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N900W8 Downgrade to 4.3

So I flashed 4.4.2 successfully and it was booting and everything was working. Now I'm trying to get back to 4.3 but I am unable to do so.
In ODIN, I selected only the 4.3 AP file -
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It just keeps trying to boot for a very long time. What am i doing wrong?

bleuwave said:
So I flashed 4.4.2 successfully and it was booting and everything was working. Now I'm trying to get back to 4.3 but I am unable to do so.
In ODIN, I selected only the 4.3 AP file -
It just keeps trying to boot for a very long time. What am i doing wrong?
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The 4.4.2 bootloader would stop you from downgrading, in other words, you 'CANNOT' go back to 4.3. You have to use 4.4.2 mate.

stanley08 said:
The 4.4.2 bootloader would stop you from downgrading, in other words, you 'CANNOT' go back to 4.3. You have to use 4.4.2 mate.
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I have the Canadian version! which allows downgrading...
Can anyone help...i see many people have been successful with downgrading the Canadian version on the forums...

bleuwave said:
I have the Canadian version! which allows downgrading...
Can anyone help...i see many people have been successful with downgrading the Canadian version on the forums...
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Okay, I know normally, 4.4.2 bootloader stops you from downgrading to 4.3. Maybe those people didn't flash the 4.4.2 bootloader. Anyway!
Then maybe you need a factory reset. Do in stock recovery (It will delete all files in internal sd).
Better still, maybe flash custom recovery then Wipe there and not lose files in Internal SD. Cheers!

bleuwave said:
I have the Canadian version! which allows downgrading...
Can anyone help...i see many people have been successful with downgrading the Canadian version on the forums...
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Are you running a custom rom right now? If you are, follow the steps below;
- if you flashed a custom rom ( x-note, omega, etc...) after flashing stock firmware, you have to flash back to stock KK same way when you upgrade
- flash your original 4.3 firmware, for example in my case I have MJ4 before flashing then I have to flash MJ4 back because MJ1 will fail.
- if after flashing of original 4.3 firmware and it's getting stuck at the samsung flash screen, take battery out and put it back in, boot to recovery ( press vol up + power + home button at the same time till recovery appears then let go ) and do factory reset then reboot and it should boot up all the way to setup
edit: I haven't seen your last post below the picture, in this case just reboot to recovery and factory reset and it'll boot up all the way to setup.

stanley08 said:
Okay, I know normally, 4.4.2 bootloader stops you from downgrading to 4.3. Maybe those people didn't flash the 4.4.2 bootloader. Anyway!
Then maybe you need a factory reset. Do in stock recovery (It will delete all files in internal sd).
Better still, maybe flash custom recovery then Wipe there and not lose files in Internal SD. Cheers!
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Thanks! that is what worked...i just saw your post now....
thanks for responding. appreciate how kind people go out of your way to help noobs like us
hey_joe said:
Are you running a custom rom right now? If you are, follow the steps below;
- if you flashed a custom rom ( x-note, omega, etc...) after flashing stock firmware, you have to flash back to stock KK same way when you upgrade
- flash your original 4.3 firmware, for example in my case I have MJ4 before flashing then I have to flash MJ4 back because MJ1 will fail.
- if after flashing of original 4.3 firmware and it's getting stuck at the samsung flash screen, take battery out and put it back in, boot to recovery ( press vol up + power + home button at the same time till recovery appears then let go ) and do factory reset then reboot and it should boot up all the way to setup
edit: I haven't seen your last post below the picture, in this case just reboot to recovery and factory reset and it'll boot up all the way to setup.
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yeah it was the factory reset that did it after flashing via odin....thanks a bunch for browsing this q/a threads and helping us noobs out! Feels great when someone responds with kind help when all you want to do is bash your head against a wall lol

bleuwave said:
Thanks! that is what worked...i just saw your post now....
thanks for responding. appreciate how kind people go out of your way to help noobs like us
yeah it was the factory reset that did it after flashing via odin....thanks a bunch for browsing this q/a threads and helping us noobs out! Feels great when someone responds with kind help when all you want to do is bash your head against a wall lol
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Lucky Users of Canadian version. It seems no other version can revert from 4.4 to 4.3 OR 4.3 to 4.2.

Root Stock SPH L720TVPUCOD2

Guys,
I just got a replacement with L720TVPUCOD2 5.0.1 installed. how do i root this one? all i want is root.
I see some threads that say flash recovery with odin then flash supersu. not sure of the steps, any help please?

dimaxzouze said:
Guys,
I just got a replacement with L720TVPUCOD2 5.0.1 installed. how do i root this one? all i want is root.
I see some threads that say flash recovery with odin then flash supersu. not sure of the steps, any help please?
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Download Odin v3.10 and install on PC. Install Samsung Driver Suite on PC. Download CF Auto Root by Chainfire. Start up Odin on PC and uncheck everything, power down phone, hold Power & Volume Down until phone goes into Download Mode, connect to PC. Press PDA button in Odin, select CF Auto, click start. Wait for PASS in green (I usually wait another 30 seconds). Unplug phone, pull battery, replace, and reset. Download SuperSU from the Play Store and start the app up. Done.
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Thanks. I did it and it's working well
Sent from my SPH-L720T using Tapatalk

Is there anywhere to get a deodexed version of od2 for the 720t? I searched but haven't seen it if it's out there anywhere.

bilgerryan said:
Download Odin v3.10 and install on PC. Install Samsung Driver Suite on PC. Download CF Auto Root by Chainfire. Start up Odin on PC and uncheck everything, power down phone, hold Power & Volume Down until phone goes into Download Mode, connect to PC. Press PDA button in Odin, select CF Auto, click start. Wait for PASS in green (I usually wait another 30 seconds). Unplug phone, pull battery, replace, and reset. Download SuperSU from the Play Store and start the app up. Done.
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Appreciate the info. What would be the steps to unlock the bootloader if possible on OD2?

itsmejson said:
Appreciate the info. What would be the steps to unlock the bootloader if possible on OD2?
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Only Verizon and AT&T lock bootloaders. It's already unlocked. I think you're confused on what a bootloader is, are you referring to SIM unlock?

I had no idea sprint didnt lock bootloaders. I just came from Verizon with locked bootloaders. Luckily I was able to get mine unlocked.
So just to confirm once we root the sprint phone nothing else is needed to be able to install custom recovery and Roms?

itsmejson said:
I had no idea sprint didnt lock bootloaders. I just came from Verizon with locked bootloaders. Luckily I was able to get mine unlocked.
So just to confirm once we root the sprint phone nothing else is needed to be able to install custom recovery and Roms?
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Actually if you're going that route, skip rooting, Odin TWRP and flash a ROM and you'll save time because pretty much every ROM is rooted.

JG96EVO said:
Is there anywhere to get a deodexed version of od2 for the 720t? I searched but haven't seen it if it's out there anywhere.
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Right here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3113888
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Little Help needed to get my 6p alive again

please help me.
I have completely wiped my device. nothing is there in internal storage. Just the TWRP folder.
it has unlocked bootloader and twrp installed
but it is the unrooted device.
so please tell me what is best for me?
shall I root it or can I directly go to stock Oero?
I have already downloaded stock file '8.1.0 (OPM6.171019.030.E1, Jul 2018)- angler-opm6.171019.030.e1-factory-1abcb2f1.zip'
I am confused, how should I proceed?
please explain me stepwise, so I can save my phone.

smartpreet said:
please help me.
I have completely wiped my device. nothing is there in internal storage. Just the TWRP folder.
it has unlocked bootloader and twrp installed
but it is the unrooted device.
so please tell me what is best for me?
shall I root it or can I directly go to stock Oero?
I have already downloaded stock file '8.1.0 (OPM6.171019.030.E1, Jul 2018)- angler-opm6.171019.030.e1-factory-1abcb2f1.zip'
I am confused, how should I proceed?
please explain me stepwise, so I can save my phone.
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You will be fine I wipe my internal from time to time. Just make sure you update your bootloader and vendor. If you use the flash all I'm pretty sure it's done for you but if using fastboot method follow the steps in the hiesenberg guide. Just so you know once on the latest Oreo builds from what I've read can no longer downgrade. I haven't verified or read up on it myself but maybe look into if you think you might want to go back to nougat .

Exodusche said:
You will be fine I wipe my internal from time to time. Just make sure you update your bootloader and vendor. If you use the flash all I'm pretty sure it's done for you but if using fastboot method follow the steps in the hiesenberg guide. Just so you know once on the latest Oreo builds from what I've read can no longer downgrade. I haven't verified or read up on it myself but maybe look into if you think you might want to go back to nougat .
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i have tried that earlier, but still i got the red triangle.
since i failed to go to stock today i installed latest twrp-3.2.2-0-angler using latest SDK tool.
then i flashed Magisk-v16.0 and then ResurrectionRemix-M-v5.7.4-20161008-angler and it immediately went to google logo and stuck there.

just use this to get back to stock https://developers.google.com/android/images
all you do is boot in to fast boot plug into pc and run flash all
there are ways to save data but you already wiped so no need
if your still confused just look up a guide of how to flash factory images and install the usb drivers

billycar11 said:
just use this to get back to stock https://developers.google.com/android/images
all you do is boot in to fast boot plug into pc and run flash all
there are ways to save data but you already wiped so no need
if your still confused just look up a guide of how to flash factory images and install the usb drivers
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these are my files.
as you said i I had connected the phone and double-click the flashall
the process started and finish but still i am on google logo.it keeps booting to logo. nothing else is happening

smartpreet said:
these are my files.
as you said i I had connected the phone and double-click the flashall
the process started and finish but still i am on google logo.it keeps booting to logo. nothing else is happening
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What did the command line windows say when it was flashing

billycar11 said:
What did the command line windows say when it was flashing
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smartpreet said:
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It looks good but didn't seem to flash radio and bootloader maybe just not in screen shot should boot but if it still won't boot in to the stock recovery and factory reset might help

You could have the bad big cores try flashing one of the 4 core fixes. Also I wait to flash magisk until after first boot. It can hang you on the Google screen .

Galaxy J5 SM-J500FN stuck on boot screen after flashing custom ROMs

Hello to everyone,
I hope that someone can help me at this point where i'm stuck on bootscreen after i flashed an custom ROM.
So, let me tell you my story.
I have a little of experience with flashing custom ROMs. And on my personal phone (Galasy S5) i succesfully installed over and over again custom ROMs. I really like the ROMs from AOSP Extended. They are covering all of my needs. So today i have an Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500FN. It is having some problems with the capacitive buttons(Back and multitasking buttons); those are playing however they want, so you can realise that entering in some app and your phone exiting fro it by itself is very annoyng. So on my S5 i have an option that can disable those buttons for good. And i wanted to install the Android &.1 Nougat offered by AOSP Extended today. So i ve got the TWRP from the official website for the right model of the phone (J500FN) and put it succesfully on it. I downloaded the ROM from official AOSP website, and succesfully installed it on the phone whithout any error. Then i installed the GApps nano, again with 0 errors. And when i was relaxing a little bit hoping that everything it s allright, when i wanted to boot up the phone, it froze up at boot screen (At the moment with that logo with Samsung ... powerd by Android). Then in a couple of seconds it started to turn to an green screen and then to an white screen. At this point, everything is frozen. So i removed the battery and entered in recovery mode(TWRP). There was no problem (only with those capactive buttons that i want to block).. But anyway, i donloaded several ROMs and nothing so far. I tried with anoter TWRP version, samething, stuck on boot screen.
Until my first atempt to flash the custom ROM, the phone worked just fine, only that those buttons ware going crazy. But now, i can't start it up in every mode i can think of.
Can anyone help me with this, please?! Any ideea of how to slve it?
TWRP version 3.1.1-1 j5 nlte
Firmware version: AospExtended-v4.5-j5ltexx-20170816-2007-OFFICIAL
Phone version: SM-J500FN
Tried with various TWRP versions and ROMs. Installing with and without GApps. All the results were the same like in the pictures below:
1) Start up like a normal Android phone
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2) The the big surprise
3) Getting colorfull
4) Advancing...
For now, i can flash with Odin any version of TWRP, i can flash from TWRP any firmware, but i cannot get it boot up normally.
I don't have any backups from stock firmware so, please don t ask me about that.
Thanks in advance...

Look at the aosp file you downloaded. It says j5LTE.
Your device is j5nlte not j5lte you tried to install the wrong file.
Simple as that.
And if that isnt your problem you may have the wrong bootloader and modem but changing that is easy just follow the guide here https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...5-1-1-bootloader-modem-j500xx-t3566801/page15

garylawwd said:
Look at the aosp file you downloaded. It says j5LTE.
Your device is j5nlte not j5lte you tried to install the wrong file.
Simple as that.
And if that isnt your problem you may have the wrong bootloader and modem but changing that is easy just follow the guide here https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...5-1-1-bootloader-modem-j500xx-t3566801/page15
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I downloaded all the files i found out there to try see if anything is changing ))
I will try your solution later. Thank you for your reply

All done!
So, guys, my problem wasn-t from the firmware model, because i tryed many.
Thanks to
garylawwd
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i flashed with Odin ''BootLoader version 5.1.1'' and everything after that was pretty simple.

Boots only to TWRP - Need help fixing

Hi there. About a year or so ago I went about flashing my Tab but it went wrong and now all I can do is get it to boot to TWRP. Would someone be so kind as to tell me step by step what to do to get it back working? I'd prefer it to go back to stock ROM without TWRP or other 3rd party flash programs but I'll take what I can get. Help appreciated.
This is what I get when it boots:
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fuzzyreets said:
I'd prefer it to go back to stock ROM without TWRP
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Did you try booting to DL-mode (via adb reboot for example) and flash a stock ROM with ODIN?

DHGE said:
Did you try booting to DL-mode (via adb reboot for example) and flash a stock ROM with ODIN?
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I got a reply! Thank you!
No I didn't try that. To be honest I used to flash android stuff all the time but kind of having been doing much of that stuff the last few years so I don't remember how to do any of that. If you were so kind to provide me a link or walkthrough on what to do that would be HUGELY appreciated. Thanks for the reply.

fuzzyreets said:
No I didn't try that. To be honest I used to flash android stuff all the time but kind of having been doing much of that stuff the last few years so I don't remember how to do any of that. If you were so kind to provide me a link or walkthrough on what to do that would be HUGELY appreciated. Thanks for the reply.
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What was the goal when you started down the path of installing TWRP? It seems like you might have been part way there if you got that far?
There are Lineage install instructions here. <-- More importantly Odin Download if you don't already have it.
If you decide to try Lineage, the latest builds require new firmware found here. It can also be obtained by returning to stock and updating.
Anyways If you are in TWRP, in the restart menu there is an option to restart to download. If will reboot to a black screen, just hit the power button once when the screen goes off. Before you do this, you need to obtain stock firmware, from somewhere. (Sammobile or something like that) You will also need Odin, link above.
As with anything proceed at your own risk.
Once you have those files, you can extract the firmware. They will be labeled and go into those spots in Odin, AP, BL, CSC, then you should be able to hit start. I'm going from memory, as I haven't had to restore mine since I got it (and looking at the files in stock firmware file).

Idk how relevant this is anymore but I had this same issue after I install lineage 18, there's a multi-disabler zip I got awhile ago that fixes all my flashing problems related recovery loop. Just Google that zip, flash it then format and restart. That what I've done easy fix, this assumes you followed the basic steps to properly flash whatever it is you're trying to.