Just got the Note3 from a online seller who seems to be legit but when the phone was received via the mail, it didn't work as expected.
I've had some experience with android ROMs and rooting but those are mostly for the other phones, this is the first Samsung phone i got. Could you guys help and advise what to do to resolve this error?
I've actually downloaded Kies3 and use the emergency recover thing, but most of the times it couldn't detect the phone connection.
And on the rare occasion that it does detect something, it says that the model is incompatible with Kies3. Tried it with the old Kies too, but didn't work as well!
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I just tried flashing lollipop from http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/finally-official-5-0-firmware-galaxy-t3029557
It didn't work, with and without the PIT file.
Before flashing
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I think that this error appears when a ROM isn't flashed properly to the device. So a possible solution might be a factory reset in recovery and a clean ROM flash with Odin. You just need to download a ROM for your device model - SM-N9005 from sammobile or samsung-updates.
3XTR3M1ST said:
Just got the Note3 from a online seller who seems to be legit but when the phone was received via the mail, it didn't work as expected.
I've had some experience with android ROMs and rooting but those are mostly for the other phones, this is the first Samsung phone i got. Could you guys help and advise what to do to resolve this error?
I've actually downloaded Kies3 and use the emergency recover thing, but most of the times it couldn't detect the phone connection.
And on the rare occasion that it does detect something, it says that the model is incompatible with Kies3. Tried it with the old Kies too, but didn't work as well!
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Download an official firmware from sammobile and use odin to flash. It's all on their site
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app
Is Odin a entirely different piece of software to kies?
Also would you this to be soft brick and reason to demand for compensation from the seller?
intervall said:
I think that this error appears when a ROM isn't flashed properly to the device. So a possible solution might be a factory reset in recovery and a clean ROM flash with Odin. You just need to download a ROM for your device model - SM-N9005 from sammobile or samsung-updates.
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Yes this appears when a rom isn't flashed properly, Or the user has manually soft bricked the device.
st3chn0 said:
Download an official firmware from sammobile and use odin to flash. It's all on their site
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app
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I wouldn't take this advice as you bought a phone that is soft bricked with knox tripped (0x1)
try and return it before you attempt to fix it.
3XTR3M1ST said:
Just got the Note3 from a online seller who seems to be legit but when the phone was received via the mail, it didn't work as expected.
I've had some experience with android ROMs and rooting but those are mostly for the other phones, this is the first Samsung phone i got. Could you guys help and advise what to do to resolve this error?
I've actually downloaded Kies3 and use the emergency recover thing, but most of the times it couldn't detect the phone connection.
And on the rare occasion that it does detect something, it says that the model is incompatible with Kies3. Tried it with the old Kies too, but didn't work as well!
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3XTR3M1ST said:
Is Odin a entirely different piece of software to kies?
Also would you this to be soft brick and reason to demand for compensation from the seller?
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It looks like your knox is 0x1 and the system status is 'custom' but i can't really tell as the quality of the pictures isn't good enough.
This means that the phone has been used before and rooted, then a wrong flash or simply just deleting a few system files so it doesn't boot to get that screen to show up instead.
If there is nothing wrong with the hardware, Odin should fix this easily.. but i wouldn't trust it as your imei could of been changed.. many things could of been tampered with.
Also you mention that kies doesn't detect the phone properly, only sometimes. This could be your pc but it is likely a hardware problem with the phone judging by how you recieved it with knox tripped (0x1).
As it has been sold in this condition i can only assume that it has been tampered with. Why else would the seller sell a soft bricked device ?
Was it advertised as new or used?
Return it and get your money back as soon as possible is all i can suggest, good luck.
1. If its possible for him to return to the seller then yes but he can't to samsung. Due to knox being tripped. If he does its just basically a 50/50 chance
2. This nothing to do with soft brick. Such thing as a soft brick doesn't really exist.
3. Using odin to flash any official firmware. Is not bad advice.
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celderic said:
Yes this appears when a rom isn't flashed properly, Or the user has manually soft bricked the device.
I wouldn't take this advice as you bought a phone that is soft bricked with knox tripped (0x1)
try and return it before you attempt to fix it.
It looks like your knox is 0x1 and the system status is 'custom' but i can't really tell as the quality of the pictures isn't good enough.
This means that the phone has been used before and rooted, then a wrong flash or simply just deleting a few system files so it doesn't boot to get that screen to show up instead.
If there is nothing wrong with the hardware, Odin should fix this easily.. but i wouldn't trust it as your imei could of been changed.. many things could of been tampered with.
Also you mention that kies doesn't detect the phone properly, only sometimes. This could be your pc but it is likely a hardware problem with the phone judging by how you recieved it with knox tripped (0x1).
As it has been sold in this condition i can only assume that it has been tampered with. Why else would the seller sell a soft bricked device ?
Was it advertised as new or used?
Return it and get your money back as soon as possible is all i can suggest, good luck.
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The seller is not responding to my questions, so I think the next best bet to attempt and fix it myself. Am I right to think that flashing an official firmware is the best option? What could go wrong if the imei have been changed?
Also, you just got me curious about the knox thing. Where do you suggest I look at for a comprehensive elaboration of the error codes?
http://postimg.org/image/rorg1p21n/
Flashing firmwate from sammobile will not trigger knox so as suggested earlier download and flash a firmware for your phone
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2. This nothing to do with soft brick. Such thing as a soft brick doesn't really exist.
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This is a softbrick, if the hardware is fine then you should be able to fix it in 10mins by flashing a stock rom, but as the seller has sold it in this state then i assume it is softbricked for a reason so you can't test the device for example.
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Flashing firmwate from sammobile will not trigger knox so as suggested earlier download and flash a firmware for your phone
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But his knox is already tripped.. he bought a phone with knox 0x1 that's why i suggested returning it.
3XTR3M1ST said:
The seller is not responding to my questions, so I think the next best bet to attempt and fix it myself. Am I right to think that flashing an official firmware is the best option? What could go wrong if the imei have been changed?
Also, you just got me curious about the knox thing. Where do you suggest I look at for a comprehensive elaboration of the error codes?
http://postimg.org/image/rorg1p21n/
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If the seller is not responding, then it points to them tampering with the device before selling it. Where did you buy it from, i would ring your bank as soon as possible.
Download the latest n9005 rom from sammobile and flash it through odin if you want to try and fix it, shouldn't really matter what csc as your knox is already tripped anyway so you can't recieve OTA updates or warranty from samsung anymore, mine is a BTU device but i have used many XEO roms.
If the phone isn't connecting to the computer properly like you say, then it's probably best to leave it. As this could result in the connection failing when it is flashing the bootloader or something. But if it works fine, then there should be no problems.
Here is something you could try, start up odin (i use v3.09), close all processes relating to kies, boot the device into download mode, that screen you provided pictures of. Plug the phone in and wait a few minutes to check the connection is stable, move the cable around to make sure the socket and cable are okay. You will see it come up on the top left in odin after windows has installed the drivers.
If this all works fine then flashing a stock rom should fix the device if the hardware is okay.
Just a quick question. From what site did you buy the phone and how did you pay for the phone?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app
Where is a reliable source to download the official firmwares? I cant find it on the samsung site.
Tried http://www.samsungupdate.com/how-to/download-firmware but the file sizes are different on either filehost mirrors and it seems shady.
www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
I just tried flashing lollipop from http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/finally-official-5-0-firmware-galaxy-t3029557
It didn't work, with and without the PIT file.
Before flashing
first_flash_no_pit
first_boot_after_first_flash
Second_flash_no_pit
3rd_flash_with_pit
3XTR3M1ST said:
I just tried flashing lollipop from http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/finally-official-5-0-firmware-galaxy-t3029557
It didn't work, with and without the PIT file.
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1. Try flashing the new bootloader and modem first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/odin-flashable-lollipop-bootloader-t3058101
2. If flashing modem and bootloader succeeded, try flashing the whole firmware again.
From what I learned from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47287747#post47287747 thread, "invalid ext4 image" errors occur when bootloader is wrong.
Actually, do you have any info with what firmware was this phone last? I think I might have encountered another thread (don't remember it, though) which says that these exact problems occur when trying to upgrade from Jelly Bean 4.3 to Lollipop directly.
sirobelec said:
1. Try flashing the new bootloader and modem first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/odin-flashable-lollipop-bootloader-t3058101
2. If flashing modem and bootloader succeeded, try flashing the whole firmware again.
From what I learned from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47287747#post47287747 thread, "invalid ext4 image" errors occur when bootloader is wrong.
Actually, do you have any info with what firmware was this phone last? I think I might have encountered another thread (don't remember it, though) which says that these exact problems occur when trying to upgrade from Jelly Bean 4.3 to Lollipop directly.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a try after a little more research.
I have no idea what the phone was before, or what the seller did to it since he's just not responding anymore.
So I tried flashing the new bootloader as suggested, it seem to have worked to some extent, but then I screw it up again by pulling out the cable before seeing "PASS!". What now?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59616074&postcount=16 said:
iketil said:
Hi the file size should be 58 041 KB
From what I can see from you ODIN log, ODIN has "done its thing"
If you did not uncheck the auto reboot tab, the phone should now be rebooting.
And bootloader and Modem should be updated when its booted up.
Are you still stuck at the "Samsung GALAXY Note3 SM-9005" screen ?
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I'm still stuck on the "Samsung GALAXY Note3 SM-9005" screen. However I do think that the "hlte_lollipop_bootloader_modem.tar.md5" has "done its thing". I was previously unable to get to the recovery, but I was able to get to this <3e>recovery after flashing.
Also managed to see some logs of "i'm not sure what it is" before the phone went blank. I presume its due to battery going flat.
Later, I tried putting TWRP on it. Starting with "twrp-2.8.3.0-hlte-4.3.img.tar". But being a novice odin user I mistakenly unpluged the phone when odin is showing "RESET!". Then I tried going into recovery using VOLUP+HOME+POWER, and got this screen instead. I'm not sure if removing the phone before "PASS!" in odin could have caused this? Subsequently I tried flashing "twrp-2.7.0.3-hlte-4.3.img.tar" and
"twrp-2.7.2.0-hlte-4.3.img.tar", which resulted in the same error screen about SEANDROID.
I also noticed it increased my KNOX counter?
This is before and after.
Next I tried flashing ""hlte_lollipop_bootloader_modem.tar.md5" again hoping it would fix it. It didnt work. Silly me, this flash does not have a recovery image in it does it?
Anyway, now I dont have a working recover and is still stuck on the "Samsung GALAXY Note3 SM-9005". Thankfully odin mode still work. What should I do next? Please see this thread below for a little background to my problem. Thank you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/help-unfamiliar-error-screen-image-t3059227
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HORRY SHET!!
I think my phone is asian! I just flashed the latest taiwan firmware released (N9005ZSUGOC3_N9005OZSGOC3_BRI) after flashing the new bootloader and everything works now!
I'm not sure what actually made it work since this is the first taiwan firmware I tried (its all XEO and BOB previously), but big thanks to everyone who helped!
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hi all, as you can tell, im a noob well, I have a samsung galaxy s4 gti9505 that I rooted with odin WHEN I had a pc, and it just so happens, whenever I root an android, it works but then things start to go wrong like lagging, freezing, drainage of the battery really fast ect. So this time I decided to google how to unroot my phone without a pc to fix my problem. I did that using super su or something which had the unroot option witch I did successfully. But just a few moments ago, I was just checking to see if there were any updates available for my phone because my camera decided to stop working, (well the camera works but when trying to record, a pop-up box appears saying camera failed). So when I tried to update, it said that I cant update because my phone is modified, now as stated above, I am a noob to this subject so please be patient with me trying to comprehend the technical terms use will use hahaha. Can someone please explain to me if it is possible to change the status from custom to normal without the help of a computer? Thanks in advance
help meeh please
Can anyone help?
I don't understand why you want to return back to stock without computer/laptop. In any case following instruction will help you to return your S4 back to stock:
1.First you need to download official firmware for your region from this site: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
2. Second upload it to phone with Odin http://www.andromint.com/download-odin-latest-version/
If needed you can also use Triangle away to reset custom flash count.
That's all...
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Dear all,
I have a similar question.
I've rooted my i9500. I wonder is there any way to roll back my phone like Triangel Away etc. I mean in case of any guarantee situation.
As far as understand, as of now no way to reset.
I hope someone can find a way to reset everyhing to get warranty back.
[email protected] said:
As far as understand, as of now no way to reset.
I hope someone can find a way to reset everyhing to get warranty back.
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Flash official firmware with Odin PC should do the job. I pretty sure counter will be reset too.
Mittaa said:
Flash official firmware with Odin PC should do the job. I pretty sure counter will be reset too.
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I will try.
First i will unroot phone than flash original firmware with Odin as you say.
If it works, i will add ss here.
Thanks
[email protected] said:
I will try.
First i will unroot phone than flash original firmware with Odin as you say.
If it works, i will add ss here.
Thanks
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You don't need to un-root before flash ... you will for sure lose root anyway
romrak said:
I don't understand why you want to return back to stock without computer/laptop. In any case following instruction will help you to return your S4 back to stock:
1.First you need to download official firmware for your region from this site: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
2. Second upload it to phone with Odin http://www.andromint.com/download-odin-latest-version/
If needed you can also use Triangle away to reset custom flash count.
That's all...
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Is there any way i can download at more than 200KB's?
http://puu.sh/4YTbL.png
Cause the captcha for the rom download on the link says it's wrong even when i type it right..
I must do something wrong here, because it's not working for me.
I followed the instructions and device still says it is modified and it will not check for updates from samsung.
What is my next step?
Procedure so far:
Gained root acces with ODIN
I did not flash a custom rom.
Used Triangle away to reset counter (counter checked 0 afterwards)
Flashed Galaxy stock firmware downloaded from internet (PHN-I9505XXUDMHB-20130922121848.zip unpacked this once) with ODIN
Furthermore, regarding KNOX reading:
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0X0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X1
(I suppose the latter means Samsung still is able to see I did something)
Would a hard reset solve this issue do you think?
Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time poster
I've been experimenting with a spare i9505 that I have, flashing roms etc (it was having serious wifi issues so I was trying to fix it)
However something's gone wrong and I now have the 'Firmware upgrade experienced an issue' screen, and Knox Warranty is 0x1. I don't really care about it as it's a spare, but I'd like to flash a ROM to it so that it at least works.
I'm not exactly a power user when it comes to this stuff, more an 'enthusiastic amateur'. I followed instructions in a similar thread to flash TWRP and use that to Advanced Wipe before flashing a new ROM, which I've done, but the threads I've found feature loads of ROMs and I don't know which one to use. I found a couple that I tried to use, but Odin is failing every time and SW Rev Check Fail pops up on the screen, which I believe (from more lurking!) means I'm trying to use the wrong firmware.
Was hoping someone here could point me in the right direction!
Just to recap the phone status:
- S4 i9505
- UK based (came from Vodafone if that matters?)
- Firmware update encountered an issue
- Knox Warranty Void 0x1
- Previously running 4.2.2
Thanks guys
Knox warranty void cannot be recoverd till now
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aayushkhajuria2842 said:
Knox warranty void cannot be recoverd till now
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I'm not worried about the warranty, I've read up on it and I know that's a lost cause. I just want the phone to work really as it's currently displaying 'Firmware update encountered an issue' on boot. I only mention the 0x1 thing as from my research I understand that it limits you in terms of what ROMs you can install, meaning I would need a particular one to get the phone working again.
Thanks!
Then install stock firmware via odin first
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aayushkhajuria2842 said:
Then install stock firmware via odin first
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... That's kinda the point of my post. I know what I need to do, I just don't know which file to use.
For example, this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824 has a bunch of stock firmware files, but I don't know which one I would need to download, for my specific circumstance.
What firmware u tried to install? If u tried to install android 4.3 or android 4.4.2 maybe ur bootloader is updated and u cant flash android 4.2.2. Give us more info :fingers-crossed:
Joku1981 said:
What firmware u tried to install? If u tried to install android 4.3 or android 4.4.2 maybe ur bootloader is updated and u cant flash android 4.2.2. Give us more info :fingers-crossed:
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I was worried that might be the case.
OK so I've tried two md5 files so far:
I9505XXUBMGA_I9505OXXBMG3_I9505XXUBMGA_HOME.tar.md5
I9505XXUFNB8_I9505BTUFNB3_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar.md5
To PROPERLY go back and re-cap from beginning...
- Phone was stock, wi-fi didn't work (worked for a bit, then cut off and wouldn't come back on)
- Ran CyanogenMod Installer to update and hopefully fix the issue
- Install was successful but didn't fix wi-fi issues
- Used Odin to flash the 2nd md5 listed above, went back to stock but wi-fi still didn't work
- Tried to flash the 1st md5 listed above, didn't work and must have errored at some point as now I get that 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue' message.
- Looked up the issue in a thread on here, followed instructions to flash TWRP, boot into Recovery > Wipe > Advanced wiping everything bar last two options, and then 'install your stock recovery firmware'
Only issue I have now, I don't know which file that is As I say the last two I tried (above) give me the SW Rev error, so they're clearly incorrect.
I don't care about warranty, and I don't care about root either really... just want the phone to work again, even on stock!
Well. Step by step:
- You will have to WIPE all
- If the phone is branded to Vodafone is one thing, if not is other.
- I let u the correct firmware for ur phone with Vodafone: HERE or HERE
- If ur phone is unbranded the correct firmware is: HERE
- Download it and flash it through ODIN
- If u have problems with ODIN, paste it here and good luck :highfive:
Awesome! Thanks man, the phone came from Vodafone initially but I don't think it's branded (no logos on the phone, no Vodafone logo on boot)
I'm downloading both just to make sure. Will let you know results ASAP! Thanks again :good:
So I upgraded from 4.4.2 kitkat to 5.0 lollipop. However, I soft bricked my phone by installing the wrong xposed SDK. Now I'm trying to flash 4.4.2 kitkat back onto my bricked phone and then update back to lollipop. Problem is ODIN is not wanting to flash the g900a stock rom back. It gives me an error saying 'SW REV CHECK FAIL : [ABOOT]FUSED 2 > BINARY 1' does anyone know how to fix this as I'd like to fix my phone soon!
900A? That's the AT&T model isn't it? That being the case, the locked bootloader on your device is only ever going to let you flash 5.0 if you had 5.0 on your device before you bricked....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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keithross39 said:
900A? That's the AT&T model isn't it? That being the case, the locked bootloader on your device is only ever going to let you flash 5.0 if you had 5.0 on your device before you bricked....
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That's good an all but where can I find a 5.0 in a tar format! My phone is literally bricked so I can't access it to flash the .zip files to it. I can't find a .tar of lollipop 5.0 anywhere no matter where I look all the links for ones have been taken down! You wouldn't happen to have one would you?
Not sure fella.....checked every hosting/firmware website I can think of, and all I'm seeing are KitKat firmwares.....
Have you tried Kies to see if it'll perform an 'emergency recovery/restore'?
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
keithross39 said:
Not sure fella.....checked every hosting/firmware website I can think of, and all I'm seeing are KitKat firmwares.....
Have you tried Kies to see if it'll perform an 'emergency recovery/restore'?
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Kies won't recognize my device! It just says it's not supported! ;-; this is really unfortunate I've been looking everywhere with what little time I have (I work and I'm in college and it's around finals season for the semester so that doesn't help with time to fix this). I've been scouring everywhere but can't find anything. This is really unfortunate and I don't have the money to afford to have my phone fixed ;-; I'm really hoping I can find a solution soon! Everytime I try to install a kitkat 4.4.2 rom it just says FUSED 2 > BINARY 1 or something along those lines. From what I've heard that means I can't downgrade. Like I said what happened was I installed the wrong xposed sdk and it soft bricked. Every lollipop 5.0 rom I've found is in zip format. Now this wouldn't be a problem if I had a custom recovery that could flash zips and the means to put the zip on the phone. The problem is I don't (yes I've tried using ADB it refuses to put the zip on the phone it only lets me put .tar.md5's on there with the sideload and everything else just returns an error). If you find a solution or anyone else does please let me know! I'm In very dire need of help!! Also, my phone it makes it to the samsung galaxy s5 powered by android screen and then after that I just hear the AT&T noise but the screen doesn't change it just hangs there. I've also tried a full cache wipe and system restore in the recovery menu!
First of all.....The obvious....lol
These zips you mention, have you extracted them to see what's inside them.....
I know that sammobile and Samsung-updates provide their firmware .tars inside zips.....
Secondly, until someone makes an AT&T Lollipop firmware available, it looks like you're going to have to play the waiting game......at this point, I believe that with the correct firmware package, you WILL be able to recover your device....that may not be true further down the line if you continue to try 'potential' fixes.....
My advice is to leave it 'as-is' (unsatisfactory...I know) and wait for the firmware to become available......
Do you have an older device you can use in the mean time?
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
keithross39 said:
First of all.....The obvious....lol
These zips you mention, have you extracted them to see what's inside them.....
I know that sammobile and Samsung-updates provide their firmware .tars inside zips.....
Secondly, until someone makes an AT&T Lollipop firmware available, it looks like you're going to have to play the waiting game......at this point, I believe that with the correct firmware package, you WILL be able to recover your device....that may not be true further down the line if you continue to try 'potential' fixes.....
My advice is to leave it 'as-is' (unsatisfactory...I know) and wait for the firmware to become available......
Do you have an older device you can use in the mean time?
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Yes I unzipped the zip. It was just files inside. I might just take it by an AT&T I'm pretty sure with all I've done to it the warranty is void but it's a worth a shot maybe they will take it in. I don't have an older device right now and I need to have some my phone soon as I have important usage of it with work. It seems I guess I don't have a choice left ;-; thank you though for all your help I'm very thankful for it
I'm about ready to pull my hair out, I figured a firmware flash wouldn't be this big of a pita but it has been. This is a SM-G900A and I'm trying to help out a co worker, she said she did a update on it and its locked up constantly since, I'm not sure what version she had on it but i can get it into odin mode, I tried factory reseting it and it still locks up, when I've tryed to flash to a factory firmware i've dug up using odin I get a SW Rev Check Fail : [aboot]Fused 4 > Binary 1. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
AT&T lock their bootloaders......
You mention something about your colleague updating the device......
That would mean the device probably OTA'd to Lollipop.
The locked bootloader means that you *cannot* roll back to KitKat.....
From now on, your choice of firmware you can flash is limited to Lollipop or Lollipop.....or you could try Lollipop
Sorry fella....blame AT&T....it's entirely their fault.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
Is there a Lolipop firmware I can redo it with? The phone freezes/restarts constantly after we do a factory reset with it.
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Is there a Lolipop firmware I can redo it with? The phone freezes/restarts constantly after we do a factory reset with it.
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There are only 2 websites I am aware of where you can source firmwares......
Sammobile dot com
Samsung-updates dot com
XDA doesn't allow direct linking of those sites, but replace the word 'dot' with the symbol and you should get there....
Edit.....just checked both sites and they only carry 4.4.2 firmwares.....
Sorry fella....don't know of any other sites that could help.....
I'm guessing the phone has never been modified (knox at 0x0?)......
If so, you could try an AT&T outlet to see if they will do a complete re-flash to 'repair' the device....
.....or (involuntarily shudders) Use (cringe) Kies to do an emergency recovery.....
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keithross39 said:
There are only 2 websites I am aware of where you can source firmwares......
Sammobile dot com
Samsung-updates dot com
XDA doesn't allow direct linking of those sites, but replace the word 'dot' with the symbol and you should get there....
Edit.....just checked both sites and they only carry 4.4.2 firmwares.....
Sorry fella....don't know of any other sites that could help.....
I'm guessing the phone has never been modified (knox at 0x0?)......
If so, you could try an AT&T outlet to see if they will do a complete re-flash to 'repair' the device....
.....or (involuntarily shudders) Use (cringe) Kies to do an emergency recovery.....
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Looks like its gonna have to be AT&T, Kies didn't work and it shows knox at 0x0. Thanks it saves me a ton of time and grief!
82280zx said:
Looks like its gonna have to be AT&T, Kies didn't work and it shows knox at 0x0. Thanks it saves me a ton of time and grief!
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Hey...no problem fella....just sorry we couldn't get it sorted without resorting to 'the corporation'........
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Hello all!
First of all i want to thank this site (and the people behind it) that makes everything android possible.
I feel privileged to be a member of this forum specially on rough times like what i am facing right now.
I rooted my Galaxy A8-A800i the other day and everything went great. I followed the instructions that i found here. Unfortunately, yesterday i turned off the OEM Unlock on my phone. Now, as the thread title says it. it is stuck on the Logo Screen with the annoying " Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock ". i read a guide that ashyx made and i felt stupid. I didn't know that turning the OEM Unlock will do that to my Phone.
Right now, I am digging deep on this forums to try and revive my phone that is currently in Brick state.
i am downloading a firmware from sammobile for my phone, the problem i have is... i don't know how to use it. I don't know much about my phone but I do want to learn a lot and i know that this is the right place. I would like to ask assistance on how to use the firmware that I am downloading right now, and also, can i make the Knox Counter go "0" again?
Thanks for everything guys. I highly appreciate everything i've learned here so far.
rissered said:
Hello all!
First of all i want to thank this site (and the people behind it) that makes everything android possible.
I feel privileged to be a member of this forum specially on rough times like what i am facing right now.
I rooted my Galaxy A8-A800i the other day and everything went great. I followed the instructions that i found here. Unfortunately, yesterday i turned off the OEM Unlock on my phone. Now, as the thread title says it. it is stuck on the Logo Screen with the annoying " Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock ". i read a guide that ashyx made and i felt stupid. I didn't know that turning the OEM Unlock will do that to my Phone.
Right now, I am digging deep on this forums to try and revive my phone that is currently in Brick state.
i am downloading a firmware from sammobile for my phone, the problem i have is... i don't know how to use it. I don't know much about my phone but I do want to learn a lot and i know that this is the right place. I would like to ask assistance on how to use the firmware that I am downloading right now, and also, can i make the Knox Counter go "0" again?
Thanks for everything guys. I highly appreciate everything i've learned here so far.
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you can try flashing the official firmware I hope it fixes your phone.
and knox cannot be reset to 0
nepalbiraj said:
you can try flashing the official firmware I hope it fixes your phone.
and knox cannot be reset to 0
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Thank you!... i downloaded the stock firmware from sammobile. but whenever i extract it there's a rar message saying it is corrupted so i DLed a new one, it has the same result. I haven't tried using it to fix my phone but i will try right now. Ill give an update on how it goes.
Tried flashing the new firmware but Odin can't detect my phone. i have the latest Driver for SAMSUNG and i have the latest Odin. I tried restarting my phone and my computer several times but it still fails. i am really frustrated and our of options right now. Even if Odin detects my phone there's no guarantee that the stock firmware will be installed properly since it always shows corrupt when i extract it from zip
rissered said:
Tried flashing the new firmware but Odin can't detect my phone. i have the latest Driver for SAMSUNG and i have the latest Odin. I tried restarting my phone and my computer several times but it still fails. i am really frustrated and our of options right now. Even if Odin detects my phone there's no guarantee that the stock firmware will be installed properly since it always shows corrupt when i extract it from zip
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Install the Samsung drivers first, reboot your pc.
Start odin in Admin mode then put your device in download mode, plug in the usb cable. Your device should be detected.
Don't try flashing a corrupt firmware, it will be rejected anyway as it will fail the md5 check.
I suggest you use a different browser to download.
@ashyx hey! thanks for all your help. my internet went offline while i was trying to respond to the other thread. my phone is now fixed with your help. Thank you so much! only took 3 mins for the while Odin flashing to complete
This issue is now FIXED
rissered said:
This issue is now FIXED
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but how? I have installed official firmware and flashed via odin and it shows"success", but then it gets stuck in the samsung logo. please help