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[Q] Problem with ALL TW ROMs (Kernels?)

Hey there I know this might sound like a complete newbie question but I have honestly run out of ideas so posting here for some idea.
I have at this point decided my phone must be a lemon.
1. Day 1 received phone installed CM ran it for multiple days no problems.
2. After a few days of this wanted to try Wanams i9505 rom so wiped everything including data in recovery rebooted recovery and installed. First boot was fine setup was fine got it working but then after my first try to reboot it ot stuck at SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 second time it made it to the boot animation but crashed half way through it and reset.
3. Thinking my phone wasn't playing nice with the kernel in Wanam's rom (Adam I believe) I flashed his ROM then immediately flashed the stock m919 kernel after. Same results after first boot.
4. Then tried restoring my nandroid of complete stock. Same problem.
5. Wiped all (except SD) and restored nandroid of stock. Problem gone.
6. After my next backup of stock problem is back.
7. If I do a full odin to stock it works and reboots for days no problem.
I am using TWRP for TMO, have a m919v (Canadian Variant)
Any advice at all would be great, I could easily have overlooked something obvious. Thanks!

Should I not be wiping preload and EFS when doing a "full wipe" ?

No, if you are just flashing a rom from another carrier, which you are, wipe as usual, flash the rom, and before you boot use the tmo canadian kernel, it will boot.

TheAxman said:
No, if you are just flashing a rom from another carrier, which you are, wipe as usual, flash the rom, and before you boot use the tmo canadian kernel, it will boot.
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Hey thanks for the response yes it does boot once, but after that it seems to not. I have even tried re-flashing the stock m919 kernel after flashing the target rom fails booting and that doesnt seem to fix it.

Idyar said:
Hey thanks for the response yes it does boot once, but after that it seems to not. I have even tried re-flashing the stock m919 kernel after flashing the target rom fails booting and that doesnt seem to fix it.
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Where did you happen to find the kernel for your device?

TheAxman said:
Where did you happen to find the kernel for your device?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262729

Idyar said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262729
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whoa, and that is for the 919v? Now I am really confused.
hmm, if thats the correct one, we have a problem. Let me ponder the moment. give me a few...maybe someone else could enlighten us...
is it just happening with this rom, does any of your backups restore ok?

TheAxman said:
whoa, and that is for the 919v? Now I am really confused.
hmm, if thats the correct one, we have a problem. Let me ponder the moment. give me a few...maybe someone else could enlighten us...
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Good point they are not specifically for V variant but it is my understanding that they should be identical. I have the odin flash for it so what I will do is use that to be 100% sure thanks for the tip.

Idyar said:
Good point they are not specifically for V variant but it is my understanding that they should be identical. I have the odin flash for it so what I will do is use that to be 100% sure thanks for the tip.
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You flashed Odin then made backup of stock right? And it still had an issue?
Seems like a recovery issue. Try CWM recovery instead
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Yup cmw seems to have fixed all my problems thanks.

HELP! Stuck at black screen after Device name. But can boot into recovery mode

Okay. So last night, I tinkered with my Note. Rooted it and put TWRP as my custom recovery. Me, being a first-time rooter, was happy with success. I downloaded some recommended root apps, stuff like Pimp my Rom and stuff. So I customized it and rebooted a couple of times. This morning, I overclocked the CPU and rebooted it the natural way by Power off and on. I don't know what happened next. The screen was just stuck at the word Samsung after the device name appeared. I panicked and turned it off by holding the power button. I tried turning it on a couple more times but it failed. I tried rebooting into recovery mode which turned on fortunately. I had a backup last night and I tried using it. When it rebooted, it showed the device name and then was stuck the black screen. I tried wiping data and cache but it still didn't work! Now it's just stuck at a black screen. HELP! PLEASE. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

chiyarlz said:
Okay. So last night, I tinkered with my Note. Rooted it and put TWRP as my custom recovery. Me, being a first-time rooter, was happy with success. I downloaded some recommended root apps, stuff like Pimp my Rom and stuff. So I customized it and rebooted a couple of times. This morning, I overclocked the CPU and rebooted it the natural way by Power off and on. I don't know what happened next. The screen was just stuck at the word Samsung after the device name appeared. I panicked and turned it off by holding the power button. I tried turning it on a couple more times but it failed. I tried rebooting into recovery mode which turned on fortunately. I had a backup last night and I tried using it. When it rebooted, it showed the device name and then was stuck the black screen. I tried wiping data and cache but it still didn't work! Now it's just stuck at a black screen. HELP! PLEASE. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
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If Wiping data/factory reset didn`t solve, then you should flash a stock rom via odin.

lsherif said:
If Wiping data/factory reset didn`t solve, then you should flash a stock rom via odin.
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I'm searching for the stock ROM... I found the official stock ROM and a ROM without Knox. Warranty is useless since I tripped off the flag. The official stock ROM has so many firmware versions and I'm not sure if my version is the one on the site. Don't want to hardbrick it. Also I accidentally cleared internal memory along with the data and cache. Now it says "No OS installed"

chiyarlz said:
I'm searching for the stock ROM... I found the official stock ROM and a ROM without Knox. Warranty is useless since I tripped off the flag. The official stock ROM has so many firmware versions and I'm not sure if my version is the one on the site. Don't want to hardbrick it. Also I accidentally cleared internal memory along with the data and cache. Now it says "No OS installed"
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Any rom will do , preferable your country rom , but any other region will do as long as you are flashing the correct rom version variant - P600 or 601 or 605.

lsherif said:
Any rom will do , preferable your country rom , but any other region will do as long as you are flashing the correct rom version variant - P600 or 601 or 605.
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I guess I'll try flashing CleanROM or some Stock Knox-free one. The reason I rooted was because of the bloatware I don't use. Some ROMs say to transfer to storage then boot to Recovery Mode. Is either way okay, or should I really stick to Odin? (Sorry. Noob here XD)

chiyarlz said:
I guess I'll try flashing CleanROM or some Stock Knox-free one. The reason I rooted was because of the bloatware I don't use. Some ROMs say to transfer to storage then boot to Recovery Mode. Is either way okay, or should I really stick to Odin? (Sorry. Noob here XD)
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Custom roms will not cure your issues, only stock rom via odin.

lsherif said:
Custom roms will not cure your issues, only stock rom via odin.
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So, wait... Are the Stock Knox-free ones still custom ROMs? And I need the official stock ones. Okay. I'll get on to them.

chiyarlz said:
So, wait... Are the Stock Knox-free ones still custom ROMs? And I need the official stock ones. Okay. I'll get on to them.
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Just use stock ones from sammobile.

lsherif said:
Just use stock ones from sammobile.
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Well, the downloads are failing, and I think it's because of my slow internet. I'm gonna try maybe tomorrow or another day when I'll have free time. Being a student sucks. Thanks for the help, though. I appreciate it.

yeah I just did the same. I've created a thread but no response yet. I am also stuck in a black screen after "samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition" (giant name...) I've tried to install my onw backup of original rom and [ROM][12/30/2013][P601][XXUBMJA][Aroma][v1.0] by gcrutchr, both no success stuck at black screen but with backscreen light on... for many minutes and nothing... Please any ideas?

euwlo said:
yeah I just did the same. I've created a thread but no response yet. I am also stuck in a black screen after "samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition" (giant name...) I've tried to install my onw backup of original rom and [ROM][12/30/2013][P601][XXUBMJA][Aroma][v1.0] by gcrutchr, both no success stuck at black screen but with backscreen light on... for many minutes and nothing... Please any ideas?
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Best idea was posted here.. Stock rom via Odin.. Then if you want root it again or flash custom recovery (like TWRP) and then flash your favourite custom rom..

lsherif said:
If Wiping data/factory reset didn`t solve, then you should flash a stock rom via odin.
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I flashed the stock rom, and it's now good as new. Took a while to redownload everything when it was restored but now it's running quite perfectly! Thanks again!
euwlo said:
yeah I just did the same. I've created a thread but no response yet. I am also stuck in a black screen after "samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition" (giant name...) I've tried to install my onw backup of original rom and [ROM][12/30/2013][P601][XXUBMJA][Aroma][v1.0] by gcrutchr, both no success stuck at black screen but with backscreen light on... for many minutes and nothing... Please any ideas?
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Downloading the "STOCK"(I mean the real official one, the one that was in the tab straight of of the box) ROM from Sammobile and flashing it worked for me. Also, don't use the other custom ROMs. I don't think they'll work.

chiyarlz said:
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I flashed the stock rom, and it's now good as new. Took a while to redownload everything when it was restored but now it's running quite perfectly! Thanks again!
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Next time I'd be careful with overclocking As far as I know you need a custom kernel that supports OC. And because this device is still fairly new we don't have those yet.

clouds5 said:
Next time I'd be careful with overclocking As far as I know you need a custom kernel that supports OC. And because this device is still fairly new we don't have those yet.
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Ahaha... I guess I may have overdone it a little. Or a lot. Well, time to break this in again. Hope it won't hardbrick when I root this thing.

chabasse said:
Best idea was posted here.. Stock rom via Odin.. Then if you want root it again or flash custom recovery (like TWRP) and then flash your favourite custom rom..
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Many many thanks, it worked! I will be more carefull this time.

Boot loop at Samsung welcome screen when attempting clean install.

I am currently running SkyNote Air and want to do a clean wipe and start fresh. I've done this before without a problem but am having trouble this time around. After a clean wipe and ROM install, the phone will boot but after seeing the "Android is upgrading, Starting Apps" screen and momentarily displaying the Welcome screen the phone will go into a loop. Seems to happen after the phone connects to the network. I can interact with it to reboot into recovery if I'm quick enough.
From the searches I've done, I've already tried clearing cache and Dalvik and factory reset without any luck. I used Philz to wipe for a new ROM and TWRP to wipe internal storage as well without any luck. I've tried installing the ROM twice before rebooting recovery. Fix Permissions from TWRP also hasn't helped. I already had the 43paramtz.tar flashed and reflashing it does not help either. I have not tried the One-click method yet. That seems the only thing left to try. Just want to see if anyone else has any suggestions. Thanks in advance!
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ojai00 said:
I am currently running SkyNote Air and want to do a clean wipe and start fresh. I've done this before without a problem but am having trouble this time around. After a clean wipe and ROM install, the phone will boot but after seeing the "Android is upgrading, Starting Apps" screen and momentarily displaying the Welcome screen the phone will go into a loop. Seems to happen after the phone connects to the network. I can interact with it to reboot into recovery if I'm quick enough.
From the searches I've done, I've already tried clearing cache and Dalvik and factory reset without any luck. I used Philz to wipe for a new ROM and TWRP to wipe internal storage as well without any luck. I've tried installing the ROM twice before rebooting recovery. Fix Permissions from TWRP also hasn't helped. I already had the 43paramtz.tar flashed and reflashing it does not help either. I have not tried the One-click method yet. That seems the only thing left to try. Just want to see if anyone else has any suggestions. Thanks in advance!
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Are you on T-mobile ?

dicksteele said:
What bootloader are you on ??? Did you do the 4.3 OTA ?
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I believe I am on a 4.1.2 bootloader (I317UCAMA4). I have not restored to stock or done a 4.3 OTA.

ojai00 said:
I believe I am on a 4.1.2 bootloader (I317UCAMA4). I have not restored to stock or done a 4.3 OTA.
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And you're on T-Mobile ?

dicksteele said:
And you're on T-Mobile ?
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Yep. Using an unlocked i317 on T-Mobile with the AWS Mod. My first instinct was to remove the SIM since the phone seemed to be restarting once I was connected to the network but that didn't work either.

ojai00 said:
Yep. Using an unlocked i317 on T-Mobile with the AWS Mod. My first instinct was to remove the SIM since the phone seemed to be restarting once I was connected to the network but that didn't work either.
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Ahhhh.. Like it says in your signature.... :cyclops:
Yea I'm awake.
Have your ever flashed anything else besides Sky Air ? That's the one you have reflashed after Philz/TWRP wipes right ?

dicksteele said:
Ahhhh.. Like it says in your signature.... :cyclops:
Yea I'm awake.
Have your ever flashed anything else besides Sky Air ? That's the one you have reflashed after Philz/TWRP wipes right ?
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SkyNote is the only 4.3 ROM I've tried. Yes, that was the ROM I reflashed after the full wipes. I've been flashing SkyNote from version 8 onwards and am now running the N3 version. I've seen some people have issues with the N3 version but not the Vanilla version. I haven't tried that one. I've been following MeanBean but I'm worried if I can't even get a reinstall of SkyNote Air working my chances of another ROM will probably be the same!

ojai00 said:
SkyNote is the only 4.3 ROM I've tried. Yes, that was the ROM I reflashed after the full wipes. I've been flashing SkyNote from version 8 onwards and am now running the N3 version. I've seen some people have issues with the N3 version but not the Vanilla version. I haven't tried that one. I've been following MeanBean but I'm worried if I can't even get a reinstall of SkyNote Air working my chances of another ROM will probably be the same!
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MeanBean is pretty sweet. You have to remember to run the fixdata.sh.
I'm thinking you should give this a try, a stock ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
It's still flashing from a custom recovery.
You've done everything short of sacrificing a chicken.
Gotta run to a mind numbing meeting.....

dicksteele said:
MeanBean is pretty sweet. You have to remember to run the fixdata.sh.
I'm thinking you should give this a try, a stock ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
It's still flashing from a custom recovery.
You've done everything short of sacrificing a chicken.
Gotta run to a mind numbing meeting.....
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I'll give it a shot. Good luck with the meeting. Thanks for your help! :highfive:

ojai00 said:
I'll give it a shot. Good luck with the meeting. Thanks for your help! :highfive:
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Good luck.... Hopefully it works.

Tried flashing the stock deodexed ROM in Philz and still the same result. I can at least make it far enough to the home screen but am still getting the same reboots. I also upgraded to the 4.3 bootloader from seanz thread here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502464) without luck. I wonder if flashing the ROM in Odin will be any different? I have my doubts but want to hear it from someone else.

ojai00 said:
Tried flashing the stock deodexed ROM in Philz and still the same result. I can at least make it far enough to the home screen but am still getting the same reboots. I also upgraded to the 4.3 bootloader from seanz thread here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502464) without luck. I wonder if flashing the ROM in Odin will be any different? I have my doubts but want to hear it from someone else.
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If you're game you could try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If you do sections 1 and 2, and don't get boot loops, you can flash that stock/root/odex ROM.

dicksteele said:
If you're game you could try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If you do sections 1 and 2, and don't get boot loops, you can flash that stock/root/odex ROM.
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Thanks again. I'll try that next. Attempting the Odexed version of Zen's package first.

ojai00 said:
Thanks again. I'll try that next. Attempting the Odexed version of Zen's package first.
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Sounds good. Good luck.
Not sure what is residual and causing the boot loops.

So I dirty flashed the odex version and that seems to be stable. I then factory reset to wipe it clean and that came up fine. Going to try wiping completely and installing Stock Odex again.
Update: Rooted Stock Odex seems to be the only one that is booting up fine. I then flashed SkyNote Air without any wipes and it was fine again. Once I tried to factory reset to defaults after Air is installed (wiping cache and Dalvik in the process), the boot loops begin. Guess this is what I'm going to have to do if I want to start fresh on any ROM.

ojai00 said:
So I dirty flashed the odex version and that seems to be stable. I then factory reset to wipe it clean and that came up fine. Going to try wiping completely and installing Stock Odex again.
Update: Rooted Stock Odex seems to be the only one that is booting up fine. I then flashed SkyNote Air without any wipes and it was fine again. Once I tried to factory reset to defaults after Air is installed (wiping cache and Dalvik in the process), the boot loops begin. Guess this is what I'm going to have to do if I want to start fresh on any ROM.
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Too wierd. At least you found a path.... Not optimal, but functional.
I'm fighting why I can't flash a custom recovery now.

dicksteele said:
Too wierd. At least you found a path.... Not optimal, but functional.
I'm fighting why I can't flash a custom recovery now.
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Just a thought even though I'm sure you verified. You're sure you're trying to flash the proper recovery for the device? I know TWRP and Philz make a specific version for the i317 with t0lteatt in the file name.

ojai00 said:
Just a thought even though I'm sure you verified. You're sure you're trying to flash the proper recovery for the device? I know TWRP and Philz make a specific version for the i317 with t0lteatt in the file name.
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Yepper. They live on my machine and phone. Thought it was an ODIN thing, just rooted my phone.
I do so much crap to it maybe that's was I was missing .... We'll see.
EDIT : And that was it. Interesting .....

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!

[Q] Multiple problems after flashing Stock

Hello everyone,
After a long fight to try and get this phone back to normal, everything seemed good,
except not really
I started on a buggy CM11 version. Sick of it, I downloaded a 4.4.4 stock rom. I had to disable firewall and defender, but I got Odin to flash my md5. I got through everything and it booted successfully. After signing in and all that jazz, I find out that my WiFi isn't working. After a few reboots, My 4G finally works and everything seems to be steady.
Then, after exploring the rest of the phone I find out that all my apps from last ROM are still there. I know that you are supposed to wipe before flashing, but I was told that Odin will take care of that. It obviously didn't.
After THAT, I try to boot into Recovery as the next sensible step is to try to wipe my data and cache. I turn the phone off and press (Vol up + Home + Pwr) and the first boot screen shows for a moment. It says in blue "RECOVERY BOOTING" in the corner. Right after, it disappears and in another second it does the same screen without the "RECOVERY BOOTING". And as presumed, it does a regular boot.
What did I miss? How can I wipe my phone from recovery? How can I fix my problem with Wifi?

Reflash in Odin.
Make sure you have the correct stock rom. If you flash the "md5" you may have flashed the wrong thing. The md5 is not tge firmware, that is just the code that verifies your firmware file is not corrupted.
If your old apps were still there, you flashed the wrong thing. There is no way to flash stock firmware in odin and not wipe the data partition.

You are correct then
Yeah, I flashed a tar.md5 in Odin. It gave me a new ROM but all my apps are there. After all that, I still can't go to recovery. I tried using the terminal and ROM Toolbox to go there, both didn't work. Can I just leave it as it is and find a way to recovery or is the only way to go to bootloader and flash a correct file to get to recovery?

Flash twrp and see if it will reboot into recovery, then factory reset and flash latest firmware with Odin right after. Odin will NOT wipe data. It has to be done manually

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Flash twrp and see if it will reboot into recovery, then factory reset and flash latest firmware with Odin right after. Odin will NOT wipe data. It has to be done manually
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It depends on what you ate flashing.
If you are flashing a full stock factory image it will wipe user data. If you are just flashing a system partition it won't.

Essem G said:
Hello everyone,
After a long fight to try and get this phone back to normal, everything seemed good,
except not really
I started on a buggy CM11 version. Sick of it, I downloaded a 4.4.4 stock rom. I had to disable firewall and defender, but I got Odin to flash my md5. I got through everything and it booted successfully. After signing in and all that jazz, I find out that my WiFi isn't working. After a few reboots, My 4G finally works and everything seems to be steady.
Then, after exploring the rest of the phone I find out that all my apps from last ROM are still there. I know that you are supposed to wipe before flashing, but I was told that Odin will take care of that. It obviously didn't.
After THAT, I try to boot into Recovery as the next sensible step is to try to wipe my data and cache. I turn the phone off and press (Vol up + Home + Pwr) and the first boot screen shows for a moment. It says in blue "RECOVERY BOOTING" in the corner. Right after, it disappears and in another second it does the same screen without the "RECOVERY BOOTING". And as presumed, it does a regular boot.
What did I miss? How can I wipe my phone from recovery? How can I fix my problem with Wifi?
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Fkash twrp and format system, data, cache and preload and install a deodexed stock os

g7755725 said:
Fkash twrp and format system, data, cache and preload and install a deodexed stock os
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Also this. This gives you more control over the whole process

Skipjacks said:
Also this. This gives you more control over the whole process
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How do I know whatever I download is deodexed? And I went to a page of ROMs someone gave me and I downloaded the NK2 version, which also gave me a tar.md5. If I want the correct thing to flash, what should I flash?

Essem G said:
How do I know whatever I download is deodexed? And I went to a page of ROMs someone gave me and I downloaded the NK2 version, which also gave me a tar.md5. If I want the correct thing to flash, what should I flash?
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The first post of any customized stock rom will tell you if its deodexed. If it doesn't say it...its not.

@Essem G:
Any updates for us? I'm following this thread because I have similar problems with my WiFi not working after upgrading from 4.2.2.
Any luck getting TWRP flashed?
Also I believe that the stock firmwares do come as tar.md5's, as in the file: M919UVUFNK2_M919TMBFNK2_M919UVUFNK2_HOME.tar.md5 from ShinySide's stock firmware thread.
As for the WiFi issue, from the hours of reading I've done it looks like this problem occurs when you upgrade your firmware, but it no longer matches the bootloader. Such as bootloader (Baseband) showing MDL, but Build Number showing NH7, NK2, etc. What does your show?
This thread may be of use to you when you get back to a working ROM. Good luck!

@RavenMind1
Everyone has been saying different answers and i've put off fixing my device for a while. I'm just afraid i'll brick it forever and have another nightmare after this current one. So no, there has been no progress. I think i'm gonna try to flash Philz and format my system, then flash a deodexed rom. @g7755725 said that you can flash TWRP, but I usually use Philz. It appears to be that I have lost root access because no root features work and SuperSU won't recognize it. Will everything work or am I setting my self up for disaster?
Edit: Where can I find a deodexed rom? I desperately need one, thanks

Essem G said:
@RavenMind1
Everyone has been saying different answers and i've put off fixing my device for a while. I'm just afraid i'll brick it forever and have another nightmare after this current one. So no, there has been no progress. I think i'm gonna try to flash Philz and format my system, then flash a deodexed rom. @g7755725 said that you can flash TWRP, but I usually use Philz. It appears to be that I have lost root access because no root features work and SuperSU won't recognize it. Will everything work or am I setting my self up for disaster?
Edit: Where can I find a deodexed rom? I desperately need one, thanks
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Look in the forums for deodexed rom theirs a bunch and untouched as well i had philz but it eoukdnt boot my s4 so i had to switch to twrp because it does better then any recovery

g7755725 said:
Look in the forums for deodexed rom theirs a bunch and untouched as well i had philz but it eoukdnt boot my s4 so i had to switch to twrp because it does better then any recovery
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Thanks for the support so far, but has this problem occured before? do you think the steps i've listed will solve this? Im just trying to make sure that I know exactly what to do before I go in. Thanks

Essem G said:
Thanks for the support so far, but has this problem occured before? do you think the steps i've listed will solve this? Im just trying to make sure that I know exactly what to do before I go in. Thanks[/Q] it should
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@g7755725 I downloaded a deodexed rom from the SkipJacks guy (different page than what you sent me) and it's a little under 9MB... how could this possibly be a ROM?

Essem G said:
@g7755725 I downloaded a deodexed rom from the SkipJacks guy (different page than what you sent me) and it's a little under 9MB... how could this possibly be a ROM?
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Have you tried my gamerrom Ultimate 1 its basically stock touchwiz of if Official NK2 M919UVUFNK2 with stweaks and no bloatware here is the thread gru 1 is in.the botyom of the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development/stock-os-gamerrom-ultimate-2-touchwiz-t3078467

Sounds cool but i would have been interested a few months ago. I'm trying to sell the phone so I need to get it back to stock. Appreciate all the help and I think it's cool that you make ROMs

Essem G said:
Sounds cool but i would have been interested a few months ago. I'm trying to sell the phone so I need to get it back to stock. Appreciate all the help and I think it's cool that you make ROMs
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If you're trying to go back to complete stock then just Odin NK2 firmware. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/general/firmwares-official-mdl-mk2-nb4-t2816508 I used the NK2 from here about 2 days ago to go back to stock.