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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[GUIDE] Extract bootloader and Make flashable ODIN Tar.md5

Hello all,
This is my first GUIDE thread, hope it will help you.
I will update interface of this thread regularly and try to answer your questions.
Story: As i flashed many devices (mine,friends,relatives,...) i understand that SOMETIMES bootloaders makes difference. I know they don't have functions of KERNEL or MODEM but some random reboots can be caused by bootloaders, so by updating bootloader, you probably(or maybe) overcome to them. I was searching a lot and found THIS thread although it is very nice thread/REFERENCE but not updated... so i posted a request there for new bootloader and didn't get any response for days and that makes me to learn how to this task by myself.
so here we are the Required Tools:
1- STOCK Firmware: you can download it from anywhere you want, however i prefer sammobile, just note that you have to register(which is free) in sammobile in order to download firmwares.
NOTE!!!: don't download operator firmwares like(orange,Tmobile,...) i am not sure whether their bootloader is safe(locked/unlocked) or not.
2- WinRAR: to extract ZIP, RAR, TAR, TAR.MD5, it is paid application but it is functioning even after trial period and it only gives you a notification, I know there are many alternatives but I tested with this software and recommend it to anyone.
3- [Script][Tool] how to create a tar.md5 file from img For Odin go to this thread download tar-Tool_Odin3-v3.07_by_mkh.mourad.zip and extract it to some folder lets call it Flashing(can be anything) on your desktop.
!!!!!!!!Credits of this tool goes to user mkh.mourad thanks to him for this great handy tool, otherwise you had to do many other steps...
4- Odin for PC: I tested Odin v3.09 i don't know whether lower version would work or not. (do not use Mobile Odin look at the warning section point 3)
UPDATE: Odin v3.10 tested and it worked too, moreover odin v3.10 is fastest, use this version please.
Now INSTRUCTION:
1- Download your desired firmware (NOTE: see "Required tools" section)
2- Extract it anywhere you want and you will see *.tar.md5 file extract it again (* name of the firmware is not important)
3- After extracting *.tar.md5 you will see several files with extensions *.img and *.bin, we need >>sboot.bin>>
4- Extract content of tar-Tool_Odin3-v3.07_by_mkh.mourad.zip to any folder that you want, copy sboot.bin from previous step to this folder(the folder that you have extracted tar-Tool_Odin3-v3.07_by_mkh.mourad.zip)
5- Now you can see bunch of batch files and of course sboot.bin that you have copied there, run ImgToTar.MD5.bat, the command window will open and after a few seconds will disappear. now in that same folder you can see sboot.tar.md5 which is the odin flashable bootloader.
After creating final sboot.tar.md5 do not rename it because MD5 value get changed by renaming so odin will refuse to flash file (invalid MD5 error)
Note that if you use windows OS you would see sboot.tar NOT sboot.tar.md5 which is ok. (you can see it if you look in file's properties or turn on "show file extension" option in folder options)
6- Very very very very important, you must go into download mode by hardware buttons (turn off device or pull out and in battery just to be safe, press Volume down + home button and power it on) please do notgo to bootloader from reboot menu i warned you.
7- Open odin, unthick Auto reboot, click on BL, and add sboot.tar.md5, plug your phone in download mode and flash, IMPORTANT: wait till it write all threads completed and port color became GREEN with PASS written in it, it will take about 2-3 minutes be patient.
UPDATE: if you use odin v3.10 you wont have to wait this much because after a few seconds unlike odin v3.09 the port color became green. So i recommend you to use v3.10
8- After above step finished, unplug your phone, hold power button till phone get rebooted
9- DONE, enjoy your new bootloader, if you use Boeffla kernel you can go into stweaks and check your bootloader version or use "phone info" application from market.
WARNING!!!
1- I am not responsible for any hard bricks, bootloader flashing is risky and it can make your phone unusable, do it on your RISK
2- Method above is tested by me on my I9300, i don't know whether it will work for other S3 varients or other phones... UPDATE: Working on Note 3 N900 too, seems this method could work on most of the Samsung phones...
3- Do not use Mobile Odin to flash this bootloader(or any!?), it may give you md5 error or may be WORST, brick the phone Thanks to @nainaabd
Downloads
XXUGNG3 bootloader you can get in attachment, made by the above method and tested by me on i9300 just extract zip and flash XXUGNG3.tar by odin
XXUGNH4 Thanks @katolink
UBUGNI1 Thanks @katolink
XXUGNJ2 Thanks @k-semler
UBUGNK1 Thanks @k-semler
EDIT: Attached bootloader fixed, i updated step 5 of instruction, please read there to find out why you would get md5 error...

Hi mirroalex
I was looking for a guide like this for a long time.
Thanks for sharing your findings and experiences with other users
I'm on holidays without laptop but as soon I arrive home I'll try your method and post my experience too.
Byes!
SpeedyGon
Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 mediante Tapatalk

Cool, thanks!
edit, your zip unfortunately cant be flashed, i get invalid md5 in odin..

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cannot flash tar.md5..i get invalid md5 in odin

once extracted tar file odin says binari is invalid

george stamatos said:
Cool, thanks!
edit, your zip unfortunately cant be flashed, i get invalid md5 in odin..
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george stamatos said:
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sevomemo said:
cannot flash tar.md5..i get invalid md5 in odin
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gabebcn said:
once extracted tar file odin says binari is invalid
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sorry guys i thought that i would get notification if someone post in my thread (without quoting me) but i was wrong OOPS newbie alert...
anyway i will look into this issue asap... anyway did you try my method to create flashable bootloader by your self? did you get same error?
EDIT: find out the problem, updated the first post's step 5 and fixed attached bootloader... have fun.

mirroalex said:
sorry guys i thought that i would get notification if someone post in my thread (without quoting me) but i was wrong OOPS newbie alert...
anyway i will look into this issue asap... anyway did you try my method to create flashable bootloader by your self? did you get same error?
EDIT: find out the problem, updated the first post's step 5 and fixed attached bootloader... have fun.
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Thanks for your time,but i didnt had time to try your method. And your zip was already there...

george stamatos said:
Thanks for your time,but i didnt had time to try your method. And your zip was already there...
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did you try new fixed zip?

mirroalex said:
did you try new fixed zip?
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Tomorrow, today I was all day at the beach.... I flashed my body to the sun..

mirroalex said:
did you try new fixed zip?
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It's working great, thanks!!!!

Hi mirroalex
I've returned from holidays and with my laptop and your fixed ZIP worked flawlessly and image to prove it
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And as a side effect my phone now doesn't says is modified and with the exclamation at start (as if wasn't rooted and with cooked ROM)
Thanks again mirroalex!!
Byes!
SpeedyGon
Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 mediante Tapatalk

SpeedyGon said:
Hi mirroalex
I've returned from holidays and with my laptop and your fixed ZIP worked flawlessly and image to prove it
And as a side effect my phone now doesn't says is modified and with the exclamation at start (as if wasn't rooted and with cooked ROM)
Thanks again mirroalex!!
Byes!
SpeedyGon
Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 mediante Tapatalk
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Your are so Welcome.
happy to hear good news and thanks for screenshot...

i tried using mobile odin md5 fail but used pc odin and result :good:

nainaabd said:
i tried using mobile odin md5 fail but used pc odin and result :good:
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Oh i never ever would try to flash something risky as bootloader with mobile odin... even flashing modems with mobile odin is a little bit risky on my opinion, anyway thanks for sharing experiment with us, i will put a warning message on first post to inform everyone, although i did mention it that the tool must be used is pc odin v3.09...:good:
happy that i helped you...

mirroalex said:
Oh i never ever would try to flash something risky as bootloader with mobile odin... even flashing modems with mobile odin is a little bit risky on my opinion, anyway thanks for sharing experiment with us, i will put a warning message on first post to inform everyone, although i did mention it that the tool must be used is pc odin v3.09...:good:
happy that i helped you...
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I use mobileodin to flash stock rom,cwm,tweak,modem ...so far no issue[emoji3]

nainaabd said:
I use mobileodin to flash stock rom,cwm,tweak,modem ...so far no issue[emoji3]
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Thanks for the info bro, I tried to flash modem or kernel I dont remember exactly and I got my phone soft bricked so I am little bit scared about mobile odin but tweaks, stock roms are ok till now.. [emoji6] [emoji1]

flashable zip
Is it possible to get the I9300XXUGNG3 bootloader as recovery flashable zip? I am using TWRP...

200 said:
Is it possible to get the I9300XXUGNG3 bootloader as recovery flashable zip? I am using TWRP...
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I never saw a recovery flashable bootloader, but on my knowledge it is not safe to flash as important thing as bootloader by recovery...

mirroalex said:
I never saw a recovery flashable bootloader, but on my knowledge it is not safe to flash as important thing as bootloader by recovery...
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This explains my futile search... any idea why it is not possible to flash a bootloader via recovery (again, something which I was never able to find!)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Odin] [Official] Firmware EPJ2 TW 6.0.1 for Note 4 [SM-N910T/SM-N910T3] 10/24/2016

[Odin] [Official] Firmware EPJ2 TW 6.0.1 for SM-N910T / SM-N910T3 Latest version 10/24/2016
Warning!!! This ODIN firmware will upgrade your bootloader to EPJ2, and you might not be able to revert back to old bootloader. Do not flash this if you plan to go back to old bootloader.
Confirmed FOR T3 Users :
This ODIN firmware will upgrade your bootloader to EPJ2, and you will NOT BE ABLE to revert back to old bootloader. DO NOT FLASH this if you plan to go back to old bootloader.
Info:
This is a latest Odin-flashable official firmware for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910T / SM-N910T3). You can use this if you want to restore your phone to complete stock. Download the one based on your phone model.
Flashing guide:
1. Download and extract the zip file containing your desired firmware.
2. Open Odin Tool, you would need at least 3.11.1 of ODIN.
3. Boot your device in the "Download Mode":
Press Volume Down, Power and Home buttons at same time for 5-8 seconds until download mode is active.
4. Connect your device to PC via the USB cable while in download mode.
5. Next, check the "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options in Odin Tool.
6. Hit the AP/PDA button then browse and select tar.md5 file from the extracted folder.
7. Finally press the start button to begin flashing the firmware update on your device.
SM-N910T Full Firmware:
N910TUVU2EPJ2_N910TTMB2EPJ2.zip
MD5: 35092E88E374F5F690E6C674DC7A10CF
SM-N910T3 Full Firmware:
N910T3UVU3EPJ2_N910T3TMB3EPJ2.zip
MD5: DEA83F49D94F8A6EBFEB4499267CF305
Need TWRP Flashable zip??? Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...rom-n910t3uvu3epj2-stock-rooted-odex-t3501592

pvsgh said:
[Odin] [Official] Firmware EPJ2 TW 6.0.1 for SM-N910T / SM-N910T3 Latest version 10/24/2016
Warning!!! This ODIN firmware will upgrade your bootloader to EPJ2, and you might not be able to revert back to old bootloader. Do not flash this if you plan to go back to old bootloader.
Info:
This is a latest Odin-flashable official firmware for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910T / SM-N910T3). You can use this if you want to restore your phone to complete stock. Download the one based on your phone model.
Flashing guide:
1. Download and extract the zip file containing your desired firmware.
2. Open Odin Tool, you would need at least 3.11.1 of ODIN.
3. Boot your device in the "Download Mode":
Press Volume Down, Power and Home buttons at same time for 5-8 seconds until download mode is active.
4. Connect your device to PC via the USB cable while in download mode.
5. Next, check the "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options in Odin Tool.
6. Hit the AP/PDA button then browse and select tar.md5 file from the extracted folder.
7. Finally press the start button to begin flashing the firmware update on your device.
SM-N910T Full Firmware:
N910TUVU2EPJ2_N910TTMB2EPJ2.zip
MD5: 35092E88E374F5F690E6C674DC7A10CF
SM-N910T3 Full Firmware:
N910T3UVU3EPJ2_N910T3TMB3EPJ2.zip
MD5: DEA83F49D94F8A6EBFEB4499267CF305
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This is just security patches.... nothing major
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When you say it isn't possible to go back to older bootloader, does it include EPE3/EPE2 & DOK2 bootloader or were only talking about the earlier bootloader?

As we get longer in the tooth on the Note 4, it would be good to know.
Can we revert from...
LP
MM EPE3
MM EPG2
MM EPJ2
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jnx_r said:
When you say it isn't possible to go back to older bootloader, does it include EPE3/EPE2 & DOK2 bootloader or were only talking about the earlier bootloader?
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ytj87 said:
As we get longer in the tooth on the Note 4, it would be good to know.
Can we revert from...
LP
MM EPE3
MM EPG2
MM EPJ2
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Not unless, someone upgrade and then try to downgrade

OK, dumb question. I've rooted devices, put custom ROMs on them, wiped them, etc. all before. But one thing I'm not sure about.
If I flash this EPJ2 using Odin, would that wipe out all my apps and settings? Or would I only lose root until I re-root?
Just wondering if I should plan on backing everything up. Thanks.

I took the plunge from maximum overdrive, phone feels smoother than before.

ranchosteve said:
I took the plunge from maximum overdrive, phone feels smoother than before.
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Did you download the new update? If so how's the device feels and also did you flash the update or Odin it! Thanks
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Flashed the file above un odin. Came from overdrive with beastmode kernel. Although I miss the customization my phone always felt laggy. I debloated, rooted and installed Xposed. So far so good

GCymbala said:
OK, dumb question. I've rooted devices, put custom ROMs on them, wiped them, etc. all before. But one thing I'm not sure about.
If I flash this EPJ2 using Odin, would that wipe out all my apps and settings? Or would I only lose root until I re-root?
Just wondering if I should plan on backing everything up. Thanks.
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Make a backup of everything and the flash it. If your settings and stuff are there, then you got luck. If not use your backup to restore your stuff. Simple and easy..

galaxyuser88 said:
Make a backup of everything and the flash it. If your settings and stuff are there, then you got luck. If not use your backup to restore your stuff. Simple and easy..
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I don't think your backup will be useful if u coming from OD, u just running pure stock no customization
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Update the warning message in OP, T3 users will not be able to downgrade to older bootloader once upgraded to EPJ2.

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ranchosteve said:
Flashed the file above un odin. Came from overdrive with beastmode kernel. Although I miss the customization my phone always felt laggy. I debloated, rooted and installed Xposed. So far so good
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mfc719 said:
Have you tried to install overdrive again? Just curious to see if it works.
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You can still install all the TW based MM roms without any issues after upgrading to EPJ2, no problem with wifi/nfc etc.

pvsgh said:
You can still install all the TW based MM roms without any issues after upgrading to EPJ2, no problem with wifi/nfc etc.
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The question can you use OD V3.2 after upgrading to EPJ2.....cause OD said you would lose his Rom once you update. Has anyone tried that yet?
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weakenfalls01 said:
The question can you use OD V3.2 after upgrading to EPJ2.....cause OD said you would lose his Rom once you update. Has anyone tried that yet?
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As, I said any TW MM will work. If you install EPJ2 on top of another ROM, you will obviously lose customization.
If you need to go back to OD, you would need to Wipe your ROM and install OD through TWRP recovery.

pvsgh said:
As, I said any TW MM will work. If you install EPJ2 on top of another ROM, you will obviously lose customization.
If you need to go back to OD, you would need to Wipe your ROM and install OD through TWRP recovery.
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Ok, just wanted to know if I could still use OD on the new bootloaders. Wasn't sure if I could still use custom MM ROM's.

@OvrDriVE Let say I updated to EPJ2 would I still be able to flash v3.2 on top of that? I'm just curious!
Thanks
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My experience is that you can downgrade from the MM Series of T-Mobile Firmware BLs and Modems.
For example, I was successfully able to switch between DOK2, EPE3 and EPJ2 using Odin 3.11.1.
I'll include just the Bootloader (BL) and Modem (CP) Odin files in case anyone wants 'em, as I usually find them in a post somewhere down the line on the official firmware comments.
WARNING: Files are for the T-Mobile Variant Note 4, SM-910T. (I don't own nor have tested these with the 910T3 version.)
Latest Odin 3.12.3
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6suAOyAEfoOal90VzVyckJJQzg
EPJ2 6.0.1 Marshmallow BL and Modem (as of October 2016, Latest)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6suAOyAEfoOMWRvVmJWTzItS0E
EPE3 6.0.1 Marshmallow BL and Modem
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6suAOyAEfoOZFQ3SkVnWmVOdGs
DOK2 5.1 Lollipop BL and CP
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6suAOyAEfoOSUtudWZCWTNncHM
Quickie Instructions I have on a notepad file along with these files on my SD Card for reference.
Found it on some forum or site that was real helpful!
INSTALLING THESE FILES
1. Load phone in download mode. (Vol down+Home+Power)
2. Open ODIN3 on your computer. (Make sure the Samsung drivers are installed, you can install KIES to get these.)
3. Load the bootloader file in BL.
3a. Load the modem file in CP.
4. Hit the start button, and let the files flash.
5. If there are no error messages in the log portion of ODIN3, then you have successfully flashed and upgraded to the bootloader/modem.
Note: You can check this in your "Settings - About Phone" section.
Here's a screenie from my CM 12.1 flashed phone.
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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StromKnight said:
My experience is that you can downgrade from the MM Series of T-Mobile Firmware BLs and Modems.
For example, I was successfully able to switch between DOK2, EPE3 and EPJ2 using Odin 3.11.1.
I'll include just the Bootloader (BL) and Modem (CP) Odin files in case anyone wants 'em, as I usually find them in a post somewhere down the line on the official firmware comments.
WARNING: Files are for the T-Mobile Variant Note 4, SM-910T. (I don't own nor have tested these with the 910T3 version.)
Latest Odin 3.12.3
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6suAOyAEfoOal90VzVyckJJQzg
EPJ2 6.0.1 Marshmallow BL and Modem (as of October 2016, Latest)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6suAOyAEfoOMWRvVmJWTzItS0E
EPE3 6.0.1 Marshmallow BL and Modem
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6suAOyAEfoOZFQ3SkVnWmVOdGs
DOK2 5.1 Lollipop BL and CP
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6suAOyAEfoOSUtudWZCWTNncHM
Quickie Instructions I have on a notepad file along with these files on my SD Card for reference.
Found it on some forum or site that was real helpful!
INSTALLING THESE FILES
1. Load phone in download mode. (Vol down+Home+Power)
2. Open ODIN3 on your computer. (Make sure the Samsung drivers are installed, you can install KIES to get these.)
3. Load the bootloader file in BL.
3a. Load the modem file in CP.
4. Hit the start button, and let the files flash.
5. If there are no error messages in the log portion of ODIN3, then you have successfully flashed and upgraded to the bootloader/modem.
Note: You can check this in your "Settings - About Phone" section.
Here's a screenie from my CM 12.1 flashed phone.
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Unfortunetly for me, doesn't work on T3.

I put my phone in a bootloop.

Yesterday I tried rooting my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge using Odin CF autoroot with no experience at all. I did something wrong. When it wouldn't work at first and kept giving an error and "FAIL!" message I tried checking for the correct firmware so I googled my model number and found the one for my phone and downloaded it. I'm not sure what I did but my phone is in a bootloop whenever I turn it on and I can't go to recover mode, only download mode. How do I reinstall the correct firmware?
Please help me fix this. Hopefully I won't have to go to a store for repair...

Well u simply
1) go to sammobile
2) find ur model
3) download the latest firmware
4) extract the firmware
5) put the phone in download mode
6) open odin
7) connect phone
8) upload the extracted files to odin into there respective places
9) flash
the phone will automatically reboot after flashing is complete
NOTE: just be sure to flash model specific firmware.

flash stock rom with odin or use samsung software to fully restore original firmware

Alecia1212 said:
Well u simply
1) go to sammobile
2) find ur model
3) download the latest firmware
4) extract the firmware
5) put the phone in download mode
6) open odin
7) connect phone
8) upload the extracted files to odin into there respective places
9) flash
the phone will automatically reboot after flashing is complete
NOTE: just be sure to flash model specific firmware.
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If I find the correct firmware will it just overwrite or must I remove the current one? I honestly have no idea how this works.

I had this problem once, you need to flash them Individually, one checkbox at per flash. The way to root ur phone should be magisk manager or supersu. First off you need twrp which is 3.2.1.1 that auto root thing in Odin doesn't work. Some custom rooms already have options for root so if ur a beginner it's best u try them.
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https://dl.twrp.me/hero2lte/twrp-3.2.1-1-hero2lte.img.tar.html
Flash this as ap it's a custom recovery that everyone uses here. Then use the keys power home vol down to force restart ur phone. Then power home vol up the moment it restarts to reach recovery. wipe everything then Flash a custom rom from the forums. I understand ur frustration that the phone has no way to turn off at all

When I try to flash the twrp-3.2.1-1-hero2lte.img.tar.md5 file Odin stops responding.

Don't flash Md5.
Flash the .tar file.

pingufanpoy said:
Don't flash Md5.
Flash the .tar file.
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The non md5 download only has a recovery.img file which won't go into AP.

u flash it as a tar file not as the img file, you cant use .img files in odin
do not extract the img just flash the tar.
Btw in Odin the autoreboot and freset time don't matter they don't do anything because if you still don't have an os or recovery it will still send u to dl mode.
once u flash twrp it will automatically boot into recovery no need to hold keys. Then wipe ur phone and install either batman rom (an s8 port with Bixby) or superman rom (stock s7 edge firmware) both have customized installers that allow u to choose addons features and root.
U install custom roms by going to install button then selecting the zip. Also 2 main kernels that most people use are tgp kernel and superstock kernel.

dude, you're so smart, dont know what you're doing and you flash something without any knowledge and preparation...
that situation is fully on you

https://prnt.sc/iyosdg
I can't flash this.
https://prnt.sc/iyot25
Or this.

recovery.img comes in a .zip and nothing else is in it. If I don't extract it how do I flash it?? The .zip doesn't show up as an option in AP.

Deksastara said:
recovery.img comes in a .zip and nothing else is in it. If I don't extract it how do I flash it?? The .zip doesn't show up as an option in AP.
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Now Odin isn't detecting my phone in download mode. When it's in the bootloop Odin adds and removes it repeatedly.

Deksastara said:
Now Odin isn't detecting my phone in download mode. When it's in the bootloop Odin adds and removes it repeatedly.
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if u flashed it with a green pass, u should be able to boot into custom recovery
power home and volume down for force restart
when phone shows s7 logo, power home vol up to reach recovery

It hasn't flashed. It stays on file analysis for hours.

It does that if your phone is disconnected and reconnected. Download the official Samsung USB drivers.
https://samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones.en.lo4d.com/download

http://prntscr.com/iz109e
I've installed the driver. How long should this take? It isn't saying disconnected.

Flashing a custom recovery should only take 10 seconds. Custom rom 10 minutes. What is the model of your phone check the back of ur phone.

pingufanpoy said:
Flashing a custom recovery should only take 10 seconds. Custom rom 10 minutes. What is the model of your phone check the back of ur phone.
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G935P.
It stays on "File analysis." Does this mean I don't have the right driver? If so, how do I find it? I downloaded the one from the link you shared.