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[Q] Bricked and now in constant boot loop

To start I was coming from a HTC thunderbolt where I was flashing new roms every other day. To make a long story short a continuum fell in my lap so I sold my thunderbolt while I could still make some money on it.
So I decided to flash a rom on my continuum. I used one of the instructions here on xda, and in the middle of using odin my computer crashed. I tried reloading though odin but I get this error:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I have tried every .tar file out there, but get the same error message above.
So now my phone is stuck is a bootloop with the following upon booting:
lfs done open fail
--wiping data...
formatting fota...
FOTA WIPE FAILED
Formatting data...
FORMATTING DATA FAILED
Formatting Cache...
FORMATTING CACHE FAILED
Formatting DBDATA...
DB data wipe failed
It does this then reboots to the samsung logo and repeats.
I can get into the downloading menu by holding down the volume and power. But I can not get into recovery, it goes through the same boot loop process when I try.
Any help would be very appreciated as I am without a phone.

Swing nto irc, in about 30 minutes. Just learned how to fix this one today... I'm looking o put the knowledge to use.
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Txwolf1980 said:
Swing nto irc, in about 30 minutes. Just learned how to fix this one today... I'm looking o put the knowledge to use.
Channel is #samsung-continuum
Webchat.freenode.net
I'm at war with the world, cause i ain't never gonna sell my soul. No matter what, I can't be bought or sold. - Skillet
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Thanks I am on my way there now.

samsung devices are almost impossible to brick if u can get to download mode just get the stock dL17 and .pit files and flash them via odin once u do that youll be back to stock

This is actually a pretty easy fix, haha... I would try to flash just the original recovery with heimdall that is usually the solution for that problem
Sent from my SCH-I400 using xda premium

Thanks everyone, txwolf was able to fix me up. Heimdall is the way to go.

heimdall help
can somebody walk me through this process as well? I am having a similar issue.

OFDorchester said:
can somebody walk me through this process as well? I am having a similar issue.
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Please help
Followed instruction on flashing my continuum and got as far as flashing the phone using odin with ec07.tar. After I do the 3 finger reboot and I went to select update.zip (holding down softkeys) it told me it couldn't verify the zip file signature. Now when i boot it goes to the recovery utils and they softkeys no longer work to select update.zip. It also says update.zip gone on the bottom under #manual mode# please help I'm a noob.Right now I'm bricked -it just boots to system recovery and I can't select anything =(

deesnuts said:
Followed instruction on flashing my continuum and got as far as flashing the phone using odin with ec07.tar. After I do the 3 finger reboot and I went to select update.zip (holding down softkeys) it told me it couldn't verify the zip file signature. Now when i boot it goes to the recovery utils and they softkeys no longer work to select update.zip. It also says update.zip gone on the bottom under #manual mode# please help I'm a noob.Right now I'm bricked -it just boots to system recovery and I can't select anything =(
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Your not bricked.
Flash stock via Odin.
Then reflash recovery.
And use update. Zip
Then flash whatever rom.
Sent from my SCH-I400 using xda premium

deesnuts said:
Followed instruction on flashing my continuum and got as far as flashing the phone using odin with ec07.tar. After I do the 3 finger reboot and I went to select update.zip (holding down softkeys) it told me it couldn't verify the zip file signature. Now when i boot it goes to the recovery utils and they softkeys no longer work to select update.zip. It also says update.zip gone on the bottom under #manual mode# please help I'm a noob.Right now I'm bricked -it just boots to system recovery and I can't select anything =(
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Rereading your post on android furums, it's looking like you never got into cwm to begin with. Get a fresh copy of the cwm_adrynalyne_test4.tar, make sure the update.zip is on the root of your sd card, as per the tutorial, and reflash the test4 with odin. Make sure that nothing is checked except pda and autoreboot.

Please help, Bricked S 4

I have the GT-I9505, I tried to root it with CF-Auto-Root @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39901375 at first,
but it failed, then I had the error "firmware upgrade encountered an issue". After this, I tried many ways using differents odin versions to flash but noone worked, everytime I tried the result was "Complete(Write) operation failed."
Can anybody help me please ? T.T

does it boot to recovery or download mode ??

It can reboot on download mode, but not on recovery...
I just tried to flash it to make him able to boot on recovery mode but it says "Complete(Write) operation failed", the same error message when I try to flash it on a official rom...

popeur said:
It can reboot on download mode, but not on recovery...
I just tried to flash it to make him able to boot on recovery mode but it says "Complete(Write) operation failed", the same error message when I try to flash it on a official rom...
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If you can reboot in download mode, try to flash a stock rom with odin. it should work. that's how rom's must be flashed with odin, not in recovery mode.

popeur said:
I have the GT-I9505, I tried to root it with CF-Auto-Root @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39901375 at first,
but it failed, then I had the error "firmware upgrade encountered an issue". After this, I tried many ways using differents odin versions to flash but noone worked, everytime I tried the result was "Complete(Write) operation failed."
Can anybody help me please ? T.T
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do u have the drivers installed??? download a different stock firmware for your i9505.. and try two ,three firmwares if still failing,, you can get firmwares from http://www.samfirmware.com
and try to flash using Odin make sure your drivers are working also removing Kies if you have as it could interfere..

My device is currently stuck in a bootloop with:
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"
I've loaded up Kies and it sees my phone is there and tries to connect but will sit there for a few minutes and then says that I need to reboot the device (this doesn't help either, same every time).
I'm unable to boot my phone in to recovery mode. However I am able to boot into download mode. So I've tried flashing root and/or CWM onto it but it fails each time. As does trying to flash stock firmware (or so I believe that's what "I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXABMEA_I9505XXUBMEA_HOME.t ar" is).
I've searched and found some people suggesting that I try and flash a stock ROM through Odin, but unable to find one in a .tar or .tar.md5 format
I'm completely stuck now and unsure what to do. Can somebody please help me out.

oblique1 said:
My device is currently stuck in a bootloop with:
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"
I've loaded up Kies and it sees my phone is there and tries to connect but will sit there for a few minutes and then says that I need to reboot the device (this doesn't help either, same every time).
I'm unable to boot my phone in to recovery mode. However I am able to boot into download mode. So I've tried flashing root and/or CWM onto it but it fails each time. As does trying to flash stock firmware (or so I believe that's what "I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXABMEA_I9505XXUBMEA_HOME.t ar" is).
I've searched and found some people suggesting that I try and flash a stock ROM through Odin, but unable to find one in a .tar or .tar.md5 format
I'm completely stuck now and unsure what to do. Can somebody please help me out.
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9505&pcode=0#firmware
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popeur said:
I have the GT-I9505, I tried to root it with CF-Auto-Root @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39901375 at first,
but it failed, then I had the error "firmware upgrade encountered an issue". After this, I tried many ways using differents odin versions to flash but noone worked, everytime I tried the result was "Complete(Write) operation failed."
Can anybody help me please ? T.T
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2320805

Thanks mate. Trying a different copy of the stock FW now.

[Q] G900F dead, help me fix it please!

First: Yes i've tried Odin flashing stock rom, recovery and all the other things!
So from the beginning:
My phone unlocked itself in my pocket and some weird things happend (i don't know what).
When I took it out it said that my sd-card could be safely removed
Then it said it was coruppted (I checked it on my laptop and it wasn't)
Then it started to reboot, and suddenly got stuck in bootloop!
When I pulled out the battery and put that in again. it booted black screen with text in the left uppercorner with some things about not being able to boot because there's no XXXX partition and some other things I cant remember.
So I thought, let's try and flash stock rom on it, and did that. Flash failed with error (size) or something.
Then I thought, let's reboot into recovery (How dumb that I haven't thought of that before) When I tried it it just bootlooped trying to get into recovery everytime.
Flashed new recovery, Still the same problem.
Flashed stock rom of another country, It worked but after odin finished and rebooted my phone it tries to boot itself into recovery (bootloop)
So nothing worked...
Download mode says this:
Current binary: Samsung official
system status: custom
Reactivation lock(kk): off
knox warranty void 0x1 (4)
qualcomm secureboot: ENABLE (CSB)
rp swrev: s1, t1, r1, a1, p1
udc start
I really don't know what to do, can you guys please help me?
Thanks in advance.
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Try to repartition your S5 with a pit file in Odin, maybe the filesystem is corrupt.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52329647&postcount=2
Download the pit fole for a G900F, load it as PIT in Odin, tick "Re-Partition", and start.

v3rtex said:
Try to repartition your S5 with a pit file in Odin, maybe the filesystem is corrupt.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52329647&postcount=2
Download the pit fole for a G900F, load it as PIT in Odin, tick "Re-Partition", and start.
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Must it be pit only? I tried pit file together with stock ROM but that didn't work

I would try it step by step, so pit only first.
Is there any error message in odin?

Flashed pit file, succesfull. No errors. Phone still stuck in bootloop

Try to flash pit file with your pda stock firmware, check repartition, and uncheck Auto reboot.
Start, wait until it says pass, unplug your phone, remove your battery, wait a minute or so, put it back in, and try to boot into recovery with vol up/home/power.
Important is, try to wipe your cache and do a factory reset then.

v3rtex said:
Try to flash pit file with your pda stock firmware, check repartition, and uncheck Auto reboot.
Start, wait until it says pass, unplug your phone, remove your battery, wait a minute or so, put it back in, and try to boot into recovery with vol up/home/power.
Important is, try to wipe your cache and do a factory reset then.
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This time I got a fail.. @hidden.img.ext4 "FAIL (size)"
F. Reset Time was checked but that shouldn't do anything right

donoboy97 said:
This time I got a fail.. @hidden.img.ext4 "FAIL (size)"
F. Reset Time was checked but that shouldn't do anything right
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Have you tried the same with your recovery file?
If that fails again, the only idea i have at least is to check "nand erase all" checkbox in odin while flashing stock fw or recovery, try with and without pit and "re-partition", and without "autoreboot"
In some situations this fixed bootloops and steck bootloader issues.
At least you have nothing to loose...

v3rtex said:
Have you tried the same with your recovery file?
If that fails again, the only idea i have at least is to check "nand erase all" checkbox in odin while flashing stock fw or recovery, try with and without pit and "re-partition", and without "autoreboot"
In some situations this fixed bootloops and steck bootloader issues.
At least you have nothing to loose...
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Recovery + pit works, pulled out the battery, waited a minute or so. Booted in recovery, get's the blue message.. and then bootloops again...

Gonna try nand erase, as you said I have nothing to lose. Wish me luck I guess?

long shot but check md5's on your downloads.. my first guess was the pit file but u said that didnt work

elliwigy said:
long shot but check md5's on your downloads.. my first guess was the pit file but u said that didnt work
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md5's match!

v3rtex said:
Have you tried the same with your recovery file?
If that fails again, the only idea i have at least is to check "nand erase all" checkbox in odin while flashing stock fw or recovery, try with and without pit and "re-partition", and without "autoreboot"
In some situations this fixed bootloops and steck bootloader issues.
At least you have nothing to loose...
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NAND-erase / Flashed stock rom: Did not work. NAND-erase /Flashed recovery: Did work, booted up in recovery... Bootloop. My phone is broken hard

donoboy97 said:
NAND-erase / Flashed stock rom: Did not work. NAND-erase /Flashed recovery: Did work, booted up in recovery... Bootloop. My phone is broken hard
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when u say boots to recovery and bootloops, what do you mean exactly? like goes to recovery and immediately reboots?
can you screenshot exact error of odin when you use the pit and stock tar? also, i assume you have usb drivers and the right odin installed? try different usb ports/cables?
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if it boots at all then its not a hard brick so there is still hope

elliwigy said:
when u say boots to recovery and bootloops, what do you mean exactly? like goes to recovery and immediately reboots?
can you screenshot exact error of odin when you use the pit and stock tar? also, i assume you have usb drivers and the right odin installed? try different usb ports/cables?
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if it boots at all then its not a hard brick so there is still hope
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it goes to recovery for 5 secs and then reboots, exact error is when it's flashing "hidden.img.ext4" and then it says "FAIL! (size)" Yes I have USB drivers and I'm using Odin v3.10 but I just checked on some threads, and they all say v3.09 soo.. could that be the problem?
I also tried different ports and cables but i'm mainly using the official cable!

donoboy97 said:
it goes to recovery for 5 secs and then reboots, exact error is when it's flashing "hidden.img.ext4" and then it says "FAIL! (size)" Yes I have USB drivers and I'm using Odin v3.10 but I just checked on some threads, and they all say v3.09 soo.. could that be the problem?
I also tried different ports and cables but i'm mainly using the official cable!
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try odin 3.09 and report back.. i know its wonky sometimes with certain odin versions.. normally there is a hidden.img.ext4 in the tar file.. have you tried other odin tars? different or older odin tars? it almost seems like something wrong with the tar file or odin version

it's taking a while, please hold

elliwigy said:
try odin 3.09 and report back.. i know its wonky sometimes with certain odin versions.. normally there is a hidden.img.ext4 in the tar file.. have you tried other odin tars? different or older odin tars? it almost seems like something wrong with the tar file or odin version
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Nope v3.09 did not work, tried redownloaded stock rom, stock rom from another country, and all of them with pit file..

did u dl tar from sammobile or elsewhere?

[Q] Unfortunately, (all services) have stopped

I was L17(5.0) Dr Ketan's ROM. I had done all the flashing on TWRP.
Today when i tried to go to recovery, it landed on stock recovery and not TWRP.
And when rebooted the phone it constantly gave me error messages one by one that "Unfortunately, ... service has stopped"
My first question is TWRP won't work on android 5.0?
I tried flashing TWRP through odin but it failed and gave this error: Complete(Write) operation failed
Did i do something wrong?
All help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Edit: Now when i try to go to recovery/reboot it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Go to recovery in Kies
All i did was unsuccessfully tried to flash twrp/cwm.

I got the same error, when I was trying to flash TWRP2.8.3.0 via odin. I corrected issue by by trying to go back to download mode and flashing another recovery.. as I remember.
Please check whether you can go to download mode??

arunastan said:
I got the same error, when I was trying to flash TWRP2.8.3.0 via odin. I corrected issue by by trying to go back to download mode and flashing another recovery.. as I remember.
Please check whether you can go to download mode??
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I can go to download mode but I'm unable to flash CWM also.. can you give the recovery which you flashed?

Soft Brick - FAILED TO MOUNT SYSTEM - Help

Good night guys, so there's my problem:
I was on DN 0.6.1 custom ROM, TWRP 3.0.2.0 and rooted. Today, i wanted to go back to stock ROM, so, I downloaded the stock firmware throught sammobile, and tried to install it throught ODIN 3.11, but it's stopped at system.img, and remained stuck in it for a long time. so i decided to restart the phone..
Then it's showed the follow message:
firmware upgrade encountered an issue note 4. Please select recovery mode on kies and try again.
So, i tried to re-flash throught ODIN, but stucked at system.img again, after it, I downloaded KIES and tried restore it, but it's stopped at 2%.
I wasn't abble to go to recovery mode, only download mode, so, i extracted the ROM file, and flashed only the boot.img through ODIN. Now it's boot to recovery...
I wiped data/cache, but the following error showed up:
E: Failed to mount system (invalid argument).
and now i can't find a solution for it.. tried to do amost anything that i could find on the internet, but none solved my problem...
I'm wanting to flash PIT + CSC + PDA file, using the repartition option on ODIN, but i'm afraid that may brick my phone for ever...
I'm following this tutorial by now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...te-4-pit-files-repartiton-f-g-c-t-w8-t3282641
And i need this CSC file, because my phone is the C version, could someone give me link to download it ? couldn't find in any place.
ANd there's someone who could help me ? i'm very concerned about it because i don't have money to buy another phone at the moment...
Thanks, and yes, already looked at XDA for a answer but couldn't fine any.
THANK YOU :good:

Anyone ?