[Q] flashed official kitkat and kies wont recognize it - Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

After running into some issues while upgrading to an official kitkat firmware I managed to boot up my phone but now it doesnt get recognized by kies even though its official. I also cant see which csc Im on since when I type in *#1234# it simply goes away from the screen as if its been wiped.
any clues? should i flash something else over?

kostas90 said:
After running into some issues while upgrading to an official kitkat firmware I managed to boot up my phone but now it doesnt get recognized by kies even though its official. I also cant see which csc Im on since when I type in *#1234# it simply goes away from the screen as if its been wiped.
any clues? should i flash something else over?
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What did you use to upgrade? Kies? or Odin?

feckinfinch said:
What did you use to upgrade? Kies? or Odin?
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Odin

kostas90 said:
Odin
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Try flashing this in the attachments using odin the same wayy you did the stock firmware, just extract the rar file and use the .md5, and then do a full factory reset then it should recognize.

forget KIES ( completely useless) ! flash SamMobile's firmwares with ODIN !

feckinfinch said:
Try flashing this in the attachments using odin the same wayy you did the stock firmware, just extract the rar file and use the .md5, and then do a full factory reset then it should recognize.
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Ill get around to it in a few days when my exams will be over. need to back everything up first and that will take a minute. thanks!!

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[Q]downgrade 4.3 - 4.1.2

hello.
usually when I have a few flash the phone I like to leave the factory, which I put the factory oxa with partition marked in 5 files odin with pit, bootloader, code, modem (LJ2) and csc.
I've never had trouble oxa install the factory and I have done more than 20 times since upgrading to M16 (4.3) I have been unable to do the operation because when I have uploaded files to download odin and phone wire as I give to start the SET PARTITION makes an instant and I FAIL throws.
windows thereupon losing throws me Connect message pc / phone.
I've tried with two different pcs and does the same, they know they can be happening? the fault of the new base? I must do to stop factory new phone?
thank you very much
xavivts said:
hello.
usually when I have a few flash the phone I like to leave the factory, which I put the factory oxa with partition marked in 5 files odin with pit, bootloader, code, modem (LJ2) and csc.
I've never had trouble oxa install the factory and I have done more than 20 times since upgrading to M16 (4.3) I have been unable to do the operation because when I have uploaded files to download odin and phone wire as I give to start the SET PARTITION makes an instant and I FAIL throws.
windows thereupon losing throws me Connect message pc / phone.
I've tried with two different pcs and does the same, they know they can be happening? the fault of the new base? I must do to stop factory new phone?
thank you very much
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Can SWe downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.2?
lidootn said:
Can SWe downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.2?
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with cwm downgrade if you can make a nandroid backup, but I do it with odin to restore the factory.
regards
You can try to download default samsung firmware from sammobile and use Odin to install the firmware. For me it works.
Keanys said:
You can try to download default samsung firmware from sammobile and use Odin to install the firmware. For me it works.
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Sure, thats better way xavivts.
Keanys said:
You can try to download default samsung firmware from sammobile and use Odin to install the firmware. For me it works.
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Fataldose said:
Sure, thats better way xavivts.
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thanks for your replies mates!!
I do not understand what is the difference of the files that I flash with factory oxa the samsung firmware.
I understand that the firmware in samfirmware there is only one file within a zip to put in pda only and oxa factory has 5 it is mentioned in the first post to leave the factory.
or you mean that first flash of a file and then the oxa factory?
thank you very much:laugh:
i"ve been stuck with this problem from a day now not able to downgrade . it gives me an error. and then tells me to connect to kies for recovery . if i try to flsh the 4.3 rom i'm not able to .after a system restart[comp] i'm able to boot 4.3 again can someone help me out :crying:
Vish2030 said:
i"ve been stuck with this problem from a day now not able to downgrade . it gives me an error. and then tells me to connect to kies for recovery . if i try to flsh the 4.3 rom i'm not able to .after a system restart[comp] i'm able to boot 4.3 again can someone help me out :crying:
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recover through kies...............
happened to me also when i tried downgrading and raised my warranty void to 1
u cant downgrade as of now if u r on mk5

[Q/HELP] Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select blah blah..

Hello, my dumb ass decided to root using CFRoot, then it said it failed so I tried to flash the CFAutoRoot in Odin. Well, I tried booting my phone, after saying f*** it, and now I'm greeted with 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.' what can I do? I just bought this phone, so if I screwed it up, I'm in trouble.
What phone and what rom is it running?
audit13 said:
What phone and what rom is it running?
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SGH-I747(AT&T Samsung Galaxy 3), and the stock 4.3 rom
Unfortunately, there is no way to flash a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM to this phone as AT&T never released a full ROM, only an update.
Did you try reconnecting it to Kies to try and re-flash?
audit13 said:
What phone and what rom is it running?
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audit13 said:
Unfortunately, there is no way to flash a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM to this phone as AT&T never released a full ROM, only an update.
Did you try reconnecting it to Kies to try and re-flash?
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I'm on 4.3 update I meant, and how can I reflash? I'm in Kies now.
Wesley. said:
I'm on 4.3 update I meant, and how can I reflash? I'm in Kies now.
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Does Kies detect your phone at all? Is there a recover option? Sorry, I haven't used Kies for a long time so I don't remember what options are available.
Maybe this will help: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00052703/61329
audit13 said:
Does Kies detect your phone at all? Is there a recover option? Sorry, I haven't used Kies for a long time so I don't remember what options are available.
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I went to tools -> Firmware upgrade and initialization, entered my model # & S/N, and it's 'Downloading file for firmware emergency recovery of 'GALAXY S III '(SGH-I747)' from the server...' so it says, which I got to from Kies. Should I let it run its course?
Wesley. said:
I went to tools -> Firmware upgrade and initialization, entered my model # & S/N, and it's 'Downloading file for firmware emergency recovery of 'GALAXY S III '(SGH-I747)' from the server...' so it says, which I got to from Kies. Should I let it run its course?
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I'm not sure as I have never used this Kies option. I have always re-flashed via Odin. Your case is different because there is no full 4.3 AT&T Rom that can be flashed via Odin.
Is there any warranty on your phone?
audit13 said:
I'm not sure as I have never used this Kies option. I have always re-flashed via Odin. Your case is different because there is no full 4.3 AT&T Rom that can be flashed via Odin.
Is there any warranty on your phone?
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It says Warranty Bit: 1 on Download mode
Wesley. said:
It says Warranty Bit: 1
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Looks like you tripped the Knox counter when you tried to root the phone. Did you get it from AT&T? Maybe you could take it back and get it exchanged for another one since it got pooched while running Kies?
audit13 said:
Looks like you tripped the Knox counter when you tried to root the phone. Did you get it from AT&T? Maybe you could take it back and get it exchanged for another one since it got pooched while running Kies?
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I got it from Walmart because AT&T was going to take two hours, lol. And, how would I go about doing that? I'm not a good liar, and I don't know how I pooched it lol
Wesley. said:
I got it from Walmart because AT&T was going to take two hours, lol. And, how would I go about doing that? I'm not a good liar, and I don't know how I pooched it lol
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Well, if you take it to an AT&T or Walmart store, they may not care that you tripped the counter. If they send it in to Samsung for repair, they may not care either. However, there's always the chance that AT&T/Walmart/Samsung would allow repairing the phone at no charge.
audit13 said:
Well, if you take it to an AT&T or Walmart store, they may not care that you tripped the counter. If they send it in to Samsung for repair, they may not care either. However, there's always the chance that AT&T/Walmart/Samsung would allow repairing the phone at no charge.
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Is there any way I could try flashing a rom?
Wesley. said:
Is there any way I could try flashing a rom?
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You would need to install a custom recovery in order to flash a custom ROM. A custom recovery can be installed via Odin if you find the right file.
Do not flash any stock Samsung 4.3 ROM or a custom rom unless Knox has been removed.
audit13 said:
You would need to install a custom recovery in order to flash a custom ROM. A custom recovery can be installed via Odin if you find the right file.
Do not flash any stock Samsung 4.3 ROM or a custom rom unless Knox has been removed.
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I have CWM Recovery, what can I do now? I am rooted, however Knox isn't disabled. Any way I can disable it? I'm unable to boot my phone up, when I try it says 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select blah blah..', and I'm in the Download mode now.
Wesley. said:
I have CWM Recovery, what can I do now? I am rooted, however Knox isn't disabled. Any way I can disable it? I'm unable to boot my phone up, when I try it says 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select blah blah..', and I'm in the Download mode now.
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Are you running the latest version of CWM? If you can't boot into your OS, how do you know you are rooted?
Flashing another ROM will remove knox.
Copy a custom rom to a microSD card (do not unzip the ROM which is a single zip file), boot into recovery mode, wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik, and install the ROM from SDcard1.
I have the latest experimental Cyanfox on my i747m from here: http://cyanfox-rom.com/downloads/?folder=d2att/
audit13 said:
Are you running the latest version of CWM? If you can't boot into your OS, how do you know you are rooted?
Flashing another ROM will remove knox.
Copy a custom rom to a microSD card (do not unzip the ROM which is a single zip file), boot into recovery mode, wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik, and install the ROM from SDcard1.
I have the latest experimental Cyanfox on my i747m from here: http://cyanfox-rom.com/downloads/?folder=d2att/
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I was able to before, however in Odin I was trying to flash something(a root file), and it said failed, so i rebooted and now i'm stuck. D:
Wesley. said:
I was able to before, however in Odin I was trying to flash something(a root file), and it said failed, so i rebooted and now i'm stuck. D:
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When did you flash CWM? Is it 6.0.4.5? How did you flash it? Via Odin?
I can't boot into recovery, I get the firmware upgrade thing again. i have no idea what version it is, and yes via odin
Wesley. said:
I can't boot into recovery, I get the firmware upgrade thing again. i have no idea what version it is, and yes via odin
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For recovery, are you holding the home button, volume up, and then pressing and holding power? You need to hold all 3 until you see some blue text appear on the screen, then let go of the power button.

Help flashing stock firmware in Odin

I am trying to flash the stock firmware in Odin but it always fails. Everything works fine until "NAND Write Start" then it just fails. Any suggestions? I am using the latest version of Odin and the firmware from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/general/odin-stock-firmwares-t3081165
Did you try smart switch?
Remember reading somewhere in the thread about odin failure and finally getting smartswitch to restore phone.
Pp.
Smart Switch won't recognize it.
calebcaudill said:
Smart Switch won't recognize it.
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try emergency recovery using model # and S/N
assem_2222 said:
try emergency recovery using model # and S/N
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So I finally got Odin to flash the stock firmware but now I can't get the phone to boot into recovery, the screen just freezes.
calebcaudill said:
So I finally got Odin to flash the stock firmware but now I can't get the phone to boot into recovery, the screen just freezes.
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This is the same exact scenario that everyone else that tries using odin runs into.
Don't think there's anything you can do but wait for a smart dev to figure it out or for Samsung to release the build source that devs need to fix it.
Maybe you have a spare phone to use.
Pp.
I have run Odin and flashed 5.0 a few times and can get into recovery just fine. But I haven't tried Odin 5.1 though.

//SM-N920A\\ **N920AUCU4EQC6 NOUGAT Full Odin** - Links UP

Some people just post info and never post links . I had firmware for sometime already but i was waiting for other guy to post it. I know we all looking for full Odin files so here they are :
AP_N920AUCU4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_user_lo w_ship_meta.tar
CSC_ATT_N920AATT4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_use r_low_ship.tar
CP_N920AUCU4EQC6_CP6021124_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV 00_user_low_ship.tar
BL_N920AUCU4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_user_lo w_ship.tar
Download Link of :
Nougat_N920AUCU4EQC6_Odin_Files
All this files are in one zip. Unzip and put this in appropriate windows in ODIN.
Here are Odin 3.12.3
Good Luck.
Of course, this will wipe my device again, even though I do not select the CSC?
If you allow it to flash a new system and user data image then yes.
You basically need a wipe anyways going from MM to Nougat.
Sent from my Galaxy Note5 using XDA Labs
I'm already on Nougat N920AUCU4EQC5. I'm just trying to avoid having to wipe my phone
When i use this. It passes Odin then when the phone tries to reboot and install the update it says deleting then im back to 6.0.1. Any idea why?
norbarb said:
Some people just post info and never post links . I had firmware for sometime already but i was waiting for other guy to post it. I know we all looking for full Odin files so here they are :
AP_N920AUCU4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_user_lo w_ship_meta.tar
CSC_ATT_N920AATT4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_use r_low_ship.tar
CP_N920AUCU4EQC6_CP6021124_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV 00_user_low_ship.tar
BL_N920AUCU4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_user_lo w_ship.tar
Download Link of :
Nougat_N920AUCU4EQC6_Odin_Files
All this files are in one zip. Unzip and put this in appropriate windows in ODIN.
Good Luck.
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thank you very much for the link, bro.. i'm already Nougated now. experiencing some blue screen, but when i'm using newest odin.. all fixed.. thx again, man, you are the best.
DuganNash said:
When i use this. It passes Odin then when the phone tries to reboot and install the update it says deleting then im back to 6.0.1. Any idea why?
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You may use wrong odin, some security installed on your phone, What build are you on?
norbarb said:
You may use wrong odin, some security installed on your phone, What build are you on?
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It is Odin 3.12 run as admin. it gives me the green pass, then bootloader rolls back to MM
I am on build QB2 as of now.
DuganNash said:
It is Odin 3.12 run as admin. it gives me the green pass, then bootloader rolls back to MM
I am on build QB2 as of now.
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Can you post your about phone screen ?
norbarb said:
Can you post your about phone screen ?
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here you go, thank you
DuganNash said:
here you go, thank you
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Thanks. Ok. Do you have any security like any kind encryption installed on your phone ?
I update first post with newest ODIN. Are you unzipping file you download and put tar files in correct windows? Are you in Download mode when using ODIN ?
norbarb said:
Thanks. Ok. Do you have any security like any kind encryption installed on your phone ?
I update first post with newest ODIN. Are you unzipping file you download and put tar files in correct windows? Are you in Download mode when using ODIN ?
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I'm not sure about security . It was a stock at note 5 until I tried updated to qb2. All dev factors are turned on, and the rar files are all unzipped and loaded through odin in download mode. It passes then the android update screen (the little robot ) says erasing upon revoot and I boot into mm again
DuganNash said:
I'm not sure about security . It was a stock at note 5 until I tried updated to qb2. All dev factors are turned on, and the rar files are all unzipped and loaded through odin in download mode. It passes then the android update screen (the little robot ) says erasing upon revoot and I boot into mm again
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OK. Try this , After you unzip from one zip to 4 files , unzip all 4 files to tar.md5 and try ODIN again. Check for any encryption installed on your phone preventing bootloader from overwriting files.
norbarb said:
OK. Try this , After you unzip from one zip to 4 files , unzip all 4 files to tar.md5 and try ODIN again. Check for any encryption installed on your phone preventing bootloader from overwriting files.
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i tried this after making sure the phone was not encrypted under the security setting. Same result unfortunately. am looking for alternatives
You're the man !! just the files Odin I was looking for. I want to marry with you ... make me a son jajaja
DuganNash said:
i tried this after making sure the phone was not encrypted under the security setting. Same result unfortunately. am looking for alternatives
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You have to necessarily erase the security lock fingerprints, you also have to remove the password lock, you have not any type of security lock, then you have to enable developer options and type USB debugging(This last one I do not know if it is strictly necessary, but just in case)If you have some security lock on your phone, even if you pray, you will not be able to!
After update installation it is sayin(device didn't have DRK,please install DRK first)
Please help me
Thanks
TaimooR Khawaja said:
After update installation it is sayin(device didn't have DRK,please install DRK first)
Please help me
Thanks
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What did you flash before this stock firmware?
DRK=device root key
Clicking from Edge of Galaxy
Just a thought, can you Odin flash any other version of the official AT&T firmware? Maybe try another version to see if the phone is truly screwed.
Also, have you tried a factory reset on the phone first. Maybe something (anything) loaded on the phone is preventing the Odin flash. I know this shouldn't matter but it's worth a try.
mattern1974 said:
Just a thought, can you Odin flash any other version of the official AT&T firmware? Maybe try another version to see if the phone is truly screwed.
Also, have you tried a factory reset on the phone first. Maybe something (anything) loaded on the phone is preventing the Odin flash. I know this shouldn't matter but it's worth a try.
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Same here.. i try to flash it via odin v3.12 it showing pass message..
After reboot my phone still on MM 6.0.1

Possibly Bricked SGH-M919

I have my T-Mobile S4 that I think is useless, however I would like to flash LineageOS to the device. When I turn on the device, it says that the Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. When I load up kies on my PC it doesn't detect my device. When going into boot mode it just says Downloading. Is there any way to fix my device?
Flash the latest stock ROM using Odin.
Getting an error
audit13 said:
Flash the latest stock ROM using Odin.
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I have the stock ROM, however it keeps failing at around 90% completion.
What is the Odin error? Tried using different usb cables and usb ports?
If the phone was running the latest stock ROM, you could use Odin to flash TWRP and a custom ROM.
Link to Twrp: https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys4tmobile.html
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263001
flashing stock rom...
audit13 said:
Flash the latest stock ROM using Odin.
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Audit13..., how do i flash the rom..? i only have odin and i can't get anything on my internal SD card... What kind of Rom do i need..? A .tar.., can't find one... I have a .zip , 14.1 that i downloaded... Don't know how to get odin to recognize it or how to load it... Everyone keeps wanting to have the rom and gapps already IN the phone on the SD card... Not sure what to do... I can get into download mode on the phone, green man, says downloading... I do get a PSS with TWRP (3.0.2-0) but i can't get it to load once installed... Any help..., anyone..????????
It's a S4 m918...
lentmain said:
Audit13..., how do i flash the rom..? i only have odin and i can't get anything on my internal SD card... What kind of Rom do i need..? A .tar.., can't find one... I have a .zip , 14.1 that i downloaded... Don't know how to get odin to recognize it or how to load it... Everyone keeps wanting to have the rom and gapps already IN the phone on the SD card... Not sure what to do... I can get into download mode on the phone, green man, says downloading... I do get a PSS with TWRP (3.0.2-0) but i can't get it to load once installed... Any help..., anyone..????????
It's a S4 m918...
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Is your phone bricked?
What exactly are you trying to do?
audit13 said:
Flash the latest stock ROM using Odin.
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Can you please post the link of the stock ROM and give a detailed guide on how to do flash it because I have the same problem?
Edit: Also please specify the Odin I need to use to flash.
MastetKitty78 said:
Can you please post the link of the stock ROM and give a detailed guide on how to do flash it because I have the same problem?
Edit: Also please specify the Odin I need to use to flash.
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The latest T-Mobile firmware can be downloaded from here: https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s4/firmware/#SGH-M919
After downloading, unzip the file once using a unzip program such as 7zip.
You will need a Windows PC and Odin: https://odindownloader.com/download/odin3-v3-07
Instructions: https://odindownloader.com/tutorials/use-odin-downloader
It's been a very long time since I have flashed a Samsung s4. There's always a risk that something goes wrong. Best advice: be prepared to try again with different methods if the instructions don't work for your phone.

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