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Hi Guys -
First time android user and attempted rooting using the odin method. I followed the instruction listed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311194 to the "T" before starting. I was doing alright until after flashing the recovery-cwm-hercules.tar, then it gets weird. It didn't flash to recovery but just rebooted to the main screen (where I could see the background picture with the locker pattern), then it immediately shuts off and the cycle begins again.
The weird thing is that I can't even access recovery mode (hold vol. up+down+power), because I'll see the Clockworkmod logo then it flickers and reboot itself. This happens every time I attempted recovery mode.
My attempts to fix it:
1. I flashed the recovery, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315390, to see if it makes any difference. The same story happens with loading to main screen w/locker then it reboots itself again and again. Sometimes I'll be lucky to input the pattern but before soon it will reboot itself again. Same thing with recovery mode as described above.
2. Flashing the stock kernel provided by http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311229 to see if it does anything. Nope, same story for both recovery mode/home screen.
3. The insecure kernel, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320946. Same story. nope, nope.
4. Tried these in all order and permutation. Nada.
5. Tried it both ways using samsung driver/kies.
6. Tried it both ways with/without SIM card.
7. Battery is fully charged when attempting any flashing.
8. All the above in my second computer to no avail.
I'm sorry if this might come across as long winded but I just want you guys to get the full picture. I would really appreciate it if you guys could offer any solutions or advice on how to correct this problem. Please be gentle with this first time android user haha, thanks in advance man.
Manually boot into recovery (vol up/down keys) and make a backup (be sure to do this). Then try wipe data/factory reset through recovery. Sounds like a ROM issue not a hardware issue
First off, thanks roman for the quick reply. That's the thing I can't get to recovery manually with the button combinations. When I do that it gives me this message:
[Picture]White dropbox/mail box with a yellow arrow pointing to the Android
"Verifying internal mmc block
Checksum confirmation check (0)
No need checksum confirmation already exceuted
#manual mode#"
It would then reboot and goes to the screen with the locker then immediately repeats that cycle. It doesn't have any wipe options/restart now/etc.
No way to power it down except with battery removal. I've attempted what you suggested many times too to no avail.
redlaws said:
First off, thanks roman for the quick reply. That's the thing I can't get to recovery manually with the button combinations. When I do that it gives me this message:
[Picture]White dropbox/mail box with a yellow arrow pointing to the Android
"Verifying internal mmc block
Checksum confirmation check (0)
No need checksum confirmation already exceuted
#manual mode#"
It would then reboot and goes to the screen with the locker then immediately repeats that cycle. It doesn't have any wipe options/restart now/etc.
No way to power it down except with battery removal. I've attempted what you suggested many times too to no avail.
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Ok, so if it actually boots into the ROM but reboots, try rebooting to recovery from adb -- "adb reboot recovery"
think it's a no go . i tried using adb recovery method and the same thing would occur, it would restart and seems to load into recovery mode but then I would only see the logo, then it flickers and restart itself.
then the vicious cycle of loading up to the screen-locker and restarting itself begins. guess this is the smartphone version of being friend-zoned.
Have you tried taking battery out then back in and while holding volume up/down plug it back into computer? That has never failed to get me into d/l mode. Man I hope you get it working.
Yeah I tried that and getting to download mode is not the problem. just that recovery mode doesn't boot properly in that it would restarts itself. and when i boot normally to screen, i would see the locker and background picture then within 3 secs, it would restart itself.
Guess last resort is to go to t-mobile store, play dumb, and get samsung on it. only problem is that i worry about the flash rom counter # since mine is like 10 already (my attempts to address this problem). Let's hope those tmobile reps aren't that tech savvy.
Thanks for all the help fellas, great early posting experiences so far.
I'm sorry I've read your post..and i'm confuse, if you're able to go into download mode, then why could you just start Odin and flash the recovery again. If its unsuccessful then check the MD5 to see if you have a bad download. I think you should download the recoveries files again add give Odin another shot..Good luck..
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are you able to go into CW recovery ?
if so, you can mount the USB, download a stock ROM, and then flash it using CWR
kt0ce said:
I'm sorry I've read your post..and i'm confuse, if you're able to go into download mode, then why could you just start Odin and flash the recovery again. If its unsuccessful then check the MD5 to see if you have a bad download. I think you should download the recoveries files again add give Odin another shot..Good luck..
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I'm going to give it another try. I've been trying it with different files for a good 2 days now though.
AllGamer said:
are you able to go into CW recovery ?
if so, you can mount the USB, download a stock ROM, and then flash it using CWR
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I understand that but that's the a big problem. If I could go to CW it would be a different story but I can't go into CW recovery. I would be able to see the logo CWR and the version number then immediately it shuts off again and reboot. Happens every time without fail.
redlaws said:
I understand that but that's the a big problem. If I could go to CW it would be a different story but I can't go into CW recovery. I would be able to see the logo CWR and the version number then immediately it shuts off again and reboot. Happens every time without fail.
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did you let go of holding the vol+ & vol- buttons as soon as you see the blue text in CWR ?
it can easily reboot by accident when holding those buttons and hitting power, but the buttons are so responsive it selected the first option to reboot the phone by accident a couple of times on me
I'm positive that I held it properly and long enough. I never got to the blue text, just the CWR logo showing then turns off (like you shutting off a tv) and reboots itself. Trying to flash it again with Odin didn't work either and I tried the recoveries from different sources as well.
I went to the Tmobile store today and seems like they'll mail me a replacement then I'll return my current one to them. Only thing is stocking/processing fee but it's a small price to pay if it resolves everything.
glad they will give you another one..
Dude if you can get into download mode then it can most likely be fixed by flashing stock through odin. This would save you some $$. Just saying.
reocej said:
Dude if you can get into download mode then it can most likely be fixed by flashing stock through odin. This would save you some $$. Just saying.
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Dude, I understand that it should but it's not. I've flashed the stock recovery for more than 10 times and I still can't past the home screen. It would just reboot itself in less than 3 sec. And I'm positive I flashed it properly. Believe me I don't want to spend extra money if I don't have too.
Alright, so I have an i-747 (AT&T GS3) running AOKP Jellybean (8.28 build) with the KT747 kernel. I just tried to install Chainfire 3D using the automated installer, and when the phone rebooted, it stuck at the Samsung Galaxy S3 logo until I pulled battery. So I tried rebooting into CWM - same problem. And again with download mode. Even after pulling the battery for a good 5 minutes, nothing works. Am I bricked, or is there some fix for this?
If you can get into CWM your not bricked. If you haven't backed up your phone there is a good chance you will have to start fresh. Its always a wise decision to do a nandroid backup via cwm before doing anything major. Including installing chainfire.
Have you tried wipe/factory reset in CWM?
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g2tegg said:
If you can get into CWM your not bricked. If you haven't backed up your phone there is a good chance you will have to start fresh. Its always a wise decision to do a nandroid backup via cwm before doing anything major. Including installing chainfire.
Have you tried wipe/factory reset in CWM?
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Yeah, I made a nandroid just this afternoon, but I can't actually boot into CWM at all. As in, I turn on the phone (power+home+volume up), it gets to the Galaxy S3 logo and just hangs there. If I could get into CWM (or download mode) this would be about a 10 minute fix, but I'm kind of out of luck here.
Huh. After another battery pull, it let me boot into download mode. I'm gonna try to reflash to stock and hope for the best.
HELP I have the same issue
Hey, Im stuck in the same situation and was wondering if you were able to get it into CWM mode?
MrPhantom31 said:
Huh. After another battery pull, it let me boot into download mode. I'm gonna try to reflash to stock and hope for the best.
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Hi, sorry to say but sounds like its bricked
Thanks
MrPhantom31 said:
Huh. After another battery pull, it let me boot into download mode. I'm gonna try to reflash to stock and hope for the best.
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I doubt it's bricked if he got it into download mode. I'm sure he's flashed it and even got his wallpaper back up by now. Please let us know of you've managed to solve this or not MrPhantom.
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Curious?
I know its technically "Solved" but does anyone have any idea why this is happening? I have a Verizon GS3 and it's happening to me. I try to boot and it vibrates once and doesn't turn on. Recovery does the same thing. But going into Download mode works. Odin back to stock as we speak but I'm just curious what went wrong. I just did a clean install of a rom, set it all up (working at the time), set it down for the night and woke up to it like this.
rrrs444230 said:
Hey, Im stuck in the same situation and was wondering if you were able to get it into CWM mode?
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Same thing happned to me but your not bricked. You can get into bolth download and boot mode easy
Here is how you do it.
RECOVERY MODE
Unplug the USB cable.
Shut down the phone.
Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME UP' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 5 seconds to enter Recovery Mode.
[edit]Download Mode
Save that somewhere. Make sure do it right. I got stuck also and thought I couldn't get into recovery but I had to do it right (it hit recovery mode first try) I have learned that most people do it slightly wrong. Make sure follow directions
Download mode
Unplug the USB cable.
Shut down the phone.
Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 2 seconds until a WARNING! Screen appears. Press the 'VOLUME UP' button to enter Download Mode.
To get out of Download Mode, simply press and hold the power button until the phone restarts
if helps hit thanks.
Just save that to a text file somewhere
I have also soft bricked when I deleted my rom once on accident. I dunno how I did it but I would get stuck at the TWRP screen. It wouldn't go to download or anything however when I plugged it into odin it saw it .... I even had a soft brick when screen went black from a bad boot animation and same thing.. and I had one bad soft brick where it took about 100 trys to get it into download mode (black screen) but odin detected it. I spent like 4 hours working on it.
I think
1. People don't follow directions correct (they do it a little wrong) which is enough if your phones messed up for it not to work.
when your phones normal it can get into recovery or download easy but when its sick you got to do it perfect.
2. I think something wrong with the phones (my s2 never had any issues in 2 years of owning it) S3 has tons of issues from usb, to bluetooth, to these soft bricks I have had)
3. Roms play a big part
4. I also think the way storage works in this new phone causes lots issues I dunno why just what I think
anyway Like I said now when I have a isssue I open text and read it and make sure I do it right and 95 percent of the time it was my fault I wasn't doing it right. K just my thoughts
when i try this on my verzion s3 it wont load back into the CWM after installed to finish rooting. it just goes back into the android system recovery. tried it about 10 times and nothing different
phatchef1 said:
when i try this on my verzion s3 it wont load back into the CWM after installed to finish rooting. it just goes back into the android system recovery. tried it about 10 times and nothing different
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That's most likely cause you're not in the right section..: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1708
So i decided to flash CWM recovery on my Note 3 via CWM (I had phillz recovery installed already), now the phone just wont boot up. It keeps saying Recovery Booting above the Note 3 logo for 2 seconds, then the phone restarts again showing the same message. I pulled the battery out and then inserted it back in but it boots the phone automatically with the same recovery booting message and restarts every 2 seconds. I cannot boot into recovery or put the phone in Download mode. Have I finally screwed my phone up? Any help would be very appreciated.
Can you Boot into download mode and Odin to stock?
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I cannot. I have the battery of the phone out right now. As soon as i put the battery in the phone, it tries to reboot into recovery without me even pressing the power button. Then it again shuts off and tries to restart every 2-3 seconds.
Lawful123 said:
Can you Boot into download mode and Odin to stock?
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Just some additional info, I flashed CWM recovery through Rom Manager. After flashing it, it asked to reboot the phone. As soon as the phone rebooted, i started having this issue.
I'm in a similar situation. I used to be able to use the phone controls (power-home-Vol Up) to be able to go into recovery mode, but even that has stopped functioning. The only way to get the phone to boot normally after that is to pull battery, put the phone in download mode and then cancel download mode to boot up normally.
re: download mode
hemal.mehta said:
So i decided to flash CWM recovery on my Note 3 via CWM (I had phillz recovery installed already), now the phone just wont boot up. It keeps saying Recovery Booting above the Note 3 logo for 2 seconds, then the phone restarts again showing the same message. I pulled the battery out and then inserted it back in but it boots the phone automatically with the same recovery booting message and restarts every 2 seconds. I cannot boot into recovery or put the phone in Download mode. Have I finally screwed my phone up? Any help would be very appreciated.
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I think the only way to get your phone into download mode now would be
to get a USB Jig from eBay or some online store.
They are under $5 bucks shipped.
Once you have that you would simply remove the battery from your
phone and then plug in the Jig before putting the battery back in.
The usb Jig is basically meant to be used for those
phones which will not go into download mode any
other way.
I have a Jig and as soon as it's plugged into the phone when the phone
is powered down it goes into download mode within 2-3 seconds.
Soon as its in download mode you can remove the jig and start a
clean Odin flash of the official stock firmware for your phone.
Good luck!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
Thanks for that USB Jig suggestion. I guess that is my last hope.
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Per suggestion from Misterjunky, I've now been successful in installing the Stock Tmobile 4.4.2 NB4 formware that I downloaded from sammobile. I used Odin 1.85 to install that on the Note 3. So far, the phone looks functional again.
So pressing power, vol down and menu doesn't get you into download? Have you tried holding them for at least 30 seconds?
I had this happen to me when I messed up flashing twrp. Pull the battery for 30 minutes, then put the battery in while holding power home and vol down.
That's what worked for me.
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I encountered the same issue after flashing CWM Touch to my SM-N900T (Note3-Aus) running Infamous Rom on the BioShock kernel. After being stuck in the loop for a fair while I removed the battery, went to grab a cup of tea before completely raging at the phone, went back and put the battery back in. The phone did not boot automatically this time, a good sign I thought to myself. I then went on to hold down VolumeDown + Home + Power to see if I could get into download mode. I successfully booted into download mode and selected the reboot option. My Note3 then went on to boot successfully. Hopefully this helps :fingers-crossed:
I recently had the same issue......heres step by step:
1. with the battery OUT, grab the usb and plug into phone and computer
2 press volume down, power, and home at the same time.you should be in download mode at this point, and just press volume up to get into download mode.
3. open kies. and at this point you'd want to restore back sto stock as follows:
4. go to tools, firmware upgrade and intialisation
5. follow the on screen direction and then just wait.
6. if you want to re root, then feel free to once the phone is up and running.
i have tried this method so many times and hasnt failed me yet. IF this has helped anyone, please press the thank you button! :laugh::fingers-crossed:
I resolved the problem by flashing the phone back to T-mobile stock using Odin. In my case, the recovery was corrupted and hence the issue. After flashing back to stock, I was then able to root and install a TWRP recovery successfully.
hemal.mehta said:
So i decided to flash CWM recovery on my Note 3 via CWM (I had phillz recovery installed already), now the phone just wont boot up. It keeps saying Recovery Booting above the Note 3 logo for 2 seconds, then the phone restarts again showing the same message. I pulled the battery out and then inserted it back in but it boots the phone automatically with the same recovery booting message and restarts every 2 seconds. I cannot boot into recovery or put the phone in Download mode. Have I finally screwed my phone up? Any help would be very appreciated.
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I'm having the same problem, what I do is take out the battery put it back in and try to turn on the phone on recovery mode, and it will give me the option to restart the phone. Hope it works
Same problem has happened to me, do you guys know if the jigs are universal? The ones I see on amazon and ebay dont list the note 3 at all so I just want to be safe. Since upgrading to nf9 the recoveries have given me major issues, TWRP was really buggy so I switched back to CWM and this happens.
Scratch that, just rebooted. I would still like to know if its universal though, in case this happens again. Doesnt hurt to be prepared
You're a life saver, Thanks a ton
atlzonly89 said:
i recently had the same issue......heres step by step:
1. With the battery out, grab the usb and plug into phone and computer
2 press volume down, power, and home at the same time.you should be in download mode at this point, and just press volume up to get into download mode.
3. Open kies. And at this point you'd want to restore back sto stock as follows:
4. Go to tools, firmware upgrade and intialisation
5. Follow the on screen direction and then just wait.
6. If you want to re root, then feel free to once the phone is up and running.
I have tried this method so many times and hasnt failed me yet. If this has helped anyone, please press the thank you button! :laugh::fingers-crossed:
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you're awesome, thank you so much
Note 3 (sm-n900w8) will not go into recovery mode after CWM Flash
Helllo Sorry if this is not in the proper place I have not had much experience posting.
my Phone is a Note 3 (sm-n900w8) Canada (rogers)
running Lollipop 5.0
base version n900w8vlu2doc4
kernel 3.4.0-4348112
[email protected]#1
build number ..... lrx21v.n900w8vlu2doc4
ap: n900w8vlu2doc4
I Flashed CF Auto root first (CF-Auto-Root-hltecan-hlteub-smn900w8.tar) All went well and I got root access
Then I Flashed CWM ( n900-cwm-recovery-6.0.5.0-kk_L5.0(0812)) and all seemed to go well but .. I could not get into
recovery mode. when I pressed vol up + Home + power key at the same time it went directly to download modes second screen..( the one that is ready for you to hit start on odin.) ...
I was able to reboot and try several times with the same result.
I then went and got the CWM app and tried to enter form there to only get stuck on the download mode without being able to reset.
then I flashed the CWM again and was back to being able to reset but not being able to get into recovery mode.
I updated CWM recovery setup from the app to the latest 6.0.4. and then tried to back up my current rom ... this let to a boot loop that said something like ..... Kernel is not seandroid enforcing...
once again I was able to get into download mode and had to re flash CWM and get back to my original problem ... not being able to get into download mode
Can anyone help me figure this out
Thanks
here the deal
had stock rom on my 10.5 T-800
decided to root used Odin 3.09 and CF_AutoRoot_Port_T800_BeansTown106.tar to root
than download flashily (sp) and installed trwt newest one and flashed Blisspop 2.0 and Gapps 5.0.1 and Super Su 2.46
than after I went in to recovery and followed all the directions booted up logged on no issues
but today I was reading and decided I wanted to flash cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-nvertigo-chagallwifi
battery level was about 85% when I was hook up and transfer the cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-nvertigo-chagallwifi to my external SD
for some reason I went to download mode not recovery mode by the 3 button combo
so I tried to exit by holding the power button to no avail.
so I entered Odin and thought maybe just to run root again so it would let me exit Odin mode
after it flashed it exited and showed the red android and rebooted and went to a black screen as if it was going to boot back up and now I have nothing
I tried to turn it back on wont turn on
I tried the 3 button combo and then hitting up don't work
I plug it in to the computer and the computer make the connection sound but no icon for it
opened Odin and it shows green but wont do anything
is there something I can do beside sending it out to get repaired
thanks in advance
jimlmackjr said:
here the deal
had stock rom on my 10.5 T-800
decided to root used Odin 3.09 and CF_AutoRoot_Port_T800_BeansTown106.tar to root
than download flashily (sp) and installed trwt newest one and flashed Blisspop 2.0 and Gapps 5.0.1 and Super Su 2.46
than after I went in to recovery and followed all the directions booted up logged on no issues
but today I was reading and decided I wanted to flash cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-nvertigo-chagallwifi
battery level was about 85% when I was hook up and transfer the cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-nvertigo-chagallwifi to my external SD
for some reason I went to download mode not recovery mode by the 3 button combo
so I tried to exit by holding the power button to no avail.
so I entered Odin and thought maybe just to run root again so it would let me exit Odin mode
after it flashed it exited and showed the red android and rebooted and went to a black screen as if it was going to boot back up and now I have nothing
I tried to turn it back on wont turn on
I tried the 3 button combo and then hitting up don't work
I plug it in to the computer and the computer make the connection sound but no icon for it
opened Odin and it shows green but wont do anything
is there something I can do beside sending it out to get repaired
thanks in advance
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Try to use resistor JIG 301kom for correctly start Download mode and to flash official Rom through Odin. Here you will find details how to do it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2999838
It also helps you get the picture Download mode and process flashing on the screen of your Tab.
Regards
All you need do is press power + vol down and hold until the tab restarts. This is a hard reset and always works unless it's a hard brick.
You have only soft bricked.
As soon as it restarts try to enter recovery or download mode.
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Sounds like you don't have a custom recovery on your Tab S. You can flash TWRP recovery in Odin and see if that helps.
ashyx said:
All you need do is press power + vol down and hold until the tab restarts. This is a hard reset and always works unless it's a hard brick.
You have only soft bricked.
As soon as it restarts try to enter recovery or download mode.
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ok that helped out
Now what do I do I can get to DL mode but nothing else
a quick walk trough with some links to what I need to DL would help
im a noob again ive not flashed anything for over 4 years
I can only get to download mode and when I say reboot phone it goes back to black screen
I DL this openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-chagallwifi
ran it in recovery and system uploaded and restarted Samsung logo comes up than screen goes black and nothing after then had to hard reset than boot in DL mode
hope I giving enough info to help
jimlmackjr said:
ok that helped out
Now what do I do I can get to DL mode but nothing else
a quick walk trough with some links to what I need to DL would help
im a noob again ive not flashed anything for over 4 years
I can only get to download mode and when I say reboot phone it goes back to black screen
I DL this openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-chagallwifi
ran it in recovery and system uploaded and restarted Samsung logo comes up than screen goes black and nothing after then had to hard reset than boot in DL mode
hope I giving enough info to help
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Also you can try to use KIES 3 for restoration of your Tab. To do this, you should take only Download mode in your Tab. For this case I recommend to you to restore only original firmware according to the name of model and serial number of your Tab. Here you will find details how to do it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58515655&postcount=3
jimlmackjr said:
ok that helped out
Now what do I do I can get to DL mode but nothing else
a quick walk trough with some links to what I need to DL would help
im a noob again ive not flashed anything for over 4 years
I can only get to download mode and when I say reboot phone it goes back to black screen
I DL this openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-chagallwifi
ran it in recovery and system uploaded and restarted Samsung logo comes up than screen goes black and nothing after then had to hard reset than boot in DL mode
hope I giving enough info to help
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As I said use Odin to flash TWRP recovery.
maxal said:
As I said use Odin to flash TWRP recovery.
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I did use TWRP openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-chagallwifi and still rebooted than went to black screen than nothing
going to DL sammobile t-800 factory file
jimlmackjr said:
I did use TWRP openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-chagallwifi and still rebooted than went to black screen than nothing
going to DL sammobile t-800 factory file
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Did you flash the TWRP tar file in downloadmode using Odin?
FIXED THANKS all for the help
Finally got it working
I tried to Odin TWRP and it didn't work I used the TAR file
I was able to DL the sammobile file for the Stock rom
Odin Flashed it first time it still had to use hard reset so I flashed it again after reboot it got stuck on Samsung splash Screen
did a 3 button to recovery wiped Cashes and factory reset then rebooted it again got stuck on Splash screen let it sit for over a hour (I had PT in the morning) and when I came back it was at the Samsung Master reset screen (initial start up)
than I rerooted, flashed and installed the ROM
Thanks again for all the help and being patient with me
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Glad to hear that everything worked out for you. I was freaking out yesterday because I was just trying to run the auto root for my device and couldn't understand why odin refused to flash it. I ended up in adb sideload mode and thought it had locked up because I could not reset it at all. Luckily I did some searching on here and found out that holding power + home + vol up+ vol down would reboot it out of that mode.
Then I found out that while my adb drivers were installed properly for the device, they were not correct in download mode which was why odin didn't find my device. If I only would have checked device manager to see the big fat yellow ! It would have been clear but yes I am just a noob lol.
I was trying to use twrp to make a backup before I updated to lollipop but when it rebooted it got stuck in a loop. I tried going into download mode but it just says "Downloading.... Do not turn off target!!"
Any way to get out of this?
Thanks
KingKobra813 said:
I was trying to use twrp to make a backup before I updated to lollipop but when it rebooted it got stuck in a loop. I tried going into download mode but it just says "Downloading.... Do not turn off target!!"
Any way to get out of this?
Thanks
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try going into the stock recovery and select factory reset/wipe data.
psmith1539 said:
try going into the stock recovery and select factory reset/wipe data.
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Where can I do that? I can't get into recovery mode. I push "vol down+home+power" and it just says "downloading do not turn off target" Is there another place to factory reset?
Pull the battery and try getting into recovery
dschachm said:
Pull the battery and try getting into recovery
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I pulled the battery and it still just says "downloading.. do not turn off target" and won't go any further
But the strange thing for the boot loop in the top left corner it says "recovery booting" in blue and then its the android guy for a split second and then it reboots.
Pull the battery, then press volume down + home and power and see if you can get into download mode. Then press volume up and Odin stock tar.
dschachm said:
Pull the battery, then press volume down + home and power and see if you can get into download mode. Then press volume up and Odin stock tar.
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I can get there but it just says "downloading... Do not turn off target!!" I have waiting for about 15 minutes and it doesn't change.
If I do volume up it goes into the boot loop. I was trying to make a backup with twrp and I think my phone is stuck in recovery mode boot loop
KingKobra813 said:
I can get there but it just says "downloading... Do not turn off target!!" I have waiting for about 15 minutes and it doesn't change.
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This is what you are supposed to see. Hook your phone up to tour computer, load the stock tar in the PDA slot, make sure you see com# ie. com6 and then hit start. It will flash the ROM and reboot your phone.
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This is what you are supposed to see. Hook your phone up to tour computer, load the stock tar in the PDA slot, make sure you see com# ie. com6 and then hit start. It will flash the ROM and reboot your phone.
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I did that, now I am no longer rooted. Now when I try and root it like I did before I get stuck in a boot loop and can't root my phone.
They going into recovery and doing a factory reset.
I get to 3:50 in this video and it starts a boot loop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2oOvf5tOCY
I followed the instructions but I'm still stuck in a loop
I did a factory reset but I am no longer rooted and now I can't root.
Stuck in boot loop
so I have been basically in boot loop all afternoon and having issues for 2 weeks now.....finally factory reset and it is stuck there permanently. I am familiar with rooting as I used to root my EVO BUT I think I need some help and guidance.
I am so mad about this awesome stupid phone PLEASE HELP!
Sprint Galaxy Note 4
TIA
nicolemiles said:
so I have been basically in boot loop all afternoon and having issues for 2 weeks now.....finally factory reset and it is stuck there permanently. I am familiar with rooting as I used to root my EVO BUT I think I need some help and guidance.
I am so mad about this awesome stupid phone PLEASE HELP!
Sprint Galaxy Note 4
TIA
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Pull the battery, insert and factory reset again. Pull battery again and Odin stock tar; pick one of the tars in this thread. The steps and tools needed to start are clear.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56853325
Note: the thread was just updated for lollipop; the support posts and help posts are related to the KitKat tars. Original is last of the three. OB7 I'd most likely what you're after unless looking for Xposed framework compatibility which is KitKat only, for now.