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Problem with rooting and flashing with Odin.

Hey folks,
This is the first time I have had a Samsung phone and I am unfamiliar with Odin, I finally decided to root after having had my phone since release ( the first time I have had a device and NOT rooted it on day one!). I've used the Odin bundled with Chainfires CF-Auto-Root, 'CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.tar.md5'.
This is what I get from Odin after flashing -
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However, now my phone is stuck at the -
RECOVERY REBOOTING....
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
screen, it won't boot into the ROM or a recovery. Where am I going wrong?

Kalavere said:
Hey folks,
This is the first time I have had a Samsung phone and I am unfamiliar with Odin, I finally decided to root after having had my phone since release ( the first time I have had a device and NOT rooted it on day one!). I've used the Odin bundled with Chainfires CF-Auto-Root, 'CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.tar.md5'.
This is what I get from Odin after flashing -
However, now my phone is stuck at the -
RECOVERY REBOOTING....
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
screen, it won't boot into the ROM or a recovery. Where am I going wrong?
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You can either take your battery out and try and boot up again, but more likely You need to Reflash 4.4.2 and re-root, - seems the bootloader isn't playing too nice with everyone currently.

radicalisto said:
You can either take your battery out and try and boot up again, but more likely You need to Reflash 4.4.2 and re-root, - seems the bootloader isn't playing too nice with everyone currently.
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Do we have a repository for ROMs? I assume I flash a ROM the same way I 'rooted'?

Kalavere said:
Hey folks,
This is the first time I have had a Samsung phone and I am unfamiliar with Odin, I finally decided to root after having had my phone since release ( the first time I have had a device and NOT rooted it on day one!). I've used the Odin bundled with Chainfires CF-Auto-Root, 'CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.tar.md5'.
This is what I get from Odin after flashing -
However, now my phone is stuck at the -
RECOVERY REBOOTING....
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
screen, it won't boot into the ROM or a recovery. Where am I going wrong?
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Is your firmware currently Kit Kat or JB?

hey_joe said:
Is your firmware currently Kit Kat or JB?
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JB, I'm with Vodafone UK, they have yet to roll out an OTA for KK.

Kalavere said:
JB, I'm with Vodafone UK, they have yet to roll out an OTA for KK.
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My bad on the last post saying to reflash 4.4.2 - seems everyone is using Odin right now and having issues with something.
Head over to Sammobile.com and grab the lastest JB Rom for your device, type in *#1234# and post your results here and we can tell you which firmware you need to grab,

Kalavere said:
JB, I'm with Vodafone UK, they have yet to roll out an OTA for KK.
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That file you used was recently updated by chainfire to work with Kit Kat. Could it be something in there kept you bootlooping?
I have a copy of the old file that was used to root JB. If you want I'll upload it somewhere for you to try. Same process only different file.

radicalisto said:
My bad on the last post saying to reflash 4.4.2 - seems everyone is using Odin right now and having issues with something.
Head over to Sammobile.com and grab the lastest JB Rom for your device, type in *#1234# and post your results here and we can tell you which firmware you need to grab,
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I can't access my phone at all, it just hangs on
RECOVERY REBOOTING....
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
With the Samsung logo under it.

hey_joe said:
That file you used was recently updated by chainfire to work with Kit Kat. Could it be something in there kept you bootlooping?
I have a copy of the old file that was used to root JB. If you want I'll upload it somewhere for you to try. Same process only different file.
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Do you think it's because I am rooting with a KK kernel on a JB ROM?

Kalavere said:
I can't access my phone at all, it just hangs on
RECOVERY REBOOTING....
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
With the Samsung logo under it.
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Take your battery out to kill the power, then it'll let you go back to download mode when it's powered off.
hey_joe is correct with the fact you seem to have used the wrong CF file which is for 4.4 and doesn't seem to work with 4.3 builds.

radicalisto said:
Take your battery out to kill the power, then it'll let you go back to download mode when it's powered off.
hey_joe is correct with the fact you seem to have used the wrong CF file which is for 4.4 and doesn't seem to work with 4.3 builds.
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It'll go back to download mode just fine, but what do I flash to restore my ROM? Is there an older 4.3 file I can flash to recover my phone?

Kalavere said:
Do you think it's because I am rooting with a KK kernel on a JB ROM?
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No. As I said Chainfire updated the file to work with Kit Kat and maybe something from that update is causing the bootloop. Because he can't downgrade his phone's firmware to JB, he probably couldn't test if there was an issue or not with JB using the new file. Anyway it's just my thought. You can try the old file and see if it works. It beats having to download the whole firmware and flashing all over again.

hey_joe said:
No. As I said Chainfire updated the file to work with Kit Kat and maybe something from that update is causing the bootloop. Because he can't downgrade his phone's firmware to JB, he probably couldn't test if there was an issue or not with JB using the new file. Anyway it's just my thought. You can try the old file and see if it works. It beats having to download the whole firmware and flashing all over again.
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Correct.
Kalavere said:
It'll go back to download mode just fine, but what do I flash to restore my ROM? Is there an older 4.3 file I can flash to recover my phone?
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What bootloader are you on currently? type *#1234# in your dial pad and I can send you the right way for your ROM - dejmbay has pre-rooted and stock roms listed in the dev section here.

radicalisto said:
Correct.
What bootloader are you on currently? type *#1234# in your dial pad and I can send you the right way for your ROM - dejmbay has pre-rooted and stock roms listed in the dev section here.
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I have no idea what the bootloader is, I can't get past turning the phone on and seeing
RECOVERY REBOOTING....
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
in the top left and the Galaxy Note 3 splash on the screen, it's been stuck like it for about 40 minutes. I can't access any part of the phone except that screen and Download Mode. It's soft bricked at the moment.

Kalavere said:
It'll go back to download mode just fine, but what do I flash to restore my ROM? Is there an older 4.3 file I can flash to recover my phone?
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If you want to give it a try, download it here.

Kalavere said:
I have no idea what the bootloader is, I can't get past turning the phone on and seeing
RECOVERY REBOOTING....
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
in the top left and the Galaxy Note 3 splash on the screen, it's been stuck like it for about 40 minutes. I can't access any part of the phone except that screen and Download Mode. It's soft bricked at the moment.
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F*&K me, I am half asleep this afternoon, IT should have said You're on the Vodafone UK which is MJ6 - for the correct AutoRoot use the link hey_joe gave you.
If no good, have a look here or here second link has Pre-rooted ROMS

radicalisto said:
F*&K me, I am half asleep this afternoon, IT should have said You're on the Vodafone UK which is MJ6 - for the correct AutoRoot use the link hey_joe gave you.
If no good, have a look here or here second link has Pre-rooted ROMS
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That's done it! :good:
I'm using some unfamiliar recovery now, 'Android system recovery <3e>'. Looks basic. I have root though, am I free to flash via storage a ROM now? I assume I do exactly the same flash via Odin to install TWRC?

Kalavere said:
That's done it! :good:
I'm using some unfamiliar recovery now, 'Android system recovery <3e>'. Looks basic. I have root though, am I free to flash via storage a ROM now? I assume I do exactly the same flash via Odin to install TWRC?
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You will need a custom recovery, You can try either Chenglu's CWM, PhilZ CWM or TWRP - all three are easy to use, quite easy to install also -- Open ODIN, flash in PDA and after 10secs or so all done, have a look around at the ROM's there's some nice one's going

Kalavere said:
That's done it! :good:
I'm using some unfamiliar recovery now, 'Android system recovery <3e>'. Looks basic. I have root though, am I free to flash via storage a ROM now? I assume I do exactly the same flash via Odin to install TWRC?
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Good to know you've recovered.

radicalisto said:
You will need a custom recovery, You can try either Chenglu's CWM, PhilZ CWM or TWRP - all three are easy to use, quite easy to install also -- Open ODIN, flash in PDA and after 10secs or so all done, have a look around at the ROM's there's some nice one's going
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Odin won't flash Disk Image Files? Only Tarballs? Chenglu's 6.0.4.5. CWM is an image not a tarball.

[Q] Confused

Hi. I am really a noob about this. I hope you guys can give me a hand.
I have a samsung galaxy i9505 rooted via ODIN and was able to install the latest non-touch recovery (CWM). Now I want to install a custom ROM. What I find interesting is the arrow ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349774. Now my question is how do I install this properly? I have android 4.2.2 with baseband i9505xxubmg5. This is considered stock as I got it from a carrier locked phone from Globe telecoms Philippines. Do I install the zip file from Arrow ROM 4.3 under CWM recovery? What about ODIN? Do I need to do something under ODIN before proceeding to flashing a custom ROM?
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Do I need to load a bootloader? What do I load on PIT, CSC, PHONE?

MasterYodaMD said:
Hi. I am really a noob about this. I hope you guys can give me a hand.
I have a samsung galaxy i9505 rooted via ODIN and was able to install the latest non-touch recovery (CWM). Now I want to install a custom ROM. What I find interesting is the arrow ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349774. Now my question is how do I install this properly? I have android 4.2.2 with baseband i9505xxubmg5. This is considered stock as I got it from a carrier locked phone from Globe telecoms Philippines. Do I install the zip file from Arrow ROM 4.3 under CWM recovery? What about ODIN? Do I need to do something under ODIN before proceeding to flashing a custom ROM? Do I need to load a bootloader? What do I load on PIT, CSC, PHONE?
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Download and copy the custom rom to your Sdcard and boot into CWM recovery (Do a nandroid backup)(Follow arrow's tutorial on how to flash hes rom)Do a fullwipe and Flash the rom ,Once your done flashing and set it up your phone you need to flash 4.3 or 4.4.2 GSM modem via odin in order to fix your Signal droppin issue Check which modem you need from here base from your country. and Download and flash the modem from here Have a nice day.

Repulsa said:
Download and copy the custom rom to your Sdcard and boot into CWM recovery (Do a nandroid backup)(Follow arrow's tutorial on how to flash hes rom)Do a fullwipe and Flash the rom ,Once your done flashing and set it up your phone you need to flash 4.3 or 4.4.2 GSM modem via odin in order to fix your Signal droppin issue Check which modem you need from here base from your country. and Download and flash the modem from here Have a nice day.
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wow, thank you for that reply. I am now clearing my head a bit. You said base from my country. I dont have any idea what modem or base it is. Will it affect my phone being a carrier locked from Globe telecom Philippines? Where do I get the info to get these areas filled?

MasterYodaMD said:
wow, thank you for that reply. I am now clearing my head a bit. You said base from my country. I dont have any idea what modem or base it is. Will it affect my phone being a carrier locked from Globe telecom Philippines? Where do I get the info to get these areas filled?
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FLash this modem via odin by selecting phone/cp after flashing the custom rom , or you can do an opposite way flash the Modem/custom rom.

Repulsa said:
FLash this modem via odin by selecting phone/cp after flashing the custom rom , or you can do an opposite way flash the Modem/custom rom.
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thanks, how did you find out which modem is for my phone. I just curious so that I could learn how to do that as well.

MasterYodaMD said:
thanks, how did you find out which modem is for my phone. I just curious so that I could learn how to do that as well.
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From this one
. MODEM at the bottom.:laugh:

Repulsa said:
From this one
. MODEM at the bottom.:laugh:
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where will I find it i my phone which says I9505XXUFNBE? Checking under my "about device" baseband says i9505dxubmg5 with build number JDQ39.i9505XXUBMG5. I cant find I9505XXUFNBE.
btw, why does it say no info on that firmware found?

MasterYodaMD said:
where will I find it i my phone which says I9505XXUFNBE? Checking under my "about device" baseband says i9505dxubmg5 with build number JDQ39.i9505XXUBMG5. I cant find I9505XXUFNBE.
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Mate , You need to Download/extract/flash the Link i gave you via odin . (Make sure you install Samsung driver to your computer) Turn off your phone manually and wait atleast 10 sec and then hold and press power+VolDown in order to boot into download mode . now open odin and Select phone/CP (Find the .Tar you extracted) Connect both cables wait until you see the (ID.Com became blue in odin) and click start ! once its done it should reboot automatically then remove the cable . Go to your phone setting and check if the baseband change to FNBE. IF that doesnt work try this one
Use Odin
Untick Autoreboot
Flash modem
Reboot once again into Download Mode using (Power+VolDown)
Flash Modem once more
Once done,unplug then reboot device manually.
If this doesn't work, try repeating the flash process again while rebooting manually and with auto-reboot option turned off.

Repulsa said:
Mate , You need to Download/extract/flash the Link i gave you via odin . (Make sure you install Samsung driver to your computer) Turn off your phone manually and wait atleast 10 sec and then hold and press power+VolDown in order to boot into download mode . now open odin and Select phone/CP (Find the .Tar you extracted) Connect both cables wait until you see the (ID.Com blue sign in odin) and click start ! once its done it should reboot automatically then remove the cable . Go to your phone setting and check if the baseband change to FNBE. IF that doesnt work try this one
Use Odin
Untick Autoreboot
Flash modem
Reboot once again into Download Mode using (Power+VolDown)
Flash Modem once more
Once done,unplug then reboot device manually.
If this doesn't work, try repeating the flash process again while rebooting manually and with auto-reboot option turned off.
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ok thank you. I just finished downloading the ROM from arrow. its hella huge file for a ROM its 1.18gb. I will flash the rom then do exaclty what you told me on my modem flash update. Will message you as soon as I am done with the custom rom, Thanks so much.

MasterYodaMD said:
ok thank you. I just finished downloading the ROM from arrow. its hella huge file for a ROM its 1.18gb. I will flash the rom then do exaclty what you told me on my modem flash update. Will message you as soon as I am done with the custom rom, Thanks so much.
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I get a system 7 error installation aborted. the arrow rom is XXUEMK8 that I am trying to install. does this have anything to do with the baseband I have which is i9505xxubmg5? Now I am restoring backup. Its taking awhile. Need help on this.

MasterYodaMD said:
I get a system 7 error installation aborted. the arrow rom is XXUEMK8 that I am trying to install. does this have anything to do with the baseband I have which is i9505xxubmg5? Now I am restoring backup. Its taking awhile. Need help on this.
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Try and download this file then copy it to your sd card , boot into recovery and Flash , Once done reboot recovery and now do a fullwipe and Flash the rom

S5 SM-G900F stuck at android logo after CF-Auto-Root attempt

Hi everyone,
I know similar threads have been opened but since I'm new to all these Samsung/Odin matters I figured creating my own would be better than following instructions that weren't given for the exact situation I'm facing. My english may not be perfect but I'll do my best to understand and be understood.
So here's the problem I tried to root my brand new S5 G900F running Lolipop using the cf auto root methods and now it doesn't boot anymore and stays stuck at the Android logo with the 3 lines at the top "Recovery is not seandroid"...
The problem may be due to the fact that I had Kies installed when I did the rooting attempt. Also I tried a several times :
- The first one with CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900 which had the device off and not turning on unless I take the battery off
- The second one with CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltedx-smg900 which had the device stuck at the android logo with the above message about the recovery not being seandroid
- I then uninstalled Kies and tried again both the above flashing files
The DX file seems to be working a little better than the XX one as the device doesn't turn off on it's own
I've understood reading threads that my device is probably not totally bricked yet and flashing a stock rom would probably have it boot again. So here's my question :
Do I really need to flash a stock rom to have it up and running again ? Could a factory reset have my device boot again or could it brick it ?
Any help is more than welcome

Also I noticed afterwards that your device has to have an unlocked bootloader for the CF AUTO ROOT to work. And I must say I have no idea wether mine is locked or not :s

Your bootloader is unlocked
And yes, flash a stock ROM over the top with ODIN from sammobile .com to get it working again
It won't wipe anything by doing that
If you can't root with CF AR, then flash TWRP 2.8.7.0 with ODIN (AP or PDA section, same as the ROM), then SuperSU.zip from TWRP recovery

Ok thank you I'll try when I get home
By the way I've read that, at some point, Cf Auto Root didn't work with the firmware identified by the 3 following lines :
AP : G900FXXU1BNL9
CP ; G900FXXU1BNL9
CSC G900FOXX1BNL3
Is it still true ? Is there any specific firmware I should avoid ? Is there any I should go for ?

I flashed the stock firmware of the previous poste as I thought it was the one I had before the rooting attempt. The device is now booting but a lot of windows pop up all the time saying different processes stopped :
- android.process.acore
- S Planner
- IU syst
- Weather
Should I be flashing another firmware ?

Try booting into recovery and clearing the caches, but if that fails, you're looking at a factory reset
You did flash the same firmware version as was previously running right? Or at least a newer version?
G900FXXU1BOJ1 is the latest BTU (UK) Lollipop, I'd try flashing that
Choose G900F from sammobile, and from the region/country dropdown, choose BTU

I didn't know what firmware version it was running before and I didn't know if there was a way to figure it out so I flashed a firmware that was free from mobile operator. There were only two Lolipop 5.0 firmwares for my country (France) free from mobile operator. I chose one at random
Anyway I cleared cache and the device is now booting (and that is quite a relief I must admit) so thanks a lot !
Now back to the rooting part I've been over the Chain Fire thread of the SM-G900* and read a lot of SM-G900F users have had issues rooting their phone with the Cf Auto Root so I'm considering doing it via TowelRoot instead (I regret I haven't done that in the first place it would've spared the Knox flag)

Ah you're from France, OK, (Update your profile so it shows on your posts )
Can't use Towelroot on Lollipop, only KK ROMs from pre June 2014
If CF AR is not working, flash TWRP 2.8.7.0 with ODIN, and then SuperSU form TWRP recovery

I have sm-g900f rooted with chain fire. Did you extract odin from the file before using? Should be v7 mine working fine.

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Err yes Alman I unzipped Odin and ran it from a classic folder.
Thanks *Detection I just figured TowelRoot is indeed only for KK devices. So I'll try some more with CF Auto Root but I'll try to do it right this time. But to do it right a lot a question need answers :
- First there are two CF Auto Root files available for SM-G900F, how do I know which one is the right one for my device and firmware ?
- Second, there's a great deal about drivers. If Odin recognizes my device, can I consider the installed drivers are ok ?
- Third, a lot of people say drivers should be installed without Kies. But without Kies Odin didn't recognize the phone so I re-installed Kies and was able to flash the firmware that revived my device. So should I really uninstall Kies ? Isn't killing the Kies process before flashing enough ?
The answers are probably already out there so I'll be reading threads in the meantime

lahitsitely78 said:
Err yes Alman I unzipped Odin and ran it from a classic folder.
Thanks *Detection I just figured TowelRoot is indeed only for KK devices. So I'll try some more with CF Auto Root but I'll try to do it right this time. But to do it right a lot a question need answers :
- First there are two CF Auto Root files available for SM-G900F, how do I know which one is the right one for my device and firmware ?
- Second, there's a great deal about drivers. If Odin recognizes my device, can I consider the installed drivers are ok ?
- Third, a lot of people say drivers should be installed without Kies. But without Kies Odin didn't recognize the phone so I re-installed Kies and was able to flash the firmware that revived my device. So should I really uninstall Kies ? Isn't killing the Kies process before flashing enough ?
The answers are probably already out there so I'll be reading threads in the meantime
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This is the version I have used for every single LP ROM ever released for the G900F
http://download.chainfire.eu/397/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.zip
If ODIN sees your phone, and shows a COM port when connected, the drivers are working fine
KIES installs the drivers, and you can also get them separately from Samsungs support site - either way works fine
Yes, try uninstalling KIES, but leave the drivers if it gives the option during uninstallation, I've read a few people saying KIES interferes with ODIN
I don't have KIES installed, it's a useless piece of software tbh
ODIN for updates
TWRP for backups
KIES for the recycle bin

This is the version I have used for every single LP ROM ever released for the G900F
http://download.chainfire.eu/397/CF-...xx-smg900f.zip
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But this is supposed to be used for devices running android 4.4.2 isn't it ? The instructions I followed too said either kltexx or kltedx could be flash on LP devices but following them had my device stopped booting... I'm a little confused... I guess I'll try flashing the kltedx file and if the device ends up stuck at the samsung logo again I'll flash another firmware and try again

lahitsitely78 said:
But this is supposed to be used for devices running android 4.4.2 isn't it ? The instructions I followed too said either kltexx or kltedx could be flash on LP devices but following them had my device stopped booting... I'm a little confused... I guess I'll try flashing the kltedx file and if the device ends up stuck at the samsung logo again I'll flash another firmware and try again
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Works for KK and LP
Flash the one I know works for my G900F, the one I linked, If it fails, which CF AR does for some G900Fs, then go the TWRP method and SuperSU.zip

(Sigh) It failed again. I got just what I had when I first flashed it. I'll flash your firmware and the KK file tomorrow

Well I flashed your firmware and made another Cf auto root attempt this morning -> fail!
I gotta say I'm surprised, I really thought it would work this time but I guess this isn't a firmware issue. I really have no idea of what's wrong so I guess I'll try to flash another recovery as you suggested.

Some G900Fs just refuse to work with CF AR, something changed in newer hardware revisions, happens to quite a few people here
TWRP & SuperSU generally solves it

Oh ok. Mine is one of these obviously.
TWRP & SuperSU generally solves it
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I'll try flashing TWRP this weekend. I'll flash your firmware again tonight to check if everything is still fine and get to use my device a little. TWRP doesn't need anything that CF AR did right?

Nah, TWRP is independent of root, root only affects the phone once it is booted into Android
TWRP is recovery

Soft bricked, can't find stock roms, it's been 18 hours, I'm slowly losing my mind...

SM-N910G, I flashed chainfire's auto root without first using the Dr K/PhilZ forced/submissive whatever kernel first.
I can't seem to find a normal stock rom to push through Odin without encountering a sea of dodgy download sites.
Can anyone help? Just want a 5.1.1 stock rom...
Even any of the other 5.1.1 builds like Simpl, I can't seem to find a tar file.
Any nudges in the right direction would be very handy.
Thanks in advance.

Ignition75 said:
SM-N910G, I flashed chainfire's auto root without first using the Dr K/PhilZ forced/submissive whatever kernel first.
I can't seem to find a normal stock rom to push through Odin without encountering a sea of dodgy download sites.
Can anyone help? Just want a 5.1.1 stock rom...
Even any of the other 5.1.1 builds like Simpl, I can't seem to find a tar file.
Any nudges in the right direction would be very handy.
Thanks in advance.
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If you want to return to stock.
Download Samfirm from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
Then extract the files and run the tool.
Then enter the model as SM-N910G and the region you are in (CSC)
Then tick the 'Auto' box and press 'Check Update' and the 'Decrypt automatically'
It should look something like this, I put INS which is for India.
{
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Then extract the firmware from the downloaded file using an archive tool such as Winrar and flash it via Odin.
Or use Sammobile.
If you want to install a custom ROM you will need to flash a custom recovery, for the N910G I would recommend this one (TWRP 2.8.7.0):
Download the twrp-2.8.7.0-trltedt.img.tar
https://dl.twrp.me/trltedt/
Flash it using Odin and your phone in download mode.

download stock firmware from sammobile (google it) and flash it with ODIN.
***DO NOT *** download and flash latest 5.1.1 firmware with build number "COJ5" as the latest version of 5.1.1 locks down the bootloader download any version below coj5

dork997 said:
download stock firmware from sammobile (google it) and flash it with ODIN.
***DO NOT *** download and flash latest 5.1.1 firmware with build number "COJ5" as the latest version of 5.1.1 locks down the bootloader download any version below coj5
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Unless you do not care about downgrading to lower bootloaders. It works fine otherwise. But having it locked does suck if you want to downgrade. No way to do it..... Yet.

Thanks for the help fellas, I ended up finding "N910GDTU1COJ3" which I'm flashing with Odin now.
Next time I'll flash the Dr K kernel before I do anything else...
Time to update my sig as well

Battlehero said:
If you want to return to stock.
Download Samfirm from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
Then extract the files and run the tool.
Then enter the model as SM-N910G and the region you are in (CSC)
Then tick the 'Auto' box and press 'Check Update' and the 'Decrypt automatically'
It should look something like this, I put INS which is for India.
Then extract the firmware from the downloaded file using an archive tool such as Winrar and flash it via Odin.
Or use Sammobile.
If you want to install a custom ROM you will need to flash a custom recovery, for the N910G I would recommend this one (TWRP 2.8.7.0):
Download the twrp-2.8.7.0-trltedt.img.tar
https://dl.twrp.me/trltedt/
Flash it using Odin and your phone in download mode.
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Click to collapse
This morning I grabbed a stock ROM from SamMobile and flashed it with Odin, no joy, stuck loading for about 10 minutes. It stopped boot looping at least.
So now I'm following your procedure, I will let you know how I get on.
It's a shame I can't use ADB otherwise I could just flash the Dr K kernel and then auto root with chainfire's tool... I've gotta use Odin for now...
It's downloading now with a CSC code of OPS...

Ignition75 said:
The process you detailed above is what bricked my phone in the first place.
This morning I grabbed a stock ROM from SamMobile and flashed it with Odin, no joy, stuck loading for about 10 minutes. It stopped boot looping at least.
So now I'm following your procedure, I will let you know how I get on.
It's a shame I can't use ADB otherwise I could just flash the Dr K kernel and then auto root with chainfire's tool... I've gotta use Odin...
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After ODIN flashing, when it hangs, pull battery go into stock recovery and do factory reset.

I can't extract the enc4 files, both 7zip and WinRar don't recognise it...
Tried downloading twice...
I'll go back to my SamMobile download and see if factory resetting will work as suggested by DS...

Ignition75 said:
This morning I grabbed a stock ROM from SamMobile and flashed it with Odin, no joy, stuck loading for about 10 minutes. It stopped boot looping at least.
So now I'm following your procedure, I will let you know how I get on.
It's a shame I can't use ADB otherwise I could just flash the Dr K kernel and then auto root with chainfire's tool... I've gotta use Odin for now...
It's downloading now with a CSC code of OPS...
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Stock recovery doesn't allow me to do anything, just hangs there with a "Downloading...." message under the green Android Icon.

Ignition75 said:
I can't extract the enc4 files, both 7zip and WinRar don't recognise it...
Tried downloading twice...
I'll go back to my SamMobile download and see if factory resetting will work as suggested by DS...
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Oops I wasn't using "Decrypt Automatically"
Let me try that again

Battlehero said:
If you want to return to stock.
Download Samfirm from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
Then extract the files and run the tool.
Then enter the model as SM-N910G and the region you are in (CSC)
Then tick the 'Auto' box and press 'Check Update' and the 'Decrypt automatically'
It should look something like this, I put INS which is for India.
Then extract the firmware from the downloaded file using an archive tool such as Winrar and flash it via Odin.
Or use Sammobile.
If you want to install a custom ROM you will need to flash a custom recovery, for the N910G I would recommend this one (TWRP 2.8.7.0):
Download the twrp-2.8.7.0-trltedt.img.tar
https://dl.twrp.me/trltedt/
Flash it using Odin and your phone in download mode.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So I've just tried a stock ROM I downloaded using this tool, still hanging when trying to boot.
V Frustruating, the stock recovery doesn't allow you to do anything.
I need to convert Dr K's kernel to a tar file somehow so I can flash in Odin... I'm on 5.1.1 and there is a known issue with the bootloader.

Ignition75 said:
So I've just tried a stock ROM I downloaded using this tool, still hanging when trying to boot.
V Frustruating, the stock recovery doesn't allow you to do anything.
I need to convert Dr K's kernel to a tar file somehow so I can flash in Odin... I'm on 5.1.1 and there is a known issue with the bootloader.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Check PM.

There seems to be some confusion here, people are telling me, even on other threads, to do a factory reset in the stock recovery tool.
There might be an issue with recovery then, because I've only got a green android logo with "Downloading..." on the screen, nothing else is available to me.
It's not like previous bootloaders I've used where you use the volume key to select options etc, I literally can't do anything except flash from Odin.
Yes I have tried to flash TWRP using Odin, it didn't work...

OMG... By random luck I decided to hold the volume up key instead of down key when powering on and hey presto I have TWRP...
36 hours of my life I want back!

Ignition75 said:
OMG... By random luck I decided to hold the volume up key instead of down key when powering on and hey presto I have TWRP...
36 hours of my life I want back!
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That's how to boot into recovery. By holding Volume UP, Home Button while powering on.

[HELP]My Phone still bootloop after Flash[HELP]

Anyone please help me
my Samsung note 4 still bootloop after flash stock rom
i already tried different stock rom
but its the same still bootloop
now i cant charge my Samsung note 4
but still can use "Download Mode"
but the "recovery mode" is not working
Please help
My Samsung note 4 Model: SM-N910G
Baseband Version: Unknown
Question: can i flash any baseband version?
please HELP

spleken001 said:
Anyone please help me
my Samsung note 4 still bootloop after flash stock rom
i already tried different stock rom
but its the same still bootloop
now i cant charge my Samsung note 4
but still can use "Download Mode"
but the "recovery mode" is not working
Please help
My Samsung note 4 Model: SM-N910G
Baseband Version: Unknown
Question: can i flash any baseband version?
please HELP
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Flash this repair firmware via odin.this firmware comes with 5 files BL/AP/CP/CSC/PIT.
This is 5.0.1 lollipop firmware BTW but once your device is fully recovered you can take OTA update or flash 6.0.1 afterwards.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330025773
Open odin "run as administrator"
upload all files in odin 1 by 1
Connect device and start flash.
After odin show pass go to recovery and do factory reset/wipe cache.
Reboot and wait 5 to 10 minutes.
2nd option is you can flash twrp recovery and flash a custom rom.
Hopefully this will work otherwise your EFS partition could be corrupted.

Trex888 said:
Flash this repair firmware via odin.this firmware comes with 5 files BL/AP/CP/CSC/PIT.
This is 5.0.1 lollipop firmware BTW but once your device is fully recovered you can take OTA update or flash 6.0.1 afterwards.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330025773
Open odin "run as administrator"
upload all files in odin 1 by 1
Connect device and start flash.
After odin show pass go to recovery and do factory reset/wipe cache.
Reboot and wait 5 to 10 minutes.
2nd option is you can flash twrp recovery and flash a custom rom.
Hopefully this will work otherwise your EFS partition could be corrupted.
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hi
thanks i will try this tomorrow
my phone is sick
i dont know how to charge it hahaha

Trex888 said:
Flash this repair firmware via odin.this firmware comes with 5 files BL/AP/CP/CSC/PIT.
This is 5.0.1 lollipop firmware BTW but once your device is fully recovered you can take OTA update or flash 6.0.1 afterwards.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330025773
Open odin "run as administrator"
upload all files in odin 1 by 1
Connect device and start flash.
After odin show pass go to recovery and do factory reset/wipe cache.
Reboot and wait 5 to 10 minutes.
2nd option is you can flash twrp recovery and flash a custom rom.
Hopefully this will work otherwise your EFS partition could be corrupted.
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Click to collapse
sir trexx can you also give me a link for SM-N910C version.. thanks

Jr0m said:
sir trexx can you also give me a link for SM-N910C version.. thanks
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Here you go repair firmware for SM-N910C
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087001472

Trex888 said:
Here you go repair firmware for SM-N910C
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087001472
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Click to collapse
sir help please
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spleken001 said:
sir help please
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Fladh twrp and try different custom roms.

sir trexx can you also give me a link for SM-T719Y version.. thanks

spleken001 said:
Anyone please help me
my Samsung note 4 still bootloop after flash stock rom
i already tried different stock rom
but its the same still bootloop
now i cant charge my Samsung note 4
but still can use "Download Mode"
but the "recovery mode" is not working
Please help
My Samsung note 4 Model: SM-N910G
Baseband Version: Unknown
Question: can i flash any baseband version?
please HELP
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After flashing stock, go to recovery and wipe data.
After that reboot.
It might work.

Dheway said:
sir trexx can you also give me a link for SM-T719Y version.. thanks
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Are you aware that we are in a forum for Galaxy Note4 aka N910*?
Anyway, here is your link:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-tab-s2/firmware/#SM-T719Y
Need an account for downloading.