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[Q] [ROOT] How do i root my Samsung Epc 4g

Ok i just bought my Samsung Epic 4G (SPH-D710) I tried Rooting it but i do not think it worked. My wifi Does not work, The CWM is not there. And i do not know It just isn't what it needs to be haha. Now i rooted it for the i19100 i think, on accident. It said all versions but for some reaso i do not think this is right. So ultimately i am asking,
1. How do i root this the right way?
2. Does it come with CWM?
3. When i re-root it do i need to Un-root it this time first.
Sorry i am a newb when it comes to phones i am a computer guy lol
Thanks in advance

slimpickins said:
Ok i just bought my Samsung Epic 4G (SPH-D710) I tried Rooting it but i do not think it worked. My wifi Does not work, The CWM is not there. And i do not know It just isn't what it needs to be haha. Now i rooted it for the i19100 i think, on accident. It said all versions but for some reaso i do not think this is right. So ultimately i am asking,
1. How do i root this the right way?
2. Does it come with CWM?
3. When i re-root it do i need to Un-root it this time first.
Sorry i am a newb when it comes to phones i am a computer guy lol
Thanks in advance
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What root method did you use?

1. Download Samsung Kies and install it on your computer.
Kies
2. Turn off your phone.
3. While the phone is off, hold down the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons at the same time and plug in your phone via USB cable after you have installed Kies in order to have it install the correct drivers for your device and the device should automatically boot into download mode.
4. Once the drivers are installed and your device can be recognized properly by your computer, make sure to CLOSE KIES completely. If it is running during the next steps, even in the background, it can cause issues.
5. Download Odin and open it.
Odin v1.8.5
6. Download the Recovery file for your specific device and save that to your computer.
T-Mobile Galaxy S II Recovery
Sprint Galaxy S II Recovery
AT&T Galaxy S II Recovery
Galaxy S II i9100 Recovery (Read the developer’s post to decide which file in the third post to download)
7. With the device plugged in and Odin open, click on the PDA button in Odin and select the Recovery file you just downloaded.
8. Select Start and this should flash the recovery to the device and reboot it.
III. Root the Device
1. Once the device reboots, mount the USB storage so we can transfer files to it.
2. Download the Superuser zip file and save it to your computer.
Superuser
3. Copy the Superuser .zip file to the root of your device’s sd card (Not in any folders, just on the sd card itself. Do NOT extract the file, leave it as a .zip)
4. Once it is copied to the device, unplug the device from the computer and turn it off.
5. Turn the device back on by holding down the volume down, volume up button, and the power button. Let go of the power button once the device vibrates but continue to hold the volume buttons until the recovery screen comes up.
6. Once the recovery screen comes up, use the volume buttons to scroll down to install zip from sd and then select the superuser .zip file we downloaded earlier.
7. Once it flashes, select go back, then reboot system now.
8. You should now see the superuser icon in your device’s app drawer. If so, you are all set!
I Used That method ( I wished I would have found XDA First) Thank you for your response
Also a couple things happened during this process, When he sais go into recovery mode, i do not have all those crazy choices i just have ur normal android recovery page..

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slimpickins said:
1. Download Samsung Kies and install it on your computer.
Kies
2. Turn off your phone.
3. While the phone is off, hold down the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons at the same time and plug in your phone via USB cable after you have installed Kies in order to have it install the correct drivers for your device and the device should automatically boot into download mode.
4. Once the drivers are installed and your device can be recognized properly by your computer, make sure to CLOSE KIES completely. If it is running during the next steps, even in the background, it can cause issues.
5. Download Odin and open it.
Odin v1.8.5
6. Download the Recovery file for your specific device and save that to your computer.
T-Mobile Galaxy S II Recovery
Sprint Galaxy S II Recovery
AT&T Galaxy S II Recovery
Galaxy S II i9100 Recovery (Read the developer’s post to decide which file in the third post to download)
7. With the device plugged in and Odin open, click on the PDA button in Odin and select the Recovery file you just downloaded.
8. Select Start and this should flash the recovery to the device and reboot it.
III. Root the Device
1. Once the device reboots, mount the USB storage so we can transfer files to it.
2. Download the Superuser zip file and save it to your computer.
Superuser
3. Copy the Superuser .zip file to the root of your device’s sd card (Not in any folders, just on the sd card itself. Do NOT extract the file, leave it as a .zip)
4. Once it is copied to the device, unplug the device from the computer and turn it off.
5. Turn the device back on by holding down the volume down, volume up button, and the power button. Let go of the power button once the device vibrates but continue to hold the volume buttons until the recovery screen comes up.
6. Once the recovery screen comes up, use the volume buttons to scroll down to install zip from sd and then select the superuser .zip file we downloaded earlier.
7. Once it flashes, select go back, then reboot system now.
8. You should now see the superuser icon in your device’s app drawer. If so, you are all set!
I Used That method ( I wished I would have found XDA First) Thank you for your response
Also a couple things happened during this process, When he sais go into recovery mode, i do not have all those crazy choices i just have ur normal android recovery page..
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you only need vol down and power ... it will then ask you to press up for custom firmware

Volume Down And Power Takes me into download mode. Do you mean volume Up and power??
When i put The kernal (Wich i may have the wrong one) do i put on my sd card or phone sd

slimpickins said:
Volume Down And Power Takes me into download mode. Do you mean volume Up and power??
When i put The kernal (Wich i may have the wrong one) do i put on my sd card or phone sd
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You need download mode for Odin to work. So vol down + power is correct. When using Odin it will only work if the phone is in download mode.

slimpickins said:
Ok i just bought my Samsung Epic 4G (SPH-D710) I tried Rooting it but i do not think it worked. My wifi Does not work, The CWM is not there. And i do not know It just isn't what it needs to be haha. Now i rooted it for the i19100 i think, on accident. It said all versions but for some reaso i do not think this is right. So ultimately i am asking,
1. How do i root this the right way?
2. Does it come with CWM?
3. When i re-root it do i need to Un-root it this time first.
Sorry i am a newb when it comes to phones i am a computer guy lol
Thanks in advance
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Even though you are a noob you got to just slow down and read for hours and hours until you make a move. Now you also have to remember that stickies will usually have all the info you need. Especially in development.
Not sure where you are at with the phone right now but try this link and Good Luck

Thank you all i got it finally. Now i need to find a good ROM to install.... hmm any idea what is a good ROM to install?

slimpickins said:
1. Download Samsung Kies and install it on your computer.
Kies
2. Turn off your phone.
3. While the phone is off, hold down the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons at the same time and plug in your phone via USB cable after you have installed Kies in order to have it install the correct drivers for your device and the device should automatically boot into download mode.
4. Once the drivers are installed and your device can be recognized properly by your computer, make sure to CLOSE KIES completely. If it is running during the next steps, even in the background, it can cause issues.
5. Download Odin and open it.
Odin v1.8.5
6. Download the Recovery file for your specific device and save that to your computer.
T-Mobile Galaxy S II Recovery
Sprint Galaxy S II Recovery
AT&T Galaxy S II Recovery
Galaxy S II i9100 Recovery (Read the developer’s post to decide which file in the third post to download)
7. With the device plugged in and Odin open, click on the PDA button in Odin and select the Recovery file you just downloaded.
8. Select Start and this should flash the recovery to the device and reboot it.
III. Root the Device
1. Once the device reboots, mount the USB storage so we can transfer files to it.
2. Download the Superuser zip file and save it to your computer.
Superuser
3. Copy the Superuser .zip file to the root of your device’s sd card (Not in any folders, just on the sd card itself. Do NOT extract the file, leave it as a .zip)
4. Once it is copied to the device, unplug the device from the computer and turn it off.
5. Turn the device back on by holding down the volume down, volume up button, and the power button. Let go of the power button once the device vibrates but continue to hold the volume buttons until the recovery screen comes up.
6. Once the recovery screen comes up, use the volume buttons to scroll down to install zip from sd and then select the superuser .zip file we downloaded earlier.
7. Once it flashes, select go back, then reboot system now.
8. You should now see the superuser icon in your device’s app drawer. If so, you are all set!
I Used That method ( I wished I would have found XDA First) Thank you for your response
Also a couple things happened during this process, When he sais go into recovery mode, i do not have all those crazy choices i just have ur normal android recovery page..
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Really, was all that necessary?
Easy way to root:
Download pre rooted odin tar, Here is pre rooted EL29 thread
Put yor phone in download mode, plug phone in, make sure there is a yellow box with com something in it, and click start.
Once phone reboots you are rooted! Go here and select the appropriate option. With EL29, you will select option C then the EL29 kernel with cwm. After reboot you will have root with cwm.
MUCH easier huh?

MikeC84 said:
Really, was all that necessary?
Easy way to root:
Download pre rooted odin tar, Here is pre rooted EL29 thread
Put yor phone in download mode, plug phone in, make sure there is a yellow box with com something in it, and click start.
Once phone reboots you are rooted! Go here and select the appropriate option. With EL29, you will select option C then the EL29 kernel with cwm. After reboot you will have root with cwm.
MUCH easier huh?
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I got it already But thanks bud.

slimpickins said:
Thank you all i got it finally. Now i need to find a good ROM to install.... hmm any idea what is a good ROM to install?
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Lots of great roms for this beauty of a phone, depends what you like though. I personally like the blazer rom which is themed like ICS but based off GB. Blend and TSM are good if you like a lot of customization. Look around and find one good for you, or you can flash to an ICS test build, but because your a noob still I don't recommend it until you're more experienced. I'm currently running BLEND ICS based off FB21 (ICS test build)

Thanks but even then I cant get to download off the site. I dont knowwhy. Both starburst and blazer I cant get tge site work for me
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App

Try mirrors if you can't get the initial download to work, if it still doesn't work then disable your pop up blocker and possibly anti virus, and if that still doesn't work then perhaps your net speed is too slow. I've downloaded almost every rom on this forum without issue. Keep trying and good luck. Oh and because your a noob, stay away from the ICS leaks for now, until your very familiar with flashing, too many people are bricking good devices because they aren't reading enough.

Failed Root; Stuck in Loop "process com.google.process.gapps has stopped"

Hello and thank you for taking time to read this post.
I attempted to root my At&t Samsung Galaxy S3 today then install tha AOKP Rom, and it back fired due to poor instruction, and poor execution. At the moment my phone, whenever it turns on "inititing swager" (with a pink horse and gears) then gives me a pop-up saying "Unfortunatly the process com.google.process.gapps has been stopped." and "Unfortunately, Setup Wizard has stopped". Whenever I hit ok, the other shows up. I have access to the pull down menu, but can't open any of the links on it. I can also shut it off then get back to the root(hat menu) menu. From which I have tried the option "wipe data/Factory Reset" link, but that changes nothing when I reboot. At this point I am just looking for a way to get it back to factory settings or at least working!
How I got here:
1. Rooted the phone through my computer (successfully it seemed)
-Using this tutorial: /watch?v=bIUA1IxiJzo
2.Started puting AOPK on!
(with this: /watch?v=qzcR-G7EKSw
Look, I know none of you have to help me but any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
P.S. I hav looked through other forums about the gapps error, but the difference is mine is not running to the home screen so I can't go to application manager!

Two suggestions:
1) Put your phone in recovery mode (i.e. where you can do factory resets from), transfer a different ROM image over to the device (I'd use adb to do that from recovery mode), flash it, clear data/cache/etc., reboot the phone, and hope it works.
2) Put the phone in download mode (Vol Down + Home + Power; just like entering recovery, but Vol Down instead of Vol Up), and use Odin to flash a rooted stock image as detailed here; put CWM / TWRP / whatever recovery you want to use on the phone again, and get back to flashing ROM images from there.
In the future, try to be careful of what ROMs you flash... not everything works very well, as you've just discovered.

Thank you for responding so quickly! I am attempting the first method, however i am not sure how to transfer a different rom image(im assuming the adb stands for Android Debug Bridge). I was using the internal SD, but I can plug it the phone into my computer, and it says no drivers found for this device, where before it recognized the phone. Once I get that I can clear the other data and restart.
Your help is very appreciated!
smelenchuk said:
Two suggestions:
1) Put your phone in recovery mode (i.e. where you can do factory resets from), transfer a different ROM image over to the device (I'd use adb to do that from recovery mode), flash it, clear data/cache/etc., reboot the phone, and hope it works.
2) Put the phone in download mode (Vol Down + Home + Power; just like entering recovery, but Vol Down instead of Vol Up), and use Odin to flash a rooted stock image as detailed here; put CWM / TWRP / whatever recovery you want to use on the phone again, and get back to flashing ROM images from there.
In the future, try to be careful of what ROMs you flash... not everything works very well, as you've just discovered.
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Gapps loop
How can I post a doubt in XDA forum?

What custom recovery is on your phone? I suggest installing Philz Touch via Odin if possible and then flash a new rom from an external SD card.

Samsung Galaxy Victory SPR/VMU/USCC TWRP

Greeting earthlings,
I have ported TWRP to this device. The recovery can be used on ICS and JB devices from all three carriers. Follow these basic instructions:
1. Install Odin and Samsung drivers on you Windows computer which can be found here:
ODIN
DRIVERS
2. Plug in your phone and allow a few minutes for the drivers to install.
3. While you're waiting grab the recovery file here:
TWRP Recovery
4. Now, power off the phone. Once the phone is completely off, press volume down + power and hold them until you see a screen asking you if you want to continue flashing a custom binary. Chose yes by pushing volume up.
5. Start ODIN, ensure "Auto-Reboot" and "Re-Partition" check boxes are CLEAR. Plug your phone into your computer if you have not done that yet. You should see a confirmation in the box on the lower left that says "added" if all things have been done properly to this point.
6. Using the PDA button find and select the recovery file you downloaded in step 3.
7. Click the "START" button and ODIN will flash the recovery to the device.
8. ***IMPORTANT*** If the device reboots by itself you will have to flash the recovery again. There is a script in the kernel that will write the stock recovery back onto the recovery partition. If the device sits there without rebooting follow the next steps exactly as stated.
9. REMOVE THE BATTERY. That's right. Remove the battery then put it back in. Boot into RECOVERY by holding VOLUME-UP+POWER until you see small blue letters in the upper left corner then let go quickly. The device should boot into TWRP recovery. If not, you will have to repeat the process beginning in step 4.
Some people have claimed to do this several times before the recovery stayed on the device. I have had NO problems with getting it done the first try.

[Guide] Root+Overclock SGH-S730M

Hello there. Some of you may know me from my work on other devices. I am Restl3ss. I have come across an SGH-S730M and was painfully disappointed with the support; namely that not only is there not one single custom rom (not even a stock ROM!) but all the root methods to date seem to involve some sort of third party hack-o-tron program instead of rooting the right way (a flashable zip and / or odin file). So, I've thrown together a flashable zip for the samsung galaxy discover SGH-S730M that will both root and overclock the device to 1 ghz. I've also decided to do a comprehensive guide for once, rather than throwing up the files with a figure-it-out type of stance. Without further ranting, here is my noob-friendly root guide for the SGH-S730M.
I am not responsible if anything goes wrong. I don't predict any problems but you never know. Use at your own risk.
Instructions:
Part one is to install a custom recovery. For this guide we will be using CWM. You will need three things to do that. The latest Samsung USB drivers, the CWM.tar.md5 file, and the flashing tool known as Odin. Get the Samsung drivers from here and install. Afterwards, download the Odin.zip from here and the CWM.tar.md5 from here. When the downloads are finished and you have the Samsung USB drivers installed, unzip Odin and run the .exe within.
Now, boot your phone into download mode. To do this, shut off your phone and plug it into your computer. Now hold the volume down, power, and home button simultaneously until the phone vibrates. Once it does, let go of ONLY THE POWER BUTTON. Your phone should now boot into download mode.
Now in odin, click the button that says PDA. a file selection prompt will appear. Locate the .tar.md5 file you downloaded earlier. Once you have, wait for odin to verify, and then click Start. Odin will now flash on a custom recovery, and your phone will reboot normally once the process is complete.
Part two is to flash the actual rooting zip. To do this, first download the zip found here. Then, copy it to your phones storage. once you have done this, shut off the phone. Restart the phone into recovery mode. To do this, (with the phone shut off) hold the power button and volume up button until the phone vibrates, then let go of ONLY THE POWER BUTTON. Your phone should boot into clockwork mod recovery. You can navigate this recovery by using the volume up and down buttons to move up and down in the menu, and the power button to make a selection. In clockworkmod recovery, select "install". Find the root zip you downloaded earlier and select it. Clockworkmod will ask you if you're sure you want to flash, select yes. After the flashing is finished, select reboot device. Your phone will boot up like normal and upon boot you will get an "android is upgrading" message. Wait for that to finish, and then use your phone as normal Congratulations, you are now rooted and overclocked.
Download links (once more, in case someone doesn't feel like peeling through the tutorial to find them)
Samsung USB drivers: drivers
Odin: odin
CWM: cwm
root.zip: root

just wondering if u ever came across a status 255 installation aborted error... i get that in step 2 when in CWM i select the zip for rooting
any ideas ?

I keep getting an error message when I try to flash my phone. It begins but then I get:
E:Error in /sdcard/root-sgh-s730m.zip
(status 255)
Installation aborted.
Any ideas?

[Q] N5110 Note 8, is this "bricked"?

Hello,
I hope someone can help me. I'm not completely ignorant when it comes to rooting and flashing custom roms, but it's been a while since the last time I did (last time was my Samsung Galaxy S2). Today I decided I was going to root my N5110 Note 8 and install a 4.4.2 rom on it.
I decided I was going to install the Omni Rom linked here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569099
I apologize in advance for the long descriptions below.
Here are the steps and issues in the order that it happened:
1) Flashed CF-Auto-Root-konawifi-konawifixx-gtn5110 using Odin (Auto Reboot, F. Reset Time)
2) Downloaded Rom Manager App, and booted into Recovery from there.
3) Using CWM Recovery, I followed instructions as described on the Omni link and did a Wipe/Factory Reset
4) Using CWM Recovery, I selected to install zip from SDCard, and selected the omni-4.4.2-20140102-n5110-HOMEMADE.zip
5) After a few seconds, I got an error 7, and the installation aborted.
6) Tried to reboot back to the system, but of course now that everything is wiped, it just loops back to recovery.
7) I tried installing the zip again, same error. I checked the thread and someone mentioned the same error. OP mentioned using TWRP, so I went back into Download mode and flashed TWRP via Odin
8) After reboot, it went into TWRP. Tried installing zip again, same error. I decided I'll pick up another rom to try first. So, I took out my microSD card so that I can load the ROM over to it.
9) Booted back into TWRP - it no longer sees my SD card. Tried to power down from recovery menus in hopes to get it to see the sd card. No luck
10) I'm desperate now--I am trying to force it off by holding down the power button. It reboots back into recovery. I even try to get it back to download mode so I can flash CWM back on, in hopes that it will let me retry. But now it just shows the battery screen (like when you're charging it while powered off) at empty. I unplug the USB cable, the screen turns off.
11) I try to power it back on without the USB cable plugged in, nothing happens.
12) I plug the USB power back in, and it looks like it's booting up. It goes to the Samsung Note 8.0 N5110 screen and just flickers. The flickering increases in speed over time.
13) I force it back into Download mode, and try to run the CF Auto-Root again (like I said I'm desperate now).
14) After Odin reboots the device, it goes into the battery screen and is doing the weird flickering thing again.
I'm currently attempting to download XXCMH3_stock-rooted-official.zip in hopes to flash via Odin, but the d/l keeps timing out before the whole thing can be transferred.
Someone, please help! What am I doing wrong?

bbqnjl said:
Hello,
I hope someone can help me. I'm not completely ignorant when it comes to rooting and flashing custom roms, but it's been a while since the last time I did (last time was my Samsung Galaxy S2). Today I decided I was going to root my N5110 Note 8 and install a 4.4.2 rom on it.
I decided I was going to install the Omni Rom linked here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569099
I apologize in advance for the long descriptions below.
Here are the steps and issues in the order that it happened:
1) Flashed CF-Auto-Root-konawifi-konawifixx-gtn5110 using Odin (Auto Reboot, F. Reset Time)
2) Downloaded Rom Manager App, and booted into Recovery from there.
3) Using CWM Recovery, I followed instructions as described on the Omni link and did a Wipe/Factory Reset
4) Using CWM Recovery, I selected to install zip from SDCard, and selected the omni-4.4.2-20140102-n5110-HOMEMADE.zip
5) After a few seconds, I got an error 7, and the installation aborted.
6) Tried to reboot back to the system, but of course now that everything is wiped, it just loops back to recovery.
7) I tried installing the zip again, same error. I checked the thread and someone mentioned the same error. OP mentioned using TWRP, so I went back into Download mode and flashed TWRP via Odin
8) After reboot, it went into TWRP. Tried installing zip again, same error. I decided I'll pick up another rom to try first. So, I took out my microSD card so that I can load the ROM over to it.
9) Booted back into TWRP - it no longer sees my SD card. Tried to power down from recovery menus in hopes to get it to see the sd card. No luck
10) I'm desperate now--I am trying to force it off by holding down the power button. It reboots back into recovery. I even try to get it back to download mode so I can flash CWM back on, in hopes that it will let me retry. But now it just shows the battery screen (like when you're charging it while powered off) at empty. I unplug the USB cable, the screen turns off.
11) I try to power it back on without the USB cable plugged in, nothing happens.
12) I plug the USB power back in, and it looks like it's booting up. It goes to the Samsung Note 8.0 N5110 screen and just flickers. The flickering increases in speed over time.
13) I force it back into Download mode, and try to run the CF Auto-Root again (like I said I'm desperate now).
14) After Odin reboots the device, it goes into the battery screen and is doing the weird flickering thing again.
I'm currently attempting to download XXCMH3_stock-rooted-official.zip in hopes to flash via Odin, but the d/l keeps timing out before the whole thing can be transferred.
Someone, please help! What am I doing wrong?
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Hi, just so you know... you do not need to root a stock ROM to flash a custom ROM... I am surprised that you think that is necessary
Did you ever set USB debugging to enabled?
Also what Odin do you have?
Turn off note, remove SD, and see if you can start in Stock download mode.
Flash with Odin 3.07... repeat flash with Odin 3.07 and use N5110UEFMI1_N5110XARFMI1_HOME.tar.md5 from http://samsungis.com/
Here is a copy of a reply on a thread it may help if you cannot perform the simple task of reflashing stock ROM from my small list of steps.
Harjan112 said:
Have you tried to flash with Re-Partition checked in Odin 3.07? It looks like your partions are messed up, if it was me I would just give it a try "flashing with re-partition checked" seeing as though its not working anyway.
If that don't work see if you can get a PIT file somewhere, I did read someone put up a link for a PIT file here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544451 although I am NOT 100% sure if this is for the GT-N5110 but read thru it and if you feel adventurous give that PIT file a try.
And here is a link http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/Galaxy+Note+8/XXCMG2/ that someone put up with a leaked firmware and the PIT file and CODE file for the N5110 you can give that a try also.
- Unzip the file
- Open Odin 3.07 (already included in the firmware package)
- Restart phone in download mode
(Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)
- Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
- Add CODE_N5110XXCMG2_1031850_REV01_user_low_ship.tar to CODE
- Add CSC_OXA_N5110OXACMG2_1031850_REV01_user_mid_noship .tar to CSC
- Add kona_wifi.pit to PIT
- Make sure re-partition is ticked
- Start flash, sit back and wait a few minutes.
- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
- Boot into recovery mode (Home+ Power + Volume Up)
- Choose to wipe/factory reset.
(THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!
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GT-N5110 & GT-N5120 - 64GB 633x on board, Status Official on SafeRooted OEM ROMs with Wanam Xposed and RootCloak. The only way to fly 8+ hours!
This badboy don't play with Play & Triangle away!

In TWRP v2.6.3.0 look under mount and see if Micro Sdcard has an "x" if there is no "x" check this and go back to the screen where is says reboot ... reboot recovery from there, once rebooted in recovery go to install and in the top (if you are on v2.6.3.0) you should see storage, tap that and you should have a choice from internal storage and Micro SDcard, if you see Micro SDcard there you should select that and hit ok.
Hoping this helps.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda premium

My apologies. I didn't see any of the replies since my email subscription went to my spam folder.
Thank you for those of you who took the time to try and help me.
I know I didn't have to flash stock, but it was more of me being desperate and just trying to put ANY rom on to get it to turn on.
By some weird luck, I had got my tablet working the next day. Basically, in defeat, I just let it sit on the charger overnight thinking a full tank of gas would help it. The next morning, I seriously just pressed all the button combinations and managed to get it to go into recovery and see my SD. I tried yet again to install the Omni Rom again but no dice. It gave me an error again.
So I tried to install a rom again, this time the PAC-rom.
It worked!
Tablet is functional again!
So thank all of you and the electronics god for the miracle!
Have a great weekend you fine folks!