Hey guys, I'm a novice and I am very distressed at the moment. What should I do? Here's my full story:
About 5 months ago (December 23 2013), I bought a Galaxy Note 3 N900W8 Rogers from eBay (No warranty included. Yep not smart). After having received my phone in the mail, I proceeded to root it and install CWM recovery successfully. Until yesterday (May 11 2014), all was going fine till I decided to try and update my phone to Android 4.4.2. I couldn't get updates OTA since it kept telling me my phone was modified. So I plugged my phone to my computer and opened up Kies and apparently Kies was able to fetch an update for my phone. I started updating and came back later seeing that my phone was stuck on the logo screen "Samsung Galaxy NOTE 3" with the "Recovery Booting" in blue in the top left corner. I knew that after I updated my phone would be unrooted and CWM would be gone too so I decided to install those since I wasn't booted into Android yet. After rooting and installing CWM, I restarted several times but it wouldn't boot. I went into Recovery Mode and I did a factory reset and wiped cache. I restarted again but nothing, still stuck on the Logo screen. I am still able to go into download mode and recovery mode. I should have read the cautions of updating since once you update to 4.4.2, there's no going back.
Please help, I don't know what to do at this moment. Thanks in advance!
My phone is also unlocked. I also had a backup but I didn't know the update would format the memory of my phone so I lost everything.
sugoisooshee said:
Hey guys, I'm a novice and I am very distressed at the moment. What should I do? Here's my full story:
About 5 months ago (December 23 2013), I bought a Galaxy Note 3 N900W8 Rogers from eBay (No warranty included. Yep not smart). After having received my phone in the mail, I proceeded to root it and install CWM recovery successfully. Until yesterday (May 11 2014), all was going fine till I decided to try and update my phone to Android 4.4.2. I couldn't get updates OTA since it kept telling me my phone was modified. So I plugged my phone to my computer and opened up Kies and apparently Kies was able to fetch an update for my phone. I started updating and came back later seeing that my phone was stuck on the logo screen "Samsung Galaxy NOTE 3" with the "Recovery Booting" in blue in the top left corner. I knew that after I updated my phone would be unrooted and CWM would be gone too so I decided to install those since I wasn't booted into Android yet. After rooting and installing CWM, I restarted several times but it wouldn't boot. I went into Recovery Mode and I did a factory reset and wiped cache. I restarted again but nothing, still stuck on the Logo screen. I am still able to go into download mode and recovery mode. I should have read the cautions of updating since once you update to 4.4.2, there's no going back.
Please help, I don't know what to do at this moment. Thanks in advance!
My phone is also unlocked. I also had a backup but I didn't know the update would format the memory of my phone so I lost everything.
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Get the full firmware for your phone and install it with Odin (in download mode). Also read around the main threads on the N900W8.
xclub_101 said:
Get the full firmware for your phone and install it with Odin (in download mode). Also read around the main threads on the N900W8.
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Thank you so much! It worked when I flashed the 4.4.2 Rex firmware.
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Hi guys, got yesterda my Note 3 LTE+ (SM-N9005 - snapdragon SoC)
out of the box it was fine, installed my apps, got my google account up and running, ignored all "sign-up-now-to-our-cloud-stuff"-Samsung stuff requests, dumped the shovelware.
then i got the first OTA update, some 35 MB in size, went fine too
then i got the android 4.4.2 OTA update (~360 MB or so), did reboot.
Things SEEMED fine the first 5-10 minutes. Then I did the "swipe from bottom-edge up to start samsung newreader/media"-thingy (the one that shows a wooden chair, with stool that has newspaper and reading glasses on it, overlooking some grassy landscape vista), system froze-shut. After 1-2 minutes I forced reboot with Volume-Down+Power held, since then I'm stuck in some crazy boot-loop that not even Recovery-mode, forced dalvik-cache flushing, nor factory-reset helped.
A] WHY/WHAT happened to getting stuck in this boot-loop
B] how can I remedy that, that doesn't involve sending it in?
my current stock rom image is KOT49H.N9005XXUENA7
I've got the German T-mobile image N9005XXUENA7_N9005DTMENA2_N9005XXUENA2_HOME.tar.md5 from sammobile.com (that's NOT the one that I updated the phone with, the phone got updated via standard OTA updater)
according to a link here on xda-dev ODIN v3.09 is not compatible with the Note 3 LTE+ (SM-N9005) version - which version should I use and where to get it?
KIES v3 doesn't connect to phone
Is there a way to flash the whole ROM again via ADB (recovery mode seem to have an ADB update push feature)
Will flashing the stock Rom trigger the Warranty/eFuse kill-bit 0x1 flag?
thanks-a-thon in advance guys
atlana said:
Hi guys, got yesterda my Note 3 LTE+ (SM-N9005 - snapdragon SoC)
out of the box it was fine, installed my apps, got my google account up and running, ignored all "sign-up-now-to-our-cloud-stuff"-Samsung stuff requests, dumped the shovelware.
then i got the first OTA update, some 35 MB in size, went fine too
then i got the android 4.4.2 OTA update (~360 MB or so), did reboot.
Things SEEMED fine the first 5-10 minutes. Then I did the "swipe from bottom-edge up to start samsung newreader/media"-thingy (the one that shows a wooden chair, with stool that has newspaper and reading glasses on it, overlooking some grassy landscape vista), system froze-shut. After 1-2 minutes I forced reboot with Volume-Down+Power held, since then I'm stuck in some crazy boot-loop that not even Recovery-mode, forced dalvik-cache flushing, nor factory-reset helped.
A] WHY/WHAT happened to getting stuck in this boot-loop
B] how can I remedy that, that doesn't involve sending it in?
my current stock rom image is KOT49H.N9005XXUENA7
I've got the German T-mobile image N9005XXUENA7_N9005DTMENA2_N9005XXUENA2_HOME.tar.md5 from sammobile.com (that's NOT the one that I updated the phone with, the phone got updated via standard OTA updater)
according to a link here on xda-dev ODIN v3.09 is not compatible with the Note 3 LTE+ (SM-N9005) version - which version should I use and where to get it?
KIES v3 doesn't connect to phone
Is there a way to flash the whole ROM again via ADB (recovery mode seem to have an ADB update push feature)
Will flashing the stock Rom trigger the Warranty/eFuse kill-bit 0x1 flag?
thanks-a-thon in advance guys
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get odin 1.85
jaythenut said:
get odin 1.85
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thanks for the help
will that trigger the KNOX Warranty eFuse to 0x1 flag-status?
atlana said:
thanks for the help
will that trigger the KNOX Warranty eFuse to 0x1 flag-status?
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So long as it's Official firmware and not a downgrade attempt it'll be fine :good:
Hello everyone,
i am fairly new to the world of rooting and recently encountered a problem while flashing a rom
i have the at&t samsung galaxy note 3 N-900A running 4.3 jellybean (2 year contract expired and i got and used the unlock code)
i rooted the phone using the kingo root app, because i could not update the phone (I recently moved out of the USA so i cant connect to an at&t server to update)
i installed safestrap recovery 3.71 and it was running fine
i found a tutorial from galaxy note 3 root for the knoxraid ro
(put youtube. c o m here) /watch?v=8HDHt4xSnQY
according to the tutorial i had to install the rom over the stock rom file
so i copied the stock rom to rom slot 1
this is where i messed up, i installed the knoxraid rom over the stock rom without wiping/data factory reset first. But it gets worse, i realized i forgot to wipe the data from safestrap so before the install was even halfway completed, i pulled the battery out.
now whenever i turn it on it will go straight to recovery mode
it wont even turn off. i have to pull the battery out.
i can get to download mode and recovery mode but thats it.
im not sure about the build number because it wont boot up
all i can tell you is it is a at&t note 3 running 4.3 jellybean
please help if you can
btw: my computer wont recognize the phone because it says the PHONE does not have the correct drivers installed
however odin still recognizes it with the blue box with 0:[COM6] if that helps
so yeah please help me the phone is fairly new and i dont want to waste $600
infinitephase said:
Hello everyone,
i am fairly new to the world of rooting and recently encountered a problem while flashing a rom
i have the at&t samsung galaxy note 3 N-900A running 4.3 jellybean (2 year contract expired and i got and used the unlock code)
i rooted the phone using the kingo root app, because i could not update the phone (I recently moved out of the USA so i cant connect to an at&t server to update)
i installed safestrap recovery 3.71 and it was running fine
i found a tutorial from galaxy note 3 root for the knoxraid ro
(put youtube. c o m here) /watch?v=8HDHt4xSnQY
according to the tutorial i had to install the rom over the stock rom file
so i copied the stock rom to rom slot 1
this is where i messed up, i installed the knoxraid rom over the stock rom without wiping/data factory reset first. But it gets worse, i realized i forgot to wipe the data from safestrap so before the install was even halfway completed, i pulled the battery out.
now whenever i turn it on it will go straight to recovery mode
it wont even turn off. i have to pull the battery out.
i can get to download mode and recovery mode but thats it.
im not sure about the build number because it wont boot up
all i can tell you is it is a at&t note 3 running 4.3 jellybean
please help if you can
btw: my computer wont recognize the phone because it says the PHONE does not have the correct drivers installed
however odin still recognizes it with the blue box with 0:[COM6] if that helps
so yeah please help me the phone is fairly new and i dont want to waste $600
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Well, this is the wrong forum to begin with.
However, head over here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006 , and read very, very carefully.
sirobelec said:
Well, this is the wrong forum to begin with.
However, head over here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006 , and read very, very carefully.
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sorry, next time ill post in the right forum
thanks for the link, however this appears to be for the N900AUCUCNC2 variant, which i believe is KitKat (sry if im wrong) i need files for 4.3 jellybean firmware. (i never updated)
thanks in advance
Hi everyone,
This is my first post and I hope that I am in the right section.
As per info in the thread title, I have a Malaysian Samsung Galaxy Note 3 updated to the last available firmware 4.4.2
I am trying to flash Lollipop with Odin (i followed all the instructions in the guide, literally step by step).
I have tried with the italian Lollipop update branded Vodafone, but Odin always failed and the phone was soft bricked.
I have reinstalled the original malaysian firmware 4.4.2 that i had prior this attempt. phone booted ok and worked perfectly fine.
Then i downloaded the lollipop firmware from poland, this thime odin completed the process and gives me a pass. but the phone goes in boot loop (samsung logo at booting never goes away). I have tried to reboot in recovery mode and wipe the cache. but still boot loop.
Would anyone be so kind to explain what i am doing wrong and how i could install lollipop on my malaysian galaxy note 3?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Luc81
Wipe all before flash lollipop.
Joku1981 said:
Wipe all before flash lollipop.
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Thanks,
actually I have just managed to flash it correctly about 1 hour ago. i didn't need to wipe my data. Now it works properly.
Thanks anyway for your help!
hows your experience ?
just let us know what was the mistek, so others wont have to ask the same question again ...hehehe
all the best!
note 3 lolipop(Malaysia) N9005
Guys good news because this morning when I was checking my software update ... Thru Ota is about 860mb and thru keis 3 is about 1.3gb. Took me couple hours to download and about 1hour ++ to install. Booting up took some time and luckily everything is working fine for the time being.
Anyone updated and how's the battery draining issue.
i try update my note3 using kies3, it confirmed lollipop 5.0 available to update, but unfortunately my note3 repeatedly crash during upgrade and window on kies top up said "PC cant recognized my phone". Maybe cause of my knox warranty void 0x1 (trip). i hack on local C:\Users\YOUR NAME\AppData\Local\Temp and get copy of *.zip files (N9005DXUGBOD1_N9005OLBGBOD1_HOME.zip). It was lollipop firmware version for malaysia. Upgrade it using Odin and succesfull installed.
Lolipop
I was having the same issue while updating thru keis. So I downloaded it thru OTA. Battery sucks after lolipop. If you are facing any issue just send me a mail
Hey everyone!
I've got an interesting predicament here. A little back story: a while back I installed TowelRoot, and then Xposed Framework. Everything was kosher until I got an OTA update (I believe the NG3 update) and it killed the root. No problem, I'm fine without root. But now that Lollipop has come out, I want to update but can't. My buddy applied the same root, but did not do Xposed. The difference between our phones after that OTA update: mine says "Custom" with an unlocked padlock at the Samsung boot screen; his does not.
I read in another thread that someone took their phone to Best Buy and the guys at the Samsung booth were able to fix the problem because they can pull updates and apply them via USB. So we went there yesterday and they had no problem getting Lollipop on my buddy's S5 Active. Mine, however, would not take the update. The Samsung S.M.A.R.T. tool they use on the PC was saying that "my device is running an unauthorized operating system", even though I have never flashed a custom ROM.
When I go into download mode, the Knox flag does not appear to be tripped. I've also performed a clean factory reset with a data wipe and that still didn't allow me to update. Whenever I try to update, it downloads the entire 4.4.4 update (which needs to be done first, before the 5.0 update) and it starts to install, failing at 25%, without hesitation, every single time.
I've attached a couple of screenshots that I hope will help. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
MGArcher007 said:
Hey everyone!
I've got an interesting predicament here. A little back story: a while back I installed TowelRoot, and then Xposed Framework. Everything was kosher until I got an OTA update (I believe the NG3 update) and it killed the root. No problem, I'm fine without root. But now that Lollipop has come out, I want to update but can't. My buddy applied the same root, but did not do Xposed. The difference between our phones after that OTA update: mine says "Custom" with an unlocked padlock at the Samsung boot screen; his does not.
I read in another thread that someone took their phone to Best Buy and the guys at the Samsung booth were able to fix the problem because they can pull updates and apply them via USB. So we went there yesterday and they had no problem getting Lollipop on my buddy's S5 Active. Mine, however, would not take the update. The Samsung S.M.A.R.T. tool they use on the PC was saying that "my device is running an unauthorized operating system", even though I have never flashed a custom ROM.
When I go into download mode, the Knox flag does not appear to be tripped. I've also performed a clean factory reset with a data wipe and that still didn't allow me to update. Whenever I try to update, it downloads the entire 4.4.4 update (which needs to be done first, before the 5.0 update) and it starts to install, failing at 25%, without hesitation, every single time.
I've attached a couple of screenshots that I hope will help. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
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Have you resolved this issue, if so, would you mind sharing how you did it. I've been combing the net for a few days trying to discover what is going on and your issue appears to be exactly what I am experiencing. I've read about flashing back to my stock firmware using Odin but I cannot get into download mode, when I try and get there, the phone only says "recovery reboot" in blue small font on the top of the screen and reboots.
Thanks
Ladies and gents, I apologize for abandoning this thread. I forgot exactly how I got to get the phone to update, but if I recall correctly, it had to do with me putting the phone in download mode, downloading the original firmware and using ODIN to flash it. Afterward, the "unlocked" padlock symbol disappeared and the phone was able to get the OTA update from AT&T.
I have since moved from an LG G4 to a V20 and that is what I am currently playing with. I also have a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (which T-Mobile replaced my G4 with when the touch screen stopped responding). I was quite stoked to find out that there is a way to root it and (seemingly) unlock the bootloader, so I'll be toying with that this weekend to see what I can do. I'd love nothing more than to just wipe that Samsung-ified Android and install a vanilla Android or CM.
Good luck to anyone who is still trying to fix this issue. Again, my apologies. I'll dig through my archives and see if I can piece together what I did to get it going again. I still have the S5 Active. Best phone by far. It's a great backup phone for when the new stuff goes kaput.
EDIT: FULL STORY BELOW. SKIP TO SECOND REPLY FOR UPDATE!
900A, AT&T, WAS 4.4.4. I rooted my phone with towelroot by downgrading via ODIN then reflashing 4.4.4. I've had the phone for a year and wanted to experiment with some custom roms--specifically Twi5ted Lollipop. The version I found last night was V3. Anyways I followed the instructions of installing safestrap then attempting to create a partition to host the mod. Every time I tried to boot the partition I would wait 12 minutes with nothing but a black screen (I presume a bootloop.) After reading some posts here I found it requires a clean flash--not a dirty flash. So I used safestrap to backup, then I wiped it and installed the mod. Nothing--still black screen. I then attempted to restore the backup I saved--fails every time.
At this point being the noob I am, I started to get very concerned. I went into advanced wipe and for some reason selected 'system' and wiped it. After a reboot, it shows the Samsung logo, goes blank, vibrates then goes back to the Samsung logo. I went into the standard bootloader and attempted to restore to factory settings but there is nothing to restore of course cause I wiped everything.
I'm currently at work bored as heck cause my phone is wiped. I can still go into download mode thankfully. Should I have no problems flashing stock via ODIN when I get home on my lunch break? Which stock firmware should I flash for this phone?
Thanks!
Unfortunately my lunch break brought me no good news. I downloaded stock found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455
After I flashed all the files (Except BL) when it boots, it get's to the Samsung logo--freezes halfway through then goes blank with the blue LED light on. I waited 10 minutes just to see what it does with no luck.
Another thing I found was weird-why when I boot does it still say 'Custom' when I flashed the stock firmware?
I really hope I don't have to drop $650 on a new phone Any help would be incredibly appreciated. Thanks guys!
DETAILED INFO: KOT49H. 6900AUCU1ANCE
MODEL: SM-6900A UD
FCC ID : A3LSMG900A
GALAXY S5 AT&T
why didn't you also flash the bootloader?
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why didn't you also flash the bootloader?
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AT&T bootloader is locked right? Regardless I tried flashing the bootloader as a last resort and ODIN failed. Figured it just confirmed what everyone else said that it's locked.
Is there a specific way I need to flash the files? Like one at a time?
Do I need to restore factory settings/delete cache THEN flash each? or vice versa?
Am I basically screwed since I have AT&T?
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
FIXED!
After flashing 4.4.2 several times and trying different things, I came across this thread which finally brought my phone back to life. Thanks XDA!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-unbrick-flash-to-stocknce-g900a-t3077652