Hello dear users of xda.
I have read alot of threads on several forums to find a fix for my broken phone, since I am hoping that the problem is caused by the software, rather than the hardware.
Sadly I was not able to find the fix yet and therefor you guys are my last shot at this issue. This account is also freshly registered, so I will not be able to post any links or images to help you guys out understanding what happened ... so please just bear with me here
Since I am from Germany I hope you can also excuse small mistakes regarding my writing in this thread. Thank you in advance
Lets dive right into this with a few details:
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (SM-G925F)
Never rooted, flashed -> always official updates
Android 7 was up to date
Phone has no branding or any kind of simlock
What happened:
My phone was turned off a few days ago when I woke up. Since I always charge it over night it couldnt be out of power and that confused me.
I then pressed the On/Off-Button to start it and the phone booted up.
But the boot did get stuck on the Samung logo-animation. I mean the animation which is usually displayed after the big "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge powered by Android".
I waited a minute or something and nothing happened, it seemed like the boot froze up and I turned it off.
When I booted it up again the samsung animation would not even finish and then freeze up. The animation is displaying the letters from left to right and it froze this time displaying only "Samsu".
After that I plugged the phone back into the wall to charge and went to the PC to google this issue. The phone displayed around 25% battery when I plugged it in.
So apparently it was not charging this night?
Anyways ... after googling and not finding any similiar problems I tryed to boot with Safe Mode ( holding Volume Down + On/Off Button .... no success) and then downloaded Samsung Switch and all drivers needed to get a device connected to the PC.
I connected the phone to the PC with an original Samsung cable and Samsung Switch was not showing anything until I entered the Download Mode on my phone by pressing Volume Down + Home + On/Off.
Then Samsung Switch displayed that the connected device was not compatible (even though it meets all requirements).
I went to the device manager to make sure that the drivers are working and the phone indeed was showing up in the list. It also disappeared properly when I unplugged it from the PC.
After that I again tryed out to boot the phone several times. It would always freeze up anywhere within that Samsung animation.
Not knowing what to do I thought an factory reset might help out and I pressed Volume Up + Home + On/Off for several seconds when the phone was turned off.
Nothing happened. I could only boot up the phone by pressing the On/Off button alone and by doing that it always froze up. Just the Download-Mode was accessable (Volume Down + Home + On/Off).
Since I had no way to recover or reset anything by using Samsung Switch or the Recovery Mode I decided to flash an official Samsung rom on the device using ODIN.
I downloaded the following:
Odin ( v3.12.3 )
Firmware ( G925FXXU5EQK8_G925FDBT5EQK1_G925FXXU5EQKF_HOME.tar.md5 // from a german android forum, information below )
FIRMWARE INFORMATION
Model: SM-G925F
Model name: Galaxy S6 edge
Country: Germany (DBT)
Version: Android 7.0
Changelist: 10958180
Build date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:08:50
Android security patch level: 2017-11-01
Product code: DBT
PDA: G925FXXU5EQK8
CSC: G925FDBT5EQK1
When I connected the phone Odin was recognizing the device and I was able to flash the firmware successfully. Odin did not display any kind of errors.
After the flash the phone was still connected to the PC since I feared it would run out of power. I know that the first boot after a flash can take a while. Since the LED was flashing while the big "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge" logo was displayed I thought it was doing something in the background. I kept it like this (big logo, LED flashing, plugged into the PC) for over an hour and nothing did change. The device was warm but I doubted that it's doing anything since one hour for a boot, even after flashing, is way too long.
After that hour I turned it off and it instantly started to boot up again, but this time and all the other times after that it kept getting stuck at the big logo. It did not proceed into the animation like before.
I tested if I could enter the Recovery Mode at this point but it still was only able to get into the Download Mode.
The only way to stop it from trying to boot now was to get into that Download Mode, else it would just keep looping around, but not turn off by its own.
Every now and then, instead of displaying the big logo, it showed a blue screen with a yellow warning sign and the android mascot laying on the ground with "No command" beneath it. If you want to see how it looks you can google images "android 7.0 no command" and look for the full blue screen pictures.
Googling this blue screen with no command said that it can be easily fixed by wiping the data/cache from your device. But as I said the recovery mode was not showing up when I pressed the buttons for it. So a friend of mine suggested using ADB or fastboot to wipe the cache / dalvik cache.
Using both (ADB + fastboot) the device was not detected. We made sure that the drivers were installed properly. There was and there still is no way to connect to the phone with these both tools. Sadly.
After the first try of using ADB/fastboot we decided that the issue might have been the firmware I downloaded in the beginning and we used SamFirm (v0.3.6) to download the newest firmware for my SM-G925F ( G925FXXU5EQK8_G925FDBT5EQK1_G925FXXU5EQKF_HOME.tar.md5 )
This firmware appears to be the same as the one I downloaded before, but this one was slightly bigger.
This is a paste of the SamFirm window:
Checking firmware for SM-G925F/DBT/G925FXXU5EQK8/G925FDBT5EQK1/G925FXXU5EQKF/G925FXXU5EQK8
Model: SM-G925F
Version: G925FXXU5EQK8/G925FDBT5EQK1/G925FXXU5EQKF/G925FXXU5EQK8
OS: Nougat(Android 7.0)
Filename: SM-G925F_1_20171129140113_g7auy18e0c.zip.enc4
Size: 1950442496 bytes
LogicValue: 8ikzg48ul7hryauq
The flash was again successfull and still the same problem remained: no full boot.... sometimes a blue no command mascot.
After that we flashed again but with another PIT file attached. At first we got an error after the hidden.img but after changing the PIT file to this one ( ZEROLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN300M ) it worked again without any errors displayed by Odin. Apparently the PIT file we used at first did not have enough space for our hidden.img ...
We flashed that firmware several times and sometimes after the flash there would be a blue screen with an android mascot saying it is erasing, but the animation of that mascot freezes also after 10 to 20 seconds. I've kept the phone in this blue screen for several hours (up to 5h I think) since a few forum threads said that it sometimes takes very long to work and the LED was actually flashing all the time, but nothing changed.
We did not try to flash anything else because the Reactivation Lock is enabled and I have no idea how to turn this thing off w/o booting the device.
I would not mind flashing a custom firmware on the device as long as it just works again. So if this is somehow possible and might be a solution I am up for it.
What currenctly is going on with the phone:
· It only turns completly off when the power runs out.
· No button combination is working to turn it off.
· I can enter Download Mode easily but I can not enter the Factory Reset Mode.
Within the Download Mode it says:
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SM-G925F
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Reactivation Lock: On
Secure Download: Enabled
KNOX Warranty Void: 0 (0x0000)
RP SWREV: B:5 K:2 S:2
· The boot ends either up with showing an "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge powered by Android" logo for the whole time (kept it like that for several hours, no boot)
· or with a blue screen (yellow warning sign, android mascot laying on the ground and a "no command" beneath it).
· Odin is recognizing it as a device.
· The device manager is recognizing the device.
· Samsung Switch is saying the device is not compatible.
· ADB/fastboot can not detect the device.
So ... is it possible to get this damn thing to work again or is it gone for good?
If you still got any questions regarding the current state of the phone please ask. I will try to reply ASAP.
Thank you very much for any reply you guys might throw at me.
It sounds like a hardware fault and your phone is kaput.
Interesting.I would love to open the phone to inspect it
FaKeT said:
Hello dear users of xda.
I have read alot of threads on several forums to find a fix for my broken phone, since I am hoping that the problem is caused by the software, rather than the hardware.
Sadly I was not able to find the fix yet and therefor you guys are my last shot at this issue. This account is also freshly registered, so I will not be able to post any links or images to help you guys out understanding what happened ... so please just bear with me here
Since I am from Germany I hope you can also excuse small mistakes regarding my writing in this thread. Thank you in advance
Lets dive right into this with a few details:
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (SM-G925F)
Never rooted, flashed -> always official updates
Android 7 was up to date
Phone has no branding or any kind of simlock
What happened:
My phone was turned off a few days ago when I woke up. Since I always charge it over night it couldnt be out of power and that confused me.
I then pressed the On/Off-Button to start it and the phone booted up.
But the boot did get stuck on the Samung logo-animation. I mean the animation which is usually displayed after the big "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge powered by Android".
I waited a minute or something and nothing happened, it seemed like the boot froze up and I turned it off.
When I booted it up again the samsung animation would not even finish and then freeze up. The animation is displaying the letters from left to right and it froze this time displaying only "Samsu".
After that I plugged the phone back into the wall to charge and went to the PC to google this issue. The phone displayed around 25% battery when I plugged it in.
So apparently it was not charging this night?
Anyways ... after googling and not finding any similiar problems I tryed to boot with Safe Mode ( holding Volume Down + On/Off Button .... no success) and then downloaded Samsung Switch and all drivers needed to get a device connected to the PC.
I connected the phone to the PC with an original Samsung cable and Samsung Switch was not showing anything until I entered the Download Mode on my phone by pressing Volume Down + Home + On/Off.
Then Samsung Switch displayed that the connected device was not compatible (even though it meets all requirements).
I went to the device manager to make sure that the drivers are working and the phone indeed was showing up in the list. It also disappeared properly when I unplugged it from the PC.
After that I again tryed out to boot the phone several times. It would always freeze up anywhere within that Samsung animation.
Not knowing what to do I thought an factory reset might help out and I pressed Volume Up + Home + On/Off for several seconds when the phone was turned off.
Nothing happened. I could only boot up the phone by pressing the On/Off button alone and by doing that it always froze up. Just the Download-Mode was accessable (Volume Down + Home + On/Off).
Since I had no way to recover or reset anything by using Samsung Switch or the Recovery Mode I decided to flash an official Samsung rom on the device using ODIN.
I downloaded the following:
Odin ( v3.12.3 )
Firmware ( G925FXXU5EQK8_G925FDBT5EQK1_G925FXXU5EQKF_HOME.tar.md5 // from a german android forum, information below )
FIRMWARE INFORMATION
Model: SM-G925F
Model name: Galaxy S6 edge
Country: Germany (DBT)
Version: Android 7.0
Changelist: 10958180
Build date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:08:50
Android security patch level: 2017-11-01
Product code: DBT
PDA: G925FXXU5EQK8
CSC: G925FDBT5EQK1
When I connected the phone Odin was recognizing the device and I was able to flash the firmware successfully. Odin did not display any kind of errors.
After the flash the phone was still connected to the PC since I feared it would run out of power. I know that the first boot after a flash can take a while. Since the LED was flashing while the big "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge" logo was displayed I thought it was doing something in the background. I kept it like this (big logo, LED flashing, plugged into the PC) for over an hour and nothing did change. The device was warm but I doubted that it's doing anything since one hour for a boot, even after flashing, is way too long.
After that hour I turned it off and it instantly started to boot up again, but this time and all the other times after that it kept getting stuck at the big logo. It did not proceed into the animation like before.
I tested if I could enter the Recovery Mode at this point but it still was only able to get into the Download Mode.
The only way to stop it from trying to boot now was to get into that Download Mode, else it would just keep looping around, but not turn off by its own.
Every now and then, instead of displaying the big logo, it showed a blue screen with a yellow warning sign and the android mascot laying on the ground with "No command" beneath it. If you want to see how it looks you can google images "android 7.0 no command" and look for the full blue screen pictures.
Googling this blue screen with no command said that it can be easily fixed by wiping the data/cache from your device. But as I said the recovery mode was not showing up when I pressed the buttons for it. So a friend of mine suggested using ADB or fastboot to wipe the cache / dalvik cache.
Using both (ADB + fastboot) the device was not detected. We made sure that the drivers were installed properly. There was and there still is no way to connect to the phone with these both tools. Sadly.
After the first try of using ADB/fastboot we decided that the issue might have been the firmware I downloaded in the beginning and we used SamFirm (v0.3.6) to download the newest firmware for my SM-G925F ( G925FXXU5EQK8_G925FDBT5EQK1_G925FXXU5EQKF_HOME.tar.md5 )
This firmware appears to be the same as the one I downloaded before, but this one was slightly bigger.
This is a paste of the SamFirm window:
Checking firmware for SM-G925F/DBT/G925FXXU5EQK8/G925FDBT5EQK1/G925FXXU5EQKF/G925FXXU5EQK8
Model: SM-G925F
Version: G925FXXU5EQK8/G925FDBT5EQK1/G925FXXU5EQKF/G925FXXU5EQK8
OS: Nougat(Android 7.0)
Filename: SM-G925F_1_20171129140113_g7auy18e0c.zip.enc4
Size: 1950442496 bytes
LogicValue: 8ikzg48ul7hryauq
The flash was again successfull and still the same problem remained: no full boot.... sometimes a blue no command mascot.
After that we flashed again but with another PIT file attached. At first we got an error after the hidden.img but after changing the PIT file to this one ( ZEROLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN300M ) it worked again without any errors displayed by Odin. Apparently the PIT file we used at first did not have enough space for our hidden.img ...
We flashed that firmware several times and sometimes after the flash there would be a blue screen with an android mascot saying it is erasing, but the animation of that mascot freezes also after 10 to 20 seconds. I've kept the phone in this blue screen for several hours (up to 5h I think) since a few forum threads said that it sometimes takes very long to work and the LED was actually flashing all the time, but nothing changed.
We did not try to flash anything else because the Reactivation Lock is enabled and I have no idea how to turn this thing off w/o booting the device.
I would not mind flashing a custom firmware on the device as long as it just works again. So if this is somehow possible and might be a solution I am up for it.
What currenctly is going on with the phone:
· It only turns completly off when the power runs out.
· No button combination is working to turn it off.
· I can enter Download Mode easily but I can not enter the Factory Reset Mode.
Within the Download Mode it says:
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SM-G925F
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Reactivation Lock: On
Secure Download: Enabled
KNOX Warranty Void: 0 (0x0000)
RP SWREV: B:5 K:2 S:2
· The boot ends either up with showing an "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge powered by Android" logo for the whole time (kept it like that for several hours, no boot)
· or with a blue screen (yellow warning sign, android mascot laying on the ground and a "no command" beneath it).
· Odin is recognizing it as a device.
· The device manager is recognizing the device.
· Samsung Switch is saying the device is not compatible.
· ADB/fastboot can not detect the device.
So ... is it possible to get this damn thing to work again or is it gone for good?
If you still got any questions regarding the current state of the phone please ask. I will try to reply ASAP.
Thank you very much for any reply you guys might throw at me.
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If your not bothered about tripping knox (0x1) and voiding your warranty you can flash twrp recovery. Then wipe from there or flash a custom ROM. This way we can know for sure if it's software or hardware issue.
callumbr1 said:
If your not bothered about tripping knox (0x1) and voiding your warranty you can flash twrp recovery. Then wipe from there or flash a custom ROM. This way we can know for sure if it's software or hardware issue.
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Thanks for that reply.
Sadly I can not flash twrp recovery because of that Reactivation Lock ... and I do not know how to deactivate it at the current state of the phone
Is there a way to workaround that lock?
same here lol. but even twrp recovery cannot run LOl, sammy charged me as U$$ 700 to repair,
of course i did not let them repair, and now i have a dead phone, that only goes to download mode, and the bootlogo with glitches
What if you get a stock ROM and flash it via Odin, if your phone goes to Download Mode...? I didnt totally understand your situation but that came to my mind, flashing stock firmware via Odin.
EDIT: Just went through your SITUATION a bit, you should get it inspected by someone and then decide, otherwise you might lose your phone permanently.
Same here
Same here.... But with s6....
Only download mode. Not even a bootlogo. No recovery... Tried flashing literally everything. is it possible to flash a custom Rom with Odin? Convert a rom.zip t a tar file? I tried flashing cf-root but I don't know if it's rooted...
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Hello,
I've got a problem with my Galaxy S2 I-91000 unbranded rooted with official ICS rom (but not the one from my country, the Frankenstein one if I remember well). It was working fine for a few weeks and this morning it failed to wake me up... (thanks to my loyal backup alarm clock otherwise I would still be sleeping haha...). It seams the phone juste shut down by itself during night even if plugged to the official wall charger. I've tried to restard it while on the charger and get stuck on the Galaxy logo (the one pulsing with a purple/blu logo). After 10min on that screen I removed the battery and try again without the charger. Now it's getting stuck on the Galaxy SII white text logo (the very first screen on start up).
I've tried up + home + power for recovery mode and other options but after a few second I've kept the three button I've the Galaxy SII screen turning black and then coming back again...
I've tried down + home + power and I get the screen from Odin that ask for loading a custom rom. So I seams my only option, ? I've downloaded a rom to try, I've choose Super Nexus copy the Google Apps + Super Nexus Rom to my formatted SD card and accepte the rom download with odin... and here it get stuck on the screen saying: "Downloading... Do not turn off the target device"... after 30min on this screen I've removed the battery and give it up.
What should I do now ?
Eluc said:
Hello,
I've got a problem with my Galaxy S2 I-91000 unbranded rooted with official ICS rom (but not the one from my country, the Frankenstein one if I remember well). It was working fine for a few weeks and this morning it failed to wake me up... (thanks to my loyal backup alarm clock otherwise I would still be sleeping haha...). It seams the phone juste shut down by itself during night even if plugged to the official wall charger. I've tried to restard it while on the charger and get stuck on the Galaxy logo (the one pulsing with a purple/blu logo). After 10min on that screen I removed the battery and try again without the charger. Now it's getting stuck on the Galaxy SII white text logo (the very first screen on start up).
I've tried up + home + power for recovery mode and other options but after a few second I've kept the three button I've the Galaxy SII screen turning black and then coming back again...
I've tried down + home + power and I get the screen from Odin that ask for loading a custom rom. So I seams my only option, ? I've downloaded a rom to try, I've choose Super Nexus copy the Google Apps + Super Nexus Rom to my formatted SD card and accepte the rom download with odin... and here it get stuck on the screen saying: "Downloading... Do not turn off the target device"... after 30min on this screen I've removed the battery and give it up.
What should I do now ?
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Did you try, pulling out the battery -> hold power for 10 seconds -> putt battery in and boot?
Christiaan91 said:
Did you try, pulling out the battery -> hold power for 10 seconds -> putt battery in and boot?
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Yes one of the first thing I did. However I've tried again and this time it kind of goes further, I get the little intro but laggy then it get stuck on the second logo (purple/blue one) like the very first time I've tried. I'll try the guide to fix unflashable or soft bricked SGII... let's hope.
(In these time I understand the bad side of using Google Auth. for many website )
EDIT:
I've tried the Guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771
Flash with code, modem and CSC get stuck on NAND write ....
Flash with . pit: I didn't because I couldn't get a .pit file in the provided archives. I found some on internet but I don't trust them as I don't know what is the purpose of the .pit file.
Flash Kernel: get stuck on NAND write again.
Now I get the yellow triangle with warning about recovery mode in Kies. So I've re-installed Kies again and tried that but I can't use it because it didn't failed during an update from Kies...
Basically I'm stuck with a useless smartphone without doing anything on it that cause the problem directly...
Anyone found a fix?
Eluc said:
Yes one of the first thing I did. However I've tried again and this time it kind of goes further, I get the little intro but laggy then it get stuck on the second logo (purple/blue one) like the very first time I've tried. I'll try the guide to fix unflashable or soft bricked SGII... let's hope.
(In these time I understand the bad side of using Google Auth. for many website )
EDIT:
I've tried the Guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771
Flash with code, modem and CSC get stuck on NAND write ....
Flash with . pit: I didn't because I couldn't get a .pit file in the provided archives. I found some on internet but I don't trust them as I don't know what is the purpose of the .pit file.
Flash Kernel: get stuck on NAND write again.
Now I get the yellow triangle with warning about recovery mode in Kies. So I've re-installed Kies again and tried that but I can't use it because it didn't failed during an update from Kies...
Basically I'm stuck with a useless smartphone without doing anything on it that cause the problem directly...
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Exactly the same thing happened with me today! Has anyone found a fix for this yet?
Hi
So I've had my Samsung SIII for just over 18 months, and it's all worked fine etc. I've never rooted it or anything.
But this morning it will not boot up. When I try to switch it on the start up sequence happens, but it gets stuck on the flashing Samsung splash screen. If I turn it off it just restarts and ends up back on that screen. The only way to stop it is to take the battery out.
I've tried starting it in recovery mode (power+home button+vol up), but the standing, open android just flashes and I end up with the android lay down with the red exclamation mark from there. It then loops between the two androids and the Samsung SIII start up logo screen. I have tried to press the volume buttons whilst on the red exclamation mark screen but cannot get to anywhere from it.
However, it will load the download mode (power+home button+ vol down) just fine.
I have looked all over but most people encountering anything similar have rooted their devices, which I have not.
Also, last week I lost all of my contacts which were stored on the device (I don't know why) but that might have something to do with it.
I don't particularly want to hard reset the phone and lose everything, but if it's the only solution I will do.
Thanks.
In download mode is the product number shown or a blank?
If it shows i9300 then you have a good chance of flashing either a full stock rom or a rescue firmware (see general forum) using odin. You will need to factory reset in recovery afterward, but your data is almost certainly unrecoverable.
If the product number is blank then you have partial SDS and require a new motherboard.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
rachypoo said:
Hi
So I've had my Samsung SIII for just over 18 months, and it's all worked fine etc. I've never rooted it or anything.
But this morning it will not boot up. When I try to switch it on the start up sequence happens, but it gets stuck on the flashing Samsung splash screen. If I turn it off it just restarts and ends up back on that screen. The only way to stop it is to take the battery out.
I've tried starting it in recovery mode (power+home button+vol up), but the standing, open android just flashes and I end up with the android lay down with the red exclamation mark from there. It then loops between the two androids and the Samsung SIII start up logo screen. I have tried to press the volume buttons whilst on the red exclamation mark screen but cannot get to anywhere from it.
However, it will load the download mode (power+home button+ vol down) just fine.
I have looked all over but most people encountering anything similar have rooted their devices, which I have not.
Also, last week I lost all of my contacts which were stored on the device (I don't know why) but that might have something to do with it.
I don't particularly want to hard reset the phone and lose everything, but if it's the only solution I will do.
Thanks.
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Do has boomboomer said above but as a last resort before flashing back to stock or a rescue firmware if you flash PhilZ recovery in download mode with odin.You then have a Aroma option in PhilZ recovery to browse and copy phone files so you may be able to recover some data pictures etc.
Please read PhilZ thread >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860 << and the special features thread about Aroma file manager in post #3
Please note use as a last resort to get your data back! and read everything! Also all this is presuming you can get into PhilZ recovery after flashing..
I'm having the same problem , been looking through lots of topics. When I switch on the phone it's not booting android guy lays on his back. Download mode and Android Recovery are in my range.
I've been trying to flash stock-firmware from sammobile.com with ODIN but no effect , I mean It all went OK in Odin Operation list than fially phone reset and PASS. But this android guy is still laying on his back and making fun of me xD
Before trying to get back to stock ROM, I've had rooted phone and installed RR with 4.4.2 for S3, now I don't have a clue what shall I do next ...
Any ideas ? (the noob[me] have asked )
Stuck on samsung logo
Hi my s3 got stuck in the boot samsung logo.
It happend after I went to CWM app and created partition from there.
After I reboot it , then it froze down there.
S3-rooted running cyanogen mod 10.2
Teamdaiwa said:
Hi my s3 got stuck in the boot samsung logo.
It happend after I went to CWM app and created partition from there.
After I reboot it , then it froze down there.
S3-rooted running cyanogen mod 10.2
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You buggered the partitions .
Remove partition .
SOLVED >>
I have solved my problem with this lying android guy on his back , after trying to get back stock. So the thing was on my phone there have been left the kernel from Resurection Remix , I have updated it to Custom Kernel from this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563562
And my newest version of stock firmware is swimming very nice I hope This will help someone
OK I screwed up. I would appreciate any help here. Rogers S6 Edge, G925W8. It was stock 5.0.2.
Wanted to try a ROM so flashed TWRP, then flashed Kingfisher ROM v1.1 (it seemed the safest / W8-friendly). ROM was fantastic (much better battery), but GPS would never lock.
Tried to start over by flashing stock Rogers 5.0.2 via Odin but it wouldn't flash. I read (a little too late) that downgrading isn't something Samsung enjoys. Argh!
Then out of desperation, I flashed the BL (BL_G925W8VLU2BOH8_5.1.1.tar) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/canadian-odin-5-1-1-bootloader-twrp-t3196595 , which was a very bad move, I assume because I wasn't on 5.1.1 to begin with. Crap!!
So now the phone gets to the Galaxy S6 edge splash screen, with "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING", and it stays there. The phone also gets very warm, and I can't shut it off. Using VolDown+Power+Home reboots it (showing the same message) but doesn't shut it off. Using VolUp+Power+Home reboots it but only says the same thing about Recovery.
Please tell me that I didn't just brick this phone!!
UPDATE:
Am able to get the phone into Download/Odin mode by holding the 3 buttons (voldown+power+home) while plugging the phone into USB. The stock Rogers image refuses to flash (Odin says fail immediately), but I am a step closer thanks to @brar.arsh's thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/canada-galaxy-s6-edge-canadian-users-t3069314 )
From there I grabbed the "S6 Edge Stock Firmware OG2" which comes in 4 parts (BL, AP, CP, and CSC). I added all 4 pieces to Odin and started flash. Boot.img and recovery flashed, but then during the system.img flash, it failed about half-way through. Right after that failure, something changed because the device now became "Unknown Device" to windows, and it complained that "a USB device has malfunctioned, and Windows no longer recognizes it".
This gave me hope that I could get into Recovery (since that flash was successful), but the phone likes to boot directly to the "The update failed so please launch Smart Switch" message - regardless of starting with VOLUP+PWR+HOME button combination. So no recovery access... but making progress.
I belive I initiated a flash that contained JUST the BL, CP, and CSC portions, and it passed quickly. This, of course, isn't enough to get the system going. I just wanted to see if it would fail in other areas.
Trying the emergency flash via Smart Switch: Smart Switch said it required the phone to be in Recovery mode, but it still attempted the fix even though I was in Odin/Download mode. Good news, but unfortunately it gave the same result - a failure at around 50% of the entire flash operation.
I have tried re-flashing the AP portion several times and it fails at different progressions (50%, 75%, 90%)... so close.
I was thinking that it was maybe a power issue (since the battery was completely dead during the "kernel is not seandroid enforcing" period, with no way to turn the phone off or pull battery), I wondered if the battery just needed a little juice before starting the operation. I let it stay plugged in for a few minutes after one of the many failed flash attempts (screen was illuminated with the progress bar frozen at the point of failure). I noticed that when I unplugged it, it didn't die immediately, so I plugged it back in (getting the "USB device has malfunctioned" message again), and forced it to restart by holding the VOLDOWN+PWR+HOME buttons). It got back into Odin mode and the PC recognized it again. Loaded up just the AP portion in Odin, hit Start, left the room, and when I came back it said PASS! I cannot prove that it had any battery power from this method... or if it even helped. This could have just been a fluke.
The phone automatically rebooted into Recovery mode (which scared me) so I hit Power Down.
Rebooted the phone - I hear the lame Samsung startup song, and it is booting. Hallelujah.
Ok, so one night I was using my phone normally (Browsing. Watching YouTube, Playing Games) like everyone else does. Then all of a sudden it shuts off, but immediately turns on again without me pressing a button. (So basically it suddenly auto restarts on its own) This occured maybe 2-4 times (all in one night) until one time, it shuts off but doesn't turn on again (basically an automatic shutdown), so I tried turning it on again (Power button), then I got shocked because all of a sudden it enters a boot loop (Screen displaying this sequence : Samsung Galaxy S4 screen, my carrier logo screen, The encrypted screen (where you have to enter your encryption password) then again the Samsung logo but this time with the colors splashing from the background, then it shuts off again.) Sometimes after the boot loop sequence, it vibrates but never turns on again, sometimes it just turns off after the sequence. And as I try and try to get away from the boot loop, the sequence became shorter. So I'm guessing it's a battery problem, BUT my battery isn't bloated or deformed. I tried clearing the cache first, again the sequence got shorter (never going up to the carrier logo screen), then I tried formatting the data, still to no avail. Now, when I turn it on, It shows the Samsung logo screen for 2 seconds and shuts down.
I tried flashing it with ODIN thru Download mode BUT (HERE'S where another problem occured) :
My phone never get pass on the system.img.ext4 dialogue and my screen just goes blank. But ODIN still recognizes my phone. And when I remove the USB cable, ODIN says FAIL.
I'm sure the cable is working. I downloaded the firmware for my carrier (Tre 3).
What could be the real problem here?
Here is the description of my device :
Samsung Galaxy GT-I9505
Bought from Italy, Tre 3 carrier
Can I download a different region/carrier for my I9505 phone?
Advanced thanks for anyone who comments and I'm very sorry for my English. Thanks!
I would install TWRP recovery, boot to it, and use it to format data, which will remove the encryption. Then I would either push a rom to the phone via recovery or try to reinstall the stock firmware with Odin. Make sure that you run Odin as admin as well. The firmware must be the same version or newer. If you still have the stock recovery and can boot to it, then I think the build number of the currently installed firmware will be visible there. You should be able to use that to Google the correct version you need.
Hey it's me. Just posting a quick reply.
Thanks for replying to my post. Yesterday I successfully flash a rom to my GT-I9505 (Version 5.0.1 Italy HUI 3G). However it still didn't boot up. At first try it booted up to the first setup screen then just randomly shuts down. Then as I try to boot it up again, It just shuts down after the first Samsung logo (with the GT-I9505 logo), I can't boot into recovery cause it shuts down. I'm sure it's not a battery issue cause when I boot into download mode, it can stay in that screen for like 10 minutes. What could be the issue? I'm planning to disassemble my S4 sooner to see if something's wrong inside. Thanks again for the reply
Hello,
i've got a little Problem with my S6 Edge Mobile Phone. Since a few days when i press Power On, it's in a Boot Loop with the Boot Screen "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge powered by android".
The only Options i got are:
-Pressing Volume down and On/Off for restart
-Volume down, On/off and Home for Download Mode.
No Recovery Mode and if i want to shut off, i can only do this by removing the Battery.
At first, i checked all the Hardware Connections (a few Months ago, i switched the Battery, i thought, there could be a Problem with the Hardware). Then i tried to fix the Software. Smart Switch doesn't work (It couldn't find my Phone and is asking for a code), then i tried with Odin (Diefferent Versions, 1.85, 3.14 and 3.13) and different Firmwares (searchzed here, sammobile and with samfirm) and different Cables (With Samsung Original) on different Systems.
Each time Odin stops at "Boot.img".
It's an original S6 Edge with no Modification (except the new Battery) and no Root.
Can anyone help me? Thanks for your Support!
PS.: Sorry for my English, i'm from Germany and my English from School is a long time ago
Betzler17 said:
Hello,
i've got a little Problem with my S6 Edge Mobile Phone. Since a few days when i press Power On, it's in a Boot Loop with the Boot Screen "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge powered by android".
The only Options i got are:
-Pressing Volume down and On/Off for restart
-Volume down, On/off and Home for Download Mode.
No Recovery Mode and if i want to shut off, i can only do this by removing the Battery.
At first, i checked all the Hardware Connections (a few Months ago, i switched the Battery, i thought, there could be a Problem with the Hardware). Then i tried to fix the Software. Smart Switch doesn't work (It couldn't find my Phone and is asking for a code), then i tried with Odin (Diefferent Versions, 1.85, 3.14 and 3.13) and different Firmwares (searchzed here, sammobile and with samfirm) and different Cables (With Samsung Original) on different Systems.
Each time Odin stops at "Boot.img".
It's an original S6 Edge with no Modification (except the new Battery) and no Root.
Can anyone help me? Thanks for your Support!
PS.: Sorry for my English, i'm from Germany and my English from School is a long time ago
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If odin keeps failing at boot.img then this is because you are flashing an older bootloader. Try flashing a new firmware with the latest BL and see what happens. Try the UK BTU firmware, also I've found odin 3.10.7 or 3.13 work best with G925F
I had a very similar issue... but with my phone also the battery was dead, so i was able to turn it off by removing the charger. In my case it always stopped at the boot.img or some other. Here is what i did do to fix it
1. Use SamFirm to Download the right firmware... Download one time with binary nature and extract the pit file. The other one without binary is to actually flash.
2. Put in Download mode: In odin select the pit file and nand erase (repartition should be already checked) -> Start (Without any firmware selected).
3. The phone will now stuck at the samsung logo (maybe i a loop) *OR if i remeber correct it just showed the smartswitch restore massage(that's ok, its then already in download mode) ... start download mode (the screen will go black but that's ok)
4. In Odin select in AP now the firmware without the binary nature and flash without nand erase and repartition - Only by this weird way i was able to flash anything But it worked.
5. The phone rebooted and in my case it stuck still at the first boot graphic.
6. I turned the phone off - waited about 15h - and plucked it in without a fast charger and now it was booting.
7. It now booted android, but stucked at boot animation -> I restarted to recovery mode and wipe cache and did a factory reset. Then I rebooted and after this process it was finally booting into the welcome screen.
*Use Odin 3.13.1
I know weird, but it really actually worked for me