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[Q] Odin Error

i used the exe og legija to recover my i9505 so i can boot in download mode but
when i install an official firmware with pit thru odin after the flash is pass success the i9505 is dead again ...
any idea?? In the phone when start flashing is appear 3 lines in red saying:
START [240,1440]
BAR [240,1440]
END [240,1440]
any help plz thx

You are in the wrong forum. This one is for the S4 Active and its European counterpart. Sounds like you have a regular S4 as we cannot yet flash ROMs on our S4 Active phones.

No , you're in the wrong forum dude
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium HD app

Miami_Son said:
You are in the wrong forum. This one is for the S4 Active and its European counterpart. Sounds like you have a regular S4 as we cannot yet flash ROMs on our S4 Active phones.
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I'm pretty sure this is the regular S4 section
Sent from my Googley Sammy Jellybean

tatperson said:
I'm pretty sure this is the regular S4 section
Sent from my Googley Sammy Jellybean
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It is, now that a mod moved the thread.

yes is an european s4 i9505
yes i am from spain this s4 i9505 is european version, from vodafone, in odin when i start download mode it says wrie protection enable and when flashing it sen the messages i say above. i use the pit and the stock fw, in odin it says it pass and all succesfull but when i try to power the phone it dont boot, and goes in qualcom mode. also when i enter in download mode at star says phone coud not do normal bot in red, like that:
could not do normal boot
odin mode
product name : i9505
Current binary sumsung oficial
System status: Custom
CSB-OEM_CONFIG _FILES_SYS: 0x30
write protection : enable

We need to know exactly what you've done to the phone in the order you've done it - firmware which was originally on the phone, any OTA updates, exactly what you flashed/in what order, what happened to the phone that made you need to Odin flash it.
Little details will be important so far as getting your phone up & running as soon as possible goes, I.E the less details you give the longer it's going to take for that to happen

MistahBungle said:
We need to know exactly what you've done to the phone in the order you've done it - firmware which was originally on the phone, any OTA updates, exactly what you flashed/in what order, what happened to the phone that made you need to Odin flash it.
Little details will be important so far as getting your phone up & running as soon as possible goes, I.E the less details you give the longer it's going to take for that to happen
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hi, is a friend phone, he flashes with odin to install 4.3 custom(i don't know what custom he use) it fails and he brick the phone, can't no enter in recovery and can't enter in download mode, also the phone no power on, when he let me the phone for repair. Know i can enter in download mode.
First of all i try to flash a new rom custom but it says no pit partition. Then i download from sammobile a stock rom of vodafone and the pit file for the S4 i9505, i flash it with pit and the stock official rom of the terminal (re-partition mark,f.reset time mark, and autoreebot mark). Odin end and say pass. but when i try to power on the phone go again into a brick (phone, can't no enter in recovery and can't enter in download mode, also the phone no power on). i use odin 3.07 , 3.09 and 1.85 i got this versions and i try some configurations like unmark re-partition,and unmark autoreboot with the same problem. (He turn un qualcome mode). i also try to install a new recovery and the same syntoms. also when i flash any thing the phone goes to the same status all ok but no power on, no recovery and no download mode.

any ideas???

Can flash firmware but cannot access Recovery

I'm new here so please bear with me. I've been reading up on these forums and other places all over the internet. Currently, I'm not sure what the problem is with my device. I can boot into download mode but never in recovery.
First off, I got this phone from someone else and it was bricked when I got it. I've tried flashing and I've got the "Fused 3: Binary 2" when trying to flash different stock files. If I'm correct, this means the last person should have tried to upgrade it to the latest Kitkat firmware. I've been using Odin 3.07, 3.09, and even 1.85 to see if the flash is just bad in one version or the others. However, each version will flash the latest firmware that Sammobile give me just fine (or at least appears so).
I've even tried flashing a pit file (HLTE_USA_VZW_32G.pit) but that really does nothing. If I flash the pit file and then flash the firmware alone 2 time back to back... it will show its attempting to go into recovery ONCE but fail and go into a never ending bootloop. Sometimes after a flash it will even bootloop trying to go into recovery automatically.
I haven't read anyone who has had it happen like this and I'm not sure if I'm in a soft-brick or in a weird hard-brick. Any suggestions?

LeveeWasDry said:
I'm new here so please bear with me. I've been reading up on these forums and other places all over the internet. Currently, I'm not sure what the problem is with my device. I can boot into download mode but never in recovery.
First off, I got this phone from someone else and it was bricked when I got it. I've tried flashing and I've got the "Fused 3: Binary 2" when trying to flash different stock files. If I'm correct, this means the last person should have tried to upgrade it to the latest Kitkat firmware. I've been using Odin 3.07, 3.09, and even 1.85 to see if the flash is just bad in one version or the others. However, each version will flash the latest firmware that Sammobile give me just fine (or at least appears so).
I've even tried flashing a pit file (HLTE_USA_VZW_32G.pit) but that really does nothing. If I flash the pit file and then flash the firmware alone 2 time back to back... it will show its attempting to go into recovery ONCE but fail and go into a never ending bootloop. Sometimes after a flash it will even bootloop trying to go into recovery automatically.
I haven't read anyone who has had it happen like this and I'm not sure if I'm in a soft-brick or in a weird hard-brick. Any suggestions?
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the fact you can get into download modes shows you're not hard brick. Make sure you are downloading the correct firmware, since I don't know what you were running the safest approach would be to download NC4 Firmware, pit file, and use odin 3.10. Now flash the pit file, then flash the firmware in the PDA/PA spot. Restart you phone, on boot up hold home and I believe the down power button to get into recovery, select factory restore, and restart.

Yeah, definitely check which firmware you have. Make sure it's for the N900V. The leaked nc2 came with either missing or broken recovery, so don't odin that. Verify the md5 code after you download both the pit and the tar.md5. I'm pretty sure odin does this, but check just in case.

LeftyGR said:
Yeah, definitely check which firmware you have. Make sure it's for the N900V. The leaked nc2 came with either missing or broken recovery, so don't odin that. Verify the md5 code after you download both the pit and the tar.md5. I'm pretty sure odin does this, but check just in case.
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I'm pretty sure my phone needs N900VVRUCNC4_N900VVZWCNC4_N900VVRUCNC4_HOME.tar because its the only one that successfully flashed in Odin. I have a new theory that may have something to do with it. My phone battery is completely dead so maybe that is a failsafe for recovery mode? I know people say the battery needs to be a certain % charged before doing any flashing. Perhaps its due to the fact it won't boot into recovery proper until the battery is at a certain charge? I sort of think it could be the case.
Since it won't charge due to boot loop... I had to do a bad flash and reproduce the results I got a day ago. I did a bad flash that won't send the device into a bootloop and rather straight into a charge state. I'm going to get the battery to 100% and try a flash with the above firmware again. Perhaps recovery will actually work with the battery at 100%. I will keep update with the results.

Battery is at 100% now but it still will not boot into recovery. I flash the .pit file and then the firmware file stated above. I try different combinations all to no fix. I'm still stuck in a bootloop.
I don't understand really. The phone seems to be soft-bricked obviously... so there is a way to salvage... I just can't seem to get it to work. Any thoughts on what I can try from here?

LeveeWasDry said:
Battery is at 100% now but it still will not boot into recovery. I flash the .pit file and then the firmware file stated above. I try different combinations all to no fix. I'm still stuck in a bootloop.
I don't understand really. The phone seems to be soft-bricked obviously... so there is a way to salvage... I just can't seem to get it to work. Any thoughts on what I can try from here?
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LeveeWasDry said:
Battery is at 100% now but it still will not boot into recovery. I flash the .pit file and then the firmware file stated above. I try different combinations all to no fix. I'm still stuck in a bootloop.
I don't understand really. The phone seems to be soft-bricked obviously... so there is a way to salvage... I just can't seem to get it to work. Any thoughts on what I can try from here?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755970
Have you tried this link ? Contains the working recovery to flash.

mjh68 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755970
Have you tried this link ? Contains the working recovery to flash.
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the link provided above will fix your phone. Follow the steps exactly and you will be good to go.

Since I cannot start my phone, I can't root it under "Steps for Retail Edition" I have to skip straight to step 10 and flashing that files does not work.Unified_KK_Firmware_RE.tar So, am I screwed or what else is there to do?

LeveeWasDry said:
Since I cannot start my phone, I can't root it under "Steps for Retail Edition" I have to skip straight to step 10 and flashing that files does not work.Unified_KK_Firmware_RE.tar So, am I screwed or what else is there to do?
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The Unified_kk is not the full firmware. It's only the radio, recovery, etc.
But to verify from a previous post, you tried the full firmware for nc4?
When you boot to download mode, in the upper left corner there is some info and codes. What are they on your phone?

LeftyGR said:
The Unified_kk is not the full firmware. It's only the radio, recovery, etc.
But to verify from a previous post, you tried the full firmware for nc4?
When you boot to download mode, in the upper left corner there is some info and codes. What are they on your phone?
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Yes. I've tried the full firmware for NC4 and it just bootloops. This is what the download page tells me.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900V
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A3, P1
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
UDC START

LeveeWasDry said:
Yes. I've tried the full firmware for NC4 and it just bootloops. This is what the download page tells me.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900V
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A3, P1
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
UDC START
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Ok. Everything seems right to me. It's definitely not you!
What info did you get from the previous owner? When you bought it did they tell you it was bricked and what they did to brick it?

LeftyGR said:
Ok. Everything seems right to me. It's definitely not you!
What info did you get from the previous owner? When you bought it did they tell you it was bricked and what they did to brick it?
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I was told nothing really. They just told me that it boot looped and it was stuck on the "Firmware Upgrade has Encountered an Issue" screen. It was more so a gamble really. The phone looks impeccable so it seems to be rather new. Maybe the owner had flashed it before and tool the OTA, soft-bricking it... I don't know. I just know that its last flash was 4.4 KK because it wouldn't let me downgrade firmware.

I'm not quite sure what else you could look at doing here. You seem to be doing everything right, but not getting the right results.
The following is an option:
Seems to me that the previous owner did something "unofficial" that caused this. If it was something official, it would've easily been accepted as a replacement via warranty situation. But instead, they got rid of it!
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Actually, there is one more thing you can try. You should never do this because there is too high a risk of bricking if you do something wrong. But you are already pretty bricked, so what else have you got to lose?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2610757
Go check this out, and nand erase all during the odin flash.

HELP PLEASE , on unroot

Hello everyone i have a samsung gt-i9505g running android 5.0.1 already rooted
i want to flash it with the stock firmware but i cant i try with kies but the kies even does not find my phone when i try manually it gives a answer the type of your samsung is no available
i try with ODIN downloaded everything but when the ODIN goes to write files it stops by a message e:\... write protection enabled and it stops
please anyone who can help me i appreciate your help
the reason that i want to un-root is it just keeps rebooting every 5 or 10 minutes and the battery dies very fast
HELP PLEASE .

Rooting wouldn't cause your battery woes so something else must be causing it. Nevertheless, most Odin problems can be resolved by using a different port, using the original cable, and not using a USB hub.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Rooting wouldn't cause your battery woes so something else must be causing it. Nevertheless, most Odin problems can be resolved by using a different port, using the original cable, and not using a USB hub.
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Thank you for your answer , i`m new in the world of android i think i have mess something
i use original samsung original cable i tried on two computers and it is the same thing happening
any idea ???

CiA_cRaCk said:
Thank you for your answer , i`m new in the world of android i think i have mess something
i use original samsung original cable i tried on two computers and it is the same thing happening
any idea ???
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What firmware are you trying to flash? You can probably only flash Lollipop firmware.

Lennyz1988 said:
What firmware are you trying to flash? You can probably only flash Lollipop firmware.
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i was trying to flash the same firmware 5.0.1 downloaded from sammobile.com official but all the messages appears memory write protection

CiA_cRaCk said:
i was trying to flash the same firmware 5.0.1 downloaded from sammobile.com official but all the messages appears memory write protection
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Ignore those messages. Those are normal.
Boot into download mode. What does it say your model is?

Lennyz1988 said:
Ignore those messages. Those are normal.
Boot into download mode. What does it say your model is?
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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
thank you for the answers

CiA_cRaCk said:
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
thank you for the answers
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You have a GT-I9505 and not a GT-I9505G. That's why your flashing fails. You are running a custom GPE rom.
Root has nothing to do with your battery dying fast. It's completely unrelated.
You are running this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557353
Either reflash that rom or download a stock I9505 rom.

[Help]Samsung Galaxy S5 softbrick :(

Posted first on reddit but didn't get to much help there. Someone suggested a debrick image, however i have not found one for the SM-G900P model of the Galaxy S5(I have found the image for other carriers though :crying
"Long story short I got stuck in a bootloop and now want to go back to stock rom for the Sprint Galaxy S5(SM-G900P). However, before this bootloop I believe I forgot to turn usb debugging on so every time I try to flash stock rom in Odin it hangs on setup connection for 10-15mins then says FAILED. I've tried all the Odin fixes(different usb cable, different usb port, different computer, etc.) and still same issue, I did however notice in BLUE: Secure Download:Enable(I never noticed that while flashing the phone before and think it may be the issue). Phone was rooted, on lollipop 5.0, and had TRWP Recovery on it but booting to bootloader takes me to Odin Mode for some strange reason. Please send any help you can my way."
My Odin Mode looks like this(Sorry for no picture):
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900P
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
REACTIVATION LOCK(KK): OFF
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 (4)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T3, R1, A3, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
UDC START
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~Android Logo
~Downloading..
~Do not turn off target!!
If you need any more info about phone please let me know.

MrHundreds said:
Posted first on reddit but didn't get to much help there. Someone suggested a debrick image, however i have not found one for the SM-G900P model of the Galaxy S5(I have found the image for other carriers though :crying
"Long story short I got stuck in a bootloop and now want to go back to stock rom for the Sprint Galaxy S5(SM-G900P). However, before this bootloop I believe I forgot to turn usb debugging on so every time I try to flash stock rom in Odin it hangs on setup connection for 10-15mins then says FAILED. I've tried all the Odin fixes(different usb cable, different usb port, different computer, etc.) and still same issue, I did however notice in BLUE: Secure Download:Enable(I never noticed that while flashing the phone before and think it may be the issue). Phone was rooted, on lollipop 5.0, and had TRWP Recovery on it but booting to bootloader takes me to Odin Mode for some strange reason. Please send any help you can my way."
My Odin Mode looks like this(Sorry for no picture):
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900P
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
REACTIVATION LOCK(KK): OFF
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 (4)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T3, R1, A3, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
UDC START
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~Android Logo
~Downloading..
~Do not turn off target!!
If you need any more info about phone please let me know.
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Greetings,
Thank you for using XDA Assist. To get you the best available help, I'm going to move this thread to your device's Q&A forum. Good luck!

Hi @MrHundreds......
First of all, USB debugging has absolutely no impact on Odin flashing....
Whether it's enabled or disabled makes no difference.....
Second...
Don't give up on trying to odin flash.....
Perseverance is the name of the game...
Do the usual things....
Make sure antivirus and firewalls are disabled.
Make sure you have the Samsung usb drivers installed.
If you have Kies on your PC/Laptop, disable it in task manager before running Odin.
Run Odin as an administrator.
Only use usb sockets that are directly connected to the PC/Laptop main board.
Try multiple usb cables.....The one that came with the phone should be your primary choice though.
Try different versions of Odin (though the newer versions will have a better chance of working)
Re download the firmware package....just to rule out the possibility of a corrupt file (it does happen)
Try all of the above on different PC's with different OS versions.....it *can* be as simple as that....xp, vista, 7 & 8 all have successful track records....can't vouch for 10 though.
You could (as a last resort) try flashing a pit file with the firmware....this will erase every trace of the previous OS from your device as it flashes the new OS.....normally all odin does is overwrite what is already on the device.....but a word of caution.....If you flash the wrong pit, or the pit flash fails, it will permanently brick the device.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

keithross39 said:
Hi @MrHundreds......
First of all, USB debugging has absolutely no impact on Odin flashing....
Whether it's enabled or disabled makes no difference.....
Second...
Don't give up on trying to odin flash.....
Perseverance is the name of the game...
Do the usual things....
Make sure antivirus and firewalls are disabled.
Make sure you have the Samsung usb drivers installed.
If you have Kies on your PC/Laptop, disable it in task manager before running Odin.
Run Odin as an administrator.
Only use usb sockets that are directly connected to the PC/Laptop main board.
Try multiple usb cables.....The one that came with the phone should be your primary choice though.
Try different versions of Odin (though the newer versions will have a better chance of working)
Re download the firmware package....just to rule out the possibility of a corrupt file (it does happen)
Try all of the above on different PC's with different OS versions.....it *can* be as simple as that....xp, vista, 7 & 8 all have successful track records....can't vouch for 10 though.
You could (as a last resort) try flashing a pit file with the firmware....this will erase every trace of the previous OS from your device as it flashes the new OS.....normally all odin does is overwrite what is already on the device.....but a word of caution.....If you flash the wrong pit, or the pit flash fails, it will permanently brick the device.
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I will continue to try to get Odin to work with the methods you suggested above, but as far as other different OS's go I have a slim selection(Windows 7, Windows 10, Ubuntu Mate and Arch Linux). Also would Heimdall have a better chance of working opposed to Odin? I have tried Heimdall once with a pit I found for my device but it also failed. Looking around XDA I found some programs like skipsoft, go thru the whole process up until it is about to flash and replies with waiting for USB debugging to be enabled. Anyways I appreciate your response to my question and will try your "fixes" and see how that goes.

From everything I have read, Heimdall has less of a success rate than Odin....
I've also read that unless you know exactly how to handle it, it is considerably more complicated than Odin.......as such I've never used it and can't really comment on this method.
My (limited) experience stretches as far as multiple Samsung devices and Odin.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

keithross39 said:
From everything I have read, Heimdall has less of a success rate than Odin....
I've also read that unless you know exactly how to handle it, it is considerably more complicated than Odin.......as such I've never used it and can't really comment on this method.
My (limited) experience stretches as far as multiple Samsung devices and Odin.....
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Okay i was not able to flash stock rom however I did get TWRP Recovery installed on it after the third try, can I somehow use TWRP to get stock rom back on the phone?(I had all important info backup on pc so i have no problem wiping the phone clean)

MrHundreds said:
Okay i was not able to flash stock rom however I did get TWRP Recovery installed on it after the third try, can I somehow use TWRP to get stock rom back on the phone?(I had all important info backup on pc so i have no problem wiping the phone clean)
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You can download a custom, TouchWiz-based ROM and flash it to TWRP.

^agreed.....
You can't flash an official firmware through recovery.....wrong file type....
But custom roms aren't a problem.
As mentioned, some of those custom roms are Samsung Touchwiz based, so you'll have the look and feel of stock, but without the disadvantages.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

keithross39 said:
^agreed.....
You can't flash an official firmware through recovery.....wrong file type....
But custom roms aren't a problem.
As mentioned, some of those custom roms are Samsung Touchwiz based, so you'll have the look and feel of stock, but without the disadvantages.....
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Okay i was able to get Cyanogenmod installed thru twrp with no issue, phone works good but can i get stock rom on device now that it is no longer in a boot loop.

MrHundreds said:
Okay i was able to get Cyanogenmod installed thru twrp with no issue, phone works good but can i get stock rom on device now that it is no longer in a boot loop.
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I've read of a couple of cases on XDA (just recently) where a firmware flash just simply will not (for some reason) 'take'.....it's looking like your device may well have to be added to that list.....
Nobody has been able to work out why a firmware flash is unsuccessful....it just *is*......
My advice would be (for the moment) to stay away from official stock, and to experiment with the various available custom roms until you find one that suits you.....
If you *really* want the stock touchwiz 'look' try one of the stock based custom roms.......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

keithross39 said:
I've read of a couple of cases on XDA (just recently) where a firmware flash just simply will not (for some reason) 'take'.....it's looking like your device may well have to be added to that list.....
Nobody has been able to work out why a firmware flash is unsuccessful....it just *is*......
My advice would be (for the moment) to stay away from official stock, and to experiment with the various available custom roms until you find one that suits you.....
If you *really* want the stock touchwiz 'look' try one of the stock based custom roms.......
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Oh okay, thank you for all your help you have no idea how grateful I am. I'll stick with Cyanogenmod since I have used it before and like it in general. Thank you from help me get from softbrick to a working phone

No problem fella......it was you doing the sweating though.....I just made some suggestions and handed out some info.....
Glad it's sorted though......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

900V stuck in bootloop after FW upgrade

My Father-in-law tried updating the firmware on my wife's SM-G900V and now it's stuck in a boot loop. I am able to get it into download mode and recovery (I've cleaned the cache and factory reset it dozens of times), and I have been able to flash the latest marshmallow and lollipop images using Odin (passes with no issues), but it's still stuck in the boot loop.
When I get home from work tonight my plan is to try some of the "debricking" and or "rooting" guides I've found on this site:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...images-hardbrick-recovery-plan-t3387010/page1
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve.../testers-required-easier-root-method-t3561529
Should one of these do the trick, or will I be wasting my time and should be trying something else? Thanks in advance for your advice/help!

RetroRider said:
My Father-in-law tried updating the firmware on my wife's SM-G900V and now it's stuck in a boot loop. I am able to get it into download mode and recovery (I've cleaned the cache and factory reset it dozens of times), and I have been able to flash the latest marshmallow and lollipop images using Odin (passes with no issues), but it's still stuck in the boot loop.
When I get home from work tonight my plan is to try some of the "debricking" and or "rooting" guides I've found on this site:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...images-hardbrick-recovery-plan-t3387010/page1
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve.../testers-required-easier-root-method-t3561529
Should one of these do the trick, or will I be wasting my time and should be trying something else? Thanks in advance for your advice/help!
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I have not tried the first method so I cannot say if it will work for a stock debrick. If you are going to use that, make sure the phone is on a PB1/PD1 firmware.
The second one is rooting the phone. I have usedthis one with both CIDs and have had no issues. Since the phone wont boot, you might not be able to locate the CID, so please read the following thread before starting:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/help/to-id-cid-15-loading-app-t3756413
UPDATE: Also, Here is a link to a firmware with the pit file:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...rmware-pit-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5-t3757416
You may want to try that first before doing the other ones. Having a pit file during the firmware install sometimes helps to fix it.
Try it, see if it works, if you have any more issues, let me know.
Good Luck!

Thanks for the quick reply!
I updated the pit file and didn't get any errors from Odin. I think the issue I'm stuck with is I don't know what original firmware was on here, so I randomly pick on of the many available ones (like I mentioned previously, I've tried Lollipop and Marshmallow). This time I tried this one:
G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_G900VVRU2BPB1_HOME.tar
The phone actually boots up and I hear the music of it booting up, but the screen doesn't come one. I can still get to recovery and download mode (but I can't see what I'm doing). Is this a matter of just working my way through the list of firmwares until I find the one that works?
Thanks again

RetroRider said:
Thanks for the quick reply!
I updated the pit file and didn't get any errors from Odin. I think the issue I'm stuck with is I don't know what original firmware was on here, so I randomly pick on of the many available ones (like I mentioned previously, I've tried Lollipop and Marshmallow). This time I tried this one:
G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_G900VVRU2BPB1_HOME.tar
The phone actually boots up and I hear the music of it booting up, but the screen doesn't come one. I can still get to recovery and download mode (but I can't see what I'm doing). Is this a matter of just working my way through the list of firmwares until I find the one that works?
Thanks again
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Do you see the "Samsung Galaxy S5" logo when it first boots up? It sounds like the screen went bad.

Fear_The_Fluff said:
Do you see the "Samsung Galaxy S5" logo when it first boots up? It sounds like the screen went bad.
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It depends on which firmware I flash it with.....usually I get the logo as it's in the bootloop. The only change was when I used that PB1 firmware and it actually booted, minus the screen....

RetroRider said:
It depends on which firmware I flash it with.....usually I get the logo as it's in the bootloop. The only change was when I used that PB1 firmware and it actually booted, minus the screen....
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Try going into Download/Odin Mode and (first grab some binoculars LOL!) take a look at the top (small letter) information and (you may want to write it down) see what the device information states there.
It just seems as though you may have a specific variant of the S5 that may have been unlocked and flashed to the one you believe that you have...
... OR you are correct with the Variant but, are trying to flash the wrong Firmware Version (one of the previous releases) and the device is preventing it.
I think that it may be the first assumption but, I could be wrong...
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Fear_The_Fluff said:
Do you see the "Samsung Galaxy S5" logo when it first boots up? It sounds like the screen went bad.
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Ibuprophen said:
Try going into Download/Odin Mode and (first grab some binoculars LOL!) take a look at the top (small letter) information and (you may want to write it down) see what the device information states there.
It just seems as though you may have a specific variant of the S5 that may have been unlocked and flashed to the one you believe that you have...
... OR you are correct with the Variant but, are trying to flash the wrong Firmware Version (one of the previous releases) and the device is preventing it.
I think that it may be the first assumption but, I could be wrong...
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here's what I see when I go into download mode:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900V
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
REACTIVATION LOCK: OFF
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T2, R1, A2, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
UDC START
Is there anything there that tells me what version of firmware I should be using?

RetroRider said:
Is there anything there that tells me what version of firmware I should be using?
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Product name is correct.
I'd flash this one: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850486654
It's the latest firmware with full-wipe.
The first boot should take 12-15 min.
If the phone does not boot within 20 min. it will mean a hardware problem.