Hello everyone, just looking for a bit more of information on this issue, want to make sure nothing else i can do. So i have a Galaxy S4 Active i537 USA AT&T Version, it was a friends phone he tried to root the phone and seems he had no idea what to do so now the phone seem to be soft bricked, i can access the recovery and download mode tried to flash several stock rom using odin 4.3 and 4.2.2 and it fails as soon it starts tried factory reset thru recovery it goes thru but then it errors out no message just error and phone reboots not sure what else to do i have tried looking for a 4.4.2 stock odin flash rom but cant seem to find one other then an OTA. if anyone has any idea or has experience this problem and can help me out would be great. And to add on this if i just turn the phone on normally phone gets to the AT&T Orb Logo spins once then stuck there.
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rv0206 said:
Hello everyone, just looking for a bit more of information on this issue, want to make sure nothing else i can do. So i have a Galaxy S4 Active i537 USA AT&T Version, it was a friends phone he tried to root the phone and seems he had no idea what to do so now the phone seem to be soft bricked, i can access the recovery and download mode tried to flash several stock rom using odin 4.3 and 4.2.2 and it fails as soon it starts tried factory reset thru recovery it goes thru but then it errors out no message just error and phone reboots not sure what else to do i have tried looking for a 4.4.2 stock odin flash rom but cant seem to find one other then an OTA. if anyone has any idea or has experience this problem and can help me out would be great. And to add on this if i just turn the phone on normally phone gets to the AT&T Orb Logo spins once then stuck there.
"Problem Solved if anyone has an issue similar to this i let me know i can try and help"
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I'm trying to use Odin to Fix my soft bricked i537 AT&T version, however I can't find the stock firmware for the S4 active anywhere. Can you please send me a link if you have one. And how did you solve the problem. I'm not sure using Odin will even solve my problem, however it seems similar to yours. Thanks in advance.
immij said:
I'm trying to use Odin to Fix my soft bricked i537 AT&T version, however I can't find the stock firmware for the S4 active anywhere. Can you please send me a link if you have one. And how did you solve the problem. I'm not sure using Odin will even solve my problem, however it seems similar to yours. Thanks in advance.
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It seems bricking your phone is a common samsung thing. Look at this thread I have laid out how to fix it----->>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2768220
Get my upgraded ota here --->>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722073&page=24
Follow instructions carefully and be patient.
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I tried to flash my sprint galaxy tab with the firmware that allows you to make phone calls... now i realize that was not for sprint. is there anyway to get back to how i was before with 3g? i was able to load Zypher but that doesnt give me my 3g back. Please help!
Ever figure it out? I bricked mine too :'(
Find and flash an ODIN package that contains the original firmware plus the modem.bin for the radio. PM me if you need any further assistance.
do you guys have the sprint pit and rom?
I tried to do euro flash and get errors in recovery mode about not being able to mount e?
Bricked Sprint Tab!!!
Hey guys I'm a newbie myself but with a little bit of reading I was able to fix the bricked issue. Follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869819 and the Sprint Stock Rom is here. One is with a modem and one is without. For those who are wanting to get back the 3g as it says in the link it uses the 4g epic dump. It looks like your out of luck. Because once you dump this modem there is no going back it's for good. So your better off sticking with the WiFi for now till one day a sprint modem is dumped. I'm also learning myself and also in the process in flashing this via Odin3. I to have bricked my tab lastnight just doing a factory reset. I was using the VooDoo with full CMW ! So just follow the instructions very carefully and you should get your tab working again.
I tried to use ROM manager to update my rom to overstock, this did not work so well. It installed fine but then the battery refused to charge and all sorts of wierd problems so I used my backup to uninstall and that failed. I downloaded Odin3 v1.7 and downloaded the original stock firmware(eclair) and that failed. I then used UGJH2 and the phone will boot and see the galaxy s load but then the screen goes blank and vibrates periodically. in the recovery (3e) it says Can't mount /dev/block/st110. The last official firmware install was KC1 through kies but I can't find that anywhere is there any hope for this(sweating cause wife might find out)
I am also on sasktel and am an impulsive flasher (1-5 times daily) Heres an easy, fast fix. GO here:
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/guide-installing-rc5-easy.2382/
go to section enabled "For GT-I9000 users only" and follow step by step. You can stop at step 2 if you want to leave your rom stock samsung or do last few steps to have darkys on there. EIther way once done you'll also have to enable the 850 band *#2263# then enable wcdma 850 option. Also you will have to manually enter your APN under network options. I use inet.stm.sk.ca for sasktel. Note that the Ficeto_JVB.zip download there includes all needed to flash (.pit file, rom, odin). THis is always my fail safe method after boot loops ( I always screw something up playing around lol).
ps: also depending how desperate you are and how trusting you are, I work at sasktels head office in the cornwall and if you wish I am sure I could take 15 mins out of my day tomorrow to do this for you, although you will not be able to get through security so you will have to trust me taking off with your phone lol. email me at [email protected] if needed.
trouble is I can't put things on SD card because I can't get it to load android
You won't be able to load eclair through Odin because JL2 installed a new SBL (secondary boot loader). Go to samfirmware.com, download JL2, and use odin to flash that. Once that's flashed it should fix your issues. Then, if you want a custom ROM, try the romkitchen (romkitchen.org).
problem solved!! turns out darkyrom did fix my phone, I couldn't push the zip file to my phone but their tar file got my phone working! Thanks for all the help
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I tried to use ROM manager to update my rom to overstock, this did not work so well. It installed fine but then the battery refused to charge and all sorts of wierd problems so I used my backup to uninstall and that failed. I downloaded Odin3 v1.7 and downloaded the original stock firmware(eclair) and that failed. I then used UGJH2 and the phone will boot and see the galaxy s load but then the screen goes blank and vibrates periodically. in the recovery (3e) it says Can't mount /dev/block/st110. The last official firmware install was KC1 through kies but I can't find that anywhere is there any hope for this(sweating cause wife might find out)
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I loled, I've been in the same boat, wife is always asking me why I always have to mess around with stuff. Shoulda seen her face after I soft bricked the phone the first time.
Just rooted my phone
I am new to this, I can do all kinda of things with my pc but with my phone a different story lol. I don't understand when you say "Eclair". Is that a different model or is that stock. I am too from sasktel.
Android 2.1 is Eclaire, 2.2 is Froyo and 2.3 is Gingerbread... Ice cream is next 4.0
hi guys, I know this is an old post but has anyone successfully unlocked their Sasktel i9000 vibrant without paying any unlock code service? has anyone tried anything like the SGS Unlock Pro that claimed to unlock all GSM galaxy S phones but did not list Sasktel? anyways, from the sound of it is Darky's rom currently the best for i9000's? I wanted to try CM9, so i did the super 1 click root and followed the CM wiki page to push clockwork recovery to the phone through Heimdall Suite but both times i tried failed and stuck in a boot loop so both times i ended up going through Odin to fix it. (super 1 click root didnt seem to stick b/c i lost superuser after fixing the phone w/ Odin, is that normal?)
anyways i had a very unique situation, originally had a Bell i9000m but died 1 week later tried to fix it numerous times for 7-8 months ( i live in U.S., and Sammy refuse to fix it b/c i dont have a canadian address they can send it back to b.s.) anyways finally landed myself a dead i9000m w/ broken screen, so i took both apart and put the working parts together. now 1 working phone with 3 problems: 1) so it seems that it's currently locked to Sasktel (it can be done but i'm curious if there is a cheaper way or even free) 2) CM wiki suggested Heimdall push CW recovery cause boot loop (some on xda suggested flashing the phone back to 2.2 (or 2.1??) first) 3) i was playing around and click on screen update and lose my touch keys ever since (ppl also suggest flashing it back to 2.1 and reupdate the keys, but will a bell i9000m 2.1 stock rom be compatible w/ the i9000m from Sasktel?)
anyways lots of questions there but if anyone can answer anyone of these would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance
Update: problem 1 is taken cared of. SGS Unlock Pro worked like a charm. tested, working. other 2 problem still unsolved.
Hi All
I was playing around with custom roms on my phone and stupidly managed to brick the phone.
I accidentally clicked the option repartition in ODIN when flashing a ROM...... I think this is how I bricked it.
I want to get it back to the official Optus 2.3.6 I9000XWJW6_I9000OPSJV6_OPS, I downloaded this official ROM from here (SamMobile)
If I try to install the above rom the phone just gets stuck on the start-up screen. (I notice errors in the phones recovery when trying to install the official firmware)
Or if anyone can get me back to a working phone with working firmware that would be awesome.
Any help would be much appreciated...
Thanks!
Found the solution!
This worked, thank god.
snappybytes.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/how-to-fix-cant-mount-dbdata-error-sgs.html
have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30415128&postcount=1
Hi, I hope you guys can help me get this phone back to usable state. Recently I got a S4 Active i537 that was stuck on ATT logo, so I did a little research on how to restore the stock firmware to get it working again and came across with various threads; I finally downloaded the I537UCUBML2 stock rom and used Odin 3.07 to flash the files all worked fine except the BL_I537UCUBML2_2244695_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar but th phone booted anyways so I thinked that was the end of my problems. But after putting a sim the phone did not get any signal so I checked the about screen on settings and found that the IMEI and BaseBand were blank.
I did another search to fix that and finally could make the imei and baseband came again by flashing the Modem.bin 50,791kb file found in the GPS IMEI FIX THREAD but after getting signal I realized the phone was completely muted and calls were not working, at first I believed it was a hardware problem but now Im pretty sure that it must be some software issue because it wont even play music, ringtones. When trying to open a mp3 it shows a message saying Unsupported.
Back when it was stuck on ATT logo it was making the att boot sound so Im pretty sure that the problem its in the software itself. Please help me find the correct rom/firmware to get it working again.
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Hi, I hope you guys can help me get this phone back to usable state. Recently I got a S4 Active i537 that was stuck on ATT logo, so I did a little research on how to restore the stock firmware to get it working again and came across with various threads; I finally downloaded the I537UCUBML2 stock rom and used Odin 3.07 to flash the files all worked fine except the BL_I537UCUBML2_2244695_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar but th phone booted anyways so I thinked that was the end of my problems. But after putting a sim the phone did not get any signal so I checked the about screen on settings and found that the IMEI and BaseBand were blank.
I did another search to fix that and finally could make the imei and baseband came again by flashing the Modem.bin 50,791kb file found in the GPS IMEI FIX THREAD but after getting signal I realized the phone was completely muted and calls were not working, at first I believed it was a hardware problem but now Im pretty sure that it must be some software issue because it wont even play music, ringtones. When trying to open a mp3 it shows a message saying Unsupported.
Back when it was stuck on ATT logo it was making the att boot sound so Im pretty sure that the problem its in the software itself. Please help me find the correct rom/firmware to get it working again.
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Flash the NE3 firmware so you'll be on 4.4.2 and see if that fixes things. If not, report back.
Would you please share the link to that? I don't want to mess this phone even worse by downloading wrong files. Thank you
doryan.14 said:
Would you please share the link to that? I don't want to mess this phone even worse by downloading wrong files. Thank you
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It's stickied, you can't miss it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2892445
Im glad to announce that your advice worked like a charm! I used the 444 OTA file pushed with ADB and phone is now fully functional, rooted and region unlocked due to I'm in Central America. Thanks a lot and keep up you rock!
Hi. There fellow android users, I am currenty plagued with an Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & Try Again Samsung Galaxy SM-G900A (AT&T) and i'm trying to get my phone back in working order. I've tried using Odin to flash AP_G900AUCU1ANCE_964333_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 back on to it, sadly it fails everytime. If, anyone has any tips or pointers to help a noob out that would be great. xD.
Currently what i can do on the phone:
Get it to go in to download mode or Odin mode as it says at the top.
Any other questions you have on or about the phone just let me know and ill try to give you a promptly reply.