AT&T Galaxy SIII Bricked While Trying to Flash Back to Stock... Desperate For Help
Had my AT&T Galaxy S III rooted, stock ROM. Was having some issues after rooting so I decided to go back to bone stock, completely unroot so I flashed the I747UCALEM build from these forums on Odin 3.07. Needless to say the phone was held up mid flash, and I got a "FAIL" in Odin. When I tried to reboot the phone, I got a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" When I reboot the phone this comes up and it's almost like a permanent download mode. I tried to reflash in Odin to unbrick the phone and it fails every single time.
Am I completely screwed? If I send it back to Samsung like this they'll see the that I rooted (didnt trip the flash counter) and void my warranty. Not sure what to do here. Thanks for any advice guys.
statusnone said:
Had my AT&T Galaxy S III rooted, stock ROM. Was having some issues after rooting so I decided to go back to bone stock, completely unroot so I flashed the I747UCALEM build from these forums on Odin 3.07. Needless to say the phone was held up mid flash, and I got a "FAIL" in Odin. When I tried to reboot the phone, I got a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" When I reboot the phone this comes up and it's almost like a permanent download mode. I tried to reflash in Odin to unbrick the phone and it fails every single time.
Am I completely screwed? If I send it back to Samsung like this they'll see the that I rooted (didnt trip the flash counter) and void my warranty. Not sure what to do here. Thanks for any advice guys.
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Sounds like you got a bad file re-download the AT&T software again from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848 make sure you have Kies disabled i do think if its running in the background odin won't flash right don't hold me to it.and as long as you can get in download mode you should be able to fix it.also check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
statusnone said:
Had my AT&T Galaxy S III rooted, stock ROM. Was having some issues after rooting so I decided to go back to bone stock, completely unroot so I flashed the I747UCALEM build from these forums on Odin 3.07. Needless to say the phone was held up mid flash, and I got a "FAIL" in Odin. When I tried to reboot the phone, I got a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" When I reboot the phone this comes up and it's almost like a permanent download mode. I tried to reflash in Odin to unbrick the phone and it fails every single time.
Am I completely screwed? If I send it back to Samsung like this they'll see the that I rooted (didnt trip the flash counter) and void my warranty. Not sure what to do here. Thanks for any advice guys.
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Hmm this actually happened to me first time I tried to root (stupid computer fell asleep mid flash) however I was just able to reenter download mode and flash again, curious though , what did the screen say and where In the flash process did the Odin fail, for Me luckily it was 2/3 of the way through flashing system so I didn't have much to worry about. Though I imagine if it was writing something important like the sbl or somethimg and it failed you might be in trouble . All in all I would say try flashing again a few times maybe the file you downloaded is bad.
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Sounds like you got a bad file re-download the AT&T software again from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848 make sure you have Kies disabled i do think if its running in the background odin won't flash right don't hold me to it.and as long as you can get in download mode you should be able to fix it.also check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
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Downloading the UCALEM build from that link now on my laptop (my PC is notorious for connection issues with this phone, I should of known) and I'll pray for the best. Thank you very much for the help, I'll post back once I'm on my way.
I can't even download either firmwares. The direct downloads stop for some random reason at around 33 MB and there's 0 seeders for the torrent versions. Any other way to get these firmwares? Samsung updates isn't being nice tonight.
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I can't even download either firmwares. The direct downloads stop for some random reason at around 33 MB and there's 0 seeders for the torrent versions. Any other way to get these firmwares? Samsung updates isn't being nice tonight.
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The update is in Kies as well.
Finally got the update to download, used a different browser. Flashed the new build through Odin and it worked, unbricked the phone. Apparently it is the connection through my regular PC. Thanks for everyones help!
First and foremost, thank you for any help and advise at all.
Had 4.3 ota.... Flashed cwm thru odin. Restarted the phone, it will not boot past the "samsung galaxy note 2" screen. Flashed stock rom thru odin, still stuck at the samsung note 2 screen. I can get into download mode with no issues whatsoever. I cannot get into recovery mode, whether stock or cwm. Nothing. Can I flash another 4.3 or 4.4 rom thru odin? I just need my phone working again..... thanks gentlemen
Also, I have tried flashing back to stock with odin, I have tried flashing to and earlier version with odin. Nothing. As stated above, I can get into download mode. I cannot get into recovery of any kind. Also, I have no idea how to enter emergency recovery mode to try and restore with kies...... I am lost and have a paper weight as of now thanks again guys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581321
This is the only known method so far and it is not working for everyone but at this point I'd say it is your best and only hope.
Did you thank your Developer today?
Thanks.... Tried that but nothing still samsung note 2 screen only...... Downloading newest odin and a 4.3 stock rom, we shall see......
solomon316 said:
Thanks.... Tried that but nothing still samsung note 2 screen only...... Downloading newest odin and a 4.3 stock rom, we shall see......
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Where I can get those 4.3 stock and odin?
https://mega.co.nz/#!bg4QVLqI!H-nB_jZlsStgzcF4POd432atbOVHwkzrOPIeHQPOQUQ
Ok, guys, finally made some if little progress..... got the phone into kies firmware recovery mode........ now, I'm still waiting for kies to recognize my note 2 been connecting for 5 minutes now...... If it would just see the phone I could do the emergency recover (HOPEFULLY) and waiting.......
And still waiting for kies to connect to my note 2.......
solomon316 said:
And still waiting for kies to connect to my note 2.......
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It wont connect!! Stop wasting your time.... I've been there.......................
Rooted 4.3 OTA?
solomon316 said:
First and foremost, thank you for any help and advise at all.
Had 4.3 ota.... Flashed cwm thru odin. Restarted the phone, it will not boot past the "samsung galaxy note 2" screen. Flashed stock rom thru odin, still stuck at the samsung note 2 screen. I can get into download mode with no issues whatsoever. I cannot get into recovery mode, whether stock or cwm. Nothing. Can I flash another 4.3 or 4.4 rom thru odin? I just need my phone working again..... thanks gentlemen
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Was your 4.3 OTA rooted before you flashed CWM?
I'm having similar issues. Stuck on the Note II screen, and no recovery. I have only ever had stock recovery. I can get into download mode, but ven after using Odin to get back to stock, I have the same issue. I assume this has something to do with the boot loader. Does anyone have a fix for this?
Use Kies to emergency recover back to stock 4.1.1.
Steps. (READ ALL BEFORE STARTING)
1.) Downloads Kies onto your pc
2.) Install drivers to pic
3.) Open Kies and go to TOOLS > instal/upgrade firmware.
4.) Kies will ask you for you device model. AT&T = SHE I317. And your serial number. Located behind the battery.
5.) Hit start in Kies it will down load the stock firmware to your PC. Follow the instructions.
6.) It will eventually ask you to put your phone in download mode and connect it to the pc. Do this.
7.) Don't touch it. It is going to take about 10-20 min depending on your Internet speed and your computer.
When it is complete your phone will be back to stock. The same it was the day you pulled it out of the box.
***I would also make sure you back up any data on your phone because it will delete the sd card. It is also wise to remove any external storage sd.
****when finished you can re root using cf auto root or take the OTA update to get you back to 4.3.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
ShrekOpher said:
Use Kies to emergency recover back to stock 4.1.1.
Steps. (READ ALL BEFORE STARTING)
1.) Downloads Kies onto your pc
2.) Install drivers to pic
3.) Open Kies and go to TOOLS > instal/upgrade firmware.
4.) Kies will ask you for you device model. AT&T = SHE I317. And your serial number. Located behind the battery.
5.) Hit start in Kies it will down load the stock firmware to your PC. Follow the instructions.
6.) It will eventually ask you to put your phone in download mode and connect it to the pc. Do this.
7.) Don't touch it. It is going to take about 10-20 min depending on your Internet speed and your computer.
When it is complete your phone will be back to stock. The same it was the day you pulled it out of the box.
***I would also make sure you back up any data on your phone because it will delete the sd card. It is also wise to remove any external storage sd.
****when finished you can re root using cf auto root or take the OTA update to get you back to 4.3.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
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Kies doesnt work. It does the whole process and then fails with an error message and put the phone in emergency recovery mode but does not give you a recovery code.
What is the error you get in Kies?
If you are using Kies correctly it should work. It is designed to completely restore your phone.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
ShrekOpher said:
Use Kies to emergency recover back to stock 4.1.1.
Steps. (READ ALL BEFORE STARTING)
1.) Downloads Kies onto your pc
2.) Install drivers to pic
3.) Open Kies and go to TOOLS > instal/upgrade firmware.
4.) Kies will ask you for you device model. AT&T = SHE I317. And your serial number. Located behind the battery.
5.) Hit start in Kies it will down load the stock firmware to your PC. Follow the instructions.
6.) It will eventually ask you to put your phone in download mode and connect it to the pc. Do this.
7.) Don't touch it. It is going to take about 10-20 min depending on your Internet speed and your computer.
When it is complete your phone will be back to stock. The same it was the day you pulled it out of the box.
***I would also make sure you back up any data on your phone because it will delete the sd card. It is also wise to remove any external storage sd.
****when finished you can re root using cf auto root or take the OTA update to get you back to 4.3.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
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It does not take my phone model number "sgh i317".
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ShrekOpher said:
Use Kies to emergency recover back to stock 4.1.1.
Steps. (READ ALL BEFORE STARTING)
1.) Downloads Kies onto your pc
2.) Install drivers to pic
3.) Open Kies and go to TOOLS > instal/upgrade firmware.
4.) Kies will ask you for you device model. AT&T = SHE I317. And your serial number. Located behind the battery.
5.) Hit start in Kies it will down load the stock firmware to your PC. Follow the instructions.
6.) It will eventually ask you to put your phone in download mode and connect it to the pc. Do this.
7.) Don't touch it. It is going to take about 10-20 min depending on your Internet speed and your computer.
When it is complete your phone will be back to stock. The same it was the day you pulled it out of the box.
***I would also make sure you back up any data on your phone because it will delete the sd card. It is also wise to remove any external storage sd.
****when finished you can re root using cf auto root or take the OTA update to get you back to 4.3.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
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It gives you an error! It does not say what kind of error, it said, just an error, and contact Samsung support.
Yet, on phone display I am getting : "Unsupported Version" in red message.
So, I am guessing - THIS is a good way to recover your Note2 IF, and only IF your phone is NOT bricked.
Damn, I am very close to smash that thing into the wall.................
Lets arrange the facts, BC there must be the way out................
One CAN get back from 4.3 (or even from 4.4) to 4.1.1. I know i did.
All was fine until receiving first OTA update to 4.1.2
And this is when one got stock in white letters Galaxy Note II screen............any ideas why?
fuzio1963 said:
It does not take my phone model number "sgh i317".
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It gives you an error! It does not say what kind of error, it said, just an error, and contact Samsung support.
Yet, on phone display I am getting : "Unsupported Version" in red message.
So, I am guessing - THIS is a good way to recover your Note2 IF, and only IF your phone is NOT bricked.
Damn, I am very close to smash that thing into the wall.................
Lets arrange the facts, BC there must be the way out................
One CAN get back from 4.3 (or even from 4.4) to 4.1.1. I know i did.
All was fine until receiving first OTA update to 4.1.2
And this is when one got stock in white letters Galaxy Note II screen............any ideas why?
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OKAY GUYS!!!! SOLUTION FOUND!!!!
Just un-zip, and install this http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291677024 in ODIN 3.07
Finally, it worked for me!!!!
fuzio1963 said:
OKAY GUYS!!!! SOLUTION FOUND!!!!
Just un-zip, and install this http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291677024 in ODIN 3.07
Finally, it worked for me!!!!
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I can confirm this worked. Phone is no longer bricked.
fuzio1963 said:
OKAY GUYS!!!! SOLUTION FOUND!!!!
Just un-zip, and install this http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291677024 in ODIN 3.07
Finally, it worked for me!!!!
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Not sure how you came to try this but great job. I did massive testing yesterday with Zen trying to get from stock LJ2 ODIN, all the way to the 4.3 update.
I never thought it was possible, but encountered the same problem of not being able to get to recovery. Regardless of what I tried.
Luckily I remembered you and found this.
That was crazy, I thought my phone was toast. Thanks again.
Had a similar experience recently moving to jedi master x2
After reboot I was left staring at the galaxy note 2 screen for an hour.
Nothing I would typically have done worked including a restore of my nandroid.
So i went back to basics.
Used Odin 2.85
Switched to CWM from TWRP(i prefer and am back on TWRP)
From CWM I was able to finally install the rom and get to swipe screen.
I was still anxious on boot and it took a while though.
good luck
You rocked. This worked absolutely fine. Where did you find this file.
dicksteele said:
Not sure how you came to try this but great job. I did massive testing yesterday with Zen trying to get from stock LJ2 ODIN, all the way to the 4.3 update.
I never thought it was possible, but encountered the same problem of not being able to get to recovery. Regardless of what I tried.
Luckily I remembered you and found this.
That was crazy, I thought my phone was toast. Thanks again.
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This worked absolutely fine. Even I was stuck on Samsung logo and dint know wat to do I just flashed this file via odin 3.07 and my phone started like a charm. Thanks a lot
I used oddin 1.85 to root my galaxy s3 AT&T phone SGH1747 android 4.3 i followed the directions and when i tried to root it shows failed and i thought that it was finish doing whatever and then i unplugged and now my phone is stuck at firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in klies and try again. I tried removing the battery turning it back on and its still stuck at the same screen. Im new at this please help.
dime10 said:
I used oddin 1.85 to root my galaxy s3 AT&T phone SGH1747 android 4.3 i followed the directions and when i tried to root it shows failed and i thought that it was finish doing whatever and then i unplugged and now my phone is stuck at firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in klies and try again. I tried removing the battery turning it back on and its still stuck at the same screen. Im new at this please help.
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Just reflash the same rom, this can happen if the odin flash fails. All you have to do is reflash the same rom, if it fails again then just try another USB cable. And one more thing, make sure that the rom you are flashing is the right one.
Are you flashing the phone on a PC? I'm asking because I think the latest release of Odin is 3.07. Using an outdated version of Odin and/or drivers may have caused of the problem.
Since you're on AT&T running 4.3, you cannot reflash an AT&T ROM because there is no AT&T 4.3 ROM that is flashable via Odin. Do not try to flash any ROM that tries to flash an older bootloader because this will brick your phone.
Hi there
I have a 900W8 note 3. I upgraded to the newest firmware via kies. it worked perfectly then i wanted to root it.
Instead of using Odin i used Kingo and now my phone is stuck on a recovery loop.
I try and access recovery up+home+ power and nothing happens it simply keeps looping
I can access download down+power+home.
any suggestions how i can get out of this?
Do download the latest version of Odin and select PDA of the recovery? and leave all other settings intact?
currently i am downloading sammobile.com firmware for my phone
Thank you!
I just noticed i posted this under note 2. i do apologize
MacProoo said:
Hi there
I have a 900W8 note 3. I upgraded to the newest firmware via kies. it worked perfectly then i wanted to root it.
Instead of using Odin i used Kingo and now my phone is stuck on a recovery loop.
I try and access recovery up+home+ power and nothing happens it simply keeps looping
I can access download down+power+home.
any suggestions how i can get out of this?
Do download the latest version of Odin and select PDA of the recovery? and leave all other settings intact?
currently i am downloading sammobile.com firmware for my phone
Thank you!
I just noticed i posted this under note 2. i do apologize
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I got into the SAME situation with my Note 2 when i tried to use goomanager (BOOOOO!!!) to install either CWM or TWRP (cant remember which now).
I downloaded the correct stock rom for my device from sammobile and used Odin to flash it to my phone and everything came good.
God knows what happened with the goomanager business - perhaps I was supposed to make some obvious selection in goomanager like clearing caches or some damned thing - the tech geeks who put instructions together tend to miss "obvious" steps sometimes. "Make sure you're familiar with rooting etc." often means "make sure you know enough to not get screwed by steps we miss out in written instructions because to us they're obvious"...
Wobosh said:
I got into the SAME situation with my Note 2 when i tried to use goomanager (BOOOOO!!!) to install either CWM or TWRP (cant remember which now).
I downloaded the correct stock rom for my device from sammobile and used Odin to flash it to my phone and everything came good.
God knows what happened with the goomanager business - perhaps I was supposed to make some obvious selection in goomanager like clearing caches or some damned thing - the tech geeks who put instructions together tend to miss "obvious" steps sometimes. "Make sure you're familiar with rooting etc." often means "make sure you know enough to not get screwed by steps we miss out in written instructions because to us they're obvious"...
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Seeing that boot loop gave me a heart attack. I flashed recovery and it worked.
Thank you so much!!!
NEVER USE KINGO !!!
So This is my first time posting on any forum site for help, and i was refereed to XDA by my roommate. so what happened is a few months ago i asked my roommate to root my galaxy s3 SGH-I747, after he rooted it through odin and all seemed well, BUT we never could get the phone to recognize the root and was still unable to access any root functions. so after a few different attempts we gave up. i assumed that my roommate had removed the root (bad call) but never gave it any thought. a few days ago at&t started bugging me with a software update. i just hit ignore and it would pop up again in a few hours and the icon would never go away. so i gave in and started the update. i didnt pay the phone any attention while it "updated" but later that morning i went to turn it back on and it would get to the Samsung screen then the next screen but after that it goes black and vibrates. i showed it to my roommate and he informed me that it was never restored back to official frimware like i had previously assumed. and that it never should have received the update bc it was still on a custom frimware. we tried flashing the stock frimware back on the phone and every time it would fail the nand write. i believe it was updated to 4.4.2 before i received the update from AT&T and we tried many different ways too restore it i even tried the recovery in Kies 3 but all it says is "connecting" then connection failed. so far nothing has worked. i believe that the update contained android 5.0 and maybe that is the reason none of the other ways we tried worked. i have been researching for hours trying to find a similar case but nothing matches, and i cant find a single working solution that doesn't involve possible making it worse. i can access both the recovery and download modes. please any information or help would be greatly appreciated.
Flash a custom recovery such as Philz Touch via Odin, install cm10.2 via your custom recovery. This should get the phone booted so you can determine the bootloader version on your phone. The NAND error is due to the fact that you are trying to downgrade the bootloader in Odin. Don't flash anything with Odin until you determine the bootloader. Doing so could hard brick your phone.
audit13 said:
Flash a custom recovery such as Philz Touch via Odin, install cm10.2 via your custom recovery. This should get the phone booted so you can determine the bootloader version on your phone. The NAND error is due to the fact that you are trying to downgrade the bootloader in Odin. Don't flash anything with Odin until you determine the bootloader. Doing so could hard brick your phone.
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firstly, thanks for the fast help. i did as you advised and flashed philz touch 6.15.4 which is the latest version from what i understand. that worked flawlessly. the problem now, is with cm10.2 every time ive tried to install it i get an error in /storage/sdcard1/cm-10.2.0-d2att.zip.
im sure im doing everything correctly. any ideas?
Try flashing an older CM11 ROM for the d2lte.
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Try flashing an older CM11 ROM for the d2lte.
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thanks so much man youve been a big help that worked.