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ROM issue with my Epic 4G Touch, need help!

I just did a trade with someone and got his Epic 4G Touch. He mentioned the phone was rooted but I didn't catch what rom he had on there. The phone was working fine but had all of his information on it, so I did a factory reset so I can get all of my stuff on it. Once the phone rebooted, it shows the Samsung loadup screen with a yellow exclamation point at the bottom of the screen, then goes to a screen that says "Android" on it, then it seemingly turns off. I can't get the phone to load up at all, it just goes to that Android screen and goes black. Any ideas on how I can get this back up and running? Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.

Hold power and vol down, then hit vol up and you should be in odin mode. Just flash a new kernel and rom with that using odin. There are plenty of en in the development section. I like stock rooted deodexed rom with LoSt kernel
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Thanks for the response. I did that and it shows a screen that says "Downloading...Do not turn off target!!". I presume I have to flash the ROM from my home computer since I'm at work right now. Is that normal that you would have to reflash a rom after doing a factory reset? I did that on my Evo that was rooted and the ROM that was on the phone originally still loaded up like normal.
FYI: it has Zedomax v3 for the kernel. I think I will try out the stock setup you suggested once I get home.

in most cases u dont realy need to do wipe date( factory reset) but i dont think is the wipe data messed up ur phone. i could wrong tho when did a factor reset did u wiped the internal storage too? that might cause the problem
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skykc0401 said:
in most cases u dont realy need to do wipe date( factory reset) but i dont think is the wipe data messed up ur phone. i could wrong tho when did a factor reset did u wiped the internal storage too? that might cause the problem
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When you have a custom rom you never want to do a factory restore as it is not a factory rom ..... Use odin to flash a stock rom or download one and put it on micro sd and use cwm to install ... Vol up and power
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Epix4G said:
When you have a custom rom you never want to do a factory restore as it is not a factory rom ..... Use odin to flash a stock rom or download one and put it on micro sd and use cwm to install ... Vol up and power
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I didn't realize it would do that. Is it necessary to have a microSD card to install a new ROM? Also, I am looking to have the stock software on this phone, but still keep it rooted to be able to use the hotspot. Would this be the correct link to downloading that? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282415
Thanks for the help everyone. You guys are why XDA rules the roost!

Yes that is the rom for installing in cwm...., now about sd card go into cwm and mount internal and hook up to computer with usb .....the newer cwm versions can do this some of the first one could not .....if your computer then sees the phone put room on internal and flash if not then you will have to odin or use card
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Epix4G said:
Yes that is the rom for installing in cwm...., now about sd card go into cwm and mount internal and hook up to computer with usb .....the newer cwm versions can do this some of the first one could not .....if your computer then sees the phone put room on internal and flash if not then you will have to odin or use card
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Makes sense. I will give this a shot when I get home in an hour and report back.

Looks like it didn't work. I attempted to install via Odin and here is the log:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> factoryfs.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/007> RES OK !!
<ID:0/007> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
<ID:0/008> Added!!
It looks like everything worked properly, but when I rebooted the phone it still does the same thing as before. Did I miss something?
***UPDATE***
I tried downloading the completely stock EG-30 Tar and installed it via Odin. Now I see the Sprint boot screen but it just keeps looping over and over. Im going to try to reinstall again and see what it does....

OK you need ah stock rom and will unroot so you can start from the beginning. It happens to me all the time.

latoso said:
OK you need ah stock rom and will unroot so you can start from the beginning. It happens to me all the time.
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I thought that is what I just installed? I installed the package from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420

I would definitely go back to full stock and then start fresh from there. If you run into other issues just ask. That's what we are here for.

I thought what I downloaded off that page was full stock? Can you provide a link to what I should be installing?

What file did u odin ?
Use this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
it works I have done it ...
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So far I have tried Stock-EG30 and Deodexed-Rooted-Busybox-EG30.

Ten Ounce said:
So far I have tried Stock-EG30 and Deodexed-Rooted-Busybox-EG30.
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The deodexed is cwm zip .....was the first one a kernel only ?
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I'm not entirely sure. He doesn't remember what ROM he had, only the kernel (Zedomax v3) that he had installed. I tried doing the deodexed package first and nothing happened. When I went to the stock package it changed the boot screen to the Sprint version but just loops endlessly. Had I not done the factory reset I would've had more details but I haven't been able to load up anything since then.

Ten Ounce said:
I'm not entirely sure. He doesn't remember what ROM he had, only the kernel (Zedomax v3) that he had installed. I tried doing the deodexed package first and nothing happened. When I went to the stock package it changed the boot screen to the Sprint version but just loops endlessly.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
Odin this one it goes back to complete stock then u, can root but this will get phone working now
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Epix4G said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
Odin this one it goes back to complete stock then u, can root but this will get phone working now
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Thats the one I just did that has me in the endless boot loop.

Ten Ounce said:
Thats the one I just did that has me in the endless boot loop.
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You did it in pda with nothing checked but reboot in odin ? If so try again
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Urgent, soft bricked.

So I rooted my phone and installed cwm and forgot to do a backup so that's not an option. The ROM I downloaded won't install and gets aborted and the phone is stuck on galaxy s 3 screen. I have a external SD and put a new ROM on it but the external SD won't show in cwm. Is there a way I can use Odin to fix this?

Not urgent since you say that it is soft bricked
Sent from my SGH-T999

But I need my phone. Where is the OEM stock ROM I flash in Odin I can't find it
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Did you use odin methid to root your phone? If so then use that same tar file and flash via odin again. I suppose you know how to get to odin
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I rooted it by flashing a zip I put on the internal SD. I bricked my vibrant back in the day and there was files I had to use in odin in download mode to unbrick but I don't know what to do now

Ok so go to development section search and find the tar file to flash via odin(id recommend getting the one that got root included) and flash via odin. Get to download mode first pull battery then put it back again. Hold volume up(down not sure) home button and power button to get to bootloader mode. Then connect phone to pc via usb cable and flash via odin. Make sure to install the drivers so the pc can recognize the phone.
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Or if you have a memory card reader just download another rom put it in ur memory card then put the card in the phone. Go to recovery and flash the rom u put on the memory card.
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Or follow my guide to go back to stock and start fresh: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31890391&postcount=2

lazarat said:
Ok so go to development section search and find the tar file to flash via odin(id recommend getting the one that got root included) and flash via odin. Get to download mode first pull battery then put it back again. Hold volume up(down not sure) home button and power button to get to bootloader mode. Then connect phone to pc via usb cable and flash via odin. Make sure to install the drivers so the pc can recognize the phone.
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Or if you have a memory card reader just download another rom put it in ur memory card then put the card in the phone. Go to recovery and flash the rom u put on the memory card.
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I tried that it doesn't show the external SD in cwm
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theexel said:
Or follow my guide to go back to stock and start fresh: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31890391&postcount=2
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Did exactly what that said and it failed.
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How exactly did it fail?

I got it to work thank you. This whole problem started with me flashing a ROM after I was rooted and had cwm so I'm not sure why the installation was aborted as I've installed multiple ROMs on multiple phones.
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Have you booted back into recovery and wiped cache, dalvik and factory reset?
Do that and it may boot fine after that.
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Yeah I did all the norm for flashing a ROM.
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I mean have you tried that since you have been stuck? Meaning did you try it again since trying to root? Not when you flashed.
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C-4Nati said:
I got it to work thank you. This whole problem started with me flashing a ROM after I was rooted and had cwm so I'm not sure why the installation was aborted as I've installed multiple ROMs on multiple phones.
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You probably had a bad download. Check md5 next time. And when you ask for help and people help you; give some additional information instead of saying it failed or it worked. Not that i care but it is called being polite. And thank you for letting us help unbrick your phone

SGH T999
I have been trying to fix my soft bricked Galaxy S3 for a couple of days and nearly tearing my hair out at this point...
Ok I installed a nightly and yep came up dirty. So I needed to restore it. Any help would be fantastic
So far I have tried 2 different computers, two different usb cables, all the different ports on each computer.
I have tried every Odin version and nothing seems to help. I have tried restoring the lastest Samsung updates (back to stock) and a root ROM....nothing.
The farthest I have gotten is this:
In Odin 3.04
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
For the the Samsung stock I only get as far as "leave the cs" then when I wipe the data/cache and reboot I get that dreadful Samsung logo and it stays that way for hours.
Help???
Thanks!

Look under the battrry, what is the model number?
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Seems to me that the Binary Count is not the problem, but the file that you are trying to flash. Redownload it and try again.
What exactly is bricked about it? Boot loop, FCs, Errors?
Are you able to get into recovery mode?
A bit more info might help.

DJ_SpaRky said:
Seems to me that the Binary Count is not the problem, but the file that you are trying to flash. Redownload it and try again.
What exactly is bricked about it? Boot loop, FCs, Errors?
Are you able to get into recovery mode?
A bit more info might help.
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More info would definitely help. Starting with the model number and where you downloaded everything from.
And you are using an old Odin version. Use the latest.
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Oh and if you have kies installed, get rid of it.
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DocHoliday77 said:
More info would definitely help. Starting with the model number and where you downloaded everything from.
And you are using an old Odin version. Use the latest.
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Oh and if you have kies installed, get rid of it.
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Thanks guys n gals
It's an SGH-T999
I have tried every ODIN put out on the market they all end up with a failure to write
I have tried 2 computers, 2 cables all the different ports
I have wiped all the Kies off the two pcs
I have wiped the data/cache
I have even run cclean on both computers
I understand that I cannot use a jig on the Galaxy S3?
I have no idea if the binary counter has anything to do with the inability to write.
I have tried both custom rom and stock downloaded from Samsung, from this site and from another website
all .tar files have been okayed by ODIN but have failed to write.
I am at work so if it takes me a little to respond I apologize. I am going on day three without a phone and it's driving me nuts.
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DJ_SpaRky said:
Seems to me that the Binary Count is not the problem, but the file that you are trying to flash. Redownload it and try again.
What exactly is bricked about it? Boot loop, FCs, Errors?
Are you able to get into recovery mode?
A bit more info might help.
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I'll try to answer as best as possible.
It is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy SIII logo when restarted or rebooted
I can get it to either Recovery and Download mode. There are no back up restore files in recovery mode to restore from obviously. Yes, I have tried to delete data/cache and dalvik cache as well. I have downloaded from this website for custom roms and from samsung for the stock firmware. I have tried another android development website for custom rom. all downloads have failed at the Odin write stage.
What is FCs?
Odin Error code: Failure to Write

[Q] My rooted Note 2 (GT-N7100) bricked yesterday, now it just bootloop. Help please?

So I got my Note 2 a week or so before Christmas and rooted it within a couple of days. All has been fine until recently, where it's been crashing a lot, and yesterday it died. Now it just boot loops permanently and can't be stopped without removing the battery.
I have tried flashing to stock via Odin as per this tutorial but every time I try to do it, it fails. Output:
Code:
><ID:0/003> Added!!
><OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
><OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
><OSM> Please wait..
><OSM> N7100XXDLL4_N7100H3GDLL2_N7100NEDLK1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
><OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
><OSM> Leave CS..
><ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
><ID:0/003> File analysis..
><ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
><ID:0/003> Initialzation..
><ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
><ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
><ID:0/003> system.img
><ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
><ID:0/003> boot.img
><ID:0/003> cache.img
><ID:0/003> hidden.img
><ID:0/003> recovery.img
><ID:0/003> modem.bin
><ID:0/003>
><ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
><ID:0/003> Added!!
><OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
From what I've read I'm a victim of Sudden Death Syndrome, which is a problem with Samsung firmwares at Android 4.1.1 and is fixed by updating. Obviously, since I had rooted, I couldn't update the phone and as I wasn't aware of SDS I didn't update away from it myself. Now my phone is bricked and I'm at a loss for what to do.
I live in the UK and my carrier is 3, if it helps. As I said it is rooted and the Custom Binary Download is at Yes (1 counts) so I can't just send it back to 3 and have it replaced. I'm fine with flashing another ROM (I've been planning on trying Paranoid Android) but I don't have a bootloader installed.
Thanks for any help in advance.

Have you tried to flash another stock rom?
Can you get into download mode ?
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indie said:
Have you tried to flash another stock rom?
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Yes, that's what I was trying to flash with Odin.

try to install CWM and install a rom again, maybe that will help you.
Helped me if had Endless Bootloop

Crimvel said:
try to install CWM and install a rom again, maybe that will help you.
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How do I install Clockwork Mod with Odin?

Gamoc said:
How do I install Clockwork Mod with Odin?
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I followed the guide on CM
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_n7100

Crimvel said:
I followed the guide on CM
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After spending 90 minutes getting this to work (involving failed installations of VCRedis, uninstalling all the ones I had, installing the one specifically linked in the guide that still didn't work, going for an older version of Heimdall which, eventually, flashed and said it completed) the phone is still in a bootloop every time I turn it on and I can't boot into recovery with Power button + Volume up + home.
This is really beginning to frustrate me.

Gamoc said:
After spending 90 minutes getting this to work (involving failed installations of VCRedis, uninstalling all the ones I had, installing the one specifically linked in the guide that still didn't work, going for an older version of Heimdall which, eventually, flashed and said it completed) the phone is still in a bootloop every time I turn it on and I can't boot into recovery with Power button + Volume up + home.
This is really beginning to frustrate me.
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Hmm sorry to hear this seems it is bubar (bricked up beyond all recognition)

Crimvel said:
Hmm sorry to hear this seems it is bubar (bricked up beyond all recognition)
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Do you have any idea why this would have happened? As I said, all I did was root it months ago and it just died of its own accord. I was under the impression that SDS was recoverable.

Gamoc said:
After spending 90 minutes getting this to work (involving failed installations of VCRedis, uninstalling all the ones I had, installing the one specifically linked in the guide that still didn't work, going for an older version of Heimdall which, eventually, flashed and said it completed) the phone is still in a bootloop every time I turn it on and I can't boot into recovery with Power button + Volume up + home.
This is really beginning to frustrate me.
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few days ago.....i went into bootloop with just flashing a wrong framework.res apk which i modded for some tweaks but anyways its not a big prob. just flash cwm or twrp on ur device.....u have to be very paticular about pressing the keys.....remove battery once its completely off, place the battery again, charge it well and then press 3keys(vol.up,power,home) together wait untill u get to see samsung logo....release all keys once u got the logo on ur screen.....and once u r in recovery flash any rom of ur choice....also flash a good updated firmware of ur choice...hope this helps
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
few days ago.....i went into bootloop with just flashing a wrong framework.res apk which i modded for some tweaks but anyways its not a big prob. just flash cwm or twrp on ur device.....u have to be very paticular about pressing the keys.....remove battery once its completely off, place the battery again, charge it well and then press 3keys(vol.up,power,home) together wait untill u get to see samsung logo....release all keys once u got the logo on ur screen.....and once u r in recovery flash any rom of ur choice....also flash a good updated firmware of ur choice...hope this helps
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I've already tried flashing CWM and it just won't work. I tried to go look up TWRP but their site is having an SQL database error so I can't get it to try. Is there any chance at all of it working if Clockwork Mod won't work?
I don't see a Samsung logo, I see the Note 2 splash then it reboots and shows me again...ad nauseum.

Gamoc said:
I've already tried flashing CWM and it just won't work. I tried to go look up TWRP but their site is having an SQL database error so I can't get it to try. Is there any chance at all of it working if Clockwork Mod won't work?
I don't see a Samsung logo, I see the Note 2 splash then it reboots and shows me again...ad nauseum.
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well i never faced such prob. i used my note2 for 2mnths and then rooted it.....after verifying everything.....what else i can say plz try twrp....if it works well n good if not.....tell me....then i'll see what else i can do for u
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
well i never faced such prob. i used my note2 for 2mnths and then rooted it.....after verifying everything.....what else i can say plz try twrp....if it works well n good if not.....tell me....then i'll see what else i can do for u
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Oh I will definitely try it as soon as its site doesn't say "Cannot connect to the MySQL Database Server" at me.

Gamoc said:
Oh I will definitely try it as soon as its site doesn't say "Cannot connect to the MySQL Database Server" at me.
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if site is down for some reasons.....u can get it from someone else.....i am sure everyone here on xda have few roms and these 2 recoveries for their devices......
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@Gamoc
Don't waste your time with CWM or TWRP or any other custom roms
Just flash a stock firmware. After restart, hold Volume UP + Home + Power buttons until you get into recovery mode, then release them.
If you cannot get into recovery mode, most likely you have internal storage error.
Probably partitions (or mbr) are corrupted. There is nothing you can do.
If you get into recovery, do a factory reset.

[Q] Stuck on Adroid logo

Hello there,
I got a Samsung S3 that is stuck on the installing adroid logo.
When i start the phone, the samsung logo shows up and after that i see a adroid logo installing something( see photo ), and at 24% the phone shuts down en start the same thing again.
I can't enter the hard-reset menu ( vol up + home button + power ).
And i did a research on google but nothing similar to this on the web. Can you guys help me with this?
Thnx

Plug into computer to make sure you don't run out of battery. Then look into ODIN should be good after that.

mt3g said:
Plug into computer to make sure you don't run out of battery. Then look into ODIN should be good after that.
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I put the phone now in the download mode and started ODIN. Odin detected my phone, but what now?
I dont understand what i have to do after that..

Follow Odin thread
T-Mobile SGS III

mt3g said:
Follow Odin thread
T-Mobile SGS III
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thnx where can i find that?

Stickied in Dev thread
T-Mobile SGS III

mt3g said:
Stickied in Dev thread
T-Mobile SGS III
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Here you mean: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1645

Yes, its the firmware thread stickied there. Link in my sig too.
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re: here is a sure fix
memz said:
Hello there,
I got a Samsung S3 that is stuck on the installing adroid logo.
When i start the phone, the samsung logo shows up and after that i see a adroid logo installing something( see photo ), and at 24% the phone shuts down en start the same thing again.
I can't enter the hard-reset menu ( vol up + home button + power ).
And i did a research on google but nothing similar to this on the web. Can you guys help me with this?
Thnx
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This guide will get your phone back up and running properly.
Easy and sure way fix your problem - Here is s step by step guide:
Download the newest pre-rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 Jellybean v4.1.2 rom: T999_UVDMD5
After downloading make a folder on your computer's desktop and unzip the
file using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.
Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file.
Here is the link for Odin: http://d-h.st/Q14
• Download ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware (a windows app)
• Download the Odin Flash firmware for T999 Tmobile then copy it to the same folder as Odin
• Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the same folder as the TAR file you extracted
• Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)
• Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.
• You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)
• Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.
• Browse to and select the Firmware you downloaded (TAR file)
• Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.
• TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.
• If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.
• Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!
• Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.
• You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.
• Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache!
• (It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)
Good Luck!

DocHoliday77 said:
Yes, its the firmware thread stickied there. Link in my sig too.
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Okay, I downloaded the firmware..
UVDMD5
PDA: T999UVDMD5
CSC: T999TMBDMD5
Version: 4.1.2 JB
Date: May 13, 2013
And now via odin to the s3?
Is not so clear for me how to do it..
Thnx

memz said:
Okay, I downloaded the firmware..
UVDMD5
PDA: T999UVDMD5
CSC: T999TMBDMD5
Version: 4.1.2 JB
Date: May 13, 2013
And now via odin to the s3?
Is not so clear for me how to do it..
Thnx
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Ok, first, if you want root, make sure you flash the root66 version of that firmware. The one h ou posted is not rooted.
Here is a step by step I posted a few days ago. Use whatever makes more sense to you, since mrjuncky also posted a similar one.
1. Download Odin 3.07 (Link in my sig)
2. Download latest firmware (root66).
3. Unzip Odin and the root66 firmware. (Use 7zip) (the firmware should have a .tar.md5 extension)
4. Run Odin (no need to install)
5. Boot the phone into Download mode.
6. Plug into the computer. In one of the top left boxes you should see it say COM: ##. If not, install the USB drivers from my sig and try again.
7. Once detected, click on PDA, then browse to the extracted firmware.
8. Verify ONLY F-Reset Time and Auto Reboot are checked.
9. Click Start
It may take up to 10 minutes, but the phone will automatically reboot and you will see Odin say PASS in the top left box. Unplug your phone and thats it!
Good Luck!
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DocHoliday77 said:
Ok, first, if you want root, make sure you flash the root66 version of that firmware. The one h ou posted is not rooted.
Here is a step by step I posted a few days ago. Use whatever makes more sense to you, since mrjuncky also posted a similar one.
1. Download Odin 3.07 (Link in my sig)
2. Download latest firmware (root66).
3. Unzip Odin and the root66 firmware. (Use 7zip) (the firmware should have a .tar.md5 extension)
4. Run Odin (no need to install)
5. Boot the phone into Download mode.
6. Plug into the computer. In one of the top left boxes you should see it say COM: ##. If not, install the USB drivers from my sig and try again.
7. Once detected, click on PDA, then browse to the extracted firmware.
8. Verify ONLY F-Reset Time and Auto Reboot are checked.
9. Click Start
It may take up to 10 minutes, but the phone will automatically reboot and you will see Odin say PASS in the top left box. Unplug your phone and thats it!
Good Luck!
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Thanks for this.. I did every step like you said and i'm now +- 18 minutes and its still downloading..
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
And is still not passed..

Did you ever get past this?
If not, what did you do before this started. Flash anything? Wipe anything? Were you rooted and running a custom rom?
Maybe try flashing just TWRP or CWM and then see if itll boot to recovery after that. You can find them in my sig.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Did you ever get past this?
If not, what did you do before this started. Flash anything? Wipe anything? Were you rooted and running a custom rom?
Maybe try flashing just TWRP or CWM and then see if itll boot to recovery after that. You can find them in my sig.
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Nope, after +- 50 mins of waiting, ODIN said failed..
I dont know what the do. I didn't do nothing before the steps you gave me..
Is there something else i can do?

The next best thing I can think of is to try flashing TWRP/CWM with Odin.
Or you could try flashing with Mobile Odin. Search it here on xda, fantastic program!
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DocHoliday77 said:
The next best thing I can think of is to try flashing TWRP/CWM with Odin.
Or you could try flashing with Mobile Odin. Search it here on xda, fantastic program!
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Mobile odin is an apk file right.. I cant even start my phone, how can i use that?

memz said:
Mobile odin is an apk file right.. I cant even start my phone, how can i use that?
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Lol! Oops! My bad! You are absolutely right! I might be reading too many threads while working on too many projects all at once! Or it could just mean its bedtime!
Anyway, I am sorry bout that. I guess just try flashing the recovery in Odin. Its all I can think of at the moment. But if I have any other ideas ill let you know.
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memz said:
Mobile odin is an apk file right.. I cant even start my phone, how can i use that?
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If you cannot turn the phone on then mobile odin is useless to you until you can.
The important thing to know is whether you can get into "Download" mode.
See if you can get into "Download Mode" by follow these instructions:
1: Turn off your phone or remove the battery for 10 seconds and re-insert it.
2: Press and hold “Volume Down + Power + Home” buttons at the same time for a few seconds.
3: After you see the Samsung logo release the buttons.
4: Then you will see the Warning screen, Read the warning before going to proceed.
5: As the given on screen instruction, press Volume Up button to enter download mode.
6: There you will see the Android logo and text saying “Downloading, Do not turn off target”.
7: If you want to exit download mode, just press Volume Down button.
If you can get into download mode then you have nothing to worry about.
Be sure your battery is charged.

He can get download mode, but when flashing the stock firmware it freezes right after starting and after a long while will eventually fail.
@op, before trying to flash anything else, plug your phone in while off to make sure you have enough juice.
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DocHoliday77 said:
He can get download mode, but when flashing the stock firmware it freezes right after starting and after a long while will eventually fail.
@op, before trying to flash anything else, plug your phone in while off to make sure you have enough juice.
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İm gonna charge the battery now.. And try the whole thing again..
But can i install a different rom? The official firmware or something?
Thnx

[Q] Phone boots but is unusable

So last night I upgraded to 4.3 from stock 4.1.2 through OTA. The phone boots, but I get the message "Unfortunately, S Suggest has stopped" and when I close that dialog, it pops up again almost instantly. If I am sneaky, I can get past the lock-screen, but that is it. It also spontaneously restarts.
Getting past the lockscreen reveals that not only is S Suggest continually crashing, but many other programs are as well. I didn't want to try anything to fix this without first getting some advice for fear I'd make it worse.
When I had 4.0.4, this phone was rooted. I lost root through the 4.1.2 update. CPU tuner continued to work after the 4.1 update, so I never bothered to re-root. Could this be causing an issue with 4.3?

Have you tried using Odin to reflash the stock ROM to fix the issue?
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Bruce Lee said:
Have you tried using Odin to reflash the stock ROM to fix the issue?
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DO NOT DO THIS... Unless you want a brick. Once you are on 4.3 bootloaders you're stuck there. Any attempt to Odin will result in a hard brick (which can be recovered via SD card now)
You can flash any rom you want to via custom recovery as long as it doesn't modify the bootloader it is OK. But do not even think about using Odin.
Odin is now a Nasty 4 letter word. ODIN=HARDBRICK
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theramsey3 said:
DO NOT DO THIS... Unless you want a brick. Once you are on 4.3 bootloaders you're stuck there. Any attempt to Odin will result in a hard brick (which can be recovered via SD card now)
You can flash any rom you want to via custom recovery as long as it doesn't modify the bootloader it is OK. But do not even think about using Odin.
Odin is now a Nasty 4 letter word. ODIN=HARDBRICK
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First off, thank you for the reply.
I have only ever flashed roms via Odin and honestly have no idea what custom recovery means. Is that something I should have set up beforehand? If this is fixable, could you point me to some info on how to do this?
I was hoping that the solution would be as simple as a factory reset, but I guess this is not the case?

anonymous78 said:
First off, thank you for the reply.
I have only ever flashed roms via Odin and honestly have no idea what custom recovery means. Is that something I should have set up beforehand? If this is fixable, could you point me to some info on how to do this?
I was hoping that the solution would be as simple as a factory reset, but I guess this is not the case?
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Yes a factory reset should do the trick. Don't flash anything just boot into recovery and factory reset. Sometimes these problems occur after firmware updates especially if you were rooted previously.
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If you're still having issues after a factory reset do a search for how to install custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) I personally prefer TWRP some prefer CWM. So you can flash a rom only without a bootloader. I can link you to the rom I am running now if you need me to. It is very stable and I can't find anything wrong with it as of right now.
But be warned if you are under warranty you will void your warranty by doing so and no amount of using triangle away will keep Samsung from knowing that you voided your warranty.
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Florad77 said:
Yes a factory reset should do the trick. Don't flash anything just boot into recovery and factory reset. Sometimes these problems occur after firmware updates especially if you were rooted previously.
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Ok, I tried a factory reset. It boots to the welcome screen but it is unresponsive and restarts after ~20 seconds. When it restarts it gets stuck on the boot animation. The factory reset is the only thing I have done to the phone since these issues began, is there something else I should have done?

theramsey3 said:
If you're still having issues after a factory reset do a search for how to install custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) I personally prefer TWRP some prefer CWM. So you can flash a rom only without a bootloader. I can link you to the rom I am running now if you need me to. It is very stable and I can't find anything wrong with it as of right now.
But be warned if you are under warranty you will void your warranty by doing so and no amount of using triangle away will keep Samsung from knowing that you voided your warranty.
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I would appreciate any recommendations you have for a rom if you are sure it will work after trying to install 4.3
I'm starting to get very anxious.

anonymous78 said:
Ok, I tried a factory reset. It boots to the welcome screen but it is unresponsive and restarts after ~20 seconds. When it restarts it gets stuck on the boot animation. The factory reset is the only thing I have done to the phone since these issues began, is there something else I should have done?
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Is your phone under warranty? If so send it in to be fixed. If your phone isn't under warranty or you simply don't care about your warranty please click Show contents below
Go here to install recovery and Go here for all the goodies you might want to flash I used this Rom by Loserskater on my phone

theramsey3 said:
Is your phone under warranty? If so send it in to be fixed. If your phone isn't under warranty or you simply don't care about your warranty please click Show contents below
Go here to install recovery and Go here for all the goodies you might want to flash I used this Rom by Loserskater on my phone
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Not entirely sure I understand the process here.
-I need to flash TWRP through Odin, though I thought you said to absolutely not use Odin?
-Then I flash SuperSU and KnoxRemover somehow?
-But then I have to access the play store? Will I even be able to do this? Or is this part optional for what I want?
-I have no idea what I'm suppose to do with the second link. Do I have to flash a bootloader, kernel, radio, and rom separately?
I feel like an idiot for not understanding this.

anonymous78 said:
Not entirely sure I understand the process here.
-I need to flash TWRP through Odin, though I thought you said to absolutely not use Odin?
-Then I flash SuperSU and KnoxRemover somehow?
-But then I have to access the play store? Will I even be able to do this? Or is this part optional for what I want?
-I have no idea what I'm suppose to do with the second link. Do I have to flash a bootloader, kernel, radio, and rom separately?
I feel like an idiot for not understanding this.
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Ok on that note I do need to elaborate, Odin is only bad if you are trying to flash back to something prior to 4.3 because all the odin .tar.md5 files contain a boot loader, and the bootloader is the killer of these phones after the 4.3 upgrade.
* flash TWRP with Odin (that is safe)
* Dont worry with the SuperSU and KnoxRemover at this point right now Unless you want root access(but wait till after you get the ROM to boot again.)
* You will then need the ROM flash it in TWRP, wipe the dalvik and cache, then reboot the system
If you have any further Questions feel free to ask

theramsey3 said:
DO NOT DO THIS... Unless you want a brick. Once you are on 4.3 bootloaders you're stuck there. Any attempt to Odin will result in a hard brick (which can be recovered via SD card now)
You can flash any rom you want to via custom recovery as long as it doesn't modify the bootloader it is OK. But do not even think about using Odin.
Odin is now a Nasty 4 letter word. ODIN=HARDBRICK
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Sorry for the scare all. I apologize. I guess you learn something new everyday. I must be out the loop then.
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theramsey3 said:
Ok on that note I do need to elaborate, Odin is only bad if you are trying to flash back to something prior to 4.3 because all the odin .tar.md5 files contain a boot loader, and the bootloader is the killer of these phones after the 4.3 upgrade.
* flash TWRP with Odin (that is safe)
* Dont worry with the SuperSU and KnoxRemover at this point right now Unless you want root access(but wait till after you get the ROM to boot again.)
* You will then need the ROM flash it in TWRP, wipe the dalvik and cache, then reboot the system
If you have any further Questions feel free to ask
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I don't think TWRP is flashing correctly. This is suppose to replace the default android recovery that I access by holding Vol up+menu at boot right?
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
//It restarts here, boots to setup, crashes as usual, hangs on a second restart. ~1 minute later Odin says it passes
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
As far as I can tell, nothing has changed

anonymous78 said:
I don't think TWRP is flashing correctly. This is suppose to replace the default android recovery that I access by holding Vol up+menu at boot right?
As far as I can tell, nothing has changed
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So when you try to boot into recovery it still takes you to the stock recovery?
not to try to make anyone feel retarded, but yes to get to recovery press vol up, home key and then power button for 4 seconds(how long it takes on my phone then I release the power button wait 2 seconds) and release all buttons

theramsey3 said:
So when you try to boot into recovery it still takes you to the stock recovery?
not to try to make anyone feel retarded, but yes to get to recovery press vol up, home key and then power button for 4 seconds(how long it takes on my phone then I release the power button wait 2 seconds) and release all buttons
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Yep, that send me to stock recovery.

anonymous78 said:
Yep, that send me to stock recovery.
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Try to get CWM on it. I found a link here but it is a huge file 118MB. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
Are you using odin 3.09 now? or still using the 3.07?

theramsey3 said:
Try to get CWM on it. I found a link here but it is a huge file 118MB. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
Are you using odin 3.09 now? or still using the 3.07?
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Ok so I was using 3.07, I tried 3.09 with CWM and TWRP and had the same results as before. Using the toolkit (which doesn't officially support 4.3--not sure if that's important) I get the message "waiting for USB debugging to be enabled", and of course I can't enable this.

anonymous78 said:
Ok so I was using 3.07, I tried 3.09 with CWM and TWRP and had the same results as before. Using the toolkit (which doesn't officially support 4.3--not sure if that's important) I get the message "waiting for USB debugging to be enabled", and of course I can't enable this.
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I'm going to have to sit back and wait for someone else to chime in on this one?
Maybe you can try to flash the Odin .Tar again and see if maybe it will boot. I read somewhere tonight that some people are having to flash some things more than one time to get them to work right.
It probably took my phone 5 minutes to boot after I recovered it. I really thought I hadn't fixed it then it just booted. So it might just take longer than you expect?
I will try to help if I can think of anything thing else to try but as of now I am out of ideas.
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theramsey3 said:
I'm going to have to sit back and wait for someone else to chime in on this one?
Maybe you can try to flash the Odin .Tar again and see if maybe it will boot. I read somewhere tonight that some people are having to flash some things more than one time to get them to work right.
It probably took my phone 5 minutes to boot after I recovered it. I really thought I hadn't fixed it then it just booted. So it might just take longer than you expect?
I will try to help if I can think of anything thing else to try but as of now I am out of ideas.
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Is there no way to use stock recovery to flash a stock 4.3 rom?

anonymous78 said:
Is there no way to use stock recovery to flash a stock 4.3 rom?
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Not on AT&T there isn't. You can flash a stock firmware with odin if you have an I747M, Do Not Try this with an AT&T phone after going to 4.3 bootloaders.
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