Hi guys need some help advice here.
I flashed my Galaxy note 3 in Odin with stock firmware from sammobile.
I used Odin 3.04 had auto reboot and f.reset checked.
Loaded the extracted tar file into pda and flashed away!
Everything worked a treat but I still have all my user data/settings and when i boot/reboot it boots to home screen then back to samsung logo for a few seconds and then boots completely the second time everytime.
What have I done wrong here to have retained my data and have this weird boot situation?
I was on Optus stock rom and flashed the Australian stock rom from the website. It was successful in that I no longer have the optus boot and shutdown screens its the stock samsung ones now bu what gives?
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated, cheers!
Did a factory reset now everything is as it should be lol!
Feel free to delete this thread mods!
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Ok so now I have a brand new S4. Came in the mail yesterday. So I rooted it. No problem...... went to add a custom rom. (Sacs custom rom to be exact) reboots ok. Galaxy S4 screen. Then the custom rom screen and it stays there........ phone gets extremely hot. I went into recovery. Wiped data. Wiped cache. Wiped dalvik cache. Nothing. So I says ok, forget it. I'm going to Just take the root off and go back to stock firmware. Odin fails to unroot every time. I get Fail (Auth). I downloaded the right tar files to unroot. I even deleted them and re downloaded them. Same results. I'm going crazy because I just got this phone and I can't use it. Any help on what I'm doing wrong? Mind you I've been rooting for years and I've never had this problem before. Also it's a newer S4 that has the Sprint Spark screen. Anything would help. Thanks
sonny82 said:
Ok so now I have a brand new S4. Came in the mail yesterday. So I rooted it. No problem...... went to add a custom rom. (Sacs custom rom to be exact) reboots ok. Galaxy S4 screen. Then the custom rom screen and it stays there........ phone gets extremely hot. I went into recovery. Wiped data. Wiped cache. Wiped dalvik cache. Nothing. So I says ok, forget it. I'm going to Just take the root off and go back to stock firmware. Odin fails to unroot every time. I get Fail (Auth). I downloaded the right tar files to unroot. I even deleted them and re downloaded them. Same results. I'm going crazy because I just got this phone and I can't use it. Any help on what I'm doing wrong? Mind you I've been rooting for years and I've never had this problem before. Also it's a newer S4 that has the Sprint Spark screen. Anything would help. Thanks
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sph-l720t?? I've heard conflicting reports about compatibility with custom sph-l720 ROMs and spark capable sph-l720t. Best case scenario is you get it to boot, I doubt you will have working Spark functionality, however.
With the galaxy s4 TW custom ROMs you need to reboot recovery after doing your wipes and before flashing your ROM. Also, IIRC, it is best to boot to download mode from fully powered off (maybe even recovery, but I've never needed to do so).
It is also best to be on the newest custom recoveries, like twrp 2.7.0.1 and latest philz (6.25?? not sure on this one)
The steps should look like this.
1 - boot to recovery and do all your wipes.
2 - reboot recovery
3 - flash rom
3.1 wipe dalvik and cache
4 - Boot and let it settle, if you are stuck on the splash screen for longer than 10 minutes chances are it is not going to boot.
Holler back and let us know.
sonny82 said:
Ok so now I have a brand new S4. Came in the mail yesterday. So I rooted it. No problem...... went to add a custom rom. (Sacs custom rom to be exact) reboots ok. Galaxy S4 screen. Then the custom rom screen and it stays there........ phone gets extremely hot. I went into recovery. Wiped data. Wiped cache. Wiped dalvik cache. Nothing. So I says ok, forget it. I'm going to Just take the root off and go back to stock firmware. Odin fails to unroot every time. I get Fail (Auth). I downloaded the right tar files to unroot. I even deleted them and re downloaded them. Same results. I'm going crazy because I just got this phone and I can't use it. Any help on what I'm doing wrong? Mind you I've been rooting for years and I've never had this problem before. Also it's a newer S4 that has the Sprint Spark screen. Anything would help. Thanks
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If Odin fails then you DID download the wrong tar file. Since you said you just got your phone then you need to know what version you have, there are 2: the L720 & the L720T. If your phone was brand new when you bought it than most likely it is the L720T and none of the roms on this site are compatible with your phone. Some of them will work but you will loose features or have to take extra steps to get the rom working. Once you know which phone you have, you will need to download the correct tar file. If you do have the L720 than the only tar file that will get your phone up and working is the full NAE tar. If you have the L720T then you will need the NC6 ful tar. Any older tar files will fail.
wilzard said:
sph-l720t?? I've heard conflicting reports about compatibility with custom sph-l720 ROMs and spark capable sph-l720t. Best case scenario is you get it to boot, I doubt you will have working Spark functionality, however.
With the galaxy s4 TW custom ROMs you need to reboot recovery after doing your wipes and before flashing your ROM. Also, IIRC, it is best to boot to download mode from fully powered off (maybe even recovery, but I've never needed to do so).
It is also best to be on the newest custom recoveries, like twrp 2.7.0.1 and latest philz (6.25?? not sure on this one)
The steps should look like this.
1 - boot to recovery and do all your wipes.
2 - reboot recovery
3 - flash rom
3.1 wipe dalvik and cache
4 - Boot and let it settle, if you are stuck on the splash screen for longer than 10 minutes chances are it is not going to boot.
Holler back and let us know.
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it worked!!!!! you are the man!!!! thanks a lot!!!!!
cruise350 said:
If Odin fails then you DID download the wrong tar file. Since you said you just got your phone then you need to know what version you have, there are 2: the L720 & the L720T. If your phone was brand new when you bought it than most likely it is the L720T and none of the roms on this site are compatible with your phone. Some of them will work but you will loose features or have to take extra steps to get the rom working. Once you know which phone you have, you will need to download the correct tar file. If you do have the L720 than the only tar file that will get your phone up and working is the full NAE tar. If you have the L720T then you will need the NC6 ful tar. Any older tar files will fail.
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cool so where would i find these new tar files?
cruise350 said:
If Odin fails then you DID download the wrong tar file. Since you said you just got your phone then you need to know what version you have, there are 2: the L720 & the L720T. If your phone was brand new when you bought it than most likely it is the L720T and none of the roms on this site are compatible with your phone. Some of them will work but you will loose features or have to take extra steps to get the rom working. Once you know which phone you have, you will need to download the correct tar file. If you do have the L720 than the only tar file that will get your phone up and working is the full NAE tar. If you have the L720T then you will need the NC6 ful tar. Any older tar files will fail.
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im on L720. now this new NAE tar. will it put me back to stock firmware? because thats what i want to do. no rrot on this phone.
sonny82 said:
im on L720. now this new NAE tar. will it put me back to stock firmware? because thats what i want to do. no rrot on this phone.
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You can download the NAE tar file from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663619
You should use Odin 3.07 or 3.09 to install. Make sure you run Odin in administrator mode.
sonny82 said:
it worked!!!!! you are the man!!!! thanks a lot!!!!!
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Awesome, dude. Very happy to hear that.
tar files
Where can I get the NC6 tar file. I have the SPH720T , I rooted it fine, then tried to get the native tether to work and now my phone starts up and then gets stuck on the Sprint Sparks screen, I've tried 4 different tar files and all fail. I'm using Odin 3.9
Hi Guys,
After rooting my phone, trying different Custom Roms and reverting to stock a couple of times, I now have soft bricked my S4, or at least I hope it's only a soft brick.
I upgraded from JB 4.3 to Kitkat 4.4 and TWRP recovery a couple of months back. I live in Australia and as yet we don't have access to Stock Kitkat 4.4, so I flashed the United Kingdom XXUGNG8 (BTU) firmware. The phone began to lag and a couple of the functions refused to work, so without thinking I attempted to flash back to JB 4.3.........I know, I know you can't do that, but tat the time I was frustrated with it's performance and I didn't think before I acted.
Anyway, first I was unable to enter Recovery mode......nothing worked, the phone would just boot to the error screen. I was able using Odin 3.07, T erase all, flash a .pit file and obtain a "pass".
Get pit for mapping
Firmware update start
RQT close
Res ok
Removed
Remain Port.......0
All threads completed (Success 1/Fail 0)
Then when I attempt to flash a stock rom, it fails every time at "System Write".
I now have discovered that a "Phil's Touch recovery .tar" can be flashed, but nothing else.
When I boot the phone up, it hangs at the Samsung Galaxy S4 iGT9505 screen.
What have I done wrong guys, have I completely corrupted the phone, or is it recoverable? Please Help.
Regards.
You can't revert back to 4.3.
So flash a custom rom or a stock 4.4.2 rom and you will be fine.
Lennyz1988 said:
You can't revert back to 4.3.
So flash a custom rom or a stock 4.4.2 rom and you will be fine.
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Yes thanks for your reply. I re flashed a pit file and stock rom together and it appears to be working fine now.
Hi All, just need a huge help here, a friend of mine has been using a N9005 which was auto restarting, she went online and downloaded this firmware...N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_ HOME.tar.md5....2.5GB in size...and flashed it, but the phone is stuck in boot loop even after recovery wiping data and cache, the phone can boot into download mode and is detected by odin, but re flashing the firmware always fails and always boot loops on searching that firmware on google it belongs to the AT&T note 3.....is there a solution for this.....I know my way around flashing if am given instructions...please help
Look for instructions regarding soft brick, you'll just have to reflash via odin.
mjmbirige said:
Hi All, just need a huge help here, a friend of mine has been using a N9005 which was auto restarting, she went online and downloaded this firmware...N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_ HOME.tar.md5....2.5GB in size...and flashed it, but the phone is stuck in boot loop even after recovery wiping data and cache, the phone can boot into download mode and is detected by odin, but re flashing the firmware always fails and always boot loops on searching that firmware on google it belongs to the AT&T note 3.....is there a solution for this.....I know my way around flashing if am given instructions...please help
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Flashing a N900A firmware in one N9005 is SUPER WRONG WRONG WRONG. Give a look here select one firmware good for your device and flash it via ODIN.
Joku1981 said:
Flashing a N900A firmware in one N9005 is SUPER WRONG WRONG WRONG. Give a look here select one firmware good for your device and flash it via ODIN.
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thank you for the reply, am downloading this one...N9005XXUGPOF3...from Nordic countries...will it remove the AT&T bootloader
To cut a long story short I was on a S6 port rom and decided to try N5 port. After sometime i did not think it can be my daily driver so decided to go back to my backup. Restored my backup but my screen was always unresponsive, tried many timed but did not work.
So i decided to flash Phronesis rom, but for some reason the phone shuts down everytime i tried to clean the data, or install the new rom. I will have to take out battery again to get back to recovery. Tried multiple times but failed.
Decided to download a stock rom and flash via odin, got BRI-N9005ZSUGOH3-20150904105400 from some thread in google as stock rom and downloaded odin v3.9 and flashed with Md5 in AP. Got the error Volume size is too big 614400<712704.
I remember when i moved from kitkat we had to do something with the pit size but since i was already on lollipop didnt think it was relevant.
Can someone pls advise, what I am doing wrong.
Just to try out i am also downloading the firmware from sammobile to see if there was something wrong in the previous file.
To provide an update, I flashed the stock firmware from sammobile using odin and it passes, however i was stuck at the boot screen for about 20mins after which I gave up. Now flashing stock again using odin and see how it goes this time.
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when the phone did not start up after the next stock flash as well. I went ahead and flashed twrp recovery and was able to boot into recovery after couple of tries then flashed a custom rom again. alls good now.
When flashing back to stock, a full wipe using stock recovery is sometimes required before booting the stock ROM for the first time.
Can anyone please help me with restoring a Samsung Galaxy Tab E SM-T560 UK. I can boot into twrp 3.0.2-1, install Lineage or any other rom, but it just gets stuck on a loading boot screen, on whatever rom I try. I did try reinstalling the firmware in Odin, but it failed right at the end. I am not 100% sure whether the firmware was the correct version anyway. I also wondered if it is normal to point the Odin BL AP button etc to one big extracted .tar file. It does seems to be loading , but fails at the end. I looks like custom roms will still load, but I am just not sure why they are stuck in a boot loop. Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance for any help
Unbricked the the device now by restoring device in Odin. If anyone else has the same problem just choose AP to load the md5 file and restore firmware....
Jik Sey said:
Can anyone please help me with restoring a Samsung Galaxy Tab E SM-T560 UK. I can boot into twrp 3.0.2-1, install Lineage or any other rom, but it just gets stuck on a loading boot screen, on whatever rom I try. I did try reinstalling the firmware in Odin, but it failed right at the end. I am not 100% sure whether the firmware was the correct version anyway. I also wondered if it is normal to point the Odin BL AP button etc to one big extracted .tar file. It does seems to be loading , but fails at the end. I looks like custom roms will still load, but I am just not sure why they are stuck in a boot loop. Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance for any help
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Reinstall the rom.