[Q] Need stock rom and flashing method i9506 - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello there..
I have a Galaxy s4 lte qualcomm 4g.
Flashed cm11 4.4.4
CyanogenMod Version : 11-20150102-unofficial-ks01lte
Base-band : i9506XXUCNJ1
Recovery : Philz touch recovery 6.x.x.x
I want to revert back to stock android touch-wiz 4.4.2 but unable to find the Odin flash-able file or cwm flash file.
Can anyone give some clear instruction on how to go back to stock and download sources ????
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

born_high said:
Hello there..
I have a Galaxy s4 lte qualcomm 4g.
Flashed cm11 4.4.4
CyanogenMod Version : 11-20150102-unofficial-ks01lte
Base-band : i9506XXUCNJ1
Recovery : Philz touch recovery 6.x.x.x
I want to revert back to stock android touch-wiz 4.4.2 but unable to find the Odin flash-able file or cwm flash file.
Can anyone give some clear instruction on how to go back to stock and download sources ????
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Download Sources and flashing procedure are here thanks to @DeHAWK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597058
next time search in the forums before creating new threats its against xda rules

bryanfeanor said:
Download Sources and flashing procedure are here thanks to @DeHAWK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597058
next time search in the forums before creating new threats its against xda rules
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Well i kind of know the rules of XDA.
But here's the catch, i have tried that method mentioned above.
Downloaded the .tar file and flashed via Odin. And now my phone is stuck on Samsung logo forever.
That's why posted here.
Here's some screenshots of odin

born_high said:
Well i kind of know the rules of XDA.
But here's the catch, i have tried that method mentioned above.
Downloaded the .tar file and flashed via Odin. And now my phone is stuck on Samsung logo forever.
That's why posted here.
Here's some screenshots of odin
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Hey
You are only flashing a kernel...not a full 4.4.2 original image.
And that's why you're stock on the boot logo.
Regards.

born_high said:
Well i kind of know the rules of XDA.
But here's the catch, i have tried that method mentioned above.
Downloaded the .tar file and flashed via Odin. And now my phone is stuck on Samsung logo forever.
That's why posted here.
Here's some screenshots of odin
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For the complete image, you can get from here:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9506
or here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9506/

born_high said:
Well i kind of know the rules of XDA.
But here's the catch, i have tried that method mentioned above.
Downloaded the .tar file and flashed via Odin. And now my phone is stuck on Samsung logo forever.
That's why posted here.
Here's some screenshots of odin
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As mentioned you are flasing only kernel, i use odin 1.85
stock 5.0.1 roms mega mirrors http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...06-lolipop-official-samsung-firmware-t3023794 thanks to @Mar10
and tar files from 4.4.2 open nordic countries thanks to @DeHAWK
XXUCNJ11 https://mega.co.nz/#!cNE3nDSB!zjPWcM7OI-ltonzAuMKDdREinHr6ilm-ZBg0oqxD2k8
XXUCNI1 https://mega.co.nz/#!1EtAWTQB!zHVAwXe3odz6ipvhZmpdSXUnTKy1w_oYRpRlRMRa6DQ
take the battery out wait 5-10 secs and enter to download mode to avoid modem issues.
its not recomendable but if you have a backup of a pit file for your phone select it and thick re-partition, this is dangerous but may help with bootloop only if flashing the firmware with no repartition work, repartition with out a pit file may brick your device.

bryanfeanor said:
As mentioned you are flasing only kernel, i use odin 1.85
stock 5.0.1 roms mega mirrors http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...06-lolipop-official-samsung-firmware-t3023794 thanks to @Mar10
and tar files from 4.4.2 open nordic countries thanks to @DeHAWK
XXUCNJ11 https://mega.co.nz/#!cNE3nDSB!zjPWcM7OI-ltonzAuMKDdREinHr6ilm-ZBg0oqxD2k8
XXUCNI1 https://mega.co.nz/#!1EtAWTQB!zHVAwXe3odz6ipvhZmpdSXUnTKy1w_oYRpRlRMRa6DQ
take the battery out wait 5-10 secs and enter to download mode to avoid modem issues.
its not recomendable but if you have a backup of a pit file for your phone select it and thick re-partition, this is dangerous but may help with bootloop only if flashing the firmware with no repartition work, repartition with out a pit file may brick your device.
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Thank you for the reply
I will give it a try and let you know the results.

One more noob question..
I did a back up of my touchwiz before converting to CM.
And i got the back up file as normal file folder instead a zip file.
I wonder if there is a way to restore it.
I already tried zipping it and restoring from philz recovery...but it says bad file.
Screenshots of Backup :

born_high said:
One more noob question..
I did a back up of my touchwiz before converting to CM.
And i got the back up file as normal file folder instead a zip file.
I wonder if there is a way to restore it.
I already tried zipping it and restoring from philz recovery...but it says bad file.
Screenshots of Backup :
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you´re welcome.
did you do the backup from philz recovery? i never did a backup from recovery, only with titanium, so i really dont know, but to restore a backup needs to be done from the same source that the backup was created. for the screen shots looks like a CWM recovery backup good luck.

bryanfeanor said:
you´re welcome.
did you do the backup from philz recovery? i never did a backup from recovery, only with titanium, so i really dont know, but to restore a backup needs to be done from the same source that the backup was created. for the screen shots looks like a CWM recovery backup good luck.
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sLIGHTLY RE-eDIT OF PREVIOUS POST :
yes its a cwm backup file created with philz..
And i was able to restore it via the recovery under restore oiption.
but after the first samsung screen (samsung galaxy s4) and a blue T logo, it gets struck on the third screen with only samsung written on it with a solid blue led.
(( what the heck am i doing wrong.

Anyway i flashed the full image with odin..(taken from your link).
And back to touchwiz again.
Thanks a lot.
One more thing is, it changed my baseband version a bit.
Build number : I9506XXUCNJ1
bASEBAND vERSION : I9506XXUCNF3
IS THAT A PROBLEM ?
BEST REGARDS.

born_high said:
sLIGHTLY RE-eDIT OF PREVIOUS POST :
yes its a cwm backup file created with philz..
And i was able to restore it via the recovery under restore oiption.
but after the first samsung screen (samsung galaxy s4) and a blue T logo, it gets struck on the third screen with only samsung written on it with a solid blue led.
(( what the heck am i doing wrong.
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T logo?
well the backup is from another build xxucnj2 from the screen shots,try restoring only data in adavance restore option or reflash this
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/39412/I9506XXUCNJ2_I9506TELCNJ1_TEL.zip/ and try again, you may have to create an account to download the file is free,

bryanfeanor said:
T logo?
well the backup is from another build xxucnj2 from the screen shots,try restoring only data in adavance restore option or reflash this
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/39412/I9506XXUCNJ2_I9506TELCNJ1_TEL.zip/ and try again, you may have to create an account to download the file is free,
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Sorry to bother you again.
But i am facing a new kinda problem now with custom recoveries.
After flashing NEE-I9506XXUCNJ1-20141114075501 yesterday it got auto updated to 5.0.1 lollipop .
Now i am stuck with stock recovery.
Tried to flash philz 6.x.x.x as before with odin. The odin process completes itself and reboots the phone.
But when i try to get into recovery still its booting in stock recovery.
Any solution on how can i flash custom recovery on this ?
Additional info
Baseband version : I9506XXUDOA6
bUILD NUMBER : LRX22C. I9506XXUDOA6

Flash your Favorite Custom Recovery with Odin 3.xx and put it to AP. Check that Auto Reboot isn't marked. After successful flashing your Phone won't to reboot. USB Cable out and put your Battery out and wait few seconds. Put your Battery in and reboot it to Recovery. The Stock Recovery can't now overwrite the Custom Recovery.

born_high said:
Sorry to bother you again.
But i am facing a new kinda problem now with custom recoveries.
After flashing NEE-I9506XXUCNJ1-20141114075501 yesterday it got auto updated to 5.0.1 lollipop .
Now i am stuck with stock recovery.
Tried to flash philz 6.x.x.x as before with odin. The odin process completes itself and reboots the phone.
But when i try to get into recovery still its booting in stock recovery.
Any solution on how can i flash custom recovery on this ?
Additional info
Baseband version : I9506XXUDOA6
bUILD NUMBER : LRX22C. I9506XXUDOA6
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in lollipop i used TWRP recovery (TWRP_2.8.4.0_ks01lte_20150207.tar.md5)https://www.mediafire.com/folder/p3rwwfm7xn76x/TWRP flashed with odin 1.85 no problems.
but after rooting with cf autoroot http://download.chainfire.eu/502/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-ks01lte-ks01ltexx-gti9506.zip( extract and flash with odin in pda) because cf autorrot flash stock recovery after rooting.
Important after rooting flash immediately custom recovery, if you boot in stock recovery after root all apps will force close and you will need to wipe data (stock recovery wipe data will delete internal memory as well), so do not boot in stock recovery.

bryanfeanor said:
in lollipop i used TWRP recovery (TWRP_2.8.4.0_ks01lte_20150207.tar.md5)https://www.mediafire.com/folder/p3rwwfm7xn76x/TWRP flashed with odin 1.85 no problems.
but after rooting with cf autoroot http://download.chainfire.eu/502/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-ks01lte-ks01ltexx-gti9506.zip( extract and flash with odin in pda) because cf autorrot flash stock recovery after rooting.
Important after rooting flash immediately custom recovery, if you boot in stock recovery after root all apps will force close and you will need to wipe data (stock recovery wipe data will delete internal memory as well), so do not boot in stock recovery.
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You are a life saver man, you know that .
I will give it a shot and let you know the results.

Phew finally its done...
Thank you guys for keeping up with my noob questions.
happy Androiding

born_high said:
Phew finally its done...
Thank you guys for keeping up with my noob questions.
happy Androiding
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You´re welcome, we all were noobs, and in somethings we still are, thats the best part of this, something new comes everytday so much to learn and do.

Related

I think i Messed up

guys ii really need some help.
i downloaded BTU-N9005XXUENB7-20140310153913 and flashed it via odin while in download mode. the flash was successful but now all im seeing is "recovery booting" on the phone and its just staying there?
ii was on stock rom 4.3 rooted with custom recovery before flashing the 4.4.2 file in odin. have i f****d my phone?
i did the same thing as i did last time iand it worked but im not sure whats going on here?
please can someone help me please:crying::crying::crying::crying:
Same happened to me when i used mobile Odin. The bootloader wasn't updated.
Did you use Odin 1.85? And did you tick the option update new bootloader? If not do that.
If did that then wipe cache and data reset from recovery.
kenny1991 said:
Same happened to me when i used mobile Odin. The bootloader wasn't updated.
Did you use Odin 1.85? And did you tick the option update new bootloader? If not do that.
If did that then wipe cache and data reset from recovery.
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yeah i used the wrong version of odin. i used 1.85 now its working, but i didnt select update bootloader, how do i know if it updated the bootloader?
You know if the phone is up and running. Kitkat can't boot without new bootloader. So if the phone is working there is no issues.
kenny1991 said:
You know if the phone is up and running. Kitkat can't boot without new bootloader. So if the phone is working there is no issues.
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last thing. im trying to install TWRP . i have the tar file from their site. i used odin 1.85 and 3 and flashed pda. odin says its done but it wont boot into TWRP it just reboots.
edit: i used mobile odin and its all good thanks for all your help
You welcome
thedan55 said:
last thing. im trying to install TWRP . i have the tar file from their site. i used odin 1.85 and 3 and flashed pda. odin says its done but it wont boot into TWRP it just reboots.
edit: i used mobile odin and its all good thanks for all your help
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just FYI,
if you want to flash TW custom ROM, the best you use is Chenglu CWM. So far I seldom see user complain got problem during flashing with this CWM.
TWRP, some users got problem, some are not.

[Q] lost root and can't get it back

Hi all,
I rooted my smg900f two days ago and flashed a recovery, everything went fine, I tried a couple of custom rom and at some point I noticed that I didn't have root access anymore (checked with root checker). I launched towelroot again, and now it says that my device is not supported yet. Does anybody encountered the same issue ?
ElChouch said:
Hi all,
I rooted my smg900f two days ago and flashed a recovery, everything went fine, I tried a couple of custom rom and at some point I noticed that I didn't have root access anymore (checked with root checker). I launched towelroot again, and now it says that my device is not supported yet. Does anybody encountered the same issue ?
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Just flash the latest superSU.zip with a custom recovery, link http://download.chainfire.eu/452/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip.
Thanks for the tip but it didn't work
ElChouch said:
Thanks for the tip but it didn't work
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What recovery do you have and what did you do exactly?
gee2012 said:
What recovery do you have and what did you do exactly?
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I have clockwork recovery, I had Omega ROM running on my phone (maybe at this moment I already lost root but I only noticed it after), I tried to flash this mod, it didn't work so after a few tries I full wiped my phone and insalled Omega 8.0 again. Then I noticed I lost root access when trying to open some apps.
I also flashed the bootloader for SMG900F featured in the Omega rom thread
That's about it
ElChouch said:
I have clockwork recovery, I had Omega ROM running on my phone (maybe at this moment I already lost root but I only noticed it after), I tried to flash this mod, it didn't work so after a few tries I full wiped my phone and insalled Omega 8.0 again. Then I noticed I lost root access when trying to open some apps.
I also flashed the bootloader for SMG900F featured in the Omega rom thread
That's about it
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Flash CF Auto Root with Odin, your KNOX flag is tripped anyway. Link http://download.chainfire.eu/397/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.zip.
gee2012 said:
Flash CF Auto Root with Odin, your KNOX flag is tripped anyway. Link http://download.chainfire.eu/397/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.zip.
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Might be a stupid question but in which slot should I load the tar file ? BL/AP/CP/CSC ?
ElChouch said:
Might be a stupid question but in which slot should I load the tar file ? BL/AP/CP/CSC ?
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AP is the right one.
gee2012 said:
AP is the right one.
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This didn't work neither :-/
ElChouch said:
This didn't work neither :-/
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Then i suggest you flash a stock rom, factory reset and root/flash custom recovery from scratch. Its seems some files are messed up that prevents you to root. Backup important files to the pc/sdcard first. That is what i would do at least
gee2012 said:
Then i suggest you flash a stock rom, factory reset and root/flash custom recovery from scratch. Its seems some files are messed up that prevents you to root. Backup important files to the pc/sdcard first. That is what i would do at least
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I ll try this asap thanks for the help
ElChouch said:
I ll try this asap thanks for the help
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Good luck mate. After the flash and factory reset flash a custom recovery and then the superSU.zip and you`re rooted.
gee2012 said:
Good luck mate. After the flash and factory reset flash a custom recovery and then the superSU.zip and you`re rooted.
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Last question (I hope) I have backup files (from my stock rom) I generated with CWM recovery, but it seems I lost CWM too, can I flash this backup with Odin ?
ElChouch said:
Last question (I hope) I have backup files (from my stock rom) I generated with CWM recovery, but it seems I lost CWM too, can I flash this backup with Odin ?
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There should be a folder on the sdcard named Clockworkmod with the backup, save it to the sdcard before you factory reset. No a backup can`t be flashed with Odin, only in recovery
gee2012 said:
There should be a folder on the sdcard named Clockworkmod with the backup, save it to the sdcard before you factory reset. No a backup can`t be flashed with Odin, only in recovery
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Ok so I got this rom Alvin's_G900F_XXU1ANG2_Deodexed I boot in regular recovery, start flashing the rom, but it doesn't work and I'm still stuck on Omega rom with no root nor custom recovery :-/ what did I do wrong ?
ElChouch said:
Ok so I got this rom Alvin's_G900F_XXU1ANG2_Deodexed I boot in regular recovery, start flashing the rom, but it doesn't work and I'm still stuck on Omega rom with no root nor custom recovery :-/ what did I do wrong ?
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Did you flash a stock rom with Odin or flash a custom rom in 3rd recovery? Just do a data factory reset in recovery, pull the battery and wait 20 seconds and flash a stock rom with Odin.
gee2012 said:
Did you flash a stock rom with Odin or flash a custom rom in 3rd recovery? Just do a data factory reset in recovery, pull the battery and wait 20 seconds and flash a stock rom with Odin.
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There is definitely something i miss... The Rom I downloaded is a .zip with the regular boot.img and all that stuff into it, I can't flash that with Odin right ? I need a .tar right ?
ElChouch said:
There is definitely something i miss... The Rom I downloaded is a .zip with the regular boot.img and all that stuff into it, I can't flash that with Odin right ? I need a .tar right ?
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You need a md5/tar file for Odin, look on Sammobile/firmwares for it.
gee2012 said:
You need a md5/tar file for Odin, look on Sammobile/firmwares for it.
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I did it all as you said, everything went fine, Odin said it passed the rom flashing, but then I'm stuck in a boot loop any idea ?
I'm about to try to flash a stock bootloader
ElChouch said:
I did it all as you said, everything went fine, Odin said it passed the rom flashing, but then I'm stuck in a boot loop any idea ?
I'm about to try to flash a stock bootloader
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No, pull the battery andere wait 20 seconds. Then boot into recovery and data factory reset and reboot.

S4 GTI9505 flashed recovery without root help

So I accidentally flashed the recovery package through Odin to a friend's s4 gt i9505 and i get a no access error in the recovery with an android and a red triangle. Since it has a custom recovery odin doesnt detect it. My question is what should i do ? . There is literally noone that has experienced the same (noob) mistake so there is no real fix. The phone is running 4.4.2 with an official upgrade to lollipop but KNOX was tripped so I would like to fix for him without having to pay for official service.
Thanks in advance.
Odd. I have a custom recovery on my S4 and Odin detects my S4 without a problem, meaning something else is causing your connection woes. Obviously, make sure you're in download mode first (hold down the volume down, home, power keys), which wouldn't be affected by a custom recovery, and change USB ports until Odin does recognize the device. Then flash the stock ROM again to restore the S4 to working order.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Odd. I have a custom recovery on my S4 and Odin detects my S4 without a problem, meaning something else is causing your connection woes. Obviously, make sure you're in download mode first (hold down the volume down, home, power keys), which wouldn't be affected by a custom recovery, and change USB ports until Odin does recognize the device. Then flash the stock ROM again to restore the S4 to working order.
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the thing is it bypassed download mode straight into the recovery so it didnt recognize it at all. Maybe it was because it had a non rooted recovery? Anyway i rooted the phone with kingoroot which on the one hand it worked on the other hand the phone laggs like hell but it wiped the custom recovery somehow so i got samsung's download mode back flashed cf auto root but it doesnt update su binary so thats my problem now . The phone is a 4.4.2 firmware so should i Flash first lollipop and then root it or flash a recovery to install the su binary from there?
CostasV23 said:
the thing is it bypassed download mode straight into the recovery so it didnt recognize it at all. Maybe it was because it had a non rooted recovery? Anyway i rooted the phone with kingoroot which on the one hand it worked on the other hand the phone laggs like hell but it wiped the custom recovery somehow so i got samsung's download mode back flashed cf auto root but it doesnt update su binary so thats my problem now . The phone is a 4.4.2 firmware so should i Flash first lollipop and then root it or flash a recovery to install the su binary from there?
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Based on your first post and this post I have come to the conclusion that you have absolutely no idea what you are doing. You are mixing everything up. And I mean everything.
- A non rooted recovery? What is that? It doesn't excist. A recovery has nothing to do with root.
- Because you had a custom recovery Odin doesn't detect it? Completely impossible. A custom recovery has nothing to do with Odin detecting or not detecting.
- Wiping the recovery and getting download mode back? Dude that's impossible. Download mode and recovery are two completely different things.
1. Flash Lollipop if you want Lollipop. With .pit and re-partition.
2. Perform a factory reset.
3. Flash cf-auto root.
That's all there is to it.
Lennyz1988 said:
Based on your first post and this post I have come to the conclusion that you have absolutely no idea what you are doing. You are mixing everything up. And I mean everything.
- A non rooted recovery? What is that? It doesn't excist. A recovery has nothing to do with root.
- Because you had a custom recovery Odin doesn't detect it? Completely impossible. A custom recovery has nothing to do with Odin detecting or not detecting.
- Wiping the recovery and getting download mode back? Dude that's impossible. Download mode and recovery are two completely different things.
1. Flash Lollipop if you want Lollipop. With .pit and re-partition.
2. Perform a factory reset.
3. Flash cf-auto root.
That's all there is to it.
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What I meant was that I accidentally flashed the recovery tar.md5 file before cf-auto-root and it wasn't working . aside that I get an su binary update error is there a fix for that?
CostasV23 said:
What I meant was that I accidentally flashed the recovery tar.md5 file before cf-auto-root and it wasn't working . aside that I get an su binary update error is there a fix for that?
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Root and recovery are two unrelated things. You don't need root for a custom recovery and you don't need a custom recovery to root.
I would start with a clean install since you used Kingoroot and cf auto-root.
Flash a stock rom with re-partition and .pit. Then only use cf auto-root.
Lennyz1988 said:
I would start with a clean install since you used Kingoroot and cf auto-root.
Flash a stock rom with re-partition and .pit. Then only use cf auto-root.
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If I flash the official lollipop firmware via odin will it work you mean ? (Sorry for noob question ) also about that .pit I haven't found anywhere a .pit file is it necessary ?
CostasV23 said:
If I flash the official lollipop firmware via odin will it work you mean ? (Sorry for noob question ) also about that .pit I haven't found anywhere a .pit file is it necessary ?
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You can also wipe /system and /data in TWRP and then flash Lollipop firmware.
Lennyz1988 said:
You can also wipe /system and /data in TWRP and then flash Lollipop firmware.
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Is it obligatory i wipe the system partition because odin flash rewrites it anyway or am i wrong on this one?
Also after kingroot the recovery was wiped clean for some reason
Bro my s4 GT I9505 have stock rom v5 .0.1 UHOE3.now I need rooted and install philz touch recovery so pls proper guide and file.thanks in advance.
Philz is outdated, and certain ROMs will not install with it. Use TWRP instead. For installing, it's just like installing a stock ROM through Odin. We have guides on this in the General section.

Help recovering data

So I have a friend who decided to mess with his phone, of course without doing a backup, and now he's stuck in a situation that it can't boot even into recovery.
Currently all I see when booting to recovery:
Recovery Booting. . . . .
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
The phone is G900F
He has no idea what version was installed on it before.
I don't need the phone to boot, I need to recover the files on it.
Being a oneplus person myself, I'm not that familiar with samsung phones (my latest samsung was s2).
I've tried to install with odin (3.0.7 - if that matters) the following recoveries:
official twrp 2.8.7
twrp
cwm
All these recoveries showed "Recovery is not seandroid enforcing" message as well as the above when trying to boot into recoveries.
I've tried the official recovery as well:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/sm-g900f-stock-recovery-5-0-lollipop-t3228871
which removed the "seandroid" message, but that's all.
Not sure what I'm missing.
Any help would be appreciated!
Tahvok said:
So I have a friend who decided to mess with his phone, of course without doing a backup, and now he's stuck in a situation that it can't boot even into recovery.
Currently all I see when booting to recovery:
Recovery Booting. . . . .
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
The phone is G900F
He has no idea what version was installed on it before.
I don't need the phone to boot, I need to recover the files on it.
Being a oneplus person myself, I'm not that familiar with samsung phones (my latest samsung was s2).
I've tried to install with odin (3.0.7 - if that matters) the following recoveries:
official twrp 2.8.7
twrp
cwm
All these recoveries showed "Recovery is not seandroid enforcing" message as well as the above when trying to boot into recoveries.
I've tried the official recovery as well:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/sm-g900f-stock-recovery-5-0-lollipop-t3228871
which removed the "seandroid" message, but that's all.
Not sure what I'm missing.
Any help would be appreciated!
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Hmm...
I see that your friend messed up his phone very well .....
Hopefully the eMMC memory is not corrupted becuase then only motherboard replacement would be necessary.
Summarising what you wrote:
1. you flashed "official recovery 2.8.7" -> where did you get it from? 2.8.7 is the very old version!
2. you flashed unofficial TWRP very old (2014) recovery (I checked your link)
3. you flashed unofficial CWM very old (2014) recovery (I checked your link)
4. finally you flashed stock, from old OS 5.0 Lollipop recovery provided from entrusted source - nobody reported that it works in the thread.
I listed this for you in order to underline one thing - READ, READ, READ, ASK, ASK, ASK .... before flashing anything to the phone and tell it to your friend.
Le's start with flashing from ODIN ver 3.12.7 (I am using it) this version of TWRP:
twrp-3.1.1-0-klte.img.tar for G900F which is the latest official recovery:
https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys5qualcomm.html
Read how to flash it with odin method (when you open the link).
Edit: Are you sure the phone is SM-G900F? Please check model number on the label under battery (inside the phone).
Edit2: When you enter odin mode check phone model version as well - it is provided by installed bootloader.
Many40 said:
Hmm...
I see that your friend messed up his phone very well .....
Hopefully the eMMC memory is not corrupted becuase then only motherboard replacement would be necessary.
Summarising what you wrote:
1. you flashed "official recovery 2.8.7" -> where did you get it from? 2.8.7 is the very old version!
2. you flashed unofficial TWRP very old (2014) recovery (I checked your link)
3. you flashed unofficial CWM very old (2014) recovery (I checked your link)
4. finally you flashed stock, from old OS 5.0 Lollipop recovery provided from entrusted source - nobody reported that it works in the thread.
I listed this for you in order to underline one thing - READ, READ, READ, ASK, ASK, ASK .... before flashing anything to the phone and tell it to your friend.
Le's start with flashing from ODIN ver 3.12.7 (I am using it) this version of TWRP:
twrp-3.1.1-0-klte.img.tar for G900F which is the latest official recovery:
https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys5qualcomm.html
Read how to flash it with odin method (when you open the link).
Edit: Are you sure the phone is SM-G900F? Please check model number on the label under battery (inside the phone).
Edit2: When you enter odin mode check phone model version as well - it is provided by installed bootloader.
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First, thank you for trying to help me!
Please see attachments:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1euC7-CoBeeUQxTGXQnPPgRE2-5VxFXLh
You can see that it is indeed g900f. I've also checked under the battery.
I've flashed the recovery you asked, however I could not find odin 3.12.7 only 3.12.10, so I've flashed with that (the odin thread on xda does not provide a link for 3.12.7 download).
You can see that it's still not booting with that recovery, it's just stuck at "booting recovery" screen.
I'm thinking perhaps it has a bad bootloader? How would you suggest to proceed?
Tahvok said:
First, thank you for trying to help me!
Please see attachments:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1euC7-CoBeeUQxTGXQnPPgRE2-5VxFXLh
You can see that it is indeed g900f. I've also checked under the battery.
I've flashed the recovery you asked, however I could not find odin 3.12.7 only 3.12.10, so I've flashed with that (the odin thread on xda does not provide a link for 3.12.7 download).
You can see that it's still not booting with that recovery, it's just stuck at "booting recovery" screen.
I'm thinking perhaps it has a bad bootloader? How would you suggest to proceed?
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Ok. Let's continue ... I hope (as I had very similar situation) that the phone is not hardbricked and eMMC memory is not corrupted -> I faced this on my phone and finally had to replace motherboard.
But let's be optimistic:
1. For data recovery - I don't have a silver bullet for this but I found this software: http://www.recover-android-iphone.com/recover-android/how-to-recover-data-bricked-samsung.html
It needs working odin mode so under condition that it supports s5 G900F it should be able to restore some data.
2. For unbricking - I recommend to flash via odin the latest official Samsung stock firmware dedicated to your friend's country/region:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900F/
You must be registered to download the software. Link for odin 3.12.7 is available on the bottom of the download page.
Just to underline - odin flash most probably (anybody please confirm that) will wipe your data so be aware of that.
Good luck.
Many40 said:
Ok. Let's continue ... I hope (as I had very similar situation) that the phone is not hardbricked and eMMC memory is not corrupted -> I faced this on my phone and finally had to replace motherboard.
But let's be optimistic:
1. For data recovery - I don't have a silver bullet for this but I found this software: http://www.recover-android-iphone.com/recover-android/how-to-recover-data-bricked-samsung.html
It needs working odin mode so under condition that it supports s5 G900F it should be able to restore some data.
2. For unbricking - I recommend to flash via odin the latest official Samsung stock firmware dedicated to your friend's country/region:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900F/
You must be registered to download the software. Link for odin 3.12.7 is available on the bottom of the download page.
Just to underline - odin flash most probably (anybody please confirm that) will wipe your data so be aware of that.
Good luck.
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Why a full firmware is needed? Perhaps I can flash only the parts required to get into recovery? I count mount the phone from recovery, that's why it's my priority.
I would like to know also if odin will wipe everything if flashing a full firmware?
Tahvok said:
Why a full firmware is needed?
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Because it is commonly recommended way to unbrick a phone.
Perhaps I can flash only the parts required to get into recovery?
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Perhaps, yes. But:
1. I don't exactly know what restricts your recovery to run properly. Flashing separate recovery failed.
2. You, for example, could try flashing separately one of the latest bootloaders dedicated to G900F from BL section with odin but I doubt it would help.
I count mount the phone from recovery, that's why it's my priority.
I would like to know also if odin will wipe everything if flashing a full firmware?
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As far as I know yes but I am not 100% sure because I didn't try that myself on s5.
I would appreciate if somebody else confirms that.
Many40 said:
2. You, for example, could try flashing separately one of the latest bootloaders dedicated to G900F from BL section with odin but I doubt it would help.
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Can you suggest a bootloader for me? I would like to try that first.
Tahvok said:
Can you suggest a bootloader for me? I would like to try that first.
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In my opinion, if odin mode works then bootloader should be OK. But as you wish -
tell me first what stock firmware will you later on trying to flash on your friends phone or in which country the phone will be operated.
Many40 said:
In my opinion, if odin mode works then bootloader should be OK. But as you wish -
tell me first what stock firmware will you later on trying to flash on your friends phone or in which country the phone will be operated.
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Hong Kong
Tahvok said:
Hong Kong
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Latest available Firmware version for Hong Kong is G900FZHS1CQD1 however I can't find a separate flashable bootloader for you.
Generaly, in my opinion you might try any of the latest bootloaders compatible with SM-G900F phone (here you can find a collection: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54094068&postcount=3, I am on G900FXXS1CQI4) but again:
1. I doubt it will help for entering recovery;
2. I still recommend to flash complete stock firmware to unbrick the phone.
However if you anyway decide to try with a bootloader, flash it with odin from BL section (untick auto reboot). Also turn off the phone before and after flashing and pull out battery for about 30 sec. It happens that bootloader doesn't flash properly at once even the odin says "PASS" so some people reported that they needed to repeat flashing a few times. I managed to flash bootloader at first time.
Unfortunateely the phone is not with me anymore, so I won't be able to continue testing. Thank you anyway for trying to help me! I really appreciate your help!

Need help, anyone. Please?

I need help with my Galaxy S5 LTE-A (SM-G906L) I can access recovery and download mode. But cannot pass Samsung logo. (I can't reach Samsung logo) it just restarts and restarts non-stop (it's clearly bootloop. I know) I had flashed 2 official firmware (stock rom) and 2 Custom roms. But still nothing. The only recovery that I can access is Philz CWM Touch Recovery. I have tried lentislte TWRP (I forgot the version but definitely for lentislte) Any one. I need help, please.
Jubremelle said:
I need help with my Galaxy S5 LTE-A (SM-G906L) I can access recovery and download mode. But cannot pass Samsung logo. (I can't reach Samsung logo) it just restarts and restarts non-stop (it's clearly bootloop. I know) I had flashed 2 official firmware (stock rom) and 2 Custom roms. But still nothing. The only recovery that I can access is Philz CWM Touch Recovery. I have tried lentislte TWRP (I forgot the version but definitely for lentislte) Any one. I need help, please.
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not sure what carrier you use, but this worked for me. had to reboot 3 times before it got to the startup screen, but i eventually got there:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...rmware-pit-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5-t3757416
Jubremelle said:
I need help with my Galaxy S5 LTE-A (SM-G906L) I can access recovery and download mode. But cannot pass Samsung logo. (I can't reach Samsung logo) it just restarts and restarts non-stop (it's clearly bootloop. I know) I had flashed 2 official firmware (stock rom) and 2 Custom roms. But still nothing. The only recovery that I can access is Philz CWM Touch Recovery. I have tried lentislte TWRP (I forgot the version but definitely for lentislte) Any one. I need help, please.
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Once you have flashed stock firmware in odin enter stock recovery & perform a factory reset/wipe dsta
TheFixItMan said:
Once you have flashed stock firmware in odin enter stock recovery & perform a factory reset/wipe dsta
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I can't enter stock recovery. Any custom or stock recovery doesn't work. Only PhilZ CWM touch recovery worked.
jco23 said:
not sure what carrier you use, but this worked for me. had to reboot 3 times before it got to the startup screen, but i eventually got there:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...rmware-pit-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5-t3757416
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Is this for s5 LTE-A? (SM-G906L) I can try though.
Jubremelle said:
I can't enter stock recovery. Any custom or stock recovery doesn't work. Only PhilZ CWM touch recovery worked.
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You may need to also flash the pit file and repartition your device
For example this site has firmware with pit files for each firmware for your device
https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=14320
TheFixItMan said:
You may need to also flash the pit file and repartition your device
For example this site has firmware with pit files for each firmware for your device
https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=14320
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How can I flash the pit file and what firmware do I need? Thank you so much.
Jubremelle said:
How can I flash the pit file and what firmware do I need? Thank you so much.
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Put the pit file in the section marked pit file in odin
Tick repartition
Put firmware in AP section of odin
Flash any firmware you want for your device that includes the pit file
I gave you a suggestion of firmware in the previous post
G906LKLU1CPL2_LUC1CPL2_V6.0.1_Repair_Firmware_4Files - would be the latest on that site
TheFixItMan said:
Put the pit file in the section marked pit file in odin
Tick repartition
Put firmware in AP section of odin
Flash any firmware you want for your device that includes the pit file
I gave you a suggestion of firmware in the previous post
G906LKLU1CPL2_LUC1CPL2_V6.0.1_Repair_Firmware_4Files - would be the latest on that site
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I'll try this and give you an update. If this doesn't work. I don't know what will. Thanks brother. I'll give you an update, asap.
I cannot make a subscribed account in the website cause I dont have any money. Im just a student. Thank you btw.

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