Any help would be greatly appreciated! So here's the problem, I was on vacation in India a few weeks ago, and I restarted my phone, everything was working fine up till this point. As it was restarting, I saw the samsung logo, and after that, it didn't proceed past the "android" logo. (Soft Brick?) I have spent weeks and tried many different methods to get it to start up, but every time I pull the battery and try to boot up again, it always get stuck at the "android" logo. Here is some information that may be important:
1- Phone is 16gb VZW s5 (SM-g900v). I rooted the phone a long time ago (almost 2 years) and got FreedomROM. Phone is currently on Android 5.0- OC4- stock recovery
If any other information is needed, I will gladly provide it, given I can get it from either stock recovery or some other way. My main goal here is to get the phone booted up- preserving all the data. If this isn't possible, I would just like to retrieve my photos(camera, screenshots, downloads) and text messages(Android Messenger). Thanks again for any bit of help, I know this is an "older" phone now, so any supporters out there are greatly appreciated!
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Any help would be greatly appreciated! So here's the problem, I was on vacation in India a few weeks ago, and I restarted my phone, everything was working fine up till this point. As it was restarting, I saw the samsung logo, and after that, it didn't proceed past the "android" logo. (Soft Brick?) I have spent weeks and tried many different methods to get it to start up, but every time I pull the battery and try to boot up again, it always get stuck at the "android" logo. Here is some information that may be important:
1- Phone is 16gb VZW s5 (SM-g900v). I rooted the phone a long time ago (almost 2 years) and got FreedomROM. Phone is currently on Android 5.0- OC4- stock recovery
If any other information is needed, I will gladly provide it, given I can get it from either stock recovery or some other way. My main goal here is to get the phone booted up- preserving all the data. If this isn't possible, I would just like to retrieve my photos(camera, screenshots, downloads) and text messages(Android Messenger). Thanks again for any bit of help, I know this is an "older" phone now, so any supporters out there are greatly appreciated!
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You should be able to fix your phone with the Verizon Phone Recovery software. I have used this program before when all else fails.
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Hello, I wanted to root my phone, but in the middle of the process the phone didn't want to load up. It took like 10 mins, so I restarted it and it didn't load too. I think it was caused by Android 6.0 or too low memory. However, this would still be ok, I would wipe the memory and stuff, but I cant access the recovery which enables me to do so. I can only access eRecovery, but there are only 3 options: Reboot, Get update from network (doesn't work), and Shutdown. Any suggestions how to fix it? This is a very good phone and I can't afford to lose it (I'm a student, don't have enough money to buy a new one). Thank you for your answers (hopefully ).
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Hello, I wanted to root my phone, but in the middle of the process the phone didn't want to load up. It took like 10 mins, so I restarted it and it didn't load too. I think it was caused by Android 6.0 or too low memory. However, this would still be ok, I would wipe the memory and stuff, but I cant access the recovery which enables me to do so. I can only access eRecovery, but there are only 3 options: Reboot, Get update from network (doesn't work), and Shutdown. Any suggestions how to fix it? This is a very good phone and I can't afford to lose it (I'm a student, don't have enough money to buy a new one). Thank you for your answers (hopefully ).
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Try this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/mega-thread-root-unbricking-updating-t3400994
Chapter 3 and 4 may be helpful in your situation, I personally don't even have unlocked bootloader so I won't be of any assistance but this thread might help you.
Hi people. As you may imagine, i've been trying to update to Lollipop since it was released for my device like a month ago (i have a SM-G530M, LTE version in Argentina), but i'm experiencing, like some people, a weird problem whenever i try to flash the last firmware through ODIN ( G530MUBU1BPH2_G530MUUB1BPH2_G530MUBU1BPG1_HOME.tar.md5 ).
>>I'll give details about my issue to make myself clear
The thing is that, Odin shows me the "Passed" message, and when the phone should reboot and make a fresh start (i made sure to wipe /data, /cache and dalvik), it shows the initial "Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime - Powered by Android" screen (which i must tell..., shows up for many seconds, and then, the screens turns gray with many bars, so after a couple of minutes, it restarts again.
In this scenario, i can't access the recovery mode, though i can still fortunately get into download mode, so i had to stick in kitkat searching for a solution.
After some googling, i came across with this:
htcmania. com/showthread .php?t= 1067200
Effectively, the problem is caused by owning a NON-original touchscreen replacement, and to make sure, i asked for help to my friend to disconnect the screen while trying to boot into Lollipop. The idea behind this was to wait for the typical startup sound since the system didn't even show the boot animation during the failure (and the phone would get warm too). So, with the display and digitalizer disconnected, we could hear the startup sound! and the heat was gone. So my problem is that i have the touchscreen of another Grand Prime variant, made for the G530H "Duos". It works ok, but only in Kitkat.
I tried to get the original replacement specifically for my variant (G530M), but i can't get it even on the internet.
In the meanwhile, i thought about installing lollipop and then, restoring/installing the previous Kitkat bootloader over, but i suspect this may be dangerous.
Would this brick my device? I'm aware that Lollipop brought changes to the bootloader so the problem is to make the system boot in the first place.
Just that, thanks a lot in advance!
alpha-ro said:
Hi people. As you may imagine, i've been trying to update to Lollipop since it was released for my device like a month ago (i have a SM-G530M, LTE version in Argentina), but i'm experiencing, like some people, a weird problem whenever i try to flash the last firmware through ODIN ( G530MUBU1BPH2_G530MUUB1BPH2_G530MUBU1BPG1_HOME.tar.md5 ).
>>I'll give details about my issue to make myself clear
The thing is that, Odin shows me the "Passed" message, and when the phone should reboot and make a fresh start (i made sure to wipe /data, /cache and dalvik), it shows the initial "Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime - Powered by Android" screen (which i must tell..., shows up for many seconds, and then, the screens turns gray with many bars, so after a couple of minutes, it restarts again.
In this scenario, i can't access the recovery mode, though i can still fortunately get into download mode, so i had to stick in kitkat searching for a solution.
After some googling, i came across with this:
htcmania. com/showthread .php?t= 1067200
Effectively, the problem is caused by owning a NON-original touchscreen replacement, and to make sure, i asked for help to my friend to disconnect the screen while trying to boot into Lollipop. The idea behind this was to wait for the typical startup sound since the system didn't even show the boot animation during the failure (and the phone would get warm too). So, with the display and digitalizer disconnected, we could hear the startup sound! and the heat was gone. So my problem is that i have the touchscreen of another Grand Prime variant, made for the G530H "Duos". It works ok, but only in Kitkat.
I tried to get the original replacement specifically for my variant (G530M), but i can't get it even on the internet.
In the meanwhile, i thought about installing lollipop and then, restoring/installing the previous Kitkat bootloader over, but i suspect this may be dangerous.
Would this brick my device? I'm aware that Lollipop brought changes to the bootloader so the problem is to make the system boot in the first place.
Just that, thanks a lot in advance!
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Did you ever try to buy it at Samsung Store? They maybe have it
I didn't consider that, i'll see if i can contact them directly, hopefully i can get the replacement i need. Thanks friend!
Hey guys,
I could use your expertise and help.
After updating my stock Note 4 Att variant from 5.1.1. to 6.0.1, I came back to my phone powered off. After turning it back on it freezes at the Att logo screen. Trying to boot into safe mode was a no go so I tried booting into recovery. Everything looked go for a second, I was greeted with an installing updates animation but that quickly was shut down and I got the "dm-verity verification failed..." error.
I tried wiping the cache and doing a factory reset. Talking with att technical support was no help at all. They basically told me if wiping the cache and factory reset didn't work I would have to get the phone replaced and pay a $150 deductible. I'm not paying them another dime when their update bricked my phone
So I'm here heart in hand hoping you guys could help me out. I did root my note 2 back in the day but forgot most of what it entails and was pretty bummed when I found out there was no root for the note 4. So I'm not a total noob but bear with me.
I did try Kies 3 but my phone wont connect. I tried off, on and in recovery still nothing.
Searching online it seems like most of the solutions require root access which this phone doesn't have. It also looks like it needs the stock firmware but most of the links I found here and elsewhere are dead, and sammobile doesn't have them either.
So what should I do? Am I out of options? Should I junk it cause Att sucks? Any sort of direction would be a big help! :highfive:
Mal-0 said:
Hey guys,
I could use your expertise and help.
After updating my stock Note 4 Att variant from 5.1.1. to 6.0.1, I came back to my phone powered off. After turning it back on it freezes at the Att logo screen. Trying to boot into safe mode was a no go so I tried booting into recovery. Everything looked go for a second, I was greeted with an installing updates animation but that quickly was shut down and I got the "dm-verity verification failed..." error.
I tried wiping the cache and doing a factory reset. Talking with att technical support was no help at all. They basically told me if wiping the cache and factory reset didn't work I would have to get the phone replaced and pay a $150 deductible. I'm not paying them another dime when their update bricked my phone
So I'm here heart in hand hoping you guys could help me out. I did root my note 2 back in the day but forgot most of what it entails and was pretty bummed when I found out there was no root for the note 4. So I'm not a total noob but bear with me.
I did try Kies 3 but my phone wont connect. I tried off, on and in recovery still nothing.
Searching online it seems like most of the solutions require root access which this phone doesn't have. It also looks like it needs the stock firmware but most of the links I found here and elsewhere are dead, and sammobile doesn't have them either.
So what should I do? Am I out of options? Should I junk it cause Att sucks? Any sort of direction would be a big help! :highfive:
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Make sure samsung kies or samsung usb drivers are installed on your pc.
Download stock marshmallow firmware and flash through odin .this method does not require root.
After flashing dont let the phone boot just go to recovery and wipe cache+wipe data factory reset then reboot.
Wait 10 to 15 minutes.
Stock rom link.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24651430732238073
Extract file and choose AP tab in odin.
Upload firmware file then connct device via usb cable to pc.
Hit start in odin.
You're the man! Not only did you save my phone, you stuck it to Att's money grubbing hands in one fell swoop. People will write songs about you, you'll go down in the history books as the man, the myth, the legend! People will swoon in your presence!
In all seriousness though you're awesome! Thank you!
One last question, will I be able to use the ota updates from here? Not that I would be too comfortable using them after this debacle, just wondering if they should work.
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You're the man! Not only did you save my phone, you stuck it to Att's money grubbing hands in one fell swoop. People will write songs about you, you'll go down in the history books as the man, the myth, the legend! People will swoon in your presence!
In all seriousness though you're awesome! Thank you!
One last question, will I be able to use the ota updates from here? Not that I would be too comfortable using them after this debacle, just wondering if they should work.
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Thanks for the compliment. you just made me feel like i am a Hercules :victory:
If you want my advice dont ever take ota updates.
Just go to www.sammobiles.com/firmwares and grab latest rom for your model and flash in odin as you did.
Latest rom comes with the same security patch update the 1 comes in ota.
I personally do this way all the time.
Hope that helps and have a good day.
First of all, forgive me for being cognitively impaired when it comes to things like this. I work in marketing and can't code or follow instructions very well.
Here's the deal:
I made the mistake of buying a Chinese Nokia 6 way back, and now I want to flash it with an international ROM before giving it to my niece. Which international ROM it gets doesn't really matter so long as it has Gapps. Since my niece is three years old, she won't care if the phone has Nougat, Oreo, or Pie as she's likely to be more interested in eating those pastries rather than having one as the firmware on her freebie phone.
First of all, I just updated to Android 9 before I began working on this little project. That might have been my first mistake.
Anyway.
I started by following this guide. I wasn't able to get OST LA to work so I gave up.
Then I started following this guide, as it seemed to involve less work.
I downloaded all the relevant files;
renamed them;
put them on my SD card;
went into recovery mode;
installed the update
rebooted the phone and;
installed the firmware.zip
However, after the installation, the phone never goes further than the Nokia-logo. I can reboot all I want, but it's stuck. I can't even get into recovery anymore. I believe this is a bootloop? The main issue here is that I am completely locked out of my phone, and that is really annoying.
Any tips or ideas on how to get away from this unpleasant conundrum would be greatly appreciated.
Ok, an update.
I was able to find a way to access the damn recovery menu after following the steps proposed by viennazar in this thread.
Similarly, I did a wipe as per his instructions, and rebooted the phone after that. Lo and behold, my phone was able to move past the Nokia-logo, and booted up as a TA-1003!
Now, my main issue is that I am unable to move past the initial setup as the phone is checking for updates from Google's servers. That means I am fresh out of luck since I have the great misfortune of residing in the PRC.
That's an entirely different issue though...
Hi guys and gals
I am probably duplicating a thread for which I apologise in advance, but I have no clue for what key words I should be using to search for to find an existing answer, assuming there is one!?
I have the s8+ (SM-G955f) purchased in the UK via Vodafeon.
The battery died some weeks ago and I've had no money to be able to buy a replacement until now. I did try to use it now and again, but it last no more than a minute, but what did seem to happen is what is referred to as the boot loop saga.
I have followed other threads for instructions and downloaded Odin v.3.13 along with the varoius files (BL,AP,CP,CSC) from a zip file (G955FXXU9DTF1_G955FOVF9DTF1_VOD.zip) I was doing this late last night and do no remember which website I got it from, it took sooo long to download.
I am now at the point where I have connected the phone via USB and I have run the program and the status went to green, said 'pass' and the phone rebooted, however it is back to the Samsung welcome screen and sometimes keeps rebooting, other times, just stays there.
Where do I go from here? would it be that I have used the wrong firmware? I have never done this stuff before and have no clue, but am desperate to have a working phone as I have no money to replace it
Any advice, very welcome
If the battery went bad why flash firmware. Replace the battery
TheMadScientist said:
If the battery went bad why flash firmware. Replace the battery
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I guess the issue was when the battery had issues, it would last maybe a minute or 2 before shutting down and then having to wait a full day before trying again. I did this for about a week as needed to get phone numbers from the phone along with some other info.
On the last occassion the phone turned on before the battery finally gave up, it seemed to go into the bootloop.
So now, I have tried various versions of Firmware via Frija and using Odin 3.13 to instal, but the phone doesn't seem to want to accept it.
The phone was originally purchase via Vodafone in the UK. I have tried VOD and BTU.
I am now in Asutralia, so have also tried TEL and VAU as have had sims from them also.. if that makes a difference?
I cannot get into the recovery mode at the moment, no clue why, just the download screen. The last time it went into recovery it kept mentioning about ATT which I don't understand as the phone has never had an AT&T connection which I think is in the USA and the phone has not been there..
Does anyone have any other suggestions? Would it be crazy to try and instal a custom OS and then revert back, or does the phone always remember the original firmware? I hope this all makes sense as this is all new to me..
Thanks in advance.