Firmware upgrade encountered an issue - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Tried to flash Stock through ODIN over JB and it failed and am stuck at this screen. Kies wont repair. No clue what to do. Tried ODIN on this screen to flash stock but it fails. Any suggestions people?
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SGH-T999
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (4 COUNTS)
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Firmware upgrade encountered and issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again

Csn you get to download mode or recovery?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Csn you get to download mode or recovery?
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No this is the screen where i can get

That is technically download mode or odin mode.. try Odin again.
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After 4 attempts it worked but was stuck at samsung logo after reboot. I restarted in recovery mode and installed from sd card the new JB (DLI3) room. It works now bunch of stuff is crashing every few seconds. Android.media, android.gapps etc etc.
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pradyots said:
After 4 attempts it worked but was stuck at samsung logo after reboot. I restarted in recovery mode and installed from sd card the new JB (DLI3) room. It works now bunch of stuff is crashing every few seconds. Android.media, android.gapps etc etc.
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here's a tip when downgrading from JB to ICS
- make sure you do a factory reset via recovery before flashing back to ICS via Odin.
the reason you want to do this is because the Stock ROM does not wipe data partition when flashing back and as a result you will be stuck on the boot logo.

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Help Please: Phone not booting up

Strange thing happened to my phone yesterday night. I was watching netflix for a while and after some time the screen just went blank. I am not able to restart the phone. It got struck in the kernel bootup(Darkside kernel, TDJ's darkside rom) and it was restarting again and again till i remove the battery.
I am able to get into recovery mode but not able to restore any of my backup's. It just went blank during restoring system. I tried installing the same ROM(Darkside Digitsl warfare v2.5.1) from my internal SD card but it just went blank after some time. I tried the juggernaut-5 . It didnt throw up any error but when i restart it its again displaying the darkside kernel and boot looping.
Any one can you please help me to get out of this mess. I need to travel on Monday so desperately need my phone fixed before that. Please help. I have not installed anything new over the last 1 month and didnt have any problems till now. Thank you
System Details:
ROM: Darkside Digitsl warfare v2.5.1
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.7
Flash super wipe kernel cleaner then reflash the ROM then go back if you made a nandroid backup restore the data and system
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Help please
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
peppersu812 said:
Flash super wipe kernel cleaner then reflash the ROM then go back if you made a nandroid backup restore the data and system
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LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
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Which recovery version are you running?
LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
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Yes Odin back to stock..... flash recovery and then restore
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Danial723 said:
Yes Odin back to stock..... flash recovery and then restore
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What he said. Just remember to put the rom file into the PDA field in Odin
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Yeah Odin should fix all that but If your on Telus I wouldnt run any Tmobile roms although they work it can cause headaches like this IMO
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When i try to ODIN the stock room it failed in the middle now i am struck in the screen download mode. I cant go anwhere from here. Is that the end?.Please help.
Also can i send it to samsung for warranty exchange?.Any phone numbers for samsung pls help. THank you
Will they be able to make it i installed custom rom in it. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode : NO
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.
LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
When i try to ODIN the stock room it failed in the middle now i am struck in the screen download mode. I cant go anwhere from here. Is that the end?.Please help.
Also can i send it to samsung for warranty exchange?.Any phone numbers for samsung pls help. THank you
Will they be able to make it i installed custom rom in it. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode : NO
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.
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Try it again. The phone has to be in download mode before you plug it into the computer. And are you flashing it as PDA? People have reported it taking a couple tries.
Usually if you can get into download mode you can fix it. If you're stuck and your computer won't recognize your phone, try getting back into download mode. If you're sending it in for repair anyways, it's better to have a full brick so they can't see that you rooted.
Another option if you can't get into download mode, buy a USB Jig, they are usually less than $10 and they can sometimes get you back into download mode.
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It does take a few tries sometimes
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Thanks. I tried it multiple times but still the same screen. I tried with a USB jig, and still the same screen. I am not able to go past that?. Is that a full brick?.
I called T-Mobile and they are sending me a new phone on Tuesday. But need make sure its fully bricked. Thank you
LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
Thanks. I tried it multiple times but still the same screen. I tried with a USB jig, and still the same screen. I am not able to go past that?. Is that a full brick?.
I called T-Mobile and they are sending me a new phone on Tuesday. But need make sure its fully bricked. Thank you
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What screen are you talking about? The download screen?
If you're seriously wanting to give up trying, and want to brick it, try flashing a stock rom from a different phone via Odin.
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Towle said:
What screen are you talking about? The download screen?
If you're seriously wanting to give up trying, and want to brick it, try flashing a stock rom from a different phone via Odin.
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Yes its struck in the download screen with the error.I was trying to ODIN to stock tmobile ROM and see if it brings back the phone but it failed inbetween and after that i am struck with the download screen with the below error message. I tried different modes, normal power on, recovery mode, download mode, USB jig - download mode but no sucess?. Is that the end. Please help. Ami i good for a exchange? Thanks a lot
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
Yes its struck in the download screen with the error.I was trying to ODIN to stock tmobile ROM and see if it brings back the phone but it failed inbetween and after that i am struck with the download screen with the below error message. I tried different modes, normal power on, recovery mode, download mode, USB jig - download mode but no sucess?. Is that the end. Please help. Ami i good for a exchange? Thanks a lot
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
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Bricked...
alphadog32 said:
Bricked...
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So Am i good for an warranty exchange? or will samsung would be able to know i installed custom roms. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode as NO.
The strange thing is i didnt do anything on my phone for last 1 month. The only thing i could think off is, one of scheduled titanium backup ran at 3.00 AM when i was in netflix with the phone charging,and i got a msg that the backup failed. When i woke up it started boot looping. And during the ODIN i tried today, I was making sure i am doing right by following the guidelines(ODIN back to stock).
I have all my nandroid backups(different rom versions) & titanium backups, will i be able to use it in my new phone after rooting with the same recovery version?
Thank you. I really appreciat all your help.
LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
So Am i good for an warranty exchange? or will samsung would be able to know i installed custom roms. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode as NO.
The strange thing is i didnt do anything on my phone for last 1 month. The only thing i could think off is, one of scheduled titanium backup ran at 3.00 AM when i was in netflix with the phone charging,and i got a msg that the backup failed. When i woke up it started boot looping. And during the ODIN i tried today, I was making sure i am doing right by following the guidelines(ODIN back to stock).
I have all my nandroid backups(different rom versions) & titanium backups, will i be able to use it in my new phone after rooting with the same recovery version?
Thank you. I really appreciat all your help.
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It's not bricked, dude. It's still in dl mode when it says that. It will just take some more tries to get a tar to flash.
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Make sure you use Samsung usb cable when Odin and if use Win 7 use run as Administrator mode
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Plug it in to computer, what recognized device does it say?
alphadog32 said:
Plug it in to computer, what recognized device does it say?
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my ODIN still recognoize my device but when i try to ODIN the stock rom or the kernel its faliling in the nadroid write - failed. Now i could see my binary counter as 1.
Am i doomed. Please hellpppppp. My computer doesn not recognize my device but the ODIN does. Please help
LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
my ODIN still recognoize my device but when i try to ODIN the stock rom or the kernel its faliling in the nadroid write - failed. Now i could see my binary counter as 1.
Am i doomed. Please hellpppppp. My computer doesn not recognize my device but the ODIN does. Please help
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Are you running Odin as administrator?
Manually download the device drivers from the how to root thread and install them on your computer. right click on Odin and run as administrator. Open the stock rom file in the PDA field and run it.. There is no reason it shouldn't work if you can get into download mode.
Try downloading the stock rom again, maybe it's a bad download.
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[Q] Unable to boot to recovery, crashes [SOLVED]

I've bought global Galaxy Note 2 N7100 from Hong Kong with Kogan (online store)
Unlocked the device by using this method "How-to-root-galaxy-note-2-easiest-method" on google
[Odin v1.85 unknown CWM6 version]
After that, turning off the phone and holding down the Vol Up + Home Key + Power brings up the Galaxy Note N7100 screen, buzzes out and turns itself off.
I rewrote a new CWM recovery mode onto the device and tried it again, same problem.
[Odin v3.04 / ODIN-KashaMalagaTOUCHCWMRecovery-V6.0.2.7]
The next step I was going to take was to wipe the phone and install the stock Kernal, then using ODIN to unlock it again and trying to enter recovery mode again.
If this is the right step, I will do so.
If you could help me, it will be appreciated.
Android version : 4.1.1
Kernal version :
3.0.31-310959
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 10 21:08:07 KST 2012
\\\\\\Thank you very much, flashing to latest TWRP worked.///////
just reflash the whole stock rom
emprize said:
just reflash the whole stock rom
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flash stock rom, then Odin CWM6 recovery 6.0.2.7, then try to go into recovery mode?
emprize said:
just reflash the whole stock rom
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I've reflashed the whole stock rom, then flashed ODIN-KashaMalagaTOUCHCWMRecovery-V6.0.2.7 with ODIN, still the same problem.
Try TWRP instead of CWM. You can find it here:
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/n7100
You could try rebooting into recovery using ADB from your pc or a terminal emulator on the phone by typing: su reboot recovery
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vladeco said:
Try TWRP instead of CWM. You can find it here:
goo . im
You could try rebooting into recovery using ADB from your pc or a terminal emulator on the phone by typing: su reboot recovery
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After installing the app Goo.im I installed the TWRP recovery with it and rebooted the device into recovery.
It showed the same buzzing screen and turned itself off.
There is no noticeable file courruption within the phone and everything is just as same when I start the phone normally again.
Could this be a faulty device? If so, can I actually get a refund / return for it?
I also cannot receive my 3G data from my sim when my Galaxy S2 was able to recieve it.
Does unlocking and changing roms affect the availablility of 3G data?
Re: [Q] Unable to boot to recovery, crashes
You have a new bootloader.
Flash latest twrp. 2.3.3.2.
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mariosraptor said:
You have a new bootloader.
Flash latest twrp. 2.3.3.2.
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Thank you very much, installing Android Revolution HD.
nananonina said:
Thank you very much, installing Android Revolution HD.
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help me :crying: i had the same problem like urs...
mariosraptor said:
You have a new bootloader.
Flash latest twrp. 2.3.3.2.
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i already try flashing the latest twrp but still doesnt work for me
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Can you share more? What did you do before it started?
Have you tried reflashing stock? Then rooting with cf-root and then flashing twrp with odin?
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mariosraptor said:
Can you share more? What did you do before it started?
Have you tried reflashing stock? Then rooting with cf-root and then flashing twrp with odin?
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The 1st thing that I do is root with the "how to Root Note 2 [EASIEST METHOD]"at Youtube. like the topic and than after when the rooting process it will restart into recovery mode part at that part when I saw the note 2 word when restart the word were distorted and the note 2 word run everywhere and than become black screen for about 2-3 minit and than the phone restart on back like normal and my phone were rooted and got super user on it and I tested with titanium backup and can be used. After that I try to install cwm recovery and flash the CWM recovery like the app told me to, after that i try to backup my stock rom and than after restart to recovery mode the note 2 word show like when the rooting process the word distorted. After that i try goo manager to flash twrp and try go recovery mode and still same. I did not try to flash back the stock rom. can you guide me what should I do next about the cf root and flash twrp with Odin, i dint try it because Im noob at rooting note 2.
btw thx for reply i hope you can guide me what should i do next.
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You can go to twrp site and download twrp for note 2 in tar format so you can flash it with odin just the same way as you flashed cf-root.
Do not use goo manager. For some reason it says that it flashed twrp but it does not flash it.
So in a few words.
DL twrp 2.3.3.2 in tar format.
Open odin and select pda and then select twrp.
Switch off your phone and boot in download mode by pressing volume down+home button+ power botton. When you see samsung logo realease power button. Keep the other two.
Press vol up to confirm
Connect your phone to pc and wait till it recognizes it.
Press start. Wait till finish.
It should be working after this.
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mariosraptor said:
You can go to twrp site and download twrp for note 2 in tar format so you can flash it with odin just the same way as you flashed cf-root.
Do not use goo manager. For some reason it says that it flashed twrp but it does not flash it.
So in a few words.
DL twrp 2.3.3.2 in tar format.
Open odin and select pda and then select twrp.
Switch off your phone and boot in download mode by pressing volume down+home button+ power botton. When you see samsung logo realease power button. Keep the other two.
Press vol up to confirm
Connect your phone to pc and wait till it recognizes it.
Press start. Wait till finish.
It should be working after this.
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THX!!! THX U VERY MUCH!!! U SAVE ME!!!:good::laugh::highfive:
Good. Bye
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mariosraptor said:
You can go to twrp site and download twrp for note 2 in tar format so you can flash it with odin just the same way as you flashed cf-root.
Do not use goo manager. For some reason it says that it flashed twrp but it does not flash it.
So in a few words.
DL twrp 2.3.3.2 in tar format.
Open odin and select pda and then select twrp.
Switch off your phone and boot in download mode by pressing volume down+home button+ power botton. When you see samsung logo realease power button. Keep the other two.
Press vol up to confirm
Connect your phone to pc and wait till it recognizes it.
Press start. Wait till finish.
It should be working after this.
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Thank you this half worked it got me into a recovery which is now TWRP but when I flash CyanogenMod my phone wont boot and gets the same flashing and sliding screen that I got before
KJ.Moore said:
Thank you this half worked it got me into a recovery which is now TWRP but when I flash CyanogenMod my phone wont boot and gets the same flashing and sliding screen that I got before
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The word wont boot is cant boot into recovery or what?
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Does CM flash a recovery of it's own maybe? Check their thread if it indeed does.
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The word wont boot is cant boot into recovery or what?
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I don't know understand what you just said but my phone wouldn't boot properly into cyanogenmod, the screen would flicker around and go all weird then go blank. I then restored to me backup and later made a new backup and tried flashing Cyanogenmod again but the same thing happened. So again I restored to my back up but this time my backup didn't work and is doing the same thing as it did with cyanogen mod - screen flickers and flashes and goes all weird then goes blank
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I don't know understand what you just said but my phone wouldn't boot properly into cyanogenmod, the screen would flicker around and go all weird then go blank. I then restored to me backup and later made a new backup and tried flashing Cyanogenmod again but the same thing happened. So again I restored to my back up but this time my backup didn't work and is doing the same thing as it did with cyanogen mod - screen flickers and flashes and goes all weird then goes blank
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I have a question, where u get ur cyanogenmod? Can u give me the link?
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Unbrick 4.3 after trying to downgrade and failing

I tried to downgrade after the update and failed. My phone was totally bricked, I tried flashing TWRP, Philz touch, and CWN and could not get into recovery or anything. I came home and opened sboot.bin with a hex editor and found that SEAndroid in 4.3 is what allows everything to boot and it is write protected, so what i did was copied the sboot.bin into a MC2 Flashable tar and flashed it with Odin, and it worked. I then flashed the update, flashed Phils touch recovery and rooted my fone, now I am on a completely rooted 4.3
Here is a link to the file I used to Unbrick/Downgrade: http://myfavoritecontractors.com/4.3_Unbrick.tar
Several other people have verified they were having the same problem and flashed this and it worked, they also told me to start this thread so others could fix their fone
im on 4.3 stock i tried rooting with auto root using Odin but it didnt want to root the phone, it worked on 4.1.2 stock but not on this 4.3.. which sucks because i want to go on a custom ROM right now like paranoid android but cant cause i dont know how to root my phone since its 4.3 stock :crying: lol smh
Download twrp tar file and flash it in Odin then flash a stock ROM. That's what I did .
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You are a god, worked flawlessly! I am going to wait for 4.3 via OTA this time instead of flashing the update though (didn't like the Easy Mode big icons etc)
Thank you for this, this is the only rom I can use to get away from the dreaded Kies error screen. However, I'm now stuck on the Samsung glowing boot screen. Any suggestions on how to fix?
Thank you
I have a MK4 tar that is flash able in Odin for those still looking to unbrick (and those who tried getting to my suspended Dropbox. ..) http://www.mediafire.com/download/7viivd985s7cp8l/L900VPUBMK4_L900SPTBMK4_HOME.tar.zip
After flashing a ROM or using Odin to flash firmware I highly suggest a data/cache wipe in recovery. 99.9% of the time it'll fix a bootloop (unless you've gone and corrupted partitions you had no business touching).
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Thank you!
@ecs87
This tar file unbricked my Galaxy Note II SPH-L900, not rooted anymore after flashing via Odin 3.07, but that is okay for now since my phone is working! Thank you very much!!!!:good:
HELP!
Keithgordon said:
I tried to downgrade after (...)
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Could you PLEASE provide a little guide (like steps to follow) to fix this problem? I'm now downloading the package but i'm not really sure about what to do with those files... Thanks again
This is for a soft bricked note2, from trying to downgrade from mk4, meaning you can't get into recovery mode or anything past the samdung logo...just flash this with Odin and it'll reboot to stock, then I recommend flashing billards back to stock mc2
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Just bumping this so it can be found
Sorry! I’m bad English, I hope you can help me!
Note 2 N7100 can flash this file?
My note2 N7100 update to version 4.3 I have rooted, now I can’t flash any rom by odin or cmw (stock and cook rom), only can flash stock rom version 4.3 but will stop this boot logo “Samsung galaxy note 2 N7100”, I have wipe data factory but not worked.
Ps: I get into Downloading Mode have line “Knox warantty void : 1”
Thank!
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Sorry! I’m bad English, I hope you can help me!
Note 2 N7100 can flash this file?
My note2 N7100 update to version 4.3 I have rooted, now I can’t flash any rom by odin or cmw (stock and cook rom), only can flash stock rom version 4.3 but will stop this boot logo “Samsung galaxy note 2 N7100”, I have wipe data factory but not worked.
Ps: I get into Downloading Mode have line “Knox warantty void : 1”
Thank!
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No this is only for l900 sprint.
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This I will try as soon as I get home I just got the wife a note 3 and now have to fix you note 2.....
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This fix didn't work as it says I need a pit file.....
K
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bricked and trying this method {not working}
so i downloaded the file and used odin to flash. it got to cache.img and stopped.
any help?
You should be able to flash a custom recovery, flash twrp, then go into twrp recovery and flash (mc2 back to stock unrooted with counter reset) you should be able to find that pretty easy and download it
Other than that, if you get the failed update screen, you can use kies
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This worked but...
This did work where other files have failed - thank you! With that said, I cannot connect to cellular service nor will the gps lock. I wiped/factory reset a couple times to no avail...any suggestions?

[Q] Soft Bricked?

I tried to follow this guide:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-xda-developer-tv/
And it didn't work.
When I hit Start on Odin it told me failed and the phone first went into Firmware Update mode.
I tried using KIES to get out of it but KIES freezes up on my computer when i type in SGH-T999 on the recovery portion. It doesn't even let me get to the S/N part.
I tried to flash cwm recovery and it worked and I can get in there, but it won't mount the SD card so I can't flash anything else.
I then tried to flash TWRP and that worked as well. I was able to get in there and tried to flash ANYTHING to just be able to get back into the phone, and it doesn't work (tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2426720 )
I am currently unsure as to how to proceed from here. I can find ways to get stuff onto my sd card but it just doesn't want to run on the phone.
I am currently NOT rooted. I did try to use the option to get rooted through TWRP and it seems to fail every time.
I can access the download mode + recovery mode. Here is what I see on download mode:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: yes (5 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 1
In case anyone needs to know I did have the latest version available to me through T-Mobile which I believe was 4.3.
Can anyone help me out?
Flash 4.3 firmware with Odin
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serio22 said:
Flash 4.3 firmware with Odin
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I tried to flash 4.3 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...mctr=(not provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=197173420
And it didn't work. Are you referring to a different ROM?
Jawid said:
I tried to flash 4.3 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...mctr=(not provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=197173420
And it didn't work. Are you referring to a different ROM?
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No that's good, what was the error message?
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No that's good, what was the error message?
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The first time I did it it said FAIL and that's when this issue came up. Phone started saying firmware update error.
I was able to get back into the downloader and tried it again and now it just hangs on Odin and doesn't go past sbl2.mn (might be wrong).
I didn't receive error messages anymore. I ran Odin with that ROM selected and let it run for over an hour (video says takes about 10 minutes).
Try using different USB ports or computer
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Uninstall kies. It interferes with odin. Bit also, odin has a message box in the lower left. What did it say there when it failed?
Also be sure you are getting the right firmware. There are several different models supported in that thread.
DocHoliday77 said:
Uninstall kies. It interferes with odin. Bit also, odin has a message box in the lower left. What did it say there when it failed?
Also be sure you are getting the right firmware. There are several different models supported in that thread.
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Uninstalling Kies worked! Thank you!

[Q] Stock recovery flash through odin not working

Hello all,
previous searches have yielded limited answers so I apologize if this has been answered already.
I've been running CM for the past 5 or 6 months and have had zero problems with it. Last week however something happened and I got stuck in a boot loop. Me being a genius obviously didn't make a backup of anything so I flashed the stock rom via odin back onto the phone. After flash through odin I get the green light and pass indication. I go to restart the phone in recovery and I get the sick droid with the red yield sign above him. I then go to wipe/factory reset then reboot and it goes as far as the Samsung logo doing its animation and then stops just after and freezes. A regular power up without going into recovery first results in a boot loop.
I tried the recovery process through Kies and get the "This devices version cannot be updated" error. I am running the current version of Kies. I'm assuming its because it knows I've been rooted?
Note 2 Sprint
thank you in advance.
Rhett
eshleman said:
Hello all,
previous searches have yielded limited answers so I apologize if this has been answered already.
I've been running CM for the past 5 or 6 months and have had zero problems with it. Last week however something happened and I got stuck in a boot loop. Me being a genius obviously didn't make a backup of anything so I flashed the stock rom via odin back onto the phone. After flash through odin I get the green light and pass indication. I go to restart the phone in recovery and I get the sick droid with the red yield sign above him. I then go to wipe/factory reset then reboot and it goes as far as the Samsung logo doing its animation and then stops just after and freezes. A regular power up without going into recovery first results in a boot loop.
I tried the recovery process through Kies and get the "This devices version cannot be updated" error. I am running the current version of Kies. I'm assuming its because it knows I've been rooted?
Note 2 Sprint
thank you in advance.
Rhett
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Which stock version did you flash through odin? Mc2, mk4, or ne2?
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Which stock version did you flash through odin? Mc2, mk4, or ne2?
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ne2
I dont think kies has NE2 yet so you can only use odin. Boot into recovery (stock is fine) and do a factory reset. Then power off (do not reboot) and go into download mode and flash ne2 tar again through odin. Then hopefully you will be able to boot. Note that 4.4.2 is a large rom and will take around 5 mins to actually boot up.
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jlmancuso said:
I dont think kies has NE2 yet so you can only use odin. Boot into recovery (stock is fine) and do a factory reset. Then power off (do not reboot) and go into download mode and flash ne2 tar again through odin. Then hopefully you will be able to boot. Note that 4.4.2 is a large rom and will take around 5 mins to actually boot up.
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Thank you for the response,
When I go to wipe/reset I get the dead android with the red triangle. I am assuming there is a fault in my stock recovery. I still went ahead and wiped/reset data and removed battery after, waited a few minutes, inserted battery, booted into download mode, flashed stock ne2, everything with odin passed. I booted phone up and it immediately went into a boot loop with the samsung logo for about 5 minutes then shut off completely. the battery has a full charge.
I'm open for other options if some are available.Would it be possible to skip the stock recovery and go straight into a custom recovery? I'm planning on rooting and installing CM again but obviously making a backup this time.
eshleman said:
Thank you for the response,
When I go to wipe/reset I get the dead android with the red triangle. I am assuming there is a fault in my stock recovery. I still went ahead and wiped/reset data and removed battery after, waited a few minutes, inserted battery, booted into download mode, flashed stock ne2, everything with odin passed. I booted phone up and it immediately went into a boot loop with the samsung logo for about 5 minutes then shut off completely. the battery has a full charge.
I'm open for other options if some are available.Would it be possible to skip the stock recovery and go straight into a custom recovery? I'm planning on rooting and installing CM again but obviously making a backup this time.
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Use odin to flash philz touch recovery 6.0.7.9.
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skye206 said:
Use odin to flash philz touch recovery 6.0.7.9.
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Like he said use odin to flash philz 6.07.9 but uncheck reboot option. Once everything is done disconnect and pull battery (this is safe as long as everything finished flashing). Then do recovery key sequence while inserting battery. Then flash your rom. If still having issues with booting I have a special file that you can odin that should fix it.
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jlmancuso said:
Like he said use odin to flash philz 6.07.9 but uncheck reboot option. Once everything is done disconnect and pull battery (this is safe as long as everything finished flashing). Then do recovery key sequence while inserting battery. Then flash your rom. If still having issues with booting I have a special file that you can odin that should fix it.
I downloaded the 6.07.09 philz zip file, however I'm having trouble finding the tar.md5 file to flash through odin.
Also, once philz touch recovery is installed can I immediately flash a recent version of CM11 nightly straight from my external SD card?
Thank you,
Rhett
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Here is a direct link to 6.07.9 tar.md5 https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/l900/philz_touch_6.07.9-l900.tar.md5/
Once you flash it boot into recovery and flash cm11. If cm11 wont boot I have another file for you to use but it is only needed if cm11 does not boot.
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Here is a direct link to 6.07.9 tar.md5 https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/l900/philz_touch_6.07.9-l900.tar.md5/
Once you flash it boot into recovery and flash cm11. If cm11 wont boot I have another file for you to use but it is only needed if cm11 does not boot.
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I really appreciate the help,
I successfully flashed Philz recovery through odin. Booted to recovery and went to wipe/reset for a new rom, then installed zip - CM11 (yesterday's version) flashed successfully, selected reboot, samsung logo flashed and then phone shut off.
Am I rooted automatically if I have Philz recovery? They only thing I can think of is I don't have an OS at all on my device or I am not rooted?
Thank you in advance
eshleman said:
I really appreciate the help,
I successfully flashed Philz recovery through odin. Booted to recovery and went to wipe/reset for a new rom, then installed zip - CM11 (yesterday's version) flashed successfully, selected reboot, samsung logo flashed and then phone shut off.
Am I rooted automatically if I have Philz recovery? They only thing I can think of is I don't have an OS at all on my device or I am not rooted?
Thank you in advance
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Yeah kind of thought that might happen. Flash the attachment from this (fix.tar) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53035491&postcount=287 through odin and it should fix your issue. Also you are not rooted automatically because of Philz. Root is controlled by the rom but almost every custom rom (omni excluded) comes rooted so hope that helps that question.
jlmancuso said:
Yeah kind of thought that might happen. Flash the attachment from this (fix.tar) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53035491&postcount=287 through odin and it should fix your issue. Also you are not rooted automatically because of Philz. Root is controlled by the rom but almost every custom rom (omni excluded) comes rooted so hope that helps that question.
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I'm assuming the fix.tar changes the recovery to CWM? I flashed the fix zip successfully, rebooted, CM logo came on for a couple minutes, I did a happy dance, then the phone shut off again. Pulled battery, turned back on and its stuck in a boot loop now with samsung logo.
eshleman said:
I'm assuming the fix.tar changes the recovery to CWM? I flashed the fix zip successfully, rebooted, CM logo came on for a couple minutes, I did a happy dance, then the phone shut off again. Pulled battery, turned back on and its stuck in a boot loop now with samsung logo.
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Do a factory reset (normal not clean for new rom) and see what happens.
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jlmancuso said:
Do a factory reset (normal not clean for new rom) and see what happens.
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When I flashed the fix.tar. it changed the recovery to CWM which only gives me the option to wipe data/factory reset, whereas with the philz I had the option to wipe for just a new rom. or a complete reset
Good then you can mix them up. Do the factory reset. Also you sure it is cwm or is it the stock recovery? I have not used that file since 4.4.2 came out but thought it was all stock.
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jlmancuso said:
Good then you can mix them up. Do the factory reset. Also you sure it is cwm or is it the stock recovery? I have not used that file since 4.4.2 came out but thought it was all stock.
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Yes, after the fix.tar flash the recovery changed to CWM. However, I'm still having no luck. I tried system wipe/restore then reboot but the phone boots to samsung logo then shuts off. Ill go over the steps I've taken again.
1. Flashed stock recovery through odin - got red triangle above dead android. I'm assuming problem with stock recovery
2. Flashed Philz recovery through odin - did factory reset, flashed current version of CM11, boot, samsung logo comes on then phone shuts off.
3. Flashed fix.tar. through odin.- boot, CM logo comes on like its booting for a minute, then phone shuts off, pull battery, restart phone then goes into a boot loop. wipe data does the same thing. After a couple times of that I'm now at a point where when I reboot from recovery it goes straight to samsung logo then shuts off. Holding the power button (like a regular startup) does nothing. The phone is only responsive to recovery mode and download mode. Not to mention the phone has to be plugged in to either the computer or the wall for any of this to work. Even though the battery indicator says the charge is at 100%.
eshleman said:
Yes, after the fix.tar flash the recovery changed to CWM. However, I'm still having no luck. I tried system wipe/restore then reboot but the phone boots to samsung logo then shuts off. Ill go over the steps I've taken again.
1. Flashed stock recovery through odin - got red triangle above dead android. I'm assuming problem with stock recovery
2. Flashed Philz recovery through odin - did factory reset, flashed current version of CM11, boot, samsung logo comes on then phone shuts off.
3. Flashed fix.tar. through odin.- boot, CM logo comes on like its booting for a minute, then phone shuts off, pull battery, restart phone then goes into a boot loop. wipe data does the same thing. After a couple times of that I'm now at a point where when I reboot from recovery it goes straight to samsung logo then shuts off. Holding the power button (like a regular startup) does nothing. The phone is only responsive to recovery mode and download mode. Not to mention the phone has to be plugged in to either the computer or the wall for any of this to work. Even though the battery indicator says the charge is at 100%.
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So you can not run on battery power at all? Sounding like a hardware issue. If you know someone else with a note 2 I would try swapping batteries. After that I am not sure what to try.
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jlmancuso said:
So you can not run on battery power at all? Sounding like a hardware issue. If you know someone else with a note 2 I would try swapping batteries. After that I am not sure what to try.
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I have a friend that also has a note 2, I'll try his battery this weekend and let you know what happens. Thanks again for all the help.
eshleman said:
I have a friend that also has a note 2, I'll try his battery this weekend and let you know what happens. Thanks again for all the help.
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A different battery didn't help. I reflashed the stock rom, where I get the original problem of the red exclamation point laying down android screen. Is there a way to rid the download screen of the system status as being displayed as "custom" and the knox warranty void: as 1 with the condition the phone is in? I believe if I can reset the counter and prove it is a hardware problem they will cover it under warranty. If not I believe my only option is to destroy/crush the phone beyond repair and claim the insurance which is $200 to replace the phone.
Can you post the link where you got the stock rom?
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