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Just bricked My shiny new S4 and im going on holiday tomorrow!Help me please !

I tried to install CWM earlier today and its gone wrong and now i get the dreaded error message
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue etc
Kies wont recover it either.
Now im hoping i can get it going again quickly
Just from skimming through here while trying to pack i gather i need to use odin to reflash the stock firmware.
I wouldnt normally ask but could some nice person spoon feed me given the circumstances of time constraints

Gavin01 said:
I tried to install CWM earlier today and its gone wrong and now i get the dreaded error message
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue etc
Kies wont recover it either.
Now im hoping i can get it going again quickly
Just from skimming through here while trying to pack i gather i need to use odin to reflash the stock firmware.
I wouldnt normally ask but could some nice person spoon feed me given the circumstances of time constraints
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All you need to do is search google. No one spoon feeds you in real life so no one shouldn't spoon feed you here also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
You need to follow these instructions but you need to download your correct firmware.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337

Use Odin to flash stock firmware by following this guide, I assume that you have the i9505, if so then flash this CWM,

thanks i need to find the right rom now
thanks fingers crossed
EDIT
im guessing this is the right rom
I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXXBMF1_XEF.zip

thanks guys weve done it!
its resurrected!
cheers

I stuffed my phone up again and thought id post here instead of making a new thread.
flashed the latest modem which in turn has for some reason fubored all my dialling out and messages etc so i cant use the phone for anything other than browsing .....
I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXXBMF1_XEF.zip<<<<<<<<<<<<this is what i used last time and it didnt work this time
so ive now tryed this one I9505XXUFNB8_I9505BTUFNB3_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar.md5
my phone is a sim free s4.
the second one appears to work but wont get passed the lock screen with out continuous errors. (i note i now have the knox label in the bootloader)
How do i find the latest stock rom for my phone? so i can start again?
thanks

I had exact same issue so i falshed XXUFNB9 from sammobile and now im rooted runnin cm11 m9 .
Do suggest UNISTALLING samsung usb drives from pc and reinstalling fresh new ones for your device snd then flashing. I flashed 4 different firmwares. It was only until i reinstalled s4 usb drives my phone becsme alive. Dunno how but i reckon usb drives is the issue

Can't use Odin to flash firmware, no recovery, no OS, HELP

Well, I broke my phone.
My earpiece boost stopped working and I could barely hear on the phone, the new Facebook app was crashing Facebook constantly and I was getting random reboots yesterday so I figured I would go for something new.
Because this was my first rom on my S4, I figured I should go back to stock first, bad idea. I loaded Odin up, went to flash the stock firmware to install the newest version of Sacs rom, and it failed right at NAND write start!!
I even went online and downloaded a newer firmware (February) and that failed also. I can't do the emergency fix in Kies and I can't use the other option in Kies because it says my serial is incorrect
I don't know what to do at this point, but I desperately need my phone ASAP in case my boss calls me.
Any help appreciated.
April

Well you REALLY don't give much info.
What version of Android were you on when you got your phone?
Do you have the T version of the phone or just the standard.
What ROM are you talking about 'bening your first'?
How did you install it?
What file did you try and Odin?
It is recommended you read, read some more, search and then read some more to keep just such things from happening.
Just a wild guess but you tried to Odin a .tar to a version 'previous' to the version you started with.
OR you tried to Odin a .tar for the wrong model - tried a non T .tar on a T model or vice-versa
Search for the FULL NAE .tar if you are on the 'standard' model and Odin that one.
Or, if on the T variant, hit up those threads, find the lates .tar and Odin that.

@aprilx
So great to see you posting back after asking for help.
So cool when people contribute to what worked and didn't so that others can be helped and help to contribute to the community at large.....
Oh, wait you didn't.
Guess all is good.
smmmeeesh.

Sorry, I worked 16 hours yesterday, so checking the forums was the last thing on my mind considering I got up at 5am and got home at 9:30pm.
I figured out what it was, after trying a million different things. I found a MJA stock firmware and I was able to flash that, and now I finally have Kitkat on my device.

[Q] S4 AT&T Brick?

Hello, im new to this with android, well was trying to install this custom rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495
and followed this guide since safestrap dont support 5.0.1 (I downloaded and installed the 3 files in the guide)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59980632&postcount=16811
Well i got everything right with odin and now it started booting, but it keeps stuck in Samsung Custom logo, nothing happens, i cant use the TWRP recovery menu but i can use the android one (the one that uses volume keys to move menu) i need help, i have to install something with odin to recover? or what im confused, if this is the wrong section move it to where it belong, thanks

I found this file AT&T GALAXY S4 SGH-I337 OFICIAL JELLY BEAN 4.3 (FIRMWARE VRUEMK2)
Is it safe to use? even if after i put OC3 kernel?, i got a bootloop.

Thank you for using XDA Assist. We are moving your question to the Q&A section of your devices Forum.
You should stick to and focus within this Forum to search and looking for all information regarding your device.
Hopefully others with more knowledge regarding your device will see your question now and assist.

Odin the nb1 tar file. See this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223 Also see this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

The rootable one or the non rootable? also i got a message now, i cant get to recovery menu or download, it redirect me to something like this
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again.

Darklius said:
The rootable one or the non rootable? also i got a message now, i cant get to recovery menu or download, it redirect me to something like this
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again.
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Use the rootable one in your case. See the other link I gave you also. You can't flash Twrp on your device. You'll need to use safestrap
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app

Thanks a lot for this, it worked, what should i use for root now? i think im leaving the stock rom or i need to install another rom for rooting?

[RESOLVED] [Q] SM-G900W8 Stuck at boot screen after editing build.prop

Okay, I've searched the forum for several hours but there's just too much here to make sense of.
My phone is a SM-G900W8 brought home June 19 this year.
Stock Lollipop 5.0 pre-installed.
Code:
Baseband version: G900W8VLU1BOC1
Kernel version: 3.4.0-4100894
Build number: LRX21T.G900W8VLU1BOC1
SE for Android status: Enforcing, SEPF_SM-G900W8_5.0_0002
KNOX version: 2.3
Rooted using CF-Auto-Root (this file), Custom recovery is Philz Touch 6.57.8 klte.
Both of these were in place early on and haven't caused any problems.
Everything was working perfectly fine until last night, when I tried this trick (in first post), rebooted, and now I'm stuck at the splash screen.
Nothing gets me out except a battery pull.
I've tried:
Button combo volup - home - power to go to recovery; this does nothing from the splash screen (actually even pressing and holding down power does nothing), and after a battery pull it won't boot into recovery either.
Booting into download mode (success! yay!) and using Odin to re-flash Philz recovery. Reboot doesn't go into recovery, as stated above.
Just waiting, at various points in the process (while in splash screen, while turned off) to give a chance for things to happen if they just needed time.
So now I'm able to get into download mode and use Odin but from there I don't know what to do next. Flash the bootloader? Okay, but there are so many links...which one do I use? Of all the specs I've gathered, why didn't I find that out?
Can somebody help me please?
[EDIT: Solution and links, for SM-G900W8 users who might be looking for help]
I finally managed to boot into recovery by leaving the USB cable connected to the computer while pressing volup+home+power, a last-ditch trick found in deanr1977's very helpful thread "Read before flashing a Rom (Tips for new & old)"
Links to the firmware for this specific model can be found here, or if you just need a piece:
G900W8_OC1_Stock_Partitions.tar.md5
G900W8_OC1_100%_Stock_Rooted_ROM.zip
Stock_G900W8_VLU1BOC1_Kernel.zip
G900W8-LP-VLU1BOC1-MODEM.tar.md5​

PushyPhoenix said:
Okay, I've searched the forum for several hours but there's just too much here to make sense of.
My phone is a SM-G900W8 brought home June 19 this year.
Stock Lollipop 5.0 pre-installed.
Code:
Baseband version: G900W8VLU1BOC1
Kernel version: 3.4.0-4100894
Build number: LRX21T.G900W8VLU1BOC1
SE for Android status: Enforcing, SEPF_SM-G900W8_5.0_0002
KNOX version: 2.3
Rooted using CF-Auto-Root (this file), Custom recovery is Philz Touch 6.57.8 klte.
Both of these were in place early on and haven't caused any problems.
Everything was working perfectly fine until last night, when I tried this trick (in first post), rebooted, and now I'm stuck at the splash screen.
Nothing gets me out except a battery pull.
I've tried:
Button combo volup - home - power to go to recovery; this does nothing from the splash screen (actually even pressing and holding down power does nothing), and after a battery pull it won't boot into recovery either.
Booting into download mode (success! yay!) and using Odin to re-flash Philz recovery. Reboot doesn't go into recovery, as stated above.
Just waiting, at various points in the process (while in splash screen, while turned off) to give a chance for things to happen if they just needed time.
So now I'm able to get into download mode and use Odin but from there I don't know what to do next. Flash the bootloader? Okay, but there are so many links...which one do I use? Of all the specs I've gathered, why didn't I find that out?
Can somebody help me please?
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factory reset. Then flash stock rom. if you cant boot into recovery try the latest twrp. It works if its still not working then flash stock firmware from SAMMOBILE with odin. it will work then

Thanks for the reply. The problem I'm having is knowing where to download the files I need to flash - because there are so many threads here for so many different models of this phone. Believe me, I've looked, and keep turning up everything BUT W8
I'm tired and frustrated and need my phone functional - can you point me to a post or a thread with the latest version of TWRP that I can flash with Odin?
[edit] Sorry about that - I found the thread. I'll give that a shot and see what happens.

PushyPhoenix said:
Thanks for the reply. The problem I'm having is knowing where to download the files I need to flash - because there are so many threads here for so many different models of this phone. Believe me, I've looked, and keep turning up everything BUT W8
I'm tired and frustrated and need my phone functional - can you point me to a post or a thread with the latest version of TWRP that I can flash with Odin?
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EDIT: THESE TOOLS ARE FOR 900F MODEL
Latest twrp from https://twrp.me/
Philz recovery from https://mega.co.nz/#!oVNz0T6C!VII47M...MpQIN2b-PEUYN8
Best Stock firmware 5.0 BTU from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/44413/G900FXXU1BOC7_G900FOXA1BOC7_BTU/
Enter download mode and Flash either one of the recoveries and Clear dalvik cache, clear cache, format system, format data and then factory reset. After that boot into odin mode directly and flash the Stock Firmware.
note: in Odin uncheck "auto reebot option" and after flashing recovery when the odin shows its done wait 1 minute disconnect usb and pull out battery then turn it on if your phone says "Recovery is seandroid enforcing" wait for 3-4 seconds it will go away and recovery will boot up.

dork997 said:
Best Stock firmware 5.0 BTU from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/44413/G900FXXU1BOC7_G900FOXA1BOC7_BTU/
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Now, I just want to check: this is for the G900F; will it make a huge difference to my phone? Can I restore my data directly from the backup? I thought what I needed is the exact stock rom that was installed on this phone when I got it so I've been looking everywhere for the G900W8 firmware. I do intend to play with tweaked ROMs in future, but today's not that day.
Finally managed to boot into recovery after flashing TWRP - read a tip somewhere about doing the keypresses while connected to PC via USB. Currently running a nandroid backup before moving on to all the wiping/formatting steps - at least then if something else goes wrong I've got the latest data. :victory:

PushyPhoenix said:
Now, I just want to check: this is for the G900F; will it make a huge difference to my phone? Can I restore my data directly from the backup? I thought what I needed is the exact stock rom that was installed on this phone when I got it so I've been looking everywhere for the G900W8 firmware. I do intend to play with tweaked ROMs in future, but today's not that day.
Finally managed to boot into recovery after flashing TWRP - read a tip somewhere about doing the keypresses while connected to PC via USB. Currently running a nandroid backup before moving on to all the wiping/formatting steps - at least then if something else goes wrong I've got the latest data. :victory:
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i am sorry the tools i mentioned are for 900f model. Here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900W8/ you can find firmware for G900W8. Just factory reset format dalvik cache, cache , data and system and flash your stock firmware in recovery. There are many different firmwares available with the exact bootloader and modem but they are carrier specific. I don't know which carrier you are on (if any) so just go through the list and download the firmware you were on, flash it. I will highly recommend you to backup your EFS and modem folder aswell just incase anything goes wrong and u flash the wrong firmware.

Oh! Oh! I found it! The stock ROM, as well as the kernel and the modem! So, next question - should I flash all three or just the ROM?
(God I feel like an amateur right now...Thanks so much for helping me out here dork997. :highfive: )

PushyPhoenix said:
Oh! Oh! I found it! The stock ROM, as well as the kernel and the modem! So, next question - should I flash all three or just the ROM?
(God I feel like an amateur right now...Thanks so much for helping me out here dork997. :highfive: )
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no prb, Okay if you download the rom from sammobile it should be in a .zip format extract it once and it will give you a .tar.md5 file which you have to flash in odin (this file has bootloader+firmware+modem) if you have 7zip or other such programs it will give you option to re-extract the .tar.md5 file but you dont need to do that just extract the downloaded zip once. and flash it in odin (make sure you factory reset and do the formating steps before flashing it....flashing rom over an old rom has caused some issues for me in the past so i always factory reset before but people also flash without factory reset or formating, choice is urs.

And I believe you've just answered my question. I'll hold off on flashing kernel and modem but I did back up everything, just in case. Wiping/formatting now; crossing fingers that things will go fine from here.
(My carrier is in my userinfo under my name, btw. )
Edit 'cause we keep posting at the same time: Hells yeah, I know how to flash, I've done it tons of times, just never run into this problem or had a device with so many variants so I'm just not used to asking so many questions, is all. I sincerely appreciate you guiding me through, and hope this will help others with this device in the future.

PushyPhoenix said:
And I believe you've just answered my question. I'll hold off on flashing kernel and modem but I did back up everything, just in case. Wiping/formatting now; crossing fingers that things will go fine from here.
(My carrier is in my userinfo under my name, btw. )
Edit 'cause we keep posting at the same time: Hells yeah, I know how to flash, I've done it tons of times, just never run into this problem or had a device with so many variants so I'm just not used to asking so many questions, is all. I sincerely appreciate you guiding me through, and hope this will help others with this device in the future.
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cheers, if it does help you just try to give it back to the community.....i ve had similar issues and people here on xda helped me out. So i am doing the same.

FYI - It worked like a charm and now Lexie (I name my phones ) is up and running again almost like nothing happened. Thank goodness!
In case anyone else winds up needing them, I'm adding links to the stock firmware I downloaded.

[All ROMS] Problem with sound, dialer, video and sound payback, battery, heating.

Hello, I'll give you all info about the situation.
Its i9505.
There is no sound at all, dialer is VERY VERY laggy and when I manage to dial a number, it just stucks (see photo), it wont play any videos or any music tracks from any web sites or internal memory, the phone itself gets very hot invery fast time, and battery drains enourmously. Problems appeared all in same time, when the phone was still in the stock 4.3 MKF firmware. At first, I thought it was a software problem. Then I just basically tried factory reset, of course it didnt helped, then I flashed few custom roms, and every time still was the same problems. Maybe some you may call me dumb or something, but I've spent about 15hours searching, downloading, reading and flashing lots of ****, and still didnt get these problems solved. In this point I have CM 13 and CWM. I tried flash back the original rom, but ODIN gives me error <ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth) , and now, with my head aching so much, I ask you for help. Hope to get some answers soon, thanks a bunch in advance.

If you're going to flash custom ROMs, use TWRP.

I flashed all custom roms with twrp, now I have cwm because i saw in One thread that cwm factory reset solves these problems, but it didnt and Then I gave up and started this thread. Its about 1minute to flash twrp back.

XMP LTU said:
I flashed all custom roms with twrp, now I have cwm because i saw in One thread that cwm factory reset solves these problems, but it didnt and Then I gave up and started this thread. Its about 1minute to flash twrp back.
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I see.
To go back to stock it's recommended to use original cable and back USB ports. If it still doesn't work, try a different Odin and/or Windows version.
But, generally, if you have the same problem across different ROMs, it's usually some kind of hardware problem.

I've read in few threads and forums, that modem issue can cause these problems. Is that true?

XMP LTU said:
I've read in few threads and forums, that modem issue can cause these problems. Is that true?
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It may be possible. Flashing a newer stock ROM should also update the modem and bootloader.

GDReaper said:
It may be possible. Flashing a newer stock ROM should also update the modem and bootloader.
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I tried. I get the error which I wrote in my first post.

XMP LTU said:
I tried. I get the error which I wrote in my first post.
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And I told you in my second reply to this thread the recommended steps. Did you do them?