip make a .tar archive with those file and flash the tar with odin

KillersEnergy said:
Download the firmware from fw.updato.com(IMHO is better than sammobile because you can download firmware without speed cap) then extract boot.img and recovery.img from the firmware archive (tar.md5) that you have downloaded and using 7zip make a .tar archive with those file and flash the tar with odin
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doesn't work too still getting the same messages.. S5 tries now to boot rom on startup ("...kernel") again and when I try to boot the recovery, I still get "...recovery"..

stefan9310 said:
doesn't work too still getting the same messages.. S5 tries now to boot rom on startup ("...kernel") again and when I try to boot the recovery, I still get "...recovery"..
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Are you sure that you are downloading the right firmware? What model do you have?

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Are you sure that you are downloading the right firmware? What model do you have?
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yes, pretty sure.. SM-G900F, as it was written in the title.. I used this one from here..

stefan9310 said:
yes, pretty sure.. SM-G900F, as it was written in the title.. I used this one from here..
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So smart switch and firmware restore didn't work...the last thing you could try is that method but IT WILL ERASE ALL YOUR DATA exept external-sdcard but pull it out of the phone to be sure,if you have one...
So the method is:
1)Download samfirm from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
2)Config it like that: Region= DBT,Model=SM-G900F,check this option: auto,binary nature,check CRC32 and decrypt automatically
3)extract the firmware from the zip in a folder and you should have 4 tar.md5 archives: BL,AP,CP,CSC (with their infos)
4)Download the latest version of odin (3.12.3 as of now) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451,open it and control that Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and be sure that Re-Partition is NOT checked put the archives in their right place and flash the phone
5)If the phone doesn't boot,pull the battery for 20 sec and reboot in recovery then wipe data and cache

KillersEnergy said:
So smart switch and firmware restore didn't work...the last thing you could try is that method but IT WILL ERASE ALL YOUR DATA exept external-sdcard but pull it out of the phone to be sure,if you have one...
So the method is:
1)Download samfirm from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
2)Config it like that: Region= DBT,Model=SM-G900F,check this option: auto,binary nature,check CRC32 and decrypt automatically
3)extract the firmware from the zip in a folder and you should have 4 tar.md5 archives: BL,AP,CP,CSC (with their infos)
4)Download the latest version of odin (3.12.3 as of now) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451,open it and control that Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and be sure that Re-Partition is NOT checked put the archives in their right place and flash the phone
5)If the phone doesn't boot,pull the battery for 20 sec and reboot in recovery then wipe data and cache
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doesn't work again phone tries to boot to recovery instantly with the same error message ("Set Warranty Bit : recovery").. so I didn't manage to wipe data and cache (again)..

stefan9310 said:
doesn't work again phone tries to boot to recovery instantly with the same error message ("Set Warranty Bit : recovery").. so I didn't manage to wipe data and cache (again)..
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Does it boot in stock recovery?
Go to download mode and check for:
Current Binary
System Status
Knox Warranty Void

KillersEnergy said:
Does it boot in stock recovery?
Go to download mode and check for:
Current Binary
System Status
Knox Warranty Void
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No, stock recovery was flashed nearly the whole time.. CWM recovery only 5min to check whether it would help..
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1 (2)

stefan9310 said:
No, stock recovery was flashed nearly the whole time.. CWM recovery only 5min to check whether it would help..
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1 (2)
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Are you really sure that you have a G900F lol,the possibility are 2
1)the bootloader keys are corrupted so every recovery get recognized as custom(that's quite impossible)
2)you have a different phone number
I think that's the 2 because a stock recovery signed by samsung can't get recognized as custom and after a complete firmware reinstallaton custom binary status should be "Samsung Official"...
Try to pull the battery and read the info at "Model"

KillersEnergy said:
Are you really sure that you have a G900F lol,the possibility are 2
1)the bootloader keys are corrupted so every recovery get recognized as custom(that's quite impossible)
2)you have a different phone number
I think that's the 2 because a stock recovery signed by samsung can't get recognized as custom and after a complete firmware reinstallaton custom binary status should be "Samsung Official"...
Try to pull the battery and read the info at "Model"
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yeah I know.. I'm also a "bit" confused..
that's where I get the Model from.. SM-G900F.. 100% sure..

stefan9310 said:
yeah I know.. I'm also a "bit" confused..
that's where I get the Model from.. SM-G900F.. 100% sure..
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Do your phone boot now?
If it doesn't then probably the eMMc is broken...

KillersEnergy said:
Does your phone boot now?
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nope.. tries to boot recovery instantly on startup but fails.. looks like this.. stuck at this message

stefan9310 said:
nope.. tries to boot recovery instantly on startup but fails.. looks like this.. stuck at this message
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It happen when you flash wrong boot.img(kernel) or/and system.img or a complete different firmware...try to download a casual custom kernel (for G900F) and flash it
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stefan9310 said:
yeah I know.. I'm also a "bit" confused..
that's where I get the Model from.. SM-G900F.. 100% sure..
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The last things i could think will solve the problem is try to downgrade to lollipop or kitkat or try another marshmallow firmware...if that doesn't work your phone is broken and you have to take it to a samsung service center and hope they doe sn't refuse your warranty due to knox 0x1...if they notice that you could try to say that the recovery error tripped knox even if it's stock
P.s.: Is your phone refurbished?

KillersEnergy said:
It happen when you flash wrong boot.img(kernel) or/and system.img or a complete different firmware...try to download a casual custom kernel (for G900F) and flash it
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The last things i could think will solve the problem is try to downgrade to lollipop or kitkat or try another marshmallow firmware...if that doesn't work your phone is broken and you have to take it to a samsung service center and hope they doe sn't refuse your warranty due to knox 0x1...if they notice that you could try to say that the recovery error tripped knox even if it's stock
P.s.: Is your phone refurbished?
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I just flashed this kernel but same result..
I tried to downgrade yesterday but it also doesn't fix the problem.. well warranty is over since august..
nope.. was a new one

stefan9310 said:
I just flashed this kernel but same result..
I tried to downgrade yesterday but it also doesn't fix the problem.. well warranty is over since august..
nope.. was a new one
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1)flash twrp boot it and place a boot.img on sdcard then go to advanced->terminal and exec:
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot
If it doesn't work
2)go to the folder where you have extracted samfirm firmware open the csc archive with 7zip and extract the .pit file in the same folder,then open odin place all the 4 file in the right place go to pit and place there the pit file you have extracted and this time CHECK the repartition flag if is not checked check it by yourself or the pit will not have any effect

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1)flash twrp boot it and place a boot.img on sdcard then go to advanced->terminal and exec:
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot
If it doesn't work
2)go to the folder where you have extracted samfirm firmware open the csc archive with 7zip and extract the .pit file in the same folder,then open odin place all the 4 file in the right place go to pit and place there the pit file you have extracted and this time CHECK the repartition flag if is not checked check it by yourself or the pit will not have any effect
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1) can not boot to recovery again..
2) failed to boot to recovery after reboot.. removed battery and started again.. show up "Installing system update" and after that "Erasing" but still failed to boot (rom / recovery).. Still the same information in download mode (Custom, Custom, 0x1 (2))

stefan9310 said:
1) can not boot to recovery again..
2) failed to boot to recovery after reboot.. removed battery and started again.. show up "Installing system update" and after that "Erasing" but still failed to boot (rom / recovery).. Still the same information in download mode (Custom, Custom, 0x1 (2))
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I'm sorry but if even the repartition doesn't work your phone is probably dead ,i think something in the motherboard(that would mean it's a hardware failure and not software problem and i think is unsolvable even with a jtag) like an eMMc partially broken and/or some printed circuit "burned" and/or other hardware part necessary to boot the recovery,kernel stopped working and that would explain:
1)why only download mode work(download mode is in sbl(secondary bootloader) partition that it's a part of the bootloader )
2)the bootloader behaviour("Set Warranty bit" even on stock partition)
3)and why none of the solutions worked
You could try to change the battery but i don't know if it will work...at least we tried