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NOTE : this is not my own procedure but i just wanna share this with you guys since some tab users here are having problems restocking their tab to gingerbread, i have also added some notes and troubleshooting in case there will be an issue flashing the rom
link to the original post credits of course to the writer > how to restock p1000 to gingerbread 2.3
btw, this is a complete and full tutorial/step-by-step guide on how to restock gingerbread rom, so if you did not download all requirements, restocking wont be successful
my story and experience : hey guys, yesterday night, i softbricked my galaxy tab p1000 which was running cm9, it turned out like that when i went to recovery and wipe all data, cache, dalvik, even system, and boot. i tried reflashing the cm9.zip but as it was installing its update, my tab suddenly boot into battery icon, meaning it was already empty (maybe, dont have any idea), then, since it was already 12 midnight, there were no internet cafes open in our village, so i went out though somehow it might be dangerous for me, then, i found an internet cafe open. i rent a pc, first, i tried to go to download mode, so some drivers will be installed, but it kept showing "unkown device recognized" bla bla.. still.. i didnt lose hope. so i searched on google, and i found this site > http://suzhipackz.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-re-stock-samsung-galaxy-tab.html , when i finished downloading odin, i opened it to check whether it will read my device or not, first three attempts, it did not. so, i thought of downloading samsung kies so the drivers will be installed (safest way really to install samsung drivers), then i still looked for a smaller file (while waiting for kies to complete its download), then i found that there is a smaller zip file for you to install samsung drivers (see attachment below), i installed it, but still odin cant detect my device (try it, might be just on the pc i rented), so i just waited for kies to complete.. after a couple of minutes, successfully downloaded kies, and installed it. i tried connecting tab to pc with odin opened, i rebooted to download mode again and reconnect tab to pc, and voila! odin read my device! so, since pc has already detected my device, i just waited about 1 1/2 hours for the rom and the pit file and the db data file.... after almost 2 and half hours of crossing fingers, i have revived my tab and restocked it to gingebread 2.3!
HOW TO RESTOCK SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB p1000 to 2.3.3 GINGER BREAD STOCK ROM?
HERE:
- ALL REQUIREMENTS
.......Samsung KIES > LINK FOR SAMSUNG KIES
.......ODIN3 v1.7 > LINK FOR ODIN3 v1.7
.......p1000xxjq1_p1000xxjq1_p1000xxjpz < THIS IS STOCK ROM > LINK FOR STOCK ROM
.......gt-p1000_mr_PIT > LINK FOR PIT
.......dbdata.zip > LINK FOR DBDATA
.......place it all in ONE FOLDER in desktop "unzip it all"
PLEASE DOWNLOAD ALL OF THIS BEFORE YOU CONTINUE..............
PROCEDURE:
.......Turn off tab
.......open ODIN3 v1.7
.......click on the PDA and select - p1000xxjq1_p1000xxjq1_p1000xxjpz in your computer
.......clink on the PIT and select - gt-p1000_mr_PIT
.......Check only RE-PARTITION, "uncheck auto reboot and f.reset time"
.......in your tab press and hold "VOLUME DOWN AND POWER BUTTON"
.......if DOWNLOADING APPEAR leave it like that
.......now, connect you tab in computer
.......if ODIN detects your phone PRESS START in ODIN
.......wait for it until success, after that disconnect your tab
(if for an instance it stuck on downloading mode but you have already finished flashing, do not worry, you just have to manually hold the power button for it to boot up, it might get into recovery, so please reboot the system (it might also be a touch recovery so please tab the home touch key to continue) then if it keeps on booting on "samsung", do not worry, you are not done yet with the restocking procedure, so please proceed to the next step)
.......press and hold power button until it will turn off
.......open ODIN3 v1.7 again
.......UNCHECK it all "re-partition, auto reboot, f.reset time"
.......click on the PDA and select dbdata.zip
.......press and hold "VOLUME DOWN AND POWER BUTTON" again
.......if DOWNLOADING APPEAR leave it like that
.......now, connect your tab again
.......if ODIN detects your phone PRESS START in ODIN
.......wait for it until success, after that disconnect your tab
(again, if it is stuck on downloading mode but you have successfully done the flashing, hold power key to turn the tab on, and if it keeps on booting to "samsung" again, do the next step)
.......This time we will go to CLOCKWORKMOD by holding "VOLUME UP and POWER BUTTON"
(then wipe data, and wipe cache, (volume keys to scroll up or down, and home touch key to select) and reboot system, wait for a minute or two and home screen will now appear)
.........................................NOW YOUR IN STOCK ROM AGAIN 2.3.3 GINGER BREAD
another note : when there is an error for example that flashed on your tab screen like a color red "E:\ " something like that, do not worry, it is the external sd card (i dont have one so it was an error then but not a problem, no worries) just let it be, wait until it finishes
some files are already attached below coz they are just small in size
clicking "thanks" button is enough for me..
just sharing this with you guys...
happy restocking!! :laugh:
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mastersymvts said:
I want get full file samsung tab p1000. For flash my tab.. Tq
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Hi Guys is crashed my tab.
i get it functional with the stock rom 2.3.6
P1000XXJPZ
Kernel 2.6.35.7
[email protected]#2
Build gingerbread.XWJQ8
i wantetd to Flash to a newer rom but noting worked any ideas?
I modified a couple years ago the tab to include the sd space as System space. I do Not rember how i did this....?
If i get throught the stock partion all would be find but i couldn´t.
Regular mod Installation doesnt work, rooting also isn´t possible ...
readin with Heimdall shows this message
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12
I hope you guys have any ideas.
Greets
P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJPZ.zip do you stil have this?
Hotfile is down
Stock Rom's Link doesn't work
So, I tried your recipe and it worked pretty well for me, but the annoying thing about it was the links to the Stock Rom, so i got the below link as a mirror for those who are interested.
p1000xxjq1_p1000xxjq1_p1000xxjpz < THIS IS STOCK ROM >h-t-t-p-:-/-/-f-i-l-e-s-c-r-o-p-t-u-b-e-.-c-o-m/file/7806957-p1000xxjq1-rar
Couldn't find the given URL
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So, I tried your recipe and it worked pretty well for me, but the annoying thing about it was the links to the Stock Rom, so i got the below link as a mirror for those who are interested.
p1000xxjq1_p1000xxjq1_p1000xxjpz < THIS IS STOCK ROM >h-t-t-p-:-/-/-f-i-l-e-s-c-r-o-p-t-u-b-e-.-c-o-m/file/7806957-p1000xxjq1-rar
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I couldn't locate the file.
need new links. prefer putlocker/mediafire etc.
THKS a Lot!!!!
Great!! many thanks my p1000 have a second life
http://www.4shared.com/get/B-DeOju6/P1000XXJQ1.html here you go its a miracle what using google could do using the right search methods if you would thanks i would really apreciete it guys and gals.
I just flashed my tab stock 2.3.6 from cm11 using odin. But stuck in bootloop. After going to recovery i get error message (red) as in pic. Where did i go wrong?
Thank you for this and sorry for reviving an old thread. It sucks when links go dead (or offer that sketchy ilivid crap). Here is a mirror:
Mirror for samsung galaxy tab P1000 stock odin TAR: stock-P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJPZ_HOME.tar
https://mega.co.nz/#!7wohlbKT!i3K7lvIfombRdJEzUUP-fiIZQS1qeStOr16tty-T86w
And a mirror to download ODIN 3 v 1.85: odin3-v1.85.zip
https://mega.co.nz/#!W553iL7B!vZTVktUwwg35a_glWGgBEaIDg11JVgkvFZ94mpzECas
2.3...
I think that there was a couple of kernel and Android security flaws in Linux 2.6, not fixed by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd..
Samsung Tab P1000 stuck in nowhere!
First of all thanks the OP for the brilliant post on how to re-stock GB on P1000.
Earlier today I was fooling around with my P1000 to update it from CM11 to Omnirom 5.0.2, troubles started there. I was trying to install the TWRP recovery over CWM, and that is when all hell broke loose.
1. P1000 couldn't mount my internal SD. The tab was perfectly booting to a previous version of JB CM sapir, which I don't have any clue appeared where from. The storage showed the 2 GB internal memory, but the 12GB internal SD was missing out.
And the CWM errors were E:/can't mound internal SD
2. Now, after wiping data, dalvik, battery stats, formatting and all that, the tab doesn't even boot into the OS. The moment the power button is on, CWM initiates a count down saying, trying to mount SD, but unable to do so. After 20 seconds, the tab starts this whole process again, and thus a loop.
3. I tried to re-stock to GB; but my tab isn't being detected by Odin in download mode. Odin detects the tab when it is turned on and when the tab is on countdown-restart-countdown loop; but not in download mode.
I am a total noob, and I don't want to throw my tab away as I am a student and can't afford to get a new one Someone please help me to fix the issue. Thanks in advance!
PolaritySwitch said:
First of all thanks the OP for the brilliant post on how to re-stock GB on P1000.
Earlier today I was fooling around with my P1000 to update it from CM11 to Omnirom 5.0.2, troubles started there. I was trying to install the TWRP recovery over CWM, and that is when all hell broke loose.
1. P1000 couldn't mount my internal SD. The tab was perfectly booting to a previous version of JB CM sapir, which I don't have any clue appeared where from. The storage showed the 2 GB internal memory, but the 12GB internal SD was missing out.
And the CWM errors were E:/can't mound internal SD
2. Now, after wiping data, dalvik, battery stats, formatting and all that, the tab doesn't even boot into the OS. The moment the power button is on, CWM initiates a count down saying, trying to mount SD, but unable to do so. After 20 seconds, the tab starts this whole process again, and thus a loop.
3. I tried to re-stock to GB; but my tab isn't being detected by Odin in download mode. Odin detects the tab when it is turned on and when the tab is on countdown-restart-countdown loop; but not in download mode.
I am a total noob, and I don't want to throw my tab away as I am a student and can't afford to get a new one Someone please help me to fix the issue. Thanks in advance!
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Can you flash at least the PIT in countdown mode(after you flashed the PIT, it goes to download mode)
Flash during countdown...
black_blob said:
Can you flash at least the PIT in countdown mode(after you flashed the PIT, it goes to download mode)
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Thank you! I tried doing that. On the success/failure counter on Odin, it shows as a failure
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Thank you! I tried doing that. On the success/failure counter on Odin, it shows as a failure
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Can you try booting the Vol- or the Vol+ button until you see the flashscreen?
Weird.(and making the tablet unbrickable needs a mod which I hope that you don't do)
black_blob said:
Can you flash at least the PIT in countdown mode(after you flashed the PIT, it goes to download mode)
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black_blob said:
Can you try booting the Vol- or the Vol+ button until you see the flashscreen?
Weird.(and making the tablet unbrickable needs a mod which I hope that you don't do)
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Well yes, Vol+ takes me to CWM recovery and Vol- takes me to download mode. Odin detects my Tab on CWM; I tried flashing the PIT which resulted in a failure. And on the download mode as I mentioned earlier, Odin doesn't detect my Tab
Well, I am all ears about the mod you're mentioning about, but let's just hope for now that I don't need that
PolaritySwitch said:
Well yes, Vol+ takes me to CWM recovery and Vol- takes me to download mode. Odin detects my Tab on CWM; I tried flashing the PIT which resulted in a failure. And on the download mode as I mentioned earlier, Odin doesn't detect my Tab
Well, I am all ears about the mod you're mentioning about, but let's just hope for now that I don't need that
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312391
very Helpful
you Saved my life ... thank you veeeeeeeery much
Thanks for sharing this method. I quiet had a problem with the drivers and the link for them isn't available but I got a way to fix it. Thanks anyways.
Can you guys help me out with my p1000 tab too its bootlooped its in a stock recover and unrooted . I tried wiping data but nothing happens
thank you soo much
Getting "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help."
Any ideas?
Thank you
Go into Recovery mode (Vol Up + Home Button + Power Button) and Factory reset Data & Wipe Cache Partition...
moin786 said:
Go into Recovery mode (Vol Up + Home Button + Power Button) and Factory reset Data & Wipe Cache Partition...
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Still get the same thing. It starts to boot to recovery then says something that fails then goes to the screen I have posted previous.
This is what first loads (pretty quick - had to reboot about 10 times to get it)
recovery booting...
SYS REV CHECK FAIL : no version
Secure : Secure Version Failure (recovery.img)
Set Warranty Bit : Recovery
norem0rz said:
Still get the same thing. It starts to boot to recovery then says something that fails then goes to the screen I have posted previous.
This is what first loads (pretty quick - had to reboot about 10 times to get it)
recovery booting...
SYS REV CHECK FAIL : no version
Secure : Secure Version Failure (recovery.img)
Set Warranty Bit : Recovery
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What did you do prior to this? It looks like you flashed a custom recovery but Knox is terminating the boot process.
Have you tried to odin back to stock?
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 ?
Trying to use Odin - downloading a stock ROM now.
No. You must get into download/Odin mode by pressing volume down + home + power simultaneously, then launch Odin, then connect phone to computer.
Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk
norem0rz said:
yes, I was using clockwork and did something wrong...
doesn't the phone need to boot up before I can use Odin?
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If you have a Verizon retail version of the Note 3, you can not use Clockworkmod recovery. Because your bootloader is locked. You can only use Hashcode's Safestrap (in the Development section).
cam30era said:
If you have a Verizon retail version of the Note 3, you can not use Clockworkmod recovery. Because your bootloader is locked. You can only use Hashcode's Safestrap (in the Development section).
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+1
Which means you must be rooted first, then install Safestrap, which is a modified TWRP recovery. You can thank Verizon for that bullsh!t
Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk
Thank you all - using Odin with this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483380
Got me back up and running.
Flash PIT - this will fix it
You need to flash the PIT with ODIN, latest version (3.09, I believe). Google for a download mirror that hosts the PIT for whichever type of note 3 you have, then flash it with odin (should work while in the invalid software screen). Then, if it doesn't reboot, just remove the battery and unplug that sucka. When it reboots, it should go back to download mode or just regular bootup. I recommend setting up adb, which makes it much easier to put the phone into whatever mode you desire with a simple dos command.
got out of it
this happened to me last night, I went into Odin mode "home, volume down, power button" instead of selecting odin mode from that menu I selected "reboot phone" (or something to that effect) My note 3 restarted......PHEW...... hope this helps someone
enable android recovery mode
SM-N90OV
ok so I once got to the point to where I could not but factory reset my phone and so I did settings > backup and restore > factory reset > YES I'M SURE!!! then my phone when into recovery mode as it should normally only to tell me that it could not enter recovery. Verizon's fault and now I cant access my recovery mode. is there a way to get back into it so I can finally flash a new rom. oh I had figured out how to get out of the boot loop thing by entering download mode and canceling. but it would be nice to be able to mess with this beast of a phone. please help me. I don't want to do something I wasn't supposed to. im not sure want to do with klms agent deals with knox right?
Em also one of the victim
hi
i am rooted (de la Vega ) safestrap installed using Jelly beans 6 & stock Rom as well. i don't know how but i am not being able to get in the recovery to format the device.
Getting "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help."
What i do is getting into the download mode and only pressing Volume down to continue boot and Viola my phone restarts every time, but the thing which is pinching me is i can't able to format the phone.. Help required please.
xaneey said:
hi
i am rooted (de la Vega ) safestrap installed using Jelly beans 6 & stock Rom as well. i don't know how but i am not being able to get in the recovery to format the device.
Getting "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help."
What i do is getting into the download mode and only pressing Volume down to continue boot and Viola my phone restarts every time, but the thing which is pinching me is i can't able to format the phone.. Help required please.
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look at page one towards the bottom, the OP posted how to fix your problem
Solution
HI all
What worked for me is just ODIN
MI9 t0 MJE
and this is the beauty of ANDROID really happy to get it back..
Downloaded MJE for N900V http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=23535
Root through this in my case Vroot worked Kingo didn't work for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528707
Thn safe strap and all done
you guys and gals rock
saved my bacon ,was a little confusing to my novice self but downloaded odin to pc and ran it,downloaded clean vzw file and pit file ,plugged phone into pc and drivers loaded then ran odin and followed the steps.
Thank you very very much
Hi, I'm new to everything so please bear with me.
I have a samsung note 3, I just tried to root it with kingoroot, and was successful. I then downloaded clockworkmod recovery. I also downloaded the new darklord rom, and a darklord kernel.
I booted in recover, flashed cache, data, etc (as per darklord instructions), 3 times, flashed ROM, flashed kernel. Then I rebooted. It just rebooted into the 'factory reset' version of samsung galaxy immediately., ie within 2 minutes. So I restarted the phone, this time it started going into a lengthier reboot/install. Again, approx 10 minutes later, back to the stock samsung os.
I rebooted once again, but then the phone just kept rebooted over and over on it's own. I tried the vol down, home and power button to get into odin, pressed vol down to 'cancel', but then back to the reboot loop. Went back to odin, pressed vol up to install, and it stayed stuck on the installing screen for greater than 15 minutes.
What can I do next? Holding the vol up and down button only brings it back to the recovery boot loop again.
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A few things I've tried, with no success, after reading more threads:
Taken battery out for extended period of time (1.5hr) and then retried boot...
restart in 'odin mode' numerous times
vol down + home + power key while in odin mode
hold down these three buttons with battery out, while holding buttons down, insert battery
Why have you not flashed a stock rom through Odin??
JJEgan said:
Why have you not flashed a stock rom through Odin??
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I'm not sure how to do so. Where is the option to flash anything? All that I can see is to either "cancel" (vol. down) or "start" (vol up)
edit: sorry misunderstood what you were saying -- I will try what you said
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I'm not sure how to do so. Where is the option to flash anything? All that I can see is to either "cancel" (vol. down) or "start" (vol up)
edit: sorry misunderstood what you were saying -- I will try what you said
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flashed rom thru odin, said 'pass', rebooted phone, still the 'not seandroid' error, and then switches off, instead of reboot loop. I'm going to try to download a different stock rom -- dunno if that'll do anything... they take so long to download/access...you'd think it would be an easy access repository? A lot of paid download links, or restricted speed download links....
If your stuck on a BL reboot loop, there is a good chance you haven't turned OFF reactivation lock. With any Samsung Rooting adventure, turning off Samsung Reactivation Lock in Security Settings is a fundamental must. If you have forgotten to do this. You can...
A. Start again by reflashing stock firmware with Odin (when you setup your stock rom, just bypass logging in to samsung and you wont need to worry about a reactivation lock being present.
B. http://idlekernel.com Download just the bootloader file for your N9005, flash via BL field in Odin and this will bypass the reboot loop and you will save everything on your phone except your recovery which is easily reflashed back.
What i would do as well is flash a stock rom, when your in odin make sure you have auto reboot untick. Pull the battery for 30 secs and start your phone up then. When your phone restarts with the stock rom, you can update your phone through the regular system update or again go to odin and flash twrp 2.8.7.0 recovery tar file. Make sure all your new files to flash is the correct one for your phone.
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thanks everyone -- i downloaded a different firmware upgrade and flashed it through odin -- successfully. I then tried to install the rom again, and similar problem - stuck on the 'samsung logo' screen... for up to 40 minutes.. restarted, same thing.. had to flash through odin again.
NOW the back button doesn't work..... didn't realize being a newb would complicate things so much.. :S
.. didn't realize being a newb would complicate things so much.. :S
Its a question of reading and understanding first .
,,successfully. I then tried to install the rom again, and similar problem - stuck on the 'samsung logo' screen,,,
You Factory Reset .
You make sure its a rom for your model and follow the instructions .
Flash the rom again through recovery .
Hi.
New to all this and haven't a clue due to recent circumstances.
My lad, for some unknown reason to me, decided to install team win recovery as a way of trying to clean up his galaxy s 8 phone. He's wiped the OS!! Twr starts but when pressing recovery, it says no os.
I'd never heard of it before and haven't a clue how to use it.
So, after some googling, found out the basics and as I say, when pressing recovery or install or restart, it says no os so I presume he's wiped it.
Spoke to Samsung. They say they can reinstall the is if the rom is ok? I presume it is.
Think they can fix it? I haven't a clue and looking at threads on here about installing ROMs, still gobbledegook to me!
Thanks
smiffie71 said:
Hi.
New to all this and haven't a clue due to recent circumstances.
My lad, for some unknown reason to me, decided to install team win recovery as a way of trying to clean up his galaxy s 8 phone. He's wiped the OS!! Twr starts but when pressing recovery, it says no os.
I'd never heard of it before and haven't a clue how to use it.
So, after some googling, found out the basics and as I say, when pressing recovery or install or restart, it says no os so I presume he's wiped it.
Spoke to Samsung. They say they can reinstall the is if the rom is ok? I presume it is.
Think they can fix it? I haven't a clue and looking at threads on here about installing ROMs, still gobbledegook to me!
Thanks
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It seems that you're not that familiar with TWRP, and i think you wipe off your system without any idea.
Try to do these steps;
MAKE SURE TO INSTALL these drivers first to your PC or latop before proceeding.
Samsung Drivers
1. download your stock firmware using SamFirm. If you're unsure of your model, look at the back of your phone. Mine is SM-G950FD. its important that you will download your correct firmware to avoid any issues with your network bands
2. download the latest ODIN app
3. extract the downloaded stock firmware. you should be able to get the following files: BL, AP, CP, CSC
4. Extract Odin and open it (or run as admin).
5. Locate each files with corresponding file name BL, AP, CP, CSC on their respective locations. BL = BL, AP = AP, and so on. MAKE sure that you select the correct files.
6. if your phone is on boot loop (power cycling or stuck at samsung logo), force close it by pressing volume down + power button for 10 seconds. If it is not on boot loop, go to the next step
7. go to download mode by pressing volume down + bixby button + power button. you should be able to see a blue screen with text like this.
8. plug in your cable from your PC to your phone, and wait for the ID:COM to turn blue. that means you are ready.
9. press start and wait for the process to complete.
10. once your device gets booted, your're good to go with your fresh phone.
Note: Reboot may take a while. try to force close it (step 6) and reboot again.
Thanks for the advice.
I've installed and run SamFirm.
Put the model in which is smg950f. Region UK.
In 'Phone' I've put Samsung galaxy S8, I've tried Samsung, S8, Samsung S8, galaxy S8 but I get the same error: please specify PDA, CSC and phone version or use auto method.
Any help appreciated. Thanks
There are lots of root and recovery guides here, so why am I posting this? Well, because I tried them, and they either didn't work or were outdated. Also, the install instructions on Lineage OS's site flat out wouldn't work. So here's how I did it!
These instructions are for Windows users, and uses Odin not Heimdall. I'm using Windows 10 Pro. I can't guarantee that it will work on other versions, but I can't see why it wouldn't. YMMV on other versions. I tried Heimdall and no matter what I did, I could not get it to flash anything to my tablet. After much google-fu, I found several people saying Heimdall is broken. I don't know if it is, but it wouldn't work for my on Windows or on Debian linux. So this install uses Odin, which was super easy and I wished I'd have done it in the first place and saved a ton of time and frustration messing around.
For those of you that know what you're doing already, here's the short version:
Enable OEM Unlock in the Developer settings of your stock Samsung OS.
Download TWRP recovery image (the .img.tar version, not the .img version), Lineage OS zip, Lineage Add-on SU zip, Gapps, and Odin (latest versions of all - links are below in the more detailed instructions)
Make sure your stock OS tablet can be seen by your PC - you can copy files back and forth between them. Copy over the Lineage OS, Add-on SU, and Gapps files to your tablet's SD card.
Boot your tablet into Download Mode (Home + Power + Volume Down), tap Vol Up to accept the warning message.
Open Odin on your PC, then plug in your tablet to the PC, note the green COM port number.
Open the Options tab of Odin and make sure the ONLY option checked is the F. Reset Time option. (You don't want it to auto-reboot, and you definitely do NOT want it to re-partition anything).
Click the AP button in Odin and select your TWRP image file. Then click Start in Odin to flash it.
When it's done flashing, disconnect the USB cable from the tablet and exit Download Mode (hold Power + Home + Vol Down), but release them as soon as the screen goes blank and switch to Power + Home + Volume Up so that it boots into recovery. If you miss it, booting into the stock OS will wipe out the TWRP recovery and you'll have to flash it again with Odin.
Once in TWRP recovery, flash the lineage OS file, the add-on-su file, and the gapps file. If asked about encryption, go ahead and tell it to wipe everything out. It's going to wipe your data partition anyway, and if you don't it will screw things up and you'll end up locking TWRP out of the data partition. This can be resolved by rebooting into Recovery and using TWRP to wipe the data partition and then flashing the lineage OS, add-on, and gapps files again.
Once you've flashed lineage OS, add-on-su, and gapps, go ahead and use the on-screen option to wipe the cache and davlik partitions, then reboot into the system.
The first boot will take some time, so go get a beer/coffee/soda and relax. Once it is booted up, it will take you through the Lineage OS setup.
After you complete the setup, you can enable Root on this device by going into Developer Options (under Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options) and tapping Root Access and selecting from Disabled, Apps Only, ADB Only, Apps and ADB options.
Notes (lessons learned):
Don't flash any of Chainfire's SuperSU packages. They won't work with Lineage OS and will goober up the add-on-su package install. I had to wipe my device and reinstall Lineage from scratch (with the add-on-su and not Chainfire's SuperSU) before mine would work.
Also, I ran into trouble with the encryption of the Data partition. I can't remember the exact sequence of events, but there was a selection when I was installing Lineage for the first time about the encryption of the partition, and apparently I chose wrong. The OS didn't install, it didn't boot right, and TWRP refused to mount the Data partition. I had to reboot into recovery (from recovery) and use TWRP to wipe the Data partition, then reflash lineage OS, add-on-su, and gapps. Then it worked fine.
The LONG Version (more detailed instructions):
Step 1) Gather the files you'll need:
Go to lineage's site and grab the latest OS version. Currently that's v16.0 (Android v9.0 Pie)
https://download.lineageos.org/gts28vewifi
Go to lineage's site and grab the add-on-SU package. Get the arm64 one (second from the top) named addonsu-16.0-arm64-signed.zip
https://download.lineageos.org/extras
Go to Team Win's site and download the twrp package for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 (known as "gts28vewifi" on most of these sites). Be sure to grab the .img.tar version of the file, NOT the .img version.
https://dl.twrp.me/gts28vewifi/
Go to the Odin website and download the latest version of Odin. (At the time of this writing, it is v3.13.1) Note there are links there for multiple versions. I used v3.12.3, but v3.13.1 will work too.
https://odindownload.com/
Go to the OpenGapps.org site and grab the nano version of Gapps. Be sure to select ARM64 for the platform, v9.0 for the Android version, and nano for the variant. (You can choose any variant you like. I used nano. If you know what you're choosing, go for it.)
https://opengapps.org/
Step 2) Enable OEM Unlock on your tablet
On your tablet, go into the Developer settings and enable OEM Unlock. (If you don't have Developer settings in your Settings menu, go to About Tablet and tap the Build Number several times in a row. (As you tap it, it will countdown the number of taps until Developer mode is turned on. Once you've tapped it seven or so times, you can go back to the Settings menu and there will be a new entry there Developer settings. The OEM Unlock is in there, enable it.
Also, back up your tablet contents, because this will wipe your tablet's internal storage (not your SD card though). How you backup is up to you and beyond the scope of this post.
Step 3) Get a good quality/reliable USB-to-micro-USB cable (one came with your tablet).
Using a cheap cable will cause you headaches, and you don't won't to be flashing your recovery partition using a lousy cable.
Step4) Copy the needed files to your tablet's SD card.
In my case, those files were:
lineage-16.0-20190523-nightly-gts28vewifi-signed.zip (517MB)
addonsu-15.1-arm64-signed.zip (1MB)
open_gapps-arm64-9.0-nano-20190529.zip (175MB)
Do not copy it to the tablet's internal storage, as that's gonna get wiped out. You can make a new folder on the SD card or just put it in the root of the card. The simplest way to do this is to have your tablet powered up under the original factory OS and just plug it into your PC with the USB-to-micro-USB cable. It will appear in Windows as a device with two "folders" in it - one for internal storage and one for the SD card. Just drag and drop the files over.
Step 5) Let's flash that recovery! (this is the tricky part):
Make sure your tablet has at least 75% charge before you begin this step. If it doesn't charge it until it does.
Disconnect your tablet from your PC. (unplug the USB cable)
Unzip Odin to a folder - it doesn't really matter where, I put mine on my Desktop. It is handy if you copy the twrp .img.tar file into the Odin folder, but not necessary. When I started Odin, I right-clicked on it and clicked Run As Administrator, then clicked Yes to the windows pop-up. I probably did NOT need to do this, but I didn't want anything getting in the way when it came time to flash the recovery partition of my tablet.
With Odin open, you'll notice that all the blocks across the top are greyed out and blank. That's good because we haven't done anything yet. Notice the left-most small grey block has ID:COM written above it. When you plug in your tablet, it will show what COM port your tablet is on.
Before you plug in your tablet, you need to boot it into Download Mode. To do so, power off the tablet. Then hold the Home button, the Volume Down button, and the Power button at the same time. Within a few seconds, it will boot into a light blue screen that warns you about the dangers you are about to embark upon. Let go of the three buttons you're holding and tap the Volume Up button to let it know that you've got this and you're gonna make this tablet submit to your will! Once you press the Volume Up button, it will go to another light blue screen that says Download and has a message about not turning off the device.
Once you're at that light blue Download screen, you can plug your tablet into your PC with the USB cable. Almost immediately, the ID:COM box should turn green and show a com port number, such as COM4. If you don't get anything give it a minute. If nothing happens, then you may need to install drivers for your tablet. The easy way to do that is to install Samsung's official PC application. It used to be Kies, but now it is called Smart Switch. You can download it here:
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/smart-switch
If you need to install Smart Switch, close Odin and unplug the USB from your tablet. Take the tablet out of Download Mode while you take care of business installing Smart Switch. To get the tablet out of Download Mode hold the Home, Volume Down, and Power buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds. When the light blue screen goes away release the buttons or you'll end up back in Download Mode.
After installing Smart Switch, plug in your tablet via USB (make sure it is booted up in the stock OS, not in Download Mode) and make sure your PC detects the tablet and that you can copy files to/from the tablet. When it does, you're ready to disconnect the USB to the tablet and boot the tablet into Download Mode again. Then start Odin, then plug in the USB to the tablet and see if you get a nice green com port showing.
Now that you've got Odin running, the tablet connected, and the com port showing green, you're ready to flash TWRP. Click the AP button in Odin, which will open a standard Windows open-a-file window. Navigate to where you saved the twrp .img.tar file (in my case it was named twrp-3.3.1-0-gts28vewifi.img.tar). Select that file and click OK. Now the Odin window will show the location/filename of your twrp file next to the AP button.
On the left side of the Odin window, click on the Options tab. By default the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options will be checked. Uncheck the Auto Reboot option and MAKE SURE THE F. RESET TIME OPTION IS THE ONLY OPTION CHECKED!
Now you're ready to click the Start button which is what flashes the TWRP recovery to your tablet. Go ahead and click Start. The flash will take about 20 seconds or so, and when it is done, the grey blocks above the ID:COM block will be green and will say PASS and have a time under it. (It might have said OK instead of PASS, I can't remember now...) Anyway, you'll know it was OK because its green. If the flash did not work, it will be red and say FAIL! If it fails, make sure you specified the twrp .img.tar file with the AP button and NOT a twrp .img file. (common mistake - .img.tar files are for Odin and .img files are for Heimdall) You can also try rebooting your tablet back into Download Mode, and make sure it is seen by Odin (Odin shows the com port in green).
Assuming that Odin is green and OK, you're ready to unplug the tablet from the PC.
The next step is a little tricky so get your head right before you do it. You're going to reboot the tablet out of Download Mode and directly into Recovery. It is important that you do NOT allow the tablet to boot as normal into the OS. (That's because the stock OS will see that your recovery partition has been changed and it will change it back to the stock recovery and you'd have to start over and flash twrp again.). To make this happen correctly you have to hold the Home + Power +Volume Down at the same time, BUT as soon as the light blue screen goes away, let all three go, then hold Home + Power + Volume Up! So you're basically switching one finger from Volume Down to Volume Up. It may sound tricky, but it really isn't. Just be sure to switch as soon as the light blue screen goes away. Worst case, you miss it and it boots back into the factory OS and you have to do this whole step over again.
Step 6) Time to flash the OS and other goodies!
Once you completed the above step and successfully booted into TWRP recovery, you've completed the tricky parts. The rest is rather simple and done entirely on the tablet.
In TWRP Recovery tap the Install button. Tap the Select Storage button at the bottom. Select MicroSD from the list and tap OK. Now use the folder structure on-screen to navigate to where you saved the lineage OS, add-on-su, and gapps files. If you're smart, you saved them to the root of the SD card and they're already listed on the screen. Tap the Lineage OS file first (in my case it was the lineage-16.0-20190523-nightly-gts28vewifi-signed.zip file). The screen will change and have an Add More Zips button, tap it. Tap the add-on-su file (addonsu-15.1-arm64-signed.zip) and tap Add More Zips, and tap the Gapps file (open_gapps-arm64-9.0-nano-20190529.zip). Now you're ready to flash, so swipe the bar at the bottom to the right. It will start the flash and this will take a few minutes.
Now, I apologize for this next part, I didn't write down exactly what happened... but the gist of it is: the Data partition of my tablet was encrypted (according to TWRP, I hadn't encrypted it via the stock OS), and that messed up the flash. TWRP asked me about the encryption but I was unclear what option to pick. Obviously I picked wrong, because the result was that the flash didn't work, and the Data partition of my tablet was unwritable/unmountable for TWRP and the process blew a bunch of errors. The good part is that the fix was simple. I rebooted from TWRP back into TWRP (tap Reboot then tap Recovery). After rebooting back into TWRP, I tapped Wipe, then Advanced Wipe, checked the Data partition and swiped right. It wiped the encrypted Data partition, and I flashed the lineago OS, add-on-su, and gapps files again. That time it went perfectly. So, if you're reading this now, you may just want to save yourself a little bit of time and before you try to flash the first time, wipe the Data partition. Warning: there's no going back from this, your Data partition will be blank, so be sure to have backed it up before you started down this road, or be ready to proceed with flashing Lineage OS and don't look back.
When the flash process is complete (and error free), go ahead and tap the option to wipe your cache and davlik partitions, then reboot. Both options are on the screen that shows right after the flash process.
Step 7) Let it boot into Lineage OS and enable Root (or not)!
The first boot will take some time, so go get a drink and be patient. It didn't take a whole 10 minutes, but it seemed like it. Once it boots, it will take you through the Lineage/Android setup process. Go ahead through that, then if you want Root, go to Settings > About Tablet and tap the build number seven times, it will do a countdown as you tap to turn on Developer Mode. Hit the back button, tap System > Advanced > Developer Options and scroll down until you find Root Access. Tap it and select from the options: Disabled, Apps Only, ADB Only, Apps and ADB. I suggest Apps Only, as I don't need ADB. YMMV. You now have a rooted Samsung Galaxt Tab S2 with Lineage OS and TWRP. Congrats!
I seem to have painted myself into a corner. After the flashing step apparently I encountered the encryption problem, too. However, no matter what I try I cannot wipe the data partition. I just fails every time. I can get into TWRP. But if I let it try to boot normally I get an error that it needs a factory reset. Even letting it do that doesn't seem to help. Not sure what my next step should be.
EDIT:
Oh wait, I think I got it. What I did in this state was power off (using power button) and choose power off from the menu that pops up. Then I rebooted back into TWRP. Before I tried anything else I chose to format data then wipe data (probably redundant but I don't care). Then I reflashed the 3 packages. That seems to work now...
EDIT 2:
So yeah it did work. Thanks so much! I haven't had a rooted Android device in years. Nice to have that ability back. Wish I could do that to my phone (Verizon S10+).
Will this work for Tab S2 9.7 T813 too? What is the device name of it? gts210vewifi is that correct? So I just have to download the TWRP for gts210vewifi and follow the same guide? What is different to your guide compared to the Lineage OS guide https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/gts210vewifi/install ?
First of all, thank you very much for this detailed post. Worked like a charm on my client's T713.
The only thing I cannot do is enable encryption, it just reboots the phone. I've tried everything and am running into brick walls. My guy needs to get on work VPN, so encryption is a must. If anyone has an idea, please chime in, I'd be indebted to you.
I keep getting an error 255 and then I read you need to flash a 64 bit rom with an unofficial 64 bit twrp, which I can't find. Anyone know where I can find it or a link? Thanks.
To those having Error 7 while flashing, Open the updater-script file and add TZ.BF.3.0.3-00021 (If you android 6.0) or delete the assert lines altogether.
Man, I followed your instruction word in word and I didn't a single problem upgrading my Tab S2 713 from 7.0 stock to Lineage 16.0. I really appreciate the detailed instruction on how to do this.
Hey there. Found this guide as I recently got a tab s2 and it's very well written, but one step is really hard and it's the whole "boot into recovery from download mode". Whatever I try I can't get it to work.
I assume when you say to hold the Download mode combo (pwr+home+volDown) you mean while the screen is blue with the message "Downloading....". I do this and as soon as the screen turns off I switch to recovery combo (pwr+home+volUp) but I always land at the "Samsung Galaxy Tab S2" screen and it just stays there.
Is there a way to completely turn OFF the tablet from Download mode so I can start into recovery easier? I don't know why it's not working for me tbh. I've tried timing it, tried being a second earlier, later, whatever. Always the same thing. I fear I might be doing something wrong tbh.
(A note: I don't have the "enable unlock OEM" option in my developer options but apparently that means I don't need to enable it. Odin works just fine and I get a pass after 3 seconds. Oh, and my KNOX WARRANTY VOID: went from 0 to 1 so I assume it worked).
EDIT: I want to add my TabS2 is model SM-T815, in case that matters.
One must not click "install TWRP" or it will boot loop into recovery after loading the OS. This is very frustrating, make sure you do not load the TWRP app when installing!
Hope this saves someone time.
Thanks for this post! SUPER helpful.
any guide on how to enable encryption ?
I already format data using twrp 3.2.3.
I did that and now cannot get out of it. UGH
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avongil911 said:
One must not click "install TWRP" or it will boot loop into recovery after loading the OS. This is very frustrating, make sure you do not load the TWRP app when installing!
Hope this saves someone time.
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Any way to fix this? I screwed up and installed it.
Hi
Very detailed guide.
I am writing to ask for your help:
I managed to boot into TWRP after ODIN, but it seems i am unable to access micro sd card. There is the option micro sd but i can't select it. As a result, i can't flash lineage.
I click install - select storage -
Internal storage (0mb)
MicroSd (0mb)
USB OTG (0mb)
Do you have any ideas?
I have the lineageos files,gapps to sd card.
Should i proceed with TWRP--> Wipe, then Advanced Wipe-> Data partition -- swipe right, then should i able to access the sd card?
Edit: just tried wipe - advanced wipe - data - and i get Wipe complete: FAILED
could not mount/data and unable to find crypto footer.
Failed to mounf /data (invalid argument)
unable to recreate /data/media folder
Unable to mount storage
Hello. Does the fingerprint scanner work with lineage os ? Thanks in advance!
Edit: yes it does, found it
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First time i got the failed to mount /data error.
I fixed it like this
Press back at recovery.
=> Wipe
=>advance wipe
=>check data
=>repair or change file system
=>ext2
swipe right
now go back, change file system again to ext4.
Now just install as per OPs instructions and all will be great.
morfeas-dsl- said:
Hello. Does the fingerprint scanner work with lineage os ? Thanks in advance!
Edit: yes it does, found it
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Mine always fails with too many tries, so I just use a PIN.
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lloydsw said:
morfeas-dsl- said:
Hello. Does the fingerprint scanner work with lineage os ? Thanks in advance!
Edit: yes it does, found it
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Mine always fails with too many tries, so I just use a PIN.
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Try registering your fingerprint from different angles and sideways.
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So I have one issue, my father was given one by an older gentleman from his work its a brand new looking 713 it has been registered. however, the man does not remember what account nor the perspective password for this tablet, will this work without enabling OEM unlock? if not it goes back to being a fancy paperweight once again.
Sadly, it seem the OEM Unlock is blocked out for me on my S2 with July 2018 as the last update for it, Tried the change date back and auto off steps and such several times but it just does not appear, guess Samsung for even more greedy and blocked that method, so nice of them to make a $600 tablet a paper weight with a 3 year old OS stuck on it..Last time i buy a Samsung device.
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lloydsw said:
Try registering your fingerprint from different angles and sideways.
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Worked! Thanks you!
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Hello! Could I flash only TWRP and Magisk following this guide? I have Android 7.
I'd like also to know if the tablet would get formatted during these operations thank you in advance!