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HELP: I bricked my Note 3 (N900). Forget to enable USB debugging before flashing!

I have just bricked my newly-bought Note 3 (N900).
I wanted to flash the latest version of Note 3 via Odin 3.08 (from 4.3 to 4.4.2). I made a big mistake as I didn't enable the "USB DEBUGGING" mode before go to download mode.
I clicked start in Odin and it show FAIL!!!
After I restart the phone all I see on the screen is the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
I tried to recover it through Kies, but the it shows the phone is not connected or not support. Meaning the Kies cannot communicate with the phone at all.
I also tries to flash in Odin many times, but it still fails.
Please!!! Can anyone here give me some solution.
Thanks.

boycam said:
I have just bricked my newly-bought Note 3 (N900).
I wanted to flash the latest version of Note 3 via Odin 3.08 (from 4.3 to 4.4.2). I made a big mistake as I didn't enable the "USB DEBUGGING" mode before go to download mode.
I clicked start in Odin and it show FAIL!!!
After I restart the phone all I see on the screen is the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
I tried to recover it through Kies, but the it shows the phone is not connected or not support. Meaning the Kies cannot communicate with the phone at all.
I also tries to flash in Odin many times, but it still fails.
Please!!! Can anyone here give me some solution.
Thanks.
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make sure kies is not running then try odin again

jaythenut said:
make sure kies is not running then try odin again
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I tried many time already, but still fail. I think because the usb debugging mode was not enable at the first place.
Thank anyway.

boycam said:
I tried many time already, but still fail. I think because the usb debugging mode was not enable at the first place.
Thank anyway.
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Usb debugging has nothing to do with it failing when you're using odin. Try a different version of odin.

A simple reflash via Odin 1.85 or 3.07/3.04 will fix it.

boycam said:
I have just bricked my newly-bought Note 3 (N900).
I wanted to flash the latest version of Note 3 via Odin 3.08 (from 4.3 to 4.4.2). I made a big mistake as I didn't enable the "USB DEBUGGING" mode before go to download mode.
I clicked start in Odin and it show FAIL!!!
After I restart the phone all I see on the screen is the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
I tried to recover it through Kies, but the it shows the phone is not connected or not support. Meaning the Kies cannot communicate with the phone at all.
I also tries to flash in Odin many times, but it still fails.
Please!!! Can anyone here give me some solution.
Thanks.
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USB Debugging has nothing to do with odin flash, make sure while flashing below steps.
1. Update boot loader is selected in odin.(Edit:for single file not required)
2. Disable antivirus.
3. make sure note 3 drivers are installed.
4. kies not running in bag round.
5.Clear Factory Data & Catch before flash.

if all of those step fail..
try to flash ur rom on other computer or laptop
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radicalisto said:
A simple reflash via Odin 1.85 or 3.07/3.04 will fix it.
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Thankx man itis worked:good::good:

jdomadia said:
USB Debugging has nothing to do with odin flash, make sure while flashing below steps.
1. Update boot loader is selected in odin.(Edit:for single file not required)
2. Disable antivirus.
3. make sure note 3 drivers are installed.
4. kies not running in bag round.
5.Clear Factory Data & Catch before flash.
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tried flashin with diff odin versions, was not working, tried ver 1.85, cause it lets you select update boot loader.......and BAM,,it worked on my tmobile tab 4, now i c.an wipe the tears off the key board, thanks, didnt do # 5 tho, was rooting the tab with cf auto.

markap99 said:
tried flashin with diff odin versions, was not working, tried ver 1.85, cause it lets you select update boot loader.......and BAM,,it worked on my tmobile tab 4, now i c.an wipe the tears off the key board, thanks, didnt do # 5 tho, was rooting the tab with cf auto.
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You've indeed saved my day... I've been searching high and low, installing various versions of Odin3, downloading tonnes of tar, tarmd5, zip, etc.!
Pardon me for my ignorance, but I never intended to root my cell phone in the first place. I was merely following what Kies suggested, "A New Firmware, Wanna Upgrade?" Oh, truly? Gee, thanks! And **** it, it screwed up my GT-N7000, saying "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue..." and my cell phone never saw the daylight again, regardless how I started it, factory-reset mode wasn't possible at all, only download mode could be started up. Tried with various methods of Odin3 on multiple ROMS, to no avail, until I read your short reply. BAM! (As you put it...)
Thanks a bunch, mate!

I have a similar issue with my sm n900. Lost my imei and baseband, i needed to flash a custom rom to get my baseband before working on the imei, after flashing via odin phone boots to samsung logo then goes blank. And recovery says E failed to mount efs . But i need to use adb on my pc. So how can i possibly enabe usb debugging in order for adb to find my device?

Flashing a stock ROM from sammobile.com via Odin does not require USB debugging. Flashing a stock ROM will flash everything, including modem, bootloader, and recovery.

My N900 Bricked
I am unable to Go to download mode not even the charging symbol too
no Luck at all phone is not starting need a Unbrick or help me how to get it sorted
galaxy Note 3 Sm N900
Tried to open the phone to short the wire but the shorting mentioned in all the imagees doesnt match the design of the phone internal
can some one tell me which points to short to start the phoen in Ext sd mode
or any help would help

[Q] Help! Samsung S5 no service

For two weeks, my Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900F has no signals. It keeps showing No Service, I can't receive calls/messages at all.
I have used Smart Tutor to contact Samsung, their engineer reset the system (maybe), but couldn't make it work. Then I sent the phone back to UK service centre, they sent it back to me quickly with doing anything --just because my phone is not in European warranty. :crying:
The details of the phone:
IMEI is right, fireware is Country: Hong Kong, PDA: G900FZHU1BOA1,
From I have read, it seems like the Radio was turned off. But I don't know how to turn it on.
I tried to enter Service mode by dialing code *#*#4636#*#* but it didn't work for me.
I can get into ServiceMode by code *#0011# but I don't know what to do next.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Flash radio/modem or full firmware for the country you are in?

How to flash radio/modern?
*Detection* said:
Flash radio/modem or full firmware for the country you are in?
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I don't know how to flash radio/ moderm, could anyone give me some guide please?

lyrruo said:
I don't know how to flash radio/ moderm, could anyone give me some guide please?
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1 Turn off your phone
2 Download and install Samsung USB Driver
3 Connect USB cable to PC (do no connect phone)
4 Hold Volume Down + Home Button and power on phone, follow onscreen instructions to enter Download Mode
5 Download and unzip Odin
6 Connect phone to PC, wait for Windows to install the device drivers
7 Download modem
8 Run Odin and load modem in "CP", flash modem
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lingowistico said:
1 Turn off your phone
2 Download and install Samsung USB Driver
3 Connect USB cable to PC (do no connect phone)
4 Hold Volume Down + Home Button and power on phone, follow onscreen instructions to enter Download Mode
5 Download and unzip Odin
6 Connect phone to PC, wait for Windows to install the device drivers
7 Download modem
8 Run Odin and load modem in "CP", flash modem
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Hi lingowistico,
I did what you said, but it still can't work.
Is the modem not for the UK? (btw, the phone was from Hongkong, but I use it in the UK)
help......

Aside from the radio/modem that you should try flashing i suggest trying a custom rom as i had a similar issue on the official one

shirogeek said:
Aside from the radio/modem that you should try flashing i suggest trying a custom rom as i had a similar issue on the official one
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How should I do that?

lyrruo said:
How should I do that?
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You can do that by reading the stickies like everyone else does instead of expecting that someone else will do it for you.

same here in 3 different devices...
The same happened to mine and my wife's devices. Since last Saturday I rooted them both, load 4.4.4, then ulgrade them to 5.0... downgrade them again. Tried flas modem a d flash radio. Seems nothing is working. Both are g900h. And today just realized that my cousin's g900f just have the same issue since friday. How can I know the date of the automatic installed updates... maybe some update cause this?
Also tried shortcut master to enter the secref codes with super user... no code is working...
The signal just comes and go every 5 mi utes. Sometime I can make a phone call but it crashed like 1 minute after I made it. Lazy data signal.
What else do you guys reccomend?

Urgent help required

hi, I tried rooting my phone but it failed halfway through, now it's in firmware recovery mode, when i run kies it just constantly says connecting, have i bricked my phone

PAULRYAN52 said:
hi, I tried rooting my phone but it failed halfway through, now it's in firmware recovery mode, when i run kies it just constantly says connecting, have i bricked my phone
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Download Odin if you don't already have it and the matching firmware for your model put phone in download mode and flash with firmware should bring you back

Don't panic!
Firstly, make sure you have the correct drivers so that Windows can see your phone (search on here).
Secondly, if Kies won't work, Odin probably will. Odin (again, search on here for it) allows you to flash any Samsung firmware to your phone (Search sammobile.com for firmwares, but MAKE SURE you get firmware for the correct version of Note 4).
Hope this helps.

ive downloaded the correct firmware for my phone now what do i do in odin

I'm at work at the moment, so I can't spend too much time on here, but this should help you out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/note-4-n910f-original-firmwares-t3189968

my phone keeps disconnecting then connecting while i connected to odin

Try setting everything up in Odin, and then connecting your phone (in Download mode). Wait for the connection to be recognised by Odin, then click the button to start the flashing. Always works for me.

PAULRYAN52 said:
my phone keeps disconnecting then connecting while i connected to odin
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If you used an extra back cover remove it and connect the cable again.Check if there is any lose connection.

kakkooran said:
If you used an extra back cover remove it and connect the cable again.Check if there is any lose connection.
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sorted it just didn't like my laptop, I'm going to try and root it again

Glad you got it sorted out, and good luck with rooting your phone.

ive rooted but it starts up ok but it keeps restarting itself, when it starts up it has yellow writing at the top saying "getting Warranty bit : kernel" it vibrates once then vibrates again as it normally does when booting up. it's working ok now

Bootloop, No recovery and No download Mode.

Hello,
I was trying to flash Twrp recovery in my phone using flashify. It said flash successfully and i rebooted. It starting bootlooping. I manually tried by pressing Volume up + Home+Power keys it was still doing bootloop. I tried to goto download mode by pressing Volume Down+ Home+Power keys it still kept bootlooping even USB jig didn't work. I need your valued suggestion about what to do next.
Thanks in Advance.
I have Samsung Galaxy Grand Primr G530H
here is video link youtu.be/B_EtRTH93YE

Just flash your firmware from Odin using a PC, I had a similar problem in my tablet, it didn't had download mode either and that worked, try it.

When I connect it to Pc it keeps bootlooping and pc gives sound of connecting then disconnecting of hardware.

GorJessSpazzer said:
Just flash your firmware from Odin using a PC, I had a similar problem in my tablet, it didn't had download mode either and that worked, try it.
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How did you flash a firmware, when your tablet didn't have download mode? What ODIN version did you use? please tell us we need your experience.

talvigi said:
How did you flash a firmware, when your tablet didn't have download mode? What ODIN version did you use? please tell us we need your experience.
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Turn off your device, keep your finger in the button until the device is off or pull off the battery, connect it to the PC and flash your firmware through Odin, at that moment I used the 3.70 i think but you can use the latest version it's fine, that should install download mode and the whole firmware if that doesn't work I'm afraid I don't know how else I can help, that's what I did and it worked

GorJessSpazzer said:
Turn off your device, keep your finger in the button until the device is off or pull off the battery, connect it to the PC and flash your firmware through Odin, at that moment I used the 3.70 i think but you can use the latest version it's fine, that should install download mode and the whole firmware if that doesn't work I'm afraid I don't know how else I can help, that's what I did and it worked
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You are right I did it the same way and it worked for me too. I actually was thinking the phone was quite dead bur or wasn't, I just flashed the recovery firmware 4.4.4 Russian and if you ask me food the step by step procedure it was just like this:
1. I started the Odin 3.07 and connected my device to see is it was detected or not, my surprise the Odin catch it, and shown added and the port number was 18.
2. I just pulled out the USB cable from my laptop and loaded the BL file only to just flash the bootloader file and see what would happen, I was trying it bcz I was totally disappointed with the device i.e. Grand Prime 530H Duos. I also noticed that my device was not stable even with that black screen it used to restart after almost five minutes in that case. And I knew that in 5 minute I will just be able to flash BL file. The BL file was loaded on the Odin now and I inserted the USB cable again while keeping the vol down button pressed to my laptop when the Odin again found and connected with my device, I didnot take any more time to flash BL file.
3. As soon as i had not flashed all the SW therefore, my device didn't boot properly, and I thought it didn't work but when my device was connected to the computer I just listened the startup tone of the Android 4.4.4. From that moment I knew my device was not dead now so i had to select all four files from the recovery firmware of 4.4.4 and connect the device to odin even there was no sign of download mode, as soon i clicked the Start button i saw many things in the Odin which were good enough to see. after the firmware flashed the device got started.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

talvigi said:
You are right I did it the same way and it worked for me too. I actually was thinking the phone was quite dead bur or wasn't, I just flashed the recovery firmware 4.4.4 Russian and if you ask me food the step by step procedure it was just like this:
1. I started the Odin 3.07 and connected my device to see is it was detected or not, my surprise the Odin catch it, and shown added and the port number was 18.
2. I just pulled out the USB cable from my laptop and loaded the BL file only to just flash the bootloader file and see what would happen, I was trying it bcz I was totally disappointed with the device i.e. Grand Prime 530H Duos. I also noticed that my device was not stable even with that black screen it used to restart after almost five minutes in that case. And I knew that in 5 minute I will just be able to flash BL file. The BL file was loaded on the Odin now and I inserted the USB cable again while keeping the vol down button pressed to my laptop when the Odin again found and connected with my device, I didnot take any more time to flash BL file.
3. As soon as i had not flashed all the SW therefore, my device didn't boot properly, and I thought it didn't work but when my device was connected to the computer I just listened the startup tone of the Android 4.4.4. From that moment I knew my device was not dead now so i had to select all four files from the recovery firmware of 4.4.4 and connect the device to odin even there was no sign of download mode, as soon i clicked the Start button i saw many things in the Odin which were good enough to see. after the firmware flashed the device got started.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk
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I'm glad I helped you and thanks for your description, other people with the same problem can see it, my English its not good and I was afraid that I didn't help you correctly.

Same problem, but apparently worst!
AwkWeirdo said:
Hello,
I was trying to flash Twrp recovery in my phone using flashify. It said flash successfully and i rebooted. It starting bootlooping. I manually tried by pressing Volume up + Home+Power keys it was still doing bootloop. I tried to goto download mode by pressing Volume Down+ Home+Power keys it still kept bootlooping even USB jig didn't work. I need your valued suggestion about what to do next.
Thanks in Advance.
I have Samsung Galaxy Grand Primr G530H
here is video link youtu.be/B_EtRTH93YE
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Hello guys! Could you please help me with the same issue? The difference is that Odin doesn't recognize when I plug in my phone! I don't know what else to do. It's a G530H.
Thank you very much!

GorJessSpazzer said:
I'm glad I helped you and thanks for your description, other people with the same problem can see it, my English its not good and I was afraid that I didn't help you correctly.
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talvigi said:
You are right I did it the same way and it worked for me too. I actually was thinking the phone was quite dead but it wasn't, I just flashed the recovery firmware 4.4.4 Russian and if you ask me for the step by step procedure it was someting like this:
1. I started the Odin 3.07 and connected my device to see if it was detected or not, to my surprise, Odin catch it, and shown added and the port number was 18.
2. I just pulled out the USB cable from my laptop and loaded the BL file only to just flash the bootloader file and see what would happen, I was trying it bcz I was totally disappointed with the device i.e. Grand Prime 530H Duos. I also noticed that my device was not stable even with that black screen it used to restart after almost five minutes in that case. And I knew that in 5 minute I will just be able to flash BL file. The BL file was loaded on the Odin now and I inserted the USB cable again while keeping the vol down + home key pressed, to my laptop when the Odin again found and connected with my device, I didnot take any more time to flash BL file.
3. As soon as i had not flashed all the SW therefore, my device didn't boot properly, and I thought it didn't work but when my device was connected to the computer I just listened the startup tone of the Android 4.4.4. or the device. From that moment I knew my device was not dead now so i pullup the battery, put it again inside to check its status, did this almost thrice, but still the same black screen, yet i heard the startup sound everytime. Now as far as knew the phone is on but showing nothing, I had to select all four files from the recovery firmware of 4.4.4 and connect the device to odin even there was no sign of download mode, as soon i clicked the Start button i saw many things in the Odin bar which were good enough to see. after the firmware flashed the device got started.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk
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Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

lucas13garcia said:
Hello guys! Could you please help me with the same issue? The difference is that Odin doesn't recognize when I plug in my phone! I don't know what else to do. It's a G530H.
Thank you very much!
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Is your USB cable original is it working on other devices? And are you using a USB 2.0 port, that is very much necessary, for Odin and some other hardware/software environment applications. And you also must have Samsung USB drivers installed in your PC, you can also try all this process on some other PCs
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

talvigi said:
Is your USB cable original is it working on other devices? And are you using a USB 2.0 port, that is very much necessary, for Odin and some other hardware/software environment applications. And you also must have Samsung USB drivers installed in your PC, you can also try all this process on some other PCs
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk
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Hello!
Yes, that USB works with other phones. And even not being the original one, it was working to transfer files before this issue...
It is a USB 2.0 port, and even when I go to "Device Manage" on Windows, it doesn't show any port with an unknown device or something like that...
Thanks!

HELP !! My Note 4 (SM-N910F) Bricked After Official Marshmallow Update !!

Hi
I have this Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (SM N910F). I am here in Pakistan. I purchased my Note 4 from UK and Its on EE. I was using it here and it got an Official OTA Update of Marshmallow which I installed. After a couple of days, my phone automatically got bricked. I contacted a local mobile repairing shop who dumped some other unbranded international firmware which changed its CSC too [CSC after updating unbranded firmware = (N910FOXX1COH1)]. The firmware was not working properly and had glitches.
Now i want to flash its stock EE Firmware which i have downloaded. I tried to flash it with ODIN but then i noticed that the CSC was changed so i tried to change the CSC by rooting the phone and for that i reboot the phone in Download Mode. The phone usually goes to black screen and does not start after proper power off and I need to soft reset it (By pulling the battery and draining battery charges) in order to turn it on everytime. After a couple of restarts in this way, the phone finally stopped to turn on. In download mode i had an error of "PIT File not found" while i tried to root it through ODIN. I tried to normal boot the phone but now it doesnt boot at all.
I need to boot it so that i may change my CSC to flash my stock firmware (please tell me if changing CSC would be necessary, Current CSC = N910FOXX1COH1,
Required CSC = N910FEVR1DPE1)
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Try to flash your EE rom with pit file for note 4 910f.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...te-4-pit-files-repartiton-f-g-c-t-w8-t3282641

Chamaka said:
Try to flash your EE rom with pit file for note 4 910f.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...te-4-pit-files-repartiton-f-g-c-t-w8-t3282641
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Thanks for the reply !
Is it necessary to change the csc to UK region before flashing the UK firmware ? My phone is not booting to download mode either right now. Earlier today it was booting infact i tried to exit from download mode 2 times by pulling the battery but every time it automatically reboot to download mode. That was the moment when i shut down the phone by pressing home + power and after that it doesnt turn on

UK firmware includes UK csc. Then you don't need to change it manually.
But if your phone won't turn on I don't know how to recover it. (try to Recharge your phone and then go to download mode. I think your battery is fully discharged. )
If you can able to access download mode, flash firmware with the pit file using Odin.

Chamaka said:
UK firmware includes UK csc. Then you don't need to change it manually.
But if your phone won't turn on I don't know how to recover it. (try to Recharge your phone and then go to download mode. I think your battery is fully discharged. )
If you can able to access download mode, flash firmware with the pit file using Odin.
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Thanks for the reply. I am trying to arrange another note 4 through which i can charge the battery. Ill give this idea a try and will let you know ! Thanks

I charged the battery but still the phone wont turn on

I think i have fried the boot loader !

Ma note 4 wont turning on and showing connect hs usb qdloader 9008 no flahing not charging want help please help