Ummed and ahh'd over whether to fiddle with my tablet (P600) on KitKat firmware, as I'm new to all this. Took the plunge and installed TWRP first (saw some posts here where rebooting TWRP was an easy way of rooting as well) and can't get it to boot to the TWRP menu.
I used to Odin to flash it and unticked reboot as advised on these forums. I have tried several times now to boot up holding down the volume up and power buttons but it always goes to stock android recovery.
I used TWRP 2.8.5.0 as several posts here mentioned that it installed ok. I got the green success message but now I'm stuck. Knox is now on 1 so something has flashed somewhere?
Appreciate any help thanks! Cheers
Edit: after messing around with different versions of Odin I finally got it working
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I've got a Galaxy Tab P5210 that's stuck in a constant boot loop. I flashed it with the correct stock firmware from SamMobile using Odin, but it fails to boot properly. It automatically boots to the stock recovery screen, but the problem is it will instantly reboot as soon as it reaches this screen. I see the dead android with the red triangle and exclamation point for just a second, and it instantly reboots. Is that normal? I don't think that's normal. From what I've been reading, this screen is supposed to stay there until you push the volume keys to bring up a menu, but it reboots so fast that I don't have a chance to even push anything.
I've tried flashing it with other recovery images. I tried using CWM, and it almost worked. With that, as soon as the tablet booted, I'd see the CWM splash screen, and it would instantly reboot. Similarly to how it's booting now but with stock recovery.
I'd like to point out that I've never messed with anything like this before. I work in a computer/small electronic repair shop and a customer brought it to me. She ended up getting into stock recovery and a friend of hers did some serious damage in there which prevented it from booting properly. Normally we don't mess with things like this but, with it being how it was, I figured there was no way I could make it even worse than it already is by working on it. I thought if I flashed the original stock firmware back to it, it would fix it, but that looks like a no-go since it's still booting the same way it was when she first brought it to me.
Is this thing completely broken or is there still hope for it?
No - it should be recoverable. However - any data will most likely be lost.
When you flash with Odin, make sure only F. Reset Time is checked. Use Odin 3.07. Make sure again that firmware is correct before you flash. After it flashes, power off and then on again
Latest KK firmware for the US version of the 5210 is P5210UEU0CNK1_P5210XAR0CNK1_HOME.TAR
Good luck. If you're trying to root, then there are threads in the 10.1 Dev section that should help
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this firmware was always my goto for device recovery/restoration https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877490005046
posted by user chpettit , flash with odin 3.07
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OKAstro said:
No - it should be recoverable. However - any data will most likely be lost.
When you flash with Odin, make sure only F. Reset Time is checked. Use Odin 3.07. Make sure again that firmware is correct before you flash. After it flashes, power off and then on again
Latest KK firmware for the US version of the 5210 is P5210UEU0CNK1_P5210XAR0CNK1_HOME.TAR
Good luck. If you're trying to root, then there are threads in the 10.1 Dev section that should help
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Not interested in rooting, just wanna get the stock firmware back on. Maintaining data isn't a necessity, the customer just wants it back in working order. I tried using that firmware, but I had Auto-Reboot checked.
EDIT
Yeah, it's still doing the same thing. When I first boot it up post-firmware flash I see an Android with a loading bar underneath it, and then it reboots. When it boots again, I see the same Android and then it suddenly changes to the dead one with the red triangle. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong here with the button presses following the flash?
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It looks to me like the stock recovery image is just broken, since the tablet just automatically reboots the instant it attempts to load it up. Flashing a new firmware replaces that though, so I don't know how or why it would even be corrupted. Odin reports no errors, so I don't know what's going on. And every guide I'm reading with fixing bootloops all say "go into stock recovery and clear the cache", but I can't even boot into stock recovery. It's like it's not even there. And I know it's not a power button issue causing it to shut down, I can power the device off fully with it, and it will stay off until I press it again. I'm banging my head against the desk here.
What if you flashed a TWRP recovery in Odin. Then if that's successful, boot into recovery and wipe/format everything except ext SD, Then try the ODIN flash again with filr your stock tar
I'm having the same problem and that didn't work for me. It shows the twrp splash screen and reboots. I'm looking for the .pit file it has to be the recovery partition right?
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I was on stock F240L20D, 4.4.2 Kitkat, rooted, PhilZ Touch 6 installed. I've tried some ROMs before but reverted back to this one. So, basically, I've been to the recovery several times, but only used the ADB method to access it, and I've made several backups too.
However, one thing that happened today has frustrated me completely. Long story short, I thought about making a backup again, although this time, I used the power keys to get to the recovery instead of the ADB method, backup completes successfully, nothing wrong just yet, but just as I tap on 'Reboot System Now', it boots back in to recovery.
I've tried everything, tried using all the ADB commands, even going through all the options in the recovery, but it always seems to boot back in to the recovery. Really can't figure out what's happening. Any help would be extremely appreciated.
UPDATE: So I've flashed a KDZ, the Lollipop one using the LG Flash Tool. It's taking a bit too long to start, currently stuck at the U+ Lte logo. I hope it gets fixed.
UPDATE 2: It says Android is upgrading, YES YES!!!!! This is so exciting, but I'm still not convinced.
With most of cwm version after 6.4.7, any time you use power + volume up to access the recovery, you will get the boot loop. Go here and down load the zip file from the first post. Flash the zip and you should be go to go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2619403
I'm attempting to restore my T700. The security of the the tablet was compromised while overseas (damnit) and when I returned home I wiped it fresh, and I've gotten sideways somewhere along the way. I'm stuck now with the ODINRecovery.tar.md5 bootloader found from another thread. It boots with the 4 spinning circles with various frilly art dancing about. That's very technical.
Otherwise, I can connect via recovery mode in odin. I've downloaded stock and CM 12.1 ROMs, but I'm not able to get them to write. I'm getting errors in Odin 3.07/9 at "NAND Write Start !!". I've attempted flashing over TWRP and CWP, but I'm not able to boot into them after.
Prior to this fiasco, I was rooted running CM 12.1 /w nightlies.
Any help would be incredibly appreciated.
Restore to stock via Odin. Download/Zip firmware from Sammobile or other available link.
If you need Samsung drivers, Here you go.
Once you restore to stock via Odin and see the Green pass and still stuck on boot....Then reboot to factory recovery (Shut off T700, Power On - POWER + VOL UP + Home). Then factory reset the device and see it if boots.
Optional:
Once you have a working tab then proceed forward with Root+TWRP Recovery via Odin.
You and I were both on the same path. I downloaded stock last night and calmly walked away from it. About 30 min ago I re-checked the drivers and was able to complete the restore. From there straight back into TRWP and restoring a recent backup.
I guess I was just getting too close to the problem last night and needed some fresh eyes.
Thank you so much, for taking the time to chime in and help!
Today I received my GT-N7105 back from the repairers after having the screen replaced, or maybe the whole phone replaced as for some reason my phone was un-rooted! God knows why they would have to do that to replace the screen.
So I've just rooted again and installed ROM Manager and attempted to flash CWM recovery, according to the app it went fine, but when trying to boot to recovery using the ROM Manager app and the volume up + home + power method I'm met with the stock recovery.
I have tried using Odin to install CWM recovery but the device freezes on the boot screen every time I try, and freezes there when I take the battery out and attempt to boot the phone again. So I have to root again just to get the device to turn on.
Its been years since I flashed a custom recovery so tried following a couple guides, but no luck.
I want to flash CyanogenMod to the device but cant do this without CWM (I've never attempted to use TWRP, better the devil you know!)
I have noticed Knox has appeared on my device, but I have not activated it as I hear this causes issues with rooting, and the reason I think this is a different device altogether is the flash counter was at 0 when first rooted this one, but I must have pushed this p to at least 15 before it went in for the repair.
Am I missing something? Please don't make me have to use the bloated to the heavens stock Android!
Thanks in advance and will be thanking any help.
I recently decided to to root my SM-t110 so that I could upgrade to LineageOS, but after I had gotten TWRP working it offered to install SuperSu so that it could be rooted, so I rebooted SuperSu was installed and then I had to reboot and now I'm completely stuck in TWRP. I can't even boot into safe mode, download mode, or anything except TWRP.
I had also had backed up everything and then tried to restore from that, but even that didn't work. Any help would be very much appreciated!
I Have fixed the problem, I'll come back and post how I fixed it in a couple of days.
Never mind, it appears I'm stuck in a bootloop again, except this time it's far worse because it's stuck on the launch screen of TWRP 2.7.0.1 and then artifacts into a back bar at the top half and then two purplized TWRP boot images next to each other on the bottom half.
Also, last time I fixed it by flashing TWRP again, except through TWRP itself instead of Odin (I put the TWRP file on the sd card).
Any help with the new issue would be helpful and appreciated though.