HI,
I'm from Slovenia so I'm sorry if there are mistakes in writting.
My friend just bought Samsung Galaxy Mega LTE GT-I9205 and the phone doesn't start because the phone was rooted or I don't know what they have been doing with it and when they were trying to install new android on it there was a problem or they disconected the phone to fast.
When he got the phone and he started it there was written(Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode recovery mode in Kies & try again.).
My friend doesn't know about this problems and he doesn't know how to root the phone or install ROM with Odin so he gave the phone to me that I fix it. And I tried to conect the phone to Kies as it says on the phone and I tried to recover the phone and program asked me for the recovery code which I don't have because the phone wasn't conected to my computer when this happened. So I contacted the previous user and he said that the phone wasn't conected to his computer either and he doesn't have the recovery code.
So then I downloaded all four firmwares for Slovenia from SAMMOBILE site and tried to install it with Odin. When I installed firmwares which are android 4.2.2 version the phone started and showed the SAMSUNG GALAXY MEGA logo and on the top written recovery booting and immediately showed the error on which was written:
Image size too large!! W:1080, H:1920(with red)
display image fail(with yellow)
SECURE FAIL: KERNEL(with red)
When I installed the latest firmware with andorid 4.4.2 the phone turns on and shows SAMSUNG GALAXY MEGA logo and on the top is written RECOVERY BOOTING with blue and it stays there.
I CAN'T GO INTO RECOVERY MODE(Volume UP + Home + Power)
When I go into download(Volume Down + Home + Power) there is written:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9205
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
SO WHAT TO DO? IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE WAY TO FIX THIS PHONE? I know that there is no warranty anymore
Dear XDA Community,
I think my phone is soft-bricked (again). When powering on the device I see the Galaxy S6 logo and then straight after it shuts off (not a boot loop).
Goal: Fix phone via Odin without tripping Samsung KNOX or voiding warranty in any way
[Before] My phone came with Lollipop 5.0.2. I rooted it with Ping-Pong-Root.
[Current] Stock Lollipop 5.1.1
Everything has been perfect until yesterday. A friend of mine enabled KNOX Security and pressed reboot when prompted. The phone was stuck in a boot loop which was fixed by a factory reset via android recovery mode.
Once I had done the factory reset and everything was working, I decided to update my device to the latest firmware Lollipop 5.1.1. I enabled debugging mode. Yesterday I was trying to figure out if I could somehow back up data with adb when it was soft-bricked but the device was not recognized with the abd tool only Odin.
Today I noticed the phone was rebooting randomly. I read a post that said to try "wipe cache partition" which in hindsight I should have just done. Yesterday the option to "apply update from ADB" kept saying "Update from ADB is disabled". Me being inquisitive, I tried the option "apply update from ADB" (with no usb attached) thinking that if it worked this time, I could just cancel it by powering off the device. I was WRONG! This is what led to my current issue.
I have tried wipe data/factory reset like I did yesterday to fix the boot loop to no avail.
Current Status:
ODIN MODE
Product name: SM-G920F
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Reactivation Lock: OFF
Secure Download: ENABLED
KNOX warranty void 0 (0x0000)
RP SWREV: B:2 K:2 S:2
In the android recovery menu it says at the bottom: " dm-verification failed... "
I have researched into flashing stock firmware. I have already tried Smart Switch with no luck. Once entering in the correct Model name and S / N number I get the error message: “Unable to find the serial number, model name, or IMEI on the server. Please check and try again.”
I have two other options:
Flashing stock firmware via Odin
Taking it back to my local store and sending it in for repairs
My main concern is hard-bricking the device and voiding the warranty.
I have read that flashing stock firmware through Odin will not void the warranty, can anyone please confirm this? I need to be 100% sure.
If I were to flash via Odin, the next obstacle I face is choosing the correct firmware.
I have some screenshots of my “About Device” page from when I was still on 5.0.2.
On the screenshot, it has Baseband version: G920IDVU1AOD1 .
There is a version with: G920IDVU2DOI2 . I assume I should get that one.
My current rom has the official Spark boot loader image, if I were to flash any of those roms, would I lose it?
Can Samsung see a firmware flash counter?
Medium case scenario:
Assuming that flashing via Odin does not trip KNOX, I flash one of the roms and it does not work. Will Samsung refuse to fix the phone if there was a firmware flash count of eg 2?
Worst case scenario:
The flash is successful but hard-bricks the device. KNOX also may be tripped.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Trystan34 said:
Dear XDA Community,
I think my phone is soft-bricked (again). When powering on the device I see the Galaxy S6 logo and then straight after it shuts off (not a boot loop).
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The Knox counter is not triggered when we flash a stock firmware through Odin, therefore the warranty will not be void.
Uzair40 said:
The Knox counter is not triggered when we flash a stock firmware through Odin, therefore the warranty will not be void.
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Thank you. I have successfully unbricked my Galaxy S6
how?
Im on the same boat right now.
But device is not being detected via Odin either..
Sorry btw if thread has been dead for a while.
How did you managed to unbrick it btw, would you mind sharing the steps you performed?
Trystan34 said:
Thank you. I have successfully unbricked my Galaxy S6
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Glad to hear that your problem is solved !
Okay guys I'm retarded,and can you please help me.
I flashed arter kernel and back to n0t3 rom and now i wanted to try different one.
and it says first to check latest bootloader and modem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60112855&postcount=3 I tried to put this via odin EXACTLY AS SAID. It failed.My phone is in download mode says downlaoding and I cant get out. My phone on last two lines says.
RP SWREV B:3 K:2 S:2
SW REV- CHECK FAIL. DEVICE:3 BINARY:2 (BLACK BOX RED LETTERS )
Odin does not recognize phone. Please help
Benjamin042 said:
Okay guys I'm retarded,and can you please help me.
I flashed arter kernel and back to n0t3 rom and now i wanted to try different one.
and it says first to check latest bootloader and modem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60112855&postcount=3 I tried to put this via odin EXACTLY AS SAID. It failed.My phone is in download mode says downlaoding and I cant get out. My phone on last two lines says.
RP SWREV B:3 K:2 S:2
SW REV- CHECK FAIL. DEVICE:3 BINARY:2 (BLACK BOX RED LETTERS )
Odin does not recognize phone. Please help
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Try with samsung smart switch EMERGENCY SOFTWARE option. Even if it says unsuported device just choose the option to pick it manually. And there you are asked to provide model name and u pick ur model(example SM-G920F for galaxy s6 international). Then u are asked for the Serial number (S/N) which u can find on the back of ur device! Try it and it should work. I unbricked my S6 like this! GOOD LUCK!
Gogolakis said:
Try with samsung smart switch EMERGENCY SOFTWARE option. Even if it says unsuported device just choose the option to pick it manually. And there you are asked to provide model name and u pick ur model(example SM-G920F for galaxy s6 international). Then u are asked for the Serial number (S/N) which u can find on the back of ur device! Try it and it should work. I unbricked my S6 like this! GOOD LUCK!
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Thank you ,I found solution fortunately. I just had to hold a lot longer volume down home button and power button
After back to Stock firmware
i can access to recovery mode / download mode and thats all.
im only see the logo of samasung galaxy note 5.
i tried a diffrenet stock firmwares (different release dates ) - different odin programs (3.10.6 3.10.7)
and also with kies.
nothing shows up after the logo. only when the phone do a reboot ufter updating the firmware its show android icon - installing updates , and thats all its comes back to logo.
The only things i see differnet : in the recovery mode it says at the bottom ( in yellow ) : "dm-verify verfication failed ... need to check DRK first..
and in download mode : ,
ODIN MODE
DOWNLOAD SPEED : FAST
Product NAME : SM-N920T
CURRENT BINARY : Samsung official
System STATUS : Custom
FRP LOCK : "on" .
Secure Download "Enabled"
KNOX WARANTY VOID : 1(0X0301)
AP SWREV:B:2 K:0 S:0.
when i try to flash custom kernel / custom recovery . its blocked by frp which i dont know why..
how to fix this trouble . i spent 2 days for that and im stuck with that and no phone.
( before i used with DARKSHALTER ROM ).
any help / suggestions?
Thanks,
Roee
Try enable oem on developer settings????
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My phone stuck on logo , i cant access to developer options or something , there is another option that i missing to unlock oem from odin or something outside from adb?
Roekaz said:
After back to Stock firmware
i can access to recovery mode / download mode and thats all.
im only see the logo of samasung galaxy note 5.
i tried a diffrenet stock firmwares (different release dates ) - different odin programs (3.10.6 3.10.7)
and also with kies.
nothing shows up after the logo. only when the phone do a reboot ufter updating the firmware its show android icon - installing updates , and thats all its comes back to logo.
The only things i see differnet : in the recovery mode it says at the bottom ( in yellow ) : "dm-verify verfication failed ... need to check DRK first..
and in download mode : ,
ODIN MODE
DOWNLOAD SPEED : FAST
Product NAME : SM-N920T
CURRENT BINARY : Samsung official
System STATUS : Custom
FRP LOCK : "on" .
Secure Download "Enabled"
KNOX WARANTY VOID : 1(0X0301)
AP SWREV:B:2 K:0 S:0.
when i try to flash custom kernel / custom recovery . its blocked by frp which i dont know why..
how to fix this trouble . i spent 2 days for that and im stuck with that and no phone.
( before i used with DARKSHALTER ROM ).
any help / suggestions?
Thanks,
Roee
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Try refreshing the stock rom. Restart in recovery mode and do a factory reset then clear the cache. But I have to warn you. You will loose all your personal files like music and picture etc.
Did it, wiped cache and tried factory reset , not help yet :/
I see you have FRP lock on, need to get it off. If performing a full wipe and than full odin flash cannot get the phone to boot, you could try Odin flashing twrp than sideloading a ROM and try and that way.
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FRP LOCK WALKAROUND. http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/1...msung-phones-due-to-a-flaw-in-their-software/
jaxenroth said:
I see you have FRP lock on, need to get it off. If performing a full wipe and than full odin flash cannot get the phone to boot, you could try Odin flashing twrp than sideloading a ROM and try and that way.
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FRP LOCK WALKAROUND. http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/1...msung-phones-due-to-a-flaw-in-their-software/
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Ok , so i need to get off the frp lock, its will solve everything , how its possible to get it off without access to the phone and installing the apk , because of that i cant move from the starting logo.
I only have recovery mode and downloading mode , i dont know why there is a problem with that phone so only with a custom kernel tge system goes up and work ( now i cant install custom kernel because its lock )
What i need for sure is the otg cable , how can it be done with my situation?
If i flashstock firmwares from odin its ok from frp protection , how can i flash twrp recovery without get the blocked by frp , must be a way
Roekaz said:
Ok , so i need to get off the frp lock, its will solve everything , how its possible to get it off without access to the phone and installing the apk , because of that i cant move from the starting logo.
I only have recovery mode and downloading mode , i dont know why there is a problem with that phone so only with a custom kernel tge system goes up and work ( now i cant install custom kernel because its lock )
What i need for sure is the otg cable , how can it be done with my situation?
If i flashstock firmwares from odin its ok from frp protection , how can i flash twrp recovery without get the blocked by frp , must be a way
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Download Team Viewer PM me your ID and Password and i will help you remove FRP lock from your device ...
JUSMEJOSE said:
Download Team Viewer PM me your ID and Password and i will help you remove FRP lock from your device ...
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Paid yesterday in ebay 35$ for unlock it , i dont know how he did it , just ran a few scripts abd phone connected to pc in downloading mode and unlocked : FRP off.
Im curius about the question "how its made" , by my self if i get the same bug again how to solve it ?
I read a lot about same story with s6 and alao with note 5 .
Thanks a lot for your offer Jusmejose
Is your phone still stuck on logo? If so when you boot into recovery does it say check DRK?
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thatotherguy.. said:
Is your phone still stuck on logo? If so when you boot into recovery does it say check DRK?
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Yes , and when i try to exit from rcovery mode ( reboot) its say unable to mount in red and then rebooted
Says to check Drk right?
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thatotherguy.. said:
Says to check Drk right?
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Yes, at the bottom of recovery screen in yellow
How fix this?
The same thing is and for me with my sm-n920w8 Canadian version ....i flashed twrp and custom kernel and many other custom rom and when flashed official firmwares stuck on bootlogo and on stock recovery say need to check drk and when flash again custom kernel booted up...
I had the same problem, Samsung has a tool that will fix it. You will need to put your note 5 serial number, It will then download the firmware and fix your problem.
need drk
Darkzilla05 said:
I had the same problem, Samsung has a tool that will fix it. You will need to put your note 5 serial number, It will then download the firmware and fix your problem.
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How to fix this problem any link or way for it and serial number is imei or not ?
Roekaz said:
Yes, at the bottom of recovery screen in yellow
How fix this?
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To fix this you need Samsung programing tools witch cost money, then you need DRK fix AT Commands, if you still have the problem I can fix it for you but the cable I use I'd need to have the phone, maybe if we got a mod to help us with you shipping phone to me and I'll ship back same day but that's up to you only way I know how to fix the DRK aka Dev Root Key
I can make a video, showing a phone with DRK error in recovery and I can fix it so you can see
There is a temp fix for it, you'll need latest firmware and need to open the .tar with winrar, extract system.img and sboot.img then make a new .tar with them both in it, then flash with odin and your phone will boot, but if you do a factory reset, it will do the same thing get stuck at the note 5 logo
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Sorry for the long and overdue response.
The program is called Smart Switch by Samsung and you can get the tool for free, just google it and you will find it. If not let me know so I can make a Google Drive link for anyone to download.
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Smart Switch from Samsung, and it can be downloaded for either Mac or Windows for free. It will require to input your device serial number, and has been updated for mm support. Hope it helps
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JUSMEJOSE said:
Download Team Viewer PM me your ID and Password and i will help you remove FRP lock from your device ...
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need help with my Note-5 SM-N920T (T-mobile). I am stuck on the FRP lock and phone won't go past boot screen. I tried to flash a stock Rom through ODIN but it failed. I unknowingly tripped the Frp on when I wasn't receiving any OTA updates and tried to wipe the cache but now even when I try to data reset the phone it fails.
Luckily I remember the google ID and password that I used to setup the phone but I can't go past the boot screen need help please!!!!!!
zayn1602 said:
need help with my Note-5 SM-N920T (T-mobile). I am stuck on the FRP lock and phone won't go past boot screen. I tried to flash a stock Rom through ODIN but it failed. I unknowingly tripped the Frp on when I wasn't receiving any OTA updates and tried to wipe the cache but now even when I try to data reset the phone it fails.
Luckily I remember the google ID and password that I used to setup the phone but I can't go past the boot screen need help please!!!!!!
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im having the same issue, how do u get frp lock off without getting into the phone?
Hello,
i got S8+ (SM-G955F), it had android 7. i tried to flash an android 9 firmware, i was unware and i flashed a random csc firmware (AP only). i dont know whats my phone csc , but in download mode i got (carrier_id=bri).
after flash ,the phone shows samsung logo and keeps restarting (+vibrate) in endless loop, the only thing i can access is download mode. ofc i panicked and tried to flash BL too, and i realized that i flashed binary 12 bootloader , which means i cant go back to android 7 even if i find original flash file for s8+ .
i tried different firmwares from different CsC , i tried : Xeu , PHE, BRI,MAT.
nothing works. i need help , i hope its not hardware .
GUYS ANYONE HAS THIS ISSUE AND SOLVED IT PLEASE HELP ME OUT ,ALL YOUR REPLIES ARE MUCH APPRECIATED.
Write what firmware is currently on the phone and provide a link to the odin version you used.
ze7zez said:
Write what firmware is currently on the phone and provide a link to the odin version you used.
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okay , if you mean the last firmware i flashed , this is it;
Download Galaxy S8+ SM-G955FD (BRI) G955FXXUCDVG4 in Samfw - Samsung firmware download
Galaxy S8+ SM-G955FD (BRI - Taiwan) G955FXXUCDVG4 Pie(Android 9) samsung firmware download all model, lastest, fast update, completely free and fast speed in Samfw.com ✅
samfw.com
and i don't know whats original flash for my phone cuz i didnt check before flash.
the version of odin i used is odin3_v3.14.4 , here is the link of it :
Odin3_v3.14.4.zip
drive.google.com
PS : i flashed other flashes before this using odin 3.13.1. do you think it can affect the process?
I didn't ask what you flashed, but what firmware is currently on the phone.
Show screen in download mode.
You can see from the firmware link that Odin 3.13.1 is recommended.
ODIN MODE
DOWNLOAD SPEED : FAST
PRODUCT NAME : SM-G955F
CURRENT BINARY : SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
FRP LOCK: OFF
OEM LOCK: OFF
Secure Download: Enabled
CCIC = S2MM005 hw: 6 boot: 7 main:41
Carrier_ID= BRI
Warranty Void: 1 (0x0030c)
RP SWREV: B:12 K:11 SS:11
DID:= 030C8ecc51c2
EVT 1.1
LOT_ID= NBUX2
CHIP_ID= 030c8ecc51c2
nASV_Table_Version:8
nASV_Group_CPUCL0: 5
nASV_Group_Cpucl1: 7
nASV_Group_G30: 3
nASV_Group_MIF: 8
nASV_Group_INT: 8
nASV_Group_CAM_DISP:8
nASV_Group_CP:8
nASV_Group_PMIC:0
nASV_Group_PMIC_CP:0
PMIC_ID= 2(e4)
LPDDR4 manufacturer= Samsung
LPDDR4 process ver= D18
LPDDR4 size : 4G Downloading... Do not turn off target Volume Down
Key+Power Key for more than 7 secs: Cancel(restart phone)
Thats what on my phone download mode.
No!It is not it!
Look at 1:11
ze7zez said:
No!It is not it!
Look at 1:11
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my phone's quality is bad i tried to take pic but its not clear , so i wrote down what i saw in download mode.
this is all the info typed.
ODIN MODE
DOWNLOAD SPEED : FAST
PRODUCT NAME : SM-G955F
CURRENT BINARY : SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
FRP LOCK: OFF
OEM LOCK: OFF
Secure Download: Enabled
CCIC = S2MM005 hw: 6 boot: 7 main:41
Carrier_ID= BRI
Warranty Void: 1 (0x0030c)
RP SWREV: B:12 K:11 SS:11
DID:= 030C8ecc51c2
EVT 1.1
LOT_ID= NBUX2
CHIP_ID= 030c8ecc51c2
nASV_Table_Version:8
nASV_Group_CPUCL0: 5
nASV_Group_Cpucl1: 7
nASV_Group_G30: 3
nASV_Group_MIF: 8
nASV_Group_INT: 8
nASV_Group_CAM_DISP:8
nASV_Group_CP:8
nASV_Group_PMIC:0
nASV_Group_PMIC_CP:0
PMIC_ID= 2(e4)
LPDDR4 manufacturer= Samsung
LPDDR4 process ver= D18
LPDDR4 size : 4G Downloading... Do not turn off target Volume Down
Key+Power Key for more than 7 secs: Cancel(restart phone)
Sorry, this model displays firmware in recovery mode.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Y_eC64D9c
i cant get in recovery mode , so i guess im stuck for good.
I have soft bricked my phone, I wasn’t sure if my boot loader was unlocked and I used adb fast boot to go to twrp and flashed a custom rom, and twrp recovery, since then, no firmware info is displayed on the download screen, and everything I do to restart the phone, it just goes back to the download screen and stays there, please someone help me, I’ve been staying up nights to fix this but I keep flashing different csc firmware but none of them are getting flushed through Odin. I’ll be forever indebted to you, it’s my sister’s phone and I can’t help but feel guilty and the mental stress is too much. Please someone reach out to me