[Q] How to revert back to stock Android from Cyanogenmod 12? - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

Hi I have cyanogenmod 12 installed on my sprint galaxy s3 phone. I used this unofficial rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/development/rom-unofficial-cm12-lollipop-t2953040
Now I want to uninstall it and revert back to stock Android 4.4.2 that came with the phone. I have no idea on how to get started on that. Can someone help me get started step-by-step on doing this?

Oblivion2500 said:
Hi I have cyanogenmod 12 installed on my sprint galaxy s3 phone. I used this unofficial rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/development/rom-unofficial-cm12-lollipop-t2953040
Now I want to uninstall it and revert back to stock Android 4.4.2 that came with the phone. I have no idea on how to get started on that. Can someone help me get started step-by-step on doing this?
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You probably have a custom recovery if you are running cm 12 and on a recent bootloader.
When you hit settings... About phone... What does it say for baseband/firmware?
Also, turn off your phone. When you turn it back on hold power + home button + volume up until you see the Samsung logo. If a weird menu pops up, this will make going to stock easier. Just hit reboot or reboot system, then we can help you get the right stock setup.

lvpre said:
You probably have a custom recovery if you are running cm 12 and on a recent bootloader.
When you hit settings... About phone... What does it say for baseband/firmware?
Also, turn off your phone. When you turn it back on hold power + home button + volume up until you see the Samsung logo. If a weird menu pops up, this will make going to stock easier. Just hit reboot or reboot system, then we can help you get the right stock setup.
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I am not sure what custom recovery I have, since I did not use any backup software and I had cyanogenmod 11 before then. I hope that's still ok.
My baseband version is: L710VPUDNJ2
When I reboot my phone by holding power + home button + volume up, it does have a weird menu with black background, red text at the top "Android system recovery <3e> -- KOT49H.L710VPUDND8".

Oblivion2500 said:
I am not sure what custom recovery I have, since I did not use any backup software and I had cyanogenmod 11 before then. I hope that's still ok.
My baseband version is: L710VPUDNJ2
When I reboot my phone by holding power + home button + volume up, it does have a weird menu with black background, red text at the top "Android system recovery <3e> -- KOT49H.L710VPUDND8".
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Follow the directions here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/41671/L710VPUDNJ2_L710SPRDNJ2_SPR/
You have to sign up, but it takes a few seconds and it is a pretty good site. Probably the easiest way for you. You will need a windows computer though.

lvpre said:
Follow the directions here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/41671/L710VPUDNJ2_L710SPRDNJ2_SPR/
You have to sign up, but it takes a few seconds and it is a pretty good site. Probably the easiest way for you. You will need a windows computer though.
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I followed the directions and after it re-booted. It just hangs at the samsung logo....what do I do???

Oblivion2500 said:
I followed the directions and after it re-booted. It just hangs at the samsung logo....what do I do???
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Redownload the tar file. It should be around a gig in size. Sounds like a bad download

if you're having trouble through sam mobiles site for downloading, please feel free to check into mines for a faster mirror.
HERE

Spark91 said:
if you're having trouble through sam mobiles site for downloading, please feel free to check into mines for a faster mirror.
HERE
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I just figured out the problem. It was 'soft bricked'. It had to be rebooted into recovery mode and I had to reformat and wipe cache. Now it works like when I first got the phone, unfortunately it's getting old and slow. That Galaxy S6 looks pretty awesome!

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[Q] hc 3.2 rom?

I'm currently trying to downgrade my Acer a100 to hc 3.2 from the glitched up version of ics 4.0. I found several threads with a link to the download but the link appears to be dead. When I try to download it appears to try to fetch it but ends as download unsuccessfully. Does anyone have an answer for this? Thanks.
jdtablet said:
I'm currently trying to downgrade my Acer a100 to hc 3.2 from the glitched up version of ics 4.0. I found several threads with a link to the download but the link appears to be dead. When I try to download it appears to try to fetch it but ends as download unsuccessfully. Does anyone have an answer for this? Thanks.
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Have you tried just doing a factory reset on the ICS your on to see if it clears anything up?
If you need it, Here<< is the post I used to downgrade to 3.2.1, keep in mind that you will most likely need to factory reset after the tablet reboots. It might hang on the android logo. Just power down then follow the hard reset from the recovery to get it to go.
Yes. I tried the factory reset but it still hangs up when using apps, browser, email, etc. Constant hang ups. Btw, I got the from downloaded but now it will not extract. Any ideas? I've tried win zip, unrar, and archidroid to no avail.
jdtablet said:
Yes. I tried the factory reset but it still hangs up when using apps, browser, email, etc. Constant hang ups. Btw, I got the from downloaded but now it will not extract. Any ideas? I've tried win zip, unrar, and archidroid to no avail.
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You don't extract it. You need to rename it "update.zip" (make sure not to rename it "update.zip.zip"). Place it on the root of a freshly formatted microSD card. Then put it in the powered down tablet. Press and hold simultaneously the power button, and the volume down rocker (the one closest to the corner), until the tab vibrates. Then release, and you will see the it finding and installing the update file. After it restarts, if it hangs on the android logo (give it 5-10 minutes), perform the factory reset.
Gotcha, so there is noway to load it using the native memory or internal memory on the device? Or would that be a no-no anyways in the case it crashes during loading lol?
Thanks in advance!
Sent from my A100 using xda app-developers app
jdtablet said:
Gotcha, so there is noway to load it using the native memory or internal memory on the device? Or would that be a no-no anyways in the case it crashes during loading lol?
Thanks in advance!
Sent from my A100 using xda app-developers app
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You never want to flash from internal memory, if something goes wrong you'll lose the file in the middle flashing right after your stuff is formatted. It may or may not format /data but if it does all of it, there goes internal SD.
Update.zip method is run from external SD I don't think it even checks internal SD when looking.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.
Ok. I see. But I'm still a little confused. I've finally got the file downloaded and placed on the sd card. Which I might add was ridiculous as apparently it can't be placed on there manually without placing the file on a pc and loading it that way. Nonetheless, how exactly do I flash it now. I have it named update.zip.
Sorry for the confused remarks and questions. I'm use to Windows and have little experience with Linux based platforms. It seems as if Acer intentionally locked a lot of features on the a100 such as host usb ports, movable file systems, etc. Unless I'm dreaming here lol. Either way I like the tablet for the price.
Thanks.
jdtablet said:
Ok. I see. But I'm still a little confused. I've finally got the file downloaded and placed on the sd card. Which I might add was ridiculous as apparently it can't be placed on there manually without placing the file on a pc and loading it that way. Nonetheless, how exactly do I flash it now. I have it named update.zip.
Sorry for the confused remarks and questions. I'm use to Windows and have little experience with Linux based platforms. It seems as if Acer intentionally locked a lot of features on the a100 such as host usb ports, movable file systems, etc. Unless I'm dreaming here lol. Either way I like the tablet for the price.
Thanks.
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Power off the tablet
Hold volume down, closest to the lock switch
Press and hold power
Let go when it says starting recovery kernel or update.zip in the upper left corner
When its done restart then hard reset
Hold volume up
Press power
Move the lock switch to lock and back a few times until it says resetting or whatever it says I forgot lol sorry
Restart tablet
Yeah Acer locked the boot loader which limits what we can do and how.
Tapatalked from my A100 - Aoikaze Alpha 3
Romman0 said:
Have you tried just doing a factory reset on the ICS your on to see if it clears anything up?
If you need it, Here<< is the post I used to downgrade to 3.2.1, keep in mind that you will most likely need to factory reset after the tablet reboots. It might hang on the android logo. Just power down then follow the hard reset from the recovery to get it to go.
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Omg, thank you so much for posting the links to get the HC 3.2 stock ROM! You are a lifesaver. I had issues after an update where the wifi on this tablet wouldn't connect to any router. I had almost given up until I found your post. Now I have ICS 4.0.3 on this thing!!!
I also have the same problem no one can answer.
OK. Finally got it... I think. Here's what I had to do. Because the rom download kept faulting out randomly on download, I ended up using my laptop to download a program called download accelerator plus (dap) from old version.com. I then used its download manager to complete the download. I know... crazy, but it did the trick. The rest was per the directions given by other users on xda.
jdtablet said:
OK. Finally got it... I think. Here's what I had to do. Because the rom download kept faulting out randomly on download, I ended up using my laptop to download a program called download accelerator plus (dap) from old version.com. I then used its download manager to complete the download. I know... crazy, but it did the trick. The rest was per the directions given by other users on xda.
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Crystal downloader is the same idea but for Android, check it out I use it ans get 3mb/s on my wifi.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
Re up?
Hey, really sorry to post in a dead thread, but I can't find a working download link for 3.2 anywhere; it appears that the site is down. You guys seem to have downloaded it successfully though, so I was wondering if maybe one of you could put it on rapidshare or something? I very much need it, and I would appreciate a working download link. Thanks.
Itaer said:
Hey, really sorry to post in a dead thread, but I can't find a working download link for 3.2 anywhere; it appears that the site is down. You guys seem to have downloaded it successfully though, so I was wondering if maybe one of you could put it on rapidshare or something? I very much need it, and I would appreciate a working download link. Thanks.
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http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
Romman0 said:
http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
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Thank you, good sir. Thank you so much.
Romman0 said:
http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
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Will this procedure work with the stock 4.0.3 that comes with the locked bootloader?
ponjanek said:
Will this procedure work with the stock 4.0.3 with locked bootloader?
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It will work on any ROM, its built into the boot process, so yeah, use it on anything installed it'll reset.
Edit: I was assuming you meant the reset thing, not the process of downgrading.
pio_masaki said:
It will work on any ROM, its built into the boot process, so yeah, use it on anything installed it'll reset.
Edit: I was assuming you meant the reset thing, not the process of downgrading.
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Sorry, I should have been more clear. I DID mean the whole process. Have you or do you know of anyone that has tried this?
response from anyone would be appreciated....Thanks
is it possible to make a flashable honeycomb zip we can flash in cwm, without relockuing the bootloader because im bored and want something new
ponjanek said:
Sorry, I should have been more clear. I DID mean the whole process. Have you or do you know of anyone that has tried this?
response from anyone would be appreciated....Thanks
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Np, here is a useful post,just what you need:
By Romann0

no sound

i flashed Acer_AV041_A100_1.014.00_WW_GEN1 on my tab and now i dont have sound. i came from some custom rom when they returned my tab from a factory service.
agill711 said:
i flashed Acer_AV041_A100_1.014.00_WW_GEN1 on my tab and now i dont have sound. i came from some custom rom when they returned my tab from a factory service.
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I'll do it....did you fully wipe first? Also some more information would be nice. Like..unlocked bootloader, custom recovery, etc. What you're running directly affect the steps taken to do anything.
i sent my tablet off to acer to get serviced because it would not boot up. when i got it back it had honeycomb. i got the ota upgrade to ics but it had "1.0014_cus" on the end of the ics version. im all stock, stock locked bootloader. i didnt want to go through all the rooting because this is my wife's tablet. i knew that it was a new update and the stock rom i had did not update. i just download the 1.0014_gen1 and renamed it update.zip and did the stock recovery update. thanks for replaying.
pio_masaki said:
I'll do it....did you fully wipe first? Also some more information would be nice. Like..unlocked bootloader, custom recovery, etc. What you're running directly affect the steps taken to do anything.
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agill711 said:
i sent my tablet off to acer to get serviced because it would not boot up. when i got it back it had honeycomb. i got the ota upgrade to ics but it had "1.0014_cus" on the end of the ics version. im all stock, stock locked bootloader. i didnt want to go through all the rooting because this is my wife's tablet. i knew that it was a new update and the stock rom i had did not update. i just download the 1.0014_gen1 and renamed it update.zip and did the stock recovery update. thanks for replaying.
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Ok, have you done a reset on it yet?
Power off tablet
Hold volume UP (furthest from lock switch)
Press and hold Power
Once it gets to the acer screen let go of power and toggle the lock switch a few times while holding Volume UP
should do a reset
reboot and report back.
Theres videos on youtube if you need a visual aid.
pio_masaki said:
Ok, have you done a reset on it yet?
Power off tablet
Hold volume UP (furthest from lock switch)
Press and hold Power
Once it gets to the acer screen let go of power and toggle the lock switch a few times while holding Volume UP
should do a reset
reboot and report back.
Theres videos on youtube if you need a visual aid.
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Thanks it worked. I did notice some sluggishness when doing somethings. but the sound works. i also noticed that when you are runing a app sometimes it jumps back to the home screen when just holding it. but thanks for the help.
agill711 said:
Thanks it worked. I did notice some sluggishness when doing somethings. but the sound works. i also noticed that when you are runing a app sometimes it jumps back to the home screen when just holding it. but thanks for the help.
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The jumping to home happens to my wife almost constantly, but never to me. I think it's part of the hyper sensitive issue these have, combined with how it's being held at the time. I guess the way I hold it doesn't trigger it, but my wife does somewhow.
The sluggishness thing happens on occasion anyways, I've seen it alot on Acer and Acer based ROMs, but I don't seem to run into it on CM9 or Jellytime. Occasional reboots will also help with that.

CM10 Boot Loop? Help!

I rooted my phone to a stock root on my Jelly Bean Galaxy S3. I then installed ClockworkMod through ROM Manager, then CM10. It installed OK, now stuck in a boot loop. No big deal, I'll reinstall to my Kies backup. Doesn't work, I can't seem to get into recovery mode. I hold the buttons, it vibrates, and the screen stays black until I let go at which point it boots to that horrendous boot loop. I really need my phone back!
P.S. Please explain as if I am five years old.
Flightfreak said:
I rooted my phone to a stock root on my Jelly Bean Galaxy S3. I then installed ClockworkMod through ROM Manager, then CM10. It installed OK, now stuck in a boot loop. No big deal, I'll reinstall to my Kies backup. Doesn't work, I can't seem to get into recovery mode. I hold the buttons, it vibrates, and the screen stays black until I let go at which point it boots to that horrendous boot loop. I really need my phone back!
P.S. Please explain as if I am five years old.
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Download mode couldnt get any simpler bud
Edit: just incase if you dont know its down home power button to get to it, find your galaxy s3 firnware (ATT/Bell etc...) and your back stock nonrooted. And then you can root againif you wanna
While in a boot loop, hold the buttons. The phone will power off and stay off as long as you hold them down. Let go of all three, then immediately press all 3 again. When you see a little blue line of letters on the top left of your screen, let go again. Should boot into recovery from there.
mrhaley30705 said:
While in a boot loop, hold the buttons. The phone will power off and stay off as long as you hold them down. Let go of all three, then immediately press all 3 again. When you see a little blue line of letters on the top left of your screen, let go again. Should boot into recovery from there.
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Did you read the question bro.. he said he CAN'T go to recovery mode only other option is download mode
No, the option is to boot into recovery and perform a factory reset (which may fix his problem). IF that doesn't fix his problem, he can flash a different ROM from recovery, provided he had custom recovery.
The only difference in getting to download as opposed to recovery is which volume button you use. Chances are if he can't 3 button into recovery, download will be the same result.
Thanks
Got it fixed guys, thanks for the help, now I'm back at Stock Rooted 4.1.1, but am still on the quest for a deodexed rom!
Excellent suggestion - it worked for me
mrhaley30705 said:
While in a boot loop, hold the buttons. The phone will power off and stay off as long as you hold them down. Let go of all three, then immediately press all 3 again. When you see a little blue line of letters on the top left of your screen, let go again. Should boot into recovery from there.
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I got a Galaxy S III on 23rd Dec 2012 with Ice Cream Sandwich installed. A couple of weeks later it updated itself with a little help from me to the latest Jelly Bean. Since then it's gone into the reboot loop 3 times without any provocation; i.e. I get it out of my pocket and it's in a reboot loop but it had been fine the last time I used it. I tried pressing various buttons alone and in combination and eventually it came out of the loop. At no time did I have to remove the battery. The only mod I've made to it is the addition of a 64GByte SD card, apart from the upgrade to Jelly Bean. I've seen many posts on this problem but yours is the first that confirms my solution for getting out of it. It's obviously a common problem so somewhere there must be a description of what causes it and, hopefully, how to prevent it as it's a real nuisance when you want to use your phone and it's in a reboot loop. If and when I find a definitive article I'll post here again.
Thanks MrHaley.

Phone won't go on HELP

I just installed a file to make volume louder. I backed up rom and installed apk. Now my phone won't open. I see the google lock screen then it goes black.
Took the phone to Verizon and they rebooted and recovered previous backup. He said nothing about rooted phone or different operating system. Got the Phone working HOORAY
What can I do?
Galaxy Nexus Version rooted MIUI
susieq29 said:
I just installed a file to make volume louder. I backed up rom and installed apk. Now my phone won't open. I see the google lock screen then it goes black.
Took the phone to Verizon and they rebooted and recovered previous backup. He said nothing about rooted phone or different operating system. Got the Phone working HOORAY
What can I do?
Galaxy Nexus Version rooted MIUI
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What exactly is the issue you are having? is it not booting into android? or are you asking how to restore your backed up rom?
fixed
matinm90 said:
What exactly is the issue you are having? is it not booting into android? or are you asking how to restore your backed up rom?
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read question
susieq29 said:
read question
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I don't understand your question either. You said that Verizon got the phone working, so what else are you trying to do?
susieq29 said:
read question
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I read the post, but im a little confused, you said you went to the verizon store and got it fixed, so thats why im not sure what you need help with. If its an issue with booting up, you will need to boot into recovery and restore the backup. To do this, simply turn off the device, wait a second, then hold both volume buttons and at the same time press the power button(do not let go off either of the three buttons yet) until you see a screen with an android logo, then press the volume down button until it says recovery at the top, then press the power button, you will then be at the recovery screen.

Note 8.0 N5110... Bricked?

Hey guys
I've problem with my Note so... Hope you can help me :/
I recently installed last CM10.2 nightly from get.cm. So I restored all my apps and after that I applied the nav bar trough Pimp My ROM...
Everything was going good up to here. When I tried to boot into Recovery Mode to wipe cache (Because the tablet won't boot) a message popped up saying that I was in "SDCARD MODE" (The hell is that!) followed by something like coping to EMCC... Like if it was coping something from the SD to EMCC
After that the tablet got (Bricked?)... No vibration, no Samsung logo, no nothing
Any suggestions? Did I ****ed it up?
Any help would be appreciated guys
Cheers
rena14 said:
Hey guys
I've problem with my Note so... Hope you can help me :/
I recently installed last CM10.2 nightly from get.cm. So I restored all my apps and after that I applied the nav bar trough Pimp My ROM...
Everything was going good up to here. When I tried to boot into Recovery Mode to wipe cache (Because the tablet won't boot) a message popped up saying that I was in "SDCARD MODE" (The hell is that!) followed by something like coping to EMCC... Like if it was coping something from the SD to EMCC
After that the tablet got (Bricked?)... No vibration, no Samsung logo, no nothing
Any suggestions? Did I ****ed it up?
Any help would be appreciated guys
Cheers
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Can you enter download mode? If you can, flash a stock fw with odin. (Home + Volume Down + Power)
Go to sammobile.com for a stock FW.
Always better to start over from stock when things goes wrong like that IMO.
Bl00DGuY said:
Can you enter download mode? If you can, flash a stock fw with odin. (Home + Volume Down + Power)
Go to sammobile.com for a stock FW.
Always better to start over from stock when things goes wrong like that IMO.
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I can't do anything dawg.... The tablet is like dead
Wether I try to enter download mode or recovery mode, nothing happens
Btw, y' know what's EMCC?
So if you hold the power button and volume down at the same time for between 5 to 10 seconds, you get no Samsung logo at all?
If you get absolutely no logo (and the battery isn't dead) then it sounds like you totally bricked your bootloader somehow.
If that's the case, I'd send it in for service.

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