[S5 SM-G900F] Multiple Fatality: Soft Brick, No Baseband, Encryption Failed - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Custom TW ROM Lollipop Galaxy S5 SM-G900F: multiple high-impact issues
In last 24hrs I managed to get away from several hard issues, so, I thought it might be good idea to share and start separate thread, as I found none to cover all that in the same time. It all started with no baseband - No SIM card error. For the starters no separate ODIN baseband flash turned out to help. One thing leading to another and I managed to soft brick the device. Trying this and that, I was finally struck with: Encryption failed, unable to complete encryption, reset phone to factory settings.
ODIN: reflash Stock: no ROM from SamFirmware for my country and carrier managed to boot up device, although full flash was successful. Turning on 'Nand Erase All' and 'Phone Bootloader Update' haven't helped, either.
ODIN: reflash PIT: no PIT file flashing has solved the problem
TWRP Recovery: Data/factory reset: no go
TWRP Recovery: /data, /system, /cache: no go - but there was this message that /data cannot be mounted and no crypto data can be found.
TWRP Recovery: Flash CyanogenMod: Success! - it is great ROM indeed, but there is no good camera for AOSP, so let's move on.
TWRP Recovery: Flash Custom TW ROM: Struck with looped encryption failed error.
TWRP Recovery: Wipe > Advanced Wipe > Repair or Change File System: /data was somehow, somewhere formatted as f2fs - changed it to ext4. Flash TW ROM, wait couple of minutes: SUCCESS!. (TWRP 3.0.1.0)

Hey there
Hello, i have the same "encryption failed" error on my s5. It has been a paper weight for a month now.
It started a few days after i updated to lollypop. I have never tried to mod the phone in the slightest.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Big problem bootlop clean reinstall: '(note 4 (N910F)

Hi XDA sorry to bother you but I really really really need your help because I am desperate ...
I am French but I speak a little English and I am your community for a long time!
Here I have a note 4 (N910F) and I was officially NK4. I wanted to install a custom rom but I had beug on official NK4, so I decide to make a clean reinstall before putting a custom rom!
The problem is that in order to do I put my note 4 in download mode and I opened odin then I checked auto reboot, re partition, f reset time and nand erase all. I put the PIT, BL, AP, CP and the SCC in the right boxes then I clicked on START and then restarts the mobile was stuck on the samsung logo and waited 15min .. Always blocked after 15 minutes so I extinguishes.
I tried other manipulation: I try to flash the rom 4 files with the pit but check the nand erase all but still stuck on the Samsung logo.
I try to flash the rom 4 file without the pit but still stuck on the Samsung logo.
I installed philz and restore a backup but always the same.
And I try to do a factory reset before installing the official NK4 and always the same.
I also found that when I do a factory reset I have two errors:
the first E: Error mouting / data!
the second E: Error mouting / sdcard / .android_secure!
Voila so I really need your help because no one can solve my problem: '(
Thank you in advance ..
Download new rom from sammobile, use odin and restart everything from scratch! Dont un-check or change Anything in odin, just start when you have chosen right file..!
Try To change file system of data And sdcard, like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56956070
Maybe you can try this: http://www.phonandroid.com/forum/reinstallation-propre-du-note-4-sm-n910f-t110393.html
First I wanted to thank you for your help!
I finally managed to solve my problem!
I spent more than 7 hours on this problem to finally succeed!
I did a nand erase all with odin then directly flash the cfroot without turning it on after nand erase all. Then I was in the recovery then wipe and factory reset wipe Cache and then I restart my phone and it worked!
For without the flash cfroot it did not work!
it was really long to find this a bit weird solution!
Thank you for your help!
For future reference:
Wipe /data from stock recovery after flashing a PIT and ROM.
Flashing a PIT wipes all partitions on the phone, and Odin only flashes /system, leaving /data unformatted. Wiping /data from stock recovery fixes that.

I9506 shows encryption failed, cannot flash rom

Can anyone help unbrick my i9506? It will boot to the Samsung logo but then comes up with the message: “Encryption failed. Unable to complete encryption because of interruption. Perform factory data reset …” etc. I have never encrypted the phone and this came out of the blue, though I did delete cache and dalvik cache under TWRP the day before. The phone will boot into TWRP recovery where I tried doing a factory reset and data wipe but nothing works and all I get is “Unable to mount /data, Unable to mount /cache, Unable to mount storage” in TWRP.
I tried flashing a stock rom with Odin (3.07, 3.09, 3.10, 1.85, different USB ports, official samsung cable, different computers) but that also failed, and fastboot doesn’t work either. Looks like a corrupt partition? Is there any work around to this problem, or failing that, can I flash a stock recovery so I can take this in for repair under warranty?
Did the Odin flash work? If it flashed succesfully, then flash the firmware with a .pit file and check re-partition. That should fix it.
Tired flashing numerous times with Odin but all failed. Tried with .pit file but also failed.
OK, I’m just an old noob, but after three days of searching, downloading and flashing, I am ready to give up. I found a number of references to ‘Encryption failed’ but few answers. The constant mmc_write fail in Downloading when flashing suggests, according to some, a hardware failure with the mmc chip, and Knox also gets a mention as a cause. So it looks like a hardware and Samsung issue, and the only easy fixes reported come from those who get a replacement motherboard under warranty.
But I can still boot into twrp recovery, which suggests a soft brick, and some users experiencing similar issues have revived their phones. My numerous attempts to flash stock rom, stock recovery, CWD etc with Odin failed. In trwp, data and cache will not mount, nor will data mount through adb shell. Looks like a partition issue, though all partitions appear to exist under dev/block/ and flashing the i9506 pit file in Odin does nothing. Tried to wipe data, cache, system etc and do a manual reformat of /data (userdata partition 26 in i9506) through adb but all failed. Tried superwipe (doesn’t work), and while fastboot erase then rom flashing works for some to overcome the dreaded ‘Unable to mount /data failed’, Samsung phones don’t support fastboot. Some users report success through CWD recovery, the main problem solver, and flashing older ICS roms (I’m on 5.01 but also d tried 4.4.2 and 4.3 without success). Twrp crops up as a real suspect for many users – me too - but my attempts to get rid of it and flash either stock recovery or CWD/Philz failed.
So, I’ll try to get a hardware replacement for my phone, but given I’ve tripped Knox when rooting, I don’t fancy my chances. My conclusions, apart from don’t mess with your phone, are avoid Samsung and Knox, and twrp sucks but, hey … who knows?
Follow up. Got it fixed under warranty. They replaced the PCB (motherboard). Looks like I wasted all those hours trying to get it up and running, and it was hardware after all.

[BRICK][TWRP][I9505]/system is 0mb in TWRP

Yesterday I tried to install Imperium LL ROM (latest). It kept giving me errors about being unable to mount /system while installing (with Aroma). In the rom's thread I saw that someone had similar issues and he fixed it by deleting /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.2. I tried renaming it, but it just kept coming back. I the deleted it, rebooted to recovery and tried to install it again. The installer got stuck on formating /system (for about 5 minutes). I rebooted and tried to restore a nandroid backup. It also got stuck on formating /system. In TRWP log I saw 'Failed to mount /system (invalid argument). I went to Wipe->Advanced-> selected system-> Repair or change File System. It shows : Present: Yes; Removable: No; Size: 0MB; Used: 0MB; Free: 0MB; Backup Size: 0MB.
I have full access to recovery and download mode. Is there anything I can do to fix it, or do I have to send it for repair to the shop I bough it in (I have an insurance that covers any damage, even if I caused it)?
I would suggest trying to flash a stock firmware with Odin. Maybe flash it together with a PIT file too.
I flashed Stock, latest Lollipop firmware (without flashing PIT). It seemed to work fine. It did the usual "Optimizing apps" thing, then it rebooted. Right now it seems to be bootlooping. I'm going to try and flash TWRP and see what I can do from there.
EDIT: I flashed recovery and did a factory reset. When rebooting it asked if I want to root and I chose to do so. After about 10 minutes it booted up into the welcome screen (the one where you choose language, wifi etc.). I need to flash the latest modem and bootloader, and then install a ROM.
Thanks @Pwnycorn for help.
If you flash the phone with the latest stock firmware, the phone will be running the latest modem and bootloader.

Rebooting on stock and stuck booting on custom

Hello
I have a Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 SM-T230 that is not booting correctly.
I got it in a non working condition, kept rebooting when turned on.
I reflashed the stock ROM using Odin after installing TWRP but this would results in the tablet getting to the choose your language screen then restarting itself.
I tried the below versions of the stock ROM but they all have the same result:
T230XXU0ANG3_T230SER0ANG2_T230XXU0ANG3_HOME.tar.md 5
T230XXU0ANJ4_T230BTU0ANJ2_T230XXU0ANJ4_HOME.tar.md 5
T230XXU0ANK3_T230BSE0ANK1_T230XXU0ANK3_HOME.tar.md 5
StockRoms-Series_T230(NU)+V1.6.3
The custom ROMs I have tried get stuck on their startup/boot screen.
I have also tried:
Wiping all david, cache, data, system, internal.
Re partitioning using DEGASWIFI_HIDDEN_100M.pit
Using Odin 3.9 and 3.12 with the md5 file in the AP section
TWRP openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-degas and TRWP_2.8.7.0_EUR_VERSION
The custom ROMs cm-v13-degaswifi-kids-unofficial-20170713, ACHERON_ROM_V2.3.5_SM_T230_NU and [KK] [SM-T231/T230/NU] + Android 5.0 Lollipop Material Design
Combinations of reflashing, factory reseting, cache wiping.
Kies recovery but it will not maintain a connection, keeps disconnecting the tablet
Fixing partitions in TWRP
The only thing left to do as far as I am aware is to NAND Erase all but I am not sure if recovering after doing that is feasible.
Update: Tried Nand erasing, then re partitioning and reflashing of stock firmware, no change.
Tried EFS clear and Phone bootloader update.
Now the partitions appear to be broken and re partitioning with the pit file and reflashing does not fix it, cannot mount data or system.
Any suggestions to resolve this issue?
Thank you

Can't install stock ROM on Note 2 GT-N7100

Hi,
Am just a newbie in flashing roms and stuff like that. I have a note 2 GT-N7100 that was running 4.4.2. KitKat. I decicided to root the device and it was successful. Flash TWRP all went well. Then I tried flashing a custom ROM. I read about backups so I made a backup before flashing the ROM ViperOS 7.1.2. Flash Gapps and it was successful. But my Sim was not detected. So I retored backup and was back in 4.4.2. and the sim was detected. Unfortunately for me, my backup was in the internal memory of the phone. I thought the ViperOS was just faulty somehow not to have read my sim. So I tried a Marchmellow custom ROM from a site I can't remember. The phone got stock at Samsung Logo. I waited long time to no avail. Instead of clearing cache n dalvic I included internal memory and data. That was how I lost the back up. It took me to the stock recovery. I wipe data / factory reset. Still got stock at boot loop. I flashed TWRP via odin and it was successful. I flashed the viperOS it works but no Sim. I read through some threads and understood I lost my IMEI. I checked it was unknown. Baseband unknown. Tried a couple of proposed measures but to no avail. I thought the best thing was to go back to stock.
When I flash the stock, with odin it fail. I don't want to believe it can be cable or port issues since I flash TWRP successful. I tried flashfire. The flash completes bit it says "failed to mount cache. Invalid argument. Read that I have to mount and clear cache. Did all that with no success. For 5 days now. I really need help. Don't know what to do. Pls help me.
Thanks.
Am sorry for writing too much

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