galaxy tab A (2016) sm-t580 refuses to be flashed - Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers

I' trying to get twrp on this thing.
developer options active, oem unlock selected.
Isend this thing into "bootloader mode" using #> adb reboot bootloader
then I do a # heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.6.2_9-0-gtaxlwifi.img
heimdall (also tried odin) reports success
upon # adb reboot recovery
the tablet comes up with the stock recovery......
any ideas what's going on here ?
regards
-rasp

Assuming you have unlocked the bootloader and the buttons on your tablet works fine, for this I would recommend using Odin. Before you start flashing, uncheck Auto Reboot in the Options tab.
Then, after you have flashed the TWRP file, press and hold the Power+Volume Down+Home buttons on your tablet and, as soon as the screen turns black, immediately press the Power+Volume Up+Home buttons till the Samsung logo comes up. Then, let go and you should see the TWRP logo. Now you're good to go! Select Reboot and then System.
Please report here how it goes...

ok, thanks, thar auto-reboot thing squashed twrp with stock recovery....

raspo667 said:
ok, thanks, thar auto-reboot thing squashed twrp with stock recovery....
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Glad I could help

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[Q] Trouble installing recovery via Odin

Hi all. Could use some help. Not sure which step I am missing. I followed the Philz Touch instructions below and flashed the MD5 recovery package with Odin. First with the "Auto Reboot" option ticked, then without. Odin says successful but I can't seem to get it to boot into recovery. Am I using the wrong three buttons? When I tried it just came up the battery charging logo.
Should I not have "F. Reset Time" ticked?
boot into download mode
start odin3 and configure it as in picture below
connect phone in download mode to PC via USB
press start to flash the tar.md5 package
normally, phone should auto-reboot into recovery.
If it reboots into main system and your recovery remains stock, repeat above steps and untick "autoreboot" in odin. Once flash is done, keep pressing the 3 buttons combo to for a reboot into recovery.You should see the new CWM
when in recovery, if you choose option "reboot system now" and you get "yes - disable flash recovery", select that option to avoid stock recovery overwriting cwm
Anyone? Can someone simply verify the 3-button reboot sequence?
I have a newly rooted Sprint GS4 which I updated to MF9 before rooting. I used Odin 1.85 to root it. I am now looking to install a custom recovery and kernel and eventually experiment with some different ROMs. I decided to go with the PHILZ Touch CWM based recovery and flashed the correct tar.md5 file based on his instructions listed here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4. However, I am running into the issues that he addresses regarding the phone auto-rebooting back into the main system and not into the newly installed recovery. I did as he said and un-checked the "auto reboot" option and tried again a couple times. Once it seemed to get stuck on the downloading screen when i unplugged the device after successful install via Odin, then I tried the same leaving the phone plugged into the computer and it seemed to get stuck on the battery charging logo. I am deftly afraid of bricking this thing so I was hoping someone who's done this can explain exactly which step I am missing. Thanks very much and thanks for the noob thread.
jbb2388 said:
Anyone? Can someone simply verify the 3-button reboot sequence?
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With the phone powered off, press and hold the power and volume up buttons, and when the phone vibrates, release the power button but not the volume button. You should get a screen saying booting recovery, followed by the recovery ROM.
angiest said:
With the phone powered off, press and hold the power and volume up buttons, and when the phone vibrates, release the power button but not the volume button. You should get a screen saying booting recovery, followed by the recovery ROM.
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Geez, I thought I had tried that multiple times but it just worked finally!!! Thanks angie! Finally into the recovery and performing a nandroid backup as we speak.

[Q] Note 3 n9005 stuck in 'reboot recovery' after failed mobile odin

I tried mobile odin to re flash my already rooted and cyanogen'd note 3 back to a root ed stock rom,
After hitting the go button it reset and now will only reset into reboot recovery mode.
I have since tried odin connected to a pc and this shows it as added so I think it is connected ok, I have a rom and that shows up as fine and when I click start it reports the SetuConnection message and just sits there.
The problem I have is that it won't reboot into download mode no matter what i try.
Additionally, when I boot I see the recovery reboot message for a second and the Samsung logo and then the screen goes black and stays that way. Bth the capacitive buttons vibrate when you touch them but do nothing else and the volume seems to change the volume up and down. Still with the black screen though
Anyone come across this or have any ideas.
Ta
it could be your recovery image is broken somehow. make sure your phone is off. try download latest custom recovery. i recommend either twrp or philz touch cwm. while phone is off, press home + power + volume down. when you see a warning screen, press volume up. this will go to download mode. flash new recovery via odin.
i had issues before with custom recovery causing recovery boot loop. the only confirm working recovery for me is cwm philz touch and twrp.

"no command" after installing TWRP in recovery mode

hey guys! first post but I have been lurking here and there before registering.
Sorry if this is the wrong section to post this in. I am trying to root my note 4 and I installed TWRP using Odin. Now when I go into recovery mode to flash SuperSu, it says "no command" with the android guy laying on the floor. I tried the factory reset option and I installed TWRP again but still same problem. I can still load my phone and use it as usual but now I can't go into recovery mode with TWRP and flash supersu to root it. Anyone know how I can fix this problem? Any help would be appreciated.
No one knows?
kratos0605 said:
hey guys! first post but I have been lurking here and there before registering.
Sorry if this is the wrong section to post this in. I am trying to root my note 4 and I installed TWRP using Odin. Now when I go into recovery mode to flash SuperSu, it says "no command" with the android guy laying on the floor. I tried the factory reset option and I installed TWRP again but still same problem. I can still load my phone and use it as usual but now I can't go into recovery mode with TWRP and flash supersu to root it. Anyone know how I can fix this problem? Any help would be appreciated.
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What is the model number of your Note 4? When you are at the "no command" screen, try holding the volume up button and then press the power button to take you to recovery. I'd that doesn't work try holding the power button and tapping the volume up button quickly and release all buttons and see if it allows yoj to access recovery. I'd these do not work keep trying different button combinations. I'd you still cannot access the recovery menu you may have to Odin the factory firmware and start over. Let me know what happens.
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none of those button combinations work. I will install stock firmware on it again and see if that fixes the recovery.
I had this problem in the past, I think the problem was that when I was installing TWRP via Odin that I had not powered off the phone so it looked like it installed but actually didn't, try taking out the battery and then boot into recovery or download mode whatever it is that is used for Odin and install again
kratos0605 said:
none of those button combinations work. I will install stock firmware on it again and see if that fixes the recovery.
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If you cannot get into recovery with any button combination boot to download mode and use Odin to flash all 4 files of the factory firmware. That will give you a fresh start. Let me know how it goes.
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Same here
After holding volume up+middle button+power bar
I get into recovery mode but right after recovery mode it goes into “installing system update….” and then “No command” shows up and after that I get the following message and options:
Android system recovery
Volume up/down to move highlight;
power button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
apply update from cache
wipe/data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
reboot to bootloader
power down
View recovery logs
Enable cp logging
Disable cp logging
and at the bottom in yellow it says;
# MANUAL MODE #
— Appling Multi-CSC…
Applied the CSC-code : GLW
Successfully applied multi-CSC.
Any sort of help would be appreciated, thank you.
amk58 said:
Same here
After holding volume up+middle button+power bar
I get into recovery mode but right after recovery mode it goes into â??installing system updateâ?¦.â? and then â??No commandâ? shows up and after that I get the following message and options:
Android system recovery
Volume up/down to move highlight;
power button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
apply update from cache
wipe/data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
reboot to bootloader
power down
View recovery logs
Enable cp logging
Disable cp logging
and at the bottom in yellow it says;
# MANUAL MODE #
â?? Appling Multi-CSCâ?¦
Applied the CSC-code : GLW
Successfully applied multi-CSC.
Any sort of help would be appreciated, thank you.
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Use the VOLUME UP/DOWN BUTTONS to scroll to WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET and let it do its thing. When it's done select REBOOT SYSTEM NOW.
Tell me what that does.
fast69mopar said:
Use the VOLUME UP/DOWN BUTTONS to scroll to WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET and let it do its thing. When it's done select REBOOT SYSTEM NOW.
Tell me what that does.
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but this will erase all my data from the phone
Yes it will but it is the most likely way out of your bootloop. Before you wipe, connect your device to your PC and boot to recovery. Once your PC recognizes your device internal storage, transfer everything that you can think of.
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fast69mopar said:
Yes it will but it is the most likely way out of your bootloop. Before you wipe, connect your device to your PC and boot to recovery. Once your PC recognizes your device internal storage, transfer everything that you can think of.
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I'm not in bootloop
My phone is working normally.
I'm trying to root my note 4 N910H (Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow) device
I flashed TWRP recovery using Odin
now I need to boot into TWRP recovery so I can to Flash SuperSu.zip downloaded in my device
what is happening after holding volume up+middle button+power bar
I should expect a menu with install option so I can flash the SuperSUfile in the device internal memory, instead this is happening:
it goes into “installing system update….” and then “No command” shows up and after that I get the following message and options:
Android system recovery
Volume up/down to move highlight;
power button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
apply update from cache
wipe/data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
reboot to bootloader
power down
View recovery logs
Enable cp logging
Disable cp logging
and at the bottom in yellow it says;
# MANUAL MODE #
— Appling Multi-CSC…
Applied the CSC-code : GLW
Successfully applied multi-CSC.
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If i choose reboot system, the phone will work fine, but I need a way to access TWRP recovery so I can to Flash SuperSu
amk58 said:
I'm not in bootloop
My phone is working normally.
I'm trying to root my note 4 N910H (Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow) device
I flashed TWRP recovery using Odin
now I need to boot into TWRP recovery so I can to Flash SuperSu.zip downloaded in my device
what is happening after holding volume up+middle button+power bar
I should expect a menu with install option so I can flash the SuperSUfile in the device internal memory, instead this is happening:
If i choose reboot system, the phone will work fine, but I need a way to access TWRP recovery so I can to Flash SuperSu
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That looks like TWRP didn't stick when you flashed it using Odin. Try a different version of Odin and flash TWRP.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA-Developers mobile app
kratos0605 said:
hey guys! first post but I have been lurking here and there before registering.
Sorry if this is the wrong section to post this in. I am trying to root my note 4 and I installed TWRP using Odin. Now when I go into recovery mode to flash SuperSu, it says "no command" with the android guy laying on the floor. I tried the factory reset option and I installed TWRP again but still same problem. I can still load my phone and use it as usual but now I can't go into recovery mode with TWRP and flash supersu to root it. Anyone know how I can fix this problem? Any help would be appreciated.
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So idk if you've gotten it fixed, but what worked for me was: I had been turning on the phone after odin did its thing, and that caused the oem recovery to reinstall itself. So instead of letting odin auto boot be ready to push the volume up button to put it into twrp recovery. I had to remove my battery to keep it from booting fully.
We need to try another time flash. Conditions - old Odin 3.06, configured to remove reboot.
swhockey347 said:
So idk if you've gotten it fixed, but what worked for me was: I had been turning on the phone after odin did its thing, and that caused the oem recovery to reinstall itself. So instead of letting odin auto boot be ready to push the volume up button to put it into twrp recovery. I had to remove my battery to keep it from booting fully.
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thanks you saved me lot of time today !!!
Thanks - this helped me too
i have same problem
my phone is samsung j2lte
have you try untick /uncheck the "auto reboot" option on odin app. instead reboot manually after flashing twrp??
my problem not solved either
Thank you. This helped me too.
kratos0605 said:
hey guys! first post but I have been lurking here and there before registering.
Sorry if this is the wrong section to post this in. I am trying to root my note 4 and I installed TWRP using Odin. Now when I go into recovery mode to flash SuperSu, it says "no command" with the android guy laying on the floor. I tried the factory reset option and I installed TWRP again but still same problem. I can still load my phone and use it as usual but now I can't go into recovery mode with TWRP and flash supersu to root it. Anyone know how I can fix this problem? Any help would be appreciated.
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In ODIN go to 'options' and uncheck 'auto-reboot', then flash TWRP. When it's done, it won't reboot, just pull the battery for several seconds, reinsert it and boot into TWRP Recovery.
Enjoy!
When I try to flash any thing it gets stuck on boot.img

[Question] Semi-Brick?

I was troubleshooting my home button that works from time to time.
So i flashed latest firmware for phone, but im pretty sure i flashed HOME_CSC instead of the normal CSC *FML*
So now when i boot download mode i cant choose by volume buttons, and booting download mode with "adb reboot bootloader" will just reboot rom normally...
Edit: Download mode boots, when using hardware buttons, but cant choose continue in download mode to be able to flash TWRP/Firmware with Odin again.
I guess if i could root it with some 1click method i could try issueing reboot bootloader command from root, but i guess that wont work either and there is no 1click methods AFAIK
Any suggestions?
Would usb-jig work to bypass bootloaders continue screen?
Are you able to boot into recovery?
Yeah i can boot into recovery, i can boot into bootloader too, but i cant press continue..
I can use the Phone semi normally, sometimes home, power or volume Buttons stop working though
In recovery all buttons work, but its the original recovery, so there is not much todo in it afaik?

Have flashed TWRP image using ODIN but it still boots into regular bootloader

I followed the forum instructions to flash TWRP onto my N910F Note 4 according to instructions: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55277852&postcount=3
All works fine. But when I reboot into the bootloader I still get the original bootloaded with the "Downloading Do not turn off target" notice.
On that tutorial it does say at the end that if the recovery hasn't changed then to uncheck the auto-reboot option. Did that, but same again.
What could I do?
Download mode is nothing to do with recovery.
You flashed a custom recovery, therefore you'll need to boot into recovery, not bootloader (download mode in Samsung phones). Power off your phone, then hold power, home and vol up to access the recovery you just flashed.
Sometimes the phone indeed overwrites the newly flashed custom recovery with the stock one, in such cases it usually helps to disable auto reboot in Odin (as you did), holding power+home+both volume buttons to force a reboot, then booting back to download mode and flashing the recovery one more time. Happy flashing!

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