Galaxy S6 920F bricked? - Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I think i soft-bricked my phone by flashing modem and bootloader in my S6 International 920F phone.
Downloaded 5.1.1 modem and bootloader from this topic and followed the instructions exactly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-xtrestolite-pure-edition-1-0-beta-1-t3082467
ODIN gave no sign of a failure so after flashing the phone rebooted and now it won't further than the Galaxy S6 bootscreen.
In the top of the screen a message says: "SYSTEM REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 2 BINARY: 1"
I've searched already for a solution but i can't find a specific.
Anyone who can help me please?

Got it recovered trough Kies3 but still don't know what went wrong

cvdv1991 said:
Got it recovered trough Kies3 but still don't know what went wrong
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how did you do it? cz i had the same problem

Reflash your S6 with standard 5.1.1 ROM via odin.

I did a restore via Kies3, wasn't expecting much but did the trick.

Thats good.

madguylb said:
how did you do it? cz i had the same problem
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Did you get your phone working? I have the same problem.

FlyingColors said:
Did you get your phone working? I have the same problem.
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yes i got it working finally, just download the 5.1.1 official rom from samfirmware related to ur region and install it from odin 3.10.6 the version in the XtreStoLite link not any other odin cz it did not work to me.

madguylb said:
yes i got it working finally, just download the 5.1.1 official rom from samfirmware related to ur region and install it from odin 3.10.6 the version in the XtreStoLite link not any other odin cz it did not work to me.
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Yeah I got it working. Doing just AP worked for me. Literally took me an hour of crossing my fingers hoping I didn't brick my phone. All good though, thanks.

FlyingColors said:
Yeah I got it working. Doing just AP worked for me. Literally took me an hour of crossing my fingers hoping I didn't brick my phone. All good though, thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/galaxy-s6-sm-920f-rom-installed-stuck-t3162852

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Soft bricked SPH-G925P

Sprint s6 edge it was boot looping only staying in Android for maybe 3-5 mins at a time. So i tried to flash it. I may have flashed 5.0.x to it. Now when I try to flash I can flash cm.bin, sboot and it always dies on boot.img. I really need some guidance on what i should try next.
Looking around shows boot.img not flashing is possibly the kernel but I am having trouble finding one that it will let me flash.
peterm20 said:
Sprint s6 edge it was boot looping only staying in Android for maybe 3-5 mins at a time. So i tried to flash it. I may have flashed 5.0.x to it. Now when I try to flash I can flash cm.bin, sboot and it always dies on boot.img. I really need some guidance on what i should try next.
Looking around shows boot.img not flashing is possibly the kernel but I am having trouble finding one that it will let me flash.
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Were you originally on 5.1.1?
If so, are you having a hard time Odin-ing the stock rom?
Robbie Doo said:
Were you originally on 5.1.1?
If so, are you having a hard time Odin-ing the stock rom?
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yes, it is a phone of a friend though I was trying to repair it. I downloaded the 5.1.1 from that slow sammoble site.
peterm20 said:
yes, it is a phone of a friend though I was trying to repair it. I downloaded the 5.1.1 from that slow sammoble site.
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Since you were on 5.1.1 I don't think you would have any trouble Odining the stock ROM onto the phone. I've done it a few times and it worked OK. After you push the stock ROM you can root it if you want to.
Robbie Doo said:
Since you were on 5.1.1 I don't think you would have any trouble Odining the stock ROM onto the phone. I've done it a few times and it worked OK. After you push the stock ROM you can root it if you want to.
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Well the problem is it won't flash past boot.img
As soon as boot.img is started it goes a green bar on Oden about 3/4 of the way and then goes FAILED! and oden disconnects the device.
peterm20 said:
Well the problem is it won't flash past boot.img
As soon as boot.img is started it goes a green bar on Oden about 3/4 of the way and then goes FAILED! and oden disconnects the device.
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If you went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X it's most likely hard bricked.
Soooperstar said:
If you went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X it's most likely hard bricked.
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Even if i can get in to download mode?
peterm20 said:
Even if i can get in to download mode?
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Yea.... You have to stay within the same android version, ex. Any of the 5.1.1 updates. The firmware version that you're trying to restore with, is it OF7?
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Yea.... You have to stay within the same android version, ex. Any of the 5.1.1 updates. The firmware version that you're trying to restore with, is it OF7?
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I think it is OF7.
peterm20 said:
I think it is OF7.
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It should say it on the tar file. It's worth a try but you're probably dead. Here is the file if you need it but like I said, most likely you're done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3154757
peterm20 said:
Well the problem is it won't flash past boot.img
As soon as boot.img is started it goes a green bar on Oden about 3/4 of the way and then goes FAILED! and oden disconnects the device.
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Which version of the Odin are you using?
Soooperstar said:
It should say it on the tar file. It's worth a try but you're probably dead. Here is the file if you need it but like I said, most likely you're done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3154757
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It worked for me. I have a friend who did the same thing and thought the phone was a gonner. I told her I'd give it a try and I was able to Odin (v.3.10.6) to OF7, took the OTA to OH1 and flashed Wicked One SS v.3.0 from @dazednconfused and she says it's running perfect.
Also, @Soooperstar Odin file here.
JediMindTrixx said:
It worked for me. I have a friend who did the same thing and thought the phone was a gonner. I told her I'd give it a try and I was able to Odin (v.3.10.6) to OF7, took the OTA to OH1 and flashed Wicked One SS v.3.0 from @dazednconfused and she says it's running perfect.
Also, @Soooperstar Odin file here.
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Your friend went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X? That's the link I just gave him
Yes she did. Sorry about that, saw that afterwards.
Sent from a Galaxy S6 Edge... Far, Far, Away...
JediMindTrixx said:
Yes she did. Sorry about that, saw that afterwards.
Sent from a Galaxy S6 Edge... Far, Far, Away...
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Interesting
Robbie Doo said:
Which version of the Odin are you using?
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the latest one. I've seen various other flashing posts saying you should use a slightly older Oden.
Also side rant. I did a chat with samsung support and they said the Smart Switch recovery doesn't work with the S6? I cannot get it to verify the serial number of my phone (s6) and the broken one (s6 e)
peterm20 said:
the latest one. I've seen various other flashing posts saying you should use a slightly older Oden.
Also side rant. I did a chat with samsung support and they said the Smart Switch recovery doesn't work with the S6? I cannot get it to verify the serial number of my phone (s6) and the broken one (s6 e)
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3.10.6 is what I use
peterm20 said:
the latest one. I've seen various other flashing posts saying you should use a slightly older Oden.
Also side rant. I did a chat with samsung support and they said the Smart Switch recovery doesn't work with the S6? I cannot get it to verify the serial number of my phone (s6) and the broken one (s6 e)
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I'm not sure which version you are referring to as the latest one, but the only version that will work with what you're trying to accomplish is 3.10.6
Soooperstar said:
It should say it on the tar file. It's worth a try but you're probably dead. Here is the file if you need it but like I said, most likely you're done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3154757
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Well your file got me way further than I've got before. I can get it to write the system.img in "BL" but if i use AP it fails about 1/2 the way through
peterm20 said:
Well your file got me way further than I've got before. I can get it to write the system.img in "BL" but if i use AP it fails about 1/2 the way through
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Like I said from my knowledge, you should be hard bricked, but if someone else went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X and back, you might want to find out what they did. Don't think it's possible

custom binary blocked by frp lock

Got myself in a bind. Bought a new Note 5 today to upgrade to 64GB. Forgot to OEM unlock, and the phone is bricked for the moment. The new image N920TUVU3DPG1 isn't available to download yet. Any suggestions, or does anyone know where the new image can be found yet? What a rookie mistake! Smart Switch in emergency recovery tries to flash N920TUVU2DPD1 and fails. Downgrading doesn't work either.
same here. where can we get it from?
rmarinella said:
Got myself in a bind. Bought a new Note 5 today to upgrade to 64GB. Forgot to OEM unlock, and the phone is bricked for the moment. The new image N920TUVU3DPG1 isn't available to download yet. Any suggestions, or does anyone know where the new image can be found yet? What a rookie mistake! Smart Switch in emergency recovery tries to flash N920TUVU2DPD1 and fails. Downgrading doesn't work either.
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Just downgrade to an older version via Odin if possible. It can be done on Verizon so I don't see why not on yours.
MrMike2182 said:
Just downgrade to an older version via Odin if possible. It can be done on Verizon so I don't see why not on yours.
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I tried the previous version while in download mode using Odin. Loaded the stock rom in the AP slot and started it then it failed pretty quick. The com shows connected before I hit start but it still fails.
mistaedster said:
I tried the previous version while in download mode using Odin. Loaded the stock rom in the AP slot and started it then it failed pretty quick. The com shows connected before I hit start but it still fails.
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You have to make sure you have the correct firmware! You should be able to see which one is already on the phone while in recovery mode.
MrMike2182 said:
You have to make sure you have the correct firmware! You should be able to see which one is already on the phone while in recovery mode.
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That's the problem. I can't find the right firmware
mistaedster said:
That's the problem. I can't find the right firmware
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I think we're stuck with a very expensive paperweight until Samsung releases full firmware for the N920TUVU3DPG1 update.
rmarinella said:
I think we're stuck with a very expensive paperweight until Samsung releases full firmware for the N920TUVU3DPG1 update.
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I actually got darthstalker rom working on mine then moved to sick ass rom. I flashed the stock deodexed kernel from original android development then the rom via twrp
mistaedster said:
I actually got darthstalker rom working on mine then moved to sick ass rom. I flashed the stock deodexed kernel from original android development then the rom via twrp
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Stock Kernel from where?
rmarinella said:
Stock Kernel from where?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3194148
mistaedster said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3194148
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OK, thanks. Looks like we aren't in the same situation though. I can't get into, or flash TWRP.
Stock N920TUVU3DPG1 Firmware now available here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588232905721433
rmarinella said:
Stock N920TUVU3DPG1 Firmware now available here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588232905721433
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Hope u fixed ur problem, I'm still on Note 4, was waiting for u to fix the new firmware for us last month, and now we just got another one, so shocked Samsung is actually taking care of the Note 4 N910T,
My rom boots up, but can't see sim card, external storage, wifi doesn't connect and so forth, I guess they did something with the new MM that @dsixda kitchen doesn't work correctly somewhere anymore,
need to learn Ubuntu, not easy with no help,,, I made an external drive with 16.04 but need to java development and figure the rest out, not easy with 2 kids.. and wifey..
and u r also in FL, by the way thanks for the updater script for the past v5.1.1 roms we had...
Samsung keeps raising prices on these phones, ridiculous no reason the new Note 7 will be $849 cause they r only making egde style phones.
I'm glad they pushed me to my limits, first it was HTC, I had all the HTC phone till M7, for when they had the first tmobile dash windows phone.. haha..
don't know whats next, maybe crapple... no rush since the note 4 is still rocking good,
but the Note 7, water resistence is awesome is the only kool thing I guess.
Seems like I'm having the same problem frp lock and drk has anyone found a solution yet. I can't seem to find any way to fix this yet. Appreciate any help in advance
I could help with this issue, just let me know if you need my assistant I would have to remotely do this to accomplish this thanks..

When a newb fails, bricked s6(SOLVED)

So, i was trying to flash a ROM after i got my recovery and root going on, i wiped EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE recovery file i made and the installation file i got in the phone when i went to wipe the system files and attempt to install the ROM. So, i tried to put the ROM files into my phone via the ADB method. It worked but my ROM didn't and now my S6 is in a boot loop. i have tired Odin, smartwatch and kies. On kies and smart watch, they both said the attempt to install stock ROM failed and attempt a emergency recovery. HOWEVER, both software did not recognize my device in the emergency recovery devices list, nor did it recognize it as a compatible device in the 1st place, i tired to reinstall the drivers and the software themselves but nothing worked. For Odin, it keeps on saying fail to flash as well, it usually stuck on the 'nano write' process or 'setting up connection' process for a long time too! I did download the official Samsung firmware and extracted it, put it into the blank next to the 'AP' button in odin and i got 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time' checked off. On the phone, i can boot in to download mode and download mode only, now it shows me a triangle and it says that stock firmware flash failed and use emergency recovery. i actually download a custom recovery and for some reason it wont boot into that.
Model number: SM-G920W8
carrier: fido
If any of you pros got any ideas please share with me, i've been trying to fix this problem for about a day and a night.
try "nand erase all" in odin while flashing the stock fido rom
noob924 said:
try "nand erase all" in odin while flashing the stock fido rom
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well it either says fail or stuck in set up connection
Use smart switch
shahram Ali said:
Use smart switch
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like i said man, both kies and smartwatch don't work.
BigBlackCook said:
like i said man, both kies and smartwatch don't work.
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it should work !!
shahram Ali said:
it should work !!
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On kies and smart swich, they both said the attempt to install stock ROM failed and attempt a emergency recovery. HOWEVER, both software did not recognize my device in the emergency recovery devices list, nor did it recognize it as a compatible device in the 1st place, i tired to reinstall the drivers and the software themselves but nothing worked. I even contacted Samsung and they said that it won't work because my device is rooted. i've seen videos of it working but not for me, did i do anything wrong or did i miss anything?
BigBlackCook said:
On kies and smart swich, they both said the attempt to install stock ROM failed and attempt a emergency recovery. HOWEVER, both software did not recognize my device in the emergency recovery devices list, nor did it recognize it as a compatible device in the 1st place, i tired to reinstall the drivers and the software themselves but nothing worked. I even contacted Samsung and they said that it won't work because my device is rooted. i've seen videos of it working but not for me, did i do anything wrong or did i miss anything?
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dude dont use emergency recovery use device initialization
shahram Ali said:
dude dont use emergency recovery use device initialization
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IT WORKED!!! idk why it didint work the 1st damn time but i guess it's the usb connection or what not. Now it workes, time to root again and re-uninstall the bloat ware.. prob wont install a rom tho btw.. since ur a pro, what else do ppl do afterthey root their phone? other then to uninstall bloatware
BigBlackCook said:
IT WORKED!!! idk why it didint work the 1st damn time but i guess it's the usb connection or what not. Now it workes, time to root again and re-uninstall the bloat ware.. prob wont install a rom tho btw.. since ur a pro, what else do ppl do afterthey root their phone? other then to uninstall bloatware
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ahaha congratulations dude but take back up of your EFS cause bricking sometimes make it gone take a back up and keep it somewhere safe and add solved near thread title
shahram Ali said:
ahaha congratulations dude but take back up of your EFS cause bricking sometimes make it gone take a back up and keep it somewhere safe and add solved near thread title
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what's EFS?
BigBlackCook said:
what's EFS?
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it is youre imei wifi etc it is important thing to back up
shahram Ali said:
it is youre imei wifi etc it is important thing to back up
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yeah cause with out the S/R, smart swich won't work D: good thing is that the sticker on the bak of my phone has all that info on it, it kinda saved my life.
BigBlackCook said:
yeah cause with out the S/R, smart swich won't work D: good thing is that the sticker on the bak of my phone has all that info on it, it kinda saved my life.
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yeah it is
shahram Ali said:
yeah it is
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about roms, i still got 5.1.1 so if i want to install a rom, does it matter? or is it just about finding the 1 for your model. i want to install XtreStoLite but some versions have android 6.0 in the title and some have 5.1.1, and why don't posts about roms have any comments?
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about roms, i still got 5.1.1 so if i want to install a rom, does it matter? or is it just about finding the 1 for your model. i want to install XtreStoLite but some versions have android 6.0 in the title and some have 5.1.1, and why don't posts about roms have any comments?
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If u want 6.0.1 and i recommend to use 6.0.1 u need 6.0.1 bootloader and modem and ur phone is canadian so find an w8 rom but flash 6.0.1 modem and bootloader
shahram Ali said:
If u want 6.0.1 and i recommend to use 6.0.1 u need 6.0.1 bootloader and modem and ur phone is canadian so find an w8 rom but flash 6.0.1 modem and bootloader
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so u ned to flash boot loaders and modem? damn maybe dats why that rom bricked my phone LOL
BigBlackCook said:
so u ned to flash boot loaders and modem? damn maybe dats why that rom bricked my phone LOL
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If you flashed 6.0.1 rom on 5.1.1 bootloader maybe
shahram Ali said:
If you flashed 6.0.1 rom on 5.1.1 bootloader maybe
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LOL i got it bricked again after installing both the boot loader and a modem.. i did them 1 by 1 and for some reason it says success in odin but had to reinstall firmware again to make my s6 work.. how do people install rom these days..
BigBlackCook said:
LOL i got it bricked again after installing both the boot loader and a modem.. i did them 1 by 1 and for some reason it says success in odin but had to reinstall firmware again to make my s6 work.. how do people install rom these days..
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dude install stock then flash twrp and use ur model number rom not others 6.0.1

Help rooting cricket s7 g930az

I've looked everywhere and haven't found anything on rooting for the 930az. Found an xda rep that said his root or the root he got if from was for all s7 . Followed the instructions step by step till I reached flashing ,then my phone got stuck in a bootloop .luckily I found a post on the inputs of Oden to return to stock but I'm still persistent on finding a root for it please help!!!
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I've looked everywhere and haven't found anything on rooting for the 930az. Found an xda rep that said his root or the root he got if from was for all s7 . Followed the instructions step by step till I reached flashing ,then my phone got stuck in a bootloop .luckily I found a post on the inputs of Oden to return to stock but I'm still persistent on finding a root for it please help!!!
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When you say flashing, fhalsing what exactly got you the bootloop? Was it flashing the engineering Boot.img through Odin or the fix S7 zip through Flashfire... Or something else?
I don't have a Cricket branded S7, but always offering to help you research.
Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
POWerSUrgeSW3 said:
When you say flashing, fhalsing what exactly got you the bootloop? Was it flashing the engineering Boot.img through Odin or the fix S7 zip through Flashfire... Or something else?
I don't have a Cricket branded S7, but always offering to help you research.
Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the help it was https://youtu.be/KawiIZ4bAV8
As soon as I got to the boot.img and downloaded it to my phone that when it started.
Jay351 said:
Thanks for the help it was https://youtu.be/KawiIZ4bAV8
As soon as I got to the boot.img and downloaded it to my phone that when it started.
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Only a few things I can think to ask:
1) You are using the Odin version by PrinceComsy... not the original version of Odin?
2) When you download the engineering boot image, you're downloading it for your phone model (S7 for S7, S7 Edge for the S7 Edge)? Maybe you accidentally downloaded the wrong one?
3) When uploading the boot image through Odin, the boot image TAR file is in the AP slot of Odin?
4) Last thing I can think is easy, is the boot image is still a TAR file correct? Its not a ZIP or any other file extension?
Have you tried downloading the image again? I invite you to check out a thread I'm part of if you want another location to download the S7 engineering boot image, that thread located here and the boot image file can be downloaded directly from here
POWerSUrgeSW3 said:
Only a few things I can think to ask:
1) You are using the Odin version by PrinceComsy... not the original version of Odin?
Yes and I tried the original also
2) When you download the engineering boot image, you're downloading it for your phone model (S7 for S7, S7 Edge for the S7 Edge)? Maybe you accidentally downloaded the wrong one?
Correct s7 for s7
3) When uploading the boot image through Odin, the boot image TAR file is in the AP slot of Odin?
Yes
4) Last thing I can think is easy, is the boot image is still a TAR file correct? Its not a ZIP or any other file extension?
I made sure it was still a tar file.
Thanks for your help I'll check it out
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Jay351 said:
POWerSUrgeSW3 said:
Only a few things I can think to ask:
1) You are using the Odin version by PrinceComsy... not the original version of Odin?
Yes and I tried the original also
2) When you download the engineering boot image, you're downloading it for your phone model (S7 for S7, S7 Edge for the S7 Edge)? Maybe you accidentally downloaded the wrong one?
Correct s7 for s7
3) When uploading the boot image through Odin, the boot image TAR file is in the AP slot of Odin?
Yes
4) Last thing I can think is easy, is the boot image is still a TAR file correct? Its not a ZIP or any other file extension?
I made sure it was still a tar file.
Thanks for your help I'll check it out
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You're welcome, just trying to figure it out. Though I see this is a common thing, so I wonder what is different with the Cricket version?
And you're rooting the Nougat version of the phone? This seems to be a topic floating around with no one explaining it. I've tried looking to see if maybe the processor might be somehow a "reduced" version of the 820 compared to the others... but everything makes it look like it should work.
Only other thing I would say is go back through all the steps, and make sure you're not accidentally skipping one. I did that a bunch of times when I first started off. I ended up printing off instructions and making note edits. Took me a few different sets of instructions until I found a formula that worked for my G930P
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Jay351 said:
You're welcome, just trying to figure it out. Though I see this is a common thing, so I wonder what is different with the Cricket version?
And you're rooting the Nougat version of the phone? This seems to be a topic floating around with no one explaining it. I've tried looking to see if maybe the processor might be somehow a "reduced" version of the 820 compared to the others... but everything makes it look like it should work.
Only other thing I would say is go back through all the steps, and make sure you're not accidentally skipping one. I did that a bunch of times when I first started off. I ended up printing off instructions and making note edits. Took me a few different sets of instructions until I found a formula that worked for my G930P
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I'm sorry no we haven't received the update yet I'm still on 6.0.1. Do you mean like mixing up the steps and finding which worked with your phone?
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Jay351 said:
POWerSUrgeSW3 said:
I'm sorry no we haven't received the update yet I'm still on 6.0.1. Do you mean like mixing up the steps and finding which worked with your phone?
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Oh I'll have to go back and do some rereading then, because I thought I saw some websites saying that phone was already on Nougat. If you're still on MM this should be easier I would think... hmmm
For me, it took me about 4 or 5 different threads of talking about how they rooted their Sprint S7 phone, for me to find the right instructions for myself to root my phone. But I know along the way I would miss a step, then my phone wouldn't boot or bootloop like yours. That's why I went back and printed out instructions and checked off to make sure I didn't skip anything. After awhile I could wrap my head around it.
Just saying we are all human, so it's easy to skip a step. Though it doesn't seem like you're the only one having this problem. But if all the branded US phones are pretty much rooted one way or another, I don't see why yours would be any different.
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Jay351 said:
Oh I'll have to go back and do some rereading then, because I thought I saw some websites saying that phone was already on Nougat. If you're still on MM this should be easier I would think... hmmm
For me, it took me about 4 or 5 different threads of talking about how they rooted their Sprint S7 phone, for me to find the right instructions for myself to root my phone. But I know along the way I would miss a step, then my phone wouldn't boot or bootloop like yours. That's why I went back and printed out instructions and checked off to make sure I didn't skip anything. After awhile I could wrap my head around it.
Just saying we are all human, so it's easy to skip a step. Though it doesn't seem like you're the only one having this problem. But if all the branded US phones are pretty much rooted one way or another, I don't see why yours would be any different.
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Your probably right I'll try those steps again and see if anything changes. The only model I see that's close to g930az would be the at&t which is g930a. I know I got lucky with the last attempt to try with it in soft brick. I just don't want to try to many and it be completely screwed. Because on cricket you have to buy all of you phones up front well at least I had to with mine. I'll try it again and let you know if it worked or I have a paper weight haha. Thanks again
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Jay351 said:
POWerSUrgeSW3 said:
Your probably right I'll try those steps again and see if anything changes. The only model I see that's close to g930az would be the at&t which is g930a. I know I got lucky with the last attempt to try with it in soft brick. I just don't want to try to many and it be completely screwed. Because on cricket you have to buy all of you phones up front well at least I had to with mine. I'll try it again and let you know if it worked or I have a paper weight haha. Thanks again
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With following the steps you are and what you have happening, you should be OK with being able Odin back to factory firmware.
Yeah Cricket is kind of the double edge sword, you have to buy the phone up front, but they have CHEAP prices for good service. I had them when I first moved to Arizona and would have kept them, if I didn't travel so much.
Report back if anything changes.
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Jay351 said:
I've looked everywhere and haven't found anything on rooting for the 930az. Found an xda rep that said his root or the root he got if from was for all s7 . Followed the instructions step by step till I reached flashing ,then my phone got stuck in a bootloop .luckily I found a post on the inputs of Oden to return to stock but I'm still persistent on finding a root for it please help!!!
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hey can you help get my s7 g930az back to stock. i also happen to be stuck in a bootloop and i've searched everywhere and nothing
leonardo879 said:
hey can you help get my s7 g930az back to stock. i also happen to be stuck in a bootloop and i've searched everywhere and nothing
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Do you have the stock firmware and Odin? Flash that will get you back to stock and functional. Does take awhile to flash the full imagine, but can pretty much fix any software brick issues.
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POWerSUrgeSW3 said:
Do you have the stock firmware and Odin? Flash that will get you back to stock and functional. Does take awhile to flash the full imagine, but can pretty much fix any software brick issues.
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Yes i have the stock firmware and Odin but it always fails. is there any other way to fix it? i tried smart switch and it stops at 69% and it says error so idk what else to try.
leonardo879 said:
Yes i have the stock firmware and Odin but it always fails. is there any other way to fix it? i tried smart switch and it stops at 69% and it says error so idk what else to try.
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What's the failure error? OEM Unlock in Android was turned on correct?
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POWerSUrgeSW3 said:
What's the failure error? OEM Unlock in Android was turned on correct?
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It says "Encrypt Error" in smart switch. What does OEM Unlock mean?
leonardo879 said:
It says "Encrypt Error" in smart switch. What does OEM Unlock mean?
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By default the phones are locked so someone can't steal your phone and Reimage it. If you boot your phone up after trying to flash do you get an FPR or some sort of error like that?
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By default the phones are locked so someone can't steal your phone and Reimage it. If you boot your phone up after trying to flash do you get an FPR or some sort of error like that?
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No it doesn't. The phone is just stuck in a boot loop after i tried installing a .tar file in Odin that i got from a youtube video showing how to root it but it doesn't work so now i'm stuck on he boot loop.
leonardo879 said:
No it doesn't. The phone is just stuck in a boot loop after i tried installing a .tar file in Odin that i got from a youtube video showing how to root it but it doesn't work so now i'm stuck on he boot loop.
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Yes but if you try to Odin back to the stock firmware what happens then?
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POWerSUrgeSW3 said:
Yes but if you try to Odin back to the stock firmware what happens then?
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It says "Fail. Model Mismatch fail" something a long that
leonardo879 said:
It says "Fail. Model Mismatch fail" something a long that
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I would recommend going to sammobile or updato to get the firmware for your phone. Sounds like you have the wrong model. If you need help I can help in an hour or so when I get home.
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Need help to diagnose dead G920F that only boots to download mode

Hey i got a Samsung Galaxy S6 that only boots to download mode. I feel like I have tried all the methods already listed in the many other threads but nothing is working in my case. I saw a comment that mentioned that the motherboard is dead but could that be it? If I unplug it while it's "downloading" it's shows that i have to connect it to Smart Switch blah blah, so the phone knows that something went wrong it the download progress and I just don't think it would be able to if the motherboard was dead...
So what is my problem and is it fixable? Any help would be appreciated
edit: The current binary also changes from official to custom if I flash twrp so the phone knows that i've downloaded it. So I dont think that a dead eMMC is the case either. I can't get the phone to shut off if I leave it then it will get stuck in bootloop. Only way to shut it off is to drain the battery... :/
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Hey i got a Samsung Galaxy S6 that only boots to download mode. I feel like I have tried all the methods already listed in the many other threads but nothing is working in my case. I saw a comment that mentioned that the motherboard is dead but could that be it? If I unplug it while it's "downloading" it's shows that i have to connect it to Smart Switch blah blah, so the phone knows that something went wrong it the download progress and I just don't think it would be able to if the motherboard was dead...
So what is my problem and is it fixable? Any help would be appreciated
edit: The current binary also changes from official to custom if I flash twrp so the phone knows that i've downloaded it. So I dont think that a dead eMMC is the case either. I can't get the phone to shut off if I leave it then it will get stuck in bootloop. Only way to shut it of is to drain the battery... :/
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what do you get from Odin when you try to flash the stock firmware?
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what do you get from Odin when you try to flash the stock firmware?
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It says pass, so odin thinks that everything is good ?
Jakob1502 said:
It says pass, so odin thinks that everything is good
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have you tried a diff cable? diff instance of the firmware downloaded? diff computer? diff version of Odin?
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have you tried a diff cable? diff instance of the firmware downloaded? diff computer? diff version of Odin?
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Yes I tried 3 different cables and 2 different computers.
Firmware i have tried:
Newest sammobile firmware for my region (NEE)
Newest non-branded firmware i could find
Older firmware from sammobile (odin failed)
Two different firmware from SamFirm (XEF and PHN)
Odin versions used:
3.12.3 & 3.13.1
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Yes I tried 3 different cables and 2 different computers.
Firmware i have tried:
Newest sammobile firmware for my region (NEE)
Newest non-branded firmware i could find
Older firmware from sammobile (odin failed)
Two different firmware from SamFirm (XEF and PHN)
Odin versions used:
3.12.3 & 3.13.1
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k, gotcha. wasnt trying to sound obstinate, its just a part of Odin troubleshooting that many folks miss.
youdoofus said:
k, gotcha. wasnt trying to sound obstinate, its just a part of Odin troubleshooting that many folks miss.
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I just appreciate that you are trying to help me
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I just appreciate that you are trying to help me
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no problem man. what was the last OS you successfully got up and running on it?
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no problem man. what was the last OS you successfully got up and running on it?
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It was the latest version of the firmware that came with the phone which I presume is the nordic version since I live in Denmark
Jakob1502 said:
It was the latest version of the firmware that came with the phone which I presume is the nordic version since I live in Denmark
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what were you trying to do when it happened?
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what were you trying to do when it happened?
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It ran out of battery and then it wouldn't turn on.
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It ran out of battery and then it wouldn't turn on.
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oh, thats not good. ive heard of something similar to this but its been a while ago, so i cant say that im relying on my memory too heavily. JTAG service is the only thing i know of that has solved this
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oh, thats not good. ive heard of something similar to this but its been a while ago, so i cant say that im relying on my memory too heavily. JTAG service is the only thing i know of that has solved this
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It wouldn't be worth it so rip my s6 but thanks for your help
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oh, thats not good. ive heard of something similar to this but its been a while ago, so i cant say that im relying on my memory too heavily. JTAG service is the only thing i know of that has solved this
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After downloading this: CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltexx-smg920f
The phone says "Recovery is not seandroid enforcing" What does that mean??
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After downloading this: CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltexx-smg920f
The phone says "Recovery is not seandroid enforcing" What does that mean??
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ignore it
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ignore it
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So it´s not a "sign of life"?
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So it´s not a "sign of life"?
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its definitely a sign of life! and im glad its doing something! sorry i kinda glossed over that detail lol
can you get to DL mode?
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its definitely a sign of life! and im glad its doing something! sorry i kinda glossed over that detail lol
can you get to DL mode?
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Yes but am still facing the excat same issue as I did before, where odin passes but I won't boot. The only change is that message.
I am facing similar issue. I just wanted to reboot device and it stuck on samsung logo. Flashed odin passed everything fine for 3 weeks. Another reboot and stucked but now stucked even after odin flash. I flashed twrp and lineage 16 then back to 14.1. Some programs say that everything is OK with device. Memmory and all. I just dont know what happened and why. I would really like to go back to stock but now I am just not sure it will happen AGAIN.

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