I believe I flashed the wrong boot image in odin. my sprint epic4g touch is now giving me a yellow triangle with gt-9i100 model number displaying. i have tried all the triangle removal threads but nothing helps. I think I need to send it off to the JIG folks who do the $50 repair. Thoughts?
Does it boot? If it does... Use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865102
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Does it boot?
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yes, it boots to the yellow triangle screen only. no further. Problem is it is recognized in odin at that screen, and not in the typical odin download mode screen.
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yes, it boots to the yellow triangle screen only. no further. Problem is it is recognized in odin at that screen, and not in the typical odin download mode screen.
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and i cant do step 4. boot into cwm
l2yangop said:
yes, it boots to the yellow triangle screen only. no further. Problem is it is recognized in odin at that screen, and not in the typical odin download mode screen.
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and i cant do step 4. boot into cwm
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So you can go into odin mode and pc odin recognizes it?
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So you can go into odin mode and pc odin recognizes it?
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well its strange...odin recognizes it at the triangle screen but not at the download screen (power + down, then up to confirm screen)
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well its strange...odin recognizes it at the triangle screen but not at the download screen (power + down, then up to confirm screen)
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Wait for someone else to see this thread. I don't want to ask you to do something that might damage the device more.
But it is strange. I am really curious to see what would happen if odin restore is started when phone is recognized at that triangle screen.
Did the boot.img have a custom recovery? Also what boot.img was it?
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Did the boot.img have a custom recovery? Also what boot.img was it?
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it was this one
http://depositfiles.com/files/e7i721rui
the actual file name is "GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER.tar" from the self extractor
i found it from an ebay jig auction (clearly the wrong one):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNBrick-Sam...686806?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f0d46da16
This screenshot show where odin just stalls out every time. its stuck on "setupconnection"
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it was this one
the actual file name is "GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER.tar" from the self extractor[/url]
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You flashed the wrong boot loader, you need to have it JTAG'd.
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Mattix724 said:
You flashed the wrong boot loader, you need to have it JTAG'd.
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ok, so i have to send it to these guys?
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
nothing i can do myself?
Pretty sure. Unless anyone else here can tell you how to fix it.
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If the phone won't go passed the gs2 screen and you cant get into cwm, you're pretty much boned.
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Yeah flashing the wrong bootloader is the one surefire way to brick this phone, not counting the emmc brick. You're gonna need JTAG and yeah mobiletechvideos is the way to go. They should get you back up and running for 50 bucks.
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$50 and a week from now they'll have you up and running again.
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Since Odin picks up the phone see if adb will recognize the phone.
Also try kies. The emergency recovery or firmware update thing. Can't remember exactly what it is called.
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If it's the wrong bootloader I think Kies will recognize it as the international version. Emergency recovery wouldn't work.
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I get a yellow triangle warning and it boots into recovery? It is ACS recovery Ver 1.0. What do I do to get it to boot?
live_free said:
I get a yellow triangle warning and it boots into recovery? It is ACS recovery Ver 1.0. What do I do to get it to boot?
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What was done prior to this issue? Did you flash something?
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What was done prior to this issue? Did you flash something?
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We definitely need details of your setup and what steps you took to get there and we can get you straightened out
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Are you using autostarts? If so you may have restricted something there that requires it to boot the phone normally. I don't remember what it was exactly but I do recall that bring my problem on a different phone.
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I was thinking maybe he was using Quickboot to go straight to recovery. It has been known to do that.
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I renamed touch cwm recovery to update.zip, put it in /cache, then used the stock FB17 recovery to flash that recovery from cache.
The stock recovery restarted into cwm.
I then did clear data/factory reset, it said "formatting data, formatting cache", and then it hung up. I tried hard reset by holding power button.
Now, whenever I power on the phone, it just has the blue led lit and does nothing.
I tried power+vol up/vol down after a battery pull. Same result.
Is this thing bricked?
What are my options?
Thanks.
I've went back and forth countless times. I'd suggest using odin to go back.
Can you get into Odin mode?
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K Ron Hubbard said:
Can you get into Odin mode?
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No. It just has the blue led.
Suck. Sounds bricked to me. Got insurance?
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Suck. Sounds bricked to me. Got insurance?
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No.
Where can I repair/exchange it?
Does battery image pop up when you connect the charger?
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Does battery image pop up when you connect the charger?
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No. Blue led.
Jtag? Google it.
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Why did you try that method? Not trying to be a **** just curious...
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Why did you try that method? Not trying to be a **** just curious...
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I remember reading about it somewhere today. It worked for someone.
I don't know what I did wrong, should have freaking odin'ed it.
But of course, I also read about several people for whom odin didn't work.
Does a jig not work? Samsung phones are hard to brick.
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Does a jig not work? Samsung phones are hard to brick.
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I don't have a jig.
Do you think that it might work?
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I don't have a jig.
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They are only a few bucks. Worth trying.
Guess nobody reads around here. As much as I wanna try a leak, Ive been using parts of the day to gather knowledge before I get flash slappy. ONCE AGAIN to anbody who reads this do NOT use rom manager it has caused multiple issues. Use odin to get back to a stock recovery and THEN restore a nandroid.
Yeah get jiggy with it first.
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Yeah I bet a jig will get you up and running. The only real way to brick this phone is to **** up your bootloader.
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You don't even need to rename the recovery kernel to update.zip. I've been flashing EL29 kernel with FB17's stock recovery a lot to switch back and forth. Unfortunately as I have read, flashing the touch recovery is known to be problematic. I flash steady's EL29 kernel and everything went well.
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You don't even need to rename the recovery kernel to update.zip. I've been flashing EL29 kernel with FB17's stock recovery a lot to switch back and forth. Unfortunately as I have read, flashing the touch recovery is known to be problematic. I flash steady's EL29 kernel and everything went well.
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ok, I'm gonna make a jig tomorrow and report on the progress.
EDIT: Just activated my old evo3d. Damn, I almost forgot how well that phone fits in the hand!
If only it was a bit thinner for pocketability and the blacks weren't so lcd'ish nonblack!
jig
did the jig work i have the same thing blue light
Like an IDIOT I accidentally Odin'd the international (GT-i9100) bootloader over the stock/rooted FH13. The phone works but in download mode Odin does not recognize. I've tried everything I could read others have tried (drivers, etc) but no joy. Does anyone have any suggestions or am I out of the Odin business permanently?
Thanks.
I remember hearing of someone else doing this before as well and I think I remember the only thing they could do was send it off to have the flash reprogrammed via jtag. My suggestion is find a rom you like. Flash it and stay put. Can't risk a soft brick.
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If I recall correctly times_infinity posted how to flash the bootloader using adb / terminal, but don't quote me on that.
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If I recall correctly times_infinity posted how to flash the bootloader using adb / terminal, but don't quote me on that.
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Yeah I can't remember who it was but there is definitely a thread on it.
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Doesn't the international boot loader make the USB port on our phone not work anymore? Which is why when you go to Odin mode, a computer won't recognize it? That's what I remember
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Ya there was a guy who did this a day or two ago, he sent it for JTAG, no USB after the flash so JTAG is your only option afik
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Ya there was a guy who did this a day or two ago, he sent it for JTAG, no USB after the flash so JTAG is your only option afik
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My USB connection works fine when the phone is on but in download mode Odin won't recognize.
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My USB connection works fine when the phone is on but in download mode Odin won't recognize.
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Sorry didn't read your op thoroughly, interesting situation.... I'll keep an eye out for info, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was some adb magic you could pull to fix it since it still boots...
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My USB connection works fine when the phone is on but in download mode Odin won't recognize.
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Even if usb wasn't working you should be able to copy the bootloader into the phone and run a terminal emulator to run the command from the phone. But there is a how to specifically for this issue somewhere.
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Even if usb wasn't working you should be able to copy the bootloader into the phone and run a terminal emulator to run the command from the phone. But there is a how to specifically for this issue somewhere.
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Where can I find the correct bootloader file?
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Where can I find the correct bootloader file?
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That post might have it with the instructions. I don't know for sure what it says. But you can grab an Odin tar and extract the bootloader out of it.
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That post might have it with the instructions. I don't know for sure what it says. But you can grab an Odin tar and extract the bootloader out of it.
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I'd love to but have no idea how to. Remember I'm the idiot that installed the wrong bootloader! I was even able to restore my nandroid but that didn't change the bootloader version.
I am trying to do this from the phone or I would be more help. Search our forum for sgs2 bootloader or flashed wrong bootloader or something and see if you can find the thread on this issue.
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I am trying to do this from the phone or I would be more help. Search our forum for sgs2 bootloader or flashed wrong bootloader or something and see if you can find the thread on this issue.
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I've been searching and no joy but will continue. Thanks!
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I've been searching and no joy but will continue. Thanks!
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Ok try this. If your computer can see the phone booted up there its no reason why download shouldn't see it. Uninstall your drivers. Download the drivers from Samsung again. Install them. Put your phone in download mode. Connect to pc. Let drivers get loaded completely. Unplug phone from pc. Plug phone back to pc. Open Odin. See if it gives you a com port. Report back the result.
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Ok try this. If your computer can see the phone booted up there its no reason why download shouldn't see it. Uninstall your drivers. Download the drivers from Samsung again. Install them. Put your phone in download mode. Connect to pc. Let drivers get loaded completely. Unplug phone from pc. Plug phone back to pc. Open Odin. See if it gives you a com port. Report back the result.
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Thanks. I've tried this but when I'm in download mode my phone is not recognized at all (by neither the computer nor Odin).
I was mistake this was about the kernel, not the boot loader. Regardless here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29843206&postcount=23
Then you might be out of luck. I am not sure you can fix it without Odin. Here is a bootloader if you get Odin working. If you didn't try all of the steps I posted please do it again. Also switch cables even though it works for other functions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20296244
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I was mistake this was about the kernel, not the boot loader. Regardless here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29843206&postcount=23
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There is one for bootloader also but I think it requires Odin.
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rovar said:
I was mistake this was about the kernel, not the boot loader. Regardless here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29843206&postcount=23
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Thanks. Yes, I found that. I've been reading about this all day and I think I can safely say that I am not going to be able to undo this without sending my phone for the Jtag. Luckily My phone still operates normally, I just won't be able to flash anything by Odin and when my phone boots it says it's a GT-i9100. I did find a good thread about this for anyone else in the same boat:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1816931&highlight=wrong+bootloader
In the end, this is what I get for getting careless. Totally my fault.
Wouldn't flashing the whole thing with Mobile ODIN work?
I mean a whole .tar ROM
Hi all, I was trying to uninstall some of the softwares from my S3, I uninstalled some of them, those are some tmobile softwares. But I soon found out when I restarted my phone it just stuck at the "samsung" logo.I tried to install a rom to resolve the problem but odin just kept showing that "FAIL". I reinstall a clockworkmod.tar by using odin( I don't know why I did that...><). But when it finished and restarted again it could no long turn on again. Can anyone help me with this problem? I just bought the phone yesterday and I already went to exchange for a new one couple hours ago, no sure tmobile would let me exchange it again. PLEASE HELP ME!!!
This post I originally posted under Sprint GS 3 forum, but I found I posted in the wrong place
Can u get into download or recovery mode?
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Try pulling the battery and put it back in. Then try to boot download mode.
What rom did you try to flash? Where did you get the cwm.tar file you used?
Plug into the computer and check in device manager. Does it see anything?
If it says QHSUSB_DLOAD then I'm afraid your bricked.
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funziebear said:
Can u get into download or recovery mode?
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No, I can't either get into download mode or recovery mode..><
Does it show anything in device manager?
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Try pulling the battery and put it back in. Then try to boot download mode.
What rom did you try to flash? Where did you get the cwm.tar file you used?
Plug into the computer and check in device manager. Does it see anything?
If it says QHSUSB_DLOAD then I'm afraid your bricked.
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I tried the newest offical rom and I got the cwm.tar from Nothing happened when I connet it to my computer..
I can't get you the link where I download the cwm.tar, but I did use that for rooting my phone and it worked. But right now my phone just can't turn on again.
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No...>< Nothing happened. The screem is just black.
Try recovery again... Volume up + Home + Power button... As soon as you see first samsung logo let go of power button.
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sq234 said:
No...>< Nothing happened. The screem is just black.
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DId you get it fixed?
I did a duma$$ move. I flashed a rom on top of a different rom without wiping.
- Phone boots up
- Boot animation displays
- Freezes on 'Android' Screen
- Does not go into Recovery
- Does not go into Download mode
- PC doesn't see it, but pc makes a sound when I plug it in, and drivers attempt to install when I plug in to pc (fail)
- Kies takes a while but I got "This device is not supported by Kies 2.0. Please try again'
Any and all help is appreciated.
Duma!!!!!! You vietnameeeee?!
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dannydv said:
Duma!!!!!! You vietnameeeee?!
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Nope. Americano
vazquezcmp said:
Nope. Americano
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Dumaa even worse!!! Lol!!
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Flash factory image. Its not bricked
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ssCISengineer said:
Flash factory image. Its not bricked
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Yep! Or odin back to stock!
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Yep! Or odin back to stock!
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I can't get into 'download mode'. Is there another way?
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I can't get into 'download mode'. Is there another way?
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Try using ROM toolbox to get into download mode worked for me once when I couldn't get in...
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Bro just use odin and flash the original t889 stock rom in odin.
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Try using ROM toolbox to get into download mode worked for me once when I couldn't get in...
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Doing it as we speak. Thanks Man.
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Doing it as we speak. Thanks Man.
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Actually what I have is the GN2 Toolkit. Is it the same thing? If not where can I find?
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Bro just use odin and flash the original t889 stock rom in odin.
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I thought you need to be able to get into 'download mode' for Odin to see your device?
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Actually what I have is the GN2 Toolkit. Is it the same thing? If not where can I find?
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That's what I meant lol sorry about that... At least you knew what I was talking about. The tool kit got my phone into download when nothing else would. It worked even when adb wouldn't Thankfully I only has that problem one time
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if you got into download mode and odin'ed back to stock and it gets stuck on the "samsung with the blue logo behind it" boot screen than you have to go to stock recovery and wipe data and cache there and reboot, i had the same problem earlier but mine could get into recovery and download mode but it wouldnt wipe the data it would just turn off whenever i tried to
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That's what I meant lol sorry about that... At least you knew what I was talking about. The tool kit got my phone into download when nothing else would. It worked even when adb wouldn't Thankfully I only has that problem one time
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HOLY S-H-I-T SNACKS! I got into download mode. Rather then pressing Volume UP + Home + Power, I did same but Volume Down, and I'm Golden.
Thanks for all the help and Replys. Love this community. I root because this is what we do. I stand behind those that say Samsungs are damn near impossible to brick.
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if you got into download mode and odin'ed back to stock and it gets stuck on the "samsung with the blue logo behind it" boot screen than you have to go to stock recovery and wipe data and cache there and reboot, i had the same problem earlier but mine could get into recovery and download mode but it wouldnt wipe the data it would just turn off whenever i tried to
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How'd you do that? I might have the same situation.
to get into the stock recovery you hold volume up and home and the power button at the same time, use the volume keys to move up and down and power button to select than wipe data and cache and reboot