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My phone is constantly rebooting

I'm having a very strange issue with my device right now. Basically whenever I flash any custom ROM I end up in a boot loop. It started last night after I flashed a couple of CM10 based ROMs and then tried to revert back to Skynote which is touchwiz based. I was able to fix it by using Odin and flashing the stock Rogers ROM .tar file. That fixed everything and stock was running fine all night with no reboots or issues. This morning I did a fresh download of the ROM rebooted to TWRP wiped cache *2, Formatted system *2 and factory reset *2, installed the ROM and rebooted. I should mention I am using TWRP version 2.4.1.0. The ROM usually loads for about 1-2 mins then reboots and repeats over and over. Does anyone have any ideas? I've even formatted the internal and external storage. I did notice there is one folder on my internal SD card that I cannot seem to remove called Z and has a LMT.apk and another folder with wallpapers in it. I cannot delete or remove this folder as it keeps saying the folder is write protected. Even after formatting the internal storage that folder remains which makes me wonder if my SD card is screwed up.
Sorry for the long post but I am running out of ideas and don't want to be stuck on Stock. What could be causing this? I've tried flashing a new kernel from TWRP and still the same results, I've even tried different ROMs just in case but still the same results. The only thing that seemed to work so far was the stock ROM via Odin.

veebomb said:
I'm having a very strange issue with my device right now. Basically whenever I flash any custom ROM I end up in a boot loop. It started last night after I flashed a couple of CM10 based ROMs and then tried to revert back to Skynote which is touchwiz based. I was able to fix it by using Odin and flashing the stock Rogers ROM .tar file. That fixed everything and stock was running fine all night with no reboots or issues. This morning I did a fresh download of the ROM rebooted to TWRP wiped cache *2, Formatted system *2 and factory reset *2, installed the ROM and rebooted. I should mention I am using TWRP version 2.4.1.0. The ROM usually loads for about 1-2 mins then reboots and repeats over and over. Does anyone have any ideas? I've even formatted the internal and external storage. I did notice there is one folder on my internal SD card that I cannot seem to remove called Z and has a LMT.apk and another folder with wallpapers in it. I cannot delete or remove this folder as it keeps saying the folder is write protected. Even after formatting the internal storage that folder remains which makes me wonder if my SD card is screwed up.
Sorry for the long post but I am running out of ideas and don't want to be stuck on Stock. What could be causing this? I've tried flashing a new kernel from TWRP and still the same results, I've even tried different ROMs just in case but still the same results. The only thing that seemed to work so far was the stock ROM via Odin.
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I should probably add that I was coming from Android 4.2.2 and want to get back on 4.1.2

veebomb said:
I'm having a very strange issue with my device right now. Basically whenever I flash any custom ROM I end up in a boot loop. It started last night after I flashed a couple of CM10 based ROMs and then tried to revert back to Skynote which is touchwiz based. I was able to fix it by using Odin and flashing the stock Rogers ROM .tar file. That fixed everything and stock was running fine all night with no reboots or issues. This morning I did a fresh download of the ROM rebooted to TWRP wiped cache *2, Formatted system *2 and factory reset *2, installed the ROM and rebooted. I should mention I am using TWRP version 2.4.1.0. The ROM usually loads for about 1-2 mins then reboots and repeats over and over. Does anyone have any ideas? I've even formatted the internal and external storage. I did notice there is one folder on my internal SD card that I cannot seem to remove called Z and has a LMT.apk and another folder with wallpapers in it. I cannot delete or remove this folder as it keeps saying the folder is write protected. Even after formatting the internal storage that folder remains which makes me wonder if my SD card is screwed up.
Sorry for the long post but I am running out of ideas and don't want to be stuck on Stock. What could be causing this? I've tried flashing a new kernel from TWRP and still the same results, I've even tried different ROMs just in case but still the same results. The only thing that seemed to work so far was the stock ROM via Odin.
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Do you have SD Card adapter for the computer? If so, try removing the card from the phone, then plug it into the computer and formatting it that way. For the ROM boot loop issue, try flashing a stock ROM using ODIN, then using whatever method you like the most to flash the ROM you want to use.

thunderx2000 said:
Do you have SD Card adapter for the computer? If so, try removing the card from the phone, then plug it into the computer and formatting it that way. For the ROM boot loop issue, try flashing a stock ROM using ODIN, then using whatever method you like the most to flash the ROM you want to use.
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I'm now pretty certain its a bootloader issue as I'm downgrading from Android 4.2.2 to 4.2.1 but thanks.

take your external sd card out and see what happens

wase4711 said:
take your external sd card out and see what happens
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I wiped everythign 2x and then I flashed the file you posted in the other thread and removed my SD card but still getting reboots. Should my SD card be called sdcard0 still in my files?

yes, your card will still be called sdcard0
take your external card out completely, and see if the phone still boot loops

wase4711 said:
yes, your card will still be called sdcard0
take your external card out completely, and see if the phone still boot loops
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It still loops. This is crazy, when I used Odin to go back to stock it was working ok but everythin else has made it bootloop. I can try using Odin again when I get home and see if the restore SD card file works then. Does anything have to be done to the bootloader?

no, don't mess with the bootloader; you will probably brick it if you do
go back to stock via odin for a day or 2, and make sure its not the hardware itself..

wase4711 said:
no, don't mess with the bootloader; you will probably brick it if you do
go back to stock via odin for a day or 2, and make sure its not the hardware itself..
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So its not like moving back to ICS from jellybean where you had to flash a new bootloader?

Op you're on Rogers right? Make sure that you have the Skynote without the new modem.
~PsyCl0ne
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PsyCl0ne said:
Op you're on Rogers right? Make sure that you have the Skynote without the new modem.
~PsyCl0ne
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
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yes I am on Rogers, sorry but how can I tell that?

I don't think I have flashed a new bootloader more than once in the last 6 or7 years, on an htc evo4g..
you should not ever have to do that on this phone

veebomb said:
yes I am on Rogers, sorry but how can I tell that?
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oh wait I think I see what you're refering to. I wonder how many different mistakes I have actually made durring this fiasco of mine.... I'll give that a try when I get home and post back

veebomb said:
oh wait I think I see what you're refering to. I wonder how many different mistakes I have actually made durring this fiasco of mine.... I'll give that a try when I get home and psot back
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Okay I'm out right now but I'll check in every once in a while.
~PsyCl0ne
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app

Same here
I am having the same exact problem you are veeboom. It's not boot-looping because it actually lets me into the phone for about one minute; then it reboots. I have tried everything that you have tried, right along with you and result is nil. It won't stay on for more than a minute. The only difference is that I am just trying to get Roger's Clean Stock ROM working. It sounds like you have accomplished that and are trying to get a custom going. I have tried Odin flashing 3 times; once without the sd card. I am pretty sure SD card is not the issue. I have wiped this phone at least 5 times (everything except the the extSdCard (AKA sdcard1).
I am going to see if I can find some other posts on this problem and will let you know if I finally find a fix. Hope you will do the same.

Happy to report the end of the boot loop!
Although I'm kind of embarrassed to admit it was caused by an incompatible modem file I flashed over and over... :silly:
Thanks for everyone's help.

floykoe said:
I am having the same exact problem you are veeboom. It's not boot-looping because it actually lets me into the phone for about one minute; then it reboots. I have tried everything that you have tried, right along with you and result is nil. It won't stay on for more than a minute. The only difference is that I am just trying to get Roger's Clean Stock ROM working. It sounds like you have accomplished that and are trying to get a custom going. I have tried Odin flashing 3 times; once without the sd card. I am pretty sure SD card is not the issue. I have wiped this phone at least 5 times (everything except the the extSdCard (AKA sdcard1).
I am going to see if I can find some other posts on this problem and will let you know if I finally find a fix. Hope you will do the same.
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You should have started your own thread but can you give us a run down of what you did prior to having the boot loop?
~PsyCl0ne
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Things just got worse
I have have the phone for about two months. A week ago I rooted it with Samsung Note II tool box and everything was fine, until I found out that there were these "custom ROMs" available. So I flash one, but it was unstable. I flashed liquid smooth; same thing, then I tried a few ROMS that were a little more mature, but their were always things I could not live with (like no blue tooth or apps crashing). I also found out what a boot loop was all about. It sucked, but the forums help me get it fixed. Now I am tried of messing with all these custom ROMs and I just want my old reliable system back, with root. Currently I am trying to get Roger's CleanROM AT&T Special Edition 1.2 working again (with I believe I started with). I have been unable to remedy boot loops that happen about every minute. I have flashed, wiped (everything), unrooted, re-rooted, flashed with Odin, flashed core kernel via odin per instructions, called it bad names and threatened it; then said I was sorry. I have repeated all these things many times, including with and without the extSdCard. SD card does not seem to be the issue. I am still looking for more things to try. Just now it has started refusing to boot at all. I gets to the boot screen and gets stuck.
I am trying to find out more about how to use ADB to re-partition upon stock ROM flash. You know anything about that? I have been at this all day.

It sounds like you may have done the same thing I did which was flash an incompatible modem file. My suggestion would be for you to use Odin and flash back to the Rogers Stock ROM. It's easy and takes less than 10 minutes.
Basic instructions,
1. Download and unzip Odin
2. Put your phone in download mode (turn off your phone, and press the buttons together: vol down + home + power for a few seconds)
3. Run Odin then hit PDA button on the right side, then find and choose the firmware file you downloaded to be flashed.
4. Make sure your device is recognized in Odin3 (The ID: COM box near the top left part of the Odin program should go yellow once you connect your phone)
5. Make sure re-partition in NOT checked
6.Press Start to initiate flashing
7. Once finished your device should automatically reboot. You may need/want to do a factory reset which will wipe all your data and you would be back to the way your first got your phone. Enter into recovery mode by turning off your phone and next press the three buttons simultaneously: volume up + home + power. After getting into recovery, select Wipe/Factory reset.
8. Reboot
You are now stock 100%
Here is a link to download Odin,
http://www.mediafire.com/?x4356fnc1ge48hf
Here is a link to the Rogers stock ROM you flash with Odin,
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/180165074/47da708/I317MVLALJ2_I317MOYAALJ2_RWC.zip.html
Here is a link to a guide with some instructions and a few pictures,
http://www.andromods.com/unroot-locking/how-to-restore-samsung-galaxy-note-2-to-stock-rom-firmware-with-odin.html

Hardbricked S3, would like to verify options

Hi,
I'm fully aware of how silly it is to be in this situation. I opened a thread thinking it was in the T-Mobile S3 forum and flashed the downloaded ROM. But regardless, I made an unfortunate mistake.
The ROM was Stockdroid 4.4.2 from the i9300 forum on this site. My phone is a T999v S3. Before beginning any flashing, I rooted and ran Odin to install Philz Touch 6 recovery and "T999VVLUEML2_T999VYVLEML2_T999VVLUEML2_HOME.tar.md5". I was bouncing around firmwares looking for something that could fix the "Camera Failed" error (front camera works when charging but not anywhere else, any advice on that would be greatly appreciated), and I guess I lost track of exactly what I was downloading.
Anyway, after flashing the ROM the phone will not boot, and is almost completely unresponsive. The only life I can get out of it is when I connect it to the computer before taking the battery out, then putting it back in. A red light will shine at some point during that. In device manager the S3 is listed as QHSUSB_DLOAD. This leads me to think I can make use of one of the debricking tutorials on this site for the t999v.
The phone is a 16gb model, but I don't have a 16gb card. Before I go out and buy it, I want to know if buying it should solve the problem. I've read the debrick solution will not work with a 2gb card, but I tried anyway with no luck.
If it does work, great. If not, is my only other solution sending the device in for JTAG?
Thanks in advance for any and all help. I know this problem has been an impossible amount of times, but I wanted to pose the issue specifying the exact scenario I'm dealing with.

Yes the De-Brick thread under Developement will/should work. Make sure there is an image for your variant on that thread, before you buy the SD Card.
Once you successfully De-Brick, I will help with the Camera issue. Its pretty easy to fix in most cases.

Great, thank you!
I'll get back today on whether or not the method ends up working. The debrick image I've been using on my 4.4.2 T999v (on Windmobile) was from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
As for the Camera issue, should I start a new thread, or can I go ahead and post here?

That's correct thread for your Image. Just be sure you grab for T999V. There are other T-Mo variants too.
For the Camera, continue here when done De-Bricking.

Hi, I just got back and loaded the image on a 32GB microsd. The phone booted up just fine!
I followed the rest of the guide and attempted to reinstall the "T999VVLUEML2_T999VYVLEML2_T999VVLUEML2_HOME.tar.md5" file using ODIN, but it failed during the process. What do I do from here? I would like to be able to use the phone without the 32gb card being taken up like this. Should I try installing a 4.3 ROM of some sort?
Edit: Tried it again and the flash was successful. Just about to install a recovery image, but assuming the install went well I'm guessing I am brick-free? Thank you for the help, Perseus71.
I'll update my post if I run into any other problems regarding the brick, but for now what should I be doing with the camera issue?
I've tinkered a bit with the camera firmware with no luck, and have flashed 4.3 stock again with no luck. What should I do to resolve this issue?

Good to have it back from Brick.
As to Camera, do you still see the Camera Failed issue ? Particularly on the Stock Camera from the 4.3 you just flashed ?
DO NOT use 3rd Party Camera apps until this issue is resolved.

Perseus71 said:
Good to have it back from Brick.
As to Camera, do you still see the Camera Failed issue ? Particularly on the Stock Camera from the 4.3 you just flashed ?
DO NOT use 3rd Party Camera apps until this issue is resolved.
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Good to know, I'll refrain from using third party camera apps. And even after flashing the above firmware it says Camera Failed.
The problem started on stock 4.3 before any ROM installing/rooting occurred. I tried the obvious clearing app cache, factory reset and wiping dalvik cache, but no luck. Since then I've been installing different ROMs and Camera Firmwares (ZDFE02, ZDFI02, etc), and moving around and setting permissions for SlimISP bin files. I know the rear works when it's being charged, and that the front camera works just fine. I just don't know what I can do to get it working. I've read that replacing the camera itself may not even fix the problem.

Yes I'd say wrong firmware is the Cause. Typically when you do Factory Reset, wipe /data and then Flash the complete firmware image in Odin, it should work. Usually it will contain the correct firmware.
So even though you flashed the image as part of De-Brick process, I suggest do the Odin Flash again. Make sure to do Factory Reset first. When finished, boot to Stock Recovery and wipe Dalvik and Cache.
When phone boots, try Camera by itself before you enter your Google account.

Perseus71 said:
Yes I'd say wrong firmware is the Cause. Typically when you do Factory Reset, wipe /data and then Flash the complete firmware image in Odin, it should work. Usually it will contain the correct firmware.
So even though you flashed the image as part of De-Brick process, I suggest do the Odin Flash again. Make sure to do Factory Reset first. When finished, boot to Stock Recovery and wipe Dalvik and Cache.
When phone boots, try Camera by itself before you enter your Google account.
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Alright. I flashed the 4.3 image mentioned above with Odin, no problems there. Before flashing I did a dalvik/cache wipe and Factory Reset. When finished, I booted to Stock Recovery, but there was only an option to wipe Cache. Instead I opted to both wipe Cache and do another Factory Reset.
Unfortunately I booted the phone up again, skipping the connect to Internet and Google options, and went directly for the Camera App. I still receive the Camera Failed error.
What should I do from here? Does this mean the Camera itself is faulty? And will replacing it actually solve the problem (or could it be a mainboard issue)?
Also the Camera Firmwares currently on are as follows:
Rear
Camera - ZDFE02
Phone - ZDFI02
Front
Camera & Phone - S5K6A3

Probably a firmware issue, but could be hardware. ZDFE02 is the version your rear cam is currently using. ZDFI02 is what is included with the firmware build you are currently on. Back on ICS, we could update this ourselves, but Samsung has since locked that down. If you could find a way to write the newer version from Phone to Cam it might help, but i don't know of any way to do this anymore.
You said you've been installing different roms and cam firmwares. How were you going about that?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Probably a firmware issue, but could be hardware. ZDFE02 is the version your rear cam is currently using. ZDFI02 is what is included with the firmware build you are currently on. Back on ICS, we could update this ourselves, but Samsung has since locked that down. If you could find a way to write the newer version from Phone to Cam it might help, but i don't know of any way to do this anymore.
You said you've been installing different roms and cam firmwares. How were you going about that?
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For ROMs I would simply boot into a custom recovery and flash them, along with kernels, heeding any warning signs in threads. I wouldn't run into any errors, and could swap between 4.3 and 4.4.2 without issues. I didn't extensively test out the ROMs, but it seemed fine.
For Camera Firmware, on a StockMOD 4.3 ROM I dialed *#34971539# to get into the CameraFirmware menu. From there I could write new firmware depending on the SlimISP bin file transferred to the internal root. I can't remember thinking back if the Camera firmware actually changed when I did this, but the Phone firmware did (or maybe vice versa, I'll try again -- I know there was a change after writing).
So I do remember reading you can't downgrade lower than 4.3, that must be true then? If I could go down to ICS I could force the Camera Firmware to change?
What's the target Camera Firmware here? Does it need to be the same as the Phone Firmware (i.e. ZDFI02)?

ZDFI02 is newer. You'd need to do the Phone to Cam F/W Write operation.
I also wondering if maybe the files in /system/etc/cameradata folder are the wrong ones. Been a while, but I think that's where you should find some camera files that should match the name if the firmware versions mentioned above.
Maybe some one can confirm this....
I not sure if you flash an ICS rom if it'll work. Might be worth a shot though.
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DocHoliday77 said:
ZDFI02 is newer. You'd need to do the Phone to Cam F/W Write operation.
I also wondering if maybe the files in /system/etc/cameradata folder are the wrong ones. Been a while, but I think that's where you should find some camera files that should match the name if the firmware versions mentioned above.
Maybe some one can confirm this....
I not sure if you flash an ICS rom if it'll work. Might be worth a shot though.
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Could I use the ZDFI02 firmware from this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/jb-4-1-2-camera-driver-t2006128
I'll find a way to get the Camera Firmware to ZDFI02 and get back to your both.

I going to guess that using that would be ok, but I cannot say for sure since it is for the I9300, which is a very different device from ours.
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Well, I loaded StockMOD 4.3 back on, and while it enables me to write Camera Firmware (no longer greyed out), the Camera Firmware will not change from ZDFE02 to ZDFI02. Do you have any suggestions as to what I can do to get around this? Will downgrading to ICS lead me to another brick?

It shouldn't brick. Can't think of any reason it would. Stability might be more of an issue though.
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Alright, I've loaded on a 4.0.4 ICS ROM. When I input the *#34971539# code, I get the error "Unfortunately factory test has stopped."
Now that an ICS ROM has been loaded, what is the method for flashing the ZDFI02 firmware to CAM?

It was using the dialer code. I guess that since it's an ICS app trying to make changes to your 4.3 firmware it's running into compatibility issues. It sounds like you are doing it correctly, just the versions must be too far apart....apologies for putting you through the hassle of doing all that. It was the best thing I could think to try though. If I think of any other ideas I will certainly let you know. There might be a way to load it using terminal emulator, but I've no idea how you would go about that.
Only other thing would be to try and edit the code of the Factory Test app on 4.3 to enable the Phone to Cam F/W Write option. I had looked into it briefly back on 4.1.2, but Im too much of a novice when it comes to java. I'd still love to know if it's even possible though. We were able to enable JB camera features before the official release by doing the F/W write, so you never know when that could happen again!
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It's another sort of shot in the dark, but you could try replacing the camera module. Find a YouTube video showing the S3 disassembly, it really not that difficult, and you can find the camera module online fairly cheap.
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t999
hi friends
my s3 sgh-T999 is bricked:crying:
i can access downloading mode but when i try to put phone in recovery mode phone just show robot logo for a second then restart
i tried every solutions(flash recovery,flash stock or any other roms and ...) here but nothing changed
sometime phone boot and some chines words appear with one button !!
*odin 307 detect phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2668840&stc=1&d=1396652278
thanks

If you can get in download mode and it is seen by odin, flash the latest firmware.
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[Q] Bricked my phone... Need Help.

Like I'm sure this topic hasn't come up before, but I've searched for hours and I'm probably just making things worse. I also just accidentally deleted this post halfway through. It's too late and I'm too tired and I have no working phone.
Bought an SGH-I747 on E-Bay. Got a Straight Talk SIM card kit, activated it, so far so good.
Rooted it with CF-Auto-Root. Worked pretty well, took a lot of reboots, upgraded the SU from the Play Store and it got rid of Knox. So far so good. Got everything all set up the way I like it. Happy.
It was running 4.4.2. I'm assuming it was the release prior to the November 12th OTA release, but I can't say for sure.
Phone downloaded and installed an upgrade automatically. Now, it won't boot. I get the SAMSUNG logo, then the Samsung Galaxy S III logo then nothing.
I retried the CF-Auto-Root, no change.
I booted into recovery (volume up, home and power on), did factory reset, no change.
Started looking around for a way to return it to stock. Found an upgrade43.zip file somewhere (I'm sorry I can't find where I got that now). Put it on the sdcard card and tried installing it with the recovery and it fails part way through.
At this point, I think I probably need to completely overwrite everything with something stock. I just don't know how to do that. I see posts on such subjects but they all have warnings that make me think I'm going to totally brick the phone, so I'm hoping someone can point me the right way. I'm not all that Android savvy, as you can tell.
Help.

Since your phone was running 4.4.2, do not attempt to flash any ROMs using that attempt to downgrade your bootloader to anything prior to 4.4.2.
Try this to get your phone up and running:
download the latest CM11 for the d2lte and save it to an external SD card: https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2lte
dowload the latest tar.md5 version of Philz Touch for the d2lte from here: https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte/
boot phone in download mode, open Odin 3.07, do not check anything except f.reset.time, flash Philz via PDA box, remove USB cable when you see the word Reset appear in the status window, remove battery, replace battery, boot into recovery, format system, Dalvik, data, and cache, flash cm11, and reboot.

Thank you for your reply. There are a few things in there I don't quite understand, but I think I can figure it out.
I was going to attempt this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
In fact, I did attempt it with TWRP last night after I posted here and new I still wasn't going to sleep. I kept getting an error about a bad ZIP file.
Is that stock restore a bad idea?

Do not attempt to flash an older bootloader. The mjb bootloader is from 4.3 and attempting to flash it could hard brick your phone.
I suggest doing what I suggested so you can confirm the bootloader and modem installed on your phone.

OK. Thanks. Probably a good thing I couldn't get it to work then.

Thank you so much. I have a working phone again. Now I just have to get it all set back up the way I like it.
I have to say, and it's probably words straight from the devils mouth, that I kind of wish I could have restored the Samsung stock software. It's just what I'm used to. But I will take what I can get.
A few questions. I like having root. But root is what got me in trouble in the first place. Is this going to be rooted now, or will I have to do that or am I better off just leaving it alone.
Second, I'm probably going to have questions since this is so different than what I'm used to (like I already can't find the Play store). Where is the best place to ask?

If you want root, one of the easiest ways to get it is to flash supersu from your custom recovery. Most ROMs are pre-rooted.
Many custom ROMs do not include Gapps. Just download and install the Gapps version for your ROM.
If you like the TW look, flash a TW-based ROM. Check out the development threads for different ROMs.

here is a thread for Q's that has some pretty good/friendly helpers on it if you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257421
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"

How to save in to external SD card
How do you save the file into the external SD card? I am having the same brick issue with my GS3.

To save a file to an external SD card, just put the card into a card reader and save the ROM to the SD card.

Screen rotation stops working?

I have a T-Mobile Note 3, all stock, not rooted. I recently installed the lollipop update, and now my screen rotation stops working.
A reboot fixes it, but it will stop working again later in the day.
I have auto rotate on, smart rotate is not on, auto brightness is on (a search said this worked but it was for an older firmware).
Has anyone seen this or possibly know a good fix?

Wow, nobody else has seen this?

WatermelonSlim said:
I have a T-Mobile Note 3, all stock, not rooted. I recently installed the lollipop update, and now my screen rotation stops working.
A reboot fixes it, but it will stop working again later in the day.
I have auto rotate on, smart rotate is not on, auto brightness is on (a search said this worked but it was for an older firmware).
Has anyone seen this or possibly know a good fix?
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hello
i had a few issues when i upgraded from 4.4.2 to 5.0 stock lollipop... first of all check if the baseband shows same as the build name.. it should both finish in OB6 ....also try booting the phone in safe mode to see if its and app/tweak error... u could also try a factory reset or a full factory reset from recovery screen with a full wipe and cache and dalvik cache erased but i dont know if its possible in stock android recovery since first thing i do when i unbox the phone is to root... always running rooted and with custom recoveries since i like to mod and tweak my phone i suggest you to try to root and release your phone full potential hope this works for you.
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Reinstalling the lollipop firmware may correct it.
Odin, Kies or whatever method you used, try a reinstall.
Pp.

PanchoPlanet said:
Reinstalling the lollipop firmware may correct it.
Odin, Kies or whatever method you used, try a reinstall.
Pp.
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I just went to Settings, General, About Device, Check for Updates and installed it from there. When I go there now it says the device is up to date, so no way to do it the same way as the first time.

Tostido has a full firmware zip available, you can download extract and reflash using Odin 3.09.
Find it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59257327
This will reinstall the latest update and should correct rotation problem.
Pp.

Funny thing is my wife has the same issue on hers. I guess we'll both have to reflash.
Is there a way to flash that toastido version without losing everything? I have a bunch of apps installed, pictures, memos to myself, etc.

WatermelonSlim said:
Funny thing is my wife has the same issue on hers. I guess we'll both have to reflash.
Is there a way to flash that toastido version without losing everything? I have a bunch of apps installed, pictures, memos to myself, etc.
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sure there is... i suggest you to root your device... its very easy and means no harm unless you start playing with system stuff but basically it just unleash your phone full power.... and once you rooted you just install titanium backup which is the best back up ever (in my opinion) and u do a full system data/user data back up which it will save ALL phone and apps settings and data and you just save the titanium back up folder to your pc and then put it back once you done flashing... also be careful once u flash and you are reverting the back up since the error might be a misconfiguration somewhere... but u can choose manually which stuff u wanna restore like accounts messages phone call history and more... also remember to root back again and installing a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM so i can flash stuff and back up and get a better recovery experience and also u could flash the SD card write fix since on newer versions phone wont let you write data directly to a SD card.... hope it helps at all and good luck
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[Q] Stuck at logo after restore to stock ROM

Newbie here.
My SGH-T989 was getting stuck at Samsung logo during bootup [tried everything else before odin] so I used Odin (both ver 1.85 and ver 3.09) to flash the phone using stock ROM (4.1.2 from sammobile.com). However it never gets out of the stuck mode so I tried even the older ICS version. The phone still remained stuck so I went back to 4.1.2 version. Again, no change. Tried all these few times and everytime the ROM flashing succeeds but the phone doesn't bootup.
I DON'T want to do a factory reset yet because I want to retrieve the contacts and pictures. So I did research and got contradictory info hence simple newbie questions.
1. By flashing it with stock ROM using odin, did I loose my contacts, pictures etc? I believe the answer is NO. Please confirm.
2. If I root my phone is there a chance that I may be able to recover the phone. It is likely that my stock ROM was just fine from the beginning but something else like an app is causing a problem. In that case even rooting the phone may not change anything. Is this likely or am I missing something?
3. If I attempt to do a custom recovery using CWM or TWRP, is there a chance that I may be able to retrieve my contacts and pictures? Or have I already lost them?
Thanks in advance.
Jay

You will not loose your pictures, they are stored in your phone's Internal SD and WILL NOT be deleted with a factory reset. I do believe, however, that by returning to stock with ODIN, you have lost all of your contacts unless you synched them with google.
The only way to loose your pictures is by formatting (not factory resetting) your phone
I think that's what's causing your problem, you need to do a FULL WIPE and then install a ROM for it to work properly. I do think all your contacts are lost though, so might as well go for it.
Again, your pictures are all safe, you can even enter recovery mode and mount as USB to recover them if you have any doubt.