Hi,
I have an international Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500, that is bricked after an error wihle updating from 4.2 to 4.3
I tried to flash an official 4.3 rom from odin, but no result
my phone stops on boot on the Samsung galaxy S4 screen, i can't access recovery mode, i can access only download mode ,
product name: gt-i9500
current binary: samsung official
system status : custom
waranty bit: 0
that's what the phone is displaying in download mode
Help please
Thanks
mihawk213 said:
Hi,
I have an international Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500, that is bricked after an error wihle updating from 4.2 to 4.3
I tried to flash an official 4.3 rom from odin, but no result
my phone stops on boot on the Samsung galaxy S4 screen, i can't access recovery mode, i can access only download mode ,
product name: gt-i9500
current binary: samsung official
system status : custom
waranty bit: 0
that's what the phone is displaying in download mode
Help please
Thanks
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that's just a soft brick...
If u have orignal bill and have not rooted the phone before,go to a Samsung care and have it fixed.
Dont mess with it anymore,u may trip Knox,resulting in warranty void
edit:wait,u have custom system status,download a 4.4.2 for ur region and flash it
anu.cool said:
that's just a soft brick...
If u have orignal bill and have not rooted the phone before,go to a Samsung care and have it fixed.
Dont mess with it anymore,u may trip Knox,resulting in warranty void
edit:wait,u have custom system status,download a 4.4.2 for ur region and flash it
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i tried to flash stock I9500XXUEMJ8 4.3, and id didn't work, same result, no recovery mode, and phone blocked on the boot screen "samsung galaxy s4 gt i9500
i'm not sure this is the right firware, is there a way to find wich firmware to flash ?
thanks
mihawk213 said:
i tried to flash stock I9500XXUEMJ8 4.3, and id didn't work, same result, no recovery mode, and phone blocked on the boot screen "samsung galaxy s4 gt i9500
i'm not sure this is the right firware, is there a way to find wich firmware to flash ?
thanks
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check on sammobile,they have info on every fw released
Sent from my GT-I9500
I tried to flash a 4.2.2 fw downloaded from sammobile, failed at system.img
now my smartphone didn't turn on, didn't enter download mode,
it get's only on when i plug it to the pc usb and displays ""firmware upgrade encountred an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies & Try again"
the phone is always recognized by odin, so i tried to flash the 4.3 with repartition with a pit file, but failed on system.img,
PLEASE HELP :crying:
mihawk213 said:
I tried to flash a 4.2.2 fw downloaded from sammobile, failed at system.img
now my smartphone didn't turn on, didn't enter download mode,
it get's only on when i plug it to the pc usb and displays ""firmware upgrade encountred an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies & Try again"
the phone is always recognized by odin, so i tried to flash the 4.3 with repartition with a pit file, but failed on system.img,
PLEASE HELP :crying:
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What version of Odin are you using? Try 3.09
Paolonicus said:
What version of Odin are you using? Try 3.09
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Tried with odin 3.07 and 3.09, same result, failed at system.img
mihawk213 said:
Tried with odin 3.07 and 3.09, same result, failed at system.img
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1. Uninstall completely the Samsung drivers.
2. Download and install THIS ones.
3. Try with other USB port to flash the firmware 4.4.2 again.
4. Good luck :highfive:
Joku1981 said:
1. Uninstall completely the Samsung drivers.
2. Download and install this ones.
3. Try with other USB port to flash the firmware 4.4.2 again.
4. Good luck :highfive:
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dosn't work (ps: there is only 4.3 for my region (Algeria))
also tried with these drivers on another computer, still doe'snt work, blocked on system.img
is that the end of my s4 ?
mihawk213 said:
dosn't work (ps: there is only 4.3 for my region (Algeria))
also tried with these drivers on another computer, still doe'snt work, blocked on system.img
is that the end of my s4 ?
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Make an screenshot of the problem of ODIN
Francisco momorei
Joku1981 said:
Make an screenshot of the problem of ODIN
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here is the odin screenshot :
and here is a screenshot of what my phone is displaying :
nb: the phone doesn't turn one when i press the power button, it displays this screen only when it's plugged to the pc via usb
1. Close Odin completely
2. Open Odin again
3. Untick Re-partition and tick Autoreboot
4. Dont use .PIT file
5. Flash again same firmware
6. We gona see how it works :fingers-crossed:
7. If appears some error more... paste it here
Joku1981 said:
1. Close Odin completely
2. Open Odin again
3. Untick Re-partition and tick Autoreboot
4. Dont use .PIT file
5. Flash again same firmware
6. We gona see how it works :fingers-crossed:
7. If appears some error more... paste it here
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Done it, always the same error, fail at system.img
mihawk213 said:
Done it, always the same error, fail at system.img
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Did u wipe all before?
* EDIT: If the stock recovery dont work, flash a custom one in Downloade Mode by Odin for ur device. Wipe all there and flash the firmware in the way i was telling ya
Joku1981 said:
Did u wipe all before?
* EDIT: If the stock recovery dont work, flash a custom one in Downloade Mode by Odin for ur device. Wipe all there and flash the firmware in the way i was telling ya
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if you mean by wipe , wipe cache, data, the phone wasn't able to enter recovery mode, so i didn't wipe
if you mean a nand erase while flashing, also i didn't it
but, the i flashed it with a 4.2 after trying a 4.3, that how i wasn't able to access download mode
thanks
I flashed CWM recovery successfully, and surprise, the phone turns on when i press the power button, but 2nd surprise, it blocks on a bootloop, and i can't access recovery mode ???
after that i flashed the stock firmware, and 3rd surprise, it passed, but the phone still blocked at a bootloop, and i can't access recovery
this phone is gonna make me crazy
mihawk213 said:
I flashed CWM recovery successfully, and surprise, the phone turns on when i press the power button, but 2nd surprise, it blocks on a bootloop, and i can't access recovery mode ???
after that i flashed the stock firmware, and 3rd surprise, it passed, but the phone still blocked at a bootloop, and i can't access recovery
this phone is gonna make me crazy
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I presume u can't get into recovery mode,right?
If u can enter download mode,use Odin again,flash 4.2.2 of another region,it may work...
Sent from my GT-I9500
anu.cool said:
I presume u can't get into recovery mode,right?
If u can enter download mode,use Odin again,flash 4.2.2 of another region,it may work...
Sent from my GT-I9500
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just to be sure, the last firmware i'd flashed was a 4.3, may i flash a 4.2.2 of another region or a 4.3 of another region ?
mihawk213 said:
just to be sure, the last firmware i'd flashed was a 4.3, may i flash a 4.2.2 of another region or a 4.3 of another region ?
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are u worried abt ur warranty?
coz if u flashed stock 4.3 then knox was installed too ..
and with knox tripped, u loose ur warranty ..
If u don't care abt that, wipe clean everything then flash any rom, it will do fine..
anu.cool said:
are u worried abt ur warranty?
coz if u flashed stock 4.3 then knox was installed too ..
and with knox tripped, u loose ur warranty ..
If u don't care abt that, wipe clean everything then flash any rom, it will do fine..
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i don't care about warranty, i flashed cwm recovery so the warranty is lost
you said that i must wipe clean everything, how to ? i haven't access to recovery mode !
I am on a UK (vodafone) phone 4.4.2 KK and after rooting with odin and tripping knox (obviously) i installed CWM And TWRP and entered recovery but only after a long time i discovered that the recovery mode i was entering was stock .
In the recovery mode i couldnt find the option to install from zip only the option to install from external storage.
I have downloaded the CM 11 4.4.4 and put it on the external sd card.
In the recovery mode i navigated to the location of the CM 11 zip and attempted to flash it .
It goes through the process and at the end it says something like installation successful but the the phone boots into the normal stock firmware.
After reading a ton of material and articles i have discovered that my bootloader may be locked and this is the reason i cannot install CWM and flash custom roms.
In the end i have 3 questions.
Is there curently a solution to install CWM and flash custom roms on phones with locked bootloders ?
Will i be able to update to lollipop via Kies when is released ?
Will i be able to return my phone to its original state so that the lollipop update when it is released wont detect that the phone has been modified ?
Basically i am stuck. I have a rooted phone with void warranty and unable to install roms because the bootloder is locked ??????
I would really apreciate some help because i have run out of options and the frustration has reached stratospheric levels.
Thanks in advance for your help.
You rooted with ODIN and installed both CWM and TWRP .Thats all wrong odin is not root and you don't flash two recovery s .
You say your bootloader is locked = what model phone do you have .
Its reading as fail read the very basics .
Start at the beginning at for that you need to know what model number you have . You then find the correct root for your model and flash a recovery either CWM or TWRP not both .
JJEgan said:
You rooted with ODIN and installed both CWM and TWRP .Thats all wrong odin is not root and you don't flash two recovery s .
You say your bootloader is locked = what model phone do you have .
Its reading as fail read the very basics .
Start at the beginning at for that you need to know what model number you have . You then find the correct root for your model and flash a recovery either CWM or TWRP not both .
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I did not flash both.
I only installed both and tried to flash either.When i saw that i couldn flash one i tried the other one.
My phone model number is SM-9005 ..
The root file i used was CF-Auto-Root for SM-N9005 .
uxaar said:
I did not flash both.
I only installed both and tried to flash either.When i saw that i couldn flash one i tried the other one.
My phone model number is SM-9005 ..
The root file i used was CF-Auto-Root for SM-N9005 .
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Flash this in Odin.
https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-2.8.7.0-hlte-4.4.img.tar.html
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
Untick auto reboot in Odin when you flash recovery then boot to recovery using three button combo stock ROM rewrites stock recovery when it boots iirc
celderic said:
Flash this in Odin.
https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-2.8.7.0-hlte-4.4.img.tar.html
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thank you very much.
That worked flawlessly and afterwards i managed to install CM12 5.1.
you saved me .Thanks again
I recently upgraded my phone software from 4.4.2 to 5.0.1 and i need to download xposed again and when i searched online it showed that i need to download twrp and i tried this method using adb
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-twrp/
but after entering the step 4 ,the command control just "showed a searching for device message" .
i had also tried via odin but recovery did'nt show up when i pressed volumeup+power+home . just a bunch of letters on the top right corner . Pls help me (i am a noob)
Forum for the 337m is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att
Use Odin to flash the tar version of TWRP.
could'nt boot into twrp recovery
audit13 said:
Forum for the 337m is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att
Use Odin to flash the tar version of TWRP.
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i tried your method and decided to see if it was working properly and i followed the instruction for rooted devices in https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-boot-to-recovery/
Not only it did'nt work now my phone is just displaying the samsung galaxy s4 logo with words on the top left corner that says
recovery booting. . . .
recovery is not seandroid enforcing
set warranty bit : recovery
i just also checked the twrp manager app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager
it shows "custom recovery not installed or not detected"
How did you flash TWRP? You confirmed that the model # of the phone is sgh-i337m?
I could never get the fastboot instructions in the original post to work since all Samsung phones (non-Google Play versions) I have used did not support fastboot commands.
audit13 said:
How did you flash TWRP? You confirmed that the model # of the phone is sgh-i337m?
I could never get the fastboot instructions in the original post to work since all Samsung phones (non-Google Play versions) I have used did not support fastboot commands.
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I downloaded the .tar file from the team win website for the samsung galaxy s4 canada and i opened odin .
switched off my phone , put it in download mode (volume down+power+ home ,pressed volume up again for confirmation)
connected to computer , odin shows added , clicked AP selected the .tar file and clicked start without making any changes in the options tab . Phone restarts
Flashing TWRP with Odin on a phone running a stock ROM will replace the stock recovery; however, if auto reboot is selected in Odin, rebooting the phone after flashing TWRP will cause the stock recovery or overwrite TWRP and this is one reason some people uncheck auto reboot.
I suggest starting over by flashing the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com with Odin 3.07.
audit13 said:
Flashing TWRP with Odin on a phone running a stock ROM will replace the stock recovery; however, if auto reboot is selected in Odin, rebooting the phone after flashing TWRP will cause the stock recovery or overwrite TWRP and this is one reason some people uncheck auto reboot.
I suggest starting over by flashing the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com with Odin 3.07.
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I have just flashed my phone with stock rom from sammobile , after that i put into download mode again and did'nt select the autoreboot . when it was completed i tried going into recovery mode without switching on my phone so i removed the battery and placed it again and pressed volume up+power+home and i still got the same things that showed up before .
Did you try flashing different versions of TWRP? I suggest starting with 2.87. You can then use TWRP itself to flash newer zip versions.
audit13 said:
Did you try flashing different versions of TWRP? I suggest starting with 2.87. You can then use TWRP itself to flash newer zip versions.
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Thank you so much . It finally loaded twrp and i started with version 2.8.4.0 FYI .
That's great
I can't seem to install a custom recovery. I've rooted my note 3. I don't know if my bootloader is already unlocked. I have the international exynos version. When I try to flash twrp or cwm it says the flash is successful. But when I try to boot into recovery I get a crashing android sign for less than a second, and then goes into the regular android recovery.
Like I said, I don't know if the bootloader is unlocked. When I try to unlock the bootloader through adb it says that command is not recognized: fastboot unlock oem.
I hope someone can give me some advice, thanks!
What model , check under battery .
What TWRP are you flashing ?
Twrp is on twrp.me
JJEgan said:
What model , check under battery .
What TWRP are you flashing ?
Twrp is on twrp.me
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Hi! Thank you for your response. The model is N9005. I tried to flash twrp and cwd through their official apps. Twrp is currently 3.4.0-0-ha3g.img
Please use twrp only flash via Odin as per all instructions on here .
Its a tar file
JJEgan said:
Please use twrp only flash via Odin as per all instructions on here .
Its a tar file
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When I flash twrp with Odin and I try to boot into the custom recovery, I get the following screen:
How are you booting to recovery ??
Viccoms said:
When I flash twrp with Odin and I try to boot into the custom recovery, I get the following screen:
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you flashed the wrong variant
you have hlte(n9005) but you attempted to flash ha3g (n900)variant
download here: https://dl.twrp.me/hlte
r0mushii said:
you flashed the wrong variant
you have hlte(n9005) but you attempted to flash ha3g (n900)variant
download here: https://dl.twrp.me/hlte
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Wow that was quite foolish of me. Thank you for your help, this worked!