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Tried to Root, Failed and now brick?

Hey guys, I'm new here and im really new to Android, i decided to switch over from apple because they are lame... I bought a samsung galaxy s3 AT&T 16gb, roughly 2 n a half weeks ago. I was looking at the OMEGA rom and i read that i had to be rooted first so i tried to root my phone and when i used odin, it said my phone was incompatible with the root file. I then unplugged and tried to reastart my phone but it put me at the recovery screen that says i need to plug my phone into kies for restoration, i did that and my phone wasn't detected... It wouldn't let me start the phone back up and the only thing i could do was the download transfer... I then tried to fix it by doing this ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
I open odin and used that tar file and it said everything was successful, and that my phone was reastarting, but it started up to the words Samsung and turned off... It won't power on for the reset volume up+ home + power. It starts to start up once i do those keys but not always, and if it starts up it says SAMSUNG and at the top left there is a blue text ( words ) that say something but i cant read them in time and the phone turns off.. I am still able to get into the DOWNLOAD mode but it also doesn't let me sometimes only if it's connected to the computer and when i hold volume down plus power it goes into the download mode. I'm really upset, i know it takes time to fully understand all of the techniques to flashing, roms, and other things.. Im a noob and i really hope to get my phone working again... I really would appreciate if someone could help me out.. I didn't understand how to back it up and thats where i went wrong i should of spent time figuring it out but i didnt....
My phone is AT&T sgh 1747.
Please guys, help me out. I am willing to donate a couple bux for someone that can guide me through this process of fixing my phone and putting it back to exactly stock and brand new like out of the box from att.
Update* Those blue words in the right hand corner say Recovery Booting, but then the phone kicks back off again.

Go into download mode and flash a stock rooted ROM... use Odin. Reinstall drivers and use OEM cord to connect with if it's giving you problems. Windows 7? If you can get into download mode your not bricked.
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blaker13 said:
Go into download mode and flash a stock rooted ROM... use Odin. Reinstall drivers and use OEM cord to connect with if it's giving you problems. Windows 7? If you can get into download mode your not bricked.
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Thank you for your reply, Like i said im a noob currently with roms am flashing an all that stuff could you please guide
Me step by step? I dont really understand what drivers i would have to reinstall? and yes i am on windows 7. Also what options would i set in odin to do this?

First off are you releasing the buttons as soon as you see the screen with the blue words, if your not you should be, if you are and still get reboots I would suggest you follow the directions in the thread I will link below. The image you will need is the AT&T image ending with I747UCALG1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
[HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]
This will give you stock with root only. Then if you so choose you can follow the third option in that thread to install a custom recovery.

jethro650 said:
First off are you releasing the buttons as soon as you see the screen with the blue words, if your not you should be, if you are and still get reboots I would suggest you follow the directions in the thread I will link below. The image you will need is the AT&T image ending with I747UCALG1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
[HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]
This will give you stock with root only. Then if you so choose you can follow the third option in that thread to install a custom recovery.
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When i click PDA it's not locating the file unless i type it in into where the file is written in the text box.. Once its in odin, i click pda load that file.. and its saying this...
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Why is it doing this?
In that thread i dont see a stock odin tar which is says to use first. Im currently looking for a stock odin tar for my 1747 att if anyone already has it please post it.
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Update.. I re- did it again.. I used this file I click on PDA and put this in pda-odin-att-stock-kernel.tar.. after that was done. the phone still keeps doing the same thing.. Im trying to use this file root69_ATT_I747UCALG1.7z but its not working?
update* I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443 and now it does the same thing but now it shows Samsung Galaxy s3, and it shows on my computer drivers installing... But then after like 30 seconds it says drivers stopped installing and the fone vibrates and i still can't get it to boot into recovery.. i can still get it into download mode... The only thing it fixed was now i can see Samsung Galaxy S3 which it didn't do until i used his file... Mine is the international gsm att 1747 model. Ugh.. I really need to get it fixed.

You need to unzip the .7z file you download so that it ends in .tar then it should work, that is step two in the link I posted for you. Your screenshot shows you trying to flash the .7z file, BUT....did I see you mention international version....that's a completely different phone or did I read your post wrong?

twistedpwnsj00 said:
Mine is the international gsm att 1747 model. Ugh.. I really need to get it fixed.
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I don't think that a international model exists in AT&T's line up. I747 is a US variant. If you have AT&T stick with the AT&T forum. Using files from a different carrier can potentially brick your phone.
Plug in the oem usb cable into the phone after its connected to the computer and after the phone is in download mode. It will recognize it. You just need the right files and ODIN will do the rest.
You can fix it via Kies too, but you'll have to look in the help section. It explains how to do it. I searched in help to find the answer.
AT&T GS3
Rom: AOCP
Kernel: KT747

jethro650 said:
You need to unzip the .7z file you download so that it ends in .tar then it should work, that is step two in the link I posted for you. Your screenshot shows you trying to flash the .7z file, BUT....did I see you mention international version....that's a completely different phone or did I read your post wrong?
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Please disregard that i don't know why i included that... It's not international i just double checked.
im trying to unzip that file now.

jethro650 said:
First off are you releasing the buttons as soon as you see the screen with the blue words, if your not you should be, if you are and still get reboots I would suggest you follow the directions in the thread I will link below. The image you will need is the AT&T image ending with I747UCALG1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
[HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]
This will give you stock with root only. Then if you so choose you can follow the third option in that thread to install a custom recovery.
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I did everything and the phone booted up and works now!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! Does this mean its fully stock now an i dont have to factory reinstall? or should i?

twistedpwnsj00 said:
I did everything and the phone booted up and works now!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! Does this mean its fully stock now an i dont have to factory reinstall? or should i?
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Use root checker from the play store to see if you're rooted. If not you'll have to try again. You are most likely in stock.
AT&T GS3
Rom: AOCP
Kernel: KT747

twistedpwnsj00 said:
I did everything and the phone booted up and works now!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! Does this mean its fully stock now an i dont have to factory reinstall? or should i?
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You are fully stock(system,kernel,recovery,apps) just with root. Look in your app drawer and see if superuser or superSU is there, if not then go to the play store and get superSU, and install that to control what gets root access and what doesn't.

Or just stay stock till you read more of the forums....
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[Q] PLEASE, Need urgent help unroot my Att Galaxy Note 2 Please!

Hi guys, I have had my Galaxy note 2 I317 for only 7 weeks now with the 4.3 update. A couple days after I had it, I rooted the phone. However, 2 weeks ago, the sim card reader stopped working. I contacted samsung since I was still under warranty and they told me to send the phone so they can fix now. Now while trying to unroot it, I flashed it using the wrong stock firmware. I used 4.1 instead of 4.3 firmware. Now the phone is stuck to the Samsung logo and I am so depressed. I need help finding the 4.3 stock firmware and telling me exactly what to do in order to unroot the phone, reset the binary count to zero, so that i can be able to send the phone to Samsung to be fixed.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Kobeamox

Were you on 4.3 when you rooted the phone? If so did you trip Knox? You may not be able to get a warranty repair if you did.
However you may not need one. Have you tried just getting a new SIM card from your carrier? It might just be a bad SIM.
How did you come to the conclusion that the reader was broken?
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If your stuck in Samsung logo try flashing 4.3param.tz using Odin.
And most likely you tripped knox.
So you lost warranty.
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Thanks for your quick reply. I was indeed on 4.3 when I rooted the phone. ABout knox, I may have done it without knowing. how was I supposed to trip knox? I hope I did not. Regarding the sim card, the phone definitely has a problem: we have tested several sim cards from different companies in it, but it does not work. before that, I even went to my company, changed my sim card. That new one worked in my friends phone but wouldnt work in mine. the first day it had just a bit of signal then 2 days later, no signals at all. Please let me know about how I was supposed to trip knox, so that I see if I did it or not
Thanks
ShrekOpher said:
Were you on 4.3 when you rooted the phone? If so did you trip Knox? You may not be able to get a warranty repair if you did.
However you may not need one. Have you tried just getting a new SIM card from your carrier? It might just be a bad SIM.
How did you come to the conclusion that the reader was broken?
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Ye

Thanks for your quick reply. But when will I find the 4.3 param.tz? I dont have it. Can u help me locate it?
ilaf0106 said:
If your stuck in Samsung logo try flashing 4.3param.tz using Odin.
And most likely you tripped knox.
So you lost warranty.
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kobeamox said:
Thanks for your quick reply. I was indeed on 4.3 when I rooted the phone. ABout knox, I may have done it without knowing. how was I supposed to trip knox? I hope I did not. Regarding the sim card, the phone definitely has a problem: we have tested several sim cards from different companies in it, but it does not work. before that, I even went to my company, changed my sim card. That new one worked in my friends phone but wouldnt work in mine. the first day it had just a bit of signal then 2 days later, no signals at all. Please let me know about how I was supposed to trip knox, so that I see if I did it or not
Thanks
Ye
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Check to see if you have a baseband or IMEI in your about phone status under your phone settings. Se screen shots for location.
If these are still full and not listed as unknown then it might be That you need to set your SE Linux to permissive.
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ShrekOpher said:
Check to see if you have a baseband or IMEI in your about phone status under your phone settings. Se screen shots for location.
If these are still full and not listed as unknown then it might be That you need to set your SE Linux to permissive.
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fyi .. prolly not a good idea to show your imei...some will use that number to fraudulently sell imei bad phone using your number for reference

The issue is that I am stuck on the samsung logo so cant acceed my IMEI
ShrekOpher said:
Check to see if you have a baseband or IMEI in your about phone status under your phone settings. Se screen shots for location.
If these are still full and not listed as unknown then it might be That you need to set your SE Linux to permissive.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
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kobeamox said:
The issue is that I am stuck on the samsung logo so cant acceed my IMEI
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
Info in here may help you.

Thanks a lot for letting me know!!!
qkster said:
fyi .. prolly not a good idea to show your imei...some will use that number to fraudulently sell imei bad phone using your number for reference
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kobeamox said:
The issue is that I am stuck on the samsung logo so cant acceed my IMEI
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Have you tried to Odin back to a stock 4.3 ROM.
You might want to try the one click.
Think I have it somewhere let me check.
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---------- Post added at 05:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:34 AM ----------
This method worked for me.
One click Odin AT&T 4.3 update Note2 -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496292
Direct download link from above --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496292&page=23
Youtube video with instructions -->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwUdd_SkzSQ
CF Auto Root -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
****Also you probably don't have a sim card read problem it was probably just the SE Linux settings that were making it seem like you could read the sim card. ****
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Thank you for your help. I just did it steps by steps, but it did not work for me at all. Any other suggestions/
ShrekOpher said:
Have you tried to Odin back to a stock 4.3 ROM.
You might want to try the one click.
Think I have it somewhere let me check.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
---------- Post added at 05:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:34 AM ----------
This method worked for me.
One click Odin AT&T 4.3 update Note2 -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496292
Direct download link from above --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496292&page=23
Youtube video with instructions -->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwUdd_SkzSQ
CF Auto Root -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
****Also you probably don't have a sim card read problem it was probably just the SE Linux settings that were making it seem like you could read the sim card. ****
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kobeamox said:
Thank you for your help. I just did it steps by steps, but it did not work for me at all. Any other suggestions/
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Everything you need to do is here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
Next time, all you had to do was open SuperSU app and do a Full unroot from there, and run triangle away to reset counters.
Here's the instructions on Page 2 on the Dev thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992303
If you do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447, all you have to do is the Triangle Away to get counters reset.
Since you have rooted, and IF you were on the FULL Stock MK6 ATT ROM, you have tripped Knox. You will see that when you run Triangle Away or if you go into Download Mode.
Entering download mode is very simple. First you will need to turn off your device. Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button. Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up. Once you’re there, you will be required to press volume up to enter the download mode or volume down to cancel and reboot the device.
Triangle Away will not reset Knox Warranty Void counter.
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I am trying to do it exactly what u said bymaking sure that everythg is checked and done right, but in step one , when i flash it, instead of saying reset, it takes a while and says: FAil, even though I did everythg right!
Help please!
dicksteele said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
Info in here may help you.
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kobeamox said:
I am trying to do it exactly what u said bymaking sure that everythg is checked and done right, but in step one , when i flash it, instead of saying reset, it takes a while and says: FAil, even though I did everythg right!
Help please!
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What are you trying to flash ?? I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_ATT.zip
When it fails, what does it say it's failing on ?

The first step finally worked, you're the best, thank you. I am about to start the next step, but since I have to reset the binary count to 0 using Triangle away, at what specific step should I install Triangle away? and how should it happen? I dont think it is precised in the next 2 steps. Thank you and I will be online waiting for your answer in order to get that done tonight.
dicksteele said:
What are you trying to flash ?? I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_ATT.zip
When it fails, what does it say it's failing on ?
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kobeamox said:
The first step finally worked, you're the best, thank you. I am about to start the next step, but since I have to reset the binary count to 0 using Triangle away, at what specific step should I install Triangle away? and how should it happen? I dont think it is precised in the next 2 steps. Thank you and I will be online waiting for your answer in order to get that done tonight.
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You do not need Triangle Away to complete any of the other steps. The upgrade to i317UCAMH3 does not do any checks.
You should be booted into the stock ROM 4.1.1.
These are your next steps
SECTION 2: OTA to MH3
You are now booted into the original stock 4.1.1 Note II ROM, i317UCALJ2.
You do not need to set anything up except your wireless connection to download the 302 MB OTA update. Cancel all setups and make a Wifi Connection. (connect to a wireless connection to not use Phone Data)
After you have made a Wifi connection:
Go to Settings> About Device> Software Update
If you have setup account info for anything that's fine.... Continue on.
It should come up and tell you an update is available.
[If it says update not available, go to Settings Date/Time and take auto sync off. Advance the date one day and try again]
Complete the steps in the Update Windows (Simply by clicking NEXT or CONTINUE)
* You have flashed using ODIN to the original stock 4.1.1 Note II ROM, i317UCALJ2.
* You have now OTA’d to i317UCAMH3, which is the required baseline to OTA to 4.3.
After the reboot of the 302 MB OTA install, your phone will hang on the Samsung GALAXY Note II screen.
There are some unique steps that need to be done to get the install to complete successfully for the i317UCAMH3 OTA.
-First step is:
- Download 4.3param_tz.zip from http://d-h.st/OYC
- Extract the .zip file to get to 4.3param_tz.tar.
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode.
Entering download mode is very simple. First you will need to turn off your device. Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button. Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up. Once you’re there, you will be required to press volume up to enter the download mode or volume down to cancel and reboot the device.
Open ODIN and place the 4.3param_tz.tar file in PDA and flash.
This .tar DOES NOT contain ANY 4.3 bootloader. If you flash a .tar file that has a sboot.bin in it. It will fail. That is because the current OTA 4.3 bootloader is write protected, as of 1/19/2014 (when I wrote this)
Your phone will reboot and it will redo the OTA install and update again. Not the download portion, but the after download and reboot portion. Let it finish it 100 %.
- Pull phone’s battery and go into Download mode once again.
- Second step is:
You will need to download TWRP 2.6.3.1 and flash it in ODIN.
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0lt...lteatt.img.tar
This is necessary for an openrecovery script to run that is stored in the /cache directory from the update.
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode.
- Open ODIN, put openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar in PDA slot. Click Start and let the phone reset.
- Your phone will reboot in TWRP. If not, pull battery and enter recovery mode boot into TWRP recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER). The script will run by itself.

Thank you. I tried so many times but there is no update available. what can i do? I try so bad by turning the auto synch off and going one day up, but there is no update still. I even try 2 or 3 days up, still no update. Same thg even happens when i turn the dates backward. Help please genius.
dicksteele said:
You do not need Triangle Away to complete any of the other steps. The upgrade to i317UCAMH3 does not do any checks.
You should be booted into the stock ROM 4.1.1.
These are your next steps
SECTION 2: OTA to MH3
You are now booted into the original stock 4.1.1 Note II ROM, i317UCALJ2.
You do not need to set anything up except your wireless connection to download the 302 MB OTA update. Cancel all setups and make a Wifi Connection. (connect to a wireless connection to not use Phone Data)
After you have made a Wifi connection:
Go to Settings> About Device> Software Update
If you have setup account info for anything that's fine.... Continue on.
It should come up and tell you an update is available.
[If it says update not available, go to Settings Date/Time and take auto sync off. Advance the date one day and try again]
Complete the steps in the Update Windows (Simply by clicking NEXT or CONTINUE)
* You have flashed using ODIN to the original stock 4.1.1 Note II ROM, i317UCALJ2.
* You have now OTA’d to i317UCAMH3, which is the required baseline to OTA to 4.3.
After the reboot of the 302 MB OTA install, your phone will hang on the Samsung GALAXY Note II screen.
There are some unique steps that need to be done to get the install to complete successfully for the i317UCAMH3 OTA.
-First step is:
- Download 4.3param_tz.zip from http://d-h.st/OYC
- Extract the .zip file to get to 4.3param_tz.tar.
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode.
Entering download mode is very simple. First you will need to turn off your device. Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button. Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up. Once you’re there, you will be required to press volume up to enter the download mode or volume down to cancel and reboot the device.
Open ODIN and place the 4.3param_tz.tar file in PDA and flash.
This .tar DOES NOT contain ANY 4.3 bootloader. If you flash a .tar file that has a sboot.bin in it. It will fail. That is because the current OTA 4.3 bootloader is write protected, as of 1/19/2014 (when I wrote this)
Your phone will reboot and it will redo the OTA install and update again. Not the download portion, but the after download and reboot portion. Let it finish it 100 %.
- Pull phone’s battery and go into Download mode once again.
- Second step is:
You will need to download TWRP 2.6.3.1 and flash it in ODIN.
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0lt...lteatt.img.tar
This is necessary for an openrecovery script to run that is stored in the /cache directory from the update.
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode.
- Open ODIN, put openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar in PDA slot. Click Start and let the phone reset.
- Your phone will reboot in TWRP. If not, pull battery and enter recovery mode boot into TWRP recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER). The script will run by itself.
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Also, remember that I have to send my phone back to samsung to fix the simcard reader which does not rread my sim card, thats wwhy I absolutely need to reset my binary count to 0, so that they think that nothing was done on the phone. Also, please give me your paypal Account. You are being so helpful
kobeamox said:
Thank you. I tried so many times but there is no update available. what can i do? I try so bad by turning the auto synch off and going one day up, but there is no update still. I even try 2 or 3 days up, still no update. Same thg even happens when i turn the dates backward. Help please genius.
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kobeamox said:
Also, remember that I have to send my phone back to samsung to fix the simcard reader which does not rread my sim card, thats wwhy I absolutely need to reset my binary count to 0, so that they think that nothing was done on the phone. Also, please give me your paypal Account. You are being so helpful
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Ahhh gotcha, I forgot.
You can run the triangle away after everything is back up and running.
No need for paypal for me. Just pick your favorite charity and donate.
It's 9:40 PM in California. I'll still checking in.

[Q] Galaxy Note 2 i317 Won’t Boot After Update

Issue
1. Phone won’t boot beyond the Samsung Logo.
2. It won’t boot into recovery (download mode works).
3. Can flash rom using Odin but phone still won't boot.
Type of Phone
Type: AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Model: i317
Ownership: Bought in Nov 2012 brand new. Warranty is up but it is insured through AT&T.
History: Rooted and then un-rooted and returned to stock in January 2014.
Actions leading up to Issue
Updated to Samsung’s newest firmware Android 4.3 but didn’t like it. I rooted my phone and tried a custom rom but wasn’t happy. Un-rooted by flashing original stock rom via Odin 3.07. Worked great and I was back in business. But then the phone went through an update and never booted back up.
Detail
I’ve rooted all my other phones but never felt the need to root this one until I updated to Samsung’s new Android 4.3. I wasn’t happy with the decreased battery life and poor performance. So I used the method at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650 to root my phone using “root66_ATT_I317UCALJ2.tar.md5” with Odin 3.07 and it worked. I then tried a custom Cyanogen Mod rom but it still left something to be desired.
After more research I flashed the original stock rom “KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5” via Odin 3.07 and my phone worked beautifully, at least for a day. Then I started getting the AT&T update window for Android 4.3 and the only way to get rid of it was to pull my battery. It was happening so much that I couldn’t even make a phone call. Out of pure frustration I decided to accept the update.
After the update installed it rebooted and never made it past the Samsung logo. So I figured I would just go into recovery and perform a factory reset as well as wipe the cache. The problem here is that it won’t boot into recovery. Only download mode works. I’m also seeing a red LED which I’ve read is a sign of SDS.
I’ve tried re-flashing the original stock rom again. Every time I do I get the green “Pass” display but my phone still won’t boot. The binary count is now at 21 since I’ve tried flashing so many times. I’ve been working on this and researching for 3 weeks. I’ve never had an issue that I couldn’t resolve when it comes to any of my past phones but this is beyond my skill or understanding. I also tried Samsung keys but it says my device is not supported.
Short of digging a hole in my back yard and burying it, is there anything I can do to fix this?
(Note) My wife has the same phone and also didn’t like the update so I flashed the same original stock rom to her phone via Odin and it has been working just fine. Only difference is I never rooted hers. I should have gone that route with mine.

Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
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Zen Arcade said:
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
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Thanks I'll give it a try. I had thought about it but was afraid to mess things up even more. Is there one that you would recommend?

josh3josh3 said:
Thanks I'll give it a try. I had thought about it but was afraid to mess things up even more. Is there one that you would recommend?
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Here's the link to TWRP (you want the Odin link toward the bottom):
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/124
Here's the direct link to the latest philz cwm (you want the md5 file):
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/t0lteatt
I prefer philz, but you will likely need TWRP to follow the dicksteele guide. You should also track down a CWM flashable recovery package for MH3 recovery to flash back should you need to return the phone for repairs. You can get this by following the i317 link in my sig.
If flashing this in Odin doesn't work that would tend to support the emmc fail scenario. (i.e. you flash it, Odin behaves as if it flashed ok, you power off, attempt to boot recovery with home-VolUp-power and it still doesn't boot). If it does boot recovery, you can try the guide as I mentioned before. Good luck!

Zen Arcade said:
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
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I tried each of those just now and they both flashed fine however there is no change. I guess before I break out the shovel I'll try to see if AT&T will fix it since I do pay for the insurance. Thanks for the help that was good stuff. I wish it could have worked.

josh3josh3 said:
I tried each of those just now and they both flashed fine however there is no change. I guess before I break out the shovel I'll try to see if AT&T will fix it since I do pay for the insurance. Thanks for the help that was good stuff. I wish it could have worked.
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if you have nothing else to lose, can you try flashing the boot loader on this link
http://d-h.st/Krs from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
then try one of the official odin package or this:http://d-h.st/DGZ

So, there appear to be many people who see this update as a bad joke. Like me.
I had a thread a couple days ago about how to kill the notification from att
Without root. Nothing can be done as far as ive heard/seen. Im a bit confused
About needing a battery pull to remove pp note, I have been just reboot and it
Goes away until next data use/net access. When my 8 hrs is up I turn data on
(Data off as 8hrs expires) and immediately get note and then I hit home- get
another 8 hrs. Im sorry to hear they wore you down with the note- im going to
fight and resist for the duration. And keep stock. Its a game now!
R, john

qkster said:
if you have nothing else to lose, can you try flashing the boot loader on this link
http://d-h.st/Krs from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
then try one of the official odin package or this:http://d-h.st/DGZ
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Tried it and it failed to flash. Now I have the yellow triangle. At least its something different. Still no good though. Reflashed stock rom and I'm back to the Samsung logo. Was worth a shot. Thanks.

Try param and tz package mentioned in post #3 here.... Might be something
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596256
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josh3josh3 said:
Tried it and it failed to flash. Now I have the yellow triangle. At least its something different. Still no good though. Reflashed stock rom and I'm back to the Samsung logo. Was worth a shot. Thanks.
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You flashed LJ2 Stock ROM from ODIN?
And you are back to the Samsung Logo that flashing/pulsing blue???
If so .....
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
I had to do the same thing an hour ago....

dicksteele said:
You flashed LJ2 Stock ROM from ODIN?
And you are back to the Samsung Logo that flashing/pulsing blue???
If so .....
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
I had to do the same thing an hour ago....
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Have tried that many times with no luck. Wish it were that simple.

josh3josh3 said:
Have tried that many times with no luck. Wish it were that simple.
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Have you tried this yet ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49826416&postcount=9

Zen Arcade said:
Try param and tz package mentioned in post #3 here.... Might be something
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596256
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I can't believed it worked. Flashed this and suddenly I have recovery. Then I re-flashed the original stock rom, did a reset and wiped the cache and I'm back up and running. Brilliant I say. Genius! Thank you for the great post and thanks everyone for your help. Seems like there should be a like button or something so that you get credit but I don't see one. This was my first time ever posting on any forum so I'm a little ignorant.

josh3josh3 said:
I can't believed it worked. Flashed this and suddenly I have recovery. Then I re-flashed the original stock rom, did a reset and wiped the cache and I'm back up and running. Brilliant I say. Genius! Thank you for the great post and thanks everyone for your help. Seems like there should be a like button or something so that you get credit but I don't see one. This was my first time ever posting on any forum so I'm a little ignorant.
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That would be the Thanks button by the Quote...
OUTSTANDING !!!
Glad you're back among the living.
This will get you back to 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49616718&postcount=2
EDIT:
I just did this and it worked perfectly .....
I'm actually doing that step right now also. I flashed back to stock testing the ATT update server.
EDIT #2:
At this step when the phone reboots the script will run. When it completes you want to boot to system. The next prompt will be do you want to install ROOT. If you do the swipe it will install ROOT, there is a DO NOT INSTALL button on the middle of the screen. Just a heads up, don't know if you are turning your phone back in or not now.
- Second step is:
You will need to download TWRP 2.6.3.1 and flash it in ODIN.
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0lt...lteatt.img.tar
This is necessary for an openrecovery script to run that is stored in the /cache directory from the update.
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode.
- Open ODIN, put openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar in PDA slot. Click Start and let the phone reset.
- Your phone will reboot in TWRP. If not, pull battery and enter recovery mode boot into TWRP recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER). The script will run by itself.

sgh-i317 EFS seems like its gone
could anybody help me out with my note 2. ive tried just about everything i can think of. im getting pretty desperate. i can get everything to work fine (recovery,download mode,) but something is keeping it from booting up to the main screen, it will just hand at the boot animation, or the att logo. in twrp it tells me failed to mount efs. ive looked around in the file folders and its like it got wiped out? im not sure how though. could that be why its not booting up?
any ideas??

[Q] I have turned my Note 4 into a Brick trying to root for the 1st time. Help?

I followed the instructions listed here.
androidorigin. c o m /samsung-galaxy-note-4-root-how-to/
It did not work and I am now stuck on the screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.
I tried Kies and it says it is not compatible.
Anyone have the stock rom or know of a way to get this root?
I am fairly tech savvy but this is my first time rooting.

travr6 said:
I followed the instructions listed here.
androidorigin. c o m /samsung-galaxy-note-4-root-how-to/
It did not work and I am now stuck on the screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.
I tried Kies and it says it is not compatible.
Anyone have the stock rom or know of a way to get this root?
I am fairly tech savvy but this is my first time rooting.
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There are no Roms or stock image files that I am aware of. When someone releases one or the other. Flash TWRP in Odin and flash new rom through TWRP or Odin stock image.
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http://shabbypenguin.com/?developer=Sprint_Note_4-trltespr&folder=Stock-NIE

^^^^ this guy just saved your ****!
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fatboypup said:
http://shabbypenguin.com/?developer=Sprint_Note_4-trltespr&folder=Stock-NIE
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when you flash via odin, do you see the message 1 succeeded and 0 failed of do you see 0 for both?

Thanks but I think I figured it out.
I tried using 4 different versions of ODIN.
I also used different versions of the MD5 files.
I finally got one to stick and I appear to be rooted.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
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travr6 said:
Thanks but I think I figured it out.
I tried using 4 different versions of ODIN.
I also used different versions of the MD5 files.
I finally got one to stick and I appear to be rooted.
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Anyway you could share what you did and which links worked for you? Don't be greedy with detailed info! =)

TheTOBster87 said:
Anyway you could share what you did and which links worked for you? Don't be greedy with detailed info! =)
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Just for everyone's info: the stock tar is located in the "general" section of this forum (Sprint galaxy note 4)... Easy to find.
Cf-auto-root is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2897428
Instructions are in the OP.
Just odin the one you need for your purposes (stock tar or auto root) and your good to go (Phone must be in download mode of course).

jhill110 said:
Just for everyone's info: the stock tar is located in the "general" section of this forum (Sprint galaxy note 4)... Easy to find.
Cf-auto-root is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2897428
Instructions are in the OP.
Just odin the one you need for your purposes (stock tar or auto root) and your good to go (Phone must be in download mode of course).
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I already tried rooting before I found XDA, and now my Note 4 is bricked or soft bricked? idk. Can you or anyone provide the direct links to what I need to download?

http://androidromupdate.com/2015/03...axy-note-4-5-0-1-lollipop-stock-firmware-tar/

TheTOBster87 said:
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I already tried rooting before I found XDA, and now my Note 4 is bricked or soft bricked? idk. Can you or anyone provide the direct links to what I need to download?
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Stock OB7 tar here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3056478
Use Odin to flash it. If you can boot to custom recovery now... Do it and wipe everything but internal & external storage first x 3.
Then:
Odin Cf-auto-root as in my prior post
Then:
TWRP Recovery here:
https://twrp.me/
Use Odin to flash it. You WILL be good to go.
Now re-setup your phone.

Hard Bricked Note 4 Sprint
I have a hard Bricked note 4 from sprint that just landed in my possession. Phone appears dead but when I plug into the computer i get the Qualcomm driver not found. Wondering if anyone can point me to a solution. Thank you of course in aadvance.

gamethriller said:
I have a hard Bricked note 4 from sprint that just landed in my possession. Phone appears dead but when I plug into the computer i get the Qualcomm driver not found. Wondering if anyone can point me to a solution. Thank you of course in aadvance.
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If you can get into download mode (volume down, home button & power button at the same time) then go to this link, read the OP carefully, follow the instructions and and you should be ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3176288

jhill110 said:
If you can get into download mode (volume down, home button & power button at the same time) then go to this link, read the OP carefully, follow the instructions and and you should be ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3176288
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Ok guys Ive tried every post I can find on getting TWRP on my phone. I have the latest Odin3 v3.10.6.exe, the latest TWRP, twrp-2.8.7.0-trltespr.img.tar and tried, openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-trltespr.img.tar, I have followed the posts and pulled the usb, then the battery for 30 seconds. I have unchecked the auto reboot, left it checked, tried it in the AP and BL slots and I cant get a custom recovery to stick. Here is the stats on my phone, Im at my wits end with this any help or suggestions would be much grateful. Ive already bricked it with cf autoroot and reinstalled the stock rom. Im wondering if I shouldn't of let it auto activate? Does sprint have a kill mode now for TWRP?
Software Version, N910PVPU4COG5
HARDWARE VERSION N90P.O5
ANDROID VERSION 5.1.1
BASEBAND VERSION SAME AS SOFTWARE VERSION
KERNEL VERSION
3.10.40-530320
DPI!SWHE8820 #1
BUILD NUBMER
LMY47X.N910PVPU4COG5
SECURITY SOFTWARE VERSION
MDF V2.0 RELEASE 1
VPN V1.4 RELEASE 5.2
KNOX VERSION
KNOX 2.4.1
Where am I missing it???

jhill110 said:
If you can get into download mode (volume down, home button & power button at the same time) then go to this link, read the OP carefully, follow the instructions and and you should be ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3176288
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No the phone won't get into anything or show anything. It's hard Bricked not soft bricked.

Johniex said:
Ok guys Ive tried every post I can find on getting TWRP on my phone. I have the latest Odin3 v3.10.6.exe, the latest TWRP, twrp-2.8.7.0-trltespr.img.tar and tried, openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-trltespr.img.tar, I have followed the posts and pulled the usb, then the battery for 30 seconds. I have unchecked the auto reboot, left it checked, tried it in the AP and BL slots and I cant get a custom recovery to stick. Here is the stats on my phone, Im at my wits end with this any help or suggestions would be much grateful. Ive already bricked it with cf autoroot and reinstalled the stock rom. Im wondering if I shouldn't of let it auto activate? Does sprint have a kill mode now for TWRP?
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Ok, how exactly did you get to 5.1.1? OTA?

AT&T Galaxy s3 won't boot to Android

Okay not sure how many people still frequent this forum, but hopefully someone can help. So yesterday my phone was charging up and I decided to reboot it because it was time for a weekly reboot. So I held the power button and selected reboot to reboot it. It shut down then started to boot, the samsung logo appeared then disappeared followed by the galaxy s3 logo.
After that it just shut off. When I tried to turn it on again, all it did was vibrate vibrant and vibrant in a loop every time I pushed the power button. Finally I decided to try recovery mode (stock recovery) and wipe cache...no dice. So I tried download mode and that came up fine. I rebooted out of download mode and plugged the phone in. The charge animation came up as well as the LED red charge light. I let it charge for a few hours then unplugged it, removed the battery for a minute and put it back in and tried to turn it on. I even tried a different/another battery and got the same result.
All it did was the vibrate loop sequence again i mentioned above. I don't want to loose all my stuff I have on it. I heard dirty flashing in ODIN will wipe your data. I'm not sure if the debrick image is for Android 4.4.2 because that's what I'm on. Does anyone know how to fix this or have had similar issues and got it working again?

StoneyJSG said:
Okay not sure how many people still frequent this forum, but hopefully someone can help. So yesterday my phone was charging up and I decided to reboot it because it was time for a weekly reboot. So I held the power button and selected reboot to reboot it. It shut down then started to boot, the samsung logo appeared then disappeared followed by the galaxy s3 logo.
After that it just shut off. When I tried to turn it on again, all it did was vibrate vibrant and vibrant in a loop every time I pushed the power button. Finally I decided to try recovery mode (stock recovery) and wipe cache...no dice. So I tried download mode and that came up fine. I rebooted out of download mode and plugged the phone in. The charge animation came up as well as the LED red charge light. I let it charge for a few hours then unplugged it, removed the battery for a minute and put it back in and tried to turn it on. I even tried a different/another battery and got the same result.
All it did was the vibrate loop sequence again i mentioned above. I don't want to loose all my stuff I have on it. I heard dirty flashing in ODIN will wipe your data. I'm not sure if the debrick image is for Android 4.4.2 because that's what I'm on. Does anyone know how to fix this or have had similar issues and got it working again?
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You could try reflashing system and boot partition.

iloveoreos said:
You could try reflashing system and boot partition.
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Is this done in ODIN? Will it wipe all my data? I'm trying to avoid anything like a data factory reset as I want to recover my stuff that wasn't saved to my SD card.

StoneyJSG said:
Is this done in ODIN? Will it wipe all my data? I'm trying to avoid anything like a data factory reset as I want to recover my stuff that wasn't saved to my SD card.
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I don't know why it would, but I have never tried it on a Samsung. Flashing something like TWRP doesn't erase data when you flash it.

Which ROM is currently on the phone?
AT&T never released a stock ROM for the sgh-i747 after 4.1.1 or 4.1.2. All system updates were pushed to the phone via OTA; therefore, you can't re-flash the ROM using Odin unless you use a file that was specfically create for Odin.

audit13 said:
Which ROM is currently on the phone?
AT&T never released a stock ROM for the sgh-i747 after 4.1.1 or 4.1.2. All system updates were pushed to the phone via OTA; therefore, you can't re-flash the ROM using Odin unless you use a file that was specfically create for Odin.
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Would the one for sgh i747m work if you just flashed system and boot? You can get that in 4.4.2.

Before flashing anything, I recommend booting into download mode and confirm the the model is SGH-i747 and whether there is a line that makes reference to Knox or warranty bit.
If it is the sgh-i747 and there is reference to warranty bit, you should look at the possibility of flashing a ROM from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/ucuemjb-to-ucufne4-firmware-update-t2808654
If it is an sgh-i747 with no reference to warranty bit, this means the phone is not running a 4.3 or newer bootloader.

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audit13 said:
Before flashing anything, I recommend booting into download mode and confirm the the model is SGH-i747 and whether there is a line that makes reference to Knox or warranty bit.
If it is the sgh-i747 and there is reference to warranty bit, you should look at the possibility of flashing a ROM from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/ucuemjb-to-ucufne4-firmware-update-t2808654
If it is an sgh-i747 with no reference to warranty bit, this means the phone is not running a 4.3 or newer bootloader.
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It is on Android 4.4.2 with bootloader NE4. It's the sgh-i747 AT&T variant. My warranty bit is 0. I can boot into download mode and stock recovery fine, just it won't boot into Android. I read somewhere that it might be an IC chip or emmc issue?
Someone took the NE4 OTA and made some ODIN files out of it so I downloaded them. I just want to be able to recover my files from the internal storage so I haven't flashed anything yet.

Glad you are on top of things.
Flashing the same ROM should be fine and it does not normally wipe your data. That being said, there is always a chance that flashing will result in data loss.
If it is an errant app that is causing the issue, you may have no choice but to wipe the data.

Ah ok, that's a bummer. Well I guess I will try flashing the same ROM over it and see what happens. Hopefully my data and apps stay in tact. I thought it might be a chip on the logic board so I took it to a repair shop over the weekend. Now to get it back from them and try flashing the ROM over the ROM.

audit13 said:
Glad you are on top of things.
Flashing the same ROM should be fine and it does not normally wipe your data. That being said, there is always a chance that flashing will result in data loss.
If it is an errant app that is causing the issue, you may have no choice but to wipe the data.
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Just an update. I managed to fix my phone with Odin. I flashed the NE4 kit kat BL, AP, CSC, and CP files. It did wipe everything and put it back to factory stock like a factor data reset would do, so I lost all my files and apps.

Sorry to hear that the data was wiped.
Thanks for the update.

CrDroid O/S works good on my old Samsung Galaxy S3 i747
audit13 said:
Before flashing anything, I recommend booting into download mode and confirm the the model is SGH-i747 and whether there is a line that makes reference to Knox or warranty bit.
If it is the sgh-i747 and there is reference to warranty bit, you should look at the possibility of flashing a ROM from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/ucuemjb-to-ucufne4-firmware-update-t2808654
If it is an sgh-i747 with no reference to warranty bit, this means the phone is not running a 4.3 or newer bootloader.
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Firstly, I am a newbie. I don't understand about this "warranty bit" . The Samsung S3 i747 is a very old phone ( hence no warranty after 8+ years ). Please explain !
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StoneyJSG said:
Okay not sure how many people still frequent this forum, but hopefully someone can help. So yesterday my phone was charging up and I decided to reboot it because it was time for a weekly reboot. So I held the power button and selected reboot to reboot it. It shut down then started to boot, the samsung logo appeared then disappeared followed by the galaxy s3 logo.
After that it just shut off. When I tried to turn it on again, all it did was vibrate vibrant and vibrant in a loop every time I pushed the power button. Finally I decided to try recovery mode (stock recovery) and wipe cache...no dice. So I tried download mode and that came up fine. I rebooted out of download mode and plugged the phone in. The charge animation came up as well as the LED red charge light. I let it charge for a few hours then unplugged it, removed the battery for a minute and put it back in and tried to turn it on. I even tried a different/another battery and got the same result.
All it did was the vibrate loop sequence again i mentioned above. I don't want to loose all my stuff I have on it. I heard dirty flashing in ODIN will wipe your data. I'm not sure if the debrick image is for Android 4.4.2 because that's what I'm on. Does anyone know how to fix this or have had similar issues and got it working again?
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I'm not sure how many of us are out there, tinkering around with the 8+ year old Samsung Galaxy S3 i747 . While I am a newbie, I have enjoyed flashing Custom ROM's , from CyanogenMod, thru various versions of Lineage, and now CRdroid.
You spoke of: " . . . dirty flashing in ODIN . . . "
I have always used ODIN to INSTALL a 'recovery' system such as TWRP ( which is a .Tar file )
After TWRP is installed ( using ODIN ) I unplug phone from my computer. Then boot into TWRP recovery ( holding down the three buttons ). I do a clean install (flash) of the newest O/S that I can find ( Android 4.4 is really old ). It is that .Zip file that I flash, then reboot the phone. Always works for me.
Eventually I learned how to back up all my contacts, SMS, logs, photos, etc.
BTW I am totally free of Google; no Google Play Store, no Google Pay, no Google Framework, no Gapps, no Google spyware, no Google bloatware, no Google tracking etc.
I download all my apps as APK's which are readily available on the Net ( Google them . . . just kidding! ).
My older Samsung S3 i747 was a 'd2att' originally locked to Rogers, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Then switched over to MTS (Manitoba Telephone System). Now running on Bell Canada. My replacement is also a Samsung S3 i747, originally running T-Mobile in Arizona, now running on Bell Canada.
These are damn fine phones.

DavidWCS said:
Firstly, I am a newbie. I don't understand about this "warranty bit" . The Samsung S3 i747 is a very old phone ( hence no warranty after 8+ years ). Please explain !.
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Do you see anything in the download mode screen that has the term "warranty bit"?
Is the phone model in download mode screen shown as an sgh-i747 or sgh-747m?

audit13 said:
Do you see anything in the download mode screen that has the term "warranty bit"?
Is the phone model in download mode screen shown as an sgh-i747 or sgh-747m?
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Curious, I rebooted my phone into download mode ( holding volume down in the 3 finger format ).
There is nothing in the download mode screen that has the term "warranty bit". Just the WARNING !! A custom OS can cause critical problems . . .
There is no phone model in download mode screen shown as an sgh-i747 or sgh-747m
Sorry, but I still don't understand the importance of warranty in an 8+ year old phone. Am I still missing something?

DavidWCS said:
Curious, I rebooted my phone into download mode ( holding volume down in the 3 finger format ).
There is nothing in the download mode screen that has the term "warranty bit". Just the WARNING !! A custom OS can cause critical problems . . .
There is no phone model in download mode screen shown as an sgh-i747 or sgh-747m
Sorry, but I still don't understand the importance of warranty in an 8+ year old phone. Am I still missing something?
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You are not in download mode.
The warranty bit term is not about warranty, it is about whether the phone has a locked bootloader.

audit13 said:
You are not in download mode.
The warranty bit term is not about warranty, it is about whether the phone has a locked bootloader.
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OK, I tried it again. This time I went one step further. Aha! Tiny print on upper left of screen. Have attached a sample photo showing what I see. And yes, I can see what you mean: " Warranty Bit: 1 " . Thank you, it makes sense now.
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DavidWCS said:
OK, I tried it again. This time I went one step further. Aha! Tiny print on upper left of screen. Have attached a sample photo showing what I see. And yes, I can see what you mean: " Warranty Bit: 1 " . Thank you, it makes sense now.
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The phone is not an AT&T S3, it is a T-Mobile s3 sgh-t999?

audit13 said:
The phone is not an AT&T S3, it is a T-Mobile s3 sgh-t999?
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There are 2 i747 phones; d2Can & T999. In the past, the O/S's that I flashed, were designed for d2att. No difference in how they functioned, as far that I could notice.

DavidWCS said:
There are 2 i747 phones; d2Can & T999. In the past, the O/S's that I flashed, were designed for d2att. No difference in how they functioned, as far that I could notice.
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Yes, there are two models of the i747: sgh-i747 (AT&T, d2att) and sgh-i747m (non-AT&T, d2can)
The T-Mobile s3 is sgh-t999 (d2tmo).