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Stock recovery bug.

Has anyone noticed that our stock recovery is bugged. It is difficult to navigate. If u press volume up or down u have to press it twice so it will move. Just wondering if this is a contributing factor for us having problems with cwm stuck at boot logo. If it is, then samsung should fix our stock recovery because i think we need to have a functional stock recovery to have a cwm recovery. Hoping devs can help us with the cwm recovery.
Sent from my SM-T210 using xda app-developers app

Yep, I noticed the same thing on mine, That was before I flashed the rooted version. I'll have to check and see if the prob persists.

recovery bug
yeas i have the bug i have my samsung tab t210 rooted and i press vol down and it jumps 2 i cant get to install from external sd card weird we need a proper working recovery mod for this come on guys do you magic and make a custom recovery for use suffering lol

i suggest we all try to work towards twrp instead of CWM than, as TWRP is more sammy friendly, specially since it's all touch input

[Q] Installing custom recovery? New to Samsung phones...

Hi,
This may be a stupid question but I'm new to Samsung phones so I don't know all the details (I've only been using HTC so far).
So I've followed all the steps and got root fine. However, I tried to reboot into recovery afterwards and it's like Clockworkmod has vanished.... It just gets into what looks to me like the stock recovery. Am I doing something wrong or does the phone automatically restore its stock recovery???
Also, can someone explain to me if it is possible to manually flash a recovery from the img file using fastboot like you do on HTC phones?
Oh, and another thing. What's this Odin thing? I never used anything like that with HTC...
Thanks

ovimunt said:
Hi,
This may be a stupid question but I'm new to Samsung phones so I don't know all the details (I've only been using HTC so far).
So I've followed all the steps and got root fine. However, I tried to reboot into recovery afterwards and it's like Clockworkmod has vanished.... It just gets into what looks to me like the stock recovery. Am I doing something wrong or does the phone automatically restore its stock recovery???
Also, can someone explain to me if it is possible to manually flash a recovery from the img file using fastboot like you do on HTC phones?
Oh, and another thing. What's this Odin thing? I never used anything like that with HTC...
Thanks
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May I ask what variant you are using? GT-i9195?
Then please boot your phone into download mode, this can be done by first switching of your phone completely then holding the power button, home button and volume down button until the download screen appears where you press continue. Once you have done that connect your phone using the usb cable and make sure all drivers have been installed! Once the drivers are installed start up Odin uncheck the f.rest time box and click the AP section and then select the recovery file provided by Sir Arco in the root thread.
If you need more help please ask, If it worked then still reply

Odin is the software used to flash files to Samsung phones.
You will need to catch the first recovery boot after flashing the recovery image, or else the stock recovery will be reflashed once the phone boots up. Just reflash the recovery via Odin and make sure to boot into recovery right after the phone reboots after the flash.

Whosat said:
Odin is the software used to flash files to Samsung phones.
You will need to catch the first recovery boot after flashing the recovery image, or else the stock recovery will be reflashed once the phone boots up. Just reflash the recovery via Odin and make sure to boot into recovery right after the phone reboots after the flash.
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Thanks for the response. Yeah, I kind of realized that's what's happening. I've managed to boot into the custom recovery right after the flash and did what I had to do in there, but then after I reboot the phone again, the custom recovery is gone. Is there a way to stop stock recovery being reflashed automatically?
Also, if I want to install a custom kernel, how can I backup the current one so that I can restore it at a later date if I need to? I know how to do this on HTC phones but it all seems to be a bit different on Samsung and I don't want to mess up anything.

How did you reboot? If you select the reboot option in the CWM recovery,it should follow with a question on whether you want to continue rebooting with reverting to stock recovery or not.

Whosat said:
How did you reboot? If you select the reboot option in the CWM recovery,it should follow with a question on whether you want to continue rebooting with reverting to stock recovery or not.
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Umm... yeah, I think it did ask but I just accidentally pressed no before reading what it said... So I guess I'll just have to flash the recovery again and then answer yes to that question.
Thanks

Yes that would be the correct way to do it.
Hope all goes well!

[SOLVED] How do you enter recovery mode for TWRP ? (Bootloop)

Hello everyone. I was attempting to install the Liquid Smooth 3.0 Beta ROM but it said failed in red words. So i wiped again and installed my backup. Its been stuck in boot loop. I've looked and can't seem to find how to enter recovery mode. I tried holding power + volume up + home and it just restarts the phone before it gets to the boot loop screen. Also, once I get in recovery mode, what would be the next step to fix the boot loop? Right now im reinstalling the ROM I had on backup (intergalactic) . Or should I wipe and re-install the backup?
Thanks
EDIT: Found the combo ( Volume up + home ). Now restoring my backup. If this doesn't fix the bootloop what should I do? Also when I mount my USB in recovery it doesn't show up on my computer.

TrippyAzN said:
Hello everyone. I was attempting to install the Liquid Smooth 3.0 Beta ROM but it said failed in red words. So i wiped again and installed my backup. Its been stuck in boot loop. I've looked and can't seem to find how to enter recovery mode. I tried holding power + volume up + home and it just restarts the phone before it gets to the boot loop screen. Also, once I get in recovery mode, what would be the next step to fix the boot loop? Right now im reinstalling the ROM I had on backup (intergalactic) . Or should I wipe and re-install the backup?
Thanks
EDIT: Found the combo ( Volume up + home ). Now restoring my backup. If this doesn't fix the bootloop what should I do? Also when I mount my USB in recovery it doesn't show up on my computer.
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If you get to recovery mode, try doing a hard wipe/reset to return your phone to its original settings. You will lose all saved data so please keep your backup. Your phone may not be recognized by the computer in recovery mode but in download mode. Are you using custom recovery or stock recovery? If custom, which one?

Larry2999 said:
If you get to recovery mode, try doing a hard wipe/reset to return your phone to its original settings. You will lose all saved data so please keep your backup. Your phone may not be recognized by the computer in recovery mode but in download mode. Are you using custom recovery or stock recovery? If custom, which one?
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Hello. How do I Hard Reset? I am using TWRP recovery mode. I've tried download mode and still not recognized. I also downloaded the latest driver.

TrippyAzN said:
Hello. How do I Hard Reset? I am using TWRP recovery mode. I've tried download mode and still not recognized. I also downloaded the latest driver.
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Good! With TWRP, you will see the wipe option on the home screen immediately you get into recovery mode. Just do the standard wipe and then reboot to system.

Larry2999 said:
Good! With TWRP, you will see the wipe option on the home screen immediately you get into recovery mode. Just do the standard wipe and then reboot to system.
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Just did that, still at the boot screen

TrippyAzN said:
Just did that, still at the boot screen
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Sometimes, it may take several minutes after the reset for your phone to finally boot up so you may have to wait a bit before deciding it didn't work. However, do you recall what (stock) Android version you had before you attempted to flash the custom ROM?

Larry2999 said:
Do you recall what (stock) Android version you had before you attempted to flash the custom ROM?
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Before I rooted? I was Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I think. But I flashed many Custom ROMs, the last one was 4.3 . The one I was installing was 4.4.2. But I dont think thats the problem, It just said failed to flash. And the back up restore was successful, just a boot loop. If I could get my computer to recognize my phone I could put my original ROM download in and flash that.

TrippyAzN said:
Before I rooted? I was Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I think. But I flashed many Custom ROMs, the last one was 4.3 . The one I was installing was 4.4.2. But I dont think thats the problem, It just said failed to flash. And the back up restore was successful, just a boot loop. If I could get my computer to recognize my phone I could put my original ROM download in and flash that.
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Normally, if it was just a case of your phone getting stuck in a boot loop, a hard wipe/reset will fix that. If it's still not coming on, then it could be a slightly more severe case of firmware failure which, thankfully, can be easily recovered from since you can get into download and recovery modes. Your best option now would be to flash an official (stock) ROM to get your phone back in working order. From what you've said about the firmware history, stock Android 4.3 would be your best bet as you probably have the 4.3 boot-loader already. You can download the zip file you will find in the discussion thread below and flash this via TWRP recovery. The process is fairly simple. Download the zip file to your PC - do not extract. Verify the MD5. Copy to a micro SDHC card. Place the card in your phone. Boot to recovery mode. Select install and navigate your way to the zip file you just copied. Swipe across the screen to confirm installation. Wait for installation to complete. Clear your cache/dalvik. Reboot your system. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Before flashing custom ROMs, it is always helpful to do a lot of research as there is no easier way to brick or backdoor your phone.
NB
You need a special app to verify MD5. It's just a check to ensure you have the correct file and it downloaded correctly. If you do not have the app, check that the zip you have is about 933MB after download.

Larry2999 said:
Normally, if it was just a case of your phone getting stuck in a boot loop, a hard wipe/reset will fix that. If it's still not coming on, then it could be a slightly more severe case of firmware failure which, thankfully, can be easily recovered from since you can get into download and recovery modes. Your best option now would be to flash an official (stock) ROM to get your phone back in working order. From what you've said about the firmware history, stock Android 4.3 would be your best bet as you probably have the 4.3 boot-loader already. You can download the zip file you will find in the discussion thread below and flash this via TWRP recovery. The process is fairly simple. Download the zip file to your PC - do not extract. Verify the MD5. Copy to a micro SDHC card. Place the card in your phone. Boot to recovery mode. Select install and navigate your way to the zip file you just copied. Swipe across the screen to confirm installation. Wait for installation to complete. Clear your cache/dalvik. Reboot your system. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Before flashing custom ROMs, it is always helpful to do a lot of research as there is no easier way to brick or backdoor your phone.
NB
You need a special app to verify MD5. It's just a check to ensure you have the correct file and it downloaded correctly. If you do not have the app, check that the zip you have is about 933MB after download.
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Which do I download? First or second link? Also How should I get my computer to recognize my phone? And if I do that, flashing a fresh ROM wont fix the boot loop?

TrippyAzN said:
Which do I download? First or second link? Also How should I get my computer to recognize my phone? And if I do that, flashing a fresh ROM wont fix the boot loop?
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You need the first one since you are on TWRP. You are not connecting your phone to the computer at all so there is no worry about that. You only need to download the image to your computer and then copy it to an external Micro SD card using another device like a camera, phone, SDHC card reader/writer or SDHC card adapter if your PC has the required slot. Once you have the recovery image saved on to the external SD card, insert the card into your phone and boot into recovery mode. You will then install the zip from the card. This ROM should not only fix the boot loop, it will restore your phone to as near factory settings as possible including resetting your flash counter, installing the complete stock system and stock recovery.
Once you have your phone back in working order, you can revert to flashing custom ROMs but please be very careful and do all the research you need. Specifically, you should avoid any ROMs that may attempt to mess with your boot-loader.

Larry2999 said:
You need the first one since you are on TWRP. You are not connecting your phone to the computer at all so there is no worry about that. You only need to download the image to your computer and then copy it to an external Micro SD card using another device like a camera, phone, SDHC card reader/writer or SDHC card adapter if your PC has the required slot. Once you have the recovery image saved on to the external SD card, insert the card into your phone and boot into recovery mode. You will then install the zip from the card. This ROM should not only fix the boot loop, it will restore your phone to as near factory settings as possible including resetting your flash counter, installing the complete stock system and stock recovery.
Once you have your phone back in working order, you can revert to flashing custom ROMs but please be very careful and do all the research you need. Specifically, you should avoid any ROMs that may attempt to mess with your boot-loader.
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Thanks for your help! That was a great idea, moving my SD card to a different device then putting the .zip in there and flashing from my device. Worked Perfectly. Didn't even have to use the restore file you linked me, I just re-flashed the old ROM i was using ( brand new, not the back up ). And its starting up now, all of my apps, widgets, wallpapers, and messages are exactly how I left them. Which is weird because of how many times I wiped and the fact that I re-flashed a brand new ROM lol.
Man this makes me not want to change ROMs anymore. Small stuff like this makes me paranoid. I don't have a back up phone lol

TrippyAzN said:
Thanks for your help! That was a great idea, moving my SD card to a different device then putting the .zip in there and flashing from my device. Worked Perfectly. Didn't even have to use the restore file you linked me, I just re-flashed the old ROM i was using ( brand new, not the back up ). And its starting up now, all of my apps, widgets, wallpapers, and messages are exactly how I left them. Which is weird because of how many times I wiped and the fact that I re-flashed a brand new ROM lol.
Man this makes me not want to change ROMs anymore. Small stuff like this makes me paranoid. I don't have a back up phone lol
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Glad to know your phone is now functioning normally. One of your earlier restore operations probably restored your data whilst the new ROM you flashed restored the system without deleting data. Thankfully, you didn't lose anything. Now the phone is back to normal, please be careful with flashing ROMs especially custom ones.

[Q] the tablet still on no way to turn it off

Hello,
I have a galaxy tab 3.7.0 rootée.
I downloaded and I put it on the external card from my shelf a custom rom. I put my tablet in recovery mode and I made ​​a backup but instead click backup to sdcar1 I chose sdcard0. The backup stopped giving me an error then I immediately reboot the tablet but it hangs logo. I tried turning it off but no way it restarts. I like even put the tablet into recovery mode but the download mode appeared. I flashed the tablet with an official ROM "T210XXAMKE_T210OXXAMK1_XEZ" with Odin307. the flash is done successfully and tablet restarts, update and a tablet is stuck in the logo.
I do not know what to do, help me please. Thank you for reading and responding to my S.O.S
The tablet is still on, no way to turn it off.

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imadoid said:
Hello,
I have a galaxy tab 3.7.0 rootée.
I downloaded and I put it on the external card from my shelf a custom rom. I put my tablet in recovery mode and I made ​​a backup but instead click backup to sdcar1 I chose sdcard0. The backup stopped giving me an error then I immediately reboot the tablet but it hangs logo. I tried turning it off but no way it restarts. I like even put the tablet into recovery mode but the download mode appeared. I flashed the tablet with an official ROM "T210XXAMKE_T210OXXAMK1_XEZ" with Odin307. the flash is done successfully and tablet restarts, update and a tablet is stuck in the logo.
I do not know what to do, help me please. Thank you for reading and responding to my S.O.S
The tablet is still on, no way to turn it off.
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i would recommend flashing the official rom again through Odin but DON'T flash the update.
There must be something in these updates that's broken because i've read quite a few posts like yours.
if anything after you get your tab working again , try to stick with philz advanced recovery, and reasearch
a CUSTOM rom instead of a Samsung update.
hope this helps :good:

moonbutt74 said:
i would recommend flashing the official rom again through Odin but DON'T flash the update.
There must be something in these updates that's broken because i've read quite a few posts like yours.
if anything after you get your tab working again , try to stick with philz advanced recovery, and reasearch
a CUSTOM rom instead of a Samsung update.
hope this helps :good:
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thank you for your answer.mais I just flashed the tablet with an official ROM. no update. in fact, the tablet is extinguished but does not boot.
I want to know how to put the custom recovery again to be able to reflash. flash it via download only does'nt work . thank you again.

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imadoid said:
thank you for your answer.mais I just flashed the tablet with an official ROM. no update. in fact, the tablet is extinguished but does not boot.
I want to know how to put the custom recovery again to be able to reflash. flash it via download only does'nt work . thank you again.
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okay so, at this point you will need to be as specific as possible in describing the problem and providing the specific
model type/number of your tab.
if i understand you, you are saying you CAN boot into Odin/Download mode BUT when you flash your custom recovery
it fails?

moonbutt74 said:
okay so, at this point you will need to be as specific as possible in describing the problem and providing the specific
model type/number of your tab.
if i understand you, you are saying you CAN boot into Odin/Download mode BUT when you flash your custom recovery
it fails?
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exactly what happened. i can't put the costom recovery again.
SM-T210
ANDROID 4.1.2
T210XXAMKE
THANK YOU.

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imadoid said:
exactly what happened. i can't put the costom recovery again.
SM-T210
ANDROID 4.1.2
T210XXAMKE
THANK YOU.
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okay so,
get this http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407587567
start odin, put tab in download mode [hold home,power,volume down] when warning screen appears
press appropriate button to enter download mode, connect tab, wait for it to register in odin,
select pda button in odin and navigate to the file above which you just downloaded
be sure that repartition option is NOT CHECKED, and click start.
if odin says md5 sum is invalid when you select the file, rename/remove the .md5 extension then reselect.
hope this helps.

[Q] N7105 in boot loop

I have a Samsung galaxy note 2 LTE n7105 in a boot loop, i was trying to flash ''http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2761937'' but under the installation a made the mistake of wiping everything on the device including the rom that was saved on the internal phone memory, i also had a 4.4 bootloader and Philz CWM touch recovery..
so when i put the device in download mode it does it fine and odin finds it, but it wont go in recovery, it just shows the bottom touch keys of the recovery then goes into a boot loop again, i would like to flash it to stock again without unrooting it if possible but i need to know whats wrong here?

athoxworld said:
i would like to flash it to stock again without unrooting it if possible but i need to know whats wrong here?
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Recovery must work fine since you didn't messed it up. Try again and try to flash rom from sd card. If not, flashing stock rom using odin is the next best option (will remove root though). Goodluck.

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erljayp said:
Recovery must work fine since you didn't messed it up. Try again and try to flash rom from sd card. If not, flashing stock rom using odin is the next best option (will remove root though). Goodluck.
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Fixed the problem, just flashed stock 4.4.2 rom with odin and it was in fully working order, then i flashed CWM Touch with odin then installed the the rom i wanted in the first place, jumped over deleting everything, and now it works great ^^