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[Q] soft brick help

im kinda new to the whole rooting/rom thing, i rooted my s4 successfully, but when i went to install the rom i thought it was on my usb retardedly, so i wiped my phone, hooked up the usb, and it wasnt there. it said my phone was unrooted and asked me if i wanted to instal s2 to root it i hit yes, and now the phone wont boot up past samsung galaxy s4 home screen. i was using TWRP but it wont even open ... help me please im freakin out, prolly broke my phone i just bought it a week ago.
edit: okay so after trying like 15x twrp finally opened up. i put the backup i made onto my pc. do i just load it onto my usb, hook it up and go twrp > restore > usb-otg and restore it?
edit2: i go to restore but it shows nothing in my usb.
im freaking out again help please >.< do i need a file to install/where can i get it to get back to stock?

Download Odin and a rom in .tar format. Hold the volume down and power button to go into download mode. Then connect to usb and see the com port pop up, then select the pda tab and browse to the tar file. Then flash that. It will install stock firmware and recovery or rooted firmware and custom recovery based on what tar file you download.
If that sounds like too much to take in, and I suck at writing this kind of stuff up, do a YouTube search for sprint s4 unbrick/unroot and it should show all the steps.
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wotandsdwys said:
Download Odin and a rom in .tar format. Hold the volume down and power button to go into download mode. Then connect to usb and see the com port pop up, then select the pda tab and browse to the tar file. Then flash that. It will install stock firmware and recovery or rooted firmware and custom recovery based on what tar file you download.
If that sounds like too much to take in, and I suck at writing this kind of stuff up, do a YouTube search for sprint s4 unbrick/unroot and it should show all the steps.
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Yea you should return to Stock Firmware. It should solve your issue.

Always, read and double check, even triple check before you mess with your phone. You should be alright if you follow previous post instructions.

ajbd73 said:
Always, read and double check, even triple check before you mess with your phone. You should be alright if you follow previous post instructions.
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thanks fellas. team win eventually loaded up after like 15 tries whiler i was freaking out and i just flashed a different rom from there. thanks for the replies though appreciate it.

abstract2389 said:
thanks fellas. team win eventually loaded up after like 15 tries whiler i was freaking out and i just flashed a different rom from there. thanks for the replies though appreciate it.
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First thing you should do now is make a nandroid backup and backup your applications with Titanium Backup.

I rooted my phone and tried to flash a rom and something happened that told me I lost root permission and now part of the screen is unresponsive help! Please
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rdfelix28 said:
I routed my phone and tried to flash a room and something happen that told me I lost root permission and now part of the screen is unresponsive help! Please
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Please tell us step by step what you did so we can further assist you.
Did you make sure the ROM you installed was for the sprint gs4 and not an international one ?
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I opened twrp wiped data normally like any other rom yes it was the right rom and everything for the phone and when I finished the flash it boot looped back to recovery and asked if I waned to reinstall root access so I did but it just went back to recovery without fixing the problem so I completely unrooted and problem is still occurring
Please help all I want it's to return to stock safe and have full functionality
Edit: it's my galaxy s4 sprint
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rdfelix28 said:
I opened twrp wiped data normally like any other rom yes it was the right rom and everything for the phone and when I finished the flash it boot looped back to recovery and asked if I waned to reinstall root access so I did but it just went back to recovery without fixing the problem so I completely unrooted and problem is still occurring
Please help all I want it's to return to stock safe and have full functionality
Edit: it's my galaxy s4 sprint
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Odin stock.
Boot into download mode and flash stock.

abstract2389 said:
im kinda new to the whole rooting/rom thing, i rooted my s4 successfully, but when i went to install the rom i thought it was on my usb retardedly, so i wiped my phone, hooked up the usb, and it wasnt there. it said my phone was unrooted and asked me if i wanted to instal s2 to root it i hit yes, and now the phone wont boot up past samsung galaxy s4 home screen. i was using TWRP but it wont even open ... help me please im freakin out, prolly broke my phone i just bought it a week ago.
edit: okay so after trying like 15x twrp finally opened up. i put the backup i made onto my pc. do i just load it onto my usb, hook it up and go twrp > restore > usb-otg and restore it?
edit2: i go to restore but it shows nothing in my usb.
im freaking out again help please >.< do i need a file to install/where can i get it to get back to stock?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375523
Here the MF9 tar stock you can odin it to go back to full stock if you want to start from fresh
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Firstly b calm.
Panicking wont help.jst do as the op said. Flashing ur way thru odin.
Before that do double check the version dat it support ur device.pay attention to this.n do calmly.
N the more u try more r d chances of getting thru the prob.
Do search for s4 backup n restore it.
Or repair via kies.
Keep posted
Good luck.
Hit thanks if I helped u..
A click for u but rep for me.
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I did should I do it with pit file?
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rdfelix28 said:
I did should I do it with pit file?
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No not with pit file..it'll go even more deeper...don't mess with that..
Just simply flash the stock rom JB. which i guess u were using n flash it via odin.
it'll solve the bootloop...
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N only flash stock rom for ur device model...
post the results and post the screenshots if u can would be helpful..

Do I flash kernel or is it inside the tar file?
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How do I use kies?
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ADDICT.ANK said:
No not with pit file..it'll go even more deeper...don't mess with that..
Just simply flash the stock rom JB. which i guess u were using n flash it via odin.
it'll solve the bootloop...
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N only flash stock rom for ur device model...
post the results and post the screenshots if u can would be helpful..
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https://www.dropbox.com/sc/g3y2xmmfqxrap66/DoP_mVEnd6
when the cancel is at the bottom of the screen i cant press it but when its turned to the side i can and its the same with the keyboard

rdfelix28 said:
Do I flash kernel or is it inside the tar file?
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How do I use kies?
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https://www.dropbox.com/sc/g3y2xmmfqxrap66/DoP_mVEnd6
when the cancel is at the bottom of the screen i cant press it but when its turned to the side i can and its the same with the keyboard
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No u don't need to flash the kernel again...it must be in the .tar..
1stly tell me r u still getting the boot loops or not ?????
n u can use kies in download mode...apart this
bootloops r still there or not ??nd what's ur device id...

No boot loop just touch screen unresponsive
and theres a separate link for the kernel that says Odin flash able do I flash that after the mf9 tar file? I don't think they come together
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rdfelix28 said:
Do I flash kernel or is it inside the tar file?
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How do I use kies?
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https://www.dropbox.com/sc/g3y2xmmfqxrap66/DoP_mVEnd6
when the cancel is at the bottom of the screen i cant press it but when its turned to the side i can and its the same with the keyboard
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The kernel is already inside the tar file that is inside the zip, the kernel is just there if you need stock MF9 kernel. If you can go back to stock with odin theres no need for kies.
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Yea I'll use Odin so just flash MF9 file and I should be okay? I'll have the stock kernel?
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rdfelix28 said:
Yea I'll use Odin so just flash MF9 file and I should be okay? I'll have the stock kernel?
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Yep yep it works like a charm its much better than having to go back to stock mdl then ota to mf9, battery is much better ;D
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Soft brick N9005 please help me recover

Sorry if the question has previously been answered.
I have N9005 and tried to flash a ROM.
I have tried to flash using Odin on my PC, as I have previously used this successfully.
On this occasion it failed after partially flashing.
I have tried kies and kies3 both without success.
I suspect the solution may be simple but I am new to Samsung Odin kies etc.
edit fixed with help
I am familiar with adb and fastboot commands if these are useful.
Grateful for any help to recover a working phone, don't mind if I have to wipe phone data
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Plug into KIES and do an emergency firmware recovery.
Or if you can get into download mode, fly over to djembay's thread and grab one of his images and flash via odin.
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Thanks for your reply
I tried Kies emergency firmware recovery without any sucess.
I will try Odin with the stock rom you suggest.
Can I select any ROm from djembay's thread ?
the one I have tried is N9005XXUDMJ7-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX-FREE-ODEX-BL-FREE, is this ok

What firmware are you on currently? Do you know? Bootloader etc? - is your KNOX already tripped? -- the ROM from that thread WILL trip it just so you are aware.
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But yes if you are happy with the firmware being MJ7 and KNOX being tripped then you should be OK to try it.
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radicalisto said:
What firmware are you on currently? Do you know? Bootloader etc? - is your KNOX already tripped? -- the ROM from that thread WILL trip it just so you are aware.
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But yes if you are happy with the firmware being MJ7 and KNOX being tripped then you should be OK to try it.
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Thanks for your help, Odin seems to have flashed Ok this time.
I should have said I am already Knox 0x1 so no problem
My Note 3 is back again, thanks to you

Great!! Glad to have helped
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I Really Need Help

I download android 4.3 from sammobile.com for my n7100 and install it via Odin 3.7 and I tried to root and disable knox , but it didn't do any thing except -1 knox warranty
Didn't rooted and I wanna down grade to 4.1.2 I can't I have the rom but when I do odin failed
I hate android 4.3
Please help me
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Check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2628420
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And here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536418

[/COLOR]And here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536418[/QUOTE]
From this post:
"The latest 4.3 official firmware (MK4 or later ) has KNOX enabled bootloader and can't be downgrade. So, don't try to downgrade If your bootloader is KNOX enabled."
That means: Check your bootloader through an app like Z-Device (playstore). If the last letter before the number is up to (and including) "J" you made the first price, but if it is "K" and up -> forget about downgrading.

QuadDex said:
Check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2628420
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And here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536418
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I tried but nothing happend no root or any thing else
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Amr Nehad said:
I tried but nothing happend no root or any thing else
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First: Install Philz 5.15 via PC-ODIN and go to recovery
Second: Flash Dr. Ketans Multitool run through it choosing root and let it reboot.
Third: Go to playstore, install root checker and check :good:

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2628420
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[Q] Trying to get back to stock ROM, everything has failed

Hi, I tried to install cyanogen on my SGH-I337 and failed, after that I've spent hours trying to get it back to stock but nothing has worked. I currently can't access recovery menu if I try to I only get the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" screen with this on the top left:
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0X30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
I cannot get past this screen, though I can get into Download Mode. I tried installing my stock rom through Odin several times but failed.

Do you know what firmware you're on?
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Lizander said:
Hi, I tried to install cyanogen on my SGH-I337 and failed, after that I've spent hours trying to get it back to stock but nothing has worked. I currently can't access recovery menu if I try to I only get the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" screen with this on the top left:
Code:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0X30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
I cannot get past this screen, though I can get into Download Mode. I tried installing my stock rom through Odin several times but failed.
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I suppose you have one of the latest firmwares Mk2 , nb1 or nc1. Either of this build you are not allowed to flash a different kernel to the stock like the cm kernel.
Follow this guide and flash the file on post 2. Full nb1 to get back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
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Sadly no. I know that I was initially on 4.4.2.

Lizander said:
Sadly no. I know that I was initially on 4.4.2.
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Yes 4.4.2 is kitkat and the bootloader is locked so we are not allowed to flash anything but stock base.
This the file if you can't find it.
http://d-h.st/1O8
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netomel said:
Yes 4.4.2 is kitkat and the bootloader is locked so we are not allowed to flash anything but stock base.
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So is there some way to fix this? At this point I just want to be able to access my phone again.

Lizander said:
So is there some way to fix this? At this point I just want to be able to access my phone again.
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Yes just use Odin 3.09 and flash that file on the AP box. That will get you back to stock. I guess you know you have to download Odin and that file on your computer make sure you install the Samsung drivers. The Odin link is on the opening post of the first I gave you.
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Hit thanks if that worked for you.
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netomel said:
Yes just use Odin 3.09 and flash that file on the AP box. That will get you back to stock. I guess you know you have to download Odin and that file on your computer make sure you install the Samsung drivers. The Odin link is on the opening post of the first I gave you.
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Hit thanks if that worked for you.
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Alright, I'm going to try that now. Thank you for responding.

netomel said:
Yes just use Odin 3.09 and flash that file on the AP box. That will get you back to stock. I guess you know you have to download Odin and that file on your computer make sure you install the Samsung drivers. The Odin link is on the opening post of the first I gave you.
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Hit thanks if that worked for you.
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Hi I am on MF3 and I flashed a SHOStockRom and installed the kernel without reading further... Needless to say I can get into recovery and download mode .. Can I use this method using odin 3.09 .. I am new to the gs4 and came from the tmobile GS2 .. Any help is much appreciated . I made a back up in twrp using safestrap but I can no longer boot into it ..Only the stock recovery I can boot into.Im guessing since mf3 has a locked bootloader then this method should work Hope that covers most of the details
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Lizander said:
Alright, I'm going to try that now. Thank you for responding.
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Im doing the same thing you are right now feel free to bounce any questions off me..Im very familiar with rooting and custom roms .Im coming from a different galaxy phone though so I learned the hard way this time ,..Just know that odin will fix this ....It always did with my other galaxy

[Q] Note 3 [SM-N900P] special brick. Dire need of assistance.

Hello, I know for a fact that there are other "help me! I bricked my note 3" threads out there, but I have concluded that I find myself in quite a specially convoluted situation.
All the following occurred with me coming from a stock 4.3 rooted rom.
​My story begins when I attempted to flash Fre3 4.4.2 ROM using TWRP. The rom included the"beastmode" kernel. Well, after flashing I ended up stuck in the bootloader screen with a "Set warranty bit: kernel" error. Being such a huge noob as I am, I googled for a solution to this, and I ended up with a flashable .zip that was supposed to fix such kernel issue, upon inspection of the zip file I found a clean_efs.sh script. Then again, being such a noob I had no Idea what "efs" meant, and against my better judgement, I had flashed it anyway..
Long story short the previous made me end up with a bootloop, which prompted me to restore my nandroid from my stock 4.3 rom... At first It would give me an error regarding the MD5 checksums, it prompted me to disable md5 verification, which WAS disabled, yet the same error persisted..
As a last resort I tried to use ODIN 3.07 with the stock 4.3 release, it was flashed successfully, but as soon as it got to the "Sprint" bootlogo, it would reboot itself into an infinite loop.. Afterwards I tried to do a data/wipe/factory reset form the stock recovery which was done successfully. Afterwards the phone booted past the sprint logo and all i could see was: The status bar with the signal bars with a red cross, a completely black screen, and a dreaded "Process system is not responding" dialog. Tapping on "wait" or "stop" just closed the dialog and the phone rebooted regardless.
I am pretty much stuck at this point... Please I beseech whoever has solved such an issue to help me, I am not really able to afford another note 3, but I can afford to reward anyone that can help me solve this(that desperate I am:fingers-crossed...
And to make matters worse, I am getting the galaxy gear for Xmas....go figure..
P.S. I still have a NANDroid of my beloved 4.3 and it does have an EFS backup, I have no way of knowing if it is corrupted or not... Also I'll attach the "clean_efs" zip so you can tell me how a huge noob I am(not really just for reference)...

Are you on the 4.4 bootloader? It's needed to boot Touchwiz 4.4.
Flash a TW 4.4 ROM via Odin, wipe data and restore EFS.

Timberwolfhusky said:
Hello, I know for a fact that there are other "help me! I bricked my note 3" threads out there, but I have concluded that I find myself in quite a specially convoluted situation.
All the following occurred with me coming from a stock 4.3 rooted rom.
​My story begins when I attempted to flash Fre3 4.4.2 ROM using TWRP. The rom included the"beastmode" kernel. Well, after flashing I ended up stuck in the bootloader screen with a "Set warranty bit: kernel" error. Being such a huge noob as I am, I googled for a solution to this, and I ended up with a flashable .zip that was supposed to fix such kernel issue, upon inspection of the zip file I found a clean_efs.sh script. Then again, being such a noob I had no Idea what "efs" meant, and against my better judgement, I had flashed it anyway..
Long story short the previous made me end up with a bootloop, which prompted me to restore my nandroid from my stock 4.3 rom... At first It would give me an error regarding the MD5 checksums, it prompted me to disable md5 verification, which WAS disabled, yet the same error persisted..
As a last resort I tried to use ODIN 3.07 with the stock 4.3 release, it was flashed successfully, but as soon as it got to the "Sprint" bootlogo, it would reboot itself into an infinite loop.. Afterwards I tried to do a data/wipe/factory reset form the stock recovery which was done successfully. Afterwards the phone booted past the sprint logo and all i could see was: The status bar with the signal bars with a red cross, a completely black screen, and a dreaded "Process system is not responding" dialog. Tapping on "wait" or "stop" just closed the dialog and the phone rebooted regardless.
I am pretty much stuck at this point... Please I beseech whoever has solved such an issue to help me, I am not really able to afford another note 3, but I can afford to reward anyone that can help me solve this(that desperate I am:fingers-crossed...
And to make matters worse, I am getting the galaxy gear for Xmas....go figure..
P.S. I still have a NANDroid of my beloved 4.3 and it does have an EFS backup, I have no way of knowing if it is corrupted or not... Also I'll attach the "clean_efs" zip so you can tell me how a huge noob I am(not really just for reference)...
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If you still have the phone and you want to be on 4.4.4 newest fre3 rom wich im on and i must say its flawles than install kies and take the ota to 4.4.4 that will give you back your efs and new bootloader i lost my efs same way and my backups were corrupted as well i did this and im back running.
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Let me know if you need any more help or guide i can get you back on track
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The last (successful) ROM flash since this mess was literally years ago with my HTC supersonic, so sorry if i sound like a total noob but, can you elaborate? How do i find out what version of boot loader I am on? With flash a TW 4.4 ROM do you mean a recovery? I already odin'd the 4.4.2 stock wonder if the recovery would make a difference? Also since its a stock ROM need i not to be rooted for everything to work properly?
Sorry for the total noobness but i think that's the best way to approach it so not to get anything wrong..

Timberwolfhusky said:
The last (successful) ROM flash since this mess was literally years ago with my HTC supersonic, so sorry if i sound like a total noob but, can you elaborate? How do i find out what version of boot loader I am on? With flash a TW 4.4 ROM do you mean a recovery? I already odin'd the 4.4.2 stock wonder if the recovery would make a difference? Also since its a stock ROM need i not to be rooted for everything to work properly?
Sorry for the total noobness but i think that's the best way to approach it so not to get anything wrong..
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Let me gather as many details as possible...... What phone are you on ,does the phone work if it does can you boot in the system and read out info from about section such as software version android version , is the phone rooted, what carrier you on .
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bigbabo said:
Let me gather as many details as possible...... What phone are you on ,does the phone work if it does can you boot in the system and read out info from about section such as software version android version , is the phone rooted, what carrier you on .
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It won't boot at all, i stopped and sought help after i flashed 4.4.2 with Odin since then it just stays at "booting recovery".. The phone WAS rooted on the stock 4.3 but now i posit it is not. It is the SPRINT variant (SM-900P). I made sure to flash the proper ROMs for the carrier but still ran into this mess..

Timberwolfhusky said:
It won't boot at all, i stopped and sought help after i flashed 4.4.2 with Odin since then it just stays at "booting recovery".. The phone WAS rooted on the stock 4.3 but now i posit it is not. It is the SPRINT variant (SM-900P). I made sure to flash the proper ROMs for the carrier but still ran into this mess..
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Ok do this and report back if you haven't done already ....power off you phone fully than hold volume down home and power and see if you can get in download mode if you can theres hope buddy.
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Download kies for computer and put you phone in download mode than open kies let it load than plug your phone in and follow instructions on screen of you computer
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bigbabo said:
If you still have the phone and you want to be on 4.4.4 newest fre3 rom wich im on and i must say its flawles than install kies and take the ota to 4.4.4 that will give you back your efs and new bootloader i lost my efs same way and my backups were corrupted as well i did this and im back running.
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Let me know if you need any more help or guide i can get you back on track
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I tried to use kies, but it asks me for a serial number, which i do not have since i got my phone on ebay, and strangely it is not found on the sticker behind the battery..

Im at work rite now i have all the files at home i can put it on my sd card and upload it to dropbox and you can download it and get back on your feet if none of it works wich i think it should kies should get you back up
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Try kies and if no go ill get you odin files for note 3 so you can at leats boot than you can customise as you like
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bigbabo said:
Ok do this and report back if you haven't done already ....power off you phone fully than hold volume down home and power and see if you can get in download mode if you can theres hope buddy.
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Download kies for computer and put you phone in download mode than open kies let it load than plug your phone in and follow instructions on screen of you computer
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I can access download more no problem, and i have tried kies but i don't have a serial number it asks for since i got my phone on eBay..

No need for crossing fingers budd i got you covered i wont stop helping you till you good to go
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It shouldnt ask you for no numbers you must have wrong kies i did it and never got asked for serial
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But anyway like i said im at work now ill b home by 7 am and ill get to it , download mode is good so we good to go on that end
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I have all the files recovery img twrp recovery root oneclick all of it so just sit tight i got you.
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Just make sure you have odin 3.09
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bigbabo said:
No need for crossing fingers budd i got you covered i wont stop helping you till you good to go
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It shouldnt ask you for no numbers you must have wrong kies i did it and never got asked for serial
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But anyway like i said im at work now ill b home by 7 am and ill get to it , download mode is good so we good to go on that end
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I have all the files recovery img twrp recovery root oneclick all of it so just sit tight i got you.
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Just make sure you have odin 3.09
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Sounds good! Comforting to know that there ate folks out there willing to lend a hand.. I'll get Odin 3.09. That was also one of my major concerns, Odin. Since there are a whole bunch of contradictory threads that state that version x doesn't play well with my phone and vice versa.. Hope that it works..
Also i find that kies stuff weird, both kies 2 and 3 asked me for a serial number, i just do not know what is the exact version i need, but maybe I'll try again with a clear mind..with such a brick scare i couldn't think straight..

Timberwolfhusky said:
Sounds good! Comforting to know that there ate folks out there willing to lend a hand.. I'll get Odin 3.09. That was also one of my major concerns, Odin. Since there are a whole bunch of contradictory threads that state that version x doesn't play well with my phone and vice versa.. Hope that it works..
Also i find that kies stuff weird, both kies 2 and 3 asked me for a serial number, i just do not know what is the exact version i need, but maybe I'll try again with a clear mind..with such a brick scare i couldn't think straight..
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I understand your concern i bricked my vibrant long ago and i bricked another note 2 long ago so i learned when to be scared and when to be relaxed about it if the keys doesnt work now its probably since your phone wont boot normaly so it can't detect it properly thats why we gona use odin and flash the firmware on it and that will get you booted back up so then kies will see the phone and it will boot it to download mode on its own and do the update ,once thats done you can root it install custom recovery and such .
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Just for my info so i know .... Do you want to be on 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 fre3 rom
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bigbabo said:
I understand your concern i bricked my vibrant long ago and i bricked another note 2 long ago so i learned when to be scared and when to be relaxed about it if the keys doesnt work now its probably since your phone wont boot normaly so it can't detect it properly thats why we gona use odin and flash the firmware on it and that will get you booted back up so then kies will see the phone and it will boot it to download mode on its own and do the update ,once thats done you can root it install custom recovery and such .
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Just for my info so i know .... Do you want to be on 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 fre3 rom
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I really do not mind, whichever might render less issues is OK..as long as it can be rooted safely and supports xposed.. But is kies going to fix the efs? How will it do that? I thought imei/data in efs is unique..

It fixed mine i lost my whole efs folder and i went from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 via kies and when i rooted my phone i checked and there it was efs folder with everything in it.Im running 4.4.4 with xposed and blu x 2 theme made for this rom and i have zero issues ( knock on wood) lol
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Once it recognizes you phone it picks out firmware files for that phone i guess i have no clue but i dont question it lol long as it fixes it wich in my case was the case
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I belive i have firmware for both at home i kniw i got one 100% im not sure wich one i got 4.2 or 4.4 but right now thats least of problems we need to get the phone back to operating state than we can worry about what you want to stay on .
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Damn i sound like a nerd ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2671779
[ROM|NH7|KitKat|4.4.4] Galaxy Note fre3 Hybrid De[Odex] v2.25b -BeastMode Kernel-
Check out that thread thats where you can see the rom and theme im on and if you like it i can set you up once we get the phone back online.
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TWRP fail..
Funny, in the past I turned my SL101 into an expensive brick by using CWM...and now its the abslute opposite...I have Odin flashed every recovery herehttps://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltespr/and none detect the efs partiton on my phone....whenever I yap on "Restore" and choose my backup the log reads" E: Unable to locate partition by backup name: 'efs'

Its because it got corrupted ...how i got no clue mine did the same once u get phone up and running we will use keies to flash original unrooted to get you efs back than root etc
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Just dont do anything more to it so we cant revive it at all lol
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All my backups were corrupted because of efs being gone as well
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bigbabo said:
Its because it got corrupted ...how i got no clue mine did the same once u get phone up and running we will use keies to flash original unrooted to get you efs back than root etc
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Just dont do anything more to it so we cant revive it at all lol
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All my backups were corrupted because of efs being gone as well
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Ok, I'll just wait for further instructions. I really want to follow this through carefully.. I hope you can provide detailed steps and/or instructions because given what has happened so far I don't want to do this with any previous experience...

Oh yeah buddy i kniw what you mean ,one thing at a time i hope you awake by 8 am lol im in GA so right now is 3 30 almost i get of at 7 am ill b home by 7 30
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ok whenever you ready download odin 3.07 not 3.09 like i mentioned earlier .So odin 3.07 and ill upload other files with my dropbox ssince i dont know how to add it trough my pc ill post links with my xda app
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/7gj93zab3yj2e8c/CF-Auto-Root-hltespr-hltespr-smn900p.zip?dl=0
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Download that and extract it on pc dont flash that in your phone just extract it and you wil have cf autoroot folder for later
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2e0ql0jeiu0gjq/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-hltespr.img.tar?dl=0
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Download that to your pc thats the twrp recovery keep all the files on desktop where is visible so you dont get confused whats what
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I have one more file wich is firmware tar its uploading right now ill post it soon as its done .Download that too and you will have total of 3 items to work with for now.
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