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[Q] I think I bricked my phone :( HELP PLEASE!

Hello,
I think I bricked My Galaxy S3.
What happened was I flashed a kernel through CWM and now the boot up stops on a black screen after the logo. I can get into download mode though. I am also on a Mac so I do have heimdall.
Can somebody PLEASE help me find the proper solution to all of this?
I know, I'm such a noob.

phamu said:
Hello,
I think I bricked My Galaxy S3.
What happened was I flashed a kernel through CWM and now the boot up stops on a black screen after the logo. I can get into download mode though. I am also on a Mac so I do have heimdall.
Can somebody PLEASE help me find the proper solution to all of this?
I know, I'm such a noob.
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Just flash d stock rom of ur country thru download mode
HiT ThE ThnX BuTTon If I Help U

What he said, get into Download mode, flash it with a stock .tar through Odin. Then reset all settings through CWM(dalvik, wipe cache, data/factory reset).

Why not just boot into recovery and wipe and flash a rom he wants?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

I can't get into Recovery Mode. Download mode is the only one I can get into.
mt3g said:
Why not just boot into recovery and wipe and flash a rom he wants?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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Also, I tried both a custom ROM and a stock ROM in Heimdall and got error messages.
STOCK ROM: firmware.xml is missing from the package
CUSTOM ROM: tar header contained an invalid file size.
Please help me, thank you so much in advance.

phamu said:
I can't get into Recovery Mode. Download mode is the only one I can get into.
Also, I tried both a custom ROM and a stock ROM in Heimdall and got error messages.
STOCK ROM: firmware.xml is missing from the package
CUSTOM ROM: tar header contained an invalid file size.
Please help me, thank you so much in advance.
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Y dont u flash cwm from download mode and gden go to cwm and factory reset
HiT ThE ThnX BuTTon If I Help U

Bhavik Jain said:
Y dont u flash cwm from download mode and gden go to cwm and factory reset
HiT ThE ThnX BuTTon If I Help U
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I'm trying to flash CWM but I'm getting "tar header contained an invalid file size".
I am using the latest heimdall for mac. So frustrated!!

Y dont u download the cwm file again
Or go 2 ssc and claim ur warranty just say my fone is not starting
HiT ThE ThnX BuTTon If I Help U

And it might not work to flash a custom or stock ROM without clearing the cache/dalvik cache 1st. At least that's what happened to me. What I eventually found to work was to flash the stock recovery and boot into that (same procedure as booting into CWM). You will be able to clear cache from here and then flash stock ROM.

behappy said:
And it might not work to flash a custom or stock ROM without clearing the cache/dalvik cache 1st. At least that's what happened to me. What I eventually found to work was to flash the stock recovery and boot into that (same procedure as booting into CWM). You will be able to clear cache from here and then flash stock ROM.
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But how do I do this without Recovery mode? I can't access Recovery Mode, only Download Mode.

phamu said:
But how do I do this without Recovery mode? I can't access Recovery Mode, only Download Mode.
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You do this by downloading the stock recovery and flashing it through ODIN/Download mode.

behappy said:
You do this by downloading the stock recovery and flashing it through ODIN/Download mode.
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Unfortunately I have a mac, and I get error messages trying to load up the packages in Heimdall.
STOCK ROM: firmware.xml is missing from the package
CUSTOM ROM: tar header contained an invalid file size.
Any idea how this is solved? Thank you so much for your attempt, friend!

phamu said:
Unfortunately I have a mac, and I get error messages trying to load up the packages in Heimdall.
STOCK ROM: firmware.xml is missing from the package
CUSTOM ROM: tar header contained an invalid file size.
Any idea how this is solved? Thank you so much for your attempt, friend!
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Hmmm... Not familiar with the Mac situation. You have a friend/place you can go to use a PC?

You will not be able to do this on a MAC. You will need a PC. ODIN does not run in MAC.
PM Me is you need help and have access to a PC. I pulled mine out of a reboot loop yesterday and it was pretty simple. You just need a quality TAR file and ODIN. Then run a reset on all.

samson_420 said:
You will not be able to do this on a MAC. You will need a PC. ODIN does not run in MAC.
PM Me is you need help and have access to a PC. I pulled mine out of a reboot loop yesterday and it was pretty simple. You just need a quality TAR file and ODIN. Then run a reset on all.
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Darn, I don't have access to a PC. Why does heimdall trip out like this?

phamu said:
Darn, I don't have access to a PC. Why does heimdall trip out like this?
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Go to a public library, university, hotel business lounge. Be resourceful, as you can definitely find a PC close at hand.

Bootloop after reboot PLEASE HELP!

Hey guys after installing wicked v3 with twrp when ever i reboot it wont pass the "samsung galaxy s4" image, i have to fully wipe and again and reinstall but when i reboot again does the same thing. Has someone encountered this before? im trying to odin back to stock but konanes .tar file is offline could someone please share it, Thanks in advance

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raphyv23 said:
Have you wiped the Dalvik, Cache and Data?
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every single time

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raphyv23 said:
USE ADB Sideload on TWRP. Sideload a ROM to your phone
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not sure how to do that but i just rather go back to stock thru odin, do you have the .tar file?

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raphyv23 said:
SGH-i9505 Stock: http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=GT-I9505
SGH-i9500 Stock: http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=GT-I9500
They are from samsung's website I haven't tested them trough
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wouldnt i need the one for the m919?

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re: boot loops
unciviilized said:
Hey guys after installing wicked v3 with twrp when ever i reboot it wont pass the "samsung galaxy s4" image, i have to fully wipe and again and reinstall but when i reboot again does the same thing. Has someone encountered this before? im trying to odin back to stock but konanes .tar file is offline could someone please share it, Thanks in advance
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Your bootloop is an easy fix if you have not started odin flashing yet.
Just reboot into recovery and select "Factory Reset" then reboot the phone
and most of the time this fixes the problem, I should say at least 8 out 10
booloops can be fixed with a "Factory Reset" then reboot.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
Your bootloop is an easy fix if you have not started odin flashing yet.
Just reboot into recovery and select "Factory Reset" then reboot the phone
and most of the time this fixes the problem, I should say at least 8 out 10
booloops can be fixed with a "Factory Reset" then reboot.
Good luck!
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i do that everytime, so now i have flashed cwm to see if that fixed my problem so now after fully wiping it doesnt even pass the galaxy s4 screen
im downloading the uvuamdl.zip to odin but download time says 1 hr 33 mins

ok so last night i left the UVUAMDL.zip to download over night but it seems i got a bad download and today im at work and cant download big files because of security reasons, can I flash twrp thru odin to see if i can get my phone to boot? before i installed cwm i could get it to boot with twrp but when ever i rebooted it just bootlooped and i had to fully wipe again and flash the rom again to get it running, or could someone please upload the mdl tar file so i can return to stock? Please someone help me as im desperate and need a running phone for work :crying:, thank you

unciviilized said:
ok so last night i left the UVUAMDL.zip to download over night but it seems i got a bad download and today im at work and cant download big files because of security reasons, can I flash twrp thru odin to see if i can get my phone to boot? before i installed cwm i could get it to boot with twrp but when ever i rebooted it just bootlooped and i had to fully wipe again and flash the rom again to get it running, or could someone please upload the mdl tar file so i can return to stock? Please someone help me as im desperate and need a running phone for work :crying:, thank you
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You can download the MDL tar from the Odin thread. Yes, you can flash TWRP through Odin. You can get the tar file here.

Atmazzz said:
You can download the MDL tar from the Odin thread. Yes, you can flash TWRP through Odin. You can get the tar file here.
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im at work now so unable to download the .tar but I will try and flash twrp thru odin and see if i can at least get the phone to boot before i odin back, thanks for your response. Will report back

So i installed twrp thru odin and that got me to boot. But i odined back to stock just to avoid any more issues, thanks to all who tried to help!
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

[Q]Bootloop in Recovery mode?

So I was doing some wiping in the TWRP, and all of the sudden my phone shut off and boot loops...But it boot loops into the Galaxy s III screen you see before recovery, and just boot loops over and over. I've tried flashing TWRP again, Clockwork, and Philz recovery, but nothing. Trying a stock restore right now to see if it works. I can get into download mode okay, and product name is listed as normal too.
Edit-After flashing the stock odin file for 4.3, nothing happens now.
It's gone.

You flashed a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM and it doesn't work or you solved the problem?

audit13 said:
You flashed a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM and it doesn't work or you solved the problem?
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Flashing the stock ROM bricked it.

Where did you get the Odin-flashable 4.3 ROM?
Here are a couple of ways to flash a stock 4.3 ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660

The tar file for Odin in this topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Problem is, I cannot get any power to the device at all. I can't boot it into download mode, recovery mode, can't power it up. It's hard bricked.

vbetts said:
The tar file for Odin in this topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Problem is, I cannot get any power to the device at all. I can't boot it into download mode, recovery mode, can't power it up. It's hard bricked.
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Looks like some people had success with the Odin flash, others didn't. Looks like you'll have to try the de-brick method. If that doesn't work, you may have to use a jtag service.

Had the same exact problem here. Hard bricked and everything. Fixed with the method outlined here. Although I lost everything not included in a twrp backup.

It was dead for good, tried the fix, AT&T already got it back after they sent the new one out to me. Didn't see that it had custom recovery on it.

Brick, brick, and more brick

Guys, I think I really screwed myself this time.
1) When I turn my phone on, it shows "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." However, when I try to do the emergency recovery on Kies, it doesn't show up on the list of devices that requires emergency recovery.
2) Somehow I deleted CWM, and I have no backups
3) Stock firmware doesn't load correctly. I tried it (Maybe with the wrong file, I don't know), and it got me to the start screen, but the touchscreen freaked out on me.
Hope all of you like a challenge... Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Phone won't boot to recovery, Even when I press up-home-power it stays in odin mode.

What bootloader is on your phone? The phone is an i747?

Yeah, it's an i747.

minieli said:
Yeah, it's an i747.
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This sometimes happens when an ongoing OTA update is interrupted. You could first try firmware recovery via Kies. If that doesn't work, then you can flash custom recovery via Odin, since you can get into download mode, and flash a complete stock image or custom ROM via recovery. To try the first option ...
1) Install and open Samsung Kies on your PC. You need Kies now and not Kies-3
2) Open Tools => Firmware upgrade and initialization
3) Enter your model name (SGH-I747)
4) Enter the serial no of your device. Open the back cover and look in the battery compartment for this
5) Do not plug in your phone at this time but make sure you have a good quality data cable ready
6) Wait for firmware download to finish and follow the rest of the on-screen instructions. Connect your phone when prompted and allow firmware restoration to be complete.
Hope this works. If it doesn't, then try firmware restoration via (custom) recovery. I wouldn't suggest you try flashing with Odin in case your phone's bootloader already updated to 4.3. Your safest best would be to flash a complete 4.3 stock image and you can follow the instructions posted in this thread ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
First, you would need to flash custom recovery to your phone via Odin. You can use TWRP or CWM for now since the files posted in the thread support either one or other of the two. If you need further directions or help on this, please let us know. Good luck!

Larry2999 said:
First, you would need to flash custom recovery to your phone via Odin. You can use TWRP or CWM for now since the files posted in the thread support either one or other of the two. If you need further directions or help on this, please let us know. Good luck!
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For the Kies way, It starts working, but then it turns off suddenly.
For the other way, I don't know how to do it, because I think CWM got deleted off my phone.
EDIT: When I removed the SIM Card, I was able to install the firmware. However... It freaks out whenever I put it in recovery mode, not letting me select an option. Oh, and When it gets to the purple oval with the samsung logo in the middle while booting, it shuts off.

minieli said:
For the Kies way, It starts working, but then it turns off suddenly.
For the other way, I don't know how to do it, because I think CWM got deleted off my phone.
EDIT: When I removed the SIM Card, I was able to install the firmware. However... It freaks out whenever I put it in recovery mode, not letting me select an option. Oh, and When it gets to the purple oval with the samsung logo in the middle while booting, it shuts off.
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You said you were able to successfully flash the firmware. Good! Was this via the Kies option or the recovery option? If you flashed the firmware, then you are there already. Can you try booting into recovery again and doing a wipe/factory reset? If this doesn't work, then we can try the 4.3 restore.

Larry2999 said:
You said you were able to successfully flash the firmware. Good! Was this via the Kies option or the recovery option? If you flashed the firmware, then you are there already. Can you try booting into recovery again and doing a wipe/factory reset? If this doesn't work, then we can try the 4.3 restore.
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via the Kies option.
It won't let me wipe/factory reset. It keeps rebooting.

Larry2999 said:
You said you were able to successfully flash the firmware. Good! Was this via the Kies option or the recovery option? If you flashed the firmware, then you are there already. Can you try booting into recovery again and doing a wipe/factory reset? If this doesn't work, then we can try the 4.3 restore.
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So how will we go about doing the 4.3 restore?

minieli said:
So how will we go about doing the 4.3 restore?
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Except, of course, you'll need to be able to get into recovery mode fully to use this option. You may try downloading TWRP for your device via the following URL ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
Boot your phone into download mode and flash the recovery *.tar file via Odin
Check if you can successfully boot into TWRP. If so, you can try the hard wipe thing here. If not, it gets more difficult and you may need to go back to Odin.
If TWRP recovery works ....
1) Try doing a hard wipe/reset. If this works and enables you reboot successfully, order a drink or something. If you still cannot boot successfully, then try next step below.
2) Download the 4.3 stock recovery zip for TWRP posted in the following thread. Verify the MD5 and save to an external SD card...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
3) Place the SD card in your phone. Reboot to TWRP recovery and select install. Wait for flashing to complete. Clear your cache/dalvik and reboot to system
If you still cannot get to recovery ....
4) There is an Odin flashable *.tar file for i747 on 4.3. There have been mixed reports on its success, however. Some have reported using it successfully whilst a few have reported a brick. You have little to lose, however, and a brick, if it happens, would be likely recoverable. Scroll through the thread to find the file posted by Recognized Contributor Enewman. Download this file and flash via Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
I'd have also suggested flashing 4.1.1 via Odin, except there is a risk that your phone is already on the 4.3 bootloader and flashing an older would result in a brick.

Larry2999 said:
Except, of course, you'll need to be able to get into recovery mode fully to use this option. You may try downloading TWRP for your device via the following URL ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
Boot your phone into download mode and flash the recovery *.tar file via Odin
Check if you can successfully boot into TWRP. If so, you can try the hard wipe thing here. If not, it gets more difficult and you may need to go back to Odin.
If TWRP recovery works ....
1) Try doing a hard wipe/reset. If this works and enables you reboot successfully, order a drink or something. If you still cannot boot successfully, then try next step below.
2) Download the 4.3 stock recovery zip for TWRP posted in the following thread. Verify the MD5 and save to an external SD card...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
3) Place the SD card in your phone. Reboot to TWRP recovery and select install. Wait for flashing to complete. Clear your cache/dalvik and reboot to system
If you still cannot get to recovery ....
4) There is an Odin flashable *.tar file for i747 on 4.3. There have been mixed reports on its success, however. Some have reported using it successfully whilst a few have reported a brick. You have little to lose, however, and a brick, if it happens, would be likely recoverable. Scroll through the thread to find the file posted by Recognized Contributor Enewman. Download this file and flash via Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
I'd have also suggested flashing 4.1.1 via Odin, except there is a risk that your phone is already on the 4.3 bootloader and flashing an older would result in a brick.
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I can't get into recovery anymore... am I done for?

minieli said:
I can't get into recovery anymore... am I done for?
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Read this tread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660 You can use odin to flash back to 4.3 stock

norbarb said:
Read this tread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660 You can use odin to flash back to 4.3 stock
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The problem is that I can't flash anything because I can't get into download mode.

minieli said:
The problem is that I can't flash anything because I can't get into download mode.
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I had the same problem.
Follow NexTech00 instructions to get into recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916015&page=2
Then I flashed rooted stock 4.3
EDIT: Take your battery out and then try to getting into download.
NexTech00 is a life saver

minieli said:
The problem is that I can't flash anything because I can't get into download mode.
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I thought you could get into download mode easily enough before? If you have difficulties getting into download mode, you may try using a jig as you will need download mode to effect any of the various solutions. There is no reason to panic, however. Your phone is never bricked as long as you can get into download or recovery mode.

xXFl4sh said:
I had the same problem.
Follow NexTech00 instructions to get into recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916015&page=2
Then I flashed rooted stock 4.3
EDIT: Take your battery out and then try to getting into download.
NexTech00 is a life saver
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I love you. However, there's a problem...
It's wildly inconsistent when booting up. One time I got all the way to signing into my google account, but some times it reboots after getting at the swirling pink and blue samsung logo.
Larry2999 said:
I thought you could get into download mode easily enough before? If you have difficulties getting into download mode, you may try using a jig as you will need download mode to effect any of the various solutions. There is no reason to panic, however. Your phone is never bricked as long as you can get into download or recovery mode.
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Now I can, apparently. Something changed. Now I can get into download mode, but not recovery mode. So, now, what's the next step?

minieli said:
I love you. However, there's a problem...
It's wildly inconsistent when booting up. One time I got all the way to signing into my google account, but some times it reboots after getting at the swirling pink and blue samsung logo.
Now I can, apparently. Something changed. Now I can get into download mode, but not recovery mode. So, now, what's the next step?
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Can you try using Odin to flash 4.3 via then instructions posted earlier in the thread or follow the steps in the thread advised by xXFl4sh? The Odin should do it though.

Larry2999 said:
Can you try using Odin to flash 4.3 via then instructions posted earlier in the thread or follow the steps in the thread advised by xXFl4sh? The Odin should do it though.
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the file by enewman comes up 404 not found
I can get into download mode, but not recovery mode

minieli said:
the file by enewman comes up 404 not found
I can get into download mode, but not recovery mode
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52346496&postcount=39 Download firmware and flash in download mode like on picture there.

After flashing 4.3 did you perform a factory reset?

xXFl4sh said:
After flashing 4.3 did you perform a factory reset?
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I hadn't flashed 4.3 at that point.
norbarb said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52346496&postcount=39 Download firmware and flash in download mode like on picture there.
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Larry2999 said:
Can you try using Odin to flash 4.3 via then instructions posted earlier in the thread or follow the steps in the thread advised by xXFl4sh? The Odin should do it though.
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my phone shut off in the middle, and it said that it failed. Now I'm back to the "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please connect to kies and try again" screen. I can still get into download mode. What now?
It apparently tripped my warranty bit too
and it shuts off within 3 seconds when on download mode. I read something about "sudden death syndrome". Is this it?

stuck in recovery mode

I have a Samsung galaxy tab 3 light it also has TWRP recovery.
After installing this app: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=phongit.quickreboot&hl=en
and using it to boot into recovery, I am now stuck recovery boot loop,I can however still get into download mode.
I also do not have a customer rom or custom kernel installed.
I tried using backups that I have, wiping cash,and even entering strings of code in terminal that I found on forums that said it would work, and none of it seems to work.
I do not care about keeping any data that's on there I just want to get out of the loop.
P.s please keep in mind that I am extremely new to android, as well as this form.

neo6060 said:
I have a Samsung galaxy tab 3 light it also has TWRP recovery.
After installing this app: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=phongit.quickreboot&hl=en
and using it to boot into recovery, I am now stuck recovery boot loop,I can however still get into download mode.
I also do not have a customer rom or custom kernel installed.
I tried using backups that I have, wiping cash,and even entering strings of code in terminal that I found on forums that said it would work, and none of it seems to work.
I do not care about keeping any data that's on there I just want to get out of the loop.
P.s please keep in mind that I am extremely new to android, as well as this form.
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The onlyest way is flash STOCK with Odin.
If you want root, flash PhilzTouch with Odin, after flash Boot directly with Power ,Volume+ and Home button into Recovery and flash The SuperSu.ZIP V1.94
After that install The supersu.APP from playstore and update The supersu.
This way was working by me.

bierma32 said:
The onlyest way is flash STOCK with Odin.
If you want root, flash PhilzTouch with Odin, after flash Boot directly with Power ,Volume+ and Home button into Recovery and flash The SuperSu.ZIP V1.94
After that install The supersu.APP from playstore and update The supersu.
This way was working by me.
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I've tried several ROMs and still no dice.
Any other ideas.

Ive experienced this before and flashing stock thru odin is the only way out, and dont use quickreboot again heard theres a bug with the kernel

LoVeRice said:
Ive experienced this before and flashing stock thru odin is the only way out, and dont use quickreboot again heard theres a bug with the kernel
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any ideas where I can find the stock rom.

neo6060 said:
any ideas where I can find the stock rom.
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You could go to sammobile
h__p://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
and search by your device type

neo6060 said:
any ideas where I can find the stock rom.
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That is what i have writen, flash Stock with Odin.