Please help, soft brick after trying to root - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

tried to root stock Sprint s3 tonight and ended up with soft brick. I get the samsung logo, vibration, then shuts off. I can get to download and recovery modes. Tried to flash the stock rom but keep getting a fail in odin 3.04. Tried to do the PIT but got fail on that too. The stock LG8 rom is getting to "system.img" in odin then failing. I'm not sure where to go from here. Please help.

Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28807761
Use the Odin tar from here
It should work
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mscibek said:
tried to root stock Sprint s3 tonight and ended up with soft brick. I get the samsung logo, vibration, then shuts off. I can get to download and recovery modes. Tried to flash the stock rom but keep getting a fail in odin 3.04. Tried to do the PIT but got fail on that too. The stock LG8 rom is getting to "system.img" in odin then failing. I'm not sure where to go from here. Please help.
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can you send me a link to the file you are trying to ODIN?
If it fails at SYSTEM, i might be able to fix the image.
thanks!
Edit: nevermind gtuansdiamm beat me to it
good job, my friend... very well played

gtuansdiamm said:
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28807761
Use the Odin tar from here
It should work
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Thanks guys!! I found that tar last night and started the download then went to bed. Loaded it this morning and phone is back up and running. Not sure what I did wrong when trying to root. I'll give it another try tonight. Thanks again!!

correction, that rom gave me root... =)
I got that one and unrooted stock rom last night apparently. Now if I can just get Google Wallet to work again I'll be doing good....haha

gtuansdiamm said:
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28807761
Use the Odin tar from here
It should work
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Thanks this is what I needed after using the wrong program to edit build.prop I could no longer boot at all.. Thanks to pointing me to the correct ROM here I am now unbricked

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Failed Root Attempt On Previously Unrooted I317UCALK7 - Bricked?

I wanted to try an AKOP ROM or two on my completely stock, never rooted Note 2 running the OTA UCALK7 update. I followed the guide here (flash the SU injected stock UCALJ2 image) to root and now my note gets stuck at the Samsung logo. I have tried the following:
Downloaded the completely stock UCALJ2 unrooted image and flashed via ODIN.
Tried flashing both stock and rooted ROMs on another computer using the stock USB cable.
Flashed CWM touch via ODIN after flashing rooted UCALJ2 image, it can boot to CWM but fails miserably most likely to the lack of root.
My guess is it's bricked because sammy closed the root hole in the UCALK7 update and flashing back to rooted UCALJ2 isn't enough to bypass the patched exploit. Is there an ODIN flashable complete UCALK7 image that I can try (I've looked to no end, all I can find are rooted zips flashable via CWM) or am I really up the creek?
Pull the battery.
Hold the Center Home Button + Vol Down + Power
Slide the battery in.
If you do this right you can get into odin before the Samsung logo. I just had the same problem because I flashed the wrong recovery. It worked for me.
shakabra said:
Pull the battery.
Hold the Center Home Button + Vol Down + Power
Slide the battery in.
If you do this right you can get into odin before the Samsung logo. I just had the same problem because I flashed the wrong recovery. It worked for me.
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Thanks but I can get into Odin and flash the stock ROM just fine. It then reboots and gets stuck at the Samsung logo.
Once upon flash completely stock threw Odin.... do the three finger salute, go into stock recovery and factory reset... done
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Once upon flash completely stock threw Odin.... do the three finger salute, go into stock recovery and factory reset... done
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The three finger salute lol:thumbup:
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twanskys204 said:
Once upon flash completely stock threw Odin.... do the three finger salute, go into stock recovery and factory reset... done
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Thanks - I actually figured that part out since my second post. The phone boots after the factory reset however I don't get phone/data service. I've since tried flashing the two AT&T modems I could find, atti317ucalj2modemfixed.zip and ATT K7 Modem - Baseband.zip. Neither resolve the issue.
Cheack ur apn
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Cheack ur apn
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Thanks but I can't even enter the network configuration settings - it tells me to insert a SIM. My SIM is in the phone.
I'm having other problems too which I think are partition related. Apps are acting funny, saying there isn't space on the phone (dropbox can't download anything, etc). I'm trying to get TriangleAway installed so I can just RMA it but I can't even download it to my phone. Also a CWM fix permissions fails even though I grant it root access.
It's really simple..download firmware from Sammobile.com flash it in Odin.. u might get stuck on the Samsung screen, if that happens factory reset. Make sure your downloading right file...u r now messing with Odin and it doesn't forgive
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twanskys204 said:
It's really simple..download firmware from Sammobile.com flash it in Odin.. u might get stuck on the Samsung screen, if that happens factory reset. Make sure your downloading right file...u r now messing with Odin and it doesn't forgive
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I know what you're saying, I'm definitely using the right file and process. I'm a pretty seasoned veteran when it comes to rooting/odin/RSD/fastboot, etc. I've run custom ROMs on dozens of phones since the G1. What's happening to me is apparently not a common failure with the note 2 or GS3. Is there a PIT file available for the AT&T Note 2? I see one for the Verizon Note 2 but I wouldn't dare try to flash that.
There is a pit file around but I really don't think it's that.
And also just checking don't mean to insult ur intelligence but if u are using Odin it will be a .tar, if it's a recovery its I .zip
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twanskys204 said:
There is a pit file around but I really don't think it's that.
And also just checking don't mean to insult ur intelligence but if u are using Odin it will be a .tar, if it's a recovery its I .zip
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Yeah, it's a tar file I'm flashing through Odin, got it from SamsungUpdates: Samsung-Updates.com-SGH-I317_ATT_1_20121005095854_bpaaavv07o.
I also tried flashing the stock ROM in deodex'd zip form after I got a custom recovery on there, still no dice. The non-functioning modem and lack of proper root/storage affects both Sammy and CM/AKOP based ROMs. I don't know about the modem part but I've seen weird things like this when the NAND starts going bad and things written to it don't "stick." I don't think that's the case here since it's only on its 4th or 5th flash. More than likely the latter problem is a file system issue. I have no idea about the radio.
I'm going to try and exchange it tomorrow. At least I got the flash count cleared and I'm back on a stock ROM (with the same problems).

Unroot and Flash Stock ROM

Hey Everyone,
I have a Note 2 for AT&T and yesterday it didnt work at all. It showed the Samsung logo while booting and it went away. It only does that when the battery is pulled. After a few hours I took it to the AT&T store and they ordered me a replacement but now the phone can be put into download mode and "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue..." but wont boot past that. I tried using Samsung Kies and nothing. When the replacement comes I will reject it because if I send my old one in they will void the warranty.
While using Odin I get the "Complete(Write) Operation Fails". This morning I downloaded a new firmware (hoping to be the right one) and will follow up.
Anybody have suggestions? :crying:
You say you tried kies ?
Did you try the updater?
Reason I am asking is because you should be using the EFR not the updater when using kies when your phone is bricked or w/e.
Updater wont fix anything.
freakboy13 said:
You say you tried kies ?
Did you try the updater?
Reason I am asking is because you should be using the EFR not the updater when using kies when your phone is bricked or w/e.
Updater wont fix anything.
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When Im in Samsung it just says connecting but never gets the phone.. Could my drivers need updating?
and what do you mean the updater? and EFR?
Sorry Im not so technical.
David Felix said:
Hey Everyone,
I have a Note 2 for AT&T and yesterday it didnt work at all. It showed the Samsung logo while booting and it went away. It only does that when the battery is pulled. After a few hours I took it to the AT&T store and they ordered me a replacement but now the phone can be put into download mode and "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue..." but wont boot past that. I tried using Samsung Kies and nothing. When the replacement comes I will reject it because if I send my old one in they will void the warranty.
While using Odin I get the "Complete(Write) Operation Fails". This morning I downloaded a new firmware (hoping to be the right one) and will follow up.
Anybody have suggestions? :crying:
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You will need to flash rom from the link below cuz they are rooted already. Use triangle away to reset counters then unroot using superuser, go to recovery mode and do factory reset in stock recovery. Same steps above I used to put my phone back to official and removed custom / modified status.
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jon3sh said:
You will need to flash rom from the link below cuz they are rooted already. Use triangle away to reset counters then unroot using superuser, go to recovery mode and do factory reset in stock recovery. Same steps above I used to put my phone back to official and removed custom / modified status.
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Thanks, flash it in Odin 1.85? when I downloaded 3.03 it was a .rar file my computer cannot open.
Wheres the link thats posted below?
(Im at work so when I get home I'll be doing a lot of work. 9PM im in PA)
David Felix said:
Thanks, flash it in Odin 1.85? when I downloaded 3.03 it was a .rar file my computer cannot open.
Wheres the link thats posted below?
(Im at work so when I get home I'll be doing a lot of work. 9PM im in PA)
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Lol sorry my bad there is a link for odin there too. Get rar extractor online so your pc recognize the file and just extract the file that u need to use with odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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jon3sh said:
Lol sorry my bad there is a link for odin there too. Get rar extractor online so your pc recognize the file and just extract the file that u need to use with odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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Thanks man!!! As i said i will try this tonight and give you a heads up
Just from reading online.. Im not bricked am I??
Here hope this helps.
If you can get to dl mode your golden.
I just made this tut.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261153
freakboy13 said:
Here hope this helps.
If you can get to dl mode your golden.
I just made this tut.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261153
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Wow youre the man, thanks for making that thread! I will try these methods when I get home!
:good:
Wow!
What worked for me: I searched for the AT&T stock ROM 4.1.1, the file name started with "KIES" something. I must have been running the wrong ROM the whole time. I checked and the counter is up to 8 but the current binary is samsung official and system status is official.
Now how do I get the counter to say "No"
David Felix said:
Wow!
What worked for me: I searched for the AT&T stock ROM 4.1.1, the file name started with "KIES" something. I must have been running the wrong ROM the whole time. I checked and the counter is up to 8 but the current binary is samsung official and system status is official.
Now how do I get the counter to say "No"
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Nice.. now you just need to run triangle away.
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bedrnat caused
jon3sh said:
Nice.. now you just need to run triangle away.
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yeah i downloaded it but im not rooted so I have to root and then rerun triangle away.
Thanks everyone for your support. I posted on "android forums" or something like that weeks ago and no one ever helped me. I posted on here and within a day I was able to resolve my problem!
David Felix said:
yeah i downloaded it but im not rooted so I have to root and then rerun triangle away.
Thanks everyone for your support. I posted on "android forums" or something like that weeks ago and no one ever helped me. I posted on here and within a day I was able to resolve my problem!
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Choose the one for att from link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
Or flash root injected rom from link below if above method dont work for you. Then reinstall triangle away from store again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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jon3sh said:
Choose the one for att from link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
Or flash root injected rom from link below if above method dont work for you. Then reinstall triangle away from store again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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I'm just going to root it again using Odin and run triangle app to remove the counter but just keep it rooted and run performance apps. I honestly don't want to mess with the ROMs anymore.. ROMs are no joke and I've learned my lesson.

Unbrick 4.3 after trying to downgrade and failing

I tried to downgrade after the update and failed. My phone was totally bricked, I tried flashing TWRP, Philz touch, and CWN and could not get into recovery or anything. I came home and opened sboot.bin with a hex editor and found that SEAndroid in 4.3 is what allows everything to boot and it is write protected, so what i did was copied the sboot.bin into a MC2 Flashable tar and flashed it with Odin, and it worked. I then flashed the update, flashed Phils touch recovery and rooted my fone, now I am on a completely rooted 4.3
Here is a link to the file I used to Unbrick/Downgrade: http://myfavoritecontractors.com/4.3_Unbrick.tar
Several other people have verified they were having the same problem and flashed this and it worked, they also told me to start this thread so others could fix their fone
im on 4.3 stock i tried rooting with auto root using Odin but it didnt want to root the phone, it worked on 4.1.2 stock but not on this 4.3.. which sucks because i want to go on a custom ROM right now like paranoid android but cant cause i dont know how to root my phone since its 4.3 stock :crying: lol smh
Download twrp tar file and flash it in Odin then flash a stock ROM. That's what I did .
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You are a god, worked flawlessly! I am going to wait for 4.3 via OTA this time instead of flashing the update though (didn't like the Easy Mode big icons etc)
Thank you for this, this is the only rom I can use to get away from the dreaded Kies error screen. However, I'm now stuck on the Samsung glowing boot screen. Any suggestions on how to fix?
Thank you
I have a MK4 tar that is flash able in Odin for those still looking to unbrick (and those who tried getting to my suspended Dropbox. ..) http://www.mediafire.com/download/7viivd985s7cp8l/L900VPUBMK4_L900SPTBMK4_HOME.tar.zip
After flashing a ROM or using Odin to flash firmware I highly suggest a data/cache wipe in recovery. 99.9% of the time it'll fix a bootloop (unless you've gone and corrupted partitions you had no business touching).
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Thank you!
@ecs87
This tar file unbricked my Galaxy Note II SPH-L900, not rooted anymore after flashing via Odin 3.07, but that is okay for now since my phone is working! Thank you very much!!!!:good:
HELP!
Keithgordon said:
I tried to downgrade after (...)
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Could you PLEASE provide a little guide (like steps to follow) to fix this problem? I'm now downloading the package but i'm not really sure about what to do with those files... Thanks again
This is for a soft bricked note2, from trying to downgrade from mk4, meaning you can't get into recovery mode or anything past the samdung logo...just flash this with Odin and it'll reboot to stock, then I recommend flashing billards back to stock mc2
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Just bumping this so it can be found
Sorry! I’m bad English, I hope you can help me!
Note 2 N7100 can flash this file?
My note2 N7100 update to version 4.3 I have rooted, now I can’t flash any rom by odin or cmw (stock and cook rom), only can flash stock rom version 4.3 but will stop this boot logo “Samsung galaxy note 2 N7100”, I have wipe data factory but not worked.
Ps: I get into Downloading Mode have line “Knox warantty void : 1”
Thank!
nguoiracroi said:
Sorry! I’m bad English, I hope you can help me!
Note 2 N7100 can flash this file?
My note2 N7100 update to version 4.3 I have rooted, now I can’t flash any rom by odin or cmw (stock and cook rom), only can flash stock rom version 4.3 but will stop this boot logo “Samsung galaxy note 2 N7100”, I have wipe data factory but not worked.
Ps: I get into Downloading Mode have line “Knox warantty void : 1”
Thank!
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No this is only for l900 sprint.
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This I will try as soon as I get home I just got the wife a note 3 and now have to fix you note 2.....
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This fix didn't work as it says I need a pit file.....
K
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bricked and trying this method {not working}
so i downloaded the file and used odin to flash. it got to cache.img and stopped.
any help?
You should be able to flash a custom recovery, flash twrp, then go into twrp recovery and flash (mc2 back to stock unrooted with counter reset) you should be able to find that pretty easy and download it
Other than that, if you get the failed update screen, you can use kies
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This worked but...
This did work where other files have failed - thank you! With that said, I cannot connect to cellular service nor will the gps lock. I wiped/factory reset a couple times to no avail...any suggestions?

need 317m PIT file for reparititon

hello,
i need the PIT file from a at&t (rogers) 317m @ android 4.3 official. Mine keep crashing every time I try to load a rom, just sits at the samsung galaxy note II screen. Seems that I need to clean reload the phone using ODIN, including a repartition. I already got the stock image for my phone. Just need the associated PIT file. Could someone please post same? thanks!!!
messerchmidt said:
hello,
i need the PIT file from a at&t (rogers) 317m @ android 4.3 official. Mine keep crashing every time I try to load a rom, just sits at the samsung galaxy note II screen. Seems that I need to clean reload the phone using ODIN, including a repartition. I already got the stock image for my phone. Just need the associated PIT file. Could someone please post same? thanks!!!
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Only thing u can do without pit. Cause it seems pit wont work since update to 4.3 I tried many different things. Only thing you can do is odin a 4.3 stock rogers. Or the rooted 4.1.2 firmware.
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jester12345 said:
Only thing u can do without pit. Cause it seems pit wont work since update to 4.3 I tried many different things. Only thing you can do is odin a 4.3 stock rogers. Or the rooted 4.1.2 firmware.
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Can someone post a pit file for me?
Look in the general section.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2609871
messerchmidt said:
hello,
i need the PIT file from a at&t (rogers) 317m @ android 4.3 official. Mine keep crashing every time I try to load a rom, just sits at the samsung galaxy note II screen. Seems that I need to clean reload the phone using ODIN, including a repartition. I already got the stock image for my phone. Just need the associated PIT file. Could someone please post same? thanks!!!
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Before you attempt an Odin + pit recovery have you tried the following:
1 - boot into recovery and do a factory reset
2 - flash the stock image via Odin by itself (please copy and post the results from the status screen) - then repeat step #1
If that doesn't resolve your issue....
It's very rare that a repartition is needed, as I'm not aware of any roms that muck with the partition sizing/data on the i317/i317m .... but depending on what the status screen says it may be worth an attempt. If you visited the link above, you'll see that I've temporarily pulled the files. I have a new files ready and am planning on testing the one for the i317 this weekend. I don't have a i317m so... if you want to test the file (which was pulled correctly from an i317m and is now sized correctly) - send me a PM.
Zen Arcade said:
Before you attempt an Odin + pit recovery have you tried the following:
1 - boot into recovery and do a factory reset
2 - flash the stock image via Odin by itself (please copy and post the results from the status screen) - then repeat step #1
If that doesn't resolve your issue....
It's very rare that a repartition is needed, as I'm not aware of any roms that muck with the partition sizing/data on the i317/i317m .... but depending on what the status screen says it may be worth an attempt. If you visited the link above, you'll see that I've temporarily pulled the files. I have a new files ready and am planning on testing the one for the i317 this weekend. I don't have a i317m so... if you want to test the file (which was pulled correctly from an i317m and is now sized correctly) - send me a PM.
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I reloaded the stock image (rogers 4.3) via odin and did a factory reset in twrp, but i still cannot get a non-stock rom to work. very annoyed, and was going to try to PIT it.
messerchmidt said:
I reloaded the stock image (rogers 4.3) via odin and did a factory reset in twrp, but i still cannot get a non-stock rom to work. very annoyed, and was going to try to PIT it.
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Did the stock rom work?
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yes using the stock rom atm. as soon as i try to flash a non-stock rom, i it hangs at the boot screen after it retsrats. some older threads suggested re-flashing the phone with a pit file to repartition. I dont know what else to do
Which non-stock rom? After flashing it are you able to get into recovery mode? Does this rom by any chance flash a modem.bin?
If a stock rom loads ok, chances are your pit mapping is OK.
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messerchmidt said:
yes using the stock rom atm. as soon as i try to flash a non-stock rom, i it hangs at the boot screen after it retsrats. some older threads suggested re-flashing the phone with a pit file to repartition. I dont know what else to do
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Sounds to me like ur definitely not giving the roms enough time on the boot. Some could take 5-7 minutes for initial boot. The fact that stock works and EVERY OTHER ROM here doesn't... leads me to believe this. Patience is virtue
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also, someone at your skill level should not be messing with partitions; you are just asking for a brick..
Not to mention the likely requirement of fully wiping the internal storage of the device...
Arbitrarily changing frameworks back and forth without wiping the file structure first will give you problems on boot...(boot loops)...
Additionally....once the rom is flashed...it may help to immediately go to recovery and wipe the device caches and data again...g
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listen to greg; he is an authority on re-partitioning and bricking! :victory:
wase4711 said:
listen to greg; he is an authority on re-partitioning and bricking! :victory:
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ok i will try again and keep you posted
got it working after several tires, running the 4.3 jedi x2
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Stuck in brickloop, Tried odin stock firmware, no go

Hello all!
So I bought a SGH M919 s4 off craigslist for 150 knowing that it wouldn't boot past the Samsung galaxy s4 boot screen, Thinking it would be an easy fix by flashing the stock firmware through odin. Well that's not the case, I've tried just about everything I am capable of...
1.Both odin 3.0 7 and odin 3.0 9 both flash and the device passes but on the boot screen it says booting recovery and just sticks there, It stuck on that over night so I am being patient.
2. I've tried flashing 4.3 which fails right away leading me to believe the phone was updated to 4.4.2 at some point in time.
3. It wont let me boot into stock recovery or I've even tried flashing TWRP, CWM and it pass's but still will not let me boot into those recovery's either.
4. Tried rooting the phone a couple times and that passes in odin but does nothing after that.
5. I ve tried different phone cables, I haven't tried a different computer yet.
6. The only thing I can get into on the phone is download mode and it says this on the screen
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0X0
KNOX WARRANTYVOID: 0X1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0X30
WRITE PROTECTION: enable
eMMC BURST MODE enable
I don't remember seeing those last two things on the list normally if I can recall. Any help will be greatly appreciated and possibly a donation if we can get this thing fixed. Thanks.
Repartition it with the pit file while youre installing the firmware.
Last 2 strings are normal.
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ShinySide said:
Repartition it with the pit file while youre installing the firmware.
Last 2 strings are normal.
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Thanks for the reply, Do you know where the pit file can be found or what do I write in the pit file box?
Ok so I pulled the pit file from another T-Mobile s4 I have and flashed that with the stock firmware and that didn't work. The phone I pulled the pit file from is on 4.3 still so I'm assuming that's why it didn't work???
Quickvic30 said:
Ok so I pulled the pit file from another T-Mobile s4 I have and flashed that with the stock firmware and that didn't work. The phone I pulled the pit file from is on 4.3 still so I'm assuming that's why it didn't work???
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Na that wouldnt matter. Your pit file is for your partition layouts. Which dont ever change.
I really cant think of anything else of why you can't get into recovery or boot the phone with everything you've tried. You might just need to Jtag the device
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ShinySide said:
Na that wouldnt matter. Your pit file is for your partition layouts. Which dont ever change.
I really cant think of anything else of why you can't get into recovery or boot the phone with everything you've tried. You might just need to Jtag the device
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Thanks for the help, I might jtag it or just try to find a used motherboard :laugh:
Quickvic30 said:
Thanks for the help, I might jtag it or just try to find a used motherboard :laugh:
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The OP mentions that you tried flashing 4.3 and you speculated if it had been updated to 4.4.2. Just out of curiosity, have you tried flashing the stock 4.4.2 firmware?
lordcheeto03 said:
The OP mentions that you tried flashing 4.3 and you speculated if it had been updated to 4.4.2. Just out of curiosity, have you tried flashing the stock 4.4.2 firmware?
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Yes I've been to flashing 4.4.2 and it passes Odin. I think maybe you meant have I tried flashing 4.2.2? I have not tried flashing 4.2.2 firmware yet, I might try that but 4.2.2 didn't have the Knox counter did it?
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Quickvic30 said:
Yes I've been to flashing 4.4.2 and it passes Odin. I think maybe you meant have I tried flashing 4.2.2? I have not tried flashing 4.2.2 firmware yet, I might try that but 4.2.2 didn't have the Knox counter did it?
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No, I meant 4.4.2. It was a dumb question, but sometimes it's the simple things you overlook. Like I said, the OP only said you tried flashing MK2. You won't be able to flash anything pre-KNOX so there's no need in wasting the time downloading the MDL firmware.
An idea would be to power the phone off, boot straight to download mode, flash NB4, pull the battery when it's complete, boot straight back to download mode and re-flash NB4. I know that you have to do that sometimes for the modem to stick, perhaps you could try that with the firmware itself. Hey, worth a shot. Good luck.
lordcheeto03 said:
No, I meant 4.4.2. It was a dumb question, but sometimes it's the simple things you overlook. Like I said, the OP only said you tried flashing MK2. You won't be able to flash anything pre-KNOX so there's no need in wasting the time downloading the MDL firmware.
An idea would be to power the phone off, boot straight to download mode, flash NB4, pull the battery when it's complete, boot straight back to download mode and re-flash NB4. I know that you have to do that sometimes for the modem to stick, perhaps you could try that with the firmware itself. Hey, worth a shot. Good luck.
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I think I might have tried flashing twice in a row but I'll try it again since I haven't tried that since I've flashed the pit file. Thanks for the tip and I'll report back after the double flash.
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So I flashed it, pulled the battery and flashed it again and still the same thing......:sigh: lol Time to look for another wrecked phone for spare parts
Bought a phone off cl with a cracked screen and swapped the motherboard into the phone and it works like a champ now! :thumbup:
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