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[Q] (Q) accidentally wiped OS ,Need help getting OS back on sgh-i747

To start I bought this phone from a friend was working fine. It seemed to be rooted after going to recovery mode and realizing it was a custom recovery that I got into. I've had plenty on iPhones and androids , so far this is the first time after hours of research and trying everything that I've had to make a post asking for help. I have a sgh-i747 pebble blue ATT phone. It had 4.3 OS on it and was rooted before I acidentally wiped the OS off of it. I've tried the past few days to use Odin to get the stock firmware back on, I've tried 4.0.1 - 4.3 , no luck. Odin recognizes phone after I click start after choosing the md5 tar file it either says fail or stays at setupconnection. I've tried many times over and over unistalling and re installing drivers , kies, and downloading different firmware and every version of Odin. I need help guys please , thanks alot

k4krisbrah said:
To start I bought this phone from a friend was working fine. It seemed to be rooted after going to recovery mode and realizing it was a custom recovery that I got into. I've had plenty on iPhones and androids , so far this is the first time after hours of research and trying everything that I've had to make a post asking for help. I have a sgh-i747 pebble blue ATT phone. It had 4.3 OS on it and was rooted before I acidentally wiped the OS off of it. I've tried the past few days to use Odin to get the stock firmware back on, I've tried 4.0.1 - 4.3 , no luck. Odin recognizes phone after I click start after choosing the md5 tar file it either says fail or stays at setupconnection. I've tried many times over and over unistalling and re installing drivers , kies, and downloading different firmware and every version of Odin. I need help guys please , thanks alot
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I can get into recovery mode but it's a custom one , and I can get into download mode. Someone please help I'm sire it's somethig small I'm missing like the correct downloads for the firmware and odin

k4krisbrah said:
I can get into recovery mode but it's a custom one , and I can get into download mode. Someone please help I'm sire it's somethig small I'm missing like the correct downloads for the firmware and odin
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it was rooted with a custom recovery on it before i wiped the OS off , it was on 4.3 , working okay. ive tried so many firmwares , so many threads on how to , so many downloads of odin and the firmware and tried uninstalling and re installing everything from drivers to kies to everything. someone please help or forward me to a thread that WILL work. ive even tried 2 different cords and 3 different usb ports and am not using a usb hub. the pc im using recognizes my phone in odin but always either freezes after i select firmware and click start or it goes thru and comes up with fail, or failed auth. someone please help thanks.

k4krisbrah said:
it was rooted with a custom recovery on it before i wiped the OS off , it was on 4.3 , working okay. ive tried so many firmwares , so many threads on how to , so many downloads of odin and the firmware and tried uninstalling and re installing everything from drivers to kies to everything. someone please help or forward me to a thread that WILL work. ive even tried 2 different cords and 3 different usb ports and am not using a usb hub. the pc im using recognizes my phone in odin but always either freezes after i select firmware and click start or it goes thru and comes up with fail, or failed auth. someone please help thanks.
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Since your phone was on 4.3, the only thing you can do now would be a stock restore to 4.3. Please see the thread below for the stock restore zip as well as instructions. You may use another device to copy the stock restore zip to an external SD card and then place this card in your phone, then flash from (custom) recovery. Odin cant help you now except to flash custom recovery if you need to redo this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486

Larry2999 said:
Since your phone was on 4.3, the only thing you can do now would be a stock restore to 4.3. Please see the thread below for the stock restore zip as well as instructions. You may use another device to copy the stock restore zip to an external SD card and then place this card in your phone, then flash from (custom) recovery. Odin cant help you now except to flash custom recovery if you need to redo this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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the only option i have is a s3 with a lcd thats not working it will boot and go on but i cant see anything. how would i go upon sticking my sd card inside there and getting that 4.3 download on there.

k4krisbrah said:
the only option i have is a s3 with a lcd thats not working it will boot and go on but i cant see anything. how would i go upon sticking my sd card inside there and getting that 4.3 download on there.
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i found out i have twrp custom recovery that i can access and download mode. its twrp v2.6.3.1

k4krisbrah said:
i found out i have twrp custom recovery that i can access and download mode. its twrp v2.6.3.1
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Good you have TWRP already. You can try to see if you can save the zip to your phone's internal memory as the PC may be able to recognize it in download or recovery mode. Otherwise, you may try using any other device at all that accepts (micro) SDHC card e.g. camera, card adapter etc. You may also be able to flash the zip directly from your PC using the desktop flasher. See thread with instructions below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383148
Let me know if this works for you.
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Larry2999 said:
Good you have TWRP already. You can try to see if you can save the zip to your phone's internal memory as the PC may be able to recognize it in download or recovery mode. Otherwise, you may try using any other device at all that accepts (micro) SDHC card e.g. camera, card adapter etc. You may also be able to flash the zip directly from your PC using the desktop flasher. See thread with instructions below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383148
Let me know if this works for you.
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Of course, you need to first download the stock recovery zip for TWRP to your PC.

Larry2999 said:
Good you have TWRP already. You can try to see if you can save the zip to your phone's internal memory as the PC may be able to recognize it in download or recovery mode. Otherwise, you may try using any other device at all that accepts (micro) SDHC card e.g. camera, card adapter etc. You may also be able to flash the zip directly from your PC using the desktop flasher. See thread with instructions below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383148
Let me know if this works for you.
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Of course, you need to first download the stock recovery zip for TWRP to your PC.
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thanks so much for your help. i took my s3 that had a bad lcd and put my sd in that and moved the zip file i downloaded here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 then i flashed it from twrp and wiped cache and all that good stuff everything was fine after that. only question i have for you now is to root or not to root , i forget the pros and cons of it , its been a while. i know i rooted my s2 and note 2 a while back but i havent had a android in a while. thanks so much for your help , thumbs up :good:

k4krisbrah said:
thanks so much for your help. i took my s3 that had a bad lcd and put my sd in that and moved the zip file i downloaded here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 then i flashed it from twrp and wiped cache and all that good stuff everything was fine after that. only question i have for you now is to root or not to root , i forget the pros and cons of it , its been a while. i know i rooted my s2 and note 2 a while back but i havent had a android in a while. thanks so much for your help , thumbs up :good:
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Glad to know your phone is now working fine. To root or not is a choice you'll have to make depending on how much control you want over your phone. The pros are that you literally have control over your phone in terms of installing apps or making modifications to the operating system. You can install custom ROMs and/or apps that you would otherwise not be able to install. The con, of course, is security and integrity of your phone. There is always a risk that you may end up bricking your phone or creating access for malware. Rooting should, therefore, be something you do only if you have need for it.

... Just Odin stock ROM and work from there or if twrp isn't latest... Odin latest recovery and then USB files into phone using recovery and then flash... Or again just use odin to flash and then do whatever you want afterward
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Factory Data Reset and Hard Reset problem

the idea that i want to reset my tab is that my internal storage is just 500mb out of 16 gb. I try to uninstall some applications but it wont actually.. I try to reset but it`s untouchable.. So i try the hard reset but it has an error too.. "MDM does not allow factoryReset. Phone will REBOOT automatically" dfq!..
I don`t know the problem.. I just buy this tab at the market and used it .. nothing else.. its not rooted or no custom rom apply , or kernel .. just the stockrom
I really appreciate your help REALLY PLEASE

We need more info .
Samsung Galaxy tab s ?
T700,T705,T800,T805 ?
Google "Odin" and how to use it to flash the stock firmware or CF-Auto-root for your device specifics .if you end up rooting it than use Flashify to flashed TWRP so you can format internal storage to solve the issue.

jball said:
We need more info .
Samsung Galaxy tab s ?
T700,T705,T800,T805 ?
Google "Odin" and how to use it to flash the stock firmware or CF-Auto-root for your device specifics .if you end up rooting it than use Flashify to flashed TWRP so you can format internal storage to solve the issue.
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Galaxy Tab S 10.5 T800
right now im trying to root it, but where can i find TWRP ? Newbie btw thanks

hinaruu said:
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 T800
right now im trying to root it, but where can i find TWRP ? Newbie btw thanks
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Here you go.
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/239
Download the .img file and use Flashify from the playstore

I forgot to mention that its LIVE DEMO UNIT... i think that`s the problem because there`s a restrictions in the system.... that`s why i can`t factory data reset...
btw ... i`m stuck.. its almost an hour
i already tried the ff:
reinstall the drivers
used diff. usb cable
plug in diff. usb port
used other Odin version.
use diff. computer for odin
restart the pc.. and restart the device
none of them works..
im so confused..

Is USB enabled in Developer options in your settings

jball said:
Is USB enabled in Developer options in your settings
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yes.. its enable the whole time

Are you in "download mode" ?
Sorry to ask the obvious questions but you did say complete noob right ?

jball said:
Are you in "download mode" ?
Sorry to ask the obvious questions but you did say complete noob right ?
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I thought that too. I didnt see a "added" in the screenshot.

@hinaruu
Are you still with us.how's it going

jball said:
@hinaruu
Are you still with us.how's it going
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Im so sorry..im searching some custom rom for Galaxy Tab S 10.5 to completely reset my tablet... for the ODIN, still stucked up .. i think its because i upgraded the firmware using samsung kies yesterday.. and now i dont really know what to do... do you have any custom rom for galaxy s tab 10.5 ?

You can't ROM it unless you have root.
Unplug it and power it up .
Have you tried the stock firmware Odin file in the development section .download and extract below tar.file and run it in Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2800372
Try above Odin file before we
start over.
1: Uninstall kies from your computer
2: grab USB drivers for your device from Samsung's website
3: on your computer go to "device manager" and look under "portable devices" and "other devices" to delete/uninstall drivers and restart computer.
4: connect your tablet and install downloaded drivers from Samsung .eject tablet when finished
5: re download the CF-Auto-root and extract it for use again(delete all previous root/drivers so you don't mix them up)
6: boot into download mode with button combo and re connect your phone to computer and start Odin.
7: navigate to extracted
CF-Auto-root location and open file in AP or PDA slot and run it again.
Seriously no matter what you do and what the screen says ,you can still end up with a partial/bad download.oh and kies is no good cause it knows that your device is up to date.

jball said:
You can't ROM it unless you have root.
Unplug it and power it up .
Have you tried the stock firmware Odin file in the development section .download and extract below tar.file and run it in Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2800372
Try above Odin file before we
start over.
1: Uninstall kies from your computer
2: grab USB drivers for your device from Samsung's website
3: on your computer go to "device manager" and look under "portable devices" and "other devices" to delete/uninstall drivers and restart computer.
4: connect your tablet and install downloaded drivers from Samsung .eject tablet when finished
5: re download the CF-Auto-root and extract it for use again(delete all previous root/drivers so you don't mix them up)
6: boot into download mode with button combo and re connect your phone to computer and start Odin.
7: navigate to extracted
CF-Auto-root location and open file in AP or PDA slot and run it again.
Seriously no matter what you do and what the screen says ,you can still end up with a partial/bad download.oh and kies is no good cause it knows that your device is up to date.
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it WORKS! Thank you!!
i also follow your instructions earlier .. i install the flashify app and flash the TWRP recovery image. Now i can do the factory data reset using this recovery.. but its stuck in the samsung galaxy tab s Logo ? is that still ok because i wiped it or its a bigger problem ?

hinaruu said:
it WORKS! Thank you!!
i also follow your instructions earlier .. i install the flashify app and flash the TWRP recovery image. Now i can do the factory data reset using this recovery.. but its stuck in the samsung galaxy tab s Logo ? is that still ok because i wiped it or its a bigger problem ?
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Give it time to boot,if it don't boot after ten minutes than do the button combo till you get into download mode and start over yet again as far as Odin the stock file and than TWRP .don't wipe right after flashing TWRP ,let it boot first than boot into recovery with another app called "reboot" purple with a yellow lightning bolt is the apps icon
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Get it to boot after root and custom recovery and then just format the internal SD card and then I'll take care of your situation
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Also you need to be more descriptive about what you've done or followed so far .I can give better instructions accordingly

jball said:
Give it time to boot,if it don't boot after ten minutes than do the button combo till you get into download mode and start over yet again as far as Odin the stock file and than TWRP .don't wipe right after flashing TWRP ,let it boot first than boot into recovery with another app called "reboot" purple with a yellow lightning bolt is the apps icon
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Get it to boot after root and custom recovery and then just format the internal SD card and then I'll take care of your situation
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Also you need to be more descriptive about what you've done or followed so far .I can give better instructions accordingly
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first of all sorry for my bad english :3 im not that good enough...
i follow your instructions properly... but the last step you said.. "format the internal sd card" i accidentally format the internal with the system...
so i assume that is the problem
the system is only 54 MB and the data is 0 mb.. and now im stuck in the boot logo and i dont have any backup .. im so noob..
i really appreciate your help sir..

@hinaruu
If you can boot into recovery than insert an SD card with a stock debloated ROM and flash it
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@hinaruu
ROM[emoji652]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/thunderrom800-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-t2840209

jball said:
@hinaruu
If you can boot into recovery than insert an SD card with a stock debloated ROM and flash it
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@hinaruu
ROM[emoji652]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/thunderrom800-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-t2840209
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sir! you are the best! now i have a new stock rom the one you gave to me and it just fixed all the problems !! :victory::victory::good::fingers-crossed::laugh::laugh:
thank you very much kudos for you !!

hinaruu said:
sir! you are the best! now i have a new stock rom the one you gave to me and it just fixed all the problems !! :victory::victory::good::fingers-crossed::laugh::laugh:
thank you very much kudos for you !!
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Good job to you @hinaruu for not giving up .enjoy your tablet man

i Have T-Mobile Note 4 with same issues>>>MDM does not allow factory Reset.
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (N910T)
i recently purchased from some one..'
when i tried to do a factory reset from holding the "volume UP + Power + Home" it says:
MDM does not allow factoryReset. Phone will REBOOT automatically"
I tried to root and install TWRP...same issues!
i cant wipe the device!
what Partition would this be located in...i would like to wipe EFS Partition..
anyways i need some real smart guys to help here...ive tried a few things...

QualcommCode said:
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (N910T)
i recently purchased from some one..'
when i tried to do a factory reset from holding the "volume UP + Power + Home" it says:
MDM does not allow factoryReset. Phone will REBOOT automatically"
I tried to root and install TWRP...same issues!
i cant wipe the device!
what Partition would this be located in...i would like to wipe EFS Partition..
anyways i need some real smart guys to help here...ive tried a few things...
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Did you use this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2903733
Try to be as specific to what exactly you have tried.
Why are you trying to wipe the EFS ?
If it's in fact a T-Mobile Note 4 than the Odin method should work with no problem assuming you follow the instructions fully.

CWM RECOVERY doesn't work for me on Note 3 with Lollipop

I've used Odin 3.07 to flash n900t-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.4(1025) but it didn't pass. I'm tired now and I want to go to bed but it bugs me I don't have root.
On 4.2 I think it was easy but on 5.0 it won't work for me, now. I've scoured pages and pages, so for now I am kindly asking for some directions.

Try flashing the latest TWRP and then flash supersu from TWRP to get root.

audit13 said:
Try flashing the latest TWRP and then flash supersu from TWRP to get root.
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Thanks, did it, it flashed it but now it gives me "Recovery is not Seandroid Enforcing". I pulled the battery right after the pass message, no change.
Read in thread about "Reactivation Lock" but I don't have that option in the stock Lollipop 5.0.
Any ideas?

So your phone is not booting? Boot into download mode and tell us what it says.

Oh no, the phone works fine. I can boot into stock Lollipop but it won't boot into recovery (Vol Up). It boots into Odin Vol Down.
All I want is to install su. First I tried to flash CWM recovery with Odin, didn't pass. Then I tried TWRP (their website is down), it passed but got "Recovery is not Seandroid Enforcing" error. So now I'm lost. I think all have to flash a modified ROM but I'm confused about their specs (what is Deoxified)
Wait wait, Oding IS the recovery, no? I'm totally confused now.

Try this: open Odin and uncheck everything except f.reset time, connect the phone, flash TWRP, when you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove USB cable, remove battery, replace battery, use button combination to boot into recovery.

Thanks for the help. I've tried that sequence before. It didn't work. I'll try it again.
But I've managed to install su using Chainfire's Auto Root for Kitkat (but I have Lollipop). Now I have an older recovery. Will that cause any troubles?
What I've learned from my "ordeal" is make sure you have the right versions. In my case particularly the phone model, N900T, and then the software versions, N900TUVUFOB6, where B6 is the Lollipop (right?).

No no no!
I've rebooted into old recovery now my user interface in Lollipop doesn't work. I guess the recovery deleted some cache (noticed some messages at the bottom)
I guess I'll burn the Lollipop + CF Autoroot for the N-th time and never boot into recovery.

Bogdan45 said:
I've used Odin 3.07 to flash n900t-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.4(1025) but it didn't pass. I'm tired now and I want to go to bed but it bugs me I don't have root.
On 4.2 I think it was easy but on 5.0 it won't work for me, now. I've scoured pages and pages, so for now I am kindly asking for some directions.
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Do you still need help? If so reply back. I'll do way best to help. Had the three main custom recoveries and had my share of problems and learned from them haha.

LiftedDroid said:
Do you still need help? If so reply back. I'll do way best to help. Had the three main custom recoveries and had my share of problems and learned from them haha.
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Yes, I do need a working recovery for stock Lollipop 5.0 on Note 3.

Bogdan45 said:
Yes, I do need a working recovery for stock Lollipop 5.0 on Note 3.
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I used chain fires autoroot 9005, and installed TWRP
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Bogdan45 said:
Yes, I do need a working recovery for stock Lollipop 5.0 on Note 3.
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Sorry was busy last few days with minecraft lol. I will get that up in a few and have link for you

Hi there,
I have one question. I have rooted my phone with cf-autoroot method same as you and like you I can't installed custom recovery, weather it be TWARP or CWM. Buy my question isn't this.
I was just randomly checking my app manager for all my apps and found getroot version 1.0 was installed.
Can you confirm me that u have the same thing.
Because it has access to my camera SD card and sms.
Let me know.
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No, I don't have it.

tenjohn23 said:
Hi there,
I have one question. I have rooted my phone with cf-autoroot method same as you and like you I can't installed custom recovery, weather it be TWARP or CWM. Buy my question isn't this.
I was just randomly checking my app manager for all my apps and found getroot version 1.0 was installed.
Can you confirm me that u have the same thing.
Because it has access to my camera SD card and sms.
Let me know.
Sent from my SM-N900W8 using XDA Free mobile app
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Make sure you have patched sd access and set correct path for location.
SD patch
Or use this this version of twrp and open in Odin just as you would cf autoroot.
Uploading now
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tenjohn23 said:
Hi there,
I have one question. I have rooted my phone with cf-autoroot method same as you and like you I can't installed custom recovery, weather it be TWARP or CWM. Buy my question isn't this.
I was just randomly checking my app manager for all my apps and found getroot version 1.0 was installed.
Can you confirm me that u have the same thing.
Because it has access to my camera SD card and sms.
Let me know.
Sent from my SM-N900W8 using XDA Free mobile app
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Make sure you have patched sd access and set correct path for location.
TWRP 2.8.7 Open Recovery
SD patch
Or use this this version of twrp and open in Odin just as you would cf autoroot.
TWRP 2.8.7.0 4.4
Also thesee are for smn900t I am sure as long as your using any snm900* you OK. Any issues try hard reset and last option do reflash of stock

Bogdan45 said:
Oh no, the phone works fine. I can boot into stock Lollipop but it won't boot into recovery (Vol Up). It boots into Odin Vol Down.
All I want is to install su. First I tried to flash CWM recovery with Odin, didn't pass. Then I tried TWRP (their website is down), it passed but got "Recovery is not Seandroid Enforcing" error. So now I'm lost. I think all have to flash a modified ROM but I'm confused about their specs (what is Deoxified)
Wait wait, Oding IS the recovery, no? I'm totally confused now.
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the enforcing thing is because you have a custom recovery only, it just tells the user that it isn't factory

i747 Galaxy S3 only boots into download mode, Odin Stuck on "Initialization"

i747 Galaxy S3 only boots into download mode, Odin Stuck on "Initialization"
Hey guys, so I finally decided to post here after spending an embarrassing amount of time trying to fix my problem and getting nowhere. I have an i747 Samsung Galaxy S3 that gets stuck on the loading screen when booting, and won't go into recovery mode (download mode works fine). I have tried to flash the original 4.3 firmware using Odin with no success...it keeps getting stuck on the "Initialization" step. I've tried 3 different cables, 2 different laptops with 5 usb ports in total, 3 different versions of Odin (3.07, 3.09, 3.10) all to no avail. I have downloaded the Samsung Mobile Drivers and my computer does recognize the device (though it thinks its a modem and not a phone). I'd appreciate some assistance in reviving my device, thanks!
Might be important so i'll mention it. I cannot remember the most recent firmware that the phone was displaying before it died, it might have been 4.1 or 4.2 but I read somewhere else that if it says "Warranty Bit" in download mode that implies it is 4.3?
I've also tried using two different md5 files, one from http://androidromupdate.com/att-samsung-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747-odin-stock-firmware/ and the other from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660&page=5
In download mode, my phone displays this:
Odin Mode
Product Name: SGH-I747
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2

Since your phone is the i747, there is not stock firmware that can be flashed with Odin that is newer than 4.1.1. All updates for the i747 were released via OTA updates.
I suggest verifying the bootloader and modem on your phone before flashing anything else as an incompatible bootloader and modem combination can hard brick the phone.
To get the phone booted, I would flash TWRP for the d2lte via Odin and then flash a custom ROM such as cm12.1. Once booted you can veriify the bootloader and modemr and modem.

audit13 said:
Since your phone is the i747, there is not stock firmware that can be flashed with Odin that is newer than 4.1.1. All updates for the i747 were released via OTA updates.
I suggest verifying the bootloader and modem on your phone before flashing anything else as an incompatible bootloader and modem combination can hard brick the phone.
To get the phone booted, I would flash TWRP for the d2lte via Odin and then flash a custom ROM such as cm12.1. Once booted you can veriify the bootloader and modemr and modem.
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Interesting. How do I verify the bootloader and modem on the phone? Does the information provided in download mode tell me this? I have no way of booting up the phone to check its settings.
Also regarding OTA, do you think this guide would work for me? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068

Your phone is not bricked so I would not use that thread.
Download the latest tar version of twrp for the d2lte (AT&T version of s3) from here: https://dl.twrp.me/d2att/
Download the latest CM11 from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2lte
Download the 4.4 Gapps package for ARM from here: http://opengapps.org/?api=4.4&variant=nano
Download Odin 3.07 from here: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...168421&usg=AFQjCNEdxqAS5QWImOPDJboTA_V3D5S9eA
Boot the phone into download mode, open Odin 3.07, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Flash TWRP in the PDA slot. When you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable from the phone remove the battery, wait 5 seconds, replace the battery, boot the phone into recovery mode using the home, power, and volume up button. When the phone boots to recovery mode, you should see the TWRP recovery.
With the phone in TWRP, connect the phone to the computer, copy cm11 and Gapps to the phone's internal storage.
Within TWRP, wipe the system, cache, data, install cm11, install gapps, reboot.

audit13 said:
Your phone is not bricked so I would not use that thread.
Download the latest tar version of twrp for the d2lte (AT&T version of s3) from here: https://dl.twrp.me/d2att/
Download the latest CM11 from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2lte
Download the 4.4 Gapps package for ARM from here: http://opengapps.org/?api=4.4&variant=nano
Download Odin 3.07 from here: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...168421&usg=AFQjCNEdxqAS5QWImOPDJboTA_V3D5S9eA
Boot the phone into download mode, open Odin 3.07, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Flash TWRP in the PDA slot. When you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable from the phone remove the battery, wait 5 seconds, replace the battery, boot the phone into recovery mode using the home, power, and volume up button. When the phone boots to recovery mode, you should see the TWRP recovery.
With the phone in TWRP, connect the phone to the computer, copy cm11 and Gapps to the phone's internal storage.
Within TWRP, wipe the system, cache, data, install cm11, install gapps, reboot.
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Thanks, i'll definitely be trying this!
Just to make sure i'm following the steps correctly, by latest CM11 is that the latest release, or latest release recovery? And for the the 4.4 Gapps package for ARM, i'm not sure which option to select under "variant". It is on nano by default, should I select stock?

audit13 said:
Your phone is not bricked so I would not use that thread.
Download the latest tar version of twrp for the d2lte (AT&T version of s3) from here: https://dl.twrp.me/d2att/
Download the latest CM11 from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2lte
Download the 4.4 Gapps package for ARM from here: http://opengapps.org/?api=4.4&variant=nano
Download Odin 3.07 from here: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...168421&usg=AFQjCNEdxqAS5QWImOPDJboTA_V3D5S9eA
Boot the phone into download mode, open Odin 3.07, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Flash TWRP in the PDA slot. When you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable from the phone remove the battery, wait 5 seconds, replace the battery, boot the phone into recovery mode using the home, power, and volume up button. When the phone boots to recovery mode, you should see the TWRP recovery.
With the phone in TWRP, connect the phone to the computer, copy cm11 and Gapps to the phone's internal storage.
Within TWRP, wipe the system, cache, data, install cm11, install gapps, reboot.
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I tried that too, but I get status 7 and 0 in recovery. I've tried cm 13.1-cm 11..ugh when I try to wipe cache, it gets stuck. I hear when that happens I have a soft brick. What should I do?

Did you get twrp on the phone? Maybe try version 2.8.7.

Tried old cwm, twrp 3.0 and twrp 2.8
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Did you get twrp on the phone? Maybe try version 2.8.7.
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Yes. I was able to flash a recovery.
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I flashed d2att tar recovery
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Did you get twrp on the phone? Maybe try version 2.8.7.
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What do I do if that's successful?

Tmobilefan906 said:
Tried old cwm, twrp 3.0 and twrp 2.8
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Yes. I was able to flash a recovery.
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I flashed d2att tar recovery
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What do I do if that's successful?
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Thanks for hijacking my thread, lol. Could you at least answer these questions for me?
by latest CM11 is that the latest release, or latest release recovery? And for the the 4.4 Gapps package for ARM, i'm not sure which option to select under "variant". It is on nano by default, should I select stock?

Flash a custom rom from recovery to get the phone booted.

DemolitionX said:
Thanks for hijacking my thread, lol. Could you at least answer these questions for me?
by latest CM11 is that the latest release, or latest release recovery? And for the the 4.4 Gapps package for ARM, i'm not sure which option to select under "variant". It is on nano by default, should I select stock?
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I'm having same issues as u. Rather hijack than create a new one. Lol
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DemolitionX said:
Thanks for hijacking my thread, lol. Could you at least answer these questions for me?
by latest CM11 is that the latest release, or latest release recovery? And for the the 4.4 Gapps package for ARM, i'm not sure which option to select under "variant". It is on nano by default, should I select stock?
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Yea...latest one...and nano

Now its stuck at nand start..UGGGGH

audit13 said:
Did you get twrp on the phone? Maybe try version 2.8.7.
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Hey audit. When I tried downloading the latest twrp as you suggested, after extracting the file i'm only left with a recovery.img file. When using Odin and selecting PDA, it doesn't recognize the .img file and so I can't select it. I thought I need a tarmd5 file to flash with odin? Please advise me on how to proceed, thanks. (Btw, i tried downloading both the twrp-3.0.2-0-d2att.img.tar and the twrp-3.0.2-0-d2att.img, they both gave me recovery.img files when extracted).
Also I have another question, could you point me in the direction of a data cable that is 100% Odin approved? I'd really like to eliminate the possibility of a non-effective data cable preventing Odin from working properly.

audit13 said:
Flash a custom rom from recovery to get the phone booted.
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Was and is t999l coming with a locked bootloader?

Don't extract the twrp tar file, just flash it in Odin.
T999L should not have a locked bootloader.

audit13 said:
Don't extract the twrp tar file, just flash it in Odin.
T999L should not have a locked bootloader.
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OK. Cuz I got a mobo to put into the i747 frame. And I want it rooted. Thanks again.

audit13 said:
Don't extract the twrp tar file, just flash it in Odin.
T999L should not have a locked bootloader.
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When I put this in the PDA slot and click start, it just gets stuck on initialization again. No matter what I try and flash it just gets stuck on the initialization step...
Based on the threads below, it seems I have a hardware problem and will need to replace the motherboard. *sigh*
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/odin-stuck-initialization-step-t2965693/page2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-mini/help/able-to-load-via-download-mode-odin-gt-t3040253

You're using the original Samsung USB cable? Tried different usb ports? Tried different versions of Odin and windows?

audit13 said:
Your phone is not bricked so I would not use that thread.
Download the latest tar version of twrp for the d2lte (AT&T version of s3) from here: https://dl.twrp.me/d2att/
Download the latest CM11 from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2lte
Download the 4.4 Gapps package for ARM from here: http://opengapps.org/?api=4.4&variant=nano
Download Odin 3.07 from here: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...168421&usg=AFQjCNEdxqAS5QWImOPDJboTA_V3D5S9eA
Boot the phone into download mode, open Odin 3.07, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Flash TWRP in the PDA slot. When you see the word "reset" in the status window, remove the USB cable from the phone remove the battery, wait 5 seconds, replace the battery, boot the phone into recovery mode using the home, power, and volume up button. When the phone boots to recovery mode, you should see the TWRP recovery.
With the phone in TWRP, connect the phone to the computer, copy cm11 and Gapps to the phone's internal storage.
Within TWRP, wipe the system, cache, data, install cm11, install gapps, reboot.
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Whew. Your post just saved my bacon. I was stuck at a never ending odin mode loop after installing TWRP via the TWRP app. Freaked out a bit. Used Odin via your instructions and got TWRP loaded and working. Thanks alot, appreciate the help.

jdlucid said:
Whew. Your post just saved my bacon. I was stuck at a never ending odin mode loop after installing TWRP via the TWRP app. Freaked out a bit. Used Odin via your instructions and got TWRP loaded and working. Thanks alot, appreciate the help.
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Glad my method worked for you :good:

[GUIDE] How To Update To Nougat, Install TWRP and Root

Nougat TAR File Now Available!
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767156558
Things You Need To Know First
There are two variations on the 3-button method (also known as the "three-finger salute."
Volume Down + Home Button + Power puts you into Download mode.
Volume Up + Home Button + Power puts you into Recovery mode.
You will need Odin, which is here. With your phone in Download mode, Odin allows you flash firmware files (also called TAR files) and Recovery images. Odin is available from here: http://www.samsungodindownload.com/ Any version that starts with 3.10 (like 3.10.6) is fine. No need to update. Put the Odin files where you can find them
Getting Started
If you are on stock and have not rooted or changed the Recovery on your phone, go to Settings, scroll to the bottom, System Updates, Download manually. That should get you to Nougat. We'll come bac to this in a bit.
If you are Rooted and have TWRP installed, you have the option of a Clean Install. Which I recommend as this is a major update. This will wipe your settings and apps, you will need to begin all over, but it is worth the inconvenience. You can use Titanium Backup (TiBu for short) to back up apps and data, but you run the risk of things not working right. Your choice.
1) Download the Nougat TAR file and put that in your Odin directory.
2) To do a clean install, go to TWRP. Wipe, Advanced Wipe, then select Dalvik, System, Data and Internal Storage. WARNING! This is going to wipe everything, so back up your pictures, chat logs, etc. FIRST! Don't leave TWRP after this.
3) Still in TWRP, go to the Reboot menu. Select Download. Your phone should now be in Download mode.
4) Connect your cable, open Odin and select AP and point it to the QC7 file. Click start and wait awhile. This is rewriting your Recovery and operating system. It is going to take some time. Your phone should reboot.
5) Once you are done, you should be on Nougat. You will need to log in, like you were setting up a new phone.
6) Now to install TWRP and Root. Power your phone down. Once it is shut down, use Volume Down + Home Button + Power to get back into Download mode. Grab the TWRP TAR file from here: https://dl.twrp.me/zerofltespr/ Put that in your Odin directory as well, but wait before flashing. Open Odin, go to Options and de-select Auto Reboot. We don't want the phone to reboot until we root it first. Otherwise it will overwrite the TWRP file and return to stock recovery. Now we can flash the TWRP TAR.
7) Your phone will still be in Download mode. Hold the Volume Down + Home Button + Power buttons until the phone shuts down. It takes some seconds, don't panic.
8) After shutdown, hold the Volume Up + Home Button + Power to get into TWRP. Grab the root file from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-s6-nougat-supersu-t3570740 (don't forget to thank @dr.ketan for his work) and copy that to your phone. Flash in TWRP and reboot.
9) You now have a nice, clean, Nougat install with Root and TWRP.
Let me know your comments and if there are any steps that I need to modify.

would you happen to know if i upgrade to nougat, would i be able to downgrade?

The Android Attorney said:
would you happen to know if i upgrade to nougat, would i be able to downgrade?
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Probly not man, and tbh I don't see why you would wanna.

Thanks, rooted no problem. I like the new ui so far and battery seems better already, as well as signal. Anyone figure out hotspot? I tried the flashable fix and idone but figured neither would work this time. Whats odd is the hotspot and tethering app appears to be for verizon? I froze it and it doesnt affect hotpot under settings.

The Android Attorney said:
would you happen to know if i upgrade to nougat, would i be able to downgrade?
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You'd be able too. You'd just have to flash a tar file from 6.0.1 through odin.

Would it be possible to use this method without wiping the device, and not brick the phone?
Regards

SamsungGaIaxy said:
Would it be possible to use this method without wiping the device, and not brick the phone?
Regards
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Yes. I did this and I'm not having any issues or battery drain problems. You'll have the best experience if you do wipe, though. I'd do a backup either way just in case.

Out On Travel
Glad that this is working out for everyone. I'll be gone most of next week on a work trip. I'll check in on my return.
Have fun with Nougat!

do i flah the same file (as in marshmellow) to regain xposed?

asafegous said:
do i flah the same file (as in marshmellow) to regain xposed?
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Check on the Xposed thread, this is only for TWRP and Root. (I don't use Xposed, I'd be as likely to tell you the wrong thing as I would be to help.)
As of February, I heard that it wasn't ready. See http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/0...r-says-be-patient-a-nougat-version-is-coming/
But again, I just don't know for sure.

Yeah, there is still no xposed for nougat now. What a pity.

koop1955 said:
Check on the Xposed thread, this is only for TWRP and Root. (I don't use Xposed, I'd be as likely to tell you the wrong thing as I would be to help.)
As of February, I heard that it wasn't ready. See http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/0...r-says-be-patient-a-nougat-version-is-coming/
But again, I just don't know for sure.
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How in the world do you enjoy YouTube?!
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

I got the OTA update today, but the build number I received is G920PVPU4DQC7, not the QB1 listed above. It is definitely Nougat 7.0.
Is the original post a copy/paste from an earlier version?

asafegous said:
How in the world do you enjoy YouTube?!
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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why cant he enjoy youtube without those xposed modules?

tetreves said:
I got the OTA update today, but the build number I received is G920PVPU4DQC7, not the QB1 listed above. It is definitely Nougat 7.0.
Is the original post a copy/paste from an earlier version?
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QB1 is the latest TAR file available. To get to Nougat you need to take the OTA. Which is why the instructions say "Connect to your network and follow the instructions above about System Updates. Once you are done, you should be on Nougat."

yaibakt said:
why cant he enjoy youtube without those xposed modules?
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He'd have no youtube background play and no youtube adaway
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What if we want magisk and phh superuser? Will that work on nougat?

asafegous said:
How in the world do you enjoy YouTube?!
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There is hacked APK available that removes ads for those who don't have Xposed. Works just fine for me.

Does it play in the background as well?
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asafegous said:
Does it play in the background as well?
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AFAIK, yes.

Do some zip flahs friend to ensure the appearance of the s8? And excellent that I will subtract 7.0. Thanks a lot!!