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[Q] PLEASE HELP!!! I think I am slowly killing my SPH-L720

So, let me tell you how this all started. I kept getting the update notification on my Samsung Galaxy s4 SPH-L720 to update to NAE from MJA. So I ignored it for a while and finally decided I should do some research into the possibilities of updating. BAD IDEA! I should have just left well enough alone. I HAD a perfectly working rooted, hotspot mod phone that worked good for the most part. SPRINT is horrible where I live so that was always frustrating and i read a couple things that upgrading may help service. It may have, I wouldn't know, my phone doesn't actually work anymore. So, I have done everything possible to this phone. I have flashed every update I could find, I have tried to change about every kernel I could find and nothing. It all started on Day 1 when I did the NAE upgrade, the first time it didn't take all the way things worked fine. So, I tried again and BAM, no WI-FI. You have no idea how miserable this made me, as I was hours away from going on "vacation". So, I tried everything I read on the internet about how to fix the Wi-Fi. Nothing worked. And as I kept trying new things, I was only compounding the problem. I tried to make an actual phone call yesterday and my phone froze up. I am getting a signal, so I can receive texts and email, but that is about it. I tried to flash Philz recovery and TWRP recovery but when I try to go into recovery mode the screen says "system software not authorized by Samsung has been found on your phone." When I go into download mode, the upper right corner says (in very small type):
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SPH-L720
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0xffffffc
Knox Warranty Void: 0xffffffc
CSB_Config-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC Burst Mode: enabled
Also please see attachment for what my about screen looks like.
So my questions are, what do I do next? Do I try to go back to Stock ROM? If so, which one? Will it fix my Wi-Fi? Really, that is the most important part. Well, I would like my phone to work, but i think I will take Wi-Fi over phone. Thank you everyone in advance for your help.
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dpross16 said:
So, let me tell you how this all started. I kept getting the update notification on my Samsung Galaxy s4 SPH-L720 to update to NAE from MJA. So I ignored it for a while and finally decided I should do some research into the possibilities of updating. BAD IDEA! I should have just left well enough alone. I HAD a perfectly working rooted, hotspot mod phone that worked good for the most part. SPRINT is horrible where I live so that was always frustrating and i read a couple things that upgrading may help service. It may have, I wouldn't know, my phone doesn't actually work anymore. So, I have done everything possible to this phone. I have flashed every update I could find, I have tried to change about every kernel I could find and nothing. It all started on Day 1 when I did the NAE upgrade, the first time it didn't take all the way things worked fine. So, I tried again and BAM, no WI-FI. You have no idea how miserable this made me, as I was hours away from going on "vacation". So, I tried everything I read on the internet about how to fix the Wi-Fi. Nothing worked. And as I kept trying new things, I was only compounding the problem. I tried to make an actual phone call yesterday and my phone froze up. I am getting a signal, so I can receive texts and email, but that is about it. I tried to flash Philz recovery and TWRP recovery but when I try to go into recovery mode the screen says "system software not authorized by Samsung has been found on your phone." When I go into download mode, the upper right corner says (in very small type):
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SPH-L720
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0xffffffc
Knox Warranty Void: 0xffffffc
CSB_Config-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC Burst Mode: enabled
Also please see attachment for what my about screen looks like.
So my questions are, what do I do next? Do I try to go back to Stock ROM? If so, which one? Will it fix my Wi-Fi? Really, that is the most important part. Well, I would like my phone to work, but i think I will take Wi-Fi over phone. Thank you everyone in advance for your help.
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If you never updated, I would ODIN back to stock firmware of MJA.
If you did update, just ODIN NAE. If you get a stock tar, you should be good.

Thank you
VandyCWG said:
If you never updated, I would ODIN back to stock firmware of MJA.
If you did update, just ODIN NAE. If you get a stock tar, you should be good.
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I odin'd back to MK2 stock and everything is fine. I have rooted it and now I am trying to figure out the Hotspot Mod. Any help would be great.
Thanks again.

dpross16 said:
I odin'd back to MK2 stock and everything is fine. I have rooted it and now I am trying to figure out the Hotspot Mod. Any help would be great.
Thanks again.
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There's a whole thread for the hotspot. Grab the correct zip file for either deodex or odex. Flash it and you should be fine.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

failure rooting attempt SM-N900 , help needed

hi , I attempted to root my Note 3 SM-N900 using this method http://www.galaxynote3update.com/root-galaxy-note-3-sm-n900-4-3-4-4-2-kitkat-updates/ by applying the rooting file (CF-Auto-Root) to the cellphone using Odin , i started the process with everything done as it should be , but the rooting bar stuck on the mobile's screen , and on Odin it was written that the operation failed , i pressed exit , but the rooting bar remained as it is ... and i knew that troubles had just begun .
i had no other choice than to pull the usb cable , and restart the cell phone , and i had the infamous error message on the screen :
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So at the moment I am stuck and cannot use my phone. I can still get my phone into download mode however.
i looked for the proper solution , i found that flashing stock firmware could solve the issue , well , i am now downloading the firmware ... but in some cases this solution couldn't success , and another ( .PIT file ) needed to be flashed by odin at the same time with the stock firmware , may i know please what is the suitable .PIT file to my SM-N900 ? and the link to download it ?
any help is really appreciated , i bought this cellphone 2 days ago , and now i have this annoying issue .
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900)
Android 4.4.2

ghassan haddad said:
hi , I attempted to root my Note 3 SM-N900 using this method http://www.galaxynote3update.com/root-galaxy-note-3-sm-n900-4-3-4-4-2-kitkat-updates/ by applying the rooting file (CF-Auto-Root) to the cellphone using Odin , i started the process with everything done as it should be , but the rooting bar stuck on the mobile's screen , and on Odin it was written that the operation failed , i pressed exit , but the rooting bar remained as it is ... and i knew that troubles had just begun .
i had no other choice than to pull the usb cable , and restart the cell phone , and i had the infamous error message on the screen :
So at the moment I am stuck and cannot use my phone. I can still get my phone into download mode however.
i looked for the proper solution , i found that flashing stock firmware could solve the issue , well , i am now downloading the firmware ... but in some cases this solution couldn't success , and another ( .PIT file ) needed to be flashed by odin at the same time with the stock firmware , may i know please what is the suitable .PIT file to my SM-N900 ? and the link to download it ?
any help is really appreciated , i bought this cellphone 2 days ago , and now i have this annoying issue .
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900)
Android 4.4.2
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You don't need any .pit file...it's just a soft brick.....flash the official firmware using odin...make sure that firmware is for your phone model!

fortunately it worked i just flashed the stock firmware using Odin and everything is fine .....

now back to the rooting process , what is the working method , i don't intent to brick it again ...
update :
i tried the same method again with Odin 3.07 this time and another usb port , and everything went as it should be ... now i have my SM-N900 rooted ... let the games begin

[Q] Trying to go back from CM12 to Touchwiz

Hi all,
Here's my story. I have a US T-Mobile Galaxy S5. I wanted to try Lollipop as the new Touchwiz wasn't available yet for my device in early April. So hearing that it is very fast I chose CM12 and used their guide for the S5. I had a little trouble (Heimdall didn't work for some reason), but I successfully used Odin to install the custom recovery (TWRP). Then I was able to wipe and install the CM12 nightly image just fine using TWRP.
Since then I realized that my Gear 2 is only partially compatible with CM12. I've yet to find a thread that shows specific steps to get it working well with CM12, only partially, and many have had trouble even getting partial functionality. And now that Lollipop Touchwiz is available for my phone, I'd like to switch to that.
Last weekend I tried just that. I took a second backup of my CM12 build, then restored my backup from touchwiz 4.4. When I booted to it, the phone was severely crippled. The menu bar and navigation drawer were missing, and the home button did not work at all. I performed a factory reset, and it seemed to be working fine again. Next, I tried an OTA update to 5.0. That didn't work: the phone realized it had been tampered with and told me to use Kies. So I installed Kies, and attempted the update there. After some wrestling with it, I finally got the update to 5.0 started. It finished successfully (so it said anyway) but the phone failed to boot up. It was stuck on the Samsung logo screen for quite a long time. There was some blue text about recovery and I was panicking thinking somehow TWRP screwed up my ability to update w/ Kies. I tried rebooting and could not get into recovery or the OS no matter what. I tried Kies' emergency options only to have it not recognize my phone as compatible. So I went to download mode and installed TWRP again using Odin. Then I was able to boot into recovery, and I restored the backup of CM12 I took before I started all this (thank God I did that).
So now I'm back on CM12 with everything working fine, except of course my watch. I did not expect the restore back to Samsung software to be more difficult than going to CM12.
Can anyone see what I did wrong?
I gather I can install a stock rom with Odin. But all the links I find for this download take me to some sketchy download site that crawls at 50 K/s unless you pay. Am I missing something? Kies downloaded the update in a matter of minutes. Maybe that is still somewhere on my system, and I can use that w/ Odin?

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Have a look here for a stock ROM for your model S5 (Example, mine is the G900F)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715487
If there isn't one, you'll need to do the slow-ass download from sammobile dot com, then use ODIN to flash it

*Detection* said:
Have a look here for a stock ROM for your model S5 (Example, mine is the G900F)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715487
If there isn't one, you'll need to do the slow-ass download from sammobile dot com, then use ODIN to flash it
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Thanks. That thread is such a mess. I searched for "G900T" and "T-mobile" but couldn't find it. I will use sammobile then. I wasn't sure before whether to trust it. Having a senior member here vouch for it helps a little.

pianowow said:
Thanks. That thread is such a mess. I searched for "G900T" and "T-mobile" but couldn't find it. I will use sammobile then. I wasn't sure before whether to trust it. Having a senior member here vouch for it helps a little.
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That's where everyone gets them from, there and samsung - updates dot com
Both sites are banned here for linking to, but not because they are dodgy, just because the owners refused to adhere to XDA rules
They are safe to download from

so frustrating
I downloaded the lollipop stock image from sammobile, and installed with Odin. Odin reported success just like Kies did, and also just like the Kies process, my phone is still stuck in the recovery boot loop. It says RECOVERY BOOTING... in blue at the top and shows the Samsung logo powered by android. What a mess.
Is there something I can do from here to fix this?

Try flashing the PIT file along with the stock ROM, that will repartition the phone then flash the ROM, sounds like something got corrupted using KIES maybe
Double check that this is in-fact the exact model phones PIT file first or you could end up with an even worse brick
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52767244&postcount=16
More PIT files here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737448
There's a video of someone using PIT with ODIN on a different phone, but steps are the same
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qtbEevn1VA
Basically you want it looking like this
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Thanks again for your help. I think for now I will stick with 4.4 touchwiz. I hear bad things about the touchwiz 5.0 battery life. I simply restored from the TWRP backup I used when I started all this lollipop experimentation, then did a factory reset. I should have my watch working again later tonight.

[I337M] Samsung S4 Nand Reset Failure. [Thanks Samsung]

Okay, so here's my predicament:
Updating my S4 to 5.0.1 failed, so I flashed it with the proper one, but I accidentally clicked Nand Reset All, and now, this get's funny, I can't write or flash any official updates or anything, it get's to this:
Nand Reat/Write failed.
BUT HOLD THE HORSES, THERE'S MORE:
My phone says: There as a problem with the firmware, please use recovery in Kies and try again.
And it says a bunch of stuff on the top left.
If you need screenies, I am happy to provide a full video.
EDIT:
So, I got this little error now:
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I never tried repartitioning, but I'm going to do some more research on this error, and see if I can't find a solution

Predated said:
Okay, so here's my predicament:
Updating my S4 to 5.0.1 failed, so I flashed it with the proper one, but I accidentally clicked Nand Reset All, and now, this get's funny, I can't write or flash any official updates or anything, it get's to this:
Nand Reat/Write failed.
BUT HOLD THE HORSES, THERE'S MORE:
My phone says: There as a problem with the firmware, please use recovery in Kies and try again.
And it says a bunch of stuff on the top left.
If you need screenies, I am happy to provide a full video.
EDIT:
So, I got this little error now:
I never tried repartitioning, but I'm going to do some more research on this error, and see if I can't find a solution
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For Re-Partition you require a PIT file. The PIT file has to be specific to the internal storage of your phone.
So the first flash (the one with nand erase all) was successful and any subsequent flash failed?

GDReaper said:
For Re-Partition you require a PIT file. The PIT file has to be specific to the internal storage of your phone.
So the first flash (the one with nand erase all) was successful and any subsequent flash failed?
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Really? Damn, well, I guess I could grab it, but I now don't see the firmware issue and now see the S4 Bottscreen, but now I can't boot anymore, I'm thinking of reinstalling adb toget rid of this pesky libsub error.
I'll update soon.
I don't know wht I did, but it works, and it's updating now to the newest firmware. I'll update when I wake up on how I fixed it.
This is what I used to restore it to it's normal capacities:
Guys, Kies 3 has a way of re-flashing your device to the latest official firmware for a certain model with a certain Samsung serial number, i.e. even if your device is bricked and Kies 3 cannot detect it, you enter it's model and Samsung serial number and Kies 3 will download and flash the firmware for you, all you need to do is open Kies 3, power up your device and connect it to your PC, you will then open Tools menu and select Firmware Upgrade and Initialization, if Kies 3 can detect your phone it will show you the version of the firmware that will be downloaded and flashed then you will proceed as instructed (very simple procedures), if not you will be asked to enter just your model (for example GT-N8000) and your Samsung Serial Number (usually starts with R can be found on the sticker under the battery) then it will show you the latest official firmware for your device and if you proceed it will download and flash it for you, but be careful (this will be noted by Kies 3 too) you should get a full backup of your phone as it may wipe out everything on the internal storage in the process if it's required (i.e. a bricked phone to the extent of wrong partitioning that lead to loss of imei), needless to say this process depends on your internet connection (it downloads prerequisite files and firmware files which are relatively large), from little experience I have, it's best that you use the conventional official method for any product rather than unconventional ways at the beginning to solve any problem related to any product, if it doesn't help then try your best with any other method that might help you (by the way I tried this with more than one model of Samsung smart phones, tablets and notes and it always ends up solving the problem, in some cases with my friends devices reviving the device again after being totally bricked), hope this helps .
Note: all devices I used this method with were original devices straight from Samsung (International Versions, Unbranded & Unlocked), so the firmware comes straight from Samsung (no modifications done by operators / carriers) so I'm not sure if it will work for other devices (Fake Cloned, Locked or Branded devices with carriers specific settings)
Link at:
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It's good to know this.
Unfortunately there are a lot of Frankenstein S4s out there. What this means is that the phone has been repaired with mismatched parts from other S4 models, and this may lead to apps reporting a wrong phone model and other errors.

GDReaper said:
It's good to know this.
Unfortunately there are a lot of Frankenstein S4s out there. What this means is that the phone has been repaired with mismatched parts from other S4 models, and this may lead to apps reporting a wrong phone model and other errors.
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Yeah, but mine's bought from my phone company and never broke internally, no hardware damage or anything like that, but it now bricked itself again, so I ran into another problem, it doen't show up in emergency recovery in Kies, I don't see the phone. Hmm, 'll keep trying and update the thread when I've figured this out.

Predated said:
Yeah, but mine's bought from my phone company and never broke internally, no hardware damage or anything like that, but it now bricked itself again, so I ran into another problem, it doen't show up in emergency recovery in Kies, I don't see the phone. Hmm, 'll keep trying and update the thread when I've figured this out.
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Why are you trying to flash a 4.4.2 rom? You said you were on 5.0.1 (or at least your tried to flash that) so you probably can't flash a 4.4.2. rom.
Download a Lollipop rom and try flashing it again.

Lennyz1988 said:
Why are you trying to flash a 4.4.2 rom? You said you were on 5.0.1 (or at least your tried to flash that) so you probably can't flash a 4.4.2. rom.
Download a Lollipop rom and try flashing it again.
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I was on 4.4.3 for a while, but it's fixed guys, I got it, with 5.0.1 rom, thanks guys!

Desperatly need your professional help!!

Hi all and thanks for letting me join XDA. This is my first time at this so here goes...
S7 Edge UK Vodafone been working fine till overnight samsung update...I think??
Woke up and turned my phone on and get the Usual Samsung Logo but with an unusual red text saying "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID Custom binary is blocked by frp Lock"
Needless to say phone is now useless.
SO... here is what I tried so far.
1) downloaded Odin 3 and I can get it to talk connect in download mode OK.
2) Downloaded UK Vodaphone Stock Rom (2hour download!!) loaded into Odin 3 but hangs and does not work.
I thought it may not be able to flash because of FRP lock? so tried various youtube ways to disable using Odin3 but no luck.
It seems to me that the phone is communicating to the PC because it shows a connection at Odin3, however getting rejected during upload.
Q1. Can I flash My Samsung S7 edge using my trusty windows.7 64bit with Odin3? or does it have to be an XP machine?
Q2. Keeps hanging at PIT Mapping. Am I missing some other software?
Q3. Can my S7 be flashed if FRP Lock is ON?
Really appreciate any help as I am pulling my hair out... and aint much left.
Cheers Jeff

jeffers1 said:
Hi all and thanks for letting me join XDA. This is my first time at this so here goes...
S7 Edge UK Vodafone been working fine till overnight samsung update...I think??
Woke up and turned my phone on and get the Usual Samsung Logo but with an unusual red text saying "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID Custom binary is blocked by frp Lock"
Needless to say phone is now useless.
SO... here is what I tried so far.
1) downloaded Odin 3 and I can get it to talk connect in download mode OK.
2) Downloaded UK Vodaphone Stock Rom (2hour download!!) loaded into Odin 3 but hangs and does not work.
I thought it may not be able to flash because of FRP lock? so tried various youtube ways to disable using Odin3 but no luck.
It seems to me that the phone is communicating to the PC because it shows a connection at Odin3, however getting rejected during upload.
Q1. Can I flash My Samsung S7 edge using my trusty windows.7 64bit with Odin3? or does it have to be an XP machine?
Q2. Keeps hanging at PIT Mapping. Am I missing some other software?
Q3. Can my S7 be flashed if FRP Lock is ON?
Really appreciate any help as I am pulling my hair out... and aint much left.
Cheers Jeff
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/guide-onelatest-stock-fw-csc-root-t3702963

jeffers1 said:
Hi all and thanks for letting me join XDA. This is my first time at this so here goes...
S7 Edge UK Vodafone been working fine till overnight samsung update...I think??
Woke up and turned my phone on and get the Usual Samsung Logo but with an unusual red text saying "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID Custom binary is blocked by frp Lock"
Needless to say phone is now useless.
SO... here is what I tried so far.
1) downloaded Odin 3 and I can get it to talk connect in download mode OK.
2) Downloaded UK Vodaphone Stock Rom (2hour download!!) loaded into Odin 3 but hangs and does not work.
I thought it may not be able to flash because of FRP lock? so tried various youtube ways to disable using Odin3 but no luck.
It seems to me that the phone is communicating to the PC because it shows a connection at Odin3, however getting rejected during upload.
Q1. Can I flash My Samsung S7 edge using my trusty windows.7 64bit with Odin3? or does it have to be an XP machine?
Q2. Keeps hanging at PIT Mapping. Am I missing some other software?
Q3. Can my S7 be flashed if FRP Lock is ON?
Really appreciate any help as I am pulling my hair out... and aint much left.
Cheers Jeff
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MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING 3.13B ODIN.
ODIN 3.13B IS THE ONLY RELEASE THAT SUPPORTS OREO FLASHING OTHER VERSIONS WILL JUST STALL
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
W7 should work fine.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7-edge/SM-G935F/VOD/download/G935FXXU2ERE8/221287/
ERE8 is the newest oreo for the VOD SM-G935F of oreo check your version is ERE8
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you can download without speed limit using the xda samfirm app
Post screenshot of odin please.
FRP lock should only affect custom roms not stock roms.
if all else fails https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/smart-switch
Try using smart switch emergency reset

pingufanpoy said:
MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING 3.13B ODIN.
ODIN 3.13B IS THE ONLY RELEASE THAT SUPPORTS OREO FLASHING OTHER VERSIONS WILL JUST STALL
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
W7 should work fine.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7-edge/SM-G935F/VOD/download/G935FXXU2ERE8/221287/
ERE8 is the newest oreo for the VOD SM-G935F of oreo check your version is ERE8
you can download without speed limit using the xda samfirm app
Post screenshot of odin please.
FRP lock should only affect custom roms not stock roms.
if all else fails https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/smart-switch
Try using smart switch emergency reset
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Thats fantastic...I will give this a try tonight

Ahhhhhh!!!!!!! S7 Edge. Still having issues. Help please.
So much time spent trying to get my S7 edge working and convinced its all down to Googles FRP lock and this is the reason why...
When I visited the Vodafone shop a sympathetic assistant took my phone away spent an hour on it on his system and he said... "I managed to get the software to install although it should not because FRP SHOULD prevent this, however here we goes...
Ok.. Now I am a happy bunny UNTIL I signed into my Google account and started re installing apps from play store and guess what??
Bloody phone froze up!!!. I Force restart and back to square one again (Stuck at samsung boot up screen)
Took it back to the shop again but no luck getting it to work.
Tried to flash it myself using Patched version Odin3 and Voda sofware downloaded via Samfirm as recommended but just freezes at Initialization.
Phone Displays the following...
Odin Mode
Download Speed: Fast
Product Name: SM-G935F
Current Binary: Samsung Official
FRP Lock: ON
Secure Download: Enabled
Warranty: Void: 0 (0x0000)
AP SIREV: B:2 K:0 S:1
Any Ideas ??
Really really appreciate any help. Jeff
Here is a dropbox link to some images whilst flashing phone

jeffers1 said:
So much time spent trying to get my S7 edge working and convinced its all down to Googles FRP lock and this is the reason why...
When I visited the Vodafone shop a sympathetic assistant took my phone away spent an hour on it on his system and he said... "I managed to get the software to install although it should not because FRP SHOULD prevent this, however here we goes...
Ok.. Now I am a happy bunny UNTIL I signed into my Google account and started re installing apps from play store and guess what??
Bloody phone froze up!!!. I Force restart and back to square one again (Stuck at samsung boot up screen)
Took it back to the shop again but no luck getting it to work.
Tried to flash it myself using Patched version Odin3 and Voda sofware downloaded via Samfirm as recommended but just freezes at Initialization.
Phone Displays the following...
Odin Mode
Download Speed: Fast
Product Name: SM-G935F
Current Binary: Samsung Official
FRP Lock: ON
Secure Download: Enabled
Warranty: Void: 0 (0x0000)
AP SIREV: B:2 K:0 S:1
Any Ideas ??
Really really appreciate any help. Jeff
Here is a dropbox link to some images whilst flashing phone
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Opps system not allowing me to send dropbox link
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jeffers1 said:
Odin Mode
Download Speed: Fast
Product Name: SM-G935F
Current Binary: Samsung Official
FRP Lock: ON
Secure Download: Enabled
Warranty: Void: 0 (0x0000)
AP SIREV: B:2 K:0 S:1
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Clearly your knox counter is intact. So just give it to samsung service centre and get it fixed. It will cost less than 6$ for service I guess.
The way I see it 'Reboot and freezing' is the real issue.
Since the technical guy already flashed your phone once and it still didnt work. Its better to go to samsung service centre instead. And when they give your phone back, just sit there for 10-15mins and try to setup the phone. You can give it back if it freezes again.
The google FRP lock is there for added safety dont worry. You will be able to use your phone again after entering your account details.
A lot of us here at xda have knox warranty void. So we dont go to samsung service centre at first. Since your knox warranty is intact you can go and argue with them and get it fixed.
Look, your options are limited. The only stuff you can flash via odin is official firmware. Anything else will void warranty.
You can't do advanced stuff and fix your phone with knox intact state.
So 'Go to Samsung Authorized service centre!'

Thank you
Thanks Silver King thats good advice. I believe the Phone is still in it's 2 year Samsung warenty and the only issue stopping me is that the drop in service center is some miles away plus I cannot get the SIM and Memory card draw out. We all had a go including Vodafone shop....but no luck.
Family photos have probably gone on phone memory but I want to save my SD Card. Some very important business info stored.
Q1. What a Knox Counter?
Q2. Not really bothered about keeping Vodafone so can't I install another more univarsal softwate?
Chat Soon
Jeff

Try install unbranded version for your region, it will not break Knox

kadabra12 said:
Try install unbranded version for your region, it will not break Knox
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I may just give that a try before I make a 50 mile trip to a Samsung Store.
So I need to download the UK S7edge firmware? Not Vodafone?
Cheers

jeffers1 said:
I may just give that a try before I make a 50 mile trip to a Samsung Store.
So I need to download the UK S7edge firmware? Not Vodafone?
Cheers
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Yes you have to flash BTU version if you want Unbranded UK rom