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ATT Galaxy S3 stcuk at boot

ATT Galaxy S3 stuck at boot (Guys rename the thread)
Guys,
I have a rooted AT&T Galaxy S3. While doing a nandroid recovery, I got an error and the phone was stuck on Samsung Logo. I did the following:
1. Booted into download mode
2. With ODIN I uploaded the stock rooted tar file root69.stock_ATT_I747UCALG1.tar
3. The ODIN passed just fine, however the phone would boot, AT&T logo and than stuck at small SAMSUNG screen with blue light blinking
Found the solution to my problem here:
hxxp://rootgalaxys3iii.com/galaxy-s3-stuck-at-boot
However the 1 click root with CWM installed is for i9300 on the above thread. I need a way to root my phone with ODIN and get CWM installed using AT&T image. I dont care about flash counter. Right now, its just about making my phone alive.
Please help!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28175452
Check this thread.
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liltitiz said:
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28175452
Check this thread.
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This thread didnt help. However I was able to fix my phone. Since I was not able to boot the phone, I was not able to turn on USB debugging that many softwares inluding the link you have mentioned required. So this is what I did for the benefit of those who may face this in the future:
1. Booted into the download mode vol- + power+ home key
2. When in download mode, I installed clockwork recovrey for ATT Samsung S3 which can be found at many links. I cant paste her as I dont have the rights to post links yet. But the filename was CF-SGS3-CWM-v5.5-v1.0.tar. The file I downloaded had a .tar.md5 ext, I just deleted the.md5 extension so I was left with CF-SGS3-CWM-v5.5-v1.0.tar
3. Than I used Odin and selected the above file as PDA and left everything else at default
4. The phone rebooted but again was going to go into the unending samsung logo. So shutdown the phone.
5. Than I did vol+ + home + power key and THANKFULLY booted into recovery
6. Thereone it was simple, that is restore factory defaults, wipe cache, wipe delvik cache etc etc. and boom. I am back in my phone.
Thank god, almost had a mini stroke!!!
P.S. Had lost root upon reboot. Did many things but device would keep loosing root. I went to CWM recovery and selected "fix permissions" bang.. phone back to how I used to like it rooted and booted!

Sprint Note 2 bricked

Hello everyone i got a note 2 sprint bricked. I used odin and it keeps saying failed at sboot.bin right after recovery.please help if you can thanks.

carshass said:
Hello everyone i got a note 2 sprint bricked. I used odin and it keeps saying failed at sboot.bin right after recovery.please help if you can thanks.
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You need to post more info if possible but it sounds like you are trying to downgrade from MA7 to an earlier firmware like LK8. The update included a security patch so it won't let you go back to insecure. Try pulling the sboot out of whatever you are trying to flash or stick with MA7
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Try downloading another .tar file for ljc. I had the same issue. I believe i got a working one directly from samfirmware
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oook,, so im new to the note2 just came from a gs2 with jellybam on it...soo im running jellybomb and i flashed venum ice reborn 1.5 it seemed to fash fine until reboot,, then it just hung on the note2 bootup screen. i hold down home and power and it says up to download custom rom down to restart... both jut hang. help?
i got as far as trying to find odin but i couldnt and stopped.

shangus1 said:
oook,, so im new to the note2 just came from a gs2 with jellybam on it...soo im running jellybomb and i flashed venum ice reborn 1.5 it seemed to fash fine until reboot,, then it just hung on the note2 bootup screen. i hold down home and power and it says up to download custom rom down to restart... both jut hang. help?
i got as far as trying to find odin but i couldnt and stopped.
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umm ya i see why i didnt get a reply.. all i had to do was hold volume up home power and the n re flash... its amazing what you can figure out inhere when ignored lolz

carshass said:
Hello everyone i got a note 2 sprint bricked. I used odin and it keeps saying failed at sboot.bin right after recovery.please help if you can thanks.
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I've been having the same problem for a couple days now. I can install a custom rom but I can't figure out how to get back to stock.
You need to post more info if possible but it sounds like you are trying to downgrade from MA7 to an earlier firmware like LK8
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That might be the problem I'm having.
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Yep, that was it. Thanks!

carshass said:
Hello everyone i got a note 2 sprint bricked. I used odin and it keeps saying failed at sboot.bin right after recovery.please help if you can thanks.
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It's not brick cuz odin can still see your phone. If you dont have TWRP on it, go to www.twrp.com and download the tar file for sprint note 2. Then use Odin to flash it. Once you are done that, go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086769 to get either the old LJC or MA7 and put it in your phone either internal or external SD. Do the wipe cache/factory reset first. Then flash it. It will go back to stock rom.

Help
Hello even though its old I figured I would post here first instead of starting a new thread, my friend has a Note 2 for Sprint never rooted or custom ROM flashed and he said it was sitting on the charger and when he woke up in the morning it was off and after attempting to power the device on it stays stuck on the Samsung logo. I cant get Kies to recognize the device at all not matter what pc is use however it shows up in Odin but it fails everything from stock files ( older and current ) , different versions of Odin, recoveries and I even tried a " unbrick .tar file " . Any help at all would be appreciated I will include pics

demorik said:
Hello even though its old I figured I would post here first instead of starting a new thread, my friend has a Note 2 for Sprint never rooted or custom ROM flashed and he said it was sitting on the charger and when he woke up in the morning it was off and after attempting to power the device on it stays stuck on the Samsung logo. I cant get Kies to recognize the device at all not matter what pc is use however it shows up in Odin but it fails everything from stock files ( older and current ) , different versions of Odin, recoveries and I even tried a " unbrick .tar file " . Any help at all would be appreciated I will include pics
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Can you odin a custom recovery and boot into it?
1. Put phone in download mode
2. In odin program uncheck reboot and flash recovery
3. After flash disconnect phone and pull battery
4. Quickly insert and remove battery multiple times (if you just reinsert battery it will automatically boot)
5. Boot phone into recovery backup any important data that is on your internal sdcard
6. Do factory reset then flash billards stock mc2 with counter reset (do not wipe cache after flashing this)
7. Flash superuser zip found in billards Op
8. Reboot phone and freakout when see the screen do odd things and reboot (this is normal)
Now it will bootup on stock rooted mc2.
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jlmancuso said:
Can you odin a custom recovery and boot into it?
1. Put phone in download mode
2. In odin program uncheck reboot and flash recovery
3. After flash disconnect phone and pull battery
4. Quickly insert and remove battery multiple times (if you just reinsert battery it will automatically boot)
5. Boot phone into recovery backup any important data that is on your internal sdcard
6. Do factory reset then flash billards stock mc2 with counter reset (do not wipe cache after flashing this)
7. Flash superuser zip found in billards Op
8. Reboot phone and freakout when see the screen do odd things and reboot (this is normal)
Now it will bootup on stock rooted mc2.
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I have tried but I never tried to uncheck anything in Odin, I will try it later and post the results thanks.

say my brother it still doesnt let me boot into recovery what do i do...
jlmancuso said:
Can you odin a custom recovery and boot into it?
1. Put phone in download mode
2. In odin program uncheck reboot and flash recovery
3. After flash disconnect phone and pull battery
4. Quickly insert and remove battery multiple times (if you just reinsert battery it will automatically boot)
5. Boot phone into recovery backup any important data that is on your internal sdcard
6. Do factory reset then flash billards stock mc2 with counter reset (do not wipe cache after flashing this)
7. Flash superuser zip found in billards Op
8. Reboot phone and freakout when see the screen do odd things and reboot (this is normal)
Now it will bootup on stock rooted mc2.
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[Q] Dreaded "Initiating Swagger" loop screen.

Ok, I rooted my T-Mobile Samsung G3 via odin and CF-Auto-root with no problem. I then loaded 2 different custom roms using ClockworkMod rom manager without any issue. On the 3rd rom I tried though it now sticks on the my little pony from hell "Initiating Swagger" screen. At this point I am not sure which mod is the one that failed, since using rom manager loads the info to my phone not my computer.
The only screens I can get on the phone is the idin screen and the system recovery screen with 5 options:
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from external storage
3. wipe data/factory rest
4. wipe cache partition
5. apply update from cache
After reading the 4 or so posts on Initiating Swagger that were phones that were a different phone I am even more confused. I d/l a few different custom roms and tried installing them via Odin3 with no luck. (converted the .img file to tar file using Samsung Galaxy S3 toolkit then installed via pda mode in Odin) Can anyone explain the steps I need to take to get back to a booting phone either stock or a working rom?

Quantumcat said:
Ok, I rooted my T-Mobile Samsung G3 via odin and CF-Auto-root with no problem. I then loaded 2 different custom roms using ClockworkMod rom manager without any issue. On the 3rd rom I tried though it now sticks on the my little pony from hell "Initiating Swagger" screen. At this point I am not sure which mod is the one that failed, since using rom manager loads the info to my phone not my computer.
The only screens I can get on the phone is the idin screen and the system recovery screen with 5 options:
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from external storage
3. wipe data/factory rest
4. wipe cache partition
5. apply update from cache
After reading the 4 or so posts on Initiating Swagger that were phones that were a different phone I am even more confused. I d/l a few different custom roms and tried installing them via Odin3 with no luck. (converted the .img file to tar file using Samsung Galaxy S3 toolkit then installed via pda mode in Odin) Can anyone explain the steps I need to take to get back to a booting phone either stock or a working rom?
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You are not doing things properly...
Get the TMo stock ROM and flash with ODIN, and post back once you're up and running again.

Here is the step you take: wipe data/factory reset.
Also, get rid of the stock recovery.
And stop messing with Odin before you brick your phone

Aerowinder said:
Here is the step you take: wipe data/factory reset.
Also, get rid of the stock recovery.
And stop messing with Odin before you brick your phone
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+1 to that...
OP if you PM me your Gtalk, I'll help you...

screen glitches after 4.3 update

Hi all I'm am new to this but i need much help here. After updating my Note 2 t889 to new firmware 4.3 OTA, my screen starts up and i can see the Galaxy Not 2 logo but then it glitches and goes to black. I can no longer see anything after but can still hear my phone boot up, light up eveything else. I have downloaded the official 4.3 from samobile and use odin to reinstall, everything went fine but still the screen does the samething. The only screen that im able to see fine is the download screen, recovery screen is black. Please Help!

i dont know if this information matter but i did replace the digitizer with a N7100. The screen worked for 2 months with 4.1.2 until this update. Is it possible that the update made the N7100 digitizer not compatible any more? any help would be really appreciatied.

My Note 2 t889 flickers when I attempt to update android as well. Its rooted and I think it has something to do with the cwm recovery used to root. But not 100%.
I have tried to update it numerous times, to no avail.
I think I need to un root, and start from scratch, then root again when updated to get rid of the flicker.
It flickers and rolls when trying to reboot after updating.
Have to enter recovery, wipe cache abd restart to get it to just boot.
Any ideas?
Be well.
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Are either you using a non stock kernel?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

well i might've screwed up now, try downgrading from 4.3 to 4.1.2 using this method i found;
So I did this a couple times now first by accident, then on purpose. If you want to go back to 4.1.2 from 4.3 all you have to do is use Odin. Flash stock 4.1.2 onto 4.3 you get an error "unsupported firmware" then put your phone back into download mode (volume down+home button+power) next flash CF-auto root. After that you can boot into recovery (volume up+home+power) in recovery format everything factory reset, format cache. Last reboot your phone it should reboot into 4.1.2 I think that is how I did it if I remember all the steps right. Feel free to ask questions I don't always explain myself very well.
i was thinking that this might work because my phone was fine on 4.1.2 so why not try. now on the download screen it says void:1, to make matters worst, it still doing the same thing. bad motherboard?

NbisYaj001 said:
well i might've screwed up now, try downgrading from 4.3 to 4.1.2 using this method i found;
So I did this a couple times now first by accident, then on purpose. If you want to go back to 4.1.2 from 4.3 all you have to do is use Odin. Flash stock 4.1.2 onto 4.3 you get an error "unsupported firmware" then put your phone back into download mode (volume down+home button+power) next flash CF-auto root. After that you can boot into recovery (volume up+home+power) in recovery format everything factory reset, format cache. Last reboot your phone it should reboot into 4.1.2 I think that is how I did it if I remember all the steps right. Feel free to ask questions I don't always explain myself very well.
i was thinking that this might work because my phone was fine on 4.1.2 so why not try. now on the download screen it says void:1, to make matters worst, it still doing the same thing. bad motherboard?
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Hi, I got the same problem. My screen flickers at the galaxy note 2 logo after I flash the cf-autoroot after waiting the phone reboot itself and its okay, no flickering. So I tried to reflash the stock rom to see if it's fix, but it's not, I just wait again to boot my phone. Any idea how to fix it?

[Q] Flashing Problem?

I looked around but could not find my problem - I sincerely apologize if it has been asked elsewhere.
Yesterday I attempted to install the newest root66 (4.3) on my telus GS3 using odin. Everything seemed to go ok, but the phone was sitting at the samsung logo for a long while (and vibrating every 5 or 10 seconds as well). The phone went through the normal boot process after the flash, including updating the apps, but then rebooted and just sat there. Thinking something was wrong I attempted to flash the root again and had the same problem. After that I used odin to flash the stock image and waited all night and day for it and it was still on the samsung logo. Tonight I went into the stock recovery and cleared the cache and attempted to flash the root66 again. The phone seemed to go through the normal upgrade boot again (after odin said pass) with the android upgrade spinning chest thing and all that.
I can still access download mode and the stock recovery, so I don't think I am in too bad of shape - part of me thinks it is just a matter of patience, which is fine if it is, but if not, I'd like to keep working on it. Any ideas?
In summery - in case that was confusing
1) flashed root66 4.3, odin indicated success, boot after upgrade was similar to what I have seen before
2) Waited for a couple hours
3) tried root66 again, and waited
4) flashed stock, odin indicated success and waited many hours
5) cleared cache, flashed root66, currently waiting again
6) maintain access to stock recovery and download mode
I'd like to not lose everything on the phone if possible, but if I have to so be it.
Any thoughts?

odin to stock 4.3 then root your phone using CF Autoroot by Chainfire... check always the model of ur phone and the file you are downloading if it is for your phone..

Flashing stock with odin just leaves me stuck at the same Samsung screen. Pulsing Samsung and whatnot

jaybeeee said:
Flashing stock with odin just leaves me stuck at the same Samsung screen. Pulsing Samsung and whatnot
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Reboot into stock recovery and factory reset.
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