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I've been having issue with my Sprint Note 2 for a while. I've also posted this to Reddit and other parts of the forum but so far have gotten no way to fix my issue. Here's the link to Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport...nt_note_2_sphl900_bricked_after_attempted_43/
Sorry, I didn't want to type that all up again and having to deal with formatting and such.
Basically, the gist of it, from what I can gather is that I have accidentally loaded the 4.3 bootloader with KNOX and it is currently preventing me from doing anything productive (flashing CWMR, rooting, installing stock, etc). I read here on the forum that there were ways to do so, especially this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46861777
I was wondering if there were steps for the Sprint Note 2 SPH-L900?
Any help in debricking my phone is appreciated.
Try these steps.
1. Boot phone into Odin/download mode
2. Flash twrp or cwmr via Odin.
3. When it reboots pull battery and then boot into recovery.
4. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145 it is mc2 bootloader, firmware, radio, etc...
5. Reboot phone. Things get weird for a few mins but it will boot.
You are now Knox free once again but you are also bone stock.
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jlmancuso said:
Try these steps.
1. Boot phone into Odin/download mode
2. Flash twrp or cwmr via Odin.
3. When it reboots pull battery and then boot into recovery.
4. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145 it is mc2 bootloader, firmware, radio, etc...
5. Reboot phone. Things get weird for a few mins but it will boot.
You are now Knox free once again but you are also bone stock.
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I've tried that multiple times. The problem here is that I can't load CWMR or TWRP. At first, I assume that I'd have to root so I downloaded the CF auto root file and flash it using ODIN. Then I tried installing CWMR (after converting to .tar using Caboomi's tool here on the forum). It would reboot and I tried holding down volume up + power + home button but nothing would happen. I try combinations of that and still nothing. I flashed the 4.3 sboot.bin to get it back to stock Samsung bootloader then retried with CWMR without rooting first this time and it still doesn't work. ODIN would tell me that it succeeds but I can't enter Recovery no mater the combination of keys that I press. I'm assuming this has to do with Knox in which case I'd just have to wait for the official 4.3 firmware on SamMobile to flash it since stock 4.1.2 won't work.
QuantumInteger said:
I've tried that multiple times. The problem here is that I can't load CWMR or TWRP. At first, I assume that I'd have to root so I downloaded the CF auto root file and flash it using ODIN. Then I tried installing CWMR (after converting to .tar using Caboomi's tool here on the forum). It would reboot and I tried holding down volume up + power + home button but nothing would happen. I try combinations of that and still nothing. I flashed the 4.3 sboot.bin to get it back to stock Samsung bootloader then retried with CWMR without rooting first this time and it still doesn't work. ODIN would tell me that it succeeds but I can't enter Recovery no mater the combination of keys that I press. I'm assuming this has to do with Knox in which case I'd just have to wait for the official 4.3 firmware on SamMobile to flash it since stock 4.1.2 won't work.
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After flashing cwm do battery pull...Don't let it auto-reboot.
Also try different version of Odin maybe
louforgiveno said:
After flashing cwm do battery pull...Don't let it auto-reboot.
Also try different version of Odin maybe
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I tried 3.07, 3.09, and even barebone 1.85 that came with CF auto root. It doesn't work. I can't load recovery just fine (according to ODIN) but I can't get into Recovery.
Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone
Keithgordon said:
Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone
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...My God..... What ever you did, it worked. Turns out, Caboomi's file didn't work too well. I couldn't get CWMR working at all even after converting to .tar. I used TWRP instead and it works. Problem was that it asked me for my password, which I don't know since I tried everything, so I had to resort to wiping everything. I installed the file jlmancuso suggested, loading it onto SD card then flashing using TWRP, and now my Samsung Note 2 is debricked.
Your file was a godsend. Thank you!
No recovery stuck on bootloop
im having the same issue could you post that dropbox link again
So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
Keithgordon said:
Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone
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So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
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Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MK4bootloader
Keithgordon said:
Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MJA bootloader
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MJA ? Isn't that an s4 bootloader?
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MJA ? Isn't that an s4 bootloader?
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yep, sorry, I just woke up....I meant whatever version we are on with the note, what is it? MK4? I have both so I keep switching back and forth in the threads. Funny thing is, they are completely different, i will change that, thanks for pointing that out
my friend 's L900 bricked too ，but I cant download the file you provide , the error message is “Error (509) This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled”
may you provide another URL to download it or mail it to me ？ my email is [email protected] , thanks.
another question , how can i flash it into device with ODIN ？ from Pit ？ bootloader ？PDA ？PHONE ？ or others ？
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Keithgordon said:
yep, sorry, I just woke up....I meant whatever version we are on with the note, what is it? MK4? I have both so I keep switching back and forth in the threads. Funny thing is, they are completely different, i will change that, thanks for pointing that out
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my friend 's L900 bricked too ，but I cant download the file you provide , the error message is “Error (509) This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled”
may you provide another URL to download it or mail it to me ？ my email is [email protected] , thanks.
another question , how can i flash it into device with ODIN ？ from Pit ？ bootloader ？PDA ？PHONE ？ or others ？
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yea I still cant dowload it sorry for being a pest.
Keithgordon said:
Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MK4bootloader
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hello if you are online i need some help i dl the 4.3 note 2 update it has a different build than the one sprint has there are some features that are not on this build is there any way for me to get the ota from sprint
rckingws6 said:
yea I still cant dowload it sorry for being a pest.
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rckingws6 said:
So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
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Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.
QuantumInteger said:
Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.
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i need some help
yea i can get into twrp recovery now but my sdcard wont mount thats why im trying to use odin
QuantumInteger said:
Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.
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For those of you who have bricked Note 2s (SPH-L900), I'm going to drop a DropBox link here to a folder of ALL of the files that I used to unbrick my phone. I experimented with multiple methods (and several sleepless nights). Some of them will be useful to you, not all. I have the Android SDK and Caboomi's converter for .img to .tar. It doesn't work too well for CWMR just FYI. ODIN-OC will attempt to load stock MC2 onto your phone but it won't work if it's bricked. Arc Converter is a program I used to try convert the MK4 .zip file to .tar to try and flash an update using ODIN. It didn't work. The steps that I took to unbrick my phone will be posted after the link.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c2bfpfdf0qbs6bu/ZiNC-BF5kf
Be patient. Some of the files are still updating.
Steps:
1) Put your phone into Download mode by holding volume down + power + home button at bootup
2) Use ODIN (3.07 or 3.09) to load the 4.3_Unbrick.tar file. This will take a bit of time so be patient. Once the phone boots up again, you'll get past the boot screen that says "Samsung Galaxy Note II" and you'll get the Samsung logo with the spinning icon but it will loop. This is normal.
3) Next, power off (yank the battery and cable, leave battery out but plug the cable back in) and reboot into download.
4) Flash the TWRP .tar file (don't try converting the CWMR to .tar, it won't work) then reboot.
5) Hold volume up + power + home button (be patient here)
6) You should see the Team Win logo. You're now in recovery. The TWRP may ask you for the password. It is NOT the passcode to your lockscreen or your Google password. I have no idea what it is. At this point, you'd have to wipe your phone (internal only) if you want to flash the stock recovery.
7) Load the MC2 stock recovery file with counter reset onto a microSD card and mount it onto the phone (play around with TWRP, if it doesn't see the SD card the first time, restart or play with the mount function). Just be careful not to wipe your microSD card.
8) Flash the stock recovery (give it time) and it'll restart. You should be back at 4.1.2.
EXTRA STEPS
If you're still interested in 4.3, load the MK4 update onto the microSD card as well. BEFORE you go through the activation process for the 4.1.2 firmware at boot, boot into recovery. Flash the 4.3 update using stock recovery. This should put you onto 4.3 after the phone reboots. You should now have stock 4.3 (no root).
Sorry for all the download errors, I am uploading to my websight right now and as soon as it uploads, I will post the URL, it should download much faster too. I didnt realize so many people needed it
I have the galaxy m919, and had a bad flash yesterday. My phone is now softbricked, and I am unsuccessful in fixing it.
I have run ODIN with a PDA file and it did not fix the problem. I am pretty sure I also need a PIT file to load. I thought I had one saved from when I originally got my phone and decided to root it and put the Infamous rom on it, but can't find it for the hell of me.
All attempts to search for the files online just gives me .tar files.
Any suggestions?
If I was soft bricked I would flash the stock img. When you say bad flash I assume the process was interrupted. Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2336392 and download the stock ROM open Odin and select PDA and find the stock MDL tar file and select it, then put your phone in download mode by pushing (volume down+home and power) then plug it in you your PC. Make sure the com window lights up and click start. Let the phone reboot and then re-root or do what you wish. I hope this helps. Good luck
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Thank you! I wiped it in recovery, and it fires up just fine now on the stock rom I installed.
hey everyone
i have a bricked GT-I5510M and i really dont know what to do with it
when i try to power on the phone, nothing happen, only a black screen. the exact same thing happen if i try to go to recovery.
but i can access download mode and emergency download mode.
i tried to flash a stock rom using odin in download mode, everything worked except when the phone rebooted, again, a black screen.
what should i do ? i'm pretty sure i tried everything..
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hey everyone
i have a bricked GT-I5510M and i really dont know what to do with it
when i try to power on the phone, nothing happen, only a black screen. the exact same thing happen if i try to go to recovery.
but i can access download mode and emergency download mode.
i tried to flash a stock rom using odin in download mode, everything worked except when the phone rebooted, again, a black screen.
what should i do ? i'm pretty sure i tried everything..
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Are you sure you're using correct versions of Odin+firmware?
Did you uninstall KIES before flashing?
LS.xD said:
Are you sure you're using correct versions of Odin+firmware?
Did you uninstall KIES before flashing?
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yeah i'm pretty sure i'm using the correct version
(the name of the tar is I5510UGKC5_BMCKC5_HOMEDOWNLOAD_TEST.tar and the version of odin is 4.34, and i'm using the CALLISTO ops)
and no kies is still installed but i did flashed another samsung phone using odin and it worked, but ill try without kies installed, we never know :fingers-crossed:
Double-check that you have a working firmware image. I used the stock firmware package with this MD5 to restore a bad Cyanogenmod flash on a GT-I5510M phone:
Code:
a8ab8ec4154548b6a9873e6c04937c96 *BMC-I5510UGKC5-20110331113635.zip
38375ba92ffe3819bc25f7e28dd28812 *I5510UGKC5_BMCKC5_HOMEDOWNLOAD_TEST.tar
The ZIP file contains the TAR file. Flash the TAR file to the GT-I15510M phone through Odin in "One Package" mode with the OPS file for this phone.
I haven't been able to find a custom recovery package that is actually compatible with this Samsung Galaxy 511 submodel. Most of the forum posts regarding the GT-I15510 family are inaccurate or sloppy.
try flashing stock ROM
dajhorn said:
Double-check that you have a working firmware image. I used the stock firmware package with this MD5 to restore a bad Cyanogenmod flash on a GT-I5510M phone:
Code:
a8ab8ec4154548b6a9873e6c04937c96 *BMC-I5510UGKC5-20110331113635.zip
38375ba92ffe3819bc25f7e28dd28812 *I5510UGKC5_BMCKC5_HOMEDOWNLOAD_TEST.tar
The ZIP file contains the TAR file. Flash the TAR file to the GT-I15510M phone through Odin in "One Package" mode with the OPS file for this phone.
I haven't been able to find a custom recovery package that is actually compatible with this Samsung Galaxy 511 submodel. Most of the forum posts regarding the GT-I15510 family are inaccurate or sloppy.
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i have the correct firmware image, the md5 is the same.
try this install stock firmware. If its not turning on. Install cwm recovery via odin and try to get into the recovery and install a rom(I installed kitkat experience rom by burnmode). Its working now alhamdulillah.
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Hello!
I am very new to tinkering with phones. I had a Galaxy S3 sitting idle and thought I'd put Cynaogynmod on it, which is where this all started.
This phone has 4.4.2 installed. Modem = I747MVLUFNK2
I made the mistake of installing I747MUMUEND3 modem. Now my wifi won't turn on. I've done fair amount of searching and couldn't find original modem for 4.4.2. Help please!
Easiest way to fix the issue would be to re-flash the nf2 firmware from sammobile.com. Alternatively, you could download the firmware from sammbile.com, extract the modem, and flash just the modem.
audit13 said:
Easiest way to fix the issue would be to re-flash the nf2 firmware from sammobile.com. Alternatively, you could download the firmware from sammbile.com, extract the modem, and flash just the modem.
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Thank you.
I have downloaded the firmware from sammobile.com. It is 910MB in size. I was going to put it on phone's memory card and load it via recovery. However, even though I have deleted absolutely everything from the card, Windows is telling me it only has 768MB of 968MB free. I'm not sure what's going on with this. Any ideas?
I really only need the modem firmware, how do I extract just that from the entire thing?
Edit: Okay, so I was able to open the .tar.md5 using 7zip (It complained but opened it). I see a bunch of files in there (see screenshot), which one would correspond to the modem?
The NON-HLOS.bin file is the modem.
I have the whole NK2 firmware (TELUS) on my PC, do you want a download link?
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The NON-HLOS.bin file is the modem.
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Thanks. I zipped up the file and tried to install it via recovery but it failed. There is not error code, it just says "Installation aborted".
FQuen said:
I have the whole NK2 firmware (TELUS) on my PC, do you want a download link?
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Thank you. I was able to download the entire firmware from sammobile. If you take a look at post#3, it explains why I am not able to put it on the phone's memory card.
As an alternative, you could re-flash the entire ROM using Odin. The file gets transferred to your phone from your PC with the USB cable.
Before flashing anything, you should confirm the bootloader on your phone. You can do this by donwloading the Samsung Phone Info app from the Play Store. Flashing the wrong file can brick your phone.
I can certainly give that a shot. However, right now the problem is I can't access the internet as phone's wifi will _not_ turn on. So there's no way for me to download something off Play store.
Edit: I am learning how to sideload, seems pretty straight forward. Since I already have the correct firmware from sammobile, should be able to side load it. Although, audit13 has now scared me a little I must say.
ohTwadi said:
I can certainly give that a shot. However, right now the problem is I can't access the internet as phone's wifi will _not_ turn on. So there's no way for me to download something off Play store.
Edit: I am learning how to sideload, seems pretty straight forward. Since I already have the correct firmware from sammobile, should be able to side load it. Although, audit13 has now scared me a little I must say.
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No need for wifi. Find a link and download the APK file. Copy the apk file to an external sd card and install it from the SD card.
audit13 said:
No need for wifi. Find a link and download the APK file. Copy the apk file to an external sd card and install it from the SD card.
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Thanks for that. As per the app, bootloader version is I747MVLUFNK2.
Now, I do have the whole firmware downloaded. I would love to simply install it by copying it onto my sd card and installing via recovery. However, the filesize is 910MB. My sd card is 968MB, I have deleted everything on it and still Windows tells me I only have 764MB free. How can that be?!
ohTwadi said:
Thanks for that. As per the app, bootloader version is I747MVLUFNK2.
Now, I do have the whole firmware downloaded. I would love to simply install it by copying it onto my sd card and installing via recovery. However, the filesize is 910MB. My sd card is 968MB, I have deleted everything on it and still Windows tells me I only have 764MB free. How can that be?!
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have an externalSD card to put it on by chance? or can borrow one ?
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
Do not unzip the tar.md5 file. You flash the file as is using Odin when the phone is connected to your computer. The phone needs to be in download mode to flash with Odin.
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Do not unzip the tar.md5 file. You flash the file as is using Odin when the phone is connected to your computer. The phone needs to be in download mode to flash with Odin.
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my bad , not understanding once again. thanks @audit13 for setting me straight.:good:
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
audit13 said:
Do not unzip the tar.md5 file. You flash the file as is using Odin when the phone is connected to your computer. The phone needs to be in download mode to flash with Odin.
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Thank you! I had to look up how to use Odin but with it I have successfully flashed stock ROM and my wifi connection is back!
Now, onto the actual task of installing cynogenmod on this S3. Will Google that.
Flash Philz recovery for the d2 LTE, flash SuperSU apk from recovery, copy cm 11 to your phone, boot to recovery, wipe cache, dalvil, system, data, flash cm.
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Flash Philz recovery for the d2 LTE, flash SuperSU apk from recovery, copy cm 11 to your phone, boot to recovery, wipe cache, dalvil, system, data, flash cm.
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I flashed Philz recovery (philz_touch_5.15.0-i9300.tar.md5) via Odin and now phone wont boot into recovery. I had Auto Reboot checked in Odin but phone booted into Android after. I did eventually get a PASS from Odin.
I can put the phone in Download mode just fine.
If I press Volume UP + Home + Power button, I do see Samsung logo with blue text on top left. Then screen goes blank and then phone boots to Android (seems like it reboots). I had tinkered with rooting the phone before, so I don't have stock recovery software atm. That might be the reason it won't boot into recovery. I would like to go back to stock recovery and give flashing philz recovery a shot again. How do I go back to stock?
Download this version of Phulz: https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte/philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte.zip.md5/
Open Odin, connect your phone, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Flash Philz. When you see reset in the status window, remove usb cable, remove battery, replace battery, boot into recovery.
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Download this version of Phulz: https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte/philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte.zip.md5/
Open Odin, connect your phone, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Flash Philz. When you see reset in the status window, remove usb cable, remove battery, replace battery, boot into recovery.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
The given link to Philz was no good but I was able to find the correct one. I have CM11 running now.
Well, it's interesting that I don't have the Google Play app!
Edit: Never mind. I saw that CM11 does not come with Google Apps. I will flash them separately.
audit13, thank you for all the help!
Glad you got it working.
The link I provided was for the latest version of Philz to be flashed via Odin. Strange but the link works for me. Doesn't matter now
Hi there. A friend of mine gave me a bricked L900 stuck in the black "Galaxy Note II" screen. The first thing I did was to enter stock recovery, but a bunch of red error messages appeared (as pictured). Wiping data/factory reset didn't do anything. Entered Download mode without a problem and then tried to flash every single Odin firmware for the L900 found on the whole internet, but no matter what I flash, Odin ALWAYS fails. Also noticed that after an unsuccessful flash, still in download mode you can read in red: "sw rev check fail device 3 binary 2". Also, it is not recognized by Kies.
The previous owner said the phone bricked while receiving an OTA update. I have spent a whole week trying to fix this thing! I decided to ask for some help here before smashing it with a hammer.
Any help is much appreciated!
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Hi there. A friend of mine gave me a bricked L900 stuck in the black "Galaxy Note II" screen. The first thing I did was to enter stock recovery, but a bunch of red error messages appeared (as pictured). Wiping data/factory reset didn't do anything. Entered Download mode without a problem and then tried to flash every single Odin firmware for the L900 found on the whole internet, but no matter what I flash, Odin ALWAYS fails. Also noticed that after an unsuccessful flash, still in download mode you can read in red: "sw rev check fail device 3 binary 2". Also, it is not recognized by Kies.
The previous owner said the phone bricked while receiving an OTA update. I have spent a whole week trying to fix this thing! I decided to ask for some help here before smashing it with a hammer.
Any help is much appreciated!
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I have something that should fix you right up. I have to find the file so it may take a while to get back to you. I am headed to bed now.
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I forgot to mention I already tried flashing a file named "fix.tar" that I found in one of these L900 unbrick threads, but sadly it didn't work (Failed to flash, like anything else). I hope you have different file. Thank you!
domenicostorino said:
I forgot to mention I already tried flashing a file named "fix.tar" that I found in one of these L900 unbrick threads, but sadly it didn't work (Failed to flash, like anything else). I hope you have different file. Thank you!
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Yes I do. A quick question. Have you tried flashing just a custom recovery to start with?
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heres what you can do you can flash philz recovery in odin and download a custom rom (will take a while but worth) and flash the rom and shouldnt be bricked trust me i bricked the note 2 before but got a rom to fix it up
Yes I did. Tried flashing every custom recovery and they all fail.
domenicostorino said:
Yes I did. Tried flashing every custom recovery and they all fail.
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Have you tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55712636
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I tried, but remember the phone doesn't let me flash anything via Odin. TWRP simply doesn't flash, it instantly fails.
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I tried, but remember the phone doesn't let me flash anything via Odin. TWRP simply doesn't flash, it instantly fails.
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Have you tried using heimdall to flash? It is an odin link software that can be used on window, mac, and Linux.
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Trying now. I have downloaded Heimdall Suite 1.4. After installing the included drivers and opening the program, I'm not sure what to do. When I go to "load package" I am unable to pick any of the firmwares I have downloaded. They are not displayed in the window that opens to pick the file (and I am in the right folder). Heimdall is new territory for me! Any suggestion?
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Trying now. I have downloaded Heimdall Suite 1.4. After installing the included drivers and opening the program, I'm not sure what to do. When I go to "load package" I am unable to pick any of the firmwares I have downloaded. They are not displayed in the window that opens to pick the file (and I am in the right folder). Heimdall is new territory for me! Any suggestion?
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You will need to extract the files and use the flash tab. Don't remember if a pit files is included in the tar.md5 package (fyi you might have to remove the .md5 to extract the files) bit if you need one let me know.
On the flash tab select your pit file then add a partition, then select the corresponding file. You will need to do this for every partition you want to flash. Once setup click on the start button.
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Thank you. I have extracted the files but Heimdall doesn't recognize them. It doesn't recognize any .tar or .md5 file. I am very familiar with file extensions, extracting, flashing software, etc... but this is the first time using Heimdall and I am very frustrated because I can't make it work. Any suggestion? Thanks again.
You give up on this yet domenicostorino? Looks like according to your images, you just need to odin with an included pit file. Lemme know, I have a pit that works for this device, had to fix one last week. Your images are showing no such directory, so that should fix you.
Edit: Grab the pit from here Use it with stock tar and flash via odin. That is the one I grabbed.
Hey! My Note has been collecting dust on the corner of my desk but I haven't given up on it yet! I would really apprecite if you can share that pit file and some steps. So far, EVERYTHING I've flashed with Odin just fails. Maybe that pit file is all I'm missing! Please help me bring that phone back to life!!
domenicostorino said:
Hey! My Note has been collecting dust on the corner of my desk but I haven't given up on it yet! I would really apprecite if you can share that pit file and some steps. So far, EVERYTHING I've flashed with Odin just fails. Maybe that pit file is all I'm missing! Please help me bring that phone back to life!!
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Just grab that pit file I edited with, select it in the pit section of odin, it should check mark the repartion as well. At the same time grab the stock firmware tar. You are going to be doing everything just like you have been, just using a pit file and repartitioning at the same time. Good luck, just holler, I will be around most of today. I used this firmware with that pit. Firmware
If it doesn't boot, don't worry, enter recovery and see if it fixed the can not mount, I don't know which baseband you currenlty have, so that could keep it from booting. If that happens and mounts are fixed, then just grab the last firmware and flash it without the pit file. Here is the latest FIRMWARE.
Remember you flashing tar files, all three of them need to be extracted.
Thank you. I did everything exactly as you said but the pit file didn't do the trick. It failed right away again. Of couse when I enter recovery the same can't mount messages in red appear again.
domenicostorino said:
Thank you. I did everything exactly as you said but the pit file didn't do the trick. It failed right away again. Of couse when I enter recovery the same can't mount messages in red appear again.
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Assuming you extracted the t0lte.zip to read t0lte.pit and placed in pit section of Odin with repartition checked, and extracted the rom to a .tar and place in the AP section then hit start. Should have worked or did for me anyway. Have you tried different usb cable as well as a different port on pc? <that can cause odin to fail. Also which Odin version are you using? I use 3.09 Odin. Wife's phone went on the blink last week because of a battery failure, nothing would mount after replacing battery. What I described is all I did, she is back up and running with latest stock and rooted now.
After looking at this again, according to the images on first post, you have the latest stock build NE2. I extracted the pit file from the wife's phone and compared to the other. They are the same. At this point I would just try one more time with the pit and the latest stock firmware. If that doesn't work then maybe it is just a bad eMMC.
Here is the extracted pit from wife's phone if you want to try it. View attachment L900_NE2.7z
I did try again many times using the pit file and latest NE2 firmware. I guess the eMMC is faulty. Thanks for your help anyway!
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Assuming you extracted the t0lte.zip to read t0lte.pit and placed in pit section of Odin with repartition checked, and extracted the rom to a .tar and place in the AP section then hit start. Should have worked or did for me anyway. Have you tried different usb cable as well as a different port on pc? <that can cause odin to fail. Also which Odin version are you using? I use 3.09 Odin. Wife's phone went on the blink last week because of a battery failure, nothing would mount after replacing battery. What I described is all I did, she is back up and running with latest stock and rooted now.
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I'm having a similar issue. Phone was charging in the truck, came out to the Galaxy Note 2 boot screen with the green light on, once I unplugged it though, it just died, Any attempts after that and the screen goes fuzzy on me. I can only boot into downloader mode, but everything I've tried to flash via two different ODIN's so far fails almost immediately. http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-2-sprint/help/odd-semi-brick-t3082102 I'd really love some help sorting this out.
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domenicostorino said:
I did try again many times using the pit file and latest NE2 firmware. I guess the eMMC is faulty. Thanks for your help anyway!
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I found this, but I can't even get into recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823918