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Hello,
Recently I've flashed Arco's CM9 version. It all went well for a couple of weeks until today. When I booted my phone, suddenly all apps started crashing and then it rebooted. But, the problem is, it is now stuck on a flashing Samsung logo.
Before I've started this thread, I've read many many similar threads about this, and started a 'rescue operation' by my own by using the tutorials for flashing back a stock rom with ODIN and other possibilities.
Unfortunately, after I've tried twice using ODIN, my phone is still stuck in the Samsung logo loop. I also can't enter Recovery mode, but am able to enter Download mode, as you've probably noticed.
As this is my first Android phone, I've always carefully read the tutorials and disclaimers about possible failures. I'm aware that the maker of the rom is not responsible for this.
Since I tried to flash back to stock android 2.3.6 from CM9 kernel, I've read that this could give some problems. My question is:
- Would flashing CM9 back worth a shot, or totally useless?
I hope you can help me, and if there isn't a solution, I hope the shop can cover this as I've got warranty for one year and 9 months.
Care to share how you had flashed it at first...
And you can still boot to recovery rite ?
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countdown93 said:
Hello,
Recently I've flashed Arco's CM9 version. It all went well for a couple of weeks until today. When I booted my phone, suddenly all apps started crashing and then it rebooted. But, the problem is, it is now stuck on a flashing Samsung logo.
Before I've started this thread, I've read many many similar threads about this, and started a 'rescue operation' by my own by using the tutorials for flashing back a stock rom with ODIN and other possibilities.
Unfortunately, after I've tried twice using ODIN, my phone is still stuck in the Samsung logo loop. I also can't enter Recovery mode, but am able to enter Download mode, as you've probably noticed.
As this is my first Android phone, I've always carefully read the tutorials and disclaimers about possible failures. I'm aware that the maker of the rom is not responsible for this.
Since I tried to flash back to stock android 2.3.6 from CM9 kernel, I've read that this could give some problems. My question is:
- Would flashing CM9 back worth a shot, or totally useless?
I hope you can help me, and if there isn't a solution, I hope the shop can cover this as I've got warranty for one year and 9 months.
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it happened to my friends phone also, he can go to DL mode but not recovery mode, he flashed a stock rom via odin, but that didnt help, he was still stuck at samsung logo, and about flashing CM9 again, i guess u cant bcoz u cant go to recovery mode, if youve flashed a stock rom again and that didnt work for you too, i guess u need to send to samsung for repair, i remember my friend said it was a hardware problem, good luck
vanir29 said:
it happened to my friends phone also, he can go to DL mode but not recovery mode, he flashed a stock rom via odin, but that didnt help, he was still stuck at samsung logo, and about flashing CM9 again, i guess u cant bcoz u cant go to recovery mode, if youve flashed a stock rom again and that didnt work for you too, i guess u need to send to samsung for repair, i remember my friend said it was a hardware problem, good luck
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I've read elsewhere that it was a hardware problem that appeared on 1:10 Wonders... I'm really disappointed since this was my first smartphone...
A small question though: Since I've (tried to) flash it back to stock rom, if I bring it back to the shop where I bought it, would they notice that there was another rom, which could give them a reason that I've void the warranty? I really don't want to pay another amount of cash for this (faulty) phone.
Also in reply to andynroid: I've flashed CM9 the first time with CWM, as adviced by Arco68.
Can you still go to recovery ?
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countdown93 said:
I've read elsewhere that it was a hardware problem that appeared on 1:10 Wonders... I'm really disappointed since this was my first smartphone...
A small question though: Since I've (tried to) flash it back to stock rom, if I bring it back to the shop where I bought it, would they notice that there was another rom, which could give them a reason that I've void the warranty? I really don't want to pay another amount of cash for this (faulty) phone.
Also in reply to andynroid: I've flashed CM9 the first time with CWM, as adviced by Arco68.
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well in my friend's case, samsung accept it and repair it, if the stock rom is flash successfully, i think they wont notice that you've flash i custom rom, good luck though
Am I being dense.... but what is 1:10 Wonder???
I saw this also mentioned by Rio S. (I think)....but did not think anything about it.... but, is it HW version??
Where can I see it on device.
Andy....
Guy says in OP...
can't get Recovery!!!
:banghead:
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irishpancake said:
Am I being dense.... but what us 1:10 Wonder???
I saw this also mentioned by Rio S. (I think)....but did not think anything about it.... but, is it HW version??
Where can I see it on device.
Andy....
Guy says in OP...
can't get Recovery!!!
:banghead:
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Hi...
I wrote in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25616419&postcount=17
The only solution seems to be to flash an Asian rom with multi package.
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when you try to enter recovery mode, what is the image you first see? is there an image that look like an android? i cant remember the exactly image but if you see that image, i think you must reflash the CWM via odin. Because every time i reflash the stock rom, my recovery mode will gone. So try to reflash CWM via odin. Nothing wrong if you give it a try
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Am I being dense.... but what is 1:10 Wonder???
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i think it is one(1) out of ten(10) or 1 is to 10 sgw has a hardware problem, i guess thats what he meant, but isnt it kinda high
Experienced this as well. Just sent it for warranty and they swapped out the motherboard.
alidsd said:
The only solution seems to be to flash an Asian rom with multi package.
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I've heard and read about that, I thought that Rio did that, but it wasn't succesful.
tomatoman23 said:
when you try to enter recovery mode, what is the image you first see? is there an image that look like an android? i cant remember the exactly image but if you see that image, i think you must reflash the CWM via odin. Because every time i reflash the stock rom, my recovery mode will gone. So try to reflash CWM via odin. Nothing wrong if you give it a try
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I wished I could enter Recovery mode, but the problem is: I can't
. But I also didn't know that if I flash back to stock rom, the recovery would be gone too. Maybe I should reflash CWM via odin. Nice advice.
vanir29 said:
i think it is one(1) out of ten(10) or 1 is to 10 sgw has a hardware problem, i guess thats what he meant, but isnt it kinda high
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Jup. One out of ten => 10%. Such an error rate may not appear for such a great brand. That is ridiculously high. Even 1% is too high in my opinion.
Deathmax said:
Experienced this as well. Just sent it for warranty and they swapped out the motherboard.
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Yeah, but what I've heard from others in the Netherlands: they will say that your device has been damaged by water, which isn't protected by warranty. And the bill is equal to a new device, or even more expensive. I hope they're in 'good mood', otherwise I maybe have to search for another device.
Hey Bro... this happen to me a while ago.... but covered by warranty , just simply told them at the SSC that you do an update via Kies and sxxt happen , coz in my place there are cases that the phone hang after update via Kies not only this model , it happen to others model too.
I suggest that you flash it back to stock before you send it back to SSC , without CWM .
cheers
vanir29 said:
i think it is one(1) out of ten(10) or 1 is to 10 sgw has a hardware problem, i guess thats what he meant, but isnt it kinda high
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My friend!!!
I think you have solved the mystery of 1:10......
but can Rio S. confirm??
I don't have bricked phone....
but I try to understand what is causing these, so to be of some help....
and 1:10 was a puzzle to me, so thank you...
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I downloaded the Jedi Mind Trick JB 2 ROM and installed it via clocwork mod recovery .. That went fine but it took me a few days to realize I didnt have a working video camera anymore on my phone.. so I thought to flash a stock ROOTed rom instead...
Then I found this threat about an updated version of Jedi Mind Trick's ROM labled JB 3.. So I wiped as much as I could in recovery and chose to format all the options it gave me in recover , Format system , data , cache , emms(or something) .. and now when I boot the phone , it shows the first flash screen , and the samsung logo starts to shimmer then it reboots back to the splash screen and repeats this process everal times before just going black and sitting there..
So I've successfully bootlooped my phone doing this..
MY PROBLEM -- I don't know how to charge my phone or connect to it to install anything else..
Is this a serious problem? How can I charge my phone to continue troubleshooting it? It still has some battery to try some things but I don't know how to hook it up to transfer any other roms to it via USB cable and PC in it's current state..
I'm very computer savvy but I'm trying to learn this phone modding stuff and I realy hope I didn't brick my phone in this process.
Can someone please help me out here? I'll be on the forums religiously until I figure this out.
What should I start doing first??
Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!
still working at it
I think I'm at the point of having to use ODIN to flash a new rom since i cannot simply copy this rom to the sdcard to use clockwork to flash it .. Am I correct on this ?
For some reason this rom I found (should be stock rooted tmobile gSII rom) does not want to open from ODIN's PDA button cause its in .zip and not .tar or anything... I'm not sure how to flash this rom with ODIN ( I'm not even 100% sure this is how its supposed to go) Any suggestions ?
phew
UPDATE - So I managed to research enough to find out that there is no way to flash a CUSTOM rom with ODIN.. SO I had to download a stock (presumably rooted) t-mobile rom and flash THAT ...
Now I'm back up with a rooted rom and will begin re-installing clockwork and then my custom deodexed rooted rom afterward.
Thanks for all who almost kinda tried to care to reply in this past 2 hours =) -- As previously mentioned.. I am a nerd.. I just suck at phone modding. Haha
So , looks like I'm in the clear now and don't need any more support on this particular topic yet.
zarklon said:
UPDATE - So I managed to research enough to find out that there is no way to flash a CUSTOM rom with ODIN.. SO I had to download a stock (presumably rooted) t-mobile rom and flash THAT ...
Now I'm back up with a rooted rom and will begin re-installing clockwork and then my custom deodexed rooted rom afterward.
Thanks for all who almost kinda tried to care to reply in this past 2 hours =) -- As previously mentioned.. I am a nerd.. I just suck at phone modding. Haha
So , looks like I'm in the clear now and don't need any more support on this particular topic yet.
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Is this true? Through a recommendation (haven't done anything to my phone from rooting/flashing KANGSJUGGERNAUT2 years ago), I tried to flash CM10 and ended up with a bootloop myself. Tried flashing through ODIN but it kept crashing; does anyone know why?
Afterward, I tried to reflash it through CWM and from then on bootloops into a installation process that never completes.
For some reason my CWM turned super slow, freezes/hangs and reboots after a few minutes.
I gave the phone to a friend who does this stuff on the regular but he said my initial flash wasn't complete cause in download mode says I'm still running official? No clue.
I was told this via email/chat: "No luck, it won't even boot anymore, I think I'll just bring it back tmrw morn
10:43 PM
Sorry I'm at a wedding (yea I know random) I left my phone with coat check
OK I've narrowed down the reason but not the solution, you had an AOKP based ROM which fundamentally is based on CyanogenMod, but it wasn't correctly flashed as the phone still thought it has factory ROMs still running
11:10 PM
Clockworkmod(even though it was working before) wasn't accessing the partitions of the phone correctly so it wasn't properly wiping or flashing properly.
11:12 PM
So basically from the first time you flashed cwm it didn't flash properly then the next time you flashed using the new recovery it didn't flash anything it was supposed to do itself properly , so basically it was a chain of events in addition to a bad boot loader, that's why it never went to recovery or download mode correctly
11:13 PM
That's something that had to do with the way the phone was built meaning you may of had a bad bootloader from the very begin and are now feeling the synptoms
Basically, and I would hate to be the reason or partially the reason you have a dead phone, basically it was a matter of coincedencr that it happened as this could of happened at anytime, once you have a bad boot loader its pretty much down hill from there"
Any helpful insight as how I can rectify this? is my phone truly dead? Sorry about the quoted format, it was copied and pasted.
If I were in your boat, I'd use Odin and flash the stock 4.1.2 ROM.
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tronmech said:
If I were in your boat, I'd use Odin and flash the stock 4.1.2 ROM.
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The phone won't turn on, unable to go into recovery and download mode; plugged in usb (hear connection beep but pressing power button plays disconnect button) to no avail. What can I do to unbrick?
Stock 4.1.2? Possible over a hardbricked T989 with old 2.3.6?
JahJahLoO said:
The phone won't turn on, unable to go into recovery and download mode; plugged in usb (hear connection beep but pressing power button plays disconnect button) to no avail. What can I do to unbrick?
Stock 4.1.2? Possible over a hardbricked T989 with old 2.3.6?
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sorry but i have to assume that you are not doing the 3 button recovery or download mode right.
Pull battery, put battery back in, hold power button & Vol +/- untill you see SAMSUNG on the screen ---> let go off power button(keep holding
Vol +/- button) .....u will see recovery. (assuming you did flash cwm before).
Let me know.
hit thanks.
sam.balia1012 said:
sorry but i have to assume that you are not doing the 3 button recovery or download mode right.
Pull battery, put battery back in, hold power button & Vol +/- untill you see SAMSUNG on the screen ---> let go off power button(keep holding
Vol +/- button) .....u will see recovery. (assuming you did flash cwm before).
Let me know.
hit thanks.
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I believe I am doing it correct, I have been entering recovery and download mode many times, right before I soft bricked it.
And sorry, no, I've tried many times, many methods and my phone is confirmed as entirely hard bricked.
SUPAR SAD, but thank you!
dont give up
JahJahLoO said:
I believe I am doing it correct, I have been entering recovery and download mode many times, right before I soft bricked it.
And sorry, no, I've tried many times, many methods and my phone is confirmed as entirely hard bricked.
SUPAR SAD, but thank you!
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you can try using adb and put the phone in dl mode.
sometimes its as easy as pull battery and wait awhile (20 min or more) and try again.
if you've exhausted all possibilities, you can use a jig to force a dl mode.
let me know
sam.balia1012 said:
you can try using adb and put the phone in dl mode.
sometimes its as easy as pull battery and wait awhile (20 min or more) and try again.
if you've exhausted all possibilities, you can use a jig to force a dl mode.
let me know
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I don't know what adb is, or how to use it; I have, however seen my friend RDP to my desktop and do something and used the term 'adb' in his attempt to code through the phone.
I've done that battery waiting period, for nearly an hour and still no result.
After doing some researching, I have found that many people have stated a USB JIG would not be applicable to a 'hard bricked' phone. I really wanted to try as it looked like the most, simple and inexpensive solution.
JahJahLoO said:
I don't know what adb is, or how to use it; I have, however seen my friend RDP to my desktop and do something and used the term 'adb' in his attempt to code through the phone.
I've done that battery waiting period, for nearly an hour and still no result.
After doing some researching, I have found that many people have stated a USB JIG would not be applicable to a 'hard bricked' phone. I really wanted to try as it looked like the most, simple and inexpensive solution.
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If you know for a fact that you bricked your s2, maybe wrong rom or kernel that u flashed by accident then.....
contact these guys.... http://brickedmyphone.com/contact-me/
good like and click thanks if you agree.
sam.balia1012 said:
If you know for a fact that you bricked your s2, maybe wrong rom or kernel that u flashed by accident then.....
contact these guys.... http://brickedmyphone.com/contact-me/
good like and click thanks if you agree.
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Lols, you're really fishing for them "Thanks"; you got it buddy. Very swift responses. :cyclops:
Anyway, I'm still searching the net for anymore possible solutions.
Thanks.
JahJahLoO said:
Lols, you're really fishing for them "Thanks"; you got it buddy. Very swift responses. :cyclops:
Anyway, I'm still searching the net for anymore possible solutions.
Thanks.
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fishing for them ???????
what the hell does that even mean? it seems that brick did hit u in the head!!!
sam.balia1012 said:
fishing for them ???????
what the hell does that even mean? it seems that brick did hit u in the head!!!
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It might as well have... :crying:
Well, after a series of rooting and trying to get CWM recovery on my Xperia ZL and getting SuperSU I decided it was time to update to CM 10.1.0 RC5 Odin I didn't unlock my bootloader cause I don't know how, to my knowledge of a video I saw online if your phone says that you cannot unlock your bootloader than you can't. So I just thought it was okay to install CM 10.1.0 and did so, now my phone is stuck in infinite reboot without any sort of logo and just stuck at a black screen. I was wondering if any of you guys can help me solve this :\ thanks!
alainmona said:
Well, after a series of rooting and trying to get CWM recovery on my Xperia ZL and getting SuperSU I decided it was time to update to CM 10.1.0 RC5 Odin I didn't unlock my bootloader cause I don't know how, to my knowledge of a video I saw online if your phone says that you cannot unlock your bootloader than you can't. So I just thought it was okay to install CM 10.1.0 and did so, now my phone is stuck in infinite reboot without any sort of logo and just stuck at a black screen. I was wondering if any of you guys can help me solve this :\ thanks!
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If you can still access CWM Recovery you can try to restore a backup of your old system. Otherwise you will have to flash an FTF using Flashtools.
(You can find the FTF that belongs to your phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2094).
If it is your first time using Flashtools you can search here in xda for guides, there are many that explain how to flash a FTF
And, as I said in another post before, every rom that needs to flash a Kernel (CM10.1, PAC, ReVolt, etc) you must have an unlocked bootloader unless it's tagged as a stock based rom.
xkeita said:
If you can still access CWM Recovery you can try to restore a backup of your old system. Otherwise you will have to flash an FTF using Flashtools.
(You can find the FTF that belongs to your phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2094).
If it is your first time using Flashtools you can search here in xda for guides, there are many that explain how to flash a FTF
And, as I said in another post before, every rom that needs to flash a Kernel (CM10.1, PAC, ReVolt, etc) you must have an unlocked bootloader unless it's tagged as a stock based rom.
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I love you so much man, thanks a lot. I'm going to try out a couple of methods to at least restore the phone to 4.1.2. Do you have any advice on how to unlock the bootloader or any roms that doesn't require an unlocked bootloader?
Edit: By the way, I can't access CWM I wish I could, but I tried pressing the hard OFF button on the back of the phone and I tried pressing every button as well, it doesn't connect to my laptop or computer at all. Any way I can connect it to reset it?
alainmona said:
I love you so much man, thanks a lot. I'm going to try out a couple of methods to at least restore the phone to 4.1.2. Do you have any advice on how to unlock the bootloader or any roms that doesn't require an unlocked bootloader?
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Actually all Stock Roms (Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2094) don't require an unlocked bootloader, but if you want to unlock it so you can install Custom Roms (Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2095) that are not Stock based here is a very nice Tutorial about how to do the Unlock Bootloader procedure: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2153261
alainmona said:
Edit: By the way, I can't access CWM I wish I could, but I tried pressing the hard OFF button on the back of the phone and I tried pressing every button as well, it doesn't connect to my laptop or computer at all. Any way I can connect it to reset it?
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It doesn't matter, Flashtool will work with the phone in any condition
xkeita said:
Actually all Stock Roms (Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2094) don't require an unlocked bootloader, but if you want to unlock it so you can install Custom Roms (Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2095) that are not Stock based here is a very nice Tutorial about how to do the Unlock Bootloader procedure: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2153261
It doesn't matter, Flashtool will work with the phone in any condition
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You are the boss man, thanks a bunch I was so worried about my phone. I just got it and was about to unlock it for a company that's super cheaper than all the other phone companies. I'm currently flashbooting it so I can restore it. I will take a peak at the bootloader unlocking procedure and I'm going to thank you again for your help.
Edit: My phone is being recognized in Flashmode only and randomly disconnects and reconnects. I hope I can flash it when the .zip is done downloading. I'll keep you posted.
Edit 2: I'm stuck on FlashTools "Reading Device Information" :\ now I'm stuck at 7% of Flashing Data and it hasn't moved
alainmona said:
You are the boss man, thanks a bunch I was so worried about my phone. I just got it and was about to unlock it for a company that's super cheaper than all the other phone companies. I'm currently flashbooting it so I can restore it. I will take a peak at the bootloader unlocking procedure and I'm going to thank you again for your help.
Edit: My phone is being recognized in Flashmode only and randomly disconnects and reconnects. I hope I can flash it when the .zip is done downloading. I'll keep you posted.
Edit 2: I'm stuck on FlashTools "Reading Device Information" :\ now I'm stuck at 7% of Flashing Data and it hasn't moved
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Are you flashing a whole .FTF? (The one for my model is about 700+MB)
xkeita said:
Are you flashing a whole .FTF? (The one for my model is about 700+MB)
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I have the Xperia ZL C6506 I'm using this method(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2299092) for my model and it keeps getting stuck at 7% instantly, I don't understand cause I follow his procedure and it won't flash properly still.
alainmona said:
I have the Xperia ZL C6506 I'm using this method(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2299092) for my model and it keeps getting stuck at 7% instantly, I don't understand cause I follow his procedure and it won't flash properly still.
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I would recommend you to flash this FTF first because you need to recover your android system first so you can move files in and out, install recoveries, etc. After doing so you can continue with that rom
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I would recommend you to flash this FTF first because you need to recover your android system first so you can move files in and out, install recoveries, etc. After doing so you can continue with that rom
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Thank you so much man, I appreciate your help man! I'm going to try this then repost in a bit.
Edit: I ended up finishing the download, now when I try flashing my phone, it just disconnects randomly as well it started flashing but it's stuck at 0% :\ I'll give it some time but if it doesn't move I don't know what else to do
alainmona said:
Thank you so much man, I appreciate your help man! I'm going to try this then repost in a bit.
Edit: I ended up finishing the download, now when I try flashing my phone, it just disconnects randomly as well it started flashing but it's stuck at 0% :\ I'll give it some time but if it doesn't move I don't know what else to do
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Do a hard reset on it (using the button on the back), don't turn it on and follow the Flashtools flashing process
1.- Open Flashtools
2.- Flash mode > Flashmode > Select the FTF you just downloaded (The one of 700+MB) > Flash
3.- Connect your Phone if Flash mode (It will start flashing).
4.- Boot your phone and you're ready to go.
When selecting the FTF just select it and leave everything as it is and make sure that you have installed the drivers for flashing (
They are where found you installed Flashtools
In a folder called Drivers, open the .exe and Install these:
- Fastboot drivers
- Flashmode drivers
- Xperia Z and SO-02E drivers
If stills doesn't works I can't help any far as that, but I would suggest you that If you are able try to flash it on another computer (It might sound silly but It could actually work ), also make sure that you're running the latest Flashtool which is v0.9.11.0 and can be found here: http://androxyde.github.io/
xkeita said:
Do a hard reset on it (using the button on the back), don't turn it on and follow the Flashtools flashing process
1.- Open Flashtools
2.- Flash mode > Flashmode > Select the FTF you just downloaded (The one of 700+MB) > Flash
3.- Connect your Phone if Flash mode (It will start flashing).
4.- Boot your phone and you're ready to go.
When selecting the FTF just select it and leave everything as it is and make sure that you have installed the drivers for flashing (
They are where found you installed Flashtools
In a folder called Drivers, open the .exe and Install these:
- Fastboot drivers
- Flashmode drivers
- Xperia Z and SO-02E drivers
If stills doesn't works I can't help any far as that, but I would suggest you that If you are able try to flash it on another computer (It might sound silly but It could actually work ), also make sure that you're running the latest Flashtool which is v0.9.11.0 and can be found here: http://androxyde.github.io/
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Alright perfect, thanks again for all the help! I'm going to try the flash and I'll be back to hopefully say it worked !
I finished flashing it, once I did it told me to unplug my phone and turn it on. It still hasn't turned on but the light has started actually flashing and staying on now compared to before. Hmmmm...
Edit: Nevermind I got it, thank you so much!!! I'm so happy!
close please mods :3
alainmona said:
Alright perfect, thanks again for all the help! I'm going to try the flash and I'll be back to hopefully say it worked !
I finished flashing it, once I did it told me to unplug my phone and turn it on. It still hasn't turned on but the light has started actually flashing and staying on now compared to before. Hmmmm...
Edit: Nevermind I got it, thank you so much!!! I'm so happy!
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No problem! Keep that .FTF if something like that happens again It might be a life savior.
Thread Solved, mod please close.
SOooO I'm just some tinkering nut that likes to check out all of the roms out there for my devices. Flashing is worse than crack for me. I have bricked de-bricked and re-bricked this poor little galaxy and updated to 4.3 and downgraded back to 4.0 all to make it look like it just came out of the box again. nice clean bootloader. A factory rom. 0 flash count which is simply nutz since this thing should be a stripper I have flashed it with so many Roms and Mods. I have pretty much every file you can think of for this device on my computer and I am more than happy to share my information and tips with the community here at xda.
If you think you need some assistance and don't want to spend 3days hopped up on pizza and mt.dew searching every inch of the forums looking for answers feel free to ask me and I can try my best to help out.
I have almost every custom Rom out for this device.
I have Custom Kernels from chapters 4.0.3 - 4.1.1 - 4.3 - 4.4
I have Debrick Images from the first three chapters will make one for 4.4 when I see a stable Rom
I have Stock Rom Files
I have updated Stock Rom Files.
I have updated rooted no knox Files
I have a crap load of continuous hours of searching breaking and Fixing this poor little thing.
I would have made a Tutorial page but it looks like there are plenty on the forums. I KNOW I've read them all:silly:
so I would rather put my knowledge to use in letting you simply ask me a question and I will reply as quickly as possible.
I know its going to sound nubcake. Buuut.... this is my daily device and I know how frustrating it can be when you have made one of them fatal mistakes and your device goes black or won't flash your new custom rom you want to test out.
Shoot some questions my way and see if I can't help you out quicker than you searching the 4 corners of the net.
datbager said:
SOooO I'm just some tinkering nut that likes to check out all of the roms out there for my devices. Flashing is worse than crack for me. I have bricked de-bricked and re-bricked this poor little galaxy and updated to 4.3 and downgraded back to 4.0 all to make it look like it just came out of the box again. nice clean bootloader. A factory rom. 0 flash count which is simply nutz since this thing should be a stripper I have flashed it with so many Roms and Mods. I have pretty much every file you can think of for this device on my computer and I am more than happy to share my information and tips with the community here at xda.
If you think you need some assistance and don't want to spend 3days hopped up on pizza and mt.dew searching every inch of the forums looking for answers feel free to ask me and I can try my best to help out.
I have almost every custom Rom out for this device.
I have Custom Kernels from chapters 4.0.3 - 4.1.1 - 4.3 - 4.4
I have Debrick Images from the first three chapters will make one for 4.4 when I see a stable Rom
I have Stock Rom Files
I have updated Stock Rom Files.
I have updated rooted no knox Files
I have a crap load of continuous hours of searching breaking and Fixing this poor little thing.
I would have made a Tutorial page but it looks like there are plenty on the forums. I KNOW I've read them all:silly:
so I would rather put my knowledge to use in letting you simply ask me a question and I will reply as quickly as possible.
I know its going to sound nubcake. Buuut.... this is my daily device and I know how frustrating it can be when you have made one of them fatal mistakes and your device goes black or won't flash your new custom rom you want to test out.
Shoot some questions my way and see if I can't help you out quicker than you searching the 4 corners of the net.
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What spetps I need to do to re flash previous bootloader?... im in 4.3
torreon901 said:
What spetps I need to do to re flash previous bootloader?... im in 4.3
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I did not do any boot loader flashing. sorry wow first question and I already fail.
If I had to take a wild guess and you still have access to cwm or twrp flash the stock rom and you should be good.
torreon901 said:
What spetps I need to do to re flash previous bootloader?... im in 4.3
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I take no responsibility if you mess up your phone but take a look here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083860 may be what your looking for.
torreon901 said:
What spetps I need to do to re flash previous bootloader?... im in 4.3
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If you go from the 4.3 bootloader to a previous one, you will brick your device via an e-fuse. You shouldn't need to revert to an older bootloader anyway unless for a specific rom. If that is the case, you are better off waiting until the developer catches up.
datbager said:
I take no responsibility if you mess up your phone but take a look here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083860 may be what your looking for.
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Also, please don't use anything off this page unless you have an international version of the S3. I am guessing you have the I747, DO NOT FLASH SOMETHING NOT MADE FOR YOUR PHONE! :highfive:
Here is where you need to start...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
There is even a PSA in red letters about reverting from a 4.3 bootloader.
datbager said:
Shoot some questions my way and see if I can't help you out quicker than you searching the 4 corners of the net.
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how do you create a debrick.img? My phone is in working condition but I just want to be prepared for down the road
Pretty sure I bricked it
I have an ATT Galaxy S3. I had OTA 4.3, and i just rooted it, installed TWRP, and made a backup. Then I wiped, and tried to install a custom rom, and failed. Could not restore back up, and after multiple times of trying to flash this odin : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46954804&postcount=119[/URL]. and failed attempts to even get Heimdall to even work, my Phone is now in this state when turned on:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (3 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOAD RP SWREV: 2
SWREV CHECK FAIL : Fused 2 > Binary 0
Any help would be grateful.
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I have found I can flash TWRP but I am unable to mount SDCard. it just doesn't do anything. same thing with CWR.
and KIES tries to run a firmware recovery and fails. looks like it trieds to installs 4.1
Still looking for help. Thanks.
thenowherekid said:
I have an ATT Galaxy S3. I had OTA 4.3, and i just rooted it, installed TWRP, and made a backup. Then I wiped, and tried to install a custom rom, and failed. Could not restore back up, and after multiple times of trying to flash this odin : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46954804&postcount=119[/URL]. and failed attempts to even get Heimdall to even work, my Phone is now in this state when turned on:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (3 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOAD RP SWREV: 2
SWREV CHECK FAIL : Fused 2 > Binary 0
Any help would be grateful.
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I have found I can flash TWRP but I am unable to mount SDCard. it just doesn't do anything. same thing with CWR.
and KIES tries to run a firmware recovery and fails. looks like it trieds to installs 4.1
Still looking for help. Thanks.
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So i was able to get a micro SD card and download the files from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233
Used TWRP to install the bootloader/modem, then the rom, then the kernel. After it installed successfully I rebooted the phone. Nothing comes up. It doesn't respond to power button, or download or recovery button sequence. When i plug it into my computer, device manager recognizes it as a port. Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM13)
thenowherekid said:
So i was able to get a micro SD card and download the files from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233
Used TWRP to install the bootloader/modem, then the rom, then the kernel. After it installed successfully I rebooted the phone. Nothing comes up. It doesn't respond to power button, or download or recovery button sequence. When i plug it into my computer, device manager recognizes it as a port. Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM13)
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sorry I didn't ever encounter that in my adventures with the device. I have quickly discovered that there are too many issues with them and the flashing. I have had more problems and bricked states than I care to look at. I got the phone operating and gummy installed on it and left it at that.
datbager said:
sorry I didn't ever encounter that in my adventures with the device. I have quickly discovered that there are too many issues with them and the flashing. I have had more problems and bricked states than I care to look at. I got the phone operating and gummy installed on it and left it at that.
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Thanks.
Sudden Death AT&T GS3
Hi,
I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3. I was running CM11 nightlies. It was working perfectly fine for all these days. Couple of days back it suddenly died. The phone hasn’t been switching on back since then. I tried putting it on full charge. Whenever I pull out the battery and reinsert it, it vibrates, The LED comes on and the Samsung screen comes on for a second and turn turns off again. I cannot access the recovery or download modes through the key combinations. I also tried going into download mode using a Jig. I have to remove the battery and reinsert it. The Jig did work and the phone did go into download mode but, only for a second and then turns off. I’m not sure what exactly the issue is.
I would be very grateful if you could help me find a solution.
Thanks.
thenowherekid said:
Thanks.
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ok this is not for your device but it is a guide and you can look up a kid that has a video on youtube. scroll down to device firmwares and select your model. but this is the link to help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
your help
IcemanReturns said:
Hi,
I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3. I was running CM11 nightlies. It was working perfectly fine for all these days. Couple of days back it suddenly died. The phone hasn’t been switching on back since then. I tried putting it on full charge. Whenever I pull out the battery and reinsert it, it vibrates, The LED comes on and the Samsung screen comes on for a second and turn turns off again. I cannot access the recovery or download modes through the key combinations. I also tried going into download mode using a Jig. I have to remove the battery and reinsert it. The Jig did work and the phone did go into download mode but, only for a second and then turns off. I’m not sure what exactly the issue is.
I would be very grateful if you could help me find a solution.
Thanks.
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once again not for your device but scroll down to stock firmwares and READ the whole guide. There is a kid that makes a video some where arround here as well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125 you need a 16gb class 10 sdcard or larger as well for this
Disk Space Back
I had trouble getting my max disk space after I did the debrick trick. So i'm going to shoot a quick tip to get all your space back.
go to your windows start menu and in the search type diskpart and hit enter.
in the command line type "list disk" no quotations and enter.
You should see your hard drive and any other storage devices connected in you computer. Determine which one is the sd card.
Next in the command line hit select disk x. x represents your sdcard.
last is clean disk in command line and your sd card has all its space but you must reformat it how ever you choose.
I just used sd formater.
hope that helps some peeps if so hook a noob up with some thanks clicks. :good:
Hi I have 4.1.1 rooted and twrp and I want to flash the collective rom which is 4.4. I have notbflashed this phone yet but I have done ot before on my captivate. What should I look out for and are there any stepsb I need to take before I flash, I.e. update bootloader etc and if so which one do i use
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hmm
trug2002 said:
Hi I have 4.1.1 rooted and twrp and I want to flash the collective rom which is 4.4. I have notbflashed this phone yet but I have done ot before on my captivate. What should I look out for and are there any stepsb I need to take before I flash, I.e. update bootloader etc and if so which one do i use
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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I ended up doing the upgraded bootloader stuff and flashed
Android 4.3 I747UCUEMJ2 for AT&T Galaxy S3 I747
wich you can find here of course I take no credit just showing you where to look.http://wccftech.com/update-att-galaxy-s3-i747-leaked-ucuemj2-android-43-jelly-bean-firmware/
if I help hook a noob up with a thanks click its just a click. :laugh:
datbager said:
I ended up doing the upgraded bootloader stuff and flashed
Android 4.3 I747UCUEMJ2 for AT&T Galaxy S3 I747
wich you can find here of course I take no credit just showing you where to look.http://wccftech.com/update-att-galaxy-s3-i747-leaked-ucuemj2-android-43-jelly-bean-firmware/
if I help hook a noob up with a thanks click its just a click. :laugh:
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Can you help me with this? I copied my thread :3
LiLTrippz said:
*I bought this off a friend of mine.*
All he told me was that he tried installing a rom and he thinks that he installed a rom for a different model S3.
What Happens/What I Did?
1. I tried to plug it into the computer and the computer doesn't show that anything plugged in, the S3 doesn't turn on. NOTHING.
2. I connected the phone to the PC without the battery inside and the phone responds with one RED light at the top left of the phone. Nothing shows up on my computer still, not even that the phone was connected NOTHING.
3. I bought a JIG device and tried plugging it into my phone and it doesn't work. (I previously tested this JIG on another samsung device and it worked)
4. I tried doing the method to use a 16gb SD card and downloading an i747m debrick IMG and using Win32FlashTool to copy it to my SD Card. I tried with 2 different cards the first one was a 16gb SD card and the other was a 32gb SD card.
5. Through a lot of research I found a leaked way to unbrick the Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 by shorting out the R313 chip, I'm sure you guys are all aware of this method. I opened my device and couldn't find the R313 chip. After further research I found that a user was able to locate the R313 chip on the i747m and he'd unbricked his phone with that method. If anyone can help me locate the i747m R313 chip it'd be GREATLY appreciated!
If anyone can help me out it would be great! I'm very experienced at soldering so if there's a method that requires me to solder I'm more than confident I can do it.
Thank you!! :good:
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i have the dlk3 boot loader do I need to go to mjb?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
trug2002 said:
i have the dlk3 boot loader do I need to go to mjb?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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I am not an expert but I'm pretty sure you need the mjb2 but there are guides all over that point misleading information. I can post a link that I believe is helpful. And as always I take no credit just pointing a finger here.
http://www.usofttech.com/t51443.html
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Hey guys me again, I have been trying since 2 hours to unbrick my 2 days old Galaxy tab s 10.5, After successfully rooting my new tablet I decided to make a back up of my stock system, I used TWRP recovery to do so, after booting successfully on TWRP, I wanted to make sure I will have a clean image, I manually erased every possible thing on my table by selecting every option on TWRP, once done and on my way to reboot, before quitting TWRP warn me that there wasnt any system, and even with this warning I quit. Result I bricked my tablet hopefully "soft", to get even better I remembered that I didnt had a micro sd card on my tablet and by consequence I must have erase TWRP and every possible restore solution, the table get stuck with the Boot logo and thats it... I can get at least into download mode,. I tried Kies 3 but Im getting an error that my device is not recognized and for Odin I do think is connected but I dont know how to use or what to install or what to do. And I don't get it why my program seems so buggy and I can´t select any of those options.
at least I could root my phone easily.
ps: I did try every possible combination to get into recovery mode and is just impossible there is no way.
if anybody rescue me I seriously cant thank you enough I googled around and did search a lot on the XDA forums, I'm now more scared to tweak around and make things worst , and maybe if not to late permanently dammage it.
lleresche said:
Hey guys me again, I have been trying since 2 hours to unbrick my 2 days old Galaxy tab s 10.5, I mannaged to root my device before usb debugging was on all good tablet was perfect etc... And than I did the stupidest thing ever... I installed TWRP Recovery and in order to make a clean back up of my system I selected Wipe out everything.... So the big problem is that after I manually selected every option System etc... can´t remenber but I do know I did wipe out EVERY SINGLE THING, And I did exit even receiving a WARNING you dont have a SYSTEM.... and I did yes quit.... Than to find myself stuck on the samsung logo and being totally blocked since than, I discovered with regret that I actually DIDNT had a Micro SD card and I did wipe out everything including the Restore program if Im getting it right.... I dont know if its already to late and I can go cry on a corner for waisting 500$ in 2 days or is there anything I could do ???, I can get at least into download mode,. I tried Kies 3 but Im getting an error that my device is not recognized and for Odin I do think is connected but I dont know how to use my Zip unofficial downloaded rom and install. And I dont get it why my programm sems so buggy and I can´t select any of those options.
at least I could root my phone easyly.
ps: I did try every possible combination to get into recovery mode and is just impossible there is no way.
if anybody rescue me I seryouslly cant thank you enough I googled around and did search a lot on the XDA forums, Im now more scared to go depeer and maybe if not to late permanently dammage it.
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Hi have you read this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/to-event-soft-brick-disaster-t2838473
maxal said:
Hi have you read this thread.
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Hey maxal, thx for replying, my English is really not the best, if you think its not understandable I will re edit and try again.
You will need to find and download your firmware from Sammobile http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-T800/BTU/
and use odin to reflash your stock firmware.
Read this too. http://theunlockr.com/2014/08/09/how-to-unroot-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-wifi/
TURNING THE DARNED THING OFF:
Here's the problem. If you are at the Samsung splash screen or boot looping Recovery, you cannot turn your tablet off by just pressing the power button and you can't pull the battery. This prevents you from getting back into Recovery or download mode to restore your nandroid backup or use Odin
So here is what you do:
1) Plug your tablet into your computer (this is important!).
2) Hold down the home, volume down and power buttons until you boot into download mode. Once you are prompted, push the volume up button to enter download mode completely.
3) Now, once in download mode, hold down the power and volume down buttons (not the home button this time) until you screen goes blank (your tablet MUST be plugged into your computer for this to work!). Release the buttons and you will see the battery symbol on your screen. Your tablet is now off - thank god.
4) To enter Recovery mode, hold the home, volume up and power buttons down until Recovery loads.
5) Restore your nandroid backup if you have one.
maxal said:
You will need to find and download your firmware from Sammobile http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-T800/BTU/
and use odin to reflash your stock firmware.
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Thank you so much Maxal I will do it so, indeed the text was terribly written I tried to make it better and more understandable, I read that actually Kies was the way to go for flashing back a bricked device, and odin was actually a risky thing, is that right ?
lleresche said:
Thank you so much Maxal I will do it so, indeed the text was terribly written I tried to make it better and more understandable, I read that actually Kies was the way to go for flashing back a bricked device, and odin was actually a risky thing, is that right ?
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I believe kIes is for stock unrooted devices and Odin is for rooted devices, I may be wrong. I did get my self in a mess and I was stuck on the Samsung logo and with the help of the forum and what I have told you I managed to get my Tab S to turn off, I then boot in to download mode and used Odin to flash stock firmware again
all right almost done downloading the firmware, could you give me the tutorial you followed for bringing your tablet back to life ? or any good tutorial, Helping me to get out
thx again
lleresche said:
all right almost done downloading the firmware, could you give me the tutorial you followed for bringing your tablet back to life ? or any good tutorial, Helping me to get out
thx again
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Ok, read my second post I have added a second link for you, follow the unroot instructions.
maxal said:
Ok, read my second post I have added a second link for you, follow the unroot instructions.
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Got it super cool, wish me luck going for it. I write later if I succeed
Good luck :good:
maxal said:
Good luck :good:
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Ok I was about to flash and a quick question pop out, I am almost done downloading SamMobile firmware, My question is if there is a exactly firmware for my device ?, there is information like CSC MODEM PDA; I have absolutely not a clue how to obtain this info, I downloaded the first one because it was the newest, does it make a difference should I be carful ? giving I dont have information about the system how could I find those info giving I cant acces anything ? thx
lleresche said:
Ok I was about to flash and a quick question pop out, I am almost done downloading SamMobile firmware, My question is if there is a exactly firmware for my device ?, there is information like CSC MODEM PDA; I have absolutely not a clue how to obtain this info, I downloaded the first one because it was the newest, does it make a difference should I be carful ? giving I dont have information about the system how could I find those info giving I cant acces anything ? thx
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I don't know which firmware you should have as I don't know where you are from, but I don't think it should make much difference, the firmware I gave the link for is the UK one.
Maybe someone else can help with a link for the correct firmware for you.
lleresche said:
Ok I was about to flash and a quick question pop out, I am almost done downloading SamMobile firmware, My question is if there is a exactly firmware for my device ?, there is information like CSC MODEM PDA; I have absolutely not a clue how to obtain this info, I downloaded the first one because it was the newest, does it make a difference should I be carful ? giving I dont have information about the system how could I find those info giving I cant acces anything ? thx
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Is your model the galaxy tab s 10.5 wifi? Also what country did you get yours tab s
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Is your model the galaxy tab s 10.5 wifi? Also what country did you get yours tab s
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I got from Germany I downloaded the newest from Germany, I flashed with Odin, and my tablet IS BAACK TO LIFE!!!!. I will now root again and install a custom rom properly. thank you very much everybody, for a second I really tough I trowed 500$ on the bin :laugh:
lleresche said:
I got from Germany I downloaded the newest from Germany, I flashed with Odin, and my tablet IS BAACK TO LIFE!!!!. I will now root again and install a custom rom properly. thank you very much everybody, for a second I really tough I trowed 500$ on the bin :laugh:
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Well done, and now that you have a copy of your firmware should you have any problems in the future
lleresche said:
Hey guys me again, I have been trying since 2 hours to unbrick my 2 days old Galaxy tab s 10.5, After successfully rooting my new tablet I decided to make a back up of my stock system, I used TWRP recovery to do so, after booting successfully on TWRP, I wanted to make sure I will have a clean image, I manually erased every possible thing on my table by selecting every option on TWRP, once done and on my way to reboot, before quitting TWRP warn me that there wasnt any system, and even with this warning I quit. Result I bricked my tablet hopefully "soft", to get even better I remembered that I didnt had a micro sd card on my tablet and by consequence I must have erase TWRP and every possible restore solution, the table get stuck with the Boot logo and thats it... I can get at least into download mode,. I tried Kies 3 but Im getting an error that my device is not recognized and for Odin I do think is connected but I dont know how to use or what to install or what to do. And I don't get it why my program seems so buggy and I can´t select any of those options.
at least I could root my phone easily.
ps: I did try every possible combination to get into recovery mode and is just impossible there is no way.
if anybody rescue me I seriously cant thank you enough I googled around and did search a lot on the XDA forums, I'm now more scared to tweak around and make things worst , and maybe if not to late permanently dammage it.
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Sir please let me know exactly what you can take on your tablet Download mode for use Odin? I do not understand it well from the description of your problem.
PS: Sorry, but my this question was asked late. I see that already it isn't actual.
porcelana said:
Sir please let me know exactly what you can take on your tablet Download mode for use Odin? I do not understand it well from the description of your problem.
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Hey Porcelana, I basically bricked my new Tablet, I was only able to acces Download mode, (Odin mode) I than Used Odin 3.09 from my computer to flash my device again.
The issue is fully solved and my tablet is back to life. thank you all again
lleresche said:
Hey Porcelana, I basically bricked my new Tablet, I was only able to acces Download mode, (Odin mode) I than Used Odin 3.09 from my computer to flash my device again.
The issue is fully solved and my tablet is back to life. thank you all again
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OK, Thanks.
But please keep in mind for the future that the load to your Tab better the original firmware that corresponds to its original CSC Region code. This can help you avoid some of the problems in the firmware flashing. How it may be defined, you can read in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/how-to-select-correct-firmware-tablet-t3016068/post58500430
Regards
porcelana said:
OK, Thanks.
But please keep in mind for the future that the load to your Tab better the original firmware that corresponds to its original CSC Region code. This can help you avoid some of the problems in the firmware flashing. How it may be defined, you can read in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/how-to-select-correct-firmware-tablet-t3016068/post58500430
Regards
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Hi Porcelana, Can you tell me can you use Kies to down load firmware if you are on a rooted rom?
maxal said:
Hi Porcelana, Can you tell me can you use Kies to down load firmware if you are on a rooted rom?
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Hi maxal,
Download via KIES will not check root If you do not connect the tablet to a PC. It only checks the serial number and model type of your Tab for search new updates firmware with determine the correct CSC Region code. You can even download the correct firmware by KIES to your PC without having to connect the tablet and then save the file firmware (this requires some tricks) and flash it via Odin. To do this, you need only enter the serial number and model type of the device in KIES menu Tools -> Firmware Upgrade and Initialisation. More details have here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58527780&postcount=5
In this case you no need connect the tablet to PC. It also confirms ashyx here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58535945&postcount=7
Regards