Hi! i just got my s5 last week it was given to me by my grandmother because I never had a decent smart phone. I am now experiencing boot looping. I tried all troubleshooting tips given in all websites I search and all videos I watch. I tried flashing the stock ROM it did not work. I tried going to the recovery mode but it never made pass the samsung logo but i can still go to the maintenance mode which it only has 3 options. Every time I go to download mode it says reactivation recovery : ON. I have a hunch that it need to be turned off when flashing into the stock ROM(just a hunch). s5 sm-G900V here is the model number. If you could help me I would really appreciate it. I am not a very lucky guy and I am just a novice when troubleshooting phones.
Just go into download mode, find the latest latest stock ROM from Samsung and flashed.
MachineZZ said:
Just go into download mode, find the latest latest stock ROM from Samsung and flashed.
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I already did that that but it seem it does not work.
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Hi guys
I need some quick help identifying what happened to my S4. It's not bricked by the way, it's just some weird debugging mode which became enabled.
I have just sold it on eBay, and therefore I performed a standard factory reset followed instantly by a standard ODIN flash of the official latest firmware to remove root (which is something I've done many times on this phone without an issue).
However this time, since I did it, everytime I turn the phone on, just before the standard Samsung Galaxy S4 logo appears, I get a strange flashing screen which displays some technical details on the phone (different to the one I used to have when running a custom kernel) which include: serial number, Knox status, power on reason, some CPU details and in particular, a line saying debug mode level: medium. I have never came across it so I tried removing the battery and re-flashing the software, neither of which have helped.
I would like to find out if anyone had come across this and if so, how could this be revered back as I need to ship the phone to the buyer.
Attached is the photo I managed to capture with my DSLR which shows more detail... Please help.
Thanks a lot
Regards
Please can someone take a look at this?
mateuszd said:
Please can someone take a look at this?
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mateuszd said:
Please can someone take a look at this?
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Go to recovery and make a factory reset, when the galaxy s4 logo shows up remove the battery immediately, wait 5 seconds then go to download mode and flash the firmware, after the device reboots make a factory reset again
Will try that, what I did so far is flashing the latest Black Edition rom which removed the issue and then flashing back the latest normal ROM and the issue came back straight away. It's like a weird bootloader it comes with.
I'm downloading an older ROM from March as this is the one I flashed a while ago and had no problems with.
Fixed it, just downloaded I9505XXUFNB8 which is from March and flashed it, then, updated over OTA. It's now on latest version without the weird bootscreen issue.
What's strange is that it was an official (latest) build downloaded from SamMobile and later downloaded again though SamFirm tool and both produced same behaviour yet upgrading to it though OTA did not cause the issue.
Thanks
I have been trawling the internet for literally hours.
This is my final hope before I get really desperate with this device.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Edge+ online as a demo unit so I could use it as a glorified tablet,
since it was a demo unit it had demo software which I tried to remove using the 5444 password
trick on the retail software to no avail. So I decided to root the phone using Odin and the
SM-G928 F/I/C/K/S software as i couldn't find the particular software for this phone anywhere.
This worked but every time I booted the phone it would give me the 'KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING'
on the top left of the device which I promptly ignored and continued to use the device, I downloaded
root check which said my device was rooted and then I downloaded system app uninstaller to try remove all the trial
software, which unfortunately didn't work. I then attempted a hard reset, which also didn't work and just
rebooted the device, finally i decided to download Flashify and TWRP recovery to try and delete the trial software
from there. At this point I was just messing around with the phone when I noticed a thread that said i needed
titanium backup to fully delete the software, so i rebooted the phone and it has been stuck on the bootup screen
ever since, I have tried several methods to get it to work including re-flashing the software onto it,
(the SM-G928F one I mean) but i simply cannot find the correct one for my device.
Any help would be greatly appreciated :good::good::good::good:
The device is running 5.1.1
I am not sure of the kernel or anything like that as I am quite noobish.
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MeMyPhoneAndI said:
I have been trawling the internet for literally hours.
This is my final hope before I get really desperate with this device.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Edge+ online as a demo unit so I could use it as a glorified tablet,
since it was a demo unit it had demo software which I tried to remove using the 5444 password
trick on the retail software to no avail. So I decided to root the phone using Odin and the
SM-G928 F/I/C/K/S software as i couldn't find the particular software for this phone anywhere.
This worked but every time I booted the phone it would give me the 'KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING'
on the top left of the device which I promptly ignored and continued to use the device, I downloaded
root check which said my device was rooted and then I downloaded system app uninstaller to try remove all the trial
software, which unfortunately didn't work. I then attempted a hard reset, which also didn't work and just
rebooted the device, finally i decided to download Flashify and TWRP recovery to try and delete the trial software
from there. At this point I was just messing around with the phone when I noticed a thread that said i needed
titanium backup to fully delete the software, so i rebooted the phone and it has been stuck on the bootup screen
ever since, I have tried several methods to get it to work including re-flashing the software onto it,
(the SM-G928F one I mean) but i simply cannot find the correct one for my device.
Any help would be greatly appreciated :good::good::good::good:
The device is running 5.1.1
I am not sure of the kernel or anything like that as I am quite noobish.
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First thing to do is to get into STOCK recovery and do a "Factory Data Reset"
or you can boot the phone up and go into "Settings>Backup and Reset" and
select "Factory data reset".
After doing that odin flash the proper S6 Edge+ Lollipop 5.1.1 or the new Marshmallow 6.0 firmware.
You can see the exact model of your G928 phone by going into settings and scroll down to "about"
there you will find the specific model of your phone.
Be sure to ONLY odin flash the correct firmware for your phone's model.
Once you do all the above you will no longer see:
'KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING'
The only reason you see that is because the phone is rooted.
After odin flashing the proper firmware your phone will no longer be rooted
unless you root the phone again.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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First thing to do is to get into STOCK recovery and do a "Factory Data Reset"
or you can boot the phone up and go into "Settings>Backup and Reset" and
select "Factory data reset".
After doing that odin flash the proper S6 Edge+ Lollipop 5.1.1 or the new Marshmallow 6.0 firmware.
You can see the exact model of your G928 phone by going into settings and scroll down to "about"
there you will find the specific model of your phone.
Be sure to ONLY odin flash the correct firmware for your phone's model.
Once you do all the above you will no longer see:
'KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING'
The only reason you see that is because the phone is rooted.
After odin flashing the proper firmware your phone will no longer be rooted
unless you root the phone again.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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I can't boot the phone up, if I could I would, I can't find the software for this particular model, which is aforementioned SM-G928X,
If you could help me with that, I would appreciate it. The phone is stuck on the Saumsung boot up, it doesn't actually boot up into
the lock screen so I can't do anything with it, if you could help me with link to the SM-G928X firmware that I could use in ODIN
that would be greatly appreciated cause the phone is a paper weight at this point.
I had a moment of madness and decided to do what you said anyway, and I can't factory reset the phone from the recovery menu as it says
its due to security policies or something of that nature, which again I mentioned in the initial thread.
Also to clarify, I can't flash my own firmware because I can't find the firmware anywhere on the internet.
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MeMyPhoneAndI said:
I can't boot the phone up, if I could I would, I can't find the software for this particular model, which is aforementioned SM-G928X,
If you could help me with that, I would appreciate it. The phone is stuck on the Saumsung boot up, it doesn't actually boot up into
the lock screen so I can't do anything with it, if you could help me with link to the SM-G928X firmware that I could use in ODIN
that would be greatly appreciated cause the phone is a paper weight at this point.
I had a moment of madness and decided to do what you said anyway, and I can't factory reset the phone from the recovery menu as it says
its due to security policies or something of that nature, which again I mentioned in the initial thread.
Also to clarify, I can't flash my own firmware because I can't find the firmware anywhere on the internet.
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I have done a bit of research on your G928X device and I think you are in luck.
Check out this link carefully http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=8759&c=samsung_sm-g928x_galaxy_s6_edgeplus_lte-a_samsung_zen
and you will see that the firmware in your phone is identical to many other G928 firmwares as you will see in that link.
Odin flashing any of the ZEN firmwares in that link cannot brick your phone, the worse thing that can happen is that it will not
work. (just like it's not working for you right now).
I would go a head and odin flash the S6 Edge+ G928T firmware which is also the ZEN baseband firmware, there are many S6 Edge+ phones
using the exact same firmware. All Samsung S6 Edge+ firmwares contain the modem but not all of them will be compatible with your
carrier but at least you will be able to boot your phone normally without getting stuck on boot screen or bootlooping to start with.
You can get the G928T firmware from http://sammobile.com OR
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762636004597 (fast download)
Good luck,
Have a great day!
So basically my S7 Edge ended up in a bootloop and I don't know why.. It had some problems, ended up in a bootloop from time to time, but after the battery drained I could restart it and it worked.
Since 3 days ago it constantly is in a bootloop, when I try to start the phone. Tried to let the battery drain, but still if I try to restart the phone, it's in a bootloop. Then I even can't access recovery or download mode...
I can access the recovery mode and download mode, after draining the battery.
I already tried: wiping cache and factory reset. Still bootloop, if I start the phone.
I had the idea of flashing a custom rom, but I didn't enable the OEM unlock..
What else can I try to get this phone back to work?.. [I am currently using my old Galaxy Nexus from 2011 and it runs surprisingly fine ]
EDIT: I got stock rom and stock recovery, so basically untouched stock.
Thank you guys in advance
Hayalamm
download stock rom from sammobile and flash through Odin after booting into download mode. search google or go through the guide section of the forum on how-to do it. you should be fine.
Do I have to install the Stock ROM of my carrier? I bought the phone via Vodafone in Germany, but I dont think, that it is branded.
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download stock rom from sammobile and flash through Odin after booting into download mode. search google or go through the guide section of the forum on how-to do it. you should be fine.
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I did like you said and it still gets stuck on the Samsung logo and after that bootlooping all the damn time.. It passes the "Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge screen, but always gets stuck after that..
EDIT: Tried to get into recovery mode an the display got wierdly stuck on the first screen at "installing system update".. There was a wide black stripe at the lowert part of the display and many many thin black stripes thoughout the whole display. Since then it is unresponsive for anything..
Are you sure that your phone doesnt have any hardware issues?
If not then search for details on Odin's options. Maybe theres an option for a more theral wiping.
Other than these i honestly dont know what else can be done exccept for sending to samsung support center.
woomera said:
Are you sure that your phone doesnt have any hardware issues?
If not then search for details on Odin's options. Maybe theres an option for a more theral wiping.
Other than these i honestly dont know what else can be done exccept for sending to samsung support center.
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Sending in won't help I think, because my display is shattered a bit. Had the problems before that too..
I have a similar situation. So far I have not found a solution. the phone is lying around idly. I store it for experiments)))
Hey guys, I have a phone here S8 that has just been stuck on the S8 Logo screen, i can access download mode but cannot access recovery mode. I have flashed Stock firmware in odin and it passes successfully but doesn't go past the logo, is there anything else i can try?
Which stock rom are you trying to flash?
I'm having the exact same issue. I did solve one previous issue (the ODIN FAIL) using the trick of pressing Bixby + Vol Down + Power real quick but now every stock rom I flash Odin says PASS but still can't access recovery nor get past the samsung logo.
I installed AQF7 bootloader. Then went straight to latest CRD7 Oreo. Then tried to go back to AQL5 and still nothing. Which version should I flash ??? Did I do something worse?? I can still get to Download mode. It hasn't been a week since I got this phone. I was so happy until today.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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I'm having the exact same issue. I did solve one previous issue (the ODIN FAIL) using the trick of pressing Bixby + Vol Down + Power real quick but now every stock rom I flash Odin says PASS but still can't access recovery nor get past the samsung logo.
I installed AQF7 bootloader. Then went straight to latest CRD7 Oreo. Then tried to go back to AQL5 and still nothing. Which version should I flash ??? Did I do something worse?? I can still get to Download mode. It hasn't been a week since I got this phone. I was so happy until today.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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hey brother.
i'm having the same issue here today.
Did you fix your problem ??
please people any help with this problem ??
any help would be really really appreciated.
and thank u a tons
ZaKaRia OuH said:
hey brother.
i'm having the same issue here today.
Did you fix your problem ??
please people any help with this problem ??
any help would be really really appreciated.
and thank u a tons
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Hi how are you? Unfortunately I couldnt fix it. I sent it back to amazon and they refunded me the full cost of the device. I then bought another S8 and have been using it since then with no issues so far.
Hello, a friend of mine gived me an hard bricked phone.
As written in the title the phone is a Samsung galaxy A5 2016, SM510F.
Is not the first time I do things like that, but this phone is quite frustrating to work with.
I tried everything on this phone but the only thing that it does is the download mode.
It has no hardware problems, everything is working fine. The battery can't be removed.
I obviously tried to let it charge for long time. It does not even shows the battery icon while charging.
No boot, no logo.
I tried flashing 2 different version of the original ROM downloaded from SamMobile with Odin.
I tried an old and a new one.
I tried Flashing the Bootloader extracted from the ROM.
I tried flashing the 4 part ROM.
I tried flashing the PIT, since i suspected that my friend somehow cleard NAND while he was trying to flash the Root.
But out of this I get nothing. Odin gives a success but the phone only turned off and did not reboot.
I ask you if you have some different ideas, some similar experiences or some advices.
If you have some files please remember that I'm italian, so I need ITV.
I have no more ideas. Otherwise I will tell my friend to try to go to a samsung center.
Thanks.
You can try install custom recovery