Strange bricked GT-I9195 (bootloop and no recovery mode) - Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all!
I've got a bricked Samsung S4 mini.
It's stuck in a bootloop and I've got no recovery mode (No command with dead droid). Kies doesn't recognize it.
I've tried:
- flashing CWM and TWRP to get recovery mode up and running but no luck. Odin completes fine and it restarts (tried to enter on first reboot as described) but still "No command".
- flashing stock firmware from sammobile.com. I completes fine but when i restart its no difference (bootloop and no recovery)
- flashing stock firmware (all files with pit file) https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751224. This gets error in Odin and "SW REV CHECK FAIL: FUSED 2 > BINARY 0" in on the phone. I suspect its the wrong firmware.
In download mode:
Code:
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATYS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
I'm all out of ideas and would love some help. I've found some similar threads on this but no solution.
How do i find out exactly what model number I've got. The back says GT-I9195 and the Samsung Warrany site says "cant find product". I guess its because its a Scandinavian phone.
Any help much appreciated.
/Daniel

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What was the last thing you did that caused the boot loop and made recovery inaccessible?

Exanneon said:
What was the last thing you did that caused the boot loop and made recovery inaccessible?
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I got it from a friend and he said that it started to behave strange. So he decided to try flashing a custom rom.
It seems to have been a little bit to custom for this device Maybe he flashed the wrong version.

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Flashing a "wrong version" can be fatal to an android device, this has happened to 2 of my phones to my younger, more inexperienced self (around 4 years ago), for one of the phones recovery and download mode became corrupted (inaccessible), and the other phone became a complete and utter "brick" (useless), it was unable to even be turned on!
My point is that if he had flashed a rom, or even worse; a stock firmware for his phone this can seriously kill it, I suggest asking him what rom and what model the rom was built for.
Update me once you find out.

Exanneon said:
Flashing a "wrong version" can be fatal to an android device, this has happened to 2 of my phones to my younger, more inexperienced self (around 4 years ago), for one of the phones recovery and download mode became corrupted (inaccessible), and the other phone became a complete and utter "brick" (useless), it was unable to even be turned on!
My point is that if he had flashed a rom, or even worse; a stock firmware for his phone this can seriously kill it, I suggest asking him what rom and what model the rom was built for.
Update me once you find out.
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He said that he doesn't know exactly. He tried a few but all should have been for the GT-I9195.

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If all of them were for the GT-I9195, then please list them for me, or at least the last one that was flashed, as I can't help you if I'm told that everything was done correctly.

Sure
- I9195XXUCPE1 (https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s4-mini/GT-I9195/NEE/download/I9195XXUCPE1/78908/)
- I9195XXSCQA3
- I9195XXUBML4-D-BT (4 files + PIT-file CSB_signed_SERRANOLTE_ONEPIT_OPEN_130523)

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So you haven't been flashing roms, but rather stock firmwares, what odin were you using?

Exanneon said:
So you haven't been flashing roms, but rather stock firmwares, what odin were you using?
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My friend said that he initially flashed a Cyanogenmod rom and it worked but he didin't like it and the troubles started when he tried to revert to stock.
Odin version: 3.09
Thanks.

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That's unusual, flashing stock firmware is very unlikely to cause any problems but fix everything...Could you please give me the link to the stock firmware your friend was flashing? (If you have it)

standarggbg said:
Hi all!
I've got a bricked Samsung S4 mini.
It's stuck in a bootloop and I've got no recovery mode (No command with dead droid). Kies doesn't recognize it.
I've tried:
- flashing CWM and TWRP to get recovery mode up and running but no luck. Odin completes fine and it restarts (tried to enter on first reboot as described) but still "No command".
- flashing stock firmware from sammobile.com. I completes fine but when i restart its no difference (bootloop and no recovery)
- flashing stock firmware (all files with pit file) https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751224. This gets error in Odin and "SW REV CHECK FAIL: FUSED 2 > BINARY 0" in on the phone. I suspect its the wrong firmware.
In download mode:
Code:
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATYS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
I'm all out of ideas and would love some help. I've found some similar threads on this but no solution.
How do i find out exactly what model number I've got. The back says GT-I9195 and the Samsung Warrany site says "cant find product". I guess its because its a Scandinavian phone.
Any help much appreciated.
/Daniel
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same problem. did you find any luck fixing your phone? wanna try it too if so :good:

He doesn't remember but think it was I9195XXSCQA3.

ddikere said:
same problem. did you find any luck fixing your phone? wanna try it too if so :good:
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Nope. Not yet.

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[Q] Static screen upon boot, no PIT in Odin

Hi, so I recently rooted, flashed TWRP, and put SlimKat on my phone, and it worked great for a few days, but then all of a sudden it would freeze on the lockscreen. To fix this I would need to pull out the battery or do the hard reboot. Then, today, after doing that once again, when I tried to boot normally or into recovery, it showed static (I'll include an image). It does, however, boot into download mode.
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I have a Nandroid backup made through TWRP (I'm not sure if the one on hand is from stock or right after flashing SlimKat).
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PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T889
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0
AP SWREV:
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Hello all,
I rooted my G925T device 1-2 weeks ago (SUPERSu?) and haven't had any major problems. Yesterday my phone died and while charging, I turned it back on only to get stuck on the T-mobile screen. I tried most everything including using Odin to reset to stock 5.1.1 firmware but I am getting a FAILED response (can't open the serial(com) port).
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bodef said:
Hello all,
I rooted my G925T device 1-2 weeks ago (SUPERSu?) and haven't had any major problems. Yesterday my phone died and while charging, I turned it back on only to get stuck on the T-mobile screen. I tried most everything including using Odin to reset to stock 5.1.1 firmware but I am getting a FAILED response (can't open the serial(com) port).
Some notes (not sure if relevant):
-90% sure my SuperSU was not enabled when my phone died and this started happening
-Pretty sure I unchecked the USB Debugging right after I rooted
-I wiped all my data from the recovery mode
Any help, tips, suggestions? THANKS!
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Try this. Smart Switch usually can fix your boot loops. Be warned though you will lose everything on the phone. It will be reset to like you got it from the store. Except with the latest firmware.
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jmc302005 said:
Try this. Smart Switch usually can fix your boot loops. Be warned though you will lose everything on the phone. It will be reset to like you got it from the store. Except with the latest firmware.
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Hey, thanks for the reply.
Problem is, when I am in download mode it only tells me the following:
ODIN MODE (in red)
Product Name: SM-G925T
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
FRP LOCK: OFF
Secure Download: Enabled (in blue)
KNOX WARRANT VOID: 1
RP SWREV: Letter:Number Letter:Number Letter:Number
And then Downloading... Do not turn off target
Flash Latest Stock ROM
bodef said:
Hey, thanks for the reply.
Problem is, when I am in download mode it only tells me the following:
ODIN MODE (in red)
Product Name: SM-G925T
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
FRP LOCK: OFF
Secure Download: Enabled (in blue)
KNOX WARRANT VOID: 1
RP SWREV: Letter:Number Letter:Number Letter:Number
And then Downloading... Do not turn off target
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FIrst Flash Full Stock Firmware than See if work .
1.If not work flash Unikernel V8-002 in odin.. ( it must work )
2.If both not work download firmware in 4 parts ...(BL,AP,CP,& CSC)
Just Flash only BL and AP (it work 100% Tested )
These must work ..
try and post result
The Emergency Recovery Smart Switch method worked!
I was able to find my s/n when I selected to view the barcode before going into download mode.
I thought s/n would be IMEI but its not.
bodef said:
The Emergency Recovery Smart Switch method worked!
I was able to find my s/n when I selected to view the barcode before going into download mode.
I thought s/n would be IMEI but its not.
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I was just about to tell you that you need to press Home button to see S/N before you press Vol-Up. Glad you got it worked out. Please hit the thanks button if I helped you out.

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Hello y'all, this is my first post, I'm not so new in this forum, I've been reading hundred of posts here, but I think it's time to ask for some help because I'm really going insane (lol).
Ok, so let's begin... I made a mistake upgrading my Mini S4 (GT-9190) to 4.4.2 and installing TWRP 3.0.3... Since my phone was in a logo stuck statement, I wanted it to work. I thought that "rooting" it via recovery (TWRP) would be good, but it was a big mistake.
When I tried to load a new 4.4.2 firmware on Odin, it just got stuck (Odin) at writing the recovery.img showing up a blue box with "RECOVERY" in it. I waited hours, and nothing. I had to disconnect the phone, pull the battery off, and reset.
I flashed it again, it was "successful"
Now.. the phone is showing me this annoying message when I try to boot recovery:
RECOVERY BOOTING....
warranty set bit: recovery
I read this was caused because I don't have installed the stock recovery, but how could it be that? I mean, I'm installing stock firmwares only. (4.4.2 versions, since the annoying knox doesn't allow to downgrade these phones, AT LEAST from what I've read and tried on my own...)
Also, when I try to do a "normal boot" (only Power button pressed) this screen goes directly to ODIN MODE showing up the following text on the top:
Could not do normal boot.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9190
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
I've flashed like 10 different roms by now, and still no luck I don't know what to do. If someone knows, please let me know asap. I'll be extremely glad with any response.
Thanks in advice. Mr. Rage~
P.S: I can't post images because I'm new and this is my first thread. Sorry.
Nobody knows? Oh well... :crying:
AlvyRage said:
Nobody knows? Oh well... :crying:
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U can enter in Download Mode? Is your answer is positive, try this method:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751224
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Need help getting SM-N910P back to stock rom

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Extra Tidbit of Info
Also, if this helps at all, this is what my Download Mode screen says when idle/(before I try to flash to it)
ODIN MODE (HIGH SPEED)
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N910P
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
REACTIVATION LOCK: OFF
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 (4)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T3, R1, A5, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
UDC START
Here is an idea, if someone out there could kindly do it for me. Make a TWRP backup image of a factory reset stock rom and share it on google or something. then I should just be able to flash the image, right?
I have a problem on note4 sprint. after install custom rom linkage 15 unofficial naughat, i want to restore to stock rom using odin3 but why always fail. but that is the last stock rom I use.

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