[Q] S3 soft bricked, won't flash, cant boot into recovery, can't flash. Any help? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

(T999, 4.1.2 Stock, 2 Binary counts now)
I've searched around and haven't had much luck with some help with my problem. Maybe someone would be nice enough to guide me to the right place?
Basically I had a root gone bad, and I get the:
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
Honestly I have not tried the kies route yet, had a bad experience in the past.
I either can't get the button timing right, or it just will Not allow me to boot into recovery mode.
I can get into download mode without Any trouble.
I've referred to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Got the stock rom, but wont flash; keeps getting errors. I assumed I would just need that MD5. Would I need another file since I'm trying to hard reset and flash?
I would have given the "Galaxy S3 Toolkit" a try, but it won't eve get past the debugging part, and I can't change that at this time.
I would greatly appreciate all help.

Are you using Odin to flash the firmware? Does it recognize that the device is connected?
What is the output in Odin when it fails?
To boot recovery turn device off.
Hold home, volume up and power.
When you see blue text flash at top of screen, release power only. Continue holding HOME and volume up in till you see recovery start.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Are you using Odin to flash the firmware? Does it recognize that the device is connected?
What is the output in Odin when it fails?
To boot recovery turn device off.
Hold home, volume up and power.
When you see blue text flash at top of screen, release power only. Continue holding HOME and volume up in till you see recovery start.
Sent from my SGH-T999N using Tapatalk
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Thanks for your quick reply.
Yes, I am using Odin. And it does recognize it.
Odin does this:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T999UVDMD5_T999TMBDMD5_T999UVDMD5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
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Since I closed it off and reopened it, now it gives me neither a pass or fail, but prior to trying to flash I would constantly say fail.
I havent seen any other color but red at the top on my screen, and that says "ODIN MODE" along with the error as stated in my first post when I try to get into recovery.
I've actually held the 3 buttons for up to 40 sec to no avail. The blue words never showed up. It would pop up with the "ODIN MODE" and the error, then the screen would go back to black and would never give any other indications until I let go of the power. Even then it went back to the error.

Maybe jtag can help or bad usb port.

tomy1986.nt said:
Maybe jtag can help or bad usb port.
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jag may have done the job...
But nah, all of my USBs are in good shape. It was strictly phone trouble..
I went ahead and tried out samsung kies. To my surprise, It allowed me to fix it up. It did a major hard reset and reloaded the current rom.
Lost everything, but no longer bricked.

the usb jig
AjieGFX said:
jag may have done the job...
But nah, all of my USBs are in good shape. It was strictly phone trouble..
I went ahead and tried out samsung kies. To my surprise, It allowed me to fix it up. It did a major hard reset and reloaded the current rom.
Lost everything, but no longer bricked.
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dont bother replacing the usb port i have the same exact problem cant get the pc to recongnize my phone ... replaced the usb port and yes i have the right drivers installed..

AjieGFX said:
jag may have done the job...
But nah, all of my USBs are in good shape. It was strictly phone trouble..
I went ahead and tried out samsung kies. To my surprise, It allowed me to fix it up. It did a major hard reset and reloaded the current rom.
Lost everything, but no longer bricked.
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My kies do not recognise my phone as connected. How can I use Kies to unbrick my phone? I have the same problem!

r.ioannen said:
My kies do not recognise my phone as connected. How can I use Kies to unbrick my phone? I have the same problem!
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Is your phone soft bricked or hard bricked? does it get power?
mine was soft bricked; i could still power it on, i just was Very limited on what I could do.
Is your kies updated?

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AjieGFX said:
Is your phone soft bricked or hard bricked? does it get power?
mine was soft bricked; i could still power it on, i just was Very limited on what I could do.
Is your kies updated?
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First I thought it is soft bricked but reading on forums about the same symptoms I understood that the motherboard is finished so I need to change it.
I have tried many attempts with flashing with Odin but nothing. It enters download mode but not recovery.
Odin sees my phone but not kies. I do not think is an update problem.
But I bricked my phone with my wife's laptop and I have tried to restore it back on my own PC. Nothing worked but I read on forums that maybe the PC have a problem reading the phone through the USB port.
I thought is not my case as Odin recognized my phone BUT trying to flash again with Odin from my wife's laptop BINGO! It flashed it on the first attempt and boot normally in to my kit.kat Resurrection Remix Rom!

AjieGFX said:
(T999, 4.1.2 Stock, 2 Binary counts now)
I've searched around and haven't had much luck with some help with my problem. Maybe someone would be nice enough to guide me to the right place?
Basically I had a root gone bad, and I get the:
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
Honestly I have not tried the kies route yet, had a bad experience in the past.
I either can't get the button timing right, or it just will Not allow me to boot into recovery mode.
I can get into download mode without Any trouble.
I've referred to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Got the stock rom, but wont flash; keeps getting errors. I assumed I would just need that MD5. Would I need another file since I'm trying to hard reset and flash?
I would have given the "Galaxy S3 Toolkit" a try, but it won't eve get past the debugging part, and I can't change that at this time.
I would greatly appreciate all help.
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Happen to me as well. All you need to do in flash a custom recovery through Odin, in download mode, like TWRP or clocksWord mod. Once thats done install any rom you want through the recovery, put the rom you want in an external storage like a sd card.

hi did you solve this problem?

DocHoliday77 said:
Are you using Odin to flash the firmware? Does it recognize that the device is connected?
What is the output in Odin when it fails?
To boot recovery turn device off.
Hold home, volume up and power.
When you see blue text flash at top of screen, release power only. Continue holding HOME and volume up in till you see recovery start.
Sent from my SGH-T999N using Tapatalk
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Thanks a lot! I wasn't able to get into recovery mode and I started to lose hope, but by following your instructions I managed to get it into recovery. :')

Boot loop on Samsung screen, doesnt load recovery but loads to Download mode atleast
AjieGFX said:
Thanks for your quick reply.
Yes, I am using Odin. And it does recognize it.
Odin does this:
Since I closed it off and reopened it, now it gives me neither a pass or fail, but prior to trying to flash I would constantly say fail.
I havent seen any other color but red at the top on my screen, and that says "ODIN MODE" along with the error as stated in my first post when I try to get into recovery.
I've actually held the 3 buttons for up to 40 sec to no avail. The blue words never showed up. It would pop up with the "ODIN MODE" and the error, then the screen would go back to black and would never give any other indications until I let go of the power. Even then it went back to the error.
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I have a very similar problem. I would truly appreciate some guidance here!
Some details of the mobile versions since these differ from the OP.
I use a Samsung GT i9300 International Version, rooted and had flashed Nameless Rom based on Android 5.0.
Flashed TWRP or Philz Touchwiz CWM recovery (I dont really remember now)
The phone worked fine until recently when the battery started behaving bad!
(Small story short : On a vacation, my 1.8 Amp charger broke, and my phone crashed saying "Do a factory reset since the encryption during a restart failed". Forcefully, had to factory reset and my battery has been draining like mad ever since) When on wifi, the rate of draining was faster than the rate of charge on a 1A charger)
I was previously on a Slimkat Rom then.
I decided to flash Nameless Rom to see if the behavior changed.
The Rom was smooth but the charging issue persisted. I decided to buy a 2.1 A charger but one fine morning after an overnight charge, the phone didn't boot up. I assumed that the charge wasn't enough and I let it charge a bit longer. After several attempts, it booted up all of a sudden.
I believe this was a significant warning/indication of something possibly wrong with the ROM but I didnt bother to change it just yet.
Then came the surprise a couple of mornings later. The phone went into a boot loop displaying the WHITE Samsung logo with GT-I9300.
Tried booting into recovery, but it just doesnt load into recovery with Volume Up combination.
However, download mode comes up with Volume Down combination. So I was happy in a way that it wasnt hard bricked just yet!
Read somewhere asking me to flash recovery alone from which i could wipe cache and dalvik and try rebooting - So I downloaded TWRP latest version and flashed, but Odin failed to flash - Got a FAIL message and similar to quoted post after failed attempts.
Tried flashing Philz CWM, but failed again. Also tried flashing the Stock recovery too, but it just didnt pass!
Doesnt flash the recovery in whatever way I tried.
Now, I did read that flashing the stock firmware of GT - I9300 Intl version is the option I have left (approx 900 MB).
Will this flash the stock rom and reset the root?
Is there something that I have missed out on? Or I need to try something else before I try flashing stock firmware?
I need some pointers now guys, help me out!

AjieGFX said:
Thanks for your quick reply.
Yes, I am using Odin. And it does recognize it.
Odin does this:
Since I closed it off and reopened it, now it gives me neither a pass or fail, but prior to trying to flash I would constantly say fail.
I havent seen any other color but red at the top on my screen, and that says "ODIN MODE" along with the error as stated in my first post when I try to get into recovery.
I've actually held the 3 buttons for up to 40 sec to no avail. The blue words never showed up. It would pop up with the "ODIN MODE" and the error, then the screen would go back to black and would never give any other indications until I let go of the power. Even then it went back to the error.
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Eeep i missed something

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Did I FU my ohone?

I have an epic touch. I rooted my phone and installed ClockworkMod Recovery, and StarBurst ROM. I could not tell if it worked because the screen and icons look exactly the same as factory. I then tried to add my company's email which asked me to restart the phone in order to encrypt some information. After it turned off, I have not been able to turn it back on. I see the start up screen (i.e., the word "Android" flashing) with no sound (which I believe is part of StarBurst). Then the screen goes blank and it stays off. Did I screw up my phone? What can I do to fix it? I tried a factory reset but that did not work. I would appreciate any help. I did try to search but could not find anything directly applicable. Thanks.
Well, I am able to boot it up. However, when I try to reinstall clockwork, I get an error stating that odin cannot open the serial(COM) port. So I cannot reinstall clockwork, or a stock kernel. I am unsure what I should do next. Any idea why odin does not recognize my phone?
jchi18 said:
Well, I am able to boot it up. However, when I try to reinstall clockwork, I get an error stating that odin cannot open the serial(COM) port. So I cannot reinstall clockwork, or a stock kernel. I am unsure what I should do next. Any idea why odin does not recognize my phone?
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You do have the drivers loaded right? Try a different cable.
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I got CWM recovery loaded but now it won't start up now. It keeps on showing the start up screen over and over again. I feel like I am making things worse. Please please help.
crawrj said:
You do have the drivers loaded right? Try a different cable.
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It wasn't working and then it worked out of nowhere. Now I am trying to install a stock kernel but it doesn't work again.
I have the drivers downloaded when I installed kies. I tried another cable and it still doesn't work.
Ugh, sorry to hear it.
You might want to check the following:
1) Ensure Kies isn't running in the background.... it doesn't play well with Odin. Use your computer Task Manager to close any Kies processes that are running.
2) If 1 doesn't work, try restarting your computer. (It can't hurt)
One other thing I thought of: The phone is in download mode when connecting to the computer, correct? You get into download mode by shutting down phone, then pressing Volume Down & Power at the same time. At the prompt, press Up to continue.
(You've probably tried all of the above, but just trying to cover all the bases)
geekaren said:
Ugh, sorry to hear it.
You might want to check the following:
1) Ensure Kies isn't running in the background.... it doesn't play well with Odin. Use your computer Task Manager to close any Kies processes that are running.
2) If 1 doesn't work, try restarting your computer. (It can't hurt)
One other thing I thought of: The phone is in download mode when connecting to the computer, correct? You get into download mode by shutting down phone, then pressing Volume Down & Power at the same time. At the prompt, press Up to continue.
(You've probably tried all of the above, but just trying to cover all the bases)
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Turning off Kies did the trick. I was able to get odin to connect to my phone. I downloaded the stock kernel onto my phone. But I still have the same issue. It constantly cycles through the start up screen and doesn't progress past that point. Ugh...
I remember seeing something about how to handle bootloops after using odin on the international SGS2 forum. No guarantee it will work, but let me go find that post... be right back.
Updated: The post-Odin bootloop fix posts on int'l SGS2 forums all reference reflashing with stock firmware. We don't have that available yet for E4GT :-(
The only thing I can think of would be to go into stock recovery and do a factory reset
1) hold down power & volume Up
2) use volume up/down to select "wipe data/factory reset"
3) follow prompts
I haven't tried the above to recover from an E4GT bootloop -- for all I know it could make matters worse.
Sorry I can't provide more help :-(
geekaren said:
I remember seeing something about how to handle bootloops after using odin on the international SGS2 forum. No guarantee it will work, but let me go find that post... be right back.
Updated: The post-Odin bootloop fix posts on int'l SGS2 forums all reference reflashing with stock firmware. We don't have that available yet for E4GT :-(
The only thing I can think of would be to go into stock recovery and do a factory reset
1) hold down power & volume Up
2) use volume up/down to select "wipe data/factory reset"
3) follow prompts
I haven't tried the above to recover from an E4GT bootloop -- for all I know it could make matters worse.
Sorry I can't provide more help :-(
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That actually helped. I am able to boot up. Now I don't know whether I should leave it as it is or try to go through the steps all over again.
btw, thank you so much for your help. Very much appreciated.
You're welcome, so glad that worked!!

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I was on the FK23 rom for a while, and everything was working perfectly. However, last night, I ran a white noise machine app from my phone while it was on the charger all night.
When I went to unlock the phone this morning, it wouldn't unlock, so I pulled the battery, and it started to bootloop. It would do the Galaxy SII screen, then the Sprint bootup, then it would play the Sprint boot down animation. Over and over.
So I tried flashing FL16 with ODIN, and when I do that, it gets stuck on hidden.img and doesn't do anything. Then I tried flashing EL29 with ODIN, and it gets stuck on recovery.bin and doesn't do anything. I have used multiple PCs and multiple cables. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?! I just want my phone to work T_T
anchor_th said:
I was on the FK23 rom for a while, and everything was working perfectly. However, last night, I ran a white noise machine app from my phone while it was on the charger all night.
When I went to unlock the phone this morning, it wouldn't unlock, so I pulled the battery, and it started to bootloop. It would do the Galaxy SII screen, then the Sprint bootup, then it would play the Sprint boot down animation. Over and over.
So I tried flashing FL16 with ODIN, and when I do that, it gets stuck on hidden.img and doesn't do anything. Then I tried flashing EL29 with ODIN, and it gets stuck on recovery.bin and doesn't do anything. I have used multiple PCs and multiple cables. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?! I just want my phone to work T_T
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Do a factory restore and wipe then odin one click stock EL29 and start from scratch.
I can't do a factory restore. When I hold Vol up + power, it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"
:edited: Didn't see your response to graydiggy
Redownload a complete one click, verify md5 and try putting the phone in download mode and attempting again. It's possible that your download was bad.
so is there nothing I can do?
By technicality, that is not a brick. You should be able to flash from that message. That was the case with the Samsung Captivate.
I downloaded EL29 and verified it again. It is doing the same thing. stuck on recovery.bin
I also tried flashing from that message just now. Same thing. ODIN gets stuck on recovery.bin
thanks for the help but I think it's ****ed. something might have messed up in the filesystem and that's why ODIN gets stuck maybe.
anchor_th said:
I downloaded EL29 and verified it again. It is doing the same thing. stuck on recovery.bin
I also tried flashing from that message just now. Same thing. ODIN gets stuck on recovery.bin
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Ok, so I found a solution by sfhub that worked for someone from a while ago. Try using pc odin to flash each piece seperately. Modem, kernel, then rom..
Here's my ref:
See post #9 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492771
I'll see if this works. Hopefully it does, I'm ready to toss the thing out of a window, haha
edit: noob question, how do I flash the .md5 files? I downloaded odin multi downloader but the phone doesn't show up in it.
edit 2: okay nevermind I figured it out, it seems to be flashing
edit 3: so modem flashed just fine and the phone rebooted but when I try kernel it loads the green bar all the way on odin then it freezes...
edit 4: so I think my phone's flash memory might be screwed somehow. I've been reading other threads and someone had a similar problem as me and couldn't fix it.
anchor_th said:
I'll see if this works. Hopefully it does, I'm ready to toss the thing out of a window, haha
edit: noob question, how do I flash the .md5 files? I downloaded odin multi downloader but the phone doesn't show up in it.
edit 2: okay nevermind I figured it out, it seems to be flashing
edit 3: so modem flashed just fine and the phone rebooted but when I try kernel it loads the green bar all the way on odin then it freezes...
edit 4: so I think my phone's flash memory might be screwed somehow. I've been reading other threads and someone had a similar problem as me and couldn't fix it.
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Have you flashed all three pieces before trying to let the phone boot completely? Once you flash the first piece and it restarts, Just hold power+vol down and get back into download. Do that until you have all three segments flashed. Then try letting it boot.
I flashed the modem, it worked, then I rebooted back into download. Then I tried flashing kernel and the bar on ODIN filled up but then it froze and did nothing. I let it sit for about 10 minutes and it still did nothing. so I tried skipping that and flashing the rom and the bar on ODIN moved barely then froze. Like I said, I think my phone's flash memory got messed up somehow. :\
anchor_th said:
I flashed the modem, it worked, then I rebooted back into download. Then I tried flashing kernel and the bar on ODIN filled up but then it froze and did nothing. I let it sit for about 10 minutes and it still did nothing. so I tried skipping that and flashing the rom and the bar on ODIN moved barely then froze. Like I said, I think my phone's flash memory got messed up somehow. :\
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Then there may be one more thread that might help if that's the case.
Kernel is only the zimage file. Hang on, let me find it.
:edit: Maybe this will help you. If not, maybe graydiggy or someone else has some ideas.
With this, you'll have to see if you can't flash a custom recovery. From the sound of it, it may not be helpful at all.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865102
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Yeah, I don't think there's a way to do that since I can't access ADB...
anchor_th said:
Yeah, I don't think there's a way to do that since I can't access ADB...
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
I'll try that as a last resort. I'm going to a Sprint store tomorrow and I'll see what they tell me. I just might use all this as an excuse to finally get a Note II.
anchor_th said:
I'll try that as a last resort. I'm going to a Sprint store tomorrow and I'll see what they tell me. I just might use all this as an excuse to finally get a Note II.
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They will probably know you borked it by trying to flash. If they can get to a recovery to see if you have flashed anything, you are screwed.
Do you by chance have a USB Download Mode JIG?
No, I don't. My download count in download mode is at 1, too.... so they probably won't fix it... but I might get lucky. Who knows.
edit: the messed up thing is I don't really know what messed it up. it worked fine for about a month on FK23, then boom, this morning it won't unlock and bootloops when I pull battery. before I tried flashing it, it wouldn't even go into recovery. when I held vol up + power, it just went to the Samsung screen and rebooted over and over
anchor_th said:
No, I don't. My download count in download mode is at 1, too.... so they probably won't fix it... but I might get lucky. Who knows.
edit: the messed up thing is I don't really know what messed it up. it worked fine for about a month on FK23, then boom, this morning it won't unlock and bootloops when I pull battery. before I tried flashing it, it wouldn't even go into recovery. when I held vol up + power, it just went to the Samsung screen and rebooted over and over
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I have a theory... Give it a couple hours of plug in time without turning it on or trying to flash. Just give it like 3 hours and see if you can flash from there. You may have a battery that is low and it could be resulting in your problem of not being able to flash.
the battery was also on the charger all night... but I'll plug it in. is it charging even though it is on the connect to kies screen?
anchor_th said:
the battery was also on the charger all night... but I'll plug it in. is it charging even though it is on the connect to kies screen?
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Just keep it completely powered off and use the normal wall charger.

Bricked s4

so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies
smeen23 said:
so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies
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If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
baseballfanz said:
If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
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i still get fail from odin....thats actually the thing i dont get....can it be from drivers?
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
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eddies92 said:
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
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yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error
smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error and btw when i connect my phone to kies it says connecting... and i et to troubleshot the error and when i do it replace the driver over and over...thats why i assumed it from drivers..i already inatlled the drivers from different places but still nothing
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smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error
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If you are stuck in a bootloop after running the recovery file in odin (it's 1.6 GB unzipped), which is the way things sound, pull the battery and go into stock recovery. Do this by replacing the battery, holding volume up, home, and power button until the ble recovery shows in the upper left then let go. In stock recovery, scroll down 9using volume button) to wipe data/factory reset. Coose that option with the power button. You will lose ALL data on your phone and you will have to go thru setup again. When it's done choose reboot in the menu and let it reboot. Don't freak if it takes a while. In a minute or 2 you will see the screen dim and it will boot. Go thru setup, root again, install custom recovery, and if you were wise enough to have done a backup tp your SD card, you can get it back.
Good luck, there are tutorials on Youtube if you care to search for them. Here's a good one -
http://youtu.be/yEJSv9MrVAg
@getsum
Good suggestion :good:
I think the issue is that he's making things more complicated than he needs to.
A step by step by the op would be helpful if your suggestion doesn't resolve the issue
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Op, you're a little confusing.
Are you able to successfully use ODIN and flash stock firmware, but get stuck in a boot loop or freeze on Samsung splash?
Or ODIN fails?
From you're posts it sounds like both issues are occurring, but I think it's a posting conflict, and your issue is one or the other, unless I'm wrong, which I've been before
when i try recovery it goes to boot saying loading recovery than it goes full off and after boot screen again...i tried twrp and still nothing but the good thing is that odin passed that ..the only thing it didnt fail....maybe i didnt have the right rom ...i am downloading the official i9505 rom and i hope it will work this time....but plz if any1 can help i would apriciate it
Odin problem
I am also having a odin problem. I have tried jdownloader2 as well. Everything is giving me an error on extraction. My phone is stuck on the pulsing T-Mobile 4G LTE. Please help...my wife is looking at me like I just wasted money on a useless brick :silly:
Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.
Odin problem
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
Biker1 said:
Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.
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jtcovington said:
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
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I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜
baseballfanz said:
I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜
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I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?
jtcovington said:
I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?
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Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons till you see the upper left hand blue script, andtrelease buttons to get into Recovery.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2
Biker1 said:
Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2
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How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?
jtcovington said:
How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?
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Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.
Biker1 said:
Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.
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I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.
jtcovington said:
I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.
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Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck
Biker1 said:
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck
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Okay, I was stuck on the recovery at first followed instructions.
ODIN to PASS...yeah!
Reboots...stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE
Pulled battery...got to recovery
Wipe/factory reset
says complete....reboot now
Stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE screen.
I am following instructions to the letter! I can only think that the file I using for ODIN is wrong.
Wife is getting very suspicious...uh oh!

[Q] Rooted: Factory Reset: STUCK

Hello to everyone. This is my first adventure. I've read until my eyes have bleed but still haven't figured out a solution to my problem so I will ask scaringly...
I have a AT&T Samsung Note II SGH-I317 rooted.
My phone is currently stuck on "Samsung GALAXY Note II" screen after I did a factory reset.
Initially this worked but as I was setting everything back up, I received a ota system update. And it gave me a failure to upgrade error, try again in kies. Kies will not recognize my phone because it's stuck. I've done the hold up volume + home then power a hundred times but it won't let me go into recovery. I've read of everyones success but I'm still stuck! I used stock roms from at least 5 different sources but none have fully recovered my phone. It does however PASS in odin 3.07 and 3.09.
What other options have I missed? Please help....
poochieturner said:
Hello to everyone. This is my first adventure. I've read until my eyes have bleed but still haven't figured out a solution to my problem so I will ask scaringly...
I have a AT&T Samsung Note II SGH-I317 rooted.
My phone is currently stuck on "Samsung GALAXY Note II" screen after I did a factory reset.
Initially this worked but as I was setting everything back up, I received a ota system update. And it gave me a failure to upgrade error, try again in kies. Kies will not recognize my phone because it's stuck. I've done the hold up volume + home then power a hundred times but it won't let me go into recovery. I've read of everyones success but I'm still stuck! I used stock roms from at least 5 different sources but none have fully recovered my phone. It does however PASS in odin 3.07 and 3.09.
What other options have I missed? Please help....
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Weird, ODIN should usually work without issue. Are you using the custom recovery or a stock recovery? You should be able to flash a new recovery with ODIN I believe.
Are you using the factory USB charging cable? Knock-off cables cause odin and kies errors.
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They were all stock recovery. As I mentioned before, the first time I done it, it worked fine but once I received the update from at&t I've not been able to duplicate that process without get stuck. I can access download and that's it.
Yes, I'm using the usb that came with my phone. ODIN recognizes my phone immediately.
poochieturner said:
They were all stock recovery. As I mentioned before, the first time I done it, it worked fine but once I received the update from at&t I've not been able to duplicate that process without get stuck. I can access download and that's it.
Yes, I'm using the usb that came with my phone. ODIN recognizes my phone immediately.
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I'm having this same exact problem under very similar circumstances. Has anyone found a solution?
Thanks Man
hylander2126 said:
I'm having this same exact problem under very similar circumstances. Has anyone found a solution?
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Followed your post and got mine working also.. Bootloader did it! Thanks...

Odin fails to flash

Hello, just picked up a used tab s t705w bell in good shape. Ive tried to flash the original 5.02 as well as autroot and another original image as well. All of them fail. Im using the latest version of Odin. The connection says its ok as per com port than when it gets to boot.img it stops and fails. Ive tried 2 USB cables as well as all my USB ports to no avail. Please help as to what I'm doing wrong, thanks.
Heres a pic
Update: tried with laptop still same thing, is there anybody that can offer a suggestion? I even unplugged the battery and plugged back in. I also tried several older versions of Odin.
Well since nobody knows what to do my research indicates possibly nand chip has failed meaning hardware issue. Gonna look at returning it.
cesandoid said:
Well since nobody knows what to do my research indicates possibly nand chip has failed meaning hardware issue. Gonna look at returning it.
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Hi,
Did you end up fixing the issue? I think I have the same issue as yours on a SM T800. It came with 4.4.2 so when I tried to update to Marshmellow it failed and it restarted fine, and it told me to update via my pc using Kies or smarth switch. So I did so and guess what happened Smart Switch failed as well but now it bricked the tablet. So when Smart switch tries to install the recovery, same thing. So I now have a brick! So I am trying to find out if there was a solution or not. If not I will just have to wear it.
Thanks.
hello, identical problem ,ODIN does not complete the procedure,Tablet locked in the emergency screen.... no key combination works........
any ideas?
TEX
tex_kit said:
hello, identical problem ,ODIN does not complete the procedure,Tablet locked in the emergency screen.... no key combination works........
any ideas?
TEX
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You're saying you can't get it back into the Odin download mode?
Hold HOME+ VOLUME UP+VOLUME DOWN+POWER. (Keep holding)
When the Samsung splash screen comes up, let go of the VOLUME UP button.
When the Odin warning screen comes up, let go of all buttons and click VOLUME UP.
Even when I was sure mine was soft-bricked, I was able to get it into Odin download.
wellersl said:
You're saying you can't get it back into the Odin download mode?
Hold HOME+ VOLUME UP+VOLUME DOWN+POWER. (Keep holding)
When the Samsung splash screen comes up, let go of the VOLUME UP button.
When the Odin warning screen comes up, let go of all buttons and click VOLUME UP.
Even when I was sure mine was soft-bricked, I was able to get it into Odin download.
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thanks ,executed the procedure and finally I’m back in the Odin screen.Unfortunately the error has recurred ........ the end of the procedure shall be interrupted .....
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end of the test.
More info:last update to Android 6...enter in Odin Mode . I manage to start the installation but towards the end of lock , tried both with FIR. OMN-T805XXU1ANFB-2014,(European generic), both with OMN-T805XXU1CPL1_T805OMN1CPK1-20161212(dedicated version
tex_kit said:
thanks ,executed the procedure and finally I’m back in the Odin screen.Unfortunately the error has recurred ........ the end of the procedure shall be interrupted .....
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end of the test.
More info:last update to Android 6...enter in Odin Mode . I manage to start the installation but towards the end of lock , tried both with FIR. OMN-T805XXU1ANFB-2014,(European generic), both with OMN-T805XXU1CPL1_T805OMN1CPK1-20161212(dedicated version
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In my limited experience with Odin, I find it to be a very stable, robust, and reliable application. Having said that, and not knowing what version you're using, the usual suggestions are:
Try another (older) version of Odin.
Try another USB cable.
Always use a USB 2 port.
Try a different firmware package making *certain* it's for your model tab. (<- This is what's most suspect - IMHO.)
As long as you can still invoke the Odin downloader on your tab, there's still hope.
Good morning, Sir
News update, detailed search carried out, found the latest specific Samsung Firmware, (XEH-T805XXU1CPL1-20170111202424 with MM.)
The procedure with Odin has been successfully completed. (end of good news) At the end of the operation the tablet remains with the logo samsung bright intermittently . performed hard reset but remains stuck on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
Suggestions?
TEX
tex_kit said:
Good morning, Sir
News update, detailed search carried out, found the latest specific Samsung Firmware, (XEH-T805XXU1CPL1-20170111202424 with MM.)
The procedure with Odin has been successfully completed. (end of good news) At the end of the operation the tablet remains with the logo samsung bright intermittently . performed hard reset but remains stuck on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
Suggestions?
TEX
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PM SENT.
Yup. Been there. Done exactly that. I fixed it by subscribing to SamMobile, then paying for and downloading the OEM firmware. That's probably the best news, You can always get back to a box-stock condition. If you have the patience, you can download the firmware for free.
EDIT: Once I got back to stock, I looked for and found:
DAMMIT! I keep forgetting we have two different tabs. Obviously Klimtwifi is wrong for you.
lineage-14.1-20200321-UNOFFICIAL-klimtwifi, installed it with Odin3_v3.11.2 (Not sure it matters.)
Then rooted it using Odin: https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/android-basics-root-with-cf-auto-root-0167401/
And, once rooted, installed the Official TWRP app from Google Play. I always use the next older version of TWRP (twrp-3.3.0-0-klimtwifi) because TWRP doesn't like me much.
Then, rebooted into recovery and flashed GApps (open_gapps-arm-9.0-nano-20200417)
FWIW - This is from feeble memory, and I still have all the files - both those that worked and those that didn't - all in the same folder. So if something doesn't work for you, I've got what worked for me.
All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.
All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.???
IS A build guide available ??
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE is no longer maintained.
I just thought I’d switch to android 4.4 ....
The problem comes from the loss of boot files?
TEX
tex_kit said:
All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.???
IS A build guide available ??
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE is no longer maintained.
I just thought I’d switch to android 4.4 ....
The problem comes from the loss of boot files?
TEX
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This should get you where you want to be: http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/download-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-lte-lineage-os/
I'm not sure what caused the problem in the first place. I was just very relieved to see it boot when i got the stock ROM back on it.
Did you restore yours back to stock? It's good practice.
wellersl said:
This should get you where you want to be: http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/download-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-lte-lineage-os/
I'm not sure what caused the problem in the first place. I was just very relieved to see it boot when i got the stock ROM back on it.
Did you restore yours back to stock? It's good practice.
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Good morning,
The tablet is Hungarian (made search via samsung and s n), I install unique files (extension .md5).
installed the version K.K. 4 , the only novelty the presence during the first restart of the colored logo, performed manual restart and hard reset /wipe ,
At the end it remains with the Samsung logo bright intermittently (Samsung logo power etc.etc.). Found the multifile firwarware.
Odin does not recognize extension . enc4 and (oddly ) I find nothing to extract Files...
TEX
tex_kit said:
Good morning,
The tablet is Hungarian (made search via samsung and s n), I install unique files (extension .md5).
installed the version K.K. 4 , the only novelty the presence during the first restart of the colored logo, performed manual restart and hard reset /wipe ,
At the end it remains with the Samsung logo bright intermittently (Samsung logo power etc.etc.). Found the multifile firwarware.
Odin does not recognize extension . enc4 and (oddly ) I find nothing to extract Files...
TEX
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Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.
wellersl said:
Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.
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Good morning,
Downloaded and installed the latest version SM-T805_t805xxu1cpl1_marshmallow(Android 6.0.1)_Xeh_factory Rom (4 File)_20170111.zip.enc4. (decrypted with an earlier version of samfirm (3.9 ).
the installation procedure of the 4 files, AP, BL, CP, CSC, does not involve problems.
Unfortunately at the end of the procedure the Tablet does not restart automatically, and after its hard wipe reset remains locked on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
During the tests I noticed that holding down the power button tries to start. The second samsung logo stands out completely but does not pass the stage.
The feeling he can’t make it.
A new PIT file?
Tex
wellersl said:
Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.
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Good morning, first of all
I want to thank you for your patience and time.
Performed yet another installation test with Odin this time with Android 5 (XEH-T805XXU1BOJ1-20151111094815) similar result, you have precedents.
But with a novelty
.At the end of the installation, the tablet remains off, as in the pretending tests, I try to start it normally but nothing, in addition to the ever-present Logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) flashing intermittently.
I press the power button for several seconds with the result of making the second samsung logo appear (colored) with an Android loading start, release the button, the device turns off.
By re-activating the flashing logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) normally.
Holding down the power button starts
Android update - optimization of the accompanying application (192 tot), a few minutes later always with the power pressed, the process ends and the installation of applications begins, after a few seconds, the first APP starts., the tablet turns off.
By turning it on again and the intermittent luminous logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) reappears.
Repeating the procedure (power button pressed continuously) you get colored samsung logo and the writing (alkalmazàsok telepitèese) installation of applications and turns off.
I perform a wipe data / factory reset obtaining:
--wiping data—
Formatting / data ...
Formatting / cache ...
Formatting / sbfs ....
E: unknow volume for path [/ sbfs]
E: unknow volume "/ sbfs"
Complete data wipes.
I run reboot system now.
The tablet turns on with the intermittently lit Logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S).
By repeating the whole procedure previously described, no changes are obtained.
TEX
alkalmazàsok telepitèese?
Neither Google nor I understand that phrase. Do you?
Irrespective of that, I'm at my wit's end. And, assuming you're following the published directions, you may be looking at a hardware failure.
Just to confirm, before all this started for you, this was a working tablet?
wellersl said:
Neither Google nor I understand that phrase. Do you?
Irrespective of that, I'm at my wit's end. And, assuming you're following the published directions, you may be looking at a hardware failure.
Just to confirm, before all this started for you, this was a working tablet?
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good morning,
the tablet was working, during a game session started to reboot, always and only with the logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) bright intermittently, performed hard reset, I did not fix anything. The only news, these days, after Odin, is the complete installation of android 5 with the power key pressed all the time.releasing the tablet key turns off . At the next power on I get the logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) bright intermittently.
thank you for your patience and professionalism
Tex
This is the screen you see *before* you invoke Odin and connect the tab to your PC?
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