Note 4 bricked after trying to install custom rom (SM-N910F) - Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Before all this mess started i was trying to install cyanogenmod 12, but got a error because i didn't wipe the phone before trying to install.
After that I tried different methods like using odin to flas stock rom but that too failed.
So what i have now is a note 4 (SM-N910F) that when plugged in says "Firmware upgrade encountered a issue. "
I am also unable to transfer any files to the phne because windows says the file size is to large for the phone even when the stock rom is only about 3 gigabyte.
Now I am out of ideas and need to use the phone. Any suggestions are welcome.

When you try to flash stock, do you get any sort of error? Like "flash read failure" for example?

Siimc said:
Before all this mess started i was trying to install cyanogenmod 12, but got a error because i didn't wipe the phone before trying to install.
After that I tried different methods like using odin to flas stock rom but that too failed.
So what i have now is a note 4 (SM-N910F) that when plugged in says "Firmware upgrade encountered a issue. "
I am also unable to transfer any files to the phne because windows says the file size is to large for the phone even when the stock rom is only about 3 gigabyte.
Now I am out of ideas and need to use the phone. Any suggestions are welcome.
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Flash stock firmware using kies. I could find the correct firmware for your phone and flash correctly.
Sent from my SM-G925F

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[Q] Soft Bricked: Stuck in "Firmware encountered an issue" Need Help!

Hello,
I am relatively new to this and clearly making some mistakes, from what I have found on these forums I can't see anyone else having the same issues with this device. Any help would be greatly appreciated. So here goes:
I recently tried installing SHOstock's rom, everything appeared successful and the phone began to boot, but hung on the samsung logo with the padlock for 10+ minutes. I tried to reboot, same thing. When booting back into recovery to do a wipe and give it another shot, I was prompted for a password (which I did not set up). So I decided I had probably screwed something up and tried to flash back to stock with Odin. Odin failed, and now all I can get is "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue..." I get this even when trying to enter recovery. I've tried connecting to Kies as well, but no such luck, as it doesn't connect to the device.Currently working on downloading another copy of the stock software to try with Odin again.
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks
What S4 do you have( model#)?
Are you sure you are using the correct firmware?
Are you sure the Kernel and ROM you tried to install were correct for your phone?
Did ODIN recognize your phone or did it fail during / after installation? Was there a specific message?
Re-downloading is good (you said you were doing that now) just to make sure it wasn't a bad download.
scott14719 said:
What S4 do you have( model#)?
Are you sure you are using the correct firmware?
Are you sure the Kernel and ROM you tried to install were correct for your phone?
Did ODIN recognize your phone or did it fail during / after installation? Was there a specific message?
Re-downloading is good (you said you were doing that now) just to make sure it wasn't a bad download.
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First, thank you for the quick response.
After redownloading from a different source, Odin's flash passed this time, and after a factory reset I am back in. Thank you again for the help.

[Q] SW Rev Check Fail fused 2 Binanary 1

hey
Could someone please please help me get my phone (sm-n9005) Back on. My phone has been off for the last 12 hours try to figure out how to restore back to stock. i am literrally pulling my hair out.
I keep getting this error message when restoring through odin SW REV CHECK FAIL: [ABOOT]FUSED 2 > BINARY 1
Please could someone tell me a fix for this i would really really really appreciate it.
Thank you
BUMP anyone pls
Are you trying to downgrade?
Little more info would probably help
SM-N9005 via Tapatalk 2
sewe said:
Are you trying to downgrade?
Little more info would probably help
SM-N9005 via Tapatalk 2
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thanks for the reply
i just simply want to get the phone working
i orignally tried to flash from TGY hong kong firmware to BTU uk firmware, but that didnt work so i have tried to retry flashing the hong kong firmware
but odin gives me the [aboot] fused 2 > Binary 1 error
i tried doing emergency repair from kies too still gives me the same error
DjeMBeY said:
SW REV. CHECK FAIL : fused:2, Binary: 1 is when you try to downgrade aboot.mbn (bootloader) or try to flash incorrect system/csc etc..
If you get this message , just reboot in Download mode and flash correct package..
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SM-N9005 via Tapatalk 2
sewe said:
SM-N9005 via Tapatalk 2
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I am getting the same error when I try to flash back to the stock ROM and unroot my Verizon Note 3. I made the mistake of accepting the OTA update on my rooted device, did not have custom ROM or anything. The installation seemed to go okay but apparently wiped out the root. Everything was working fine but my root apps so I thought the device was essentially stock. I tried the Dela Vega Root method and it failed several attempts. So I tried flashing a stock ROM in Odin and I get the message you got. I tried downloading the stock ROM on two different occasions in case it was corrupted but still not working. Is my device bricked or is there something I can do? Any help would be appreciated.
Got my phone unbricked by following the directions in this thread. Installed pit file and my phone rebooted! Thank G-d! Was able to root with Kingo. De la vega root does not work with the firmware upgrade.
Back to life
I had same issue and restored it . Follow this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2511880
Need Help
I need help too
Im having the same problem i have been trying for like 2 days now.
I tried to upgrade my phone to 4.4.2 but it didnt work and when i tried to flash back my old Rom im getting the same thing
"SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 2 > Binary 1"
need help want to fix my phone.
i tried three different roms and Odin came back with different errors. but errors the less.:crying:
Help:crying::crying::crying:
StarBoy007 said:
I need help too
Im having the same problem i have been trying for like 2 days now.
I tried to upgrade my phone to 4.4.2 but it didnt work and when i tried to flash back my old Rom im getting the same thing
"SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 2 > Binary 1"
need help want to fix my phone.
i tried three different roms and Odin came back with different errors. but errors the less.:crying:
Help:crying::crying::crying:
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You cannot go back or restore an old ROM, you have upgraded to 4.4.2 with NA6 Bootloader, so you can ONLY Run NA6 Bootloader which means you are stuck on KitKat now..
Reflash Kitkat 4.4.2 Stock and you're good to go :good:
help
radicalisto said:
You cannot go back or restore an old ROM, you have upgraded to 4.4.2 with NA6 Bootloader, so you can ONLY Run NA6 Bootloader which means you are stuck on KitKat now..
Reflash Kitkat 4.4.2 Stock and you're good to go :good:
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THanksfor the replay but the tjing is when i was installing kitkat Odin came up with an error and it failed so the upgrade didn't go through. So does it mean I'm stuck with kitkat. The thing is I tried 2 other kitkat and none of them worked. So when I tried to go back to my old ROM Odin always coming up. with errors. "FAIL (Auth)"
What does that mean..... :crying:
StarBoy007 said:
THanksfor the replay but the tjing is when i was installing kitkat Odin came up with an error and it failed so the upgrade didn't go through. So does it mean I'm stuck with kitkat. The thing is I tried 2 other kitkat and none of them worked. So when I tried to go back to my old ROM Odin always coming up. with errors. "FAIL (Auth)"
What does that mean..... :crying:
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Yeah you'll have upgraded cause it'll have installed the Bootloader then tried the ROM before the failure. -
What model/region are you using ? Is it a HK note?
help
radicalisto said:
Yeah you'll have upgraded cause it'll have installed the Bootloader then tried the ROM before the failure. -
What model/region are you using ? Is it a HK note?
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Ok no problem I understand
But I tried installing 4.4.2
But no luck it's not updating. Odin giving me errors every time
Do you have any idear when i can get a rom that can work for me
Plz
well i am using Hong Kong
1 Minute I will edit and give you link to fix your device :good:
Follow exactly these steps (I've fixed the second link.). Update progress.
METHOD
In Odin mode
1. Flash the latest cf-autoroot (Kitkat support) [http://download.chainfire.eu/352/CF-...x-smn9005.zip]
2. Flash the Chenglu's latest CWM - 6.0.4.6 (the one that supports KitKat) http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2454079
Download Sweet Rom and place it in ExtSDcard (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2487425)
I tried external sd-card with various format and could not install the ROM. After format my SD Card to FAT32, the ROM can be installed.
On Device
1. Boot in to Recovery mode by Volume up + Home + Power
2. Wipe Factory reset / Dalvik Cache
3. Format /System (under "mount and storage" menu) [IMPORTANT STEP]
4. Install Rom from SD Card
5. Say your prayer. You'll need it. (The installation could take sometimes. If the device screen shows Samsung boot animation, you're half way there)
Thanks to @rinuvimal posting here
I've updated working links here:
METHOD
In Odin mode
1. Flash the latest cf-autoroot (Kitkat support) [http://download.chainfire.eu/352/CF-...x-smn9005.zip]
2. Flash the Chenglu's latest CWM - 6.0.4.6 (the one that supports KitKat) http://d-h.st/gb3
Download Sweet Rom and place it in ExtSDcard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487425
I tried external sd-card with various format and could not install the ROM. After format my SD Card to FAT32, the ROM can be installed.
On Device
1. Boot in to Recovery mode by Volume up + Home + Power
2. Wipe Factory reset / Dalvik Cache
3. Format /System (under "mount and storage" menu) [IMPORTANT STEP]
4. Install Rom from SD Card
5. Say your prayer. You'll need it. (The installation could take sometimes. If the device screen shows Samsung boot animation, you're half way there)
rinuvimal said:
I've updated working links here:
METHOD
In Odin mode
1. Flash the latest cf-autoroot (Kitkat support) [http://download.chainfire.eu/352/CF-...x-smn9005.zip]
2. Flash the Chenglu's latest CWM - 6.0.4.6 (the one that supports KitKat) http://d-h.st/gb3
Download Sweet Rom and place it in ExtSDcard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487425
I tried external sd-card with various format and could not install the ROM. After format my SD Card to FAT32, the ROM can be installed.
On Device
1. Boot in to Recovery mode by Volume up + Home + Power
2. Wipe Factory reset / Dalvik Cache
3. Format /System (under "mount and storage" menu) [IMPORTANT STEP]
4. Install Rom from SD Card
5. Say your prayer. You'll need it. (The installation could take sometimes. If the device screen shows Samsung boot animation, you're half way there)
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@StarBoy007, after you try this out, please update your handset details and whether it worked for you. Cheers. Will help someone else!
thanks
rinuvimal said:
@StarBoy007, after you try this out, please update your handset details and whether it worked for you. Cheers. Will help someone else!
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well first of all i wanna say thanks for the help. i really needed it. but sad to say the final part didnt go through. i did exactly what you said nut the phone got stuck in a boot loop at the Samsung note 3. i left it for one hour but it was still the same thing. so i took out the battery and wipe the phone clean with factory resent and rebooted the phone but the phone staid in the loop. i legit there over night and there is still no chang. any other advice.
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
StarBoy007 said:
well first of all i wanna say thanks for the help. i really needed it. but sad to say the final part didnt go through. i did exactly what you said nut the phone got stuck in a boot loop at the Samsung note 3. i left it for one hour but it was still the same thing. so i took out the battery and wipe the phone clean with factory resent and rebooted the phone but the phone staid in the loop. i legit there over night and there is still no chang. any other advice.
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Try using PIT file, then re-flashing SweetROM, JackyawayROM or FlexKAT ROM
StarBoy007 said:
well first of all i wanna say thanks for the help. i really needed it. but sad to say the final part didnt go through. i did exactly what you said nut the phone got stuck in a boot loop at the Samsung note 3. i left it for one hour but it was still the same thing. so i took out the battery and wipe the phone clean with factory resent and rebooted the phone but the phone staid in the loop. i legit there over night and there is still no chang. any other advice.
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Don't worry, as long as you can get into recovery and download modes, there will be a solution, its only a matter of time before we zone in on a solution.
What CSC region phone do you have? Dial *#1234# and check what the CSC code is. Also how much storage do you have on your phone 16Gb or 32GB?
R
thanks
rinuvimal said:
Don't worry, as long as you can get into recovery and download modes, there will be a solution, its only a matter of time before we zone in on a solution.
What CSC region phone do you have? Dial *#1234# and check what the CSC code is. Also how much storage do you have on your phone 16Gb or 32GB?
R
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well thanks..
i know that the problem is not that big anymore its just getting the right rom. well i cant dial anything so i cant check for the CSC but im wondering is there any other way to get the CSC region well the phone was bought officially in hong kong.
do you have links to the other roms you suggested earlyer that would be helpful.
thanks again.

PIT File n910k note 4

Having major issues with my note 4.
I rooted the device with CF and had no problem, I think tried to install the CWM recovery and kept getting a FAIL in odin.
Tried different USB ports, different cables and 3 different computers.
I read to try unrooting then flashing recovery and then root again.
Once I unrooted the phone was stuck in a boot-loop and I still can't flash anything to the phone, not even CF-Root now, just bombs out with a fail.
I think I might need to re-partition the device, but need a PIT file for the note 4 please. All the phone displays now is a picture of a phone a yellow triangle and a computer, I have tried connecting kies but it says the phone is not supported, maybe because it is a korean model.
Thank you in advance
Ok starting to get massively confused now.
I have managed to flash the original firmware back to the phone, I can now do this everytime without fail via odin
But I cannot flash CF-Root or CWM recovery, everytime I get a fail error, even though i was able to flash CF-Root the other day.
Anyone got any ideas please, thank you in advance
Right I have sussed it, reactivation lock was enabled, disabled this and all working fine
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
lysaer said:
Having major issues with my note 4.
I rooted the device with CF and had no problem, I think tried to install the CWM recovery and kept getting a FAIL in odin.
Tried different USB ports, different cables and 3 different computers.
I read to try unrooting then flashing recovery and then root again.
Once I unrooted the phone was stuck in a boot-loop and I still can't flash anything to the phone, not even CF-Root now, just bombs out with a fail.
I think I might need to re-partition the device, but need a PIT file for the note 4 please. All the phone displays now is a picture of a phone a yellow triangle and a computer, I have tried connecting kies but it says the phone is not supported, maybe because it is a korean model.
Thank you in advance
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How do you manage to fix the bootloop without a pit file?
I got the original firmware from sammobile and flashed that
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
lysaer said:
I got the original firmware from sammobile and flashed that
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
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Have you encounter "NAND write start" "FAIL"?
fannyman said:
Have you encounter "NAND write start" "FAIL"?
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I did, but I cannot remember what I was trying to do at the time.
Are you flashing the original firmware from Samsung?
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
Hello everyone. Can anyone help me to solution problem. I have Note 4 SM-N910K after unsuccessful attempts firmware via Smart Switch. I got error and no successful firmware. And want to back., but get fail via odin. I think i need pit file. If someone have just put link please. Thank's for advance.

I Need Help Please! PLEASE HELP!

Hello Everyone, i got a note 3 phone
SM-N9005 FCC ID: A3LSMN9005
SSN:- N9005GSMH
MADE IN VIETNAM BY SAMSUNG..
i bought this note 3 phone from UAE and it was with Kitkat 4.4.2 and when i was using it, some apps used to stop and not responding and get a pop-up message "System has stopped" or something like .com.system has stopped responding, also when i open some other apps the phone shuts down, so i turn it on, sometimes it works fine and sometimes it stops responding and shut down many times, so i had to make a full restore factory reset and still have the same problem, some guys told me you have problems with the rom, so i had to look for stock roms to it and found a lollipop rom under this name (AP_N9005XXUGBNL8_CL3643614_QB3415922_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar) and i installed samsung usb drivers just to make sure that everything is okay.
so when i started flashing it by odin it said Fail, so i tried once again but failed again, and i found my phone went to that black screen with (firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in kies & try again), i couldn't get to my previous kitkat rom after that, but i'm able to go to download mode and recovery mode, so after this( brick) i had to search of how to unbrick it so after that i flashed philz as a recovery mode, and then flashed (All samsung recovery.tar) so then after flashing it, that message of (firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in kies & try again) is gone, but i got another loop of restart each time i open the phone, it is not booting it is only taking me to the black start screen of android, and after a while it restarts itself.. and then when i tried to flash the same rom once again and connected my phone to my computer, drivers started configuring and so i waited to finish, but it failed it said (MTP USB Device Failed), though i still can see the phone connected over Odin in download mode.
so i had to look for another rom which is a kitkat stock version (N900TUVUCNB4_N900TTMBCNB4_N900TUVUCNB4_HOME.tar) which i found after downloading it and flashing it to my phone that it is for n900, which is normally failed flashing!.
so I don't know if i messed things up or not, and i really don't know what else or more to do ?
please give me your advice so i can restore this phone to its original stats.
Thank You!​
Are you sure the first firwmware you flashed is a full stock firmware?. What is the size?.
The second firmware you flashed isn't for n9005. Try different firmware specifially for UAE.
Sent from my SM-G925F using XDA Free mobile app
Rosli59564 said:
Are you sure the first firwmware you flashed is a full stock firmware?. What is the size?.
The second firmware you flashed isn't for n9005. Try different firmware specifially for UAE.
Sent from my SM-G925F using XDA Free mobile app
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well i found it on a web site also this rom size is (2.304 GB), and it had an additional files with it about more 4 other files to flash with
what do you think?
hlabbad said:
well i found it on a web site also this rom size is (2.304 GB), and it had an additional files with it about more 4 other files to flash with
what do you think?
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I see. It's a leaked lollipop firmware. Flash again with 4 files except pit. First boot will take some time.
Rosli59564 said:
I see. It's a leaked lollipop firmware. Flash again with 4 files except pit. First boot will take some time.
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but when i flashed it with big sized file, the flashing process failed, it didn't work!
hlabbad said:
but when i flashed it with big sized file, the flashing process failed, it didn't work!
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It's exactly here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development/n9005xxugbnl8-5-0-lollipop-rom-t2982110
What kind of error shown in odin?.
Rosli59564 said:
It's exactly here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development/n9005xxugbnl8-5-0-lollipop-rom-t2982110
What kind of error shown in odin?.
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like this shown in the photo
Rosli59564 said:
It's exactly here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development/n9005xxugbnl8-5-0-lollipop-rom-t2982110
What kind of error shown in odin?.
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1. Go to Download Mode.
2. Tell me if you can flash this ONE using ODIN. It's the latest for KSA (Country Saudi Arabia).
hlabbad said:
like this shown in the photo
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Choose corresponding file for BL, AP, CP & CSC. Do not tick repartition. You could also try with the firmware as suggested by joku
hlabbad said:
like this shown in the photo
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You have repartion ticked but without a pit file, so obviously it will fail.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
Thanks All for help
Did you solve the problem?

Bricked my phone doing the step by step guide to rooting!

Used this method for my Note 4 Sprint version
https://androidmtk.com/root-samsung-galaxy-note-4-sm-n910p-sprint
Download everything
Started it up, got a FAIL message & my phone just hanged on the downloading process & no other option!
I turned off my phone, now when I turn on my phone i get this message
"firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies & try again"
I can't even get to the home screen or retry rooting it.
HELP
how can I get rid of the message
"firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies & try again"
EDIT:
There are two youtube videos for this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfgq6bYfKLg
This doesn't link where they got the Samsung recovery file
This video is very hard to understand what he is saying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th2Jy9QXhxo
Something about downloading KIES or something.
Do you have a recovery, like twrp? If so, just reinstall a stock rom
pr1jker said:
Do you have a recovery, like twrp? If so, just reinstall a stock rom
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No, I don't.
Bought the phone used & wanted to root. Followed the instructions, but it didn't work & I don't know where to get the twrp or how to re-install the stock rom.
Is there any links to it for the Sprint Galaxy Note 4?
Do I just run Odin again & select the twrp?
O.k. I downloaded the stock firmware & selected it when using Odin, my phone is back to stocks!
Thanks for all the tips.

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