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[Q] Won't boot rom or cwm recovery - only download mode

Hi! I have encountered a problem, and really hope someone can help me!
Two days ago i flashed Omnirom Nightly on my n7105 to get Android 4.4. I was running cmw recovery but couldnt get the ota updates to work, so i was trying to flash open recovery instead. I used an apk that was supposed to install a script.
When i rebootet my phone, all i could get was the Note 2 boot image. It wont boot into recovery mode, or the rom. I am however able to boot into download mode.
Custom Binary download: Yes (4 counts).
Current binary: Custom
System Status: Custom.
How should i proceed? I've already tried to reflash cwm recovery, which did work, but didnt solve the problem. I am currently downloading stock firmware, but the file is 1.2 GB so it will take i while. Figured i should ask here in the meanwhile.
I'm not an expert at Android at all, im just a guy enjoying having custom roms and playing around a little. I do know that there are a lot of very talented people in this forum, and i really hope someone can help me find a solution. I've been googling for hours, but cant find anything that seems to work for me / or i dont fully understand and wont risk try before someone approves it.
Thank you, Vetle
EDIT: Is it correct that i cant flash any custom rom trough Odin? Or could i just flash omnirom again trough Odin?
If i manage to flash the stock rom and the bootloop goes away, will everything go back to normal, so i can flash cmw again and then a custom rom again?

No custom rom can be flashed through odin, as most of them are zip cwm/twrp base.
When u can only go to download mode, an official firmware only can help u through odin.
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Thanks for the answer!
Yup, i have flashed a stock rom now and i got the stock recovery. Everything was working fine.
Then i proceeded to do a factory reset in the stock recovery and flashed cwm trough Odin. When it was done, it wouldnt let me into recovery again! I can still boot up the phone tough.
I've also tried Open recovery. CWM via Rom manager. Open Recovery trough Goo Manager... Still cant get recovery to work, the stock rom works tough.
Any ideas?

Okay, i tried to flash the stock rom again and installed Rom Manger.
It still showes TWRP and CWM under installed recovery and i guess these its these two who makes the problem.
My plan now is to figure out how to completely remove them. I've never done anything related to adb before, so i hope it possible to remove them in another way?

This is so weird. Somehow i managed to install CWM Touch via Rom Manager and it booted. When i choose reboot /pull battery it will only boot straight into CWM again. I tried to flash TWRP via Odin, wich sucseeds, but then it reboots into CWM again!
I am soo lost its almost funny!
EDIT: Since i could get into cwm now, i tried to flash omnirom, but it aborts and all i get is status 7...?
EDIT2: Latest now is that i suddenly managed to install TWRP via Odin, but i still cant install the latest omnirom, all it says is "updating partition details".

vetle666 said:
This is so weird. Somehow i managed to install CWM Touch via Rom Manager and it booted. When i choose reboot /pull battery it will only boot straight into CWM again. I tried to flash TWRP via Odin, wich sucseeds, but then it reboots into CWM again!
I am soo lost its almost funny!
EDIT: Since i could get into cwm now, i tried to flash omnirom, but it aborts and all i get is status 7...?
EDIT2: Latest now is that i suddenly managed to install TWRP via Odin, but i still cant install the latest omnirom, all it says is "updating partition details".
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I had recovery problems in the last few days also.
Installed DN3 rom using philz recovery, because its capable of prepare the phone to a new rom in a easy way.
It all went fine until first reboot.
I had a recovery boot loop. All I could see were some buttons and then reboot again.
Like you I had download access and flashed philz with Odin, but no luck.
Installed twrp via Odin and all was fine, and flashed philz new version.
Then I had to flash a new kernel (to be able to access wifi) and it all started again. Now I'm back on twrp.
Let's see what happens on my next flash.
My suggestion is to flash the recovery, and if that's OK flash the rom and use it
Next time you need recovery get Odin to help, but not all the way from an original rom. Just the custom recovery.
But if you want to get rid of your strange recovery configuration, and you are not already on new 4.3 recovery(which in your case could explain some of the problems you had) , with knox, install an older original rom, 4.1, and make all the steps, root it, install a custom recovery, and from there the room you want.
Reading your path sorting this problem, that was what would do next
Best regards

[Q] CWM recovery bootloop and can't get out

The events that transpired:
1. Installed stock NF9 via Effortless guide.
2. Booted into stock & all aspects where upgraded to NF9
3. Installed CF-Auto-Root via Odin
4. Installed philz touch 6.12.8
5. Attempted to boot into Recovery and it rebooted itself
6. Installed TWRP included in Effortless guide
7. Booted into TWRP. The recovery was behaving oddly and it took about 10 minutes just to get to the next step.
8. Installed HyperDrive RLS4
9. Booted into HyperDrive
10. Installed ROM Manager and installed the latest CWM Touch
11. SuperSU updated it binaries and I accidentally told it to do it in TWRP/CWM.
Now I am in an eternal bootloop. I have tried to boot into download mode with no success. I have removed the batteries and waited hours (not an exaggeration) and it still attempts to boot into recovery on its own over and over again. Can any give me some more ideas to try to fix this? Thanks!!!

re: boot loop/recovery/rom manager
Jakman85 said:
The events that transpired:
1. Installed stock NF9 via Effortless guide.
2. Booted into stock & all aspects where upgraded to NF9
3. Installed CF-Auto-Root via Odin
4. Installed philz touch 6.12.8
5. Attempted to boot into Recovery and it rebooted itself
6. Installed TWRP included in Effortless guide
7. Booted into TWRP. The recovery was behaving oddly and it took about 10 minutes just to get to the next step.
8. Installed HyperDrive RLS4
9. Booted into HyperDrive
10. Installed ROM Manager and installed the latest CWM Touch
11. SuperSU updated it binaries and I accidentally told it to do it in TWRP/CWM.
Now I am in an eternal bootloop. I have tried to boot into download mode with no success. I have removed the batteries and waited hours (not an exaggeration) and it still attempts to boot into recovery on its own over and over again. Can any give me some more ideas to try to fix this? Thanks!!!
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Here is a sure way to solve the issue you are having with bootlooping and root.
#1: Odin flash cf-autoroot, here is the direct download link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
#2: Odin flash twrp recovery, here is the direct download link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
Odin flash the cf-autoroot first.
You were not using the latest official version of twrp recovery, and
you must have used either an old version or a pre-release beta.
Once you are done doing the above you will no longer have bootloop and root issues.
Don't use rom manager for anything in the future if you want to avoid
these kinds of issues. The latest firmwares and custom roms do not play
nicely with rom manager.
Also philz touch recovery is not fully compatible with these newer firmwares and roms.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
Here is a sure way to solve the issue you are having with bootlooping and root.
#1: Odin flash cf-autoroot, here is the direct download link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
#2: Odin flash twrp recovery, here is the direct download link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
You were not using the latest official version of twrp recovery, and
you must have used either an old version or a pre-release beta.
Odin flash the cf-autoroot first.
Once you are done you will no longer have any bootloop and root issues.
Don't use rom manager for anything in the future if you want to avoid
these kinds of issues. The latest firmwares and custom roms do not play
nicely with rom manager.
Good luck!
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Here is the problem: I cannot get into download mode. I have held volume up+home+power and any combination of buttons and it just keeps trying to boot into a broken recovery. I have also plugged it into my computer and it doesnt communicate to it at all (makes sense, since it never boots into anything). I need to be able to reset my bootloader or force the bootloader into download mode.

Try removing the battery and while holding down the three button combo insert battery. With luck it'll go into D/L mode.
Pp.

PanchoPlanet said:
Try removing the battery and while holding down the three button combo insert battery. With luck it'll go into D/L mode.
Pp.
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I have been trying that all evening! I have been looking up JTAG services and JIGs. I read your comment and said "It can't hurt to give it another go"... and BAM!!! Download Mode! After the 50th time!!! WOOT! Thanks guys!

This is what the Android community is all about.
Your welcome.
Pp.

Unable to boot into recovery

I flashed a new rom yesterday and tried to go back and flash a kernel but I can't get into recovery. Just a black screen 705 fastboot
I installed twrp and tried reinstalling recovery but still didn't work
Ideas?

dakoop said:
I flashed a new rom yesterday and tried to go back and flash a kernel but I can't get into recovery. Just a black screen 705 fastboot
I installed twrp and tried reinstalling recovery but still didn't work
Ideas?
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Twrp should still be there. That rom you installed probably had a incompatible kernel which is what is sending you into fastboot. If you cant get into recovery for some off the wall reason flash back to stock with a tot or kdz.

any off the wall ideas on how to get into recovery

dakoop said:
I installed twrp and tried reinstalling recovery but still didn't work
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Am I to understand this as you installed the TWRP Manager apk? Or do we read this as TWRP is the recovery you had originally installed? (Not trying to be funny here)
If the TWRP Manager was used from within the ROM, instead, use Flashify to reflash the recovery, not TWRP manager. Get the IMG file from HERE first, and tell flashify where you saved it.
If you are completely unable to boot as well as not access recovery, you will have to start from scratch. Follow THESE instructions to get back to stock and start over. (Choose Restoring Stock/Removing Root Flag)

I ****ed up when trying to install flash TWRP 3.0.2

Hello,
I was trying to flash the newest version of TWRP on my Note 4 by flashing the image within TWRP(as the instructions suggested). What I did not notice was that I had an older version of TWRP installed than the one recommended in the instructions. After flashing the image and reboots the phone enters the download mode, and I am not able to proceed into recovery mode.
I downloaded the newest version of odin and flashed TWRP using the AP mode. By utilizing the auto-reboot setting I was able to boot into the OS, and everything seems to work fine. However when trying to reboot into recovery I still get the download mode. Is there any way to fix this?
All answers are greatly appreciated.

Sorry for bump.
Anyone?

fezken said:
Sorry for bump.
Anyone?
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Are you Rooted, or are you trying to root using this method? If you're rooted download flashify and download TWRP, or CWM, or Philz for the device and it should be successful. If it's not, please reply back and i can see what's going on.

Thank you for the reply. Yes, I am indeed rooted. I tried flashing TWRP through flashify, but my phone still enters download mode when rebooting after flash. "Could not do normal boot" in the top-left corner. To make the phone boot into the OS I have to flash TWRP through Odin. This solves the "booting into the OS"- part,but when I try to boot into recovery I get the download mode aswell. I am thinking that I might have to wipe everything and re-install TWRP and the custom ROM(emotion rom MM). What is the best way of doing this?
Jonas

Stuck in TWRP Bootloop - How to fix?

I owned this phone a while ago, gained root access on it, and after a year or so I gave it to a friend. My friend has given it back but before doing so she did a factory reset on it. Now it is stuck on a TWRP bootloop. To be clear, when I turn it on I get the TWRP boot screen, then it flicks off and back on again. Basically a loop. I cannot get INTO TWRP to do anything.
I cannot recall what version of TWRP it has, but I know 3.0.0.0 was troublesome for a lot of people (they reported this TWRP bootloop, or something similar).
There are a couple threads similar to this, but no solutions.
This post (http://androidforums.com/threads/how-to-fix-twrp-bootloop-easy-method.1026682/) seems like a good solution, but so far it is not working for me.
I know this device is old now, so hope is low for getting it working again... but if anyone knows what I need to do I would be really grateful if you could suggest something for me to try! I don't have much to loose, so happy to try nearly anything.

I would start over by flashing a stock rom from sammobile.com, then twrp, and a custom rom is required. Remember, flashing a stock rom will wipe all data.
If you need the data, try flashing twrp 2.87 or the latest twrp with Odin.

audit13 said:
I would start over by flashing a stock rom from sammobile.com, then twrp, and a custom rom is required. Remember, flashing a stock rom will wipe all data.
If you need the data, try flashing twrp 2.87 or the latest twrp with Odin.
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Thanks! Am I able to flash this when phone is in TWRP bootloop? The link I posted in my last message implies it ought to be fine to do so...

Yes, you can just flash a stock rom when you are in a twrp boot loop as long as the phone can enter download mode.

Ok cool, thanks! Will give it a shot ASAP.