Hello!
I would really appreciate it if someone can help me. I tried to install twrp custom recovery and something went wrong. I can't start up my phone, get into recovery mode, or connect to the pc to try adb and load the boot loader from there. I can however get the phone into download mode and it is recognized in odin tools.
I did a titanium backup of all system apps too which is saved on my sd card.
If someone knows how to help I would very much appreciate it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series-2017/how-to/official-nougat-release-download-guide-t3654413
You have to google search the firmware for you version of the phone. Mine is A320Y but there is also A320F and others, hopefully you know which one yours is.
Download the firmware then follow the steps for "How to Flash" from the link above. You can fix it, don't worry.
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Hello,
After applying the latest OTA 2.29.405.2 I am unable to boot my phone.
The new firmware was successfully applied, because I could start the phone for the first time.
After I shut it down again it won't got past the HTC logo.
I can get start the hboot but I if i select fastboot or recovery I get stuck again with the HTC logo.
When i select the bootloader "I get no image or wrong image."
I did not root my phone.
Please help.
For a start, unless you have a PB99IMG.zip file on your sd card you will always get that message in the bootloader. It's just telling you it can't find any of the files it looks for on your card so nothing wrong there.
First thing I'd do is try manually reflashing the OTA update. you can get the OTA ZIP file here:
http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2-2.10.405.2_R_P_release8gn61bgo3rswcw24.zip
Rename it update.zip and put it on the root of your SD card. Then boot into recovery (if you manage to) and flash it.
If not, go into Fastboot and clear storage (wipe). This should sort you out. If not, download the 2.29.405.2 RUU from my signature and flash that in fastboot and it should see you right if you're still having issues
Did not work unfortunately. I will try to flash it. Any easy to follow tutorial I can use ? I never did this before.
Thank you kindly.
psycho.ro said:
Did not work unfortunately. I will try to flash it. Any easy to follow tutorial I can use ? I never did this before.
Thank you kindly.
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What didn't work? What I put on my previous post is exactly what you need to do
I downloaded the file and renamed it ot update.zip and copied it to the root of my sdcard. when i select recovery it gets stuck in htc logo.
Then I've cleared storage/user settings and tried again, same thing.
So now do the last thing I suggested
this happened to me also. i downloaded the RUU and just did it via the pc. lost everything i did not backup, but that's my fault. all contacts were on google and and i used appbrain to pull down all my installed apps.
ok, i finally did it and it's fine now. I figured out what i was doing wrong. flashed it and it started now.
thanks for the support, really appreaciate it !
For reference, what were you doing wrong?
i did not go in the fastboot menu when i tried the last thing you suggested and because of this, my phone was not recognized by windows and the flash utility could not do its job.
but now it seems that my phone is restarting from time to time, somewhere between 5-10 minutes.
Might wanna do a hard reset just to make sure things flashed correctly
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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Downgrading your boot loader from 4.3 is a guaranteed brick. I'm not sure if the brick will get you to the Samsung screen.
If you're already assuming its bricked reboot into recovery and do a full wipe. Restore a nandroid of something if you have one or try flashing a custom ROM. Because Odin failed maybe it never flashed the boot loader.
Worth a try
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baruchadi said:
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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Welcome to the forum! Wished you'd come in much earlier though as you would have found you CANNOT downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.1 to free unlock. Sorry, but once you are on 4.3, the surest way to unlock is to obtain the unlock code from the carrier or purchase one online. Sounds like you do have a soft brick. If your phone is still booting to the Samsung logo, then it's only a soft brick. Attempting to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader usually results in a hard brick so you may be in luck.
To fix this first, try to see if you can boot to recovery mode and do a hard wipe/factory reset. If you are able to boot to recovery (or download) mode then you have little to worry about. If the reset does not work, you can flash custom recovery via Odin and follow the instructions in the thread below to restore stock 4.3. Afraid, you have to revert to full stock 4.3 to get the phone back in working order and don't even think about 4.1.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
If you are not able to get to recovery, then you can see if you can boot from a debrick image following the instructions (on the first page) of the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Once your phone is working normally, you can request the unlock code from AT&T via the request form below. If eligible, they should provide this. Otherwise, you would have to buy one online ....
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
Let me know if you need any further help.
KorGuy123 said:
Downgrading your boot loader from 4.3 is a guaranteed brick. I'm not sure if the brick will get you to the Samsung screen.
If you're already assuming its bricked reboot into recovery and do a full wipe. Restore a nandroid of something if you have one or try flashing a custom ROM. Because Odin failed maybe it never flashed the boot loader.
Worth a try
Sent from my SGH-I747M using XDA Free mobile app
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I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
Larry2999 said:
Welcome to the forum! Wished you'd come in much earlier though as you would have found you CANNOT downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.1 to free unlock. Sorry, but once you are on 4.3, the surest way to unlock is to obtain the unlock code from the carrier or purchase one online. Sounds like you do have a soft brick. If your phone is still booting to the Samsung logo, then it's only a soft brick. Attempting to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader usually results in a hard brick so you may be in luck.
To fix this first, try to see if you can boot to recovery mode and do a hard wipe/factory reset. If you are able to boot to recovery (or download) mode then you have little to worry about. If the reset does not work, you can flash custom recovery via Odin and follow the instructions in the thread below to restore stock 4.3. Afraid, you have to revert to full stock 4.3 to get the phone back in working order and don't even think about 4.1.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
If you are not able to get to recovery, then you can see if you can boot from a debrick image following the instructions (on the first page) of the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Once your phone is working normally, you can request the unlock code from AT&T via the request form below. If eligible, they should provide this. Otherwise, you would have to buy one online ....
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
Let me know if you need any further help.
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I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
baruchadi said:
I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
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It's time to start reading. Before doing any flashing/modding, you should make sure you understand what you're doing and know the risks.
Now as for Odin, it's quite straight forward. Phone needs to be in download mode, you put the PDA file in Odin and flash (if it's a Odin one-click, just need to hit start). One thing is to not interrupt it! Especially if flashing bootloaders cause that will brick your phone. Also, don't downgrade bootloaders.
There are a few guides in the sticky, I suggest you take an hour or two reading them so things like that don't happen again (or that you know what to do if it does).
GL!
baruchadi said:
I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
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Alright. If wipe/reset didn't work, you'll need to restore full stock 4.3 via custom recovery. Here's what we need to do....
1) Download the Odin flashable *.Tar file for custom recovery. I prefer TWRP because of the GUI so that's where I'm pointing you to ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
2) Download the stock restore file for 4.3 from the thread below... If you are using TWRP, then the first link is the one you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
3) Copy the stock restore zip file to a good quality (micro) SD card
4) I presume you have Odin already so you will use this to flash custom recovery to your phone. Run Odin.exe on your PC. If you are using Odin v.3.09 then you need the AP tab. For all other versions, use the PDA tab. Navigate to the custom recovery *.Tar file you downloaded earlier and place this in the PDA (or AP tab). Leave the default settings as is and do not check/uncheck any boxes other than the default settings.
5) Boot the phone to download mode via the 3-button combo (Volume Down/Home/Power). When you get to Odin (Download) mode, press volume up to continue. Connect the phone to your PC with a good quality micro USB cable. Wait until Odin has recognized the device then click on the Start button to start firmware installation (flashing). Wait for the flashing to end and the <Pass> message. Disconnect the phone from the PC and pull the battery to stop auto reboot.
6) Place the micro SD card with the stock restore zip in your phone. Replace the battery and boot to recovery mode. If you were successful with the firmware flashing above, it should boot you to custom recovery.
7) Select install from external card and navigate to the stock restore zip file. Select this file and swipe the screen to start firmware installation. Wait for installation to complete. Then clear your cache/dalvik and reboot to system.
This will hopefully do it.
Hi, I'm trying to erase my old note ll to pass it along to a friend who's in need of an upgrade but have a problem, turn it on and it just forever stays stuck in the note 2. Have twrp 2.8.1.0 on it and when I tried to do a wipe of any kind or factory reset, I get fails of it being able to mount anything, tried doing a kies emergency firmware recovery and doesn't detect the phone, tried though Skipsoft unifide toolkit and same, cant get it to detect the phone to redo it. Tried though twrp with a rom but it can't see the 16gb card at all. Any help with possibly getting to work would be greatly appriciated, thanks!
So any updates if anyone might possibly know?
there are several solutions.
1.use odin to install a rom.
2.reinstall the recovery. i think there is something wrong with it.
952599993 said:
there are several solutions.
1.use odin to install a rom.
2.reinstall the recovery. i think there is something wrong with it.
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Hard to use odin when it wont pick the phone up or windows wont pick it up so I can do anything to it via odin or twrp wont see a micro sd card so kinda screwed to do such sadly :/
Trying to mount my Note 4(Sprint) in TWRP v.3.0.2-0 and my computer will not give me option to browse files, went into Device Manager and it list it as Other Devices- SAMSUNG_Android, I should add I am stuck to just using recovery mode I managed to soft brick my phone and I am really stuck with no idea what to do please help
Have you tried Odin?
Torres28 said:
Trying to mount my Note 4(Sprint) in TWRP v.3.0.2-0 and my computer will not give me option to browse files, went into Device Manager and it list it as Other Devices- SAMSUNG_Android, I should add I am stuck to just using recovery mode I managed to soft brick my phone and I am really stuck with no idea what to do please help
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We need so much more information than that to help. The poster above me was correct.
Listen, anyone reading this, if you soft brick your phone take a deep breath. (Quick refresher, a "soft brick" is when your device will not boot properly but WILL boot to download mode *Volume Down+Home+Power*.) Once you've taken your deep breath open Odin, plug your phone in and load up stock firmware (most of the stock firmware can be found in the Development thread of the general thread. I generally choose to use TXs threads because he has well thought out explanations.)
So, to recap. Reboot to download. Odin. Stock firmware. Profit.
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Torres28 said:
Trying to mount my Note 4(Sprint) in TWRP v.3.0.2-0 and my computer will not give me option to browse files, went into Device Manager and it list it as Other Devices- SAMSUNG_Android, I should add I am stuck to just using recovery mode I managed to soft brick my phone and I am really stuck with no idea what to do please help
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If you can only boot to recovery, download any custom rom from development section on your PC. Transfer rom to SD card. Install via recovery.
as they said above, and personally I have always had issues mounting storage for USB purposes on all my devices since the s2
Hey guys!
My friends might describe myself as tech savvy but I've never really gone into rooting or andorid devices in general. I'm currently following a guide on android (dot) gs (which I can't link to specifically, as this is my first post, I'm sure a quick search might show it) to install the 4.4. Pureslim Firmware. Up until now I've rooted it with this app called KingoRoot which seems to have done... something successfully. I'm at the point in the guide where I've downloaded the packaged firmware update onto the SD card, the next step is to set it into recovery mode, whipe it clean and use the data on the SD card to install the firmware. But here's the problem...
I can't get the Ion into recovery mode, I've tried some silly "press the powerbutton and volume up and volume down and do a backflip" things which didn't seem to work out, the apps in the guide on the android (dot) gs site on recovery mode for android devices (again, no link but you might know the page) point to don't seem to do much either, when I tell it to restart in recovery, it just reboots normally. I've also read a few times that the Ion doesn't even have a standard recovery mode, but that means there's no way for it to go into recovery as it is?
Hoped you guys could shed some light on this, thanks in advance! :good:
rustyg93 said:
Hey guys!
My friends might describe myself as tech savvy but I've never really gone into rooting or andorid devices in general. I'm currently following a guide on android (dot) gs (which I can't link to specifically, as this is my first post, I'm sure a quick search might show it) to install the 4.4. Pureslim Firmware. Up until now I've rooted it with this app called KingoRoot which seems to have done... something successfully. I'm at the point in the guide where I've downloaded the packaged firmware update onto the SD card, the next step is to set it into recovery mode, whipe it clean and use the data on the SD card to install the firmware. But here's the problem...
I can't get the Ion into recovery mode, I've tried some silly "press the powerbutton and volume up and volume down and do a backflip" things which didn't seem to work out, the apps in the guide on the android (dot) gs site on recovery mode for android devices (again, no link but you might know the page) point to don't seem to do much either, when I tell it to restart in recovery, it just reboots normally. I've also read a few times that the Ion doesn't even have a standard recovery mode, but that means there's no way for it to go into recovery as it is?
Hoped you guys could shed some light on this, thanks in advance! :good:
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You have to unlock your boot loader first.then you have to install recovery.then you can be able to boot to recovery