I picked up a Verizon Galaxy S4 today, and it installed the OTA update.
Tonight I tried to root the phone, and it did not work, and now I can't get the phone to start back up. It gives me the "firmware update encountered an issue message."
I can get the phone into download mode, but I haven't been able to install a stock rom using ODIN. I think maybe I'm using the wrong ROM.
What should I be doing?
Mechachrome said:
I picked up a Verizon Galaxy S4 today, and it installed the OTA update.
Tonight I tried to root the phone, and it did not work, and now I can't get the phone to start back up. It gives me the "firmware update encountered an issue message."
I can get the phone into download mode, but I haven't been able to install a stock rom using ODIN. I think maybe I'm using the wrong ROM.
What should I be doing?
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You're probably using the wrong ROM.
Which OTA? What baseband were you on prior to and after the OTA? What errors did you see in ODIN and on the phone.
If you were on MJ7 and updated to MK2, then you should be able to flash the MJ7 no-wipe ROM to recover.
Failing that, install Samsung Kies and use it to recover your phone.
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i am trying to update my sisters note it was on gingerbread still to jb. i am familiar with rooting using odin and flashing my galaxy nexus. i tried to use kies to update it. but it just said my firmwear was unsupported. so i came here found the stock 4.1 odin file. unziped it and flashed. it says passed and reboots the phone but after a few seconds it goes into recovery and has a error message. i have sucessfulls flashed the gingerbread odin file and the leaked ics. it boots up fine anyone know whats up
Pittsm325 said:
i am trying to update my sisters note it was on gingerbread still to jb. i am familiar with rooting using odin and flashing my galaxy nexus. i tried to use kies to update it. but it just said my firmwear was unsupported. so i came here found the stock 4.1 odin file. unziped it and flashed. it says passed and reboots the phone but after a few seconds it goes into recovery and has a error message. i have sucessfulls flashed the gingerbread odin file and the leaked ics. it boots up fine anyone know whats up
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could be one of a few things wrong. from the information your giving....................
kies unsupported firmware???.......are your drivers updated? uninstall and re install updated
as far as the recovery error.....what is the error?.........status 7 says your recovery needs updating. most are using TWRP now instead of CWM
you said you are familiar with rooting, but is the Note rooted? though you don't have to be rooted to flash
maybe its just me, I play it more safe than most, but why wouldn't someone just get the upgrade officially through Samsung. you get the firmware and drivers in same place. then if something were to go wrong, its not your fault.
Ignore the firmware message and follow the instructions outlined by 440bro in this post. Easiest way to update to stock 4.1.2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42965491
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i just flashed a stock rom/unrooted my phone, but now im unable to update latest update from verizon. ive tried threw my phone which says error while installing, and threw my computer using verizon upgrade assistant without any luck
try using odin and flashing back to stock with the tar file from there you should be able to download the update.
matt1733 said:
try using odin and flashing back to stock with the tar file from there you should be able to download the update.
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that is how i unrooted, was by flashing the stock tar in odin, everythings back to 100% stock besides the phone letting me update it
i wouldnt
i wouldn't update because unfortunately like myself and others update causes you to loose your root,and rooting capabilities and locks the boot-loader. If you want the new baseband there is a link in development forum to flash via odin just baseband not the hole firmware. just my opinion tho.
i dont want to be rooted, i just want to be 100% stock again.
mindlogiczero said:
i dont want to be rooted, i just want to be 100% stock again.
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I am trying to do the same thing. I flashed back to stock using "VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar.md5",it successfully flashed and it was unrooted. I then factory reset the phone. When I try to do the update (over the air) it says update failed.
My phone has a broken proximity sensor and I have to return it. I want it back to stock before I do. My thought is that it is not stock if it won't take the update.
I am trying to unroot my verizon s4 and i tried 2 different files and each of them fail in ODIN. Can somone PM or reply with a link for a stock ROM so i can unroot my S4, i need to sell it tomorrow. It won't let me do a factory reset when im rooted. IDK if this matters i originally rooted when i was on MDK then took the OTA update to ME7 so im currently on ME7. Now i cant turn my phone on it just boots to the screen that says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
svtcobra said:
I am trying to unroot my verizon s4 and i tried 2 different files and each of them fail in ODIN. Can somone PM or reply with a link for a stock ROM so i can unroot my S4, i need to sell it tomorrow. It won't let me do a factory reset when im rooted. IDK if this matters i originally rooted when i was on MDK then took the OTA update to ME7 so im currently on ME7. Now i cant turn my phone on it just boots to the screen that says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
That should be all you need.
Hi guys,
I am trying to help someone get their phone back to stock. It's a verizon galaxy note 2 and all the information I have is that they tried to root or rom it and now it doesn't start (and to get it to boot you have to remove/put in the battery)
I'm following droidstyle's guide and I can get as far as starting the odin flash process to stock, but it goes for a few minutes and then I just get a FAIL.
UPDATE1: So I tried again but with the root66 stock VRALJB and it passed but I'm getting the system software not authorized message. I'll keep trying some things..
Anyway I can get this thing up and running again?
UPDATE2: I'm flashing the stock roms semi-successfully, but even after a PASS on the flash, I get the "Verizon has detected unauthorized software" message. Any ideas?
Bascotie said:
Hi guys,
I am trying to help someone get their phone back to stock. It's a verizon galaxy note 2 and all the information I have is that they tried to root or rom it and now it doesn't start (and to get it to boot you have to remove/put in the battery)
I'm following droidstyle's guide and I can get as far as starting the odin flash process to stock, but it goes for a few minutes and then I just get a FAIL.
UPDATE1: So I tried again but with the root66 stock VRALJB and it passed but I'm getting the system software not authorized message. I'll keep trying some things..
Anyway I can get this thing up and running again?
UPDATE2: I'm flashing the stock roms semi-successfully, but even after a PASS on the flash, I get the "Verizon has detected unauthorized software" message. Any ideas?
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What version of stock firmware was on the phone when the person tried to root it? If it was mj9 4.3 or above you will have to flash the version that was installed through Odin to get it to work. The bootloader starting in mj9 4.3 doesn't allow to downgrade to previous version.
BluGuy said:
What version of stock firmware was on the phone when the person tried to root it? If it was mj9 4.3 or above you will have to flash the version that was installed through Odin to get it to work. The bootloader starting in mj9 4.3 doesn't allow to downgrade to previous version.
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Good question. He doesn't really know as he was even newer to this than I am (I've done it on a couple phones in the past only a few times, so I do kinda have the hang of it, but this phone's a bit different).
Can I just try flashing 4.3 or above and see if that works? What would be the way to go if I don't know what was flashed previously?
I have the Verizon Galaxy s4 and I rooted it and attempted to install the cm-12.1 custom rom. I could not get CWM to work so I went to the safestrap route. My phone got stuck booting into recovery so I flashed stock everything VIA Odin. It failed. So now I'm stuck with the message at start up "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again".
Please HELP.
P.S It is the SCH-I545 model.
WarCrazy said:
I have the Verizon Galaxy s4 and I rooted it and attempted to install the cm-12.1 custom rom. I could not get CWM to work so I went to the safestrap route. My phone got stuck booting into recovery so I flashed stock everything VIA Odin. It failed. So now I'm stuck with the message at start up "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again".
Please HELP.
P.S It is the SCH-I545 model.
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What were you on... CM-12 does not work on any bootloader besides MDK. It does not work with safestrap. It will not work with CWM. Odin with a FULL NC5 WIPE. If that does not work, its bricked. Possibly JTG, but I doubt it. Read more before you do something. This could have been avoided.
XxD34THxX said:
What were you on... CM-12 does not work on any bootloader besides MDK. It does not work with safestrap. It will not work with CWM. Odin with a FULL NC5 WIPE. If that does not work, its bricked. Possibly JTG, but I doubt it. Read more before you do something. This could have been avoided.
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Well, I did everything from a different site instructions. But I appreciate the reply. I did thankfully fix my phone by connecting it to Kies which restored firmware. Problem now, I lost root access and I upgraded to 5.0.1 lollipop from 4.2.2 kitkat and I now can't seem to find a rooting option now. Running SCH-I545 VRUGOC1.
Can you point me to the right direction? I've decently looked around, don't see any way to do it?
WarCrazy said:
Well, I did everything from a different site instructions. But I appreciate the reply. I did thankfully fix my phone by connecting it to Kies which restored firmware. Problem now, I lost root access and I upgraded to 5.0.1 lollipop from 4.2.2 kitkat and I now can't seem to find a rooting option now. Running SCH-I545 VRUGOC1.
Can you point me to the right direction? I've decently looked around, don't see any way to do it?
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No root for OC1. No downgrade either as a qfuse has been blown.