My AT&T S4 was still on 4.4.2 and I wanted to upgrade to lollipop via OTA however everytime I went to software update it kept stating that it was interrupted and failed to update.
I decided to goto the forums and found an update to goto 4.4.4 so I downloaded the tar.md5 file for the NB1 and used ODIN 3.10.6 to upgrade to it however during the upgrade it failed almost toward the end. I rebooted the device and it came up with a soft-brick ( one with the yellow triangle in front) I again looked in the forums and found another link for ALL_ATT_I337UCUFNB1_I337ATTFNB1_505595_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 and tried to use it with ODIN again and it starts off however toward the end it fails again.
I also tried with I337UCUAMDB_I337ATTAMDB_ATT.tar.md5 but it also failed.
Now the phone is in the soft-brick mode and I am unable to install any of the stock roms using ODIN. I tried multiple different computers and cables and removed the SD card and did multiple resets already.
What can I do to get out of this situation?
Thanks!
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I am rooting a G-Tab 2 7" P3113 that was given to me and having an issue. It is on JB 4.2.2 OTA and I succesfully did Chainfires Root method, but when I go to flash TWRP 2.6.3.0 in ODIN (was using 3.07, but also tried on 1.85 that came with Chainfires root download) whenever I try to load the TWRP.md5 it causes ODIN to go "Not Responding" status on me. And I've used ODIN hundreds of times, albeit never on this device, and never had this problem. Which my other issue which I've never ran into is, now I am stuck in Download mode on the G-Tab, and since I cant just pull the battery out and restart the phone, I don't know how to rest the phone so I can get back to Android.
So if anyone can help me figure out what's going on with ODIN that would be great. I have v3.09 as well but haven't tried running it on there, and I also tried a older version of TWRP and that didn't work either, just keeps going Non-Responsive on me.
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Sorry for the double post, I am having some issues with my PC right now, and it's not liking XDA forums right now.
Hi there, XDA! I'm a long-time lurker and never really found the need to post anything before, but hopefully someone can shed a little light on my situation.
First, this started when I was trying to SIM unlock my phone. After several days, I settled on a post that mentioned downgrading to a 4.2 modem, or ideally full 4.2 firmware. In an attempt to downgrade, I performed a wipe and factory reset on my phone. I've used custom recoeries and roms before and I'm somewhat comfortable with Odin, but this message had me stumped. Whe attempting to flash a custom rom or recovery, I get the message "There is no pit partition" (EDIT: I tried one more time to make sure I had the error message right and flashed TWRP successfully, but get the same message with any roms).
I did a little research and found what should be the appropriate pit file to sort this part out but when I include the pit file in the flash I get the message "Complete(Write) operation failed." Kies also never connects to the phone, although Windows and Odin do fine. Any thoughts?
So to make long story short, I was on Official 4.3, then I rooted it, then installed CyanogenMod, by going here: beta.download.cyanogenmod(DOT)org/install
Then I wanted to go back to OFW, so I re flashed 4.2.2 and my WiFi didn't work, so I found out I got the older version of Android I wanted 4.3, so I re download it and it goes thru, and EVERYTIME it fails at the end, right after a file called "aboot.mbn". I'm getting all my firmware from Sammobile.com. What can I do?! I also tried a .pit file, and Samsung Kies, nothing works, I'm using the original cord I've tried different ports, and everything. Works fine with the older version of Android, but it does not update to 4.3 and the WiFi STILL doesn't work. HELP! It has shown a error saying "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". However I can get into Download mode, but not recovery mode.
Thanks in advance!
-Jeremy
Hi
I today tried to flash my S5 using this Firmware: -
http://click.xda-developers.com/api... | Samsung Galaxy S 5 | XDA Forums&txt=MegaNZ This is the firmware in the 2nd post on the "[SM-G900F] S5 Firmware Thread "
This is the Official Stock Rom for my device and was under the impression it was not country specific.
I had Lollipop installed already from when it was first released and as always used Odin (3.09 in this instance) to flash. It flashed without problem. I have just been away for 2 weeks and in the meantime, my wife flashed her S5 through Wifi after getting popups reminding her to do so. She had no difficulty upgrading from KitKat to Lollipop either.
However a massive PITA for me was that I could not mute the volume as easily as I could with KitKat and when my wife showed me she could do it, after her upgrade, I simply had to upgrade, her version being the same as the one quoted above.
So this morning I downloaded the file and proceeded to flash (again using Odin 3.09). It got all the way but at the end, just before writing, I got "Fail" - it had completely failed and I was stuck in the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." screen." I had never seen this before and thought I'd bricked my phone.
After searching in vain for a solution on this forum, I got nowhere fast. However I wondered if I could take the battery out, replace it to a blank screen and try going into "download mode" once more.
I could indeed! So I then downloaded the same file (I presumed) from Sammobile, to see if I could start over. It worked!!!! And more importantly, I too can mute my phone's volume - Happy Days !!!
But it seems (and from Googling) some of your firmware files are corrupt. Not my PC as I checked the file before using it to ensure it was binary correct.
So I am reporting this officially because I can see no other threads on this subject - maybe in a specific post but not, that I can see, in a specific thread.
I have been a member here for some years and never had an issue like this - your firmwares have been always ok until now. They are faster to download which is why I use them. The Sammobile file took 2 hours to download on their free service but it was fine, unlike the one above.
Any thoughts ?
roz
I have a Galaxy S8 SM-G950U on Verizon.
In March I flashed my phone with the following ROM so I could get the S9 messanger,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/rom-pixelish-s9-rom-custom-snapdragon-s8-t3766891
Everything worked for a few months, including system updates. But as of roughly two months ago I am unable to install any system updates, they always fail. The rest of the phone works fine, its just the updates.
I have tried to use Smart Switch to install the update through my PC, but the process would freeze after downloading the update. The same happened when I tried emergency software recovery through Smart Switch.
I also tried using Verizon's software update utility to both update and recover the phone, but the program would freeze just like Smart Switch.
I have also tried flashing both stock firmware and re-flashing the ROM to the phone with no success. I have tried flashing with the following 4 versions of Odin:
- Odin3-v3.12-PrinceComsy-
- Modded Odin v3.13.1 Raymonf
- Odin3 v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD
- Odin3_v3.12.3
No matter what version I tried, Odin would either outright fail or freeze at either "SetupConnection" or "Intializing". I tried plugging my phone into both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports. I was very careful to get the correct stock firmware for my phone. I downloaded the stock firmware from both sammobile.com and samsung-firmware.org
I also tried simply restting the phone to factory setting both from inside Android and from Recovery Mode.
Does anybody have any clue what might be causing this and what I can do to fix it?
I really dont want to be stuck with a phone that can't get updates.