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I just installed PSX for my galaxy and installed the all roms app...(forgot name) but i was downloading a game and then i left my phone alone to let it download.
10 minutes later my phone wouldn't go onto the lockscreen aka froze. so i decided to take the battery out...(mind you the download wasnt finished) and now when i boot up the phone it just goes the the "S" logo and either turns off...or freezes.
note* I can access ADB through 3 button reset.
However i do not want to wipe data. as i have important pictures on my internal sd and videos. i was thinking of using the "wiping cache option" cause my theory was that the frozen app was still in memory or something....can anyone give me suggestions to fix this issue?...try to avoid "wipe data option"
thanks.
edit** have got into download mode and tried to use ODIN but odin doesnt see my phone....however kies does. but kies cant connect to it. keep saying connecting to device....any helP??
flashing a rom doesn't delete your pictures I think
just contacts, sms, apps etc
but it is better if someone else also verifies it
edit: oh sorry I just saw you wrote cache... i am not sure what that does. I don;t think it deletes your data.
allotrios said:
flashing a rom doesn't delete your pictures I think
just contacts, sms, apps etc
but it is better if someone else also verifies it
edit: oh sorry I just saw you wrote cache... i am not sure what that does. I don;t think it deletes your data.
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i am waiting for someone to clarify that i can "wipe cache". By the way, i do also require my SMS messages, there is some delicate information within them. i am currently googling wipe cache. any other help is greatly appreciated. thanks for the quicky reply allotrios
just wiped cache. phone still wont boot to main homescreen it freezes, and/or shuts off. last resort is wipe data. anyone offer a suggestion other than that?
WTH? i just wiped date/factory reset and hit reboot and it STILL doesnt load. it goes to the "S" symbol and shuts off or freezes.
edit* trying to find firmware for i9000M canada version. Attempting to use odin but cant find links
just got pit file! where can i get the pda phone and csc files? what else do i need to flash it using odin? im constantly googling and trying to do this before i sleep
edit** just tried to use odin with a different firmware with all correct files. when pluggin in usb cable in download mode, Odin doesnt see my phone.
kies sees the device but keep saying "connecting to device"
welcome to my world........flashes fine, wiped data/cache, still freezes at the 's'. i just sent my phone in after i couldn't get it going after flashing 40 times.
it would seem your sdcard is corrupted or fried.........try flashing some more roms (jg9 or jh2) with different pits (512 and 803) and wipe data/cache. samfirmware.com for the roms.
as well, if you do not have the 3br fix to get into download mode (since you said you get into download mode via adb), i would suggest you flash the fix asap before you lose the ability to use adb.
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welcome to my world........flashes fine, wiped data/cache, still freezes at the 's'. i just sent my phone in after i couldn't get it going after flashing 40 times.
it would seem your sdcard is corrupted or fried.........try flashing some more roms (jg9 or jh2) with different pits (512 and 803) and wipe data/cache. samfirmware.com for the roms.
as well, if you do not have the 3br fix to get into download mode (since you said you get into download mode via adb), i would suggest you flash the fix asap before you lose the ability to use adb.
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ive been sitting here for 3 hours...have a exam tommorow and am fed up. Problem is i bought this phone from a friend, so warrranty is out of the option.
The other problem WHICH can be solved somehow...is that my computer sees my phone. (kies does..but wont connect)..i can "technically" use odin if i can somehow get my phone to work with it.
If the case that my internal sd card is fried....i dont have warranty, do i have manufacturer warranty?. aka samsung?. i dont know just a thought.
can you get into download mode? i assume no as i had the same issue, and adb wouldn't work unless the phone had fully booted up. odin will only recognize your phone in download mode.
the only options you have are:
make a jig with 301k resistor to get your phone into download mode and try flashing
send your phone out to be repaired (some other thread mentioned repair shop in ontario)
go into bell and see if they will take your phone in for repair (samsung 1yr warranty)
wang1chung said:
can you get into download mode? i assume no as i had the same issue, and adb wouldn't work unless the phone had fully booted up. odin will only recognize your phone in download mode.
the only options you have are:
make a jig with 301k resistor to get your phone into download mode and try flashing
send your phone out to be repaired (some other thread mentioned repair shop in ontario)
go into bell and see if they will take your phone in for repair (samsung 1yr warranty)
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i CAN get into DOWNLOAD MODE. but problem is ODIN doesnt see my phone
edit* could you give me a link to that store?
ah, ok...........i had the same problem, but after i installed the drivers for it, no more problems.
you should try that before you send your phone in.
edit: found the link
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-S-USB-Driver-for-Windows-x86.shtml
If you're phone can get into download mode then it should work. However, Odin is somewhat temperamental, have you tried Heimdall?
Benjamin Dobell said:
If you're phone can get into download mode then it should work. However, Odin is somewhat temperamental, have you tried Heimdall?
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i have just woken up. my phone is now dead, i cant turn it on. i have tried connecting the charger and it wont charge my phone......anyone have any ideas? is it bricked? internal SD card fail?......i dont have Bell warranty, would samsung canada cover this issue? as internal sd cards area known to fail?......thanks.
edit** never mind, it is now charging. i will keep this thread updated when i finish my exam today and let everyone know where my phone stands. So far i think it is a internal sd card error. But i am hoping after a full charge it may work again.
hmm still same thing, i load to "S" screen and it shuts off, i can still access 3 button recovery and download mode. i just called samsung too, they said to call my service provider, but problem is i bought the phone second-hand.
Have just flashed JH2 firmware and JG5 firmware on phone with ODIN, phone still boots up to "S" logo and then shuts off .
edit** only JH2 firmware will go through to my phone on ODIN, i have tried a 2nd time, it goes to the S logo....looks like it will load to phone, and then just doesnt and shuts off.
So is it safe to say the phone is bricked?.....i have heard of someone in this forum saying there was a unofficial samsung store somewhere in Ontario that fixes galaxy phones?....anyone can link me to this?. I don't have warranty as i bought it 2nd hand. hmm..now idont know what to do, besides, i guess, save up and buy a new phone.
edit** it cant be bricked if i can still access recovery and download mode? right.
Phone is OFFICIALLY bricked, tried flashing a 803 pit file, now it wont power on, or charge through wall charger. thanks to all who helped in little ways. but looks like ill have to buy a new phone.
jark99 said:
edit** it cant be bricked if i can still access recovery and download mode? right.
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that would normally be true........with one exemption to the rule.......if your sdcard is corrupted/fried.
if you have flashed back to 2.1 with repartition and wiping multiple times with different PITS, and still the same issue, then nothing will help (at the moment) aside from sending it in.
I Had this exact same issue a week ago. My guess is that your internal SD is dead and you will need to send it out for repairs. Im still waiting for mine from bell to see if they only reflashed or replaced the whole motherboard.
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Problem is i dont have Bell warranty....so i am kinda a goner. unless someone has a suggestion?
Just because you don't have warranty doesn't mean you can't pay to get it repaired (at least get it inspected and a quote). Should be much cheaper than saving up for a new one!
If you bought it from your friend, they should be able to send it on your behalf.
Sorry to hear about your issues :/
JimiJam said:
Just because you don't have warranty doesn't mean you can't pay to get it repaired (at least get it inspected and a quote). Should be much cheaper than saving up for a new one!
If you bought it from your friend, they should be able to send it on your behalf.
Sorry to hear about your issues :/
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In Ontario, the only way to get our phone repaired is through Bell sending it to a service center, Problem is my friend doesnt have the receipt. He bought it from a friend. Its past through 3 hands to get to me. Friend's Friend > My Friend > ME.
So...i am currently looking at cell repair shops to see if they can fix this problem....BUT i am assuming alot of them use Odin or some sort of flashing, WHICH i have already done .....
I also called 5 bell stores to see if i could get the receipt printed out using the IMEI code, all of them said this information cannot be provided due to "privacy issues." They told me to call Samsung or talk to a 3rd party cell repair center.....fml.
Hello, im new to this forum
Ive bought a Samsung Galaxy A5 back in September 2015 to my girlfriend.
At the time i opened the case to see if it was everything ok with it before giving it to her. unfortunately i installed oficial updates in the phone after connecting the device to the internet.
Wanting to give the phone just like ive bought it, i started to making all things wrong. i tried to reset the phone back to the factory reset (using the volume up + home + power buttons) but after that the version that was still installed was the updated one and not the factory one.
Then i tried to download the factory version from here htt p://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?r=&v=&q=Galaxy+A5+205 using odin and this guide htt p://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin
it was installed but when the phone restarted it never turned back on again. despite being the correct version for my region i believe i installed a variant version and not the factory reset version.
I tried turning the phone on, using recovery mode and download mode keys but the phone never gave any signal again. plugin in the usb in the pc didnt work either.
I ended up buying the same phone since i wasnt able to solve the problem and her anniversary was close and ended up with an extra but damaged phone.
i never tried to get the phone to the warranty because i knew that i was losing the it the moment i tried to use odin.
is there anything else i can try to solve the phones problem? or is this problem unrecoverable?
thanks in advance
I can't tell you if your phone is unrecoverable but I think you had flashed other variant's rom causing your mobile not turning on. I don't see any a500fu on the website you posted. If possible, could you tell me which variant you had flashed. I had ever experienced a hard-brick when my device was accidentally removed while odin was flashing aboot.mbn. The solution was changing the motherboard which didn't cost much. I would recommend you to flash firmware from sammobile and do NOT use 4.4.4 firmware as few friends on this forum had experienced hard-bricks. If you want, try a usb jig.
Try warranty, you can have the chance of getting it repaired.
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I can't tell you if your phone is unrecoverable but I think you had flashed other variant's rom causing your mobile not turning on. I don't see any a500fu on the website you posted. If possible, could you tell me which variant you had flashed. I had ever experienced a hard-brick when my device was accidentally removed while odin was flashing aboot.mbn. The solution was changing the motherboard which didn't cost much. I would recommend you to flash firmware from ="htt p://www .sammobile.com/"]sammobile and do NOT use 4.4.4 firmware as few friends on this forum had experienced hard-bricks. If you want, try a usb jig.
Try warranty, you can have the chance of getting it repaired.
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It must have been other variant rom.
http s://gyazo. com/7ac9dfe107976eeb802cae50a23b23a1 - here is a screenshot
Samsung Galaxy-A500FU - to get there you need to go to "updato" site (first link), place on the search "Galaxy A5" and select Portugal as "region"
There are 7 options, 6 are for locked phones to the main Portuguese operators and one for unlocked phones (i assume), because it says "Porgugal TPH" - TPH means the phone house witch is a store that sells phones and other electronic equipment.
Despite the phone not being bought at the phone house i assumed it was this rom since there was no other one and the phone is not locked to a particular operator.
Ive checked the site you provided and it as almost the same rom´s as updato and the only one that is not locked to a particular operator is TPH one.
So my only option is to use a usb jig to force the phone into download mode? will that work with or without a motherboad change?
please have in mind that the phone does not respond to any other button or combination of buttons comand and trying to charge the phones battery only produces heat at the phone and charger, nothing else happens.
This afternoon my S7 Edge entered a boot loop. All I was doing was reading the news, in the same app I have been for the past couple of months. The device is untouched in terms of modifications since purchase, so unrooted stock rom. I can get into download mode, and occasionally, recovery mode. I wiped the cache as my first attempted fix - no change. Then did a factory reset - no change. I then thought I'd try loading twrp so I could flash a custom rom, but Odin was unable to flash it due to FRP Lock blocking it. I then downloaded the latest stock rom from sammobile, and was able to flash this via Odin. On first boot the device did start to load, and reached 10/19 in optimising the apps, before starting the boot loop again. I am kinda out of ideas now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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whitebloodcell said:
This afternoon my S7 Edge entered a boot loop. All I was doing was reading the news, in the same app I have been for the past couple of months. The device is untouched in terms of modifications since purchase, so unrooted stock rom. I can get into download mode, and occasionally, recovery mode. I wiped the cache as my first attempted fix - no change. Then did a factory reset - no change. I then thought I'd try loading twrp so I could flash a custom rom, but Odin was unable to flash it due to FRP Lock blocking it. I then downloaded the latest stock rom from sammobile, and was able to flash this via Odin. On first boot the device did start to load, and reached 10/19 in optimising the apps, before starting the boot loop again. I am kinda out of ideas now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Go into settings>developer's options and ENABLE OEM UNLOCK then
go into settings>general management>reset>factory data reset and
reset the phone.
Once you have done that the phone will work properly without rebooting
provided that you have successfully odin flashed the official samsung
G935F S7 Edge firmware prior to doing a factory data reset.
Good luck, have a great day!
Thanks for replying. Unfortunately I can't get into the phone at all. Only screen I have access to a recovery and downloader.
So I left the phone alone for a while and tried booting into safemode. This time it worked - sort of. It is asking me for a password, but I have never set one. I only ever set a pin and fingerprints. But since wiping everything that doesn't seem to apply anymore. What is the default password? I am referring to the phone password, rather than a google account obviously. I am not at that stage of the boot up.
Update: found the password (default_password), still boot looping on the optimising apps screen.
If you still can't get into the phone like the person above said, I would use Oden to reparation and reflash your stock rom. If it still gives you issues, I'd suspect hardware fault.
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If you still can't get into the phone like the person above said, I would use Oden to reparation and reflash your stock rom. If it still gives you issues, I'd suspect hardware fault.
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I have flashed stock rom (initially the version that matches my carrier, although my phone was bought sim free and unlocked, and then the version for unlocked phones (BTU in sammobile I think)) but it still just boot loops. The phone can remain in download mode as long as it wants, and previously, when it was asking for the password, it was able to remain on that screen indefinitely. I would have thought if it was a hardware problem the boot looping would happen regardless of the action on screen. Immediately after flashing the stock rom, it did start to load before ooting. Now it just boots immediately at the Samsung Logo.
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If you still can't get into the phone like the person above said, I would use Oden to reparation and reflash your stock rom. If it still gives you issues, I'd suspect hardware fault.
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Just to be clear, do you mean repartition here? I have not checked that option before, will try it.
Even without the PIT file. Flashing stock rom should have fixed you... which carrier do you have? If Verizon, they have a recovery assistant software that works in these situations. Or if not try "samsung kies". If all else fails I'd give Sammy a call.
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If you still can't get into the phone like the person above said, I would use Oden to reparation and reflash your stock rom. If it still gives you issues, I'd suspect hardware fault.
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vsn4 said:
Even without the PIT file. Flashing stock rom should have fixed you... which carrier do you have? If Verizon, they have a recovery assistant software that works in these situations. Or if not try "samsung kies". If all else fails I'd give Sammy a call.
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I am in the UK, and my carrier is Three, although the phone was purchased sim free. I tried samsung kies (phone not compatible apparently), samsung switch (phone does not support initialization). I may have to call Samsung, but I purchased the phone on eBay, so no warranty (never doing that again!), so I guess it'll be expensive to get them to sort it. I've taken it to a phone repair shop this afternoon and the guy reckoned he could fix it based on what I said. We shall see. I don't have to pay unless he fixes it, so worth a shot.
You can wipe your phone by entering recovery. Default recovery has the wipe option.
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You can wipe your phone by entering recovery. Default recovery has the wipe option.
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Was the first thing I tried. Didn't help.
I got the bootloop thingy and was the cache, I wiped and the phone booted up
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I got the bootloop thingy and was the cache, I wiped and the phone booted up
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Thanks for trying to help, but, again, already tried that.
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I am in the UK, and my carrier is Three, although the phone was purchased sim free. I tried samsung kies (phone not compatible apparently), samsung switch (phone does not support initialization). I may have to call Samsung, but I purchased the phone on eBay, so no warranty (never doing that again!), so I guess it'll be expensive to get them to sort it. I've taken it to a phone repair shop this afternoon and the guy reckoned he could fix it based on what I said. We shall see. I don't have to pay unless he fixes it, so worth a shot.
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Hope all goes well, let us know if you get it sorted out.
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Just curious...why do u say u don't have warranty just because u brought from eBay?
Surely it doesn't matter where u brought it and it still has warranty.
Have u tried contacting Samsung?
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Hi
Just curious...why do u say u don't have warranty just because u brought from eBay?
Surely it doesn't matter where u brought it and it still has warranty.
Have u tried contacting Samsung?
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Pretty much all warranties (including Samsung - I checked) are contracts with the original purchaser only. Even if you have proof of purchase, you then need to match the records they have of the identity of the original purchaser. Whilst some manufacturers will be more lenient, others will follow the official policy strictly. Speaking from experience here.
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Pretty much all warranties (including Samsung - I checked) are contracts with the original purchaser only. Even if you have proof of purchase, you then need to match the records they have of the identity of the original purchaser. Whilst some manufacturers will be more lenient, others will follow the official policy strictly. Speaking from experience here.
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For those perhaps in similar situation in the future, Samsung didn't care that it was purchased second hand, despite what the fine print says. They just looked at the serial number. In the course of trying my own repairs I flashed a custom rom, which of course tripped the knox warranty void bit. When I took it into the service centre they saw this and then wanted to charge £225 for an out of warranty repair. I refused at the time. I later called Samsung support and explained the situation (I said a phone repair shop must have done the flashing). Again on the phone I was told it would be an out of warranty repair, and this time I agreed. They collected my phone and returned it to me today however, with no invoice or mention of charges, so it looks like they just did the repair no questions asked.
I have the same issues, so far I'm getting by with flashing a stock rom with pit file and doing repartition and nand erase, normal cache/ factory reset doesn't help, it sometimes even boot loops while in twrp.
Somehow Odin flashing helps for a random amount of time, but it has thus far, crashed after a month, or a couple weeks since the last flash, etc. So far it's been my 5th boot loop event in the last 6 months
It sucks but as I got mine from another country (/win), didn't get the warranty ;( plus I tripped Knox by rooting.
sounds hardware related to me..
i had a friend with a note 4 who had similar problems it would hardly ever boot sometimes boot straight into download mode..
if by chance it did boot it would boot once the device was locked for a short time it would reboot and start over again bootlooping..
it was the emmc flash memory that was failing...
a workaround i found for this was the first thing i did when finally getting it to boot was install "Wake Lock - CPU Awake" and set it to never let the device sleep and to startup on boot...
this "fixed" it as long as your phone does not turn off... he had insurance though and sent it off and they sent him a new refirb
again this note 4 was untouched never rooted or anything
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If you still can't get into the phone like the person above said, I would use Oden to reparation and reflash your stock rom. If it still gives you issues, I'd suspect hardware fault.
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im having pretty much the exact same problem except ive been unsuccesful at flashing the stock firmware for my galaxy s7 active (SM-G891A). the active series isnt the most saute after, so finding the right firmware is alil more difficult. which im pretty sure is how i got into this situation! my question is what exacly does checking the "reparation" option do. i read to leave to leave it unchecked/unticked. maybe thats why ive been unsuccessful. and someone told me awhile ago not to fill in the "bt" box becuz i have a locked bootloader. this correct or no?
Ok, so this is my wife's phone. After the last OTA update to QE1, she noticed that the WIFI would not turn on. I kinda ignored her for a couple of weeks until she really made a fuss of it. When I finally got around to it I also noticed that "CUSTOM" was present in the phone information area as well as upon bootup. I've searched XDA as well as other sites and tried everything I could think of but nothing has helped. I cannot mess with any WIFI settings because it will not turn on at all so I can't even access the menu. Neither Sprint nor Samsung will touch the phone because they claim I rooted it. I didn't. I have factory reset it numerous times with no luck. I have ODIN'd the software for a full reset and used all older software versions even. Following Sprint's own software updates, no luck. I have used the Samsung SmartSwitch program on the computer to also do a full reset to factory multiple times with no luck. The Samsung rep at the local Best Buy even tried it. The only thing that a full reset helps with is getting rid of the "CUSTOM" notification until you reboot the phone. It doesn't fix WIFI.
Has anyone had experience with this problem? I am getting ready to root it, but I'm not sure if that will even help. Additionally, the phone currently does not have Sprint service, I had to activate her old phone... So, I don't have access to the internet with the phone unless I reactivate it on an account... I looked at a root option, but it requires wifi...
I'm open to suggestions. Please help..
Ok, so no one has any input on how to fix my problem. Is it not possible with the locked bootloader?
dochummer said:
Ok, so no one has any input on how to fix my problem. What about hard bricking the phone? I've tried ODIN with different model firmware and I can't get a hard brick. Is it not possible with the locked bootloader?
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After running odin with stock firmware, go into recovery and hard reset the device again . As far as Hard Bricking on Purpose, that would be fraud, something not allowed to be discussed here. Mods please lock this thread.
Thanks for the reply. Sorry about breaking the forum rules, I went ahead and edited my original posting. I've already tried odin with stock firmware and hard resetting the device numerous times with no luck... I'd like to be able to dig deeper into the phone but I'm guessing that won't be possible with the locked boot loader?
Tab 5se Stock firmware
So I bought a 3rd 5se from a third party, all I checked for was for FRP lock, well it wasn't locked, but when I got it home and rebooted, it says is has a unlocked bootloader. So I hard factory reset it and now it states that only stock firmware can be installed in boot and won't go any further.
So I'm guessing I need to use ODIN to flash a factory ROM but I'm not sure which one as I can't seem to find a USA one on Sammoble, I do see a Canada one though.
Which version of ODIN should I use (WIN 10)
Which ROM, I'm in the USA, WIFI ONLY SM-T720, country code ?
Any other tips, as I haven't flashed anything in almost a decade probably.
Need to get this back to all stock, help
You want the XAR country code version which is the US rom. For Odin, use the newest version for our tablet. Good luck.
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Tab 5se Stock firmware
So I bought a 3rd 5se from a third party, all I checked for was for FRP lock, well it wasn't locked, but when I got it home and rebooted, it says is has a unlocked bootloader. So I hard factory reset it and now it states that only stock firmware can be installed in boot and won't go any further.
So I'm guessing I need to use ODIN to flash a factory ROM but I'm not sure which one as I can't seem to find a USA one on Sammoble, I do see a Canada one though.
Which version of ODIN should I use (WIN 10)
Which ROM, I'm in the USA, WIFI ONLY SM-T720, country code ?
Any other tips, as I haven't flashed anything in almost a decade probably.
Need to get this back to all stock, help
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I use Frija instead of Sammobile to get the latest stock. Just use SM-T720 as the model and XAR as the CSC. If you search for how to unlock the bootloader, you can use the same proceedure to relock it. It should perform a factory reset as part of the process and you might not need to reflash a ROM.
Not sure..
Since the device won't turn off, restart nor go into download mode
Aqua blue sorta cyan screen. Top in red (like a terminal response) says," Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed (vbmeta)"
Then on main screen in center;
Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support
lewmur said:
I use Frija instead of Sammobile to get the latest stock. Just use SM-T720 as the model and XAR as the CSC. If you search for how to unlock the bootloader, you can use the same proceedure to relock it. It should perform a factory reset as part of the process and you might not need to reflash a ROM.
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Since the device won't turn off, restart nor go into download mode
Aqua blue sorta cyan screen. Top in red (like a terminal response) says," Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed (vbmeta)"
Then on main screen in center;
Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support
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The only time a ran into a situation where I couldn't turn off that tablet, I just had to put it aside for a day or so till the battery ran down. Then use the method of holding both vol up and down, and NOT power, and then plugging in the cable from the PC. Must be from PC and not charger.
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Since the device won't turn off, restart nor go into download mode
Aqua blue sorta cyan screen. Top in red (like a terminal response) says," Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed (vbmeta)"
Then on main screen in center;
Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support
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I ran into this recently when I went back to stock to get the fingerprint for Magisk Module and then went back to Lineage. You just need to Odin the factory firmware. The tablet will turn off, I think the key combination to force it off is power and volume down? Its been a few weeks, but I was able to get back into download mode. I found other threads for samsung phones that had this same issue and basically used them as rough guides.
As mentioned you just need to use XAR ROMs, your box should say XAR. I believe both Canada and Cellular South ROMs will come up as XAR roms IIRC?
Bruh. I had the same issue and you will not be able to flash your way around and FRP lock. I found a guy on eBay to remove the FRP lock and NOT through flashing. For $10 is was done in 10 minutes. I get if you want to figure it out. I'm a flasher and love to figure this **** out too but with a recent update Samsung blocks this. Trust me. Spend $10 and it's done. Also many people say they can do this on eBay. I only recommend this guy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/273424666857. Just select a new auction of his and message him.
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Bruh. I had the same issue and you will not be able to flash your way around and FRP lock. I found a guy on eBay to remove the FRP lock and NOT through flashing. For $10 is was done in 10 minutes. I get if you want to figure it out. I'm a flasher and love to figure this **** out too but with a recent update Samsung blocks this. Trust me. Spend $10 and it's done. Also many people say they can do this on eBay. I only recommend this guy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/273424666857. Just select a new auction of his and message him.
Sent from my SM-T720 using Tapatalk
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He said he checked to make sure this was not the FRP lock. Assuming this is the same message I got which says only official binaries can be flashed, please take this to a service center and it there maybe a cost involved (obviously I'm paraphrasing), you can fix it with Odin. I was on the latest firmware as well, as I updated fully to get the fingerprint for the MagiskHide module. This sounds like a different issue, to me.
I mean if that works it's $10 well spent I guess.
Oh my apologies as I misread his post. I just saw "FRP" and chimed in. Hope he gets it sorted out.
OhioYJ said:
He said he checked to make sure this was not the FRP lock. Assuming this is the same message I got which says only official binaries can be flashed, please take this to a service center and it there maybe a cost involved (obviously I'm paraphrasing), you can fix it with Odin. I was on the latest firmware as well, as I updated fully to get the fingerprint for the MagiskHide module. This sounds like a different issue, to me.
I mean if that works it's $10 well spent I guess.
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Almost !
Well, I finally reflashed the device with factory stuff, it's working fine now, no locks, except now it tells me the bootloader is unlocked on boot. I flashed it with Odin, no options, just loaded the 4 files and done.
How do I get this to STOCK, out of the box status. Steps ?