I have a rooted Verizon S5, I had SafStrap installed. The SD card went bad. I replaced the SD card and for some reason got the dreaded "system software not authorized by Verizon wireless..." boot loop. I used ODIN3 to bring my phone back to stock. Uggghhh because now I have to start over again to get my phone back to where I had it.
My question is was there an easier way to get away from the "system software not authorized by verizon wireless.." boot loop??
Thank you
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hey guys, new poster here.
I followed some online tutorial to root my SM-G870A. It failed miserably. As best i can tell it tried to revert me from 5.1.1 back to 4.4.1? Kitkat? Little did i know at the time that is a major no no with this phone.
So, i got stuck in a boot loop. With a ton of google help i was able to get myself out of bootloop. But now, It seems like i have no operating system as my phone will not boot past the "Samsung Galaxy S5 Active - Powered by Android" screen. There is no other text on the screen.
Additional notes:
- Comp is Windows 10
- I am able to access recovery mode.
- My computer does not recognize the phone completely. It makes the "blurp" noise but i cannot access it as a USB mass storage device or load files via usb to the external sd card.
- I can upload files to my external sd card via the computer, if needed to boot a file direct from recovery mode.
- I have USB drivers installed and up to date, as best i can tell.
- I have Odin 3.09 and Odin 10.7 available
- I have no backup files, and do not care that i have lost everything
- I just want the phone to go back to stock operating.
What files do i need? Do i have to flash it from Odin? Can i upload them to the External SD and launch the recover from there?
Ive tried several different files via flash but i must be doing something wrong because the phone screen doesnt progress past "Galaxy s5...."
AT&T ?
Bootloader is locked, you'll likely need to take it to an AT&T store to get them to fix it for you, or some local phone shop
Yeah At&t. Unfortunately, I disconnected the phone line 3 days ago. I took it into the store and the rep who called on me had no idea what i was talking about when i asked if they could reflash the stock rom/ firmware. she sent me to ATT tech support line. I have yet to call them as i bet it is a dead end with the line disconnected.
So with the "bootloader locked" i am out of luck? How do i unlock the bootloader? Not an easy feat?
is this the file i will need: G870AUCU1ANE4_Full.Odin.rar ? assuming i can get a way to unlock the bootloader?
You can't unlock the bootloader, that's the problem
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You can't unlock the bootloader, that's the problem
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hmmm... thats what i've been reading recently. So the phone is game over?
The only thing that 'might' flash, is a newer stock ROM
Unless anyone else can think of something, I'd just take it to your nearest AT&T store
Well, let me get right to the case. I rooted - or attempted to. And this was successful, but even though my efforts succeeded I did not install a custom recovery, therefore I am left on stock reocovery. I get
"System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest AT&T store for help."
Do I go to the AT&T store? Is there a work around to fix this without losing my files? If not, how do I fix it?
More detailed info
Model number : SM-N915T
Hello all,
I recently discovered that my S5 was only running KitKat despite Marshmallow having been released for it. I checked for OTA updates and it found nothing, so I decided to flash a custom 6.0 ROM onto it (and for some reason I ended up deciding not to make a backup of the phone beforehand, the ultimate mistake).
The problem became that it didn't recognize Tracfone for my service provider and wouldn't connect to the mobile network. I then downgraded it to a 5.0 ROM, and it no longer even recognized the SIM card, saying there was none.
So I tried to flash the original stock ROM a few times, but every time either got errors from ODIN, the phone itself, or the TWRP bootloader.
Long story short, I seem to have screwed up multiple times trying to install a ROM to get around KitKat and now my phone appears to be softbricked. I can get into the TWRP menu and the "download" mode, but when trying to start the phone, it sits on the "Samsung Galaxy S5" screen with the "Set Warrenty Bit : kernel" text at the top left.
I'm just wondering if there's a way to fix it at this point, or if I've completely trashed the phone.
If anybody has suggestions or experience with this, all help is welcome!
Thanks!
MevNav said:
Hello all,
I recently discovered that my S5 was only running KitKat despite Marshmallow having been released for it. I checked for OTA updates and it found nothing, so I decided to flash a custom 6.0 ROM onto it (and for some reason I ended up deciding not to make a backup of the phone beforehand, the ultimate mistake).
The problem became that it didn't recognize Tracfone for my service provider and wouldn't connect to the mobile network. I then downgraded it to a 5.0 ROM, and it no longer even recognized the SIM card, saying there was none.
So I tried to flash the original stock ROM a few times, but every time either got errors from ODIN, the phone itself, or the TWRP bootloader.
Long story short, I seem to have screwed up multiple times trying to install a ROM to get around KitKat and now my phone appears to be softbricked. I can get into the TWRP menu and the "download" mode, but when trying to start the phone, it sits on the "Samsung Galaxy S5" screen with the "Set Warrenty Bit : kernel" text at the top left.
I'm just wondering if there's a way to fix it at this point, or if I've completely trashed the phone.
If anybody has suggestions or experience with this, all help is welcome!
Thanks!
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Are you sure you have the stock firmware for the 902l and not the 903vl? The reason you didn't get the update for 6.0 is you have the 902l model. If you had the 903vl model you'd have 6.0. Straight talk never released it for the 902l model. No idea why being both models are very similar. Im not sure but if you make it back to stock on kitkat. I think you can use safestrap from the Verizon s5 to use some custom roms that run kitkat. If your bootloader is in fact unlocked and you can install a custom recovery other then safestrap. I believe you can install pretty much anything but I'm pretty sure straight talk ships the phones with the Toshiba chip so the bootloader isn't unlockable
I am on a verizon galaxy s5. it was rooted, running freedom rom. i wanted to flash anew rom, but found out I lost my recovery somehow, and reflashed with the twrp app. I rebooted and got the message that I needed verizon tech support. I was going back to stock, but flashed a 6.0.1 stock image via odin. it boots, but I cant get my wifi on to get past the samsung security. should I just fl;ash another version? also, my phone in android recovery says 6.0.1/mmb29/g900vvru2dpd1. when I start the phone up it says "due to an abnormal factory reset you will not be able to use this phone until you sign into you samsung acct to erify it is yours" the wifi isn't on nor can i get to it. also, i had a stroke and haent been able to pay my bill, and im disconnected, but will pay on fri....i know this has nothing to do with it but thought the more info the better
thanx inadvance for your help
Last week I woke to my phone showing an error "System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest AT&T store for help." This phone was working great when I went to sleep a few hours prior, and has not been rooted or modified in any way.
As you can probably guess, the AT&T store was not able to help, but referred me to their phone based support. When I called, the phone rep stepped me through the boot loader menu (vol up, bixby, power) and we reset the cache, then the full factory reset. Nothing made any difference.
So, I figured I would try re-flashing with official Samsung Firmware. I used Odin to flash the G8 FW that matched my AT&T model. Great news! My original error is fixed. Unfortunately it has been replaced with one just like it: "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support. Please note that repair / return for this issue may have additional cost."
I also tried a slightly different version of firmware but get the same result. A third version would not flash due to a "SW_REV_CHECK_FAIL: [abl]Fused 5 > Binary 3" error, which I assume is because the firmware being flashed is too old.
Any suggestions on how to unbrick this phone?
Thanks,
Sharkus