S5 soft-bricked but stuck in boot loop with no recovery menu after odin flash

[omb10]

Recently, my Verizon S5 got stuck in boot loop, so I tried to restore the stock lollipop image using Odin, but the phone goes back to the boot loop right after the odin successful flash.

I have tried different lollipop stock roms, so I know it is not just a problem of a bad rom.

Moreover, I can't get the phone into recovery mode, every time I try Home + Power + UP, It goes into maintenance mode instead with only restart / restore factory / safe mode. even when I click restore to factory, it reboots right away and goes to the boot loop.

I have always get it to download mode and successfully install a stock rom, but never succeed to pass the boot screen.

I have also tried installing the factory odin tar image from http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/g900vvru2bog5-factoryodintarimage-t3179527 but never succeeded.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[ecen92]

What version of the base files are you trying to install PB1? What version of ODIN are you using? In ODIN are you unchecking reboot automatically and once the flash finished pulling the battery?

 

[omb10]

What version of the base files are you trying to install PB1? What version of ODIN are you using? In ODIN are you unchecking reboot automatically and once the flash finished pulling the battery?

I m trying to install PB1 with odin 9.03. I m not unchecking the reboot automatically, but when I uncheck it, it fails half way through the install in Odin. pulling the battery out, didn't help.

 

[ecen92]

Have you verified the MD5 is valid on the G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_VZW.zip? I assume you meant ODIN 3.09? That's the version I have the most luck with.

 

[omb10]

Have you verified the MD5 is valid on the G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_VZW.zip? I assume you meant ODIN 3.09? That's the version I have the most luck with.

Yes, it is odin 3.09! I did validate the MD5 and it is valid.

 

[buhohitr]

Yes, it is odin 3.09! I did validate the MD5 and it is valid.

Try Boot without the SD card

 

[omb10]

Try Boot without the SD card

I just tried and the result is the same, it stays stuck on boot loop

 

[buhohitr]

I just tried and the result is the same, it stays stuck on boot loop

In maint mode, do you have factory reset option? try that.
1) Re Odin factory rom
2) when bootloop, do not pull battery, hold down Vol down, Home and power buttons to boot to Maintenance mode, clear cache and factory data reset.

 

[alin919]

Recently, my Verizon S5 got stuck in boot loop, so I tried to restore the stock lollipop image using Odin, but the phone goes back to the boot loop right after the odin successful flash.

I have tried different lollipop stock roms, so I know it is not just a problem of a bad rom.

Moreover, I can't get the phone into recovery mode, every time I try Home + Power + UP, It goes into maintenance mode instead with only restart / restore factory / safe mode. even when I click restore to factory, it reboots right away and goes to the boot loop.

I have always get it to download mode and successfully install a stock rom, but never succeed to pass the boot screen.

I have also tried installing the factory odin tar image from http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/g900vvru2bog5-factoryodintarimage-t3179527 but never succeeded.

Any help is appreciated.

If your phone was initial root on kitkat rom it will not accept pb1 tar file becouse is 5.0 file . So did you try a factory tar file from kitkat , like 4.4.2 ?

 

[omb10]

If your phone was initial root on kitkat rom it will not accept pb1 tar file becouse is 5.0 file . So did you try a factory tar file from kitkat , like 4.4.2 ?

It was initially on 4.4.2 but unrooted, It did succesfully upgrade to to 5.0 at som point. but now I can't go back to 4.4.2 because it odin flashing fails at the beginning of the process.

 

[alin919]

It was initially on 4.4.2 but unrooted, It did succesfully upgrade to to 5.0 at som point. but now I can't go back to 4.4.2 because it odin flashing fails at the beginning of the process.

What i am saying is flash in odin G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.tar.md5 ( 4.4.2 file )and see what happens , it may work , if not you can try again pb1 .

 

[omb10]

What i am saying is flash in odin G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.tar.md5 ( 4.4.2 file )and see what happens , it may work , if not you can try again pb1 .

It is not letting me downgrade to 4.4.2 from ODIN I guess because I m on 5.0 now and flashing pb1 yields to the same issues of boot loop.
Here is the output when I try to install 4.4.2
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

 

[alin919]

It is not letting me downgrade to 4.4.2 from ODIN I guess because I m on 5.0 now and flashing pb1 yields to the same issues of boot loop.
Here is the output when I try to install 4.4.2
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

See if you Odin just od5 bootloader.I am at work now but latter I can post the file.

 

[alin919]

See if you Odin just od5 bootloader.I am at work now but latter I can post the file.

Delete .

 

[omb10]

See if you Odin just od5 bootloader.I am at work now but latter I can post the file.

You mean to try to flash the OD5 bootloader on top on my PB1 room that is not booting?

What is the OD5 bootloader suppose to do? I figured out it is small file with 10mb in size!

 

[alin919]

You mean to try to flash the OD5 bootloader on top on my PB1 room that is not booting?

What is the OD5 bootloader suppose to do? I figured out it is small file with 10mb in size!

Yes , i think your pb1 file got no bootloader and od5 is small 10 mb file .

 

[alin919]

Yes , i think your pb1 file got no bootloader and od5 is small 10 mb file .

And the last idea , download STOCK pb1 or pd1( MM ) and put it in the sd card , manual reboot to maintenance or stock recovery ,do a factory reset and install or restore from there the file .

 

[omb10]

And the last idea , download STOCK pb1 or pd1( MM ) and put it in the sd card , manual reboot to maintenance or stock recovery ,do a factory reset and install or restore from there the file .

Thanks for all the help. I tried re-installing stock PB1 and then flashing OD5 bootloader, but the bootloader flash fail during odin flash and the phones goes back to the bootloop. I also can't get into the recovery mode and I can only get to the maintenance mode and it only has 3 options. boot normally, factory restore (doesn't work) and boot into safe mode.

<OSM> G900V_OD5_Bootloader.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/007> Removed!!

 

[alin919]

Thanks for all the help. I tried re-installing stock PB1 and then flashing OD5 bootloader, but the bootloader flash fail during odin flash and the phones goes back to the bootloop. I also can't get into the recovery mode and I can only get to the maintenance mode and it only has 3 options. boot normally, factory restore (doesn't work) and boot into safe mode.

<OSM> G900V_OD5_Bootloader.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/007> Removed!!

Maybe your phone it wasn't on pb1 software before bootloop ? Did you try bok 3 or bog 5 ? . Your problem is software related how long you can access download mode ! So I am lost now !

 

[omb10]

Maybe your phone it wasn't on pb1 software before bootloop ? Did you try bok 3 or bog 5 ? . Your problem is software related how long you can access download mode ! So I am lost now !

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, I did confirm that the phone was on pb1 and I even re-flashed it again to make sure. but I still get the odin failed error when trying to flash the bootloader.
I also tried installing BOK3 and BOG5, but with no luck. they all fail the same way few seconds after I click start. the only firmware that I can flash successfully is the PB1 but after it PASS, I get the boot loop!