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[Q] Phone stuck after flashing stock rooted

OK--1st post EVER in a forum, so I feel like I'm gonna get layed into,
but here goes:
Just got Epic Touch two days ago and felt I needed root so I downloaded
and used the EL29 Odin one-click method of flashing the stock rooted ROM.
This was yesterday. No problems. Took 15 minutes. I installed some apps,
then I installed ROM Manager And tried to use it to install CW, but I'm not sure if that was successful, as I tried to do a couple of NAND backups from within the GUI
of ROM Manager and failed both times, going to the stock android recovery screen.
I think I pulled the battery both times.
Then I installed Widget Locker, was playing around with that for a bit, took
a photo and tried to attach it to a text response, then the phone locked while
I was sending that. Pulled battery, wont get past Samsung startup screen.
Looked around a bit, decided to try and reflash using the one-click method.
I get:
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> recovery.bin
every time. BTW, I cannot access anything with VolUP+power buttons.
I've tried different combos of that, always Samsung boot screen hang.
I can get into Odin, and Odin sees my device. but never has the device indicated
that anything is happening. No progress bar.
Also, I have tried the two USB cables that i have in all the ports of my computer,
but I do not have another handy.
So I poked around and found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492771
which suggested I individually flash ROM, kernel, and modem.
none of that has worked, either.
Flashing the modem does get a green progress bar(in Odin, not on the device),
but then it hangs at--
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> modem.bin
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006> Transmission Complete..
<ID:0/006> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes
flashing kernel yields:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_KERNEL_PDA.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> zImage
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
...and a hang.
So....... haven't foud anything else adressing this. Lotta stuff out there about
careless ICS/CWM brickers, but I didn't do anything fancy, did I?
Just stock rooted, 5 hours of use and blammo.
Thanks for the assistance.

Are you using Kies or the full Samsung driver suite? Also, have you tried (with the phone still unplugged) running the one-click odin on the pc, getting into odin mode on the phone and THEN plugging the phone in?
Edit: If you need them, the samsung drivers are here:
http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...342248/Sprint_d710_USB_Driver_v1_3_2360_0.exe
Please remove kies prior to installing them. In any case, you should probably uninstall what you have now and install the driver suite if it's still not working, then reboot the pc and try again. Sometimes the drivers aren't working correctly and require a reinstall.

I was gonna suggest a pc reboot as well, often times that helps when Odin hangs on me.
Once you get recovered I'd suggest not using cwm manager to install a custom recovery, instead get one from these forums which is specifically for the epic touch.
The original epic had a method of reaching download mode with the battery removed, not sure if that's an option here maybe someone can give the procedure.
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I think what Rocket meant to say is not use Rom Manager any more.
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RE:
>> Are you using Kies or the full Samsung driver suite? Also, have you tried (with the phone still unplugged) running the one-click odin on the pc, getting into odin mode on the phone and THEN plugging the phone in?<<<<
I have BOTH installed...but Kies I only installed midway (i.e. this morning)
through troubleshooting. nonetheless i will uninstall/reboot/reinstall/reboot
with these guys. Which is better?
And YES, EVERY time i've tried something with either EL29 oneclick or 1.85 regular Odin, I have always started Odin first, and then plugged the phone in.
If I plug the phone in before putting it in download mode, it just displays an empty battery charging icon, and cannot be turned off except by removing battery.
RE:
>>>>I was gonna suggest a pc reboot as well, often times that helps when Odin hangs on me.
Once you get recovered I'd suggest not using cwm manager to install a custom recovery, instead get one from these forums which is specifically for the epic touch.
The original epic had a method of reaching download mode with the battery removed, not sure if that's an option here maybe someone can give the procedure. <<<<<<<<<<
I HAVE rebooted, several times, though perhaps the driver/drivers are an issue.
I have to go out of town tonight so I'll try some more tomorrow and repost.
Pep talk, though: If it goes into download mode, there's a 99.9 percent chance that I can recover it, right?
Thanks for the replies.

iguai said:
I HAVE rebooted, several times, though perhaps the driver/drivers are an issue.
I have to go out of town tonight so I'll try some more tomorrow and repost.
Pep talk, though: If it goes into download mode, there's a 99.9 percent chance that I can recover it, right?
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It sounds like you're ok but Kies needs to go, it conflicts with the regular drivers and causes issues using odin. Goood luck and let us know how it goes.

make sure the samsung drivers are on you PC/Laptop. make sure your computer sees your phone. I have read that sometimes trying different USB ports and cables can be helpful as well when using Odin. hope this helps.

OK--- uninstalled Kies and reinstalled Samsung drivers and restarted and such.
Tried oneclick and still getting stuck at recovery bin.
Tried all three usb ports.

iguai said:
OK--- uninstalled Kies and reinstalled Samsung drivers and restarted and such.
Tried oneclick and still getting stuck at recovery bin.
Tried all three usb ports.
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You're likely bricked. Sorry. Rom Manager has been bad for almost all Samsung phones.
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Allow your phone to charge for SEVERAL hours.
Follow this guide to the letter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274337
Flash this rom which has root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703406
If you follow this correctly and your phone does not boot. You are bricked.
Sounds like somehow you reversed the modem or rom and flashed them between the phone and pda (which I hope you didn't because you are bricked if you did... but its good in away because you can take it back and say look what I woke to...).
Let us know if it works...
Edit- and if it does boot, don't ever try to install cwm with rom manager on this phone.

No dice. I am, however, going to give it one more try on a friends computer this evening. That's my last throw though, I think, unless I get some fresh inspiration.
I'll report back tomorrow.

OK---I gave it everything, and no dice.
This phone was bricked.
I believe using ROMManager to try and install CWM f'd some things,
and perhaps when I was trying to do individual flashes
in Odin I flashed a modem in PDA.
Thanks for all responses.

Tried everything and nothing
So I wasn't trying anything crazy with my phone, left it charging, and went to check the time and it was off, tried turning it on and nothing.
I was running CM10 Beta 2... so I went into recovery mode, tried to run do wipe factory reset, wipe dalvik, wipe cache, flash the CM10 again, and it was getting stuck.
Mounted usb on pc and tried to save some files to flash the full tar through odin, in the middle of that copy it failed, so I tried to odin the tar anyway and it was getting stucked.
Tried flashing modem separately - stuck on Wait 2 mintues...
Tried flashing kernel separately - stuck on NAND Write Start!!
Tried flashing rom - stuck
Tried flashing pit file - stuck
Tried one click - stuck
The thing is that I can't just say to samsung service that I didn't do anything to the phone, because when you try to boot in recovery it shows CWM 6..., but only one line, it doesn't really load cwm.
So even if I use a usb jig to reset odin counter, they'll notice I had done some stuff to the phone, even when I wasn't really doing anything when it crashed.
Any new way to fix the phone? I don't have insurance or anything, so I might be pretty much screwed
Anything else I could do? Thank you very much!

Odin Fail, No CWM, Help!

Samsung Galaxy S3 with AT&T
I had TuchMi v5.0 rom running fine for a week. I woke up this morning to find that my phone won't turn on. I cannot boot into CWM. I can only boot into Download mode. I am trying to revert to a stock rom. This is my process/results.
1. Phone is unplugged. Boot into Download mode.
2. Start up Odin. Auto-reboot and F. Reset Time are checked.
3. Plug in phone.
4. Click PDA and open the .tar.md5 file for the stock rom
5. Hit Start.
The message box says this:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCALG1_I747ATTALG1_I747UCALG1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
There's a big ol' red FAIL sign in Odin. Can someone please help? I've read multiple guides and I'm trying to get my phone working again.
I just got this phone 1.5 weeks ago and I can't return it (binary count 2, custom rom).

I would try and wipe data as that has worked for other users, but you said you cant boot into cwm.
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defnow said:
I would try and wipe data as that has worked for other users, but you said you cant boot into cwm.
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I can't boot into CWM...
From my reading it seems that if I can get into Download mode, my phone can be recovered. I just don't know how. I've read a few guides. Do I need a PIT file? Where can I get it?
I've tried using Odin v1.85 and unchecked Auto-Reboot/F. Reset Time and these are the messages. It looks a little different.
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCALG1_I747ATTALG1_I747UCALG1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Are you sure you are booting into cwm properly ? Hold the buttons and as soon as you see some blue writing show up on the screen let them go and wait. It should boot up cwm or the stock recovery. If you can get into download mode you should be able to get into recovery.
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offwiththeface said:
Are you sure you are booting into cwm properly ? Hold the buttons and as soon as you see some blue writing show up on the screen let them go and wait. It should boot up cwm or the stock recovery. If you can get into download mode you should be able to get into recovery.
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Yes I am doing it properly.
Volume Up + Center Button + Power Button = CWM Recovery
When I do that, I get the Samsung logo and in blue writing at the top left it says "Recovery Booting." This appears for only 1 second. Then the screen goes black and nothing happens. I can get into Download mode fine (Volume Down + Center Button + Power Button).

Try and flash cwm through odin..
http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/cwm-recovery-on-all-sgs3-lte-variants.html?m=1
Once recovery is back..(if back)....wipe your device through cwm...then odin back to stock. Im pretty sure your problem is because you didnt wipe before. Like I said before, I helped out other users with the same problem...after they wiped...odin worked.
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defnow said:
Try and flash cwm through odin..
http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/cwm-recovery-on-all-sgs3-lte-variants.html?m=1
Once recovery is back..(if back)....wipe your device through cwm...then odin back to stock. Im pretty sure your problem is because you didnt wipe before. Like I said before, I helped out other users with the same problem...after they wiped...odin worked.
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Ok so I downloaded the CWM file from your link and flashed it. PASS.
Then I turned off the phone (remove battery, unplug USB). Then put the battery back in. Then Volume Up + Power + Center Button. Same screen with blue writing on top. Then black screen and then nothing...

You need to re-download clockworkmod from a different source I had the same issue and as soon as I used a different file then the original one I used it worked...the file will look the same to windows but there is one floating around on android authority and xda that is corrupt. Try a new source of clockworkmod just download it from a different site then you originally downloaded from. You really don't need to wipe. It doesn't matter as long as you are already stock. Odin will organize it and take care of it as it flashes. You might be using the same corrupt file I tried at first. It reads fine until Odin tries to flash and it takes like ten minutes then fails...use a different one. Then flash again ontop of the failed one without wiping anything. If you wiped then your still fine you just lost all your data that's all. But you don't have to.
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AcquiredIntellect said:
You need to re-download clockworkmod from a different source I had the same issue and as soon as I used a different file then the original one I used it worked...the file will look the same to windows but there is one floating around on android authority and xda that is corrupt. Try a new source of clockworkmod just download it from a different site then you originally downloaded from. You really don't need to wipe. It doesn't matter as long as you are already stock. Odin will organize it and take care of it as it flashes. You might be using the same corrupt file I tried at first. It reads fine until Odin tries to flash and it takes like ten minutes then fails...use a different one. Then flash again ontop of the failed one without wiping anything. If you wiped then your still fine you just lost all your data that's all. But you don't have to.
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Thanks for the idea but I just downloaded 2 diffrent CWM's, flashed with success, but my phone still won't boot into recovery mode. Any other ideas?

Well this is pretty frustrating. Since it seems no one has a solution that works my plan is to do this tomorrow:
1. Go to Radioshack where I bought the phone less than 2 weeks ago and see if I can return it. Maybe the salesperson will be incompetent and not check the binary count?
2. If that doesn't work, then I'll go to a cell phone repair shop and explain the problem to them. If they can fix it, great. If not...
3. I'll have to buy a brand new phone for almost $800.
Obviously option 3 sucks big time.

Maybe try the toolkit?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
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yup try the one above, and report back what happened
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Downloaded the toolkit. From there I re-installed the drivers which I already had on my PC. Then I went to the "flash a rom from Odin" option. I get a screen that says "waiting for USB debugging mode to be enabled." I think my phone already has that option selected but I can't see b/c my phone won't boot. Then I can't do anything else in the toolkit because it's waiting for my fully-booted phone to be plugged in. Thanks anyway.
Any other suggestions?
This is just very strange. My phone was working perfectly last night. Before bed, it had 25% battery, I plugged the charger into it, and went to sleep. In the morning, my phone is off and I can't start it up. I'm going on a business trip on Wednesday so I need this thing fixed ASAP. Tomorrow I guess I'll either pay for help or pay for a new phone.

If anybody have this problem again. I hit this same problem and found out it was the Cable was not 100% compitable with the phone.

[Q] Toroplus Stuck at Google Screen

I could really use some help. Quick story, I was at a wedding today and I pulled my phone out of my pocket only to see the Google logo (I'm unlocked). I thought that was odd, but figured maybe it was a random reboot. Happens, right? But it never actually rebooted. I left it on that screen for maybe half an hour. Then I pulled the batter thinking my latest ROM was acting up so I would just flash back to my last nandroid. Only after pressing Vol+;Vol-;Power I got... nothing. Blank screen. Later, I could see that the LCD was actually powered up (I could see a faint light) on the Fastboot screen but nothing was actually showing. I could, however, use Vol-;Power and see the Odin Mode screen. But if I choose "Start" I go back to the Google logo and then it never boots. Crazy! I pulled the battery and just stuffed it back in my pocket until I could get home and try out ADB. :fingers-crossed:
So I got home, plugged it in and booted it up. No matter what mode I try it won't show up in ADB. I tried the Google screen, I tried the blank screen after the vol+-power and tried the Oden Mode that I could see. None of them will let me use Fastboot or any ADB commands.
I've been searching for over an hour now and haven't found a solution. So, I'm asking now. I'm not a super-user but I'm no n00b for sure. I just don't know what to do now. I can't flash a factory image because I can't get the device to show up in ADB and fastboot. What could I be missing?
Thanks for reading my story. I hope it gives you enough info for ideas on how to help. Some final info:
Model: Toroplus rooted and unlocked
ROM: Last CM Nightly (11/16/12)
Recovery: ClockworkMod 6.0.1.5
I'm seeing three screens. Google, What I think is supposed to be Fastboot and the Odin Mode. Not 100% sure on the terms there, sorry.

I took the battery out all night to let it deep reset. Still nothing. Just sits at the Google screen indefinitely.
What am I missing?
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Had the same thing happen to me. Thought it was the battery, so I tried a different one. No go. Luckily, being unlocked and running different roms, was able to get to recovery, and since I always keep a nandroid of my current rom, I was able to flash it and all is good now.
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But yours won't go to recovery? That's weird man, don't know what to tell ya.

That's the tough part. If I could just get to recovery I could fix this with no problems. But I can't seem to get it to load up. I'm wondering if there something that can be done from that Odin Mode screen where I can see it says "Download. Do not turn off target." ?
Update:
OK, I guess you can never search enough. I found shabby's guide and realized it might help. I'll try this and see if it will read the device. Wish me luck....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620036

Good luck, let us know how it goes.

Well, Odin Mode is allowing a connection, and it seems to be writing to the phone (that seems like good news!) BUT it keeps stalling while flashing the radio-cdma image file. I've tried it about 6 times now on two different computers and two different USB cables (one of which is the stock cable) and it won't go past this point. I'm encrouaged that the Odin software (using Odin3 v.1.87) can see it and flash the first images. This is what I'm seeing:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CODE_I9250XXSPH-L700FH05.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> system.img
<ID:0/004> userdata.img
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> radio-cdma.img
I can't seem to find another TAR to try though. Shabbypenguin's is the only one I can find. Is it possible to flash the seperate IMGs from the stock FH05 via Google in Odin? I can't seem to find a how-to on that. They all say to flash it in Fastboot, which I can't access.
UPDATE:
Odin would't flash any TARs with the radio-cdma.img in them. I built a new one using MSkips Toolkit and left out the cdma radio, which Odin took and flashed. But no progress on the problem. I think my CDMA radio might be fried? Does this match anyone else's experience with this?

Last report: Took the device to Sprint repair store. Absolutely couldn't fix it so having it replaced. Consider this topic closed.

I bricked my Sprint Samsung Note II SPH-L900 and this is how I fixed it.

I figured I would post this as a basic how to for people who brick their phones because they are in a similar situation.
Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II SPH L900
Used this root method because it was for Samsung Note II owners who already had Android 4.3.*,
http://honai-android.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-root-galaxy-note-2-sprint-sph.html
Installed TWRP but it didn't stick to Download mode. I could boot into TWRP when my phone was up even after rebooting but could not boot the device directly into TWRP to access my custom recovery image.
Installed Perseus and Macks Rom AllStar V5.0 after saving them to my SD Card and did this after booting into TWRP from within my stock ROM.
Like an idiot I didn't read all the comments on ChainFire 3D when I was searching root 3d because I'm on a big kick right now of making it all 3d like.
Instead of flashing ChainFire 3d from recovery I used my in rom option since I had all my root programs running nicely and thought why not its just a button click instead of rebooting into TWRP. There was my mistake.
Alright so now I am bricked out of my phone in a boot loop. Nothing is happening but ChainFire said when you install not to freak out if your phone hangs for awhile, pull the battery after two minutes. Well I did and still bricked in a boot loop.
Scour the forums and Internet because I know I still have access to my phone through Odin. I don't have debug mode turned on so I can't even create an ADB shell to my device. That was my first through, run ADB shell, launch TWRP and restore my custom recovery. Would have worked except I had no way of getting to TWRP. Tried installing the Samsung ToolKit. Couldn't recognize my device.
Opened Odin back up and thought why not try to flash TWRP and have it reboot, maybe TWRP will launch. Well I don't know if that would have worked or not because every time I tried to reflash TWRP Odin encountered an error.
Alright, abandoned that idea and did some more research. I knew I could still flash to my phone but I didn't have anything to reset the caches to install another ROM and I didn't want to install something else where things could go potentially worse. I needed my damn phone back. Boom! Found some very helpful articles on restoring to stock and found the stock recovery one click solutions.
I am making this so lengthy in case you are going through something similar where you are stuck in a boot loop, locked out of TWRP but can still flash to your phone with Odin.
These two threads were massive help and they take you to the file locations:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2116490
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=154
I restarted my phone in download mode which was a little tricky because when I put the battery in it would start booting. Had to make sure volume down, home and power were pressed while sliding the battery in. It's tricky but you can do it with one hand and use the other to insert the battery. Don't give up just because if you put the battery in your phone automatically boots!
I used this specific file. http://rwilco12.com/Files/Devices/S...Unrooted/SPH-L900_MA5_853599_Stock_Nodata.exe
I didn't know if my phone was MA5 or MA7. I was worried that something would be off if I downloaded the wrong one but I chose MA5 oneclick exe and it did the trick. I used the Rooted version that didn't delete my data so when the phone came back on all my changes were still there. Everything from the kernel was gone but my settings and etc were unaffected.
By the way I had to disconnect and reconnect my phone in download mode when running the Odin OneClick MA5 restore to get it to light up yellow and establish the connect. I tried to run it a couple times and it failed which made me pretty discouraged. I thought that it was because I downloaded MA5 restore and not MA7. It wasn't because of that, it was because even though the computer recognized the oneclick program didn't.
So anyways, there are some resources and an additional thread. I'm pretty tech savvy but when the damn thing bricked I wasn't for sure what to do. Hopefully this is semi helpful for someone.
*Cliff Notes:
If you brick yourself out of your Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (II) and you can't access recovery, go download one of these oneclick solutions from sextape or garwynn (big ups to you guys) and reflash it from download mode using their programs. If you rooted your phone using Odin you will feel right at home with their software and it is no big deal. Phone will be back up in no time.
Edit: So after I got back to my stock ROM and tried to reflash my previous roms they wouldn't stick. E Signature verification kept failing but I still had root. Used CWM Recovery straight out of the app store and rebooted in recovery. Wiped everything. Used the esignature toggle and disabled it. Bam was able to reinstall roms and I am back to tinkering

The title was misleading. I thought you meant a hard brick. What you encountered was a soft brick aka bootloop. Thanks for writing it up for the noobs though.
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Yes title is misleading but great post for us thats need it
Thank u much for ur time to make this
SGN2

I bricked my sph l900 also..I had 4.3 rooted then went to jellybomb had a back up of my 4.3 rooted. Flashed back to it and it's now stuck in note 2 animation. Can't get into recovery or adb. Plz can anyone help ?
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Is there a fix ?
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odin oneclick failure
I followed your guide above using Odin OneClick MA5 restore and this is the results I get everytime in ODIN. My issue is not solved.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004>
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

kevo7000 said:
I followed your guide above using Odin OneClick MA5 restore and this is the results I get everytime in ODIN. My issue is not solved.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004>
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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You need to use the original Samsung USB cable.:good:

new battery issue
gizmoscoop said:
You need to use the original Samsung USB cable.:good:
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I used every cable I owned oven the original cable for my Note 2. I ended up taking it to sprint and replaced it. With this new note I've had two batteries completely fry. 100 % but will not power on without charger.smh

What is it that you did when the onclick kept failing?!!?
By the way I had to disconnect and reconnect my phone in download mode when running the Odin OneClick MA5 restore to get it to light up yellow and establish the connect. I tried to run it a couple times and it failed which made me pretty discouraged. I thought that it was because I downloaded MA5 restore and not MA7. It wasn't because of that, it was because even though the computer recognized the oneclick program didn't.
I keep running the NA5 Stock NoData exe and it keeps failing

[Q] Need Help Unbricking AT&T I747

Unlike the other threads I've read here so far, I wasn't upgrading or downgrading anything on my phone. Last night, I was playing Scrabble (lol) and the phone blacked out and now won't power on. I've tried booting to Download mode and can't even do that. The battery was running low at the time, but that's normal for late at night. I believe I had about 9% battery.
The symptoms of my phone are now:
When I have the battery installed, plugging in the charger doesn't seem to do anything (no charging light).
When I remove the battery, plugging in the charger lights the LED as red for 90 seconds.
Plugging the phone into my computer via USB (without battery), the phone connects (as a device for which I do not have drivers) for 90 seconds (same duration as the red light) and then disconnects.
If I hold the power button in for 12-13 seconds (without battery with charger connected), the red light will go out. As soon as I release the power button, the red light comes back on and the 90-second timer restarts. If I have the phone connected to my computer while trying this, the phone disconnects when the red light goes out and reconnects to the computer (as the same device from above) when I release the power button.
Overnight, I left the phone (with battery) plugged in hoping to fully charge the battery and that would somehow miraculously bring my phone back to life this morning -- it did not. Unknown if the battery is fully charged now or not.
Any suggestions on what I might try next?

See if this helps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068

Lithium ion batteries are at their least stable when they're low on charge like you indicated yours was. How old is your battery? Does it have any bulges you can see or feel? If you put in on a table and flick it on the corner does it spin around? The spin test is by no means conclusive that a battery won't function, but it is indicative of some damage. My original Samsung battery spins like a top, but it still holds a charge and makes an ok backup in a pinch. If you know someone else with a working S3 try their battery in your phone. Otherwise, if there is a Batteries Plus or somewhere like that convenient, pop in and try a replacement. Most replacement batteries I've bought for phones or cameras usually come partially charged so you can probably test it right in store; the guys in the stores might know a thing or two as well as a lot of battery shops have started replacing phone screens and batteries that aren't as readily removable like that other variety of smartphone.
The debrick threads suggested above are a good idea too, but like you pointed out, those are usually for people who tried to downgrade our wonderful secure bootloaders.
If none of that pans out, a repair shop might be able to jtag it back to life.
Good luck.

Update
I was reading this unbrick thread and downloaded this debrick img for I747U. I applied the debrick img to a 32GB microSD card and I got the phone to at least do something. What I see is:
Code:
[COLOR="Lime"]BOOT RECOVERY MODE[/COLOR]
CHECK BOOT PARTITIONS..
COPY FROM T-FLASH..
WRITE 159488 SECTORS..
[COLOR="Red"]FLASH WRITE FAILURE
ODIN MODE[/COLOR]
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: NONE
[COLOR="Silver"]QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]Warranty Bit: 1[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Silver"]BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2[/COLOR]
I can now see the phone in ODIN when I connect with USB.
So, I read this thread, which led me to this thread, which led me to download the I747UCUEMJB 4.3 Odin flashable tar, however, I cannot seem to flash it with ODIN. I was running MJB before the phone died.
I'm kinda lost on where to go from here.

Maybe try flashing a customr recovery and a custom ROM to at least get your phone booted.
I highly recommend Philz Touch for the d2lte.

audit13 said:
Maybe try flashing a customr recovery and a custom ROM to at least get your phone booted.
I highly recommend Philz Touch for the d2lte.
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I'm hoping to reflash the stock rooted MJB so I don't lose everything that I had on the phone.

Hossy923 said:
So, I read this thread, which led me to this thread, which led me to download the I747UCUEMJB 4.3 Odin flashable tar, however, I cannot seem to flash it with ODIN. I was running MJB before the phone died.
I'm kinda lost on where to go from here.
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When I try and flash with the file above with ODIN v3.07, I get:
Code:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> There is no PIT partition.
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At the same time, I get two additional lines on the screen of the phone:
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[COLOR="Red"]PIT FAIL : TOTAL SECTORS (0)
ODIN : flash read failure[/COLOR]
Looking inside the .tar.md5, I do see a PIT file in there.
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If I flash with ODIN v1.85, I get:
Code:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
On phone:
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]PIT FAIL : TOTAL SECTORS (0)[/COLOR]

Flashing via Odin is almost guaranteed to require a full wipe to boot.

audit13 said:
Flashing via Odin is almost guaranteed to require a full wipe to boot.
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As I understand it, flashing via ODIN will only remove my data if I flash the data partition, which this tar.md5 does not have, so I should be good. Even the emergency firmware recovery within Kies doesn't overwrite the data partition (as I found out when recovering my S II a while back).
Do you have any insight as to my post above and why ODIN is giving me the PIT errors or what I should be doing differently to get ODIN to flash my phone?

Hossy923 said:
As I understand it, flashing via ODIN will only remove my data if I flash the data partition, which this tar.md5 does not have, so I should be good. Even the emergency firmware recovery within Kies doesn't overwrite the data partition (as I found out when recovering my S II a while back).
Do you have any insight as to my post above and why ODIN is giving me the PIT errors or what I should be doing differently to get ODIN to flash my phone?
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Re-partition is unchecked?

I get the same error in Odin3 with Re-Partition checked and unchecked.

You used a debrick image for the i747u? Did you try an i747 de-brick image?

I'm going to try and revive this thread (yes, after years). I'm trying to get this phone to work and forgot that I was having problems long ago. :-( I do not care about the data on the phone, I just want to flash a stock image. Any advice is much appreciated.

Hossy923 said:
I'm going to try and revive this thread (yes, after years). I'm trying to get this phone to work and forgot that I was having problems long ago. :-( I do not care about the data on the phone, I just want to flash a stock image. Any advice is much appreciated.
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I've come to believe now that my internal SD card has died. All attempts I've made to flash, whether with ODIN or Miracle Thunder have failed. I get a bunch of errors on the screen talking about errors reading or writing firmware/flash. I even tried doing a nand erase with ODIN and that failed. Unless someone has a better idea, I believe the device has hardware damage.