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I have just received a s4 with a really confusing problem . When you power the phone on normally it displays a weird semi solid green screen but when you boot into download mode everything displays perfectly. Also while phone is off if you connect charger it displays the battery icon perfectly. Phone is 100% stock dont know what rom/baseband version was installed. Green screen also in recovery mode. Phone does not have usb debugging enabled nor is it rooted. Can anyone help?
Download Mode says
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME SCH-I545
CURRENT BINARY Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION Enable
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
If you're able to get into download mode, download the latest stock firmware and install it to see if that corrects the problem. There should be a link for the stock firmware in the Verizon Galaxy S4 forums, along with other aids that may be of use to you. Installing the firmware is a must, because it will either correct the problem you're having, or it will reveal the problem to be deeper, and likely hardware related.
In the unlikely event that the stock firmware is not available on the forums, you can get a copy from either sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com.
I dont know what version was previously installed I tried flashing twrp via odin it comes back as failed because of a auth error. I think the bootloader may be locked if it isnt I dont want to upgrade only to learn bootloader was previously unlocked and I just locked it up by updating. It seems to me if this is a hardware related problem I would think the phone would be green screen in download mode and while charger plugged in? Any suggestions on which android version to try first?
You clearly didn't read my previous post. That pisses me off, because now I'm having to repeat myself when I should NEVER have to.
If you want to brick the S4, then continue doing what you were doing. Otherwise, pay attention, because at no point did I ever mention downloading and installing TWRP. I did however mention downloading and installing the STOCK Verizon S4 ROM from the Verizon S4 forums. You will use Odin to install the ROM. If the Verizon S4 forums do not have a link to the stock Verizon S4 ROM, you are to download the latest copy of the ROM from either sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com. It doesn't matter one whit what was on there before, because by installing the stock ROM you were supposed to have downloaded, you will have the S4 at a known starting point so you can truly diagnose the problems it may have.
AT&T and Verizon bootloaders are locked, thus you cannot just install a recovery and expect it to work. Installing a stock ROM however will work since all the components are verified by Verizon. In installing the stock Verizon S4 ROM through Odin, you will make sure you are using a proper cable, do not have the S4 connected through a hub, will make sure the Samsung USB drivers are installed (available at Samsung's website), and either do not have Kies installed, or have Kies disabled.
Sorry I have flashed the latest official verizon firmware and odin said pass, everything went perfect. Phone restarted and again hazy green screen returned. Still cannot veiw anything in recovery or normal mode, safe mode does not help either. Download mode and battery charging still show up perfectly fine. Any help would be greatly appriciated.
It's hard to think of this as a hardware issue, but I believe you have one. As strange as it may seem, the issue is not with the screen itself, but the GPU.
Using Windows equivalents, Download Mode is "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" while Safe Mode is just like Windows' "Safe Mode". "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" dumps you to the command line, i.e. DOS. It doesn't need a GUI so it doesn't have drivers loaded to support it. "Safe Mode" has a GUI so it has to load drivers to support that.
On the S4 the concept is similar, only the drivers are called "libraries". Download mode doesn't use a GUI as it's part of the bootloader, so it doesn't need the GPU, thus it doesn't need the GPU library. This is why download mode functions. The other modes all have a GUI, which requires the GPU and a library for the GPU loaded. Since the GPU has failed you get the green screen instead of what you should see. The library itself isn't the culprit because if it were, loading a new ROM as you had would have fixed the problem. The screen isn't the culprit because the screen works correctly in download mode. If it were the screen, the green would appear in Download Mode as well as the other modes. Therefore the GPU is most likely the problem.
Unfortunately, that means a new motherboard, on top of trying to remove the glass for replacement.
PROBLEM ALMOST FIXED!!.. Well kind of, i seperated the broken glass from the screen and placed the phone in the freezer. An hour or so later i pulled the phone back out of the freezer and switched it on everything worked perfect i switched on usb debugging and rooted the phone using towelroot and safestrapped it. when i updated supersu i had to reboot the phone and then again green screen i also noticed the phone had gotten really hot. I tried the freezer trick again and the phone turned on like normal no green screen. Does anyone know what maybe causing this issue???
Thank you very much for all the help and info you have given me i really do appriciate it
Bad GPU, as previously stated, though there are two other possibilities I can think of. The first is that GPU has a bad connection to the motherboard that manifests when heated. Or else the motherboard has a stress fracture that manifests when heated. The latter has happened with other devices but is not common. A solder reflow of the GPU could cure the former problem.
Before I give the reflow a shot I wanted to mention another piece to this puzzle. When the phone is working fine as long as the screens backlight is on the phone will display everything correctly as soon as it turns off and you turn it back on green screen. It doesn't matter if you wait two minutes or 20 minutes. Dont know if thathelps narrow down culprit
It doesn't narrow things down any.
the solution
you need to change your battery than you install the firmware using odin than you download antivirus. :good:
Dear fellows i m using Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime G530H it says made in Vietnam by Samsung . couple of days ago a MSG appeared on my screen unfortunately com.android.keyguard has stopped
i check all forums , you tube means every thing this message won't allow me to use any app or any thing in my phone its just sticked on the screen , some say use Odin3 & reinstall the firmware my phone not even detect on pc via USB i have tried all new and old Odin's plz help me out with this
here are some details of my device
KTU84PG530HXCU1AOA2
AP G530HZCANB1
CP G530HZCANB1
CSC G530HCNANB1
I got a same problem also, now my phone is unable to use.
Same here!
I have an LG L34C Fuel (Tracfone) with the same problem. I can't do anything on the phone except press Ok on the error. The phone is rooted with Towel and I've installed a couple different keyboards via the Play store to no avail.
Problem is, I cannot boot to the recovery menu! I tried every button combination including what it says in the manual and if I keep holding the power button, it vibrates and reboots. If I let go of the power button, I'll get the Tracfone logo and it will boot.
Hope to hear some ideas!
Thanks all
did ur phone work now cuz i have same problem with u.
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kkhawajja said:
Dear fellows i m using Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime G530H it says made in Vietnam by Samsung . couple of days ago a MSG appeared on my screen unfortunately com.android.keyguard has stopped
i check all forums , you tube means every thing this message won't allow me to use any app or any thing in my phone its just sticked on the screen , some say use Odin3 & reinstall the firmware my phone not even detect on pc via USB i have tried all new and old Odin's plz help me out with this
here are some details of my device
KTU84PG530HXCU1AOA2
AP G530HZCANB1
CP G530HZCANB1
CSC G530HCNANB1
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did ur phone working now if it working u can tell me what to do tnx....... my samsung g530h have same problem with u..... helpc........
I have got a samsung galaxy note 3 (sm-n900) recently. When i wanted to software update the samsung by using the settings it said "Your device has been modified" or something like that and i did try to remove the custom status on the phone but i couldn't. That lead me to kies 3 which was the samsung application which i used to update the samsung galaxy note 3. I did what it said"Do not remove the plug/usb wire off the samsung note 3. The update was successful but when i turn it on it only shows the boot logo (Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900). After that it would show only a black screen. I already did what i can: Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition. PS: The android system recovery works because it showed me a android with a gears really qucikly and then showed me a android on the floor with a red exclamtion mark sign. Then it would show this: http://imgur.com/BDkmq1M
Please help me. :crying:
Thank you for helping.
AndroidTechNewbie said:
I have got a samsung galaxy note 3 (sm-n900) recently. When i wanted to software update the samsung by using the settings it said "Your device has been modified" or something like that and i did try to remove the custom status on the phone but i couldn't. That lead me to kies 3 which was the samsung application which i used to update the samsung galaxy note 3. I did what it said"Do not remove the plug/usb wire off the samsung note 3. The update was successful but when i turn it on it only shows the boot logo (Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900). After that it would show only a black screen. I already did what i can: Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition. PS: The android system recovery works because it showed me a android with a gears really qucikly and then showed me a android on the floor with a red exclamtion mark sign. Then it would show this: http://imgur.com/BDkmq1M
Please help me. :crying:
Thank you for helping.
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This is the latest firmware to your device: HERE. Download, unzip and flash it via ODIN. Done :highfive:
Many Thanks ☺
Joku1981 said:
This is the latest firmware to your device: HERE. Download, unzip and flash it via ODIN. Done :highfive:
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It worked perfectly. Thank you for helping me. :highfive:
I have a samsung galaxy SM-N900. I was using the internet and it suddenly switched off by itself. It does not start again. Please help me.
julio mapote said:
I have a samsung galaxy SM-N900. I was using the internet and it suddenly switched off by itself. It does not start again. Please help me.
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With no information posted you need a service repair shop .
I have a sm-n900l with incoming call and text issues when on lte. But when my signal is 3g or turned off the calls and text come in fine. Everything else about the phone has no isses. Can someone help
Hi, I recently became a Galaxy S6 Edge+ as a gift, which is stuck on the Samsung Logo (blinking). I am not new to flashing Firmware and Roms (came from the HTC HD2 and Dell Streak 5), but everything I do, I can not come through this. Now I need your help, since it's my first Samsung device. Maybe I have something forgotten?
My device:
SM-G928F with Regional Code AUT (free Switzerland firmware) --> Also Samsung Smart Switch shows me this AUT Version (but it wont recognize it, shows it after typing in the serial)
What have I done:
Samsung Smart Switch does not recognize it.
The last 24 hours I have downloaded the firmware through SamFirm 4 times, I have flashed the phone via Odin about 8 times, after the flashs I have wiped the cache and resettet data (full wipe) through the recovery. One time, the phone came to the android optimatization, but it was stuck on the last app (was 30 minutes on this), after reboot it was stuck on the Samsung logo.
Now I need your help. What can I do further? Do I missed something? Any ideas?
Something strange I noticed: When the phone is off and I plug it in to the wall, the battery drains. I have to put the phone to Download-Mode to charge it. Is it linked to the firmware problem? The charger is original Samsung.
So, I flashed TWRP, the Note7 Deodexed Rom and SkyHigh kernel, but it's the same... any sugestions?
I read about a pit file, what is that? May be this the solution?
What I did the last 3 houers was to test Smart Switch With the mac version, the rescue function did not work, the hole program crashed each time. On the windows version it suceed, but my phone is showing just the blinking Samsung logo. Every now and then it vibrates, but nothing happens, so I am at the start of the problem again. Any ideas?
Next update: I flashed the original firmware with a pit file 3 minutes ago. I learned a lot, learnt that the pit files are the partition-files. Now I'm hoping, that with the new partitions it will boot properly :good: . Stay tuned!
Still the same issue. Please help me
Whenever I start the Recovery, it says "installing system update" and then there is a dead Android, does this matter?
A 4 part firmware with pit file did not help. I downloaded another Firmware from another source, also the same. Now I will do a downgrade and look, if this helps. Pleeeeease, help me!
Infos from the download mode:
Produkt Name: SM-G928F
CA_Type: CA_3
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System status: Custom
Secure Download: Enabled
Know warrenty void: 1 (0x0203)
RP SWREV: B:3 K:0 S:1
Maybe the TWRP Log helps: There are errors in writing, is there something missing? It is the original firmware, with the newest TWRP and SuperSU installed. Still stuck on Samsung (animated) logo.
Listen do you have windows on ur mac i use parallels
but do you have windows anyhoe
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Same here
Hello,
I'm quite new here, but not with flashing.
My son got an S6 Edge plus too, with almost the same problem.
I tried also almost anything, the last few days.
ADB sideload, Odin several versions.
It started out with FRP lock.
After I tried al I could find I think it bricked.
And now it is in the state as described above.
Only first screen and draining the battery if not in download mode.
And when I put it on USB cable it says: "An error has occured while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software."
But Smart Switch doesn't recognise the phone!
I can however get the phone in download mode by pushing vol. down, power and home and then vol up.
But in Odin only works: Pit, CP and CSC.
With AP and BL I get errors and fails.
Please help?
For me AP and BL works with Odin. I am a step furhter now. First I flashed with the option: Erase All Nand. Then I installed TWRP and a made a repair for the System and the Caches partitions. With SuperSU installed, and the caches wiped (manual, dalvik and normal caches), it says "Android is starting, Optimizing Apps" and then "Androis is starting, Starting Apps" on a blue screen and when it loads to the end, it is stuck there.
.You get only the first Samsung S6 Edge+ Screen? Then the system files are missing, there is no OS to start (flashed with AP in Odin). Your flash problem sound quite strange. Did you test another cable?
If you want to do it with Smart Switch, the phone should be in download mode. I also had to try it several times. Did you installed the drivers?
@ KatariaMax: I have Windows and Mac PCs, no Parallels. Does it work with Parallels?
So, one problem less. With the Audax rom and kernel, the phone charges normally (but not with Quickcharge), so I don't have to put the phone to download mode. But here is the same problem, after "starting apps" it is stuck. I will do a log from the install, maybe this helps.
@ HugoGroot: Maybe the second post could be the solution for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/s6-bricked-t3497687
I read about Sony devices, which are in a bootloop because of the battery. Could this be possible also for Samsung devices? I have bought a battery, just to be sure. Any other suggestions?
I found the problem here: https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z3-Compact/Continuous-Restart-and-Optimizing-Apps/td-p/1020656
I was offered a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge a few months ago and I discovered over time that applications installed themselves on my phone and performed operations in the background and my ins such as activate the microphone , play music or send sms. I tried several factory values reset but nothing changes, each time I have the internet connection activated they reinstall completely. This has the effect of heating my phone and reducing the life of the battery.
So I decided to flash my phone with an Official ROM that I did on SamMobile But when I launched the flash with Odin and my phone in download mode the operation failed!
I haven't been able to solve this problem for months already that's why I come here to ask for your help.
when the flash fails, my phone displays the error "SECURE CHECK FAIL: (BOOTLOADER)
I would like to make some clarifications:
- my phone is an SM-G925F (This is what is written behind it is also what is displayed in the settings)
- In download mode I rather see Product: name SM-G925L
- in the developer option, I don't find the "Unlock OEM" button
- When I click on "Software update" in my phone, nothing happens
- I don't know if it's important to specify it but I live in Cameroon
I need help please!
Cordially!!!
Hi samfirm tool is much faster then sammobile and did you start odin with admin rights? Search the Forum for Post from me. I did couple times. How to...step by Step. I need to go to work now. Come backe later...Gold luck buddy
Julius Novachrono said:
I was offered a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge a few months ago and I discovered over time that applications installed themselves on my phone and performed operations in the background and my ins such as activate the microphone , play music or send sms. I tried several factory values reset but nothing changes, each time I have the internet connection activated they reinstall completely. This has the effect of heating my phone and reducing the life of the battery.
So I decided to flash my phone with an Official ROM that I did on SamMobile But when I launched the flash with Odin and my phone in download mode the operation failed!
I haven't been able to solve this problem for months already that's why I come here to ask for your help.
when the flash fails, my phone displays the error "SECURE CHECK FAIL: (BOOTLOADER)
I would like to make some clarifications:
- my phone is an SM-G925F (This is what is written behind it is also what is displayed in the settings)
- In download mode I rather see Product: name SM-G925L
- in the developer option, I don't find the "Unlock OEM" button
- When I click on "Software update" in my phone, nothing happens
- I don't know if it's important to specify it but I live in Cameroon
I need help please!
Cordially!!!
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Hi, I also have the same issue , but the android version was stable no issues , but in settings it has device as sm-g925f but in download mode its sm-g925L ..I realized that when I was trying flash android 7 on it and the operation failed on Odin... Any luck if I may ask??