S3 neo can't flash custom recovery - Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I can't flash a custom recovery for my S3 neo I9300I. I tried flashing TWRP from flashify as well as TWRP manager. When done from flashify the phone boots into download mode everytime even if I boot into recovery mode so then I have to boot into download mode again and press cancel and reboot the phone. TWRP manager just crashes. Rom manager says that there are no CWM recoveries available for this phone. I have also tried flashing from Odin that also keeps taking me to download mode even though it says PASS in Odin and I have to use the method used for flashify to reboot the phone. I'm running Android 4.3 and want to upgrade to KitKat or lollipop cyanogenmod. So what might be the problem here and what can I do to get a custom recovery.

First, you must update your phone, because these recovery are avaiable only for android 4.4.x.

Alessandro's said:
First, you must update your phone, because these recovery are avaiable only for android 4.4.x.
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Oh okay but my phone says it has the latest update

Yash129 said:
Oh okay but my phone says it has the latest update
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Go to sammobile and download the newest firmware for your phone. Then flash it with Odin.

Jhnsn said:
Go to sammobile and download the newest firmware for your phone. Then flash it with Odin.
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Jhnsn said:
Go to sammobile and download the newest firmware for your phone. Then flash it with Odin.
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Yup okay done and now I got TWRP recovery thanks alot

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TWRP Recovery issue

I have a galaxy s4 i337m rooted and already installed twrp recovery via goomanager. When I enter into recovery mode and try to reboot into system, it shows Samsung logo but then it enters again into recovey. The only way to get back its flashing again the stock firmware via odin. Any help??!!
axlaing said:
I have a galaxy s4 i337m rooted and already installed twrp recovery via goomanager. When I enter into recovery mode and try to reboot into system, it shows Samsung logo but then it enters again into recovey. The only way to get back its flashing again the stock firmware via odin. Any help??!!
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Did you get the correct recovery for that device from the website? Seems to me you flashed one of the other recoveries.
odin would be the only solution.
TheAxman said:
Did you get the correct recovery for that device from the website? Seems to me you flashed one of the other recoveries.
odin would be the only solution.
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yeah I install the correct one. I really don't know what's wrong

HELP! I think I bricked my phone! Tried CWM Recovery and stuck in Odin mode!

Ok so I updated to the 5.0.1 update on my S4 yesterday and kept my root using that method with the chainfire app. Today I wanted to try flashing CWM on my S4. Upon trying on Odin 3.09, it said failed and now my S4 boots into Odin Mode and says "Firmware upgrade encountrered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & Ttry again."
WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO?
EDIT:
Fixed it, http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642
CrossBones3129 said:
Ok so I updated to the 5.0.1 update on my S4 yesterday and kept my root using that method with the chainfire app. Today I wanted to try flashing CWM on my S4. Upon trying on Odin 3.09, it said failed and now my S4 boots into Odin Mode and says "Firmware upgrade encountrered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & Ttry again."
WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO?
EDIT:
Fixed it, http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642
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From the sounds of it you need to stick with safestrap only mdl and under can use a custom recovery on ATT
Glad you got it fixed.
BehrendsTech said:
From the sounds of it you need to stick with safestrap only mdl and under can use a custom recovery on ATT
Glad you got it fixed.
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Thanks for the info. I was able to do every step and am back on 5.0.1 and rooted. My issue now is that I can't boot into recovery mode. Can you help me?
CrossBones3129 said:
Thanks for the info. I was able to do every step and am back on 5.0.1 and rooted. My issue now is that I can't boot into recovery mode. Can you help me?
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Safestrap doesn't allow recovery boot for lollipop. This is because safestrap hasn't been updated for lollipop yet. Everyone's moving to lollipop someone will update it or come up with a alternative soon I'm sure.
CrossBones3129 said:
Thanks for the info. I was able to do every step and am back on 5.0.1 and rooted. My issue now is that I can't boot into recovery mode. Can you help me?
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If you want to fix the stock recovery. find the OC3 Stock Partitions file and ODIN it to your phone. If you find the one that's a zip file, you'll have to ODIN a kitkat kernel to flash that in Safestrap.
DeadlySin9 said:
If you want to fix the stock recovery. find the OC3 Stock Partitions file and ODIN it to your phone. If you find the one that's a zip file, you'll have to ODIN a kitkat kernel to flash that in Safestrap.
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I don't understand. I've never used safestrap. I was able to flash back using odin to the nc4. Than flashed to NJ1, rooted that, then upgraded to 5.0.1 while keeping root using that flashfire method.
Now if I use flashfire, do a cache wipe that way I can access flashfire's reboot options, select boot to recovery, it will boot to recovery fine. I just can't get it to boot recovery using the volume up, power, and home buttons. It says recovery boot in blue at the top but then restarts and boots normally

Failed root

I recently tried to change my recovery from cwm to twrp but when i booted my Samsung galaxy note 3 n9005 , it gave the error could not do normal boot ODIN mode, even though the phone is turning on, i can't enter recovery mode and do other things like change my kernel, please help
1. Odin Flash TWRP
2. Odin CF root
Suggests wrong TWRP version for your model .
arinsms said:
1. Odin Flash TWRP
2. Odin CF root
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can you please explain what happened to my device and is it safe to flash a new recovery and is there anything likely to go wrong
Can you explain what file you used .
To flash TWRP`
Are you able to boot to download mode .
or recovery mode .If yes flash stock rom via odin .
if no then you require a service centrer .
JJEgan said:
Can you explain what file you used .
To flash TWRP`
Are you able to boot to download mode .
or recovery mode .If yes flash stock rom via odin .
if no then you require a service centrer .
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i can boot into download mode but i can't boot into recovery mode, that's when its giving the could not boot into recovery mode error and it just displays downloading do not switch off
Flash the correct TWRP for your phone through Odin .
That means a tar version of TWRP for your model .
That fails flash a stock rom via Odin .
JJEgan said:
Flash the correct TWRP for your phone through Odin .
That means a tar version of TWRP for your model .
That fails flash a stock rom via Odin .
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Thank you very much you saved me, i'll try installing stock firmware
KingGabe said:
Thank you very much you saved me, i'll try installing stock firmware
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my device came with the android 4.4.2 so am i restricted to that version or i can install the 5.0.0
JJEgan said:
Flash the correct TWRP for your phone through Odin .
That means a tar version of TWRP for your model .
That fails flash a stock rom via Odin .
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my device came with the android 4.4.2 so when flashing the stock rom am i restricted to the 4.4.2 or i can install the 5.0.0
Install either .
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Install either .
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what about PDA and CSC i don't know what that's about and i also don't know my PDA and CSC
KingGabe said:
can you please explain what happened to my device and is it safe to flash a new recovery and is there anything likely to go wrong
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You are not following the correct way to flash. That is why the twrp wont stick at recovery.
Follow my advice as follow:
1. Remove battery
2. Odin flash TWRP
see the result

[SOLVED] bricked my phone using twrp app...

tried to install twrp from app.. got the "software not authorized..." message.. tried to boot from download mode as others have suggested but still recieve "software not authorized..." message..
phone was loki`ed from begining and never took at&t updates. in odin 3.09 phone shows as a com..
is there anything i can do to bring this phone back to life??
If the bootloader isn't locked, flash a stock rom from sammobile.com.
audit13 said:
If the bootloader isn't locked, flash a stock rom from sammobile.com.
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thanks for your response... holding the up-volume and power only results with the same "not authorized" screen.. also adb does not list it as a device but odin does add it..
Download mode is power and volume down.
audit13 said:
Download mode is power and volume down.
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sorry confused it with recovery.. the file from sammobile will leave 100% stock?? also whch of the 2 files mdl is the newest of the two
will i need to start over like in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900 ??
Just flash the stock rom in Odin and perform a factory wipe before booting the stock rom for the first time.
audit13 said:
Just flash the stock rom in Odin and perform a factory wipe before booting the stock rom for the first time.
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well that worked brilliantly. what should i use to get twrp and root back?
You can use Odin to flash twrp and root with an unlocked bootloader.
Twrp: https://dl.twrp.me/jflteatt/
Flash SuperSU from twrp: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703
dook13 said:
well that worked brilliantly. what should i use to get twrp and root back?
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Towel root works with the MDL bootloader for rooting. Can't tell you how to get TWRP, I use CWM on my at&t S4.
StoneyJSG said:
Towel root works with the MDL bootloader for rooting. Can't tell you how to get TWRP, I use CWM on my at&t S4.
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i just used the CASUAL app i linked earlier.. it worked to get root and installed twrp..
now i'm looking for a decent rom to install.. all the ones i used to use aren't supported any longer..
I hear Thor ROM and Golden eye ROM are nice and fast TW roms. For non touch wiz there is probably an CM or AOSP rom out there somewhere.

Sm-900t flashing custom rim with out pc?

Is there away to flash my s5 with out a computer it's running 6.0.1 I'm also looking for a very fast and stable rom with the availability to overclock.
Raynskitty said:
Is there away to flash my s5 with out a computer it's running 6.0.1 I'm also looking for a very fast and stable rom with the availability to overclock.
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So there is no way to do this, I remember when these phones were first released you could so something like this.
Do you have custom recovery installed?
Raynskitty said:
Is there away to flash my s5 with out a computer it's running 6.0.1 I'm also looking for a very fast and stable rom with the availability to overclock.
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Are you rooted?
godkingofcanada said:
Are you rooted?
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Not yet.
Shininggg said:
Do you have custom recovery installed?
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What custom recovery should I go with?
Raynskitty said:
What custom recovery should I go with?
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Here's what I did:
1: DL cf root file that match your phone
2: DL Odin
3: Boot into download mode, connect phone to PC and flash cf root file
4.Download twrp app and let the app install twrp recovery
5. Boot into recovery backup your ROM
6. Download custom ROM on SD card and flash within twrp
Otherwise you're stuck with DL Odin flashable ROM on your pc and flashing with Odin all the time
Shininggg said:
Here's what I did:
1: DL cf root file that match your phone
2: DL Odin
3: Boot into download mode, connect phone to PC and flash cf root file
4.Download twrp app and let the app install twrp recovery
5. Boot into recovery backup your ROM
6. Download custom ROM on SD card and flash within twrp
Otherwise you're stuck with DL Odin flashable ROM on your pc and flashing with Odin all the time
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Thanks for helping me!

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