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SM-G928W8 Canadian(BOUGHT FROM WIND MOBILE) Stock Firmware Needed

Hello,
My story is pretty much the same as other people here. 2 weeks ago I rooted my S6 edge + and everything was fine, the device was working I downloaded lots of apps that needed special root permission done a lot of ad blocking---- Long story short the root was successful with ODIN and everything was working fine, I didn't mess around with other parts of the OS tho. So today I was checking my snap chat when all the sudden my phone started lagging, it does that every once a while, it used to happen on my note 3 too its just Samsung bug. Anyways it was lagging so I decided to press the restart button, I put the phone on my desk and continued to finish my work on my laptop about half an hour later I checked my phone for snap chats, but i realised that it didn't turn back on. I held the power button and this came up on top left corner.
KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING (this one showed up before every time I booted after my root)
CUSTOM BINARY BLOCKED BY FRP LOCK (this one was new tho, I never seen it before)
Which means Im F***** because Im on a bootloop, and my battery could die anytime...
So I've done a little researching and I came up with the conclusion that I can use ODIN to put Official stock firmware back on my phone, but as I think everyone knows. I don't think there is Official stock firmware for G928W8. Which is weird, its the only firmware left out by who ever creates or extracts official firmware off Samsung phones. I also tried using smart switch but the device is apparently is not supported, although ODIN recognises it. I tried re rooting, on my phone it said Custom Binary(BOOT) blocked y FRP Lock. So basically I paid $1,150.00 and my phone bricked itself after 2 weeks. No stock firmware for G928W8, and no luck with Smart Switch. I don't have any other phone to use while an original stock firmware gets released by XDA. I looked pretty much everywhere there is no G928W8 Stock Firmware. So any ideas I really need to make some calls?
Thanks,
Artin P

Bro. I had the same problem couple of days ago but I managed to restore my phone like you mentioned by flashing the Original firmware via Odin and I remember seeing your version as well at Sammobile.com check it out you might want to subscribe to their cheapest subscription which is about $8 for a 14day subscription but the download time will be worth it trust me.

S4 half-dead

Hello everyone,
I have a friend who uses a S4. He was on marshmallow 6.0.1 twrp3.0.2.0. Suddenly the phone turns off, and wont boot anymore to android.
We tried to wipe data+cache+system+dalvik, and install MM 6.0.1 again and install stock 4.4.4 and 5.0.1. All led to fail.
Is it a pit file case or a broken bootloader ? Or it might be some sort of hardware issue ? Thank you.

Could be hardware.

What is the Odin error message when trying to flash stock roms?

It might be a hardware.
No error occurs in odin. It flashes and passes !!

But when i try to boot, the phone always gets stuck on SAMSUNG.

Yeah, you're not doing anything wrong, probably a hardware issue

Samofr said:
But when i try to boot, the phone always gets stuck on SAMSUNG.
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It's probably the GPU.
Recovery and download mode don't need the GPU to function, so that's why they work.
But android does need it, so that why it doesn't work.

I took the phone to a mobile shop today.. The guy told me that overheating caused this.
Very bad news

But this is so weird.. We all know that the s3 at previous versions of android OS used to boil on moderate~heavy usage and i'm still on my s3 since 2012, and it still didnt show any kind of hardware-related problems... But anw i think i should stick to a safe side and start backing up my important stuff online

Samofr said:
I took the phone to a mobile shop today.. The guy told me that overheating caused this.
Very bad news
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Sorry about your phone mate..

Gets stuck and restarts bootlooping

So a few weeks ago I posted this Thread, where I described, that I had this problem, where my phone just gets stuck suddenly and wont do nothing, but bootlooping. I downloaded a stock rom and flashed it via Odin, but it still wouldn't boot, so I put it aside, cause I couldnt handle it while having examns.
Yesterday I went ahead and charged it and gave it a shot and it started. First things first, I activated USB-Debugging and OEM-Unlock.
Now to my question. In the other post I mentioned, that OEM wasnt unlocked, but now it is.
If the problem still occurs, do I have another possibility now with OEM unlocked, which I could try to solve the problem of having bootloops all the damn time? (At the end it wouldnt start at all, only bootlooping)
I really think this is a hardware defect, but maybe there is still the possibility, that it might be another kind of software problem, which could be solved?
Thank you guys in advance!
Hayalamm

I had the same problem, so i rooted my phone and installed a custom rom. Still had the problem of phone suddenly freezing and looping, also froze on the boot samsung logo. I took it to a shop and they said motherboard problem. Since the repair cost was too much, i went and bought a used s7 edge instead, i still have the old somewhere in the store room.

fahad_sikder said:
I had the same problem, so i rooted my phone and installed a custom rom. Still had the problem of phone suddenly freezing and looping, also froze on the boot samsung logo. I took it to a shop and they said motherboard problem. Since the repair cost was too much, i went and bought a used s7 edge instead, i still have the old somewhere in the store room.
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Basically, I'll never buy a Samsung again, until there are no such problems anymore... Never had such a problem with oneplus or huawei..

Magisk Error

Hello, this is my first post on here, but I have always been such a big fan of all the work that you guys do. I mean, this is just a phenomenal resource. I have recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950U) through the PartCyborgRom method, and it actually went very well with me. I got into a bit of a problem when my root was easily recognized and I couldn't do things, like get into my Snapchat. I saw everyone ranting and raving about how Magisk had a built in feature to hide the root from apps. I then download the Magisk apk and it prompts me to flash it on my phone. If it meant I could keep my streak going with my girlfriend, I figured "Why the Hell not?" So I try to flash it, and it doesn't work the first time. The second time, it goes right through with no problem. When I got the option to reboot, I took it, and instead of getting a new bootloader, I am prompted with the message from Samsung that says "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support. Please note that repair/return for this issue may have additional cost." Now I'm left with what appears to be some soft bricked phone. I have tried flashing the stock firmware, even on Comsy, but all to no avail. I am just trying to figure out how to get this phone back in operation, since I am in the military and it is paramount that I am able to communicate with my Marines again.

jrlong97 said:
Hello, this is my first post on here, but I have always been such a big fan of all the work that you guys do. I mean, this is just a phenomenal resource. I have recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950U) through the PartCyborgRom method, and it actually went very well with me. I got into a bit of a problem when my root was easily recognized and I couldn't do things, like get into my Snapchat. I saw everyone ranting and raving about how Magisk had a built in feature to hide the root from apps. I then download the Magisk apk and it prompts me to flash it on my phone. If it meant I could keep my streak going with my girlfriend, I figured "Why the Hell not?" So I try to flash it, and it doesn't work the first time. The second time, it goes right through with no problem. When I got the option to reboot, I took it, and instead of getting a new bootloader, I am prompted with the message from Samsung that says "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support. Please note that repair/return for this issue may have additional cost." Now I'm left with what appears to be some soft bricked phone. I have tried flashing the stock firmware, even on Comsy, but all to no avail. I am just trying to figure out how to get this phone back in operation, since I am in the military and it is paramount that I am able to communicate with my Marines again.
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Okay, so here is the update: I went to the Sprint store, and they can't do ****. I went to every resource I could find, and they all give me the same advice. Get Samsung to fix it. I really don't want to concede defeat though, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

By the sounds of it it is a soft brick been in a simular situation have you tried putting it into download mode and reflashed the first ever firmware that came with it

Madnedroj said:
By the sounds of it it is a soft brick been in a simular situation have you tried putting it into download mode and reflashed the first ever firmware that came with it
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I did. I'm not sure what they did, but I took it to Cell Phone Repair (so if they mess it up further, they pay for it), and they fixed it. They put it on T-Mobile's network though, and so I am dealing with that now.

jrlong97 said:
I did. I'm not sure what they did, but I took it to Cell Phone Repair (so if they mess it up further, they pay for it), and they fixed it. They put it on T-Mobile's network though, and so I am dealing with that now.
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You should take it back to them and explain that they have locked it to T-mobile and they shpuld unlock it for free

Madnedroj said:
You should take it back to them and explain that they have locked it to T-mobile and they shpuld unlock it for free
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Already been having it worked on. For some reason, they are having trouble with it.

Samsung S8+ Stuck in the boot loop, I think

Hi guys and gals
I am probably duplicating a thread for which I apologise in advance, but I have no clue for what key words I should be using to search for to find an existing answer, assuming there is one!?
I have the s8+ (SM-G955f) purchased in the UK via Vodafeon.
The battery died some weeks ago and I've had no money to be able to buy a replacement until now. I did try to use it now and again, but it last no more than a minute, but what did seem to happen is what is referred to as the boot loop saga.
I have followed other threads for instructions and downloaded Odin v.3.13 along with the varoius files (BL,AP,CP,CSC) from a zip file (G955FXXU9DTF1_G955FOVF9DTF1_VOD.zip) I was doing this late last night and do no remember which website I got it from, it took sooo long to download.
I am now at the point where I have connected the phone via USB and I have run the program and the status went to green, said 'pass' and the phone rebooted, however it is back to the Samsung welcome screen and sometimes keeps rebooting, other times, just stays there.
Where do I go from here? would it be that I have used the wrong firmware? I have never done this stuff before and have no clue, but am desperate to have a working phone as I have no money to replace it
Any advice, very welcome

If the battery went bad why flash firmware. Replace the battery

TheMadScientist said:
If the battery went bad why flash firmware. Replace the battery
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I guess the issue was when the battery had issues, it would last maybe a minute or 2 before shutting down and then having to wait a full day before trying again. I did this for about a week as needed to get phone numbers from the phone along with some other info.
On the last occassion the phone turned on before the battery finally gave up, it seemed to go into the bootloop.
So now, I have tried various versions of Firmware via Frija and using Odin 3.13 to instal, but the phone doesn't seem to want to accept it.
The phone was originally purchase via Vodafone in the UK. I have tried VOD and BTU.
I am now in Asutralia, so have also tried TEL and VAU as have had sims from them also.. if that makes a difference?
I cannot get into the recovery mode at the moment, no clue why, just the download screen. The last time it went into recovery it kept mentioning about ATT which I don't understand as the phone has never had an AT&T connection which I think is in the USA and the phone has not been there..
Does anyone have any other suggestions? Would it be crazy to try and instal a custom OS and then revert back, or does the phone always remember the original firmware? I hope this all makes sense as this is all new to me..
Thanks in advance.