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!
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(Originally posted this in the wrong forum, so I am reposting here.)
I have the Galaxy Note II with T-Mobile.
Some background: It was running Android 4.1.2. I rooted my phone once, about two weeks ago, just so I could take an image of it in case of an update issue. (I think the software was called nandroid.) Once I took the backup, I unrooted it again.
Since then, doing the Software Update check under settings never returned any results. It would just keep checking until I clicked cancel.
Anyway, when T-Mobile released the 4.3 update Monday morning, I tried updating to it using the Kies software on my PC (by connecting it through the USB cable). It got up to about 60% installation and then just hung for over an hour. So I unplugged the phone, re-plugged it back in, and then attempted the emergency firmware recovery through Kies. It went through this and got upto 76% installation and then just hung again for another hour. I again unplugged it to re-try the emergency recovery again, but every time I connected the phone, Kies would not detect it again. I re-seated the battery, rebooted my computer, uninstalled and reinstalled Kies, but Kies would not detect my phone again.
I am/was running the stock rom, but my phone won't even boot into it's normal screen. Any time I turn it again, i see the screen--"there were errors during firmware upgrade. try emergency recovery in Kies."
I can't even figure out a way to get to a screen where I can install the image I took using Nandroid a few weeks ago.
Any help or advice anyone can provide would be extremely appreciated!
Use Odin to fix it.
If you can put your phone into download mode then it should be 'saveable' ..
Double0EK said:
Use Odin to fix it.
If you can put your phone into download mode then it should be 'saveable' ..
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I am able to put it into download mode. When I follow the instructions I found for Odin, the process seems to go smoothly. However, once my phone reboots, it stays on the "Samsung Galaxy Note II" screen (with the black background). I've left it like that for over 30 minutes, and it just stays on that screen.
Should there be another step I should be following?
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I am able to put it into download mode. When I follow the instructions I found for Odin, the process seems to go smoothly. However, once my phone reboots, it stays on the "Samsung Galaxy Note II" screen (with the black background). I've left it like that for over 30 minutes, and it just stays on that screen.
Should there be another step I should be following?
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Try installing SuperSU from Playstore
It has an option of doing a FULL UNROOT
I am sure that will help.
If not then install Rom Manager from PS
Through RomManager reboot in Recovery
1.) Wipe device 3x times
2.) Wipe cache 3x times
3.) Under advance you will Find Dalvik Cache -- wipe that 3x times
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But more importantly why would you want 4.3 stock anyway?
Install TWRP Recovery or ClockWorkMod recovery and install/Flash CM1 (Cyagonemod) or any other custom roms 4.4.x kitkat
Nothing is really working for me.
I can't boot into normal mode. I am able to get into "download" mode, but whenever I try to load an image using the Odin software (both a stock image and a Cyagonemod image), it starts to load the image, but just hangs a certain percent of the way through.
I also can't get to that screen where it gives you the text based options to wipe your device, cache, etc.
I've tried loading both TWRP recovery and ClockWorkMod recovery (through Odin), and though it seems to load properly (Odin says "Pass"), when the phone reboots, it goes to the "Samsumg Galaxy Note II" screen (the one with white text on a black background), and just stays there.
I've gotten T-Mobile to agree to send me a new phone. But if I can't get into any of the items I mention above, how can I make sure my old device is wiped before sending it back to them?
Just do this un root with chain fire root away app.
Then use triangle away app.
Then find 4.1.2 MB1 stock Odin tar. The complete package .
Odin to stock .
Reboot and then update via Ota.
You have to un root first and also have to triangle away which removes flash counter in Odin.
System modified status will not allow Ota.
That's the best suggestion I have
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diggeryo said:
Nothing is really working for me.
I can't boot into normal mode. I am able to get into "download" mode, but whenever I try to load an image using the Odin software (both a stock image and a Cyagonemod image), it starts to load the image, but just hangs a certain percent of the way through.
I also can't get to that screen where it gives you the text based options to wipe your device, cache, etc.
I've tried loading both TWRP recovery and ClockWorkMod recovery (through Odin), and though it seems to load properly (Odin says "Pass"), when the phone reboots, it goes to the "Samsumg Galaxy Note II" screen (the one with white text on a black background), and just stays there.
I've gotten T-Mobile to agree to send me a new phone. But if I can't get into any of the items I mention above, how can I make sure my old device is wiped before sending it back to them?
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have you tried booting into recovery? after you load the custom recovery with odin and it reboots, pull the battery put it back, then hold vol up + home and then + power. hold all 3 until recovery. try a factory reset and reboot.
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wolfpack612 said:
have you tried booting into recovery? after you load the custom recovery with odin and it reboots, pull the battery put it back, then hold vol up + home and then + power. hold all 3 until recovery. try a factory reset and reboot.
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I have. It brings me to the same screen with the Samsung Galaxy Note II text on the black background and just stays there.
So, in summary, I can get into download mode (vol down+home+power), but it seems nothing else.
Try factory settings the phone through stock recovery and then check your phone status. It should say 'normal' but if it says 'modified,' download Triangle away and run the tracking setting (it'll make your phone say normal so you can download the OTA). Given you're on tmobile and your phone is the T889 model, check for software updates and install the OTA. Your phone will take a bit and will probably be stuck on the T-Mobile 4G boot screen for several minutes (it's normal). This should work.
I had to resolve to making a thread because google isn't helping... And I've looked through everything.
I was running Hurricane rom v6 and I wanted to upgrade to the latest version, so I went ahead and tried to install the mj5 bootloader. I followed all the instrcutions but something didn't seem right... Right after the flashing process in Odin finished, my phone rebooted into the recovery (CWM PhilzTouch) instead of rebooting to the OS. I went to check if the new bootloader was installed and I don't think it was, because it didn't say KNOX WARRANTY VOID as it was supposed to, according to the instructions.
So I tried it again a few times and eventually what happened is that I got the "go into Kies and do the emergency recovery etc" which I did, a few times, unsuccessfully. It failed every time. So I uninstalled Kies, went back to Odin, tried to a few other ports, and finally it finished the flashing process successfully.
Now I can get into both recovery and download mode, but when I try to reboot the phone, the Galaxy Note 2 logo shows up, after that the screen goes black and then the phone vibrates every two seconds until i remove the battery.
I tried going back to recovery and then factory reset the phone but still the same thing happens. Now I'm downloading the stock firmware from samsung to try to flash that since I can still get to download mode but it's going to take an hour and until then I wanted to ask if the vibrating behavior was normal or it indicated a more serious problem. In all fairness I haven't tried installing the new version of the Hurricane rom after I tried flashing the new bootloader, but I figured that as long as I don't know that I have the new bootloader for sure I'd rather skip that step.
Any ideas?
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
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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.
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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 am having an issue getting my phone to turn on. I have been running the original Lollipop version, OB7 I believe, rooted via CF-Root, with TWRP recovery installed via Flashify but with the original kernel. I have done no other updates to the phone since then. I have been having some issues with some odd hardware behavior (not recognizing the HD card and the Sim card, not charging correctly, not appearing on the computer when I plug it in), so I decided I wanted to bring my phone back to the Sprint store. Before doing that, I decided to restore stock recovery and unroot the phone before bringing it in so I have no issues with it. So I used flashify to install the stock recovery. However, when I go into recovery mode I can get into recovery, but when I do, I have the "DM-verity verification failed" on the screen as well as recovery options. I read that may be due to still being rooted, so I went into SuperuserSU and unrooted the phone. I then rebooted. The phone when rebooting in the normal mode gets stuck on the Sprint Spark screen. I can get into recovery mode (still getting the DM verity message) and I can still get into download mode, and when I do, I can recognize the phone in Odin. The Kies/Smart Switch program does not recognize the phone. I went into recovery and tried doing a factory reset, and I still get stuck on the Sprint Spark screen. I have heard that after a factory reset you can be stuck on the Sprint Spark for a while, but it has been over 15 minutes. I assume I need some kind of stock ROM (OB7?) to install via Odin? Does that sound right? I'd appreciate suggestions, I am obviously concerned as I cannot get my phone started at the moment.
Yes, if OB7 is your bootloader, power down, boot into download mode and flash the OB7 stock tar, let it auto reboot and go through the setup wizard. Look for the tar in Sprint Note 4 general forum.
If you're not sure what your bootloader is, you could flash CF Auto root and see if it boots and verify the bootloader with Phone Info app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
Not sure why you're taking the phone to Sprint but usually the factory reset and Odin flash will fix it unless it's hardware failure.
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Thanks for the verification. Downloading the Tar now. My phone was definitely on OB7.