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I've looked around for someone actually fixing the problem that I have and haven't found it yet. There are lots of people that have had their phone stuck at a boot screen (either the Galaxy screen or the 4G screen) and were able to hold a combo of buttons (for me Vol. Up/Home/Power) and do a data wipe/factory reset. I have not been able to get any of the options on that screen to get me any further in my boot process. I'm resorting to installing a custom ROM, but have not done so before. Also, I cannot get access to my phone to install any necessary apps to assist in the flashing process. I can get to the ROM screen holding Vol. Down/Power and would appreciate instructions on how to install a ROM form there. I'm assuming I will download a file on my computer (Linux Ubuntu 13.04), connect my phone via USB cable and load the ROM onto my phone. I'm interested in CM10.1 (heard good things) but see that only Nightly builds are available. I've got the CM10.1 download, but am not sure if that is the right way to approach this problem. I've read through rwilco12's tutorials, but it looks like you need Odin installed on your phone to be able to do anything. Again, I don't have access to my phone to do this.
Any help would be appreciated.
noahwass said:
Hi -
I've looked around for someone actually fixing the problem that I have and haven't found it yet. There are lots of people that have had their phone stuck at a boot screen (either the Galaxy screen or the 4G screen) and were able to hold a combo of buttons (for me Vol. Up/Home/Power) and do a data wipe/factory reset. I have not been able to get any of the options on that screen to get me any further in my boot process. I'm resorting to installing a custom ROM, but have not done so before. Also, I cannot get access to my phone to install any necessary apps to assist in the flashing process. I can get to the ROM screen holding Vol. Down/Power and would appreciate instructions on how to install a ROM form there. I'm assuming I will download a file on my computer (Linux Ubuntu 13.04), connect my phone via USB cable and load the ROM onto my phone. I'm interested in CM10.1 (heard good things) but see that only Nightly builds are available. I've got the CM10.1 download, but am not sure if that is the right way to approach this problem. I've read through rwilco12's tutorials, but it looks like you need Odin installed on your phone to be able to do anything. Again, I don't have access to my phone to do this.
Any help would be appreciated.
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I would recommend learning to use Heimdall to flash roms in Ubuntu. And I would start back at stock until you get out of bootloop land, then try fishing custom roms. Good luck
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Hi guys, today I flashed newest CM 11 (M4) and tablet is now broken. After flash it booted up and as soon as I unlocked lockscreen it wrote android.proces.core stopped working (or something like that) and restarted, then it again booted up, wrote the same error and again restar and so on, so on.. I just need to get to recovery and flash is again or flash another rom, but to get there from twrp apk is impossible because of restarts and via key combo its imposible too.. I got there via key combo 2 times few days ago, but now I just cant get there.. Is there any way to get to recovery and start flashing from pc or something like that? Please help me Sorry for my english, its not my native language..
edit: I flashed it from previous CM 11 nightly so I expected no troubles
Same thing happened to me when trying to flash a new nightly via cyanogenmod updater. I was able to get into recovery using the button combination. Must be a problem with the nightly. You could always download the lg flashing tool and go back to stock.
Hi, I'm having trouble booting after flashing the stock jelly bean rom 4.3 from tmobile. Right now it is just stuck on the Samsung logo. The problem may have been that I had installed the slimkat Kitkat rom and tried to go back to stock tmobile rom which was jelly bean. (stupid I know)
The second problem is that my volume up button is broken so I can't hold it long enough to boot into recovery. I am able to get into download mode and use odin if I get lucky and struggle with the up button but it only works in short bursts as it's damaged on the actual board and not the rocker.
Is there any other way I can get into recovery? I can't boot into the os so rebooting from there is out of the question. I'm running out of ideas now.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Flashing stock was fine. Your roms version doesnt matter, its your base firnware that does. Whenever you go between tw and non-tw roms you have to factory reset or itll hang at boot, which is what is happening to you.
Since you flashed stock, i dont know if itll work or not, but if ADB is set up on your computer, connect while in download mode, open command prompt and type
Adb devices
This will start the service and tell you if its detected.
Next type
Adb reboot recovery
If thats not going to work, youre going to need to find a way to make an odin flashable cm rom (not sure if you can), or get the the volume button fixed.
I dont know of any other way to boot recovery if you cant boot your rom as well.
DocHoliday77 said:
Flashing stock was fine. Your roms version doesnt matter, its your base firnware that does. Whenever you go between tw and non-tw roms you have to factory reset or itll hang at boot, which is what is happening to you.
Since you flashed stock, i dont know if itll work or not, but if ADB is set up on your computer, connect while in download mode, open command prompt and type
Adb devices
This will start the service and tell you if its detected.
Next type
Adb reboot recovery
If thats not going to work, youre going to need to find a way to make an odin flashable cm rom (not sure if you can), or get the the volume button fixed.
I dont know of any other way to boot recovery if you cant boot your rom as well.
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Thanks for the reply, I do have ADB set up but unfortunately when running the command on adb it's not finding any devices. Odin finds it ok. I also have the android toolkit but it looks like it only works if the phone boots into the os..
Well I got it working now. Playing with a piece of tin foil around the volume up button finally let me hold it long enough to get into recovery. Wiping the cache got it all working properly again. thanks again.
Nice fix man!
As for adb, I figured it wouldn't work, but was worth a shot in case I was wrong. Pretty sure that it requires an insecure kernel since it didnt work though.
And just remember in the future, every time you switch between TWO and nonTW roms you have to factory reset. Glad you got it working!
OK, I did search and found nothing. So, I need to ask this somewhere, hopefully this is the place. The similar threads search did not seem to help much.
I have a Tab S 8.4 WiFi. I rooted it and was running Cyanogen 12. I noticed the TWRP 2.8.3.0 update, so I went to install it. TWRP manager kept crashing, so I went to the TWRP site and downloaded the SM-T 700 klimti wifi img file. I used Flashify to flash this, as I have done numerous times. I wish I'd extracted and flashed the zip in TWRP, but I did not. Everything acted normal but when the tab went to boot up it got to the Black screen that announces Samsung Galaxy S, SM-T700, Powered by android. This was it. It flashed this screen constantly every second or so. Non stop. There was nothing any button combination would do. Except it will go into download mode. Nothing else. No hard reset, nothing. Download mode is it. I spent lots of time looking at various tutorials to see what I'd missed, nothing but download mode. So, I had Odin on the computer and the latest firmware from SamMobile, so I figured I could start over and get the tablet functioning. I've used Odin a fair amount before, including the original Galaxy, S III, S4, so I'm not unfamiliar with the process. I've yet (until now) had the privilege of having a wreck like this one.
So, Odin acts like it is doing its thing, runs through all the steps, says at the end Pass and all threads succeeded, none failed. At the end of the Odin process the tablet acts like it is booting. Up comes the Samsung name with the Bluish sparkly oval along with the standard Samsung tones we hear heading into the boot. That is as far as it goes. The blue and pink colors fade out and I am left with a black screen with SAMSUNG in the middle. Again, no button combination except download mode works at all. It just stays there. Pass showing proudly on the Odin screen (EDIT: I left it there for an hour or so to see if boot would finish before disconnection). I downloaded and tried flashing all of the various firmwares, same result. I even let the battery drain to zero hoping that would shut it off. It seemed to, but the results were the same, only the download mode combination will do anything. The power button starts up the phone in an initially normal manner, but it goes right to SAMSUNG in a black screen.
EDIT 2: I used the Cellular South firmware, saw nothing else US and thought I remembered reading this was what worked here.
There is likely user error here (and realize I might kick myself in the end...Oh wait, I already have), but I've run in circles enough to realize I'm probably doing the same sequence with the same error and I not able to see what it is.
Does anyone have any idea what is wrong or how to fix this? I hope it is fixable. I had hope since download and Odin at least go through the motions. I would greatly appreciate any advice, suggestions, or help. Thanks in advance.
Since you installed cm12 my guess is that its trying to switch back to davlik runtime. Have you tryed flashing twrp, then transfer another rom/custom rom too it and flash it with twrp?
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Since you installed cm12 my guess is that its trying to switch back to davlik runtime. Have you tryed flashing twrp, then transfer another rom/custom rom too it and flash it with twrp?
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I did wonder about conflicts, including dalvik vs art. But I have a tab I can't do anything with except go to download. Since I tried stock firmware flashes, I imagine root is toast and so is flashing another TWRP, assuming I can do that with Odin. Never tried zip files with Odin. So short answer is no I have not tried flashing TWRP over Odin (which is now my only option). I also wondered if I was stuck with this paperweight until Samsung gets Lollipop to the Tab S, when I can get a stock 5.0 firmware from SamMobile, or someplace.
At any rate thank you.
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I did wonder about conflicts, including dalvik vs art. But I have a tab I can't do anything with except go to download. Since I tried stock firmware flashes, I imagine root is toast and so is flashing another TWRP, assuming I can do that with Odin. Never tried zip files with Odin. So short answer is no I have not tried flashing TWRP over Odin (which is now my only option). I also wondered if I was stuck with this paperweight until Samsung gets Lollipop to the Tab S, when I can get a stock 5.0 firmware from SamMobile, or someplace.
At any rate thank you.
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What I mean is to flash twrp with odin then flash zips with twrp. If you cant reboot into recovery, if you installed adb then yoi can do adb reboot recovery.
I`m having same issues. I was on stock rooted ROM and flashed latest TWRP from the app. Now I`m stuck in bootloop.
EDIT: flashed TWRP 2.8.1.0 via Odin and everything works fine now.
senel said:
I`m having same issues. I was on stock rooted ROM and flashed latest TWRP from the app. Now I`m stuck in bootloop.
EDIT: flashed TWRP 2.8.1.0 via Odin and everything works fine now.
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Thanks. When Christmas stuff winds down, I will give Odin a go. Thanks to both of you who answered. Merry Christmas.
OK, Odin says the TWRP is successful, goes through all motions, up to and including PASS. The tablet still will only go into Download Mode. At this point I'm wondering about trying Kies. Also thought what might happen if I unchecked Auto reboot in Odin and tried that again.
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OK, Odin says the TWRP is successful, goes through all motions, up to and including PASS. The tablet still will only go into Download Mode. At this point I'm wondering about trying Kies. Also thought what might happen if I unchecked Auto reboot in Odin and tried that again.
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? You can boot into twrp? It should be power, home, vol up buttons. And to force reboot its power, home and vol up and down buttons at the same time.
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? You can boot into twrp? It should be power, home, vol up buttons. And to force reboot its power, home and vol up and down buttons at the same time.
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No, the power, home, volume up does nothing, I even held it there for maybe 15 minutes. The power, home, and volume up/down gets the download screen, or rather it gets the warning screen about the dangers of flashing a custom OS. Continue goes into download and reboot get me the same old attempt to reboot then stuck on Samsung screen. That last is the ONLY button combination I can get to work.
I'll let the thing use up the battery and shut itself off and try the manual reboot to recovery again. I've chased this thing around so much I'm likely in a boot loop myself and can't see my error.
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No, the power, home, volume up does nothing, I even held it there for maybe 15 minutes. The power, home, and volume up/down gets the download screen, or rather it gets the warning screen about the dangers of flashing a custom OS. Continue goes into download and reboot get me the same old attempt to reboot then stuck on Samsung screen. That last is the ONLY button combination I can get to work.
I'll let the thing use up the battery and shut itself off and try the manual reboot to recovery again. I've chased this thing around so much I'm likely in a boot loop myself and can't see my error.
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Hmm did you use the latest twrp? Ive alwayed use twrp 2.7. 1,1 Something. Never had problems in that version.
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Hmm did you use the latest twrp? Ive alwayed use twrp 2.7. 1,1 Something. Never had problems in that version.
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Used 2.8.1.0. I had the issues trying to update to 2.8.3.0. I used 2.8.1.0 because it was working. I was thinking about trying the 2.8.3 because maybe I had a bad download and maybe a new flash might fix stuff.
Quick question, can Odin flash zip files? Never tried one.
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Used 2.8.1.0. I had the issues trying to update to 2.8.3.0. I used 2.8.1.0 because it was working. I was thinking about trying the 2.8.3 because maybe I had a bad download and maybe a new flash might fix stuff.
Quick question, can Odin flash zip files? Never tried one.
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nope. Odin only flashes tars and files with md5 or a few otheres. You flash zips with twrp.
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
nope. Odin only flashes tars and files with md5 or a few otheres. You flash zips with twrp.
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Thanks, that's what I thought.
For whatever reason, this time the power, home, and volume up combination booted me into TWRP. Restored a backup and everything is up and running normally (at least so far).
I'm perfectly willing to admit error,but don't quite know where my error came in. I would swear I used the power, volume up, and home combination when I hit the download mode. But maybe not. I don't know why it worked now, except that I was inadvertently hitting the wrong combination, thinking I was doing it right. I remember thinking the first time it went to download mode, that I just did it wrong and used the wrong volume key. Thought I was more careful the succeeding tries.
At any rate thanks for the help. I will remember this particular lesson for a while .
hard brick
My sm-t700 hard brick with the last twrp... I don't know if it is the twrp but it's hard brick when I do a restore with twrp...now it is just dead... no power.. no nothing lol... j'ai été le échanger. . Vive future shop.. mais la j'ai peur de recommencer mon root et etc...
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My sm-t700 hard brick with the last twrp... I don't know if it is the twrp but it's hard brick when I do a restore with twrp...now it is just dead... no power.. no nothing lol... j'ai été le échanger. . Vive future shop.. mais la j'ai peur de recommencer mon root et etc...
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2838473
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2838473
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Thanks.. but I said hard brick and not soft brick..
SteveC485 said:
Used 2.8.1.0. I had the issues trying to update to 2.8.3.0. I used 2.8.1.0 because it was working. I was thinking about trying the 2.8.3 because maybe I had a bad download and maybe a new flash might fix stuff.
Quick question, can Odin flash zip files? Never tried one.
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A lot of Tab S owners have had issue with TWRP 2.8.3. There is another thread on it. I installed 2.8.3 with Odin and it was pretty wonky. Went right back to 2.8.1.
If none of the methods worked for anyone try this. If your tablet keeps trying to boot into twrp or stuck at the galaxy tab s screen try this if you cant boot into download mode.
Let completely die. Then put it in the charger and quickly press the combination of buttons to get into download mode. That should over ride booting into twrp. another way is to plug it into your computer and try different combinations of buttons.
I have the samsung galaxy tab s 8.4 and I rooted it a few days ago and I thought to myself lets install a custom recovery, but before I did that I backed up my stock kernal and my stock recovery through flashify, also im on stock firmware, after I backed those things up I installed twrp 2.8.3.0 and I booted into recovery to back up my rom and data just in case I soft bricked my tablet like I used to do on my nexus 7, when trying to boot into twrp it went in to boot loop I have tried all button combination I know and have seen in this thread but none works except for going into download mode. I dont know if I should flash an older version of twrp and see if it works or should I install stock firmware on my device and im not sure what version of odin I should use if I flash a older version of twrp. The version I used to root my tablet is 3.07 of odin.
Hello, I have this SM-T520 galaxy tab pro 10.1 that I bought new some years ago. I had rooted it and ran with it for a while until I wanted to flash a custom rom. I can't remember how that went but I assume it went badly, since it hasn't been able to boot into anything for years. It tries to boot up as long as it has power (even without pressing the power button) but it doesn't do anything after you get to the Samsung screen. It just stays on a back lit black screen. I can get into the Android system recovery by pressing power and volume up, then releasing power. It says it has "K0T49H.T520XXUANAE" at the top but I'm not sure if I had changed that at some point. Anyway, even after wiping data/factory reset and wiping cache partition it still cannot boot. I tried updating from external storage a few times before but it kept failing. Maybe I had the wrong file? What can I do to fix this thing? Any help is appreciated.
Go to pc, download odin. Go to https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ enter device and look and download lastest offered firmware for your region. Flash downloaded firmware with odin. You should be on a booting stock rom now.
You can do this as often as you like (eg. when device is bad after playing with custom roms).
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Go to pc, download odin. Go to [website] enter device and look and download lastest offered firmware for your region. Flash downloaded firmware with odin. You should be on a booting stock rom now.
You can do this as often as you like (eg. when device is bad after playing with custom roms).
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That worked perfectly... I feel like that was too simple and I should have been able to find this online somewhere. Maybe I just couldn't find the right word combo in google.... Thanks!!
Now to try flashing a custom rom on this, since touchwiz makes me cringe.