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Hi,
I got the N7100 on launch day, and rooted using CWM, leaving my phone with a 'custom' recovery, which is noted on the download boot mode.
Now that triangleaway supports the N7100 I thought I would try and get it less dodgy looking which still rooted.
When I ran triangle away, it warned that a custom bootloader / recovery might leave the counter on 1 even after away'ing the triangle...
So I thought I would use mobile Odin Pro to flash stock rom, injecting SU and mobile odin (as i did many times on my note 1).
This failed (using rom N7100XXALJ1_N7100OXXALJ1_BTU) - it verified the MD5 ok, and rebooted into a screen ive never seen before, containing a large blue Android figure with a lightening bolt on his chest. I personally thought he looked a little unhappy as well...
Anyway, first time this happened, i used desktop odin to do a full flash, which fixed it (but increased my custom counter more since I rerooted with CWM+root).
Second time it happened, i fixed it by just re-flashing CWM.
Anyone else had success with Mobile Odin on the N7100 ??? do you think it was the CWM install that it didnt like ?
Im unsure how to flash just the recovery, and am a bit confused between the relationship between the boot image and the recovery one... i wouldnt have expected the recovery image to affect normal boot, but it does.
George
UPDATE - The blue android is actually the mobile odin pro logo... gonna try again and be a little more patient...
...you....fool
Left it 10 mins, and still stuck on blue android screen... gonna try flashing from sd card rather than internal card in case its that...
luckly reflashing cwm6-root-note2.tar from odin fixes it...
Also tried flashing from external sd, and that also failed.
Does anyone know how Chainfire likes issues to be reported?
thanks
George
You can get answer your some question here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930418
Is that blue android screen not doing anything at all?
I was the one who tested this app prior to its release (on behalf of chainfire who didn't have the phone at that time), I flashed from internal and external without issue.
What is it your flashing exactly? Your not listing it as a OTA/Update.zip are you?
Try to delete the Mobile Odin file off the root of your sd card and open the app again, it will then re-download the files it needs, try it then.
A few other users have reported the exact same problem, and I am pretty sure it will be related to the problem of Triangle Away not always booting up.
Something fishy is still going on with recoveries, and we're not sure what. I can't replicate the problem on my device - at all - so I can't fix it either.
Maybe it has something to do with bootloader version? It seems some people/firmwares have different bootloaders than others and can cause various problems.
What I find strangest is that the Mobile ODIN logo does show up ... that's just weird. Can you use the attached version of Mobile ODIN (its an older version that does not support the Note2) to create a dump file for your device, so I can compare it with the dump files from working devices? It may offer a clue.
EDIT: Download removed, dump made and received.
Dumping...
Hi Chainfire,
Thank you for the response im impressed by your commitment to making our devices better ...
Im doing a dump now [fnarr fnarr] and will make it available to you as soon as its done.
I presume it will be quite large if it takes 30 mins to upload - shall I pm you or email you the dropbox link where i plan to put it?
LennyUK - im flashing what is supposed to be (and in fact is) the latest official rom - i believe its the original shipped rom + an OTA that the UK got. Not sure if it comes from Samsung or its been hacked together from the OTA + original rom. It was downlaoded from sammobile (as i always did with my note 1). Its a tar file (.md5) containing a bunch o f.img files and modem.bin. Im not convinced the N7100 mobile odin flash kernel was corrupted - i would expect CF does a checksum of some sort... ill await his response to my dump.
ps. Why doesnt XDADevelopers email notification work
cheers
George
Chainfire said:
A few other users have reported the exact same problem, and I am pretty sure it will be related to the problem of Triangle Away not always booting up.
Something fishy is still going on with recoveries, and we're not sure what. I can't replicate the problem on my device - at all - so I can't fix it either.
Maybe it has something to do with bootloader version? It seems some people/firmwares have different bootloaders than others and can cause various problems.
What I find strangest is that the Mobile ODIN logo does show up ... that's just weird. Can you use the attached version of Mobile ODIN (its an older version that does not support the Note2) to create a dump file for your device, so I can compare it with the dump files from working devices? It may offer a clue.
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Dump
Hi,
Here is the dump ...
thanks
George
EDIT: Dump received and removed, thanks.
had the same problem when trying to flash the exchange hack.
used pc odin to upload CWM and this made my phone boot again
Hi, for the record, i tried triangleaway, and ... it booted into it OK, and ran the procedure to reset the counter...
and its worked... I now get
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
im guessing the custom is due to CWM recovery...
cheers
g
Weirdness. It appears your cache partition is borked (its 10 MB instead of 1.5 GB ?!). This could explain the following problems people have reported:
- Mobile ODIN showing the logo but doing nothing else
- Triangle Away breaking recovery
Try flashing the attached cache file in (desktop!) ODIN, then try Mobile ODIN, Triangle Away, etc again. Problem should be solved then - please do let us know, several people are having this problem.
It's a ZIP file, extract once so you end up with a TAR file, put that in ODIN. If you end up with an IMG file, you extracted twice!
EDIT: Note: after flashing this image you will probably automatically boot into recovery - this is expected, just press power to reboot normally.
Hi,
Thank you... flashed the cache.zip, and it rebooted to the Galaxy Note II screen, then rebooted, over and over again...
so I reflashed the rooter, (cwm6-root-note2.tar) which DOES include flashing the cache, so maybe thats got a broken cache in it ? (the reflash fixed it)
odd...
Ive attached to rooting tar ive been using with the strange (but working...) cache file...
cheers
g
Chainfire said:
Weirdness. It appears your cache partition is borked (its 10 MB instead of 1.5 GB ?!). This could explain the following problems people have reported:
- Mobile ODIN showing the logo but doing nothing else
- Triangle Away breaking recovery
Try flashing the attached cache file in (desktop!) ODIN, then try Mobile ODIN, Triangle Away, etc again. Problem should be solved then - please do let us know, several people are having this problem.
It's a ZIP file, extract once so you end up with a TAR file, put that in ODIN. If you end up with an IMG file, you extracted twice!
EDIT: Note: after flashing this image you will probably automatically boot into recovery - this is expected, just press power to reboot normally.
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Failed to upload..
at
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/279536/cwm6-root-note2.tar
thanks
g
ripnetuk said:
Hi,
Thank you... flashed the cache.zip, and it rebooted to the Galaxy Note II screen, then rebooted, over and over again...
so I reflashed the rooter, (cwm6-root-note2.tar) which DOES include flashing the cache, so maybe thats got a broken cache in it ? (the reflash fixed it)
odd...
Ive attached to rooting tar ive been using with the strange (but working...) cache file...
cheers
g
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Yes, I confirm it is definitely the cwm6-root-note2 package that messes up your device. I've checked it out - its the cause for all the problems with Mobile ODIN and Triangle Away. It breaks the cache partition on your phone ( dr.ketan ... )
The reason flashing the fixed cache.tar didn't immediately fix your problems was because you still had a messed up recovery, so you also needed to flash a recovery, which you did now again with the cwm6 package. However, your cache is again broken. So now, *again* apply cachefix, and all should be good, and you should be able to use Mobile ODIN and Triangle Away.
Chainfire said:
Yes, I confirm it is definitely the cwm6-root-note2 package that messes up your device. I've checked it out - its the cause for all the problems with Mobile ODIN and Triangle Away. It breaks the cache partition on your phone ( dr.ketan ... )
The reason flashing the fixed cache.tar didn't immediately fix your problems was because you still had a messed up recovery, so you also needed to flash a recovery, which you did now again with the cwm6 package. However, your cache is again broken. So now, *again* apply cachefix, and all should be good, and you should be able to use Mobile ODIN and Triangle Away.
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Sorry if it was asked before but will you release cf root with cwm recovery for note2? thx
I have no plans to release anything related to CWM ever again.
Chainfire said:
I have no plans to release anything related to CWM ever again.
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Damn :/ btw what about your root? which wouldnt have issues with ta and mobile odin
EdgaBimbam said:
Damn :/ btw what about your root? which wouldnt have issues with ta and mobile odin
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There might be a CWM-less CF-Root coming, indeed.
Hi.
That worked perfectly. I can confirm successful flash via mobile odin once I had fixed recovery and flashed that cache fix.
Many many thanks...
George
That wud be very nice.
Thank you..
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Hi all, hope you can help.
I was using an S5 ROM until yestersay and it was perfect. I dont recall the name, but it was from here and it was the one on v4, not v23. So i needed to put the stock ROM back on, but when i did that i started getting problems. The 2 issues i have are;
1) no network, imei, baseband
2) rom got stuck on samsung boot logo, then freezes when eventually loaded
I flashed it the same as i have 100s of times on other phones, factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik. I reinstalled the rom that was working and its the same. I then installed an AOSP ROM and whike that loads and works perfectly, there is still no network/baseband/imei.
I did flash 2 modems last night, but the issues remains.
So, does anyone know how i can ideally get a stock TW ROM working without crashes and get the network back up?
Have you tried restoring your efs backup?
Edit:
Try flashing this -
http://www.mediafire.com/?k32kvbgb2dc9qde
Here is the thread for it -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403
Thank you, I will try flashing that, but it does boot with the AOSP ROM.
Sadly i dont have a backup of the efs.
I have just installed another TouchWiz ROM and it also is freezing.
It boots in fine after install, but when the screen is locked, it freezes. From that point on the phone is unresponsive.
Oh, and no network/IMEI of course.
I think I have totally screwed this Note 3, which is mildly annoying.
barrygoddard said:
I have just installed another TouchWiz ROM and it also is freezing.
It boots in fine after install, but when the screen is locked, it freezes. From that point on the phone is unresponsive.
Oh, and no network/IMEI of course.
I think I have totally screwed this Note 3, which is mildly annoying.
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Hi, no you dont
Just find and flash the correct stock rom from samobile and flash it.
By correct rom i mean the Region version.
I had the same problem a few days ago.
Julian BgSkyTours said:
Hi, no you dont
Just find and flash the correct stock rom from samobile and flash it.
By correct rom i mean the Region version.
I had the same problem a few days ago.
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Thanks. I am downloading the BTU version, but I'm sure I tried this.
Did you have a freezing ROM or the no service/IMEI thing ... or both?!
barrygoddard said:
Thanks. I am downloading the BTU version, but I'm sure I tried this.
Did you have a freezing ROM or the no service/IMEI thing ... or both?!
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I had freezing rom and imei Null, and broadband unknown.
OK, that makes me feel quite hopeful!
The ROM has just finished, so I'll install now. Did you just flash with Odin? If so, was it 3.07 or 3.09?
barrygoddard said:
OK, that makes me feel quite hopeful!
The ROM has just finished, so I'll install now. Did you just flash with Odin? If so, was it 3.07 or 3.09?
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Yes, with ODIN but i dont remember the version. I dont think it is so important for flashing.
Sadly that has not done the trick.
The ROM installed, but when it gets through the set up, there is still no service.
Baseband: Unknown
Network: Unknown
Mobile Network State: Disconnected
Service State: Out of Service
IMEI: Unknown
When I lock the device it's fine, but as soon as I wake and try to unlock, it freezes.
I'm going to have to take it to Samsung, but I guess the first thing they will do is check the warranty
Fark.
I went to the Samsung Experience shop on Oxford Street - they were really helpful
...until they say that the knox had been tripped. Practically pushed me out the door and told me to f*** off.
So, I have a dead Note 3 that won't hold a TW ROM and has no service on any ROM.
Any suggestions would be welcome at this stage!
barrygoddard said:
I went to the Samsung Experience shop on Oxford Street - they were really helpful
...until they say that the knox had been tripped. Practically pushed me out the door and told me to f*** off.
So, I have a dead Note 3 that won't hold a TW ROM and has no service on any ROM.
Any suggestions would be welcome at this stage!
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One of the thing that will help is to flash as much roms you can. In my case 11 roms. And on the 12th the network comes back.
And there a lot in google and in samobile that you can try.
But flashing as much rom as you can is the best way.
Good Luck
If it's an N9005, it sounds like the issues i was having with my phone when i first installed the S5 Rom.
No matter what i did, or how many times i tried flashing back to stock, it wouldn't work at all, it just kept freezing, lagging, no sound, no baseband/IMEI etc. What fixed it for me was downloading the NH1 Modem and flashing it in ODIN. If when you restart your phone, there is still no baseband/IMEI then restart back into Download mode, flash modem with ODIN but make sure Restart is unticked. When it's flashed, pull the battery out of your phone, then put it back in again. Restart back into download and flash the modem again, but tick auto restart this time. Hopefully you'll be back sorted when the phone restarts.
Get the modem from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/ref-galaxy-note-3-sm-n9005-gsm-modems-t2842806
Brownie2k said:
If it's an N9005, it sounds like the issues i was having with my phone when i first installed the S5 Rom.
No matter what i did, or how many times i tried flashing back to stock, it wouldn't work at all, it just kept freezing, lagging, no sound, no baseband/IMEI etc. What fixed it for me was downloading the NH1 Modem and flashing it in ODIN. If when you restart your phone, there is still no baseband/IMEI then restart back into Download mode, flash modem with ODIN but make sure Restart is unticked. When it's flashed, pull the battery out of your phone, then put it back in again. Restart back into download and flash the modem again, but tick auto restart this time. Hopefully you'll be back sorted when the phone restarts.
Get the modem from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/ref-galaxy-note-3-sm-n9005-gsm-modems-t2842806
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Thanks dude, hopefully this will work.
What ROM did you use to get thimg going? Ive spent so many hours on this already, want to minimise more wasted time!!
barrygoddard said:
Thanks dude, hopefully this will work.
What ROM did you use to get thimg going? Ive spent so many hours on this already, want to minimise more wasted time!!
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I flashed the S5 Stock Rom Final 20 (At the time) and all seemed fine. After i'd flashed though, it just didn't seem to recognise my baseband, and no matter how many times i flashed to stock, it wouldn't change anything.
In the end, i flashed the N9005XXUENB7_N9005OXAENB1_BTU Stock Rom, then flashed the NH1 Modem. That kicked my Note 3 back into life and restored IMEI/Baseband. From there, i just flashed the S5 rom back and it was all working fine. I think the modem should kick it into gear no matter what rom you're using though.
Dude. You are a star.
I downloaded the ROM you said, flashed, then flashed the modem the way you said and it works.
Thank you so much.
barrygoddard said:
Dude. You are a star.
I downloaded the ROM you said, flashed, then flashed the modem the way you said and it works.
Thank you so much.
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You're very welcome pal, glad your Note 3 is back working properly!
You should be good to flash a different Rom and have no issues at all.
hi ..
i am facing problems with my imei..
actually i have done this:
1. rooted the MICROMAX A110Q phone for 1st time using Framaroot app. and installed superSU
2.installed CMW version 5 in phone.
3. performed a complete nandroid backup nd placed it in PC and Ext-Sd card both
4.then following some tutorials i tried to install few custom roms:-
>>1 'COLOUR OS v2' custom recovery..
RESULT= didnt worked (stuck at boot screen)
>>2 'Note 3 rom for canvas 2 plus A110q
RESULT= didnt worked (stuck at boot screen)
5. incresed ROM partition upto 1GB successfully.
6. retry installing 'Note 3 rom for canvas 2 plus A110q'
>>Result = successfully installed.
VALID IMEI
7. i took a Backup of IMEI in mobile uncle tools
saved imei.bak file in PC also.
8. note 3 rom for A110q had some bugs so i tried to install new one..
9. tried to install "ultimate galaxy v3" accidently..
the rom was meant for A110 instead of my A110Q.. nd as a result i found my phone dead or bricked.
10. i followed instructions for unbricking. flashed the phone by SP_TOOLS with micromax canvas 2 original stock rom nd finally found phone back into life..
11. i started my phone all as new nd working..
but.. found an error...
"INVALID IMEI"
12. then i smiled nd simply restored the complete nandroid backup..
still "INVALID IMEI"
13. then i rooted phone nd installed mobile uncle and restored IMEI.bak
still "INVALID IMEI"
14. download imei writer from post in XDA followed instructions but it gives error
"power ON" even if i removed battery..
15. i downloaded MTK tools nd tried to write imei..
but after successfully completing process
still "INVALID IMEI"
i really need immediate help wid that..
both of my sim are off phone became ipod..
nd unable to repair my phone..please tell me some solution
so much thanxx ...in advance ...
Sent from my Micromax A110Q using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Hey people
4poorv said:
hi ..
i am facing problems with my imei..
actually i have done this:
1. rooted the MICROMAX A110Q phone for 1st time using Framaroot app. and installed superSU
2.installed CMW version 5 in phone.
3. performed a complete nandroid backup nd placed it in PC and Ext-Sd card both
4.then following some tutorials i tried to install few custom roms:-
>>1 'COLOUR OS v2' custom recovery..
RESULT= didnt worked (stuck at boot screen)
>>2 'Note 3 rom for canvas 2 plus A110q
RESULT= didnt worked (stuck at boot screen)
5. incresed ROM partition upto 1GB successfully.
6. retry installing 'Note 3 rom for canvas 2 plus A110q'
>>Result = successfully installed.
VALID IMEI
7. i took a Backup of IMEI in mobile uncle tools
saved imei.bak file in PC also.
8. note 3 rom for A110q had some bugs so i tried to install new one..
9. tried to install "ultimate galaxy v3" accidently..
the rom was meant for A110 instead of my A110Q.. nd as a result i found my phone dead or bricked.
10. i followed instructions for unbricking. flashed the phone by SP_TOOLS with micromax canvas 2 original stock rom nd finally found phone back into life..
11. i started my phone all as new nd working..
but.. found an error...
"INVALID IMEI"
12. then i smiled nd simply restored the complete nandroid backup..
still "INVALID IMEI"
13. then i rooted phone nd installed mobile uncle and restored IMEI.bak
still "INVALID IMEI"
14. download imei writer from post in XDA followed instructions but it gives error
"power ON" even if i removed battery..
15. i downloaded MTK tools nd tried to write imei..
but after successfully completing process
still "INVALID IMEI"
i really need immediate help wid that..
both of my sim are off phone became ipod..
nd unable to repair my phone..please tell me some solution
so much thanxx ...in advance ...
Sent from my Micromax A110Q using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Did you already found a solution? i am stuck on this thing too
Hi all,
So I've decided to root my Exynos International Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900) using Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root. All went well until Odin got stuck at cache.img, then fails after a couple of minutes. I unplug the phone and restart it, it then displays "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" whenever I try to boot. I can access download mode again, but not recovery. My phone is stock 4.2.2.
It's the first time I have such a problem, I flashed a couple of phones before without any trouble. I searched XDA for a solution and tried other Odin versions, different cable/ports, even tried on another computer: Same issue. Stuck at cache.img. I can't get my phone to work again. Some people suggested it might have something to do with USB debugging, but I can't remember if I left it enabled or disabled.
I didn't back any of my data (I didn't expect the root to fail...) and retrieving my phone, rooted or not, is of the utmost importance. Please avoid posting solutions that involve data loss.
Feel free to ask about anything I might have left out.
Thanks!
GST_Diandre said:
Hi all,
So I've decided to root my Exynos International Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900) using Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root. All went well until Odin got stuck at cache.img, then fails after a couple of minutes. I unplug the phone and restart it, it then displays "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" whenever I try to boot. I can access download mode again, but not recovery. My phone is stock 4.2.2.
It's the first time I have such a problem, I flashed a couple of phones before without any trouble. I searched XDA for a solution and tried other Odin versions, different cable/ports, even tried on another computer: Same issue. Stuck at cache.img. I can't get my phone to work again. Some people suggested it might have something to do with USB debugging, but I can't remember if I left it enabled or disabled.
I didn't back any of my data (I didn't expect the root to fail...) and retrieving my phone, rooted or not, is of the utmost importance. Please avoid posting solutions that involve data loss.
Feel free to ask about anything I might have left out.
Thanks!
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I think you'll have to flash an official Sammy Firmware to get past the error, although if you look in the Note 3 Android Development, I recall seeing some deodexed, rooted firmware that is supposed to work from Odin. Not sure if any of them are for exynos version though.
Data? I keep everything I can on the extSD for exactly this reason. You should be able to remove the card and put it in a card caddy and read it in a PC and copy out your media etc. The root process shouldn't have overwritten anything you need.
For rooting, maybe DL the SuperSU zip file Chainfire's website and flash it in Recovery once you're up and running? I use TWRP but Philz or CWM recoveries will do it.
Journyman16 said:
I think you'll have to flash an official Sammy Firmware to get past the error, although if you look in the Note 3 Android Development, I recall seeing some deodexed, rooted firmware that is supposed to work from Odin. Not sure if any of them are for exynos version though.
Data? I keep everything I can on the extSD for exactly this reason. You should be able to remove the card and put it in a card caddy and read it in a PC and copy out your media etc. The root process shouldn't have overwritten anything you need.
For rooting, maybe DL the SuperSU zip file Chainfire's website and flash it in Recovery once you're up and running? I use TWRP but Philz or CWM recoveries will do it.
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I see. So in newbie terms, if I flash the official firmware I have from SamMobile, I should have my phone back running with all my apps & data? Also, any hint about why rooting didn't work in the first place?
After this tragic experience with Odin, I'm gonna forget root for now, maybe update to Lollipop then think about rooting again.
Thanks for replying !
GST_Diandre said:
I see. So in newbie terms, if I flash the official firmware I have from SamMobile, I should have my phone back running with all my apps & data? Also, any hint about why rooting didn't work in the first place?
After this tragic experience with Odin, I'm gonna forget root for now, maybe update to Lollipop then think about rooting again.
Thanks for replying !
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Did the official firmware work when you did it? If so, download Phone INFO Samsung from Play and use it to check what hardware you actually have.
I have had issues with CF-Auto root recently so I flash Stock, then the TWRP md5 file (in Odin 3.09) then I boot into Recovery and flash SuperSU. That gives me Recovery and root. You normally have to run SuperSU when you start so it can update.
U[pdating to LP is a good idea - most of the things going on in Dev are now LP versions.
Journyman16 said:
Did the official firmware work when you did it? If so, download Phone INFO Samsung from Play and use it to check what hardware you actually have.
I have had issues with CF-Auto root recently so I flash Stock, then the TWRP md5 file (in Odin 3.09) then I boot into Recovery and flash SuperSU. That gives me Recovery and root. You normally have to run SuperSU when you start so it can update.
U[pdating to LP is a good idea - most of the things going on in Dev are now LP versions.
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I didn't flash the official firmware ever. Before trying to root with Odin and getting it stuck, I never flashed or modified anything internally on this phone.
Obviously, I can't use Phone INFO because my phone is stuck at BSOD.
I will upgrade to Lollipop, once I can get my phone working as it was. For now I'm still hesitating to flash the official firmware. I don't know if that would wipe the apps or just get back the phone as it was.
GST_Diandre said:
I didn't flash the official firmware ever. Before trying to root with Odin and getting it stuck, I never flashed or modified anything internally on this phone.
Obviously, I can't use Phone INFO because my phone is stuck at BSOD.
I will upgrade to Lollipop, once I can get my phone working as it was. For now I'm still hesitating to flash the official firmware. I don't know if that would wipe the apps or just get back the phone as it was.
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It will wipe Apps and Data - it makes your phone like you just bought it.
I didn't realise it was stuck in that mode - just thought that happened whenever you tried to flash something.
First thing. Turn phone off. Take back off and remove battery for 10 secs or so. Turn it on holding down Vol Down + Home + Power - release when DL screen shows and press Vol Down. If that gets you into the phone, spend some time saving your data to extSD.
I use Call Logs Backup & Restore, SMS Backup & Restore, I export my Contacts to ext storage. I use TiBu to backup all my apps to a folder on extSDCard. If you are on Stock ROM, you should be able to set your camera to save to extSDCard but you need a file explorer (I use ES File Explorer) to copy your current DCIM folder across - other than that, look for music, documents and video folders on internal memory)
If it doesn't open the phone for you, & your data is important, take card out and use adapter to save data onto a computer.
Go to Sammobile and download the proper official firmware for your phone - note you need to set up a free account before you can DL.
Download Odin 3.09 Run Odin
Then repeat the phone process but this time press Vol Up when at the DL screen. It is important to have the phone Off and electrically flat before attempting a firmware update.
Connect phone to PC - Odin should recognise it. If it doesn't you probably need the Samsung USB Drivers so get them and install them.
Then connect phone again. Click AP and find your DL from Sammobile. Wait for it to load then press Start. Wait... it will reboot and usually sits on the logo for quite some time.
Set up your phone, and restore or reinstall your apps.
Rotsa Ruck!
Journyman16 said:
It will wipe Apps and Data - it makes your phone like you just bought it.
I didn't realise it was stuck in that mode - just thought that happened whenever you tried to flash something.
First thing. Turn phone off. Take back off and remove battery for 10 secs or so. Turn it on holding down Vol Down + Home + Power - release when DL screen shows and press Vol Down. If that gets you into the phone, spend some time saving your data to extSD.
I use Call Logs Backup & Restore, SMS Backup & Restore, I export my Contacts to ext storage. I use TiBu to backup all my apps to a folder on extSDCard. If you are on Stock ROM, you should be able to set your camera to save to extSDCard but you need a file explorer (I use ES File Explorer) to copy your current DCIM folder across - other than that, look for music, documents and video folders on internal memory)
If it doesn't open the phone for you, & your data is important, take card out and use adapter to save data onto a computer.
Go to Sammobile and download the proper official firmware for your phone - note you need to set up a free account before you can DL.
Download Odin 3.09 Run Odin
Then repeat the phone process but this time press Vol Up when at the DL screen. It is important to have the phone Off and electrically flat before attempting a firmware update.
Connect phone to PC - Odin should recognise it. If it doesn't you probably need the Samsung USB Drivers so get them and install them.
Then connect phone again. Click AP and find your DL from Sammobile. Wait for it to load then press Start. Wait... it will reboot and usually sits on the logo for quite some time.
Set up your phone, and restore or reinstall your apps.
Rotsa Ruck!
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Thank you, I just tried going into download mode and pressing vol down, still get the same BSOD. I guess that means phone cannot be recovered as it is...
I'm backing up my stuff now. I have no problem backing up contacts/SMS/etc.., but can you tell me whether I can still back up applications and restore them as they were using Titanium Backup on PC ? I know this should have been done before even soft-bricking my phone, but since it inaccessible to run the app on it...
I already have the official firmware waiting to be installed, just need to be sure about TiBU and that I backed up everything correctly Thanks for answering !
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Thank you, I just tried going into download mode and pressing vol down, still get the same BSOD. I guess that means phone cannot be recovered as it is...
I'm backing up my stuff now. I have no problem backing up contacts/SMS/etc.., but can you tell me whether I can still back up applications and restore them as they were using Titanium Backup on PC ? I know this should have been done before even soft-bricking my phone, but since it inaccessible to run the app on it...
I already have the official firmware waiting to be installed, just need to be sure about TiBU and that I backed up everything correctly Thanks for answering !
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That depends... TiBu can only recover what you've saved (obvious I know...) and only if it didn't get wiped in the new firmware flash. (which it will if you didn't choose extSDCard for the backups)
Other than that, once your phone is set up and your Google account active, Play Store will DL all your apps.
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That depends... TiBu can only recover what you've saved (obvious I know...) and only if it didn't get wiped in the new firmware flash. (which it will if you didn't choose extSDCard for the backups)
Other than that, once your phone is set up and your Google account active, Play Store will DL all your apps.
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Okay great So where exactly do I get TiBu for pc?
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Okay great So where exactly do I get TiBu for pc?
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Unfortunately it's a Play Store app, so first you have to get your phone working.
You could try the attached from Recovery but I have no idea if it would work as it's from my rooted CM12.1 system.
Journyman16 said:
Unfortunately it's a Play Store app, so first you have to get your phone working.
You could try the attached from Recovery but I have no idea if it would work as it's from my rooted CM12.1 system.
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Recovery isn't working for me... The only thing I can access on the phone is Download mode.
I guess it's lost? :/
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Recovery isn't working for me... The only thing I can access on the phone is Download mode.
I guess it's lost? :/
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The only other thing I can think of would be using ADB over USB but I don't know if that would work with DL mode or if it is only for Recovery. You'd have to search and learn how to use it.
So maybe time to just get the phone working and make sure for future you have backups?
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The only other thing I can think of would be using ADB over USB but I don't know if that would work with DL mode or if it is only for Recovery. You'd have to search and learn how to use it.
So maybe time to just get the phone working and make sure for future you have backups?
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SOLVED. I can't believe how easy it was. I was about to flash it over from scratch but then it struck me.
Chainfire ships Odin with all its root bundles, a version where you cannot untick "Auto Reboot". Because of Auto Reboot being ticked, Odin freezes at "cache.img". It might not freeze for some people but for me, having Auto Reboot activated causes the freeze
Downloading a different version of Odin (any version, I used 3.09) that allows changing parameters and LEAVING EVERYTHING UNTICKED BUT F. RESET TIME works like a charm.
Don't forget to reboot your phone after Odin displays PASS or RESET (Long press power).
I'm going to PM Chainfire about this, and tell a max of people about it.
Thank you for your support
EDIT: Also going to NANDroid my phone. I'm tired of panicking over failed roots
hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???
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hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???
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You can't apply stock updates on a rooted device with custom recovery, you have to have stock recovery and an unmodified system partition.
If you can't get to download mode then you might have to send the device to a shop that can perform a JTAG service on the device.
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Yes i understand custom recovery cannot restore stock however mt recovery is gone as well if its still there how can i get it to come back up because the only function i have now is download mode
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Yes i understand custom recovery cannot restore stock however mt recovery is gone as well if its still there how can i get it to come back up because the only function i have now is download mode
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I didn't say that you couldn't flash stock in custom recovery.
I said, you can't flash "stock updates" on a rooted device, it requires stock recovery and an unmodified system partition. You just didn't understand.
There ARE, however, stock ROMs that have been converted into flashable zips that can be flashed in custom recovery, but this won't help you right now.
If you can get to download mode then you can flash your full stock firmware via Odin.
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Ok everytime i try it starts to download but then it says writing was stopped how can i change that? Ive tried every diff rom download incase the firmware i downloaded was bad but they all say the same thing
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Ok everytime i try it starts to download but then it says writing was stopped how can i change that? Ive tried every diff rom download incase the firmware i downloaded was bad but they all say the same thing
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Here are some troubleshooting steps for a failed Odin flash from the S2 forum, troubleshooting yours should be similar.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
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Thank u so much for your help
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hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???
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ok so update on this on5 i did get back recovery option but still no os i have seen others mention that secure download enabled can cause this what im having difficulty with is what is causing it some say frp my frp says its off ,,,some say its knox,,and some say activation lock my question what is the sorce of my secure download and how can i disable it when i only have recovery and download mode
So, I had a rooted S10+ , using Magisk root. Running andriod 9.0, Recently i used an app from google store to put an installed apk file into /system/apps, And then I reeboted voila, The mobile keeps bootlooping into the screen where it says "Samsung galaxy s10+ Secured by Knox, " and the light of the screen dims,... And Restarts after a while.
I AM ABLE TO get into RECOVERY MODE. Tried Wiping data and Cache.
I TRIED GOING INTO DOWNLOAD MODE. BUT it doesnt work. Tried inserting the Cable, powering off via Recovery and then Tried Vol Down + Bixby +Power,
Everything, But wont go into Download mode.
I do know a little about rooting and stuff .. I mean i can use Odin .. I have the firmwares for the device, Is there a way to Install the Firmware using sd card? or like What do i do next? IM Literally Panicking.. I mean the device is pretty new and expensive XD.
Im gonna leave it for the night to i guess drain out of battery.. Please help. What should i do next.
Please Help, I just know this forums ive been here since idk joined it back then.. Please i need help from someone or ima literally die of heart attack
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*;81748367]So, I had a rooted S10+ , using Magisk root. Running andriod 9.0, Recently i used an app from google store to put an installed apk file into /system/apps, And then I reeboted voila, The mobile keeps bootlooping into the screen where it says "Samsung galaxy s10+ Secured by Knox, " and the light of the screen dims,... And Restarts after a while.
I AM ABLE TO get into RECOVERY MODE. Tried Wiping data and Cache.
I TRIED GOING INTO DOWNLOAD MODE. BUT it doesnt work. Tried inserting the Cable, powering off via Recovery and then Tried Vol Down + Bixby +Power,
Everything, But wont go into Download mode.
I do know a little about rooting and stuff .. I mean i can use Odin .. I have the firmwares for the device, Is there a way to Install the Firmware using sd card? or like What do i do next? IM Literally Panicking.. I mean the device is pretty new and expensive XD.
Im gonna leave it for the night to i guess drain out of battery.. Please help. What should i do next.
Please Help, I just know this forums ive been here since idk joined it back then.. Please i need help from someone or ima literally die of heart attack
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Well let's try two things
If your data is important to you try to install custom ROM via TWRP
And if not try to reset factory from TWRP
I don't think that you BRICKED! your phone
It only causes from flashing wrong model firmware
And I think the best way is install custom ROM(do a full wipe)(see completely clear tutorial videos to install it right)and after system booted you can install stock ROM again
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If all the things go wrong
At if your completely know that you BRICKED it(that I don't think) you can easily request debrick.img and install it from SD card
So be relax dude
It would be great experience for you to save your phone
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So, I had a rooted S10+
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Hi Mate
What app did you install?
Did you try the advice from amirizad_7436 ?
[U$AMA]* said:
So, I had a rooted S10+ , using Magisk root. Running andriod 9.0, Recently i used an app from google store to put an installed apk file into /system/apps, And then I reeboted voila, The mobile keeps bootlooping into the screen where it says "Samsung galaxy s10+ Secured by Knox, " and the light of the screen dims,... And Restarts after a while.
I AM ABLE TO get into RECOVERY MODE. Tried Wiping data and Cache.
I TRIED GOING INTO DOWNLOAD MODE. BUT it doesnt work. Tried inserting the Cable, powering off via Recovery and then Tried Vol Down + Bixby +Power,
Everything, But wont go into Download mode.
I do know a little about rooting and stuff .. I mean i can use Odin .. I have the firmwares for the device, Is there a way to Install the Firmware using sd card? or like What do i do next? IM Literally Panicking.. I mean the device is pretty new and expensive XD.
Im gonna leave it for the night to i guess drain out of battery.. Please help. What should i do next.
Please Help, I just know this forums ive been here since idk joined it back then.. Please i need help from someone or ima literally die of heart attack
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I assume that you must have installed magisk module like app systemizer or any other like that to convert system app?
Just have to uninstall certain module from twrp using twrp file manager. Reboot it will boot.
OR
You can use read my thread in guide section " upgrade downgrade without losing data" i mentioned in detail and also some links to ready magisk patched firmwares.
New Weird ****
So Thank you so much for replying, It gave me hope , I went to a Fixit guy, He I HAVE TOTALLY NO IDEA What he did,
Since i couldnt reach Download Mode, I got him to fix it, now ...
I am running my phone. Everything looks good, The warning of root at the start disappeared and the software starts normally.
There is 1 issue. I am still unable to run samsung secure folder (type apps , i think its because i did once root the phone), Secondly.
I updated my Phone to the new Andriod version and it bricked again ? (got restored by the same guy again), So like , can someone tell me what might be causing this ?
Should i Enable Debug, Go download mode and Reinstall the Original Firmware that I patched before with magisk? like (I compared the Baseband version and Build Version of the new installed software its not same as my original phone ? Maybe this is causing it not to software update? )
I dunno The Sideefffects of once rooting the phone? I mean can i ever get the old default non rooted phone back? I hope you someone understands what im trying to ask ? Like Should i Default firmware it ? or just keep using it ? will i gain something? like Will i be able to update the software?
(NOTE: I dont need root anymore . Im done with it.)
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So Thank you so much for replying, It gave me hope , I went to a Fixit guy, He I HAVE TOTALLY NO IDEA What he did,
Since i couldnt reach Download Mode, I got him to fix it, now ...
I am running my phone. Everything looks good, The warning of root at the start disappeared and the software starts normally.
There is 1 issue. I am still unable to run samsung secure folder (type apps , i think its because i did once root the phone), Secondly.
I updated my Phone to the new Andriod version and it bricked again ? (got restored by the same guy again), So like , can someone tell me what might be causing this ?
Should i Enable Debug, Go download mode and Reinstall the Original Firmware that I patched before with magisk? like (I compared the Baseband version and Build Version of the new installed software its not same as my original phone ? Maybe this is causing it not to software update? )
I dunno The Sideefffects of once rooting the phone? I mean can i ever get the old default non rooted phone back? I hope you someone understands what im trying to ask ? Like Should i Default firmware it ? or just keep using it ? will i gain something? like Will i be able to update the software?
(NOTE: I dont need root anymore . Im done with it.)
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Once rooted, secure folder will not work anymore. If you are using Android 9 then use custom ROM because there is fixes there for Secure Folder. If on Android 10 then forget about it and wait until dev fix.
And for other questions, it sounds like you are newbie and didn't know anything about it until now. I would suggest to read some article here, explore about some magisk that what its, Bootloader ... how to unlock Bootloader etc. Trust me one day you will become dev. Good Luck
What i am asking is, I think something is wrong. I cant use Netflix , It was working before (when rooted), So i want to know, Should i Use ODIN to Put my Original (UNPATCHED) Firmware in this phone?
And If i do agree to proceed, (My Boot loader is unlocked permanently btw in developer options),
I just have to put it on download, connect pc open odin add the original files and run it ? and when start wipe data and cache. is that is ? Am i missing something can you please confirm sir? and these files only right?
"AP, BL, CP and CSC (I also have HOME file should i also attach that?)
Can you recommend me a tutorial to follow via odin, Restoring my Original Firmware back ? In s10+ please? Ill be grateful to you.