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Hey so i BRICKED my galaxy s4 by trying to wipe it and now it says firmware encounter

Hey so i BRICKED my galaxy s4 by trying to wipe it and now it says firmware encountered an issue... please select recovery mode in kies and try again... all the stock firmwares I have tried did not fix my phone.. im was on 4.3 and tried rooting it and never got root access so I wanted to wipe it all then It became bricked... please help me if ya can! thank you!!!

wahlmart said:
Hey so i BRICKED my galaxy s4 by trying to wipe it and now it says firmware encountered an issue... please select recovery mode in kies and try again... all the stock firmwares I have tried did not fix my phone.. im was on 4.3 and tried rooting it and never got root access so I wanted to wipe it all then It became bricked... please help me if ya can! thank you!!!
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Pull the battery for 10 sec and put it back. Then press and hold power+volumedown inorder to reach download mode. Then flash the stock rom again via odin.
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I have done that plenty of times... still doesn't work..

Repulsa said:
Pull the battery for 10 sec and put it back. Then press and hold power+volumedown inorder to reach download mode. Then flash the stock rom again via odin.
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do you have a link for 4.3 stock firmware? AT&T I337

wahlmart said:
I have done that plenty of times... still doesn't work..
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PIT ... naderas all and pit had the situation
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spinky360 said:
PIT ... naderas all and pit had the situation
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WHAT???? don't understand what you just said..

Provide all info before asking help multiple times on the same problem.
Which model exactly ? I9500 or I9505 ?
Which type of brick ? stuck in bootloop or what ?
Can you enter the download mode ?
Before flash random firmware have you try using Kies and the Emergency Firmware Recovery ?

[Q] newbie question ! customer recovery for 4.4.2?

Hey guys,
I know this is kind of answered in alot of different places but nothing is guiding me to the correct files, just want to be safe and figured this was the best place to make sure i hit the bullseye.
Just updated to poland 4.4.2 kitkat and was looking to install a customer recovery so i could grab the latest version of xnote and a few other goodies. Could someone please guide me to a download section/link for cwm? or maybe twrp? which ever would work easiest

lofi01 said:
Hey guys,
I know this is kind of answered in alot of different places but nothing is guiding me to the correct files, just want to be safe and figured this was the best place to make sure i hit the bullseye.
Just updated to poland 4.4.2 kitkat and was looking to install a customer recovery so i could grab the latest version of xnote and a few other goodies. Could someone please guide me to a download section/link for cwm? or maybe twrp? which ever would work easiest
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Here is a link for 4.4.2 flash it via Odin
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6s4rfvz4sybxlk/n900-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.7-kk%280125%29.tar

bekasulaberidze said:
Here is a link for 4.4.2 flash it via Odin
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6s4rfvz4sybxlk/n900-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.7-kk%280125%29.tar
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i'm having alot of issues installing this ! loaded using odin PDA.. everything looks fine, phone then restarts and boots normally...odin says pass ! i try to jump into recovery and it's goes to download mode? Could the issue be because i have just updated from 4.3? i also had twrp installed on my phone

lofi01 said:
i'm having alot of issues installing this ! loaded using odin PDA.. everything looks fine, phone then restarts and boots normally...odin says pass ! i try to jump into recovery and it's goes to download mode? Could the issue be because i have just updated from 4.3? i also had twrp installed on my phone
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you are using volume up button yes ?

bekasulaberidze said:
you are using volume up button yes ?
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yep reads normal booting into recovery then just dumps into download mode "could not boot normally" reads at the top of of the screen

lofi01 said:
yep reads normal booting into recovery then just dumps into download mode "could not boot normally" reads at the top of of the screen
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You have to factory reset..

bekasulaberidze said:
You have to factory reset..
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think i will have to reinstall the firmware to do that because factory recovery is gone as well.. unless i can factory reset anther way? that being said what is a good alternative firmware maybe the poland 4.4.2 is the issue?

lofi01 said:
think i will have to reinstall the firmware to do that because factory recovery is gone as well.. unless i can factory reset anther way? that being said what is a good alternative firmware maybe the poland 4.4.2 is the issue?
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Yes reset it with Odin, you have n900 ? try Russian firmware, after successfully reset make a factory reset from recovery, than root and flash custom recovery

would twrp 2.6.3.7 work on 4.4?

bekasulaberidze said:
Yes reset it with Odin, you have n900 ? try Russian firmware, after successfully reset make a factory reset from recovery, than root and flash custom recovery
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nope n9005

lofi01 said:
nope n9005
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Try BTU

bekasulaberidze said:
Try BTU
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http://d-h.st/zVa#comments
hmm after you mentioned if i had n9005 i tried the alternative version and success link above !! i'll test it out now and update ... Thanks for the brain storming mate it helped get to the issue
btw what is that option in cwm that keeps askig me ROM may flash stock recovery on boot? >No >Yes disable recovery flash.. i just say no because i don't know wat it is lol

lofi01 said:
http://d-h.st/zVa#comments
hmm after you mentioned if i had n9005 i tried the alternative version and success link above !! i'll test it out now and update ... Thanks for the brain storming mate it helped get to the issue
btw what is that option in cwm that keeps askig me ROM may flash stock recovery on boot? >No >Yes disable recovery flash.. i just say no because i don't know wat it is lol
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Hit no because ROM is trying to install it's own-stock recovery :good:

bekasulaberidze said:
Hit no because ROM is trying to install it's own-stock recovery :good:
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Perfect have xnote 13 up and running !! everything is working great now.. no need for reset at all i'm happy, thanks for the help

lofi01 said:
Perfect have xnote 13 up and running !! everything is working great now.. no need for reset at all i'm happy, thanks for the help
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you're welcome !

bricked grand 2

my phone got bricked i can't understand whether it is a hard or a soft brick no buttons working screen is totally off not getting switched on
:crying::cryinglzz help

techmate98 said:
my phone got bricked i can't understand whether it is a hard or a soft brick no buttons working screen is totally off not getting switched on
:crying::cryinglzz help
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kies3 may help

EthanDev said:
kies3 may help
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how my device got hard bricked

please help me out :'(
i updated my grand 2 from 4.3 to 4.4.2 and then tried to get back to 4.3 stock firmware through odin3. In the odin it was written "all threads completed (succeed 0/ failed 1)
now the phone isnt even switching on and no button is working
please help me, what should i do to make it work?

@techmate98- describe me what you exactly did??
 @alex- why did you downgrade?? you mad bro?? this is the update everyone's waiting for

nothing to worry
alexmercer56 said:
i updated my grand 2 from 4.3 to 4.4.2 and then tried to get back to 4.3 stock firmware through odin3. In the odin it was written "all threads completed (succeed 0/ failed 1)
now the phone isnt even switching on and no button is working
please help me, what should i do to make it work?
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bro there is nothing to worry just go to the nearest service center & tell them you were updating your phone via KIES SOFTWARE of samsung but in between there was a power cut so update stoped in between & after that my phone was not starting ....thats it they would do the needful & repair your handset....hoping your phone will be in warranty...

@EthanDev : dude games like clash of clans and few others were showing huge framedrop and other performance bugs were there and also i was happy with my rooted 4.3 jb, thats why i tried that
@grohitsurana: yes have done that only, gave my phone to the service center few hours ago, hope those guys make it work again

EthanDev said:
@techmate98- describe me what you exactly did??
@alex- why did you downgrade?? you mad bro?? this is the update everyone's waiting for
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no need brother as i have already given my phone to service center..:good:

techmate98 said:
no need brother as i have already given my phone to service center..:good:[/QUOT
so what did they say??
can it be repair??
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same problem
alexmercer56 said:
i updated my grand 2 from 4.3 to 4.4.2 and then tried to get back to 4.3 stock firmware through odin3. In the odin it was written "all threads completed (succeed 0/ failed 1)
now the phone isnt even switching on and no button is working
please help me, what should i do to make it work?
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Guys I have the same problem. I updated to kitkat but there are lots of b bugs. So I tried to downgrade to 4.3 and process failed. Now my phone is dead. It's not showing any activity. Three button combo not working. Even the boot logo is not showing up. Any idea what to do. Any body tried USB jig?

alexmercer56 said:
techmate98 said:
no need brother as i have already given my phone to service center..:good:[/QUOT
so what did they say??
can it be repair??
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thry didn't tell me something thry just kept my phone told me that it will take around 7 days and they will call after the completion of the process
and what about yours did you try usb jig method
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techmate98 said:
alexmercer56 said:
thry didn't tell me something thry just kept my phone told me that it will take around 7 days and they will call after the completion of the process
and what about yours did you try usb jig method
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nah didn't tried anything, i posted here for help but no solution came, so gave my phone to the service center and yes they said if its a software problem, its their responsibility but i'm worried what'd happen if they somehow find out that the device is rooted :s
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rkmadotra said:
Guys I have the same problem. I updated to kitkat but there are lots of b bugs. So I tried to downgrade to 4.3 and process failed. Now my phone is dead. It's not showing any activity. Three button combo not working. Even the boot logo is not showing up. Any idea what to do. Any body tried USB jig?
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you need a working stock dump of bootloader(.img) ask the developers to upload a working bootloader dump and follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367

microchip88 said:
you need a working stock dump of bootloader(.img) ask the developers to upload a working bootloader dump and follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
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brother if the phone is not booting then how can we install the bootloader

Did you read the guide your going to install or burn the dump bootloader to sdcrad and the phone will force read or boot from sdcard then after that it will boot into download mode and your going to flash the stock firmware via odin. Gets???
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microchip88 said:
Did you read the guide your going to install or burn the dump bootloader to sdcrad and the phone will force read or boot from sdcard then after that it will boot into download mode and your going to flash the stock firmware via odin. Gets???
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will try this as soon as possible @balliboxer brother can you plz help me in providing these required files of kitkat

grand 2
microchip88 said:
Did you read the guide your going to install or burn the dump bootloader to sdcrad and the phone will force read or boot from sdcard then after that it will boot into download mode and your going to flash the stock firmware via odin. Gets???
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SM-G7102( Grand 2) SDCARD Un-Bricker Files
http://www.4shared.com/file/xaasWKQc...02XXUANE2.html

Grand 2 Downgrade
I did try to downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3
the same problem i have faced,
the phone is totally dead...
i have given to service center it is in warrenty

drrami75 said:
SM-G7102( Grand 2) SDCARD Un-Bricker Files
http://www.4shared.com/file/xaasWKQc...02XXUANE2.html
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this for 4.3 bro i want it for 4.4.2

Don't downgrade, it will hard brick your phone!!! If you downgraded, that means you have bricked it.
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[Q] How to update my software while rooted?

Hello guys, Is there anyway to update my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 rooted to the latest android version lollipop? I rooted it 1 year ago so it's still kitkat. So, again. Is there any other way to update my phone without downloading roms from the developer section? Thanks in advance! If there's no way, What is the current best rom for my phone?

RazerKnight17 said:
Hello guys, Is there anyway to update my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 rooted to the latest android version lollipop? I rooted it 1 year ago so it's still kitkat. So, again. Is there any other way to update my phone without downloading roms from the developer section? Thanks in advance! If there's no way, What is the current best rom for my phone?
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You can use mobile odin pro to update. Use sammobile. Com

kenny1991 said:
You can use mobile odin pro to update. Use sammobile. Com
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If I update my phone, all the files will be deleted or?

RazerKnight17 said:
If I update my phone, all the files will be deleted or?
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By default it will not delete data using Mobile ODIN, But it's good to do hard reset if you upgrade to Lillipop.
For rooting Lillipop by keeping Knox 0x0 you can use MOP.
this method. Lollipop
If you are on N9005 download this ROM, for N900 download this ROM.

amk19 said:
By default it will not delete data using Mobile ODIN, But it's good to do hard reset if you upgrade to Lillipop.
For rooting Lillipop by keeping Knox 0x0 you can use MOP.
this method. Lollipop
If you are on N9005 download this ROM, for N900 download this ROM.
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It stuck in loading screen ("Samsung" animation when starting up the phone) I've been waiting for 10 mins and it's still the same, I restarted all but no hope. What happened?

RazerKnight17 said:
It stuck in loading screen ("Samsung" animation when starting up the phone) I've been waiting for 10 mins and it's still the same, I restarted all but no hope. What happened?
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Remove your battery for 2 minutes, then turn it on into Recovery mode, clear cache and reboot again.
If still issue is present then again go into recovery and wipe data.

It's fixed now, Thanks!

RazerKnight17 said:
It's fixed now, Thanks!
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Can you please share how you fixed?

amk19 said:
Can you please share how you fixed?
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Just what you exactly said

SM-T230NU - Hard Bricked - [Needing Help]

Odin download mode won´t give me the green android bot background, anymore. I hear the boot up sound, but no screen of saying Galaxy Tab 4 powered by Android. It doesn´t say the battery life anymore in TWRP. Is there any fix to this? If I can´t get this fixed, Rest In Piece of the new CM builds that´s coming for this device within under a month or so (that I am making).

Try to reinstall the android stock, blindly, as if odin would work, ie restart in download mode (even if you do not see anything) and install the original rom

jimmy999x said:
Try to reinstall the android stock, blindly, as if odin would work, ie restart in download mode (even if you do not see anything) and install the original rom
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Link please? I found one on XDA, and it failed to download.

secretwolf98 said:
Link please? I found one on XDA, and it failed to download.
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https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwQkZGUlpCejVfdVk&export=download (canada)
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwUlMzWVlIeGVOb1k&export=download (usa)
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwcGZQaHhGN2poazA&export=download (usa)
Only serves the t230nu model, is that your exact model? On the label behind it says

jimmy999x said:
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwQkZGUlpCejVfdVk&export=download (canada)
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwUlMzWVlIeGVOb1k&export=download (usa)
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwcGZQaHhGN2poazA&export=download (usa)
Only serves the t230nu model, is that your exact model? On the label behind it says
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Yes, the PA1 one. It was updated last year.

jimmy999x said:
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwQkZGUlpCejVfdVk&export=download (canada)
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwUlMzWVlIeGVOb1k&export=download (usa)
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5W4XbInattwcGZQaHhGN2poazA&export=download (usa)
Only serves the t230nu model, is that your exact model? On the label behind it says
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Thank you for the link´s, I am going to let it download over night. And I will try to flash it with Odin in the morning. Would you have the link to download Odin?

secretwolf98 said:
Thank you for the link´s, I am going to let it download over night. And I will try to flash it with Odin in the morning. Would you have the link to download Odin?
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347818243 here

jimmy999x said:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347818243 here
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Thank you I am going to try it now.

jimmy999x said:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347818243 here
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It´s now back to stock, Still doesn´t show the tab 4 splash screen.

secretwolf98 said:
It´s now back to stock, Still doesn´t show the tab 4 splash screen.
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Mmmm my advice is to install twrp, restart in recovery mode, do all wipes, system, data, cache, all, restart in download mode (the twrp gives you the option to start in download mode) and reinstall the firmware again

jimmy999x said:
Mmmm my advice is to install twrp, restart in recovery mode, do all wipes, system, data, cache, all, restart in download mode (the twrp gives you the option to start in download mode) and reinstall the firmware again
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I did, it still didn´t work.

secretwolf98 said:
I did, it still didn´t work.
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I can not think of anything, since the boot image (the samsung logo) is a file that comes within the firmware stock, as that can affect the development of CM?

jimmy999x said:
I can not think of anything, since the boot image (the samsung logo) is a file that comes within the firmware stock, as that can affect the development of CM?
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I´m going to take my tab 4 to best buy for them to fix. Probably today, i´m not sure.

secretwolf98 said:
I´m going to take my tab 4 to best buy for them to fix. Probably today, i´m not sure.
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Good luck hope you have helped