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Help please guys galaxy nexus stuck in a loop

Hi guys, as the title says my nexus was going great, howver randomly it switched off then into a loop, it goes to the part were the google logo comes up then just keeps repeating this, ive cleared the cache, restored factory settings. none of it has fixed it! Please help guys.

I have no solution but the same thing happened to me, I used fastboot to lock the bootloader and took it to verizon and exchanged it.
I got it to boot once after locking the bootloader but then it just stayed in the boot loop. I chalked it up to a hardware failure and moved on.
Hopefully someone else will have a better suggestion.
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sjameson6969 said:
Hi guys, as the title says my nexus was going great, howver randomly it switched off then into a loop, it goes to the part were the google logo comes up then just keeps repeating this, ive cleared the cache, restored factory settings. none of it has fixed it! Please help guys.
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More info needed. GSM or LTE? Custom ROM or stock?

sjameson6969 said:
Hi guys, as the title says my nexus was going great, howver randomly it switched off then into a loop, it goes to the part were the google logo comes up then just keeps repeating this, ive cleared the cache, restored factory settings. none of it has fixed it! Please help guys.
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Flash the factory image and you should be good. You can use the tool kit to do this if you are not familiar with manual methods.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
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Have you been trying to root it ? it's weird it just switched off and is in a loop.

El Daddy said:
More info needed. GSM or LTE? Custom ROM or stock?
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Im not sure I know the difference, its got a sim card so i think its GSM? I'm on three in the uk.
custom rom I downloaded it from here.

mine just switched off in google earth after the phone got real hot and after battery pull everything loaded fine but 10 seconds after launcher loaded up, GPS icon appeared in status bar and it rebooted again. Did this same thing continually for over an hour so I had to restore factory image. I've since installed 4.0.2 and it hasn't happened again.
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han4mi said:
Have you been trying to root it ? it's weird it just switched off and is in a loop.
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No it was already rooted. I was actually streaming a video off the internet at the time then the screen just went blank

Did you do a nandroid backup before flashing the custom rom? If so, restore that. If not try reflashing your current rom.
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the toolkit doesn't even pick the device up!

Probably has something to do with your drivers not recognizing it...are you using parallels?
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sjameson6969 said:
the toolkit doesn't even pick the device up!
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Looks like the adb driver is missing.
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same thing is happening to my non-rooted GN (GSM and stock). Was using my phone then all of a sudden it turned off and rebooted, but it is stuck on the google screen, then black screen, then back to google screen (loop). Help!

missnexusone said:
same thing is happening to my non-rooted GN (GSM and stock). Was using my phone then all of a sudden it turned off and rebooted, but it is stuck on the google screen, then black screen, then back to google screen (loop). Help!
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this happened to me too right now.
I can get into odin mode and the bootloader but if I try to get to recovery I see a garbled screen but I can see the android on his back and a red triangle with an exclamation point. After a few seconds there the phone reboots. what's going on?!?

missnexusone said:
same thing is happening to my non-rooted GN (GSM and stock). Was using my phone then all of a sudden it turned off and rebooted, but it is stuck on the google screen, then black screen, then back to google screen (loop). Help!
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geemaan said:
this happened to me too right now.
I can get into odin mode and the bootloader but if I try to get to recovery I see a garbled screen but I can see the android on his back and a red triangle with an exclamation point. After a few seconds there the phone reboots. what's going on?!?
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Exact same thing happened to me a week or two ago (GSM, stock, not rooted).
I followed these steps to solve the issue - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20302409&postcount=2
It was very simple, but it restored the phone and so wiped everything on it.

didn't work for me. now I'm stuck at a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark between a phone and a pc...

You did download the file properly right? It was around 180mb if I remember correctly.

Yeah, got it from the rs link. Zip was ok. when run, the exe checks crc ok. It gets stuck when starts writing nand for recovery. I really think there's something broken with the phone because of the screen desynchronisation.I'm gonna take it back monday morning...

Try giving it the fast boot command to lock the boot loader (your driver might not be configured for the phones regular state but if you can get it to recognize the decide when the phone is in the boot loader this may work). Give it the fast boot OEM lock command, and then give it the faatboot OEM unlock command. Make sure you have the stock .img on your ccmputer. When you unlock it, it will wipe everything. I mean everything, your Android backups and all. But, it managed to bring mine back after I got stuck in a boot loop that wouldn't make it passed the Google logo. After you unlock it, try and configure the drivers to recognize the phone again. Hopefully then you can push what you need from the computer

Here is what I mean with screen desync:
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the recovery screen had the same "video effect".
The duplicate images have a flicker effect.

Automatic Restart Problem

Hello. I was using my phone and suddenly in the afternoon it started to restart automatically.. its never ending and it only stops when I take out the battery... When I put the battery again SAMSUNG Logo comes up followed by Samsung Galaxy W (CyanogenMod 9) screen then it restarts again and back to SAMSUNG logo... this process is never ending...
I also plugged in the charger and all i see is battery meter trying to calibrate but phone restarts and again i get to see the un-calibrated battery meter... this process also never ending...
I'm using ''CyanogenMod 9 Final Release (EOL)'' for past 3 weeks and there wasn't any problem... all this happened all of a sudden... I don't know what to do... So experts kindly help me out... Thanks a lot!!

hiitsme123 said:
Hello. I was using my phone and suddenly in the afternoon it started to restart automatically.. its never ending and it only stops when I take out the battery... When I put the battery again SAMSUNG Logo comes up followed by Samsung Galaxy W (CyanogenMod 9) screen then it restarts again and back to SAMSUNG logo... this process is never ending...
I also plugged in the charger and all i see is battery meter trying to calibrate but phone restarts and again i get to see the un-calibrated battery meter... this process also never ending...
I'm using ''CyanogenMod 9 Final Release (EOL)'' for past 3 weeks and there wasn't any problem... all this happened all of a sudden... I don't know what to do... So experts kindly help me out... Thanks a lot!!
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I'm not an expert, but i would like to help Try to enter cwm recovery, reflash the rom and gapps. Hope it works

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thank you so much for your quick response... the problem is i cannot enter into CWM... i just googled and found the problem to be a SOft Brick/ Boot Loop issue... I hope someone has a solution for it...
geniusboy93 said:
I'm not an expert, but i would like to help Try to enter cwm recovery, reflash the rom and gapps. Hope it works
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U have to flash stock rom via odin and start everything again
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1) a bootloop won't stop you from getting into cwm.
2) cwm will usually stop a bootloop.
Something else is going on here. The symptoms you describe *could* indicate a damaged power button.
With a normally working W, if you press and hold the power button for long enough, the phone will switch off. If you continue to hold the power button, the phone will come back on....and then switch off again.....in a continual loop.....
It *could* be that the power button has failed by *maybe* being pressed into the phone (it can happen)...this would replicate the above scenario....
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regarding odin
yeah im trying to flash everything again through odin... but the problem is when i go into the download mode the phone restarts... i dont know how to flash the file if it keeps on restarting like this... can u help me on that?
gameboy20131 said:
U have to flash stock rom via odin and start everything again
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regarding power button
i dont think so it is because of the power button...
you see the exact problem which i face on this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWg0LifdXlQ
the sad thing is even the uploader hasnt found a solution yet...
let me know if you know anything... as i dont want to buy a new phone
keithross39 said:
1) a bootloop won't stop you from getting into cwm.
2) cwm will usually stop a bootloop.
Something else is going on here. The symptoms you describe *could* indicate a damaged power button.
With a normally working W, if you press and hold the power button for long enough, the phone will switch off. If you continue to hold the power button, the phone will come back on....and then switch off again.....in a continual loop.....
It *could* be that the power button has failed by *maybe* being pressed into the phone (it can happen)...this would replicate the above scenario....
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i had this problem recently , i did a cmw sd phone partition and kinda bricked my phone , samsung logo restarts rapidly
so at the time u can do 2 things
flash the galaxy via odin , if that didn't work then there is no other ways to fix it
or go to samsung and play dum cuz i went to samsung and replaced the motherboard under warranty , like a fresh phone!
Cheers..

Ok.....so watched that video....in his case, it ain't software related.....if it was, the phone would restart at the same point every time. You notice that the phone would restart after the galaxy w logo screen but when he started hitting the phone it fully booted. That's defo hardware related. I'm not suggesting you mistreat your phone the way he did, but if you did, I bet you'd notice a certain lack of regularity as to where the boot process fails.
My money's still on hardware as the cause of your phones problem.....
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regarding odin
can you tell me how you fixed it using odin? because when i put my phone into download mode, the phone restart keeps continuing... all the youtube tutorials and posts say that you got to start off with download mode and then proceed... i can go to download mode for just like 5 seconds and my mobile restarts again....
help me!!
redshift9 said:
i had this problem recently , i did a cmw sd phone partition and kinda bricked my phone , samsung logo restarts rapidly
so at the time u can do 2 things
flash the galaxy via odin , if that didn't work then there is no other ways to fix it
or go to samsung and play dum cuz i went to samsung and replaced the motherboard under warranty , like a fresh phone!
Cheers..
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regarding rebooting
it is definitely restarting at the same time for me... i just pasted the link just get an idea of it... when i see SAMSUNG logo and SAMSUNG Samsung Galaxy W screen it restarts at that point... as shown in the video i tried doing that and the phone proceeded to load till i stopped hitting it... but once it restarted it went back to the same rebooting sequence...
keithross39 said:
Ok.....so watched that video....in his case, it ain't software related.....if it was, the phone would restart at the same point every time. You notice that the phone would restart after the galaxy w logo screen but when he started hitting the phone it fully booted. That's defo hardware related. I'm not suggesting you mistreat your phone the way he did, but if you did, I bet you'd notice a certain lack of regularity as to where the boot process fails.
My money's still on hardware as the cause of your phones problem.....
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Ok...going back to OS basics to try to explain this.....
As I'm sure you know, an operating system will load up files in a specific and pre defined order. The ONLY thing that will stop this process is an interruption of the power or a corrupted file that the OS is trying to load. The phone in the video is NOT suffering from a bootloop due to a corrupted file......hitting the phone will not suddenly make that file ok and allow the phone to fully boot. If there was a corrupted file, the boot process would fail at EXACTLY the SAME point EVERY time.....regardless of what was done to the phone.
You say you've managed to reproduce the results in the video and get your phone to boot past the startup screen?.......that being the case, it's NOT software related....simply because the boot process doesn't fail at the same point and gets further in.
You say you can't access recovery or download mode because the phone restarts......this is another indication that the OS has nothing to do with it as during these tasks, the OS isn't even being used.
EVERYTHING I've seen and read here is telling me that it's a hardware issue....specifically the power button......wouldn't hurt to get it checked
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regarding rebooting
thank you for your reply... now it makes sense...
and what do you mean by get it checked? my phone is rooted and its using Cyanogen Mod 9 custom rom and its more than a year old (Out of Warranty period) So if I contact Samsung service center will they help me out? I mean with all the rooted stuff?
keithross39 said:
Ok...going back to OS basics to try to explain this.....
As I'm sure you know, an operating system will load up files in a specific and pre defined order. The ONLY thing that will stop this process is an interruption of the power or a corrupted file that the OS is trying to load. The phone in the video is NOT suffering from a bootloop due to a corrupted file......hitting the phone will not suddenly make that file ok and allow the phone to fully boot. If there was a corrupted file, the boot process would fail at EXACTLY the SAME point EVERY time.....regardless of what was done to the phone.
You say you've managed to reproduce the results in the video and get your phone to boot past the startup screen?.......that being the case, it's NOT software related....simply because the boot process doesn't fail at the same point and gets further in.
You say you can't access recovery or download mode because the phone restarts......this is another indication that the OS has nothing to do with it as during these tasks, the OS isn't even being used.
EVERYTHING I've seen and read here is telling me that it's a hardware issue....specifically the power button......wouldn't hurt to get it checked
Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
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If the phone is out of warranty, it shouldn't matter that you've rooted and gone custom as they'll charge you anyway....just got to tell them that you want to stay custom or they're likely to return you to stock and unroot the phone (and charge you for that too).......
You could always try an unauthorized repair shop and see what they say.....
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Just done a little research.....
It turns out that the power button is soldered directly to the mainboard.
See image below....
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So unless the repairer is good at soldering, then replacing the mainboard (and the custom OS) is a very real (expensive) possibility......
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Power Button
Thank you for that quick search... i dont know what to do... i badly wish the mobile is stable in download mode so that i can flash the rom into it
keithross39 said:
Just done a little research.....
It turns out that the power button is soldered directly to the mainboard.
See image below....
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So unless the repairer is good at soldering, then replacing the mainboard (and the custom OS) is a very real (expensive) possibility......
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regarding odin
Just one more thing...
1.Can you tell me how to approach this problem if it is totally related to software? I mean like there is a mobile phone which is stuck with boot-loop and I want the mobile to snap out of it?
2. Kind of a general question... if the phone restarts even in download mode how to use ODIN? Because then the process might fail... any other way to flash?
keithross39 said:
Just done a little research.....
It turns out that the power button is soldered directly to the mainboard.
See image below....
View attachment 2132195
So unless the repairer is good at soldering, then replacing the mainboard (and the custom OS) is a very real (expensive) possibility......
Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
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To answer both of your questions together....if it is software related and odin can't be used because download mode can't be relied on.....jtagging is the only option.....
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jtagging
is there any forum which gives info about the jtag? because i couldnt find much info about it...
P.S. I just want to make sure to try out all options before taking it to service center... thanks
keithross39 said:
To answer both of your questions together....if it is software related and odin can't be used because download mode can't be relied on.....jtagging is the only option.....
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In my opinion, I don't think jtagging will help in this case. I'm 99.999% certain that it's hardware related. Even if you did jtag, I still reckon you will have a phone that continually restarts. All you'd be doing is replacing one functioning OS with another. Jtag is primarily used for a phone that will not boot at all......
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[q] need help debricking s3!

Ok so i bought a Galaxy S3 For tmobile, i installed the 4.3 update ota. then i tryed rooting phone it all whent through Green Pass On Odin but Knox kept blocking SuperSu so i wasnt able to grant root permisions to any app. i then installed CWM Recovery and tryed to flash a custom rom it gave me a status 7 error so i did some research and i read on a thread that i had to update the bootloader. once i flashed the bootloader the phone just shut down and never came back on. I believe its hardbricked cant get into recovery or download mode, just a black screen and red led comes on when connected to charger with no battery And it connects to my pc as QHSUSB_DLOAD. If anybody has any idea what i can do to get my phone running again Please let me know asap

Your Efuse has blown after flashing another bootloader on top of the 4.3 bootloader. I seriously doubt you can recover. Try the De-Bricking Thread in Android Development sub forum.

Will the SD Card DeBricking Method work ?

Probably will. But if you have already flashed the 4.3 update you will probably have to use the 4.3 debrick.img.

Im going to give it a try, Do you know if a Class 10 SD Card Manditory

I know class 6 works. Not sure about lower but some have said no they won't work

DocHoliday77 said:
Probably will. But if you have already flashed the 4.3 update you will probably have to use the 4.3 debrick.img.
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I went through the same tiresome process over the weekend after bricking my device. You need to use the 4.3 debrick image so that you can odin back to the TW 4.3. Make sure you remove the debrick SD after you get the download mode b4 you odin. Good luck

By any chance do you have a Link to the TW 4.3 i cant find it anywhere

ChinoSupreme23 said:
Ok so i bought a Galaxy S3 For tmobile, i installed the 4.3 update ota. then i tryed rooting phone it all whent through Green Pass On Odin but Knox kept blocking SuperSu so i wasnt able to grant root permisions to any app. i then installed CWM Recovery and tryed to flash a custom rom it gave me a status 7 error so i did some research and i read on a thread that i had to update the bootloader. once i flashed the bootloader the phone just shut down and never came back on. I believe its hardbricked cant get into recovery or download mode, just a black screen and red led comes on when connected to charger with no battery And it connects to my pc as QHSUSB_DLOAD. If anybody has any idea what i can do to get my phone running again Please let me know asap
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Check this post, it may help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367

So i bought the Required Sd Card And did the Windows method but it didnt work still no respond, Does anybody know if the Linux/Ubuntu Method will fix it for sure?

So I did everything and copied the 4.3 debrick IMG to my sd card from Linux terminal but still no response when trying to boot the phone with the debrick sd card, the only type of response is when I insert the sd card and then insert the battery the camera flash blinks once really fast, that's about it
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DocHoliday77 said:
I know class 6 works. Not sure about lower but some have said no they won't work
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would this one work ?
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ChinoSupreme23 said:
would this one work ?
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Yes it should work as it is 16 gb looking class 10
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I did everything and the phone doesn't do anything doesn't boot normally , in recovery or download mode, all it does is the camera flash blinks once really fast as soon as the battery makes contact with the pins other then that no response
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anil2653 said:
Yes it should work as it is 16 gb looking class 10
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I did everything and the phone doesn't do anything doesn't boot normally , in recovery or download mode, all it does is the camera flash blinks once really fast as soon as the battery makes contact with the pins other then that no response
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Are you using the 4.3 debrick.img?

DocHoliday77 said:
Are you using the 4.3 debrick.img?
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Yes I am
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I hope I hope I hope yours isn't the same as mine!
Try redoing everything, but this time without formatting. Rewrite the image over the one already there.

DocHoliday77 said:
I hope I hope I hope yours isn't the same as mine!
Try redoing everything, but this time without formatting. Rewrite the image over the one already there.
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Retry over and over on both Windows and Linux I'm about to give up
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I went through the exact same problem here.
When you set up the SD card, in Windows, make sure to use win32diskimager.
Next, I would advise that you take out the battery, put the SD card in, and then put the battery in.
At that point, the phone should boot by itself within 15 - 30 seconds. If not, try getting it into download mode (Home + Volume Down + Power for about 15 seconds).
If it doesn't boot, rewrite the debrick image and keep trying.
I also found this to be a huge help. Just make sure to use the T999 4.3 debrick image.

[Q] Softbricked after accidental update

So my rooted phone is now soft bricked. Any help would be appreciated!
Info:
- rooted with Kingo
- recently updated with 4.3 - therefore KNOX is now installed
- didn't like 4.3 and went back to stock 4.1
so everything was working all fine and dandy for like 3 or 4 days when I accidentally updated (stupid stupid stupid stupid reflex on an early morning)
I do not have CWM installed. I have the stock img of the i317 (I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4_ATT.zip) and using Odin (as I've used it for the stock firmware I installed)
I've been getting a boot loop and would like to know if anyone out there is knowledgable enough to help me?
Please?
Thank you!
Edit:
Thank you for your quick response! Yes, I've tried and found those threads before, but I guess I forgot to mention that I also get the
"Firmware upgrae encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode i Kies &try again" screen
Doing the flash via Odin only gets me a FAIL! all of the time with these steps...

natasian said:
So my rooted phone is now soft bricked. Any help would be appreciated!
Info:
- rooted with Kingo
- recently updated with 4.3 - therefore KNOX is now installed
- didn't like 4.3 and went back to stock 4.1
so everything was working all fine and dandy for like 3 or 4 days when I accidentally updated (stupid stupid stupid stupid reflex on an early morning)
I do not have CWM installed. I have the stock img of the i317 (I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4_ATT.zip) and using Odin (as I've used it for the stock firmware I installed)
I've been getting a boot loop and would like to know if anyone out there is knowledgable enough to help me?
Please?
Thank you!
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Try the bottom of post #1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
Factory reset
If that doesn't work do Post #2. The tz-param flash

dicksteele said:
Try the bottom of post #1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
Factory reset
If that doesn't work do Post #2. The tz-param flash
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Thank you for your quick response! Yes, I've tried and found those threads before, but I guess I forgot to mention that I also get the
"Firmware upgrae encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode i Kies &try again" screen
Doing the flash via Odin only gets me a FAIL! all of the time with these steps...

natasian said:
Thank you for your quick response! Yes, I've tried and found those threads before, but I guess I forgot to mention that I also get the
"Firmware upgrae encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode i Kies &try again" screen
Doing the flash via Odin only gets me a FAIL! all of the time with these steps...
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What fails ??? Is it stopping on sboot.bin ? If so that's the bootloader file and 4.3 won't flash over it.
What are you trying to flash in ODIN?

dicksteele said:
What fails ??? Is it stopping on sboot.bin ? If so that's the bootloader file and 4.3 won't flash over it.
What are you trying to flash in ODIN?
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Was able to flash a stock rom from the link of one the original thread you provided, got a PASS! from Odin. I also got a PASS! from TWRP. But it is still stuck in the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo, and does not go beyond that.

natasian said:
Was able to flash a stock rom from the link of one the original thread you provided, got a PASS! from Odin. I also got a PASS! from TWRP. But it is still stuck in the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo, and does not go beyond that.
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I'm lost where you at ???
Step #3 (Post 3) or Step 2 (Post #2)
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dicksteele said:
I'm lost where you at ???
Step #3 (Post 3) or Step 2 (Post #2)
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It's 12:30 my time, gotta get up for work at 6....
If you follow that guide line by line, step by step it will work....
You can even start over from scratch right now if you need to.

dicksteele said:
I'm lost where you at ???
Step #3 (Post 3) or Step 2 (Post #2)
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It's 12:30 my time, gotta get up for work at 6....
If you follow that guide line by line, step by step it will work....
You can even start over from scratch right now if you need to.
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Of course I don't expect that you'll be seeing this now, but please know i do appreciate the help!
I started from scratch. But the thing is, I have been following this step by step.
I CANNOT do a factory reset.
Completed Section 1: Flashing LJ2 4.1.1 via ODIN - until Step 5 and 6.
*** Upon reboot the phone will hang. This is because of left over 4.3 file(s) not letting the system boot.
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.
When it hangs on the Pulsing Blue Samsung logo, do this step. (expect to do this)
Odin showed a green PASS! but it is still stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo. I have followed every step and every file to the letter that you recommended... I am unsure what to do now. I left it just in case it went to boot, but it's been 15 - 20 mins already... I'm happy to just get i back to 4.1 even "(

natasian said:
Of course I don't expect that you'll be seeing this now, but please know i do appreciate the help!
I started from scratch. But the thing is, I have been following this step by step.
I CANNOT do a factory reset.
Completed Section 1: Flashing LJ2 4.1.1 via ODIN - until Step 5 and 6.
*** Upon reboot the phone will hang. This is because of left over 4.3 file(s) not letting the system boot.
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.
When it hangs on the Pulsing Blue Samsung logo, do this step. (expect to do this)
Odin showed a green PASS! but it is still stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo. I have followed every step and every file to the letter that you recommended... I am unsure what to do now. I left it just in case it went to boot, but it's been 15 - 20 mins already... I'm happy to just get i back to 4.1 even "(
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So after ODIN finishes... It reboots. You pull the battery and do the VOL UP HOME POWER combo, and it does not bring up stock recovery ?
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Should like like this... Then you do the factory reset option

dicksteele said:
So after ODIN finishes... It reboots. You pull the battery and do the VOL UP HOME POWER combo, and it does not bring up stock recovery ? IMG removed
Should like like this... Then you do the factory reset option
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It does not. It gets stuck in Samsung Galaxy Note II logo. I know how to do Download mode and recovery mode. That's my problem. There is NO recovery mode anymore. I followed everything to the letter. If I am able to get to recovery mode, I will do a wipe and factory reset everything then problem solved... however this became a problem after the accidental update so I don't know what to do anymore. </3

natasian said:
It does not. It gets stuck in Samsung Galaxy Note II logo. I know how to do Download mode and recovery mode. That's my problem. There is NO recovery mode anymore. I followed everything to the letter. If I am able to get to recovery mode, I will do a wipe and factory reset everything then problem solved... however this became a problem after the accidental update so I don't know what to do anymore. </3
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K. Flash the param/tz file in ODIN. That should bring recovery mode back

dicksteele said:
K. Flash the param/tz file in ODIN. That should bring recovery mode back
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WORKED!!! I am now back on 4.1.1
I have just flashed TWRP and now waiting for the download of UCUBMK6 i317 *Odexed* Stock.
AMAZING. Thank you! It did not occur to me to go directly to Post 2 when my phone didnt reboot. Thank you so much! Do you have an amazon wishlist account??

natasian said:
WORKED!!! I am now back on 4.1.1
I have just flashed TWRP and now waiting for the download of UCUBMK6 i317 *Odexed* Stock.
AMAZING. Thank you! It did not occur to me to go directly to Post 2 when my phone didnt reboot. Thank you so much! Do you have an amazon wishlist account??
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No worries... I've been in that spot many many times.... Luckily for all of us @fuzio1963 was brave enough to test out flashing the param/tz combo. Saved alot of people...
Thanks for the offer of goodies... I'm lucky at this point of my life to have all I need.
But if you'd like to donate something, here's my pick.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
DS
Veteran-USN

dicksteele said:
No worries... I've been in that spot many many times.... Luckily for all of us @fuzio1963 was brave enough to test out flashing the param/tz combo. Saved alot of people...
Thanks for the offer of goodies... I'm lucky at this point of my life to have all I need.
But if you'd like to donate something, here's my pick.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
DS
Veteran-USN
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I completed all the steps and now running 4.3! My device is updating however, is it safe to install this after all I've done?
I figured I might as well recompile everything you outlined offline in case I brick mine again...
I'll give that a look! I was asking for amazon because I may still have some credit on there, but your suggestion looks better Thank you for everything you've done!

natasian said:
I completed all the steps and now running 4.3! My device is updating however, is it safe to install this after all I've done?
I figured I might as well recompile everything you outlined offline in case I brick mine again...
I'll give that a look! I was asking for amazon because I may still have some credit on there, but your suggestion looks better Thank you for everything you've done!
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I don't know what this means....
is it safe to install this after all I've done?
The PlayStore updates?
You're quite welcome

dicksteele said:
I don't know what this means....
is it safe to install this after all I've done?
The PlayStore updates?
You're quite welcome
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Well, after completing everything and updating my apps, the ATT Device Manager is still rearing its ugly head. It did so again now, and when it rebooted it loaded TWRP, it went into recovery mode automatically without me pressing any buttons.
I am trying to find a way to remove it now, but I would further encroach upon your good graces, if you please, is the Device Manager/ATT update safe to let be?

Interesting it's keeping on checking for updates.
You can try going to applications, scroll pages over to All. Scroll down to ATT software update, press it and clear cache
Something is making is making it think is needs to keep checking.
I use TITANIUM Backup to freeze it. Going to need it backup if you want 4.4 update
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app

dicksteele said:
Interesting it's keeping on checking for updates.
You can try going to applications, scroll pages over to All. Scroll down to ATT software update, press it and clear cache
Something is making is making it think is needs to keep checking.
I use TITANIUM Backup to freeze it. Going to need it backup if you want 4.4 update
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
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Yeah, I thought it would be done. I wiped cache from it as you advised. So I guess I'll have to pay for Titanium Backup. Sigh. Some things must be unavoidable. Nevertheless, I cannot thank you enough. It got my baby working again!

[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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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/

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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?