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Failed Root Attempt On Previously Unrooted I317UCALK7 - Bricked?

I wanted to try an AKOP ROM or two on my completely stock, never rooted Note 2 running the OTA UCALK7 update. I followed the guide here (flash the SU injected stock UCALJ2 image) to root and now my note gets stuck at the Samsung logo. I have tried the following:
Downloaded the completely stock UCALJ2 unrooted image and flashed via ODIN.
Tried flashing both stock and rooted ROMs on another computer using the stock USB cable.
Flashed CWM touch via ODIN after flashing rooted UCALJ2 image, it can boot to CWM but fails miserably most likely to the lack of root.
My guess is it's bricked because sammy closed the root hole in the UCALK7 update and flashing back to rooted UCALJ2 isn't enough to bypass the patched exploit. Is there an ODIN flashable complete UCALK7 image that I can try (I've looked to no end, all I can find are rooted zips flashable via CWM) or am I really up the creek?

Pull the battery.
Hold the Center Home Button + Vol Down + Power
Slide the battery in.
If you do this right you can get into odin before the Samsung logo. I just had the same problem because I flashed the wrong recovery. It worked for me.

shakabra said:
Pull the battery.
Hold the Center Home Button + Vol Down + Power
Slide the battery in.
If you do this right you can get into odin before the Samsung logo. I just had the same problem because I flashed the wrong recovery. It worked for me.
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Thanks but I can get into Odin and flash the stock ROM just fine. It then reboots and gets stuck at the Samsung logo.

Once upon flash completely stock threw Odin.... do the three finger salute, go into stock recovery and factory reset... done
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twanskys204 said:
Once upon flash completely stock threw Odin.... do the three finger salute, go into stock recovery and factory reset... done
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The three finger salute lol:thumbup:
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twanskys204 said:
Once upon flash completely stock threw Odin.... do the three finger salute, go into stock recovery and factory reset... done
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Thanks - I actually figured that part out since my second post. The phone boots after the factory reset however I don't get phone/data service. I've since tried flashing the two AT&T modems I could find, atti317ucalj2modemfixed.zip and ATT K7 Modem - Baseband.zip. Neither resolve the issue.

Cheack ur apn
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twanskys204 said:
Cheack ur apn
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Thanks but I can't even enter the network configuration settings - it tells me to insert a SIM. My SIM is in the phone.

I'm having other problems too which I think are partition related. Apps are acting funny, saying there isn't space on the phone (dropbox can't download anything, etc). I'm trying to get TriangleAway installed so I can just RMA it but I can't even download it to my phone. Also a CWM fix permissions fails even though I grant it root access.

It's really simple..download firmware from Sammobile.com flash it in Odin.. u might get stuck on the Samsung screen, if that happens factory reset. Make sure your downloading right file...u r now messing with Odin and it doesn't forgive
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twanskys204 said:
It's really simple..download firmware from Sammobile.com flash it in Odin.. u might get stuck on the Samsung screen, if that happens factory reset. Make sure your downloading right file...u r now messing with Odin and it doesn't forgive
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I know what you're saying, I'm definitely using the right file and process. I'm a pretty seasoned veteran when it comes to rooting/odin/RSD/fastboot, etc. I've run custom ROMs on dozens of phones since the G1. What's happening to me is apparently not a common failure with the note 2 or GS3. Is there a PIT file available for the AT&T Note 2? I see one for the Verizon Note 2 but I wouldn't dare try to flash that.

There is a pit file around but I really don't think it's that.
And also just checking don't mean to insult ur intelligence but if u are using Odin it will be a .tar, if it's a recovery its I .zip
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twanskys204 said:
There is a pit file around but I really don't think it's that.
And also just checking don't mean to insult ur intelligence but if u are using Odin it will be a .tar, if it's a recovery its I .zip
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Yeah, it's a tar file I'm flashing through Odin, got it from SamsungUpdates: Samsung-Updates.com-SGH-I317_ATT_1_20121005095854_bpaaavv07o.
I also tried flashing the stock ROM in deodex'd zip form after I got a custom recovery on there, still no dice. The non-functioning modem and lack of proper root/storage affects both Sammy and CM/AKOP based ROMs. I don't know about the modem part but I've seen weird things like this when the NAND starts going bad and things written to it don't "stick." I don't think that's the case here since it's only on its 4th or 5th flash. More than likely the latter problem is a file system issue. I have no idea about the radio.
I'm going to try and exchange it tomorrow. At least I got the flash count cleared and I'm back on a stock ROM (with the same problems).

Did I brick my phone?

Tried to install a ROM in which it didn't work. I then attempted to recover my backup I had saved so I did that. Once I finished doing that I restored my .efs file and rebooted. Now it's telling me "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". So I went back to Odin, downloaded the stock .md5 file and it fails right when it goes to the recovery step. I'm running out of options and I bought this phone a month ago with no warranty. Is there any chance Samsung could replace the phone?
Model # : SPH-L900. I've also tried different USB slots, a different computer, re downloaded the stock firmware and still giving me a fail right when it goes to recovery
Thanks.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088809
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Thank you.I seemed to have gotten it to work with "SPH-L900_MA7_Stock_Restore.tar.md5".

Great then. Keep the other thread. It might come handy.
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[Q] Soft brick while updating NEAK kernel :(

Hi,
I have no idea what possessed me to update the kernel using uNEAK, and as soon as I did it and rebooted it, the phone went kinda dead. It tried to start and still does sometimes upto the "Samsung Note II" window but nothing happens after that. I tried to put the phone in recovery without success; whee did I go wrong? Please help! I have vowed not to be so impulsive ever again... Thank you
Suhas

I would download the stock firmware and flash via odin then re root.
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Unbrick 4.3 after trying to downgrade and failing

I tried to downgrade after the update and failed. My phone was totally bricked, I tried flashing TWRP, Philz touch, and CWN and could not get into recovery or anything. I came home and opened sboot.bin with a hex editor and found that SEAndroid in 4.3 is what allows everything to boot and it is write protected, so what i did was copied the sboot.bin into a MC2 Flashable tar and flashed it with Odin, and it worked. I then flashed the update, flashed Phils touch recovery and rooted my fone, now I am on a completely rooted 4.3
Here is a link to the file I used to Unbrick/Downgrade: http://myfavoritecontractors.com/4.3_Unbrick.tar
Several other people have verified they were having the same problem and flashed this and it worked, they also told me to start this thread so others could fix their fone

im on 4.3 stock i tried rooting with auto root using Odin but it didnt want to root the phone, it worked on 4.1.2 stock but not on this 4.3.. which sucks because i want to go on a custom ROM right now like paranoid android but cant cause i dont know how to root my phone since its 4.3 stock :crying: lol smh

Download twrp tar file and flash it in Odin then flash a stock ROM. That's what I did .
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You are a god, worked flawlessly! I am going to wait for 4.3 via OTA this time instead of flashing the update though (didn't like the Easy Mode big icons etc)

Thank you for this, this is the only rom I can use to get away from the dreaded Kies error screen. However, I'm now stuck on the Samsung glowing boot screen. Any suggestions on how to fix?
Thank you

I have a MK4 tar that is flash able in Odin for those still looking to unbrick (and those who tried getting to my suspended Dropbox. ..) http://www.mediafire.com/download/7viivd985s7cp8l/L900VPUBMK4_L900SPTBMK4_HOME.tar.zip
After flashing a ROM or using Odin to flash firmware I highly suggest a data/cache wipe in recovery. 99.9% of the time it'll fix a bootloop (unless you've gone and corrupted partitions you had no business touching).
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Thank you!
@ecs87
This tar file unbricked my Galaxy Note II SPH-L900, not rooted anymore after flashing via Odin 3.07, but that is okay for now since my phone is working! Thank you very much!!!!:good:

HELP!
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I tried to downgrade after (...)
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Could you PLEASE provide a little guide (like steps to follow) to fix this problem? I'm now downloading the package but i'm not really sure about what to do with those files... Thanks again

This is for a soft bricked note2, from trying to downgrade from mk4, meaning you can't get into recovery mode or anything past the samdung logo...just flash this with Odin and it'll reboot to stock, then I recommend flashing billards back to stock mc2
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Just bumping this so it can be found

Sorry! I’m bad English, I hope you can help me!
Note 2 N7100 can flash this file?
My note2 N7100 update to version 4.3 I have rooted, now I can’t flash any rom by odin or cmw (stock and cook rom), only can flash stock rom version 4.3 but will stop this boot logo “Samsung galaxy note 2 N7100”, I have wipe data factory but not worked.
Ps: I get into Downloading Mode have line “Knox warantty void : 1”
Thank!

nguoiracroi said:
Sorry! I’m bad English, I hope you can help me!
Note 2 N7100 can flash this file?
My note2 N7100 update to version 4.3 I have rooted, now I can’t flash any rom by odin or cmw (stock and cook rom), only can flash stock rom version 4.3 but will stop this boot logo “Samsung galaxy note 2 N7100”, I have wipe data factory but not worked.
Ps: I get into Downloading Mode have line “Knox warantty void : 1”
Thank!
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No this is only for l900 sprint.
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This I will try as soon as I get home I just got the wife a note 3 and now have to fix you note 2.....
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This fix didn't work as it says I need a pit file.....
K
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bricked and trying this method {not working}
so i downloaded the file and used odin to flash. it got to cache.img and stopped.
any help?

You should be able to flash a custom recovery, flash twrp, then go into twrp recovery and flash (mc2 back to stock unrooted with counter reset) you should be able to find that pretty easy and download it
Other than that, if you get the failed update screen, you can use kies
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This worked but...
This did work where other files have failed - thank you! With that said, I cannot connect to cellular service nor will the gps lock. I wiped/factory reset a couple times to no avail...any suggestions?

need 317m PIT file for reparititon

hello,
i need the PIT file from a at&t (rogers) 317m @ android 4.3 official. Mine keep crashing every time I try to load a rom, just sits at the samsung galaxy note II screen. Seems that I need to clean reload the phone using ODIN, including a repartition. I already got the stock image for my phone. Just need the associated PIT file. Could someone please post same? thanks!!!

messerchmidt said:
hello,
i need the PIT file from a at&t (rogers) 317m @ android 4.3 official. Mine keep crashing every time I try to load a rom, just sits at the samsung galaxy note II screen. Seems that I need to clean reload the phone using ODIN, including a repartition. I already got the stock image for my phone. Just need the associated PIT file. Could someone please post same? thanks!!!
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Only thing u can do without pit. Cause it seems pit wont work since update to 4.3 I tried many different things. Only thing you can do is odin a 4.3 stock rogers. Or the rooted 4.1.2 firmware.
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jester12345 said:
Only thing u can do without pit. Cause it seems pit wont work since update to 4.3 I tried many different things. Only thing you can do is odin a 4.3 stock rogers. Or the rooted 4.1.2 firmware.
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Can someone post a pit file for me?

Look in the general section.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2609871

messerchmidt said:
hello,
i need the PIT file from a at&t (rogers) 317m @ android 4.3 official. Mine keep crashing every time I try to load a rom, just sits at the samsung galaxy note II screen. Seems that I need to clean reload the phone using ODIN, including a repartition. I already got the stock image for my phone. Just need the associated PIT file. Could someone please post same? thanks!!!
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Before you attempt an Odin + pit recovery have you tried the following:
1 - boot into recovery and do a factory reset
2 - flash the stock image via Odin by itself (please copy and post the results from the status screen) - then repeat step #1
If that doesn't resolve your issue....
It's very rare that a repartition is needed, as I'm not aware of any roms that muck with the partition sizing/data on the i317/i317m .... but depending on what the status screen says it may be worth an attempt. If you visited the link above, you'll see that I've temporarily pulled the files. I have a new files ready and am planning on testing the one for the i317 this weekend. I don't have a i317m so... if you want to test the file (which was pulled correctly from an i317m and is now sized correctly) - send me a PM.

Zen Arcade said:
Before you attempt an Odin + pit recovery have you tried the following:
1 - boot into recovery and do a factory reset
2 - flash the stock image via Odin by itself (please copy and post the results from the status screen) - then repeat step #1
If that doesn't resolve your issue....
It's very rare that a repartition is needed, as I'm not aware of any roms that muck with the partition sizing/data on the i317/i317m .... but depending on what the status screen says it may be worth an attempt. If you visited the link above, you'll see that I've temporarily pulled the files. I have a new files ready and am planning on testing the one for the i317 this weekend. I don't have a i317m so... if you want to test the file (which was pulled correctly from an i317m and is now sized correctly) - send me a PM.
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I reloaded the stock image (rogers 4.3) via odin and did a factory reset in twrp, but i still cannot get a non-stock rom to work. very annoyed, and was going to try to PIT it.

messerchmidt said:
I reloaded the stock image (rogers 4.3) via odin and did a factory reset in twrp, but i still cannot get a non-stock rom to work. very annoyed, and was going to try to PIT it.
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Did the stock rom work?
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yes using the stock rom atm. as soon as i try to flash a non-stock rom, i it hangs at the boot screen after it retsrats. some older threads suggested re-flashing the phone with a pit file to repartition. I dont know what else to do

Which non-stock rom? After flashing it are you able to get into recovery mode? Does this rom by any chance flash a modem.bin?
If a stock rom loads ok, chances are your pit mapping is OK.
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messerchmidt said:
yes using the stock rom atm. as soon as i try to flash a non-stock rom, i it hangs at the boot screen after it retsrats. some older threads suggested re-flashing the phone with a pit file to repartition. I dont know what else to do
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Sounds to me like ur definitely not giving the roms enough time on the boot. Some could take 5-7 minutes for initial boot. The fact that stock works and EVERY OTHER ROM here doesn't... leads me to believe this. Patience is virtue
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also, someone at your skill level should not be messing with partitions; you are just asking for a brick..

Not to mention the likely requirement of fully wiping the internal storage of the device...
Arbitrarily changing frameworks back and forth without wiping the file structure first will give you problems on boot...(boot loops)...
Additionally....once the rom is flashed...it may help to immediately go to recovery and wipe the device caches and data again...g
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listen to greg; he is an authority on re-partitioning and bricking! :victory:

wase4711 said:
listen to greg; he is an authority on re-partitioning and bricking! :victory:
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ok i will try again and keep you posted

got it working after several tires, running the 4.3 jedi x2
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