I'm quite new at this... But I bought S5 Verizon model from a friend. But when I opened up the back cover it was a G900F model.
Which is strange cause the Verizon firmware 'seemed' to be working. I later realised that I couldn't send text messages, I could call though. And some of the sensors were not working, such as the gyroscope.
I tried flashing the correct firmware, tried changing the CSC. I was unsuccessful at both. But I did get the phone rooted and the boatloader unlocked.
I really need help, thanks a lot...
If your bootloader is unlocked then download the custom rom you want and put it in internal storage after that boot into download mod and go to Odin and flash TWRP recovery
after that do a nandroid backup and go go to wipe advanced wiping and wipe system, cache, dalvick cache and date
once finished, press on install and install the ROM you downloaded and install other packages if found like google apps
after having flashed all the files of room hit reboot system and wait till phone boots
First boot may take up to 20 minutes
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Hi,
i will start at the beginning. i got my S4 (i9505) with contract and branding Germany - Deutsche Telekom.
Today i rooted it with CF-autoroot and put twrp recovery in it - It was working.
Then i tried to flash Hox Hound Rom - bootloop. So i made a factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, cache. Put the battery out for about 3 min - many many times Still bootloop.
then i decided to go back to stock rom for a clean install - bootloop. (I9505XXUBMF8_I9505OXABMF8_I9505XXUBMF8_HOME.tar)
i can go to Download mode and recovery sometimes the recovery doesn't show up just the wallpaper.
Can someone PLEASE help.
Right now im downloading another stock rom ..
thanks
Metera said:
Hi,
i will start at the beginning. i got my S4 (i9505) with contract and branding Germany - Deutsche Telekom.
Today i rooted it with CF-autoroot and put twrp recovery in it - It was working.
Then i tried to flash Hox Hound Rom - bootloop. So i made a factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, cache. Put the battery out for about 3 min - many many times Still bootloop.
then i decided to go back to stock rom for a clean install - bootloop. (I9505XXUBMF8_I9505OXABMF8_I9505XXUBMF8_HOME.tar)
i can go to Download mode and recovery sometimes the recovery doesn't show up just the wallpaper.
Can someone PLEASE help.
Right now im downloading another stock rom ..
thanks
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Flash Philz Touch recovery with Odin 3.04 in downloadmode, that should solve your problem.Link http://d-h.st/wSF. TWRP and CWM are buggy atm. After that you can flash Fox Hound Rom again.
Metera said:
Hi,
i will start at the beginning. i got my S4 (i9505) with contract and branding Germany - Deutsche Telekom.
Today i rooted it with CF-autoroot and put twrp recovery in it - It was working.
Then i tried to flash Hox Hound Rom - bootloop. So i made a factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, cache. Put the battery out for about 3 min - many many times Still bootloop.
then i decided to go back to stock rom for a clean install - bootloop. (I9505XXUBMF8_I9505OXABMF8_I9505XXUBMF8_HOME.tar)
i can go to Download mode and recovery sometimes the recovery doesn't show up just the wallpaper.
Can someone PLEASE help.
Right now im downloading another stock rom ..
thanks
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did odin says "pass"?
bootloop fix:
-wipe cache and data from recovery, if not,
-restore nandroid backuo if present. if not,
-flash stock firmware with odin, make wipe after flashing, if not,
-flash pit file with the firmware in odin, make wipe after flashing.
samersh72 said:
did odin says "pass"?
bootloop fix:
-wipe cache and data from recovery, if not,
-restore nandroid backuo if present. if not,
-flash stock firmware with odin, make wipe after flashing, if not,
-flash pit file with the firmware in odin, make wipe after flashing.
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Yes im always waiting for Odin "pass"
unfortunately i don't have a nandroid backup..
thanks i will try those tips
looks like it is working now. I don't know why. i left it on the desk for about an hour... and there it is... unfortunately only stock rom. i guess i will leave it that way never change a running system.
Hello people my phone getting old i think 1.5 year so far my phone started to freeze having lags getting too hot while browsing. And bootloops started without flashing anything. First bootloop happened 2 weeks ago. Today happened again twice i wiped dalvik cache and everything is fine how can i fix it? I thought rom cause it i flashed stock firmware rooted it and removed bloatware. Still happens lags,freeze,getting too hot and bootloop. Is it lollipop update? I never had this issues with kitkat. How can fix this and keep my alive?
Orangley said:
Hello people my phone getting old i think 1.5 year so far my phone started to freeze having lags getting too hot while browsing. And bootloops started without flashing anything. First bootloop happened 2 weeks ago. Today happened again twice i wiped dalvik cache and everything is fine how can i fix it? I thought rom cause it i flashed stock firmware rooted it and removed bloatware. Still happens lags,freeze,getting too hot and bootloop. Is it lollipop update? I never had this issues with kitkat. How can fix this and keep my alive?
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Try a full factory reset. Be careful as this will wipe your internal storage.
GDReaper said:
Try a full factory reset. Be careful as this will wipe your internal storage.
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Thank you for your answer but I did it after flash stock rom via odin. Wiped data / factory reset , cache partition , mounted cache , system , data , wiped dalvik cache..
Wiping data does not equal a factory reset. Wiping data does just that, wipes user installed apps. But generally leaves the internal storage alone.
A factory reset returns the phone to the settings it came out of the factory with, including a clean internal storage(If you have the stock rom). I heard that changing roms and just wiping data, dalvik and cache will still leave behind some files.
But it could also be untrue.
GDReaper said:
Wiping data does not equal a factory reset. Wiping data does just that, wipes user installed apps. But generally leaves the internal storage alone.
A factory reset returns the phone to the settings it came out of the factory with, including a clean internal storage(If you have the stock rom). I heard that changing roms and just wiping data, dalvik and cache will still leave behind some files.
But it could also be untrue.
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Flashing stock rom is same with factory reset i think clears everything.
I don't know. Haven't flashed stock on this device yet.
But don't most guys recommend doing a wipe before going back to stock?
I dont know i'll try that when i have free time. I did research some guys saying lollipop causing these problems. I'll try wipe before flash stock rom again , if issues keep happen i'll use lates 4.4.2 custom rom. Thank you for your answers i'll report back.
Real reset
This method will wipe everything, including operating system and efs files. Before you do this:
you must root
Download twrp recovery
Install the recovery using the app from the play store
Boot into recovery mode and have twrp backup everything
save your backup to an SD card and the computer (can't hurt to have two backups)
Doing the above will preserve your phone important data like your imei and efs
in case something goes wrong.
NOW
after you have backed everything up use twrp recovery to wipe data. Have twrp wipe everything except for your SD card (don't won't to lose the backup)
After everything has been obliterated have twrp boot you into download mode.
Download Odin from XDA preferably 3.09 (most stable release) and then grab an official stock firmware from a trusted source. The latest stock firmware should be at least 4.4.2
If you have carriers other than t-mobile you will also need to find a PIT file for partitioning.
When you have all of this open up Odin with your phone connected in download mode and make sure repartitioning, clear efs and nand-erase is checked along with the defaults.
Select pda button and choose your firmware (unzipped tar.md5 format.) Then select repartitioning PIT file button and direct to where you have the PIT file downloaded.
now click start (be sure that the Com port is recognized by Odin: will be highlighted in blue or yellow.)
This will take a while depending on your computer.
when it finishes your phone should reboot with a fresh os and filesystem. If you get stuck in a bootloop reboot into recovery mode and do a wipe data and wipe cache. Reboot and your phone should be good as new.
IMPORTANT!!! It is vital you keep your TWRP backups for as long as you have your phone if you lose them and something goes wrong while flashing your phone you will lose important things such as IMEI baseband which will prevent you from connecting to your network and Sim card recognition.
Thank you so much i'll try this now.
AndroidInitiate said:
This method will wipe everything, including operating system and efs files. Before you do this:
you must root
Download twrp recovery
Install the recovery using the app from the play store
Boot into recovery mode and have twrp backup everything
save your backup to an SD card and the computer (can't hurt to have two backups)
Doing the above will preserve your phone important data like your imei and efs
in case something goes wrong.
NOW
after you have backed everything up use twrp recovery to wipe data. Have twrp wipe everything except for your SD card (don't won't to lose the backup)
After everything has been obliterated have twrp boot you into download mode.
Download Odin from XDA preferably 3.09 (most stable release) and then grab an official stock firmware from a trusted source. The latest stock firmware should be at least 4.4.2
If you have carriers other than t-mobile you will also need to find a PIT file for partitioning.
When you have all of this open up Odin with your phone connected in download mode and make sure repartitioning, clear efs and nand-erase is checked along with the defaults.
Select pda button and choose your firmware (unzipped tar.md5 format.) Then select repartitioning PIT file button and direct to where you have it downloaded.
now click start (be sure that the Com port is recognized by Odin: will be highlighted in blue or yellow.)
This will take a while depending on your computer.
when it finishes your phone should reboot with a fresh os and filesystem. If you get stuck in a bootloop reboot into recovery mode and do a wipe data and wipe cache. Reboot and your phone should be good as new.
IMPORTANT!!! It is vital you keep your TWRP backups for as long as you have your phone if you lose them and something goes wrong while flashing your phone you will lose important things such as IMEI baseband which will prevent you from connecting to your network and Sim card recognition.
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Odin freeze everytime i put twrp tar.md5 file cant i use philz touch which i use for long time?
Orangley said:
Odin freeze everytime i put twrp tar.md5 file cant i use philz touch which i use for long time?
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Is that another custom recovery?
If so then yes just make sure you have all of your system files and most importantly your efs backed up.
Run odin as administrator if that doesnt work, try using another version of Odin.
AndroidInitiate said:
Is that another custom recovery?
If so then yes just make sure you have all of your system files and most importantly your efs backed up.
Run odin as administrator if that doesnt work, try using another version of Odin.
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Doesnt work another versions both twrp and odin. I'll keep my custom recovery and try it.
Orangley said:
Doesnt work another versions both twrp and odin. I'll keep my custom recovery and try it.
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What carrier are you using, model number of the phone, etc.
Have you backed everything up? And can you flash the custom recovery through Odin if it fails?
Try it without wiping efs first just to be safe
Look here for your device you will be able to find standalone flash able versions of twrp that should work through odin.
http://twrp.me/Devices/
Using i9500. And i did what you said and works fine thank you! Mods close thread please.
Hello, please help
I have Samsung Note 3 with custom Omega ROM.
Today I had constant errors "Process com.android.systemui has stopped". The phone was not usable.
I tried to clear cache, no success. Then I wiped /data and /system, which resulted in the phone not booting anymore. A mistake, I know.
I would like to fix the situation or, if I have to install the new system anyway, just to download all the user files (photos etc.) from Internal memory of the phone to my PC via the USB cable. But the phone is not booting anymore.
How to do that?
Flash stock rom via Odin see stickies .
You may lose some files .
just flash official firmware by odin, don't worry you will not lose your data (music, photos, ...). now after finishing and optimizing apps the phone will restart. if you see black screen then flash twrp and select wipe then swipe the arrow. don't chose advanced wipe. now reboot
after all that if you still want omega rom, no problem just download the latest version and before flashing in twrp do advanced wipe and check all options except internal storage & sd card
i tried all that on my n9005.
I recently updating cyanogen12 to cyanogen13. Things were running well but while running backup I ran out of memory.
Realised I want installing lots of old apps I no longer used so thought I would factory reset and start again!!! Found out the hard way that this is not the done thing.
Now my phone starts to boot into recovery and all that happens is the 'Teamwin' page just flashes on and off. Is there any way to get the phone back or have I bricked it?
Thank you for any assistance
Flash TWRP with ODIN again, see if it boots, if not, flash CM13 without wiping from TWRP and see if it boots then
Make sure you clear the caches from TWRP, might be an idea to wipe SYSTEM before flashing CM13 again too
As long as you don't wipe DATA or INTERNAL STORAGE, you're apps etc will remain
Hi,
Am just a newbie in flashing roms and stuff like that. I have a note 2 GT-N7100 that was running 4.4.2. KitKat. I decicided to root the device and it was successful. Flash TWRP all went well. Then I tried flashing a custom ROM. I read about backups so I made a backup before flashing the ROM ViperOS 7.1.2. Flash Gapps and it was successful. But my Sim was not detected. So I retored backup and was back in 4.4.2. and the sim was detected. Unfortunately for me, my backup was in the internal memory of the phone. I thought the ViperOS was just faulty somehow not to have read my sim. So I tried a Marchmellow custom ROM from a site I can't remember. The phone got stock at Samsung Logo. I waited long time to no avail. Instead of clearing cache n dalvic I included internal memory and data. That was how I lost the back up. It took me to the stock recovery. I wipe data / factory reset. Still got stock at boot loop. I flashed TWRP via odin and it was successful. I flashed the viperOS it works but no Sim. I read through some threads and understood I lost my IMEI. I checked it was unknown. Baseband unknown. Tried a couple of proposed measures but to no avail. I thought the best thing was to go back to stock.
When I flash the stock, with odin it fail. I don't want to believe it can be cable or port issues since I flash TWRP successful. I tried flashfire. The flash completes bit it says "failed to mount cache. Invalid argument. Read that I have to mount and clear cache. Did all that with no success. For 5 days now. I really need help. Don't know what to do. Pls help me.
Thanks.
Am sorry for writing too much