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AT&T galaxy s3 softbricked

I was trying to install one of drewgarens touchwiz roms. touchwiz milestone 5 firefly i believe. not the most recent one because i was too lazy . boy was that a mistake. everything was going smoothly until it booted and it got stuck on boot. I thought no big deal just go into recovery and use a backup. until i did so and recovery was gone and there was only download mode. I have spent the whole afternoon trying to fix it and none of it has worked. I tried flashing the stock rom and it as well got stuck on boot. I looked at all the AT&t relevant ones and also the international versions. so all in all is there anyway to fix this and has anyone had the same issue? i was flashing from cyanogenmod 10 m1 to the drewgaren rom btw. I can also go to download mode. I tried to flash stock but it still gets stuck on boot. log. I flashed the ATT boot logo and it did not work. all of which were flashed through odin.
any thanks in advance is greatly appreciated.

I think you can flash back to stock with just download mode + odin

Randomacts said:
I think you can flash back to stock with just download mode + odin
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I already tried that. It still get stuck on the Boot logo

stuart26 said:
I already tried that. It still get stuck on the Boot logo
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I can't help you but I wish you luck.

stuart26 said:
I already tried that. It still get stuck on the Boot logo
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Unplug your device. Hold the power button to turn it off. Hold volume up, home, and power. It should go to recovery. If you do the same thing with volume down instead of up, you can get into download mode.
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Sounds like you need a recovery...try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
[SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 QCOM TOOLKIT V2.3] Drivers Backup Root CWM BusyBox + MORE [ATT]
Follow the instructions and you should be able to flash the recovery and continue on with what you were doing. Remember to wipe really good when going from aosp back to any stock based ROM. They are completely different and will cause boot loops if you don't wipe.

jethro650 said:
Sounds like you need a recovery...try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
[SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 QCOM TOOLKIT V2.3] Drivers Backup Root CWM BusyBox + MORE [ATT]
Follow the instructions and you should be able to flash the recovery and continue on with what you were doing. Remember to wipe really good when going from aosp back to any stock based ROM. They are completely different and will cause boot loops if you don't wipe.
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I cannot enable usb debugging

Crap...there are Odin flashable versions of cwm floating around you'll need to find one of those. If you haven't found one I'll post one up when I get home.

jethro650 said:
Crap...there are Odin flashable versions of cwm floating around you'll need to find one of those. If you haven't found one I'll post one up when I get home.
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K I made it home lol. I'll attach a Odin flashable cwm, it's an older one but it'll get you a recovery, I hope. I just tried it on my phone with Odin, 3.07 both with usb debugging enabled and disabled on my phone and it worked both times. Crap keep getting errors uploading right to xda servers, I'll drop box it in a minute.
Ok here we go Odin cwm--> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/28590257/Odin recovery/CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v4.tar.md5
Newest twrp --> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/28590257/Odin recovery/twrp2.3.1install.zip
I'll add the newest twrp for you lol. Flash the cwm with odin, should work and then the twrp is a zip you can flash in cwm.
Hope this helps get you a recovery.
Remember in Odin use only PDA and only have auto reboot checked.

jethro650 said:
K I made it home lol. I'll attach a Odin flashable cwm, it's an older one but it'll get you a recovery, I hope. I just tried it on my phone with Odin, 3.07 both with usb debugging enabled and disabled on my phone and it worked both times. Crap keep getting errors uploading right to xda servers, I'll drop box it in a minute.
I'll add the newest twrp for you lol. Flash the cwm with odin, should work and then the twrp is a zip you can flash in cwm.
Hope this helps get you a recovery.
Remember in Odin use only PDA and only have auto reboot checked.
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This may sound like a stupid question but what boxes do i tick in odin?

After your hooked up and Odin is open under the options on the left side check only Auto Reboot. On the right under files check PDA and use that button to browse your computer and find the cwm you downloaded from my dropbox. Then just hit start on the bottom of the Odin window and let it finish, your phone should reboot when its done. It will get stuck again like you described in your first post but pull the battery, put it back in and boot into recovery using vol up,home and power buttons. That should (if everything flashed OK) put you into cwm 5.5.0.4. Once there wipe data/factory reset then restore the back up you mentioned in your original post, that should get you running again.
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If something has happened to your backup then you could try the stock rooted stuff here , just pick the one for your carrier and follow the instructions. :highfive:

jethro650 said:
After your hooked up and Odin is open under the options on the left side check only Auto Reboot. On the right under files check PDA and use that button to browse your computer and find the cwm you downloaded from my dropbox. Then just hit start on the bottom of the Odin window and let it finish, your phone should reboot when its done. It will get stuck again like you described in your first post but pull the battery, put it back in and boot into recovery using vol up,home and power buttons. That should (if everything flashed OK) put you into cwm 5.5.0.4. Once there wipe data/factory reset then restore the back up you mentioned in your original post, that should get you running again.
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If something has happened to your backup then you could try the stock rooted stuff here , just pick the one for your carrier and follow the instructions. :highfive:
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I was able to get it into recovery but i realized i did not have my sd card in so i turned it off and put my sd card in. unfortunately i was not able to get it back into recovery i tried flashing it again with the sd card in and no luck

That's odd. Couple of stupid questions on my part just to make sure, you had the right button combo, and, you released the buttons soon as the splash screen came on? Can you still get into download mode? Oh and did you do the wipes while in recovery?

jethro650 said:
That's odd. Couple of stupid questions on my part just to make sure, you had the right button combo, and, you released the buttons soon as the splash screen came on? Can you still get into download mode? Oh and did you do the wipes while in recovery?
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oh my gosh THANK YOU SOOOMUCH. I was worried i would have to take it to at&t ill be sure to press the thanks button.

I take it you got your phone working lol. Glad I could help a little. Little advice, anytime you switch to a different type of ROM (aosp to stock based or the other way around) make sure you wipe data/factory reset before flashing anything. It will save you problems in the long run.
Oh and could you go back and edit your original post and just add solved in brackets to the title for people in trouble looking for info.

stuart26 said:
I already tried that. It still get stuck on the Boot logo
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Depending on which stock ROM you flashed with odin you should now have a recovery, if not then something isn't right. The full bone stock ROM should have the factory 3e recovery, and the root injected stock ROM should have some version of CWM recovery. A factory reset will most likely fix your boot loop, if there is no recovery flash the rooted stock ROM that matches your device from this guide.
Edit - Didn't see there was a second page 0_o

Can't get into CWM recovery

I've been trying to root my Note 2 using the guide on XDA ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31801060&postcount=2 ). However, I can't access the CWM recovery. This is what I tried, maybe you can see where I did something wrong:
I've started Odin, clicked PDA and pointed it to the philz_touch file which I downlaoded through the link provided in the guide.
Auto-reboot and F. Reset Time are checked.
Then I put my phone into download mode, waited until the com.port thing turns blue.
Then I clicked start. Everything seemed to work fine and Odin said "PASS" or something.
The phone rebooted, but not into recovery. When I try to access recovery I see that it's stock.
According to the instructions in the guide I then unchecked auto-reboot, repeated the procedure and rebooted by keeping the power button pressed.
It doesn't go into recovery but just starts up.
When I try to access recovery it is still stock.
WHAT THE HELL DO I DO?

Can you name the file you flash?
this is XXXDDDAAA

The one linked in the guide: philz_touch_4.64-n7100.tar.md5

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dr.ketan said:
Sent you a PM
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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You are awesome. Problem solved.

Baardman said:
You are awesome. Problem solved.
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erm..care to share it?

hi
i've the same problem
when i reboot to recovery, the screen freezes and the phone turns off; it happens when i install CWM through galaxy note 2 toolkit
Also, when i try to install CWM via rom manager, the download progress stucks at 0/100 and, nothing
However, when i reinstall stock recovery via galaxy note 2 toolkit, i can get to stock recovery without any problem
anyone has a tip for me to solve this problem?
thanks in advance

rbrice89 said:
hi
i've the same problem
when i reboot to recovery, the screen freezes and the phone turns off; it happens when i install CWM through galaxy note 2 toolkit
Also, when i try to install CWM via rom manager, the download progress stucks at 0/100 and, nothing
However, when i reinstall stock recovery via galaxy note 2 toolkit, i can get to stock recovery without any problem
anyone has a tip for me to solve this problem?
thanks in advance
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well just flash philz recovery via odin http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.prehp?t=1896696 all files available here , be sure to enable usb debugging and unistall kies just install the usb drivers that will do
Note :
normally, phone should auto-reboot into recovery.
If it reboots into android and your recovery remains stock, repeat above steps and untick "autoreboot" in odin. Once flash is done, keep pressing power button until it reboots (normally will go to recovery)
when in recovery, if you choose option "reboot system now" and you get "yes - disable flash recovery", select that option to avoid stock recovery overwriting cwm

thanks; i'll try
the link you put is not working, but i did a research on the forum (i didn't know philz recovery) and i downloaded it
hope it'll work
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i got my custom recovery working now
thanks to you shhbz:good:

Note 2 cwm
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thanks; i'll try
the link you put is not working, but i did a research on the forum (i didn't know philz recovery) and i downloaded it
hope it'll work
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i got my custom recovery working now
thanks to you shhbz:good:
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I noticed you had the same problem i'm currently experiencing. I downloaded tolkit and rooted via Odin. My Note 2 GT-N7100 is not booting into recovery. It turns off and restarts normal. How can I access CWM recovery. What files did you download? and can I re-install cwm via odin while my phone is rooted?
Thanx in advance....
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Baardman said:
I've been trying to root my Note 2 using the guide on XDA ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31801060&postcount=2 ). However, I can't access the CWM recovery. This is what I tried, maybe you can see where I did something wrong:
I've started Odin, clicked PDA and pointed it to the philz_touch file which I downlaoded through the link provided in the guide.
Auto-reboot and F. Reset Time are checked.
Then I put my phone into download mode, waited until the com.port thing turns blue.
Then I clicked start. Everything seemed to work fine and Odin said "PASS" or something.
The phone rebooted, but not into recovery. When I try to access recovery I see that it's stock.
According to the instructions in the guide I then unchecked auto-reboot, repeated the procedure and rebooted by keeping the power button pressed.
It doesn't go into recovery but just starts up.
When I try to access recovery it is still stock.
WHAT THE HELL DO I DO?
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I noticed you had the same problem i'm currently experiencing. I downloaded toolkit and rooted via Odin. My Note 2 GT-N7100 is not booting into recovery. It turns off and restarts normal. How can I access CWM recovery. What files did you download? and can I re-install cwm via odin while my phone is rooted? just do it over? how did you do it?
Thanx ....

Make sure USB debugging is clicked under developer option. after this install Philz recovery through ODIN. and then flash SuperSU.
This will do.

prav82 said:
Make sure USB debugging is clicked under developer option. after this install Philz recovery through ODIN. and then flash SuperSU.
This will do.
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Thank you so much dude, I found the Phylz recov in thread & followed as you say... Working great now, thanx...

Baardman said:
You are awesome. Problem solved.
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Can you please share the solution? I'm stuck with this.

TWrp recovery install failed
I am n7100 stock unrooted. I tried to install Twrp recovery through odin.
Everything seems to have gone fine. I followed instructions to the letter. But I failed to notice if it said pass or not and note2 booted on its own. I don't how bad it is or what I should do next. Phone working fine otherwise. Please help.

[Q] Sprint Note 2 (SPH-L900) Bricked after attempted 4.3 Update

I've been having issue with my Sprint Note 2 for a while. I've also posted this to Reddit and other parts of the forum but so far have gotten no way to fix my issue. Here's the link to Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport...nt_note_2_sphl900_bricked_after_attempted_43/
Sorry, I didn't want to type that all up again and having to deal with formatting and such.
Basically, the gist of it, from what I can gather is that I have accidentally loaded the 4.3 bootloader with KNOX and it is currently preventing me from doing anything productive (flashing CWMR, rooting, installing stock, etc). I read here on the forum that there were ways to do so, especially this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46861777
I was wondering if there were steps for the Sprint Note 2 SPH-L900?
Any help in debricking my phone is appreciated.

Try these steps.
1. Boot phone into Odin/download mode
2. Flash twrp or cwmr via Odin.
3. When it reboots pull battery and then boot into recovery.
4. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145 it is mc2 bootloader, firmware, radio, etc...
5. Reboot phone. Things get weird for a few mins but it will boot.
You are now Knox free once again but you are also bone stock.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

jlmancuso said:
Try these steps.
1. Boot phone into Odin/download mode
2. Flash twrp or cwmr via Odin.
3. When it reboots pull battery and then boot into recovery.
4. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145 it is mc2 bootloader, firmware, radio, etc...
5. Reboot phone. Things get weird for a few mins but it will boot.
You are now Knox free once again but you are also bone stock.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I've tried that multiple times. The problem here is that I can't load CWMR or TWRP. At first, I assume that I'd have to root so I downloaded the CF auto root file and flash it using ODIN. Then I tried installing CWMR (after converting to .tar using Caboomi's tool here on the forum). It would reboot and I tried holding down volume up + power + home button but nothing would happen. I try combinations of that and still nothing. I flashed the 4.3 sboot.bin to get it back to stock Samsung bootloader then retried with CWMR without rooting first this time and it still doesn't work. ODIN would tell me that it succeeds but I can't enter Recovery no mater the combination of keys that I press. I'm assuming this has to do with Knox in which case I'd just have to wait for the official 4.3 firmware on SamMobile to flash it since stock 4.1.2 won't work.

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I've tried that multiple times. The problem here is that I can't load CWMR or TWRP. At first, I assume that I'd have to root so I downloaded the CF auto root file and flash it using ODIN. Then I tried installing CWMR (after converting to .tar using Caboomi's tool here on the forum). It would reboot and I tried holding down volume up + power + home button but nothing would happen. I try combinations of that and still nothing. I flashed the 4.3 sboot.bin to get it back to stock Samsung bootloader then retried with CWMR without rooting first this time and it still doesn't work. ODIN would tell me that it succeeds but I can't enter Recovery no mater the combination of keys that I press. I'm assuming this has to do with Knox in which case I'd just have to wait for the official 4.3 firmware on SamMobile to flash it since stock 4.1.2 won't work.
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After flashing cwm do battery pull...Don't let it auto-reboot.
Also try different version of Odin maybe

louforgiveno said:
After flashing cwm do battery pull...Don't let it auto-reboot.
Also try different version of Odin maybe
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I tried 3.07, 3.09, and even barebone 1.85 that came with CF auto root. It doesn't work. I can't load recovery just fine (according to ODIN) but I can't get into Recovery.

Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone

Keithgordon said:
Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone
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...My God..... What ever you did, it worked. Turns out, Caboomi's file didn't work too well. I couldn't get CWMR working at all even after converting to .tar. I used TWRP instead and it works. Problem was that it asked me for my password, which I don't know since I tried everything, so I had to resort to wiping everything. I installed the file jlmancuso suggested, loading it onto SD card then flashing using TWRP, and now my Samsung Note 2 is debricked.
Your file was a godsend. Thank you!

No recovery stuck on bootloop
im having the same issue could you post that dropbox link again

So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
Keithgordon said:
Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone
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rckingws6 said:
So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
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Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MK4bootloader

Keithgordon said:
Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MJA bootloader
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MJA ? Isn't that an s4 bootloader?

louforgiveno said:
MJA ? Isn't that an s4 bootloader?
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yep, sorry, I just woke up....I meant whatever version we are on with the note, what is it? MK4? I have both so I keep switching back and forth in the threads. Funny thing is, they are completely different, i will change that, thanks for pointing that out

my friend 's L900 bricked too ，but I cant download the file you provide , the error message is “Error (509) This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled”
may you provide another URL to download it or mail it to me ？ my email is [email protected] , thanks.
another question , how can i flash it into device with ODIN ？ from Pit ？ bootloader ？PDA ？PHONE ？ or others ？
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Keithgordon said:
yep, sorry, I just woke up....I meant whatever version we are on with the note, what is it? MK4? I have both so I keep switching back and forth in the threads. Funny thing is, they are completely different, i will change that, thanks for pointing that out
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my friend 's L900 bricked too ，but I cant download the file you provide , the error message is “Error (509) This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled”
may you provide another URL to download it or mail it to me ？ my email is [email protected] , thanks.
another question , how can i flash it into device with ODIN ？ from Pit ？ bootloader ？PDA ？PHONE ？ or others ？
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda app-developers app

yea I still cant dowload it sorry for being a pest.
Keithgordon said:
Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MK4bootloader
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hello if you are online i need some help i dl the 4.3 note 2 update it has a different build than the one sprint has there are some features that are not on this build is there any way for me to get the ota from sprint
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yea I still cant dowload it sorry for being a pest.
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rckingws6 said:
So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
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Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.

QuantumInteger said:
Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.
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i need some help

yea i can get into twrp recovery now but my sdcard wont mount thats why im trying to use odin
QuantumInteger said:
Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.
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For those of you who have bricked Note 2s (SPH-L900), I'm going to drop a DropBox link here to a folder of ALL of the files that I used to unbrick my phone. I experimented with multiple methods (and several sleepless nights). Some of them will be useful to you, not all. I have the Android SDK and Caboomi's converter for .img to .tar. It doesn't work too well for CWMR just FYI. ODIN-OC will attempt to load stock MC2 onto your phone but it won't work if it's bricked. Arc Converter is a program I used to try convert the MK4 .zip file to .tar to try and flash an update using ODIN. It didn't work. The steps that I took to unbrick my phone will be posted after the link.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c2bfpfdf0qbs6bu/ZiNC-BF5kf
Be patient. Some of the files are still updating.
Steps:
1) Put your phone into Download mode by holding volume down + power + home button at bootup
2) Use ODIN (3.07 or 3.09) to load the 4.3_Unbrick.tar file. This will take a bit of time so be patient. Once the phone boots up again, you'll get past the boot screen that says "Samsung Galaxy Note II" and you'll get the Samsung logo with the spinning icon but it will loop. This is normal.
3) Next, power off (yank the battery and cable, leave battery out but plug the cable back in) and reboot into download.
4) Flash the TWRP .tar file (don't try converting the CWMR to .tar, it won't work) then reboot.
5) Hold volume up + power + home button (be patient here)
6) You should see the Team Win logo. You're now in recovery. The TWRP may ask you for the password. It is NOT the passcode to your lockscreen or your Google password. I have no idea what it is. At this point, you'd have to wipe your phone (internal only) if you want to flash the stock recovery.
7) Load the MC2 stock recovery file with counter reset onto a microSD card and mount it onto the phone (play around with TWRP, if it doesn't see the SD card the first time, restart or play with the mount function). Just be careful not to wipe your microSD card.
8) Flash the stock recovery (give it time) and it'll restart. You should be back at 4.1.2.
EXTRA STEPS
If you're still interested in 4.3, load the MK4 update onto the microSD card as well. BEFORE you go through the activation process for the 4.1.2 firmware at boot, boot into recovery. Flash the 4.3 update using stock recovery. This should put you onto 4.3 after the phone reboots. You should now have stock 4.3 (no root).

Sorry for all the download errors, I am uploading to my websight right now and as soon as it uploads, I will post the URL, it should download much faster too. I didnt realize so many people needed it

Stuck on Samsung logo and no recovery

Hi,
My friend's note 2 got stuck on Samsung logo boot screen and whenever I access the recovery, it loads that android robot logo for a second and then restarts. I still have access to download mode, I have tried flashing a stock 4.3 rom, CWM and Philz recoveries with Odin but still same problem exists. I flashing using PDA button, should I try the bootloader or something?
The phone was on stock rom but she doesn't know the exact version and I assume it was on a 4.1.x rom.
Any help?
Thanks

Use ODIN to flash back to 4.1 / 4.2 or 4.3
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Nonta72 said:
Use ODIN to flash back to 4.1 / 4.2 or 4.3
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I said that I tried to flash 4.3 but nothing happened still stuck on boot screen with no access to recovery

MSAKK said:
I said that I tried to flash 4.3 but nothing happened still stuck on boot screen with no access to recovery
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Here is what you do,go into ODIN mode and get the .tar.md5 of philz touch 6.19 or twrp 2.6.3.2 flash it via odin and uncheck "auto reboot" that you see on the left side of the ODIN app,let the recovery be flashed in ODIN and once you see in GREEN saying RECOVERY PASS exit odin and using the vol down +home + power button keep it pressed until you samsung note screen let go of all buttons as soon as you see it and you're recovery will load within 5-10 seconds (twrp loads faster than philz) if you keep the buttons even after seeing the samsung note 2 message then it won't go into recovery,btw your friend's phone has she upgraded to official 4.3? or still on 4.1.2?

singhpratik87 said:
Here is what you do,go into ODIN mode and get the .tar.md5 of philz touch 6.19 or twrp 2.6.3.2 flash it via odin and uncheck "auto reboot" that you see on the left side of the ODIN app,let the recovery be flashed in ODIN and once you see in GREEN saying RECOVERY PASS exit odin and using the vol down +home + power button keep it pressed until you samsung note screen let go of all buttons as soon as you see it and you're recovery will load within 5-10 seconds (twrp loads faster than philz) if you keep the buttons even after seeing the samsung note 2 message then it won't go into recovery,btw your friend's phone has she upgraded to official 4.3? or still on 4.1.2?
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I tried twrp now with unchecking "auto reboot" and still same problem, I think you meant volume up not down as down will get me into download mode again.
It loads till the android robot recovery logo with the moving hollow cube , it keeps moving for a second or something "loading" and then phone restarts by itself and gets stuck on samsung boot logo again.
She doesn't know which android version she was on, she in not that much into phones so probably with factory rom "4.1.2".
After all these successful flashes, Odin still says:
Custom binary download: No
Current binary: Samsung official
System binary: Official

MSAKK said:
I tried twrp now with unchecking "auto reboot" and still same problem, I think you meant volume up not down as down will get me into download mode again.
It loads till the android robot recovery logo with the moving hollow cube , it keeps moving for a second or something "loading" and then phone restarts by itself and gets stuck on samsung boot logo again.
She doesn't know which android version she was on, she in not that much into phones so probably with factory rom "4.1.2".
After all these successful flashes, Odin still says:
Custom binary download: No
Current binary: Samsung official
System binary: Official
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you might want to follow this guide and try to re root her phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696 i followed that thread to root my note II ,but do remember that guide is only for users who are official 4.1.2 or 4.3 ,if your friend was on 4.1.1 you would need to download the official firmware from your country 4.1.2 that is and then follow the rooting guide,hope it works out for you,do let me know the end result

Just one and simple Question: Can you access "Download Mode" ?
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Try Wipe data and cache
I had this problem too after i clicked on factory reset in my rooted 4.3 n7100. Found the solution from a thread but i forgot where it was.
What I did was boot into recovery and perform "wipe data and cache". After wiping data, my note 2 are able to boot again...
NOTE: you will lose your data saved in your phone once you wiped it...

Nonta72 said:
Just one and simple Question: Can you access "Download Mode" ?
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Simple answer is yes. He quite clearly stated he could access download mode already in the OP.

Please OP, try multi-package firmware !
TheATHEiST said:
Simple answer is yes. He quite clearly stated he could access download mode already in the OP.
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Ooops! Sorry ! Forgot this
Btw, I suggest OP to flash a firmware which is Multipackage (it contains a PDA, MODEM, BOOTLOADER etc)
Idk where you can find one (if i does exist because I mostly update my Note II using KIES)

MSAKK said:
Hi,
My friend's note 2 got stuck on Samsung logo boot screen and whenever I access the recovery, it loads that android robot logo for a second and then restarts. I still have access to download mode, I have tried flashing a stock 4.3 rom, CWM and Philz recoveries with Odin but still same problem exists. I flashing using PDA button, should I try the bootloader or something?
The phone was on stock rom but she doesn't know the exact version and I assume it was on a 4.1.x rom.
Any help?
Thanks
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Try use odin to re flash the twrp recovery 2.7.0.0-to3g version. It fixed my loop boot with out loosing all data
Hope this work for you too

If there's a bootloop, you may have to reflash the firmware. Hopefully you have the file on the external SD.
Try to reinstall twrp or PhilZ, wipe data, cache and dalvik cache and reflash the Rom anew.
Also check before whether you have the correct bootloader for the Rom you want to install! (e.g. MJ5 or else).
Greets and good luck!
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Try mskips toolkit from skipsoft.net. There is a thread on here for it but it's closed because of Microsoft signatures. It has a recovery package. You may lose your data but it will fix the phone.
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romi1996 said:
Try use odin to re flash the twrp recovery 2.7.0.0-to3g version. It fixed my loop boot with out loosing all data
Hope this work for you too
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Still no recovery. In odin it says failed.
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ryn888 said:
Still no recovery. In odin it says failed.
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can you access your recovery mode?

No dude. Just download mode only. I also install twrp and philz cwm uaing odin still odin say failed
And also stock firmware failed also bro.
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ryn888 said:
Still no recovery. In odin it says failed.
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are you using stock samsung cable to connect phone to laptop?i read somewhere using non samsung cable can cause odin to fail
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ryn888 said:
Still no recovery. In odin it says failed.
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also do you have samsung kies installed on your computer together with odin?if yes uninstall samsung kies ,it's known to conflict with odin

singhpratik87 said:
are you using stock samsung cable to connect phone to laptop?i read somewhere using non samsung cable can cause odin to fail
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Okay. Well i didn't use samsung cable. Thanks dude. Tom I'll try to use samsung cable bro. Thanks
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MSAKK said:
Hi,
My friend's note 2 got stuck on Samsung logo boot screen and whenever I access the recovery, it loads that android robot logo for a second and then restarts. I still have access to download mode, I have tried flashing a stock 4.3 rom, CWM and Philz recoveries with Odin but still same problem exists. I flashing using PDA button, should I try the bootloader or something?
The phone was on stock rom but she doesn't know the exact version and I assume it was on a 4.1.x rom.
Any help?
Thanks
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U said u flashed 4.3 in her phone isnt....
Just give it a try these steps..(warraty may void)..
1.Flash stock 4.3 rom once again into phone.. After reeboting remove battery.. Then put it back.. go into download mode
2.flash CF-Autoroot with odin (dont forgot to chek reeboot on odin). .
after reboot cf-autoroot autimatically starts its rooting process...(if it starts u won half the way)
If u have luck it will reboot into system..(wait for 5 mins in boot screen)
3.If it doesnt... try flash philz touch using odin into phone..
In most cases philz touch flashed after cf autroot fites the custom recovery... .
sometimes knox enabled bootloader wont fire custom recoveries instead it fires stock recoveries
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[RECOVERY]Twrp Recovery For Edge+[Stock Recovery as well] Jumped ship

Jumped ship

Flashed TWRP img file with Flashify. Works well.

tcas55 said:
Flashed TWRP img file with Flashify. Works well.
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Well any recovery flasher, lol.

Worked great! thnks!

Worked perfectly. Made a nandroid backup immediately! I do get a red text error saying something related to seandroid, but i havent seen any problems with it. Have yet to try a restore but everything else was smooth! Thanks gamer!
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My Phone keeps saying installing update.
I have a problem i went and downloaded the tar file and flashed it with odin FYI I DO NOT HAVE ROOT YET after it says pass i rebooted the phone then rerebooted into recovery mode everytime i go into recovery mode it says installing system update and i get standered recovery NOT TWRP this happens everytime i go into recovery please help i really want TWRP for my Sprint Edge + please help???

My Phone keeps saying installing update everytime i go into recovery?
I have a problem i went and downloaded the tar file and flashed it with odin FYI I DO NOT HAVE ROOT YET after it says pass i rebooted the phone then rerebooted into recovery mode everytime i go into recovery mode it says installing system update and i get standered recovery NOT TWRP this happens everytime i go into recovery please help i really want TWRP for my Sprint Edge + please help???

Have you tried rooting then flashing TWRP?
Be worth a shot.

Root is not official
InfectedItachi said:
Have you tried rooting then flashing TWRP?
Be worth a shot.
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im afraid because the root is not official i dont want to brick my device i just got it and the root file says boot image on the root file i don't know if that safe to flash HERES THE LINK
i dont know if the root will work http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6-edge-plus/development/root-instructions-t3212573

Im flashed the unofficial root, worked perfectly. Along with this TWRP and it was smooth as well. If you are going to perform it, just be sure that youre battery is 100%, OEM Unlocked, and USB Debugging is enabled.
Even if you brick the device, there is the official firmware on sammobile so you can always go back in case things go sour.

It worked for you???
InfectedItachi said:
Im flashed the unofficial root, worked perfectly. Along with this TWRP and it was smooth as well. If you are going to perform it, just be sure that youre battery is 100%, OEM Unlocked, and USB Debugging is enabled.
Even if you brick the device, there is the official firmware on sammobile so you can always go back in case things go sour.
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So your saying flash the unofficial root first then flash trwp in odin and it should work because again everytime i go into recovery it says installing system update then it goes to normal recovery it worked for you are you sure so flash root first then flash recovery will it be on the latest firmware that its on now??

Post your settings. What firmware are you running? Its either AOI6 or AOGD

Currently on the newest software firmware AOI6??
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Post your settings. What firmware are you running? Its either AOI6 or AOGD
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I'm currently running firmware AOI6 which is the newest firmware will that work that's the one I'm currently on now just to be clear I would flash the root through odin first and then flash the recovery correct please let me know

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Post your settings. What firmware are you running? Its either AOI6 or AOGD
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Sorry my other account is mattrocks123 keep commenting under that account by mistake anyway i'm currently running firmware AOI6 which is the newest firmware will that work on the one I'm currently on now just to be clear I would flash the root through odin first and then flash the recovery after correct and that would successfully install the correct recovery please let me know?

Yes. Get your battery to 100% then you should perform the process.
Follow the root instructions on the thread for more proper details, but it basically goes like this.
1. Charge phone to 100%
2. Enter your developer options in settings and enable OEM Unlock and USB Debugging. [Do NOT turn these off. It will soft brick if you do. Once you have them on, LEAVE IT ALONE]
3. Make sure to have the Samsung Drivers installed on your computer.
4. Open ODIN 3.10.6 [HAS TO BE 3.10.6] in ADMIN mode. [Right click the ODIN icon]
5. Turn off your phone then boot into ODIN mode. Should see a screen that says DOWNLOADING. Go ahead and plug that into the computer once ODIN is up.
6. Click the AP box and make sure thats the only box that is ticked. Then click the AP button and naviagye towards the custom kernel tar file.
7. Once done, hit flash/continue then it should begin. Should take roughly 3-4 seconds.
8. Once its done, the phone should reboot and you should see you have the supersu application. You are rooted!
9. Now exit out of odin and reopen it in Admin mode once again.
10. Make sure the AP box is the only one that is ticked.
11. Now click the AP box and navigate towards the TWRP tar/MD5 file.
12. Boot into ODIN mode once again and plug the phone in. Once its recognized hit flash/continue.
13. Should take about 10 seconds. Once its finished, you should be all set.
14. Reboot the phone if it doesnt do so already and make sure everything is correct. Then make a NANDroid backup.
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Its not very detailed, but more of a summary. For more details head towards these links for more info.
Root :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6-edge-plus/development/root-instructions-t3212573
TWRP Installation :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6-edge-plus/general/twrp-edge-t3222847
How to perform a NANDroid backup :
http://techbeasts.com/2014/03/14/how-to-create-and-restore-nandroid-backup-on-android/
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Twrp wont backup roms to external org drive's
InfectedItachi said:
Yes. Get your battery to 100% then you should perform the process.
Follow the root instructions on the thread for more proper details, but it basically goes like this.
1. Charge phone to 100%
2. Enter your developer options in settings and enable OEM Unlock and USB Debugging. [Do NOT turn these off. It will soft brick if you do. Once you have them on, LEAVE IT ALONE]
3. Make sure to have the Samsung Drivers installed on your computer.
4. Open ODIN 3.10.6 [HAS TO BE 3.10.6] in ADMIN mode. [Right click the ODIN icon]
5. Turn off your phone then boot into ODIN mode. Should see a screen that says DOWNLOADING. Go ahead and plug that into the computer once ODIN is up.
6. Click the AP box and make sure thats the only box that is ticked. Then click the AP button and naviagye towards the custom kernel tar file.
7. Once done, hit flash/continue then it should begin. Should take roughly 3-4 seconds.
8. Once its done, the phone should reboot and you should see you have the supersu application. You are rooted!
9. Now exit out of odin and reopen it in Admin mode once again.
10. Make sure the AP box is the only one that is ticked.
11. Now click the AP box and navigate towards the TWRP tar/MD5 file.
12. Boot into ODIN mode once again and plug the phone in. Once its recognized hit flash/continue.
13. Should take about 10 seconds. Once its finished, you should be all set.
14. Reboot the phone if it doesnt do so already and make sure everything is correct. Then make a NANDroid backup.
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Its not very detailed, but more of a summary. For more details head towards these links for more info.
Root :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6-edge-plus/development/root-instructions-t3212573
TWRP Installation :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6-edge-plus/general/twrp-edge-t3222847
How to perform a NANDroid backup :
http://techbeasts.com/2014/03/14/how-to-create-and-restore-nandroid-backup-on-android/
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Thank you YOUR AMAZING:highfive: it worked perfectly there's only one problem im using an OTG 64GB flash drive that plugs into the phone's charger port because this phone doesn't support external SDCARDS anyway i tried going into recovery to make an nandroid backup on my stock rom and in TWRP it wont allow me to Backup to the OTG drive it wont let me select it, its there but i cant select it anyway when its plugged in it will only allow me to back it up to internal which i don't want to do is it safe to do an internal backup because it could be erased very easly how could i back up my nandroid rom to the OTG Flash drive if you dont know what it is ill add the exact pic or mabey i can move it to the OTG DRIVE through root explorer inside the OS HOW CAN I BACKUP TO AN EXTERNAL OTG please help???
ILL ADD THE IMAGE OF WHAT I HAVE UNDER THE COMMENT TAKE A LOOK??? PLEASE REPLY BACK??

What you can do is make the NANDroid backup on your internal storage, then move it to the OTG using Rom Toolbox Pro by jrummy. It would work the same.
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Twrp will still detect it if moved back to internal?
InfectedItachi said:
What you can do is make the NANDroid backup on your internal storage, then move it to the OTG using Rom Toolbox Pro by jrummy. It would work the same.
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ok so i would just transfer the TWRP backup to the OTG drive removing it from the Internal to add extra space back to it then if i need to restore it for any reason i would move it back to internal? and then TWRP would detect it even though it was moved and moved back?? please reply?

That is correct. As long as the directory is the same and nothing is changed, you should be fine.
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mattrocks123 said:
I have a problem i went and downloaded the tar file and flashed it with odin FYI I DO NOT HAVE ROOT YET after it says pass i rebooted the phone then rerebooted into recovery mode everytime i go into recovery mode it says installing system update and i get standered recovery NOT TWRP this happens everytime i go into recovery please help i really want TWRP for my Sprint Edge + please help???
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Yeah I would get a hold of the stock tar and flash it then root your phone and after flash twrp.