I've had a horrible run of luck these past couple weeks.. Deep 2nd degree burns, two broken s6 edges from sliding off surface, and a drop all at short Heights, even with case on.. So now that I was laid up in bed recovering from work accident I decided to get my tmobile p607t I just picked up and my edge all sorted out.. This is what I did:
Downgraded from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2
Towelroot and supersu
Installed titanium backup
Decided to install custom rom and make nandroid backup
Installed flashify
Erroneously installed twrp for nexus 6 (it's a real ****ty mistake I wasn't paying enough attention, probably pain killers had something to do with it and didn't realize that for all the mentions of the note in the article that they were actually linking to nexus 6 twrp)
Flashed twrp with flashify, reboot, and would only boot into download mode
Booted into odin tried flashing the same stock 4.4.2 knowing it probably wouldn't fix problem, errored out, unsuccessful
Read something about flashing twrp with odin so tried that, it didn't work, heard cwm may work with odin, Unplugged tablet from pc, power cycled, started up with black screen.
Found out it was on by plugging back into pc and odin showed "Added"
Power cycle odin shows removed and added again.
Installed adb/fastboot and drivers via installer (win7 x64)
Just so see what was going on with tab figured I would try to flash stock again to see what error was, so I would be able to mention it in this post, says no pit partition and screen is still black..
This is the point where I decided to post, during all that I did read a lot and did try searching around for something model specific, but am really concerned about doing anything else without advice.. Not really sure if it's even fixable, but hoping that because odin still sees it, maybe it's not a lost cause.. Even if it is just pointing me in the right direction it'd be helpful. I'd be willing to donate to xda's server costs if it takes really in depth help, I've benefited a lot from the site over many years and never really had to post before because I've never had any real issues, usually much more thorough with reading things. Thanks in advance.
I have family coming over so will more than likely be back to working on it tonight..
Edit:
Jesus in doing a horrible job at life.. Posted in wrong sub.. Should be in note 10.1 2014 forum, please move to correct forum.. Sorry
Edited to add:
It's fixed, I located pit partition file, loaded that and stock rom in odin, attempted to flash but it failed, power cycled and download mode appeared on tablet, without error and odin automatically began flashing, everything is back to normal..
defcomexperiment said:
I've had a horrible run of luck these past couple weeks.. Deep 2nd degree burns, two broken s6 edges from sliding off surface, and a drop all at short Heights, even with case on.. So now that I was laid up in bed recovering from work accident I decided to get my tmobile p607t I just picked up and my edge all sorted out.. This is what I did:
Downgraded from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2
Towelroot and supersu
Installed titanium backup
Decided to install custom rom and make nandroid backup
Installed flashify
Erroneously installed twrp for nexus 6 (it's a real ****ty mistake I wasn't paying enough attention, probably pain killers had something to do with it and didn't realize that for all the mentions of the note in the article that they were actually linking to nexus 6 twrp)
Flashed twrp with flashify, reboot, and would only boot into download mode
Booted into odin tried flashing the same stock 4.4.2 knowing it probably wouldn't fix problem, errored out, unsuccessful
Read something about flashing twrp with odin so tried that, it didn't work, heard cwm may work with odin, Unplugged tablet from pc, power cycled, started up with black screen.
Found out it was on by plugging back into pc and odin showed "Added"
Power cycle odin shows removed and added again.
Installed adb/fastboot and drivers via installer (win7 x64)
Just so see what was going on with tab figured I would try to flash stock again to see what error was, so I would be able to mention it in this post, says no pit partition and screen is still black..
This is the point where I decided to post, during all that I did read a lot and did try searching around for something model specific, but am really concerned about doing anything else without advice.. Not really sure if it's even fixable, but hoping that because odin still sees it, maybe it's not a lost cause.. Even if it is just pointing me in the right direction it'd be helpful. I'd be willing to donate to xda's server costs if it takes really in depth help, I've benefited a lot from the site over many years and never really had to post before because I've never had any real issues, usually much more thorough with reading things. Thanks in advance.
I have family coming over so will more than likely be back to working on it tonight..
Edit:
Jesus in doing a horrible job at life.. Posted in wrong sub.. Should be in note 10.1 2014 forum, please move to correct forum.. Sorry
Edited to add:
It's fixed, I located pit partition file, loaded that and stock rom in odin, attempted to flash but it failed, power cycled and download mode appeared on tablet, without error and odin automatically began flashing, everything is back to normal..
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Really unlucky but in my country we use to say good end everything good. I hope to have better days from now on.
Sent from my GT-N7100
Thank you, yes things are starting to look much better. Burn is healed, my devices are working as they should..
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Hey all. Fist off, sorry about the new account and posting here in the Q&A and not development, but let me explain. I have been a member of XDA for a few years- my main account(and only account until being forced to create this one) is andr0id23. However, I am unable to login to that account. I keep getting an incorrect password error message and am constantly locked out of my account. I have emailed the people who can help with this issue, but still not having any luck. They did reset my password(even though I knew my password), but that still doesn't work. I try it once but it says i have used up all my attempts and locks me out for what is supposed to be 15 minutes, but seems to be forever instead. But I digress, just wanted to explain why I am posting from a brand new account and in this section(new accounts are not allowed to post in development). Now on to my issues I am hoping someone can help with. I typed it up in notepad last night while waiting for my account to be accessible and am just going to copy and paste it:
Hi all, I was hoping to get some help on my Galaxy Note 8.0. It is model number GT-N5110. It was given to me by a friend, who likes
to try rooting his devices, but has no experience and is actually quite computer illiterate. When I received it it wouldn't boot up,
but only go do a screen that says something like "Downloading. Please do not power off". I have no idea what is on there as far as firmware
or custom ROMs.
I am pretty comfortable with Android development as far as flashing custom ROMs, rooting, unlocking bootloaders, etc, but haven't been active for
some time now. I have owned a Droid, Droid 2, HTC Incredible, Droid X, HTC Thunderbolt, and Motorola Xoom and have rooted,
unlocked, and/or installed custom ROMs on all of them, ass well as doing so on several devices that aren't mine. I have used "one click" type methods
as well as more hands-on adb methods. I just mention so to show that while I am far from an expert, I do have some experience.
But I am stuck on this tablet. I can boot into Download Mode and was able to flash CWM Recovery via Odin. In CWM I tried
wiping data, cache and Dalvik cache, but when I go to reboot I get a message saying the device is not rooted and would I like to root. It doesn't seem to do any
good. I did try rooting thru odin, and it said it was successful. I have also flashed the stock firmware thru odin, but am still not able to boot. The
closest I get is a boot loop. Also, Kies does not recognize my device.
So, I can boot into download mode and CWM Recovery(though I don't know if I am actually rooted
and it will be of any use), and Odin does recognize the device. I have tried flashing stock firmware to no avail. If anyone
has any suggestions, I would be greatly appreciative and definitely willing to try. I can give you any additional info you
request. I was thinking of flashing a custom ROM, but not sure as I don't know what the tablet is currently running. If anyone
has anything to try as far as flashing a ROM or firmware, a d/l link would be greatly appreciated if at all possible.
I have been having the worst luck with samfirmware or sammobile(two sites that are named something like that). I have spent
literally hours waiting for the downloads, and the 2 times i did get lucky, the files were messed up. Again, I would be
extremely greatful for any and all help.
Nashtar said:
Hey all. Fist off, sorry about the new account and posting here in the Q&A and not development, but let me explain. I have been a member of XDA for a few years- my main account(and only account until being forced to create this one) is andr0id23. However, I am unable to login to that account. I keep getting an incorrect password error message and am constantly locked out of my account. I have emailed the people who can help with this issue, but still not having any luck. They did reset my password(even though I knew my password), but that still doesn't work. I try it once but it says i have used up all my attempts and locks me out for what is supposed to be 15 minutes, but seems to be forever instead. But I digress, just wanted to explain why I am posting from a brand new account and in this section(new accounts are not allowed to post in development). Now on to my issues I am hoping someone can help with. I typed it up in notepad last night while waiting for my account to be accessible and am just going to copy and paste it:
Hi all, I was hoping to get some help on my Galaxy Note 8.0. It is model number GT-N5110. It was given to me by a friend, who likes
to try rooting his devices, but has no experience and is actually quite computer illiterate. When I received it it wouldn't boot up,
but only go do a screen that says something like "Downloading. Please do not power off". I have no idea what is on there as far as firmware
or custom ROMs.
I am pretty comfortable with Android development as far as flashing custom ROMs, rooting, unlocking bootloaders, etc, but haven't been active for
some time now. I have owned a Droid, Droid 2, HTC Incredible, Droid X, HTC Thunderbolt, and Motorola Xoom and have rooted,
unlocked, and/or installed custom ROMs on all of them, ass well as doing so on several devices that aren't mine. I have used "one click" type methods
as well as more hands-on adb methods. I just mention so to show that while I am far from an expert, I do have some experience.
But I am stuck on this tablet. I can boot into Download Mode and was able to flash CWM Recovery via Odin. In CWM I tried
wiping data, cache and Dalvik cache, but when I go to reboot I get a message saying the device is not rooted and would I like to root. It doesn't seem to do any
good. I did try rooting thru odin, and it said it was successful. I have also flashed the stock firmware thru odin, but am still not able to boot. The
closest I get is a boot loop. Also, Kies does not recognize my device.
So, I can boot into download mode and CWM Recovery(though I don't know if I am actually rooted
and it will be of any use), and Odin does recognize the device. I have tried flashing stock firmware to no avail. If anyone
has any suggestions, I would be greatly appreciative and definitely willing to try. I can give you any additional info you
request. I was thinking of flashing a custom ROM, but not sure as I don't know what the tablet is currently running. If anyone
has anything to try as far as flashing a ROM or firmware, a d/l link would be greatly appreciated if at all possible.
I have been having the worst luck with samfirmware or sammobile(two sites that are named something like that). I have spent
literally hours waiting for the downloads, and the 2 times i did get lucky, the files were messed up. Again, I would be
extremely greatful for any and all help.
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I would download stock ROM and flash with Odin 3.07. There are a number of threads that explain the process. Here is one... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2728370&page=3
GT-N5110 & GT-N5120 - 64GB 633x on board, Status Official on SafeRooted OEM ROMs with Wanam Xposed and RootCloak. The only way to fly 8+ hours!
This badboy don't play with Play & Triangle away!
gooberdude said:
I would download stock ROM and flash with Odin 3.07. There are a number of threads that explain the process. Here is one... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2728370&page=3
GT-N5110 & GT-N5120 - 64GB 633x on board, Status Official on SafeRooted OEM ROMs with Wanam Xposed and RootCloak. The only way to fly 8+ hours!
This badboy don't play with Play & Triangle away!
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I was never able to grab any downloads from SamMobile or SamsungUpdates. It just loads forever until it times out. I did, however, grab a stock firmware download from another thread. I flashed it with Odin 3.07 but it did nothing for me. I am attempting to download the files from the 2 sites again now. Hopefully I'll have better luck. Thanks
Idiot
Ok so I am a complete tool. I was able to get it going. I knew what to do, and was doing it, but was doing it wrong. The thread you linked made it dawn on me. I was able to flash the stock firmware through odin 3.7. Sorry if I wasted your time and I thank you wholeheartedly. Now time to root and have some fun :good:
Hi there
FIrst of all sorry for the way i'm talking but well im a foreigner and sometimes make mistakes.
To the point. My Note 2 had Ditto DN4 flashed, it was working fine BUT today it just decided not to. It kept rebooting after 4 sec every time so i decided to reflash rom, i did it aaand still the same problem. Ok then, i grabbed this '3 files ROM with PIT file', sorry but i don't know the proper name. Either way, i tried to flash it using odin and thats when things started to go crazy. For some reasons it did not flashed and i was left with just DOWNLOAD MODE! I have no idea why but odin kept saying FAILED after NAND WRITE line. I panicked, flashed it like 45416165415 times but still did not work. After i read a few threads i thought, that i bricked the device BUT i thought what the hell, I'll flash recovery again aaand IT WORKED!
So now, what I'm asking for. Can anyone tell me what are the steps now? What ROM should i flash, if i had MJ5 bootloader? (well i think so, in Ditto thread they say that it works only on MJ5 but i don't really remember whether i did flash it or not). I'll be really really gratefull for any help. I just don't want to ruin it after that recovery flashed.
Unbelievable things happens frequently when using a custom rom or kernel ，especially on the device like N7105.......My pac-ROM got crashed when converting an app to system folder with Ti-backup and reboot，it blacked screen after the first logo screen， and failed enter recovery despite I pulled out battery. When I got crazy and was about to work it out with odin and it entered rec.....I think maybe the single tar.md5 file will help the most......If you a lucky enough
After tinkering with my Androids over the years, (Infuse, Captivate, G2, and now G3) I have finally decided to become a member of the forum that I primarily use as a source of information and links to downloads. I'd like to first say thank you to all those that have unknowingly help me over the years with my roots. Great place you've got here.
Now the fun part, after two days of ownership, I have experienced the first issue was not able to resolve on my own, what appears to be a hard brick. I downloaded Flashify after my initial root, installed TWRP Manager, ran the patch for writing to the SDcard, and installed TWRP Recovery from AutoRec. All appeared to go well and it said the instal was successful. I followed the instructions I found online that had great results for my particular model and version 5.0.1. Well, when I went to boot into recovery to make my initial backup, the phone shut down and would not come back up. No response at all. It wont power up by any method, tried letting the capacitors drain, still no go. After tinkering with it for a few hours (I've owned this phone for a total of 2 days now), I finally came to the conclusion that it would need JTAG and the original boot image flashed over the one that I mucked up.
Any ideas on where I made my mistake? I'm near 100% certain I downloaded the proper files for my phone model.
Also forgot to mention, I have not changed anything else on the phone. Only installed apps and root browsers I planned on using. So stock kernel, stock ROM, nothing until I started getting ready to make myself a save point, ironic really!
jamguitarist said:
After tinkering with my Androids over the years, (Infuse, Captivate, G2, and now G3) I have finally decided to become a member of the forum that I primarily use as a source of information and links to downloads. I'd like to first say thank you to all those that have unknowingly help me over the years with my roots. Great place you've got here.
Now the fun part, after two days of ownership, I have experienced the first issue was not able to resolve on my own, what appears to be a hard brick. I downloaded Flashify after my initial root, installed TWRP Manager, ran the patch for writing to the SDcard, and installed TWRP Recovery from AutoRec. All appeared to go well and it said the instal was successful. I followed the instructions I found online that had great results for my particular model and version 5.0.1. Well, when I went to boot into recovery to make my initial backup, the phone shut down and would not come back up. No response at all. It wont power up by any method, tried letting the capacitors drain, still no go. After tinkering with it for a few hours (I've owned this phone for a total of 2 days now), I finally came to the conclusion that it would need JTAG and the original boot image flashed over the one that I mucked up.
Any ideas on where I made my mistake? I'm near 100% certain I downloaded the proper files for my phone model.
Also forgot to mention, I have not changed anything else on the phone. Only installed apps and root browsers I planned on using. So stock kernel, stock ROM, nothing until I started getting ready to make myself a save point, ironic really!
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Post the guide that you followed
You would have to kick your phone into Qualcomm USB Loader 9008 in order to fix it
http://www.androidbrick.com/unbrick-recover-your-dead-lg-g3-all-variants/
No OS installed. I have twrp installed. So literally when i turn it on it goes directly into recovery menu. Apparently I have no back up or restore point. This is a Sprint galaxy note 4. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have been looking for a factory reset firmware somewhere online cant find one. Funny thing is my wife has the same exact phone. I thought making a back up and restore point for her phone would work on mine, but it didnt lol. Please I would be very grateful for help.
Hello, you could get the official software and use odin to get it back all the way to stock, or you can also just flash a custom rom since you already have twrp. To install a custom rom, all you need to do is download the rom and place it on a micro sd card, boot into twrp, and flash the rom from the micro sd.
Thank you for your reply how ever my trouble is finding an OS that works for my note 4 sprint device. I have downloaded dozens and dozens of different roms and so called " factory firmware" but seem to have no lucks. i have the recovery software installed twrp. when i go into there and try to load rom i still get error that says no os installed..
Thanks for the input i will close this thread now. my problem was not being patient at the bootload screen. I automatically assumed that something was wrong because it was stuck at the sprint spark yellow screen how ever little did i know a little bit of patients would have saved me numerous amounts of hours of research. Lost sleep, called off of work, and canceled weekend plans due to a little lack of patience. Well you live and you learn i really appreciate you taking time out to reply.
Hi all
I have been pointed towards xda following a conversation in another forum regarding my failing Tab S.
Before I registered today, I took a look around the forum and am left feeling a bit like a duck out of water.
I dont really understand much of the jargon being used, and so im not sure if I really belong here . I'm just trying to find a fix for my tablet that doesn't involve the expense of returning it to Samsung.
I bought my Tab S 10.5 back in 2014, and until last year I felt that it performed flawlessly. So last year a friend of mine dropped it onto my kitchen floor resulting in a shattered screen from the top left corner outwards. I did look into getting the screen replaced at the time but it turned out that it was going to cost me £250, which I believe is half the price of what I paid for the whole thing when it was new. So I decided to live with the damage, which isn't too visible when its switched on.
A year later and I have what I think is a more serious issue. While I was on Facebook my tablet decided to turn itself off at 50% battery, and when I turned turning it back on it appeared to be stuck in some kind of boot-loop, constantly switching from a slowly glowing Samsung logo to the smaller constructing logo (I hope that makes sense). I tried various button sequences to get the thing running but none made any difference.
Following a bit of Googling I tried a hard reset and clearing the cache. The process took mere seconds, leading me to believe that the hard reset functionality wasn't working either. And after the reset where it gave me to the option to restart, I was taken back to the boot-loop again.
Part of me wonders if the tablet has reached the end of its life, but another part of me thinks that I should expect more from a 4 year old £500 tablet, although yes it did get dropped that time.
Anyway, I have been directed here by someone who suggested that a custom rom might be the answer, but after taking a look at the Samsung Tab S Development page, I am completely stumped at what rom to choose and how to install it, and just when I thought id go for it, I didn't really understand the following instructions:
Download the latest build (download to what, my laptop?)
Download opengapps.org (I dont know what this is and where to download it to)
Make a nandroid backup (totally lost on this one)
Recommended - Full wipe system/data (first install) (I think I did that, although it took about 2 seconds)
Flash latest Twrp (T800/T805) & Firmware from sammobile.com (T800/T805) (No idea what that means)
Flash ROM (?)
Flash Gapps (?)
Reboot
Enjoy!
Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I'm hoping that there might be an idiots guide to fixing the Tab S
5hane said:
Download the latest build (download to what, my laptop?)
Download opengapps.org (I dont know what this is and where to download it to)
Make a nandroid backup (totally lost on this one)
Recommended - Full wipe system/data (first install) (I think I did that, although it took about 2 seconds)
Flash latest Twrp (T800/T805) & Firmware from sammobile.com (T800/T805) (No idea what that means)
Flash ROM (?)
Flash Gapps (?)
Reboot
Enjoy!
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1) yes, to your laptop or pc or what ever computer you're using.
2) OpenGapps are the google apps that don't come with a generic Rom, such as GMail, the Google Play Store, etc etc. (and again, download it to the computer you are using (so when you flash the Rom, you can flash these google apps also).
3) Making a backup (nandroid is one type, there are others), is imho, optional. If you have pictures, pdf files, anything on the device you don't want to lose, back those up somehow. I never worry about making a nandroid backup personally.
4) If you haven't installed TWRP, then you probably haven't wiped system / data. It's after having installed twrp that you want to do that wipe (within twrp, there are directions in it to do that). You wipe those partitions so you can "start new", with your new Rom.
5) TWRP is a replacement recovery you flash (install) over the old (original) recovery. It allows you to flash roms etc etc etc. BUT, you have to use the specific version of TWRP for your specific device.
I'd suggest doing a lot of reading, search google for various topics related to this subject; like 'how to install twrp on the Samsung Tab S' or 'What version of twrp should I use for Samsung Tab S' or etc etc etc.
Then READ READ READ READ READ READ!! until you feel comfortable with what you are doing! It's those that do things they don't have any idea what it will do that end up buying a new device when they didn't have to.
Cheers
AsItLies said:
1) yes, to your laptop or pc or what ever computer you're using.
2) OpenGapps are the google apps that don't come with a generic Rom, such as GMail, the Google Play Store, etc etc. (and again, download it to the computer you are using (so when you flash the Rom, you can flash these google apps also).
3) Making a backup (nandroid is one type, there are others), is imho, optional. If you have pictures, pdf files, anything on the device you don't want to lose, back those up somehow. I never worry about making a nandroid backup personally.
4) If you haven't installed TWRP, then you probably haven't wiped system / data. It's after having installed twrp that you want to do that wipe (within twrp, there are directions in it to do that). You wipe those partitions so you can "start new", with your new Rom.
5) TWRP is a replacement recovery you flash (install) over the old (original) recovery. It allows you to flash roms etc etc etc. BUT, you have to use the specific version of TWRP for your specific device.
I'd suggest doing a lot of reading, search google for various topics related to this subject; like 'how to install twrp on the Samsung Tab S' or 'What version of twrp should I use for Samsung Tab S' or etc etc etc.
Then READ READ READ READ READ READ!! until you feel comfortable with what you are doing! It's those that do things they don't have any idea what it will do that end up buying a new device when they didn't have to.
Cheers
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That's great, thank you for your detailed reply.
Luckily I back up my docs and media to an SD card as I go, so I dont believe I have lost anything.
I will get reading this afternoon and fingers crossed it will work!
Further. I registered today and so assumed this was my first post, but according to my profile I posted in 2015!
Reading back it looks like those posts were made by me, but I have just registered under a totally different user name and password today and yet I am somehow logged in to my obviously forgotten account.
5hane said:
Hi all
I have been pointed towards xda following a conversation in another forum regarding my failing Tab S.
Before I registered today, I took a look around the forum and am left feeling a bit like a duck out of water.
I dont really understand much of the jargon being used, and so im not sure if I really belong here . I'm just trying to find a fix for my tablet that doesn't involve the expense of returning it to Samsung.
I bought my Tab S 10.5 back in 2014, and until last year I felt that it performed flawlessly. So last year a friend of mine dropped it onto my kitchen floor resulting in a shattered screen from the top left corner outwards. I did look into getting the screen replaced at the time but it turned out that it was going to cost me £250, which I believe is half the price of what I paid for the whole thing when it was new. So I decided to live with the damage, which isn't too visible when its switched on.
A year later and I have what I think is a more serious issue. While I was on Facebook my tablet decided to turn itself off at 50% battery, and when I turned turning it back on it appeared to be stuck in some kind of boot-loop, constantly switching from a slowly glowing Samsung logo to the smaller constructing logo (I hope that makes sense). I tried various button sequences to get the thing running but none made any difference.
Following a bit of Googling I tried a hard reset and clearing the cache. The process took mere seconds, leading me to believe that the hard reset functionality wasn't working either. And after the reset where it gave me to the option to restart, I was taken back to the boot-loop again.
Part of me wonders if the tablet has reached the end of its life, but another part of me thinks that I should expect more from a 4 year old £500 tablet, although yes it did get dropped that time.
Anyway, I have been directed here by someone who suggested that a custom rom might be the answer, but after taking a look at the Samsung Tab S Development page, I am completely stumped at what rom to choose and how to install it, and just when I thought id go for it, I didn't really understand the following instructions:
Download the latest build (download to what, my laptop?)
Download opengapps.org (I dont know what this is and where to download it to)
Make a nandroid backup (totally lost on this one)
Recommended - Full wipe system/data (first install) (I think I did that, although it took about 2 seconds)
Flash latest Twrp (T800/T805) & Firmware from sammobile.com (T800/T805) (No idea what that means)
Flash ROM (?)
Flash Gapps (?)
Reboot
Enjoy!
Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I'm hoping that there might be an idiots guide to fixing the Tab S
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5hane said:
Hi all
I have been pointed towards xda following a conversation in another forum regarding my failing Tab S.
Before I registered today, I took a look around the forum and am left feeling a bit like a duck out of water.
I dont really understand much of the jargon being used, and so im not sure if I really belong here . I'm just trying to find a fix for my tablet that doesn't involve the expense of returning it to Samsung.
I bought my Tab S 10.5 back in 2014, and until last year I felt that it performed flawlessly. So last year a friend of mine dropped it onto my kitchen floor resulting in a shattered screen from the top left corner outwards. I did look into getting the screen replaced at the time but it turned out that it was going to cost me £250, which I believe is half the price of what I paid for the whole thing when it was new. So I decided to live with the damage, which isn't too visible when its switched on.
A year later and I have what I think is a more serious issue. While I was on Facebook my tablet decided to turn itself off at 50% battery, and when I turned turning it back on it appeared to be stuck in some kind of boot-loop, constantly switching from a slowly glowing Samsung logo to the smaller constructing logo (I hope that makes sense). I tried various button sequences to get the thing running but none made any difference.
Following a bit of Googling I tried a hard reset and clearing the cache. The process took mere seconds, leading me to believe that the hard reset functionality wasn't working either. And after the reset where it gave me to the option to restart, I was taken back to the boot-loop again.
Part of me wonders if the tablet has reached the end of its life, but another part of me thinks that I should expect more from a 4 year old £500 tablet, although yes it did get dropped that time.
Anyway, I have been directed here by someone who suggested that a custom rom might be the answer, but after taking a look at the Samsung Tab S Development page, I am completely stumped at what rom to choose and how to install it, and just when I thought id go for it, I didn't really understand the following instructions:
Download the latest build (download to what, my laptop?)
Download opengapps.org (I dont know what this is and where to download it to)
Make a nandroid backup (totally lost on this one)
Recommended - Full wipe system/data (first install) (I think I did that, although it took about 2 seconds)
Flash latest Twrp (T800/T805) & Firmware from sammobile.com (T800/T805) (No idea what that means)
Flash ROM (?)
Flash Gapps (?)
Reboot
Enjoy!
Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I'm hoping that there might be an idiots guide to fixing the Tab S
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5hane said:
That's great, thank you for your detailed reply.
Luckily I back up my docs and media to an SD card as I go, so I dont believe I have lost anything.
I will get reading this afternoon and fingers crossed it will work!
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If you are having issues with your device then flashing custom firmware is not the answer.
If indeed it is software related then the best you can do is simply factory reset the device.
If that doesn't solve reinstall the stock firmware via Odin.
Don't put yourself under extra pressure by introducing unknown issues from flashing custom stuff.
Go to updato.com search your device, download the respective firmware for your device and flash it with Odin.
Google has countless guides how to flash with Odin .
If that doesn't fix it then it's likely hardware. The first thing you should look at for random shutdowns is replacing the battery.
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If you are having issues with your device then flashing custom firmware is not the answer.
If indeed it is software related then the best you can do is simply factory reset the device.
If that doesn't solve reinstall the stock firmware via Odin.
Don't put yourself under extra pressure by introducing unknown issues from flashing custom stuff.
Go to updato.com search your device, download the respective firmware for your device and flash it with Odin.
Google has countless guides how to flash with Odin .
If that doesn't fix it then it's likely hardware. The first thing you should look at for random shutdowns is replacing the battery.
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Thanks. Luckily I haven't tried a custom rom yet.
No the factory reset didn't work, in fact it doesn't appear to work at all. The android guy is lying on his back with some warning text below it that vanishes to soon to be read.
I daren't try replacing the battery, as the last time I tied removing the front of a tablet (a mates) the screen shattered. Plus my screen is already badly cracked and likely to get worse if I attempt to remove it.
So ill look into the Odin option. Thanks!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WUCR-mhu1hNejUYsdycA32NyRzX-cX12/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PQj2bSjV66pXFkhAqkAKt4cJp6zrt1Xk/view?usp=sharing
I see you have to install more USB drivers to your laptop. Is there anyway this whole process might mess up my laptop?
5hane said:
I see you have to install more USB drivers to your laptop. Is there anyway this whole process might mess up my laptop?
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No. Just install the Samsung usb drivers.