I have tried everything!
I guess the problem was that i flashed CF-auto root for my 5.1.1. Installed XtreStoLite and while charging, the phone went to Samsung logo and it won't turn off.
I have been reading on the web for almost a day now. Anyone that have a fix for this one?
Bump. HELP PLEASE!
Immoblize said:
I have tried everything!
I guess the problem was that i flashed CF-auto root for my 5.1.1. Installed XtreStoLite and while charging, the phone went to Samsung logo and it won't turn off.
I have been reading on the web for almost a day now. Anyone that have a fix for this one?
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Try get the phone in download mode and install a official firmware.. Hope it helps
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Try get the phone in download mode and install a official firmware.. Hope it helps
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I have tried that many times. It gives me error when i use Kies or Smart Switch. When flashing a stock firmware via Odin, it goes through but the boot loop doesn't dissapear.
Use the NAND erase all function in ODIN, it wipes your phone clean, then flashes the firmware. If you still get the bootloop make sure you have the correcr firmware
davebugyi said:
Use the NAND erase all function in ODIN, it wipes your phone clean, then flashes the firmware. If you still get the bootloop make sure you have the correcr firmware
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I have also tried that with 2 different firmwares. The one from SamMobile and the other from here. Still doesn't fix the boot loop.
I seriously can't fix it. Any ideas to try something else?
I have now tried 2 days in row, from morning to evening. HEEEEEEEEEEELP!
Immoblize said:
I have also tried that with 2 different firmwares. The one from SamMobile and the other from here. Still doesn't fix the boot loop.
I seriously can't fix it. Any ideas to try something else?
I have now tried 2 days in row, from morning to evening. HEEEEEEEEEEELP!
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i see youre facing same thing as me. and that your posted on my thread tryinmgh to help. hope your phone gets fixed. im sending mine in for reapir with warranty. all galaxy s6 have warranty for a year after they buy the phone!
Jaadi said:
i see youre facing same thing as me. and that your posted on my thread tryinmgh to help. hope your phone gets fixed. im sending mine in for reapir with warranty. all galaxy s6 have warranty for a year after they buy the phone!
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I guess i have tripped my Knox, which means i don't have warranty anymore so that option is out.
Immoblize said:
I guess i have tripped my Knox, which means i don't have warranty anymore so that option is out.
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if you can find your reciept, you can get it replaced. other than that, you can go to places near you which repair phones. but they can be a bit untrustable sometimes. ive tried everything but nothing worked. furthest ive gotten is that if i take out my sim trey and suck air out of the sim hole in the phone, the phone boots up.
in your case, you flashed something. i didnt do anything to my phone which caused this. try downloading samfirm from xda . and odin 3.10.7. samfirm will give you the stock firmware for your specific phone. with the csc, bl, ap, and cp.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647 that is samfirm. i'll help you through it if you want and hopefully it helps. ive been stuck with my phone like this for 2 weeks now. for me, it is a hardware issue
if you can find your reciept, you can get it replaced. other than that, you can go to places near you which repair phones. but they can be a bit untrustable sometimes. ive tried everything but nothing worked. furthest ive gotten is that if i take out my sim trey and suck air out of the sim hole in the phone, the phone boots up.
in your case, you flashed something. i didnt do anything to my phone which caused this. try downloading samfirm from xda . and odin 3.10.7. samfirm will give you the stock firmware for your specific phone. with the csc, bl, ap, and cp.
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SamFirm is a great tool. Thank you for it.
But the firmware doesn't help me - even tho it's a stock firmware. I still get the bootloop.
I have the reciept, but that reciept it's going to help me since i've tripped knox (KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1 (ox0500).
Immoblize said:
I have the reciept, but that reciept it's going to help me since i've tripped knox (KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1 (ox0500).
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You should try anyway. Most retailers don't know what the Knox flag is or what it means. Worst case, you get a retailer who actually knows and they say 'no'. No harm in trying.
Sevael said:
You should try anyway. Most retailers don't know what the Knox flag is or what it means. Worst case, you get a retailer who actually knows and they say 'no'. No harm in trying.
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Yeah, i will try that since i am out of options .Thanks.
Hi,
Have you solved your problem
I have exactly the same problem. I think I have tried all the fix proposed out there but still no luck
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im in need of a firmware file that i can flash through stock recovery or a md5 file to flash in odin. what happened was i flashed the wrong modem in safestrap and got a unauthorized software error and wouldnt start into the system. so after hours of headache i tried just wiped my stock clean under safestrap. doing that made me lose safestrap so i only have download mode and stock recovery. i tried flashing the NC1 and MF1 md5 and it failed. so did the pit flash. on my box it says the version is i535.NF1. so maybe it wont flash correctly cause i have the wrong firmware. Verizon upgrade utility fails to repair it also. so could someone upload the NF1 md5 or flashable zip to help me out? i wasnt having any support at ALL on the android forums site. so im hoping it will be more supportive here.
bjf189 said:
im in need of a firmware file that i can flash through stock recovery or a md5 file to flash in odin. what happened was i flashed the wrong modem in safestrap and got a unauthorized software error and wouldnt start into the system. so after hours of headache i tried just wiped my stock clean under safestrap. doing that made me lose safestrap so i only have download mode and stock recovery. i tried flashing the NC1 and MF1 md5 and it failed. so did the pit flash. on my box it says the version is i535.NF1. so maybe it wont flash correctly cause i have the wrong firmware. Verizon upgrade utility fails to repair it also. so could someone upload the NF1 md5 or flashable zip to help me out? i wasnt having any support at ALL on the android forums site. so im hoping it will be more supportive here.
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There is no nf1 firmware.
Mf1/ml1/nc1/ne1
I'm guessing you need ne1, but post what the text says in download mode so we can be sure we give you the correct firmware to flash.
thanks for such a haste reply. according to the site that i uploaded as an image, there is a NF1 firmware for the S3. i need the one that says all_something something NF1. it has the like redo of everything lol. or so i have read. the GS3 i had before this one, same exact model it read ND3 which is also listed on there. but thats not the case now. i need the NF1. it says thats the software version on the side of the box it came in. oh and unfortunately my cameras to crappy to get a good focus in on the download mode screen shot but if it helps this is exactly what download/odin mode says...
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SCH-I535PP
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 1
then down below that is
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!
and thats it. nothing else. its funny how it says custom still yet it has no OS/rom on it right now lol. i wiped it with safestrap which i lost after wiping :\ thats why im desperate for the firmware....again i appreciate the hastey help lol.
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thanks for such a haste reply. according to the site that i uploaded as an image, there is a NF1 firmware for the S3. i need the one that says all_something something NF1. it has the like redo of everything lol. or so i have read. the GS3 i had before this one, same exact model it read ND3 which is also listed on there. but thats not the case now. i need the NF1. it says thats the software version on the side of the box it came in. oh and unfortunately my cameras to crappy to get a good focus in on the download mode screen shot but if it helps this is exactly what download/odin mode says...
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SCH-I535PP
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 1
then down below that is
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!
and thats it. nothing else. its funny how it says custom still yet it has no OS/rom on it right now lol. i wiped it with safestrap which i lost after wiping :\ thats why im desperate for the firmware....again i appreciate the hastey help lol.
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As stated in the previous response there is no NF1 firmware. The website your pulling this from isn't necessarily legit. I wouldn't pull this from any random site but that's just me
Also just checked Sam mobile and confirmed the firmware is indeed NE1
From my CM11 S3
bjf189 said:
thanks for such a haste reply. according to the site that i uploaded as an image, there is a NF1 firmware for the S3. i need the one that says all_something something NF1. it has the like redo of everything lol. or so i have read. the GS3 i had before this one, same exact model it read ND3 which is also listed on there. but thats not the case now. i need the NF1. it says thats the software version on the side of the box it came in. oh and unfortunately my cameras to crappy to get a good focus in on the download mode screen shot but if it helps this is exactly what download/odin mode says...
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SCH-I535PP
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 1
then down below that is
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!
and thats it. nothing else. its funny how it says custom still yet it has no OS/rom on it right now lol. i wiped it with safestrap which i lost after wiping :\ thats why im desperate for the firmware....again i appreciate the hastey help lol.
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Maybe it's a page plus firmware??
I wouldn't know where to find that around here.
Edit: I need to know the entire firmware number, and are you sure your model is sch-i535pp? I don't want you flashing something that will hard brick your phone.
BadUsername said:
Maybe it's a page plus firmware??
I wouldn't know where to find that around here.
Edit: I need to know the entire firmware number, and are you sure your model is sch-i535pp? I don't want you flashing something that will hard brick your phone.
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Looked up the page plus S3 and the model number is SGH-R530 that one and this one have nothing to do with each other. Other than sharing the S3 name. I think they might be a little confused. I did read somewhere that there was an update beyond NE1 but I haven't seen it anywhere
From my CM11 S3
it has to be NF1. when i first got it, it ran android 4.3 not 4.4 which from my understanding the NE1 is 4.4 which is kitkat. that isnt what im trying to get. (heard it has terrible battery life so i never took the update) yes i am sure it is i535PP. its on the back of my phone and even on its back casing that covers the battery. i already have tried flashing I535VRUCML1_I535VZWCML1_HOME.tar.md5 and I535VRUCNC1_I535VZWCNC1_HOME.tar.md5 found on the samsung site to get firmware. tried flashing in pda in odin. i get an auth error and my download mode says secure check fail sbl2. im glad it failed if it wasnt right. dont need a hard bricked phone lol. heres what the side of the box says that came with it. again i did not update anything on it so all the things should be the same.
VZW-SKU SCHI535MPP
SW-VER. I535.NF1
PRL 58024
then under my battery, the sticker that has the MEID an stuff. it reads
model: SCH-i535PP
SKU: SCH-i535MPP
FCC ID: A3LSCHI535
made in china and under that is my MEID but i dont think youll require that lol
need any other info just let me know. just keep in mind i can only get into stock recovery or download mode
thanks again for the help everyone. i appreciate your time
oh and no idea if this helps or not but on the lower corner of the box it reads SCH-i535MBPVZW
i just wish i could remember what was the build number. i know this same S3 under verizon prepaid, same model an everything. had ND3 at the end of the build number. hope this info helps to even though its not much. oh and this phone im trying to fix didnt have the ND3 at the end of the build number, it said NF1...
bjf189 said:
it has to be NF1. when i first got it, it ran android 4.3 not 4.4 which from my understanding the NE1 is 4.4 which is kitkat. that isnt what im trying to get. (heard it has terrible battery life so i never took the update) yes i am sure it is i535PP. its on the back of my phone and even on its back casing that covers the battery. i already have tried flashing I535VRUCML1_I535VZWCML1_HOME.tar.md5 and I535VRUCNC1_I535VZWCNC1_HOME.tar.md5 found on the samsung site to get firmware. tried flashing in pda in odin. i get an auth error and my download mode says secure check fail sbl2. im glad it failed if it wasnt right. dont need a hard bricked phone lol. heres what the side of the box says that came with it. again i did not update anything on it so all the things should be the same.
VZW-SKU SCHI535MPP
SW-VER. I535.NF1
PRL 58024
then under my battery, the sticker that has the MEID an stuff. it reads
model: SCH-i535PP
SKU: SCH-i535MPP
FCC ID: A3LSCHI535
made in china and under that is my MEID but i dont think youll require that lol
need any other info just let me know. just keep in mind i can only get into stock recovery or download mode
thanks again for the help everyone. i appreciate your time
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Found it!
http://mobilefileserver.com/category.aspx?get=36643
Third line down, nf1 firmware. Looks like a good file size and full firmware number.
yes i know thats the firmware i need. i had that screenshot uploaded on one of my posts in this thread. i was just trying to not pay 40 bucks to get a membership just to download that one file. and the other guy said it may not be legit....
bjf189 said:
yes i know thats the firmware i need. i had that screenshot uploaded on one of my posts in this thread. i was just trying to not pay 40 bucks to get a membership just to download that one file. and the other guy said it may not be legit....
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O I see, hmm, well an nf1 firmware didn't sound legit at first.
If you can't find that firmware you probably won't have a working phone. You need to get your firmware somewhere. You can try upgrading with our 4.4 NE1 firmware, but the 4.3 ML1 and NC1 files did not work for you. That's the only download I was able to find, but that's definitely correct. It still may not be a legitimate file.
bjf189 said:
yes i know thats the firmware i need. i had that screenshot uploaded on one of my posts in this thread. i was just trying to not pay 40 bucks to get a membership just to download that one file. and the other guy said it may not be legit....
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Anytime you have to pay for a firmware update, at least in my own opinion it's bogus. I wouldn't bother paying that much for a possible piece of crap or spyware/malware
From my CM11 S3
so what do you suggest? does no one here have the S3 under prepaid? is there no way to like make an md5 from some kind of back up of your phones if under prepaid? i hope this isnt the end of the road for me :\
bjf189 said:
so what do you suggest? does no one here have the S3 under prepaid? is there no way to like make an md5 from some kind of back up of your phones if under prepaid? i hope this isnt the end of the road for me :\
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Most people don't have the prepaid version but some do. Wish I could help
From my CM11 S3
bjf189 said:
so what do you suggest? does no one here have the S3 under prepaid? is there no way to like make an md5 from some kind of back up of your phones if under prepaid? i hope this isnt the end of the road for me :\
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Try to download the Verizon repair utility and see if you can pull it from there.
i already have tried the verizon upgrade utility. it notices my phone in download mode and it says my device which is I535PP with the phone number unknown and i hit repair and it downloaded the software and tries to repair it but the program crashes at 83%. ive tried several times and it does it everytime. i even got desperate and tried the upgrade tab and it dont even recognize my phone in the upgrade tab. im so frustrated with this!
BadUsername said:
Try to download the Verizon repair utility and see if you can pull it from there.
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i would go ahead and retry it. i was looking for an actual installer but ones i found, i click and run it and it doesnt do anything. dont bring up no installer or anything. i thought if i were to install it instead run it from a zip, it wouldnt crash at 83%. as for the link you gave me. it just redirects me to the verizon home page. nothing about the repair software
My guess why it doesn't work is because it's trying to repair with the 4.4 firmware, and not your 4.3 firmware. This won't work.
I'm out of ideas.
Last thing you could do is try to get a hold of somebody with Jtag equipment and see if they have a way to get your firmware. Josh at mobile tech videos is who we usually recommend jtag work to go through. It'll cost $60 to do it, if he can do it.
Sorry man, it's just not a well supported device, nobody posted the firmware in this forum.
bjf189 said:
i would go ahead and retry it. i was looking for an actual installer but ones i found, i click and run it and it doesnt do anything. dont bring up no installer or anything. i thought if i were to install it instead run it from a zip, it wouldnt crash at 83%. as for the link you gave me. it just redirects me to the verizon home page. nothing about the repair software
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BadUsername said:
My guess why it doesn't work is because it's trying to repair with the 4.4 firmware, and not your 4.3 firmware. This won't work.
I'm out of ideas.
Last thing you could do is try to get a hold of somebody with Jtag equipment and see if they have a way to get your firmware. Josh at mobile tech videos is who we usually recommend jtag work to go through. It'll cost $60 to do it, if he can do it.
Sorry man, it's just not a well supported device, nobody posted the firmware in this forum.
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ok but i dont see why id need to pay for such firmware. if it was hard bricked, id understand but just for firmware? as that guy said its bogus if you have to pay for firmware lol. i cant believe they dont have firmware or some kind of recovery zip released for this phone yet. its over 2 years old!
bjf189 said:
ok but i dont see why id need to pay for such firmware. if it was hard bricked, id understand but just for firmware? as that guy said its bogus if you have to pay for firmware lol. i cant believe they dont have firmware or some kind of recovery zip released for this phone yet. its over 2 years old!
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First of all your not paying for firmware. Jtag is a service which downgrades the bootloader on your phone. It's a very intricate process of editing your motherboard on the phone.
As BadUsername suggested many times and as far as I'm concerned was very helpful you may have to face the fact that your stuck on the issue with have with no turning back
And your on the prepaid version of the VZW S3 which seems to be quite different and impossible to attempt to update or fix. You've been informed more than once that the firmware your looking for doesn't even exist. I'm not sure what else you'd like someone to do. It's been spelled out clearly for you here
From my CM11 S3
Updated to marshmallow couple days ago, not satisfies with the results im wondering if its possible to downgrade to lollipop?
Thanks in advance
Drivingdroids said:
Updated to marshmallow couple days ago, not satisfies with the results im wondering if its possible to downgrade to lollipop?
Thanks in advance
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Yes
Yes
tazaga said:
Yes
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can you post a link?
What are the steps for downgrading?
Hey guy's this is the file you need http://d-h.st/cvw5 add the files to odin and flash THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY!!!
iNeoTom
iNeoTom said:
Hey guy's this is the file you need http://d-h.st/cvw5 add the files to odin and flash THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY!!!
iNeoTom
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No it will not!
Stay to the facts, or at least do a read up, before you say it will.
Source
dev-host.eu said:
No it will not!
Stay to the facts, or at least do a read up, before you say it will.
Source
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I think you need to check for yourself!
You know for a fact this person is from Europe because??
If they are from outside Europe you maybe giving them the wrong info better to be safe than sorry in my opinion..
iNeoTom
Downgrade
Can I use this file in my Sm g925i?
iNeoTom said:
I think you need to check for yourself!
You know for a fact this person is from Europe because??
If they are from outside Europe you maybe giving them the wrong info better to be safe than sorry in my opinion..
iNeoTom
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So far as I know, flashing stock samsung firmware will NOT trip Knox
If it trips Knox, then it will be up to the repair centre the phone goes to and the carrier, regardless of EU, UK or any other LAW as Knox trip does invalidate warranty. Just because you are lucky enough to get a phone fixed after it's had custom software on does not make it the norm. And if you're refused warranty, good luck challenging it, Europe or not.
As for going back to 5.1.1 I heard it wasn't possible without breaking Knox.
theronlas said:
So far as I know, flashing stock samsung firmware will NOT trip Knox
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Yes !
Flashing stock Samsung firmware will NOT trip KNOX !
Drivingdroids said:
Updated to marshmallow couple days ago, not satisfies with the results im wondering if its possible to downgrade to lollipop?
Thanks in advance
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Have you had any luck? I want to as well because my battery is draining like 40% faster now that I upgraded. That and there's a few bugs that I can't get rid of that bother me quite a bit.
I've tried the various guides online using Odin3 and the ROMs from SamMobile but I can't get it to not fail. I've factory restored it multiple times and tried all of the updates to Odin 3.10. I can't get any of it to work and It's making me mad! I've tried two different PCs, made sure the drivers for reading the phones are updated and even multiple USB cords! I just want Lolipop back so I can enjoy my phone and not have it be dead halfway through my day!
I have some problems with touch and want to try downgrade, how?
Dreamfall31 said:
I've tried the various guides online using Odin3 and the ROMs from SamMobile but I can't get it to not fail. I've factory restored it multiple times and tried all of the updates to Odin 3.10. I can't get any of it to work and It's making me mad! I've tried two different PCs, made sure the drivers for reading the phones are updated and even multiple USB cords! I just want Lolipop back so I can enjoy my phone and not have it be dead halfway through my day!
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Hi,
Flashing ROM from sammobile never worked for me. This is what I did.
Download the latest 5.1.1 bootloader, modem and TWRP 3.0 for your model. Flash them in odin after putting them in respective locations. If successful, the phone boots into recovery, where you can restore a 5.1.1 backup if you have any. If you don't have a backup, see that you have a ROM file ready in the phone to flash.
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Hi,
Flashing ROM from sammobile never worked for me. This is what I did.
Download the latest 5.1.1 bootloader, modem and TWRP 3.0 for your model. Flash them in odin after putting them in respective locations. If successful, the phone boots into recovery, where you can restore a 5.1.1 backup if you have any. If you don't have a backup, see that you have a ROM file ready in the phone to flash.
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Why it not stock working ?what is the problem ?
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
tazaga said:
Why it not stock working ?what is the problem ?
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
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I honestly have no idea but used to fail everytime.
http://justforprogrammers.blogspot.com/2015/12/downgrade-from-marshmallow-to-lollipop.html?m=1
I think, point is from WHICH 6.0.1 to WHICH 5.1.1- generally some combinations work.
Somebody knows which??
Downgrade not work for me, bootlop, no recovery mode for wipe after flash, only download mode. Knox not trip.
Hi All,
I a strange thing happened yesterday. My S6 got stuck and when I did a force restart it ended up in a boot loop. To worsen the problem my device had reactivation enabled. I found out that my recovery is not loading also. I guess its due to the reactivation security.
So far I have tried the following:
1. Tried to install the stock firmware
2. Tried to install new stock firmware (marshmellow)
3. Tried Kies and Smart Connect (did not do anything)
I'm pretty much clueless at this point. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advanced...
Any captains to help?
Maybe try flashing ONLY the 'recovery.img' inside the firmware file, and if you can get into the stock recovery after that then clear cache and wipe, then try to flash firmware again
emcardle660 said:
Maybe try flashing ONLY the 'recovery.img' inside the firmware file, and if you can get into the stock recovery after that then clear cache and wipe, then try to flash firmware again
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Thank you very much for the input. Do you feel that when I flash the original firmware it did not apply the recovery.img that was inside the tar ball? I could manage to create a tar ball with only the recovery image but in that case will it trigger the knox counter and void warranty?
Again, I really appreciate your feedback. Thanks mate
BTW I tried with both Odin and smart connect. Nothing helped. They both complete and say it went well but after restart its simply another boot loop
When you flash stock with odin it should say pass and should boot or visit Samsung for fix
tazaga said:
When you flash stock with odin it should say pass and should boot or visit Samsung for fix
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It does say PASS. But when it reboots I end up with the boot loop again.
BTW Reactivation lock is ON. Could this be a problem?
Hi Dude
I just flashed my other halfs S6 loads and discovered a working Recovery was Arter97's after MUCH soft bricks etc
http://arter97.com/browse/exynos7420/recovery/twrp/g920fi/
Flashable via odin
For me tho if worst comes to worst getting a fresh rom from sammobile worked okay
Hope you get sorted bro
Jonny5isalivetm said:
Hi Dude
I just flashed my other halfs S6 loads and discovered a working Recovery was Arter97's after MUCH soft bricks etc
http://arter97.com/browse/exynos7420/recovery/twrp/g920fi/
Flashable via odin
For me tho if worst comes to worst getting a fresh rom from sammobile worked okay
Hope you get sorted bro
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Thank you very much. I will surely try this tonight. I will post my findings here.
Jonny5isalivetm said:
Hi Dude
I just flashed my other halfs S6 loads and discovered a working Recovery was Arter97's after MUCH soft bricks etc
http://arter97.com/browse/exynos7420/recovery/twrp/g920fi/
Flashable via odin
For me tho if worst comes to worst getting a fresh rom from sammobile worked okay
Hope you get sorted bro
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One quick question before I flash this and trip knox. On your device was Reactivation set to ON?
I was not worried about Knox so much so did not pay attention to it. What Warranty Custom ROMs FTW
Where does it mention Reactivation ? In Download mode ?
I can check later when the misses gets home for ya
One thing I did notice is every recovery I have tried the ones that work now say "recovery not selinux enforcing" or something along those lines..(when entering recovery)
Jonny5isalivetm said:
I was not worried about Knox so much so did not pay attention to it. What Warranty Custom ROMs FTW
Where does it mention Reactivation ? In Download mode ?
I can check later when the misses gets home for ya
One thing I did notice is every recovery I have tried the ones that work now say "recovery not selinux enforcing" or something along those lines..(when entering recovery)
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Ha ha, very true about Knox. And yes in download mode it shows if Reactivation is ON or OFF. The purpose is to not allow anyone to factory reset the device if this is turned on. Hence the unavailability of the recovery mode.
I would really appreciate it if you could check and let me know. Thanks in advance mate
OK will do but she at work till 5
Jonny5isalivetm said:
OK will do but she at work till 5
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No worries mate, thanks for been available and the guidance...
Jonny5isalivetm said:
OK will do but she at work till 5
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Any updates please?
I just got the phone lol soz
turns out download mode in MM has no information is there somewhere else I could find out what you need to know ?
Jonny5isalivetm said:
I just got the phone lol soz
turns out download mode in MM has no information is there somewhere else I could find out what you need to know ?
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Sorry for the silence on this. But I decided to hand over the device for warranty claim. At no point I did trip Knox so they accepted for warranty claim process. Ideally I should get it back end of this week.
I will update you all on this matter as soon as I have more details.
MAHASONA said:
Sorry for the silence on this. But I decided to hand over the device for warranty claim. At no point I did trip Knox so they accepted for warranty claim process. Ideally I should get it back end of this week.
I will update you all on this matter as soon as I have more details.
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hello i had the same problem after updating to marshmallow was stuck in boot loop what i did to fix it is go into recovery power home button and volume up factory reset and wipe cache rebooted phone and it worked hope it works for you
huzi7868 said:
hello i had the same problem after updating to marshmallow was stuck in boot loop what i did to fix it is go into recovery power home button and volume up factory reset and wipe cache rebooted phone and it worked hope it works for you
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Thanks for the info. But as mentioned recovery is not available in Reactiation - ON mode. Its a security feature they provide to prevent people from stealing your phone.
Can't you disable reactivation lock by deleting your Samsung account ? : http://androiding.how/unable-to-disable-reactivation-lock-on-galaxy-s6-try-this-fail-safe-trick/
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... :/
Jakob1502 said:
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?
youdoofus said:
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?
youdoofus said:
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
Jakob1502 said:
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?
youdoofus said:
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.
Jakob1502 said:
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??
Jakob1502 said:
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?
youdoofus said:
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.
Hello,
So I have an international A51 model and have had it for over a year. Recently, it froze while using the browser and now continually bootloops. When I'm able to enter the OS, it freezes up again. I've tried clearing the cache, doing a factory reset, and even tried to flash the original firmware via ODIN. When I'm able to boot in now, it takes me to set up and tells me there was an unauthorized factory reset attempt. Usually freezes up shortly thereafter.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Did you succeed in flashing firmware using Odin?
dedq said:
Did you succeed in flashing firmware using Odin?
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First time I tried to change CSC from country of origin to my own. It said success but phone was still bootlooping. Second time I used the original firmware and CSC and had the same result
It's hard bricked if you cannot do anything even after flashing official firmware.
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It's hard bricked if you cannot do anything even after flashing official firmware.
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Is there anything Samsung can do or am I just out of luck entirely?
Interesting thread, seems like hardware problem(the EMMC internal storage chip is failing.)
Do you still have warranty?
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Is there anything Samsung can do or am I just out of luck entirely?
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Samsung can but I think you would have to pay if you don't have warranty which is not even a guarantee since warranty doesn't cover user modifications.
Take it to some unofficial store and you may end up paying less.
So Samsung's policy here is a 2 year warranty for Australian models, 1 year for international warranty. My model is from the UAE and so my warranty has ended. They've told me they will try to fix it but can take between 1 - 6 days up to 6 weeks depending on the issue. I'll follow that up.
If they're able to fix it I'll update this thread with the issue as to maybe help someone else. Thanks for your contributions.