Hi Guys,
Not sure if I boogered something up, or if I'm having an actual hardware issue. All my important stuff is backed-up elsewhere, so not worried about whats on the phone right now, just need to get it up and running again.
I have Philz 6.41.6, and CWM 6.0.4.8. I can get into recovery, and I can get into download mode no problem. Phone will connect with Odin, and I can flash apparently flash without issue. Do have an EFS backup as well.
When I restore a known-good cwm backup, or attempt to install a new ROM (been using xXx ROM with no issue prior), the OS will boot up, but the screen will occasionally flicker, or blackout and not come back. Side buttons respond (vibration). It comes back sometimes, but lags quite a bit. I get a constant "No Service", and it never connects. I can press the home button, but the menu/back buttons just flash.
Tried flashing BL and modem via this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52210611 , just to make sure they were good, but no change in behavior.
Read through several topics... Not sure what to try next...
Should I attempt to flash back to stock? Or? I'm comfortable installing, editing, flashing, etc, did it a long time with my old Atrix. Still new to the S5 though, its a bit of a different animal.
I sure would appreciate any suggestions, advice, or instruction.
Thanks All,
Keto
I would definitely try flashing a pure stock ROM thru Odin just to make sure it's not a software issue. Though the issues you describe sound ominous...
Flash stock from sammobile, boot into stock recovery, factory reset
See if it behaves itself after that and go from there
Thanks guys.
I flashed the stock ROM, and did a factory reset. Still misbehaving. I noticed the phone getting pretty darn warm on the back, so, shut it down for a while. When cooled down, it behaves quite well, BUT soon as I load it with anything 'intensive' for a little while, it gets hot. and starts wig'n out again.
Seems like there are some hardware issues, unless you guys have other ideas?
Use KIES and go to Tools > Emergency firmware recovery.
Give it a try
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What I want to do is install a stock non rooted rom, kernel, and recovery. I am not sure how to change recovery to stock either is it like flashing a rom? Please give me some links for these I can't seem to find them, besides the stock kernel I found that.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------The reason I want the above is bellow, if it matters.-----------------------------------------------------
My phone is about 95% broken.
Before, every rom/kernel combination would randomly restart, it was my phone it self I believe.
I went to a stock rooted rom, but then it restarted, and my lock screen worked, yet my home screen was black all i could do was slide my status bar down.
After that i restarted my self and then it got stock forever on the screen where it says Samsung galaxy s4.
The 5% working part is my recovery, for the most part.
I keep having to do a full wipe, not just system wipe otherwise it says error unable to mount preload or i/o or a few other things, I have to system wipe before every rom attempt.
I tried several popular roms such as sacs and triforce and a few other roms and all the kernels also.
The phone will turn on, work for a little normally, then crash again and go into the infinite loading screen where is simply says galaxy s4.
This phone is only 3 months old, so I want to take it back to sprint being completely stock so they give me a new phone.
I need links to files I need, and if i am forgetting to change anything back to stock please let me know. Thank you.
I replied to you in the newbie thread, but to return to complete stock download the latest firmware from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and install it with odin. Do a factory reset before and after install to make sure you have cleared out what ever is causing your problems. After this process you will be completely stock and unrooted. If you are still having problems after this it is probably hardware related.
Hi all....not a noob here, but nowhere near a dev, and I'm perplexed beyond reason here......
My phone was being all glitchy so I did a complete hard reset, flashed stock MDL ROM, flashed upgrade to MF9 (didn't want to wait for OTA), flashed cf autoroot then philz touch recovery and everything and was running great.
Then I went to flash CM10.2 and afterwards and didn't get a reboot, but didn't want to deal with the unrooting issue so I flashed a different kernel first (which I think may have been the problem.) I pulled the battery and attempted to reboot from being off. All hell breaks loose. It won't load no matter how I attempt a boot, (recovery, from "off") so I decided it may be best just to start the process over.
Odin flash back to stock MF9 thinking no biggie, then when I go to boot things get weird. No bootloop, but it takes awhile then boots but no "main screen" I have the status bar on the top, then when I go to shut down I can see the shut down menu, but nothing else. Blank face.
So....I'm totally lost at this point. I've tried stock kernel, stock ROMs, reboots galore, and I have no idea what component of the ROM is missing. I have no clue how to fix it!!!! Can someone more informed than I PLEASE help???
UPDATE - tried flashing crawjr's stock rooted odex - no dice. Still reboots through yellow logo to "blank" homescreen; I can hear touch sounds when I mess with the screen...it's like the ROM is running I just can't see it?
crawjr's ROM fixed after booting into recovery and factory reset. This can be deleted.
Hi All,
I tried searching of a similar topic, but couldn't find it. I'm hoping I did something simple to correct.
I was initially on GoldenEye 24, and everything was running fine. I decided I wanted to update my modem to NC1 so I could run the MapleLeaf rom. I kept trying to use odin to install the modem and it would look like it was working but it didn't. I then decided to install the stock rom and then reinstall a recovery after and so on. So I downloaded the stock rom, I ran odin and got to about 92% and it failed it happened quite a few times as I tried redownloading the rom, and different usb ports, and different versions of Odin, but same result.
So then I decided forget it, I'll just return to GE. Now when I reinstalled GE, I saw that the baseband was in fact NC1. I thought, strange, but cool! But now, my phone seems really borked. Its definitely slower and if the screen turns off and I hit either power button or home, nothing happens. I mean the screen just stays off. If I keep pressing buttons a few times and nothing happens, sometimes the screen will show the lock screen and i'll try and swipe, but its as if it doesn't register the swipe and it'll shut off again. Then I'm stuck with a off screen again.
So I've tried running GE and ML roms again, but after the setup it seems to be the same result with a sluggish phone that wake up.
Sorry for such a long post, but I wanted to give a picture of what I've done and perhaps someone can assist me.
Thanks,
ck
Odin...
cknewdeal said:
Hi All,
I tried searching of a similar topic, but couldn't find it. I'm hoping I did something simple to correct.
I was initially on GoldenEye 24, and everything was running fine. I decided I wanted to update my modem to NC1 so I could run the MapleLeaf rom. I kept trying to use odin to install the modem and it would look like it was working but it didn't. I then decided to install the stock rom and then reinstall a recovery after and so on. So I downloaded the stock rom, I ran odin and got to about 92% and it failed it happened quite a few times as I tried redownloading the rom, and different usb ports, and different versions of Odin, but same result.
So then I decided forget it, I'll just return to GE. Now when I reinstalled GE, I saw that the baseband was in fact NC1. I thought, strange, but cool! But now, my phone seems really borked. Its definitely slower and if the screen turns off and I hit either power button or home, nothing happens. I mean the screen just stays off. If I keep pressing buttons a few times and nothing happens, sometimes the screen will show the lock screen and i'll try and swipe, but its as if it doesn't register the swipe and it'll shut off again. Then I'm stuck with a off screen again.
So I've tried running GE and ML roms again, but after the setup it seems to be the same result with a sluggish phone that wake up.
Sorry for such a long post, but I wanted to give a picture of what I've done and perhaps someone can assist me.
Thanks,
ck
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odin that you are using?
tl;dr phone is in some kind of bootloop, tried flashing stock firmware (successful but can't get past start splash screen), plz halp me
So I was just simply browsing on my phone on reddit is fun app, some Google Chrome sites, and 9gag. So then I saved a gif on 9gag and the phone just gives up on me. It went straight to shut down without any warning whatsoever and proceeded to restart. Thinking that it was just an unusual one time thing, the phone kept rebooting and I started really getting worried. I kept getting the Samsung Galaxy S4 splash screen and after that a black screen and then it vibrated twice and I saw the splash screen again. Didn't even get to see the menu for SafeStrap. After several unsuccessful attempts, I finally accessed SafeStrap after restarting the phone from download mode pressing the volume down button. To make as much precious time as I had, I made a backup (although I checked enable compression which I shouldn't have but I didn't have a lot of space on my SD card) and made an advanced wipe cleaning everything except the SD card. I then proceeded to flash a different custom ROM (GoldenEye if you were wondering) and hoped that it was just a custom ROM error that kept giving bootloops. No such luck. The different ROM didn't even help. So I went back to SafeStrap and made another advanced wipe. At this point, I decided to flash stock firmware via Odin from this link (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642) with NB1 base. I remember having flashed the non-rootable version successfully and restarted the phone after that. Got past the Samsung Galaxy S4 splash screen and went all the way to ATT splash screen but then it crashed right there. After that, I couldn't figure out the problem and I couldn't flash any more stock firmware (at least from that link) via Odin because I kept getting a fail notice. I asked this question on reddit and the responses kept saying that I may have a defective power button but it doesn't stay shut down and instead bootloops. Should I try to find a new GS4, get another phone or try sammobile firmwares next to see if there's any luck? I really need to save this phone as it is super dear to me. I'm at the point where I can cry right now :crying:
If you guys need any pictures or videos, I will be more willing to do so
RawSynergy said:
tl;dr phone is in some kind of bootloop, tried flashing stock firmware (successful but can't get past start splash screen), plz halp me
So I was just simply browsing on my phone on reddit is fun app, some Google Chrome sites, and 9gag. So then I saved a gif on 9gag and the phone just gives up on me. It went straight to shut down without any warning whatsoever and proceeded to restart. Thinking that it was just an unusual one time thing, the phone kept rebooting and I started really getting worried. I kept getting the Samsung Galaxy S4 splash screen and after that a black screen and then it vibrated twice and I saw the splash screen again. Didn't even get to see the menu for SafeStrap. After several unsuccessful attempts, I finally accessed SafeStrap after restarting the phone from download mode pressing the volume down button. To make as much precious time as I had, I made a backup (although I checked enable compression which I shouldn't have but I didn't have a lot of space on my SD card) and made an advanced wipe cleaning everything except the SD card. I then proceeded to flash a different custom ROM (GoldenEye if you were wondering) and hoped that it was just a custom ROM error that kept giving bootloops. No such luck. The different ROM didn't even help. So I went back to SafeStrap and made another advanced wipe. At this point, I decided to flash stock firmware via Odin from this link (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642) with NB1 base. I remember having flashed the non-rootable version successfully and restarted the phone after that. Got past the Samsung Galaxy S4 splash screen and went all the way to ATT splash screen but then it crashed right there. After that, I couldn't figure out the problem and I couldn't flash any more stock firmware (at least from that link) via Odin because I kept getting a fail notice. I asked this question on reddit and the responses kept saying that I may have a defective power button but it doesn't stay shut down and instead bootloops. Should I try to find a new GS4, get another phone or try sammobile firmwares next to see if there's any luck? I really need to save this phone as it is super dear to me. I'm at the point where I can cry right now :crying:
If you guys need any pictures or videos, I will be more willing to do so
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I'd say try redownloading the firmware and make sure your cable is good, try a back USB port, etc. I'd guess the firmware files didn't download properly and so it didn't flash properly. Before you do anything though, try going into stock recovery and wiping everything you can from there.
DeadlySin9 said:
I'd say try redownloading the firmware and make sure your cable is good, try a back USB port, etc. I'd guess the firmware files didn't download properly and so it didn't flash properly. Before you do anything though, try going into stock recovery and wiping everything you can from there.
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Thank you for the reply. As for the firmware, where should I acquire them? The link I posted has only one firmware (NB1) and I cannot access stock recovery AT ALL. When I do, I can see the blue text in the corner "Recovery booting..." and then the phone restarts again. This is really frustrating
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Thank you for the reply. As for the firmware, where should I acquire them? The link I posted has only one firmware (NB1) and I cannot access stock recovery AT ALL. When I do, I can see the blue text in the corner "Recovery booting..." and then the phone restarts again. This is really frustrating
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NB1 is the only one you can get, just try downloading either one again.
DeadlySin9 said:
NB1 is the only one you can get, just try downloading either one again.
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I did twice today and I keep getting the same message in Odin, like setting up a connection and then it fails
RawSynergy said:
I did twice today and I keep getting the same message in Odin, like setting up a connection and then it fails
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When you plug in the phone in Download Mode, does the blue box in Odin light up? If not, reinstall samsung drivers
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Recently bought a new out-of-the box Galaxy S4 I337 from Amazon. Had i known how much trouble it would give me, i would have picked something else. When i first turned the device on, it was almost totally unusable due to lag and random reboots. Software version was 4.4.2. I used Odin to flash a rootable NB1 onto the device. Still had lag and random reboots. Upgraded to lollipop using this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/help/guide-att-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-t3383078 and still have lag and random reboots. Also, the first time i upgraded to lollipop, i installed safestrap not knowing it wouldn't work on lollipop. Obviously, my recovery disappeared. When i figured out what was going on, i did a fresh install of lollipop. I got recovery back, but today when i tried to boot into recovery to wipe the cache, i discovered it had mysteriously stopped working again. If i attempt to boot into recovery, it just skips to the Samsung logo. I didn't install safestrap or any other custom recovery this time.
When i turn the phone on, either it hangs at the AT&T white splash logo and refuses to load at all, or advances to the lock screen. I have disabled animations and every widget i could on the lock screen and yet when i attempt to unlock the phone, it usually freezes. If i repeatedly swipe the phone for thirty seconds or so, it unlocks but it is still frozen and i have to continue swiping to prevent it from locking again. Eventually i'm able to navigate the phone normally, until it randomly reboots or freezes. Sometimes i see an error message that Touchwiz home, Process System, or SystemUI has stopped working or is not responding. This is always accompanied by a freeze. Also, choosing an option in the dialogue that comes up when i press the power button (shut down, reboot, etc) invariably causes the device to soft reboot. Other times a soft reboot happens totally at random, even if i'm not doing anything. Anybody have any idea what's going on or did Amazon just sell me a dud? All of these issues have been happening since before i rooted the device or upgraded it, except for the disappearing recovery mode.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Sounds like a data factory reset is in order. First you need recovery back so I would odin the latest firmware for the phone that can be flashed in odin. If it's still messing up then get Amazon to replace it.
Since you have safe strap though, try booting a TW based rom like Thor ROM or Golden eye ROM. That may fix some things.
StoneyJSG said:
Sounds like a data factory reset is in order. First you need recovery back so I would odin the latest firmware for the phone that can be flashed in odin. If it's still messing up then get Amazon to replace it.
Since you have safe strap though, try booting a TW based rom like Thor ROM or Golden eye ROM. That may fix some things.
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Just wanted to bump this to thank you for your reply. Never got the phone to work but i was able to get it back to stock and return it. I got a refurbished S5 instead.