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[Q] cant acces homescreen anymoe galaxy s5

Hello Geeks out there! I deleted some Apps whit Rootacces and iam not able to use the Homescreen anymore, i dont see any applications and when i shortclick the menu button nothing happens. The buttons and everything is still working, also i did a Factory reset, which didnt solve the problem. Suggestions?
i didnt do a TWRP or custom recovery btw.
best regards and hopefully someonehelps me soon

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fffft said:
That didn't work out so well, did it? That is why we should always make a backup.. that we can restore if things go wrong.
If you can't replace the items that you deleted, then you need to use Odin ( or Kies would probably work too) to reinstall a full stock firmware to fix your system. A factory reset only reverts user settings, it does not restore crucial system apps that have been deleted. Reinstalling the full firmware will replace the missing apps.
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i was considering to reinstall the stock... how would i do that?aint there anyone having another way to suggest? thanks for your answer anyway

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fffft said:
Sure.
1. You can restore a backup if you made one.
2. You can replace the system apps that you deleted if you retained copies of them.
3. Magic
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how do i reinstall the stock firmware?

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i did flash a stock firmware and then...
so i downloaded the odin exe and the stock firmware of my country, flashed it until almost the end and then it says fail.
what can i do? right now phone is in download mode, almost completed the flashing process and im afraid to do anything, but if i dont nothing happens.
what to do?

jan91 said:
so i downloaded the odin exe and the stock firmware of my country, flashed it until almost the end and then it says fail.
what can i do? right now phone is in download mode, almost completed the flashing process and im afraid to do anything, but if i dont nothing happens.
what to do?
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Did you terminate all Kies processes in windows task manager and enable usb debugging on the phone? Just pull the battery, wait 20 seconds, reinsert it and press volume down + menu + power simultanious to get into download mode.

gee2012 said:
Did you terminate all Kies processes in windows task manager and enable usb debugging on the phone?
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since i cant start my phone anymore (the samsung logo shows up and then it wont start) iam not sure about that. i usually never use kies and iam killing tasks, and im pretty sure i enabled usb debug

jan91 said:
since i cant start my phone anymore (the samsung logo shows up and then it wont start) iam not sure about that. i usually never use kies and iam killing tasks, and im pretty sure i enabled usb debug
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Just pull the battery and do as stated above and try again.

gee2012 said:
Just pull the battery and do as stated above and try again.
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well... i cant have acces to my phone, it wont start. and if i just pull the battery, i guess this will have an unwanted effect since iam in a flashing process?
and do you mean kies programms running on my computer? there are none i guess...

jan91 said:
well... i cant have acces to my phone, it wont start. and if i just pull the battery, i guess this will have an unwanted effect since iam in a flashing process?
and do you mean kies programms running on my computer? there are none i guess...
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You can either take my advice or Google to find another solution, good luck

gee2012 said:
You can either take my advice or Google to find another solution, good luck
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i did pull the battery.. and startet into download mode and this sentence appears:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.

jan91 said:
i did pull the battery.. and startet into download mode and this sentence appears:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
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Look here for that http://androidcentral.us/2013/09/how-to-fix-firmware-upgrade-encountered-an-issue-on-kies/ or here https://www.google.nl/search?q=Firm...annel=rcs&gfe_rd=cr&ei=X3PPU_D_Cc74-ga-s4GwCA.

gee2012 said:
Look here for that http://androidcentral.us/2013/09/how-to-fix-firmware-upgrade-encountered-an-issue-on-kies/ or here https://www.google.nl/search?q=Firm...annel=rcs&gfe_rd=cr&ei=X3PPU_D_Cc74-ga-s4GwCA.
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iam using kies now but my phone doesnt connect to it. my phone isnt anywhere.
im trying it whit de recovery guide in kies, but it dosnt show my phone anywhere at all.
later before i upgraded the stock firmware whitout kies.

im using this turtorial for the firmware emergency
http://techbeasts.com/2014/04/14/firmware-upgrade-encountered-an-issue/
on step 5 it says that my SN number is wrong, and trust me i spelled it right. tryed several times.

[Q] can i flash any regions firmware on my galaxy s5?

hey, i recently bought an unlocked Samsung s5 and online it didn't not specify what region it was made for stop doesn't have all the languages i need. is it possible to just flash another regions firmware or does it need to be specifically for my galaxy?
i have a G900f

skrcer1 said:
hey, i recently bought an unlocked Samsung s5 and online it didn't not specify what region it was made for stop doesn't have all the languages i need. is it possible to just flash another regions firmware or does it need to be specifically for my galaxy?
i have a G900f
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Yes that possible as long as its G900F firmware. Just flash it with Odin 3.09.

gee2012 said:
Yes that possible as long as its G900F firmware. Just flash it with Odin 3.09.
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awesome thanks! do you know how to find which firmware is for my region?

skrcer1 said:
awesome thanks! do you know how to find which firmware is for my region?
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Look here www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/ and look for a rom in your region. Where do you live?

gee2012 said:
Look here www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/ and look for a rom in your region. Where do you live?
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Israel

skrcer1 said:
Israel
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There are Israelian roms available for the G900F on Sammobile. Flash the one you need with Odin 3.09.

gee2012 said:
There are Israelian roms available for the G900F on Sammobile. Flash the one you need with Odin 3.09.
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thanks !

hey so I tried flashing with odin and at the end it says failed and now my phone says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again."
I tried reflashing with the same downloaded israeli firmware from and the same thing happens. It still gets a blue ready sign in odin. any ideas of how to fix this?

skrcer1 said:
hey so I tried flashing with odin and at the end it says failed and now my phone says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again."
I tried reflashing with the same downloaded israeli firmware from and the same thing happens. It still gets a blue ready sign in odin. any ideas of how to fix this?
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Oke, just do the following:
- Disable Kies in windows task manager
- Pull the battery and wait 20 seconds
- Boot into downloadmode and connect to the pc
- Untick Auto Reboot in Odin 3.09 and place the rom in AP
- Hit start and when done pull the battery
- Boot into recovery and data factory reset and boot.

gee2012 said:
Oke, just do the following:
- Disable Kies in windows task manager
- Pull the battery and wait 20 seconds
- Boot into downloadmode and connect to the pc
- Untick Auto Reboot in Odin 3.09 and place the rom in AP
- Hit start and when done pull the battery
- Boot into recovery and data factory reset and boot.
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when it finishes in odin it still says downloading... do not turn off target on the phone. is that fine?

skrcer1 said:
when it finishes in odin it still says downloading... do not turn off target on the phone. is that fine?
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Yup, pull the battery, wait 20 seconds, go into recovery and factory reset and reboot.

gee2012 said:
Yup, pull the battery, wait 20 seconds, go into recovery and factory reset and reboot.
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Ok, i have tried and when i hold volume up, power, and menu key at once it brings me back to the kies firmware issue screen

skrcer1 said:
Ok, i have tried and when i hold volume up, power, and menu key at once it brings me back to the kies firmware issue screen
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Was the rom completely flashed by Odin? Did it say reset in the window ?

gee2012 said:
Was the rom completely flashed by Odin? Did it say reset in the window ?
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yeah, completely flashed but it says failed in odin for some reason.

skrcer1 said:
yeah, completely flashed but it says failed in odin for some reason.
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Do you have Teamviewer on your pc, i can help you from here if you want that. If so install TeamViewer and let me know.
This method never fails actualy:
Have you disabled Kies in windows task manager?
- Pull the battery, wait 20 seconds and boot in to downloadmode
- Place the .md5 file in AP, connect the phone with usb and untick Auto Reboot in Odin 3.09
- Flash the rom, pull the battery, boot into recovery and factory reset and wipe cache
- Reboot.

gee2012 said:
Do you have Teamviewer on your pc, i can help you from here if you want that. If so install TeamViewer and let me know.
This method never fails actualy:
Have you disabled Kies in windows task manager?
- Pull the battery, wait 20 seconds and boot in to downloadmode
- Place the .md5 file in AP, connect the phone with usb and untick Auto Reboot in Odin 3.09
- Flash the rom, pull the battery, boot into recovery and factory reset and wipe cache
- Reboot.
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yes, i tried that, i downloaded team viewer can you private message me?

skrcer1 said:
yes, i tried that, i downloaded team viewer can you private message me?
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I started TeamViewer, start yours and give me your Partner-ID through PM

This problem is still happening, anyone else know what may be the problem? It seems as if it is Chinese, could it be a fake?

skrcer1 said:
This problem is still happening, anyone else know what may be the problem? It seems as if it is Chinese, could it be a fake?
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If you bought yours from a reputable seller, you don't have to worry about this but there are some fake galaxy s5 around. There are some differences that you can observe.
Hopefully this is not the case with yours.

tookie015 said:
If you bought yours from a reputable seller, you don't have to worry about this but there are some fake galaxy s5 around. There are some differences that you can observe.
Hopefully this is not the case with yours.
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Well I bought it from amazon. It seemed legit and it looks legit for the most part except the sticker on the inside behind the battery where it says g900f is in Chinese and I heard its not supposed to be.
And I teamviewed with gee , he made sure everything in Odin was set up correctly. It was, we thought maybe the file was corrupt so I download it again from another source and it didn't help.
Any ideas on how I can fix this assuming it is not. Fake?

[Q] ODIN stuck at Initialization step

hi all.. im a beginner at installing custom roms.. i own a Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500.. a few days ago, i updated it to CyanogenMod c-11 (kitkat 4.4.4 based) ROM, then to CyanogenMod c-12 (lollipop based) ROM, so try out its new features.. however, since yesterday, my phone is not booting up.. neither is it able to go into recovery mode.. (the boot logo displays endless).. i can only go into the download mode..
so i downloaded ODIN.. and tried flashing I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.zip onto it.. however, no matter what i do (removing battery, restarting PC, restarting ODIN), i cannot go past the "initialization" step.. no matter which ROM i try, it never goes past the "initialization" step.. please help..

awesim said:
hi all.. im a beginner at installing custom roms.. i own a Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500.. a few days ago, i updated it to CyanogenMod c-11 (kitkat 4.4.4 based) ROM, then to CyanogenMod c-12 (lollipop based) ROM, so try out its new features.. however, since yesterday, my phone is not booting up.. neither is it able to go into recovery mode.. (the boot logo displays endless).. i can only go into the download mode..
so i downloaded ODIN.. and tried flashing I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.zip onto it.. however, no matter what i do (removing battery, restarting PC, restarting ODIN), i cannot go past the "initialization" step.. no matter which ROM i try, it never goes past the "initialization" step.. please help..
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Did you try to unzip the stock ROM to receive the .tar file for ODIN?

Joku1981 said:
Did you try to unzip the stock ROM to receive the .tar file for ODIN?
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yes i did.. the .zip file contains two files:
- SS_DL.dll
- I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.tar.md5
according to instructions in different online threads, im putting this .tar.md5 in the PDA/AP slot..

awesim said:
yes i did.. the .zip file contains two files:
- SS_DL.dll
- I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.tar.md5
according to instructions in different online threads, im putting this .tar.md5 in the PDA/AP slot..
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Change USB cable/port, other pc or close Kies 3 on the task bar.

It sounds more like a hardware failure.

Joku1981 said:
Change USB cable/port, other pc or close Kies 3 on the task bar.
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Ive already tried changing USB ports.. I dont have Kies installed in the first place.. I'll try repeating the procedure on a different system though..

i certainly hope it is not a hardware failure.. i literally slept with the phone on charge and woke up to a dead phone.. the phone boots up into the bootloop.. the recovery mode ends in the bootloop as well.. only the download mode ends up in the correct "downloading.. do no turn off target" screen.. and odin detects the phone just fine.. but upgrading any firmware via odin gets stuck on the "initialization" step.. i can answer more questions if required.. at this point i dont care which ROM works for my phone.. or if i lose data.. i just wanna revive my phone..

awesim said:
i certainly hope it is not a hardware failure.. i literally slept with the phone on charge and woke up to a dead phone.. the phone boots up into the bootloop.. the recovery mode ends in the bootloop as well.. only the download mode ends up in the correct "downloading.. do no turn off target" screen.. and odin detects the phone just fine.. but upgrading any firmware via odin gets stuck on the "initialization" step.. i can answer more questions if required.. at this point i dont care which ROM works for my phone.. or if i lose data.. i just wanna revive my phone..
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did you solve your problem?

jkamz said:
did you solve your problem?
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I am also facing the same problem. Were you able to solve it.

no

Buy another motherboard.that solved my problem.There is no other work around

I'm also facing same issue

Bro's, gotta start somewhere, right!
The fact that you're phones are boot looping is actually a good sign - it means that they're not totally useless but salvageable.
Question: Are you able to boot into your custom recoveries, e.g. TWRP? If yes, please reply.
If no, kindly uninstall your old samsung driver, reboot pc, install new driver, put your phone into "Download mode", connect phone to pc, run Odin & hope for the best! If you can get passed this step, then it's smooth sailing...

jkamz said:
no
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I'm having this issue with mine today, anyone able to resolve this without going true warranty?

Is the phone recognized by Odin? Post a screenshot of the Odin error or post the Odin error.

audit13 said:
Is the phone recognized by Odin? Post a screenshot of the Odin error or post the Odin error.
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i'm facing the same problem with mine,any Fix??need help guys:crying::crying:

Odin is not working because the phone was not assigned a com port.

audit13 said:
Odin is not working because the phone was not assigned a com port.
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He is right should be blue in com port is it latest Odin 10.7
Sent from my SM-A720F using Tapatalk

The obligatory obvious question here. Do you have the Samsung driver installed?

Just repartition the eMMC chip using .pit file with odin that it is suitable for galaxy S4 i9500.
If anyone has tried, please tell us, that it is work or not.
http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-unbrick-your-bricked-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-gt-i9505/
Thanks!

Note 4 Verizon failing to update to Marshmallow

Hello everyone
Please bear me with me for I am a dinosaur that grew up with Symbian phones, then was forced to use Windows phones and now recently converted to Android, therefore not an expert in this field.
Bought the Note 4 off ebay in UK. Mobile banking app and Android Pay say my phone is rooted however Root Checker says it isn't . I have tried to update to Marshmallow through ODIN but I get the FAIL Auth error every time I try...
In settings the phone shows up as N910F however it is a N910V ... I do need help to figure out the precise model though just to make sure I am installing the correct software.
Also, I am using a Lebara SIM card (partners with Vodafone) here in UK, not sure if that matters.
Would really appreciate if someone would have the patience to guide me how to install Marshmallow on my phone, I just want a clean one and no rooting. Tried different tutorials on the internet but none worked for me or I am surely doing something wrong.
Many thanks in advance!
Andy

Andyyy91 said:
Hello everyone
Please bear me with me for I am a dinosaur that grew up with Symbian phones, then was forced to use Windows phones and now recently converted to Android, therefore not an expert in this field.
Bought the Note 4 off ebay in UK. Mobile banking app and Android Pay say my phone is rooted however Root Checker says it isn't . I have tried to update to Marshmallow through ODIN but I get the FAIL Auth error every time I try...
In settings the phone shows up as N910F however it is a N910V ... I do need help to figure out the precise model though just to make sure I am installing the correct software.
Also, I am using a Lebara SIM card (partners with Vodafone) here in UK, not sure if that matters.
Would really appreciate if someone would have the patience to guide me how to install Marshmallow on my phone, I just want a clean one and no rooting. Tried different tutorials on the internet but none worked for me or I am surely doing something wrong.
Many thanks in advance!
Andy
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Hi Andy I'm also in the UK with note 4. To find out the correct model you need to boot to download mode. Power off the phone, Hold volume down + home + power together. It will boot to download mode and from there it will show you the model.
Post your correct model here and I will post the firmware with the correct steps to flash.

Hi Callum
In download mode it says N910V

Andyyy91 said:
Hi Callum
In download mode it says N910V
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Ahh you have the verizon varient.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/117781/N910VVRS2CPL1_N910VVZW2CPL1_VZW/
Here is the stock marshmallow firmware for your device.
Download and unzip the firmware. Place it in odin in AP. In odin options enable auto reboot and uncheck repartition. Put phone in download mode, connect to pc and start.

Thanks for the firmware , that worked like a charm. Is it possible to install a non-Verizon version on this phone? One that does not have the Verizon preloaded apps?
Also, do you know anything about the Note 4 getting the Nougat update?

Andyyy91 said:
Thanks for the firmware , that worked like a charm. Is it possible to install a non-Verizon version on this phone? One that does not have the Verizon preloaded apps?
Also, do you know anything about the Note 4 getting the Nougat update?
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You can only flash firmware for your device which is N910V. Which means unfortunately you can only flash verizon firmware. However you can root your phone and use titanium backup to remove the bloat.
As for the N update I have read and heard rumours that we will get it but I don't have my hopes up. Even though the Note 4 is 2 years old it's still a high end device. It hasn't been officially announced yet. Only been announced for s6/s7 and future releases

callumbr1 said:
Hi Andy I'm also in the UK with note 4. To find out the correct model you need to boot to download mode. Power off the phone, Hold volume down + home + power together. It will boot to download mode and from there it will show you the model.
Post your correct model here and I will post the firmware with the correct steps to flash.
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Hello. I'm also having this problem with SM-N910C, care to help? Thanks.

J73 said:
Hello. I'm also having this problem with SM-N910C, care to help? Thanks.
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What is the problem?

callumbr1 said:
What is the problem?
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It fails to upgrade to Marshmallow.

J73 said:
It fails to upgrade to Marshmallow.
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What region are you in?
Is your phone network locked?

callumbr1 said:
What region are you in?
Is your phone network locked?
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I got it from UAE but I'm currently in the Philippines. I don't think it is network locked.

J73 said:
I got it from UAE but I'm currently in the Philippines. I don't think it is network locked.
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https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/117967/N910CXXS2DPL1_N910COJV2DPI1_XSG/
Download and flash this.
Are you familiar on how to flash with odin?

callumbr1 said:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/117967/N910CXXS2DPL1_N910COJV2DPI1_XSG/
Download and flash this.
Are you familiar on how to flash with odin?
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It's my first time right now.

J73 said:
It's my first time right now.
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1st download the firmware.
Download odin, latest version is fine but I use v3.10.6
On phone settings go to about device, tap build number 7 times until developer options is there, go on developer options and enable USB debugging.
Plug phone to pc to make sure drivers are up to date.
Once firmware is downloaded unzip it.
Power off phone and put into download mode, vol down + home + power.
Open odin and click AP, insert the firmware. Odin options should be, re partition UNCHECKED, auto reboot checked, f reset time checked.
Plug phone into pc, in odin log it will say added with blue box saying com:3 or similar.
Press start and it will flash and reboot. The first boot can loop a few times or hang on the Samsung logo for a little while it's normal.
If it hangs for more than 15 minutes remove the battery for a few minutes then power on again and it will boot.
If you get any errors or are unsure let me know.

callumbr1 said:
1st download the firmware.
Download odin, latest version is fine but I use v3.10.6
On phone settings go to about device, tap build number 7 times until developer options is there, go on developer options and enable USB debugging.
Plug phone to pc to make sure drivers are up to date.
Once firmware is downloaded unzip it.
Power off phone and put into download mode, vol down + home + power.
Open odin and click AP, insert the firmware. Odin options should be, re partition UNCHECKED, auto reboot checked, f reset time checked.
Plug phone into pc, in odin log it will say added with blue box saying com:3 or similar.
Press start and it will flash and reboot. The first boot can loop a few times or hang on the Samsung logo for a little while it's normal.
If it hangs for more than 15 minutes remove the battery for a few minutes then power on again and it will boot.
If you get any errors or are unsure let me know.
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Thank you! I'll keep you updated.

callumbr1 said:
1st download the firmware.
Download odin, latest version is fine but I use v3.10.6
On phone settings go to about device, tap build number 7 times until developer options is there, go on developer options and enable USB debugging.
Plug phone to pc to make sure drivers are up to date.
Once firmware is downloaded unzip it.
Power off phone and put into download mode, vol down + home + power.
Open odin and click AP, insert the firmware. Odin options should be, re partition UNCHECKED, auto reboot checked, f reset time checked.
Plug phone into pc, in odin log it will say added with blue box saying com:3 or similar.
Press start and it will flash and reboot. The first boot can loop a few times or hang on the Samsung logo for a little while it's normal.
If it hangs for more than 15 minutes remove the battery for a few minutes then power on again and it will boot.
If you get any errors or are unsure let me know.
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It worked flawlessly! Thank you so much!

J73 said:
It worked flawlessly! Thank you so much!
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Not a problem

Callum , thanks for all your help. Will keep my eyes on the update news, I'm curious the see if we will get it aswell

Andyyy91 said:
Callum , thanks for all your help. Will keep my eyes on the update news, I'm curious the see if we will get it aswell
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If you see anything post it here to keep me updated

Will do

Phone bricked and Odin always gets stuck at system.img

I tried installing UK firmware on my Galaxy S8+ using Odin, but it got stuck at system.img and now I can only boot the phone into download mode.
I've tried installing the original firmware as well but it also gets stuck at system.img.
Has this happened to anyone else? And is there anything I can do to fix this or am I ****ed?
Thank you very much in advance for any help

Did you use the most recent version of Odin (v3.13.1) ?

ruben1515 said:
Did you use the most recent version of Odin (v3.13.1) ?
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Yep

nocuna said:
Yep
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Did you select all files at once?

ruben1515 said:
Did you select all files at once?
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Yeah I did.
I've spent half the day trying to fix this, but it actually seems to be hard bricked.
All I wanted was the Pie Beta

If your Odin and files are right it might be the cable, if you're not using the original cable it causes that it happend to me many times. Hope this helps you

nocuna said:
Yeah I did.
I've spent half the day trying to fix this, but it actually seems to be hard bricked.
All I wanted was the Pie Beta
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Try nand erase pit within Odin , hopefully this could bring it back ..

riseofsand said:
If your Odin and files are right it might be the cable, if you're not using the original cable it causes that it happend to me many times. Hope this helps you
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I just bought a Galaxy S9 so I'll try to flash using that cable. Thank you!

Scorpionea said:
Try nand erase pit within Odin , hopefully this could bring it back ..
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I'll try that thanks, what does it do?

nocuna said:
I'll try that thanks, what does it do?
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Well that is a very dangerous process and should not be done if u dont have any major issue but since u have pretty much death phone as u say it cant hurt to try as a last option.
Google what nand erase is in odin option,it will explain much better then me [emoji14]
Wish you all luck
Edit : try and see if u can find any emergency firmware aka repair firmware for you s8 if it exists and flash with that

Scorpionea said:
Well that is a very dangerous process and should not be done if u dont have any major issue but since u have pretty much death phone as u say it cant hurt to try as a last option.
Google what nand erase is in odin option,it will explain much better then me [emoji14]
Wish you all luck
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I've tried it now, same result as always :/
In download mode it says OEM LOCK: ON, could that be the reason why?

nocuna said:
I've tried it now, same result as always :/
In download mode it says OEM LOCK: ON, could that be the reason why?
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Since u trying to flash samsung official firmware it shouldn't matter. Dont know what to advice as u tried pretty much everything i would do.
Maybe someone with more insights and knowledge what to do could help you but dunno.
Search the web all i can say.
Can u boot into the recovery? Maybe try to flash twrp and format everything from there ?

Scorpionea said:
Since u trying to flash samsung official firmware it shouldn't matter. Dont know what to advice as u tried pretty much everything i would do.
Maybe someone with more insights and knowledge what to do could help you but dunno.
Search the web all i can say.
Can u boot into the recovery? Maybe try to flash twrp and format everything from there ?
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I think I've gone through every forum post and article on the internet about the issue, can't seem to find a solution.
Can't boot into recovery either, only download mode. I'll keep trying and I'll see if I can send it in for repair.
Thanks for your help, really appreciate it.

nocuna said:
I think I've gone through every forum post and article on the internet about the issue, can't seem to find a solution.
Can't boot into recovery either, only download mode. I'll keep trying and I'll see if I can send it in for repair.
Thanks for your help, really appreciate it.
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Have you fixed it already? If not try flashing everything with odin and also in 'Pit' tab put dreamlte .pit file from inside CSC .md5 file(open with rar)

Double check your files make sure you're not flashing an old fw and your Odin
After that, you probably try to flash using a non original data cable, its not a must but some cables can cause that

badaboomBURP said:
Have you fixed it already? If not try flashing everything with odin and also in 'Pit' tab put dreamlte .pit file from inside CSC .md5 file(open with rar)
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I'll try that, thank you

riseofsand said:
Double check your files make sure you're not flashing an old fw and your Odin
After that, you probably try to flash using a non original data cable, its not a must but some cables can cause that
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I've triple-checked everything. Both Odin and the files are all up to date, and the files are from the same firmware I had on the phone before it got bricked.
I'm going to try using firmware from SamMobile instead of SamDB.org, and will post back with results.
UPDATE:
Flashed firmware from SamMobile, it went through and my phone works again. Can't believe I spent $7 on SamDB for faster download speed and all I got was some files that don't even work properly. Next time I'll be more patient I guess