Hey folks,
I have a note 2 gt-n7100 running ditto note 3 rom. I decided to go back to official rom so I plugged into kies and tried to do the firmware change via the tools and entering my serial number etc. The update failed for whatever reason and it said to try emergency recovery. I tried that and still failed. The worst thing now is that my phone does not boot up or go into recovery. Only works in odin mode. I had a rom which I tried to flash via odin but even odin keeps failing. I need help badly.
Thanks
Paul
Paul043 said:
Hey folks,
I have a note 2 gt-n7100 running ditto note 3 rom. I decided to go back to official rom so I plugged into kies and tried to do the firmware change via the tools and entering my serial number etc. The update failed for whatever reason and it said to try emergency recovery. I tried that and still failed. The worst thing now is that my phone does not boot up or go into recovery. Only works in odin mode. I had a rom which I tried to flash via odin but even odin keeps failing. I need help badly.
Thanks
Paul
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You need to uninstall Kies before flashing with Odin..
Uninstall Kies and ull be gd 2 go..
SayedMajeed said:
You need to uninstall Kies before flashing with Odin..
Uninstall Kies and ull be gd 2 go..
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i uninstalled kies and let the phone install the new drivers again. flashing still failed. any more advice?
official firmware
Paul043 said:
i uninstalled kies and let the phone install the new drivers again. flashing still failed. any more advice?
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samsung drivers different from those supplied by kies....install them first
then take the phone, enter download mode, select pda and flash a different official firmware from that one you tried earlier and did not work, maybe even a 4.3 one
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I have a samsung galaxy s3 (3 mobile UK).. that is rooted and CWM installed
it was working just fine when it suddenly stuck while running, i pulled out battery and reinserted.... then it started restarting at 3 mobile logo screen but after a while it started to restart just after showing samsung logo..... at first it was going to cwm recovery but now it dont .... i am running icecream sandwich ....
i tried to update it to jelly beans using odin 3.07 with firmware XXEMD2...but NAND failed .... chanding port, restarting computer tried with no success
STUCK .... help..>!!!!!!
aadil.m said:
I have a samsung galaxy s3 (3 mobile UK).. that is rooted and CWM installed
it was working just fine when it suddenly stuck while running, i pulled out battery and reinserted.... then it started restarting at 3 mobile logo screen but after a while it started to restart just after showing samsung logo..... at first it was going to cwm recovery but now it dont .... i am running icecream sandwich ....
i tried to update it to jelly beans using odin 3.07 with firmware XXEMD2...but NAND failed .... chanding port, restarting computer tried with no success
STUCK .... help..>!!!!!!
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Can the phone still boot into Download mode?
yup
altrikdout21 said:
Can the phone still boot into Download mode?
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yes.... thats the only thing that my fone goes to
aadil.m said:
yes.... thats the only thing that my fone goes to
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Download the appropriate zip for your carrier from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 and then flash with odin. Keep in mind the person that hosted these hosted them on a website with incredibly slow download times. It often cuts out on you too, so make sure at the end of the download the file size is right. You may have gotten a bad download earlier.
If I have helped, slap that thanks button
aeppacher said:
Download the appropriate zip for your carrier from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 and then flash with odin. Keep in mind the person that hosted these hosted them on a website with incredibly slow download times. It often cuts out on you too, so make sure at the end of the download the file size is right. You may have gotten a bad download earlier.
If I have helped, slap that thanks button
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but but the link you provided is to root my device ..... and it does not include 3 mobile company
not to flash :-s
Save the phone
aadil.m said:
but but the link you provided is to root my device ..... and it does not include 3 mobile company
not to flash :-s
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Hi , please go to the sammobile site and choose your exact firm.
Download it and extract it,
Use odin to flash it.
aadil.m said:
but but the link you provided is to root my device ..... and it does not include 3 mobile company
not to flash :-s
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sorry assumed you wanted root. Just go to sammobile and download a firmware http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/ just put in your phone's info.
Slap that thanks button if I helped
aeppacher said:
sorry assumed you wanted root. Just go to sammobile and download a firmware
Slap that thanks button if I helped
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it dint work
NAND failed in odin
thaanks for ur help
aadil.m said:
it dint work
NAND failed in odin
thaanks for ur help
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I would recommend installing kies from samsung and trying to flash the firmware with them. That should fix it no matter what and make sure that you do have the right drivers installed. Also make sure you have the right version of odin running. Here is download link for kies on PC (I assume you have PC) http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201306/20130612104232657/KiesSetup.exe just install, plug your phone in and hopefully it recognizes it. Even if it doesn't, it might install some drivers that make odin work. Let me know if it fixes it
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I would recommend installing kies from samsung and trying to flash the firmware with them. That should fix it no matter what and make sure that you do have the right drivers installed. Also make sure you have the right version of odin running. Here is download link for kies on PC (I assume you have PC) just install, plug your phone in and hopefully it recognizes it. Even if it doesn't, it might install some drivers that make odin work. Let me know if it fixes it
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samsung kies dont detect the device... its says device not responding, reboot ur device
odine says same thing ... NAND failed....
went to software specialist shop locally.... even he cannot fix the device
whats wroooooooooooooooong!!!
should i go for re-partition my device with PIT file??
Hhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllpppppppppppppppp!!!
tried to repatition with PIT but failed it says
"there is no pit partition"
aadil.m said:
samsung kies dont detect the device... its says device not responding, reboot ur device
odine says same thing ... NAND failed....
went to software specialist shop locally.... even he cannot fix the device
whats wroooooooooooooooong!!!
should i go for re-partition my device with PIT file??
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similar issue, last post on first page might help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846867
Please Help Really Urgent, My dads gonna ... *insert worst here* ... me :crying::crying::crying:
Ok i decided to upgrade his phone gt-n7100 to kitkat 4.4, as a surprise .. but. :crying:
as per dr ketans instructions,
installed odin.
installed cwm.
downloaded N7100_ND3_DrKetan_Custom_ROM_V7_3. installed via cwm.
rebooted. worked fine.
But no net, and phone would not show charge icon so installed as recommended in the guide the bootloader N7100_ND from d-h.st/TQq
using odin (installed as bootloader)
rebooted ... but now phone stuck on intial screen. :crying: :crying: :crying:
CANNOT go into cwm
tried flashing cwm again. no avail
tried another rom N7100XXDMG1_N7100ODDDMG1_INU_Prerooted. it fails to flash
tried kies, to update rom, it says cannot update this device
cannot find stock image (hotfile is down), nor am sure if it will update.
please help, where did i went wrong. followed everything to the instructions. spend so long trying to fix it. finally posting here in hope of help
Please help. Thankss :crying:
ZainNaiz said:
Please Help Really Urgent, My dads gonna ... *insert worst here* ... me :crying::crying::crying:
Ok i decided to upgrade his phone gt-n7100 to kitkat 4.4, as a surprise .. but. :crying:
as per dr ketans instructions,
installed odin.
installed cwm.
downloaded N7100_ND3_DrKetan_Custom_ROM_V7_3. installed via cwm.
rebooted. worked fine.
But no net, and phone would not show charge icon so installed as recommended in the guide the bootloader N7100_ND from d-h.st/TQq
using odin (installed as bootloader)
rebooted ... but now phone stuck on intial screen. :crying: :crying: :crying:
CANNOT go into cwm
tried flashing cwm again. no avail
tried another rom N7100XXDMG1_N7100ODDDMG1_INU_Prerooted. it fails to flash
tried kies, to update rom, it says cannot update this device
cannot find stock image (hotfile is down), nor am sure if it will update.
please help, where did i went wrong. followed everything to the instructions. spend so long trying to fix it. finally posting here in hope of help
Please help. Thankss :crying:
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1. Reboot to recovery - Power button+Home button+volume up then factory reset if this don't work:
2. Download a 4.4.2 rom from Sammobile and flash through Odin and then repeat the procedures to install Dr Keaton Rom.
Hope you can solve the problem.
ZainNaiz said:
Please Help Really Urgent, My dads gonna ... *insert worst here* ... me :crying::crying::crying:
Ok i decided to upgrade his phone gt-n7100 to kitkat 4.4, as a surprise .. but. :crying:
as per dr ketans instructions,
installed odin.
installed cwm.
downloaded N7100_ND3_DrKetan_Custom_ROM_V7_3. installed via cwm.
rebooted. worked fine.
But no net, and phone would not show charge icon so installed as recommended in the guide the bootloader N7100_ND from d-h.st/TQq
using odin (installed as bootloader)
rebooted ... but now phone stuck on intial screen. :crying: :crying: :crying:
CANNOT go into cwm
tried flashing cwm again. no avail
tried another rom N7100XXDMG1_N7100ODDDMG1_INU_Prerooted. it fails to flash
tried kies, to update rom, it says cannot update this device
cannot find stock image (hotfile is down), nor am sure if it will update.
please help, where did i went wrong. followed everything to the instructions. spend so long trying to fix it. finally posting here in hope of help
Please help. Thankss :crying:
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You did a lot of steps that shouldn't have been done in the first place so instead of trying more things that wouldn't work just flash the official stock NE1 firmware from https://mega.co.nz/#!2QRmCbyb!YkWs927BfvYxqL-vJiQHXkshqG3UtqHm4XIDbgLsEK0 ,extract the zip file you'll get a tar file ,put your phone into download mode , (uninstall kies) only run odin, connect the phone to computer,make sure the ID:COM turns blue then check mark AP/PDA tab on odin and select the downloaded firmware.Dont touch anything else hit start and let odin do it's magic once your dad's phone successfully boots and you get network etc etc.then ask me i'll tell how to root the stock firmware and run custom ROM.Good luck.
singhpratik87 said:
You did a lot of steps that shouldn't have been done in the first place so instead of trying more things that wouldn't work just flash the official stock NE1 firmware from https://mega.co.nz/#!2QRmCbyb!YkWs927BfvYxqL-vJiQHXkshqG3UtqHm4XIDbgLsEK0 ,extract the zip file you'll get a tar file ,put your phone into download mode , (uninstall kies) only run odin, connect the phone to computer,make sure the ID:COM turns blue then check mark AP/PDA tab on odin and select the downloaded firmware.Dont touch anything else hit start and let odin do it's magic once your dad's phone successfully boots and you get network etc etc.then ask me i'll tell how to root the stock firmware and run custom ROM.Good luck.
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Thankyou Sooooooo verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry muchhhhhhhhhhh :laugh: Bless You.
Thanks For the detailed step by step with the link AND working reply. Thankyou. This is the first rom that worked, i even tried another and thought phone is dead and me.
Please let me know how to kitkat it now.
Should i follow same steps.
i.e install cwm
then should i first install wifi driver by dr ketan, or boot loader or the rom ? from here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472270
Thanks again :laugh:
very odd.
the phone after flashing, is now booting into previous rom i.e 4.4 Kitkat ???
is my phone screwed? using odin 3.04
shouldn't it be booting into stock now as you said after the flashing
thanks
ZainNaiz said:
very odd.
the phone after flashing, is now booting into previous rom i.e 4.4 Kitkat ???
is my phone screwed? using odin 3.04
shouldn't it be booting into stock now as you said after the flashing
thanks
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That's odd,go perform a factory reset and see what happens.Which one was your previous ROM?
Edit: After factory reset if it still boots in your old ROM, reflash the stock rom i gave you and then tell me what happens.
Use odin v3.09 at least ill give you the link hold on
http://odindownload.com/
Are you sure it's the OLD ROM and not stock rom?Check in settigns>>about device>>and tell what you see under build # cause the link i gave you is of Kitkat ROM too NE1 firmware
singhpratik87 said:
That's odd,go perform a factory reset and see what happens.Which one was your previous ROM?
Edit: After factory reset if it still boots in your old ROM, reflash the stock rom i gave you and then tell me what happens.
Use odin v3.09 at least ill give you the link hold on
Are you sure it's the OLD ROM and not stock rom?Check in settigns>>about device>>and tell what you see under build # cause the link i gave you is of Kitkat ROM too NE1 firmware
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Thankyou. Downloaded Odin 3.09. Reflashed it. Its Stock Now KOT49H.N7100XXUFNE1
Please tell me should i now directly install dr ketans rom without boot loader and wifi? Thanks
ZainNaiz said:
Thankyou. Downloaded Odin 3.09. Reflashed it. Its Stock Now KOT49H.N7100XXUFNE1
Please tell me should i now directly install dr ketans rom without boot loader and wifi? Thanks
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Yes you dont need bootloader nor wifi fix anymore since flashing official stock 4.4.2 you are on the newest boootloader.Now you need to root your phone.So you need philz touch 6.41.tar file and supersu v 1.97.
Philz tar file
SuperSu v1.97
Refer to this post of mine in another thread How to root
The above posts show how to flash recovery in odin and do exactly what it says in the image UNCHECK AUTO REBOOT IN ODIN once its done flashing and says pass phone wont be turned off so remove the phone from laptop and pull the battery out and follow my instructions there.
Once you boot your phone again after flashing superSU it will ask you if you want to disable KNOX select yes (knox will be triggered to 0x1 that means warranty will be void)
Also thank the person when you visit his thread since he made the thread and i just helped him a bit.his id is smeet.somaiya
singhpratik87 said:
Yes you dont need bootloader nor wifi fix anymore since flashing official stock 4.4.2 you are on the newest boootloader.Now you need to root your phone.So you need philz touch 6.41.tar file and supersu v 1.97.
Philz tar file
SuperSu v1.97
Refer to this post of mine in another thread How to root
The above posts show how to flash recovery in odin and do exactly what it says in the image UNCHECK AUTO REBOOT IN ODIN once its done flashing and says pass phone wont be turned off so remove the phone from laptop and pull the battery out and follow my instructions there.
Once you boot your phone again after flashing superSU it will ask you if you want to disable KNOX select yes (knox will be triggered to 0x1 that means warranty will be void)
Also thank the person when you visit his thread since he made the thread and i just helped him a bit.his id is smeet.somaiya
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Thanks. Thanked the person. And Your Post.
Just installed cwm and super su. thanks again.
Btw the link to download odin seems to be spamware, insted of downloading odin, i got a program 104kb giving lots of options, and at the end still did not install odin. Just for info. (i already had odin later version, and used that before, but wanted to check if a newer one is available, so header over there).
Going to install dr ketans custom rom. fingers crossed.
Thanks for all the help, will update, how it goes.
It never asked me to disable knox...
Would it be problematic if knox is not disabled ? as i wanted to use knox.
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Finished flashing dr ketans rom, and it booted just fine, albiet slow compared to the stock rom.
Thankyou Pratik for all the help with detail and correctness.
Bless You.
ZainNaiz said:
It never asked me to disable knox...
Would it be problematic if knox is not disabled ? as i wanted to use knox.
...
Finished flashing dr ketans rom, and it booted just fine, albiet slow compared to the stock rom.
Thankyou Pratik for all the help with detail and correctness.
Bless You.
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Ya i think all the custom ROM for our note 2 are heavily modded the latest ones that's why sometimes just to feel the smoothness i flash back stock ROM and when i get bored of them i flash one of the custom roms.Glad to know you were able to successfully flash the rom of your choice.Enjoy.
Help
Hello everybody, I have a problem with my galaxy note 2 N7100.
The problem is the following:
One day I was using my phone normally, and all of a sudden the screen turned off and the phone never turned on again, (if you press the power button the screen turns a little gray, but you must be in a dark place to perceive it)
I can't access download or any other mode, or at least I can't detect if the phone has accessed it, because the screen just turns a little gray and does nothing else.
I have the drivers and have the official ROM for my region, ODIN installed, ADB, and other flashing tools and recovery files. But it has been long time since the last time I flashed something or did anything to the device and would appreciate a little help.
Can anyone here help me to solve this issue or knows what is happening with my phone?
Thank you for any kind of help you can give me
Update: I "think" I got into download mode blindly, just press the home+power+down vol buttons, then pressed up vol and connected the phone to the usb, surprisingly the computer made the usb sound that indicated me that the connection was recognized, Odin showed the ID:COM blue, so I proceeded to load the original rom and flash it, it took around 3.5 minutes and finally it showed succesful. But when I pressed the power button to turn on the phone, the screen still grey and doesn't start. I'm starting to think its a screen problem. I already purchased a new screen so I'm going to tell a frend to install it for me.
I'll be in touch
I was trying to install the latest firmware on my son's M919 via Odin 3.09. I downloaded M919UVUFNB4_M919TMBFNB4_TMB from SAMMOBILE and went to Odin to install. The installation failed. The error said Fail (auth). Now when the phone boots, it goes to a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." I downloaded both versions of Kies, but neither one can see the phone in Firmware emergency recovery. I can still get into Download mode, but have been unable to successfully flash any stock firmware. I notice on the screen that the phone says SYSTEM STATUS: Official and WRITE PROTECTION: Enable. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
RangerLG said:
I was trying to install the latest firmware on my son's M919 via Odin 3.09. I downloaded M919UVUFNB4_M919TMBFNB4_TMB from SAMMOBILE and went to Odin to install. The installation failed. The error said Fail (auth). Now when the phone boots, it goes to a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." I downloaded both versions of Kies, but neither one can see the phone in Firmware emergency recovery. I can still get into Download mode, but have been unable to successfully flash any stock firmware. I notice on the screen that the phone says SYSTEM STATUS: Official and WRITE PROTECTION: Enable. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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It is possible that the file you downloaded from sammobile did not finish correctly and is corrupt. Try redownloading it and try it again. I dont think it will make any difference but I usually will use odin 3.07.
mremghz said:
It is possible that the file you downloaded from sammobile did not finish correctly and is corrupt. Try redownloading it and try it again. I dont think it will make any difference but I usually will use odin 3.07.
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I have downloaded files a couple of times. Even downloaded the file from the post in the General section of this forum. Used 3.09 and 3.07, all with the same results. I am using Windows 8 if that makes a difference. May try it on Windows 7 when I get a chance.
RangerLG said:
I have downloaded files a couple of times. Even downloaded the file from the post in the General section of this forum. Used 3.09 and 3.07, all with the same results. I am using Windows 8 if that makes a difference. May try it on Windows 7 when I get a chance.
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I used to have that a problem with my desktop that has windows 8. Recently I have been using my windows 7 laptop. There are different drivers needed when you are in download mode, plug it in when the phone is in download mode and let it search and find the drivers. You might even want to reinstall the samsung mobile drivers. I would also recommend to use the usb cable that came with the device. Best of luck.
mremghz said:
I used to have that a problem with my desktop that has windows 8. Recently I have been using my windows 7 laptop. There are different drivers needed when you are in download mode, plug it in when the phone is in download mode and let it search and find the drivers. You might even want to reinstall the samsung mobile drivers. I would also recommend to use the usb cable that came with the device. Best of luck.
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It finds the drivers. I have done this on my Note 8.0 without issue. Not sure why this phone is giving me such grief.
The phone does show up in Odin in the com box correct? Even so I would still just do it on a Windows 7 computer.
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Uninstall kies and try again. You can also try different USB ports
RangerLG said:
I was trying to install the latest firmware on my son's M919 via Odin 3.09. I downloaded M919UVUFNB4_M919TMBFNB4_TMB from SAMMOBILE and went to Odin to install. The installation failed. The error said Fail (auth). Now when the phone boots, it goes to a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." I downloaded both versions of Kies, but neither one can see the phone in Firmware emergency recovery. I can still get into Download mode, but have been unable to successfully flash any stock firmware. I notice on the screen that the phone says SYSTEM STATUS: Official and WRITE PROTECTION: Enable. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Had you previously been using the modem/baseband from a firmware that you weren't officially on? i.e. NB4 modem/baseband on either MDL or MK2 bootloader? If so, revert just the modem to your bootloader version and then attempt the Odin flash again.
lordcheeto03 said:
Had you previously been using the modem/baseband from a firmware that you weren't officially on? i.e. NB4 modem/baseband on either MDL or MK2 bootloader? If so, revert just the modem to your bootloader version and then attempt the Odin flash again.
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Honestly, I am not sure which version he was on. I had assumed the latest or at least 4.3. How would I install just the modem?
mremghz said:
The phone does show up in Odin in the com box correct? Even so I would still just do it on a Windows 7 computer.
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Yes, Odin sees that there is a device on the COM port.
Success. Windows 7, 4.4.2, and Odin 1.85. Flashed without issue. Thanks everyone.
Thread closed at OP's request.
I am trying to flash the stock firmware in Odin but it always fails. Everything works fine until "NAND Write Start" then it just fails. Any suggestions? I am using the latest version of Odin and the firmware from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/general/odin-stock-firmwares-t3081165
Did you try smart switch?
Remember reading somewhere in the thread about odin failure and finally getting smartswitch to restore phone.
Pp.
Smart Switch won't recognize it.
calebcaudill said:
Smart Switch won't recognize it.
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try emergency recovery using model # and S/N
assem_2222 said:
try emergency recovery using model # and S/N
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So I finally got Odin to flash the stock firmware but now I can't get the phone to boot into recovery, the screen just freezes.
calebcaudill said:
So I finally got Odin to flash the stock firmware but now I can't get the phone to boot into recovery, the screen just freezes.
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This is the same exact scenario that everyone else that tries using odin runs into.
Don't think there's anything you can do but wait for a smart dev to figure it out or for Samsung to release the build source that devs need to fix it.
Maybe you have a spare phone to use.
Pp.
I have run Odin and flashed 5.0 a few times and can get into recovery just fine. But I haven't tried Odin 5.1 though.
hi,
my galaxy note 2, running on original firmware is stuck on bootloader. When I tried to put in recovery it shows :- Failed to mount system no such directory issue. I tried to use ODIN to root it but usb debugging was never activated. I'm stuck. What to do? Please help.
You do not need USB debugging to root via Odin.
I suggest starting over by first flashing a stock rom from sammobile.com using Odin.
karanvirkohli said:
hi,
my galaxy note 2, running on original firmware is stuck on bootloader. When I tried to put in recovery it shows :- Failed to mount system no such directory issue. I tried to use ODIN to root it but usb debugging was never activated. I'm stuck. What to do? Please help.
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Are you talking about recovery or 'download mode'. You need to be in download mode not recovery to use Odin from Windows.
Make sure you have the right version of Odin.
Just make sure you have the samsung phone drivers installed AND if you can avoid it don't install KEIS if you're going to use ODIN.
This causes problems.
It should come up in device manager.
Run Odin as administrator.
It shouldn't matter if USB debugging is activated or not.
If you're going to flash fresh firmware.
Just make sure if you're upgrading to stock (TW) Android 4.3 or above you don't downgrade back to 4.2.2
Make sure you read instructions on how to flash with ODIN.
Choose the firmware file in the wrong tab and you have a bricked device.
After flashing new firmware (if that's what needs doing) then flash custom recovery. Don't forget to wipe the right areas.
Wow I haven't done this for like 2 years it seems and I'm operating off memory.
Theres some nuggets of advice.
Good Luck
Transkryption said:
Are you talking about recovery or 'download mode'. You need to be in download mode not recovery to use Odin from Windows.
Make sure you have the right version of Odin.
Just make sure you have the samsung phone drivers installed AND if you can avoid it don't install KEIS if you're going to use ODIN.
This causes problems.
It should come up in device manager.
Run Odin as administrator.
It shouldn't matter if USB debugging is activated or not.
If you're going to flash fresh firmware.
Just make sure if you're upgrading to stock (TW) Android 4.3 or above you don't downgrade back to 4.2.2
Make sure you read instructions on how to flash with ODIN.
Choose the firmware file in the wrong tab and you have a bricked device.
After flashing new firmware (if that's what needs doing) then flash custom recovery. Don't forget to wipe the right areas.
Wow I haven't done this for like 2 years it seems and I'm operating off memory.
Theres some nuggets of advice.
Good Luck
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hey,
odin keeps failing! any help? .pit is my last resort!!
What Odin errors are you getting? You're using the original Samsung USB cable? Tried different USB ports?
audit13 said:
What Odin errors are you getting? You're using the original Samsung USB cable? Tried different USB ports?
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hey, this error!
Since it is stopping after the sboot file, it could be that the rom has an older bootloader than the bootloader on the phone or the rom is not made for the phone.
You're using the original Samsung USB cable to flash?