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[Q] Soft Bricked n900 HK Version

Hi, i was using a Note 3 N900 which was TGY (HK Version i believe), its running N900ZSUCML1 firmware. By about an hour ago i got bored and decided to play with it a little, so i started rooting it using CF Auto Root, it worked and SuperSU was installed. I got a little cocky and tried to install a KitKat Stock firmware using Odin v1.85 but the firmware i was trying to flash was the Indonesian (XSE) Version. By the time i realised, Kies could not recognise my phone, i tried re flashing back to the ML1 firmware with Odin but it says fail, i think i tripped my knox warranty but i coudnt care less about it now i dont have a phone.
I looked up guides on how to recover from soft bricks, but those are only available for either SM9005 or VZW Note 3's, is there any way for the inlt note 3 to get a piece too??
Please Please Please any help would have my undying thanks! :'(

[Q] Downgrading Galaxy S5 (Sm-G900H) from Lollipop(5.0) to KitKat4.4.x

Hello guys!
Recently I downloaded the Lollipop firmware from SamMobile and ungraded my Galaxy S5(G900H) to Lollipop but to my utter disappointment the new Android is gross for me.
So I just want to go back to KitKAt and my serious question that would it be just fine if I download the StockROM(4.4.x) from SamMobile and flash it through odin?
Will I not lose my Service Signals?
Would I need any particular modem after the downgrade?
My phone is not rooted,
Thanks....

You should be all right as long as you're getting the right version for the right device based on the right carrier. I've found that Kies has made it possible to unbork my past devices, but right now I haven't attempted to downgrade my phone from lollipop to Kitkat using it.
Sent from my Galaxy S5

[NEWBIE] Need help to root my Note 4 SM-N910G

So I have a Note 4 SM-N910G Variant Currently running 5.1.1 Lollipop and I'm looking forward to root it since my warranty is over. (Snapdragon) I want to flash dr.ketan's rom ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/n910g-dr-ketan-custom-rom-t2928568 ) but obviously I need to root my phone first.
I have researched through many youtube videos and website for Rooting and to my understanding, I need to download a kernel and flash a recovery called TWRP, flash SuperSU and then flash the ROM itself.
But so far, All I could find were kernels for other variants except N910G, some of them said that I can use the kernel for N910F ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/tw-kernel-emotroid-team-t2990557 )
Can someone help me? And correct me if my understanding of the root procedure is wrong.
Really really really appreciated If you can help me

I tried to flash a kernal for SM-N910F 5.1.1 on my SM-N910G and it stopped my phone from booting (soft brick, got stuck on the first Samsung splash screen). I'm fairly certain that I did it correctly but I am new to Android so it might have been my mistake. I did get my phone working again by downloading the vanilla 5.1.1 SM-N910G firmware using SamFirm and installing it via Odin.
EDIT: I have successfully rooted my device using Noname Kernal http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63217526

Note 4 Sm-n910h international version keeps trying to reboot but it never does.....

hi all, i was trying to root my galaxy note 4 sm-n910h (international version) 5.1.1 3 days ago but it happens that i used cf-autoroot (and i found out, the worst possible way thats its not compatible with my software version)... since that day everytime i turn it on it keeps trying for hours to turn on but it goes until samsung animation logo and restarts again... ive tried recovery mode and factory reset but it didnt work.. anyone had the same problem? thanks in advance!

try installing rom stock by Odin
Find your model and download SamMobile official firmware

Help with a troubled Tab 4 7.0! (Downgrade & QA)

Hi community I just need help to figure out what to do with my Tab 4 7.0 the history begins this way:
I get this Tablet already used not brand new it looked to have Android Lollipop 5.1.1 when I got it and didn't appear suspicious and lend it to one of my kids, the problem begins after some time the Tablet didn't connect to the Play Store anymore proly because my kids was trying to root it via KingoRoot or other apps to mess with some games, so after that I decided to solve the problem doing a Hard Reset but it didn't work, the tablet still can't connect to the PlayStore via RH-01 error message.
So I decided to flash it with the official stockl rom from Samsung, my BIG surprise is that this Tablet never get Lollipop 5.1.1 it didn't ever get Lollipop at all accordingly to this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/links-galaxy-tab-4-official-lollipop-5-t3102844
Because my tablet is the SM-T230NU (the model accordingly to the box is SM-T230NYKAXAR) model and that model never gets LL, so I figure it out this was a modified rom? Even in the Info about the device over settings it says the model of the device i "Nexus 5" instead of Tab 4 or whatever Samsung call this device but not Nexus 5 that is a phone from LG.
So I stopped here, because I've heard it can be dangerous to Downgrade Android versions? If not what should I do? Use Odin3 and flash the rom mentioned in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/links-stock-galaxy-tab-4-firmware-t3013128
For the T230NU USA variant? Hope u can advice me about what to do and give some tips because this will be my first flash on a device.
Thanks in advance! :laugh::good:

They probably flashed a custom rom with broken GAPPS, just restore with Odin and the official rom.

Pix12 said:
They probably flashed a custom rom with broken GAPPS, just restore with Odin and the official rom.
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By restore u mean flash it with some of the roms provided in this link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab...mware-t3013128
So there's no problem if I have 5.1.1 right now and get down to 4.2 as is the official one?