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[Q] I think I broke my phone... Gt-I9505

Hi everyone.
For years I've been coming here finding answers to problems that I've had. It seems I'm finally special enough to have to make a new thread.
Phone: S4 Gt-I9505
Carrier: Vodafone New Zealand
I rooted my phone with cf-autoroot and CWM on the stock 4.2.2 version of android. I then went looking for ROMs and found the leaked (didn't know it was at the time) 4.3 version from google. I installed that and whoopee! We got along well for the first two days, but I restarted my phone on day three and that's where the problem started.
Upon reboot, my phone powered onto the Samsung splash screen, but went no further. Confused, I did a factory recovery in CWM and it still didn't go. I reinstalled the rom and it went again fine, until reboot when it hung on the splash screen again. I tried various roms and fixes and just made a mess of my phone.
Long story short, I now have TWRP on my phone with the abyss 1.3.1F kernel installed and no ROM. Is there any step by step process that someone could give me on how to proceed with TWRP and which ROM/kernel to install to get me up and running again? Not fussy on which rom but one with no bloatware would be excellent. I would be eternally grateful! :fingers-crossed:
Thanks!

Download the latest version which is I9505XXUBMGA either Odin or CWM from here, if you flash via Recovery you need to wipe data & factory reset, cache partition and dalvik cache before flashing but you can flash via Odin
I prefer to use Philz Touch recovery than TWRP

Crauze said:
Download the latest version which is I9505XXUBMGA either Odin or CWM from here, if you flash via Recovery you need to wipe data & factory reset, cache partition and dalvik cache before flashing but you can flash via Odin
I prefer to use Philz Touch recovery than TWRP
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Thank you Crauze, Will try now.
EDIT: That rom is going to take ages to download. I'll update when it's done in a few hours.

Crauze said:
Download the latest version which is I9505XXUBMGA either Odin or CWM from here, if you flash via Recovery you need to wipe data & factory reset, cache partition and dalvik cache before flashing but you can flash via Odin
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Hi, you have touched on an issue I am trying to understand.
Do you only need to wipe you data and caches when you used custom recovery to flash a ROM but not when you use Odin on a PC?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

The above answer worked perfectly. Thank you!

jcodde said:
Hi, you have touched on an issue I am trying to understand.
Do you only need to wipe you data and caches when you used custom recovery to flash a ROM but not when you use Odin on a PC?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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I haven't flashed a custom ROM via Odin before but boot into Recovery and wipe data & factory reset, cache partition and dalvik cache and power off device and boot into Download Mode and flash via Odin

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Don't use Flashify but Odin on the PC to flash TWRP. That should resolve the missing recovery issue. Otherwise you'll need to flash a stock ROM through Odin and start from scratch.

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MuF123 said:
I tried twrp via odin.
So flash via odin stock rom, twrp, via twrp restore backup (ihave from few days ago)?
Can't I just "factory reset" recovery module (partition, settings, something)?
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just reflash TWRP. No need to reflash stock rom.

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MuF123 said:
Hello,
I've tried to used Flashify app to queue some actions:
-make nandroid backup
-flash rom
-flash gapps
It rebooted to recovery but nothing happened (stays at TWRP recovery start logo). Since then I can not boot TWRP. I've tried to reflash it, flash CWM (works, but cant read anything because F2FS).
/cache/recovery is empty
Where else could some TWRP setting/queued command be stored? I would like to do "wipe of the recovery", but dunno how.
Thanks for any tips
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I have the same problem. It starts some days ago. Did You use AICP rom? Maybe its rom related. I cant fix that problem, flashed TWRP via odin - didnt help, CWM - didnt see cache and data due to F2FS.
Any solution?

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Since none of what people suggested to do worked, flash stock rom
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[Q] S“Unfortunately, Settings has stopped” after upgrading to 5.0

I've been using the 4.4.2 for a while now, mostly because of Xposed compatibility, but i'm thinking about selling my n900 to a friend and i'm afraid that this issue can no longer persist. Everytime after i try an update to a 5.0 rom, even if it's that through the samsung official aplication at my computer, i got this error whenever i try to open settings.
It's very weird because i often do a factory reset after a new rom is installed, clear cache and all those shenanigans, but with no avail. Tried to clear the app cache, clear it's data and nothing.
On 4.4.2. no issue at all even with custom rom and kernel. Any thoughts?

You're flashing the stock ROM from sammobile.com using Odin?

In CWM recovery i format data system cache .
Boot to download mode and flash stock rom via Odin .

audit13 said:
You're flashing the stock ROM from sammobile.com using Odin?
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I tried a stock rom from sammobile.com (worst dl speed ever) and a custom rom.
JJEgan said:
In CWM recovery i format data system cache .
Boot to download mode and flash stock rom via Odin .
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Tried formating data, system cache and everything else. Issue persist in 5.0.

What Odin error are you getting when flashing a stock ROM from sammobile.com? You're using the original Samsung USB cable? Tried other cables and USB ports?

audit13 said:
What Odin error are you getting when flashing a stock ROM from sammobile.com? You're using the original Samsung USB cable? Tried other cables and USB ports?
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No erros. Original samsung cable, tried on the 4 usb 2.0 and 2 usb3.0 on my desktop.

Since you are getting a pass in Odin, are you wiping data and cache right after flashing with Odin and before booting the stock rom for the first time?

audit13 said:
Since you are getting a pass in Odin, are you wiping data and cache right after flashing with Odin and before booting the stock rom for the first time?
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The system reboots right after flashing and goes into the system, but as soon as i am able to boot into recovery, i redo the factory reset and cache.

Tyr flashing again with Odin but uncheck auto reboot. When you get a pass in Odin, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace battery, boot into recovery using button combination, wipe, and reboot.

audit13 said:
Tyr flashing again with Odin but uncheck auto reboot. When you get a pass in Odin, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace battery, boot into recovery using button combination, wipe, and reboot.
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I'll do a nandroid backup and try that now and i'll give an update later this week. I'm downloading this:
PDA N900XXUEBPH2
CSC N900ODDEBPF1

Please Help :(. Bootloop after re-flashing stock rom 6.0.1

Hello,
Please help me out guys
I tried for the 1st time to flash custom recovery TWRP - it worked.
Then, i immediately entered to TWRP and i tried to root my phone installing the supersu.zip. When i rebooted my phone - bootloop
In the end, I reflashed stock rom via ODIN but my phone still gets bootloop at SAMSUNG LOGO(NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE)
PS:If i try to enter stock recovery - first it appears "installing system update", then "no command" and then it enters the stock recovery, but nothing can solve the bootloop problem
please help
1.Why bootloop after rooting with the supersu.zip?Should i use the cfautoroot metod?
2.Why bootloop after reflashing stock rom?Never happened before!!!
Thanks!

What Phone have u got mate?
Sent from my Galaxy J5 using XDA Labs

J500F....
I think i managed to solve this...I was flashing the 1st update package .tar which was released for the J5 last summer
Flashing that - not working NOW, ALTHOUGH it worked a few months ago
Flashing .tar from SAMFIRMWARE - working!
But what about the root problem? Which way is the proper way to root your J500F 6.0.1 without bootloops&stuff
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What Phone have u got mate?
Sent from my Galaxy J5 using XDA Labs
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Nothing works: supersu.zip, cf auto root.zip....
i only get bootloops

After flashing using TWRP you should always clear dalvik cache,
The first boot always take some time, 2-5 min,
Before flashing anything try to do a nandroid backup,
The supersu.zip method worked for me,
There is a detailed thread on xda j5 forum on how to upgrade/downgrade and root your device,
After using Odin to flash a ROM enter recovery and wipe data then wipe cache
Sent from my SM-J500H using XDA Labs

Update:
1. It seems it ONLY works to flash 6.0.1 AFTER flashing 5.1.1.(so i have to always repeat this double procedure)
Reflashing 6.0.1 over 6.0.1 - NOT WORKING
2. About root problem - damn, i still can't make it work. I will try your advices and let you know what happened,
Thanks!
saedlar93 said:
After flashing using TWRP you should always clear dalvik cache,
The first boot always take some time, 2-5 min,
Before flashing anything try to do a nandroid backup,
The supersu.zip method worked for me,
There is a detailed thread on xda j5 forum on how to upgrade/downgrade and root your device,
After using Odin to flash a ROM enter recovery and wipe data then wipe cache
Sent from my SM-J500H using XDA Labs
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I just installed the Recovery then installed @zonik's performance ROM with all its files and my phone was rooted !
I'm using the J5FN
John
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Lawr3nce said:
Hello,
Please help me out guys
I tried for the 1st time to flash custom recovery TWRP - it worked.
Then, i immediately entered to TWRP and i tried to root my phone installing the supersu.zip. When i rebooted my phone - bootloop
In the end, I reflashed stock rom via ODIN but my phone still gets bootloop at SAMSUNG LOGO(NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE)
PS:If i try to enter stock recovery - first it appears "installing system update", then "no command" and then it enters the stock recovery, but nothing can solve the bootloop problem
please help
1.Why bootloop after rooting with the supersu.zip?Should i use the cfautoroot metod?
2.Why bootloop after reflashing stock rom?Never happened before!!!
Thanks!
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I've seen your PM.
I don't really have any idea. But I have a suggestion, although I don't know if it will solve your problem. Backup your stuff from internal memory before. Try to wipe everything including internal memory (internalsd in TWRP recovery), then turn off your phone and re-flash stock rom.

Hello, @Lawr3nce I followed this tutorial by @rjrulz007 http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j5/how-to/tutorial-upgrade-j5-2015-to-6-0-t3443904 to root my j500h, I downloaded the supersu.zip from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703
Don't forget to backup your data before upgrading (you can use smart switch), after flashing using Odin go to recovery (stock recovery), wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition, this should solve the boot loop problem.
Before flashing the supersu zip file do a nandroid backup using TWRP (boot to TRRP, choose backup, select sdcard as save location then swipe to start backup. In case the flash of zip file failed choose restore and select the backup you did before, better than reflashing the whole ROM using Odin )
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Ok, thank you all for the help. Conclusions:
1. For some reason, it NEVER works to flash directly the 6.0.1...I always have to flash the 5.1.1 first, then the 6.0.1.
2. I will try that root procedure from the link .
I am very willing to root it because i want to remove many useless preinstalled bloatwares from my phone
(due to very low free space i can't even update my apps)
UPDATE: That procedure with that .zip WORKS! THANKS

cannot go back to stock firmware?

hi, Im actually on crdroid and I need to go back to stock samsung firmware
I downloaded G900FXXS1CPK1_G900FITV1CPJ1_G900FXXU1CPJ1_HOME.tar and I tried to flash using odin
stuck at SAMSUNG logo after rebooting (for a split of a second I can see a dead android with NO COMMAND written before SAMSUNG logo)
go back to recovery /(which is not TWRP anymore) and wiped data and cache. nothing has changed
I now have installed crdroid again but I need to go back to official samsung, somebody can help?

where did you get the tar file from? did it say completed in Odin?

from updato.com and odin sais PASS with green color
EDIT is there, maybe, a custom rom from original samung firmware?

wiping data and cache from recovery not enough, do a factory reset then if still a no go redo odin fw flash

vincom said:
wiping data and cache from recovery not enough, do a factory reset then if still a no go redo odin fw flash
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a factory reset is just wiping system, cache and dalvik in essence. I always do a factory reset, wipe cacke, dalvik and system 3x each and delete the android folders if im just flashing a new ROM. Plus, hes doing an Odin flash, so wiping shouldnt be necessary, but deleting the android folders should still be needed
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zazolo said:
from updato.com and odin sais PASS with green color
EDIT is there, maybe, a custom rom from original samung firmware?
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get it from sammobile.com/firmwares. Thats the only real place to get them. everywhere else can have untrusted files

odin does not wipe/reset
in stock recovery iirc theres no wiping data, so reset needs to be done, its solved many fw updates/downgrades issues via either ota or odin.
i usually wipe everything(Dalvik, System, Data, Cache) via twrp b4 flashing w/odin

while I'm downloading from sammobile (sloooooooooow), I'm tring to flash fw again
I'm still getting SAMSUNG logo problem...
tried wiping again cache... nothing
flashed TWRP and did wipe factory reset... again, same issue.
I did a full wipe before flash

zazolo said:
while I'm downloading from sammobile (sloooooooooow), I'm tring to flash fw again
I'm still getting SAMSUNG logo problem...
tried wiping again cache... nothing
flashed TWRP and did wipe factory reset... again, same issue.
I did a full wipe before flash
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the sammobile d/l does take FOREVAAAAR!!! but wait for that to complete and try it. im betting that your other tar.md5 was corrupt

15 minutes to go....

steps I did:
1: via TWRP wiped EVERYTHING
2: connected to PC in download mode and flashed the firmware via ODIN 3.12
3: booted in recovery and wiped data/factory reset and cache partition
4: reboot and...... seems to work fine (feared for a moment, took almost 20 minutes to start apps optimization)

zazolo said:
steps I did:
1: via TWRP wiped EVERYTHING
2: connected to PC in download mode and flashed the firmware via ODIN 3.12
3: booted in recovery and wiped data/factory reset and cache partition
4: reboot and...... still stuck at SAMSUNG LOGO
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how long did u wait at logo
try this version of odin, i never had a fail w/it on my s5, in odin only use the "AP" button and leave settings as they are.
ODINv3.10

corrected my original post, after 20 minutes of waiting, started apps optimization, thanks to everybody

zazolo said:
steps I did:
1: via TWRP wiped EVERYTHING
2: connected to PC in download mode and flashed the firmware via ODIN 3.12
3: booted in recovery and wiped data/factory reset and cache partition
4: reboot and...... seems to work fine (feared for a moment, took almost 20 minutes to start apps optimization)
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cool. told ya we could get ya up and running
also, the initial boot after the Odin flash can take forever too

Can somebody please help me. I flashed a new firmware with odin. It flashed sucssesfully but it keeps restarts on samsung logo so it doesn't boot on. Please guys help me to fix this problem ???

mrllokman said:
Can somebody please help me. I flashed a new firmware with odin. It flashed sucssesfully but it keeps restarts on samsung logo so it doesn't boot on. Please guys help me to fix this problem ???
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whats the model of your phone, what odin version did you use, what firmware did you flash and where did you get it from?

youdoofus said:
whats the model of your phone, what odin version did you use, what firmware did you flash and where did you get it from?
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I have Sm G900H, my odin version is 3.11.1 I flashed the firmware from sammobile. It boots up only if i install cyanogenmod.
I think I have problem with kernel. I don't know please help

mrllokman said:
I have Sm G900H, my odin version is 3.11.1 I flashed the firmware from sammobile. It boots up only if i install cyanogenmod.
I think I have problem with kernel. I don't know please help
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what version of android is the cyanogenmod you had installed and what version are you flashing in Odin?

youdoofus said:
what version of android is the cyanogenmod you had installed and what version are you flashing in Odin?
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cm13 and i wante to go back to stock G900HXXU1CPL4_G900HOXY1CPL4_G900HXXU1CPCA_HOME.tar

mrllokman said:
cm13 and i wante to go back to stock G900HXXU1CPL4_G900HOXY1CPL4_G900HXXU1CPCA_HOME.tar
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try a fresh download of the tar.md5 and flash it in the odin posted above 3.10