A partial Brick? "Recovering Boot" message

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Rui Rolo

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Aug 4, 2015 at 12:54 AM
Hello everyone,

The situation is more or less this one: my phone stopped to work since the Lollipop has installed on it automatically, I allowed that update of course. Since then became very unstable, till start looping constantly...
FYI: Bought the phone in US but I'm living in Portugal, so Samsung over here didn't gave me any support due to warranty restrictions.

So I tried to solve the issue by myself and completely messed up with the phone.
I downloaded the Firmware version: I9295XXUDOD3_I9295OXXDOD1_I9295XXUDOD3_HOME.tar.md5
Model GT-I9295
Model name GALAXY S4 Active
Country Portugal (TPH)
Version Android 5.0.1
Changelist 4556221
Build date Thu, 16 Apr 2015 07:43:33 +0000
Product code TPH
PDA I9295XXUDOD3
CSC I9295OXXDOD1

Followed all the instructions:
Extract (unzip) the firmware file
Download Odin v3.10.6
Extract Odin ZIP file
Open Odin v.3.10.6
Reboot Phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)
Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
Add the firmware file to AP / PDA
Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes.

The Odin is showing green "Pass", after 07' and 18'' of installation process.
But the phone simply reboots at the end and shows on the screen (on blue) RECOVERY BOOTING and nothing else happens.
Just freezes there...
I've tried to press and hold Home + Power + Volume Up buttons, and stays always on the same.
Tried several attempts to "flash the Rom", and something went very wrong, failed on Odin, etc... I know that I'm completely out of my league!
So, what can I do now to recover it? Is there a way or the phone is permanently lost?

Thank you so much for your help guys!
Rui
 
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Aug 4, 2015 at 1:01 AM
First question, you mentioned that you bought the phone in the US. Did you purchase the AT&T model i537, or international model i9295? Since you can't boot your phone you can check which model underneath the battery, or if you have the AT&T version there will be an AT&T logo on the back cover.
 
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Rui Rolo

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Aug 4, 2015 at 1:18 AM
I think is the "international model".

Devo7v said:
First question, you mentioned that you bought the phone in the US. Did you purchase the AT&T model i537, or international model i9295? Since you can't boot your phone you can check which model underneath the battery, or if you have the AT&T version there will be an AT&T logo on the back cover.
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At least it is not the AT&T version, cause there isn't any logo on it. Here is its ID data:
"MODELO": GT-I9295
FCC ID: A3LGTI9295
SSN: -I9295GSMH
S/N: R31D70S6ZBF

Ty.
 
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Aug 4, 2015 at 12:58 PM
If I fully understand what you are meaning, I think I can say I've flashed 501 over 501 already.

The phone was already with Lollipop. It upgraded it via OTA as I'm saying initially. As the phone stooped to work, I've downloaded the Android 501 - Firmware version: I9295XXUDOD3_I9295OXXDOD1_I9295XXUDOD3_HOME.tar.md 5 and the situation now is as the one previously described.
 
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Rui Rolo

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Aug 4, 2015 at 3:45 PM
Devo7v said:
First question, you mentioned that you bought the phone in the US. Did you purchase the AT&T model i537, or international model i9295? Since you can't boot your phone you can check which model underneath the battery, or if you have the AT&T version there will be an AT&T logo on the back cover.
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So, what should be the next step?
 
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Rui Rolo

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Aug 4, 2015 at 5:44 PM
Where to find the correct ones for this phone?

tofanpc said:
Every time you flash a stock rom through Odin, your phone will return to stock recovery too.
Yes I think you'll need pit files.
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OK.
So in this case, can you tell me where can I find these 5 files in stake to perform the full and correct operation?
Tyvm
 
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Rui Rolo

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Aug 5, 2015 at 1:32 AM
no file available

tofanpc said:
In PM
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Went to the website you told me: http://androidbiits.com/update-samsung-galaxy-s4-active-gt-i9295-to-android-4-4-2-kitkat-xxucne5/

The link is not working there: sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=30085
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/30085/I9295XXUCNE5_I9295PHNCNE1_PHN.zip
The web page shows "404 Not Found".

But, should be in a Zip like this one with the necessary files to a complete process:
At least on the page instructions of androidbiits.com it's mentioned about several files to choose with Odin:
a ".tar.md5" file plus a "modem" file plus a "csc" file + a ".pit" file.

Any suggestion to find an alternative?
Again, stuck... :(
 
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Rui Rolo

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Aug 5, 2015 at 2:10 AM
any help pls?

Devo7v said:
First question, you mentioned that you bought the phone in the US. Did you purchase the AT&T model i537, or international model i9295? Since you can't boot your phone you can check which model underneath the battery, or if you have the AT&T version there will be an AT&T logo on the back cover.
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Can you help pls?
 
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