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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deflagrate:
I have soft bricked my phone, and cannot figure out why I cannot fix it. I can only boot in to download mode.

Every time I try to use Odin, I get an error message, or it simply stops responding. I've used Odin 3.07 and 3.10. I've tried different USB ports and cables (this fixed another error I was getting). Kies 2.6 and 3.0 have both been unsuccessful. I've tried flashing TWRP, OUDHS, MK2, MB4, NH7, and NK2 firmwares; nothing works.

This is the closest it's come to being successful:

<ID:0/008> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> M919UVUFNH7_M919TMBFNH7_M919UVUFNH7_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..

<ID:0/008> File analysis..

<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/008> Initialzation..

<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/008> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/008> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/008> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/008> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/008> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/008> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/008> tz.mbn

<ID:0/008> boot.img

<ID:0/008> recovery.img

<ID:0/008> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/008> __XmitData_Write

<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/008> Removed!!

<ID:0/008> Added!!

All I wanted was a TW ROM that had WiFi calling, now all I want is to be able to use my phone at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
So just to verify some base information:

1. Your phone is m919?

2. What happened that caused the Soft Bricked your phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deflagrate:
Yes, M919.

I believe it soft bricked when I tried flashing the NK2 firmware for the first time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
Well, there's a common theme ... first bricked when trying to flash NK2 and now with NH2. Can you paste a screen shot of ODIN when you're just about to press 'Start' in ODIN?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deflagrate:
Here you go, attached.

Edit: I tried yet another USB cable, the one that came with the phone, and flashed NK2. Instead of failing immediately like every other time, it got to 40%, and then failed. I tried it again, but it failed at about 10% this time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
I don't honestly know if this really matters, but I usually have "F . Reset Time" checked when I do the flash.

It could also be some sort of Hardware issues where it's trying to write to. Perhaps others will have an idea for you..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Reserved.:
Alright, if someone could answer a quick question that'd be amazing. So quick summary: I'm going to JUMP! but I want to wipe my phone back to stock. I heard they really don't care about being root, or even on a custom ROM when jumping, but I'd rather wipe, and get rid of any personal data.

What I'm currently running:

Bootloader: M919UVUAMDL

Android Version: 4.3.1

OS: CyanogenMod - 10.2.1-jfltetmo

Kernel: 3.4.0-cyanogenmod

So my question is, can I use Samsung Kies to wipe my phone and factory reset it to stock? Or is there a better way to flash back to stock? Doesn't matter if I'm rooted or not as I don't think they will actually care, mostly doing this to get rid of personal data, and what not.

Thank you :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deflagrate:
Since switching to the original USB cable, I've had some success.

Flashing via Odin, or trying to update via Kies both tend to begin flashing, then fail at some point during the flash. Kies seems to always either fail almost immediately after beginning, or at 96% I've gotten to 90-95% with Odin (screenshot below), but then just like Kies, I hear the device disconnected sound, and then it fails. Afterwards though, it let me flash TWRP, and it booted to recovery fine. I installed the ROM I started all this for (Minimalist Design 4.4.4 TW) and everything has worked fine so far. Not getting a 100% complete installation might come back to bite me in the ass later on, but I've been trying to get this to work since ~2am last night. I'm going to enjoy having a phone that actually works, and some tacos, for now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dtptampa:
I realized that I'm running the older MDL broadband despite using one of the GPE ROM's (on 5.0.1). What would be the best way to upgrade my modem and the sort without running into issues with having to re-root my phone and that whole process?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Check post 3105.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Reserved.:
Quoting my own post:

Never bothered to go back to stock despite figuring this out for myself (how I overlooked the thread I'll never know). They didn't even care, guy told me to turn it on to prove it powered on, and that was that. So if you're JUMPing like me, don't worry too much about it :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ogre6473:
Hey guys, I need some help.

I'm trying to use a Wifi Tethering app (A few different ones actually) to make use of my unlimited data with my Laptop, but I have what appears to be a couple of problems.

Note: This became a problem several ROMs ago, not from flashing current ROM.

Problem 1.) Wifi often just will not turn on.

Problem 2.) Wifi turns on but the network created by the tethering app is not visible. On the 2 occasions it actually appeared, it couldn't be connected to.

Stats:

Samsung M919

Android Version JFLTE-GPE 5.0.1

Baseband M919UVUFNB4 <------------- Problem?

Kernel 3.4.105-GoogyMax3_GE5-v1.2.7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ogre6473:
Well... I thought I'd found the source of the problem. I got it all working by flashing a new modem or according to Odin it flashed successfully. But it still reads as the old one in my phone. Strange.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Big Bang Anarchy:
Hey all,

I'm having an issue with PCs detecting my S4 after flashing a 4.4.4 Google Play Edition ROM. I initially thought maybe it was the kernel, so I flashed KToonsez kernel with no issues. Still, no PCs detect my phone in any capacity.

I then asked people in the thread about this issue, but got no responses besides "just use Airdroid!". Not really a legitimate way to fix my issue. After that, I searched Google up and down and found that when upgrading from 4.2 to 4.3, people were experiencing this same issue. People had a few ways to get it fixed, but one I hadn't tried yet was changing the Qualcomm USB settings that can be accessed from the dialer.

So, I try the dialer code *#0808# since that was the latest one, but, as the screenshots show, I'm getting this prompt. Anybody have any idea what might be going on? Can I access this menu at all, or am I destined to forever have to use Airdroid for all of my file transfer needs?

Thanks in advance for any help provided.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Check if you are using original USB.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Big Bang Anarchy:
I definitely am.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Can you verify it's in good working order? Usb cables do wear out. The internal wires crack, the connectors get loose, etc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Big Bang Anarchy:
It definitely is. Tested my wife's Note 3 with it and it was fully functioning when I had flashed a stock TouchWiz ROM between flashing the latest modem.

On another note, I find it worrying that I can't access any hidden dialer menus besides seeong the IMEI number.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pmular:
My wife's phone / SIM card issues

My wife's phone keeps randomly loosing connection with the sim card and rebooting. Any help or is it a warranty thing with sammy?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Have you already asked T-Mobile to help you rule out a bad SIM card?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dystopiangirl:
I recently unlocked my S4 so I could use it on a new network. My question is this. If I flash a new ROM will the unlock stay or will I have to do it over again? Because I had to go back to stock to complete the unlock and I don't want to have to go through all of that again if somebody already knows the answer. :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
It'll stay once you've unlocked it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pmular:
Yes, already swapped a new sim in at the store, no change.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] abikerider:
Unroot Fail

I have a TMobile M919 with UVUAMDL kernal. I tried rooting using the TWRP method on galaxys4root.com and ended up in a boot loop with a TWRP recovery. I then tried to an auto CF root and ended up with "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.". Finally, I decided to unroot it using the stock UVUAMDL rom and Odin 3.07 and it fails. Here is what Odin outputs when trying to load the stock ROM.

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/003> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I am using the stock ROM loaded from Sammobile.com (M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar) and only have the reboot option checked. I don't know what to do next. Also, the tiny print on the top of the phone's screen says this after failing.

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919

CURRENT BINARY: Custom

SYSTEM STATUS: Custom

KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0

KNOW WARRANTY VOID: 0X1

CSB-CONFIG -LSB: 0X30

WRITE PROTECTION: Enable

eMMC BURST MODE: enabled

START [224,1440}

SW REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 5, Binary : 1

Please help. I have no idea what to do next.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Try the one here. I've used it couple of times.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2816508
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] abikerider:
I downloaded M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_TMB.zip twice from Sammobile.com and the md5 hashes match so I have an uncorrupted tar file. I don't want to wait for an uncompressed 2.38GB file to download so I am not using your link. I am running Odin as an administrator and turned off antivirus and firewalls. I put the phone in download mode before plugging it in and I only have the reboot option checked in odin 3.07. I've even tried it on a windows 7 and a windows vista computer separately. I don't have the original USB cord so maybe I need that? I've tried 3 different USB cords. Is it really that picky? Maybe I should buy a new USB board for it off ebay? What else can I try?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Yes it's picky as I've read few users got failure due to third party cables. Buy an original one on ebay and try with it or if you have any friends with S4 try theirs. All the best ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] abikerider:
Well, I tried CF Autoroot and got back into the bootloop. I flashed TWRP recovery and wiped and factory reset and still in the bootloop. I was wondering. Does CF Autoroot change the firmware version from AMDL to a newer version? If so, this could be the reason I couldn't revert to the stock AMDL firmware. Does anyone know if this is true and, if so, what stock firmware version can I flash in Odin to unroot it and start over?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] NiMaD83:
Im sorry if this has been asked before. I have googled around with little to no prevail so i figured i would come straight to the best source.

SGH-M919

Android 4.4.4

m919uvufnk2

Odin ran in amin mode (auto reboot and f reset only checked)

I cannot seen to use Odin to flash anything at all.

This phone was sent to me with 4.4.4 already on it to replace my sim card error'ed other S4 so its official rom

Odin ID shows :3 although i see most things showing 5 if that even makes a difference.

I can't seem to flash a recovery or anything like mentioned with Odin coming back with errors and going nowhere after

in DL mode it says at the bottom in red

secure check fail : PIT

secure check fail : sb11?

Can I even downgrade 4.4.4 to 4.4.2?

Can i even root this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
No, CF auto root won't change firmware. What firmware you were on before you tried CF auto root? Go back to the same firmware. You can get the link to firmware few posts back.

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You can't downgrade if the phone was on 4.4 4 when you got it.

You can root it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] NiMaD83:
Well ive since rooted and installed a recovery.

With this i can still install a custom rom be it a downgrade or up to 5.0 right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] abikerider:
It was on AMDL and I have been trying to go back to stock AMDL. I have the stock AMDL tar file. I'm just wondering if I'd have better luck with a newer firmware.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
What exactly you are trying to do? If you want to upgrade to 4.4.4 you can. Make sure you have correct tar file for your phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
You cannot downgrade the firmware from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2. Since you have NK2, you are running the most recent. However, you can run Custom Roms that are based on 4.4.2, but you can't run the 4.4.2 stock Rom, once you've upgraded.

Rob

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Since the ODIN Mode is showing that you have the Knox Warranty Void flag of 0x1, you are not running the MDL bootloader.

Something newer has already been flashed/OTA'd to the phone. So, you won't be able to flash the MDL firmware. That is the reason it is failing.

You will have to try the MK2, NB4, NH7 or NK2 firmwares to find the first one that will take, or you can just download the most recent the NK2, and flash it. You've already tripped the Knox flag, so there isn't any reason to stay with an older firmware. The newer modems require the modem version and bootloader version to match.

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] abikerider:
Thank you Rob,

That is the information I needed. I am not sure how the newer bootloader got there but that is what I suspected. I just did not know how to interpret the messages on the phone screen. I have already begun downloading newer firmwares off Sammobile.com. I will report back as to which firmware works. Thanks again.

Mike

Update: I tried flashing 4.3 (EMK2) and it failed. Then I flashed 4.4.2 (FNB4) and it worked. Yaay! I'm still not sure how it ended up with that bootloader but I don't care now. Thanks for everyone's help, especially Rob.

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I am just trying to get my phone back to the condition it was in before the galaxys4root.com twrp method of root failed and put it in a bootloop. Once I do this I plan on using CF autoroot to root it. From previous experience with android, it seems the newer the firmware the slower it gets so I would rather have older firmware. I don't care about all the bells and whistles but I do want to be able to use it as a wifi hotspot if I need it and I want the ability to remove bloatware.

Mike
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Big Bang Anarchy:
Don't mean to be a bother about this, but I just wanted to know if there were any updates on this, or if I'm basically screwed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
I'm using the NH7 stock firmware and ROM and haven't seen any speed issues from upgrading along the way from MK2. Usually the firmware should speed things up. Now, the bloatware may slow things down, but that's why I root, de-bloat, and use Greenify.

The data speeds have definitely gotten better with the latest modems, at least in the Atlanta area.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thy.flesh.consumed:
So it's me again. I've posted in this thread about flashing TWRP on my S4. I've solved that problem, but then as soon as I sorted it out and flashed CM11M12 my SIM card died. So I got new sim card, talked to H2O and they transfered account to my new sim card. Now I'm having a different problem. For the record I'm on CM11M12 (snapshot 12 from 2014-11-12), and I'm on NK2 radio.

I do not use my phone a whole lot so it took me a while to notice, but couple of days ago I noticed that I'm having intermittent problems receiving incoming calls. Incoming calls do not always go through. I've been testing it quite a bit in the past two days, so far I have identified 3 ways it usually goes:

1. I place a call to my M919 and M919 starts ringing almost immediately - all good which is how it should be

2. I place a call to my M919, there is a 5 second pause, then I hear rings, but my M919 stays silent - the call does not go through, after 4 or 5 rings it goes to my voicemail and my M919 misses the call completely - worst case scenario

3. I place a call to my M919, there is a 5 second pause, then I hear rings, after 2 or so rings the rings change tonality a bit, and at that point my M919 receives the call.

I do not know why this is happening. My reception is all good, no red bars in the cell signal graph. I've tried to put the new sim card into LG F6, and it seems to work fine, but it's very difficult to troubleshoot an intermittent problem like this. Before I go nuclear option and wipe my phone new with ODIN, has anybody else encountered something like this? Is there anything I can do? I've read that some people install GetRIL, but I cannot get it to work on my M919, it says it's unsupported.

Any insight into the problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Go to Settings - Mobile Network - Preferred Network Type and change it to 3G or 2G instead of LTE and see if you still get issue mentioned in point 2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thy.flesh.consumed:
Already did that. I have H2O PayGo plan, theoretically it's supposed to get LTE, but for some reason it doesn't, so if I leave Preferred Network Type to LTE instead of 3G my phone would lose the signal every 10 minutes on the clock trying to get LTE signal, failing, and resetting mobile service. So I put it on 3G and I still get 200 kilobytes per second which is plenty fast for me.

I think I figured out my problem, not sure how common is it. It seems that this particular phone M919 with this particular service H2O that runs on AT&T network just doesn't get service at my desk when I'm sitting down. I've been playing with this a lot yesterday, if I set my phone on the right side of my desk, the call always goes through, if I put it on the left side of my desk, the call always go through, I even put my phone in the all metal drawer, and I still had the call go through. However, if I put the phone in the left pocket of my pants as I usually do and sit down behind my desk there is a very good chance the call will not go through. If I pull my phone out and look at the signal it will often say -113db and will start slowly to creep up from there. So I think I'm just getting crappy signal with this specific phone when I sit down behind my desk. Never thought this would be the problem with this phone and on AT&T network at that. My LG F6 does not have that problem, but M919 does. Weird.

Might switch to PTel to see if I get better service with TMobile. I have to say this is very frustrating. All the smartphone reviewers review the smart features of the phone, but most of them never focus on the most important aspect of the phone, namely reception and call volume/quality.

I'm just curious, has anybody else noticed M919 not having the best reception?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
There is a long thread about using the M919 on AT&T network: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/help/using-t-mobile-m919-att-network-t2880349

Lots of help there. Always remember SIYF (Search Is Your Friend)

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thy.flesh.consumed:
Thanks for the links, but I haven't found anything relevant to my problem. My issue is that M919 has noticeably lower signal strength than my previous phone. I'm coming from T-Mobile branded LG F6, and that phone has noticeably better signal than S4 M919. I've tested both phones with the same H2O/ATT sim card in the same places and LG F6 has 6-13dBm better reception over M919 which in borderline cases makes a difference between being or not being able to receive a call.

For example I've measured signal strength in the office and whereas LG F6 fluctuates between -99 and -105dBm, the S4 M919 stays solid -111 to -113dBm at which point it pretty much can't receive a phone call. The reception on LG F6 is not great, but I've never missed a call on it, the S4 M919 has such poor reception that I miss calls when I'm at my desk now. I was just wondering if anyone else has the same issue or not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ed92:
can someone tell me if everything is good here? wifi will not turn at all. this is stock. I used kies to do that, i'm losing my mind. would appreciate any help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Your modem (nh7)and bootloader (nk2)doesn't match. I would suggest flash nk2 stock using Odin. You can find nk2 in general section.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2816508

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ed92:
thanks will try it now
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ed92:
just tried and it didn't work. anything else you suggest?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
What didn't work? The ODIN process or still no WIFI connection? Please confirm that the modem update "took". Some have had to re-odin 3-4 times to get the Modem to "stick." Something about booting in Recover directly and not shutting down the device fully then entering into recovery (the theory being that the modem is "locked" and won't take the update if go from fully running into Recovery).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ed92:
no wifi. bear with me I'm still a noob. I think it did stick have a look
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
Yup, looks like it did to me too. mmmm, that's the issue most of the time. What was the environment you had the last time it worked?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ed92:
think it messed up after I updated to thishttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2774289 then went back to stock rooted backup i had. was working for a couple days then it just wouldn't turn on
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Instead of doing that on a TMobile device you could have just flashed a GPE ROM on your device. If going back to stock didn't help then unfortunately I don't have anything else to suggest. May be other users can suggest something. All the best.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
So the one you flashed was NL version, which, I'm guessing, is a higher level than NK version you're trying to recover to ... Your sometimes not allowed to downgrade which might be the modem problem.

Try one more thing. Turn the phone off. Then boot up to ODIN recovery (vol down, home, then power button) and reflash NK again. Just sometime the modem needs a couple of tries...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MichaelW.Aziz:
Hello , I got my m919 from a relative who lives in U.S and tried to put in my sim card which is mobinil, I got no signal first but now I get very low signal about -111 dbm, I am rooted , any help will be appreciated

I am on stock 4.4.4 BTW
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShinySide:
Is it unlocked ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MichaelW.Aziz:
I suppose, otherwise how was I able to make and receive calls
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 3RR3R:
Hello I have had cwm since i rooted my s4. Recently i have tried to change to twrp. I used [ROOT] Rashr - Flash Tool, it seemed simple and easy. Instead i got no recovery. Trying to go into recovery left me the galaxy s4 logo with recovery in the left, top corner. I was able to boot again with odin and a file of twrp 2.6.0.0. I downloaded twrp manager and tried installing there but no luck it was the same. It did say no custom recovery installed or not detected. Needed odin again and was able to boot again but with no recovery what should i do.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] OriginalGabriel:
Try installing via ROM Installer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.rom.installer