Today I got bluescreen on my S4, then the phone restarted on its own. After that, every time it was restarting, after 5-10 seconds, it immediately started freezing and restarting on its own (like an infinite loop). Couldn't find any solution since the phone can't even stay on for more than 10 seconds, I went into recovery mode and used wipe data/factory reset. On the recovery mode, the phone didn't restarted, I left it for more than 10 minutes and it didn't restarted so I don't think it's a hardware problem. However after wiping it and then rebooting the phone, it doesn't boot and just stays on with a blackscreen (nothing shows off), sometimes it restarts on its own but it doesn't even boot into the operating system now.
I haven't installed any custom roms, I don't even have rooted the phone. I tried installing the stock rom/firmware via KIES however it said that my S4 does not support initializing (tried both KIES and KIES3). So I downloaded Odin however I don't know where to download the right stock rom/firmware. Any help?
GT-I9505 (I was using the latest update 5.0.1 (when I did factory reset)).
FCC: A3LGTI9505
SSN: -I9505GSMH
Shunten said:
Today I got bluescreen on my S4, then the phone restarted on its own. After that, every time it was restarting, after 5-10 seconds, it immediately started freezing and restarting on its own (like an infinite loop). Couldn't find any solution since the phone can't even stay on for more than 10 seconds, I went into recovery mode and used wipe data/factory reset. On the recovery mode, the phone didn't restarted, I left it for more than 10 minutes and it didn't restarted so I don't think it's a hardware problem. However after wiping it and then rebooting the phone, it doesn't boot and just stays on with a blackscreen (nothing shows off), sometimes it restarts on its own but it doesn't even boot into the operating system now.
I haven't installed any custom roms, I don't even have rooted the phone. I tried installing the stock rom/firmware via KIES however it said that my S4 does not support initializing (tried both KIES and KIES3). So I downloaded Odin however I don't know where to download the right stock rom/firmware. Any help?
GT-I9505 (I was using the latest update 5.0.1 (when I did factory reset)).
FCC: A3LGTI9505
SSN: -I9505GSMH
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The stock firmware can be downloaded from sammobile.com.
I recommend using the original cable and connecting it to a rear USB port to ensure the chance of a successful flash.
Pwnycorn said:
The stock firmware can be downloaded from sammobile.com.
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That's the problem, it's the first time I'm using Odin so I'm kinda newbie. I don't know which one to download from this list.
http://forum.youmobile.org/downloads/?cat=45
I even looked on this but still:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/#firmware
Or all of these are the same and it doesn't matter which one you download?
I should be looking for I9505GSMH, right? Because I can't find it on these 2 sites.
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I should be looking for I9505GSMH, right? Because I can't find it on these 2 sites.
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No. There is no such thing.
Type in your phone model, select your country and carrier, and download the latest one.
GT-i9505 firmware is here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/
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I have this galaxy s7 edge from sprint, from day 1 i was using it ok but there was an update available so i went for it OTA. the phone completed the process correctly, everything was fine. Then i powered off the phone (i had not done that since i got, kept it on and plugged during the night) that's when it started to bootloop into the logo.
I tried to flash the stock firmware, as the phone is able to go into download mode. Unfortunately as soon as the phone restarts, it wants to install an update, then the process stops at 25% or 32%, it changes every time.
Any luck ? I got same problem with my s7 edge
Do you all have disabled apps? Did you root? If you install an update with certain apps disable that's known to cause a bootloop but that's just my guess. If you say you don't have disabled apps I don't know then.
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ivn260 said:
I have this galaxy s7 edge from sprint, from day 1 i was using it ok but there was an update available so i went for it OTA. the phone completed the process correctly, everything was fine. Then i powered off the phone (i had not done that since i got, kept it on and plugged during the night) that's when it started to bootloop into the logo.
I tried to flash the stock firmware, as the phone is able to go into download mode. Unfortunately as soon as the phone restarts, it wants to install an update, then the process stops at 25% or 32%, it changes every time.
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Before flashing the stock firmware, try this: Boot into stock recovery & perform a factory reset. Then boot into Download Mode & flash a firmware again.
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Same issue. Factory reset from revovery. Downloaded lastest firmware for the model from SamFirm. Flashed with ODIN. Rebooted phone then stuck at 32% system update then erasing, now stuck on SAMSUNG logo. Cannot get into recovery mode by pressing Vol Up and Home button. Phone will just not respond. Will only respond once battery dies. all Lights are still on including blue light on top of phone. Any help?
ivn260 said:
I have this galaxy s7 edge from sprint, from day 1 i was using it ok but there was an update available so i went for it OTA. the phone completed the process correctly, everything was fine. Then i powered off the phone (i had not done that since i got, kept it on and plugged during the night) that's when it started to bootloop into the logo.
I tried to flash the stock firmware, as the phone is able to go into download mode. Unfortunately as soon as the phone restarts, it wants to install an update, then the process stops at 25% or 32%, it changes every time.
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hello i had this problem while i was trying to root and unlock the phone
this is what i did hopefully it works for you too
1* download the latest firmware according to your android version
use odin3 v3.13 patched version
2* boot into boot loader
chose Bl on odin and the pit file , uncheck re-partition
and press start , that will get your phone unbrick then flash the ap file and then cp and csc that shoud do the job :good:
Hello,
my Galaxy S4 got soft bricked recently and I am looking for a solution for 5 days now and now I decided to ask you guys for help since I can't find anyone with the same problem.
I had Albe95 LolliROM 9.0 (15/05/16) [HPA1] flashed on my phone for about 3 weeks and everything was perfect.
I was using my phone when it suddenly restarted itself and it got stuck in a bootloop (SAMSUNG animation). After many attempts I could boot into recovery (TWRP) but it would freeze there and I had to remove the battery...
I could also boot into Download Mode so I decided to flash a stock rom (I9505XXUHOJ2_I9505OXAHOJ2_I9505XXUHOJ2_HOME.tar) which I downloaded from Sammobile. Odin would always stuck at system.img.ext4 but again after many attempts it workted and I had success. When it was booting my phone froze at "optimizing apps". So I had to turn it off and restart again, but this time the phone was always freezing at the first samsung logo and wouldn't go further.
I can still go into Download mode but can't flash anything because eather Odin fails (complete(write) operation failed) or my phone freezes. Sometimes when I boot my phone into Download Mode the screen would do strange things like flickering and weird colors would show in DL Mode.
So my problem:
- booting into Download mode after works though it freezes sometimes
- can't flash roms because phone is freezing all the time
The model # in download mode is 9505? Was the phone ever dropped? You're using the original Samsung USB cable to flash?
audit13 said:
The model # in download mode is 9505? Was the phone ever dropped? You're using the original Samsung USB cable to flash?
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Thanks for the reply.
-yes modelnr is 9505.
-i have not dropped my phone recently. I mean its over 3 years old so of course I've dropped it but never really bad and it has no scratches or anything.
-I've tried different cables and samsung cable was one of them.
I also tried all ports of my laptop even tried another pc
Maybe flash the stock rom with a pit file?
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Maybe flash the stock rom with a pit file?
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I didn't try this pit file thing because I don't understand the meaning of it exactly..
But after many many Odin flash attempts I got a success with a stock rom 5.0.1.
I think I figured out what the problem is but I can't really tell why it's happening (Hardware broken maybe, but which one?)
So after the flashing the stock rom successfully the phone restarted and started the first boot but it froze during the samsung animation again...
I thought maybe if I try a lot of times eventually it will work, so I tried and tried and it always got stuck at samsung animation. (before every boot I had to remove the battery and wait ca 10 sec because otherwise the phone would not start booting at all)
I did not come further than the samsung animation so I removed the battery and placed the phone (I almost gave up).
But after one hour I tried again and this time it passed the samsung animation and got to the Optimization part of the apps. aaaaand it froze there again.
I thought maybe if I wait again for 1 hour I can pass the optimization part. So I did and it really worked. I got to the startscreen.
So the current problem is:
- The phone boots and makes it to the homescreen and freezes after ca 10 seconds. And also I have to wait for about half an hour or one hour to get that far. If I try again right after the freezing I can't get passed the Samsung logo.
What could cause this freezing? Maybe the cpu has to "cool down" in the one hour of waiting and freezes because it gets to hot? I really don't know what it could be.
Something on the motherboard, likely either CPU, EMMC chip, or GPU, is failing. Why or how I don't know, but I'd have a tech look at it.
Can anyone PLEASE help??
My partner opted to do a suggested update on her S5, but didn't notice the wifi was off. The phone seemed to have done the update, but shortly after it rebooted itself, then again, then again. The frequency of reboot got quicker and quicker and now it loops between the Galaxy S5 splash screen and the SAMSUNG logo, but doesn't go any further.
I managed to boot the phone into reset mode, cleared the cache and then did a factory reset, but that did nothing to prevent the boot loop.
I then downloaded Odin (ver 10.3.7) and what I believed to be the correct firmware (G900FXXS1CPLV_G900FVFR1CPJ1_G900FXXU1CPIW_HOME.tar.md5).
Having checked the battery was charged, I followed the instructions of connecting the phone via USB, loading the md5 in the AP, checking Auto Reboot and F-Set time in the options and clicking the Odin Start button. I had removed the battery, replaced it and then booted it into the update mode (Power, Home, Volume Down, then volume up) with the screen confirming I was in the right place (....do not unplug.... etc).
The file loaded, (green bar at top of the Odin window on my PC) and Odin reported success. I then disconnected the phone, booted in recovery mode, reset the cache and then did a clear data, factory reset.
The same symptoms prevail, STUCK IN BOOT LOOP!!!!
The only thing different is that if I plug it into the USB on my PC, after a while the phone tries to turn itself on and goes into either a boot loop or freezes on the Galaxy S5 Splash screen or the SAMSUNG Logo.
I am charging another battery (just in case that is in some way to blame) and will try again to replace the firmware, but could I be missing something, do I need to do anything with PIT (I thought this was all taken care of by Odin using the MD5 file) or is there some other test I can perform that will show if the phone is fried???
MANY THANKS for looking!
ur going correct, try to reflash it again through odin and dont disconnect phone until it boots into system, it is taking some good time, so just wait and dont do anything this time like clearing anything or restoring. i hope ull get success.
THANKS - but...
Thanks Rayzen, I will try the whole thing again, but I think there is something more to this than a firmware fault!
There and gone again
OK, so on the 4th attempt I got the phone to take the firmware using Odin, it reported success and the phone rebooted itself (several times) and eventually appeared to boot to a new factory reset.
I put in a SIM card and entered my email and google account details and left it charging over night. This morning when I tried to use it, the screen froze and then it rebooted itself. Hey presto, the phone is back to square one with a boot loop.
ANYONE (please) got any suggestions?
THANKS
No one??
same here, same symptoms, same feeling.
when flash gone right... i feel lucky.. but for half hour only, rebooted and angain in boot loop.
I cannot even boot in recovery. flashed TWRP. from 5 boots in recovery only 1 success.
When trying to wipe phone in TWRP - it hangs.
still trying to install some other (custom) rom. still no success.
hope never dies
same things happened here! now cant get samsung galaxy s5 to boot...............
Are you sure your using right firmware? as it took me a few versions before it booted last time this happened?
Could any please confirm what is the right firmware for samsung galaxy s5 900F
It took another 6 or 7 attempts, left it over night and was about to trash it when it booted.
I then received a 'software update available' message and tried installing it. First attempt put the phone back into boot loop so I reflashed it again using Odin.
That worked immediately the over the network software update installed and now phone is 100%
Very frustrating but I got there!
glad you fixed it! ive tried three different firmwares and still nothing.
trying this one atm
G900FXXU1ANE2_G900FEVR1AND1_G900FXXU1ANE2_HOME.tar
oh and how long do they take to boot when there are sitting at the samsung glowing screen?>
I'm in UK and used what (I had to guess) was the best firmware.
I'll let you know which version it was when I get home tonight.
BUT I had all the problems with a single version and it eventually came good.
I read somewhere that overwriting a different core (from specific providers) with generic firmware, could lead to a world of pain until it gets full replaced... not sure if that's a good description (or has any fact to it) but it seemed to be re-loading and re-loading and re........ for ages, finally cracked it.
well mines booted now!but getting constant errors about samsung push!
If it'still booted, you'very made progress!
Push issues are mentioned elsewhere and can (eventually be sorted) but if you have a booted phone you should be able to get an over the air software update installed from the service provider....?!
Hi,
My galaxy S4 decided to poop itself yesterday. I was browsing my emails and the phone restarted by itself. . but then it kept restarting over and over again (Boot loop). The phone felt hot, so i took the battery out and left the phone for a while.
Once i put the battery back in, the phone kept boot looping. I managed to get it into safe mode and make sure all my photos were safe – I've just returned from a holiday in Hawaii, so this was very important to me.
After i was able to make sure photos were backed up on the computer, i cleared the cache partition and even did a hard reset. The phone kept boot looping. My phone now gets stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9505" start up page. I read about issues with the power button, so even atempted to open the phone up and wiggle the power button around a bit by squeezing it with some tweezers. This made no difference. I've even swapped batteries and tried charging it.. this also doesn't work. Currently my phone has the "Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505".
I have been on whirlpool forums and it was suggested that i reinstall the firmware through odin.. i did, but with great difficulty and many attempts. My phone was able to boot up and i was able to send one message and make one phone call before it went into bootloop again or just switches off and doesn't want to be switched back on again. When the phone was on, no sound was apparent when a phone call/text message came through for testing. I've retried dowloading the software on odin, but when i try to switch my phone on it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again".
I've also tried putting the phone on the charger and no sound or green battery coloured animation comes up on the screen now.
Please somebody help
It was the latest stock firmware from sammobile.com that was flashed to the phone? Was the phone factory reset from stock recovery before booting the phone after fllashing with Odin?
As far as I know it was the latest unbranded firmware from sammobile.com.
A factory reset was one of the first things I did after starting the phone up in safe mode and trying to recover files.
The phone has never previously been tampered with. I've only ever upgraded the software through WiFi or Samsung kies. Using Odin was a learning experience for me.
Maybe the factory reset needs to be done from the recovery screen rather than from the ROM settings?
The factory reset was originally performed from the recovery screen. I can no longer get into recovery mode though. It only seems the phone wants to get into download mode
Have you tried flashing a ROM designed for a particular carrier in your country?
This is going to sound silly.. But I thought that's what I was doing when I went through Odin and got the firmware from sammobile.com
Which version of Odin and firmware was flashed?
What errors occurred during the flash process according to the Odin log?
Tried flashing with a pit file?
Hello guys i have a strange problem. i am using my s7edge for over a year (finally was in batman rom).
After updating to marshmallow i encountered this problem where sometimes rarely my phone reboots (reboot- - show samy logo - then reboot). sometimes after few reboots it will comeback and some other time. i need to wait till it discharges fully and charge it it comes back. (but its so random though. totally happened 3 - 4 times last year)
from last week it happened quite often once a day and from yesterday it keeps rebooting in logo no matter what i do. when this happens only download mode is accessible and twrp recovery is not accessable at all. so i waited till it discharges fully but that does not help.since download mode is accessible i used Odin and flashed stock firmware, still the same result(tried several times). its just keeps rebooting in logo even after flashing with stock firmware via Odin and i have no more options to go for. is my device hard bricked? any more options i can try??? my final hope is someone here will help me.:crying::crying:
Thank you
Oh! I just posted a similar question. After several tries, I sorted out a way to make it boot:
1) With the latest samsung drivers on my notebook, I've downloaded the latest Odin (Odin3_v3.12.3) with this stock rom from sammobile (G935FXXU1DQJ4_G935FUUB1DQJ4_ARO). According to this page this rom works in Argentina and the ARO means it is used on unlocked devices. Then it has no bloatware or any company logo.
2)Charged it for a few minutes until it reached 2~3%. Vol Down + Home + Power (in that order) and entered 'Download mode'. Then plugged it into the pc.
3) Opened AP, BL, CSC and CP files, then flashed it. Once it restarts, try to get it into recovery mode with volup+home+power and charge it. I used a power bank. Then wipe cache and factory reset. Then reboot to system and let it loop until it gets into the OS.
The one I've got in quarantine is working smooth.