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Need Stock Firmware G900AUCU2AND3!!!

I need the Stock Firmware version G900AUCU2AND3 So that I can flash back to stock. In the thread return to stock it has the previous version G900AUCU1ANCE. I get a error when trying to odin back (SW REV CHECK FAIL : [about]Fused 2 > Binary 1). So I am not sure how its done but need someone who has it do a dump or how ever its done to get it in a way that it can be flashed either by odin or in recovery... Any help will be appreciated... Thanks

i will need this too, i have my phone on at&t next and after a year i can trade it in, but if its custom os and stuff i cant return it, so i will need this too if i want to return to stock so i can upgrade to a new phone next year.

Bump: This is needed very badly. As I imagine many people had to take that bloat ware update. If anyone that has this firm ware has a problem and needs to restore back to stock. They won't be able to use the one that's listed in on this forum as its the older one, and now that there is Root. Its very likely this will happen daily that people will need it. I don't know exactly what soft bricked my phone so it can happen to anyone. My phone was fine until a reboot. Please, please, please. I'm begging everyone that has it. I asked Samsung and they wouldn't help. Next maybe going to AT&T store and having warranty claim done. I don't really want to find the out come of that.

I need this very badly as well. I rooted my phone and then tried to alter my screen density via an app I found on Google Play. It requested root, I granted the permission and then when the phone rebooted it hung on "Samsung Galaxy S5" splash screen and will no go any further. ODIN will not allow me to flash G900AUCU1ANCE firmware since I did the OTA update. If anyone could post up their G900AUCU2AND3, I would appreciate it very much.

kwikrat said:
I need this very badly as well. I rooted my phone and then tried to alter my screen density via an app I found on Google Play. It requested root, I granted the permission and then when the phone rebooted it hung on "Samsung Galaxy S5" splash screen and will no go any further. ODIN will not allow me to flash G900AUCU1ANCE firmware since I did the OTA update. If anyone could post up their G900AUCU2AND3, I would appreciate it very much.
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I estimate we will get @ least One to two of these per-day until we get the files. Since we now have Root. It may take a bit as At&t version don't seem to have much for devs. Or ones that care to really help.(I'll probably get reamed for this. Sorry for you that help and for your time) I contacted At&t they told me they could not help but I could send my phone in for warranty exchange. Its that or go to BestBuy and they can flash it back. I don't have a Bestbuy Nearby.

Guys, check that post. Shortydoggg found a temporary fix for any soft bricks. It's for extreme cases. My phone is fine (apart from some deleted stock apps) so I'll hold off until i get some more info but if you cant boot at all, his method should come in handy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785185&goto=newpost

+1 :highfive:

NotDavid said:
Guys, check that post. Shortydoggg found a temporary fix for any soft bricks. It's for extreme cases. My phone is fine (apart from some deleted stock apps) so I'll hold off until i get some more info but if you cant boot at all, his method should come in handy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785185&goto=newpost
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Thank you. The above link solved my problem. I am back up and running! At first data wasn't working other than wi-fi but I merely had to re-enter my APN that I got from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2746380 :good:

can you update to G900AUCU2AND3 after flashing this?

dave1977nj said:
can you update to G900AUCU2AND3 after flashing this?
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YUP, I did the AT&T update check and got it immediately afterwards. I instead of flashing every one separately and rebooting loaded the three files so minus the Bl file. I did not have the problems of having to reload APN this way.

pcidiot said:
YUP, I did the AT&T update check and got it immediately afterwards. I instead of flashing every one separately and rebooting loaded the three files so minus the Bl file. I did not have the problems of having to reload APN this way.
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Thanks!!! :good:

pcidiot said:
YUP, I did the AT&T update check and got it immediately afterwards. I instead of flashing every one separately and rebooting loaded the three files so minus the Bl file. I did not have the problems of having to reload APN this way.
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A flash of the CSC file restores the APN after flashing the AP file, or flashing it together with the AP file, but it factory resets the phone. Flashing the AP file only is mostly for those who do not want a factory reset. But, a factory reset along with flashing only the AP file will indeed wipe the APN. I found all of that out through trial and error.

shortydoggg said:
A flash of the CSC file restores the APN after flashing the AP file, or flashing it together with the AP file, but it factory resets the phone. Flashing the AP file only is mostly for those who do not want a factory reset. But, a factory reset along with flashing only the AP file will indeed wipe the APN. I found all of that out through trial and error.
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Thanks for your trials this will be useful to many.

pcidiot said:
Thanks for your trials this will be useful to many.
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No problem.

dave1977nj said:
can you update to G900AUCU2AND3 after flashing this?
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Yes do not root first, flash it then wait a few minutes then do a check for updates it will download the crap update with the yp yellow pages app,
then reboot and root
and take it away !!

pcidiot said:
Bump: This is needed very badly. As I imagine many people had to take that bloat ware update. If anyone that has this firm ware has a problem and needs to restore back to stock. They won't be able to use the one that's listed in on this forum as its the older one, and now that there is Root. Its very likely this will happen daily that people will need it. I don't know exactly what soft bricked my phone so it can happen to anyone. My phone was fine until a reboot. Please, please, please. I'm begging everyone that has it. I asked Samsung and they wouldn't help. Next maybe going to AT&T store and having warranty claim done. I don't really want to find the out come of that.
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Same troubles here pcidiot!!!! soft bricked and nothing will load onto the phone. ODIN gives me the same kind of error as listed on the starting thread! I can get to recovery mode and Download (ODIN) mode on the phone but nothing wants to flash. Do we dump? Do we Erase Nand? CONFUSING!!! why is it so easy to bunk up a phone!

Achilles5410 said:
Same troubles here pcidiot!!!! soft bricked and nothing will load onto the phone. ODIN gives me the same kind of error as listed on the starting thread! I can get to recovery mode and Download (ODIN) mode on the phone but nothing wants to flash. Do we dump? Do we Erase Nand? CONFUSING!!! why is it so easy to bunk up a phone!
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There should only be two boxes checked in odin thats f. reset time and auto reboot. Also Make sure you only check and load your firmware in the ap slot in odin. Now flash.

Achilles5410 said:
Same troubles here pcidiot!!!! soft bricked and nothing will load onto the phone. ODIN gives me the same kind of error as listed on the starting thread! I can get to recovery mode and Download (ODIN) mode on the phone but nothing wants to flash. Do we dump? Do we Erase Nand? CONFUSING!!! why is it so easy to bunk up a phone!
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Are you following this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53454972&postcount=1

shortydoggg said:
Are you following this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53454972&postcount=1
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Yea I did thank you. Did it today and thanked the poster too.

Want to start over! Need help!
So I want to do whats written out in step 4 of shorttydogs thread but I don't want to mess up or brick my phone. My goal is to start over and go back to stock with bloatware and everything that is available on stock if I were to go AT&T and buy it today. Here is a little background on my phone. My phone is rooted and I do have safestrap (and busybox). I backed up everything on my microSD card. I also have the g900AUCU2AND3 firmware on my phone. In addition, I deleted some but not all AT&T bloatware, which I want back. Lastly, for some reason the "add call button" during my calls is missing and was replaced with a "record" button I think this was because of me playing around with xposed. I deleted xposed framework as well as wanam and tried everything to get the "add call button" back but I couldn't. Thus, I just want to go back to stock to fix all these issues. I just have a few questions before I proceed just to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong.
1) If I flash the AP, CP and CSC files will I achieve 100% stock with bloatware?
2) Will this return my "add call button"?
3) Is it as simple as just using odin 3.09 and flashing the AP, CP, and CSC files?
4) I also understand that this will take me back to G900AUCU1ANCE but will I be able to do an OTA do go to G900AUCU2AND3?
5) Is there anything else I need to know to prevent my phone from bricking!
Sorry for the long post but I am fairly new to this stuff and don't want mess anything up!

Successful Unroot Options

I am returning my phone back to stock so I can trade it in. I found a few threads on here that have ways to unroot but some seem questionable. Can anyone point me in the right direction to unroot an official Kit Kat updated device?
Thanks

Assuming you have supersu, uninstall all of your apps that have root access (for safestrap, busybox, etc make sure to uninstall the in-app stuff first), i would reboot here but that may not be necessary...then open up supersu and choose "full unroot". Then factory reset and double check status is official ☺
If you get a custom screen after that try rerooting then full unroot with supersu again
Edit: I stand corrected - flashing NC2 with Odin is easiest

Yeah I have su. So before I do this should I restore my stock rom I have backed up via safestrap? I am currently running dynamic kat 5.0

You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006

Awesome, I will give that a try when my upgrade is closer. Thank you

440bro said:
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
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konaman said:
Awesome, I will give that a try when my upgrade is closer. Thank you
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Yea @440bro 's suggestion is way easier since Odin removes all of that! unroot with SuperSU does work but it's a long way around for just returning to stock

please help
440bro said:
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006[/QUOTE
]I have similar situation except I have an iMac running OS X Mavericks. Could anyone tell me if it's possible to unroot my AT&T Note 3 to stock ROM to sell? I installed stock custom rom using safestrap but when I reboot or turn device on, I get a safestrap enabled cartoon thing asking to continue or recover. I don't think people will want to buy phone if they saw this sick looking robot thing when they switch it on. Please help...Phone too big for my hands. Thank you
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braddy66 said:
440bro said:
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006[/QUOTE
]I have similar situation except I have an iMac running OS X Mavericks. Could anyone tell me if it's possible to unroot my AT&T Note 3 to stock ROM to sell? I installed stock custom rom using safestrap but when I reboot or turn device on, I get a safestrap enabled cartoon thing asking to continue or recover. I don't think people will want to buy phone if they saw this sick looking robot thing when they switch it on. Please help...Phone too big for my hands. Thank you
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Did you backup stock rom before you flashed the custom rom in safestrap? if yes, reflash your backup in safestrap then the steps in post #2 should work. If no, I'm really not sure how going through that unroot process with SuperSU while still on a custom rom would work out...Odin is much easier and more reliable so if there's any way you can get to a PC you might want to go that route.
Also if you're selling online you might find some people who do want to buy a rooted Note 3...I sold a phone on swappa a few months ago and there were people looking specifically for rooted phones. The 'cartoon thing' is safestrap and is exactly what you want to see when you turn on a rooted AT&T Note 3
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thank you
braddy66 said:
440bro said:
You can also reinstall factory firmware with Odin, then factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006[/QUOTE
]I have similar situation except I have an iMac running OS X Mavericks. Could anyone tell me if it's possible to unroot my AT&T Note 3 to stock ROM to sell? I installed stock custom rom using safestrap but when I reboot or turn device on, I get a safestrap enabled cartoon thing asking to continue or recover. I don't think people will want to buy phone if they saw this sick looking robot thing when they switch it on. Please help...Phone too big for my hands. Thank you
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brisinger08 said:
braddy66 said:
Did you backup stock rom before you flashed the custom rom in safestrap? if yes, reflash your backup in safestrap then the steps in post #2 should work. If no, I'm really not sure how going through that unroot process with SuperSU while still on a custom rom would work out...Odin is much easier and more reliable so if there's any way you can get to a PC you might want to go that route.
Also if you're selling online you might find some people who do want to buy a rooted Note 3...I sold a phone on swappa a few months ago and there were people looking specifically for rooted phones. The 'cartoon thing' is safestrap and is exactly what you want to see when you turn on a rooted AT&T Note 3
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Thanks for your feel good message...made my day. I thought I backed up stock rom however being an obviously root virgin...When I went to factory reset, everything was gone except for my ugly cartoony friend. Luckily I am able to read in small doses so I was able to do whatever it was I did to get her running factory...still rooted and unlocked. When you mentioned that people on swappa might be interested in a rooted device WITH my lonely friend at startup? I felt all fuzzy. I will post an ad on swappa later today in your honor my mysterious phoneguardian angel. Thanks again.
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Looks like I'll need to go the long route to unroot. I have a Mac book and I can't find Odin for it

[Q] Can you help me get my Recovery Menu back and possibly Stock FW

Okay so to start I followed this Tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120 all the way through and my phone was rooted and I was happy. One day I tried to install TWRP since this is what I used on my Galaxy s3 before this phone. It got stuck on on a boot loop. I eventually tried flashing every stock ROM which did not fix the problem because ODIN would fail when trying to flash. Eventually I tried flashing the "G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel" supplied in the tutorial. My phone magically booted up and all my APPS and stuff was the same as I left it and it was still rooted. I decided not to mess with it anymore. This happened about a month ago.
Today, my phone had a notification saying that there was an update and I tapped remind me later. Eventually, I installed Titanium Back up to force closed the AT&T Software Update app the phone came with. Then. it automatically updated and eventually got stuck into the boot loop again. No problem, I fixed this before. What I noticed from the first time was that I had a screen that said "Secure Fail: Recovery. System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest AT&T store for help" Once I flashed the stock kernel from the tutorial I never checked to see if the recover menu was there.
So right now I have my phone working and its rooted. I installed the "Phone Info" app and it says Bootloader Version:G900AUCU2ANG3. Eventually, my phone will try to update itself again and it will fail causing it to boot loop. I am not sure on what to do. Is there a way for me to have my recovery menu back? I just want to have the option in the future to revert everything back to normal in case I sell it or feel like having the newest OS. Also it would be cool to have a recovery menu on my phone again.
I know this was long but I needed to solve this problem before it gets out of hand in the future. Also I am pretty sure others have followed the tutorial and might have had the idea to update the OS or something else and had a problem similar to mine.
Thank You Very Much.

xtremegamer13 said:
Okay so to start I followed this Tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120 all the way through and my phone was rooted and I was happy. One day I tried to install TWRP since this is what I used on my Galaxy s3 before this phone. It got stuck on on a boot loop. I eventually tried flashing every stock ROM which did not fix the problem because ODIN would fail when trying to flash. Eventually I tried flashing the "G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel" supplied in the tutorial. My phone magically booted up and all my APPS and stuff was the same as I left it and it was still rooted. I decided not to mess with it anymore. This happened about a month ago.
Today, my phone had a notification saying that there was an update and I tapped remind me later. Eventually, I installed Titanium Back up to force closed the AT&T Software Update app the phone came with. Then. it automatically updated and eventually got stuck into the boot loop again. No problem, I fixed this before. What I noticed from the first time was that I had a screen that said "Secure Fail: Recovery. System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest AT&T store for help" Once I flashed the stock kernel from the tutorial I never checked to see if the recover menu was there.
So right now I have my phone working and its rooted. I installed the "Phone Info" app and it says Bootloader Version:G900AUCU2ANG3. Eventually, my phone will try to update itself again and it will fail causing it to boot loop. I am not sure on what to do. Is there a way for me to have my recovery menu back? I just want to have the option in the future to revert everything back to normal in case I sell it or feel like having the newest OS. Also it would be cool to have a recovery menu on my phone again.
I know this was long but I needed to solve this problem before it gets out of hand in the future. Also I am pretty sure others have followed the tutorial and might have had the idea to update the OS or something else and had a problem similar to mine.
Thank You Very Much.
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So you're still rooted?
And if so using titanium backup just freeze the ATT update app I forget what it's called exactly but you'll know it when you see it and that'll stop your device from trying to automatically trying to update

OPOfreak said:
So you're still rooted?
And if so using titanium backup just freeze the ATT update app I forget what it's called exactly but you'll know it when you see it and that'll stop your device from trying to automatically trying to update
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Yeah I'm still rooted and I found out about the freeze app option but do you know about the problem where I don't even have a recovery menu?

xtremegamer13 said:
Yeah I'm still rooted and I found out about the freeze app option but do you know about the problem where I don't even have a recovery menu?
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You need to download the safe strap recovery menu. That is for rooted phones with locked bootloaders.

dirtydodge said:
You need to download the safe strap recovery menu. That is for rooted phones with locked bootloaders.
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Thank You very much I was able to install the Safe strap Recovery and am now backing it up. Hopefully my last question Is there a way to update in the future for example if I wanted to have the OTA firmwares from AT&T without root in case I were to sell the phone?
Thank you guys for the answers.

xtremegamer13 said:
Thank You very much I was able to install the Safe strap Recovery and am now backing it up. Hopefully my last question Is there a way to update in the future for example if I wanted to have the OTA firmwares from AT&T without root in case I were to sell the phone?
Thank you guys for the answers.
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Odin back to stock

OPOfreak said:
Odin back to stock
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I've tried this in the past when my phone was stuck in bootloop, But it always failed since I have a different baseband or boatloader. Would you know which stock ROM I have to use because I tried many and had no luck in the past?

xtremegamer13 said:
I've tried this in the past when my phone was stuck in bootloop, But it always failed since I have a different baseband or boatloader. Would you know which stock ROM I have to use because I tried many and had no luck in the past?
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Read here links are still working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2868776

OPOfreak said:
Read here links are still working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2868776
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Wait, the thread is for Galaxy s5 Active. Will the G870AUCU1ANE4_Full_Odin.tar file work on my Galaxy s5 AT&T? Just making sure.

xtremegamer13 said:
Wait, the thread is for Galaxy s5 Active. Will the G870AUCU1ANE4_Full_Odin.tar file work on my Galaxy s5 AT&T? Just making sure.
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No my bad
Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2862299

I'm an idiot... Possible brick/soft brick... help?

I wanted to install a custom rom and the following happened:
I rooted using pingpongroot, I then flashed TWRM on to it. Whenever I tried booting into it it'd give activation lock message... I then went into the options and tried disabling the activation lock, that failed. Afterwards I got advice to "reset my phone" doing so made it so I couldn't boot into recovery or into the OS. I'm left with ODIN. I tried flashing CWM however it would give me the activation lock error.
I'm now lost and worried I have ****ed up my £600 phone due to incompetence. Any help is appreciated, if somebody would walk me through this on Skype or something I would be more than willing to pay.
Thank you all.

Are you in an ATT version of the device? If so, the bootloader is locked, and you can't use twrp / cwm. Odin with the stock ROM to recover. If you're not on an ATT version, try the general S6 sub forum (rather than the ATT S6 sub forum) as you will likely get better device specific info there.

dandrumheller said:
Are you in an ATT version of the device? If so, the bootloader is locked, and you can't use twrp / cwm. Odin with the stock ROM to recover. If you're not on an ATT version, try the general S6 sub forum (rather than the ATT S6 sub forum) as you will likely get better device specific info there.
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Based on his currency preference, I don't think he's on AT&T.

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Based on his currency preference, I don't think he's on AT&T.
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That was why I asked about phone model.

Casper001 said:
I wanted to install a custom rom and the following happened:
I rooted using pingpongroot, I then flashed TWRM on to it. Whenever I tried booting into it it'd give activation lock message... I then went into the options and tried disabling the activation lock, that failed. Afterwards I got advice to "reset my phone" doing so made it so I couldn't boot into recovery or into the OS. I'm left with ODIN. I tried flashing CWM however it would give me the activation lock error.
I'm now lost and worried I have ****ed up my £600 phone due to incompetence. Any help is appreciated, if somebody would walk me through this on Skype or something I would be more than willing to pay.
Thank you all.
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You need to ODIN back to stock. To fully fix your phone first, don't even bother with recovery or backups or anything of the like. Just download the stock TAR file for your specific device model, then flash it using ODIN. If you still have access to ODIN / download mode, this WILL fix your phone (99% sure).

Soft Bricked S6 Active Help !!!!!!!!!

Hello, I bought a Galaxy S6 Active used off of ebay that was already soft bricked. I could only get the phone into Download Mode and there was no Recovery of any sort.The phone was also of course stuck in a bootloop and would not display the normal charging icon when connected to a charger. I have flashed almost every type of firmware I can find and nothing has worked. I have no clue what version of android the phone is running but I would guess it is 6.0.1. I am a semi noob with the root process and XDA, so I have searched the forums for a custom Recovery because I figure this where I should start, seeing as I don't know how this phone was bricked or any specifics of the rooting methods that were applied. I successfully applied all the firmware for 5.11 and the phone still wont boot. I also tried Smart Switch and two different versions of Kies. I also have tried several autoroot methods that all failed. Also now when I plug the phone either into the computer or the charger it just goes directly to the bootloop and doesn't show a charging screen of any sort.Someone please help me. :crying::crying::crying:

Try 5 Files firmware :/

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Try 5 Files firmware :/
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I recently flashed all the firmware files successfully and the phone still wont boot it just resets, and it still hasnt booted at all yet nor do I have a recovery yet.

Sounds like a boot error. You need to change the boot process i suggest installing twrp and then a canoygen mod rom.
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Bcoates84 said:
Sounds like a boot error. You need to change the boot process i suggest installing twrp and then a canoygen mod rom.
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You cannot install TWRP on the S6 Active. There are no custom ROMs for the S6 Active.

Tuff luck .Sorry to hear.
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Are there any custom recoveries I can install because the phone is t bricked just not complete I believe.

I would beleive there would be recoveries. Have you tried Kies yet?
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I have tried kies unsucessfully several times

That is okay. My mistake i just re read your 1st post. Do you know the model of the phone? It will help flash the proper firmware. While you are looking for that install the drivers needed for the phone on your p.c .
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Bcoates84 said:
That is okay. My mistake i just re read your 1st post. Do you know the model of the phone? It will help flash the proper firmware. While you are looking for that install the drivers needed for the phone on your p.c .
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There is one model of S6 Active.
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jahdante said:
I have tried kies unsucessfully several times
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KIES is outdated. Please follow the instructions detailed in Step 2 on THIS post.

Yes use ODIN I will assume you will be going to the correct thread see you over there cheers byess.
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This was one of the first things I tried and it has not worked I need a recovery to flash.

There is no alternate recovery (CWM or TWRP) for this phone.And we wont get one as long as bootloader is locked. The only solution for you is to odin flash every g890a file you find, perform factory reset an then try to boot the phone. Factory reset is mandatory.
You can enter factory recovery to make factory reset. That is the hard part.When flashing is done, phone reboots it self and you cant enter recovery.You have to pres power button long enough to force restart (it wil restart,not power off),then as soon as screen goes black,you pres recovery combo (pwr+home+vol up) and hope you get to recovery.You have to be very quick.It may take a few trys to success.
If after factory reset the phone still wont boot, move to the next file to flash using odin.
Be careful not to flash any file that is not for this phone, because the file may flash, but after that your phone may be permanently bricked.
There is a high chance that you may never fix your phone.
Hope you get back to us with good news.

jalenleegamer said:
umm, you say you tried flashing firmware? make sure its for the right model (ex: SM-G920) and (im not sure how vital this is) for the right phone carrier (ex: metro or sprint). or it wont work.
If you want a custome recovery you can flash TWRP, but the same rules above apply.
and pray its not a hardware error otherwise no ammount of flashing will save you, and you'll have to get a refund or accept you just got scammed.
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- There's only one model of S6 Active
- There's only one carrier of S6 Active
- As stated before, there are no custom recoveries for S6 Active
- He purchased a broken device knowing it was a broken device. the seller is not liable in any way
Please read other threads and have some knowledge on the device at hand before submitting an answer. The amount of false information in this section of the forums is astounding.

To @jahdante, do not attempt to flash "every ODIN firmware you find". Your only, and most likely option is, as you have most certainly attempted, to use ODIN as detailed in this post. There has just been an updated ODIN binary (v12). Attempt to flash this VIA ODIN using the instructions detailed in the post linked previously. Please be sure you are using the latest version of ODIN (v3.12.3). If you do not have, or do not know if you have the latest version, you can find the download link to the latest version here, here, or in the first link.
If this fails, your best bet is to take the device to a Samsung Experience Center at the nearest Best Buy.

just use smart switch and its easy to recover your phone.

@mart3 I dont think anyone ever installed smart switch on this device because when I input the serial number smart switch always just closes. I would need the serial number of a phone that smart switch installed in order for this process to work. Also @FevenKitsune the newer Odin version did not help thank you for the suggestion though. I could use the serial number of a S6 Active with smartswitch installed strictly for the purposes of restoring the phone and nothing else if anyone could help please.