My friend gave me his Verizon Note 2 that he bricked (I dont know how) and asked me to fix it. Every time i try to flash a ROM it either fails or 1 of the 2 messages "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." (The phone isn't compatible with Kies) or " System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help." (It has no contract and the warranty is up) Can someone please help me fix this issue? Thanks.
Edit:When i flash something and it fails it says on the phone "SW REV. Invalid magic string"
Hi
"SW REV. Invalid magic string" could mean that you are trying to install an older firmware (downgrade). Try again with the latest firmware available for your device.
Good luck.
So you are saying to try and install the latest version of android for it? (I believe that's 4.4.2)
Exactly. Some Samsung firmwares (bootloader) don't allow you to downgrade. No problem to flash the same Android version or a more recent one.
If you can, please provide a link because I have the tendency to pick the wrong ones
Here you go
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/30950/I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW/
THANK YOU SO MUCH, THE NOTE 2 SEES LIFE AGAIN!!! :victory:
Good news!
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"System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help" This is the error message I am getting. The only place I can get to is download mode.
I tried updating from 4.2.1 to 4.3 manually because no matter how many times I tried to update from the phone it wouldn't install all the way. I used ODIN to manually update it to the newest firmware. I'm starting to think it was just a root to a 4.3 custom rom. It stopped randomly and that's when I got the error message. I have tried turning it off and on multiple times and also with removing the battery.
I'm not sure if my phone is bricked or soft-bricked.
Any information is helpful. I hope there is a way to get back to stock
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 I535
Thank you so much. Trent
Trentw25 said:
"System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help" This is the error message I am getting. The only place I can get to is download mode.
I tried updating from 4.2.1 to 4.3 manually because no matter how many times I tried to update from the phone it wouldn't install all the way. I used ODIN to manually update it to the newest firmware. I'm starting to think it was just a root to a 4.3 custom rom. It stopped randomly and that's when I got the error message. I have tried turning it off and on multiple times and also with removing the battery.
I'm not sure if my phone is bricked or soft-bricked.
Any information is helpful. I hope there is a way to get back to stock
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 I535
Thank you so much. Trent
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If you are in doubt use the Verizon utility but the Odin file is from the utility so if you got it from me I don't know what the problem is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
Hi,
I need some help from you experts here. I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 AT&T running on Android 4.2.2. I tried to update the software, it downloaded around 459 MB file, but while installing, it gave a message saying "Install was interrupted, no update was installed". I tried several times even after doing factory reset, still not successful. I then downloaded KIES 3 on computer, but again not successful. Can someone please help me?
Thanks in Advance.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 AT&T
shahuvais said:
Hi,
I need some help from you experts here. I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 AT&T running on Android 4.2.2. I tried to update the software, it downloaded around 459 MB file, but while installing, it gave a message saying "Install was interrupted, no update was installed". I tried several times even after doing factory reset, still not successful. I then downloaded KIES 3 on computer, but again not successful. Can someone please help me?
Thanks in Advance.
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I'm not an expert, But it's looks like your county or your mobile network providers don't let you to update on your Android Version (you are saying " I tried to update the software" i guess you are trying to update your android version)
Do your phone already rooted.?
or may be flashing your ROM you can install custom roms and different android versions. but WARNING flashing and rooting can avoid your warranty.
Hi everyone! i have a sch-i535 device, whenever i flash a rom in odin mode it keep on saying "sw REV CHECK FAIL: Fused 2 > Binary 0"! i cant do anything! and i followed one solution when i odin with that , my odin process was success but again even after that i get the same error 'sw REV CHECK FAIL: Fused 2 > Binary 0" when i try to flash a rom!
every time when i follow different solutions im getting different different errors! not the solution!
i was getting
"secure fail kernal!"
"secure fail system!"
'kites3 also saying the connected device is not supported!"
"secure fail : kernel system software not authorized by verizon wireless has been found on your phone galaxy s3 i535"
"your upgrade process has been interferred please use software repair assistant.... blah blah blah..!"
and some are saying i cannot downgrade to 4.1 as was there lastly there on 4.4.4! and i can no where find 4.4.4 fireware which can be used with odin as well!! all the link i tried was saying " file not found" error!! ( omg )
anybody please tell me what i should do now?! . I'm new to xda and this is my first post.
anybody please help me the correct step by step procedure to get back my phone alive again??! i know this xda forum has a lot of mind blowing experts in it please do help me guys Thanks
ranjithstar256 said:
Hi everyone! i have a sch-i535 device, whenever i flash a rom in odin mode it keep on saying "sw REV CHECK FAIL: Fused 2 > Binary 0"! i cant do anything! and i followed one solution when i odin with that , my odin process was success but again even after that i get the same error 'sw REV CHECK FAIL: Fused 2 > Binary 0" when i try to flash a rom!
every time when i follow different solutions im getting different different errors! not the solution!
i was getting
"secure fail kernal!"
"secure fail system!"
'kites3 also saying the connected device is not supported!"
"secure fail : kernel system software not authorized by verizon wireless has been found on your phone galaxy s3 i535"
"your upgrade process has been interferred please use software repair assistant.... blah blah blah..!"
and some are saying i cannot downgrade to 4.1 as was there lastly there on 4.4.4! and i can no where find 4.4.4 fireware which can be used with odin as well!! all the link i tried was saying " file not found" error!! ( omg )
anybody please tell me what i should do now?! . I'm new to xda and this is my first post.
anybody please help me the correct step by step procedure to get back my phone alive again??! i know this xda forum has a lot of mind blowing experts in it please do help me guys Thanks
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I believe you get that error if you try to flash an older ROM once you are on 4.3 or newer.
They probably meant 4.4.2, the Odin flashable version of this can be found at http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SCH-I535/ Unfortunately I don't know if this will be your solution or not, hopefully it is.
dawgdoc said:
I believe you get that error if you try to flash an older ROM once you are on 4.3 or newer.
They probably meant 4.4.2, the Odin flashable version of this can be found at http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SCH-I535/ Unfortunately I don't know if this will be your solution or not, hopefully it is.
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downloading that 4.4.2 firmware... will tell you after i flash with that.. Thank you for the response
Update:
First of all Thanks a lot @dowgdoc !! this 4.4.2 rom got PASSED in odin! and now the new problem is when it got restarted it is stuck on the red verizon logo screen! can you please tell me solution for this issue?
Hello everyone, I searched here and found several discussions on this problem, but didn't found a solution.
My friend gave me a G920F with a bootlop problem (stock Samsung ROM), it also has a broken recovery which doesn't load at all. I can only go into Download Mode. The fact is, downloading the latest available firmware for ITV, dated 30th March if I remember well, with Nougat, I get the error message on the phone: SW REV CHECK FAIL: DEVICE 6, BINARY 5. Now, how the hell is possible that the phone has a bootloader version greater than the latest firmware available to download?My friend told me she updated the phone few days ago, so it could clearly be the 30th March, which is also the firmware I'm trying to install with ODIN. Anyone could help? I can't really figure it out.
Hi, I've got the same problem. I had stock Nougat on my G920F. Never rooted. Then I recieved a call form unknown caller and the phone crashed. Now it's in a bootloop. I can't access recovery menu, only download mode. Odin fails to push the latest software and I get "SW REV CHECK FAIL: DEVICE 6, BINARY 5" on the phone. I've tried SmartSwitch but it doesn't support G920F anymore. I tried to find sth in here but the only solution I found is to get AOKP, which is dead with no download link. Please help.
I have the same problem. I installed TWRP and LineageOS and want to go back to stock. I downloaded firmware for the phone, start it in Odin and it says in Download screen on the phone: "[CM] SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 6, BINARY 5". I Googled it and only found that I'm possibly flashing older bootloader than what I already have. I updated my phone when it was on stock like 2 days ago.
I will try and download newest firmware I can find, 4/4/2018. and see if it works then.
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It worked! I downloaded a ROM from sammobile from 4/4/2018, can't remember which one exactly but it doesn't matter and I didn't get any issues. Everything works fine now.
pilicar said:
I have the same problem. I installed TWRP and LineageOS and want to go back to stock. I downloaded firmware for the phone, start it in Odin and it says in Download screen on the phone: "[CM] SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 6, BINARY 5". I Googled it and only found that I'm possibly flashing older bootloader than what I already have. I updated my phone when it was on stock like 2 days ago.
I will try and download newest firmware I can find, 4/4/2018. and see if it works then.
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It worked! I downloaded a ROM from sammobile from 4/4/2018, can't remember which one exactly but it doesn't matter and I didn't get any issues. Everything works fine now.
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so it works?!
Hello wise people of XDA,
This is my first post.
I currently use an S6 G920F United Kindom unlocked as my phone and i have been using this phone for a long time. Now its past its warranty I decided to root the phone and see what i can do with it and get rid of the bloatware. Normally i either use KingoRoot or KingRoot but both failed so I searched around on the internet and came across CF Auto Root. After seeing it was successful for others i jumped on the bandwagon. I rooted it and everything was golden until i came across a problem, it would randomly turn off. This was random and infrequent. but not it happens like 5 times a day so i decided to flash a stock rom. For some strange reason Sam mobile wont let me download a stock Rom so after poking around the internet i have download a few stock roms however they always fail in Odin. Now my phone wont even boot as it says "error occured while updating use smart switch emergency recovery feature" so i go onto the Smart switch PC app and then it doesnt recognise. After 2 days of trying i haven't had any luck so I don't know what to so. Every time I try flashing something, when it fails i get some red text on the phone which I don't understand.
Someone please help me as I cant just buy a new phone and this is the only phone i have got. Any help would be very grateful and please don't hesitate to ask any questions.
Edit:
It says on the Download Screen:
Odin Mode
Product Name: SM-G920F
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Reactivation Lock: Off
Secure Download: Enabled
Knox Warranty Woid : 1 (0x0500)
RP SWREV: B:6 K:2 S:2
(When it fails it says) SW REV. Check Fail. Device:6 . Binary: 5
Hopefully that helped.
Somewhere in the middle of the firmware version there's either S5 or U5, on the firmware you are trying to flash. On the phone either S6 or U6 is installed, and there's downgrade prevention. You need firmware with S6 or U6. By S6 I don't mean the phone, it is just a version code.
Generally look for the firmware meant for the phone's region, though on websites the displayed region might be incorrect.
If the cellular fails change the firmware or wipe data (not efs!!!!!).
Bryan48765 said:
Somewhere in the middle of the firmware version there's either S5 or U5, on the firmware you are trying to flash. On the phone either S6 or U6 is installed, and there's downgrade prevention. You need firmware with S6 or U6. By S6 I don't mean the phone, it is just a version code.
Generally look for the firmware meant for the phone's region, though on websites the displayed region might be incorrect.
If the cellular fails change the firmware or wipe data (not efs!!!!!).
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What do I do? I have like 10 different "stock roms" claiming to be United Kindgom BTU at Android 7.0 but all are failing. And I do not know what you mean by S5/6 and U5/6. And now i get a different error message. When it fails it now says Binary: 1. I don't know what to do!
Thanks for the quick reply and appreciate the help.
wasim.1.wt said:
What do I do? I have like 10 different "stock roms" claiming to be United Kindgom BTU at Android 7.0 but all are failing. And I do not know what you mean by S5/6 and U5/6. And now i get a different error message. When it fails it now says Binary: 1. I don't know what to do!
Thanks for the quick reply and appreciate the help.
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The firmware version(s) look like this,
G920FXXU6ERF5 . If there is U6 on the device and the U5 is flashed, it won't work. There are a few firmware 'components' inside the zip or whatever, and all of these must have the same or a higher version in the middle. New firmware might require odin 3.13.1 but should not show this error.
Bryan48765 said:
The firmware version(s) look like this,
G920FXXU6ERF5 . If there is U6 on the device and the U5 is flashed, it won't work. There are a few firmware 'components' inside the zip or whatever, and all of these must have the same or a higher version in the middle. New firmware might require odin 3.13.1 but should not show this error.
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I see. All this time i have been flashing the likes of U1 and U3 . So which version should I be flashing? U5 or U6?
Many Thanks!!!!
wasim.1.wt said:
I see. All this time i have been flashing the likes of U1 and U3 . So which version should I be flashing? U5 or U6?
Many Thanks!!!!
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U6/S6, "Device:6" is in the odin log so it's already 6 and won't return to 5.