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[Q] Samsung Galaxy Mega GT-I9205 Problem(Recovery Booting)

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

can't flash stock firmware neither twrp

Hi,
i recently bought this galaxy s6 i think it's from wind mobile italy
when i try to turn on it gives me "this device is locked because of an abnormal factory reset"
i looked in a couple of threads and i found that i should downgrade to 5.1.1 in order to access to phone
what i did ?
1-download 5.1.1 firmware and odin
2-try to flash via odin (PA)
it gives me this : "sw rev check fail device 3 binary 2" (failture)
3-then i tryed to install twrp via odin
and it gives me this :"custom binary blocked by r/l"
btw this is what i found writen in download mode :
____________________________________
-odin mode
-product name : SM-G920F
-current binary : samsung official
-system statusfficial
-reactivation lock : o,
-secure download: enabled
-knox warany void 0 (x0000)
-rp swrev b:3 k:2 s:2
___________________________________
please help me im stuck here

poursystem said:
Hi,
i recently bought this galaxy s6 i think it's from wind mobile italy
when i try to turn on it gives me "this device is locked because of an abnormal factory reset"
i looked in a couple of threads and i found that i should downgrade to 5.1.1 in order to access to phone
what i did ?
1-download 5.1.1 firmware and odin
2-try to flash via odin (PA)
it gives me this : "sw rev check fail device 3 binary 2" (failture)
3-then i tryed to install twrp via odin
and it gives me this :"custom binary blocked by r/l"
btw this is what i found writen in download mode :
____________________________________
-odin mode
-product name : SM-G920F
-current binary : samsung official
-system statusfficial
-reactivation lock : o,
-secure download: enabled
-knox warany void 0 (x0000)
-rp swrev b:3 k:2 s:2
___________________________________
please help me im stuck here
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Most probably because of reactivation lock is 'On'. When enabled, no factory reset allowed. Flash back to original firmware and try to enter the system. It's going to be a bit messy because I'm sure you don't remember the original firmware. Hope it doesn't has any screen lock.
Sent from my SM-G925F

thanks mate for the comment , i just dont know what you mean by screen lock , cuz i can't even power upthe phone :/

poursystem said:
thanks mate for the comment , i just dont know what you mean by screen lock , cuz i can't even power upthe phone :/
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Try to flash the firmware using smart switch[emergency firmware reinitialization) or odin.
Isn't it better to return it to the person who sold it?.
Sent from my SM-G925F

If u have mm as stock frimware thn u cant downgrade it if u want any help pm me with ur problem in detail and hit thanks button

bottom line , what's the way to turn on my phone withoutgetting the "this device is locked because of an abnormal factory reset" message

poursystem said:
bottom line , what's the way to turn on my phone withoutgetting the "this device is locked because of an abnormal factory reset" message
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The only way is flash mm firmware again. As you said it's from wind, flash the latest for wind. Smart switch probably will decide the best, so try with it.
Sent from my SM-G925F

[Completed] Issues with 2 android devices

Samsung galaxy s3 i747m Telus :
Closed during a hard reset, it power on Android but close after a while, I could access to hard reset to get ...
Odin mode
product name sgh-i747m
current binary samsung official
system status custom
qualcomm secureboot enable
waranty bit 0
bootloader ap swrev 2
I would want to make it work back, root and unlock it ...
Jxd s5300 :
Forgot password and wifi didn't worked after a while, any idea ?

spikemcc said:
Samsung galaxy s3 i747m Telus :
Closed during a hard reset, it power on Android but close after a while, I could access to hard reset to get ...
Odin mode
product name sgh-i747m
current binary samsung official
system status custom
qualcomm secureboot enable
waranty bit 0
bootloader ap swrev 2
I would want to make it work back, root and unlock it ...
Jxd s5300 :
Forgot password and wifi didn't worked after a while, any idea ?
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Greetings and welcome to assist. You can use kies/smartswitch emergency firmware recovery to fix your phone and then flash this in odin to root your phone
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963790
Good Luck
Sawdoctor

Help over identifying no wipe stock roms with Heimdall

Hi All,
First I hope I am posting at the good place , otherwise please notice me and of course move it at the good place :angel:
It is about a week or so, that I have my GNote3 - SM-N900 stuck on the animated Samsung logo and heat a lot. Since a while the phone is randomly freezing and reboot .. I got used to it and restarted it each time..
It happened suddenly after it has, again, rebooted alone..
I have never tried to change the ROM or the bootloader and either rooting, It is a full stock from Orange.
Here is a short video when I try to reboot the phone.
What I already tried without any success :
- Take off the batteries and wait between 30 sec to all the night.
- Under recovery, I cleaned the cache partition.
- getting into safe-mode, but the phone does not accept the said sequences, ON button + Volume up (when Samsung Galaxy Note3 is on the screen... Instead it continuously keep rebooting as the ON button has to be keep hold.
I wish to not wipe my data as I need to migrate those into my new Note8 :silly: ..
I have been told in another forum that there are stock roms that allow that, but I have no clue about how to identify which ROM is not wiping and as I am under Linux 14.04, which files I need to load in Heimdall (I have v1.4.2).
So before getting live with the Note3, I wish to try on a S4 (GT-i9506) at least to make sure the process is not wiping..
Here is the details of the 2 phones - both are under Android 5.0.1:
GNote 3 :
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900
CURRENT BINARY : Samsung OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS : OFFICIAL
REACTIVATION LOCK : OFF
Secure Download : Enabled
KNOX WARRANTY VOID : 0
AP SWREV : A4
Galaxy S4:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME : GT-I9506
CURRENT BINARY : Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS : Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID : 0x0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT : Enable
AP SWREV : S1, T1, R1, A1, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : Enable
UDC START
I hope my description is at least clear..
I wish to thanks all of you that will take time to read and help :good:
EDIT : Language is French.

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Samsung A3 SM-A320FL Standard ROM / Firmware for Vodafone

I've been trying to root my A3 as I want to be able to enable adoptable storage. I've been bitten by the various protection methods and now the phone won't boot as I get a green screen with a white triangle and the text:
An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software.
I'm trying to use Odin to flash the standard image but I don't appear to have found the right one as Odin fails after a few seconds and the following is shown on the phone download screen:
ODIN MODE
DOWNLOAD SPEED: FAST
PRODUCT NAME: SM-A320FL
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
FRP LOCK: ON
Secure Download: Enabled
CCIC =
WARRANTY VOID : 1 (0x0500)
AP SWREV: B:2 K:0 S:0
SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 2, BINARY: 1 <--- This line appears after running the flash
Can someone tell me where to find the standard ROM or how I can fix the phone in it's current state.
Thanks,
Steve.

How to restore the standard firmware
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647