[Help]Samsung Galaxy S5 softbrick :( - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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

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[Q] cant root i9505 4.4.2

Hello everyone,
I apologise if, it probably is, my post is in the wrong place. I am very new to forums and cant seem to find excactly what I'm looking for in this sea of information. I have been trying for over a week now to root my Galaxy S4 which is running 4.4.2 I have followed many tutorials but none seem to work. My latest folly, with ODIN 3.09, is fruitless. Before I go any further I'm wondering if it can be rooted in the first place. My main reason for rooting, as this ROM is quite nice, is to rid the phone of a ton of bloatware and try to improve the battery life, not to mention use superior apps. I'm a novice at this stuff but wouldn't bother others if I could manage it myself. Could some kind soul give me advice on where I'm going wrong, if indeed it is able to be rooted. Also, point me in the correct direction of an appropriate thread if this one is wrong?
Many thanks in advance
Here are the details of my phone (UK version)
GT-i9505
4.4.2
Baseband version - I9505VJUFNB2
Kernel version - 3.4.0-718801
Build number - KOT49H.I9505VJUFNB2
When I'm using ODIN 3.09 I do not get the COM port light up the appropriate colour (yellow I believe) but I do get the "ADDED" text.
Can someone point me in the right direction please? I will be extremely grateful, thank you.
I also have this information on the download screen of my phone, some of which I haven't seen referenced elsewhere, which makes me think it can't be done on this phone or I have missed somnething about the root process.......
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: Ox0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
Many thanks in advance
Craig
1. Your phone have to be in DOWNLOAD MODE for flash through ODIN.
2. You can try to install the latest drivers for ur phone: HERE
Joku1981 said:
1. Your phone have to be in DOWNLOAD MODE for flash through ODIN.
2. You can try to install the latest drivers for ur phone: HERE
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thanks for the reply. my phone is/was in download mode, the last part of my post describes that and what is displayed (on the top left) of the screen and as far as I'm aware (Kies3 installed, Dev mode activated & debugging on) all appropriate drivers are installed.
goodboybond said:
thanks for the reply. my phone is/was in download mode, the last part of my post describes that and what is displayed (on the top left) of the screen and as far as I'm aware (Kies3 installed, Dev mode activated & debugging on) all appropriate drivers are installed.
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You dont attach any pic of ODIN showing the errors... and what u are using for root ur phone? The unique that works is CF-Auto-root and this will void ur warranty
Joku1981 said:
You dont attach any pic of ODIN showing the errors... and what u are using for root ur phone? The unique that works is CF-Auto-root and this will void ur warranty
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I'll post a screenshot when I next get a chance. the phone is out of warranty now.
Success :victory: !!! After uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers from the link you kindly posted it worked. I now have a rooted S4 i9505 4.4.2 Thank You! :good:
Since then I have been trying to educate myself on the ways of the force. My main reason for rooting the phone was to remove the many apps on the phone I had no desire to use. However, it seems I have opened up a large can of worms and may have bitten off more than I can chew I'm currently trying to work out how to flash the appropriate recovery image on to my phone because it is not supported by Rom Manager All the links to the relevant information I am reading are dated way back to last year and beyond so I am unsure whether I am following the correct procedures. I have used Titanium Back Up to back up all system & user apps successfully. Now I just need to know, definitively, how to install a Rom Manager compatible recovery image for my phone, which is a lot lot harder it seems . If you or anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful :fingers-crossed:
So, I managed to install CWM and I carried out (what I thought was) a back up. I then followed a couple of videos on YouTube on how to install a custom rom, I found this...(sorry I can't post links yet as I'm a newbie) I9505_-_Official_Google_Edition_4.4.2_by_Jamal2367_Final-R1.2 and upon trying to install it I am now stuck in recovery. I've read so damn much about all this in the last few days my brain is fried and I don't know where the hell to go next. I'll attach of a few pics I've taken of the screen in the hope that helps to identify what ****-up I've made. I pray someone can help me with this please :fingers-crossed:
managed to sort it myself with a lot of pain. there was me thinking these forums would help. Yeah. Cya

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.

soft-bricked galaxy s5 g900f

My s5 g900f recently started having this weird battery issue where the battery would go from 100% - 0 in under an hour, But before I got to replace the battery I jus woke up one morning n the phone was off, tried putting it on after recharging but all it did was continuously show the Samsung logo and reboot. Got a new battery but no change, plus I only seem to have access to download mode.
Is it rooted? Custom ROM/kernel?
Or is it totally stock.
It was totally stock,hadn't even rooted it yet
Install a battery monitoring app, see if its an app or system process draining it
Clear all caches in recovery
Flash a stock ROM from sammobile .com and factory reset
*Detection* said:
Install a battery monitoring app, see if its an app or system process draining it
Clear all caches in recovery
Flash a stock ROM from sammobile .com and factory reset
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That's just it, I can't get past the galaxy s5 logo... As soon as it shows that it reboots and shows the logo over and over again. plus I can't access recovery, am only able to access download mode.
Sleekkite said:
That's just it, I can't get past the galaxy s5 logo... As soon as it shows that it reboots and shows the logo over and over again. plus I can't access recovery, am only able to access download mode.
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You flash stock ROMs from download mode using ODIN
Instructions under the download on sammobiles site
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You flash stock ROMs from download mode using ODIN
Instructions under the download on sammobiles site
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Okay bro let me give it a go ,am i tied to the specific rom for my region or can i just pick which ever ,because i am unawear of the phones original region ,i dint get it from any mobile service provide and am certain every time i did a factory reset id it would boot with the default language as french then id have to set it back to english.
Sleekkite said:
Okay bro let me give it a go ,am i tied to the specific rom for my region or can i just pick which ever ,because i am unawear of the phones original region ,i dint get it from any mobile service provide and am certain every time i did a factory reset id it would boot with the default language as french then id have to set it back to english.
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Pick whichever region you like, just match the model S5 you own to the firmware (eg: G900F)
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Pick whichever region you like, just match the model S5 you own to the firmware (eg: G900F)
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went ahead and flashed a rom from sammobile.com like you suggested and it all went fine,...even got a pass at the end of it all. But it dint get fixed ,just got a recovery booting in blue when it rebooted same samsang s5 logo then it was the boot loop all over again.... any more details you think i could give that would give you a clue on what else i could try??
Sleekkite said:
went ahead and flashed a rom from sammobile.com like you suggested and it all went fine,...even got a pass at the end of it all. But it dint get fixed ,just got a recovery booting in blue when it rebooted same samsang s5 logo then it was the boot loop all over again.... any more details you think i could give that would give you a clue on what else i could try??
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Flash this PIT file at the same time as the stock ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2721101&d=1399024091
Add it to the PIT section in ODIN and the ROM to the AP or PDA section, flash together
*Detection* said:
Flash this PIT file at the same time as the stock ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2721101&d=1399024091
Add it to the PIT section in ODIN and the ROM to the AP or PDA section, flash together
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Flashed the pit file and rom at the same time, slight change... Now I simply get the Samsung logo then the screen goes blank n pressing the power button after it goes blank seems to do nothing unless I take the battery out n put it back in.
Are you 100% sure it is a G900F?
What does download mode say?
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Are you 100% sure it is a G900F?
What does download mode say?
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this is what i have........
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: Samsung official
SYSTEM STATUS: official
REACTIVATION LOCK(KK) : OFF
KNOX WARRANTY VOID :0x1 (4)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLED (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A1, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLED
UDC START
Download Mode on mine (Volume Down & Home & Power) says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900F
etc
etc etc
*Detection* said:
Download Mode on mine (Volume Down & Home & Power) says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900F
etc
etc etc
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Sorry for that,
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900F
CURRENT BINARY : Samsung official
SYSTEM STATUS: official
REACTIVATION LOCK(KK) : OFF
KNOX WARRANTY VOID :0x1 (4)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLED (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A1, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLED
UDC START
Anything yet detection?
I have no idea why it's not working, if it is definitely the G900F, which it seems to be if download mode says so
Make sure you're running ODIN as Admin, using a native PC not a Mac, got the Samsung drivers installed, and running the latest version of ODIN, I think it 3.10.7 or something
Some people report using an older version having worked when the latest failed too, try 3.07 etc
You could also try flashing TWRP 2.8.7.0 with ODIN, and see if you can get into recovery, if you can, try flashing a custom ROM from TWRP
Almost seems too obvious......
But can you get into recovery? If so, have you tried wiping data and cache?.......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
keithross39 said:
Almost seems too obvious......
But can you get into recovery? If so, have you tried wiping data and cache?.......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Sleekkite said:
That's just it, I can't get past the galaxy s5 logo... As soon as it shows that it reboots and shows the logo over and over again. plus I can't access recovery, am only able to access download mode.
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That was my first thought too, but seems to be a deeper problem
He's getting a pass at the end of the odin flash, so we have to assume he's got a functioning OS on the device......unless he's got hold of a faulty firmware and Odin hasn't picked up on it during the flash.....
There are 16gb and 32gb versions of the device......did the OP use the correct pit file?.....
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?
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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.

bricked sm-t580

i have the T580 32GB of a friend here, that does not work at the moment (and maybe never again ) - the problem is that on startup it only gives this message in red letter :
could not do normal boot invalid kernel length
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the only thing i can do is get into download mode - but i fail when i try to install a stock rom via odin - after NAND Write Start!! it times out and gives me a fail.
i already tried a 3 different odin versions and adroid 6.0, 7.0 and 8.01 Stock Rom for SM-T580 but no luck so far.
another problem is my friend does not know what the android version he was on before that hapend - and the tablet has Samsung FRP on.
maybe some of the experts here have an advice what i can try otherwise this tab a is really bricked - furthermore i wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did not try to put twrp or anything else onto the tablet ....
Have you tried flashing TWRP using ODIN? (AP Slot)
i do not know if flashing twrp is a good idea as i do not know if oem unlock is enabled - and as it does not boot up i cannot switch it on in developer options
ilovebytes said:
i do not know if flashing twrp is a good idea as i do not know if oem unlock is enabled - and as it does not boot up i cannot switch it on in developer options
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Wouldn't it simply fail if OEM unlocking was disabled? I don't know honestly. I'd try it if no other solutions come up.
ilovebytes said:
i have the T580 32GB of a friend here, that does not work at the moment (and maybe never again ) - the problem is that on startup it only gives this message in red letter :
the only thing i can do is get into download mode - but i fail when i try to install a stock rom via odin - after NAND Write Start!! it times out and gives me a fail.
i already tried a 3 different odin versions and adroid 6.0, 7.0 and 8.01 Stock Rom for SM-T580 but no luck so far.
another problem is my friend does not know what the android version he was on before that hapend - and the tablet has Samsung FRP on.
maybe some of the experts here have an advice what i can try otherwise this tab a is really bricked - furthermore i wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did not try to put twrp or anything else onto the tablet ....
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I think you are going about it wrong. Instead of booting to download mode, try booting to recovery mode via Home, Vol Up and Power and then selecting Factory Reset. This is always necessary before you can use download to flash a ROM via Odin and it might make using Odin unnecessary.
of course i tried to get into receovery mode but the problem is i can't - when i do home, vol up and power absolutely nothing happens, i only get into download mode
edit: i believe FRP is the Problem this prevents odin from writing the files to the tablet - as it allways times out with :
Complete(Write) operation failed.
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what i do not really understand is why FRP does not let odin flash an original samsung firmware ?
[QUOTE what i do not really understand is why FRP does not let odin flash an original samsung firmware ?[/QUOTE]
This sounds more like a binary issue. I have reason to believe you are what's called an FRP Binary Lock. Recovery is usually inaccessable or re-routed and you cannot "seem" to use Odin3 but in fact you can. This issue you apparently are having sounds oddly like some issues I've had on these devices and is often a result of bad Rooting or invalid firmware being installed. This overloads the binaries and puts the device in a locked mode with symptoms of an inaccessible Recovery a difficult to use Odin3 or a bootloop. Most of the time I hear of a notification somewhere of an FRP lock. If this is the situation you are in here is a link to a page of mine that will give you the files to helpfully solve your issue. Let me know if that works or not.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/custom-binary-blocked-frp-lock-2019-t3979661
Casper Young said:
If this is the situation you are in here is a link to a page of mine that will give you the files to helpfully solve your issue. Let me know if that works or not.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/custom-binary-blocked-frp-lock-2019-t3979661
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it sounds like i am in the same situation and i tried your files but it does not let me download them through odin - i also wrote you a pm maybe you find the time to answer me.
i really wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did never try to flash anything onto the tab, and i really believe him as he absolutely knows nothing about flashing or where to get a firmware and not even how to get into dl mode ....
ilovebytes said:
it sounds like i am in the same situation and i tried your files but it does not let me download them through odin - i also wrote you a pm maybe you find the time to answer me.
i really wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did never try to flash anything onto the tab, and i really believe him as he absolutely knows nothing about flashing or where to get a firmware and not even how to get into dl mode ....
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The situation I was suspecting is a "Custom Binaries are Blocked by FRP Lock" to which you would have seen a notification of it in one of 4 ways. Your situation is somewhat similar because you cannot access Recovey and although Download Mode is accessable it appears useless. Your device is not Bricked. A bricked device is unusable in any way and these days most devices can be restored.
You do seem to be having some difficulties that are usually common with binary issues. You can in fact use Odin3 but how is the question. Usually one can flash in the Stock firmware and that returns the device to normal. When it becomes impossible to flash in stock firmware or anything else it seems, to my experiance has always been a Binary issue. I will provide a link to the 4File Official firmware. And instructions for you to properly use it for your needs.
SM-T580 Official Stock Firmware 4Files
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zvhwUfSRW44V1ZwEsHLRvlh-T0M79ks9
I'll assume you know something about using Odin3. Unzip the file to your desktop. There are 4 files but you'll only use 3 of them. You can use the patched version of Odin3.13B or you can use Odin3.14. Place the files in their respective places. BL, and AP are easy enough to see where they go. Now there is a file labeled CSC and one labeled HOME CSC. You will only use one of them. The CSC file returns your app data to factory settings (it erases everything). The Home CSC file keeps the app data. So it's your choice which one you choose. These are Official Firmware Files so you should be able to flash them in. Should that not work for you my most likely answer would be that your binaries are the issue and that is why you can't as of yet use Odin sucessfully. Does Odin even try to initiate a flash then stalls or does it do nothing altogether?
There are two different Binary files for the SM-T580 that I have. I would suggest using the Binary 4 FRP first. f I recall correctly the Odin3.13B patched version was made for this. Place the file in the AP section and try flashing it. You should get a few gears on the screen turning if it applied, or maybe not. If that fails use the U4 Binary Unlock file. It is only after you flash in the binary files that you can then install the Stock Firmware. It is the overloaded binaries that prevent the use of Odin as you may be experiancing. I am also including the Knox cleaner in case you need to reset it.
SM-T580 Binary files:
Binary 4 FRP Unlock
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iXrZR2E7m6Ai5InAw8u3lzeLhb3ThRo5
U4 Binaries. This is two files. Flash one at a time using the AP section. They are labeled 1rst or 2nd
1. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rX_luP_0W4ygdloIr2Gr9TCSfqFyaTK-
2. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xsw4GVYtNMJhiMXV2cR2jaJvToG_n6Pi
Knox Cleaner: Also flashed in using the AP section of Odin3
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EolYe9auY9jslYSpSgHoon_YB00D2noV
Good Luck and let me know if this helps or not.
lewmur said:
I think you are going about it wrong. Instead of booting to download mode, try booting to recovery mode via Home, Vol Up and Power and then selecting Factory Reset. This is always necessary before you can use download to flash a ROM via Odin and it might make using Odin unnecessary.
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Only if they could get into Recovery they may be able to reset it.
I have never once needed to go to Recovery to do "anything" before using Odin3 to flash.
The only time I've had to go there (repetedly) and reset was when trying to get past FRP Google Account Protection. Sometimes it takes out the page I want to get to and I need to reset it to get to it again. This is "not" always neccesary before flashing a ROM which rewrites the device programing.
sorry for double post
@Casper Young
thanks for your help so far, i am gonna try your suggestions on weekend when i have a bit more spare time - hope i can get the tab running again

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