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[Q] Sprint Note 2 (SPH-L900) Bricked after attempted 4.3 Update

I've been having issue with my Sprint Note 2 for a while. I've also posted this to Reddit and other parts of the forum but so far have gotten no way to fix my issue. Here's the link to Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport...nt_note_2_sphl900_bricked_after_attempted_43/
Sorry, I didn't want to type that all up again and having to deal with formatting and such.
Basically, the gist of it, from what I can gather is that I have accidentally loaded the 4.3 bootloader with KNOX and it is currently preventing me from doing anything productive (flashing CWMR, rooting, installing stock, etc). I read here on the forum that there were ways to do so, especially this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46861777
I was wondering if there were steps for the Sprint Note 2 SPH-L900?
Any help in debricking my phone is appreciated.

Try these steps.
1. Boot phone into Odin/download mode
2. Flash twrp or cwmr via Odin.
3. When it reboots pull battery and then boot into recovery.
4. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145 it is mc2 bootloader, firmware, radio, etc...
5. Reboot phone. Things get weird for a few mins but it will boot.
You are now Knox free once again but you are also bone stock.
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jlmancuso said:
Try these steps.
1. Boot phone into Odin/download mode
2. Flash twrp or cwmr via Odin.
3. When it reboots pull battery and then boot into recovery.
4. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145 it is mc2 bootloader, firmware, radio, etc...
5. Reboot phone. Things get weird for a few mins but it will boot.
You are now Knox free once again but you are also bone stock.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I've tried that multiple times. The problem here is that I can't load CWMR or TWRP. At first, I assume that I'd have to root so I downloaded the CF auto root file and flash it using ODIN. Then I tried installing CWMR (after converting to .tar using Caboomi's tool here on the forum). It would reboot and I tried holding down volume up + power + home button but nothing would happen. I try combinations of that and still nothing. I flashed the 4.3 sboot.bin to get it back to stock Samsung bootloader then retried with CWMR without rooting first this time and it still doesn't work. ODIN would tell me that it succeeds but I can't enter Recovery no mater the combination of keys that I press. I'm assuming this has to do with Knox in which case I'd just have to wait for the official 4.3 firmware on SamMobile to flash it since stock 4.1.2 won't work.

QuantumInteger said:
I've tried that multiple times. The problem here is that I can't load CWMR or TWRP. At first, I assume that I'd have to root so I downloaded the CF auto root file and flash it using ODIN. Then I tried installing CWMR (after converting to .tar using Caboomi's tool here on the forum). It would reboot and I tried holding down volume up + power + home button but nothing would happen. I try combinations of that and still nothing. I flashed the 4.3 sboot.bin to get it back to stock Samsung bootloader then retried with CWMR without rooting first this time and it still doesn't work. ODIN would tell me that it succeeds but I can't enter Recovery no mater the combination of keys that I press. I'm assuming this has to do with Knox in which case I'd just have to wait for the official 4.3 firmware on SamMobile to flash it since stock 4.1.2 won't work.
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After flashing cwm do battery pull...Don't let it auto-reboot.
Also try different version of Odin maybe

louforgiveno said:
After flashing cwm do battery pull...Don't let it auto-reboot.
Also try different version of Odin maybe
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I tried 3.07, 3.09, and even barebone 1.85 that came with CF auto root. It doesn't work. I can't load recovery just fine (according to ODIN) but I can't get into Recovery.

Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone

Keithgordon said:
Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone
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...My God..... What ever you did, it worked. Turns out, Caboomi's file didn't work too well. I couldn't get CWMR working at all even after converting to .tar. I used TWRP instead and it works. Problem was that it asked me for my password, which I don't know since I tried everything, so I had to resort to wiping everything. I installed the file jlmancuso suggested, loading it onto SD card then flashing using TWRP, and now my Samsung Note 2 is debricked.
Your file was a godsend. Thank you!

No recovery stuck on bootloop
im having the same issue could you post that dropbox link again

So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
Keithgordon said:
Here is the fix https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2clvyo4y6gar6s/4.3_Unbrick.tar
I promise this will fix your issue, but when you get done, you will be on MC2 with the 4.3 bootloader, but, it will boot, let you flash recovery and everything. I know this because I did the same thing as you and flashed the old cf-auto root and bricked my phone to, and I created this file to fix it and if you look in the help section, you will find my thread on how to unbrick after 4.3 update fail.
I promise though, this will fix your fone
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rckingws6 said:
So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
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Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MK4bootloader

Keithgordon said:
Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MJA bootloader
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MJA ? Isn't that an s4 bootloader?

louforgiveno said:
MJA ? Isn't that an s4 bootloader?
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yep, sorry, I just woke up....I meant whatever version we are on with the note, what is it? MK4? I have both so I keep switching back and forth in the threads. Funny thing is, they are completely different, i will change that, thanks for pointing that out

my friend 's L900 bricked too ，but I cant download the file you provide , the error message is “Error (509) This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled”
may you provide another URL to download it or mail it to me ？ my email is [email protected] , thanks.
another question , how can i flash it into device with ODIN ？ from Pit ？ bootloader ？PDA ？PHONE ？ or others ？
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Keithgordon said:
yep, sorry, I just woke up....I meant whatever version we are on with the note, what is it? MK4? I have both so I keep switching back and forth in the threads. Funny thing is, they are completely different, i will change that, thanks for pointing that out
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my friend 's L900 bricked too ，but I cant download the file you provide , the error message is “Error (509) This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled”
may you provide another URL to download it or mail it to me ？ my email is [email protected] , thanks.
another question , how can i flash it into device with ODIN ？ from Pit ？ bootloader ？PDA ？PHONE ？ or others ？
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda app-developers app

yea I still cant dowload it sorry for being a pest.
Keithgordon said:
Yes, flash that file in Odin, it will downgrade you to MC2 with the MK4bootloader
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hello if you are online i need some help i dl the 4.3 note 2 update it has a different build than the one sprint has there are some features that are not on this build is there any way for me to get the ota from sprint
rckingws6 said:
yea I still cant dowload it sorry for being a pest.
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rckingws6 said:
So i was able to get recovery back but it wont let me mount my sd card so i cant flash anything through recover was hoping the file you have could be loaded through odin as it is a .tar file correct please help and thanks in advance.
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Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.

QuantumInteger said:
Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.
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i need some help

yea i can get into twrp recovery now but my sdcard wont mount thats why im trying to use odin
QuantumInteger said:
Try using TWRP instead. It gives you the option to mount an external SD card. Also try restarting into recovery again. I had Recovery bugged out on me once.
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For those of you who have bricked Note 2s (SPH-L900), I'm going to drop a DropBox link here to a folder of ALL of the files that I used to unbrick my phone. I experimented with multiple methods (and several sleepless nights). Some of them will be useful to you, not all. I have the Android SDK and Caboomi's converter for .img to .tar. It doesn't work too well for CWMR just FYI. ODIN-OC will attempt to load stock MC2 onto your phone but it won't work if it's bricked. Arc Converter is a program I used to try convert the MK4 .zip file to .tar to try and flash an update using ODIN. It didn't work. The steps that I took to unbrick my phone will be posted after the link.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c2bfpfdf0qbs6bu/ZiNC-BF5kf
Be patient. Some of the files are still updating.
Steps:
1) Put your phone into Download mode by holding volume down + power + home button at bootup
2) Use ODIN (3.07 or 3.09) to load the 4.3_Unbrick.tar file. This will take a bit of time so be patient. Once the phone boots up again, you'll get past the boot screen that says "Samsung Galaxy Note II" and you'll get the Samsung logo with the spinning icon but it will loop. This is normal.
3) Next, power off (yank the battery and cable, leave battery out but plug the cable back in) and reboot into download.
4) Flash the TWRP .tar file (don't try converting the CWMR to .tar, it won't work) then reboot.
5) Hold volume up + power + home button (be patient here)
6) You should see the Team Win logo. You're now in recovery. The TWRP may ask you for the password. It is NOT the passcode to your lockscreen or your Google password. I have no idea what it is. At this point, you'd have to wipe your phone (internal only) if you want to flash the stock recovery.
7) Load the MC2 stock recovery file with counter reset onto a microSD card and mount it onto the phone (play around with TWRP, if it doesn't see the SD card the first time, restart or play with the mount function). Just be careful not to wipe your microSD card.
8) Flash the stock recovery (give it time) and it'll restart. You should be back at 4.1.2.
EXTRA STEPS
If you're still interested in 4.3, load the MK4 update onto the microSD card as well. BEFORE you go through the activation process for the 4.1.2 firmware at boot, boot into recovery. Flash the 4.3 update using stock recovery. This should put you onto 4.3 after the phone reboots. You should now have stock 4.3 (no root).

Sorry for all the download errors, I am uploading to my websight right now and as soon as it uploads, I will post the URL, it should download much faster too. I didnt realize so many people needed it

My phone on bootloop, and Odin is not working.

Hello. I'm not a developer or anything, but I do think that I know some things about technology. I have been trying to fix my GN2, AT&T. I have rooted it, and I did something bad, and now I don't even have access to recovery. Sorry if this question was posted some where else, but trust me. I've searched everywhere to find a way to fix my phone. Oh, and I do have access to download mode. Well, I did saw on a other post that you have to flash a ROM, via Odin to fix this. It did not work. It's my first time using Odin, but I put the .tar file in to the PDA section, and clicked start. (Of course with my phone plugged in to my laptop on download mode). After like 30 minutes, it failed. I tried some other USB ports, but it did not help. Please help me. I don't know what to do.

dorupero said:
Hello. I'm not a developer or anything, but I do think that I know some things about technology. I have been trying to fix my GN2, AT&T. I have rooted it, and I did something bad, and now I don't even have access to recovery. Sorry if this question was posted some where else, but trust me. I've searched everywhere to find a way to fix my phone. Oh, and I do have access to download mode. Well, I did saw on a other post that you have to flash a ROM, via Odin to fix this. It did not work. It's my first time using Odin, but I put the .tar file in to the PDA section, and clicked start. (Of course with my phone plugged in to my laptop on download mode). After like 30 minutes, it failed. I tried some other USB ports, but it did not help. Please help me. I don't know what to do.
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Have you tried flashing a recovery through Odin?
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cnote74 said:
Have you tried flashing a recovery through Odin?
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No. Do I flash it in PDA section, and where should I get it? Thank you so much for responding.

dorupero said:
No. Do I flash it in PDA section, and where should I get it? Thank you so much for responding.
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Yes flash in pda section if your either i317 or i317m goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/t0lteatt/philz_touch_6.41.6-t0lteatt.tar.md5
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Thank you so much. I'm going to try it in an hour or so. Probably come back here in about 1 hour and 30 minutes. I'm going to post back if it worked!

dorupero said:
Thank you so much. I'm going to try it in an hour or so. Probably come back here in about 1 hour and 30 minutes. I'm going to post back if it worked!
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Ok, so I tried it. It successfully flashed the recovery. But when I went into the recovery, (Or tried to) it only showed some home, back, etc. buttons at the bottom of the screen. After that, it went back to the boot loop. Now I'm trying to flash a rom, see what happens. Please tell me if I did something wrong, or any tips would be appreciated.

dorupero said:
Ok, so I tried it. It successfully flashed the recovery. But when I went into the recovery, (Or tried to) it only showed some home, back, etc. buttons at the bottom of the screen. After that, it went back to the boot loop. Now I'm trying to flash a rom, see what happens. Please tell me if I did something wrong, or any tips would be appreciated.
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Ok. It failed. Is there a way to fix my phone, or it just doesn't work?

So what version of firmware was your phone on before you whorked it up?
Need more if to figure out how to fix it.
If you were on 4.3 you should be able to do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447\
Do post #1 and #2.
You can do Option 2 on Post #3.

dicksteele said:
So what version of firmware was your phone on before you whorked it up?
Need more if to figure out how to fix it.
If you were on 4.3 you should be able to do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447\
Do post #1 and #2.
You can do Option 2 on Post #3.
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I think it was on 4.4.2. But I'll try the link anyways. Thanks for helping!

dorupero said:
I think it was on 4.4.2. But I'll try the link anyways. Thanks for helping!
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No worries. Did you take a 4.3 backup before flashing 4.4.2 ?
If not, just ODIN back to 4.1.1 LJ2 like in Post #1. Then flash a custom recovery and you can then flash one of the 4.3 ROMS.
Oh look here's one ...:laugh:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704375
Flash the 1.75 version then scroll down and do the 2.0 Update.
You can do that after completing Post #2 and following these steps under Option #2 in Post #3
OPTION 2:
You will need to flash a custom recovery. I'm detailing a TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) install
Here is an explanation of TWRP and how to use it to flash the [ROM][4.3][Dec-2013] AT&T I317-UCUBMK6/MJ4 *Stock* Rooted
http://www.addictivetips.com/android...devices-guide/
by Haroon Q Raja
Here are other ways to install a custom recovery on your Android phone
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/...-phone-device/
Also by Haroon Q Raja
INSTALLING TWRP 2.6.3.1
- Run Odin3 v3.07.exe
Download Link http://www.mediafire.com/download/772dlmuaxfgm0x2/Odin307.zip
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode
Entering download mode is very simple. First you will need to turn off your device. Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button. Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up. Once you’re there, you will be required to press volume up to enter the download mode or volume down to cancel and reboot the device.
Plug into a RELIABLE usb port and a RELIABLE usb cable (preferably the white Samsung cable) and wait for it to show up in Odin (COM5 or something like that)
- Click the PDA slot in Odin and locate the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar that you downloaded.
The filename that goes into the PDA Slot is openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar
MAKE SURE IN THE OPTION AREA ONLY AUTO REBOOT AND F.RESET TIME ARE CHECKED!!!
- Click START and wait. It will complete and reboot.

dicksteele said:
No worries. Did you take a 4.3 backup before flashing 4.4.2 ?
If not, just ODIN back to 4.1.1 LJ2 like in Post #1. Then flash a custom recovery and you can then flash one of the 4.3 ROMS.
Oh look here's one ...:laugh:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704375
Flash the 1.75 version then scroll down and do the 2.0 Update.
You can do that after completing Post #2 and following these steps under Option #2 in Post #3
OPTION 2:
You will need to flash a custom recovery. I'm detailing a TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) install
Here is an explanation of TWRP and how to use it to flash the [ROM][4.3][Dec-2013] AT&T I317-UCUBMK6/MJ4 *Stock* Rooted
http://www.addictivetips.com/android...devices-guide/
by Haroon Q Raja
Here are other ways to install a custom recovery on your Android phone
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/...-phone-device/
Also by Haroon Q Raja
INSTALLING TWRP 2.6.3.1
- Run Odin3 v3.07.exe
Download Link http://www.mediafire.com/download/772dlmuaxfgm0x2/Odin307.zip
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode
Entering download mode is very simple. First you will need to turn off your device. Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button. Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up. Once you’re there, you will be required to press volume up to enter the download mode or volume down to cancel and reboot the device.
Plug into a RELIABLE usb port and a RELIABLE usb cable (preferably the white Samsung cable) and wait for it to show up in Odin (COM5 or something like that)
- Click the PDA slot in Odin and locate the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar that you downloaded.
The filename that goes into the PDA Slot is openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar
MAKE SURE IN THE OPTION AREA ONLY AUTO REBOOT AND F.RESET TIME ARE CHECKED!!!
- Click START and wait. It will complete and reboot.
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Sorry. I was really sick. I'll try it today.

dicksteele said:
No worries. Did you take a 4.3 backup before flashing 4.4.2 ?
If not, just ODIN back to 4.1.1 LJ2 like in Post #1. Then flash a custom recovery and you can then flash one of the 4.3 ROMS.
Oh look here's one ...:laugh:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704375
Flash the 1.75 version then scroll down and do the 2.0 Update.
You can do that after completing Post #2 and following these steps under Option #2 in Post #3
OPTION 2:
You will need to flash a custom recovery. I'm detailing a TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) install
Here is an explanation of TWRP and how to use it to flash the [ROM][4.3][Dec-2013] AT&T I317-UCUBMK6/MJ4 *Stock* Rooted
http://www.addictivetips.com/android...devices-guide/
by Haroon Q Raja
Here are other ways to install a custom recovery on your Android phone
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/...-phone-device/
Also by Haroon Q Raja
INSTALLING TWRP 2.6.3.1
- Run Odin3 v3.07.exe
Download Link http://www.mediafire.com/download/772dlmuaxfgm0x2/Odin307.zip
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode
Entering download mode is very simple. First you will need to turn off your device. Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button. Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up. Once you’re there, you will be required to press volume up to enter the download mode or volume down to cancel and reboot the device.
Plug into a RELIABLE usb port and a RELIABLE usb cable (preferably the white Samsung cable) and wait for it to show up in Odin (COM5 or something like that)
- Click the PDA slot in Odin and locate the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar that you downloaded.
The filename that goes into the PDA Slot is openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar
MAKE SURE IN THE OPTION AREA ONLY AUTO REBOOT AND F.RESET TIME ARE CHECKED!!!
- Click START and wait. It will complete and reboot.
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Thank you very much! I fixed it!

Glad you were able to get it fixed. I had the same issue a few weeks ago. I'll compare your thread to mine to see the differences that got us the same problem...assuming they are the same. My thread about it is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2753253
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dorupero said:
Thank you very much! I fixed it!
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Most excellent. :good:

[Q] Note 2 bricked after 4.4 update, can't get into recovery

After trying to update to kit kat my note 2 will not get past the "note 2" splash screen. What sucks even worse is that I can't get into recovery to install a new rom. I've been searching tons of threads and whatnot across XDA and other websites but nothing has worked.
What I've tried:
-Flashing TWRP, CWM, Philz recoveries. Odin says they succeeded but I still can't get to any of them.
-Flashing srock roms downloaded from multiple sources. When I try this I get an error in odin, usually fails right after sboot.bin
-Using other versions of Odin, different usb's, etc. Same stuff happens no matter what.
-Kies, but it won't connect and says device is unsupported.
-Android toolkit, but i couldn't really do much with it in this state
-I even tried re-partitioning with some t0lte pit file. This really didn't change anything.
-I found an "mk4_recovery.tar" file in a thread on here. That finished and succeeded, but I still can't get anywhere, However I did notice that this changed the "current binary" on my phone from "custom" to "official samsung binary." I'm not sure if that is important or not.
I feel like I am running out of options and my phone is hard-bricked. You guys are my last hope and I'm hoping there's something you guys can help me with!! If you have anything I can try please let me know!!!

SCAND1UM said:
After trying to update to kit kat my note 2 will not get past the "note 2" splash screen. What sucks even worse is that I can't get into recovery to install a new rom. I've been searching tons of threads and whatnot across XDA and other websites but nothing has worked.
What I've tried:
-Flashing TWRP, CWM, Philz recoveries. Odin says they succeeded but I still can't get to any of them.
-Flashing srock roms downloaded from multiple sources. When I try this I get an error in odin, usually fails right after sboot.bin
-Using other versions of Odin, different usb's, etc. Same stuff happens no matter what.
-Kies, but it won't connect and says device is unsupported.
-Android toolkit, but i couldn't really do much with it in this state
-I even tried re-partitioning with some t0lte pit file. This really didn't change anything.
-I found an "mk4_recovery.tar" file in a thread on here. That finished and succeeded, but I still can't get anywhere, However I did notice that this changed the "current binary" on my phone from "custom" to "official samsung binary." I'm not sure if that is important or not.
I feel like I am running out of options and my phone is hard-bricked. You guys are my last hope and I'm hoping there's something you guys can help me with!! If you have anything I can try please let me know!!!
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This happened to me today too. I didn't like the OTA 4.4 so I was trying to get a custom rom again. Thanks to jlmancuso he made the best solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53035491&postcount=287&nocache=1&z=4473536636214703
Simply download the attached file. It is BRICKED heaven! (worked for me.) and have your recovery (twrp, philz, cwm) file. And have Odin.
1) Extract all files fix / recovery (if haven't already) / and odin (again if haven't already)
2) Open Odin in PDA put in the "fix" file. BEFORE continuing, UNCHECK Auto Reboot. (HAS TO BE UNCHECKED)
3) Connect phone to computer
4) Once the file has finished (Odin will say pass) disconnect the phone.
DO NOT TAKE THE BATTERY OUT
5) Put it back in Recovery Mode (home / volume up / power )
Give it a minute and it will load a custom recovery.
If you were stuck at a bootloop you probably don't have a rom on your phone (cleaned and empty).
If so try flashing this in Odin as well (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0CWousOd0ntTHl2RmxPbHJWODQ/edit?usp=sharing}
When the custom recovery loads you can flash what you want.
Odin will not let you downgrade from NE2 to anything below (bootloader). I suggest flash over Philz and flash that way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2768847
Has a NE2 rooted already. Flash this and save a backup. YOU WILL NEED IT.
Once in the custom recovery that comes up I suggest to flash the M2 Stock with Count Reset. (back to complete stock) then can do what you want from there.
**If the custom recovery does not show up**
Repeat the steps above (Odin / add fix to PDA / Uncheck Auto Reboot / Connect Phone / start flash)
Then again DO NOT PULL BATTERY ... (once it shows pass) disconnect and reboot back in download mode ( home / volume down / power )
Flash over your recovery ... (do not pull battery) and try the Recovery Mode ... my first time I thought it was still stuck in bootloop so give it a second.

michael85tx said:
Once in the custom recovery that comes up I suggest to flash the M2 Stock with Count Reset. (back to complete stock) then can do what you want from there.
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What a nightmare!
I odined back to stock MK4, did the 4.4.2 OTA last night. Then did the CF Auto Root via odin, installed custom recovery. The phone is currently on pageplus network. I started messing around, did the GSM Mod, then tried the international and domestic sim unlock procedures. The result was not satisfying, so I tried flashing different modems. Eventually CDMA works, but GSM not. So I made a huge mistake by attempting to downgrade from NE2. And of course failed. Now the phone can't register on either CDMA or GSM.
So once I flash M2 Stock with Count Reset, I can play with the 4.4.2 OTA zip again to get a 100% 4.4.2 system?

michael85tx said:
This happened to me today too. I didn't like the OTA 4.4 so I was trying to get a custom rom again. Thanks to jlmancuso he made the best solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53035491&postcount=287&nocache=1&z=4473536636214703
Simply download the attached file. It is BRICKED heaven! (worked for me.) and have your recovery (twrp, philz, cwm) file. And have Odin.
1) Extract all files fix / recovery (if haven't already) / and odin (again if haven't already)
2) Open Odin in PDA put in the "fix" file. BEFORE continuing, UNCHECK Auto Reboot. (HAS TO BE UNCHECKED)
3) Connect phone to computer
4) Once the file has finished (Odin will say pass) disconnect the phone.
DO NOT TAKE THE BATTERY OUT
5) Put it back in Recovery Mode (home / volume up / power )
Give it a minute and it will load a custom recovery.
If you were stuck at a bootloop you probably don't have a rom on your phone (cleaned and empty).
If so try flashing this in Odin as well (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0CWousOd0ntTHl2RmxPbHJWODQ/edit?usp=sharing}
When the custom recovery loads you can flash what you want.
Odin will not let you downgrade from NE2 to anything below (bootloader). I suggest flash over Philz and flash that way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2768847
Has a NE2 rooted already. Flash this and save a backup. YOU WILL NEED IT.
Once in the custom recovery that comes up I suggest to flash the M2 Stock with Count Reset. (back to complete stock) then can do what you want from there.
**If the custom recovery does not show up**
Repeat the steps above (Odin / add fix to PDA / Uncheck Auto Reboot / Connect Phone / start flash)
Then again DO NOT PULL BATTERY ... (once it shows pass) disconnect and reboot back in download mode ( home / volume down / power )
Flash over your recovery ... (do not pull battery) and try the Recovery Mode ... my first time I thought it was still stuck in bootloop so give it a second.
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You, sir, helped the hell out of me! I thought my phone was screwed and I've already tried everything. Thank you soo much!
Just curious, did you ever get kitkat to work? I've tried going to MC2 stock then upgrading a couple more times but it ends up doing the bootloop again every time :/ did you ever get that to update?
I'm so glad to have a working phone now though! Thanks!

SCAND1UM said:
You, sir, helped the hell out of me! I thought my phone was screwed and I've already tried everything. Thank you soo much!
Just curious, did you ever get kitkat to work? I've tried going to MC2 stock then upgrading a couple more times but it ends up doing the bootloop again every time :/ did you ever get that to update?
I'm so glad to have a working phone now though! Thanks!
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I did the procedure everything went well but is there any way to update lastest firmware kitkat as i tried to and keep having to do the same procedure to unbrick it? thanks

brooklynman2020 said:
I did the procedure everything went well but is there any way to update lastest firmware kitkat as i tried to and keep having to do the same procedure to unbrick it? thanks
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The best way to do the upgrade (since you know how to get your phone back if it happens again) is to just simply use Odin now to flash the 4.4.2 tar file thanks to "garwynn" for taking the time in making it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780984
since most of my links don't work after I post lol I'm giving the download too. I tried uploading it but the file size is too big to post. So I hope this link works let me know and I'll re-upload it and post another link if the link stops working. 4.4.2 stock rom .tar
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lilila said:
What a nightmare!
I odined back to stock MK4, did the 4.4.2 OTA last night. Then did the CF Auto Root via odin, installed custom recovery. The phone is currently on pageplus network. I started messing around, did the GSM Mod, then tried the international and domestic sim unlock procedures. The result was not satisfying, so I tried flashing different modems. Eventually CDMA works, but GSM not. So I made a huge mistake by attempting to downgrade from NE2. And of course failed. Now the phone can't register on either CDMA or GSM.
So once I flash M2 Stock with Count Reset, I can play with the 4.4.2 OTA zip again to get a 100% 4.4.2 system?
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sorry for the late reply but yes you can. I have gone back and forth trying to decide which 4.4.2 works best for service and style. lol right now I'm on 4.4.2 stock rooted (took FOREVER to get rooted I think it just finally clicked in I had given up). but there's already a .tar file for 4.4.2 you can just flash the .tar file and you have a OTA STOCK (unrooted) version of 4.4.2 for SPRINT only. It's the easiest way to get your phone back to working if it' soft bricked or just won't load recovery.
...NOTE... you can UPGRADE flash your bootloader (i.e. ... M2 .. MK4 ...N2) from Odin. You just CAN NOT downgrade firmware via Odin if you're going to go back to 4.1/4.2/4.3 versions. You will 99% of the time get "failed" at write to sboot .. for recovery I recommend Philz as it clears your cache and such when you flash roms and gapps and such for you.
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SCAND1UM said:
You, sir, helped the hell out of me! I thought my phone was screwed and I've already tried everything. Thank you soo much!
Just curious, did you ever get kitkat to work? I've tried going to MC2 stock then upgrading a couple more times but it ends up doing the bootloop again every time :/ did you ever get that to update?
I'm so glad to have a working phone now though! Thanks!
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You're welcome lol when it happened to me I wanted to punch a wall or something because I couldn't make a call to help me and there was no way Sprint would have helped me. It took me 8 hours to find it that day lol I had almost started giving up hope

You may already know this, but you also want to read up and see what versions of odin people are having success with. As well as what custom recoverys (and versions) seem to be working.
I used Odin v3.09 with no problems. Heard that others had success with v3.07
Flashed and running Philz custom recovery v6.0.4.5
I flashed update-supersu-v1.94.zip (originally flashed cwm-supersu-v0.94.zip, which DID NOT work). Supersu is a little buggy. On both the note2 and s3, after install apk would fc. Went to play store and updated supersu, supersu will then work (even "partially" disables knox for you)
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2

g_money said:
You may already know this, but you also want to read up and see what versions of odin people are having success with. As well as what custom recoverys (and versions) seem to be working.
I used Odin v3.09 with no problems. Heard that others had success with v3.07
Flashed and running Philz custom recovery v6.0.4.5
I flashed update-supersu-v1.94.zip (originally flashed cwm-supersu-v0.94.zip, which DID NOT work). Supersu is a little buggy. On both the note2 and s3, after install apk would fc. Went to play store and updated supersu, supersu will then work (even "partially" disables knox for you)
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
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Yeah that's true I use Odin 3.09 Philz Recovery (latest version if that doesn't work the 6.07.09 has had some good success) and SU v1.93 is the one I have.

Stuck with 4.4.2 OTA
michael85tx said:
This happened to me today too. I didn't like the OTA 4.4 so I was trying to get a custom rom again. Thanks to jlmancuso he made the best solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53035491&postcount=287&nocache=1&z=4473536636214703
Simply download the attached file. It is BRICKED heaven! (worked for me.) and have your recovery (twrp, philz, cwm) file. And have Odin.
1) Extract all files fix / recovery (if haven't already) / and odin (again if haven't already)
2) Open Odin in PDA put in the "fix" file. BEFORE continuing, UNCHECK Auto Reboot. (HAS TO BE UNCHECKED)
3) Connect phone to computer
4) Once the file has finished (Odin will say pass) disconnect the phone.
DO NOT TAKE THE BATTERY OUT
5) Put it back in Recovery Mode (home / volume up / power )
Give it a minute and it will load a custom recovery.
If you were stuck at a bootloop you probably don't have a rom on your phone (cleaned and empty).
If so try flashing this in Odin as well (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0CWousOd0ntTHl2RmxPbHJWODQ/edit?usp=sharing}
When the custom recovery loads you can flash what you want.
Odin will not let you downgrade from NE2 to anything below (bootloader). I suggest flash over Philz and flash that way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2768847
Has a NE2 rooted already. Flash this and save a backup. YOU WILL NEED IT.
Once in the custom recovery that comes up I suggest to flash the M2 Stock with Count Reset. (back to complete stock) then can do what you want from there.
**If the custom recovery does not show up**
Repeat the steps above (Odin / add fix to PDA / Uncheck Auto Reboot / Connect Phone / start flash)
Then again DO NOT PULL BATTERY ... (once it shows pass) disconnect and reboot back in download mode ( home / volume down / power )
Flash over your recovery ... (do not pull battery) and try the Recovery Mode ... my first time I thought it was still stuck in bootloop so give it a second.
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Followed this procedure after accepting OTA and couldn't get chainfire autoroot to work. This worked flawlessly for me and I'm flashing again !!!!

lewisyiv said:
Followed this procedure after accepting OTA and couldn't get chainfire autoroot to work. This worked flawlessly for me and I'm flashing again !!!!
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Where is the fix file for download? I cant flash the tar file, all time show fail in odin, I was try with firmware 4.4.2, 4.2, 4.1.2 and nothing my note 2 enter in download mode but not in recovery mode, alwais is in bootloop in logo... maybe I have brick?

vegitamaster66 said:
Where is the fix file for download? I cant flash the tar file, all time show fail in odin, I was try with firmware 4.4.2, 4.2, 4.1.2 and nothing my note 2 enter in download mode but not in recovery mode, alwais is in bootloop in logo... maybe I have brick?
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Two post above you or in the quote above you has the link for fix. You need to follow the first link (xda thread link) and it will take you to my post that has the upload.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Second post in this thread helped me immensely. Thank you!
I broke my note 2 that I had rooted and was running rwilco's mostly stock rom on.
Got another note 2 off craigslist and decided I should root it too for speed and for tethering. Tried the liquid smooth rom and it failed leaving me with no ROM.
Every ROM I tried failed until I found this thread and used Odin to flash "ALL_SPT_L900VPUCNE2_L900SPTCNE2_1561791_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5" that was linked.
So phone is now running 4.4.2 can I safely try again to load a custom ROM?
What do I need to do to make sure I don't have the same problem?
I'm not really savvy with this stuff but I can follow destructions

does any of the above steps wipe internal data?

Help me. My SM-T705 Super Brick

how to fix it. now i can't boot to recovery mode and boot to download mode only. Please hele me step by step, Thanks

Same problem with my AT&T SM-T707. Help!

When you're booting into download mode, just press volume down to restart the tablet. Then you need to be quick: before the boot screen appears you need to press Power + Volume up + Home to boot into recovery. If it does not work the first time, just try again.
Best, maris

First, superbrick was only a term used during an EMMC bug for the S2 and Note.
second, you can use Odin to reflash the stock firmware. As long as you can access Download mode, it's an easy fix.

Nandr0idC0nsumer said:
First, superbrick was only a term used during an EMMC bug for the S2 and Note.
second, you can use Odin to reflash the stock firmware. As long as you can access Download mode, it's an easy fix.
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I boot to download mode then flash stock rom with odin , but not flash it fail, When my Tab s restart i wait 15-30 min for boot to play. and i can't install other app in my tab, i open playstore for install any app it Hang and reboot

jomogame said:
I boot to download mode then flash stock rom with odin , but not flash it fail, When my Tab s restart i wait 15-30 min for boot to play. and i can't install other app in my tab, i open playstore for install any app it Hang and reboot
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Wrong firmware for your device.

Now, i can't flash stock firmware, show pit mapping fail , i download pit file for tab s T705 ,and i flash with odin it can't flash, tomorrow i come home and show pic in odin when i use it, show error flash stock rom , and can' flash for root

jomogame said:
Now, i can't flash stock firmware, show pit mapping fail , i download pit file for tab s T705 ,and i flash with odin it can't flash, tomorrow i come home and show pic in odin when i use it, show error flash stock rom , and can' flash for root
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This may seem too simple, but have you tried using a different USB cable/USB port? NO USB HUBS.
Odin is VERY sensitive to ports/cables.

jomogame said:
Now, i can't flash stock firmware, show pit mapping fail , i download pit file for tab s T705 ,and i flash with odin it can't flash, tomorrow i come home and show pic in odin when i use it, show error flash stock rom , and can' flash for root
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Flash it with TWRP

Tab S 8.4 demo
ashyx said:
Flash it with TWRP
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Hi all
Similar problem however mine was a demo device I flashed it with Odin- (pass) and now it wont come out of bootloop.
Is there any way to completely wipe and start again- or have I bricked it completely.
Any help greatly appreciated.

mbsaves said:
Hi all
Similar problem however mine was a demo device I flashed it with Odin- (pass) and now it wont come out of bootloop.
Is there any way to completely wipe and start again- or have I bricked it completely.
Any help greatly appreciated.
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Factory reset in twrp.

help
ashyx said:
Factory reset in twrp.
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Hi Ashyx thanks for the reply.
I've managed to twrp and add gapps. Has anyone got a Root programme I could use for the 8.4
. I wanted to use the freedom app.

When i root
http://www.mx7.com/view2/z7yu6imVc2Pyl9e8
when flash stockrom
http://www.mx7.com/view2/z7yuvsRlkjdW5Vnh
download pit file
http://www.mx7.com/view2/z7yuNTKO4vaa4szy
http://www.mx7.com/view2/z7yuZB3jqw46uSWH
how to fix it now iemi don't have , no root , no flash stockrom

anybody hele me, please

how to install cm13 using cwm

My sgh t999 has clockwork mod recovery, I am having dificulty installing roms and gapps on.my phone, also it doesn't let me install them together.
Any help unappreciated.

htc_desire_luke said:
My sgh t999 has clockwork mod recovery, I am having dificulty installing roms and gapps on.my phone, also it doesn't let me install them together.
Any help unappreciated.
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cwm has been updated in quite some time as far as i know. maybe use latest twrp. also maybe try just install rom , reboot. setup and flash gapps. hope you get it worked out.
"err on the side of kindness"

Hi there,
I tried to install twrp, but when I try to use it, it says that the phone is set up to use cwm( second hand phone with cwm installed) .
Not sure how to remove cwm pre installed.
Many thanks.

i have successfully used "flashifly" (DL'able from playstore) to flash updates of twrp. might work for you.
"err on the side of kindness"

Assuming you have Windows,
Download Odin 3.07: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...5QWImOPDJboTA_V3D5S9eA&bvm=bv.133700528,d.amc
Download the latest tar version TWRP and save it to your computer: https://dl.twrp.me/d2att/
Open Odin, uncheck everything except f reset time, click on the PDA box and select the TWRP tar file, connect the phone in download mode, click start to flash the phone. After a successful flash, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace the battery, use the button combination to boot into TWRP.

audit13 said:
Assuming you have Windows,
Download Odin 3.07: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...5QWImOPDJboTA_V3D5S9eA&bvm=bv.133700528,d.amc
Download the latest tar version TWRP and save it to your computer: https://dl.twrp.me/d2att/
Open Odin, uncheck everything except f reset time, click on the PDA box and select the TWRP tar file, connect the phone in download mode, click start to flash the phone. After a successful flash, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace the battery, use the button combination to boot into TWRP.
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I got twrp going,
but i get incompatible rom and then the Gapps do not install...
now my phone wont turn on please help!!!

Which ROM did you try to flash?
OMG, I sent you the wrong link for TWRP. I thought I was posting in the AT&T s3 forum. I'm so sorry. Try this link for TWRP for the T999 (d2tmo): https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys3tmobile.html

please help
audit13 said:
Which ROM did you try to flash?
OMG, I sent you the wrong link for TWRP. I thought I was posting in the AT&T s3 forum. I'm so sorry. Try this link for TWRP for the T999 (d2tmo): https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys3tmobile.html
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I have an SGH-T999
nut now i cant seem to get to either recovery or download mode with the combo,
I am stuck in boot screen.
please help!!!
i think it may have drained mt battery too
oh no this would be my new phone i have just bricked otherwise after loosing the last one

Flashing TWRP for the d2att to a d2tmo would not cause the brick. Cross-flashing TWRP among similar devices will allow flashing a custom ROM to a phone without changing the updater script. For example, flashing TWRP for the international s4 (gt-i9505) to a Canadian/Mexican s4 (sgh-i337m) allows a ROM designed for the gt-i9505 to be flashed to the sgh-i337m.
If the phone is booting, it is soft-bricked. Do you have USB jig? Power off the phone, let it charge, and flash a stock ROM from sammobile.com.

audit13 said:
Flashing TWRP for the d2att to a d2tmo would not cause the brick. Cross-flashing TWRP among similar devices will allow flashing a custom ROM to a phone without changing the updater script. For example, flashing TWRP for the international s4 (gt-i9505) to a Canadian/Mexican s4 (sgh-i337m) allows a ROM designed for the gt-i9505 to be flashed to the sgh-i337m.
If the phone is booting, it is soft-bricked. Do you have USB jig? Power off the phone, let it charge, and flash a stock ROM from sammobile.com.
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i dont have a jig.
any other way?

What is it showing on screen? You tried removing the battery for a few minutes and then trying download mode?
I have flashed an s3 T-mobile phone with TWRP for the s3 AT&T with no issues. I was also able to flash back to stock on the s3 T-mobile as well.

htc_desire_luke said:
i dont have a jig.
any other way?
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i didnt know it was USA the device as i bought it second hand and already rooted.

Did you confirm the model # in download mode?
Power if off and let it charge, then try to get into download mode. While it's charging, download the stock ROM from sammobile.com.

audit13 said:
Did you confirm the model # in download mode?
Power if off and let it charge, then try to get into download mode. While it's charging, download the stock ROM from sammobile.com.
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i dont know what model it is.

You mentioned t999 in the first post and just wanted to make sure that this was confimed in some way before flashing other items to the phone.
The phone will power on but still can't get into download or recovery mode?

audit13 said:
You mentioned t999 in the first post and just wanted to make sure that this was confimed in some way before flashing other items to the phone.
The phone will power on but still can't get into download or recovery mode?
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yes its the sgh-t999
i am also going to purchase a jig just in case

Any luck with download mode?

audit13 said:
Any luck with download mode?
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yes, i have been able to get into download mode!!!!
please tell what to do next.

Power off the phone and let it charge. Mean while,
Download Odin 3.07 from here: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...5QWImOPDJboTA_V3D5S9eA&bvm=bv.134052249,d.amc
Download the latest stock ROM for the t999 from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-T999/ Use 7zip to unzip the file once to yield a tar file.
Open Odin, uncheck everything except f reset time. Click on the PDA box and select the unzipped tar ROM, boot the phone into download mode and connect it to the computer, flash the ROM. When the ROM has been successfully flashed and you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace the battery, boot into recovery mode, perform a factory wipe, and reboot.

audit13 said:
Power off the phone and let it charge. Mean while,
Download Odin 3.07 from here: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...5QWImOPDJboTA_V3D5S9eA&bvm=bv.134052249,d.amc
Download the latest stock ROM for the t999 from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-T999/ Use 7zip to unzip the file once to yield a tar file.
Open Odin, uncheck everything except f reset time. Click on the PDA box and select the unzipped tar ROM, boot the phone into download mode and connect it to the computer, flash the ROM. When the ROM has been successfully flashed and you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace the battery, boot into recovery mode, perform a factory wipe, and reboot.
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which of those files is the one i need?
many thanks