So this may be a stupid question (but it's my first post so go figure) but I've read a few forum posts and I still can't seem to find a resolution.
I'm using a Rogers SGH i3170 with Android 4.3. I used the cf auto root file to root my phone with ODIN and otherwise did not modify the original software I manually installed the SuperSu apk to get around KNOX.
I was going to sell the phone so I went into the backup & reset option to clear out all my information. the phone seemed to clear itself just fine but now it won't go back the 'samsung' boot screen.
It'll show the device name, do the boot animation and otherwise just sits there.
The battery is at 80-90%
My main issue is that I would flash the stock ROM but it also won't go into recovery mode. It just reboots without actually going there.
Did I just brick my phone?
**I'm fairly new to rooting, I've rooted my S4 and Nexus 5 and was able to reset them without issue through the menus without using CWM or TWRP. I'm familiar enough with the processes just need some direction I guess!
Try this: Vol down& power& home. That'll put you into download mode so you can use Odin to return to stock...
You can also try THIS
If that doesn't help then goHERE for more INFO:thumbup:
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LENT0N said:
So this may be a stupid question (but it's my first post so go figure) but I've read a few forum posts and I still can't seem to find a resolution.
I'm using a Rogers SGH i3170 with Android 4.3. I used the cf auto root file to root my phone with ODIN and otherwise did not modify the original software I manually installed the SuperSu apk to get around KNOX.
I was going to sell the phone so I went into the backup & reset option to clear out all my information. the phone seemed to clear itself just fine but now it won't go back the 'samsung' boot screen.
It'll show the device name, do the boot animation and otherwise just sits there.
The battery is at 80-90%
My main issue is that I would flash the stock ROM but it also won't go into recovery mode. It just reboots without actually going there.
Did I just brick my phone?
**I'm fairly new to rooting, I've rooted my S4 and Nexus 5 and was able to reset them without issue through the menus without using CWM or TWRP. I'm familiar enough with the processes just need some direction I guess!
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My guess would be depending on what options you chose for wiping your data you probably wiped the root folder.
in which case there is nothing to boot to.
I have done that before in error and its a pain.
If you still have a recovery great you just need to flash a ROM.
Otherwise you might have to ODIN a recovery back on and then flash. Which is what I had to do.
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
baruchadi said:
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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Downgrading your boot loader from 4.3 is a guaranteed brick. I'm not sure if the brick will get you to the Samsung screen.
If you're already assuming its bricked reboot into recovery and do a full wipe. Restore a nandroid of something if you have one or try flashing a custom ROM. Because Odin failed maybe it never flashed the boot loader.
Worth a try
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baruchadi said:
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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Welcome to the forum! Wished you'd come in much earlier though as you would have found you CANNOT downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.1 to free unlock. Sorry, but once you are on 4.3, the surest way to unlock is to obtain the unlock code from the carrier or purchase one online. Sounds like you do have a soft brick. If your phone is still booting to the Samsung logo, then it's only a soft brick. Attempting to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader usually results in a hard brick so you may be in luck.
To fix this first, try to see if you can boot to recovery mode and do a hard wipe/factory reset. If you are able to boot to recovery (or download) mode then you have little to worry about. If the reset does not work, you can flash custom recovery via Odin and follow the instructions in the thread below to restore stock 4.3. Afraid, you have to revert to full stock 4.3 to get the phone back in working order and don't even think about 4.1.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
If you are not able to get to recovery, then you can see if you can boot from a debrick image following the instructions (on the first page) of the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Once your phone is working normally, you can request the unlock code from AT&T via the request form below. If eligible, they should provide this. Otherwise, you would have to buy one online ....
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
Let me know if you need any further help.
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Downgrading your boot loader from 4.3 is a guaranteed brick. I'm not sure if the brick will get you to the Samsung screen.
If you're already assuming its bricked reboot into recovery and do a full wipe. Restore a nandroid of something if you have one or try flashing a custom ROM. Because Odin failed maybe it never flashed the boot loader.
Worth a try
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I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
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Welcome to the forum! Wished you'd come in much earlier though as you would have found you CANNOT downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.1 to free unlock. Sorry, but once you are on 4.3, the surest way to unlock is to obtain the unlock code from the carrier or purchase one online. Sounds like you do have a soft brick. If your phone is still booting to the Samsung logo, then it's only a soft brick. Attempting to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader usually results in a hard brick so you may be in luck.
To fix this first, try to see if you can boot to recovery mode and do a hard wipe/factory reset. If you are able to boot to recovery (or download) mode then you have little to worry about. If the reset does not work, you can flash custom recovery via Odin and follow the instructions in the thread below to restore stock 4.3. Afraid, you have to revert to full stock 4.3 to get the phone back in working order and don't even think about 4.1.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
If you are not able to get to recovery, then you can see if you can boot from a debrick image following the instructions (on the first page) of the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Once your phone is working normally, you can request the unlock code from AT&T via the request form below. If eligible, they should provide this. Otherwise, you would have to buy one online ....
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
Let me know if you need any further help.
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I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
baruchadi said:
I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
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It's time to start reading. Before doing any flashing/modding, you should make sure you understand what you're doing and know the risks.
Now as for Odin, it's quite straight forward. Phone needs to be in download mode, you put the PDA file in Odin and flash (if it's a Odin one-click, just need to hit start). One thing is to not interrupt it! Especially if flashing bootloaders cause that will brick your phone. Also, don't downgrade bootloaders.
There are a few guides in the sticky, I suggest you take an hour or two reading them so things like that don't happen again (or that you know what to do if it does).
GL!
baruchadi said:
I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
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Alright. If wipe/reset didn't work, you'll need to restore full stock 4.3 via custom recovery. Here's what we need to do....
1) Download the Odin flashable *.Tar file for custom recovery. I prefer TWRP because of the GUI so that's where I'm pointing you to ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
2) Download the stock restore file for 4.3 from the thread below... If you are using TWRP, then the first link is the one you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
3) Copy the stock restore zip file to a good quality (micro) SD card
4) I presume you have Odin already so you will use this to flash custom recovery to your phone. Run Odin.exe on your PC. If you are using Odin v.3.09 then you need the AP tab. For all other versions, use the PDA tab. Navigate to the custom recovery *.Tar file you downloaded earlier and place this in the PDA (or AP tab). Leave the default settings as is and do not check/uncheck any boxes other than the default settings.
5) Boot the phone to download mode via the 3-button combo (Volume Down/Home/Power). When you get to Odin (Download) mode, press volume up to continue. Connect the phone to your PC with a good quality micro USB cable. Wait until Odin has recognized the device then click on the Start button to start firmware installation (flashing). Wait for the flashing to end and the <Pass> message. Disconnect the phone from the PC and pull the battery to stop auto reboot.
6) Place the micro SD card with the stock restore zip in your phone. Replace the battery and boot to recovery mode. If you were successful with the firmware flashing above, it should boot you to custom recovery.
7) Select install from external card and navigate to the stock restore zip file. Select this file and swipe the screen to start firmware installation. Wait for installation to complete. Then clear your cache/dalvik and reboot to system.
This will hopefully do it.
i just recently got a replacement galaxy s4 from tmobile because of a manufacturer defect. when this phone was shipped and i received it the stock firmware was the dreaded 4.4.4 firmware which breaks functionality with towelroot. i was somewhat dismayed because i really wanted to root my replacement without tripping the knox counter on my phone like before in case i have another problem (3rd galaxy s4 in about 1 year exact, first 2 both had same manufacturer defect. it was the "sim card has been removed error" which i can confirm after speaking to advanced technical support from tmobile that a defective batch of samsung galaxy s4's was sent to tmobile and they were extremely helpful and understanding.) Since rooting 4.4.4 is impossible to do without tripping knox (to my knowledge) i was looking for a way to downgrade to 4.4.2 without voiding the warranty. i can also confirm that according to samsung and tmobile downgrading to an official firmware will not void any kind of warranty as long as there is no custom recovery or anything of sort. i had read over other forums that people were having trouble with knox and the counter and a few other things and downgrading and even read some that: some people tripped the counter, was completely impossible to do, or would still be unable to root. all of this dashed my hopes of rooting and maintaining my warranty. i still wanted to try and after talking to tmobile and samsung gave it a try.
These are the steps i used and i hope they can help others who want to maintain their warranty while rooting after updating to 4.4.4 and finding out they might be in a hopeless situation.
~Things you will need: odin3, stock firmware 4.4.2 for sgh-m919 (can be downloaded from several places, good place to start is sammobile), windows computer, charging and sync/charging cable, your sgh-m919
Step 1: open odin on your computer and connect phone in odin mode (volume down+ power+ home)
Step 2: in pda option select the official stock firmware you downloaded before and click start
Step 3: it should start pretty quickly but if you notice no progress for a few minutes then check and see if you have text in the bottom left corner saying "get pit for mapping". if that is the case i had the same issue and all i had to to do was switch what usb port my phone was connected to on my computer and click start again.
Step 4: this where i had some more issues. after the phone reboots after odin is done i got stuck in a weird boot loop i believe and somehow fixed it pretty easily. so after getting stuck in the boot loop i removed my battery and then put it back and and tried booting in to recovery mode to perform a factory reset. i unfortunately was able to get to download mode. every time i tried it would it was recovery booting and then completely reboot. i tried several times with no luck. so i tried to see if odin mode would work and it did. so i held the power button and did a regular boot and removed the battery and put it back in and then tried to boot into recovery mode and it worked just fine this time.
Step 5: after reaching recovery mode again you will want to perform a factory reset. after it is done select the reboot phone option.
And that's all i had to do to downgrade. you should be on stock 4.4.2 firmware
i can confirm that after using this method i was able to root with towelroot and have not tripped knox
i have no idea if this will work on other samsung galaxy s4 models and do advise caution when flashing any kind of firmware without confirmation that it will work on your phone model
i have no idea if this has been covered but was unable to find anything myself after countless hours of searching the internet and hope that by creating this it will pop up in a search with key words pertaining to this issue in order to help people who just cant find this exactly while searching.
i would love to know if this works for any other galaxy s4 models so we can spread sneaking behind knox security to root without tripping the knox counter ( keep in mind that any form of custom recovery will trip knox)
hope this helps someone
Hello Friends,
I have a TMobile Samsung Galaxy S3 since Feb 2013. I had never done any customization to the OS other then regular Software updates by TMobile. Recently my phone was operating very slow. So I took backup of all the photos, documents and music . Still did not help. So a friend suggested to reset the phone to Factory defaults. I followed the steps for doing so . Reset the phone to Factory defaults happened smoothly. But since then the phone won't reboot completely. It gets stuck at the SAMSUNG screen. So I Googled for solution. Various forums asked to reset the phone to Factory defaults again, so did that too > it did not help. Then the next step was to root the phone . I used the rooting method on this website , followed this video tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-t-mobile#root
The root process was a PASS > still the phone gets stuck at the reboot screen.
Please help. :crying::crying:
Thank you in advance for all the help.
Try flashing stock firmware with Odin
Are you resetting the phone from the ROM or are you booting into recovery using the up-volume button combination?
I find the button combination and stock recovery work when other methods don't.
Hello All,
I am using Samsung Note 3 Neo, unfortunately I have struck up with bootloop. I have read around and tried all the bootloop fixes but they all require the phone to have USB Debugging enabled prior for the fixes to work. Sadly for me, I didn't have the prior knowledge that that was available so I am stuck with a soft bricked phone with no work around.
Any help on issue is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in Advance
You can still access download mode (volume down+home+lock), right? Try flashing TWRP using odin ( i don't think you need to have usb debugging enabled) and then wipe everything and flash stock rom. Or if instaling TWRP does not work, flash directly stock rom using Odin. Hope that helps
aalkino said:
You can still access download mode (volume down+home+lock), right? Try flashing TWRP using odin ( i don't think you need to have usb debugging enabled) and then wipe everything and flash stock rom. Or if instaling TWRP does not work, flash directly stock rom using Odin. Hope that helps
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I am not able to access download mode, I tried using volume down+home+lock button, Its not getting into Custom OS mode. Just black screen blinks and same samsung logo will come for thrice it will blink and then goes into bootloop
Hmm.. Can you access your stock recovery (home+lock+vol. up)? If you can, try doing factory reset and reboot. Not being able to enter download mode is really rare
aalkino said:
Hmm.. Can you access your stock recovery (home+lock+vol. up)? If you can, try doing factory reset and reboot. Not being able to enter download mode is really rare
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Yes, I tried factory reset, It didn't worked out.
Thanks for your support buddy!!!
Problem got resolved, went to service center and asked to put the mobile into download mode. and Install custom OS
halp. hi I'm from Canada and tried to root my note 3 for the first time sadly I soft bricked the phone and don't know what to do, ive looked up tutorials to no avail please I need help
DraculaAdil said:
halp. hi I'm from Canada and tried to root my note 3 for the first time sadly I soft bricked the phone and don't know what to do, ive looked up tutorials to no avail please I need help
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Is your phone a Note 3 or a Note 3 Neo? These phones are two different variants.
Can you access download mode? (Phone off, press volume minus + home key + power at the same time until you see the phone starting to ask you if you want to procceed to access to download mode)
If yes, your model number is written at the top, download the latest firmware available for your phone model on samfirmware and flash it using odin, follow a tutorial if you are unsure cause you don't wana mess your phone up more that it already is.
If it cannot access download mode, this is gonna be a bit more complicated :/