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Stuck on Samsung screen

I saw a couple people had the same issue that im now having but none of there solutions solved my problem
i wiped my GS3 for ATT tried to go back to a stock with root rom and when it rebooted it now just hangs at the samsung logo at boot tried re-flashing via odin with no luck also tried flashing a CWM.tar since i cant get into stock or CWM recovery to flash from there is there something im missing i know its late and maybe my brain isnt working like it should

Solved the problem myself.....and rather then just say i figured it out ill share how i did this since i watched countless videos and read endless amounts of threads and since none of them helped mem
First also try t put your phone into stock recovery mode and wipe your phone then flash this should take care of things if it doesnt try what i tried below
and i hope this can help someone else out there who has the same problem that i had all you have to do is the following i did this with obviously an AT&T model should work with others but as always try at your own risk.....
First make sure your battery has a charge even if its stuck on the boot screen its still charging....
then download KIES from samsung update it and make sure you have the latest version.
Next plug in your phone if your stuck at the samsung screen your computer will recognize your phone still at least it did with mine.
Once your done with the above open up KIES goto the top and then TOOLS and Firmware upgrade click on that enter your phone model (ATT SGH-I747) i dont get this part but next it will ask you for your SN and for some reason it doesnt recognize the SN use your IMEI
Now it should ask you a couple questions tell you its wiping your device and you will lose everything etc.....but then it will download the latest FW and begin to install everything and in about 20-25 mins everything will be back to stock

Nvm.. misread.

I'm stuck too...and Kies can't find the phone. Anyone have any other ideas? I can't even get into recovery...only download mode.

dbdynsty25 said:
I'm stuck too...and Kies can't find the phone. Anyone have any other ideas? I can't even get into recovery...only download mode.
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your computer is not seeing your phone when you plug it in or its just KIES that doesnt see it??
also im guessing you have all the correct drivers installed??

yearziro said:
your computer is not seeing your phone when you plug it in or its just KIES that doesnt see it??
also im guessing you have all the correct drivers installed??
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Yes, all drivers are installed because that's how I ODIN flashed it in the first place! Just stuck on the damn Samsung screen and I can't get Kies to connect to the phone. Not in Download Mode or when it's just stuck on that screen.

you can just hold VOL UP, HOME , POWER same time enter stock samsung recovery mode and scroll down select wipe data and cache and reboot u should good to go....

whit3gh0szt said:
you can just hold VOL UP, HOME , POWER same time enter stock samsung recovery mode and scroll down select wipe data and cache and reboot u should good to go....
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Worked, thanks! I appreciate it.

it doesnt work on mine
dbdynsty25 said:
Worked, thanks! I appreciate it.
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my cellphone reboots by itself on the samsun screen and i cant get on the recovery mode! any ideas!"

me neither
mkstf said:
my cellphone reboots by itself on the samsun screen and i cant get on the recovery mode! any ideas!"
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Yeah I can't get into recovery either, and its getting really annoying.

indieslap said:
Yeah I can't get into recovery either, and its getting really annoying.
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With the phone off, hold down VOL UP + HOME + POWER until the phone vibrates. Then let go of the power button. When you see the blue text in the top left corner of the samsung boot screen, let go of the other 2 buttons

xBeerdroiDx said:
With the phone off, hold down VOL UP + HOME + POWER until the phone vibrates. Then let go of the power button. When you see the blue text in the top left corner of the samsung boot screen, let go of the other 2 buttons
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Okay, this brought the menu up for me, but I removed the data,cache, and reset the phone and it is still not working. Also, my phone just goes black after the Galaxy Samsung S3 logo, but the blue light in the top left is still on. Can anyone help me out?
P.S. Sorry for reviving this thread if it is too old.
Edit: I should also mention that I can still hear the sound of the phone booting up (the sound that typically occurs when the phone is on the white loading screen). However, the screen is black at this point.

cabato said:
Okay, this brought the menu up for me, but I removed the data,cache, and reset the phone and it is still not working. Also, my phone just goes black after the Galaxy Samsung S3 logo, but the blue light in the top left is still on. Can anyone help me out?
P.S. Sorry for reviving this thread if it is too old.
Edit: I should also mention that I can still hear the sound of the phone booting up (the sound that typically occurs when the phone is on the white loading screen). However, the screen is black at this point.
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You're going to have to tell us what you did (changed, flashed, etc) before all this so that we can help you

xBeerdroiDx said:
You're going to have to tell us what you did (changed, flashed, etc) before all this so that we can help you
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Ah, sorry about not providing enough information. Please keep in mind that I am very inexperienced and I may get some things incorrect just due to that. To my understanding, I went to try and root my phone, but beforehand I used the guides below to get my phone ready for the root (yes I do realize at this point that using these outdated guides was a clear mistake and I should have come to XDA instead). I flashed my phone to the stock kernel using the file that site provided, and then encountered the problem above. In my panic I have tried to restore the phone through several methods, but every time I try to load anything onto it with Odin, it doesn't complete until my phone restarts (and my phone won't boot up completely) so I can't get the pass message. Interestingly enough I did manage to get clockwork mod installed as that is what shows up when I try a secure boot using the methods that you described.
Ah, I am unfortunately not allowed to post links. The guides were off of Android Authority.
If there is any other information needed to help me please let me know and I will do my best to obtain it.

cabato said:
Ah, sorry about not providing enough information. Please keep in mind that I am very inexperienced and I may get some things incorrect just due to that. To my understanding, I went to try and root my phone, but beforehand I used the guides below to get my phone ready for the root (yes I do realize at this point that using these outdated guides was a clear mistake and I should have come to XDA instead). I flashed my phone to the stock kernel using the file that site provided, and then encountered the problem above. In my panic I have tried to restore the phone through several methods, but every time I try to load anything onto it with Odin, it doesn't complete until my phone restarts (and my phone won't boot up completely) so I can't get the pass message. Interestingly enough I did manage to get clockwork mod installed as that is what shows up when I try a secure boot using the methods that you described.
Ah, I am unfortunately not allowed to post links. The guides were off of Android Authority.
If there is any other information needed to help me please let me know and I will do my best to obtain it.
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Sounds like you need to clear your cache partition and clear your dalvik cache. There are several guides on this site to help you. Choose the one that is most appropriate to what you are trying to do and follow it EXACTLY. There is one to start. Follow it from the beginning.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2042775

When nothing else works start over from search. You cab use download mode? First make sure you got right drivers as that can mess up Odin. Use one in my Sig if you want. Then flag stock recovery with root someone nice will part a link to it I'm on my phone can't do it. Well fix your phone
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium

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Okay now I am running into another problem. I have tried downloading the drivers from many different places and they always seem to be correctly downloaded. That being said, I can't install the drivers after I plug my phone into the computer (after downloading and installing Samsung USB drivers). Therefore, I cannot access my phone storage to put the root zip file on it. I was still able to download the custom recovery.
Now I have gone to a different computer, and the drivers seem to install correctly, but the phone still does not appear under my computer.
Edit: I do already have a root zip file on my phone from my earlier attempt, but I install it and my phone still doesn't load up. Also, Odin still recognizes the phone.
Edit 2: Windows says that the drivers cannot recognize the device. Edit 3: "Hardware ID Missing"

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Sorry, I really need help for this. I can't install the MTP drivers even through using some of the tips on this site. That seems to be the problem with me accessing the phones storage from my computer. Does anyone have an ideas for what else I could do? Should I just take it to the store and hope they can fix it?

cabato said:
Okay now I am running into another problem. I have tried downloading the drivers from many different places and they always seem to be correctly downloaded. That being said, I can't install the drivers after I plug my phone into the computer (after downloading and installing Samsung USB drivers). Therefore, I cannot access my phone storage to put the root zip file on it. I was still able to download the custom recovery.
Now I have gone to a different computer, and the drivers seem to install correctly, but the phone still does not appear under my computer.
Edit: I do already have a root zip file on my phone from my earlier attempt, but I install it and my phone still doesn't load up. Also, Odin still recognizes the phone.
Edit 2: Windows says that the drivers cannot recognize the device. Edit 3: "Hardware ID Missing"
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go to your device manager on your computer, locate samsung drivers for your device, uninstall them
restart your computer
then plug in the phone and lets it reinstall by itself

Use my drivers in my signature
They are last good damaging drivers. Don't update them but install them and plug phone in with no internet. after install plug internet in. There good stable drivers
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

[Q] Samsung t989 Galaxy S II - Bootloop HELP please :(

I downloaded the Jedi Mind Trick JB 2 ROM and installed it via clocwork mod recovery .. That went fine but it took me a few days to realize I didnt have a working video camera anymore on my phone.. so I thought to flash a stock ROOTed rom instead...
Then I found this threat about an updated version of Jedi Mind Trick's ROM labled JB 3.. So I wiped as much as I could in recovery and chose to format all the options it gave me in recover , Format system , data , cache , emms(or something) .. and now when I boot the phone , it shows the first flash screen , and the samsung logo starts to shimmer then it reboots back to the splash screen and repeats this process everal times before just going black and sitting there..
So I've successfully bootlooped my phone doing this..
MY PROBLEM -- I don't know how to charge my phone or connect to it to install anything else..
Is this a serious problem? How can I charge my phone to continue troubleshooting it? It still has some battery to try some things but I don't know how to hook it up to transfer any other roms to it via USB cable and PC in it's current state..
I'm very computer savvy but I'm trying to learn this phone modding stuff and I realy hope I didn't brick my phone in this process.
Can someone please help me out here? I'll be on the forums religiously until I figure this out.
What should I start doing first??
Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

still working at it
I think I'm at the point of having to use ODIN to flash a new rom since i cannot simply copy this rom to the sdcard to use clockwork to flash it .. Am I correct on this ?
For some reason this rom I found (should be stock rooted tmobile gSII rom) does not want to open from ODIN's PDA button cause its in .zip and not .tar or anything... I'm not sure how to flash this rom with ODIN ( I'm not even 100% sure this is how its supposed to go) Any suggestions ?

phew
UPDATE - So I managed to research enough to find out that there is no way to flash a CUSTOM rom with ODIN.. SO I had to download a stock (presumably rooted) t-mobile rom and flash THAT ...
Now I'm back up with a rooted rom and will begin re-installing clockwork and then my custom deodexed rooted rom afterward.
Thanks for all who almost kinda tried to care to reply in this past 2 hours =) -- As previously mentioned.. I am a nerd.. I just suck at phone modding. Haha
So , looks like I'm in the clear now and don't need any more support on this particular topic yet.

zarklon said:
UPDATE - So I managed to research enough to find out that there is no way to flash a CUSTOM rom with ODIN.. SO I had to download a stock (presumably rooted) t-mobile rom and flash THAT ...
Now I'm back up with a rooted rom and will begin re-installing clockwork and then my custom deodexed rooted rom afterward.
Thanks for all who almost kinda tried to care to reply in this past 2 hours =) -- As previously mentioned.. I am a nerd.. I just suck at phone modding. Haha
So , looks like I'm in the clear now and don't need any more support on this particular topic yet.
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Is this true? Through a recommendation (haven't done anything to my phone from rooting/flashing KANGSJUGGERNAUT2 years ago), I tried to flash CM10 and ended up with a bootloop myself. Tried flashing through ODIN but it kept crashing; does anyone know why?
Afterward, I tried to reflash it through CWM and from then on bootloops into a installation process that never completes.
For some reason my CWM turned super slow, freezes/hangs and reboots after a few minutes.
I gave the phone to a friend who does this stuff on the regular but he said my initial flash wasn't complete cause in download mode says I'm still running official? No clue.
I was told this via email/chat: "No luck, it won't even boot anymore, I think I'll just bring it back tmrw morn
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Sorry I'm at a wedding (yea I know random) I left my phone with coat check
OK I've narrowed down the reason but not the solution, you had an AOKP based ROM which fundamentally is based on CyanogenMod, but it wasn't correctly flashed as the phone still thought it has factory ROMs still running
11:10 PM
Clockworkmod(even though it was working before) wasn't accessing the partitions of the phone correctly so it wasn't properly wiping or flashing properly.
11:12 PM
So basically from the first time you flashed cwm it didn't flash properly then the next time you flashed using the new recovery it didn't flash anything it was supposed to do itself properly , so basically it was a chain of events in addition to a bad boot loader, that's why it never went to recovery or download mode correctly
11:13 PM
That's something that had to do with the way the phone was built meaning you may of had a bad bootloader from the very begin and are now feeling the synptoms
Basically, and I would hate to be the reason or partially the reason you have a dead phone, basically it was a matter of coincedencr that it happened as this could of happened at anytime, once you have a bad boot loader its pretty much down hill from there"
Any helpful insight as how I can rectify this? is my phone truly dead? Sorry about the quoted format, it was copied and pasted.

If I were in your boat, I'd use Odin and flash the stock 4.1.2 ROM.
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tronmech said:
If I were in your boat, I'd use Odin and flash the stock 4.1.2 ROM.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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The phone won't turn on, unable to go into recovery and download mode; plugged in usb (hear connection beep but pressing power button plays disconnect button) to no avail. What can I do to unbrick?
Stock 4.1.2? Possible over a hardbricked T989 with old 2.3.6?

JahJahLoO said:
The phone won't turn on, unable to go into recovery and download mode; plugged in usb (hear connection beep but pressing power button plays disconnect button) to no avail. What can I do to unbrick?
Stock 4.1.2? Possible over a hardbricked T989 with old 2.3.6?
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sorry but i have to assume that you are not doing the 3 button recovery or download mode right.
Pull battery, put battery back in, hold power button & Vol +/- untill you see SAMSUNG on the screen ---> let go off power button(keep holding
Vol +/- button) .....u will see recovery. (assuming you did flash cwm before).
Let me know.
hit thanks.

sam.balia1012 said:
sorry but i have to assume that you are not doing the 3 button recovery or download mode right.
Pull battery, put battery back in, hold power button & Vol +/- untill you see SAMSUNG on the screen ---> let go off power button(keep holding
Vol +/- button) .....u will see recovery. (assuming you did flash cwm before).
Let me know.
hit thanks.
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I believe I am doing it correct, I have been entering recovery and download mode many times, right before I soft bricked it.
And sorry, no, I've tried many times, many methods and my phone is confirmed as entirely hard bricked.
SUPAR SAD, but thank you!

dont give up
JahJahLoO said:
I believe I am doing it correct, I have been entering recovery and download mode many times, right before I soft bricked it.
And sorry, no, I've tried many times, many methods and my phone is confirmed as entirely hard bricked.
SUPAR SAD, but thank you!
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you can try using adb and put the phone in dl mode.
sometimes its as easy as pull battery and wait awhile (20 min or more) and try again.
if you've exhausted all possibilities, you can use a jig to force a dl mode.
let me know

sam.balia1012 said:
you can try using adb and put the phone in dl mode.
sometimes its as easy as pull battery and wait awhile (20 min or more) and try again.
if you've exhausted all possibilities, you can use a jig to force a dl mode.
let me know
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I don't know what adb is, or how to use it; I have, however seen my friend RDP to my desktop and do something and used the term 'adb' in his attempt to code through the phone.
I've done that battery waiting period, for nearly an hour and still no result.
After doing some researching, I have found that many people have stated a USB JIG would not be applicable to a 'hard bricked' phone. I really wanted to try as it looked like the most, simple and inexpensive solution.

JahJahLoO said:
I don't know what adb is, or how to use it; I have, however seen my friend RDP to my desktop and do something and used the term 'adb' in his attempt to code through the phone.
I've done that battery waiting period, for nearly an hour and still no result.
After doing some researching, I have found that many people have stated a USB JIG would not be applicable to a 'hard bricked' phone. I really wanted to try as it looked like the most, simple and inexpensive solution.
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If you know for a fact that you bricked your s2, maybe wrong rom or kernel that u flashed by accident then.....
contact these guys.... http://brickedmyphone.com/contact-me/
good like and click thanks if you agree.

sam.balia1012 said:
If you know for a fact that you bricked your s2, maybe wrong rom or kernel that u flashed by accident then.....
contact these guys.... http://brickedmyphone.com/contact-me/
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Lols, you're really fishing for them "Thanks"; you got it buddy. Very swift responses. :cyclops:
Anyway, I'm still searching the net for anymore possible solutions.
Thanks.

JahJahLoO said:
Lols, you're really fishing for them "Thanks"; you got it buddy. Very swift responses. :cyclops:
Anyway, I'm still searching the net for anymore possible solutions.
Thanks.
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fishing for them ???????
what the hell does that even mean? it seems that brick did hit u in the head!!!

sam.balia1012 said:
fishing for them ???????
what the hell does that even mean? it seems that brick did hit u in the head!!!
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It might as well have... :crying:

Bricked s4

so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies

smeen23 said:
so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies
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If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005

baseballfanz said:
If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
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i still get fail from odin....thats actually the thing i dont get....can it be from drivers?

Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

eddies92 said:
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error

smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error and btw when i connect my phone to kies it says connecting... and i et to troubleshot the error and when i do it replace the driver over and over...thats why i assumed it from drivers..i already inatlled the drivers from different places but still nothing
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smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error
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If you are stuck in a bootloop after running the recovery file in odin (it's 1.6 GB unzipped), which is the way things sound, pull the battery and go into stock recovery. Do this by replacing the battery, holding volume up, home, and power button until the ble recovery shows in the upper left then let go. In stock recovery, scroll down 9using volume button) to wipe data/factory reset. Coose that option with the power button. You will lose ALL data on your phone and you will have to go thru setup again. When it's done choose reboot in the menu and let it reboot. Don't freak if it takes a while. In a minute or 2 you will see the screen dim and it will boot. Go thru setup, root again, install custom recovery, and if you were wise enough to have done a backup tp your SD card, you can get it back.
Good luck, there are tutorials on Youtube if you care to search for them. Here's a good one -
http://youtu.be/yEJSv9MrVAg

@getsum
Good suggestion :good:
I think the issue is that he's making things more complicated than he needs to.
A step by step by the op would be helpful if your suggestion doesn't resolve the issue
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Op, you're a little confusing.
Are you able to successfully use ODIN and flash stock firmware, but get stuck in a boot loop or freeze on Samsung splash?
Or ODIN fails?
From you're posts it sounds like both issues are occurring, but I think it's a posting conflict, and your issue is one or the other, unless I'm wrong, which I've been before

when i try recovery it goes to boot saying loading recovery than it goes full off and after boot screen again...i tried twrp and still nothing but the good thing is that odin passed that ..the only thing it didnt fail....maybe i didnt have the right rom ...i am downloading the official i9505 rom and i hope it will work this time....but plz if any1 can help i would apriciate it

Odin problem
I am also having a odin problem. I have tried jdownloader2 as well. Everything is giving me an error on extraction. My phone is stuck on the pulsing T-Mobile 4G LTE. Please help...my wife is looking at me like I just wasted money on a useless brick :silly:

Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.

Odin problem
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
Biker1 said:
Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.
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jtcovington said:
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
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I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜

baseballfanz said:
I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜
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I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?

jtcovington said:
I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?
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Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons till you see the upper left hand blue script, andtrelease buttons to get into Recovery.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2

Biker1 said:
Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2
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How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?

jtcovington said:
How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?
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Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.

Biker1 said:
Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.
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I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.

jtcovington said:
I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.
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Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck

Biker1 said:
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck
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Okay, I was stuck on the recovery at first followed instructions.
ODIN to PASS...yeah!
Reboots...stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE
Pulled battery...got to recovery
Wipe/factory reset
says complete....reboot now
Stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE screen.
I am following instructions to the letter! I can only think that the file I using for ODIN is wrong.
Wife is getting very suspicious...uh oh!

I broke it!!!!

I BROKE IT. ok so this is the first custom rom i tried to put on my s3. I think when I tried to flash it I did a full wipe. And flashed a kernel I was wanting to try instead of the rom. now my phone is stuck on a boot screen for that kernel. The only recovery option is has is to download custom software or restart. I hit download and its just stuck on... odin mode product name sgh i747 custom binary download yes 1 counts current binary custom system status custom. qualcomm secure boot enable. downloading... do not turn off target!!! I dont know how to fix. please someone tell me i can fix it

hotrod60 said:
ok so this is the first custom rom i tried to put on my s3. I think when I tried to flash it I did a full wipe. And flashed a kernel I was wanting to try instead of the rom.
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None of that makes much sense.

try this
Try and take battery out wait 30 seconds and as soon as u put it back in hold vol up power button and home button that should take u to the custom recovery u put on ur phone. And then go from there you should still have ur original rom on there

Roseysdaddy said:
None of that makes much sense.
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right. thats how much I know about what Im doing. Sad right.

Joehen873 said:
Try and take battery out wait 30 seconds and as soon as u put it back in hold vol up power button and home button that should take u to the custom recovery u put on ur phone. And then go from there you should still have ur original rom on there
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Awesome Ill give that a try. At this moment ive got it in download mode. and emergency firmware recovery in samsung kies. If that doesnt work though I try that. I tried the home power down volume but didnt know about the vol up home. Thanks.

hotrod60 said:
Awesome Ill give that a try. At this moment ive got it in download mode. and emergency firmware recovery in samsung kies. If that doesnt work though I try that. I tried the home power down volume but didnt know about the vol up home. Thanks.
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By any chance, did you make a backup of your previous rom? Once you get into recovery, just restore that backup and you'll be good as gold. If not, the emergency software recovery in Kies should work. We've all been there, dont worry just makes sure to always read the OP several times before you do anything. When I first started, I soft bricked my phone 6 times (nice, eh?) but now, I'm addicted to flashing things, lol as long as you read carefully and prepare, everything will be good.

drx895 said:
By any chance, did you make a backup of your previous rom? Once you get into recovery, just restore that backup and you'll be good as gold. If not, the emergency software recovery in Kies should work. We've all been there, dont worry just makes sure to always read the OP several times before you do anything. When I first started, I soft bricked my phone 6 times (nice, eh?) but now, I'm addicted to flashing things, lol as long as you read carefully and prepare, everything will be good.
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nope i sure didnt make one. but Ive been able to download the rom and finally get it into recovery. running good now. It was sketchy there for a while. But good to go now. Thanks.

P605 stuck at recovery booting...need help

So I just tried to flash 4.4 on my P605 (file being P605XXUCNE2_P605OXACNE2_NEE.zip).
Sadly, I forgot to tick 'phone bootloader update' in Odin, soooo....now I'm stuck on the Samsung logo with 'Recovery booting' written in blue on the top left edge.
I've searched the Net for a solution, but all the ones I've found require me to remove my battery, which is kinda impossible on the P605 without hardware modifications.
I really need some help here, as I'm sure there is another way to get to Download Mode.

Ilman said:
So I just tried to flash 4.4 on my P605 (file being P605XXUCNE2_P605OXACNE2_NEE.zip).
Sadly, I forgot to tick 'phone bootloader update' in Odin, soooo....now I'm stuck on the Samsung logo with 'Recovery booting' written in blue on the top left edge.
I've searched the Net for a solution, but all the ones I've found require me to remove my battery, which is kinda impossible on the P605 without hardware modifications.
I really need some help here, as I'm sure there is another way to get to Download Mode.
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Flash stock JB rom,let it reboot then Flash Kitkat rom after... Flash TWRP 2.7.0.1 and let reboot, go into recovery, now should be TWRP, flash latest supersu.zip file(1.99r3). Now Kitkat, rooted and custom recovery.
If you don't want root and TWRP, skip those steps...
Just be aware you will have difficulty accessing external sd card with any but stock file manager and not all 3rd party apps will be allowed to use it (unless rooted)...

ultramag69 said:
Flash stock JB rom,let it reboot then Flash Kitkat rom after... Flash TWRP 2.7.0.1 and let reboot, go into recovery, now should be TWRP, flash latest supersu.zip file(1.99r3). Now Kitkat, rooted and custom recovery.
If you don't want root and TWRP, skip those steps...
Just be aware you will have difficulty accessing external sd card with any but stock file manager and not all 3rd party apps will be allowed to use it (unless rooted)...
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The problem I'm currently facing is that I can't get to d/l mode, recovery or w/e. It's just stuck in a bootloop...
Thanks for the reply, tho.

Ilman said:
The problem I'm currently facing is that I can't get to d/l mode, recovery or w/e. It's just stuck in a bootloop...
Thanks for the reply, tho.
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I had the same problem, just hold down power and down vol and get to into download mode so you can tick that bootloader update and it will work.
Took me a few goes to get it to go there... but it did work for me.. Hope that helps

I also found the flash jig for the S2 works to get to download mode...
Don't know what I mean, here's a youtube video demonstrating, just forget the bit with the battery, you just need to insert and power down - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8yqWf6JU3o
Worth around $3 on ebay... Look for S2 usb jig...

jbm76 said:
I had the same problem, just hold down power and down vol and get to into download mode so you can tick that bootloader update and it will work.
Took me a few goes to get it to go there... but it did work for me.. Hope that helps
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You must do it at the right moment between screen cycles. Took me 1 minute, but for some people here on forum it took 30.

jbm76 said:
I had the same problem, just hold down power and down vol and get to into download mode so you can tick that bootloader update and it will work.
Took me a few goes to get it to go there... but it did work for me.. Hope that helps
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I've been trying that since yesterday, no dice.
ultramag69 said:
I also found the flash jig for the S2 works to get to download mode...
Don't know what I mean, here's a youtube video demonstrating, just forget the bit with the battery, you just need to insert and power down - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8yqWf6JU3o
Worth around $3 on ebay... Look for S2 usb jig...
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That looks like a nifty thing, minght look into one if I can't fix it the next couple of days.
xda_user_p600 said:
You must do it at the right moment between screen cycles. Took me 1 minute, but for some people here on forum it took 30.
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What does a screen cycle mean exactly? Sorry if the question is dumb.
Edit: Just got into d/l mode.
I did that by holding Vol- and power. It restarted a couple of times but in the end it got there. Thanks for all the help.

Try Power + Volume Down + Home instead of just Power + Volume Down, there is a different if you are stuck.