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PLEASE HELP possibly soft bricked

I accidently wipe my phones internal storage including backups, Im running latest TWRP and it wont read my sd card. I have a custom rom on the sd card but i cant access via recovery. phone boots to recovery and even download mode but i dont think my usb debug is checked and i cant get thru with odin. Im crunched for time as my wife is coming home in an hour and she will be furious if i bricked my phone i need help restoring before she gets home. thanks.
Heres how I fixed the problem, it was easy after doing but confusing getting there. Since the phone would not boot past the galaxy s3 screen there was no way for me to select USB debugging. That option totally did not allow me to use the Galaxy S3 toolkit listed in android development nor could I select and run any of their lists of "Root" roms because something would happen where ODIN didnt boot it correctly. It ran it at first then "Boot" came on then "Reset" came on then "Pass" came on but nothing ever took. I went to samsung-updates.com selected the ICS factory rom and saved it to desktop. Then I unzipped that rom to unveil the TAR file and flash that via Odin and Bam it ran thru no problems. The problems I ran into earlier were links from other posts and it turned out they were either bad links or not for the phone. I actually tried one guys download link that claimed to be specifically for the T999 us version and it turned out to be for another phone all together Im just lucky that flash didnt brick my device even more. Anyways Odin was my friend it was just a matter of downloading the "Correct" rom. thanks to all that helped I appreciated you all taking the time to answer.

I would download this tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682. You should be able to use your PC to flash your Nandroid, although i have never done that.

It doesn't matter if USB debugging is checked if the phone is off.

when i boot to recovery it boots to manual mode anyone know what to do next?

You can flash stuff from your computer in download mode through Odin. I hate doing it myself, but will try to look it up for you
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looks like Odin in download mode is the way to go. Good luck bro
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Searching would have solved this problem just odin
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when i run in oDin it completes and gives me a pass at the end but the phone never auto reboots even though that option is checked. the phone stays on the galaxy s3 screen and never changes from there.

laraiza said:
when i run in oDin it completes and gives me a pass at the end but the phone never auto reboots even though that option is checked. the phone stays on the galaxy s3 screen and never changes from there.
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Boot to Recovery and reset factory defaults. That will fix it. It will still "stick" on that screen, but after a couple minutes, it will continue.

Aerowinder said:
Boot to Recovery and reset factory defaults. That will fix it. It will still "stick" on that screen, but after a couple minutes, it will continue.
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Yup boot into recovery and factory reset. You will be good to go.
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ionic7 said:
Searching would have solved this problem just odin
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chrisram88 said:
Yup boot into recovery and factory reset. You will be good to go.
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I booted to recovery did a factory reset but it still stayed on the samsung galaxy s3 screen for over fifteen minutes now. I even tried the rom toolbox someone suggested earlier but upon flashing a stock rom it prompts me to check usb debugging and I cant get past that screen.

Stock kernel! That should do the trick! Can't believe I forgot about that. Try that and it will boot up fine.
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chrisram88 said:
Stock kernel! That should do the trick! Can't believe I forgot about that. Try that and it will boot up fine.
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I was running paranoid android prior to this mess and yes your probably right about the kernel but I have downloaded from samsung-updates.com the ics kernel patch but its in a zip folder so i DL winzip to extract it but that doesnt seem to work either. IS there a stock rom download with a kernel i can download and use with odin?

laraiza said:
I was running paranoid android prior to this mess and yes your probably right about the kernel but I have downloaded from samsung-updates.com the ics kernel patch but its in a zip folder so i DL winzip to extract it but that doesnt seem to work either. IS there a stock rom download with a kernel i can download and use with odin?
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Check the dev section. There should be a thread there with stock rom and kernel flashable thru Odin
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chrisram88 said:
Check the dev section. There should be a thread there with stock rom and kernel flashable thru Odin
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Found a rom and a kernel in the development section and ran it thru odin and it still didnt take. I noticed that the rom flash thru odin only took about two minutes and not once did i see where the modem cycle was being applied. Still no luck for me. Since my phone does not boot pass the galaxy s3 screen is it possible to get the phone to mount via usb cable and copy the roms to internal storage and install via recovery?

Finally got it working again. Thanks to all that helped.
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That's great man. You should edit the op with how you did it so in case others have same problem they can fix it.
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Sounds good I'll get it done in a few days I'm stuck at work again for now.
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Need help

I have the TMobile Galaxy s3 rooted on most recent stock firmware. I installed a new font using rom toolbox after backing up firmware with TWRP, so it though. After installing the font I got a message telling me to reboot for changes to take effect. Reboot hangs at the glowing Samsung logo. I have rebooted in to recovery and it comes up with CWM recovery vice TWRP some how? I know I flashed TWRP through rom toolbox but it didn't take apparently. I did get a message that backup was successful. CWM will not recognize TWRP backup. I need a flashable zip for the correct TWRP recovery. Could someone please point me in the right direction for the TWRP recovery file or to get me out of this boot loop. Should I just flash the stock firmware?

If you dl the tool all the recoverys
Are in there just flash team wins recovery thru Odin
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funziebear said:
If you dl the tool all the recoverys
Are in there just flash team wins recovery thru Odin
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I'm not following you what tool do I dl for all of the recoverys? Link?
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I posted a link
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Sweet! I didn't realize that a tool kit existed! Thanks for the help looks like this should do the trick.

dashhackinfread said:
Sweet! I didn't realize that a tool kit existed! Thanks for the help looks like this should do the trick.
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When you install it and choose for the custom recovery it will open Odin and ull have I think 3 options for the T-Mobile s3 just choose the teamwinsrecory I think its the last one on the list and flash it thru Odin: ) hope it helps out
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I was able to get the team win recovery but the backup I made did not show up there either. I guess I will have to flash the stock rom and start over again. I don't know what I did wrong, thought I had backed up with TWRP. Kinda weird how stock recovery comes back after a new one is flashed. If I reboot into recovery now I get stock after being able to access TWRP and rebooting. Next time I go in I am back in stock? Don't know I will have to find a fix after I get back to stock.

dashhackinfread said:
I was able to get the team win recovery but the backup I made did not show up there either. I guess I will have to flash the stock rom and start over again. I don't know what I did wrong, thought I had backed up with TWRP. Kinda weird how stock recovery comes back after a new one is flashed. If I reboot into recovery now I get stock after being able to access TWRP and rebooting. Next time I go in I am back in stock? Don't know I will have to find a fix after I get back to stock.
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That happen to me but it was my fault I backed up and didn't check file size the folder was there but it was empty, just start over and make sure ur backups are there you should be able to just flash a rom if u have a card reader to transfer files onto SD card, that's what I did and I was back at it phone working 20 mins later
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I'll give it a shot. What rom would you recommend? I was just rooted on stock b4. I was thinking about the Frosty JB rom.

dashhackinfread said:
I'll give it a shot. What rom would you recommend? I was just rooted on stock b4. I was thinking about the Frosty JB rom.
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If you like the stick features something stock rooted, I'm running paranoid cuz its easier for me to use with one hand and i like the features on it
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Cool! Thanks so much for your help. I just want back to stock for now as soon as the f/w is done dl'n I will let you know how it goes.

All is well now back to stock and going through the setup process. Going to re-root and stay away from rom toolbox this time.

[Q] Possible bricking. Recovery methods and alternatives?

Much like the others here I rooted my T-mobile galaxy s3. The root worked fine and all. Then I downloaded this font changer app (I forget the name but it required a root) I go on to select a font then I go on to reboot like it said. Then bam, my phone gets stuck on the samsung screen. I then proceeded to use odin to put the stock image back on it (I think that's what it's called) It went through. I also did the factory wipe via the recovery screen. But now my phone would turn on, show "Samsung Galaxy S3," go to a black screen, play the t-mobile jingle, and the only thing that happens is the LED flashes but still nothing on the screen. I've tried virtually everything and I still think there is something else I need to do.
Help please?

I had a similar problem, this is what I did. Try and boot into cwr by hilding the vol up +power+home when it vibrates let go. Now u should b in cwr. Now wipe everything, dalvic, factory wipe fix permission. And flash a new rom cm10 will do..
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kipster3001 said:
I had a similar problem, this is what I did. Try and boot into cwr by hilding the vol up +power+home when it vibrates let go. Now u should b in cwr. Now wipe everything, dalvic, factory wipe fix permission. And flash a new rom cm10 will do..
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The problem is that he may be rooted but doesn't have cwm recovery.
If that's the case then you need to flash cwm recovery first.
I would also try flashing stock rom again or after flashing cwr download nandroid backup of stock rom.
Good luck and let us know if that worked
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HajmeR said:
The problem is that he may be rooted but doesn't have cwm recovery.
If that's the case then you need to flash cwm recovery first.
I would also try flashing stock rom again or after flashing cwr download nandroid backup of stock rom.
Good luck and let us know if that worked
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That sounds like a reasonable solution. Can I get a link to the CWM recovery file as well as a guide to it so I don't dig myself into a deeper hole? lol

Actually if you're stock recovery, factory reset should wipe everything. Including internal sd, just so you know.
If that doesn't work it'd probably be cleaner to just odin the root66 fw. But if you prefer the other way, you can find recovery files at the top of post 2 in the fw thread. Root66 is at the top of post 1.
I still need to add a few recoveries so if you don't see one you want let me know.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Actually if you're stock recovery, factory reset should wipe everything. Including internal sd, just so you know.
If that doesn't work it'd probably be cleaner to just odin the root66 fw. But if you prefer the other way, you can find recovery files at the top of post 2 in the fw thread. Root66 is at the top of post 1.
I still need to add a few recoveries so if you don't see one you want let me know.
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OMG!!! It is working now!!! Thank you so so so much!!!! lol

Hey guys,
Was trying to root my stock T-Mobile Galaxy S3, and everything was going fine but after it rebooted from Odin, the screen stayed black, and only the blue LED was pulsing. I assume it has something to do with my phone being on 4.1.1 and the S3 toolkit not liking that. I tried to flash the stock Rom to get it out of this, but now the same thing is still happening. I have tried multiple cache wipes/factory resets and multiple other stock ROMs. I always without fail get the same thing Samsung splash screen/Blue pulsing LED/start up sound and black screen. I'm getting really frustrated and worried. Can anyone help?

Misfit77 said:
Hey guys,
Was trying to root my stock T-Mobile Galaxy S3, and everything was going fine but after it rebooted from Odin, the screen stayed black, and only the blue LED was pulsing. I assume it has something to do with my phone being on 4.1.1 and the S3 toolkit not liking that. I tried to flash the stock Rom to get it out of this, but now the same thing is still happening. I have tried multiple cache wipes/factory resets and multiple other stock ROMs. I always without fail get the same thing Samsung splash screen/Blue pulsing LED/start up sound and black screen. I'm getting really frustrated and worried. Can anyone help?
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That's actually the exact problem I just solved. You would need Odin 3.04 (well that's what I used) and you need to flash root66 like one of the previous posters here said. It recovered my phone AND rooted it. So try that and tell us what happened.

treythetree said:
That's actually the exact problem I just solved. You would need Odin 3.04 (well that's what I used) and you need to flash root66 like one of the previous posters here said. It recovered my phone AND rooted it. So try that and tell us what happened.
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When I try the root66 it fails in odin. I used the root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA one. First, I had toolkit convert it into a .tar. Then I chose option 8 to flash a stock rom. I skipped ahead to flashing the rom and factory reset like it prompted. Then I tried to flash the .tar and it fails. ..:/. I don't know what else to do.

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When I try the root66 it fails in odin. I used the root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA one. First, I had toolkit convert it into a .tar. Then I chose option 8 to flash a stock rom. I skipped ahead to flashing the rom and factory reset like it prompted. Then I tried to flash the .tar and it fails. ..:/. I don't know what else to do.
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Actualy I don't use toolkit so I might be wrong, but I don't think you need to convert root66 to tar. Just skip the toolkit. Put your phone into download mode, open odin, connect your phone to pc and flash root66. Check root66 thread for some info about unziping it or converting to anything. All info should be in op. If there is nothing about it then flash it as it is. Make sure that you have phone drivers installed and turn off kies.
I hope it helps.
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I've just checked root66 thread. You don't have to convert it or unzip it. Just flash as it is. Your problem might came from converting that file to tar.
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Misfit77 said:
When I try the root66 it fails in odin. I used the root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA one. First, I had toolkit convert it into a .tar. Then I chose option 8 to flash a stock rom. I skipped ahead to flashing the rom and factory reset like it prompted. Then I tried to flash the .tar and it fails. ..:/. I don't know what else to do.
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Unzip the fw using 7zip. Then odin flash the .tar.md5 file you just extracted.
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Don't use toolkit for that just go to root66 thread. Download everything what you need from there and follow steps in 2 post under odin use.
Good luck
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Originally Posted by Misfit77
When I try the root66 it fails in odin. I used the root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA one. First, I had toolkit convert it into a .tar. Then I chose option 8 to flash a stock rom. I skipped ahead to flashing the rom and factory reset like it prompted. Then I tried to flash the .tar and it fails. ..:/. I don't know what else to do.
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Actualy I don't use toolkit so I might be wrong, but I don't think you need to convert root66 to tar. Just skip the toolkit. Put your phone into download mode, open odin, connect your phone to pc and flash root66. Check root66 thread for some info about unziping it or converting to anything. All info should be in op. If there is nothing about it then flash it as it is. Make sure that you have phone drivers installed and turn off kies.
I hope it helps.
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I've just checked root66 thread. You don't have to convert it or unzip it. Just flash as it is. Your problem might came from converting that file to tar.
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Thanks for the help, I'll try it when o get home.
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Actually I was a bit wrong, like DocHoliday wrote, you just have to unzip it and use tar.md5 file inside. The rest is as I wrote before.
Good luck and let us know how it went
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HajmeR said:
Actually I was a bit wrong, like DocHoliday wrote, you just have to unzip it and use tar.md5 file inside. The rest is as I wrote before.
Good luck and let us know how it went
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It worked!!! Thank you both so much!! I was really getting frustrated.

Misfit77 said:
It worked!!! Thank you both so much!! I was really getting frustrated.
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Good to hear that! If you will have some problems with sgs3 in the future you can pm me and I will try to help. Just saying that because I'm not looking into q&a very often. Good luck and happy flashing
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HajmeR said:
Good to hear that! If you will have some problems with sgs3 in the future you can pm me and I will try to help. Just saying that because I'm not looking into q&a very often. Good luck and happy flashing
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I will, thanks again!

Did the same thing
I did the same thing. I used the toolkit and was distracted by my son which ended up in me skipping over areas I thought I read and missed the part about JellyBean creating soft-brick.. It did install CWM though . Low and behold, I soft-bricked my phone with the pulsing blue LED from HELL. I kept having issues flashing everything, luckily the toolkit DID install CWM for me which was of no help. When I used Odin 3.0.4 it worked flawlessly with the stock rooted t999 rom which I have attached along with Odin 3.0.4.
Here is how to fix your soft-brick with the black screen and blue LED from hell:
1.) Download files attached and EXTRACT > root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA.7z AND Odin_3.0.4_Files.zip
2.) Boot into download updates screen by pressing and holding Home Button, Volume Down Button, and Power Button at same time until you boot into downloading updates screen.
3.) Plug in your phone to your pc
4.) Open Odin 3.0.4 make sure Auto Reboot and F . Reset Time are checked
5.) Click the PDA button at the right, select boot-stock-tmobile-sgh-t999
7.) Click the START button.
8.) Repeat Steps 2-4
9.) Click the PDA button at the right, select root66_TMO_T999UVDLJA.tar.md5
10.) Click the START button and you should see it install things you never saw before like BOOT, SYSTEM, MODEM, etc. (not in that order) at the top left where it shows installation progress (that little green rectangle)

I screwed up and now it's stuck at the logo

I rooted it had a ton of apps on it and I just couldn't leave it alone. I couldn't figure out why I rooted it and then my Shealth quit working. So, I decided to install a different rom. Which I assume was back to factory. Well then I didn't have the dual window feature and couldn't get it on there either. So, tried to flash another rom. Well that didn't work now it just says Galaxy S4 and stuck there. 2 of the roms that I try to flash won't even work for some reason. This is TMobile.
One of them is this: ! SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL That one didn't work.
Did this one: I9500_Omega_v3.0_X.....
I don't know where to start or begin now. Been trying to fix this for the last 6 hours and it is 5:00 am in the morning. I am going to have to sleep on this one.

Isnt is for Tmobile US versions??
You screwed up by flashing i9500 Rom man. May be u made softbrick before which leaves u option to go back to stock by odin but after u flash international rom you are screwed totally.
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Its hard bricked now.
Power off first and try pressing power +home + volume down button ; see if u can reboot into download mode.
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bikrame said:
Isnt is for Tmobile US versions??
You screwed up by flashing i9500 Rom man. May be u made softbrick before which leaves u option to go back to stock by odin but after u flash international rom you are screwed totally.
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Oh Great. I thought the 9500 was the us version. So what is the US version. I can still get into recovery so I would assume i can still flash another rom.
I see it is the 9505. That is what I get with no sleep.

Outrung2 said:
Oh Great. I thought the 9500 was the us version. So what is the US version. I can still get into recovery so I would assume i can still flash another rom.
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If you still can reboot into recovery wipe system data and chche and delvik too. Then flash any rom from our section saying for M919 (tmobile is that even att and sprint willl not work ).
You are on good shape if u can reboot into recovery.
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IF Its tmobile US version; BE CAREFULL DONT FLASH ANY ROMS FROM ATT SPRINT OR VERIZON. THEY ARE NOT SAME .
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bikrame said:
If you still can reboot into recovery wipe system data and chche and delvik too. Then flash any rom from our section saying for M919 (tmobile is that even att and sprint willl not work ).
You are on good shape if u can reboot into recovery.
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IF Its tmobile US version; BE CAREFULL DONT FLASH ANY ROMS FROM ATT SPRINT OR VERIZON. THEY ARE NOT SAME .
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Thats kinda how this started. I downloaded one for tmobile. Every time I ran it though it said bad. Not sure why. SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL.ZIP
Do you have a better link to a tmobile one?

Flash this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795
May be its not flashable.
The one I gave is stock but rooted.
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What carrier are you with?
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You probably installed the I9500 ROM and soft bricked the device. the same thing happened to me a few months ago with my s3. go to samsung-updates.com and install the SGH-M919 stock rom. then, go to download mode and flash that ROM with odin. the same thing happened to me when i was a noob with ROMs. a soft brick is actually quite easy to recover from. at least it wasnt a hard brick.

bikrame said:
Flash this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795
May be its not flashable.
The one I gave is stock but rooted.
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This is exactly what I need. However the download on that page is not working.

I am still having trouble. I have no idea why. I have rooted every phone that I had with no problem. But this should be so simple and it's not
When I first rooted Shealth stopped working. Then I was going to just forget about it. But it was something that I wanted to use. So after a few days I decided I wanted it to work. I didn't see that anyone else had this problem. So I downloaded what I thought was the US version but guess it was not. I installed this new rom. Well now I had 2 problems. No multi window and still my shealth didn't work.
Then I thought oh crap I forgot to do a wipe. So I did a wipe and re-ran the rom. Well that is where I got stuck. I can not get passed the S4 Screen still. I can get into recovery, flash the rom (the rom flashes in like 1min which sure does seem fast). I then reboot and get right back to the s4 screen. Can't get passed it.
So here is my question. These tar files that I keep downloading. They are all zip files. If I wanted to flash them via odin as one told me to do I can't because it is a zip. Am I supposed to unpack this or change the extension from zip to tar?
Been without my phone for almost 24 hours and driving me nuts. At this point I would be glad just to see a working phone.

If it is the stock tar file you need to unzip it. The tar will be in the zip file. It will have an extension of tar.md5 if memory serves.

Sounds like you lost system files. If you can still get into stock recovery, then reformat system and then flash a stock rom. From there, you'll have to reroot.

Atmazzz said:
If it is the stock tar file you need to unzip it. The tar will be in the zip file. It will have an extension of tar.md5 if memory serves.
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Ok I downloaded a stock rom and unzipped it. I then did a search for tar and it couldn't find it. I couldn't find it manually either. So now I am converting the whole zip file to a tar. Gonna take a while for 1.6 gigs

Outrung2 said:
Ok I downloaded a stock rom and unzipped it. I then did a search for tar and it couldn't find it. I couldn't find it manually either. So now I am converting the whole zip file to a tar. Gonna take a while for 1.6 gigs
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You shouldn't have to do that. Do you have a link to what you downloaded?

Atmazzz said:
You shouldn't have to do that. Do you have a link to what you downloaded?
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I have so many but I am going to look them up and post them here in a minute. This is the one that I am downloading now. It actually completed but when I opened it, it came back with some errors so I am guessing it just didn't download right. I will get the links for the others in a few min.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795

Here are some of the other ones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40962344&highlight=uvuamdl+4+2+2#post40962344
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
I chose this one on there: Download UVUAMDL Official TAR
Jason

Outrung2 said:
I have so many but I am going to look them up and post them here in a minute. This is the one that I am downloading now. It actually completed but when I opened it, it came back with some errors so I am guessing it just didn't download right. I will get the links for the others in a few min.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795
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Outrung2 said:
Here are some of the other ones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40962344&highlight=uvuamdl+4+2+2#post40962344
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
I chose this one on there: Download UVUAMDL Official TAR
Jason
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OK, your first two links are custom Roms you flash in recovery. You don't unzip those. The last one, k0nane's thread, that's the stock firmware. Unzip and use Odin to install it.

Atmazzz said:
OK, your first two links are custom Roms you flash in recovery. You don't unzip those. The last one, k0nane's thread, that's the stock firmware. Unzip and use Odin to install it.
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Well that is my problem. The last 2 wouldn't flash on there. I don't understand why. Let me try the one you said to do through Odin.

When I click to open so I can unzip that file I get this from winrar. ! B:\Users\Jasons\Downloads\ModdedUAMDL_v2.zip: Unexpected end of archive
I am assuming it just didn't download right so doing it again.

Outrung2 said:
When I click to open so I can unzip that file I get this from winrar. ! B:\Users\Jasons\Downloads\ModdedUAMDL_v2.zip: Unexpected end of archive
I am assuming it just didn't download right so doing it again.
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If its saying modded, that's not the one you flash in Odin. That's a custom ROM. For Odin, its the one in k0nane's thread. The last link you posted.

[Q] Sprint Samsung S3 - Possible Soft Brick - Need help!

Hey guys,
Before you all kill me for posting about this, I've spent close to 6 hours researching, watching Youtube videos, browsing the forums, etc. before I've come here and post as a last resort.
Brief Summary of problem:
I wanted to root my S3 to CM 10.2 and downloaded Odin 3.09 with the TWRP recovery (file name: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2spr.tar). I went ahead and put it into Download mode and flashed the it with TWRP, but like an idiot I didn't hit back up. I ended up doing a complete wipe of the OS so I can't even go back. I tried to flash CM 10.2 onto the phone, but kept running into errors. I ended up using Odin and put on ClockworkMod to see if that'd work. I ended up getting error 7, then did the binary fix by removing the checks, and got error 4s. I even tried to get the stock ROM to see if that could be put on there, but to no avail. I'm out of patience and options at this point and could use any help I can get to get my phone back
Phone Stats:
Sprint Samsung S3
Android 4.3 (installed via OTA)
Let me know if there is anything else you guys need to know to help me out. Much appreciated!

Jessooca said:
Download the latest stock tar file
Use Odin 1.87
Put your phone in download mode
Don't use a pit file and don't check repartition.
Flash and you're back to stock and up & running.
I used cf auto root to root mine after that flashing the newest supersu in recovery.
Only use Philz latest recovery.
After you've rebooted open supersu and you should be asked if you'd like to disable Knox.
You're golden.
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Twrp has been wonky on certain roms. Stick with Philz latest, or 2.6.3.0 of twrp.... go with Philz
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Just wanted to make sure I'm downloading the right one. I'm getting the stock .tar file from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565972
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Is that one the right one?

Jessooca said:
Yes that's it! I use internet download manager to download files so I never wait and wait then end up with a corrupt file
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Thank you! I finally got the phone to work and I can breathe a relief of sigh. Thanks once again! :good: