HELP - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I think my S4 is semi-bricked. When switch on, the phone go into Kies recovery mode. When using Odin, the download just stopped half way.
Is there a way to resurrect my S4?
Any help appreciated.

greeny2010 said:
I think my S4 is semi-bricked. When switch on, the phone go into Kies recovery mode. When using Odin, the download just stopped half way.
Is there a way to resurrect my S4?
Any help appreciated.
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Hi mate ,
If you can get into download there is still hope...
First thing i would do is a factory reset and see if it helps.
Please more detail , what S4 you have , when this started, what rom you had , what rom are you flashing, what errors Odin gave you??????
Also check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate ,
If you can get into download there is still hope...
First thing i would do is a factory reset and see if it helps.
Please more detail , what S4 you have , when this started, what rom you had , what rom are you flashing, what errors Odin gave you??????
Also check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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Managed to get the phone up and running again on a Win 8.1 system using Odin. Looks like my Win 7 Pro is not suitable for this.
Anyway, thanks for your help.

greeny2010 said:
Managed to get the phone up and running again on a Win 8.1 system using Odin. Looks like my Win 7 Pro is not suitable for this.
Anyway, thanks for your help.
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Great news mate !!

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What to do? something corrupted?

Hi guys, i think something is up with my s4 since my recovery keeps working for a few hours then looping and then after a few hours my rom keeps saying the uids are inconsistent. What should i do? reflash stock again? should i repartition? (how do i do this)
Thanks for the help because currently i have no idea how to fix it.
Im on Android Revolution HD 3.0 by the way.
jayjay2244 said:
Hi guys, i think something is up with my s4 since my recovery keeps working for a few hours then looping and then after a few hours my rom keeps saying the uids are inconsistent. What should i do? reflash stock again? should i repartition? (how do i do this)
Thanks for the help because currently i have no idea how to fix it.
Im on Android Revolution HD 3.0 by the way.
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connect to Odin and Flash stock ROM
>> search, there s lots of tutorial how to re-stock completely ur phone
Guide
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x102x96x said:
connect to Odin and Flash stock ROM
>> search, there s lots of tutorial how to re-stock completely ur phone
Guide
:good:
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Thanks, il try it again. However i have already done it once
I think whats caused all this is the new update which i flashed with knox :'( now my speaker doesn't even work and most apps crash. And at the moment there is no way to reset the counter :crying:

[Q] Please help me - Galaxy Note 3 LTE SM-N9005

I was trying to root my new Galaxy Note 3 LTE and Odin said Pass
after restarting my phone I found my Self Stuck in Samsung logo like photo
I still can get into Odin mode but I can't get into Recovery Mode.
Please Help me !
Ahmed.Soubih said:
I was trying to root my new Galaxy Note 3 LTE and Odin said Pass
after restarting my phone I found my Self Stuck in Samsung logo like photo
I still can get into Odin mode but I can't get into Recovery Mode.
Please Help me !
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you can always just flash the stock rom again with odin as long as you can get into download mode but you loose your data.
are you on 4.4.2 kitkat ? because if so, you need a new version of twrp (or use cwm). there is an unoffical version that supports kk and also the original twrp will get an update soon. theres currently a test build, look at the official thread.
dont use it if you are still on 4.3 !
I really really wish people would search and read before messing with their devices... this is the 800th thread on this again.
Take your battery out, and wait for 60seconds, put back in and try to boot into recovery mode, wipe cache and boot up - OR reflash Stock again.
PS: If you have a Hong Kong Note, you need to go off and read... cause you've made a massive mistake playing.
A.N.Droid said:
you can always just flash the stock rom again with odin as long as you can get into download mode but you loose your data.
are you on 4.4.2 kitkat ? because if so, you need a new version of twrp (or use cwm). there is an unoffical version that supports kk and also the original twrp will get an update soon. theres currently a test build, look at the official thread.
dont use it if you are still on 4.3 !
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Iam on 4.3 Jelly Bean
Ahmed.Soubih said:
Iam on 4.3 Jelly Bean
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pull the battery, like radicalisto told you ! forgot about that...
give him a thanks if it worked !
Check you have the right CF-Autoroot, if you got the latest one it won't work as it's for KK only try This One - In future please read more.
A.N.Droid said:
pull the battery, like radicalisto told you ! forgot about that...
give him a thanks if it worked !
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I pulled the battery and try to get into Recovery mode but I couldn't , I am trying to flash Stock firmware now .
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
I pulled the battery and try to get into Recovery mode but I couldn't , I am trying to flash Stock firmware now .
Thank you
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Use the link I posted before you flash stock again, boot into download mode and flash via Odin PDA and it should be fine
radicalisto said:
Use the link I posted before you flash stock again, boot into download mode and flash via Odin PDA and it should be fine
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I am on Android 4.3 I didn't upgrade to 4.4 . I just tried to root it. I am not using HongKong Version.
What Should I do Before Re-flashing Stock Firmware ?
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
What Should I do Before Re-flashing Stock Firmware ?
Thank you
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Nothing. Boot into download mode, and flash it via Odin. Job done. - Am I to assume that the CF autoroot I gave you didn't work?
radicalisto said:
Nothing. Boot into download mode, and flash it via Odin. Job done. - Am I to assume that the CF autoroot I gave you didn't work?
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No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
Ahmed.Soubih said:
No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
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You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
radicalisto said:
You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
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Ok I'll Flash the Auto root file you gave to me before . stock firmware
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
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Before going to the trouble of flashing the stock rom and try rooting again, why not flash the cf-autoroot radicalisto linked you to? It'll only take a minute to do it.
hey_joe said:
Before going to the trouble of flashing the stock rom and try rooting again, why not flash the cf-autoroot radicalisto linked you to? It'll only take a minute to do it.
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I will Flash it .
Thank you
radicalisto said:
You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
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Thank you. I Used CF Root you gave to me and got My phone Back .
I donot know what to say , Thank you very much
Ahmed.Soubih said:
Thank you. I Used CF Root you gave to me and got My phone Back .
I do know what to say , Thank you very much
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Glad you got sorted. In future, before you make any changes to your very expensive device, make sure you read and know exactly what files you have and what you are doing :good:

[Q] newbie question ! customer recovery for 4.4.2?

Hey guys,
I know this is kind of answered in alot of different places but nothing is guiding me to the correct files, just want to be safe and figured this was the best place to make sure i hit the bullseye.
Just updated to poland 4.4.2 kitkat and was looking to install a customer recovery so i could grab the latest version of xnote and a few other goodies. Could someone please guide me to a download section/link for cwm? or maybe twrp? which ever would work easiest
lofi01 said:
Hey guys,
I know this is kind of answered in alot of different places but nothing is guiding me to the correct files, just want to be safe and figured this was the best place to make sure i hit the bullseye.
Just updated to poland 4.4.2 kitkat and was looking to install a customer recovery so i could grab the latest version of xnote and a few other goodies. Could someone please guide me to a download section/link for cwm? or maybe twrp? which ever would work easiest
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Here is a link for 4.4.2 flash it via Odin
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6s4rfvz4sybxlk/n900-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.7-kk%280125%29.tar
bekasulaberidze said:
Here is a link for 4.4.2 flash it via Odin
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6s4rfvz4sybxlk/n900-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.7-kk%280125%29.tar
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i'm having alot of issues installing this ! loaded using odin PDA.. everything looks fine, phone then restarts and boots normally...odin says pass ! i try to jump into recovery and it's goes to download mode? Could the issue be because i have just updated from 4.3? i also had twrp installed on my phone
lofi01 said:
i'm having alot of issues installing this ! loaded using odin PDA.. everything looks fine, phone then restarts and boots normally...odin says pass ! i try to jump into recovery and it's goes to download mode? Could the issue be because i have just updated from 4.3? i also had twrp installed on my phone
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you are using volume up button yes ?
bekasulaberidze said:
you are using volume up button yes ?
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yep reads normal booting into recovery then just dumps into download mode "could not boot normally" reads at the top of of the screen
lofi01 said:
yep reads normal booting into recovery then just dumps into download mode "could not boot normally" reads at the top of of the screen
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You have to factory reset..
bekasulaberidze said:
You have to factory reset..
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think i will have to reinstall the firmware to do that because factory recovery is gone as well.. unless i can factory reset anther way? that being said what is a good alternative firmware maybe the poland 4.4.2 is the issue?
lofi01 said:
think i will have to reinstall the firmware to do that because factory recovery is gone as well.. unless i can factory reset anther way? that being said what is a good alternative firmware maybe the poland 4.4.2 is the issue?
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Yes reset it with Odin, you have n900 ? try Russian firmware, after successfully reset make a factory reset from recovery, than root and flash custom recovery
would twrp 2.6.3.7 work on 4.4?
bekasulaberidze said:
Yes reset it with Odin, you have n900 ? try Russian firmware, after successfully reset make a factory reset from recovery, than root and flash custom recovery
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nope n9005
lofi01 said:
nope n9005
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Try BTU
bekasulaberidze said:
Try BTU
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http://d-h.st/zVa#comments
hmm after you mentioned if i had n9005 i tried the alternative version and success link above !! i'll test it out now and update ... Thanks for the brain storming mate it helped get to the issue
btw what is that option in cwm that keeps askig me ROM may flash stock recovery on boot? >No >Yes disable recovery flash.. i just say no because i don't know wat it is lol
lofi01 said:
http://d-h.st/zVa#comments
hmm after you mentioned if i had n9005 i tried the alternative version and success link above !! i'll test it out now and update ... Thanks for the brain storming mate it helped get to the issue
btw what is that option in cwm that keeps askig me ROM may flash stock recovery on boot? >No >Yes disable recovery flash.. i just say no because i don't know wat it is lol
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Hit no because ROM is trying to install it's own-stock recovery :good:
bekasulaberidze said:
Hit no because ROM is trying to install it's own-stock recovery :good:
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Perfect have xnote 13 up and running !! everything is working great now.. no need for reset at all i'm happy, thanks for the help
lofi01 said:
Perfect have xnote 13 up and running !! everything is working great now.. no need for reset at all i'm happy, thanks for the help
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you're welcome !

[Q] my device failed to load new ROM

Hello.
I was trying to install (N9005XXUDMJ7_N9005OJVDMJ4_XSI) on my Note3 N9005 4.3 and all went fine until the very end, it suddenly got stuck with a msg saying (Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Pls select recovery mode from kies) and nothing happens when I go to recovery mode in Kies!!!
Kindly Help.
Many thanks
What firmware were you on before that?
How did you install? with what
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Use kies 3 Restore Samsung Firmware .... only solution at this point or use odin again , i.e if you can get into download mode
Edit: delete
fahadali2315 said:
Use kies 3 Restore Samsung Firmware .... only solution at this point or use odin again , i.e if you can get into download mode
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Kies 3 restore doesn't work.... It's incompatible with the new bootloaders... Wish people would stop giving oout this USELESS information...
If you were on any of the N**(NB4) roms ie Kitkat, you can't go back to the older jellybean roms ie m**(MJ7).
You will have this problem. Just reflash a kitkat rom onto your Note 3 and you'll be fine...
ultramag69 said:
Kies 3 restore doesn't work.... It's incompatible with the new bootloaders... Wish people would stop giving oout this USELESS information...
If you were on any of the N**(NB4) roms ie Kitkat, you can't go back to the older jellybean roms ie m**(MJ7).
You will have this problem. Just reflash a kitkat rom onto your Note 3 and you'll be fine...
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Edit :First no one asked for your opinion.
Second READ . have you read , he said he flash 4.3 firmware on a 4.3 n9005. So kies works for that. Think and read before you speak.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
HELP
aawadhi63 said:
Hello.
I was trying to install (N9005XXUDMJ7_N9005OJVDMJ4_XSI) on my Note3 N9005 4.3 and all went fine until the very end, it suddenly got stuck with a msg saying (Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Pls select recovery mode from kies) and nothing happens when I go to recovery mode in Kies!!!
Kindly Help.
Many thanks
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HELLO DOWNLOAD THE FIRMWARE ANDROID 4.4.2 KITKAT
THEN VIA ODIN install it on 3 NOTES FOR DOWNLOAD MODE
SURELY YOU WILL 'FAIL, return it LEVER BATTERY AND GO IN revovery
FAI WIPEDATA / FACTORY RESET
FAI WIPE CACHE PARTITION
LEVERAGE THE BATTERY AND THEN bring it, JOIN IN DOWNLOAD MODE AND DO FLASH BACK KITKAT FIRMWARE 4.4.2 AND YOU PLACE A HELLO:laugh:
fahadali2315 said:
Edit :First no one asked for your opinion.
Second READ . have you read , he said he flash 4.3 firmware on a 4.3 n9005. So kies works for that. Think and read before you speak.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Actually, as he has installed MJ7 on his phone Kies no longer works... My "opinion" is fact...
If you can't stand being corrected because you're wrong then mate, you have a problem... Maybe you should start to read the thread before replying with pointless and useless information....
ultramag69 said:
Actually, as he has installed MJ7 on his phone Kies no longer works... My "opinion" is fact...
If you can't stand being corrected because you're wrong then mate, you have a problem... Maybe you should start to read the thread before replying....
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The install didnt go through :/ Thats why he is stuck..if he finds my post USELESS (in capital) , then he can say himself.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
fahadali2315 said:
The install didnt go through :/ Thats why he is stuck..if he finds my post USELESS (in capital) , then he can say himself.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thank you gays, it worked out somehow and now I have Omega 12 installed.
Again, thank you and all the best with the argument...!!

[Q] samsung i9505 cant enter recovery,and stuck on logo

hi.p.s sorry for my bad english.i have problem with the s4.I can't get into recovery mode, its says in blue color on the top recovery booting and stuck. i can go into download mode...when i start phone normal mode its stuck on the samsung galaxy s4 i9505 logo...how to fix?
shariovas said:
hi.p.s sorry for my bad english.i have problem with the s4.I can't get into recovery mode, its says in blue color on the top recovery booting and stuck. i can go into download mode...when i start phone normal mode its stuck on the samsung galaxy s4 i9505 logo...how to fix?
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Hi mate,
Please give us some more info
What rom do you have , costum , stock..are you rooted?
When this started, did you flash anything?
What have you tried so far?
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate,
Please give us some more info
What rom do you have , costum , stock..are you rooted?
When this started, did you flash anything?
What have you tried so far?
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stock rom.with odin.
I bought a couple of days ago.. and its says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." so i flash stock rom with odin....and thats it..
i tried flash another stock rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
it's can be motherboard will dead?
shariovas said:
stock rom.with odin.
I bought a couple of days ago.. and its says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." so i flash stock rom with odin....and thats it..
i tried flash another stock rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
it's can be motherboard will dead?
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Hi
My first suggestion would be take it back to where you got it , is on warranty right?
When you flashed stock rom as suggested on the thread you posted , did it all go ok? what rom version rom you had on the phone , what rom version you tried to flash?...you know you cannot downgrade, you should use same or newer rom to re flash your phone ( odin)
MAX 404 said:
Hi
My first suggestion would be take it back to where you got it , is on warranty right?
When you flashed stock rom as suggested on the thread you posted , did it all go ok? what rom version rom you had on the phone , what rom version you tried to flash?...you know you cannot downgrade, you should use same or newer rom to re flash your phone ( odin)
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there is no warranty
Yes.its says pass.I tried 4.4.2 version,well but now i dont now how to fix the problem with the stuck on the "recovery booting" or samsung galaxy i9505 stuck logo
shariovas said:
there is no warranty
Yes.its says pass.I tried 4.4.2 version,well but now i dont now how to fix the problem with the stuck on the "recovery booting" or samsung galaxy i9505 stuck logo
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What rom version you flashed , like I9505XXUGNH2 ? if possible show us the logs from odin
MAX 404 said:
What rom version you flashed , like I9505XXUGNH2 ? if possible show us the logs from odin
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I have a lot
TGY-I9505ZHUFNB3-20140317110000
ZTO-I9505VJUFNB2-20140305104104
I9505XXUGNJ8_I9505OXXGNK1_SEB
I9505XXUGNJ8_I9505NEEGNJ2_NEE
I9505XXUFNC5_I9505H3GFNC2_H3G
I9505XXUFNB8_I9505OXAFNB8_DBT
I9505XXUENA4_I9505YXXENA3_PHN
I9505XXUEMKF_I9505PHNEMK5_PHN
p.s when i plug in charger its vibrates every 7 seconds and black screen..
shariovas said:
I have a lot
TGY-I9505ZHUFNB3-20140317110000
ZTO-I9505VJUFNB2-20140305104104
I9505XXUGNJ8_I9505OXXGNK1_SEB
I9505XXUGNJ8_I9505NEEGNJ2_NEE
I9505XXUFNC5_I9505H3GFNC2_H3G
I9505XXUFNB8_I9505OXAFNB8_DBT
I9505XXUENA4_I9505YXXENA3_PHN
I9505XXUEMKF_I9505PHNEMK5_PHN
p.s when i plug in charger its vibrates every 7 seconds and black screen..
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And in all of then when flashed odin said pass and no errors in log?
If the phone was like that when you bought it.....is most like it something is dead inside...maybe EMMC memory, just guessing
MAX 404 said:
And in all of then when flashed odin said pass and no errors in log?
If the phone was like that when you bought it.....is most like it something is dead inside...maybe EMMC memory, just guessing
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I do not remember or all, but many yes.
Well tomorrow I will go to a repair shop and i will look what they says.
shariovas said:
I do not remember or all, but many yes.
Well tomorrow I will go to a repair shop and i will look what they says.
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Good luck mate , let us know what happen.....

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