I know I know... I am a filthy noob that bricked a priceless s7 edge... I installed a custom ROM everything went well! Then the performance was **** so I decided to install different ROM... Hydra Rom... Didn't decide to install stock before installing new ROM and now my device says "an error has occurred blah blah blah" tells me to boot into smart switch to fix... Only problem with that is when I try the initialization phase does not even start... It downloads the software/firmware but does not install it... I've tried downloading stock firmware on Odin works until I get to system.img then fails... Not exactly sure what to do at this point I think generally I am ****ed but there is always hope. Just like to mention the only thing I can do with the phone is boot into Download Mode but my computer does not recognize the device... I own the SM-G935W8 model eh and I know what my stock firmware is (Atleast I believe I know what it is according to smartswitch). Any help would be much appreciated.
What I have tried: Switching cables
Trying diffrent cables/usb ports
Trying diffrent firmwares
using kies/smartswitch
Any Help would go along way as I am broke af and cannot afford another phone so...
Have you tried rebooting the computer? When this happened to me, a simple reboot fixed it.
If you still have access to the download mode the phone is not bricked. You sure you have flashed proper version of rom? I mean the 935w8 version not the international one. If yes, try to flash on another pc
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
If you can get into Odin you can Flash firmware, go to sammobile.com download your firmware and do an MD5sum check on it.
Yeah I ended up fixing the phone thanks for the replys guys! have any idea why odin kept getting stuck on system.img... I just kept trying and suddenly it worked
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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.
I tried to install CWM earlier today and its gone wrong and now i get the dreaded error message
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue etc
Kies wont recover it either.
Now im hoping i can get it going again quickly
Just from skimming through here while trying to pack i gather i need to use odin to reflash the stock firmware.
I wouldnt normally ask but could some nice person spoon feed me given the circumstances of time constraints
Gavin01 said:
I tried to install CWM earlier today and its gone wrong and now i get the dreaded error message
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue etc
Kies wont recover it either.
Now im hoping i can get it going again quickly
Just from skimming through here while trying to pack i gather i need to use odin to reflash the stock firmware.
I wouldnt normally ask but could some nice person spoon feed me given the circumstances of time constraints
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All you need to do is search google. No one spoon feeds you in real life so no one shouldn't spoon feed you here also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
You need to follow these instructions but you need to download your correct firmware.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
Use Odin to flash stock firmware by following this guide, I assume that you have the i9505, if so then flash this CWM,
thanks i need to find the right rom now
thanks fingers crossed
EDIT
im guessing this is the right rom
I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXXBMF1_XEF.zip
thanks guys weve done it!
its resurrected!
cheers
I stuffed my phone up again and thought id post here instead of making a new thread.
flashed the latest modem which in turn has for some reason fubored all my dialling out and messages etc so i cant use the phone for anything other than browsing .....
I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXXBMF1_XEF.zip<<<<<<<<<<<<this is what i used last time and it didnt work this time
so ive now tryed this one I9505XXUFNB8_I9505BTUFNB3_I9505XXUFNB8_HOME.tar.md5
my phone is a sim free s4.
the second one appears to work but wont get passed the lock screen with out continuous errors. (i note i now have the knox label in the bootloader)
How do i find the latest stock rom for my phone? so i can start again?
thanks
I had exact same issue so i falshed XXUFNB9 from sammobile and now im rooted runnin cm11 m9 .
Do suggest UNISTALLING samsung usb drives from pc and reinstalling fresh new ones for your device snd then flashing. I flashed 4 different firmwares. It was only until i reinstalled s4 usb drives my phone becsme alive. Dunno how but i reckon usb drives is the issue
i wanted to try custom rom i rooted, had custom recovery and when i went to move from stock to cm11 and i didnt like it i tried to revert back to stock now im not able to do nothing im getting bunch of errors
odin fails to flash i tried all kinds of odin tuts
even tried chainfires one click setup nope fails
and i have this text on phone thats states i have write protection on...
but point is i just want to recover my phone all i can get into is recovery and download mode fine but thats it and when i try to flash anything in recovery i get state 7 or error 7 poping up im worried i just got the phone and i want it back to being alive agian any help be very much help i been up hours trying everything
sph-L720
Windows 8.1 x64
all usb drivers installed 4 times
krazeyfire said:
i wanted to try custom rom i rooted, had custom recovery and when i went to move from stock to cm11 and i didnt like it i tried to revert back to stock now im not able to do nothing im getting bunch of errors
odin fails to flash i tried all kinds of odin tuts
even tried chainfires one click setup nope fails
and i have this text on phone thats states i have write protection on...
but point is i just want to recover my phone all i can get into is recovery and download mode fine but thats it and when i try to flash anything in recovery i get state 7 or error 7 poping up im worried i just got the phone and i want it back to being alive agian any help be very much help i been up hours trying everything
sph-L720
Windows 8.1 x64
all usb drivers installed 4 times
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When you trying Odin back the firmware you need to make sure your not trying to downgrade if you updated from 4.3 or above. If you are on 4.3 or above make sure your either using the same firmware or a newer firmware. If you use an old firmware it will always fail. So downloading the newest firmware will be your best bet.
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Same Boat with a friends phone
I am flashing NAE and NG2 firmware to the sprint s4 (no fails) but after the flash I am still only able to get to recovery and download mode. Side note: when trying to nandroid back up the phone reboots and will not create a backup. Please advise what if any fix I may look into.
Thank you,
Erik
erikbenedict3 said:
I am flashing NAE and NG2 firmware to the sprint s4 (no fails) but after the flash I am still only able to get to recovery and download mode. Side note: when trying to nandroid back up the phone reboots and will not create a backup. Please advise what if any fix I may look into.
Thank you,
Erik
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ive gotten it restored back to stock but the sprint boot animation is gone i want that back i was fond of it so if anyone know how to restore the oringal sprint carrier boot animation w/ sound?
Hello all!
First of all i want to thank this site (and the people behind it) that makes everything android possible.
I feel privileged to be a member of this forum specially on rough times like what i am facing right now.
I rooted my Galaxy A8-A800i the other day and everything went great. I followed the instructions that i found here. Unfortunately, yesterday i turned off the OEM Unlock on my phone. Now, as the thread title says it. it is stuck on the Logo Screen with the annoying " Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock ". i read a guide that ashyx made and i felt stupid. I didn't know that turning the OEM Unlock will do that to my Phone.
Right now, I am digging deep on this forums to try and revive my phone that is currently in Brick state.
i am downloading a firmware from sammobile for my phone, the problem i have is... i don't know how to use it. I don't know much about my phone but I do want to learn a lot and i know that this is the right place. I would like to ask assistance on how to use the firmware that I am downloading right now, and also, can i make the Knox Counter go "0" again?
Thanks for everything guys. I highly appreciate everything i've learned here so far.
rissered said:
Hello all!
First of all i want to thank this site (and the people behind it) that makes everything android possible.
I feel privileged to be a member of this forum specially on rough times like what i am facing right now.
I rooted my Galaxy A8-A800i the other day and everything went great. I followed the instructions that i found here. Unfortunately, yesterday i turned off the OEM Unlock on my phone. Now, as the thread title says it. it is stuck on the Logo Screen with the annoying " Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock ". i read a guide that ashyx made and i felt stupid. I didn't know that turning the OEM Unlock will do that to my Phone.
Right now, I am digging deep on this forums to try and revive my phone that is currently in Brick state.
i am downloading a firmware from sammobile for my phone, the problem i have is... i don't know how to use it. I don't know much about my phone but I do want to learn a lot and i know that this is the right place. I would like to ask assistance on how to use the firmware that I am downloading right now, and also, can i make the Knox Counter go "0" again?
Thanks for everything guys. I highly appreciate everything i've learned here so far.
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you can try flashing the official firmware I hope it fixes your phone.
and knox cannot be reset to 0
nepalbiraj said:
you can try flashing the official firmware I hope it fixes your phone.
and knox cannot be reset to 0
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Thank you!... i downloaded the stock firmware from sammobile. but whenever i extract it there's a rar message saying it is corrupted so i DLed a new one, it has the same result. I haven't tried using it to fix my phone but i will try right now. Ill give an update on how it goes.
Tried flashing the new firmware but Odin can't detect my phone. i have the latest Driver for SAMSUNG and i have the latest Odin. I tried restarting my phone and my computer several times but it still fails. i am really frustrated and our of options right now. Even if Odin detects my phone there's no guarantee that the stock firmware will be installed properly since it always shows corrupt when i extract it from zip
rissered said:
Tried flashing the new firmware but Odin can't detect my phone. i have the latest Driver for SAMSUNG and i have the latest Odin. I tried restarting my phone and my computer several times but it still fails. i am really frustrated and our of options right now. Even if Odin detects my phone there's no guarantee that the stock firmware will be installed properly since it always shows corrupt when i extract it from zip
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Install the Samsung drivers first, reboot your pc.
Start odin in Admin mode then put your device in download mode, plug in the usb cable. Your device should be detected.
Don't try flashing a corrupt firmware, it will be rejected anyway as it will fail the md5 check.
I suggest you use a different browser to download.
@ashyx hey! thanks for all your help. my internet went offline while i was trying to respond to the other thread. my phone is now fixed with your help. Thank you so much! only took 3 mins for the while Odin flashing to complete
This issue is now FIXED
rissered said:
This issue is now FIXED
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but how? I have installed official firmware and flashed via odin and it shows"success", but then it gets stuck in the samsung logo. please help
Hello everybody, seriously i think I broke my phone but i did it to learn a bit, basically what happened, I installed TWRP Recovery and routed my phone everything gone well. after i have seen a guy talking about ROMs And stuff. I go Samsung Galaxy s7 edge SM-G935F Exynos. I tried to install The ROm via TRWP like everyone do, i followed all steps. on this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/rom-bobcatrom-mm-6-0-1-t3404008
I installd this ROM : [ROM][SM-G935/930F]{~BoBCaTROM~}[v.1.0.4][APF2] ~MM 6.0.1~
after the phone stuck booting up and booting up again stuck on samsung logo and then turn off and boot up again, wont finish. after i tried to do the installation again. ive done it 4 times. but still stuck on booting. it made me crazy i thought if i wipe everything gonna work, i made it worse i wiped everything lol even the back up, and the ROM. Im newbie, so maybe i will learn from that. could someone tell me, if i can make the phone like it was ? and how about the efs is it important, how can get it back ? and can i install other ROMs, or thats it im stuck on the original Firmware. thank you.
kingshine2017 said:
Hello everybody, seriously i think I broke my phone but i did it to learn a bit, basically what happened, I installed TWRP Recovery and routed my phone everything gone well. after i have seen a guy talking about ROMs And stuff. I go Samsung Galaxy s7 edge SM-G935F Exynos. I tried to install The ROm via TRWP like everyone do, i followed all steps. on this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/rom-bobcatrom-mm-6-0-1-t3404008
I installd this ROM : [ROM][SM-G935/930F]{~BoBCaTROM~}[v.1.0.4][APF2] ~MM 6.0.1~
after the phone stuck booting up and booting up again stuck on samsung logo and then turn off and boot up again, wont finish. after i tried to do the installation again. ive done it 4 times. but still stuck on booting. it made me crazy i thought if i wipe everything gonna work, i made it worse i wiped everything lol even the back up, and the ROM. Im newbie, so maybe i will learn from that. could someone tell me, if i can make the phone like it was ? and how about the efs is it important, how can get it back ? and can i install other ROMs, or thats it im stuck on the original Firmware. thank you.
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Just use Odin to flash a stock rom.
Install stock via Odin and try again.
If at first you do not succeeded, try and try again.
Out of interest, When you installed the ROM, how long did you wait before restarting the device.
(How long did you leave it on the Samsung Startup logo)
I know Stock modded ROMS when first install can sometimes take upto 10 - 15 minutes to Boot for the first time.
(I remember waiting 20 minutes one time on my note 3)
Delete
Thank you
My phone come back to normal thank you very much guys
The way to fix this is pretty straight forward and there are many tutorials online on how to do this.
You will need your stock rom (can be acquired from SamMobile) and Odin (i recommend using 3.0.7) and then plugging your device in to your windows computer (does not work on any other os) and reflashing back to your stock rom. This will 100% work and you should just go to YouTube and search for "How to reflash stock Galaxy S7" after downloading your stock rom.
Joshpace92 said:
The way to fix this is pretty straight forward and there are many tutorials online on how to do this.
You will need your stock rom (can be acquired from SamMobile) and Odin (i recommend using 3.0.7) and then plugging your device in to your windows computer (does not work on any other os) and reflashing back to your stock rom. This will 100% work and you should just go to YouTube and search for "How to reflash stock Galaxy S7" after downloading your stock rom.
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i have a question, how do i know what firmware to get
i mean there are a lot of them from different countries and different pda csc numbers
do i have to choose one that matches my base band or something like that?
jcpineda said:
i have a question, how do i know what firmware to get
i mean there are a lot of them from different countries and different pda csc numbers
do i have to choose one that matches my base band or something like that?
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You must choose the firmware that is correct for your model for example if I had a Galaxy S7 and the model number for it is SM-G9358 i'd then choose the one that says its for the SM-G9358 as well as my carrier for example Optus if there is no correct carrier version then just choose one that is from your country it wont make a huge difference you'll be fine.
If you do not know how to find the model number for your phone it should be somewhere in Settings>About or when you are booting on your device.
Let me know if you need any further assistance.