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[GUIDE]How To Unbrick Your Galaxy Tab!

DO NOT MESSAGE ME BECAUSE WHAT'S IN HERE IS THE SAME I'M GOING TO REPLY YOU WITH.... :
Many of you guys are posting questions everyday about bricking your tab and most of you actually don't know what bricking is regarding to your device, in Phones\tablets there are three kinda of bricks which are listed below:
Warning :
Many People Are Soft\Hard bricking their Tab So Please Flash Safe And Read Carefully the Guides in Every Thread. Flash Safe
HARD BRICK
Unit does not power up, visibly charge, reach a boot-screen of any kind including a service or "download" screen. A device in this state requires service from the manufacturer or an individual equipped with the proper tools. There is no other way to recover a device in this state. (SpaceMoose1)
you can refer to this guide to recover your HARDBRICK !!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312391
SOFT BRICK
Unit powers up, reaches a "download" or service screen, visibly charges but does not boot into an OS. Crashing, hanging etc. all apply here. It is easy to recover a device from this state so long as one has access to a firmware that was designed for the device and the ability to flash said firmware. (SpaceMoose1)
COMA BRICK
Device wont power on at all or respond to button input.
Device powered off, NO show of big battery icon, even when charger is plugged in. Don't panic, let it charge fully for 4 hours from a mains supply not usb.It will start again !!!. Battery big icon will appear around 30% battery charged, I know because that's what I saw. I didn't check when it's in 10% or 20%. The 1st time I check was already 30% up from no-boot or no response. (cx5)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNBRICKING
Here are some steps you have to follow to make sure that your tab will work or will not work at all
HARD BRICK
Check to see if the device is actually "Hard" bricked by leaving it plugged into charge for atleast 4 hours via a mains supply (NOT USB).
If above doesn't work you will need to send your Tab To Samsung To Fix it For you or visit this link.
( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127978 )
SOFT BRICK
You can easily fix a soft brick by following the steps below:
GSM Tabs : All You Need Is Stock Rom + PIT Via Odin You Can Recover It By the Following Steps :
Download your Firmware from www.samfirmware.com
(extract The Tar From the ZIP You Downloaded
Download Odin From The Attachment (this software you
need to Use it To Recover You Tab
Put Your Tab Into Download Mode by ( hold Volume
Down Button with Power Button )
Your tab will boot into download Mode plug your tab to your Pc\laptop after you make sure the drivers are installed and open ODIN
In ODIN Put In PDA Section ( TAR ) The stock Rom you downloaded, PIT section put the (gt-p1000_mr) attached with Odin IN PIT SECTION
Hit the start button , wait until the process Finish, your tab will reboot to confirm the new System.
In Case after ODIN finished and Reboot back into Download Mode Unplug Your tab and Force it to boot To Continue the process.
Optional : If you flashed stock rom and it didn't work with you , i recommend you to download RotoHammer Stock safe froyo get it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894763
Watch The Video Next Post
TAB SPECIFIC:
Telstra Tabs Follow This Guide ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971870&highlight=telstra)
Verizon Tabs Follow This Guide ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967175)
ORIGINAL NON ROOTED Galaxy Tab stock ROM for Verizon. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136587
Sprint Tabs Follow This Guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133053 )
P1010 Tabs Follow This Link (http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/05/samsung-galaxy-tab-wifi-p1010-original.html)
CDMA Tabs Follow The Guide Here In This Thread , Post Number 3 or Simply Click On Here : (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14929111&postcount=3)
Please Note: If you Return To Stock Froyo And Not Gingerbread Please If you Want To Flash Any Custom Rom .. Consider To Use The Bootloader Patch To Give you The Ability To Flash Any None Official Roms\kernels ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888071 ) .
Note: Do Not Flash Any Rom Is Not made For your tab . read The Dev Guide Carefully Always ..
Note: Do Not PM Asking Me For Help . The Steps Are given , Are The Same I'll give If You PM Me ..
Hope the Information is helpful to everyone, remember not to try something unless you are %100 sure, other wise you may brick your device, its better to be safe than sorry!!
Thanks Goes For Our Mod ( conantroutman ) To Accept This Idea To Be Presented To You .
Thanks Goes For Natious For Helping Me With the Grammar
Flash Safe

GSM Odin What You Have To Put In ODIN
these are the two things you should put in ODIN .. Make Sure At The TOP in Left Side ( ID: COM ) The Yellow Color with The Numbers Are Showing , This Is Your Tab Means its plugged To Your PC\LAPTOP ..
Do Not Put Any Other Things In ODIN .. watch Here

[Guide][CDMA][Stock rom] Thanks Goes For {boodafli}
1. download heimdall. get it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
2. download the stock verizon files. get them from here: Click On Me
you need all four files.
3. download the drivers for the samsung sch-i800. find those here: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/co...v1.3.350.0.exe
4. unzip heimdall. go into the drivers folder, and run zadig.exe. at the top, select 'list all devices'. go to the dropdown menu, and select Samsung Composite USB (i'm pretty sure that's what it was called.) click start, and let it run.
5. open the heimdall front end.
6. put system in system (if you're flashing to ec02, then put factory in system)
put cache into cache
put param into param
put the zimage into both the kernel and recovery slots.
7. turn your tab off, and plug it into the computer using USB. hold down the power and the volume down buttons until you see the little droid dude with a shovel.
8. click the start button on heimdall.
9. wait for the flash to complete (don't unplug your device, obviously, during the flashing.) once your phone reboots, it's okay to unplug it.
10. now, boot into the stock recovery, and wipe data and cache. reboot, and update to ec02.
11. enable usb debugging.
12. plug your phone back in to the computer.
13. now run superoneclick for root. get that here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
14. either play with it in stock, or go find oldmacnut's excellent Better Than Life Rom, and follow the instructions to flash that.
15. enjoy your tab!
Now Go To His Guide And Hit His Thanks Button If he saved You *** Here

You should add a link to Connexion2005's profile for hard brick service. He can jtag just about anything to recover from a bricked state. Really great service and I can vouch for it second hand. For the tab it costs 50 bucks and this includes return shipping back to you. If he fails to unbrick the device (which I haven't actually heard of him doing) you don't pay for the service (only the shipping and diagnostic.)

btyork said:
You should add a link to Connexion2005's profile for hard brick service. He can jtag just about anything to recover from a bricked state. Really great service and I can vouch for it second hand. For the tab it costs 50 bucks and this includes return shipping back to you. If he fails to unbrick the device (which I haven't actually heard of him doing) you don't pay for the service (only the shipping and diagnostic.)
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i already tagged Spacemoose1 thread for the hard brick i can't post like this info because i'm not responsible about what is happen between the victim ( bricked tab) and the JTAG (man)
glad that my 900 was here and not in another thread

You take no responsibility anyways, it's just offering up advice. You aren't forcing anyone to send it anywhere... just offering a suggestion... Some of us have voided our warranty and this service would be better for us.
spacemoose actually posted about this guys service, it's legit.
Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab running Overcome Hermes.
Edit: oh I see, you linked that post, but the link doesn't work.

thanks buddy for mentioned that already fixed the link

I did soft brick my SGH-T849
hi,
I soft bricked my T849 ..dont know how to recover? its TMOBILE cannot flash any image always Fail zimage status

sharaz191 said:
hi,
I soft bricked my T849 ..dont know how to recover? its TMOBILE cannot flash any image always Fail zimage status
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>>>>REMOVED<<<<

Sprint link is dead > 404
Can you post a working or updated sprint tab soft brick fix link?
Thanks in advance

darksoul21 said:
Can you post a working or updated sprint tab soft brick fix link?
Thanks in advance
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thanks for mention it the links Fixed already

Nothing is working
I have used
Heimdall
Odin 1.3/1.7/EA24 Sprint
Tried
VZW zimage
Zephyr
Stock DJ30 with and without modem
Khaz's OC for CDMA
And all fail. From what I see in Odin it fails right at zimage load.
On the device it has the blue bar and stays stuck.
Is there a solution to this?
I have heard of the JTAG fix, is this possible to build?

if your tab is still working why do you wanna use JTAG ?

It just loads into emergency download mode.
Phone..Triangle..PC

this is the second download mode .. that means your tab SOFT bricked .. you need to find your stock rom to flash it and you all good

I have a Sprint P100 Galaxy tab. Went and googled kept getting the same EA24 and DJ30 roms which say are stock and do not load.

then go to the nearest samsung service and let it like this in second download mode
and tell them i try to update via kies , they will ask you to wait for 10mins and you'll get your tab back . and pls after you get it back , do not flash anything and let it the way it is better for u

Thanks but dont count me out...
This is not my first Rodeo, I had the rotten luck of loading CWM and then Zephyr and corrupting the device. I would still like to try the JTAG and perform the fix. Thanks for your time and assistance.

Right, so long story short. Tried to update my Tab. Got stuck while downloading GB-safe-stock v3 from Overcome.
Now after leaving it on charge over night. Nil doesn't do anything, not even light up a little. Guessing Hard Bricked?
Prob is I live in South Africa and I think my nearest Samsung agent is 300km.
Any suggestions?

Great guide, keep it updated and you'll save a lot of tabs.

Tab 3.0 rooting problem

hello,
i am new to the forum and want to thank already for any help i will get.
i have been reading for a while but just got my self in to trouble.
i factory reset the galaxy tab 3 7.0 from my girlfriend and did not realise she had some pictures on she wanted to keep...now she is really upset and i had a read on the internet and found some software to recover lost data.
but for this to work i had to root the device.
#
i used kingo androi root and now got stuck in a boot loop where it shows just the galaxy tab logo and thats it...
please i need help to restore the tablet or my girlfriend is really killing me....
thanks for your help

Boot to recovery wipe data and cache n reboot
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andynroid said:
Boot to recovery wipe data and cache n reboot
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hi thank you very much for your reply....
sorry i forgott to mention that i am not very good in that kind of stuff...kind of suck actually...so no clue what you just explained to me....
please i am very grateful for advise but please treat me like a noob...
thanks so much....

DeSchu said:
hi thank you very much for your reply....
sorry i forgott to mention that i am not very good in that kind of stuff...kind of suck actually...so no clue what you just explained to me....
please i am very grateful for advise but please treat me like a noob...
thanks so much....
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i managed to find out about odin mode and recovery mode...now the thing is i can get in to odin mode and continue after the disclaimer but then the device gets stuck on the download page do not turn off targe.... stuck for ten houer so dont think anything is happening there....weired thing is that i cant get in to recovery mode...it just keepw playing the boot loop....
any suggestions?

DeSchu said:
hello,
i am new to the forum and want to thank already for any help i will get.
i have been reading for a while but just got my self in to trouble.
i factory reset the galaxy tab 3 7.0 from my girlfriend and did not realise she had some pictures on she wanted to keep...now she is really upset and i had a read on the internet and found some software to recover lost data.
but for this to work i had to root the device.
#
i used kingo androi root and now got stuck in a boot loop where it shows just the galaxy tab logo and thats it...
please i need help to restore the tablet or my girlfriend is really killing me....
thanks for your help
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Ohk, so first off all, go to www.sammobile.com and search for firmware tab there, click on it, then type in your device's model number in the search box on middle of the page and select firmware of your country and download it (note: you would need to sign up there to download, it's free to sign up there) and extract it to some location (say c:/tab/)
Now when you have downloaded the firmware (now I will refer it as FW), search and download Odin flash tool(version 3.1,or any other will work too) in there just click on ap button and select the md5 file extracted from the zip you downloaded,
It will take a few seconds to verify the md5 and after it is done verifying, you are ready to flash!
You will need to go to download mode, if u dint know how to enter download mode then here's how to, press and hold volume down+home+power keys for some time (if the device is on then you will need holds them fit about 10 seconds, it will reboot to download mode) it will come up with a screen saying "WARNING! FLASHING CUSTOM ROM CAN HAM DEVICE and blah blah" , just press volume up to continue
As I just read, you are already in download mode (Odin mode and download mode are one and the same thing) you can skip the above step, you can not get out of it without pulling battery, and as we can't pull battery of tab, you will need to flash anything to get out of it (remember, flagging wrong thing might brick your device)
And keep in mind that as the process will take about 15 minutes, so you should have enough battery to run it for about 1 hour, I prefer having at least 40%battery
When you enter download mode, connect you device to computer using USB cable and Ogden should say added in the box present in it, and there are some boxes on the upper side of Odin, 2 lines of boxes , one have big boxes aligned and other have rectangular boxes aligned below the bigger ones, the first rectangular box should turn "light blue" in color and it confirms that your device is connected!
Now see if re-partition is not checked, if it is checked and you start the process then you will brick your device instantly! If, but any ways, it is checked, then uncheck it and click start, it will take some time to finish the process, may be around 10-15 minutes, and after that you will be booted to android os! You can now use your device as it was before all the mess you created!
Go ahead and try this, it should work and bring your device back to life and just saying that, if by any means or any problem occurred and your device is not working anymore, don't point the figure at me, because I can only tell what to do, it's your choice to opt it or not
But there's only 0.001% chance that anything may go wrong, unless you unplug the cable in between the process of flashing
If the process don't help in once, just redo the process of flashing again and if it again don't work, just factory reset it and it should not to android
First boot will take some time, about 2-3 minutes, so don't panic, just keep calm
Hit thanks of I helped
Sent from my SM-T211 using XDA Free mobile app

sscsps said:
Ohk, so first off all, go to www.sammobile.com and search for firmware tab there, click on it, then type in your device's model number in the search box on middle of the page and select firmware of your country and download it (note: you would need to sign up there to download, it's free to sign up there) and extract it to some location (say c:/tab/)
Now when you have downloaded the firmware (now I will refer it as FW), search and download Odin flash tool(version 3.1,or any other will work too) in there just click on ap button and select the md5 file extracted from the zip you downloaded,
It will take a few seconds to verify the md5 and after it is done verifying, you are ready to flash!
You will need to go to download mode, if u dint know how to enter download mode then here's how to, press and hold volume down+home+power keys for some time (if the device is on then you will need holds them fit about 10 seconds, it will reboot to download mode) it will come up with a screen saying "WARNING! FLASHING CUSTOM ROM CAN HAM DEVICE and blah blah" , just press volume up to continue
As I just read, you are already in download mode (Odin mode and download mode are one and the same thing) you can skip the above step, you can not get out of it without pulling battery, and as we can't pull battery of tab, you will need to flash anything to get out of it (remember, flagging wrong thing might brick your device)
And keep in mind that as the process will take about 15 minutes, so you should have enough battery to run it for about 1 hour, I prefer having at least 40%battery
When you enter download mode, connect you device to computer using USB cable and Ogden should say added in the box present in it, and there are some boxes on the upper side of Odin, 2 lines of boxes , one have big boxes aligned and other have rectangular boxes aligned below the bigger ones, the first rectangular box should turn "light blue" in color and it confirms that your device is connected!
Now see if re-partition is not checked, if it is checked and you start the process then you will brick your device instantly! If, but any ways, it is checked, then uncheck it and click start, it will take some time to finish the process, may be around 10-15 minutes, and after that you will be booted to android os! You can now use your device as it was before all the mess you created!
Go ahead and try this, it should work and bring your device back to life and just saying that, if by any means or any problem occurred and your device is not working anymore, don't point the figure at me, because I can only tell what to do, it's your choice to opt it or not
But there's only 0.001% chance that anything may go wrong, unless you unplug the cable in between the process of flashing
If the process don't help in once, just redo the process of flashing again and if it again don't work, just factory reset it and it should not to android
First boot will take some time, about 2-3 minutes, so don't panic, just keep calm
Hit thanks of I helped
Sent from my SM-T211 using XDA Free mobile app
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amazing mate...got it running again....so simple if you know what you are doing
now if i ask another question... is it possible to retrieve data (ie pictures) from before the factory reset?
thanks D

DeSchu said:
amazing mate...got it running again....so simple if you know what you are doing
now if i ask another question... is it possible to retrieve data (ie pictures) from before the factory reset?
thanks D
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In My opinion, yes or no, if you found anything that says it can retrieve things after format then you can always go ahead and try it out, the worst can happen is you get in a bootloop or someway you won't be able to boot to android, and as now you have what it takes to recover from that(my above post) , you are ready to take the risk!
I dint think there's an app (yet) that can recover data after format on Android, there's a software for Windows that can recover data after deleting them, but not after format
As formatting android don't actually format the drive, I think we can retrieve data, but I had not found any app for that yet
Just to tell you, the difference between permanent delete and format is that, permanent delete deletes the data but can not delete the signature of the files, and a file can be recovered by just it's signature, and formatting deletes all the signatures from the drive,
Some times, files can be recovered also after format, that can happen if you don't format all the drives, the files do create there signatures in other drives too!
So, good luck for finding a solution for recovering files after factory formatting, and I would like to request you that if you find a working solution then please share, it might help anyone!
Sent from my SM-T211 using XDA Free mobile app

My first flash attempt went ker-splat!

Well my first flashing attempt didn't go too well. I'm new to all things Android so please go easy on me here. I decided to dip my toes in this flashing business and look where it got me? LOL! Hopefully the following description makes some sense. I'd appreciate any help in this matter.
Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 SM-T210R Wifi
Goal: Flash to KitKat 4.4.2 following a guide on droidviews.com.
I followed the guide in the link above and thought everything was humming along fine. Once I got into Odin and added the md5 flash file, it looked like it was running fine and then I got the dreaded FAIL. So what I did next was unplug the usb cable from my PC and then shut off the Galaxy Tab afterwards wanting to start over from scratch again. But it appears that I did more harm than good. Now I'm not able to get back into "Download mode" via the "Volume Down + Home + Power" button combination. The only thing that'll come up on the screen is the following:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SN-T210R
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
HW REV: 0x5
Yellow Exclamation icon
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
After Googling for workarounds to this dilemma, I'm seeing people say that flashing back to stock firmware is likely the best idea. But from what I'm gathering, in order to do this, I'd have to get the tablet to boot into "Download mode" and this is where I'm stuck, because I'm not able to get to that part in order to flash back to stock firmware. I've read that you have to go to sammobile.com and find the region-appropriate stock firmware file and apparently the U.S. version is called "Cellular south" for some reason, so I went ahead and downloaded that particular file. But now what? Is there another method that I should try to get to "Download mode"? No matter what buttons and combination of buttons I push, the dreaded screen description I posted above is what comes up.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Solved.
Called my nephew. He had it fixed within 5 minutes. He did everything so quickly, so I didn't really follow how he did it, but he said basically to unplug the USB cable, reboot computer, plug USB cable into PC but leave the other end of the cable unplugged from Galaxy Tab. Open Odin and input the md5 file. Once Odin shows the file is loaded up, then plug other end of cable into Galaxy Tab and click Start. Voila!

Nice,
I like to see users reporting. I know it is your first and yourself where not sure. That is fine. But Report or Feedback helps others, by learning from your mistakes.
This is the time we realize we are getting OLD. Our nephews can do what we can not in no time!! Boy I hate this.

[Q] HELP with S6 Edge Brick/Flash!

Hey guys,
So today, I got a notification saying to update to 5.1 for my T-Mobile Galaxy S6 Edge. There was a error so I plugged it into my computer and used the Smart Switch app they recommended to install the update to my phone. After Smart Switch downloaded the update and installed it onto my phone, my phone is now stuck at the first bootup screen where is just says "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, powered by Android"!! I don't know what to do now....I tried downloading the official 5.0.2 ROM for T-Mobile and flashing it using Odin 10.6 but it gives me a NAND Write Start FAIL! every time...I've been reading up on this forum for a couple hours now but my eyes have completely tired out. Was hoping I could get some suggestions/insight on what I might do. I believe there is ONE option which is to type the model # + serial # into the Smart Switch program which factory resets my phone but I was hoping to avoid that since I forgot to back up my photos recently (stupid I know..) Anyways, any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

JERRYHOYO said:
Hey guys,
So today, I got a notification saying to update to 5.1 for my T-Mobile Galaxy S6 Edge. There was a error so I plugged it into my computer and used the Smart Switch app they recommended to install the update to my phone. After Smart Switch downloaded the update and installed it onto my phone, my phone is now stuck at the first bootup screen where is just says "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, powered by Android"!! I don't know what to do now....I tried downloading the official 5.0.2 ROM for T-Mobile and flashing it using Odin 10.6 but it gives me a NAND Write Start FAIL! every time...I've been reading up on this forum for a couple hours now but my eyes have completely tired out. Was hoping I could get some suggestions/insight on what I might do. I believe there is ONE option which is to type the model # + serial # into the Smart Switch program which factory resets my phone but I was hoping to avoid that since I forgot to back up my photos recently (stupid I know..) Anyways, any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
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You need to look into finding the official Odin package (it is likely that only the 5.1.1, or "OF6" version will work now) for your device, and using Odin to restore your phone to the correct firmware version.
One of the places you an get it is from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/48252/G925TUVU2COF6_G925TTMB2COF6_TMB/
But there are alternatives/mirrors around here somewhere that might work better. Good luck.

Aou said:
You need to look into finding the official Odin package (it is likely that only the 5.1.1, or "OF6" version will work now) for your device, and using Odin to restore your phone to the correct firmware version.
But there are alternatives/mirrors around here somewhere that might work better. Good luck.
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Just downloaded the firmware from that website and was able to flash it using Odin (says PASS!) but it's still stuck at the galaxy s6 Edge screen for the bootup...any insight or suggestions on what I can do?
Thanks

JERRYHOYO said:
Just downloaded the firmware from that website and was able to flash it using Odin (says PASS!) but it's still stuck at the galaxy s6 Edge screen for the bootup...any insight or suggestions on what I can do?
Thanks
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Ouch, that doesn't sound good. Are you sure your device is the G925T ? To be absolutely certain, you can look on the back of the device, in fine print, it should show the model number (SM-G925T is technically the full model#).
Otherwise, there's some reports around here of this (or similar) problem when they've had their phone carrier-unlocked or otherwise have done anything with their IMEI stuffs in any fashion. I would browse through the forums here to see if there's a good solution. I'm not a good source for "that side of things."
Edit: You might look into this thread or, for another possible fix, this thread.
I can't vouch for the authenticity or safety of flashing anything but official stock firmware, but it sounds like the 2nd link is working for some.

Flash twice in download mode.
After first flash do not let phone reboot.
When phone starts to start up do button combination vol down, power & home button.
Pp.

PanchoPlanet said:
Flash twice in download mode.
After first flash do not let phone reboot.
When phone starts to start up do button combination vol down, power & home button.
Pp.
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This is good advice. To elaborate, there's two ways to achieve this:
1) Uncheck the "Auto Reboot" option in Odin. It might be greyed out, in which case you can edit your .ini file to achieve the same. Once the stock package is completely finished flashing, you can manually reboot straight into download mode by holding down the buttons until it comes back on into download mode.
2) If you're quick enough, the "easier" way is to wait until the Odin flash is complete, and immediately upon its auto-reboot (goes to black screen on the device), hold down the buttons to force it into download mode.
And then, in either case, flash the package again. It should be taking a few minutes to flash - it's huge. Particularly the SYSTEM partition, which is over 3.5gb.

Aou said:
This is good advice. To elaborate, there's two ways to achieve this:
1) Uncheck the "Auto Reboot" option in Odin. It might be greyed out, in which case you can edit your .ini file to achieve the same. Once the stock package is completely finished flashing, you can manually reboot straight into download mode by holding down the buttons until it comes back on into download mode.
2) If you're quick enough, the "easier" way is to wait until the Odin flash is complete, and immediately upon its auto-reboot (goes to black screen on the device), hold down the buttons to force it into download mode.
And then, in either case, flash the package again. It should be taking a few minutes to flash - it's huge. Particularly the SYSTEM partition, which is over 3.5gb.
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Just tried to flash it twice with Odin but it's still stuck at the boot screen :\
Hopefully one of the links you posted above will help! Will update back soon.

Aou said:
This is good advice. To elaborate, there's two ways to achieve this:
1) Uncheck the "Auto Reboot" option in Odin. It might be greyed out, in which case you can edit your .ini file to achieve the same. Once the stock package is completely finished flashing, you can manually reboot straight into download mode by holding down the buttons until it comes back on into download mode.
2) If you're quick enough, the "easier" way is to wait until the Odin flash is complete, and immediately upon its auto-reboot (goes to black screen on the device), hold down the buttons to force it into download mode.
And then, in either case, flash the package again. It should be taking a few minutes to flash - it's huge. Particularly the SYSTEM partition, which is over 3.5gb.
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Well, the second link you posted in a previous post worked!! Thanks!!
Sadly, I wiped the data/factory reset once since it was suggested and I lost all my photos...(sigh) I imagine that there's no way of just getting those back?

Diskdigger, Google for free apk.
Or buy in playstore.
Pp.

Should of installed Google Photos app does automatic backups and has unlimited storage.
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ztmike said:
Should of installed Google Photos app does automatic backups and has unlimited storage.
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Google is very invasive with your system, the cloud storage that came pre-installed works great or Dropbox even better.
Pp.

Not sure what your getting at being invasive.. Dropbox doesn't offer unlimited, and didn't even know there was a stock cloud storage app from Samsung pre installed, guessing though that's not unlimited either.
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You get yours unlocked? I know people were having that issue when they got theirs unlocked
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Aou said:
This is good advice. To elaborate, there's two ways to achieve this:
1) Uncheck the "Auto Reboot" option in Odin. It might be greyed out, in which case you can edit your .ini file to achieve the same. Once the stock package is completely finished flashing, you can manually reboot straight into download mode by holding down the buttons until it comes back on into download mode.
2) If you're quick enough, the "easier" way is to wait until the Odin flash is complete, and immediately upon its auto-reboot (goes to black screen on the device), hold down the buttons to force it into download mode.
And then, in either case, flash the package again. It should be taking a few minutes to flash - it's huge. Particularly the SYSTEM partition, which is over 3.5gb.
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Hey AOU,
I ran into this issue again recently after I tried to factory reset my phone.
It got stuck on the Galaxy S6 Edge screen.
I was going to use the second link like I did before but it seems like the megaupload file isn't available anymore...Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks!

Odin fails to flash

Hello, just picked up a used tab s t705w bell in good shape. Ive tried to flash the original 5.02 as well as autroot and another original image as well. All of them fail. Im using the latest version of Odin. The connection says its ok as per com port than when it gets to boot.img it stops and fails. Ive tried 2 USB cables as well as all my USB ports to no avail. Please help as to what I'm doing wrong, thanks.

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Update: tried with laptop still same thing, is there anybody that can offer a suggestion? I even unplugged the battery and plugged back in. I also tried several older versions of Odin.

Well since nobody knows what to do my research indicates possibly nand chip has failed meaning hardware issue. Gonna look at returning it.

cesandoid said:
Well since nobody knows what to do my research indicates possibly nand chip has failed meaning hardware issue. Gonna look at returning it.
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Hi,
Did you end up fixing the issue? I think I have the same issue as yours on a SM T800. It came with 4.4.2 so when I tried to update to Marshmellow it failed and it restarted fine, and it told me to update via my pc using Kies or smarth switch. So I did so and guess what happened Smart Switch failed as well but now it bricked the tablet. So when Smart switch tries to install the recovery, same thing. So I now have a brick! So I am trying to find out if there was a solution or not. If not I will just have to wear it.
Thanks.

hello, identical problem ,ODIN does not complete the procedure,Tablet locked in the emergency screen.... no key combination works........
any ideas?
TEX

tex_kit said:
hello, identical problem ,ODIN does not complete the procedure,Tablet locked in the emergency screen.... no key combination works........
any ideas?
TEX
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You're saying you can't get it back into the Odin download mode?
Hold HOME+ VOLUME UP+VOLUME DOWN+POWER. (Keep holding)
When the Samsung splash screen comes up, let go of the VOLUME UP button.
When the Odin warning screen comes up, let go of all buttons and click VOLUME UP.
Even when I was sure mine was soft-bricked, I was able to get it into Odin download.

wellersl said:
You're saying you can't get it back into the Odin download mode?
Hold HOME+ VOLUME UP+VOLUME DOWN+POWER. (Keep holding)
When the Samsung splash screen comes up, let go of the VOLUME UP button.
When the Odin warning screen comes up, let go of all buttons and click VOLUME UP.
Even when I was sure mine was soft-bricked, I was able to get it into Odin download.
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thanks ,executed the procedure and finally I’m back in the Odin screen.Unfortunately the error has recurred ........ the end of the procedure shall be interrupted .....
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end of the test.
More info:last update to Android 6...enter in Odin Mode . I manage to start the installation but towards the end of lock , tried both with FIR. OMN-T805XXU1ANFB-2014,(European generic), both with OMN-T805XXU1CPL1_T805OMN1CPK1-20161212(dedicated version

tex_kit said:
thanks ,executed the procedure and finally I’m back in the Odin screen.Unfortunately the error has recurred ........ the end of the procedure shall be interrupted .....
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end of the test.
More info:last update to Android 6...enter in Odin Mode . I manage to start the installation but towards the end of lock , tried both with FIR. OMN-T805XXU1ANFB-2014,(European generic), both with OMN-T805XXU1CPL1_T805OMN1CPK1-20161212(dedicated version
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In my limited experience with Odin, I find it to be a very stable, robust, and reliable application. Having said that, and not knowing what version you're using, the usual suggestions are:
Try another (older) version of Odin.
Try another USB cable.
Always use a USB 2 port.
Try a different firmware package making *certain* it's for your model tab. (<- This is what's most suspect - IMHO.)
As long as you can still invoke the Odin downloader on your tab, there's still hope.

Good morning, Sir
News update, detailed search carried out, found the latest specific Samsung Firmware, (XEH-T805XXU1CPL1-20170111202424 with MM.)
The procedure with Odin has been successfully completed. (end of good news) At the end of the operation the tablet remains with the logo samsung bright intermittently . performed hard reset but remains stuck on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
Suggestions?
TEX

tex_kit said:
Good morning, Sir
News update, detailed search carried out, found the latest specific Samsung Firmware, (XEH-T805XXU1CPL1-20170111202424 with MM.)
The procedure with Odin has been successfully completed. (end of good news) At the end of the operation the tablet remains with the logo samsung bright intermittently . performed hard reset but remains stuck on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
Suggestions?
TEX
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PM SENT.
Yup. Been there. Done exactly that. I fixed it by subscribing to SamMobile, then paying for and downloading the OEM firmware. That's probably the best news, You can always get back to a box-stock condition. If you have the patience, you can download the firmware for free.
EDIT: Once I got back to stock, I looked for and found:
DAMMIT! I keep forgetting we have two different tabs. Obviously Klimtwifi is wrong for you.
lineage-14.1-20200321-UNOFFICIAL-klimtwifi, installed it with Odin3_v3.11.2 (Not sure it matters.)
Then rooted it using Odin: https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/android-basics-root-with-cf-auto-root-0167401/
And, once rooted, installed the Official TWRP app from Google Play. I always use the next older version of TWRP (twrp-3.3.0-0-klimtwifi) because TWRP doesn't like me much.
Then, rebooted into recovery and flashed GApps (open_gapps-arm-9.0-nano-20200417)
FWIW - This is from feeble memory, and I still have all the files - both those that worked and those that didn't - all in the same folder. So if something doesn't work for you, I've got what worked for me.
All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.

All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.???
IS A build guide available ??
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE is no longer maintained.
I just thought I’d switch to android 4.4 ....
The problem comes from the loss of boot files?
TEX

tex_kit said:
All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.???
IS A build guide available ??
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE is no longer maintained.
I just thought I’d switch to android 4.4 ....
The problem comes from the loss of boot files?
TEX
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This should get you where you want to be: http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/download-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-lte-lineage-os/
I'm not sure what caused the problem in the first place. I was just very relieved to see it boot when i got the stock ROM back on it.
Did you restore yours back to stock? It's good practice.

wellersl said:
This should get you where you want to be: http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/download-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-lte-lineage-os/
I'm not sure what caused the problem in the first place. I was just very relieved to see it boot when i got the stock ROM back on it.
Did you restore yours back to stock? It's good practice.
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Good morning,
The tablet is Hungarian (made search via samsung and s n), I install unique files (extension .md5).
installed the version K.K. 4 , the only novelty the presence during the first restart of the colored logo, performed manual restart and hard reset /wipe ,
At the end it remains with the Samsung logo bright intermittently (Samsung logo power etc.etc.). Found the multifile firwarware.
Odin does not recognize extension . enc4 and (oddly ) I find nothing to extract Files...
TEX

tex_kit said:
Good morning,
The tablet is Hungarian (made search via samsung and s n), I install unique files (extension .md5).
installed the version K.K. 4 , the only novelty the presence during the first restart of the colored logo, performed manual restart and hard reset /wipe ,
At the end it remains with the Samsung logo bright intermittently (Samsung logo power etc.etc.). Found the multifile firwarware.
Odin does not recognize extension . enc4 and (oddly ) I find nothing to extract Files...
TEX
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Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.

wellersl said:
Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.
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Good morning,
Downloaded and installed the latest version SM-T805_t805xxu1cpl1_marshmallow(Android 6.0.1)_Xeh_factory Rom (4 File)_20170111.zip.enc4. (decrypted with an earlier version of samfirm (3.9 ).
the installation procedure of the 4 files, AP, BL, CP, CSC, does not involve problems.
Unfortunately at the end of the procedure the Tablet does not restart automatically, and after its hard wipe reset remains locked on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
During the tests I noticed that holding down the power button tries to start. The second samsung logo stands out completely but does not pass the stage.
The feeling he can’t make it.
A new PIT file?
Tex

wellersl said:
Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.
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Good morning, first of all
I want to thank you for your patience and time.
Performed yet another installation test with Odin this time with Android 5 (XEH-T805XXU1BOJ1-20151111094815) similar result, you have precedents.
But with a novelty
.At the end of the installation, the tablet remains off, as in the pretending tests, I try to start it normally but nothing, in addition to the ever-present Logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) flashing intermittently.
I press the power button for several seconds with the result of making the second samsung logo appear (colored) with an Android loading start, release the button, the device turns off.
By re-activating the flashing logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) normally.
Holding down the power button starts
Android update - optimization of the accompanying application (192 tot), a few minutes later always with the power pressed, the process ends and the installation of applications begins, after a few seconds, the first APP starts., the tablet turns off.
By turning it on again and the intermittent luminous logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) reappears.
Repeating the procedure (power button pressed continuously) you get colored samsung logo and the writing (alkalmazàsok telepitèese) installation of applications and turns off.
I perform a wipe data / factory reset obtaining:
--wiping data—
Formatting / data ...
Formatting / cache ...
Formatting / sbfs ....
E: unknow volume for path [/ sbfs]
E: unknow volume "/ sbfs"
Complete data wipes.
I run reboot system now.
The tablet turns on with the intermittently lit Logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S).
By repeating the whole procedure previously described, no changes are obtained.
TEX

alkalmazàsok telepitèese?
Neither Google nor I understand that phrase. Do you?
Irrespective of that, I'm at my wit's end. And, assuming you're following the published directions, you may be looking at a hardware failure.
Just to confirm, before all this started for you, this was a working tablet?

wellersl said:
Neither Google nor I understand that phrase. Do you?
Irrespective of that, I'm at my wit's end. And, assuming you're following the published directions, you may be looking at a hardware failure.
Just to confirm, before all this started for you, this was a working tablet?
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good morning,
the tablet was working, during a game session started to reboot, always and only with the logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) bright intermittently, performed hard reset, I did not fix anything. The only news, these days, after Odin, is the complete installation of android 5 with the power key pressed all the time.releasing the tablet key turns off . At the next power on I get the logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) bright intermittently.
thank you for your patience and professionalism
Tex

This is the screen you see *before* you invoke Odin and connect the tab to your PC?
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