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[Q] Bricked and tips aren't working so far. Help, please!

Well, dang... I've tried everything I can think of and am stuck. If any of you have suggestions, I'll be forever in your debt.
So I was trying out a few ROMS on my I747. The last working one I had was LiquidSmooth Android (v2.1 I believe) but it was rebooting on me more often than I'd like, so I tried booting into TWRP to restore my last Nandroid of the rooted stock ROM I had been running fine. I know that Nandroid backup was a good one because I have restored it before. So anyway, I boot into TWRP and suddenly TWRP asks me for a password, which it has never done before. It almost looked like TWRP thought my device was encrypted, which it wasn't. But then when I hit "cancel" and tried to use the TWRP Factory Reset wipe, all of the attempts to mount the partitions failed! So I decided to let TWRP reboot the device, thinking something weird was going on with TWRP that would be fixed the next time I loaded it (DOH!) and I've been hosed ever since.
I am in a stange position with my I747 now. The OS won't boot at all. It forces the phone to try to boot into recovery, which is the latest TWRP. Unfortunately that just hangs at the "teamwin" screen and never goes on. First thing I decided to try was to flash a fresh TWRP thinking my TWRP had gotten mucked up. When got the latest TWRP tar from your Toolkit "recovery" folder (I am a donator from a day or two ago) it looked like it successfully flashed the TWRP to the phone, although I'm a bit worried maybe I don't understand Odin's output. Here is what it shows when I flash the TWRP:
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<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> recovery.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/007> RES OK !!
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
<ID:0/007> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
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The phone reboots like the re-write of TWRP was successful, but then it just hangs at the "teamwin" screen again. So then I thought I'd try flashing CWM instead.. The output from ODIN looks basically the same, but when I reboot into recovery I again am stuck at the "teamwin" screen from TWRP! WTH?
Why am I still seeing the "teamwin" screen if I just flashed CWM and Odin says it succeeded? I'm guessing it has something to do with the "RQT CLOSE !!" line in the log above. Is that actually a failure message that I thought was a success message? It isn't real clear..
So then my last fall back was just to flash the whole stock ROM again. Sadly, that didn't seem to work either. It actually gives me a WRITE (Fail!) message. Here is the output of Odin when trying to write the stock ROM to the phone in Download mode. I'm trying to flash the files called "I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5".
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Code:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Write)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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As you can see, the MD5 checks passed with no problems, but the actual writing of the code to the NAND fails immediately. At this point I have no idea what to try next.
And for the record, I also tried flashing back the original boot image from your Toolkit called "boot-stock-dlk3-SGHI747.tar". Here is what I get when I try to flash that with Odin.
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Code:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> boot.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/007> RES OK !!
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
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Any suggestions anyone might have for what to do next would be most appreciated. Sadly, this is my only phone, and my employer pays for it. I need to get it up and running as soon as I can, if it is possible. Probably shouldn't have been messing with it in the first place, but I'm a tinkerer at heart.. What can I say?
Thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks for any tips any of you can share!!
MrSimmonsSr

Are you using the automated process from the toolkit?
Try using odin alone and flashing back to stock
http://www.androidjunkies.com/how-to-unroot-att-galaxy-s3-flash-stock-ucdlk3-firmware/

MrSimmonsSr said:
Well, dang... I've tried everything I can think of and am stuck. If any of you have suggestions, I'll be forever in your debt.
So I was trying out a few ROMS on my I747. The last working one I had was LiquidSmooth Android (v2.1 I believe) but it was rebooting on me more often than I'd like, so I tried booting into TWRP to restore my last Nandroid of the rooted stock ROM I had been running fine. I know that Nandroid backup was a good one because I have restored it before. So anyway, I boot into TWRP and suddenly TWRP asks me for a password, which it has never done before. It almost looked like TWRP thought my device was encrypted, which it wasn't. But then when I hit "cancel" and tried to use the TWRP Factory Reset wipe, all of the attempts to mount the partitions failed! So I decided to let TWRP reboot the device, thinking something weird was going on with TWRP that would be fixed the next time I loaded it (DOH!) and I've been hosed ever since.
I am in a stange position with my I747 now. The OS won't boot at all. It forces the phone to try to boot into recovery, which is the latest TWRP. Unfortunately that just hangs at the "teamwin" screen and never goes on. First thing I decided to try was to flash a fresh TWRP thinking my TWRP had gotten mucked up. When got the latest TWRP tar from your Toolkit "recovery" folder (I am a donator from a day or two ago) it looked like it successfully flashed the TWRP to the phone, although I'm a bit worried maybe I don't understand Odin's output. Here is what it shows when I flash the TWRP:
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Code:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> recovery.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/007> RES OK !!
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
<ID:0/007> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
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The phone reboots like the re-write of TWRP was successful, but then it just hangs at the "teamwin" screen again. So then I thought I'd try flashing CWM instead.. The output from ODIN looks basically the same, but when I reboot into recovery I again am stuck at the "teamwin" screen from TWRP! WTH?
Why am I still seeing the "teamwin" screen if I just flashed CWM and Odin says it succeeded? I'm guessing it has something to do with the "RQT CLOSE !!" line in the log above. Is that actually a failure message that I thought was a success message? It isn't real clear..
So then my last fall back was just to flash the whole stock ROM again. Sadly, that didn't seem to work either. It actually gives me a WRITE (Fail!) message. Here is the output of Odin when trying to write the stock ROM to the phone in Download mode. I'm trying to flash the files called "I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5".
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Code:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Write)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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As you can see, the MD5 checks passed with no problems, but the actual writing of the code to the NAND fails immediately. At this point I have no idea what to try next.
And for the record, I also tried flashing back the original boot image from your Toolkit called "boot-stock-dlk3-SGHI747.tar". Here is what I get when I try to flash that with Odin.
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Code:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> boot.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/007> RES OK !!
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
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Any suggestions anyone might have for what to do next would be most appreciated. Sadly, this is my only phone, and my employer pays for it. I need to get it up and running as soon as I can, if it is possible. Probably shouldn't have been messing with it in the first place, but I'm a tinkerer at heart.. What can I say?
Thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks for any tips any of you can share!!
MrSimmonsSr
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Flash a rooted stock Rom and reinstall recovery. I would recommend using root66 rooted stock by mr. Robinson.
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Or rooted stock...I have had luck in the past going to pure stock and starting over. When your restored use the beginners guide to rooting in the general section. Once root is achieved....use the goo.im app to install most current version of TWRP.
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Sorry for not being more clear.. I was using the various tar files, and the Odin exe file from the Toolkit, but I was using them on their own. I would go into the Toolkit install folder and crank of Odin binary by itself, outside of the other tools..
And when I tried flashing a Stock ROM, it would give me the "WRITE (FAIL!)" error.. When I tried re-flashing any recovery, CWM or TWRP, it would say success but when I booted into recovery it would always be TWRP and it would always freeze at the "teamwin" screen and never get past it.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
thegodsquirrel said:
Are you using the automated process from the toolkit?
Try using odin alone and flashing back to stock
http://www.androidjunkies.com/how-to-unroot-att-galaxy-s3-flash-stock-ucdlk3-firmware/
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dima470 said:
Flash a rooted stock Rom and reinstall recovery. I would recommend using root66 rooted stock by mr. Robinson.
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If you read my post again you will see that I have tried both flashing a stock ROM (non-rooted, got a WRITE error) and flashing a recovery (seems to be successful, but doesn't actually change the recovery on my phone), and neither seem to be working.
Is there any way you guys know of to get passed the messages I'm seeing in ODIN?
Thanks! Much appreciate you guys taking the time to respond!
MrSimmonsSr

MrSimmonsSr said:
Sorry for not being more clear.. I was using the various tar files, and the Odin exe file from the Toolkit, but I was using them on their own. I would go into the Toolkit install folder and crank of Odin binary by itself, outside of the other tools..
And when I tried flashing a Stock ROM, it would give me the "WRITE (FAIL!)" error.. When I tried re-flashing any recovery, CWM or TWRP, it would say success but when I booted into recovery it would always be TWRP and it would always freeze at the "teamwin" screen and never get past it.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
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I would bet it is a case of goofy android device hijinks. If you have another cord use that (this has worked for me in the past). Use that tutorial I linked and see if you can get it back to stock stock stock.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium

thegodsquirrel said:
Or rooted stock...I have had luck in the past going to pure stock and starting over. When your restored use the beginners guide to rooting in the general section. Once root is achieved....use the goo.im app to install most current version of TWRP.
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You are right and I don't mind going back to stock ROM at all. I downloaded the stock ROM and tried to flash it with ODIN directly. As you will see in my original post, I got a message from ODIN saying the NAND write had failed.. No idea why! That is why I'm stuck and not sure what to try next.
I have a good Nandroid backup that I could restore if I just had access to TWRP, but it seems hosed up and won't get past the "teamwin" screen, but when I try to reflash TWRP, or CWM Recovery for that matter, it looks like ODIN says it was successful but I always end up stuck right back at that teamwin screen. Even after I just flashed CWM Recovery!! So something isn't right.
Any other ideas?

I don't think you are going to get back in to the recovery. Pull the battery and sim. Let it sit for a while. Did you go and download the tar from link I provided? It could be that the one you have is corrupted. I dunno. Good news is you are not bricked, just soft bricked. We just need the right combo to get it back into the os. It sounds stupid but try another USB cable if you have one.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium

I have tried multiple USB cables but that didn't help. The tutorial you linked was actually what I was reading last night to try to fix this myself without bothering anyone here. Unfortunately I get down to step 11 and that is where the problem happens. Odin gives me the output in my oringinal message and tells me the stock ROM could not be written to the NAND. That is why I'm stuck. If you look at my original post, it is in the second quote of ODIN output, and it says:
Code:
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Write)
I always thought if I could get back to download mode, I'd be able to recover, but unless I can figure out why ODIN can't write the stock ROM to my NAND, I do not know what to try next..
Thanks! Any other ideas?
MrSimmonsSr
thegodsquirrel said:
I would bet it is a case of goofy android device hijinks. If you have another cord use that (this has worked for me in the past). Use that tutorial I linked and see if you can get it back to stock stock stock.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
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Son of *****...well if you haven't tried it yet pull battery and sim. Let it sit for an hour
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium

I did download the same Stock ROM referenced and that is what I've been trying to load. The TAR file seems fine because ODIN says it passes the MD5 checks before it tries to flash it. I have tried it after pulling the battery for a while. Will pull the SIM also, just in case..
Thoughts?
thegodsquirrel said:
I don't think you are going to get back in to the recovery. Pull the battery and sim. Let it sit for a while. Did you go and download the tar from link I provided? It could be that the one you have is corrupted. I dunno. Good news is you are not bricked, just soft bricked. We just need the right combo to get it back into the os. It sounds stupid but try another USB cable if you have one.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
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For the record, here is a screenshot of what ODIN looks like when I try to flash the stock ROM..
I'm starting to wonder if I need to start using some of the other options in ODIN. Obviously need to understand what they do much better before I start trying things. I don't want to hard brick the device. At least I can still get into download mode at this point!
Any other suggestions? Thanks for the help!
MrSimmonsSr

Make sure you are using the stock usb cable that came with the phone. Most micro usb cables are 5 pin, whereas the GS3 has an 11 pin connector and usb cable.

suprtrukr425 said:
Make sure you are using the stock usb cable that came with the phone. Most micro usb cables are 5 pin, whereas the GS3 has an 11 pin connector and usb cable.
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Hmm.. That is interesting. I don't know if I have the original cable or not. Is there a marking on the original that will let me know. I have some many USB cables laying around from Blackberries and other devices, I'm not sure which one is which anymore..
I have successfully flashed stuff with these cables before.. Thoughts?
Del

Unchecked auto reboot and f. Reset time. Let it sit. Then button combo into recovery.
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Any time I try to go into recovery I just hang at the TWRP startup screen that says "teamwin".. Even after ODIN tells me "success" on flashing CWM Recovery!! Obviously the flashing of recovery isn't really working even though ODIN is telling me it is a success.
I'm starting to think I have NAND corruption and need to repartition. Does anyone know where to find a STOCK ROM file that is safe to use with the ODIN repartition option?
Thanks!
thegodsquirrel said:
Unchecked auto reboot and f. Reset time. Let it sit. Then button combo into recovery.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
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Edit: nm checked the setup looks good.
I wouldn't completely give up...yet. Are you using the stock cable?
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium

I have so many microUSB cables lying around here from various devices (BB 9800, Playbook, etc..) I don't know which one is the one that came with the GS3 anymore. Is there a way to tell?
That having been said, aren't they all the same as long as they were made for data sync and power?
And I'm not giving up, I'm just pretty sure I am suffering from what I see referred to in other threads as NAND Corruption. I think I might need to re-partition in order to get it resolved. But in order to do that, of course, I need a good PIT file for my device. Anyone know where I can find a PIT file that is made for this phone (SGH-I747)? I'm not worried about loosing any data. I have a good Nandroid I know I can recover with if I can just get TWRP working again..
thegodsquirrel said:
I wouldn't completely give up...yet. Are you using the stock cable?
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
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Yea...that's got to be it. Gs3 cable all black with a black shiny micro SD connector. Keep us up to date if you fix it.
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[Q] Please help. simi-bricked galaxy s 2

Here is the background. I upgraded my s2 to a note2 and added an extra line for my son to keep the s2. they did not register the sim at the store. I had rooted and installed custom rom, so wanted to return to stock. I then odin'd a tar from here sampro.pl/firmware/android/samsung-sgh-t989/ which worked for a week(allowed me to log his apps acct etc). Today, the day of his birthday I called tmobile and activated the sim. I called my phone from the sg2 sucsessfully. I then turned it off and packaged it/ wrapped it. an hr later my son opened it and turned it on. it then boot looped on the tmobile splash with the blue loading bar. I reflashed with the latest. failed after a few files, mid flash. It now gives me a screen i have never seen before. It says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try agian." I have tried other firmwares from the site and 2 from the sticky threads here. it either fails after a few files or instantly giving the same error screen. I have odin recognising it. I cant get kies to connect but it does try. I have been using costom roms from the start and am well versed in the processes and this phone in perticular. Someone please save my boys birthday, and tell me I dont need to jtag it. I have been through the posts and cant find anything that works. The toolkit is having issues on my laptop so am limited to odin. I will have him all weekend so any help in the next 2 days would be most apreciated!!!!!
PS: I can hold vol down on power up to see my usual message of up to continue or down to reboot. up goes to the prediscribed error and down does not reboot. I got the toolkit to launch(forgot about admin) and it doesnt recognise any hardware. odin fails on all flashes. I am thinking it has to do with the recovery. i am going to try to flash a custom now.
Here is the flash record of odin <OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T989UVMC6_T989TMB_T989UVMC6_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/008> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/008> amss.bin
<ID:0/008> boot.img
<ID:0/008> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/008> mdm.bin
<ID:0/008> __Xmit Write fail
<ID:0/008> XmitData Fail..
<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Try to Odin TWRP 2.5.0.0 tar from here
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hercules

Icy0ne said:
Here is the background. I upgraded my s2 to a note2 and added an extra line for my son to keep the s2. they did not register the sim at the store. I had rooted and installed custom rom, so wanted to return to stock. I then odin'd a tar from here sampro.pl/firmware/android/samsung-sgh-t989/ which worked for a week(allowed me to log his apps acct etc). Today, the day of his birthday I called tmobile and activated the sim. I called my phone from the sg2 sucsessfully. I then turned it off and packaged it/ wrapped it. an hr later my son opened it and turned it on. it then boot looped on the tmobile splash with the blue loading bar. I reflashed with the latest. failed after a few files, mid flash. It now gives me a screen i have never seen before. It says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try agian." I have tried other firmwares from the site and 2 from the sticky threads here. it either fails after a few files or instantly giving the same error screen. I have odin recognising it. I cant get kies to connect but it does try. I have been using costom roms from the start and am well versed in the processes and this phone in perticular. Someone please save my boys birthday, and tell me I dont need to jtag it. I have been through the posts and cant find anything that works. The toolkit is having issues on my laptop so am limited to odin. I will have him all weekend so any help in the next 2 days would be most apreciated!!!!!
PS: I can hold vol down on power up to see my usual message of up to continue or down to reboot. up goes to the prediscribed error and down does not reboot. I got the toolkit to launch(forgot about admin) and it doesnt recognise any hardware. odin fails on all flashes. I am thinking it has to do with the recovery. i am going to try to flash a custom now.
Here is the flash record of odin <OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T989UVMC6_T989TMB_T989UVMC6_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/008> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/008> amss.bin
<ID:0/008> boot.img
<ID:0/008> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/008> mdm.bin
<ID:0/008> __Xmit Write fail
<ID:0/008> XmitData Fail..
<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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Readownload the file and try it again T989UVMC6_T989TMB_T989UVMC6_HOME.tar.md5
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2

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esema1o said:
Readownload the file and try it again T989UVMC6_T989TMB_T989UVMC6_HOME.tar.md5
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
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This made me laugh a little as it sounds like what i tell my coworkers before my first cup of coffee. Followed by did you restart it? I am re downloading for the 3rd time to be sure. as i am waiting i tried to reflash the stock recovery that i had laying around. that brought me back the boot ani with the tmobile logo and blue loading bar. I reflashed an original os i had in my files from a long time ago and got the first error screen. i am now attempting to reflash the working recovery and then the latest dl of T989UVMC6_T989TMB_T989UVMC6_HOME.tar.md5. will update as soon as done. thank you very much for the response on a saterday and all. you rock for effort!!

uggg
So I have used old recovery and several stock roms to no avail. I have tried 5 different ones now. it all hangs for wayyy too long. I just did a fresh dl'd copy of latest from predefined site. Back to original message. I am now going to try canogen mod with custom rom. please add if you have any thoughts.
edit: Ps : I have been flashing phones for a while now so when i say way too long i mean atleast 45 to an hour, which is longer then any sucsesful flash I have done.
2nd edit: I sucsefully installed twrp. in mid dl of jedi mind trick rom to install.

Sucsess!!
Icy0ne said:
So I have used old recovery and several stock roms to no avail. I have tried 5 different ones now. it all hangs for wayyy too long. I just did a fresh dl'd copy of latest from predefined site. Back to original message. I am now going to try canogen mod with custom rom. please add if you have any thoughts.
edit: Ps : I have been flashing phones for a while now so when i say way too long i mean atleast 45 to an hour, which is longer then any sucsesful flash I have done.
2nd edit: I sucsefully installed twrp. in mid dl of jedi mind trick rom to install.
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I have flashed jedi mind trick sucsesfully!!!! I have twerp 2.5. I should be able to enable debugging and apps.reboot into twrp fix permissions, clear delvik cache and reboot into recovery then odin the latest stock from the previos posts.
Please reply as I dont want to send him back to moms with a hacked os, but dont want to make a move now that it is usable.
Thank you very much!!!!

Thank you!
meekrawb said:
Try to Odin TWRP 2.5.0.0 tar from here
Thank you for the link as I was having trouble finding on xda. the links have been shaky since the mega debaucle. Can you please link to your preferred stock as I dont have faith in the sanpro.pl links
Super Thanks!!!
At the least He now has a usable device. Even beter is the impact of seeing the effort to fix it. He now knows to use xda and the steps taken which is more valueable then the phone itself.
Thank you.
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Icy0ne said:
Thank you for the link as I was having trouble finding on xda. the links have been shaky since the mega debaucle. Can you please link to your preferred stock as I dont have faith in the sanpro.pl links
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I use
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Just type t989 in the search box.
Never had a problem with the files from there. You have to sign up for an account though.

Had the exact same thing happen to me, phone wouldn't boot or anything, no button combo worked and couldn't boot to recovery, what I did was to Odin twrp recovery tar. flash recovery and it fixed it, of course it roots the phone to but u can always odin back to stock after it boots up
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[Q] Softbrick, bootloop, TWRP Password

My girlfriends S3 (Bell, I747M, d2can) is currently boot looping. It had a custom ROM on it, but I'll be damned if I could tell you which one. It was working, then it wasn't. No updates, no flash/wipe/etc.
Now I turn on her phone, and it gets to the ROM's boot screen, and just as it's about to complete, it restarts again. I can enter TWRP (2.6.3.1) but it requires a password (which is a bug, afaik). I can press "cancel" and try to reset/wipe, but it won't mount or reset the cache partition, so it fails.
I used Odin (3.07, 3.09) to try and flash TWRP 2.6.3.0 and 2.7.0.0, and both failed. The result was Odin would reboot the phone, then it would enter the same bootloop, and the recovery would still be TWRP 2.6.3.1.
I tried downloading a stock S3 firmware and flashing it with Odin. Same problem.
I've tried new drivers. New cable. New USB port. I've tried using a different computer. Always the same result.
So a summary of what I can/can't do:
Can't use TWRP to reset/wipe
Can't use ADB Sideload
Can't modify device via ADB
CAN see the device via ADB
CAN enter download mode
Any help?
I pulled DMESG at some point during all this. Maybe it can help shed some light: http://pastebin.com/4c2uL3Qq

Dont know how much help it is but I quit using TWRP because of that bug, now I use CWM the philz touch version and haven't seen that again. When you are flashing the rcovery with ODIN you must absolutely uncheck the box for auto reboot. when you get the message that says the flash was successful you should then unplug the USB cable and do a battery pull, reinsert the battery, press the volume up key and the home key, press the power button until it vibrates then release the power button only, once the phone boots into recovery you may release the volume up and home buttons.
If you are trying to flash Stock roms be darn sure you have the right stuff IE AT&T phone using 4.3 you find here on XDA the correct odin flashable tar or for any other use www.sammobile.com if you have a canadian I747M go to www.sammobile.com and find the right one for the bootloaders currently on the phone. If you flash a phone that has 4.3 bootloaders on it with older bootloaders you will have an instant Hard Brick. Use Extreme Caution with bootloaders and ODIN tars. you could also use custom recovery to flash some stock or custom roms too those are alot safer and less likely to hard brick.
I think you are on the right track to trying to fix your ahem her phone, a little patience and reading go a long way IIRC the recovery thread instructions outline the need to uncheck the auto reboot box, with that being said you aren't the first one to over look it I have done it myself a few months ago. I wish you the best of luck and hope that a cache wipe will fix what you have going on if not try a factory reset, Good Luck.

theramsey3 said:
Dont know how much help it is but I quit using TWRP because of that bug, now I use CWM the philz touch version and haven't seen that again. When you are flashing the rcovery with ODIN you must absolutely uncheck the box for auto reboot. when you get the message that says the flash was successful you should then unplug the USB cable and do a battery pull, reinsert the battery, press the volume up key and the home key, press the power button until it vibrates then release the power button only, once the phone boots into recovery you may release the volume up and home buttons.
If you are trying to flash Stock roms be darn sure you have the right stuff IE AT&T phone using 4.3 you find here on XDA the correct odin flashable tar or for any other use www.sammobile.com if you have a canadian I747M go to www.sammobile.com and find the right one for the bootloaders currently on the phone. If you flash a phone that has 4.3 bootloaders on it with older bootloaders you will have an instant Hard Brick. Use Extreme Caution with bootloaders and ODIN tars. you could also use custom recovery to flash some stock or custom roms too those are alot safer and less likely to hard brick.
I think you are on the right track to trying to fix your ahem her phone, a little patience and reading go a long way IIRC the recovery thread instructions outline the need to uncheck the auto reboot box, with that being said you aren't the first one to over look it I have done it myself a few months ago. I wish you the best of luck and hope that a cache wipe will fix what you have going on if not try a factory reset, Good Luck.
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Appreciate all the help! I've tried pretty much every combination.
I've turned off auto-reboot, flashed, but Odin stops at:
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
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I assume that's where it's supposed to be. Then I enter recovery and it's still the same TWRP 2.6.3.1. Very strange.
I don't think her phone is using 4.3 bootloaders, as I don't remember them being available when I flashed this phone. I'm a Nexus guy, so maybe I'm doing something wrong this time.
EDIT: I also seem to recall on my phones that when I flashed something in Download/Fastboot mode, there was a progress bar of sorts on the phone itself indicating it was receiving something. On this phone it doesn't display anything to imply something's happening.

Boot into download and let us know what it says on the download screen. If you have the 4.3 bootloader, try flashing a pre-rooted 4.3 Bell ROM using Odin 3.07. If you have a lower version bootloader, try flashing a pre-rooted 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...mctr=(not provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=139036464
In Odin, don't check auto reboot. When you see reset in the status windows, disconnect the USB cable and pull the battery. Boot into recovery and wipe cache, data, and reboot.

Thanks for the reply! I'm 99% sure it's a pre-4.3 bootloader. Here's what it shows in DL mode:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SHG-I747M
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (2 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
DUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
If I recall correctly, a 4.3 bootloader would show two more lines at the bottom.

Tried installing a 4.1.1 ROM (root66_BMC_I747MVLDLK4)
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> root66_BMC_I747MVLDLK4.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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4.1.2 (root66_BMC_I747MVLDMF1.7z)
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> root66_BMC_I747MVLDMF1.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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I feel it's worth mentioning again: At no point, while using Odin, does the phone display a transfer bar of any sort.

Try installing Philz Touch recovery via Odin and see if you can boot into recovery. Copy a custom ROM on an external SD card and see if you can flash that ROM from recovery.

audit13 said:
Try installing Philz Touch recovery via Odin and see if you can boot into recovery. Copy a custom ROM on an external SD card and see if you can flash that ROM from recovery.
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Tried Philz and Odin still doesn't seem to have flashed it.
I'll try with an SD card.

X04D said:
Tried Philz and Odin still doesn't seem to have flashed it.
I'll try with an SD card.
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Try this: when you flash with Odin, uncheck auto reboot, start the flash process. When you see the word reset in the status window, remove the USB cable, pull the battery, and boot into recovery.

Boot loop problem! Help me

Hello! I've a problem with my Note 4 Sprint. The phone is in a boot loop state, it reebots every time when the logo "Samsung Galaxy Note 4" is showed. I've tried everithing! When I flashed stock roms it reboots again. When I try to install custom rom it says error 7 set_perm failed. I want to say that in each custom recovery I've installed, the touch screen is misaligned and to press a button I've to touch it 1 or 2 cm up!
Sometimes after flashing a stock rom, it pass the Note 4 logo, but when on the screen there is the "SAMSUNG" logo it reboots again and again and again.... when it reach SAMSUNG logo a strange thing happen... the pixels on the screen are showed badly such as rainbow.
In the download mode the Binary status is Samsung official and the system status is custom (also with stock rom).
I don't know to do. Can you help me? I've tried JIG also.
Thank you!

Your touch is off because you've flashed wrong custom recovery. Check that and reinstall correct one. As long as you have flashed a recent stock tar, when you can get a successful boot, open dialer and dial *#2663# and select the top left option to reinstall TSP FW update (General). If that doesn't work, reinstall the stock tar and auto boot and promptly fix that with dialer code.
The recovery flash error you're getting could be caused wiping system or flashing with mounted system partition. If you do either of those, unmount system and reboot recovery before trying to flash.
The boot loop could be caused by loss of root but custom kernel is currently installed or incompatible our corrupt data. Did you install custom kernel and wipe data or previously install CM or Xposed framework before the bootloops started?
You may need to factory reset and wipe internal memory to get it to boot. Try that with custom ROM again. You typically don't have to wipe system or mount it unless you have a problem. Many custom ROMs I've seen in our forum wipe system in updater-script(s) before installing ROM.
Here's the TWRP recovery for Sprint Note 4 for Odin flashing.
https://dl.twrp.me/trltespr/twrp-3.0.2-0-trltespr.img.tar
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Thank you
Thank you for your reply. First to fix the touch, I've to boot the phone. Why flashing his stock ROM (Full, with boot, kernel ecc... ) it doesn't boot?
When I flash 5.1.1 in his stock recovery it says dm-verify verification failed, when I flash a 6.0.1 stock ROM it says dm-verify verification failed and also to install first DRK!! I've not success to downgrade the phone to 5.0.1 or 4.4.4 because Odin stop me.

kaddhuzzu93 said:
Thank you for your reply. First to fix the touch, I've to boot the phone. Why flashing his stock ROM (Full, with boot, kernel ecc... ) it doesn't boot?
When I flash 5.1.1 in his stock recovery it says dm-verify verification failed, when I flash a 6.0.1 stock ROM it says dm-verify verification failed and also to install first DRK!! I've not success to downgrade the phone to 5.0.1 or 4.4.4 because Odin stop me.
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If you can recall the update you had on your phone before you first attempted to flash the older stock tars that wouldn't flash, I'd recommend you get that specific stock tar, verify md5 against zip if you get it from our general forum with uploads to AFH.
After verifying md5, extract the tar.md5 for Odin flash. Factory reset in stock recovery if still on it. Odin TWRP and wipe internal memory and then power down. Pull battery for at least 30 seconds while draining power circuit by gently pressing and holding power button down.
Install battery and boot to download mode. Verify your phone's display indicates that reactivation lock is off. Ensure when connecting USB in download mode that Odin indicates COM as added. Once you have md5 verified and COM added displayed in Odin log, start the flash with Odin default options.
It should boot and stock recovery shouldn't indicate dm-verity failure.
Above, I suggested the update you had before the older tar wouldn't flash because you've most likely triggered a factory reset protection condition. I wouldn't advise flashing stock tars below OG5 because the bootloader in Android 5.1 and up block downgrade to 4.4 and 5.0 lower security bootloaders. This started with OE1 do that one and OF5 may still work but differ from OG5 and up. There is a way to run KitKat but Odin won't do that and your bootloader should remain on the higher security ones to avoid issues like yours. The OG5 to OK1 custom kernel should work with the KitKat ROMs, allowing it to boot.
If the recommended steps above doesn't reset the dm-verity, Chainfire may help; flashing systemless SuperSU zip and using the SuperSU app once booted to fully un-root may clear the dm-verity failure if wiping and flashing doesn't. Warning: unless you have stock kernel, fully un-root may leave you in a bootloop state until flashing SuperSU zip again. But if it doesn't boot after stock tar, you may have to try Chainfire Auto Root for Note 4 to root (make sure you have the latest by downloading again- Chainfire Auto Root for KitKat shouldn't be used. Hopefully it boots if you've had boot issues up to this point. Otherwise, Chainfire may not help. If still not booting, factory reset and try the stock tar again. Sometimes, flashing the stock tar a second time helps.
Wiping everything but extSdCard in TWRP before flashing stock tar is another option you may consider. I think I read one poster had thought that accidentally restoring an old EFS backup had started his dm-verity issue. Take notes and share what works if you resolve it. Best wishes for success.
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samep said:
If you can recall the update you had on your phone before you first attempted to flash the older stock tars that wouldn't flash, I'd recommend you get that specific stock tar, verify md5 against zip if you get it from our general forum with uploads to AFH.
After verifying md5, extract the tar.md5 for Odin flash. Factory reset in stock recovery if still on it. Odin TWRP and wipe internal memory and then power down. Pull battery for at least 30 seconds while draining power circuit by gently pressing and holding power button down.
Install battery and boot to download mode. Verify your phone's display indicates that reactivation lock is off. Ensure when connecting USB in download mode that Odin indicates COM as added. Once you have md5 verified and COM added displayed in Odin log, start the flash with Odin default options.
It should boot and stock recovery shouldn't indicate dm-verity failure.
Above, I suggested the update you had before the older tar wouldn't flash because you've most likely triggered a factory reset protection condition. I wouldn't advise flashing stock tars below OG5 because the bootloader in Android 5.1 and up block downgrade to 4.4 and 5.0 lower security bootloaders. This started with OE1 do that one and OF5 may still work but differ from OG5 and up. There is a way to run KitKat but Odin won't do that and your bootloader should remain on the higher security ones to avoid issues like yours. The OG5 to OK1 custom kernel should work with the KitKat ROMs, allowing it to boot.
If the recommended steps above doesn't reset the dm-verity, Chainfire may help; flashing systemless SuperSU zip and using the SuperSU app once booted to fully un-root may clear the dm-verity failure if wiping and flashing doesn't. Warning: unless you have stock kernel, fully un-root may leave you in a bootloop state until flashing SuperSU zip again. But if it doesn't boot after stock tar, you may have to try Chainfire Auto Root for Note 4 to root (make sure you have the latest by downloading again- Chainfire Auto Root for KitKat shouldn't be used. Hopefully it boots if you've had boot issues up to this point. Otherwise, Chainfire may not help. If still not booting, factory reset and try the stock tar again. Sometimes, flashing the stock tar a second time helps.
Wiping everything but extSdCard in TWRP before flashing stock tar is another option you may consider. I think I read one poster had thought that accidentally restoring an old EFS backup had started his dm-verity issue. Take notes and share what works if you resolve it. Best wishes for success.
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Thank you again, I've tried to do what you say me. The phone is still in boot loop, when I flashed the first time CF Auto Root it stops in half of the process. And on the display of download mode it's appeared "Set Warranty Bit: cache" (yellow), while Odin shows Cache instead of Pass and the log report RQT_CLOSE !!. Can I try anything else?

kaddhuzzu93 said:
Thank you again, I've tried to do what you say me. The phone is still in boot loop, when I flashed the first time CF Auto Root it stops in half of the process. And on the display of download mode it's appeared "Set Warranty Bit: cache" (yellow), while Odin shows Cache instead of Pass and the log report RQT_CLOSE !!. Can I try anything else?
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Which stock tar are you flashing?
Can you copy paste the Odin log? What does phone display?
The Chainfire Auto Root should only be flashed over stock recovery. Recommended after stock tar flash.
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samep said:
Which stock tar are you flashing?
Can you copy paste the Odin log? What does phone display?
The Chainfire Auto Root should only be flashed over stock recovery. Recommended after stock tar flash.
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
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With OG5 (5.1.1) stock:
Odin log
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N910PVPU4COG5_N910PSPT4COG5_N910PVPU4COG5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/005> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/005> tz.mbn
<ID:0/005> sdi.mbn
<ID:0/005> NON-HLOS.bin
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
Phone
After flash is completed, the phone display a black screen with a little robot and a progress bar. When the progress bar reaches the half, the phone reboots and on the "Samsung Galaxy Note 4" logo it continue to reboot again and it goes in bootloop...
With PC1 or other 6.0.1 stock:
Odin log
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> ALL_SPT_N910PVPU4DPC1_N910PSPT4DPC1_CL7381751_QB8794358_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/005> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/005> tz.mbn
<ID:0/005> sdi.mbn
<ID:0/005> NON-HLOS.bin
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> persist.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> carrier.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
Phone
After flash is completed, the phone display "Installing system update" and when the progress bar is about 30% the sentence chage to "Erasing...". Then a red sentence appear: "Device does not have DRK, please install DRK first. Press any button?". When I press a button after a minute it goes on recovery screen with these logs:
Supported API: 3
Installing package
finding update package
opening update package
verifying update package
Installing update...
Successfully installed package.
Wiping data..
Formatting /data
Formatting /cache
Set Factory reset done
Copying media files
preload checkin
Data wipe complete
(Success)
Appling Multi -CSC
Applied the CSC-code: XAS
Successfully applied multi-CSC
Set Factory Reset done
Copying media files
preload checkin
Device does not have DRK (Device Root Key), contact to SW PL
Please flash ENG binary then install DRK
When i reboot the phone it continue to boot loop...

kaddhuzzu93 said:
With OG5 (5.1.1) stock:
Odin log
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N910PVPU4COG5_N910PSPT4COG5_N910PVPU4COG5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/005> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/005> tz.mbn
<ID:0/005> sdi.mbn
<ID:0/005> NON-HLOS.bin
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
Phone
After flash is completed, the phone display a black screen with a little robot and a progress bar. When the progress bar reaches the half, the phone reboots and on the "Samsung Galaxy Note 4" logo it continue to reboot again and it goes in bootloop...
With PC1 or other 6.0.1 stock:
Odin log
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> ALL_SPT_N910PVPU4DPC1_N910PSPT4DPC1_CL7381751_QB8794358_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/005> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/005> tz.mbn
<ID:0/005> sdi.mbn
<ID:0/005> NON-HLOS.bin
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> persist.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> carrier.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
Phone
After flash is completed, the phone display "Installing system update" and when the progress bar is about 30% the sentence chage to "Erasing...". Then a red sentence appear: "Device does not have DRK, please install DRK first. Press any button?". When I press a button after a minute it goes on recovery screen with these logs:
Supported API: 3
Installing package
finding update package
opening update package
verifying update package
Installing update...
Successfully installed package.
Wiping data..
Formatting /data
Formatting /cache
Set Factory reset done
Copying media files
preload checkin
Data wipe complete
(Success)
Appling Multi -CSC
Applied the CSC-code: XAS
Successfully applied multi-CSC
Set Factory Reset done
Copying media files
preload checkin
Device does not have DRK (Device Root Key), contact to SW PL
Please flash ENG binary then install DRK
When i reboot the phone it continue to boot loop...
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The OG5 Odin flash looks normal to me and didn't have the drk issue. That may be the one you need but did you factory reset and try to boot when it didn't boot? Did you try anything else after that before trying PC1?
What wipes have you done so far? Flashing OG5 after PC1 means you should factory reset before flashing OG5 at the very least. I usually wipe internal memory too.
Think of it this way... If you have factory reset protection blocking the Odin flash, you should get it bypassed using TWRP to wipe everything but extSdCard and powering down, pull battery and flash same stock tar that last successfully flashed. Was it OG5? The update in question could have been Odin flash or OTA and would have most likely been the last update that ran normally. Flashes since may not have taken. PC1 Odin flash doesn't seem normal because of the drk issue.
There is a factory reset protection bypass method using UTG and a downloaded file but that method is only required if you had reactivation lock enabled or and wiped system and data and tried to flash a different update and couldn't recall your Google account or original password. IIRC, flashing the same update and using the same Google account and password wouldn't require the bypass. That also requires an ability to boot to bypass anyway.
It's a theory this same factory reset protection gets activated by trying to downgrade the bootloader. The difference being an inability to flash in Odin and auto boot. I think the steps were to wipe everything but extSdCard, power down, pull battery and flash same update in Odin and use same Google account and password. Effectively, you're breaking Odin flash capability and not really flashing until you get the steps right. Once you satisfy that, Odin and OTA updates should work again.
There may be a way to get it going but I haven't seen these requirements lately: flashing parts of the stock tar and then flashing whole tar or using KIES emergency recovery to flash stock tar.
I'd suggest trying the wipes with the right stock tar first. Seems it should boot with a factory reset or factory reset and wipe internal memory. Like I said before, sometimes just flashing the stock tar again after factory reset works (flash tar, boot fails, factory reset on stock recovery, if boot fails again, flash same stuck tar again).
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The OG5 Odin flash looks normal to me and didn't have the drk issue. That may be the one you need but did you factory reset and try to boot when it didn't boot? Did you try anything else after that before trying PC1?
What wipes have you done so far? Flashing OG5 after PC1 means you should factory reset before flashing OG5 at the very least. I usually wipe internal memory too.
Think of it this way... If you have factory reset protection blocking the Odin flash, you should get it bypassed using TWRP to wipe everything but extSdCard and powering down, pull battery and flash same stock tar that last successfully flashed. Was it OG5? The update in question could have been Odin flash or OTA and would have most likely been the last update that ran normally. Flashes since may not have taken. PC1 Odin flash doesn't seem normal because of the drk issue.
There is a factory reset protection bypass method using UTG and a downloaded file but that method is only required if you had reactivation lock enabled or and wiped system and data and tried to flash a different update and couldn't recall your Google account or original password. IIRC, flashing the same update and using the same Google account and password wouldn't require the bypass. That also requires an ability to boot to bypass anyway.
It's a theory this same factory reset protection gets activated by trying to downgrade the bootloader. The difference being an inability to flash in Odin and auto boot. I think the steps were to wipe everything but extSdCard, power down, pull battery and flash same update in Odin and use same Google account and password. Effectively, you're breaking Odin flash capability and not really flashing until you get the steps right. Once you satisfy that, Odin and OTA updates should work again.
There may be a way to get it going but I haven't seen these requirements lately: flashing parts of the stock tar and then flashing whole tar or using KIES emergency recovery to flash stock tar.
I'd suggest trying the wipes with the right stock tar first. Seems it should boot with a factory reset or factory reset and wipe internal memory. Like I said before, sometimes just flashing the stock tar again after factory reset works (flash tar, boot fails, factory reset on stock recovery, if boot fails again, flash same stuck tar again).
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I can try again...
I tried every firmware in this page (https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910P/SPR/) from 5.1.1 to up with the same result as logged to you ( also wiping everything but extSD ).
I let you to know about my next tries...

With OK1 firmware (the latest of 5.1.1) it remains on Samsung Galaxy Note 4... but it doesn't proceed to boot... I'm going to leave in this situation and wait to boot...

My Note 4 started shutting down at 40% battery and then boot looping. I replaced the battery, and it worked fine after that.
Examine your battery to see if it's swelling up at all. Look at the side of the phone to see if anything is bulging. Even if it isn't swelling, it could still be your battery, but that's one thing to check.
I know it sounds weird that it would be the battery, but I'm not the only one who has experienced this, and fixed it with a new battery.

I need an expert, my phone may be trashed

This is my first time posting here and I am at a complete loss.
My sister gave me her ATT SM-N910A Note 4. It had started this awful rebooting process. She thought that I would be able to fix it, so I gave it a try. It will still not go past optimizing apps. This is only sometimes. It just reboots, reboots, and reboots. She was running on Marshmallow when this happened. The battery has been replaced.
I took it to the ATT store today and they did not seem like they were very interested in helping me. They kind of blew me off. They told me that since I could not get to recovery booting there was nothing that they could do. So, I proved to them that I could, indeed, get to recovery mode by holding all of the buttons down and putting the battery in. He looked at it for a second, pressed a button and he was done with it. He told me that my system files are deleted. That I need to find someone to help me recover them or I could do it myself. SD updating is disabled. I have to do this from Odin.
So, I think I need Odin files.
Please help!

rabeccalynn92 said:
This is my first time posting here and I am at a complete loss.
My sister gave me her ATT SM-N910A Note 4. It had started this awful rebooting process. She thought that I would be able to fix it, so I gave it a try. It will still not go past optimizing apps. This is only sometimes. It just reboots, reboots, and reboots. She was running on Marshmallow when this happened. The battery has been replaced.
I took it to the ATT store today and they did not seem like they were very interested in helping me. They kind of blew me off. They told me that since I could not get to recovery booting there was nothing that they could do. So, I proved to them that I could, indeed, get to recovery mode by holding all of the buttons down and putting the battery in. He looked at it for a second, pressed a button and he was done with it. He told me that my system files are deleted. That I need to find someone to help me recover them or I could do it myself. SD updating is disabled. I have to do this from Odin.
So, I think I need Odin files.
Please help!
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You need to flash stock firmware through Odin.
Follow these steps exactly and hopefully you will recover your device.
Things you will require.
1, windows pc
2, download samsung usb drivers or Samsung kies and install it on your windows pc.
3,download odin tool for pc.
4,download stock firmware for your device.
5,your device battery charged minimum 50%.
6,usb 2.0 cable.
7, winzip/winrar installed on pc to extract the firmware file.
How to flash.
1,extract the firmware file you will get a huge file around 4gb.
2,open odin tool and choose AP Tab And upload firmware file that you extracted (ODIN WILL HANG WHEN YOU UPLOAD THE FILE SO DONT WORRY JUST WAIT 4 TO 5 MINUTES UNTIL FILE WILL UPLOAD )
3,put your phone to download mode by pressing (volume down+home+power button all together) hit volume up when you see warning logo)
4,connect phone to pc via usb cable .
5,HIT START IN ODIN TOOL .
6,once odin shows PASS remove usb cable and battery from phone and insert battery again.
7,boot into recovery mode by pressing(volume up+home+power button )
8,navigate via volume keys to "wipe cache" and hit power button and wipe cache.
8,navigate to "wipe data factory reset" and press power button to factory reset.
9,now reboot and wait 10 to 15 minutes and you will boot into system successfully.
11,Let the phone rest for few minutes then complete setup.
Hope this will help.
Samsung usb drivers link
https://m.en.softonic.com/app/samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones
Odin for windows pc.
http://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip
N910A FIRMWARE LATEST.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24651430732238073

Just to be sure, what will happen when it reboots? Will it have recovery booting in the top of the screen? Then reboot by itself? Do you mind if I come back here after I get my daughter from school and get everything downloaded for if something goes wrong?
I will be home in about 35 minutes tops.

Trex888 said:
You need to flash stock firmware through Odin.
Follow these steps exactly and hopefully you will recover your device.
It went to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Screen and stayed there for a minute. Now it is off. Is this correct?
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I am still rebooting. What else can I try?

rabeccalynn92 said:
I am still rebooting. What else can I try?
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I had stupid problem with my s5 long time ago. It was sticky power button. I turn off my phone, use drop of alcohol and drop on power button. Then press couple times and let dry for 1 hour or use hair dryer to do it faster. Then turn on. Works perfect after all of this. Not saying tjis is your problem and this will help in 100% but wort to try. Good luck.
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So, Odin will recognize my phone, but not my computer. My computer says that the device is not working properly. What is really going on here?

It is not even going to optimizing apps any longer. It used to always at least go to the ATT logo.
Now, it is vibrating non stop while it is off.

rabeccalynn92 said:
Trex888 said:
You need to flash stock firmware through Odin.
Follow these steps exactly and hopefully you will recover your device.
It went to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Screen and stayed there for a minute. Now it is off. Is this correct?
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Remove battery and insert again Do factory reset and wipe cache from recovery as i mentioned earlier.then reboot and wait 15 minutes.
If odin not recognise your device try restsrt pc and connect again.
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Here is a little information from my phone:
ODIN MODE: (HIGH SPEED)
Product Name: SM-N910A
Current Binary: Samsung Official (This used to be custom when my sister was using it on Straight Talk)
System Status: Official
Reactivation Lock: On
Know Warranty Void: 0x0
QualComm Secureboot: Enable (CSB)
AP SWREV: S1 T2 A1 A2 P1
SECURE DOWNLAOD: ENABLE
UOC (?)

I can not get back into Recovery Mode

rabeccalynn92 said:
Here is a little information from my phone:
ODIN MODE: (HIGH SPEED)
Product Name: SM-N910A
Current Binary: Samsung Official (This used to be custom when my sister was using it on Straight Talk)
System Status: Official
Reactivation Lock: On
Know Warranty Void: 0x0
QualComm Secureboot: Enable (CSB)
AP SWREV: S1 T2 A1 A2 P1
SECURE DOWNLAOD: ENABLE
UOC (?)
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Your reactivation lock is on so you cannot flash anything through odin.
Reactivation lock must be turned off to flash.
Only You can turn off from settings/security/reactivation lock and turn it off.
I suggest you take your device to repair center they will take care of it .you cannot flash or do anything because it requires someone who is expert in adb commands to turn off reactivation lock while your device cannot boot.
If your device boot up you can turn off reactivation lock then try odin method that i mentioned earlier.

No way! That is not what I wanted to hear. There is absolutely nothing that I can do for this phone?
Where do I find a repair center?

It said installing system update and got half way through and cut off.

rabeccalynn92 said:
It said installing system update and got half way through and cut off.
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Keep trying to boot into recovery and do factory reset then reboot.

Trex888 said:
Keep trying to boot into recovery and do factory reset then reboot.
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I am going to keep trying. When it does get there (see how I said when and not if, confident) I will come back here. There has to be a way inside of this phone!
The recovery mode looks a little different now. When I got it from my sister, I tried a hard reset. It was red and blue then. Now it is white and yellow and has the option of system/mount(?) I am no expert, but I do believe changes are being made here. I am staying hopeful. I really want to use this phone!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> AP_N910AUCU2EPH5_CL8932341_QB10663742_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> persist.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> userdata.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
This was what I got after flashing. So, I thought all was good.

rabeccalynn92 said:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> AP_N910AUCU2EPH5_CL8932341_QB10663742_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> persist.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> userdata.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
This was what I got after flashing. So, I thought all was good.
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Looks Everything went well but you have to do factory reset from recovery straight after flashing then reboot and wait 15 to 20 minutes on first boot it will take long time.

Okay..
I feel like it is doing something different.
I was able to get into recovery after leaving the battery out while I took my dog to the vet. I got home and it went into recovery. My droid bot fell out dead with his triangle. I pressed the power button and it bought up the menu. I cleared cache and wiped data/factory reset. It turned off talking about verifying some kind of hash tree.. It passed.
Now I am stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 screen. Is this the screen I need to leave it on for first boot?

rabeccalynn92 said:
Okay..
I feel like it is doing something different.
I was able to get into recovery after leaving the battery out while I took my dog to the vet. I got home and it went into recovery. My droid bot fell out dead with his triangle. I pressed the power button and it bought up the menu. I cleared cache and wiped data/factory reset. It turned off talking about verifying some kind of hash tree.. It passed.
Now I am stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 screen. Is this the screen I need to leave it on for first boot?
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Yes you have to leave atleast 20 minutes for first boot.