[Q] Flash stock recovery - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was messing around with my phone and flashed the wrong recovery file for it. Now every time I try to boot the phone into recovery, I get a message saying that it is an unapproved program and I need to bring it into the Verizon store to correct the problem. I guess this is what is called a "soft brick". To fix it, I just boot into download mode and then cancel. The phone boots up normally after this. My question is, how do I go about flashing the samsung stock recovery so that I won't keep getting this error? Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Build number is NG6

upod111 said:
I was messing around with my phone and flashed the wrong recovery file for it. Now every time I try to boot the phone into recovery, I get a message saying that it is an unapproved program and I need to bring it into the Verizon store to correct the problem. I guess this is what is called a "soft brick". To fix it, I just boot into download mode and then cancel. The phone boots up normally after this. My question is, how do I go about flashing the samsung stock recovery so that I won't keep getting this error? Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Build number is NG6
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Boot in DOWNLOAD MODE and reflash the firmware. You will have stock recovery then flash the correct CUSTOM RECOVERY for your device if ya wish :highfive:

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. I guess I'm kind of new to the game. How do I go about doing what you said? Thanks!

upod111 said:
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. I guess I'm kind of new to the game. How do I go about doing what you said? Thanks!
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What model of device do u have exactly?

SCH-I545
Android version 4.4.2
Kernel 3.4.0
Build number NG6

upod111 said:
SCH-I545
Android version 4.4.2
Kernel 3.4.0
Build number NG6
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1. Log in and download this firmware: HERE. It's the latest update for your device.
2. Go to download mode and flash this firmware through ODIN (guide HERE)
3. Good luck :highfive:

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Bootloader/Flash Problem

I have an ATT i337 S4 (mdl baseband) running on T-mobile. Current setup was wicked 7.0 ROM with ATT kernel.
I was trying to change to cyanogenmod ROM and tried using my TWRP 2.5.0.2 to load the rom but it would flash it and gave me an md5 error. Supposedly this is a known issue with TWRP so most people recommend using clockworkmod recovery and I tried to load that using recovery tools. Recovery tools couldn't find the CWM image file but did find the 2.6.3.0 updated TWRP image file so I tried to update TWRP and when I did, I can't boot to recovery anymore and instead get the yellow triangle saying unauthorized software.
At the same time (ugh) I flashed wicked 8 ROM update and think I loki'd it (I am running wicked 8.0 now) but I forgot to run the att kernel afterward. The current kernel is 3.4.5 ... dirty ptmr3 ... N5110 #1. I think this is the standard t-mobile kernel which will obviously not work on my ATT phone.
The problem is, now I can't reboot into recovery mode. When I try, I get the yellow triangle "system software not authorized by ATT...". I don't know if the problem is with the bad kernel or with the updated 2.6.3 TWRP. The only way I can get around the bootloader problem is the hold down the down vol and home button, then the power button and that gets me into a "Warning a custom OS can cause critical problems ..." page. From there if I continue, I get the yellow triangle. If I hit the volume down button to cancel, it boots normally but not into the bootloader and I have partial functionality of my phone.
Where do I go from here? Odin to stock? Replace the bootloader somehow? Anything else?
I did do a nandroid of my system before all of this but for some reason I can't access my SD card. I can hit mount but nothing shows up on file manager. Will that backup replace the bootloader with the known good one? I could copy the backup to the phone memory and do it from there using titanium backup I think.
Thanks,
odin back to stock and then wipe/clear then retry should fix this problem
lilg754367 said:
odin back to stock and then wipe/clear then retry should fix this problem
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Do you think it's worth a shot to try and find a kernel flasher that will allow me to flash the correct kernel? I really hate to start from scratch unless it's my only choice.
colorchange said:
Do you think it's worth a shot to try and find a kernel flasher that will allow me to flash the correct kernel? I really hate to start from scratch unless it's my only choice.
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Can I use fastboot to try and load the original twrp 2.5.0 version bootloader that worked? Then I can factory reset, reflash the ROM, loki, then flash the ATT kernel.
colorchange said:
Can I use fastboot to try and load the original twrp 2.5.0 version bootloader that worked? Then I can factory reset, reflash the ROM, loki, then flash the ATT kernel.
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I'm guessing I might be able to modify the open boot script and change to the old version but I don't know how to do this.
i mean its really up to you and your personal preference but i was just saying that is what i would do and then look around for different kernels and so on i do but its alot to explain
lilg754367 said:
i mean its really up to you and your personal preference but i was just saying that is what i would do and then look around for different kernels and so on i do but its alot to explain
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Thanks lil, i know the kernel I want and have it downloaded. Right now I am downloading the tar file to get me back to stock. I was hoping to do something easier but crud...
yea no problem just hit the thanks button for me good luck
I can't get Odin to talk to my device. When it is not in download mode, Odin sees it but hangs and can't communicate. When I connect it in debug mode (very hard to get into download mode), Odin can't see it.
Help!

SOLVED recovery is not seandroid enforcing set warrenty bit : recovery --> loop

after I had succesfully rooted my phone, I wanted to install a custom rom.
I am sure I did something wrong ofcource otherwise I wouldn't be here.
#1 Battery in
#2 power on
#3 vibrate
#4 screen on RECOVERY BOOTING
Recovery is NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warrenty Bit : recovery
Samsung
GALAXY Note3
SM-N9005
#5 screen off--> reboot -->goto #3
how to brake in the loop so I can use odin ( or whatever ) to install (at least) a normal boot again?
Which custom recovery did you flashed Twrp or Cwm?
Sent from my SM-N900W8 using xda app-developers ap
fwberg said:
after I had succesfully rooted my phone, I wanted to install a custom rom.
I am sure I did something wrong ofcource otherwise I wouldn't be here.
#1 Battery in
#2 power on
#3 vibrate
#4 screen on RECOVERY BOOTING
Recovery is NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warrenty Bit : recovery
Samsung
GALAXY Note3
SM-N9005
#5 screen off--> reboot -->goto #3
how to brake in the loop so I can use odin ( or whatever ) to install (at least) a normal boot again?
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You installed a 4.3 recovery on a 4.4 phone.
Most likely you downloaded the TWRP on the main page and did not download the latest 4.4 compatible one.
Please flash this in Download Mode: http://techerrata.com/bigbiff/hlte-recovery.img.tar
To get into Download Mode, remove the battery, wait a few minutes then put it back, Hold the Download Mode Combination then it would boot directly into Download Mode.
hey nicho, thank you very much
so that was the trick. REMOVE THE BATTERY --> PRESS THE DOWNLOAD KEYS AND HOLD THEM --> THEN ENTER THE BATTERY BACK.
it costed me the whole day yesterday searching for a solution.
at least now I can continue to install a new rom
Thanks man
TWRP
during twrp it told me, there was a newer one. 2.x.x.9
so stupid me, if I had sticked to the plan, nothing would happend.
I used twrp b4 some days ago, for my samsung note 10.1 (2014) without trubbles,
I guess, I overread something
but I'm happy it is all fixed now.
thx for show ur interest
greetz, fred
thank you
nicholaschum said:
You installed a 4.3 recovery on a 4.4 phone.
Most likely you downloaded the TWRP on the main page and did not download the latest 4.4 compatible one.
Please flash this in Download Mode: techerrata.com/bigbiff/hlte-recovery.img.tar
To get into Download Mode, remove the battery, wait a few minutes then put it back, Hold the Download Mode Combination then it would boot directly into Download Mode.
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this solved my recovery problem, i clicked thank you!!!
nicholaschum said:
You installed a 4.3 recovery on a 4.4 phone.
Most likely you downloaded the TWRP on the main page and did not download the latest 4.4 compatible one.
Please flash this in Download Mode: http://techerrata.com/bigbiff/hlte-recovery.img.tar
To get into Download Mode, remove the battery, wait a few minutes then put it back, Hold the Download Mode Combination then it would boot directly into Download Mode.
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You just saved my phone i readed so much almost one week 12hours without stop before i try custom recovery,rom and so on.
But well since i decided that im ready to, and first thing i tried to do was custom recovery wich leaded to this problam Now im afraid to enter revovery mode xD
Idiots
You're really the dumbest person I've ever seen in my life. See if this is solution to some kind of problem your beast
Worked for me
Thank you.
remove the battery then press download buttons keep them pressed and put the battery back. choose volume down to continue....
Solution To Loop SM-N900P
I am new to XDA and have only been with android for 6 months but i figure this will help new comers to this issue. Power+Volume Down+Home at the same time to enter download mode. Flash CWM via ODIN. This should work to fix the loop. I found out the hard way but it only took me an hour. I am not sure if this will work if you have not already rooted your phone but it should (since this is the major step in rooting). I believe i deleted my CWM file (accidentally) when i was trying to clear space for my recovery with ROM Manager. Be sure to download the Samsung drivers if you had not already done so during the rooting process.
Hope this helps.
Gives me same error message
But after that it boots into recovery.
Should I proceed installing custom rom or is there anything else to be taken care of
Thanks!
Thank you very much,you save me a lot of trouble.
hey_joe said:
Which custom recovery did you flashed Twrp or Cwm?
Sent from my SM-N900W8 using xda app-developers ap
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hey joe im getting the same problem but im using the note 3 SM-N900W8 and I flash the CWM straight from the app and not using odin. My phone is already rooted using towelroot
billygun118 said:
hey joe im getting the same problem but im using the note 3 SM-N900W8 and I flash the CWM straight from the app and not using odin. My phone is already rooted using towelroot
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Which android os do you have on your phone and which cwm version did you flashed?
hey_joe said:
Which android os do you have on your phone and which cwm version did you flashed?
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im using version 4.4.2 jellybean. The rom manager is v5. 5.3.7/ current recovery 6.0.4.6
billygun118 said:
im using version 4.4.2 jellybean. The rom manager is v5. 5.3.7/ current recovery 6.0.4.6
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Based on my experience, using rom manager to flash recovery always results in a problem. I suggest you use odin to flash this in download mode.
Btw, 4.4.2 is Kitkat
hey_joe said:
Based on my experience, using rom manager to flash recovery always results in a problem. I suggest you use odin to flash this in download mode.
Btw, 4.4.2 is Kitkat
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should I root my phone first using cf-root. Then flash the cwm recovery. What happens if I get stuck in a bootloop after flashing the recovery
billygun118 said:
should I root my phone first using cf-root. Then flash the cwm recovery. What happens if I get stuck in a bootloop after flashing the recovery
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The way I did this is, first install the cwm recovery then flash cf-root after. You can always use odin to flash back the original firmware.
hey_joe said:
The way I did this is, first install the cwm recovery then flash cf-root after. You can always use odin to flash back the original firmware.
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so there is nothing else I have to do before flashing the recovery?
what boxes should be checkmarked in odin
billygun118 said:
so there is nothing else I have to do before flashing the recovery?
what boxes should be checkmarked in odin
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Just make sure reactivation lock is off.
When you first start odin, F.Reset Time and Auto Reboot are ticked off so let them be and make sure only those are checked and nothing else.
You probably know this but just to make sure, load the recovery on the AP slot before hitting start.

Please help: Baseband stuck on N9005XXUENB1

I've been having this problem for a while, I've tried many things to fix it, like flashing the baseband, flasing the stock samsung rom, nothing helps though.
No matter what I try it's still stuck on NB1 and it causes a bunch of problems, anyone has any idea how to fix this?
arboy2 said:
I've been having this problem for a while, I've tried many things to fix it, like flashing the baseband, flasing the stock samsung rom, nothing helps though.
No matter what I try it's still stuck on NB1 and it causes a bunch of problems, anyone has any idea how to fix this?
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Reflash the same firmware 2 times and it solve the problem.
I will try this if no one else gives a simpler solution
Did you power off your phone and then boot up directly into download mode?
Are flashing a full stock image or just the bootloader and modem?
Did Odin give you any errors or did it say everything was successful.
Note: you really haven't provided any information which makes it difficult to help you.
Sent from my SM-N9005
BillGoss said:
Did you power off your phone and then boot up directly into download mode?
Are flashing a full stock image or just the bootloader and modem?
Did Odin give you any errors or did it say everything was successful.
Note: you really haven't provided any information which makes it difficult to help you.
Sent from my SM-N9005
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+1
Do not "reboot" into download mode when trying to Odin a new firmware or modem. Turn the phone all the way off and boot into download mode using the hardware key combination and the Odin.
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
BillGoss said:
Did you power off your phone and then boot up directly into download mode?
Are flashing a full stock image or just the bootloader and modem?
Did Odin give you any errors or did it say everything was successful.
Note: you really haven't provided any information which makes it difficult to help you.
Sent from my SM-N9005
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I did power off the phone and booted up download mode.
I flashed a full stock image and tried just the bootloader and modem.
And Odin gave no errors during the flash.
Sorry for not giving the required info!
Interesting!
Did you have auto reboot checked when you flashed the stock image?
I've found that you have to have it checked as there's some additional processing that needs to get done when the phone reboots into recovery after flashing the stock image.
Sent from my SM-N9005
So I downloaded the bootloader from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/ref-galaxy-note-3-sm-n9005-gsm-modems-t2842806
Followed the guide, then before booting the phone I flashed the bootloader again following the guide, and boom now I'm on BOA1 xD
The thread can be locked I guess, thanks for all the help!

[Q] Can't flash recovery, may have bricked phone

Hello!
I currently have a Galaxy S4 i337 which had been running on Android Jellybean. I couldn't update with AT&T's official updater for some reason (It would always fail at around 30%) so I decided to go the custom recovery/ROM route instead.
My first searches brought me to various forum postings saying I should flash with LOKI. After attempting it, I realized it wouldn't work on my version of the phone (Apparently my phone was too new?) so I searched for more methods.
The next method I found was using the Goo Recovery app. Goo seems to have completely shut down, so that was a no as well.
When looking for Goo, I came across another app though, TWRP Recovery. With a bit of searching, this seemed to be another popular recovery method. I downloaded it and attempted to flash the latest TWRP recovery, and it just wouldn't boot into recovery mode when I pressed the button. "That's fine", I thought, and booted into recovery myself, only to be greeted by the annoying Android "Downloading..." logo and some warning about ODIN.
Next I tried CWM's ROM Manager app. "It uses the same type of flashing technique as TWRP's app, but maybe it will work" I thought. A few minutes later it said it was successfully flashed, and I could click okay to boot into recovery. One click later and my phone had restarted, and... I was greeted with the android "Downloading..." logo and the same warning about ODIN.
"Well that's a shame" I thought, and rebooted my phone, only to be greeted with that exact screen again.
Now each time I start my phone, it won't boot into Android, only that screen.
I think I've bricked my phone (Or at least soft bricked it? I'm not sure)
Could anyone help me resolve this? It went from what I thought would be a half hour flash-and-install to a multi-hour process resulting in what might be a bricked phone. If anyone has any tips on how to resolve my current issue of not being able to boot into stock android that would be great, and on top of that if anyone can instruct me on a working way to flash a custom recovery, that would be great.
Thanks!
Also, the exact text of the screen it's bringing me to:
Could not do normal boot.
ODIN MODE.
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
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Download, unrar and flash via ODIN this FILE if you can boot your device in DOWNLOAD MODE.
Joku1981 said:
Download, unrar and flash via ODIN this FILE if you can boot your device in DOWNLOAD MODE.
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Oh okay, what will that do? Is that a flash back to stock?
n01zii said:
Oh okay, what will that do? Is that a flash back to stock?
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Yep, android 4.4.2. (MEGA mirror if ya wish: HERE).
Joku1981 said:
Yep, android 4.4.2. (MEGA mirror if ya wish:HERE).
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Awesome, thanks a ton, hopefully that will work for now. Any tips on getting CWM or TWRP working?
n01zii said:
Awesome, thanks a ton, hopefully that will work for now. Any tips on getting CWM or TWRP working?
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Take a look: HERE.

Bricked note 4 with CF- Auto-Root, can i revive it?

Ok here's what i did wrong. Tried rooting my SM-N910H with CF-Auto-Root, using the wrong d/l ( CF-Auto-Root-tre3g-tre3gxx-smn910h )
My phone was 6.0.1 and i foolishly flashed this file onto it using Odin ( correct me if i'm wrong but it is an earlier version yes? )
So the upshot is my phone will no longer boot up or boot into recovery as i have the "recovery is not seandroid enforcing" error.
Have looked all over the net to find the solution, but no joy. Have tried d/ling latest stock firmware for my phone and flashing with Odin, but it fails everytime.
I think my biggest prob is trying to find THE RIGHT firmware to fix this. Am i on the right track to try and fix this? Any help would be much appreciated.
Blu3sman said:
Ok here's what i did wrong. Tried rooting my SM-N910H with CF-Auto-Root, using the wrong d/l ( CF-Auto-Root-tre3g-tre3gxx-smn910h )
My phone was 6.0.1 and i foolishly flashed this file onto it using Odin ( correct me if i'm wrong but it is an earlier version yes? )
So the upshot is my phone will no longer boot up or boot into recovery as i have the "recovery is not seandroid enforcing" error.
Have looked all over the net to find the solution, but no joy. Have tried d/ling latest stock firmware for my phone and flashing with Odin, but it fails everytime.
I think my biggest prob is trying to find THE RIGHT firmware to fix this. Am i on the right track to try and fix this? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Instead of flashing any firmware , try to flash the correct cf auto root file.
Reporting Via N910G
Blu3sman said:
Ok here's what i did wrong. Tried rooting my SM-N910H with CF-Auto-Root, using the wrong d/l ( CF-Auto-Root-tre3g-tre3gxx-smn910h )
My phone was 6.0.1 and i foolishly flashed this file onto it using Odin ( correct me if i'm wrong but it is an earlier version yes? )
So the upshot is my phone will no longer boot up or boot into recovery as i have the "recovery is not seandroid enforcing" error.
Have looked all over the net to find the solution, but no joy. Have tried d/ling latest stock firmware for my phone and flashing with Odin, but it fails everytime.
I think my biggest prob is trying to find THE RIGHT firmware to fix this. Am i on the right track to try and fix this? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Download firmware from sammobiles. com
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910H/
yashthemw said:
Instead of flashing any firmware , try to flash the correct cf auto root file.
Reporting Via N910G
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Ok well i tried that and that didn't work. However after double checking its seems that i had the correct file in the first place. So what went wrong?
One thing i need to ask. Does your phone NEED to be unlocked in order to root it?
Trex i went to Sammobiles and what my problem is there is WHICH country firmware to i d/l??? there are so many!!! Should any one of them do the trick?
Blu3sman said:
Ok well i tried that and that didn't work. However after double checking its seems that i had the correct file in the first place. So what went wrong?
One thing i need to ask. Does your phone NEED to be unlocked in order to root it?
Trex i went to Sammobiles and what my problem is there is WHICH country firmware to i d/l??? there are so many!!! Should any one of them do the trick?
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try flashing a custom recovery specific for your phone model and from within flash superSU.
its_me_Sandy said:
try flashing a custom recovery specific for your phone model and from within flash superSU.
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Ok Sandy thats worked, however i'm stuck on how to install SuperSU. Obviously i want the right ver but my phone will still not bootup,
so how do i get the right ver SuperSU onto my phone? Do i use ADB?
Blu3sman said:
Ok Sandy thats worked, however i'm stuck on how to install SuperSU. Obviously i want the right ver but my phone will still not bootup,
so how do i get the right ver SuperSU onto my phone? Do i use ADB?
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This is the current supersu 2.78-sr1. It's systemless root for all samsung marshmallow firmware.
http://download.chainfire.eu/1003/SuperSU/SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip
1 Download to phone.
2 Boot into recovery.
3 Click install, and find zip that you downloaded.
4. Reboot, All done
Phone will boot loop once. That is normal.
P.S. If this is first time you installed Twrp, I would make a full backup and save it some where.
:good: if that helped.
aaron74 said:
This is the current supersu 2.78-sr1. It's systemless root for all samsung marshmallow firmware.
http://download.chainfire.eu/1003/SuperSU/SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip
1 Download to phone.
2 Boot into recovery.
3 Click install, and find zip that you downloaded.
4. Reboot, All done
Phone will boot loop once. That is normal.
P.S. If this is first time you installed Twrp, I would make a full backup and save it some where.
:good: if that helped.
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Well Aaron thats my problem, i can't download it to my phone. The one constant through all this is that i can't turn my phone on as such.
My pc doesn't even recognize it, in fact the only thing that does is Odin, not Kies, not ADB, nothing lol.
I can get the phone into the custom recovery i have flashed (TWRP) and get into "download" mode, but thats it. So where do we go from here?
Ok i have an update on this. PC now sees the phone but only as a modem.
Blu3sman said:
Well Aaron thats my problem, i can't download it to my phone. The one constant through all this is that i can't turn my phone on as such.
My pc doesn't even recognize it, in fact the only thing that does is Odin, not Kies, not ADB, nothing lol.
I can get the phone into the custom recovery i have flashed (TWRP) and get into "download" mode, but thats it. So where do we go from here?
Ok i have an update on this. PC now sees the phone but only as a modem.
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Oh, I misunderstood.
If that's the case. If you can goto download mode, download stock firmware, then flash with Odin.
To get your csc, since you can go in twrp. Use twrp file explorer. copy the file in /efs/imei folder. Thinks it's called mps_code. Copy to ext sd. Now that file should have your csc region code written in it. Read file in pc. That should be firmware you want to download.
See if that helps.
Blu3sman said:
Ok Sandy thats worked, however i'm stuck on how to install SuperSU. Obviously i want the right ver but my phone will still not bootup,
so how do i get the right ver SuperSU onto my phone? Do i use ADB?
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Find the correct version of superSU from the above post..put it in a pen drive or in the memory card via card reader.
Flash it via OTG cable or put back the card n flash
ALRIGHT!!!! Ok guys just a heads up. As you can probably guess my phone is WORKING!!!....so far. Was able to do as you suggested and found the txt file, Using TWRP file browser ,that told me what ver firmware i have, inserted an sd card i had in my Tab S, copied file to that, read in my pc card reader, downloaded and installed said firmware and BADA BING BADA BOOM, all good!! I still am unsure on how this happened. I've rooted 3 HTC phones and my Galalxy Tab S successfully, so it's not like i didn't know what i was doing, 1 question that hasn't been answered though is, must the phone be network unlocked in order to root it? Because thats the one thing i didn't do that i did on the others. Want to thank all you guys for all your help. This was doing my head in and without your direction i probably would not have been able to do this.
Many Thanks.
PS: any one suggest a good rooting method for this phone??? lol
hi. i have the exact problem. can you please help,, i dont have twrp or supersu. [email protected] please if anyone can help

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