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phone seems bricked

hi my mate has and s4 9505 and he wiped the hole phone like a noob and it wont enter recovery and in odin nothing will flash tried pit file and also stockrom it either gets stuck on setting up connection or stuck on pit mapping part tried adb devices command but its not picking up the devices the drivers will be on his comp as he has all ready flashed things via odin before on the s4 any ideas people cheers

strikerdj2011 said:
hi my mate has and s4 9505 and he wiped the hole phone like a noob and it wont enter recovery and in odin nothing will flash tried pit file and also stockrom it either gets stuck on setting up connection or stuck on pit mapping part tried adb devices command but its not picking up the devices the drivers will be on his comp as he has all ready flashed things via odin before on the s4 any ideas people cheers
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Try that:
You can use this software to repair Your dead Samsung i9505 and similar (m919, i337, L720 etc)
Note, You need to install QHUSB Qualcomm drivers first.
After flashing with this software, You need to flash phone with official firmware and PIT file, otherwise phone will be dead again, and You'll need to repeat the process.
If You get errors reported by this software (command prompt window), You'll have to replace the eMMC chip first.​
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Warning ..I never tried that..
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Please report back if that worked for you.
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ausdim said:
Try that:
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Please report back if that worked for you.
Thank's
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thanks will try this

I'm in this exact same position. Can you please post back with your results as to how it goes.
Thanks
EDIT - I simply changed USB ports and it worked fine!

oblique1 said:
I'm in this exact same position. Can you please post back with your results as to how it goes.
Thanks
EDIT - I simply changed USB ports and it worked fine!
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no such luck for us and that the other thing didnt work either :/

Did you install the drivers for the phone?
Did u put phone in download mode and flash with odin?
If so, trying closing all kies process, changing usb port and run odin with admin. Flash pit file and stock firmware.

lzk123 said:
Did you install the drivers for the phone?
Did u put phone in download mode and flash with odin?
If so, trying closing all kies process, changing usb port and run odin with admin. Flash pit file and stock firmware.
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yea drivers are installed and yea vol down power and home in to download mode we uninstalled kies and installed drivers on own same thing then we re installed kies and same thing tried the 4 usb ports on him comp and when a flash pit or stock rom odin doesn't go past setting up connection
ran the adb command adb devices and it just doesn't seem to be picking up his device

strikerdj2011 said:
yea drivers are installed and yea vol down power and home in to download mode we uninstalled kies and installed drivers on own same thing then we re installed kies and same thing tried the 4 usb ports on him comp and when a flash pit or stock rom odin doesn't go past setting up connection
ran the adb command adb devices and it just doesn't seem to be picking up his device
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Did u restart the com after reinstalling kies? Try restart computer now and flash.

yea every time a install something and uninstall some thing allways reboot the comp

strikerdj2011 said:
yea every time a install something and uninstall some thing allways reboot the comp
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What error shows up when u flash stock rom and pit again?

it just stays on setting up connection on odin thats it doesn't go any more past that point

strikerdj2011 said:
it just stays on setting up connection on odin thats it doesn't go any more past that point
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What odin version are u using? Are u sure you have properly installed kies or drivers? The latest kies version? Try disabling antivirus and installing latest kies.

tried with odin 1.85 3.04 and 3.07 and yea latest kies i uninstalled antivirus to be on safe side as i no it can conflict with odin and stuff

The problems you are having are purely driver issues. Try flashing the phone on another computer.

robogo1982 said:
The problems you are having are purely driver issues. Try flashing the phone on another computer.
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ok thanks will try it on mine 2 moz cheers

Let us know if it worked

Try a different data cable it worked for me
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

Well I've had some problems too today and there a couple of things you might want to try (I'm sure one of them will fix it):
- Pick a different USB port (preferably one in the back)
- Try a different USB cable (I used one from my Nexus 7, didn't work. Tried with the original S4 cable, worked)
- Uninstall Kies and the Samsung drivers from you control panel -> programs
- Download the Samsung USB Drivers again (google it) (do not install them yet)
- Download and install USB Deview (google it) and delete every driver of Samsung you come across in the list (just right click and click delete)
- Disable your internet access and reboot
- After rebooting install the Samsung Drivers (without an internet connection)
- Plug in your phone after you've installed the drivers and enable USB Debugging
- Reboot
- Enable your internet connection again
- Try to flash again in Odin (it should work now)
If this won't work, I don't know what will. A different USB port, cable, fresh/original drivers (not the ones Windows Update may try to install for you), etc is probably what you'll need to get it working.

thanks for every ones help we installed a fresh copy of windows 7 and installed every thing again and it worked fine defo must of been driver related :laugh:

Cheers now flash away like there's no tomorrow

[Q] Trying to root with stock 4.4

I am trying to root my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (well actually i would like to install a new rom and recovery) , but i am running into a problem.
Odin3 (v1.85) only finds my phone when i am not in the recovery mode (or the sideload to be precise), adb on the other hand is able to to do sideload but the loaded images fail with "Wront footer" and "verification failed".
Some Data:
AP: N9005XXUENA7
CP: N9005XXUENA2
CSC: N9005DTMENA2
Model: SM-N9005
Android: 4.4.2 (Stock, no root)
USB Debugging: On
Reactivation Lock: Off
USB Driver: Kies 3 (also tried the CWM Drivers)

If you have KIES installed it doesn't play nice with Odin, remove KIES or kill all KIES processes and try again.

radicalisto said:
If you have KIES installed it doesn't play nice with Odin, remove KIES or kill all KIES processes and try again.
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Thank you,
i removed Kies and tried again, i still don't get "ID:COM" in Odin.

Sorry I should have said, once you uninstall KIES you remove the USB drivers, you need to install them again. Again, sorry should have said

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radicalisto said:
Sorry I should have said, once you uninstall KIES you remove the USB drivers, you need to install them again. Again, sorry should have said
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No problem,
i actually installed the "SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones" Pack after removing Kies and doing the reboot stuff.
Still don't get the device via odin.
Maybe i will remove all the drivers and try the CWM Driver again.

Try a different USB port - Not sure why it's not showing for you

radicalisto said:
Try a different USB port - Not sure why it's not showing for you
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I tried different Ports (USB 2 and 3), different Cables and different drivers.
Removed Kies3, tripple check that debugging is on and recovery lock is off.
Still, Odin finds the device when it is not in recovery mode (sideload),

Was another user who had the same problem had to use another PC, I'm struggling to think of what may be the cause.

I had also the sane problem. I also tried all ports on my PC but did not work. I installed KIEs on my Laptop and it worked. I could flash the CWM recovery.

KiVi-Wolf said:
I tried different Ports (USB 2 and 3), different Cables and different drivers.
Removed Kies3, tripple check that debugging is on and recovery lock is off.
Still, Odin finds the device when it is not in recovery mode (sideload),
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Put phone in download mode then with Odin NOT running, plug USB cable to phone. Finally ran Odin ( I'm assuming you installed Samsung USB drivers ).
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using xda app-developers app

hey_joe said:
Put phone in download mode then with Odin NOT running, plug USB cable to phone. Finally ran Odin ( I'm assuming you installed Samsung USB drivers ).
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using xda app-developers app
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I did this on a new computer that never saw an Android device before.
Odin does not detect my device despite following this advice and the one before.
I installed Kies, made my device known to the Windows Device Manager, rebooted, connected device while in sideload-mode and waited until detection was finished. The next step was firing up Odin3 v1.85 and my device didn't show up, but i was able to use the adb sideload which failed with "Verification Error" when installing a new recovery or rom.
Could it be that the phone being branded by T-Mobile Germany changed the game even though the model is just plain SM-N9005 ?
Is there another option to root this device or preferably install some other rom without Odin?
Never ran into so much trouble with my Asus eeePad, the Samsung I9000 or the HTC One X.

study esjoys
Well when stupidity strikes you...
I always went into the recovery rom (Vol+ & Power & Home) instead of going with the odin mode (remove battery, power device on with Vol- & Home & Power).
Thanks everyone who tried to help me, but you were no match to my blindness ^^
Maybe this might help someone who utilizes the search function after he or she didn't read the tutorials carefull enough.

KiVi-Wolf said:
Well when stupidity strikes you...
I always went into the recovery rom (Vol+ & Power & Home) instead of going with the odin mode (remove battery, power device on with Vol- & Home & Power).
Thanks everyone who tried to help me, but you were no match to my blindness ^^
Maybe this might help someone who utilizes the search function after he or she didn't read the tutorials carefull enough.
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It's always the simplest things

Samsung S4 At&t SECURE FAIL: KERNEL

I have a S4 I got in a trade, and It has this error when it boots up. I plug a usb cable in, and it does not recognize it in windows in either the yellow triangle or downloading mode. I have enclosed two pictures to show the errors. Is there any hope for my phone or am I out of luck ? I do appreciate your alls help and directing me to the correct place to fix this.
Thanks!
VaRMiT

VaRMiT said:
I have a S4 I got in a trade, and It has this error when it boots up. I plug a usb cable in, and it does not recognize it in windows in either the yellow triangle or downloading mode. I have enclosed two pictures to show the errors. Is there any hope for my phone or am I out of luck ? I do appreciate your alls help and directing me to the correct place to fix this.
Thanks!
VaRMiT
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Looks like whoever had it tried to flash a ROM or something and failed. You'll have to flash the stock firmware in ODIN. I recommend downloading MDL and MK2, because if by chance MDL works then you can get a full custom recovery and not be restricted as to what you can flash. This phone has a locked bootloader so flashing is not as straightforward as other phones.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

DeadlySin9 said:
Looks like whoever had it tried to flash a ROM or something and failed. You'll have to flash the stock firmware in ODIN. I recommend downloading MDL and MK2, because if by chance MDL works then you can get a full custom recovery and not be restricted as to what you can flash. This phone has a locked bootloader so flashing is not as straightforward as other phones.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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What links can you provide that gets me the stock ROM, MDL, and MK2.
And thank you so much for the help.

Definitely try the AMDL image first like DeadlySin9 stated. If it is still on that version, you found a diamond in the rough. You'll want to keep it from updating afterwards if it is on AMDL.
AMDL is available from sammobile.com
MK2 is available from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
I believe you will have to register on that site to download them.

Red_81 said:
Definitely try the AMDL image first like DeadlySin9 stated. If it is still on that version, you found a diamond in the rough. You'll want to keep it from updating afterwards if it is on AMDL.
AMDL is available from sammobile.com
MK2 is available from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
I believe you will have to register on that site to download them.
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My biggest problem is this, It will not reconize the usb when I plug it in the computer. I am a computer tech, I know about usb drivers for samsung. etc...Ive done the volume down, power etc where its in download mode, it doesnt reconize the usb. Is there a way to put this on a micro sd card and install it from there? Or do I have to do it from usb?

I would try downloading the Android SDK. It may give you the drivers you need.
Otherwise, try different cables (OEM is best) and different USB ports. Make sure you download the drivers off of the Samsung website. If there is a bad driver on your machine, ensure you are checking the box to delete the driver file when uninstalling.
Otherwise, there is another program called Heimdall that ignores the windows drivers, but I'm not well versed in that one.

VaRMiT said:
My biggest problem is this, It will not reconize the usb when I plug it in the computer. I am a computer tech, I know about usb drivers for samsung. etc...Ive done the volume down, power etc where its in download mode, it doesnt reconize the usb. Is there a way to put this on a micro sd card and install it from there? Or do I have to do it from usb?
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Have youtried installing Samsung Kies into your computer to get the driver?

gorgy76 said:
Have youtried installing Samsung Kies into your computer to get the driver?
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What the biggest problem is, I can go to Device Manager and when I plug it in, It doesnt do anything at all. No indication that a USB device in the USB section. But I havent tried kies, I figured, if a unreconized usb device wasnt in the device manager, theres no sense in going any further. EX: I plug my mouse in, it shows up in device manager somewhere. The S4 doesnt at all.

VaRMiT said:
What the biggest problem is, I can go to Device Manager and when I plug it in, It doesnt do anything at all. No indication that a USB device in the USB section. But I havent tried kies, I figured, if a unreconized usb device wasnt in the device manager, theres no sense in going any further. EX: I plug my mouse in, it shows up in device manager somewhere. The S4 doesnt at all.
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If changing cable and different USB ports hasn't helped, then the USB port on the phone is probably defective and that's an entirely different issue.
EDIT: Also try a different computer if possible.

I know this thread is an old thread but I still wanted to share. I was recently working/ playing with a couple of Samsung Galaxy s4's ( sgh-i337 & sgh-m919). I managed to get the "secure fail: kernal, unauthorized software has been detected by the system" message. These days you hook the device to smartswitch and do an emergency recovery. What I did was hooked the phones up to z3x Samsung Tool Pro in download mode. After selecting the proper device, I clicked the option to read the pit file. After reading the pit file, the device restarted normally with no message. The first time I thought may have been a weird bug but I have replicated it 3 times and the same result each time. This happened after installing or having issues with custom recovery.

Hmm it looks like whoever was trying to install a ROM or custom recovery, forgot to use the Loki exploit.
You can download the MDL firmware from my Google drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZXv9FAcDbfkbFZzh078SSMZ85jbMVPSx/view?usp=drivesdk

Bricked Samsung s4 HELPHELP

Ok so. I bricked my gt-i9505, and i have tried everything to try and fix it. The problems are as follows:
Phone wont turn on
Wont boot to recovery mode
Odin, Kies and pc wont recognize phone
The things i did that got me to a bricked phone are i flashed paranoid android onto the phone and tried to flash gapps full modular, it wasnt working, clockworkmod gave me a status 6 error and so i decided to use mobile odin to flash it as soon as it began the phone crashed and it wont turn on anymore. i am able to go into download mode
I need some help if anyone can help. I dont know what to do.

Sir,
Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum.
Stand by
Until then read/ask in this thread: How to Unbrick Samsung Galaxy S4?
Good luck

mujtabay said:
Ok so. I bricked my gt-i9505, and i have tried everything to try and fix it. The problems are as follows:
Phone wont turn on
Wont boot to recovery mode
Odin, Kies and pc wont recognize phone
The things i did that got me to a bricked phone are i flashed paranoid android onto the phone and tried to flash gapps full modular, it wasnt working, clockworkmod gave me a status 6 error and so i decided to use mobile odin to flash it as soon as it began the phone crashed and it wont turn on anymore. i am able to go into download mode
I need some help if anyone can help. I dont know what to do.
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If the phone won't turn on at all you might be boned.
Odin and all that obviously require you to be able to boot to download mode.
Are you positive the battery is good? Could you find another battery to try?
Does the charging light come on when its plugged in? Are there any signs of life at all?

Skipjacks said:
If the phone won't turn on at all you might be boned.
Odin and all that obviously require you to be able to boot to download mode.
Are you positive the battery is good? Could you find another battery to try?
Does the charging light come on when its plugged in? Are there any signs of life at all?
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I think it does turn on because the phone does continue to heat up but its just a black screen also i can put it into download mode and it stays there without being plugged into charge. I'm not sure about the battery ill have to check that out. ill get back to you.

It sounds like you dont have recovery or a rom installed at all.
To fix that you need odin. If the PC wont recognize the phone that is a problem. Did you try a different USB cord to connect to the PC? They are not all created equal.

Skipjacks said:
It sounds like you dont have recovery or a rom installed at all.
To fix that you need odin. If the PC wont recognize the phone that is a problem. Did you try a different USB cord to connect to the PC? They are not all created equal.
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yes i have used both the original one that came with the phone and the s5 one that my brother has, i have had no luck.
my phone shows up as "msm8960" or mtp usb device also it it device driver software was not successfully installed.
[UPDATE] i have found something similar to odin called JOdin3 that connects to my phone, through this i will try to flash a stock firmware, downloaded from sammobile, and see what happens.

Odin doesn't work without the drivers, and since you had an issue with the drivers that would explain why Odin doesn't work yet JOdin3 does.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Odin doesn't work without the drivers, and since you had an issue with the drivers that would explain why Odin doesn't work yet JOdin3 does.
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I installed the samsung drivers several times and it still wouldn't connect to the pc, i also installed kies and it still wouldn't work, but it was working before i bricked my phone. i have fixed my phone through JOdin3.But thank you everyone for your help.

Will it connect now through Odin or Kies?

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Will it connect now through Odin or Kies?
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No it still wont connect to either but the computer does recognize the phone.

MTP is built into Windows, so the fact the PC detects the phone is a good sign. The entire problem you're having seems to hinge on your PC rejecting the Samsung drivers, which are absolutely required for Odin to function. Those drivers should have no problems installing, and I have successfully installed them on both Windows 7 (x64) and Windows 8.1 machines so I know the installer does work.
There could be many reasons as to the source of your problem, such as a corrupt file or registry entry from when the phone soft-bricked. You want to take a closer look and do some detective work here. Uninstall the drivers if you haven't already done so. Clean out the PC with CCleaner. Even attempt a reinstall of the drivers in the PC's safe mode. Regardless of what you choose to do, if you ever wish to use Odin, you'll need to get this resolved.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
MTP is built into Windows, so the fact the PC detects the phone is a good sign. The entire problem you're having seems to hinge on your PC rejecting the Samsung drivers, which are absolutely required for Odin to function. Those drivers should have no problems installing, and I have successfully installed them on both Windows 7 (x64) and Windows 8.1 machines so I know the installer does work.
There could be many reasons as to the source of your problem, such as a corrupt file or registry entry from when the phone soft-bricked. You want to take a closer look and do some detective work here. Uninstall the drivers if you haven't already done so. Clean out the PC with CCleaner. Even attempt a reinstall of the drivers in the PC's safe mode. Regardless of what you choose to do, if you ever wish to use Odin, you'll need to get this resolved.
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yeah ill definitely try to fix the problem because odin is such a great tool. i have uninstalled and installed the samsung drivers but i'll go search the net and what not to try and find a fix. odin was working before when i flashed the stock rom and changed something to mtp and adb (i think i put in an ussd code or something (*#0808#) and through that i was able to use odin) but because the wifi wasn't working on the stock rom, i flashed a custom rom to fix the wifi problem but was once again greeted with the odin problem.

Odin, always "complete(write) operation failed"!

Whatever i try to do with Odin, installing twrp or cf-autoroot or even a stock firmware, i always get a "complete(write) operation fail".
What could be the problem?
It's a G900F from Poland, branded by the telecom provider "Plus", with a XXU1BOJ1 firmware. CSC is PLS. Reactivation lock off and usb debugging on.

Definitely a G900F? (Does it say G900F in download mode?)
Using a native Windows PC? (Not a mac?)
COM port lights up in ODIN when you connect the phone in download mode?
Using the latest ODIN 3.11.1 ?
Tried a different USB lead / PC ?

Yes me too. .today i trying flash stock firmware 5.0 frm m'sia XME but still not pass just say fail i using odin v3.10.6 window7.
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id com 14 and 15 i dont know what happen.

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Definitely a G900F? (Does it say G900F in download mode?)
Using a native Windows PC? (Not a mac?)
COM port lights up in ODIN when you connect the phone in download mode?
Using the latest ODIN 3.11.1 ?
Tried a different USB lead / PC ?
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Yes, definitely a 900f. I use a Windows PC with Vista, and Odin 3.11.1. The com port in Odin lights up blue when i connect the lead.
The blue progress bar on the S5 display lights up when the upload starts but doesn't reach any further than 2 milimetre, and that's it.
Haven't tried a different pc or lead as i haven't one.
Here a screenshot from Odin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0nxmDOL_TALUUFRTEFGWjNOTW8/view?usp=drivesdk

Apple740 said:
Yes, definitely a 900f. I use a Windows PC with Vista, and Odin 3.11.1. The com port in Odin lights up blue when i connect the lead.
The blue progress bar on the S5 display lights up when the upload starts but doesn't reach any further than 2 milimetre, and that's it.
Haven't tried a different pc or lead as i haven't one.
Here a screenshot from Odin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0nxmDOL_TALUUFRTEFGWjNOTW8/view?usp=drivesdk
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Could try factory resetting the phone first from recovery
I'd definitely try get a hold of another USB lead
Try a different USB port too
And might be worth upgrading to Win 7 at least, COM port lighting up says the driver is working and can see the phone, but Vista is ancient and known for being buggy
I know you say it is definitely a G900F, but does it say that in download mode too? Just because this is the same behaviour that occurs when trying to flash a ROM for the wrong model S5, and a lot of S5s are incorrectly sold as G900Fs, they even say it in Android and on the box and sticker
Download mode can't be changed

Try from another computer. If that also fails, then I could only think of 1 thing. Your Galaxy S5's board is damaged. This happened to me back when I owned a Galaxy S3. When that happened, I did a little research and it turns out that in some cases of Motherboard failure, it will put the board in Read-Only mode, which will render and manual firmware flashing impossible. As it also turn out, the only solution was to replace the motherboard itself.
It could be other things, but if what I mentioned will not help you resolved your problem, a visit to an authorized service center could be your only hope in getting that fixed.

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I know you say it is definitely a G900F, but does it say that in download mode too?
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Yes.
Will try the other tips soon. Thanks.

Apple740 said:
Yes.
Will try the other tips soon. Thanks.
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Good luck

I uploaded some movies and other files from pc to S5 to see if file transfer is okay and there seems nothing wrong. Superfast and no errors or something.
If the lead or something else is faulty then the file transfers i did would give problems or not?

This is how the screen on the S5 looks like when i try to use it with Odin. The blue progress bar doesn't go any further than this.

Apple740 said:
This is how the screen on the S5 looks like when i try to use it with Odin. The blue progress bar doesn't go any further than this.
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Looks like you have ruled out just about everything other than Vista being the issue
I know members trying with XP have had problems using ODIN too

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Looks like you have ruled out just about everything other than Vista being the issue
I know members trying with XP have had problems using ODIN too
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Is Windows 10 any good with Odin?

Apple740 said:
Is Windows 10 any good with Odin?
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Working perfectly for me

Solved.
At first i tried a Windows 7 copy but that didn't help either.
Then i looked at the back of my pc and noticed 2 different sets of USB ports, 2.0 and 3.0.
The lead was in a 3.0 port. Switched it to a 2.0 port and now it works.

Apple740 said:
Solved.
At first i tried a Windows 7 copy but that didn't help either.
Then i looked at the back of my pc and noticed 2 different sets of USB ports, 2.0 and 3.0.
The lead was in a 3.0 port. Switched it to a 2.0 port and now it works.
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Pleased you fixed it, but I had suggested
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Could try factory resetting the phone first from recovery
I'd definitely try get a hold of another USB lead
Try a different USB port too
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I did try a different usb port but i sticked it right next to the 3.0 port, which was a 3.0 too.
I didn't realize that i have 2 different sets of usb ports.