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HELP bricked S4

I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.

samuelrp1998 said:
I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.
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You can try this >>>> to reset to stock MF9 -[ROM][ODIN]SPH-L720 MF9 (MF9 Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM-Rooted) from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486134
Also make sure you read my post #16 in the thread above, other wise you will be in bootloop again.
Good luck

liquid307 said:
You can try this >>>> to reset to stock MF9 -[ROM][ODIN]SPH-L720 MF9 (MF9 Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM-Rooted) from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2486134
Good luck
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Thanks going to try that now. it says not found when i click the link.

samuelrp1998 said:
Thanks going to try that now. it says not found when i click the link.
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click link on my post.
Here it is again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486134

toolyic and
samuelrp1998 said:
I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.
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I'm a total noob and did the same thing to my phone but I'm pretty sure this is what you need to fix it http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L720 you can't use MF9 it won't work since you've updated to 4.3. It will take a while to download but just be patient and flash with odin 3.185 :fingers-crossed: Good Luck!

^^ What that person said.
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Seem to have bricked my phone following DJembey's root method

Hi everyone, I'm desperate here.
I was following DJembey's root method TO THE WORD/LETTER. Everything was fine up until the last bit in changing the 'custom' status to official. The triangle away method didn't work, so I downloaded the 'OFFICIAL_STATUS_MOD' and used odin to try and flash the PDA, but it came up as 'FAIL' and now my phone is stuck on boot mode with 'FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE'. I've tried using odin to flash back to the stock rom, but it keeps coming up with 'FAIL'. Rally need help
DJembey's root method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255190

jesus1987 said:
Hi everyone, I'm desperate here.
I was following DJembey's root method TO THE WORD/LETTER. Everything was fine up until the last bit in changing the 'custom' status to official. The triangle away method didn't work, so I downloaded the 'OFFICIAL_STATUS_MOD' and used odin to try and flash the PDA, but it came up as 'FAIL' and now my phone is stuck on boot mode with 'FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE'. I've tried using odin to flash back to the stock rom, but it keeps coming up with 'FAIL'. Rally need help
DJembey's root method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255190
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what firmware you are trying to root, and what stock firmware you tried to flash?

Here's what it says, this is the firmware I am trying to flash, but just before I did the root guide, I applied all of the official updates through settings >about phone > update, etc. It was still on 4.2.2 and I think it was october edition of the latest firmware (in UK)

samersh72 said:
what firmware you are trying to root, and what stock firmware you tried to flash?
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So maybe I am trying to flash to an older firmware, is this not allowed?? Also, it says that the PIT partition is missing on ODIN (as seen on the attached picture)

jesus1987 said:
So maybe I am trying to flash to an older firmware, is this not allowed?? Also, it says that the PIT partition is missing on ODIN (as seen on the attached picture)
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i think you have the secured bootloader (check if you have Knox void 0x0 or something in download mode) if yes, you can not go back to MDM or an old firmware, you can flash new "knoxed" firmware.
note that Triangle away and other stuffs to reset counter or status, wont work on new firmware.

samersh72 said:
i think you have the secured bootloader (check if you have Knox void 0x0 or something in download mode) if yes, you can not go back to MDM or an old firmware, you can flash new "knoxed" firmware.
note that Triangle away and other stuffs to reset counter or status, wont work on new firmware.
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So, when I go into 'proper' download mode (pressing Vol. Down + Home + power) I have:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0x1(or t?)
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION:Enable
And for the 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue...' screen, I have:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0x1(or t?)
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION:Enable
Hope this helps

jesus1987 said:
So, when I go into 'proper' download mode (pressing Vol. Down + Home + power) I have:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0x1(or t?)
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION:Enable
And for the 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue...' screen, I have:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0x1(or t?)
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION:Enable
Hope this helps
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it seems you have the secured bootloder, dont use triangle away or somthing else to reset counter and status.
you can flash firmware that begin only with I9505XXUD or I9505XXUE

samersh72 said:
it seems you have the secured bootloder, dont use triangle away or somthing else to reset counter and status.
you can flash firmware that begin only with I9505XXUD or I9505XXUE
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At the moment I'm downloading "I9505XXUDMI1-PRE-ROOTED-ODEX-FULL.rar", will this work do you think when I try and flash using ODIN? Hope so!!!

Right, I've tried that firmware, and it's still failing on odin any ideas?
samersh72 said:
it seems you have the secured bootloder, dont use triangle away or somthing else to reset counter and status.
you can flash firmware that begin only with I9505XXUD or I9505XXUE
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Seems this one doesn't work either...
I've noticed something weird though, I've tried running it a few times, and each time it seems to get a little further in the flash process (it gets to just past modem) then fails.

Hello,
what USB cable are you using?
I have encountered an issue with the original Samsung cable, ("fail" in Odin all the time), but when I switched to another usb cable everything worked from that moment on
Try it, you might have luck.

Zeitraffer said:
Hello,
what USB cable are you using?
I have encountered an issue with the original Samsung cable, ("fail" in Odin all the time), but when I switched to another usb cable everything worked from that moment on
Try it, you might have luck.
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Funny you should say that...
I restarted my PC, and tried a few USB ports, and cables, and it was still failing. But I stuck at it, and literally doing the same procedure over and over seems to have worked, as it randomly decided to flash fine! This was using the XXUE firmware

Do you still have KNOX WARRANTY 0X1 in download mode?
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Obagleyfreer said:
Do you still have KNOX WARRANTY 0X1 in download mode?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium HD app
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Yeah, it still says KNOX WARRANTY VOID 0x1 but it also says the binary and system status are official. Is there a way to unvoid?

[Q] Seandroid encorcing

Hi guys!
Some weeks ago, I unrooted my i9505. This saturday I wanted to root again, because of the Kitkat roms from jamal and janjan.
When I'm booting my phone there is a message in the top corner:
"KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID
Set Warranty Bit : kernel"
I read on some different websites that this message isn't cursing any problems, but it would be nice if I could fix it anyways.
Also when i enter download-mode this is what it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMc BURST MODE enabled
Is there any way to fix this?
Before rooting this saturday i had a stock firmware installed, which i found here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
Rooted my phone with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
I've had some random reboots on both roms (jamal and janjan) since then - i don't know whether that is caused by the "enforcing"-error or by the ROM..
Hope you can give me some anwers
Thanks guys

This message appears coz maybe u tried to change the STOCK KERNEL for other different or maybe the ROM u installed have custom KERNEL. I recommend u make WIPE in recovery and install STOCK ROM for let ur system clean. U will can root it and install custom recovery then

So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did i misunderstand something?

So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did I misunderstand something?

velein said:
So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did I misunderstand something?
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Thanks in advance

Didn't work

velein said:
Didn't work
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What stock ROM u are flashing?

random reboot is known bug with GE kit kat roms as of now.. wait a month or more, i'm pretty it'll be fixed..

Nothing can change
only CURRENT BINARY:Custom and SYSTEM STATUS: Custom to Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 you can not change

akadxda said:
Nothing can change
only CURRENT BINARY:Custom and SYSTEM STATUS: Custom to Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 you can not change
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But this will not have any effect on my daily use of my phone?
just to be sure.
thanks in advance

velein said:
But this will not have any effect on my daily use of my phone?
just to be sure.
thanks in advance
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No, you will not have problems
Knox will not work when 0x1
If you install the correct official firmware and this message - "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID* Set Warranty Bit: kernel "should be removed

Knox Warranty Void: 0x1

I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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Please tell me there is hope for me.

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?

oohrekt said:
I saw this on my bricked GS4 4.3.1(cyanogenmod 10.2) when I powered it on.
Any way to fix this?
It pops up on recovery mode and when I boot it up.
I really just want to get my S4 working again.
Can I just take it into some place like Best Buy or something and they'd help me?
Product Name: SGH-M919
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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If your phone is "bricked" than your phone has the same exact functionality as a brick. If your phone can turn on and tell you which version of android your on, well... a brick cant do that.

Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?

If you still having the problem..
oohrekt said:
Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?
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Well friend,
don't panic.. as I know all your loses is that you lost your warranty but not your device..
You can install the stock original rom jelly bean 4.3
If you are interested go to www sammoblie com then (firmwares) then search for your device model (I9500) or (I9505) or (I9505G) or (I9506) then download the firmware for your country and carrier and follow their installing instructions

If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?

DUBU said:
If you can boot to recovery, then I wouldn't say it's "bricked."
As for a place like Best Buy helping you, well I don't know their processes but anyone who checks for a warranty claim can't help you in its current state.
Why not just flash a new ROM?
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bro cant you read that he cant boot into recovery
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oohrekt said:
Well I can't get into recovery mode. Being the idiot I tried to flash 4.2.2 over not thinking what I have done. Well, even before I couldn't get into recovery mode. I can get into download mode however. Is it possible I can flash official 4.3 or some other 4.3.1 rom over?
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did you ever fix it , i got the exact same problem , i got a metropcs s4 and i wanted kit kat insane rom and tried to flash a stock tmobile rom because some people said they did and it was fine,. well not for me. i would like to knowif you ever got it fixed, i tried to flash the stock metropcs 4.2.2 that i was on before this happened and odin still fails.
its fixed now , i had to move the stock tar to the same folder as odin, go figure

Haha mate you havent "bricked" your phone.
If your phone enters the recovery, it would be booting into the download mode too.
Try getting the official firmware of your specific phone model nom and just flash it via odin.
Dont worry.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app

DeepankarS said:
Haha mate you havent "bricked" your phone.
If your phone enters the recovery, it would be booting into the download mode too.
Try getting the official firmware of your specific phone model nom and just flash it via odin.
Dont worry.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app
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I get a message about use kies recovery because firmware upgrade had issues when I try to boot into recovery, and I when I boot download mode flashing the stock rom fails every time.

revized said:
I get a message about use kies recovery because firmware upgrade had issues when I try to boot into recovery, and I when I boot download mode flashing the stock rom fails every time.
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Yeah that is because you upgraded to 4.3 which has KNOX bootloader.
It wont let you flash 4.2.2 anymore. Like a downgrade is not possible once a knix enavled bootloader is flashed.
Download 4.3 or 4.4.2 and flash. It wont fail.
Thanks if i helped.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app

DeepankarS said:
Yeah that is because you upgraded to 4.3 which has KNOX bootloader.
It wont let you flash 4.2.2 anymore. Like a downgrade is not possible once a knix enavled bootloader is flashed.
Download 4.3 or 4.4.2 and flash. It wont fail.
Thanks if i helped.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app
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Sounds nice and all although I tried to flash the official 4.3 from Samsmobile and it's fails.
4.4 is not available for mrtropcs customers because the company don't care about it's customers in this regard. LOL
Just for inquiry purposes only, I found a link to a Guy saying he used lunix to delete know bootloader from a tar filehttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=8PDgU7DSOZTdoATTkIKYDA&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D75DKAGNstbM&cd=1&ved=0CB4QtwIwAA&usg=AFQjCNE7yajeB0317RtOmlFeEIB1QgEOGA&sig2=oD8TmSaTKu19-kpy0AKFGQ

Just go to sammobile and find the latest firmware for your model (4.4.2 for example) and dont look at build number.
Just grab it and extract to desktop.
Put your device in recovery mode if you can, and wipe data/cache/system if you can.
Then put your phone in download mode and connect do computer, in ODIN choose AP and add your tar.md5 file from desktop.
Flash it.
Then pull out battery on first reboot when flashin. Put it back and get into recovery by pressing VolUp + Power. Wipe everything again and reboot.
Should be fine.

i was finally able to flash stock 4.3 by just moving the tar file into the same folder as odin, go figure , i still want 4.4!!LOL

[Q] Can you guys help me fix my bricked note 3?

Hey all, so I tried to unroot my Note 3. Sadly I messed up and my phone is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 loading screen. I can go into ODIN mode and Recovery mode. I tried to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition, but that didn't work, still doesn't load. I don't know what to do anymore. If it matters I was using Safestrap. If it helps this is what it says in ODIN MODE
Product Name: SM-N900A
Current Binary: Samsung Offical
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x0
Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable(CSB)
RP SWREV: S2 T2 R2 A2 P2
Write Protection: Enable

AskoChainz said:
Hey all, so I tried to unroot my Note 3. Sadly I messed up and my phone is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 loading screen. I can go into ODIN mode and Recovery mode. I tried to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition, but that didn't work, still doesn't load. I don't know what to do anymore. If it matters I was using Safestrap. If it helps this is what it says in ODIN MODE
Product Name: SM-N900A
Current Binary: Samsung Offical
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x0
Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable(CSB)
RP SWREV: S2 T2 R2 A2 P2
Write Protection: Enable
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hi,flash a stock firmware

dabenaute said:
hi,flash a stock firmware
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Hello, thank you for replying, I got it done and my phone is unbricked, thank you! :laugh:

AskoChainz said:
Hello, thank you for replying, I got it done and my phone is unbricked, thank you! :laugh:
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My pleasure

AskoChainz said:
Hey all, so I tried to unroot my Note 3. Sadly I messed up and my phone is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 loading screen. I can go into ODIN mode and Recovery mode. I tried to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition, but that didn't work, still doesn't load. I don't know what to do anymore. If it matters I was using Safestrap. If it helps this is what it says in ODIN MODE
Product Name: SM-N900A
Current Binary: Samsung Offical
System Status: Custom
Hi I have problem same as you
How did you solve and load stock rom .
help please
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flash stock
cagodesign said:
AskoChainz said:
Hey all, so I tried to unroot my Note 3. Sadly I messed up and my phone is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 loading screen. I can go into ODIN mode and Recovery mode. I tried to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition, but that didn't work, still doesn't load. I don't know what to do anymore. If it matters I was using Safestrap. If it helps this is what it says in ODIN MODE
Product Name: SM-N900A
Current Binary: Samsung Offical
System Status: Custom
Hi I have problem same as you
How did you solve and load stock rom .
help please
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using odin, you flash stock firmware from sammobile, intended for your device...there are countless tutorial here on xda, so start looking, searching and learn all you can before going at it.....it is very simple once you learn...
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