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I majorly messed up my phone. Need urgent help!

Prior to receiving my GS2 from T-Mobile I did research on how to Root, Flash ROMs, you know, all the cool things Android phones can do, and I mean A LOT of research. When I finally did recieve my phone the first thing I did was root it, which worked flawlessly - at which point I thought "Hey, this isn't so hard I won't have any problems at all!" OH BOY WAS I WRONG.
Here's where everything went wrong: The first ROM I thought I'd install was AOKP Milestone and then I'd try CM10, so I put both .Zip files into my SD card. I backed up to Titanium Backup and to my External SD card through Clockwork mod then I installed AOKP Milestone and made it to the home screen with some force close messages. It was running, but didn't look very stable to me and the whole "Swagger" thing turned me off to it. I went back to Clockwork Mod and the website that I got CM10 from also told me to run DarkSide Wipe before installing the ROM so I did just that. Ran Darkside, installed CM10, then installed Gapps. I then rebooted my phone and CM10 started to load up, but after 10 minutes of just the splash screen I assumed it was stuck in a bootloop. I then restored the backup I made before installing Milestone, but I remember there being an error and it not being successful. It was at this point that Clockwork Mod started being buggy. Starting to panic, I tried a factory reset through CWM. It formatted data no problem, but it would hang at "formatting /cache" until I turned off the phone. So I panicked some more and formatted system, emmc, data. (Not a smart idea, I know.) but it would hang when I tried formatting the cache again. And its been stuck in a bootloop ever since.
I read somewhere that you could use Odin to revert your phone to make it completely stock by flashing a kernel. I thought my prayers were answered! I was finally going to just start over and forget this ever happened! No. My computer won't even recognize my phone is plugged into it. (Yes, I have all drivers up to date. Yes, I am using Samsung Micro USB, and Yes, I have Keis installed.) Since my computer won't recognize my Phone, Odin won't.
* I can access Clockwork mod, and Download mode, but my computer won't recognize my phone when plugged in.*
I know it's a lot to read but I have tried so many things I'm just so discouraged about this whole thing. I know I'm a noob so please explain your answers like I'm 5. I don't understand most Android modding slang.
Thank you.

What version of CWM are you using?
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6Seven said:
What version of CWM are you using?
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v6.0.1.9 Touch

If you have an external sd card, load a rom on to it from your computer and then get your phone into recovery mode and choose to install from external sd card. See if that works. Also sometimes a cache wipe can take a while. Also don't panic and start doing things you know nothing about. I would recommend and ice based rom then figure how to get twrp recovery then move on to cm10. . If you can get past this, I can help you. Pm me

badaphooko01 said:
If you have an external sd card, load a rom on to it from your computer and then get your phone into recovery mode and choose to install from external sd card. See if that works. Also sometimes a cache wipe can take a while. Also don't panic and start doing things you know nothing about. I would recommend and ice based rom then figure how to get twrp recovery then move on to cm10. . If you can get past this, I can help you. Pm me
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Ok, I will see if I can get an ICS ROM onto my Micro SD. If it works I will PM you. Thank you.
I'm still open to more suggestions!
EDIT: The funny thing is, when my phone is in CWM my computer recognizes it and I can mount USB storage, but won't recognize it while in download mode. Weird.

don't use superwipe with cwm 6+. it will break your recovery and cause a bootloop.
also it seems that a lot of people have problems with cwm 6.0.1.9 and it seems like it doesn't wipe properly so i would recommend latest twrp or sk8terwitskil's cwm. i think that's what happened with aokp and why you were having so much fcs.

merrygocow said:
don't use superwipe with cwm 6+. it will break your recovery and cause a bootloop.
also it seems that a lot of people have problems with cwm 6.0.1.9 and it seems like it doesn't wipe properly so i would recommend latest twrp or sk8terwitskil's cwm. i think that's what happened with aokp and why you were having so much fcs.
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Duly noted. Thank you for the info, really helps.

also have you looked at this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
have you tried removing your battery and see if that will help your computer recognize your phone? i don't know if it will work or not but try. :laugh:

merrygocow said:
also have you looked at this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
have you tried removing your battery and see if that will help your computer recognize your phone? i don't know if it will work or not but try. :laugh:
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Yes, that is what I was referring to here:
I read somewhere that you could use Odin to revert your phone to make it completely stock by flashing a kernel. I thought my prayers were answered! I was finally going to just start over and forget this ever happened! No. My computer won't even recognize my phone is plugged into it. (Yes, I have all drivers up to date. Yes, I am using Samsung Micro USB, and Yes, I have Keis installed.) Since my computer won't recognize my Phone, Odin won't.
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Battery pull didn't work either. :/

UPDATE: I've tried installing 3 different ICS ROMs from the external SD via CWM but they all seem to freeze 3/4 through the install. After about 5 mins of being frozen the phone reboots and the bootloop just comes back. Once again I have nowhere to go. I'm lost.
If anyone has more suggestions, please share!

i don't know where i read it but i just remember now that someone said kies and odin are incompatible. so maybe that's why odin couldn't detect your phone? kies might have been running in the bg.
so i would uninstall kies and driver. restart comp. then download and install just the driver from samsung website. then put the phone into download mode and connect to pc. see if that will help.
if not, i don't know lol. usually i would suggest flashing to twrp but i don't know how well that's gonna go over a broken recovery.

I would suggest flashing TWRP recovery 2.3.3 and try and flash a ROM again after....CWM has gone downhill in my opinion.
Here is the TWRP thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768742
Or download GooManager app and install that way
And do not use any cache wipe scripts with this.
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You need to have computer install odin driver while you're in download mode before odin works. Try this wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe data/factory reset, format system, format cache and format system. Then flash new rom in recovery.
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RESOLVED!
Funny thing is, I just plugged in my phone to a computer running Windows 7 and Odin recognized it! I guess my XP at home doesn't like phones. From there I flashed a stock kernel and VIOLA! Phone is out of the box new! Now I'm very weary about installing a ROM again.. I don't want to go through that ever again. Maybe i'll do some more research before I molest the software's insides.
Thank you everyone for your contributions!

Try recovery from sk8erwitskil, it's the only one that seems to work w/ my Hercules. I had similar problems to what you were experiencing and it's the only recovery that worked for some reason. I am on a GNex now so take that for what it's worth. I'll pull out the Herc. tonight when I get home to update to the CM10 latest nightly, it's been a while.

[Solved] $10 Reward to whoever can help me get my phone working again! (SOFT BRICK)

Basically this is what happened, I rooted my phone using TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip and CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.zip with Odin without any problems. Then I tried tampering with the framework-res.apk and I thought I did it correctly, I replaced it with the current res in the /system/framework folder of the internal sd. Then I rebooted my phone and bam stuck at the Samsung Galaxy S III screen. I've now tried finding a way to get into the internal sd card to replace the framework-res.apk back to original but my computer wont recognize it when in recovery or downloading mode. I have trying reflashing Clockworkmod several times and I've tried wiping the cache and factory reset. When I factory reset it says error mounting sd card, aborting. I am now out of ideas as to how to fix it and I'm not sure what to do with PIT files, which could be a possible solution. I am running Tmobile's Galaxy S3 T-999 16gb. All that being said, anyone who can help me get my phone back up and running I will reward you with $10 through paypal, because that's how desperate I am to fix my phone before someone finds out I bricked it!

Re: $10 Reward to whoever can help me get my phone working again! (SOFT BRICK)
Something similar happened to me. What I did was use a different lower version of Odin and reinstalled the drivers, and everything worked fine. It may not work for you but it's just a, thought, and try reflashing with the T-Mobile Stock ICS rom.
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camacho.kyle said:
Something similar happened to me. What I did was use a different lower version of Odin and reinstalled the drivers, and everything worked fine. It may not work for you but it's just a, thought, and try reflashing with the T-Mobile Stock ICS rom.
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Thanks for the reply, what do you mean by reinstall drivers, like kies? I can't flash any rom's because I can't transfer the zip files over to the sd card since my phone won't recognize it since it won't go past the samsung screen. All I can do is flash clockwork mod from odin like .md5 and .tar. If I install a lower version of Odin what version did you use, and do you think flashing clockwork mod will be able to replace the framework-res.apk through odin?

Re: $10 Reward to whoever can help me get my phone working again! (SOFT BRICK)
iAmYoungSpiffy said:
Thanks for the reply, what do you mean by reinstall drivers, like kies?
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Reinstall the drivers for Odin, and you can even try reinstalling Kies too. Make sure you restart your pc after you reinstall kies and the drivers.
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Are the files you flashed for a I9300? They do not look familiar to me.

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Aerowinder said:
Are you using a SGH-T999 or an I9300? If the former, use the links in my signature. Should fix it if it's not hosed.
Uninstall Kies (and the drivers if the Kies uninstall doesn't do it).
You may want to Odin a stock rom. If you do, it it before flashing a recovery.
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He's using a T999
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camacho.kyle said:
He's using a T999
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Do you think changing the clockworkmod .tar.md5 file and flashing something different will have any affect? If so, what do you suggest?

Check out my signature, it has everything you should need (save the OS you want).

Aerowinder said:
Check out my signature, it has everything you should need (save the OS you want).
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Wow thanks for that clockworck mod! It has much more features than v5 I'm gonna play around with it and see what I can come up with.

Aerowinder said:
Check out my signature, it has everything you should need (save the OS you want).
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Thank you for the files, I'm now able to flash roms from my sd. I"ve flashed your clockwork and superuser. However, when I load up the phone I'm still getting stuck at the samsung logo

no external sdcard?

Did you try to flash another rom? What were you using, and what did you flash?

Why are you trying to fix a bricked ROM with CWM?
Just Odin a stock rom, and work from there. I don't know why you would keep trying to reflash recovery, that isn't going to do squat for you.

Go to the section/post in the general section on ODIN and pick a STANDARD ODIN image...Odin isn't that hard to manage.
Or use the S3 toolbox posting in the general section.
Most likely, this is because the rom has something funny in the cache...WIPE it to factory if you can get into a recovery...
Scott

mt3g said:
no external sdcard?
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I do, 64gb

Aerowinder said:
Did you try to flash another rom? What were you using, and what did you flash?
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I used Odin v307 to flash TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip, i used clockwork mod to flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 (I got both of these from a post on these forums. I also tried superuser. Nothing is working do you have a download link to a ROM I could try?

You can't flash a rom from your external sdcard? or your internal? or either?

sbaeder said:
Go to the section/post in the general section on ODIN and pick a STANDARD ODIN image...Odin isn't that hard to manage.
Or use the S3 toolbox posting in the general section.
Most likely, this is because the rom has something funny in the cache...WIPE it to factory if you can get into a recovery...
Scott
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I've now tried flashing Team Epic's ROM and I've wiped all cache restored to factory settings wiped dalvik cache, no progress.

mt3g said:
You can't flash a rom from your external sdcard? or your internal? or either?
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Now that I updated my clockwork mod I'm able to flash from my sd card. Trouble for me is finding the right ROM that is compatible and appealing. I've tried a few now and whenever I flash them I go to boot up the phone and I get stopped on the samsung galaxy s iii logo. There has to be a way to wipe everything and flash a fresh clean rom. I've stayed up till 2 in the morning only to get up at 6 in the morning two nights in a row now totaling almost 10 hours of trying to fix my phone

iAmYoungSpiffy said:
I used Odin v307 to flash TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip, i used clockwork mod to flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 (I got both of these from a post on these forums. I also tried superuser. Nothing is working do you have a download link to a ROM I could try?
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From this quote it seems that you are flashing TWRP recovery and the flashing CWR right after it. That makes no sense. I don't use CWR on this phone but have used it before. So I'm not sure that LTE should be in the description as T999 isn't an LTE device. I could be wrong though. You can get an Odin-able version of either TWRP or CWR from this page.
Go here and download the stock image TMO T999UVDLJA. Follow the directions in the OP (make sure you unzip it first. Read and then read it again) . Fire up Odin and put the Root66 tar in the PDA slot (nothing in PIT). Flash the Root66. It will take about 5 minutes or so. Once it says Pass it should reboot. It WILL bootloop. If you have already flashed EITHER TWRP or CWR, then boot into recovery and Factory Reset. If you haven't flashed EITHER TWRP or CWR, then pull your battery and boot back into Download Mode. From there you put EITHER TWRP or CWR into the PDA slot and flash it. Pass. The reboot into recovery and Factory Reset.
First boot will take the longest bc it has to rebuild the /cache and /dalvik-cache. Let's get you up and running before you move on to flashing a custom ROM, OK?

Hardbricked? Help?

Hey guys,
I was having trouble with a previous ROM that I was using (Paranoid Android 4.2) after several months I decided to reflash...
With a pretty full internal SD so I decided to delete some of my old files etc. I picked a new ROM (JediMindTricks 4.2), updated my CWM/Rom Manager, wiped with SuperWipe, Installed the rom, and now I am stuck in a real jam....
Of course I am boot looping and as a result of that I am trying to revert to a backup, however CWM freezes almost instantly when trying to do anything. Whether it's wiping, reinstalling, or restoring a back-up it freezes. So with a similar previous issue I decided at this point I need to revert to stock ICS using ODIN. Inside ODIN (which I have never had any issues with) when I put the phone in download mode ODIN never recognizes it and will not allow me to revert to stock...
At this point I seem to be out of options.... What do you guys think?

namelessghoul said:
Hey guys,
I was having trouble with a previous ROM that I was using (Paranoid Android 4.2) after several months I decided to reflash...
With a pretty full internal SD so I decided to delete some of my old files etc. I picked a new ROM (JediMindTricks 4.2), updated my CWM/Rom Manager, wiped with SuperWipe, Installed the rom, and now I am stuck in a real jam....
Of course I am boot looping and as a result of that I am trying to revert to a backup, however CWM freezes almost instantly when trying to do anything. Whether it's wiping, reinstalling, or restoring a back-up it freezes. So with a similar previous issue I decided at this point I need to revert to stock ICS using ODIN. Inside ODIN (which I have never had any issues with) when I put the phone in download mode ODIN never recognizes it and will not allow me to revert to stock...
At this point I seem to be out of options.... What do you guys think?
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Did you try to boot in recovery and install CWM from internal SD? Wipe data / factory reset and wipe cache in recovery mode... I'm not an expert but it won't hurt to try!

jonmassot said:
Did you try to boot in recovery and install CWM from internal SD? Wipe data / factory reset and wipe cache in recovery mode... I'm not an expert but it won't hurt to try!
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Unfortunately it is completely unresponsive when attempting to install any version of CWM.zip that I try to install in recovery.

namelessghoul said:
Unfortunately it is completely unresponsive when attempting to install any version of CWM.zip that I try to install in recovery.
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Yesterday I had trouble with a bad upgrade through Kies and my cell kept telling me to plug it with Kies and do an emergency recovery. Nothing worked as the emergency recover didn't work with my cellphone and I wasn't able to boot in recovery nor download mode. I had to plug it in another computer and re-ODIN an earlier version of my stock rom... Not sure if it will helps you...

Plug in your phone to your computer, open kies, select "emergency firmware recovery", enter serial number from phone (write down beforehand) then cross your fingers and hope for the best. Good luck.
Also, be careful with those wiping scripts.
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jonmassot said:
Yesterday I had trouble with a bad upgrade through Kies and my cell kept telling me to plug it with Kies and do an emergency recovery. Nothing worked as the emergency recover didn't work with my cellphone and I wasn't able to boot in recovery nor download mode. I had to plug it in another computer and re-ODIN an earlier version of my stock rom... Not sure if it will helps you...
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After literally wrestling with this for the last 7 hours ODIN has finally recognized it...

You DONT super wipe with the latest cmw recoveries. Superwipe was made for the early 5.0.x.x version, it breaks the new recoveries.

Did i softbrick my device? Please help!

So i reset my GS3 yesterday. I am running a stock rooted phone.. My phone has always been fine but after a reset through the phone the phone never loaded back up. It was stuck on the samsung screen. I tried pulling the battery out a few times. I went into my CWM recovery and tried wiping both caches with no luck. I tried restoring the phone and that didn't work. I finally tried wiping all data and now the phone won't boot at all. It says phone can not boot and will go into odin mode. Odin will recognize my phone though. What should i do? Should I try to restore my phone to factory through odin? I can't find the stock sprint version tar file. I could only find the verizon one. Can someone help me and tell me what is the best step for me? I can get into CWM but the phone won't boot.

wings9130 said:
So i reset my GS3 yesterday. I am running a stock rooted phone.. My phone has always been fine but after a reset through the phone the phone never loaded back up. It was stuck on the samsung screen. I tried pulling the battery out a few times. I went into my CWM recovery and tried wiping both caches with no luck. I tried restoring the phone and that didn't work. I finally tried wiping all data and now the phone won't boot at all. It says phone can not boot and will go into odin mode. Odin will recognize my phone though. What should i do? Should I try to restore my phone to factory through odin? I can't find the stock sprint version tar file. I could only find the verizon one. Can someone help me and tell me what is the best step for me? I can get into CWM but the phone won't boot.
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If you can get into recovery mode, you can just restore a nandroid backup (if you have one made). If you don't have one, you can wipe /system, /data, and the caches and reflash your Rom (provided you have it saved on your SD card).
If none of the above work, download mode is your best friend.
You can get into Download (Odin) Mode. That's a good thing. Sextape has the md4 TAR file for your over in their thread (warning, outside link). They have the stock unrooted as well as stock rooted file. Since you have already wiped your data, you might as well flash the "Restore" version:
"Restore" Versions - Wipes your user data
SPH-L710_MD4_1130792_Stock_Restore [EXE|TAR.MD5.GZ]
SPH-L710_MD4_1130792_Rooted_Restore [EXE|TAR.MD5.GZ]
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If you know how to use Odin, you can just downlaod the TAR file, but I recommend using their auto-extractor (the exe file), since it's well tested and there's less chance of user error.
All that being said, I'm curious to how your phone became "softbricked." Did you install any apps or mods recently that could've caused it? Custom Kernel?
It sounds like you eventually ended up wiping /system, which would be why you can't boot up now. I haven't heard of it automatically going into download mode because of that, but I haven't tested it on my phone, either.

try rwilco 12's android file repository. he has everything you will need
http://www.rwilco12.com/

You can also take the sd card out plug into a computer download a rom zip put it on the sd card pop it back into the phone and flash through the custom recovery which should be there.
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Thanks for the help everyone. I guess I didn't soft brick the phone I just wiped it and there was no rom on it.

OMG HELP! Bootloop, download modes works, flashed with Kies and STILL bootlooping

I have the SGH-M919
I've rooted my phone and was running a GE rom
Everything was fine for MONTHS
Got in my car and plugged my AUX cable to my phone for music and the phone froze.
Force rebooted the phone and it started boot looping.
Rebooted to recovery (TWRP) and TRIED to wipe dalvik and cache and it FAILED, said it couldn't mount dalvik
Rebooted to recovery again and wiped all partitions and this time it worked so I proceeded to re-install GE rom, still bootlooping
Came home and tried to use ODIN to flash M919UVUAMDL and it failed.
Tried ODIN to flash M919UVUEMK2, also failed (sorry don't have the error messages right now)
Rebooted phone into download mode again and phone said there was an issue and to use Kies to recover
Installed Kies and started emergency recovery and that went through fine and the phone finished and STILLLLLLL BOOT LOOPS !!!!!!!!!!!
Copied the file that Kies downloaded (M919UVUFNB4) and tried ODIN again to flash that and it flashes fine but STILLL BOOT LOOPS
Obviously my Knox warranty flag is tripped and I don't have the money for the insurance right now.... so PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF BOB does anyone have any other diagnostic tips or tricks to help me figure out why the F this phone is boot looping.

53 views and no replies.... come on people... someone HAS to have something that might help..
Anyone know if ANY possible way to reset the knox warranty void flag ?

avelis26 said:
53 views and no replies.... come on people... someone HAS to have something that might help..
Anyone know if ANY possible way to reset the knox warranty void flag ?
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Only Samsung can reset your Knox flag. You can't expect instant responses here. People read and answer the questions they know how to. Not doing a full wipe before installing a different ROM often causes soft bricks and bootloops. I would start there although that doesn't explain why you couldn't mount Dalvik. Try a different recovery. Many people have had trouble with TWRP. Philz Touch works well if you haven't already tried it.
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I literally just had the exact same problem as you. I googled and found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477, then googled some more and found my .tar file for my phone, then odined back to stock 4.2.2. It took 20 min.

lalec said:
Only Samsung can reset your Knox flag. You can't expect instant responses here. People read and answer the questions they know how to. Not doing a full wipe before installing a different ROM often causes soft bricks and bootloops. I would start there although that doesn't explain why you couldn't mount Dalvik. Try a different recovery. Many people have had trouble with TWRP. Philz Touch works well if you haven't already tried it.
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1. Samsung WON'T reset my flag... they won't even TOUCH the phone in any way shape or form. I spent almost two hours dealing with them and being honest about the situation. And they STILL won't do anything at all. The rep I was speaking too even said the first thing they do is check that flag and if its popped, they put it back in the box and send it back with no further action. So I will not buy form Samsung ever again.
2. I'm not expecting instant responses at all and nothing I said should have been interpreted at such. I made the comment of 53 views in 4 hours and not a single reply ... I was hoping for a better ratio of responses than that.
3. Where are you getting "Not doing a full wipe before installed a different ROM..." I never said that I didn't... and if you read what I took the time to organize neatly, I specifically state that full wipe was what I tried BEFORE re-installing the SAME rom.
4. Can't try a different recovery if I can't even get the stock factory image to do an initial boot.

cybervyrus8587 said:
I literally just had the exact same problem as you. I googled and found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477, then googled some more and found my .tar file for my phone, then odined back to stock 4.2.2. It took 20 min.
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Which one did you flash ?
M919UVUFNB4
M919UVUEMK2
M919UVUAMDL
M919UVUAMDB
I've tried #3 but it gives me an auth failure....

Just ODIN philz on there. TWRP has given me issues on this phone off and on. Philz will let screw around in there. Your phone isn't dead, it just needs some love

TigerDNA said:
Just ODIN philz on there. TWRP has given me issues on this phone off and on. Philz will let screw around in there. Your phone isn't dead, it just needs some love
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lol ummm ok I'm glad to hear that but how would flashing a recovery fix the fact that the factory stock image won't even work Not being a ****... I really do want to know

avelis26 said:
lol ummm ok I'm glad to hear that but how would flashing a recovery fix the fact that the factory stock image won't even work Not being a ****... I really do want to know
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Sooooo umm what ?
Anyway... I flashed PhilZ on my phone, did full wipe, tried installing the same GE rom I was using... didn't work.
Tried installing stock rom, didn't work.
Tried flashing M919UVUFNB4 via ODIN... and it flashes fine but again, first boot wont work.

Ok so .... I guess installing PhilZ... then full wipe, then flashing M919UVUFNB4 TWICE back to back did the trick.... no freaking clue how but it worked

I spoke too soon. Went through first boot. Got all the way to the end setup and then it rebooted on its own ... and now its stuck in a boot loop again

avelis26 said:
Sooooo umm what ?
Anyway... I flashed PhilZ on my phone, did full wipe, tried installing the same GE rom I was using... didn't work.
Tried installing stock rom, didn't work.
Tried flashing M919UVUFNB4 via ODIN... and it flashes fine but again, first boot wont work.
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Since your using philz, choose install new ROM, then go to advanced and wipe dalvik, THEN go to mounts and select the one close to the bottom, wipe SD/data or something..... This will wipe your internal SD, OK so then install your rom and reboot.....
I am starting to think you flashed a non GE kernel and didnt realize it You just got to give the phone some love, thats all. It knows when your upset you know.

TigerDNA said:
Since your using philz, choose install new ROM, then go to advanced and wipe dalvik, THEN go to mounts and select the one close to the bottom, wipe SD/data or something..... This will wipe your internal SD, OK so then install your rom and reboot.....
I am starting to think you flashed a non GE kernel and didnt realize it You just got to give the phone some love, thats all. It knows when your upset you know.
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lol
The weirdness continues
sooo it started boot looping again. Then I rebooted to recovery (which obviously after flashing NB4, its no longer PhilZ) and did factory reset. Now its working again with latest firmware.
Also I flashed the GE rom from HERE in XDA and used it for like 2 or 3 months then it suddenly stopped working so I don't think the kernal was the issue... I'm so freaking confused

avelis26 said:
lol
The weirdness continues
sooo it started boot looping again. Then I rebooted to recovery (which obviously after flashing NB4, its no longer PhilZ) and did factory reset. Now its working again with latest firmware.
Also I flashed the GE rom from HERE in XDA and used it for like 2 or 3 months then it suddenly stopped working so I don't think the kernal was the issue... I'm so freaking confused
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Flash something else, GE is boring, Flash something crazy like Slim or something, that might work... Possibly it could be a bootloader issue, did you ever get on the MK2? Maybe you got one of the female phones. Sammy made some by mistake. they can be real finicky every now and then, like they work just fine most of the time, but about once a month or so they just crap out. Could be that too.

TigerDNA said:
Flash something else, GE is boring, Flash something crazy like Slim or something, that might work... Possibly it could be a bootloader issue, did you ever get on the MK2? Maybe you got one of the female phones. Sammy made some by mistake. they can be real finicky every now and then, like they work just fine most of the time, but about once a month or so they just crap out. Could be that too.
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No never got MK2... went straight to NB4
And I LIKE GE lol...
Well whatever happened it seems stable again now currently on stock NB4
Next thing to check is if the knox warranty flag is still tripped... Do you know how to do that ?

Yea your Knox flag is tripped alright, you have zero chance if ever getting back to 0x0.... Nobody knows how to do that brother.
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avelis26 said:
No never got MK2... went straight to NB4
And I LIKE GE lol...
Well whatever happened it seems stable again now currently on stock NB4
Next thing to check is if the knox warranty flag is still tripped... Do you know how to do that ?
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Just put the phone in download mode. Power off then volume up, home and power. You'll see it when you get into download mode.

TigerDNA said:
Just ODIN philz on there. TWRP has given me issues on this phone off and on. Philz will let screw around in there. Your phone isn't dead, it just needs some love
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Philz's and TWRP both had small glitches on the GS4 4.2.2 Stock Rom.
I downloaded and installed the OUDHS-Recovery-jfltetmo-1.0.3.3.tar and have it all PERFECT now! You can search using exactly that filename and download it for your use. IT IS THE flashable Recovery Version.
I can, using Rom Manager, NAME THE BACKUP before booting into recovery, and it makes the backup just as I named it!
I can also recover using Rom Manager, and visually select what backup file I want to restore to, again, before booting into recovery!
CWM type backups take longer then TWRP backups to complete, but I have not had any instance that a backup I made couldn't be restored.
I did have that problem using "TWRP" and "On Line Backup". (No longer do I trust using those)
Hope this info helps your decision!
Good Luck and Aloha!