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Need help installing ROM (PROS ONLY)

I have jellybean 4.1.2 stock and rooted. I also have twrp 2.5 installed.
I am trying to install this rom: Jedi Mind Trick JB3 !-- http://d-h.st/xPj
These are the steps I did:
1. Downloaded ROM and used USB Storage to transfer to phone
2. Made a backup using rom toolbox app
3. Wiped data (factory data reset) using TWRP
4. Clicked Install in TWRP and selected ROM. When I tried installing I got the error below:
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 Check; no MD5 file found.
Verifying zip signature...
E:Zip signature verification failed: 1
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/Douwnload/JedimindTrick....
Updationg partition details:
FAILED.
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Anyone know what i'm doing wrong? Please help me!

I just noticed after my phone rebooted I no longer have working phone service and none of my google apps are working. Please help me.

nursebro said:
I have jellybean 4.1.2 stock and rooted. I also have twrp 2.5 installed.
I am trying to install this rom: Jedi Mind Trick JB3 !-- http://d-h.st/xPj
These are the steps I did:
1. Downloaded ROM and used USB Storage to transfer to phone
2. Made a backup using rom toolbox app
3. Wiped data (factory data reset) using TWRP
4. Clicked Install in TWRP and selected ROM. When I tried installing I got the error below:
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 Check; no MD5 file found.
Verifying zip signature...
E:Zip signature verification failed: 1
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/Douwnload/JedimindTrick....
Updationg partition details:
FAILED.
============
Anyone know what i'm doing wrong? Please help me!
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U need to flash SGH-T989_DARKSIDE.SUPER.WIPE_EXT4.zip first then the rom :thumbup:
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2

i tried flashing above file now my phone is stuck in the samsung gs2 splash screen. Does this mean im bricked?
im so sad. please help me someone.

nursebro said:
i tried flashing above file now my phone is stuck in the samsung gs2 splash screen. Does this mean im bricked?
im so sad. please help me someone.
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Can you boot into twrp or download mode?
your phones not bricked unless its totally off and wont turn back off.
You just have a boot loop, its no big deal.

nursebro said:
i tried flashing above file now my phone is stuck in the samsung gs2 splash screen. Does this mean im bricked?
im so sad. please help me someone.
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If you are running TWRP 2.5.0.0 like me
do this...
Boot into recovery...
go to Wipe
go to advanced wipe
select dalvik cache, data, system,cache and preload only
swipe to wipe
go to install
select JMT JB 3 rom
flash it
do not wipe anything else after
dont fix permissions
just reboot
it will work
be patient takes a few minutes to load

IVIorph said:
If you are running TWRP 2.5.0.0 like me
do this...
Boot into recovery...
go to Wipe
go to advanced wipe
select dalvik cache, data, system,cache and preload only
swipe to wipe
go to install
select JMT JB 3 rom
flash it
do not wipe anything else after
dont fix permissions
just reboot
it will work
be patient takes a few minutes to load
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I dont think i can boot into recovery. my phone keeps getting stuck in galaxy s2 loading screen. is there another way to get into recovery to do the wipe?
I really hope my phone is not already bricked.

nursebro said:
I dont think i can boot into recovery. my phone keeps getting stuck in galaxy s2 loading screen. is there another way to get into recovery to do the wipe?
I really hope my phone is not already bricked.
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make sure your phone is not connected to usb
you must hold down volume up at down and power until you feel a vibration
when you feel a vibration let go of the power button only
this will get you to recovery... then follow my steps
and let us know how it went... good luck m8

IVIorph said:
make sure your phone is not connected to usb
you must hold down volume up at down and power until you feel a vibration
when you feel a vibration let go of the power button only
this will get you to recovery... then follow my steps
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ok i will try it. please stay incase i need help.

nursebro said:
ok i will try it. please stay incase i need help.
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Oh one more thing...
you might want to try to redownload the rom
just in case its fragmented somehow
if you get into recovery you can copy over the rom again while in recovery
make sure you are usb unplugged
boot recovery
plug usb into computer
go to mount
only cache, internal sdcard and micro sdcard are selected on mine
then click on mount usb storage
copy over fresh copy of rom
then follow my flash instructions

IVIorph said:
Oh one more thing...
you might want to try to redownload the rom
just in case its fragmented somehow
if you get into recovery you can copy over the rom again while in recovery
make sure you are usb unplugged
boot recovery
plug usb into computer
go to mount
only cache, internal sdcard and micro sdcard are selected on mine
then click on mount usb storage
copy over fresh copy of rom
then follow my flash instructions
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You are a genius. I followed the steps you mentioned and now have Jedimind ROM installed. Thank you so much for your help. I felt like i was going to have a heart attack because i thought my phone was bricked.

nursebro said:
You are a genius. I followed the steps you mentioned and now have Jedimind ROM installed. Thank you so much for your help. I felt like i was going to have a heart attack because i thought my phone was bricked.
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cool glad I could help
just don't forget to hit the thanks button m8 cheers!

IVIorph said:
cool glad I could help
just don't forget to hit the thanks button m8 cheers!
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I sure will!
:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:

esema1o said:
U need to flash SGH-T989_DARKSIDE.SUPER.WIPE_EXT4.zip first then the rom :thumbup:
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
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To the OP, I'm glad you got it working. JMT JB3 is great. I'm on it too. I love it.
Just a side note on these scripts. Darkside does not work with anything based off of the official 4.1.2 release because of the Preload that is included. You need to use the new modified ones from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2235141

nursebro said:
I have jellybean 4.1.2 stock and rooted. I also have twrp 2.5 installed.
I am trying to install this rom: Jedi Mind Trick JB3 !-- http://d-h.st/xPj
These are the steps I did:
1. Downloaded ROM and used USB Storage to transfer to phone
2. Made a backup using rom toolbox app
3. Wiped data (factory data reset) using TWRP
4. Clicked Install in TWRP and selected ROM. When I tried installing I got the error below:
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 Check; no MD5 file found.
Verifying zip signature...
E:Zip signature verification failed: 1
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/Douwnload/JedimindTrick....
Updationg partition details:
FAILED.
============
Anyone know what i'm doing wrong? Please help me!
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So guys, what was supposed to be the correct procedure for this installation?

sojay said:
So guys, what was supposed to be the correct procedure for this installation?
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The procedure for a rom installation is usually listed on its OP<-Opening Page
One more thing... you asked me in a text message about root...
TWRP 2.5.0.0 has the ability to root a device...
here is... IMO the easiest procedure to install stock 4.1.2, recovery and root
flash stock rom with odin (I rebooted to system looked at the sock rom quick and went back to odin(should still work without restart toggle on))
flash TWRP 2.5.0.0 (with reboot toggle on)
open TWRP go to reboot and reboot system (it will prompt you to install root)
when phone boots open SU update done!

nursebro said:
I have jellybean 4.1.2 stock and rooted. I also have twrp 2.5 installed.
I am trying to install this rom: Jedi Mind Trick JB3 !-- http://d-h.st/xPj
These are the steps I did:
1. Downloaded ROM and used USB Storage to transfer to phone
2. Made a backup using rom toolbox app
3. Wiped data (factory data reset) using TWRP
4. Clicked Install in TWRP and selected ROM. When I tried installing I got the error below:
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 Check; no MD5 file found.
Verifying zip signature...
E:Zip signature verification failed: 1
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/Douwnload/JedimindTrick....
Updationg partition details:
FAILED.
============
Anyone know what i'm doing wrong? Please help me!
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That looks like a bad download to me.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app
---------- Post added at 03:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:58 PM ----------
PJcastaldo said:
That looks like a bad download to me.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app
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Redownload the ROM. Also turn off sig verification in twrp.
Flashing a ROM isn't as hard as some people make it. All these crazy steps.. And waiting and blah blah.. Useless.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app

nursebro said:
i tried flashing above file now my phone is stuck in the samsung gs2 splash screen. Does this mean im bricked?
im so sad. please help me someone.
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There is no ROM on your device. That's why it gets stuck on the splash screen... No OS to boot into.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

READ THIS PLEASE-Updated With Fix 10/12- N-900T: Brick Loop After Restoring Backup

For those who are stuck in the "Brickloop" after restoring a backup in TWRP. See "Edit 2"...
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Edit : This seems to be the fix.. Worked for me and others who have tried .. :thumbup:
1. Install Stock firmware via Odin, then re-run auto-root (to regain root of course)
2. Install TWRP 2.6.3.2 via odin, reboot to recovery.
3. Do an "adb shell" when phone is in recovery mode to run commands via TWRP.
From the ADB shell: Wiped the EFS partition with the following command:
mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
mkdir /efs
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /efs
(the last two commands probably did nothing, but thats what I did anyway)
Do a factory reset, reboot system
Afterwards, no more boot looping, the phone successfully registered on the mobile network, and my IMEI is there and correct. Seems like the EFS partition can rebuild itself now I guess...
Gotta love the XDA community !!!:highfive:
Edit 2
You can also try just running Commands via TWRP before using Odin to revert to stock, re-rooting etc..Worked for me while I was doing some restore testing with Jovy's modded kernel ..Just trying to save you some time..
Using TWRP Terminal Command To Complete this evolution...
1. Reboot to recovery
2. Hit "Advanced" Select "Terminal Command"
3. Hit "Select" (lower right corner)..Do not select any specific folder, just hit select..
4. keyboard will open, type in the following commands, make sure you put the spaces and / where they need to be, it needs to look exactly as outlined..
mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
Hit Go - The command will run.
Clear the box, type the following command
mkdir /efs
Hit Go - The command will run.
Clear the box, type the following command
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /efs
Hit Go - The command will run.
You can now back out of the terminal command, and follow the rest of the directions.
Also, if you plan on flashing custom ROM's after getting out of the loop, use TWRP ver 2.6.3.1.
Updated : Please see updated TWRP thread for latest information regarding release Version. 2.3.6.8

Steve Lazarus said:
Just trying to provide a thread for those of us "Early Adopters" that have encountered the boot loop issue trying to restore in TWRP 2.6.3.1
If anyone has any crazy ideas they would like me to try to resolve this issue, please let me know. I encountered the Boot Loop this morning trying to restore a backup, nothing will fix it, Odin, Re-Flash etc... NOTHING to this point will resolve the issue. I have been in contact and walked through various attempts by some great folks (Dev's here) with no luck as yet...
Early adopters please be advised to download the newest release 2.6.3.2, I can not vouch for that release as my phone is currently in a soft brick state
Let's get this figured out !!! My guess is we need a stock PIT file, anyone have one laying around ??
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you try this to help you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U3x9f_0qLM&list=FLzlWiSvUo6qQhHdETAHc7vQ&index=1
how did yours get soft bricked again sorry?

chrisa887 said:
you try this to help you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U3x9f_0qLM&list=FLzlWiSvUo6qQhHdETAHc7vQ&index=1
how did yours get soft bricked again sorry?
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Trying to "Restore" a backup this morning....
Got another one coming, so I have this one to experiment on for fixes for a couple day's. Hopefully we can get it figured out... Seems to be a partition issue (my guess anyway), need to get a stock PIT file to flash in Odin, at least we can see if that's it..? Rule it out, or determine it's the culprit.

That's such a bummer. Keeping an eye on this thread and will report anything i find. 4th one I've seen..
Have there been any reports of this on ATT or other versions?
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk 4

Steve Lazarus said:
Trying to "Restore" a backup this morning....
Got another one coming, so I have this one to experiment on for fixes for a couple day's. Hopefully we can get it figured out... Seems to be a partition issue (my guess anyway), need to get a stock PIT file to flash in Odin, at least we can see if that's it..? Rule it out, or determine it's the culprit.
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can you get it into download mode

Steve Lazarus said:
Just trying to provide a thread for those of us "Early Adopters" that have encountered the boot loop issue trying to restore in TWRP 2.6.3.1 as to avoid cluttering up that thread with our issue.
If anyone has any crazy ideas they would like me to try to resolve this issue, please let me know. I encountered the Boot Loop this morning trying to restore a backup, nothing will fix it, Odin, Re-Flash etc... NOTHING to this point will resolve the issue. I have been in contact and walked through various attempts by some great folks (Dev's here) with no luck as yet...
Early adopters please be advised to download the newest release 2.6.3.2, I can not vouch for that release as my phone is currently in a soft brick state
Let's get this figured out !!! My guess is we need a stock PIT file, anyone have one laying around ??
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When in TWRP did you go into settings and check Use rm -rf instead of formatting like AssassinsLament said to.......................................... >

chrisa887 said:
can you get it into download mode
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Oh yeah, when I say we tried everything, WE TRIED EVERYTHING !!! Flashing stock via Odin, Relfashing TWRP through Odin and trying to install custom ROM, various portions of all of the above etc.... Think the partition needs fixed, only way to do that is with a PIT file to flash via Odin.. Does anyone know how to extract or create the stock PIT from the Note 3 ?

deeznutz1977 said:
When in TWRP did you go into settings and check Use rm -rf instead of formatting like AssassinsLament said to
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Negative, I'll give that a try....

Steve Lazarus said:
Oh yeah, when I say we tried everything, WE TRIED EVERYTHING !!! Flashing stock via Odin, Relfashing TWRP through Odin and trying to install custom ROM, various portions of all of the above etc.... Think the partition needs fixed, only way to do that is with a PIT file to flash via Odin.. Does anyone know how to extract or create the stock PIT from the Note 3 ?
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There are some pit file tools out there.
I believe this is what you are looking for
Heimdall Suite

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916936

les_garten said:
There are some pit file tools out there.
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Yep, problem is I don't know what the stock PIT looks like, phone is currently locked into handicapped mode lol

deeznutz1977 said:
When in TWRP did you go into settings and check Use rm -rf instead of formatting like AssassinsLament said to.......................................... >
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Made it worse, didn't even get to the T-Mob splash screen, got stuck on the initial Note 3 screen... Previous attempts made it to the T-Mob splash screen, on occasion it would actually just get into the launcher when I'd get "System Process Failed" with the option to wait or cancel. Regardless of selection, or just letting it sit there for a minute, would throw it back into a boot loop...
So for this attempt
Installed TWRP via Odin
Checked rm - rf
Wiped, Factory Reset
Tried installing Darthstalker / Deodexed Stock
No Luck..

Steve Lazarus said:
Yep, problem is I don't know what the stock PIT looks like, phone is currently locked into handicapped mode lol
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I think you would need to get someone with a TMO N3 to make one for you.

les_garten said:
I think you would need to get someone with a TMO N3 to make one for you.
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Exactly....:good:
Just hoping someone with the know how chimes in!!!! Would be sweet !!

Steve Lazarus said:
Exactly....:good:
Just hoping someone with the know how chimes in!!!! Would be sweet !!
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I'd be interested in doing this but won't have mine till who knows when with Negri!

So I just tried another Odin reflash, out of curiosity, while I was watching the messages in Odin, it say's "Get PIT for mapping" does it always say that, or is it telling me that's the problem. Just that I've never reviewed everything that comes up in that window before...

Steve Lazarus said:
So I just tried another Odin reflash, out of curiosity, while I was watching the messages in Odin, it say's "Get PIT for mapping" does it always say that, or is it telling me that's the problem. Just that I've never reviewed everything that comes up in that window before...
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Did it work
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Hello,
Same problem here on N9005 after restore

Hayaa said:
Hello,
Same problem here on N9005 after restore
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Hey and welcome to the family !!!
But seriously, bummer and hopefully we'll get it sorted eventually. I truly am sorry!!!

chrisa887 said:
Did it work
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk now Free
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Nope, same sheet...

[Q] cyanogenmod bootloop no recovery

ok so i recently updated to cm 10.2rc2(or1 i dont remember) and ever sinc then ive been having trouble then when i was the new update i decided to update to that using cyanogenmod installer but about half way through an error occurred causing my phone to go into a boot loop i cannot boot into recovery because when i try it all it says is the tiny blue text in the corner and then it stays stuck on the cyanogenmod mascot when i try to connect it to my computer it makes the noise but it does not recognize it anymore until i go into download mode and i was wondering if i could reflash cyanogenmod again using odin? another thing is that somehow the cm installer let me use it again but this time it wanted me to re-tick the usb debugging box and i cant because like a said its stuck in a boot loopif you can please send me a link to the files i must download to fix my phone and thank you so much for reading this !!

You could go here [ROM][ODIN][TAR]SPH-L710 MD4 (MD4 Modem/Kernel/ROM - Stock): http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=233 to get the one click odin file, download the EXE (might want to start with the rooted MD4 to save a few steps) then you can try to reflash CM afterwards

how?
jdelano said:
You could go here [ROM][ODIN][TAR]SPH-L710 MD4 (MD4 Modem/Kernel/ROM - Stock) to get the one click odin file, download the EXE (might want to start with the rooted MD4 to save a few steps) then you can try to reflash CM afterwards
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i want to thank you for atleast replying to this since just one guy at the cyanogenmod forums replied but with the wrong information and i wanted to ask how do i do this can you detail this for me since im sort of a noob at this and i usually dont read up in things before i do it (witch i should start doing) so can you send me the link to the rooted md4 file??? please reply quick my phone is used for many things in my daily life especially school and my calender

krozz00 said:
i want to thank you for atleast replying to this since just one guy at the cyanogenmod forums replied but with the wrong information and i wanted to ask how do i do this can you detail this for me since im sort of a noob at this and i usually dont read up in things before i do it (witch i should start doing) so can you send me the link to the rooted md4 file??? please reply quick my phone is used for many things in my daily life especially school and my calender
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That link there has all the instructions and files you need.
Basically you'll download the 2nd file (the exe version) under the heading "nodata" versions.
then follow the step by step instructions on that page.
you should be good to go.

just to sum it up
jdelano said:
You could go here [ROM][ODIN][TAR]SPH-L710 MD4 (MD4 Modem/Kernel/ROM - Stock): to get the one click odin file, download the EXE (might want to start with the rooted MD4 to save a few steps) then you can try to reflash CM afterwards
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so when you say try that means theres a chance it might not work?
can you help me if it doesnt work ? have you had problems like this before? whats MOAR rom like ? and what do you suggest for later updates and android maintenance? thanks for the help just answerr those and ill press the thanks button for you !! ps what does nodata version mean?
editing again because i read it and it said that on user version kept my data what data? and do i just skip the other steps and go directly to download mode because i cant do the other steps cause of the boot loop and do i download the modem/kernel or no??

harmful
krozz00 said:
so when you say try that means theres a chance it might not work?
can you help me if it doesnt work ? have you had problems like this before? whats MOAR rom like ? and what do you suggest for later updates and android maintenance? thanks for the help just answerr those and ill press the thanks button for you !! ps what does nodata version mean?
editing again because i read it and it said that on user version kept my data what data? and do i just skip the other steps and go directly to download mode because i cant do the other steps cause of the boot loop and do i download the modem/kernel or no??
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i downloaded it and my computer said windows protected my pc

I ran into the boot loop early today when I tried to install CM10.2 via the windows installer.
All I could do was to get the phone to boot into "download mode". However, ODIN wasn't recognizing that my phone was plugged in.
I ended up uninstalling and re-installing the Samsung USB drivers.
When I plugged in my phone it completed the install of the drivers,\.
ODIN then recognized my phone was connected and the "COM" lit up.
I was able to reflash TWRP recovery and get my phone to reboot in recovery and reflash the backup rom.
kev

how?
kkocken said:
I ran into the boot loop early today when I tried to install CM10.2 via the windows installer.
All I could do was to get the phone to boot into "download mode". However, ODIN wasn't recognizing that my phone was plugged in.
I ended up uninstalling and re-installing the Samsung USB drivers.
When I plugged in my phone it completed the install of the drivers,\.
ODIN then recognized my phone was connected and the "COM" lit up.
I was able to reflash TWRP recovery and get my phone to reboot in recovery and reflash the backup rom.
kev
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where did you download the recovery and how did you do it?

krozz00 said:
where did you download the recovery and how did you do it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011491 <- I followed this thread from skunkape
The ROMS are listed here....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-sprint#romList <- you can get the rom from here (remember to wipe the davlik-cache because I think that is what was causing mine to reboot)
You can alternatively get the CM10.2 (http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2spr) from here and copy it to your SDcard and install.
kev

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[ <- I followed this thread from skunkape
The ROMS are listed here....
<- you can get the rom from here (remember to wipe the davlik-cache because I think that is what was causing mine to reboot)
You can alternatively get the CM10.2 from here and copy it to your SDcard and install.
kev
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THANKS!!! i got it working again and i thanked you and the other guy!!

HELP !!! Reboots to Download mode after restore failed

Hello experts
While I research just thought I would post my issue.
I have rooted and installed CyanogenMod 10.1 dated 11-14-13 and was quite happy with it. Thought I would update to more recent stable version and downloaded cm-10.2.0-jfltetmo.zip and copied it to sdcard root.
Before doing anything wanted to test my nandroid backup set and tried to restore it to a 12-03 backup but it failed with a Boot restore error.
It appears that i lost the bootloder. It goes to Download mode when powered up. (this make me think that I have not Bricked it)
Can someone help me please?
--Tmobile Samsung Galaxy s4 sgh-m919
-- Clockwork recovery
Thank you in advance

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mysticb said:
Hello experts
While I research just thought I would post my issue.
I have rooted and installed CyanogenMod 10.1 dated 11-14-13 and was quite happy with it. Thought I would update to more recent stable version and downloaded cm-10.2.0-jfltetmo.zip and copied it to sdcard root.
Before doing anything wanted to test my nandroid backup set and tried to restore it to a 12-03 backup but it failed with a Boot restore error.
It appears that i lost the bootloder. It goes to Download mode when powered up. (this make me think that I have not Bricked it)
Can someone help me please?
--Tmobile Samsung Galaxy s4 sgh-m919
-- Clockwork recovery
Thank you in advance
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I use the TWRP recovery and it has an option of what to backup,
one of the options it has is include "boot". (bootloader)
If that option in TWRP is not selected it will not backup "boot".
Perhaps the CWM recovery also has an option like that and it was
not selected before you started to create the nandroid backup.
The only thing you can do now is to ODIN flash the stock rom
and start from scratch including re-root.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
I use the TWRP recovery and it has an option of what to backup,
one of the options it has is include "boot". (bootloader)
If that option in TWRP is not selected it will not backup "boot".
Perhaps the CWM recovery also has an option like that and it was
not selected before you started to create the nandroid backup.
The only thing you can do now is to ODIN flash the stock rom
and start from scratch including re-root.
Good luck!
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Thanks for the response Misterjunky!
I used Nandroid backup tool to backup. I think but not positive that I saw the Boot option checked. There was one the was unchecked by default something starting with Yf... or something .. do not remember the term.
I connected to PC and did ODIN and it worked fine and said 'PASS' on odin screen. on reboot it again went to download mode. On top it says cannot do normal boot in red. Will keep checking for answers but if you have any suggestions please guide me.
Thank you again

Did you Odin the stock image?
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mysticb said:
Thanks for the response Misterjunky!
I used Nandroid backup tool to backup. I think but not positive that I saw the Boot option checked. There was one the was unchecked by default something starting with Yf... or something .. do not remember the term.
I connected to PC and did ODIN and it worked fine and said 'PASS' on odin screen. on reboot it again went to download mode. On top it says cannot do normal boot in red. Will keep checking for answers but if you have any suggestions please guide me.
Thank you again
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I see the following files that I copied from backup folder to sdcard including boot.img. Can any of these files be used to restore?
.android_secure.vfat.tar
boot.img
cache.ext4.tar
data.ext4.tar
efs.ext4.tar
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
recovery.log
system.ext4.tar

Android_Monsters said:
Did you Odin the stock image?
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No, but that is what I want to do. But I cant find the file I had or on xda. Still looking

mysticb said:
No, but that is what I want to do. But I cant find the file I had or on xda. Still looking
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Look here, it's MDL stock firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
If you're on MK2 bootloader it's s different file.
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baseballfanz said:
Look here, it's MDL stock firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
If you're on MK2 bootloader it's s different file.
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Thank you baseballfanz. I will take a look.
I dont think/not sure if I am on MK2 bootloder
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mysticb said:
Thank you baseballfanz. I will take a look.
I dont think/not sure if I am on MK2 bootloder
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This worked baseballfanz. Thank you.
Finally I am back to Stock MDL. But as others encountered WIFI doesn't want to turn on.
On another hunt for solution.
Tried FDR and wipe/restore from stock recovery. No luck yet.
Do I need to use custom recovery? If so do I need to redo (Odin the stock image)?
Thanks again in advance.

[Q] cant mount efs - trying to flash new kernel/rom

Aloha!
I am trying to fix a friend's phone, what he got is when turning on the note 2 its stuck on the boot screen.
First thing I tried is factory reset, but when going to recovery mode it says can't mount /efs. Same thing happens when trying to factory reset.
If there is any fix for it, I'd love to hear!
If not, can someone please guide me on how to install blank and new bl+kernel+rom?
I tried following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060389
1) When I try to flash the BL through odin - it fails:
<ID:0/012> Added!!
<ID:0/012> Odin v.3 engine (ID:12)..
<ID:0/012> File analysis..
<ID:0/012> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/012> Can't open the serial(COM) port.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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2) I didn't find a link for the kernel installation file - just the source files
3) I didn't find a link for the rom file which is recognized by odin - tar or md5 etc
Feel free to treat me like a newbie, and please leave detailed info...
I flashed my fair share of roms on my old S2, so if anything I wrote is outdated (still using ODIN?) please correct me
Thanks!
Alex

PoOoZaQ said:
Aloha!
I am trying to fix a friend's phone, what he got is when turning on the note 2 its stuck on the boot screen.
First thing I tried is factory reset, but when going to recovery mode it says can't mount /efs. Same thing happens when trying to factory reset.
If there is any fix for it, I'd love to hear!
If not, can someone please guide me on how to install blank and new bl+kernel+rom?
I tried following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060389
1) When I try to flash the BL through odin - it fails:
2) I didn't find a link for the kernel installation file - just the source files
3) I didn't find a link for the rom file which is recognized by odin - tar or md5 etc
Feel free to treat me like a newbie, and please leave detailed info...
I flashed my fair share of roms on my old S2, so if anything I wrote is outdated (still using ODIN?) please correct me
Thanks!
Alex
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Check: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2073654
The instructions there helped me with my efs problem. Was able to get the Note 2 back up and running but still having a few glitches.
Edit: updated URL

AliverMD said:
Check: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2/help
The instructions there helped me with my efs problem. Was able to get the Note 2 back up and running but still having a few glitches.
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Heya, you gave me a genera link to the forum - was another link intended?
thanks!

PoOoZaQ said:
Heya, you gave me a genera link to the forum - was another link intended?
thanks!
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Updated link

Well I looked in the link you gave but didn't find it much helpful, either I tried flashing CWM but now it won't go to recovery mode at all.
When I just turn on the phone its stuck on the "Samsung" screen.
When I go to recovery its stuck on the Galaxy Note II screen.
And download mode works fine.
I think I first need to flash a new kernel and rom, anyone can provide me with links to kernel and a rom that works with it and both flashable by odin?
All the threads in the development section have .zip files and those not flashable by odin.
thanks

Anyone?
Link to rom and kernel that can be flashed using Odin.