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urgent! stuck on splash!

hey all,
so i am incredibly new to this scene and just recieved my s4. i was preparing to flash a ROM onto my phone, and got it rooted and installed CWM.
I forgot to download the actual ROM zip file, and went into CWM via goo manager, wiped factory/data and cache. It was only AFTER i wiped everything that i realised i didnt download the ROM zip file, so i rebooted the phone and now it is stuck on the start-up splash screen where it displays "Samsung galaxy S4 GT-I9505" and will not continue :crying:
I was running on stock, and had only rooted the phone.
PLEASE i urgently need to fix this ASAP. Help!

Hi,
is there a Odin Version of the Rom you tried to flash? If yes, you could simply bring your device to download-mode and flash the Rom with Odin.
Alternatively search for a odin flashable Recovery and flash this first. Then you could boot to recovery and flash the zip of the Rom.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

i tried installing the liquid smooth rom, and from what i can see there is no odin version of the rom :\
Are you able to direct me to an Odin flashable recovery I can use?
im really stressing out about this
i'm in the process of downloading a stock firmware and will try to flash it on, but it's taking forever to download

I don't see why you can't boot again if you have only wiped the user data and cache, just press the home button for 10 seconds and see if it restarts with your reset stock firmware. Otherwise you can reboot into recovery and do the wipes again (not the option to install a new ROM), or put the ROM zip you want to flash on an SD card and then flash from the SD.
I hope this helps.

suwidji said:
hey all,
so i am incredibly new to this scene and just recieved my s4. i was preparing to flash a ROM onto my phone, and got it rooted and installed CWM.
I forgot to download the actual ROM zip file, and went into CWM via goo manager, wiped factory/data and cache. It was only AFTER i wiped everything that i realised i didnt download the ROM zip file, so i rebooted the phone and now it is stuck on the start-up splash screen where it displays "Samsung galaxy S4 GT-I9505" and will not continue :crying:
I was running on stock, and had only rooted the phone.
PLEASE i urgently need to fix this ASAP. Help!
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You should of made a backup with CWM. That's what it's used for also, besides flashing .zips. Always make a backup that you can restore and keep an extra copy on ur computer and/or a usb drive.

You have to use Odin to flash a stock firmware from Sammobile website. Make sure you download the correct firmware for your phone.
Dont worry, your phone isn't brick.

when i first did the wipe, i chose the option that i was going to install a new ROM. I'm now assuming that's where i made a mistake.
I did make a backup before i wiped everything onto my SD card, but now i can't even access that backup because it's saying there's nothing.
I've tried flashing a ROM onto it, but it says aborted.

Yes SORF ist right. It should boot into resetted stock firmware.
First try to copy the Rom to SD and then boot to recovery an try flashing it.
If booting to recovery doesn't work (but it should work if you just wiped user data and cache) you should try flashing new recovery with odin.
You could use Philz recovery for GT-I9505 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2281367
Installation Instructions for installation with odin you find here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4

windozeanti said:
You have to use Odin to flash a stock firmware from Sammobile website. Make sure you download the correct firmware for your phone.
Dont worry, your phone isn't brick.
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Thanks, that's what I'm doing right now, but the file is about 1.8GB and taking so long to download...
i wish there was a faster server, but this is the only option i could find :\

Have you tried to boot into recovery again and then flash your already downloaded rom from sd? So you don't have to download a complete sammy rom.

j0ch3 said:
Have you tried to boot into recovery again and then flash your already downloaded rom from sd? So you don't have to download a complete sammy rom.
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yes i have tried that, and it says that install aborts.
Also when i re-wipe everything and then try to reboot, it says my device is missing root.
When i try to re-root, and the device reboots, it gets stuck on the intro screen again so the root doesn't actually complete installing

have you fixed it yet?

so im going to try a different ROM other than the liquid smoothe one i wanted (since it keeps saying aborted)
question: does it matter if i use ANY s4 ROM regardless of carrier? I'm from Australia and there is no specific carrier for my phone on xda

Why does it fails to install? Are there any more error messages?
Also you can try the point "Fix Permissions" under Advanced Options. This could help.

suwidji said:
so im going to try a different ROM other than the liquid smoothe one i wanted (since it keeps saying aborted)
question: does it matter if i use ANY s4 ROM regardless of carrier? I'm from Australia and there is no specific carrier for my phone on xda
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try something lite like miui - it will save you time on download and is a good solid base to work from. dont flash the lite gapps without a reboot.
for a solid Sami based rom then i suggest using GoldenEye.

scottyf79 said:
try something lite like miui - it will save you time on download and is a good solid base to work from. dont flash the lite gapps without a reboot.
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ok so i went ahead and found the cyanogenmod one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317040
and installed this and it works
though i dont like the look of this ROM lol, i prefer something a little more stock looking.
Any recommendations?
When reflashing a new ROM, what is the process i need to follow?

Cyanogenmod is themeable. So you could search for a stock like theme and install that.
If you like an overall more stock rom try scottyf79's recommendation.
If you want to flash a complete new Rom first copy zip onto sd, then boot into recovery, wipe data and cache, then falsh zip file.

Try the Omega Roms. They are close to stock.
Closest to stock are the prerooted DJembey ROMs (the CWM ones) or the Wanam Lite ROM (it's what I am on now)

suwidji said:
ok so i went ahead and found the cyanogenmod one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317040
and installed this and it works
though i dont like the look of this ROM lol, i prefer something a little more stock looking.
Any recommendations?
When reflashing a new ROM, what is the process i need to follow?
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personally -
i use Philz recovery
before install of a new rom - i use the "new rom" wipe option rather than the normal data,cache and dalvik wipe (it does this but adds in some extra steps)
then flash the rom of choice
if you get any other messages before reboot - select no
like i said before, if you want a stock looking Sami rom then try Golden Eye.

Try the Omega Roms. They are close to stock.
Closest to stock are the prerooted DJembey ROMs (the CWM ones) or the Wanam Lite ROM (it's what I am on now)

Can't install stockmod stuck at LG bootscreen HELP!

As the title probably hints i cant seem to install stock mod i mean it says it is successful in TWRP but when i reboot it just stay on LG bootscreen
I have installed this rom before but then went to cyanogen which i didn't like as much as stock but can't seem to go back
currently running stock
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Managed to get back to stock via this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Just can't seem to install StockMOD :/

callum1986 said:
As the title probably hints i cant seem to install stock mod i mean it says it is successful in TWRP but when i reboot it just stay on LG bootscreen
I have installed this rom before but then went to cyanogen which i didn't like as much as stock but can't seem to go back
currently running stock
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Managed to get back to stock via this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Just can't seem to install StockMOD :/
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Are you formatting? Try to format /system also then flash it. if all else fails go back the the stock rom. good luck

thenewak said:
Are you formatting? Try to format /system also then flash it. if all else fails go back the the stock rom. good luck
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Thanks for reply yes i formatted and even reverted back to stock following the above link i even wiped phone where it deletes everything included sdcard but no matter what i try StockMOD rom wont boot when flashing
p.s. its the D802 i have
Well i assume i formatted as in wipe menu on TWRP i selected everything other than internal storage

callum1986 said:
Thanks for reply yes i formatted and even reverted back to stock following the above link i even wiped phone where it deletes everything included sdcard but no matter what i try StockMOD rom wont boot when flashing
p.s. its the D802 i have
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Hmm that's weird, have you tried re flashing your recovery maybe something is broken there? have you tried other roms? If using TWRP try to update it or change to CWM or vice versa

Yea I updated to 2.6.3.4 which as of my knowledge is the latest
Sorry for my noobness :/ it is really bugging me as I think it has something to do with having cyanogen installed before but then again after pursuing the flash tool and restoring back to stock I can't think what is wrong
Sent from my LG-D802 using xda app-developers app

Double Flash seemed to fix it
I flashed the ROM after returning to stock again and before flashing it wiped all partitions and it still stuck on boot so i went straight back into recovery and flash again this time without wiping anything as i was only writing over the StockMOD install and it seems to work
So the solution for me seemed to me to flash it twice wiping before the first and after it fails to boot just flash it again without wiping.
I now have it up and running and I'm very happy with it
Thanks for those who tried to help me much appreciated

Omega Rom help

As the title Im noob, I Just rooted my note 3 CF auto root and flash twrp recovery, i cant post on the official Thread don't have enough post.
I have flash version 17 and 18 which was on posted today having same problem, it install fine in recovery done full wipe, when it comes to set up put in all my details get to last page for device name and click to finish get Unfortunately, Samsung setupWizard has stopped any way around this just me?
After simple stock rom, this looks like one of them
I tried X Note Rom before this work fine didn't like it just to much overwhelming
Thanks in advance, Hoping someone can point me in the right direction

Did you flash Omega from external SD??
TWRP recovery is the newest??? (2.7.1.0)

Yes I did, I have the latest twrp recovery installed no joy , flash few times same problem, using different rom, probably try different recovery later, is the stock rom With root?
Using twrp 2.7.2.0, 64gb sandisk card

Make sure you check wipe /system data when doing a complete wipe or it's not classed a a fresh install.

uspsilencer said:
Yes I did, I have the latest twrp recovery installed no joy , flash few times same problem, using different rom, probably try different recovery later, is the stock rom With root?
Using twrp 2.7.2.0, 64gb sandisk card
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For Omega v18 you need to do a factory reset in twrp, than wipe cache, dalvik cache before you flash the ROM. Do that and than report back.

Thanks, got it working really nice Rom

[Q] Galaxy S4 I9500 Root and Recovery

Hi Guys
Hope you are well. Need some help here.
I installed twrp via ODIN, and also rooted my stock i9500. I did not do anything else.
I then booted into recovery wiped etc etc (Forgot to make a backup) and flashed GT-I9500XXUGNJ1_OzcanRom_Aroma_v6.2.zip ROM.
Rebooted, the SAMSUNG logo came up, its animating, and is not booting into the OS? I also wiped again and flashed ROM
Prism-Barebone-V13-NJ1.zip (Also tried another recovery CWM, same thing)
Did i miss anything, or how would i get this device recovered?

Anyone?

Are you sure that you wait long enough?

Lennyz1988 said:
Are you sure that you wait long enough?
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HI Lenny,
I was waiting about an hr, i know the initial boot usually takes long, but the device is also getting hot?
Not sure if i did anything wrong.... but it just gives me the spinning Samsung logo

Well then either you didn't wipe properly or somehow the .zip file is damaged.

Lennyz1988 said:
Well then either you didn't wipe properly or somehow the .zip file is damaged.
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Okay,
I tried 2 different ROMS.
I followed the wipe intructions exactly...
Let me try again.

^^rac said:
Okay,
I tried 2 different ROMS.
I followed the wipe intructions exactly...
Let me try again.
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Did you flash from a external sd? Or did you copy it to your internal storage? Try both methods.

Lennyz1988 said:
Did you flash from a external sd? Or did you copy it to your internal storage? Try both methods.
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Hi
No go, i cannot load it on internal, as the device does not boot up.
I am currently downloading the stock firmware to load via ODIN. I hope this works
But the custom ROMS just dont want to work...

Sorted
Thanks!
I got it resolved.
I found out, that my Root was not successfull. After ODIN firmware flash, i rerooted, installed customer ROM and it booted up!

^^rac said:
Thanks!
I got it resolved.
I found out, that my Root was not successfull. After ODIN firmware flash, i rerooted, installed customer ROM and it booted up!
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Glad you got it working but your explanation is unlikely.
Root has nothing to do with flashing custom roms. You don't need root to flash a custom rom, just a custom recovery. It's probably just the reflashing of the stock rom that fixed it.

Phone doesnt like cutom roms :)

Hi my phone seems to hate custom roms like cyamogenmod and gapps because everytime i flash them a bootloop inevitably comes to haunt me. Other roms like Albe95 Ports work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-albe95-lollirom-official-1-0-t3049564
My current rom is Phoenix Rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349584
The roms listed above work flawlessly.
A rom that I wanted to try was cyamogenmod 12.1 optimized by JDC team but it wouldnt boot. I followed exact instructions for each rom. Every time i used TWRP.
Could my problem be that gapps screw with the custom rom ?
Google apps are integrated in phoenix rom and albe95.
Maybe thats why they work ?
Please help.
Thank you for youre time.

JaguarBeast said:
Hi my phone seems to hate custom roms like cyamogenmod and gapps because everytime i flash them a bootloop inevitably comes to haunt me. Other roms like Albe95 Ports work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-albe95-lollirom-official-1-0-t3049564
My current rom is Phoenix Rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349584
The roms listed above work flawlessly.
A rom that I wanted to try was cyamogenmod 12.1 optimized by JDC team but it wouldnt boot. I followed exact instructions for each rom. Every time i used TWRP.
Could my problem be that gapps screw with the custom rom ?
Google apps are integrated in phoenix rom and albe95.
Maybe thats why they work ?
Please help.
Thank you for youre time.
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You can easily test that theory by not flashing Gapps. Just only flash the rom and try to boot it.
Also are you running a Lollipop bootloader and modem?

Ive tried flashing only custom rom but the bootloop comes back. Right now i am running a lollipop modem and bootloader.

JaguarBeast said:
Ive tried flashing only custom rom but the bootloop comes back. Right now i am running a lollipop modem and bootloader.
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Ok do this:
Backup everything that you want to save stored on your internal storage.
1. Make sure you are running the latest TWRP. This is important because using an outdated version will not let you boot the rom.
2. Start TWRP and do a advanced wipe. Format /data (this will wipe your internal storage), format /system, format /cache and /dalvik.
3. Flash the rom.

Unfortunately that does not help. I have advanced wiped ever time before flashing rom. Maybe permisions are the problem ?

JaguarBeast said:
Unfortunately that does not help. I have advanced wiped ever time before flashing rom. Maybe permisions are the problem ?
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What version of TWRP are you using? And did you try booting it without simcard and sd card?

Im using 2.8.7.2 twrp. I havnt tried to boot without sd or sim. Would that be the problem ?

JaguarBeast said:
Im using 2.8.7.2 twrp. I havnt tried to boot without sd or sim. Would that be the problem ?
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No idea. I'm just guessing because that rom should just boot.
Are you sure the file you downloaded is not damaged? Check the MD5 signature. For example, the latest version of the JDC CM rom has MD5:
3a1af890b87c11256c943759459ec3e4
So transfer the file to your phone. Then download a MD5 checker from the market and compare it.

Md5 matches. Looks like the insides of my phone are screwed up

Reparation your device
As those are caused by a screwed partition
As a reparation fixes this
You are going to need :-
0.a PC
1.a PIT file for your Galaxy s4 (depending on your variant)
2.Odin
3.Samsung USB drivers installed in the PC
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Start with flashing the stock rom using odin. Then go for root,then recovery and then try flashing. I had the same problem but it never bothered me after flaahing the stock.