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[Completed] Soft Bricks VZW Galaxy S4 SCH-i545

Hello, I had a custom ROM on my phone called Hyperdrive, it's not too popular. I felt like switching back to stock, to try out Lolipop, I had Safestrap installed, so I used to to revert to my backup, then when I found out my wifi button no longer worked, I decided to restore to to stock through the boot menu, I didn't think much of it at the time, but it was probably a bad idea to hard restore it with safestrap on.
After I tried this, my phone got all buggy, and I could not get past the Samsung screen. Safestrap was giving me some error, I'd happily tell you what it said but safestrap no longer appears on boot, I went through the options to factory reset it from there, but nothing happened. So I tried the Odin flash. Absolutely no luck. I no longer have those specific logs, but it had something to do with Pit repartition. After some research I did try again, with the proper PIT file, and I got these logs
Code:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> ALL_VZW_I545VRUFNC5_I545VZWFNC5_1151670_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Failed.
After that my phone on startup says
"Software Update Failed
Your device didn't update successfully. Use the Verizion Software Repair Assistant to repair your device and complete the update."
I looked around, couldn't find Software Repair Assistant, bit I did find Samsung Kies, and I tried it, this time I got the progress bar to show up on my phone, but once I did it asked me to create a password on my computer, but for whatever reason when I typed Kies didn't register what I was typing, probably **** luck, so I was forced to cancel. I got to this point 2-3 times, then after that, I no longer got a progress bar, instead it said Kies was unable to communicate with my device.
What I'm hoping for is that I can get the VZW Software Repair Assistant program, I'm sure someone around here has it.
I've tried numerous Odin flashes with many files, many versions, but no luck.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

UPDATE:
After trying two other computers the problem still persists, with absolutely no luck. I at least got a loading bar, but it just sat there for two hours making no progress.

XeroXid said:
Look for stock I545VRUGOC1 in the net, then charge your phone over 80% and flash it as !CSC! in Odin.
This has worked for me but you can also try yours with charged phone.
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I'll give that a try, thank you.
I did try something else earlier, Odin did work on the phone, but everything's gotten worse. The phone still doesn't boot up, but I get the Samsung Custom screen now. Oh joy, voided warranty, of course this is my fault for being desperate.
Still in need of help though.
Now I get this in Odin
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
like my phone keeps disconnecting as I start, I only have a Pit and a PDA file.

Hi there,
Please follow this tutorial: [GUIDE] No-Wipe Factory Images (Restore from any soft-brick without wiping data)
For more questions you have to ask straight to dedicated forum for your device here:
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck

[Completed] Soft bricked Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505

Recently I was trying to flash a firmware to update from Android Jellybean 4.3 to 5.0.1 lollipop. Ended up soft-bricking my phone.
Here's what I have already tried:
1. Do not tell me to change the USB cable/port, as it worked completely fine to root my phone the day before it got bricked.
2. I downloaded what (I think) is the stock firmware of my phone, and tried to flash it with Odin (3.07, 3.09 and 3.10.6) and a PIT file. (Gave an error without the PIT)
Here's the logs of what happens:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9505XXUEMK9_I9505OJVEMK4_I9505XXUEMK9_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/004> sbl3.mbn
<ID:0/004> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
It fails, and nothing happens. Sometimes on the phone's screen, it also shows "SV REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 4, Binary : 3" in one of the lines. Not sure what it means.
3. I tried flashing the PIT file without a PDA, and it succeeds, but then it gets stuck in the start-screen boot loop.
4. I cannot go into recovery mode, I've tried it but it didn't work. (Home button + Power + Vol Up.) I can only go into download mode..
Please help me.

bogdan109 said:
Connect your phone to pc and go to device manager. How does it appear in to device manager?
Sent from my SM-G901F using Tapatalk 2
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Well.. ever since it was bricked, I can't seem to find it in the device manager at all, though Odin does seem to recognize my device.
Also, I reinstalled Samsung Kies and the drivers several times, but it always gets stuck on "connecting device" each time on Kies.

bogdan109 said:
Connect your phone to pc and go to device manager. How does it appear in to device manager?
Sent from my SM-G901F using Tapatalk 2
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After trying to update Kies drivers once more, now it shows under Modems as "Samsung Mobile USB Modem #5"

Cleon7 said:
After trying to update Kies drivers once more, now it shows under Modems as "Samsung Mobile USB Modem #5"
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After updating drivers with an ADB-based toolkit, it doesn't show in the device manager again.

Someone please help.. I'm running out of options..

Cleon7 said:
Recently I was trying to flash a firmware to update from Android Jellybean 4.3 to 5.0.1 lollipop. Ended up soft-bricking my phone.
Here's what I have already tried:
1. Do not tell me to change the USB cable/port, as it worked completely fine to root my phone the day before it got bricked.
2. I downloaded what (I think) is the stock firmware of my phone, and tried to flash it with Odin (3.07, 3.09 and 3.10.6) and a PIT file. (Gave an error without the PIT)
Here's the logs of what happens:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9505XXUEMK9_I9505OJVEMK4_I9505XXUEMK9_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/004> sbl3.mbn
<ID:0/004> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
It fails, and nothing happens. Sometimes on the phone's screen, it also shows "SV REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 4, Binary : 3" in one of the lines. Not sure what it means.
3. I tried flashing the PIT file without a PDA, and it succeeds, but then it gets stuck in the start-screen boot loop.
4. I cannot go into recovery mode, I've tried it but it didn't work. (Home button + Power + Vol Up.) I can only go into download mode..
Please help me.
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Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist
Here is everything you need to know.
For futher questions head over here > Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!

nilac said:
Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist
Here is everything you need to know.
For futher questions head over here > Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
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I've already tried the procedure in that thread, and after failing several times, I decided to start a thread here..
Anyway thanks, I'll open a new thread in the board you provided.

Is my GT-N8010 bricked?

Hi all,
I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 (2012) which worked fine until one night I switched it off before bed. The next morning it doesn't boot up. It just shows the Samsung logo.
The machine won't go into recovery but starts to show the TWRP initial screen before going back to rebooting.
The machine will go into download mode and I have tried flashing stock a stock ROM and TWRP again but each time, ODIN reports a fail.
This is the log from ODIN when I try to flash the stock ROM:
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1101)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> sboot.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)[/SIZE]
I have very often flashed ROMs in the past without a problem. I had TAB Sensation on the Note and had been using this for quite a while, then this just happens without any obvious reason.
Any help would be so gratefully received.
Thank you.
Jason

Download again.
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Thanks for this but what should I download again?

stock ROM # for your model .

Same problem, but with unrooted model on stock 4.4.2. Happened once before, when under guarantee, and Samsung fixed it. Issue in detail:
Switch on - stuck at 10.1 logo
Will restart into download mode
Won't restart into recovery
Windows 10 computers won't recognise it when attached ('unknown USB device'), so ODIN doesn't see it.
So I'm stuck - any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Attempted remedies so far:
uninstalled Kies
installed Samsung drivers (various versions)
reinstalled Kies
Skipsoft Toolkit

I've got the exact same problem with mine, it started several months ago. I was about to toss it but figured I'd give it another shot after a coworker told me of this forum. He suggested loading a new firmware/OS via the micro SD card, although since it won't even really boot I'm not sure how I'm going to do that.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2080366

Old Note 10.1 suddenly stops on boot...

Hi people,
Yesterday my 10.1 was slow as something very slow again, its internal memory was nearly full (frkn Rayman is 5 gig by now) so I deleted some little games through the aps-manager. And also "google text to speech" which surprised me a little bit, i thought that woud be one of the million apps i dont use but have to keep, but he led me deinstall it. Happy, i went to bed.
This morning I took the thing and started Animation Throwdown, which is in part on a micro-sd ( I recently put some apps on the sd, again with the app-manager. Didnt work before kit-kat, but works now i guess.
During some loading screen it suddenly rebooted and halted at the glowing SAMSUNG logo.
I turned it of by pushing the power button 10 secs some times, Then i took out the mini-sd. I think after that it didnt really power down anymore, when i tried it always rebooted.(This is solved by attaching the power..why???)
I cant enter recovery mode, just download-mode.
So I got Kies and Odin and a stock os. I just recently updated to kitkat, so i took this one.
Installed kies, shut it down, shut down the single kies process, start odin in admin-mode (every odin version i found tested), add firmware, connect tab in download-mode. It gets detected. But all the time:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N8000XXUDNE4_N8000OXADNE4_N8000XXUDNE1.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/006> sboot.bin
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006> FAIL!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed
I googled and found a gazillion threads on stuff like this, most times not solved but rather old. According to this either something broke, my computers usb suck (possible) or its a general problem with odin and note 10.1 and .tar files. There seems to be a chance that making my own .tars could help, but i dont know i i will be able to learn that stuff...
Ah, installing twrp doesnt work either, its another error though.
Any tips? Something broke? Should i try another firmware (will have to wait for this, sammobile stuff is down for non-premium members. There is an eplus (carrier) version, but the tab was unbranded bought from german retail "Saturn". Would trying out lolipop be a good idea?
I know this stuff is old, but i would really like to get at least my data back ;(

NAND write fail .
See multiple identical posts .
Its failing to write to memory block as possible damaged Nand or wrong files flashed .

S6 NAND Write Operation Failed SM-G920F

Hi everyone,
On my S6 all of a sudden I got the blue screen saying that I need to connect it with Smart Switch for a Recovery. Smart Switch wont recognize the S6. So I tried with Odin to flash a new stock firmware but I keep getting NAND Write Operation Failed after boots.img.
This phone hasnt been used for several months, but I want to recover it because there are very valuable holiday photos on it. So the internal memory cant be wiped. I a hoping that flashing a stock rom will make the phone boot again.
Odin Log
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I have tried various stock roms and also various usb cables. The phone was last used in the 1st week of october, so the first rom (6.0.1.) I tried to flash was the lastest prior to it (september). After that I tried August and then I jumped in time to January because I read about a rollback isnt possible. After January (the last month for 6.0.1) I decided to try the latest stock rom avaible for 7.0.
My phone is unbranded but just incase I also tried the 3 branded roms for my country (the netherlands) for vodafone, T-Mobile and Ben. All tried roms gave the same response as stated above.
I also tried to unpack the tar file and use TarCreator to create a separate Tar file for each .img. Then flash them 1 by 1 in Odin. But again the same Nand write error is given.
Odin versions that I used: 1.85 and 1.10.6
Things I didnt try yet:
Pit I kept the Pit empty on Odin. After some research it still wasnt clear to me if using a stock Pit file would not wipe the internal memory.
I hope some here could clarify that. And if I can safely use a Pit file, do i then 1st run the pit file, restart Odin and then flash the Rom. Or can i just enter them both at the same time/session?
BootloaderI found some info that said that boatloader might be corrupted? Again also about that I couldnt find a clear answer if it would wipe the internal memory. Also I am not sure where to find good boatloader files.
I've spend now 3 days on google searching solutions and trying different roms and I dont know what to try next. I hope one of the experts on this forum might know another solution or can give a clear answer on the Pit or Boatloader options.
Kind regards.

Try with Newest ODIN (3.12.7) instead of a Very Old ODIN for at Android 2.2 only (3.08) -> thedroidguru.com/download-latest-odin-odin3-all-versions-full-collection

Illutorium said:
Try with Newest ODIN (3.12.7) instead of a Very Old ODIN for at Android 2.2 only (3.08) -> thedroidguru.com/download-latest-odin-odin3-all-versions-full-collection
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Thanks! Somehow I was under the assumption that 3,18 was higher but I see the mistake now.
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1207)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/003> Added!!
After boot.img the phone turns off black screen, then goes back to the smart switch recovery screen. Gave it a few more tries and tried with Auto Boot enable and disabled. After the last attempt the phone screen stays black, even when plugged into the charger
Also Ive noticed that the right side of the phone now gets very hot when plugged in.

The screen still stays black. The phone wont even turn on anymore :/

Flashing stock will wipe your data anyway. There is a chance it won't format your internal storage though. If there is VERY important data, you should go to a professional data recovery service.