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I've looked over other forum posts, and don't see anything that would help with the Note 2 in this situation.
Power Button is dead. When the phone was ON, the phone would work, all except the power button. My dumb ass let the battery die one night, and now it will fully charge, but cannot turn on.
I bought a USB jig (quicker than me making one)...however, it will boot to ODIN, but not completely...sits at the "Downloading...Do not turn off target !!", and the Binary Download Count is still at 1.
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My guess is the jig is just not the right type for this phone, and i should simply make my own with a 300K resistor jumped between pin 4 and 5. I thought the jig would reset the download count to 1.....if not, then it could be working just fine.
Question:When stuck in this "Downloading" mode, I can connect it to the PC and see it with ODIN 3 v1.85...currently downloading stock ATT ROM. Will I be able to drop the stock ROM onto the device while on the "Downloading" screen...(something tells me...yes...)
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If the stock ROM does not reset the binary download count to 0, i see there is an app i can install that will reset it for me. However, I cannot boot the phone. Is there a way to boot the phone remotely...ie, when it is plugged into the PC?
Question:...last on i swear
Any ideas on the freakin' power button?....obviously phone is under warranty, but i don't want to send it back until its un-rooted.
thanks...and sorry for the noob questions.
closer...but still no luck.
mahjohn said:
I've looked over other forum posts, and don't see anything that would help with the Note 2 in this situation.
Power Button is dead. When the phone was ON, the phone would work, all except the power button. My dumb ass let the battery die one night, and now it will fully charge, but cannot turn on.
I bought a USB jig (quicker than me making one)...however, it will boot to ODIN, but not completely...sits at the "Downloading...Do not turn off target !!", and the Binary Download Count is still at 1.
Question: Good Plan ...or Bad Plan
My guess is the jig is just not the right type for this phone, and i should simply make my own with a 300K resistor jumped between pin 4 and 5. I thought the jig would reset the download count to 1.....if not, then it could be working just fine.
Question:When stuck in this "Downloading" mode, I can connect it to the PC and see it with ODIN 3 v1.85...currently downloading stock ATT ROM. Will I be able to drop the stock ROM onto the device while on the "Downloading" screen...(something tells me...yes...)
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If the stock ROM does not reset the binary download count to 0, i see there is an app i can install that will reset it for me. However, I cannot boot the phone. Is there a way to boot the phone remotely...ie, when it is plugged into the PC?
Question:...last on i swear
Any ideas on the freakin' power button?....obviously phone is under warranty, but i don't want to send it back until its un-rooted.
thanks...and sorry for the noob questions.
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Was able to reload the stock ROM, however, the "Binary Download Count" still shows as 1. Would I need to re-root....download Triangle Away to reset to 0, then reload stock ROM?
mahjohn said:
Was able to reload the stock ROM, however, the "Binary Download Count" still shows as 1. Would I need to re-root....download Triangle Away to reset to 0, then reload stock ROM?
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try factory reset first.
WHich ROM you have flashed?
If you have flash latest ROM, then reflash some older ROM and re root using exynose abuse application. (latest ROM won't allow exynose abuse to root)
then use triangle away to reset counter
then unroot from exynose application itself
then you can send it to service station to repair.
PS : I doubt without power button how you can normal boot.
Edit : once you will flash ROM, it will auto boot normally, then same step you can install exynose abuse, root, use triangle away, it will auto enter to recovery mode and clean counter. then it should boot normally.
I think this should work.
It's really obvious is a hard ware problem. Warranty claim perhaps
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
if u can boot into download mode, it shouldnt have any problem, just flash from odin, root then triangle away, if you needed, install some app that can boot into recovery like root toolbox
solved
dr.ketan said:
WHich ROM you have flashed?
If you have flash latest ROM, then reflash some older ROM and re root using exynose abuse application. (latest ROM won't allow exynose abuse to root)
then use triangle away to reset counter
then unroot from exynose application itself
then you can send it to service station to repair.
PS : I doubt without power button how you can normal boot.
Edit : once you will flash ROM, it will auto boot normally, then same step you can install exynose abuse, root, use triangle away, it will auto enter to recovery mode and clean counter. then it should boot normally.
I think this should work.
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Thanks for the support. I was able to resolve this problem using steps below.
1. USB Jig to boot to ODIN
2. Connect to PC, run ODIN and Flash ATT Stock ROM (didn't know what would happen if i re-rooted a rooted device)
3. Booted phone with Jig again....re-rooted phone
4. Phone boots with SU. Installed Triangle Away and reset counter to 0
5. Booted phone to PC, installed stock ATT ROM and reset to factory defaults
6. Booted to jig to check ODIN still showed 0
*probably the long way around...but i had time, and it was taking that long...just wanted to be sure.
FYI: Jig $3.90 (Amazon), Triangle Away $2.90
Replacement phone is on it's way should be here tomorrow....
thanks again
Hi,
I'm wanting to sell my Note II and I have a potential buyer but he will only buy it once I've unrooted/flashed stock firmware and reset the binary counter.
I think I can do most, if not all, using the toolkit in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956 but, having read the thread, it's unclear (at least to me) if this process actually resets the binary counter. There's some discussion regarding using the app 'Triangle Away' to reset the binary counter, but I cannot figure out when you use this app in the process.
Can anybody confirm the following:
(1) that the tool in the link above is the one to use?
(2) that the tool will flash stock and unroot?
(3) whether the tool resets the binary counter? If not, confirm that I need to use the triangle away app.
(4) advise me in which order I return the handset back to the state prior to me rooting it. For example, when is the triangle away app used in the process?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
TheMadMan10 said:
Hi,
I'm wanting to sell my Note II and I have a potential buyer but he will only buy it once I've unrooted/flashed stock firmware and reset the binary counter.
I think I can do most, if not all, using the toolkit in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956 but, having read the thread, it's unclear (at least to me) if this process actually resets the binary counter. There's some discussion regarding using the app 'Triangle Away' to reset the binary counter, but I cannot figure out when you use this app in the process.
Can anybody confirm the following:
(1) that the tool in the link above is the one to use?
(2) that the tool will flash stock and unroot?
(3) whether the tool resets the binary counter? If not, confirm that I need to use the triangle away app.
(4) advise me in which order I return the handset back to the state prior to me rooting it. For example, when is the triangle away app used in the process?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31801078&postcount=3
Here this is which will help you to reset the counter
and install Flash stock and Flash stock Kernel
user triangle away .
as a hint from me addition to the above mentioned, (according to my experiences),
you must follow an order to unroot with acquiring fully samsung official in download mode. (i assume you have rooted stock rom and stock kernel )
1) flash perseus kernel( i used that) because triangle away does not work with stock kernel. App force closes with stock.
2) install stock recovery with odin in download mode (can be found as "cf-autoroot", i dont remember where i have found)
3) restart n7100 and open triangle away. select reset binary counter.
4) after reset binary counter complete, shut down phone and directly enter into the download mode. If phone opens normally, then redo reset by triangle away because if you restart android, binary counter sets back itself to 1. So shut down phone and enter directly to the download mode.
5) If it shows "custom binary flash:No", "current binary:samsung official", "system status:custom", then you are good to go. Do not restart your phone because of above item "4", and follow next step "6".
6) in the download mode you opened in 4-5, without doing anything, open odin from pc, and download official firmware that you downloaded from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31801046&postcount=1 put that firmware to the odin and flash it.
7) you are now official and fully stock however, if you enter download mode you will see "no,samsung official, custom". Dont panic, it's because your rom is dirty. So enter stock recovery and make a factory reset. Then restart your phone and wait for the settings wizard.
8) you can turn off your phone and enter in download mode. you must see "no, samsung official, official" in there.
I have seen a lot of instructions and see that counter always showing "1", so tried several hundred times and found this method. The important point is, after you reset your counter, dont restart. Directly enter download mode and flash stock firmware. This is important.
This is my 3rd android phone, used Desire Z and Evo3d from HTC before. HTC is hard to root and nearly impossible to unroot but i cant use HTC's without root because of bloatware. Also HTC does not mind root in warranty. But samsung blocks some apps and voids warranty, and stock rom is perfectly clean and neat. So i decided to unroot and use it that way.
Hope these instructions will help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2339704
Hi guys I just bought a SGH-I747 AT&T and the issue with it is it goes into Download mode just fine, works with Odin 3.7 loads a stock rom and then it sais reset but the phone doesn't reset just goes to black screen and then Odin sais Pass. I press the power button and Samsung appers and vibrates and goes back to black. When I try Recovery mode it show the blue writing on the left upper and the Samsung and then it goes to black screen. I put two different stock roms and same story. Kies won't recognize it and I installed recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-d2att.tar to try to get into recovery mode and of course no luck. Don't know the history on this, so if anyone could help I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
gica69 said:
Hi guys I just bought a SGH-I747 AT&T and the issue with it is it goes into Download mode just fine, works with Odin 3.7 loads a stock rom and then it sais reset but the phone doesn't reset just goes to black screen and then Odin sais Pass. I press the power button and Samsung appers and vibrates and goes back to black. When I try Recovery mode it show the blue writing on the left upper and the Samsung and then it goes to black screen. I put two different stock roms and same story. Kies won't recognize it and I installed recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-d2att.tar to try to get into recovery mode and of course no luck. Don't know the history on this, so if anyone could help I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
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I found out that the phone had 4.1.1 on it and the guy tried to flash 4.2.2 and upon doing the odin mode flashing odin gave Firmware upgrade encountered an issue Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again So these are just some helpful facts for anyone who has gone through it. Thanks in advance for any help
gica69 said:
I found out that the phone had 4.11 on it and the guy tried to flash 4.22 and upon doing the odin mode flashing odin gave Firmware upgrade encountered an issue Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again So these are just some helpful facts for anyone who has gone through it. Thanks in advance for any help
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What firmware were you trying to flash via Odin and are you sure the seller didn't previously flash (or try to flash) the 4.3 on it? If it wasn't higher than 4.3, then you may try recovery via Kies as follows ....
Install and launch Samsung Kies on your PC (not Kies 3). Open the Tools menu and select Firmware Upgrade and Initialization
Do not connect your phone to your PC yet. Remove the battery cover and record device info written in the battery compartment
In Kies, enter your phone model (SGH-I747)
Enter the phone serial number and click OK to all the security questions. Follow all the instructions on Kies
Connect the phone when prompted and follow the rest of the instructions
Wait for firmware upgrade to complete
Good luck!
If this doesn't work, then you may try flashing the 4.1.1 stock image via Odin. Look for the correct stock image via the following thread ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
The one you want for Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T (4.1.1) is I747UCDLK3
PLEASE don't try any of the above if you were already on the 4.3 bootloader as things will only get worse.
Larry2999 said:
What firmware were you trying to flash via Odin and are you sure the seller didn't previously flash (or try to flash) the 4.3 on it? If it wasn't higher than 4.3, then you may try recovery via Kies as follows ....
Install and launch Samsung Kies on your PC (not Kies 3). Open the Tools menu and select Firmware Upgrade and Initialization
Do not connect your phone to your PC yet. Remove the battery cover and record device info written in the battery compartment
In Kies, enter your phone model (SGH-I747)
Enter the phone serial number and click OK to all the security questions. Follow all the instructions on Kies
Connect the phone when prompted and follow the rest of the instructions
Wait for firmware upgrade to complete
Good luck!
If this doesn't work, then you may try flashing the 4.1.1 stock image via Odin. Look for the correct stock image via the following thread ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
The one you want for Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T (4.1.1) is I747UCDLK3PLEASE don't try any of the above if you were already on the 4.3 bootloader as things will only get worse.
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I have already tried the I747UCDLK3 not from the link you gave me though. I did notice that the one you mentioned is a rooted stock do you think I should still do it? The rom flashes fine no errors in Odin but when it sais RESET the phone turns off the download mode and vibrates once then goes black then later Odin sais Pass but I cannot start it it just bootloops and vibrates and it stays that way As far as the Kies procedure you gave me don't I have to be in recovery mode for it to see the phone? I cannot get to that mode just download mode. Let me know thanks for your help
gica69 said:
I have already tried the I747UCDLK3 not from the link you gave me though. I did notice that the one you mentioned is a rooted stock do you think I should still do it? The rom flashes fine no errors in Odin but when it sais RESET the phone turns off the download mode and vibrates once then goes black then later Odin sais Pass but I cannot start it it just bootloops and vibrates and it stays that way As far as the Kies procedure you gave me don't I have to be in recovery mode for it to see the phone? I cannot get to that mode just download mode. Let me know thanks for your help
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If you were successful in flashing via Odin, I would have suggested you try doing a hard wipe/reset in recovery. However, you said you can't get to recovery mode so this may not work. What happens when you try booting into recovery mode?
For Kies, you wouldn't have to be in recovery mode for the firmware restore to happen. Normally, you would have to connect your (powered-on) phone to your PC for it to be recognized by Kies. However, as you can't power on, we are forcing Kies to prepare the specific required firmware for your device by manually entering in the device information. Thus, when the phone is connected, you have firmware ready to make it work.
It may also be that the firmware you downloaded and flashed via Odin may not be the correct or full version. There are so many sources of "stock" firmware these days that one can never be too sure. You may go to Sammobile.com to download the stock firmware and compare the size of the extracted file to the one you used. The odin flashable tar.md5 file should be about 1.1Gb in size.
Larry2999 said:
If you were successful in flashing via Odin, I would have suggested you try doing a hard wipe/reset in recovery. However, you said you can't get to recovery mode so this may not work. What happens when you try booting into recovery mode?
For Kies, you wouldn't have to be in recovery mode for the firmware restore to happen. Normally, you would have to connect your (powered-on) phone to your PC for it to be recognized by Kies. However, as you can't power on, we are forcing Kies to prepare the specific required firmware for your device by manually entering in the device information. Thus, when the phone is connected, you have firmware ready to make it work.
It may also be that the firmware you downloaded and flashed via Odin may not be the correct or full version. There are so many sources of "stock" firmware these days that one can never be too sure. You may go to Sammobile.com to download the stock firmware and compare the size of the extracted file to the one you used. The odin flashable tar.md5 file should be about 1.1Gb in size.
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When I go in recovery it shows blue writing in left upper corner and Samsung logo and then black screen. I think I did use the Sammobile firmware at 1.1. My clock in download mode shows 6. I don't think that would affect it though. Could it be that Odin doesn't really write the firmware that's why flashing doesn't change anything? I don't think the jig would do anything maybe sending it for a jtag reflash is the trick.
I am lost for now. If you guys can think of anything new let me know and thanks again.
gica69 said:
When I go in recovery it shows blue writing in left upper corner and Samsung logo and then black screen. I think I did use the Sammobile firmware at 1.1. My clock in download mode shows 6. I don't think that would affect it though. Could it be that Odin doesn't really write the firmware that's why flashing doesn't change anything? I don't think the jig would do anything maybe sending it for a jtag reflash is the trick.
I am lost for now. If you guys can think of anything new let me know and thanks again.
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You didn't mention if you tried the Kies option. I had a similar problem once when upgrade to 4.1.1 via Kies failed during the process and that was how I was able to recover. However, since you bought this from the secondary market, there is no way of telling for certain what the previous owner did wrong which would have been useful for recovery options.
One of the nice things about Odin is that you usually know the results immediately. If it says Pass, therefore, that's likely what it means. So Odin did flash something. But what did it flash? The counter you saw in download mode shows how many custom system installations there have been and 6 does show there has been some previous heavy tinkering with the phone. As you are still able to get into download modes, I would suggest you try flashing custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) via Odin. If this works and you are able to get into recovery mode, you may then try doing a hard wipe/reset via recovery. You may also try flashing the other (rooted) 4.1.1 file via Odin. At this stage, you really have nothing to lose in trying all options. I guess if you can get into recovery mode, the problem is almost solved as this leaves plenty of options.
A jig wouldn't help as that only gets you to download mode which, for now, you don't have a problem with. JTag should always be a last resort option only. Let me know how far it goes and good luck!
When flashing in Odin, did you check auto reboot? If you did, try flashing again but uncheck auto-reboot. When you see Reset in the status windows, disconnect the USB cable, pull out the battery, wait a few seconds until the phone completely shuts down, put back in the battery, get into recovery, wipe cache, do a factory reset, and reboot.
audit13 said:
When flashing in Odin, did you check auto reboot? If you did, try flashing again but uncheck auto-reboot. When you see Reset in the status windows, disconnect the USB cable, pull out the battery, wait a few seconds until the phone completely shuts down, put back in the battery, get into recovery, wipe cache, do a factory reset, and reboot.
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This damn phone is starting to annoy me. I can still get into download mode but my phone gets usb device not recognized now. I have access to another I747 phone so my question is if I have access to the pit file from that phone can anything be done with the Debrick utility and a SD card with only download mode access? Thanks in advance.
Go into download and let us know what is shown on the screen.
audit13 said:
Go into download and let us know what is shown on the screen.
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Odin Mode
Product Name: SGH-I747
Custom Binary Downloads: Yes (6 Counts)
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Qualcomm Secure Boot: Enable
Green Android Icon Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!!
OK I plugged the USB in and out a few times and it allows to write every few tries. Back to my question can I do something in download mode if I have another i747 that I can copy stuff from? I also tried the suggestion to uncheck auto-reset pull the usb cable then the battery and try to go to recovery but it doesn't.Any suggestions are welcomed.
Try flashing a stock 4.1.1 rom from sammobile using Odin. Do not check auto reboot. When you see reset in the status window, disconnect the usb cable, pull the battery, replace the battery, boot into recovery, and wipe. I have done this numerous times on my i747m after flashing custom ROMs.
audit13 said:
Try flashing a stock 4.1.1 rom from sammobile using Odin. Do not check auto reboot. When you see reset in the status window, disconnect the usb cable, pull the battery, replace the battery, boot into recovery, and wipe. I have done this numerous times on my i747m after flashing custom ROMs.
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I will try it again I think I already did but when I put the battery back and click the Vol+ Home Power I get the blue writing and then black screen. Should I wait like 10 min on the black screen or it should be quick. Thanks
Keep holding the buttons until the blue writing disappears and the green android appears with the green progress bar.
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Keep holding the buttons until the blue writing disappears and the green android appears with the green progress bar.
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Is there an unbrick.img for 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 I noticed that there are files for 4.3 that allow you to go in recovery and erase stuff reinstall. Let me know cause I sure couldn't find it.
If u can get it into download mode u are never ever hard bricked my friend...take it from a guy who had to dust off his old galaxy sll last weekend & still can't get into d/l mode on my s3 after a week & even with a jig lol
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app
gica69 said:
Is there an unbrick.img for 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 I noticed that there are files for 4.3 that allow you to go in recovery and erase stuff reinstall. Let me know cause I sure couldn't find it.
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The unbricking image only helps you get into download mode from where you can work your way up the rest of the food chain. As you can already get into download mode without difficulties, I doubt if that's what you really need. You are also able to flash ROMs successfully in download mode via Odin so you've gone far up on the food chain already. Perhaps you are not doing the recovery thing correctly enough. Like Audit said, you need to continue holding down the Volume Up and Menu buttons whilst releasing the Power button after you see the first flash until the recovery menu appears and then do a hard wipe/reset.
Perhaps you could also try flashing TWRP via Odin if CWM isn't working.
Larry2999 said:
The unbricking image only helps you get into download mode from where you can work your way up the rest of the food chain. As you can already get into download mode without difficulties, I doubt if that's what you really need. You are also able to flash ROMs successfully in download mode via Odin so you've gone far up on the food chain already. Perhaps you are not doing the recovery thing correctly enough. Like Audit said, you need to continue holding down the Volume Up and Menu buttons whilst releasing the Power button after you see the first flash until the recovery menu appears and then do a hard wipe/reset.
Perhaps you could also try flashing TWRP via Odin if CWM isn't working.
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I already tried holding the Home and Volume up buttons for 4-5 minutes at which point my fingers got a bit tired. The reason I wanted the unbrick.img is that I am now having issues with the computer recognizing the device in usb. I plugged and unplugged so many times that it no longer works that way so I wanted to do it via sd card. The unbrick.img gets you in recovery mode and download mode as it allows you to boot from the card not from the internal HD. But the only ones I have seen are for the 4.3 issues. And I tried It but did not put my device in recovery.
gica69 said:
I already tried holding the Home and Volume up buttons for 4-5 minutes at which point my fingers got a bit tired. The reason I wanted the unbrick.img is that I am now having issues with the computer recognizing the device in usb. I plugged and unplugged so many times that it no longer works that way so I wanted to do it via sd card. The unbrick.img gets you in recovery mode and download mode as it allows you to boot from the card not from the internal HD. But the only ones I have seen are for the 4.3 issues. And I tried It but did not put my device in recovery.
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I couldn't find one either although you may be able to create yours using the command line posted in the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
You may also try using a jig to get back into download mode. Have you, however, considered exercising any buyer protection options you have on the phone since, it would appear, the guy sold you a lemon?
I'm having a big trouble with my Galaxy Note 2 GT N7100. Everything was going well, I have an spare battery, so I changed it when the other one died. When I turned on my phone, it didn't boot. It keeped showing the Galaxy Note II GT-N7100 screen.
I can't remember if I was on 4.3 or 4.4.4. It wasn't rooted, and it had an stock recovery.
So I proceeded to flash an stock ROM via Odin. This didn't work. I downloaded different ROMs. 4.4.4 and 4.3. None of those worked. I tried different USB cables and USB ports. Different PCs with different windows version. Odin still failing.
The phone enters recovery without any problems, takes like 1 minute to enter into recovery mode, but at the end goes by. But this appears when I go into the recovery:
failed to mount cache/efs
failed to mount/system
can't mount/cache/recovery/last_install
I tried a wipe factory reset, nothing happens, those error (failed to mount cache, etc) keeps showing up.
I even tried with different Odin versions, 3.07, 3.09, and 3.10.7. It keeps failing.
When I go into download mode this is shown:
product name: GT-7100
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Knox Warranty VOID: 0
AP SWREV:2
Then I tried to flash a custom recovery and flash a custom rom. Nothing. I tried with this custom recovery
- philz_touch_6.07.6-jfltexx.tar
- philz_touch_5.15.0-n7100.tar
- recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-n7100
- recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-n7100
Then I decided to flash this one
- twrp-2.3.1.1-n7100.img . tar
Aaand something interesting happened, Odin didn't show an error. RESET was blue, and then PASS on green. BUT when I do vol+, power button, home button it keeps going into stock recovery.
So I tried to flash the TWRP recovery again but unchecking the autoboot option. PARTITION WAS NOT CHECKED. Odin said RESET on blue then PASS on green, didn't auto reboot, so I did the combo keys. Vol+, power button, home button.
Still entering on stock recovery.
I dont know what else to do. I'm desperate. I mean the phone turns on, but it freeze on the Samsung Galaxy Note II screen. There has to be something to do right?
I really hope you could help me!
Thank you in advanced.
robertofelce said:
I'm having a big trouble with my Galaxy Note 2 GT N7100. Everything was going well, I have an spare battery, so I changed it when the other one died. When I turned on my phone, it didn't boot. It keeped showing the Galaxy Note II GT-N7100 screen.
I can't remember if I was on 4.3 or 4.4.4. It wasn't rooted, and it had an stock recovery.
So I proceeded to flash an stock ROM via Odin. This didn't work. I downloaded different ROMs. 4.4.4 and 4.3. None of those worked. I tried different USB cables and USB ports. Different PCs with different windows version. Odin still failing.
The phone enters recovery without any problems, takes like 1 minute to enter into recovery mode, but at the end goes by. But this appears when I go into the recovery:
failed to mount cache/efs
failed to mount/system
can't mount/cache/recovery/last_install
I tried a wipe factory reset, nothing happens, those error (failed to mount cache, etc) keeps showing up.
I even tried with different Odin versions, 3.07, 3.09, and 3.10.7. It keeps failing.
When I go into download mode this is shown:
product name: GT-7100
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Knox Warranty VOID: 0
AP SWREV:2
Then I tried to flash a custom recovery and flash a custom rom. Nothing. I tried with this custom recovery
- philz_touch_6.07.6-jfltexx.tar
- philz_touch_5.15.0-n7100.tar
- recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-n7100
- recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-n7100
Then I decided to flash this one
- twrp-2.3.1.1-n7100.img . tar
Aaand something interesting happened, Odin didn't show an error. RESET was blue, and then PASS on green. BUT when I do vol+, power button, home button it keeps going into stock recovery.
So I tried to flash the TWRP recovery again but unchecking the autoboot option. PARTITION WAS NOT CHECKED. Odin said RESET on blue then PASS on green, didn't auto reboot, so I did the combo keys. Vol+, power button, home button.
Still entering on stock recovery.
I dont know what else to do. I'm desperate. I mean the phone turns on, but it freeze on the Samsung Galaxy Note II screen. There has to be something to do right?
I really hope you could help me!
Thank you in advanced.
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Sounds like a hard emmc corruption (very common in earlier Galaxy devices note 1,2 and S2) but I can't be so sure
did you try flashing a new recovery from stock recovery ? if I remember correctly philz recoveries should work even from stock
if you didn't try please download a recovery from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028103 and try flashing it in stock recovery let's hope that works
I am afraid you have the SDS problem that so may Note 2's experience. Mine included. Try the methods above, but i feel they will also fail.
Only fix is to replace eMMC chip or motherboard.
Sorry for your loss
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Sounds like a hard emmc corruption (very common in earlier Galaxy devices note 1,2 and S2) but I can't be so sure
did you try flashing a new recovery from stock recovery ? if I remember correctly philz recoveries should work even from stock
if you didn't try please download a recovery from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028103 and try flashing it in stock recovery let's hope that works
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I haven't try that, I didn't know that I could flash a custom recovery from stock recovery. But I don't know Hoy to do that. I should save the recovery I'm going to flash on my SD card and then look for it and flash it? Or there is another way to do so?
If the problem is a hardware problem, and replace the motherboard is needed, how come the phone turns on? I thought that if the motherboard is broken or something the phone doesn't boot at all.
grwalker said:
I am afraid you have the SDS problem that so may Note 2's experience. Mine included. Try the methods above, but i feel they will also fail.
Only fix is to replace eMMC chip or motherboard.
Sorry for your loss
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Replacing the motherboard would fix the problem? There are some motherboard on ebay for 25-40 $. Is it worth to give it a try? or it would be better to buy another phone? Like moto g 2nd gen for 99$ for example.
Why the phone boots if the motherboard is damaged?
thanks in advanced for your response! :good:
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I haven't try that, I didn't know that I could flash a custom recovery from stock recovery. But I don't know Hoy to do that. I should save the recovery I'm going to flash on my SD card and then look for it and flash it? Or there is another way to do so?
If the problem is a hardware problem, and replace the motherboard is needed, how come the phone turns on? I thought that if the motherboard is broken or something the phone doesn't boot at all.
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to flash a recovery ,yes download the .zip version put it on external sd card and flash it from stock recovery (I used to do this all the time on my old Note 2 but that was a long time ago ) ,it's the only way to flash any thing to your phone right left right now
emmc corruption doesn't put your phone on a "DEAD" state ,sometimes when the corruption affect data or last few blocks from system the phone work normally but the second the system writes the corrupted blocks it get's boot loops
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Replacing the motherboard would fix the problem? There are some motherboard on ebay for 25-40 $. Is it worth to give it a try? or it would be better to buy another phone? Like moto g 2nd gen for 99$ for example.
Why the phone boots if the motherboard is damaged?
thanks in advanced for your response! :good:
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because not the whole motherboard is damaged but only the emmc ship ,you can't change emmc ship without replacing the whole motherboard
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I can't put external links because apparently I am a 'noob' here otherwise I would've put the direct link to the need recovery
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because not the whole motherboard is damaged but only the emmc ship ,you can't change emmc ship without replacing the whole motherboard
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yes he can change emmc chip without replacing whole motherboard, . It's a common thing in phone service, so just ask in a few places to get the quote and see if it makes sense to repair
you can google "note 2 emmc" on youtube to see how it looks. The chip itself is very cheap, like 5$, so if you know someone with the tools, then I'd just try to repair it
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yes he can change emmc chip without replacing whole motherboard, . It's a common thing in phone service, so just ask in a few places to get the quote and see if it makes sense to repair
you can google "note 2 emmc" on youtube to see how it looks. The chip itself is very cheap, like 5$, so if you know someone with the tools, then I'd just try to repair it
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really I didn't know that ,I will double check this
Ultimate question: Is my data erased, so that I can securely sell my phone for parts without fear of data theft?
I suspect my AT&T SGH-I317 Galaxy Note II has dead/corrupted/broken emmc. It will ONLY go into download mode. No recovery mode and no bootup. Just sits on the Galaxy Note II logo screen forever. If that is the case, I need a new phone as I do not have the patience/skillset to replace the motherboard and/or emmc.
I have searched the vastness of the internet but I can't find a working answer. Anyway, let me tell you how it all began. This is a long post, so put on your reading glasses and grab a soda pop.
My AT&T SGH-I317 Galaxy Note II phone had never been tampered with. It was legit stock. I updated my phone through the phone's "check for software updates" under the device info menu. After that, I began to have problems. Let me describe those to you:
Problem #1: The phone would not come on when pushing the power button, after falling asleep. This happened randomly and not all the time. The only way to "wake it up" was to take the battery out, put it back in, and turn the phone on. I had to do this several times a day.
Problem #2: The phone would try and "reboot" randomly. The LED notification light would fade in and out for hours, but the phone would not come on. Eventually, it would boot up. This would happen several times a day.
I read up on the subject and I found that the updated files might have been corrupted, so I did a factory reset. That did NOT work.
Steps I tried:
#1: Factory reset
#2: Wipe cache
#3: Factory reset AND wipe cache.
#4: Changing the battery
These steps did not work. SOOOO, I downloaded Odin and tried to reinstall stock ROM. I kept getting an "Invalid magic string."
Downloaded the PIT file and the first version of software, which was KitKat or something and that WORKED! MY PHONE LIVED.
Then I tried to update my phone via AT&T again. Oops?
When you push the power button, the phone LED flashed red BRIEFLY (nanoseconds) and will not go past the black screen that just says "Samsung Galaxy Note II". I tried Odin again with the stock software, but this did not work.
Volume Up + Home + Power button DOES NOT WORK. Will NOT go past Note II logo screen.
Volume Down + Home + Power DOES work and tried to reinstall with and without the PIT file, but it will not go past the Galaxy Note II screen.
Steps I tried:
#1: Factory reset
#2: Wipe cache
#3: Factory reset AND wipe cache.
#4: Changing the battery
#5: Odin
KIES_HOME_I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4_578342_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 -> INVALID MAGIC STRING
#6: Odin Again
KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar -> INVALID MAGIC STRING
#7: Odin Again
KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar -> WITH PIT FILE -> SUCCESS
#8: AT&T Update -> Phone will not get passed the Galaxy Note II logo, will not go into recovery mode, but will go into download mode.
#9: Odin Again
KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar -> Passed, but will not work, same issues as before.
#9: Odin Again
KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar -> WITH PIT FILE -> Passed, but will not work, same issues as before.
#10: Odin Again
cwm6-recovery-i317.tar.md5 -> Passed, but will not work, same issues as before.
ATT Note 2 forum is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att
Where did you get kit kat? AFAIK, kitkat was never released by AT&T or Samsung for flashing via Odin.
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ATT Note 2 forum is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att
Where did you get kit kat? AFAIK, kitkat was never released by AT&T or Samsung for flashing via Odin.
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I said KitKat OR SOMETHING, which means I am not sure what it is called. Anyway, the first file was from here I believe:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-I317/
I tried both files. :/
Boot into download mode. Do you see anything about Knox or warranty bit?
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Boot into download mode. Do you see anything about Knox or warranty bit?
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Yea...it has a 1 there.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I317
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
RP SWREV: A3
Flashing the ROM from sammobile.com may be the problem because you wind up running a 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 ROM on a 4.3 or newer bootloader.
Have you tried flashing TWRP, booting into TWRP to wipe cache, data, system, and then flash a custom ROM?
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Flashing the ROM from sammobile.com may be the problem because you wind up running a 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 ROM on a 4.3 or newer bootloader.
Have you tried flashing TWRP, booting into TWRP to wipe cache, data, system, and then flash a custom ROM?
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I just tried this after your suggestion. This does not work. The only thing this phone will let me do is to go into download mode.
Did Odin flash TWRP successfully? Did you use the tar version of TWRP?
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Did Odin flash TWRP successfully? Did you use the tar version of TWRP?
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Yes, it was successful. The green PASS! showed up. I used the tar version of TWRP.
Try this: open Odin, uncheck everyhing except f reset time. Flash TWRP, when you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove battery, replace battery, use buttons to boot into recovery.
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Try this: open Odin, uncheck everyhing except f reset time. Flash TWRP, when you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove battery, replace battery, use buttons to boot into recovery.
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Followed step by step. The phone still will not go into recovery mode. It will only display "Samsung Galaxy Note II" screen. :crying:
In that case, it sounds like the memory chip is damaged.
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In that case, it sounds like the memory chip is damaged.
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That is what I figured. Is there any data intact that could be stolen if I sell the phone for parts?
I highly doubt that data can be recovered without an expensive data recovery service.
You could certainly sell the phone without the motherboard as the screens are very expensive.