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A friend of mine has a galaxy note 2 from AT&T. I'm not clear as to what exactly he did but he says he had it unlocked and had custom firmware on his phone and the phone did an update on its own and locked up, but by looking up on the Internet all signs point to a soft brick. The phone only turns on and displays firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again. My dumb as volunteered to help him as I thought how hard could this be? Anyway Kies failed to help. Secondly I followed the instructions on here as far as downloading Odin, downloaded stock firmware, downloaded Samsung drivers. I plug it in a all appears good in Odin. Mp5 file checks OK and once it starts running there is even a progress bar on the phone showing its downloading but once it gets to the end it fails every time. The screen on the phone displays
Odin Mode
Product name sgh-I317
Current Binary Samsung official
Current status: custom
Knox warranty void: 1
RP SWREV: A3
SW REV: invalid magic string
Any help would be appreciate I've almost had it with attempting to help. He apparently didn't know what he was doing now I obviously don't know what I'm doing.
Thatguycurt said:
Hello all,
A friend of mine has a galaxy note 2 from AT&T. I'm not clear as to what exactly he did but he says he had it unlocked and had custom firmware on his phone and the phone did an update on its own and locked up, but by looking up on the Internet all signs point to a soft brick. The phone only turns on and displays firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again. My dumb as volunteered to help him as I thought how hard could this be? Anyway Kies failed to help. Secondly I followed the instructions on here as far as downloading Odin, downloaded stock firmware, downloaded Samsung drivers. I plug it in a all appears good in Odin. Mp5 file checks OK and once it starts running there is even a progress bar on the phone showing its downloading but once it gets to the end it fails every time. The screen on the phone displays
Odin Mode
Product name sgh-I317
Current Binary Samsung official
Current status: custom
Knox warranty void: 1
RP SWREV: A3
SW REV: invalid magic string
Any help would be appreciate I've almost had it with attempting to help. He apparently didn't know what he was doing now I obviously don't know what I'm doing.
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Sounds like you are trying to install a version of the firmware that is older than the one that was on there. What is the build version that you are trying? What step is it failing at in Odin? I'd recommend getting the newest version of 4.4.2 to avoid the risk of trying to downgrade.
Odin fails right at the end. I see a green progress bar on the phone as well as on my pc screen. I'm at work right now so I'm not too sure as to exactly what or where it fails. What firmware do you recommend I attempt to place on it? Thanks for your reply also, I appreciate it.
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Odin fails right at the end. I see a green progress bar on the phone as well as on my pc screen. I'm at work right now so I'm not too sure as to exactly what or where it fails. What firmware do you recommend I attempt to place on it? Thanks for your reply also, I appreciate it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal.../rom-att-i317-ucucne5-mj4-stock-odex-t2802189
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal.../rom-att-i317-ucucne5-mj4-stock-odex-t2802189
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Which one do I pick?
Ok...update....
After using Odin to put this firmware on AT&T UCUCNE5 i317 Stock ODIN Note 2 the phone actually rebooted when finished and seemed like everything was normal. However it shows Samsung Keyboard has unfortunately stopped working every ten to fifteen seconds and will not stop. I tried clearing data and cache of the Samsung keyboard app and that did not work. I tried factory and data reset of the phone as well as wipe partition cache and none of that worked. Any suggestions?? I couldn't do anything so I
managed to use a Bluetooth keyboard to go to play store and download new keyboard app but I'm using my google account for that and I personally don't want him having my account on his phone.
I apologize for all the troubles, I'm trying to help him out and didn't realize I was in over my head with no experience on this.
Thatguycurt said:
Ok...update....
After using Odin to put this firmware on AT&T UCUCNE5 i317 Stock ODIN Note 2 the phone actually rebooted when finished and seemed like everything was normal. However it shows Samsung Keyboard has unfortunately stopped working every ten to fifteen seconds and will not stop. I tried clearing data and cache of the Samsung keyboard app and that did not work. I tried factory and data reset of the phone as well as wipe partition cache and none of that worked. Any suggestions?? I couldn't do anything so I
managed to use a Bluetooth keyboard to go to play store and download new keyboard app but I'm using my google account for that and I personally don't want him having my account on his phone.
I apologize for all the troubles, I'm trying to help him out and didn't realize I was in over my head with no experience on this.
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You'll need to install a custom recovery, use that to wipe the system partition and data reset again then immediately reboot to Download Mode and reinstall the NE5 update.
You sir have been very helpful and I can't thank you enough. I was clueless coming into this thinking I could help my friend effortlessly but that was not the case. I've never had the intentions of rooting a phone or placing a custom mod on one but honestly now I'd like to try it lol!! With your help and this website I was able to fix his phone. I can't thank you guys enough. You're awesome!!!
I bought a S6 Edge LDU (LRX22G.G925XXXU1AOC6_LLK) off ebay in hope of getting rid of the Samsung Retail Mode and using it as a wifi device. The retail mode is very annoying : it runs the demo by itself, reset phone to demo mode by itself. No matter what you do to the phone, like install apps, taking pictures, they will be wiped by this retail mode automatically. Plus, the phone can't be restarted nor powered off, and the entire Developer Options is greyed out (which means no USB debugging mode). Moreover, stock recovery can't wipe data/factory reset.
To remove the retail mode, I followed instructions that I can find on XDA, but it hasn't been successful so far. Here's what I have done.
1. I followed those instructions on how to disable Samsung Retail Mode with password 5444 or galaxy or any other password, but none works, even the menu in Samsung Retail Mode is different: There is no "“Configuration settings”, instead, there is "Store Settings" which asks for password.
2. I let the power runs out, then replug power and hold power/home/volume up to enter recovery mode. Wiped cache successfully . But when I tried to wipe data/factory reset, I got message that says:"MDM does not allow FactoryReset". This means factory reset on this device is locked by Samsung. Google shows demo unit from other models has this same issue and can be fixed by flash certain twrp. But it seems no twrp works on G925x yet.
Then I unplug the power to let power runs out, replug power and let the phone go into download mode, and Odin flashed
the tar file modified from G925FXXU1AOE3_G925FDBT1AODO_DBT.zip (with cm.bin and sboot.bin removed)
The flash succeeded, but the phone stuck at Samsung Logo page, it also seems the recovery mode is gone, only download mode is still available. I also Odin flashed tar file modified from T-mobile stock rom, same result. Stock 925F recovery doesn't work.
4. This soft-brick was later restored by flashing the stock recovery for SM-925X extracted from the stock firmware downloaded from a paid website.
link to the file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3427316&d=1438623299
5. The search is still on for:
1) Password that can disable Samsung Retail Mode, allow factory reset, or
2) Method to wipe MDM or
3) Custom recovery that works on G925x.
I managed to download files claimed to be the official firmware for SM-G925X. Although Odin flashed failed, but it did restore the Current Binary from Custom to Samsung Official. There are three files in total with name:
BL_G925XXXU1AOC6_LLK_CL4260274_QB4268704_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_PAP_G925XPAP1AOC6_LLK_CL4260274_QB4268704_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
AP_G925XXXU1AOC6_LLK_CL4260274_QB4268704_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 (this file failed Odin's md5 check)
I managed to restore stock recovery with the files I got and I was able to enter stock recovery mode. When I tried to wipe data/factory reset, I still got message that says:"MDM does not allow FactoryReset".
Which site you downloaded?
mahch said:
Which site you downloaded?
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A paid site, cost me $30.
shadowcliffs said:
A paid site, cost me $30, but problem is not fixed.
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Hello
can u share those file with us.?
please share that website or files.
I went through this and through a series of trial and error with Odin and apps I got my SM-G925X Live Demo Unit wiped. Developer options are no longer greyed out. I can also do a full factory reset and it knows if there is a sim card in it, but no signal of course
First I installed cf-auto-root smg920f. The 925 version woundn't boot. Auto root was the only file that I could get Odin to install. I then installed root browser from play store and used it to go through all the folders and files and deleted whole folders and files that referenced retail, demo, or anything like that was manually deleted. At times the application would close and I would have to open root browser again and get back to where I left off. it eventually stopped closing at random as more of the demo folders and files were deleted. I eventually got it all deleted. No more retail demo software I still was not able to do a full factory reset due to MDM. I finally found a file today, that Odin would flash to the Phone AP_G925FXXU1AOCV_CL4497415_QB4506175_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 This did the trick, MDM was no longer stopping me from doing a full factory reset and I now had access to developer options as well as the phone telling me there was no sim card in the tray :laugh:
Hope this helps
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I went through this and through a series of trial and error with Odin and apps I got my SM-G925X Live Demo Unit wiped. Developer options are no longer greyed out. I can also do a full factory reset and it knows if there is a sim card in it, but no signal of course
First I installed cf-auto-root smg920f. The 925 version woundn't boot. Auto root was the only file that I could get Odin to install. I then installed root browser from play store and used it to go through all the folders and files and deleted whole folders and files that referenced retail, demo, or anything like that was manually deleted. At times the application would close and I would have to open root browser again and get back to where I left off. it eventually stopped closing at random as more of the demo folders and files were deleted. I eventually got it all deleted. No more retail demo software I still was not able to do a full factory reset due to MDM. I finally found a file today, that Odin would flash to the Phone AP_G925FXXU1AOCV_CL4497415_QB4506175_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 This did the trick, MDM was no longer stopping me from doing a full factory reset and I now had access to developer options as well as the phone telling me there was no sim card in the tray :laugh:
Hope this helps
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Hey, I am having this same issue but my model is SM-G925A. Do you think I would have any issues following these steps? I think that I have an actual live unit with the demo installed. Would this possibly prevent me from using it as an actual phone that could make and receive phone calls?
TotalNoob9000 said:
Hey, I am having this same issue but my model is SM-G925A. Do you think I would have any issues following these steps? I think that I have an actual live unit with the demo installed. Would this possibly prevent me from using it as an actual phone that could make and receive phone calls?
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If it's a full phone unit with retail demo installed then I don't see why it wouldn't work once you clear it out. Have you tried to flash with the AT&T firmware ?? As far as cf-autoroot goes I don't know because I dont have your particular devices firmware you can try the 925 autoroot and if it doesn't boot then just use the 920 and then start deleting the files manually .
Would you please share the file AP_G925FXXU1AOCV_CL4497415_QB4506175_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 ?
warpcoil said:
I went through this and through a series of trial and error with Odin and apps I got my SM-G925X Live Demo Unit wiped. Developer options are no longer greyed out. I can also do a full factory reset and it knows if there is a sim card in it, but no signal of course
First I installed cf-auto-root smg920f. The 925 version woundn't boot. Auto root was the only file that I could get Odin to install. I then installed root browser from play store and used it to go through all the folders and files and deleted whole folders and files that referenced retail, demo, or anything like that was manually deleted. At times the application would close and I would have to open root browser again and get back to where I left off. it eventually stopped closing at random as more of the demo folders and files were deleted. I eventually got it all deleted. No more retail demo software I still was not able to do a full factory reset due to MDM. I finally found a file today, that Odin would flash to the Phone AP_G925FXXU1AOCV_CL4497415_QB4506175_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 This did the trick, MDM was no longer stopping me from doing a full factory reset and I now had access to developer options as well as the phone telling me there was no sim card in the tray :laugh:
Hope this helps
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shadowcliffs said:
I bought a S6 Edge LDU (LRX22G.G925XXXU1AOC6_LLK) off ebay in hope of getting rid of the Samsung Retail Mode and using it as a wifi device. The retail mode is very annoying : it runs the demo by itself, reset phone to demo mode by itself. No matter what you do to the phone, like install apps, taking pictures, they will be wiped by this retail mode automatically. Plus, the phone can't be restarted nor powered off, and the entire Developer Options is greyed out (which means no USB debugging mode). Moreover, stock recovery can't wipe data/factory reset.
To remove the retail mode, I followed instructions that I can find on XDA, but it hasn't been successful so far. Here's what I have done.
1. I followed those instructions on how to disable Samsung Retail Mode with password 5444 or galaxy or any other password, but none works, even the menu in Samsung Retail Mode is different: There is no "“Configuration settings”, instead, there is "Store Settings" which asks for password.
2. I let the power runs out, then replug power and hold power/home/volume up to enter recovery mode. Wiped cache successfully . But when I tried to wipe data/factory reset, I got message that says:"MDM does not allow FactoryReset". This means factory reset on this device is locked by Samsung. Google shows demo unit from other models has this same issue and can be fixed by flash certain twrp. But it seems no twrp works on G925x yet.
Then I unplug the power to let power runs out, replug power and let the phone go into download mode, and Odin flashed
the tar file modified from G925FXXU1AOE3_G925FDBT1AODO_DBT.zip (with cm.bin and sboot.bin removed)
The flash succeeded, but the phone stuck at Samsung Logo page, it also seems the recovery mode is gone, only download mode is still available. I also Odin flashed tar file modified from T-mobile stock rom, same result. Stock 925F recovery doesn't work.
4. This soft-brick was later restored by flashing the stock recovery for SM-925X extracted from the stock firmware downloaded from a paid website.
link to the file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3427316&d=1438623299
5. The search is still on for:
1) Password that can disable Samsung Retail Mode, allow factory reset, or
2) Method to wipe MDM or
3) Custom recovery that works on G925x.
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hi, you can use my "fix" package that cleans (removes SRM) the LDU, adds root and costum recovery here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/help/help-required-bricked-s6-edge-t3095329/page6
Here is a link to download https://www.mediafire.com/folder/79cjpyg0s604p/LDU_FIX
Thanks for sharing!
warpcoil said:
Here is a link to download https://www.mediafire.com/folder/79cjpyg0s604p/LDU_FIX
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shadowcliffs said:
Thanks for sharing!
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N.P. Let me know how it works for you . Curious to see how it works for others
warpcoil said:
If it's a full phone unit with retail demo installed then I don't see why it wouldn't work once you clear it out. Have you tried to flash with the AT&T firmware ?? As far as cf-autoroot goes I don't know because I dont have your particular devices firmware you can try the 925 autoroot and if it doesn't boot then just use the 920 and then start deleting the files manually .
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Hey, thanks for the reply. I am really new to all of this, but I do consider myself a techy type of person. Is there any way that maybe one of you guys could explain step by step what it is exactly that I should attempt to do? What programs, what files should I try for the SM-G925A model, any good how to videos you guys might know? I would really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
warpcoil said:
Here is a link to download
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So... you have and S6 Edge live demo but what color is it ? i've read in some other posts on xda that the software is differenta from one color to another on these S6 demo's... also that AP file you provided has 3.3 GB i find it huge taking into account a G925F rom has 1.6 GB, can you give me more info about how u done it?
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Thanks for sharing!
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hi, did you "repaired" you LDU with the files warpcoil gave you?
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hi, did you "repaired" you LDU with the files warpcoil gave you?
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Unfortunately I have parted with my S6 Edge LDU so that I don't have chance to test it, but I read someone else reported unsuccessful story using those files in another thread. I'm also not sure how come LDU can be fixed, especially the locked MDM (which prevents factory reset) can be override by flashing an stock AP file. From all my readings, the locked MDM can only be overrided by TWRP. Unfortunately I haven't seen a working TWRP for S6 or Edge LDU yet.
shadowcliffs said:
Unfortunately I have parted with my S6 Edge LDU so that I don't have chance to test it, but I read someone else reported unsuccessful story using those files in another thread. I'm also not sure how come LDU can be fixed, especially the locked MDM (which prevents factory reset) can be override by flashing an stock AP file. From all my readings, the locked MDM can only be overrided by TWRP. Unfortunately I haven't seen a working TWRP for S6 or Edge LDU yet.
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Well... i can do the factory reset because i enabled it in the samsung retail app... but i don't know what does it have to do the locked MDM with the rooting process and installing a rom for g925f for example ?
AlexBz94 said:
Well... i can do the factory reset because i enabled it in the samsung retail app... but i don't know what does it have to do the locked MDM with the rooting process and installing a rom for g925f for example ?
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Guess there are different versions of ldu. Some can be unlocked with password 5444 and M729Q16K8546, others won't accept these passwords. Without factory reset unlocked, you will get a message telling you "MDM doesn't allow factory reset" if you try to do it through stock recovery.
Unlocking ldu involves two tasks, and people can mixed them up:
Task 1. stop/remove retail mode app.
This can be achieved by unlocking with password, root or flash a stock AP.
Task 2. Enable factory reset and unlock the ldu partition, otherwise some program auto run at boot to prepare ldu with or without retail mode app, blocks custom recovery, and cripples android system, etc.
I have seen this is achieved with TWRP on other phones.
If you achieved task 1 with password, then you have high chance achieving task 2.
If you achieved task1 with auto-root-cf, then factory reset is still locked, you will have trouble achieve task 2.
If you achieved task 2 then task 1 is out of the question.
Many may only achieve task1 with auto-root-cf and stuck at task 2.
This will save you 8-12 hours of your time if you are lucky. This means that it also includes the meaningful links of 8-12 hours of searching. Sentences in italic are important. 1 link is for the Odin official website, the rest are re-links back into XDA.
The device in question is a SM-925T Tmobile S6 Edge.
The problem was this. I rooted my phone and messed around with Greenify and the Play store. To prepare for rooting, I allowed unknown downloads, unlocked the bootloader, and turned my security lock off (I had set it to a finger print lock). After I was done rooting, I immediately locked the bootloader again(<--A mistake that caused my bootloop/ soft-brick). After I was finished messing with the above apps (Greenify, etc), I wanted my phone to restart. So I held the Power button and selected restart, while I was on the lock screen (may not be important). I noticed that it took a long time to restart, and upon closer examination, I noticed another error under the "kernel is not seandroid enforcing" (which appears to be natural for rooted phones). The error was "Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock". It was a new error. I investigated this new problem using the internet , and this dude was panicking like hell, but he didn't appear to fix his problem. He did hint that returning to the bootloader to its locked state was a mistake. Looked a bit more and this guy pointed to another thread, which introduced me to flashing and more importantly his fix, which was to flash the stock 5.1.1 image through odin. He used this link, which contains all the stock firmware for the majority of the new Samsung S6 and S6 edge versions. To make a long story short, most of these fixes involved flashing your firmware to the stock version. So I went to the Odin Website, and downloaded every version, as a couple threads have said that different versions worked for them. Here is a thread with everything you need for Odin. Now, after sorting through and finding micro USB cables that are detectable by Odin, an important step because Odin might develop a pattern of detecting then failing to detect your device through that cable, and testing all the usb 2.0 ports, I was ready, and had Odin with my stock firmware. Odin kept saying "NAND Write", then in the next line "FAIL". This was annoying as Odin wouldn't detect my device again unless I unplugged it, restarted it to download mode, then restarted Odin before plugging it back in. I got confused and found links for somehow fixing the .tar files, stock roms, .pit files (DO NOT MESS AROUND WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THOSE THINGS DO), and other threads/websites that say to boot into recovery mode , factory reset, then wipe your cache. I could only do that once. After me messing around with all of the above file variants and supposed fixes to help with my issue, I couldn't boot into recovery mode, it got stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge" logo. It did not fix the NAND write failing. There however, are a lot of websites allowing you to download stock software for your phones, and I don't think I can link them as it might break a rule. Surprisingly, some have claimed that using a stock file for another device worked to fix their problem. This thread, which convinced me to use Smart Switch when it failed for everyone else, was very useful, although I recommend downloading Smart Switch from the official website of Samsung. None of the Odin flashing had worked so far, including the Roms and .pit files so I tried Smart Switch. I opened it, and upon selecting the "more" tab on the upper right corner, a bunch of tabs drop down. One should be "Emergency Software recovery and initialization". I had to find my S / N (Serial) number, and I was very confused on how to obtain that number as I was locked out. But to obtain it, do the same process to boot into download (hold volume down, home key, and power key), but stay on the prompt and don't go to the screen that has the word download in the middle. Don't do anything other then reaching the prompt confirming if you want to install a custom ROM. Then, press the home key and it should show your S / N number along with your IMEI number. Once I imputed the code I saw on my phone into Smart Switch, it told me to connect the device. Now, by this time, I realized that Odin only detects my device if it is actually in the download screen. Why shouldn't my computer? I booted into Download on my phone and followed the steps on my computer, making sure that the computer can recognize my phone while it is using a valid USB port and Cable. And after some waiting, for me, my problem was fixed and I could use my phone again, it reverted to it's out-of-box state. I hope this drawn out but very specific explanation helps you guys. It's my first post And also, this thread confirms that you can use a USB hub for flashing(at least for ROMS), Smart Switch, and for rooting.
Thank you for this detailed account, however nothing of the above has worked for me. Odin won't flash the firmware of 5.0.2 (and I tried 5.1.1) and Smart switch does not recognize the device to do anything. BTW phone has been rooted for months and last night decided to turn on its FRP lock randomly and now I'm stuck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Explain throughly what you have tried. Especially different ports, cables, and computers. Did you have the right device drivers? Did you do anything else?
I followed your footsteps and and the step where it has to show me the S/No and IMEI, it only shows IMEI number. I am unable to find the S/NO any suggestions?
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I followed your footsteps and and the step where it has to show me the S/No and IMEI, it only shows IMEI number. I am unable to find the S/NO any suggestions?
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press vol down home keys and power key once you get to the first blue screen release vol and power keep holdind home but I already tried smart swich didn't help
5.1.1 has FRP lock auto turned on whenever you have a google account on the device... This is probably going to cause a lot of problems with all newer devices that get rooted. I even tried removing all google accounts, flashed recovery and flashed boot img back to stock after rooting and still FRP was bricking the device. I got supersu onto the device, all working fine for a 3rd time, as soon as I added a google account onto my device and restarted, it was FRP lock blocked and soft bricked again.... I used kies to restore to factory again, re-rooted it for the 4th time when I finally discovered an option in developer options called OEM unlock, Turning OEM unlock on turns off the FRP lock security feature.
My conclusion, If your going to root 5.1.1 make sure you remove all accounts from the device first, do not change google passwords for 72 hours prior to rooting, once rooted, YOU MUST TURN OEM Unlock ON in settings>developer options before adding any google accounts to the device.
Hi everyone!
I also got a Samsung S6 Edge + from a friend with custom binary blocked by FRP. I don't know what he was planning to do but I guess it was rooting.
He said he want me to backup any files before I try anything. Don't know how to proceed. But as suggestion, I want to ask if using "fastboot oem unlock" command would fix that.
EsperaKing said:
Hi everyone!
I also got a Samsung S6 Edge + from a friend with custom binary blocked by FRP. I don't know what he was planning to do but I guess it was rooting.
He said he want me to backup any files before I try anything. Don't know how to proceed. But as suggestion, I want to ask if using "fastboot oem unlock" command would fix that.
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I'm pretty sure fastboot isn't for Samsung devices. Hard to back up any files u less you can get into TWRP or the phone. If you flash stock firmware is highly likely the files will be wiped
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I'm pretty sure fastboot isn't for Samsung devices. Hard to back up any files u less you can get into TWRP or the phone. If you flash stock firmware is highly likely the files will be wiped
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There is no TWRP recovery on the phone. Yeah you're right about backing up files. I don't even know how to proceed and I can tell you I have huge experience on that stuff, rooting flashing custom recoveries and roms, etc... but in this case, I can't say if files can be backed up.
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There is no TWRP recovery on the phone. Yeah you're right about backing up files. I don't even know how to proceed and I can tell you I have huge experience on that stuff, rooting flashing custom recoveries and roms, etc... but in this case, I can't say if files can be backed up.
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The only way is to 're flash the exact same firmware he is currently using now using the 5 files firmware package. But yo ensure csc_home is used so the data will not be wiped.
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The only way is to 're flash the exact same firmware he is currently using now using the 5 files firmware package. But yo ensure csc_home is used so the data will not be wiped.
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Thank you for you reply.
Please can you tell me where I can find such software or how to do it clearly! I know how to use Odin but I don't know how to exclude user_data to be wiped. Thank you
Bonafid3 said:
5.1.1 has FRP lock auto turned on whenever you have a google account on the device... This is probably going to cause a lot of problems with all newer devices that get rooted. I even tried removing all google accounts, flashed recovery and flashed boot img back to stock after rooting and still FRP was bricking the device. I got supersu onto the device, all working fine for a 3rd time, as soon as I added a google account onto my device and restarted, it was FRP lock blocked and soft bricked again.... I used kies to restore to factory again, re-rooted it for the 4th time when I finally discovered an option in developer options called OEM unlock, Turning OEM unlock on turns off the FRP lock security feature.
My conclusion, If your going to root 5.1.1 make sure you remove all accounts from the device first, do not change google passwords for 72 hours prior to rooting, once rooted, YOU MUST TURN OEM Unlock ON in settings>developer options before adding any google accounts to the device.
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Thank you thank you thank you!!! This is exactly what I was looking for I had just rooted my note 4 running 6.0.1 and had no idea what the oem option was as no rooting method talked about it at all so naturally as soon as i added my Google account phone restarted and locked up.
Kies was the answer I needed as frp lock was active in download mode and my factory reset in recovery failed everytime but running Kies firmware upgrade and entering my model and serial number it installed perfectly in download mode with frp lock still active saved me alot of hassle ?
This is my first post to a forum, so please bear with me...
So a few days ago, a friend of mine got a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 from someone, for free. He got it for free because the screen's glass is cracked a bit, and the phone is bricked; the previous owner didn't know what to do with it. I decided I would try to fix it, because if I do, I might be able to buy it off him and give it to my little sister, who currently has a dying iPhone 5C.
When I turn on the phone, it boots, showing the samsung logo, showing the red Verizon screen, and playing the boot tune. Then, just when you'd expect it to go to the OS, it shows a screen which at the top reads "Device memory damaged". Below that, it says "The data partition has been corrupted. You need to reset your phone to factory defaults. This will erase all your data." And below that is a button, which says "RESET PHONE". Tapping on it does nothing.
I have worked with android phones before (rooting, ROMs, locked bootloaders, bricked phones; even all these things on a Galaxy Gear smartwatch), and I know what the data partition is. I remembered that the recovery on samsung phones have an option to wipe the data partition. So I tried to access the recovery menu by holding Power, Home, and Vol+ when the phone is off. It doesn't work either . It shows the Andy robot laying on its back with a door open on its belly, with a warning icon popping out. So the recovery is dead...
I thought I could try to fix the recovery by flashing it with Odin :fingers-crossed:; Didn't work. It is blocked because the phone can't verify version . Then, after a little more research, I realized I might be able to fix the recovery by flashing a whole stock ROM. I don't know what firmware the phone is running, because I can't ask the previous owner. So I tried a few KitKat ones, and they were all rejected by the phone. Then I booted the phone back up, and I realized the RESET PHONE button acted like it was part of a Lollipop UI (There is a darker circle that extends from the part of the button where you tap). So I went back into download mode and tried to flash the 2 OTA versions of Lollipop (OC1 and OF1). The error this time was "SW REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 8 , Binary : 6". This may or may not be the error I got before with the KitKat ROMs. I don't remember, and I'm not at my desktop to try the old ROMs.
After looking up this error, I found no exact results, but there were ones with a similar error. People said that it means a ROM is being flashed that is too old to pass the downgrade prevention system. I've been trying to flash what seems to be the latest firmware revision for this phone (OF1). Any ideas? Are the OSs I'm trying to flash somehow too new for the phone (even though I've tried all of the stock Lollipop ROMs. Should I give the phone back to my friend and tell him it's dead?
Thanks in advance!
I can't post images because I haven't posted here (or on any forum, for that matter) before.
Well, it seems really bad but you can try Samsung Smart Switch or Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant to repair the phone, else way JTag it's another option
Fuse 8 is OF1
Matthew M. said:
Fuse 8 is OF1
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Thanks for the info. I tried flashing that version. Didn't work. I ended up taking my own broken S4 I had laying around, which had a smashed screen but a supposedly good Mainboard, and transferred the mainboard to my friend's bricked S4. Now it boots fully, and I made use of my old phone that was laying around.
BTW, do you know where or how you found out which version Fuse 8 represented? I'd like to learn more about this kind of stuff.
you probably needed to flash a lowship odin tar and repartition
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you probably needed to flash a lowship odin tar and repartition
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Sorry, what do you mean by "lowship"? I did use a PIT file to repartition, which didn't work, possibly because the OS being flashed with it wasn't being accepted...
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Sorry, what do you mean by "lowship"? I did use a PIT file to repartition, which didn't work, possibly because the OS being flashed with it wasn't being accepted...
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a normal odin tar will not fix a bad partition regardless of the .pit you need a tar that s a _user_Low_ship todo a full format odin was failing because the partitions where screwed and you weren't using the correct image
go to sammobile.com they have all the s4 all variants roms.
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Thanks for the info. I tried flashing that version. Didn't work. I ended up taking my own broken S4 I had laying around, which had a smashed screen but a supposedly good Mainboard, and transferred the mainboard to my friend's bricked S4. Now it boots fully, and I made use of my old phone that was laying around.
BTW, do you know where or how you found out which version Fuse 8 represented? I'd like to learn more about this kind of stuff.
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I am not aware of a definitive guide on the fuses. I found it by trial and error
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Hello Everyone,
So recently I got a new S4 and I decided to root and mess around with it a little bit... Didn't go so well.
First KNOX was pissed that I tried that because I had given SU power to SuperSU (I didnt want to use KingUser) so when that happened, SuperSU failed to set itself as the primary SuperUser app. So I decided to install recovery (TWRP) to do it the recover way, scripts and all that. After that, I went ahead and removed KNOX, via the settings menu on the app.
Now I fail to boot into RECOVERY, and I also fail to boot into normal Android mode. When I attempt to boot normally, the SAMSUNG logo comes up then verizon, Okay fine its booting. 5 miutes later, the phone gets hot, and still wont boot.
I cannot charge the normal way, or even use the charging port. I have to take the battery out and put it in a dock. So ODIN is out of the choice.
My Phone Specs:
Samsung Galaxy S4 i545 (Verizon)
1GB SD Card
No recovery or ODIN.
Please help...
If you can't get into download mode then you have a problem.
Without it there isn't much you can do. You also need the pc to recognize your phone.
I'd say flash a custom ROM because new update which I received on stock firmware of I9500 added some security and an app called smart manager which is causing instability. Connect your dead phone to charger and then flash TWRP 2-3 times and don't forget to untick F.rest time and auto reboot. Normally it is ticked, and manually boot to download mode each time I hope you know how to do that. Then try your luck. That's how I did it. And use latest recovery available on the web.
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I believe the Verizon s4 has a locked bootloader (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681316); therefore, you cannot flash a custom ROM or custom recovery.
You may get more replies if you post your question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help
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THe thing is though, If I could use Download mode, i would. But because of damage in the port, it fails to work So this is why I am confused on what to do...
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THe thing is though, If I could use Download mode, i would. But because of damage in the port, it fails to work So this is why I am confused on what to do...
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if the port is physically damaged then you need to
get the port replaced
there is absolutely nothing you can do until you have the usb port repaired
. secondly hold power down while inserting the battery if that doesn't get it into download mode then congratulations you now have a 200.00 dollar brick
the i545 does not support custom recoveries or custom roms outside of modded stock roms attempting to flash one will result in a permabrick as you just found out
Once the usb is repaired if you are still unable to access download mode then you have a big problem. When the port is repaired see if the comouter recognizes the phone as QHUSB_dload, if so, you need jtag, if the computer doesnt recognize the phone then it is most likely damaged beyond repair.