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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] huffbuck:
PM Magic please

Can I have a dose of your PM medicine? I got 99 problems and a brick is one...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ktracho13:
Can I have some of that PM magic too?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] luniz10o:
Help please

Help me DarkMenace. You're my only hope!

I don't understand why I can't advance past the Samsung Custom boot screen using any custom ROMs. Have tried HyperDrive, JellyBeans and CleanROM.

I have tried using both TWRP and CWM (no touch) and always wipe the proper partitions. This phone has been nothing but a pain for me to enjoy.

Hopefully you can offer some words of advice for me.

Thanks in advance! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dr.Welby:
Freezes at flash screen.

Was having troubles with storage and permissions on rooted GS4 so flashed a new image. Now it freezes on the flash screen. I can get into clockwork mod recovery, but any core I flash gives the same result. Wiping memory, fixing permissions and trying to restore backups didn't help either. Appreciate any help.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] amawatts88:
I am in the same boat. Can someone pm me what he sent or better yet post it here for anyone in the same boat? please!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] amawatts88:
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH

im still having some goofy issues with booting, sometimes it will loop and sometimes it takes longer than 5 min, but I think its an issue with my device. I only had stock for about 3 hours so I did not give myself enough time to make sure it was stable.

Again thank you very much
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
Let me know.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] darthmaul4114:
yup, I'm gonna need one of those PMs too
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jova33:
I'm curious too lol. I haven't run into any bootloops or hiccups yet, but I scour posts like these to find out how to remedy the situation if I do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Racing19969:
I am curious to as to all the PM's.. Are we sharing illegal files?? or possibly a business??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TehZam:
I send you a PM ^.

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] _gibby_:
beried acknowledge

Can i have a PM please.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tyler8881:
PM please
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmhhdez:
Soft bricked after firmware update?

So i got my VZW Galaxy S4 almost a month ago, great device but I've always been a fan of modding my phones. So i used the one touch method about two weeks ago, stock ROM androoted, yeah!.

Then a few days ago i went ahead and updated to the latest firmware (Got notification from Verizon so i did) i installed Voodoo root keeper and i was able to keep root access even after the firmware update. Up to here everything was nice, This morning i decided to try to get a custom ROM so as instructed in one of the threads, i installed a custom recovery. Looks like the process was business as usual but after the reboot my phone is stuck in ODIN mode. I've been researching almost all day for a ODIN custom image to try to re flash my phone to OEM but Odin keeps failing. Ive tried everything and im getting frustrated and I havent been able to fix my phone. (BTW i cant even access neither custom or stock recovery so not able to do a factory reset either!!! fml). Can you PM me to assist me with this issue please?

Thank you,

JH
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AxAtAx:
The update you did blocked your bootloader, you will have to odin to the latest release. samsung-updates.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hello112:
I have the exact EXACT same issue, Cant get into anything to boot or reset now, keeps saying "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in Kies and try again. i can get into download mode, and every single rom i try to flash using Odin 1.85 or 3.07 fails at aboot.mbn

Please send me magic PM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jserrano56:
PM please?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] schlagelfarken:
Thanks brasewel!!!

A HUGE :laugh:THANK YOU:laugh: to brasewel for telling everyone about having to have the usb cable plugged in to get into download mode!

I flashed an AOKP 4.2.2 Rom and the Google Apps for 4.2.2 on my VZW Galaxy S4 SCH-i545 and got what seemed to be a dead boot, with a black screen and only a vibration every 10 seconds. I could not get into download mode for Odin. So, after reading his suggestion, I left my usb cable plugged into the phone and tried to get into download mode again... and it worked!

I flashed the stock rom, and I am back in business! :good::good::good:

(I thought I'd have to ship the brick off to MobileTechVideos.com for Riff JTAG repair.)

By the way, if anyone has to do this, you will have to re-root!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PostCause:
I'll need that PM too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thepianoman77:
I can't tell you from experience.... but ODIN might help you.... here is the link to a video to guide you. and the links are on his description.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] GunbladeGriever:
i think i need one of your magical PMs also. Rooted i545, boots into odin. i try flashing a stock image, but it always fails. (im on a mac running parallel desktop 8 with windows 8). Regardless of that, i cant figure out whats going with it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rizzylbaby:
i could definitely use some pm magic also :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gpf2ez:
I have bricked mine too. I can get into ODEN but can not get a rom to work, can I get a PM too Please :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dubbsy:
For the people who don't, can't, or won't search: Here's all the info you need if you screwed up your phone.

If you can get into Odin mode (volume down + power @ a power off state) download the appropriate package for what you need to accomplish. if you locked up in mdk, grab mdk. if in me7, grab me7.

If you were on mdk and messed up a recovery install or kernel install download the mdk kernel odin package or the mdk recovery Odin package.

the all in one root and recovery package below only works on mdk.

the root exploit for me7 does not include a custom recovery. no flashing mods or roms.

ME7:

VRUAME7 is impervious to previous root and bootloader bypass methods. Proceed at your own discretion.

I have not yet delved into the files to see exactly what is included here over MDK. A few users have reported Apps2SD being included and a change in phone status that now displays a "Secure Boot Status Field" in addition to the SELinux Status field.

Linky: http://invisiblek.org/sch-i545/SCH-I545_VZW_1_20130613171315_24s13crny1_fac.zip

MD5: 622956872fa0083188beab3a78a21b1c

Special thanks to invisiblek for the space to host this!

ME7 root exploit:

**Note** even with root you still can't get a custom recovery and therefore cannot flash roms or mods

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2380325

All things MDK:

separate Odin packages for anything you could have messed up. both in tar and Odin executables.

http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) (SCH-I545)/

All in one MDK root and recovery tool:

BHP090808 PRESENTS

Instructions:

Download zip file

Unzip on desktop

Connect phone with USB debugging enabled

Click RUN_ME (inside unzipped folder)

Pick option and go!!

Have patience it takes a few for cpu to see phone after reboots and in Odin

dont disconnect phone until process is complete

Download-

I545 All-In-One Tool

https://mega.co.nz/#!I1c1jTBY!GCtdvXRoeXiCRNgjXge3CA9UZ3FIBtHf-m2_kQCr3BI

Mirror-

http://db.tt/1wpdewwY

sent from my vzw MIUIv5 gs4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jova33:
Hey Dubbsy, where's the MIUI thread?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] keith.mcintyre26:
There isn't one. He dislikes it and it just seemed to be a proof of concept.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dubbsy:
Isn't one yet... I've got everything except I can't hang up the phone while on a call yet. Data and network stick through reboots. Proper signal strength is showing. And carrier names are perfect.

I do dislike miui in general, but im still trying to finish it up because I said I would. Things to do now are basically just a few framework edits. :good:

sent from my vzw MIUIv5 gs4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gunnigizzle:
Pm

Hi DarkMenace i PM'd you hoping you can help me i am in Odin mode .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
I didn't get anything as far as I can tell.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jlrogers:
DM,

sent you a PM as well... can odin and that is it....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ThaFreakyOne:
My pc does not recognize my phone.

I am able to get into both download mode and cwm, but my pc does not recognize my phone in download mode, and the backup i made of stock rom apparently doesn't work... So i'm kinda screwed. Do you guys know what i can do?

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I'm having the exact same issue as everybody else, can get into download mode and custom recovery. it just hangs on Galaxy s4 screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Surge1223:
Flash this zip I made of twrp 2.5.0.2 located http://db.tt/NrXBJbYShere or get adb shell going and ill tell you how to dd another recovery on there. I also have a zip of oudhs, but ill have to ask permission before I post it because I changed the updater script.

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Back when I used this this to restore my recovery twrp was version 2.6.0.0. Thats the version that causes the very problem most on this thread are having. You can manually change it so it installs twrp 2.5.0.2 by

1. Downloading 2.5.0.2 from http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/jfltevzw/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.2-jfltevzw.img then rename it to openrecovery.img

2. Next go to the root of the all in one tool and overwrite the openrecovery.img with the one you just renamed. Then follow the prompts for installing twrp 2.6.0.0, and it will install 2.5.0.2 instead.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jeppeO:
I rooted on VRUAME7 and tried to odin the phone back to factory but every time i try i get this message.

<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> sbl1.mbn

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

<ID:0/003> sbl2.mbn

<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)

on the phone it says:

Start [224,1440]

SW REV. CHECK FAIL: FOUND: 3, Binary: 1

I'm new to this, this was my first time Odin my phone, and as you can see it didn't go to well :(

When i Try to Odin the SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Recovery.tar.md5 i get this:

<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> recovery.img

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

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

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

on the phone it says:

Start [224,1440]

secure magiccode check fail : recovery

Please help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dubbsy:
Flashing MDK to ME7 will never work. As has been said in this thread.

I don't know why it would fail if you were using the correct odin package
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] yeahdude38:
please pm. bricked my phone trying to install twrp. thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] takenone:
Menace, if you can help, and if you're online, get at me quick. My phone is bricked and in Odin mode by default. I'm seriously in need of assistance, as it's not even my phone. Everything went well with the root, and I've just done 3 s3's for the first time today, and I'm so lost. I can't find a factory image, or anything to help me get this done. I'd prefer just going back to stock until things are more stable, so please pm me.

For anyone that can help me hopefully, the Verizon S4 I'm working with goes to download automatically every time I start it, no matter how I start it. It says the following

Could not do normal boot.

ODINMODE

All in red. I can see the device in Odin, and it was running the ME7 firmware. Any assistance is more than welcome.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
I'm gonna take a guess and assume you tried flashing a custom recovery, if that's what you did custom recovery is not available for me7. Anyhow flash this through odin under pda.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357235
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] takenone:
Dude, thank you so much. I tried searching it so many times jus never got the result I needed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
Not a problem glad I could help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] h311sdr0id:
Anyone hardbricked here still?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Evocult:
Menace I need help. It fails in ODIN. Please help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Treken:
Yeah
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] h311sdr0id:
Please give me FULL Details of the problem your having. Your exact setup (computer and device) before issues and as of right now. What you've tried and what happened.

If worst comes to worst, you can always send me your device and I can fix it in an hour and then mail it back to you. For free of course. You would have to ship it here and I would need you to pay shipping for me to send it back.

Gtalk-Hangouts:

h3llsdr0id@gmail.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Treken:
I get very spotty signal where I work and my battery died. I left it charging but it kept vibrating every few seconds. I was able to get it into download mode and used odin to flash stock image. I continued to let it charge and I went into recovery mode and restored to a stock rooted image I had saved. I used motochopper to root again and reflashed a custom ROM. Everything is peaches and ice cream again. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sasukejcs:
Same issue

Was this issue resolved ? someone please PM me with the details.

many thanks ahead of time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mastertech2:
Help! Bricked S4

Yeah, I'm that guy, the guy who bought a phone off the local classifieds who was duped by some young gal (she WAS beautiful tho, kind of mezmerized me! Doh!) with a phone that had the radio flashed to Cricket. But of course I'm an idiot and didn't realize this UNTIL i go to root it. and it's on ME7. GREAT!

Goes into red Odin mode on bootup, asking me to connect it to kies.... I can get it into other Odin mode with warning splash too.

..."Great Costanza, you've screwed me again!"

So not only is this thing bricked (!), but it has a radio flashed to Cricket of all things. I'm hoping Dark Matter will take pity on me and give me some PM help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Arishem:
Hard Bricked

Tried installing Slim-i9300-4.2.2.build.8-OFFICIAL and my phone rebooted to a black screen. No activity. Dead.

Can't get into Odin. Nothing. All it manages to do is make the Windows: Add Hardware sound, when connecting to USB, but there is no phone/folder to access.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jd1639:
I9300 Rom, dude you're screwed. If Odin doesn't recognize your device Google jtag.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Arishem:
Yeah, already headed in that direction.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brasewel:
Glad I could help. I'm able to get into download mode now without having the usb cable plugged but it refused to go when I had soft-bricked it. Maybe it required a little more juice? I don't know
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kylewismith:
i have some sort of brick i think

i tried installing omega 4.3 on my i9505o2 uk I9505XXUBMH using twrp it failed, then i couldn't restore my back up. i can get into download mode and try to flash stock rom with odin but it fail's every time and a msg with su rev check fail fused 2 binary 1 appears on the hand set. it also won't even try and boot it just says fw encountered an issue kies says device is unresponsive. i'm using windows 7 any help would be much appreciated thanks kyle:confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jd1639:
The "fused 2" is worrisome. I think you're going to have to look at jtag. Check out mobiletechvideos.com

Edit, is the latest firmware available in an Odin flashable file for the 9505?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kylewismith:
i dl one from sammobile the right one of course this wouldn't have any thing to do with the fact i upgrded via kies this morning
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jd1639:
Kies probably put the latest firmware on and in doing so blew the second qfuse (the fuse 2 you saw in Odin). Now you can't put any earlier firmware on your phone. You'll have to wait until an odin flashable firmware is available. Do you know what version of the firmware kies put on?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kylewismith:
i've just found this as well any help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45534453

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ok auto root puts it into the boot loop just keeps flashing up samsung s4 screen and vibrating

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no i don't mate
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kylewismith:
all sorted was due to the mh8 update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kakashi123:
It seems I've done the unthinkable. I think I may have hard bricked my phone. If you are still around could you help please DarkMenace. My phone is completely black and can't get it into download mode even with USB cable plugged in. Any help would be great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
if the phone powers in anyway.

even a charging light, it is NOT bricked.

but I hope u can get it fixed!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kakashi123:
Phone is just a black screen there is nothing else.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
if it gives you a charging light, it's not bricked..

even if it turns on but goes to black screen it's not a brick.

everyone throws the word brick around (not saying you) without knowing the meaning.

brick means just that. your phone is now a brick, it is 100% useless and a paperweight, it can not be fixed.

unless maybe jtagging

but again, hope u get it fixed!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kakashi123:
As I said there are no lights it is all just a black screen. The only response I get is that when it's plugged into my computer I try to go into download mode and I hear the phone trying to connect but then nothing happens. I really need some help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andybones:
and as I am trying to explain, you are not hard bricked..

I'd help if i could..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jova33:
Battery pull, hold power + volume up. Anything? Samsung splash screen?

Sent from your mom's smartphone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Crwys:
can someone please help me. I can't get my phone into download mode, just black screen that vibrates every few seconds, nothing is visible. no charging light
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jd1639:
Take the battery out, put it back in any then plug your usb cable that is connected to your computer in. Had the same problem earlier today
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Downztiger:
I need dark menace pm. I flashed the latest version of liquidsmooth and black screened after the su. I can't get it into download mode. It doesn't vibrate, and no lights while plugged in. I don't know what to do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] snael:
I too could use this magical PM, if you could please.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jd1639:
What did you do to your device? And what firmware ate you on?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] razor532:
I really need some PM on getting a fix for my S4, was running fine on Hyperdrive 12 (note 3 version), now all of a suden the phone won't boot past the custom screen and I can't get into ODIN download mode and it won't let me get into TWRP. Tried all that I know please help...Thanks,,,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] razor532:
I too am having problems where I am stuck at the Samsung Custom screen and can't get into Download or TWRP I was running RLS12 (note 3 version) , and it was working fine. What can I do to fix this since I can't seem to get into download or TWRP. Thank you for your time...and help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
Plug the phone in to your PC and use "adb reboot bootloader" to get into bootloader mode, or "adb reboot recovery".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] razor532:
My phone will not connect to my phone to use ADB functions, it keeps cutting off...??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] twinscrollgt35r:
So I am in the same boat.

I have 64bit win7, Installed the samsung drivers.

But I can't get odin to connect. I'm sch-i545 (i checked system task made sure kies was not running)

I was rooted for a few months without issue. (root was achived by a 64gig card exfat, load file version) Went thru the 1st update. Still had root. Then phone battery died and it will not boot back up. I at one time was able to get into the recovery mode. But that is hit n miss now. I can get into download mode.

I have a fresh 100% battery. Phone won't boot unless its plugged in to wall or usb cable to computer.

When it boots. I get 1 second vibration black screen. A battery icon with a circle. Then black screen and all over a again.

If its plugged into a wall or computer and I get to download mode, I can reboot and it was going to the "samsung" with the "padlock unlocked" screen. Sometimes halfway thru to the verizon screen then it blacks out and tries to reboot all over again.

I used keys to conect in emergency recovery mode.

I did get thru the emergency recover flash. But still stuck on the bootloader.

I'm stuck. :cyclops:

Any suggestions ?

Thanks..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brasewel:
If you can get into download mode your phone is still OK. Just flash the old image back from download mode
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] twinscrollgt35r:
I can't get odin to connect. Only Kies will in emergency mode. I have to put the model and the imei into the screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] twinscrollgt35r:
So I have Odin connected to the phone. I am can see at the left top on download mode on the phone. knox kernal

PN:SCH-I545

CB: Samsung Official

SS: Custom

Knox Kernal lock: 0x0

Knox Warrenty Void: 0x0

CSD-Config-LSB 0x30

Write protection: enabled

eMMC Burst Mode: enabled

So when I tried to flash a pit file (sch-i545.pit) The phone download to the phone fails.

But I was able to get Odin to connect to the phone.

So now that I have knox, This makes my phone the latest update version. Is there a recovery for it. I have read that you can't flash backwards from this update.

Other then this I am lost.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JScottTuck:
Not Booting

I was attempting to ODIN my phone, and it failed. Now I get nothing but a black screen, and a sound when I plug the USB cable to the PC. The battery is charged. I have tried with and without the battery, with no result. Is there anything I can do here?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jd1639:
We're going to need to know what firmware you were on before you used odin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JScottTuck:
VRUAME7

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To add to this, I just checked device manager, and it lists the phone as "QHSUSB_DLOAD" - From what I'm reading, it sounds like the phone is completely hosed without going through the JTAG process.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jd1639:
Yes, that is not a good sign. How did you flash in Odin? You sure the firmware was for your device, did you only have auto-reboot and f.reset checked?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JScottTuck:
I was following this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2579278

I've ODIN'ed before with no issue. Only Auto-reboot and f.reset were selected. I THINK.......The USB drivers didn't install all the the way, thus causing the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jd1639:
So Odin never finished the install?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JScottTuck:
No. It went to "FAILED" about 10 seconds in. It didn't even look like it got far enough into the process to start doing anything, but I guess it did.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Why didn't you verify that your s4 was being seen by your computer before you started the odin process? I didn't think odin could even start if communication wasn't established first.

safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven