How to go back to stock? - Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So about two weeks ago I rooted and flashed a nice ROM but I am looking to go back to stock to sell it. I was wondering what is the best way to go back to stock? I think I have found the right firmware to flash but do I use ODIN or something else?
The firmware that I am download from sammobile is named N8013UEALI3_N8013XARALI3_XAR.zip, is this correcty?

Yes thats correct, but you may or may not have to unzip it to use in odin.

And is there anything special I need to do in ODIN? Just select the rom and flash and done?

seandidk said:
And is there anything special I need to do in ODIN? Just select the rom and flash and done?
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Make sure you choose the pda button and auto reboot is enabled. Not sure if this wipes the device or not. Every time I odin, I use mobile and all data stays. If this is the case, just factory reset after odin.

pre4speed said:
Make sure you choose the pda button and auto reboot is enabled. Not sure if this wipes the device or not. Every time I odin, I use mobile and all data stays. If this is the case, just factory reset after odin.
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Should F reset be checked at all?

seandidk said:
Should F reset be checked at all?
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Only auto reboot.

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[Q] Status 7 Error flashing Cyanogenmod 11

Whenever I attempt to flash a Cyanogenmod Rom for P3110 (Using that because I have a P3113) I get a Status 7 Error.
Anyone know how to fix this?
I use this to get the Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583316
Picture: http://prntscr.com/43qdlq
Zackpip said:
Whenever I attempt to flash a Cyanogenmod Rom for P3110 (Using that because I have a P3113) I get a Status 7 Error.
Anyone know how to fix this?
I use this to get the Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583316
Picture: http://prntscr.com/43qdlq
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Flash the latest @Android-Andi Philz Touch or TWRP recovery and that should solve the problem (I recommend flashing the recovery with Odin or Heimdall.) Status 7 error usually means outdated recovery.
Link to @Android-Andi's recovery thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548257
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Well, that may have worked but before I did anything I let it charge, this is the message I got though: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
How should I go about this? I cannot do anything in Kies because the P3113 won't turn on. Whenever I plug it in to the PC if makes the sound of connecting, then disconnecting over and over again.
Zackpip said:
Well, that may have worked but before I did anything I let it charge, this is the message I got though: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
How should I go about this? I cannot do anything in Kies because the P3113 won't turn on. Whenever I plug it in to the PC if makes the sound of connecting, then disconnecting over and over again.
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What exactly did you do that it did this? Did you attempt to flash the recovery in Odin or Heimdall? If Odin, which version?
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Since the Cyanogenmod Rom failed flashing I tried to flash the stock firmware using Odin v.1.83 (Odin v3.09 and v3.07 wouldn't open) in order to get a Rom, then I tried to re-root it using v1.83, but it died when I was trying to. So, I decided to charge it and that's what happened. At least that's what I remember. My USB connector works but doesn't charge when connected to the PC, that's why it died. Other than that I do not believe anything else was done to it.
Zackpip said:
Since the Cyanogenmod Rom failed flashing I tried to flash the stock firmware using Odin v.1.83 (Odin v3.09 and v3.07 wouldn't open) in order to get a Rom, then I tried to re-root it using v1.83, but it died when I was trying to. So, I decided to charge it and that's what happened. At least that's what I remember. My USB connector works but doesn't charge when connected to the PC, that's why it died. Other than that I do not believe anything else was done to it.
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OK, that makes more sense. If your device died during installation that will happen. If I use Odin, I usually use v1.85, but I have found Heimdall to be more stable and consistent. Can you boot into download mode?
Edit: also, what version of windows are you running?
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jrc2 said:
OK, that makes more sense. If your device died during installation that will happen. If I use Odin, I usually use v1.85, but I have found Heimdall to be more stable and consistent. Can you boot into download mode?
Edit: also, what version of windows are you running?
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I am using Windows 8.1. Sorry for the late reply, had a little Family Reunion.
Zackpip said:
I am using Windows 8.1. Sorry for the late reply, had a little Family Reunion.
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There have been known problem using Odin on Windows 8, but I've done it multiple times. (I had kies installed if it makes any difference)
Anyway, do you have a Linux computer laying around somewhere? Depending on what happened during I installation, one can be used to maybe trip the device into a bootloop and then from there you can boot into recovery and flash a ROM. (I had to do this with my S2 after a power glitch while using Odin.) Odin isn't needed to root the tab. All you have to do us use Odin or Heimdall to flash a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) and then flash SuperSU.zip in recovery.
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jrc2 said:
There have been known problem using Odin on Windows 8, but I've done it multiple times. (I had kies installed if it makes any difference)
Anyway, do you have a Linux computer laying around somewhere? Depending on what happened during I installation, one can be used to maybe trip the device into a bootloop and then from there you can boot into recovery and flash a ROM. (I had to do this with my S2 after a power glitch while using Odin.) Odin isn't needed to root the tab. All you have to do us use Odin or Heimdall to flash a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) and then flash SuperSU.zip in recovery.
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I do not have a Linux machine anywhere.. Would that be the only way to fix it?
Zackpip said:
I do not have a Linux machine anywhere.. Would that be the only way to fix it?
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Not necessarily but it was just what I used and what worked. Does Odin detect the device on the firmware upgrade encountered an error screen?
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jrc2 said:
Not necessarily but it was just what I used and what worked. Does Odin detect the device on the firmware upgrade encountered an error screen?
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What do you mean by that? Odin shows this when I plug it in: http://prntscr.com/44yzf2
Nothing looks out of the ordinary.
Zackpip said:
What do you mean by that? Odin shows this when I plug it in: http://prntscr.com/44yzf2
Nothing looks out of the ordinary.
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Odin does detect the device. So you SHOULD be able to go to www.samfirmware.com , click on "Firmware Database" and select the options in the drop down boxes for your tablet. Download the zip file (you'll need a sammobile account) and then extract the zip file. You should have a tar.md5 or a tar file that you can flash in Odin. Make sure your tab is charged and you run Odin as admin. After you flash that, reboot into recovery (will be stock recovery) and do a factory reset and wipe cache. Now you should be able to reboot into stock android (with TouchWIZ of course). To root from here, use Odin to flash latest @Android-Andi TWRP recovery and the flash @Chainfire's SuperSU.zip and you'll be rooted!
As always, I am not responsible for what happens to your device. Doing this will raise your flash counter and void your warranty, which is probably void already if you flashed anything before.
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jrc2 said:
Odin does detect the device. So you SHOULD be able to go to www.samfirmware.com , click on "Firmware Database" and select the options in the drop down boxes for your tablet. Download the zip file (you'll need a sammobile account) and then extract the zip file. You should have a tar.md5 or a tar file that you can flash in Odin. Make sure your tab is charged and you run Odin as admin. After you flash that, reboot into recovery (will be stock recovery) and do a factory reset and wipe cache. Now you should be able to reboot into stock android (with TouchWIZ of course). To root from here, use Odin to flash latest @Android-Andi TWRP recovery and the flash @Chainfire's SuperSU.zip and you'll be rooted!
As always, I am not responsible for what happens to your device. Doing this will raise your flash counter and void your warranty, which is probably void already if you flashed anything before.
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Well, that partially worked. It does not show that anymore and it shows the Charging animation, but I can not boot into Odin/Download mode, or Recovery mode.
Zackpip said:
Well, that partially worked. It does not show that anymore and it shows the Charging animation, but I can not boot into Odin/Download mode, or Recovery mode.
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That is quite weird. I have done the same thing at least 2 or 3 times. Try going to https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/ Make sure you plug in your device before loading the above page. Your device should be detected when the page loads. In PDA put the latest TWRP tar file. Click start. It will say something like it needs a pit file and will reboot to find it. Click OK. It might fail but thats fine. Unplug your device. It will reboot and should show a bootloop. Now you should be able to reboot into recovery. If not, you might have to JTag but I don't know. For future reference, if a ROM is bootlooping, don't flash stock in Odin. Just do a full wipe and reflash the ROM and that should fix it.
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EDIT: if the tab died during installation of an important file, it can ruin the device. www.mobiletechvideos.com does have JTAG service that can be used as a last resort. It costs around 50 US Dollars.
jrc2 said:
That is quite weird. I have done the same thing at least 2 or 3 times. Try going to https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/ Make sure you plug in your device before loading the above page. Your device should be detected when the page loads. In PDA put the latest TWRP tar file. Click start. It will say something like it needs a pit file and will reboot to find it. Click OK. It might fail but thats fine. Unplug your device. It will reboot and should show a bootloop. Now you should be able to reboot into recovery. If not, you might have to JTag but I don't know. For future reference, if a ROM is bootlooping, don't flash stock in Odin. Just do a full wipe and reflash the ROM and that should fix it.
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EDIT: if the tab died during installation of an important file, it can ruin the device. www.mobiletechvideos.com does have JTAG service that can be used as a last resort. It costs around 50 US Dollars.
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I used Odin to re-download the stock firmware, and that worked. Thank you so much for all your help, it is working now!
Zackpip said:
I used Odin to re-download the stock firmware, and that worked. Thank you so much for all your help, it is working now!
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So you mean you redownloaded the firmware from sammobile and flashed with Odin or what? I couldn't figure out exactly what you meant. Glad to hear your tab is working again!
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jrc2 said:
So you mean you redownloaded the firmware from sammobile and flashed with Odin or what? I couldn't figure out exactly what you meant. Glad to hear your tab is working again!
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Yes, I did exactly that.
Zackpip said:
Yes, I did exactly that.
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So it must have been a bad download then. You used Odin v1.87 or what? Also, you should add [SOLVED] to the thread title.
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[Q] Flashing back Samsung Tab3 P5210 wifi

Good morning.
Tab is root via CWM.
As a consequence I don't have access to Samsung update any more.
I wish to recover such function until I can flash a new fully performing ROM still in development for the time being.
In order to do so I have downloaded the 4.2.2 ROM P5210XXUAMK8_P5210BSEAMK1_HOME.tar.md5 5 (Tablet bought in Belgium).
I intend to use the same ODIN 307 used previously to flash this ROM.
IS THIS THE RIGHT ODIN TO USE?
I assume that once flashed root will disappear and CWM will be replaced by the nativ's Samsung recovery .
IS THAT ASSUMPTION CORRECT?
While using ODIN in the past to install CWM I had to UNTICK all instructions.
IS THIS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO A REINSTALL OF THE STOCK ROM?
Thanks to all of you for your help.
BR.
on3chd said:
Good morning.
Tab is root via CWM.
As a consequence I don't have access to Samsung update any more.
I wish to recover such function until I can flash a new fully performing ROM still in development for the time being.
In order to do so I have downloaded the 4.2.2 ROM P5210XXUAMK8_P5210BSEAMK1_HOME.tar.md5 5 (Tablet bought in Belgium).
I intend to use the same ODIN 307 used previously to flash this ROM.
IS THIS THE RIGHT ODIN TO USE?
I assume that once flashed root will disappear and CWM will be replaced by the nativ's Samsung recovery .
IS THAT ASSUMPTION CORRECT?
While using ODIN in the past to install CWM I had to UNTICK all instructions.
IS THIS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO A REINSTALL OF THE STOCK ROM?
Thanks to all of you for your help.
BR.
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1. You could use version 3.07, but I use 3.09 for example. It's the latest. Usually, latest means best. But I'm sure 3.07 will work just fine.
2. Yes
3. Make sure ONLY "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are checked
Also make sure you use the original USB cable.
EDIT. If you decide to use ODIN 3.09, please note that PDA button has been replaced with AP button. It's the same thing
Cheers
andreiav said:
1. You could use version 3.07, but I use 3.09 for example. It's the latest. Usually, latest means best. But I'm sure 3.07 will work just fine.
2. Yes
3. Make sure ONLY "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are checked
Also make sure you use the original USB cable.
EDIT. If you decide to use ODIN 3.09, please note that PDA button has been replaced with AP button. It's the same thing
Cheers
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Thaks very much for your answers.:good:
Will try soon.
BR

[GUIDE] Easy way to update a rooted phone without losing data using FlashFire

Hello!
A lot of us have already rooted our phone however when it comes to then updating firmware it can be a pain where you have to re-root your device and maybe lose your settings and data.
However, I found a way through Chainfire’s brilliant app FlashFire that it can be done without using TWRP, it maintains root and you don’t lose data.
Steps:
1. You need to find the firmware you want. You can either get it directly from www.sammobile.com or you can use this handy tool which downloads it a lot quicker:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
2. You will need to download FlashFire from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433
3. Go to FlashFire and hit the plus symbol and then choose ‘Flash Firmware Package’. Then select your file you downloaded and flash away!
I have also found that if you root and just use Chainfire’s Autoroot only then you do not need to even install TWRP as FlashFire allows you to flash without wiping!
This is how I installed the xposed framework – did it through FlashFire and had not formatted my data through TWRP.
All thanks to Chainfire for these great programs.
poczynek said:
Hello!
A lot of us have already rooted our phone however when it comes to then updating firmware it can be a pain where you have to re-root your device and maybe lose your settings and data.
However, I found a way through Chainfire’s brilliant app FlashFire that it can be done without using TWRP, it maintains root and you don’t lose data.
Steps:
1. You need to find the firmware you want. You can either get it directly from www.sammobile.com or you can use this handy tool which downloads it a lot quicker:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
2. You will need to download FlashFire from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433
3. Go to FlashFire and hit the plus symbol and then choose ‘Flash Firmware Package’. Then select your file you downloaded and flash away!
I have also found that if you root and just use Chainfire’s Autoroot only then you do not need to even install TWRP as FlashFire allows you to flash without wiping!
This is how I installed the xposed framework – did it through FlashFire and had not formatted my data through TWRP.
All thanks to Chainfire for these great programs.
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Is this just another way to flash .zip files without using TWRP?
Zer0_ said:
Is this just another way to flash .zip files without using TWRP?
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Essentially yes with the advantage that you don't need to go into TWRP and you don't need to wipe data when rooting.
Also, it maintains root so you don't need to root again.
poczynek said:
Essentially yes with the advantage that you don't need to go into TWRP and you don't need to wipe data when rooting.
Also, it maintains root so you don't need to root again.
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Thanks buddy!
Will try this out!
Hello, I'd like to try updating my S7 Edge.
I have downloaded the firmware from sammobile.com. I have also installed the FlashFire, selected "Flash Firmware Package" and choose the firmware zip (containing 5 md5 files). Once the check was done, I got this screen, yet I am confused if I should also mark the "Modem Firmware" as it is currently unchecked and says "protected partition".
Thank you for your help,
tampiss
Yes I didn't add the modem in. It will work without.
poczynek said:
Yes I didn't add the modem in. It will work without.
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Thank you. I did as you say. The process was ok with info everything proceeded and phone restarted ok.
Unfortunately when looking at the phone settings, nothing has changed (meaning the versions/numbers) even though I am 100% sure I have downloaded the latest update which was "at least" suppose to update the security to March (I am still on Feb one). Weird.
tampiss
tampiss said:
Thank you. I did as you say. The process was ok with info everything proceeded and phone restarted ok.
Unfortunately when looking at the phone settings, nothing has changed (meaning the versions/numbers) even though I am 100% sure I have downloaded the latest update which was "at least" suppose to update the security to March (I am still on Feb one). Weird.
tampiss
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What does build number say in About Device?
poczynek said:
What does build number say in About Device?
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Bootloader: G935FXXU1APAW
PDA: G935FXXU1APAW
CSC: G935FOXX1APB1
Baseband version: G935FXXU1APB2
I have downloaded this http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935F/ETL/ for Czech republic, which is suppose to have
PDA: G935FXXU1APC8
CSC: G935FOXX1APB1
Yes I'd download another firmware m
If u check the flash fire site u must wipe system on the new version of flash fire or it won't finish the flash even tho it boots fine
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anybody get this work?
I have a question: as I try to update my device via this method (Flash Fire), will my currently installed TWRP be replaced by stock recovery?
Jeeltuss said:
I have a question: as I try to update my device via this method (Flash Fire), will my currently installed TWRP be replaced by stock recovery?
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No.
As above mentions to wipe system in order to finish the flash, if we do this we won't lose data no? Keep these enabled? http://imgur.com/DOO7qD0
I downloaded the file, moved to phone internal memory, but can't see it within Flashfire?
belloni said:
As above mentions to wipe system in order to finish the flash, if we do this we won't lose data no? Keep these enabled? http://imgur.com/DOO7qD0
I downloaded the file, moved to phone internal memory, but can't see it within Flashfire?
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You did not need to wipe any of those in that image.
Have you extracted the file yet after downloading?
poczynek said:
You did not need to wipe any of those in that image.
Have you extracted the file yet after downloading?
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The above poster said otherwise it won't upgrade? Tried extracting but got error. Should it be a .enc4 file? Never seen that before.
belloni said:
The above poster said otherwise it won't upgrade? Tried extracting but got error. Should it be a .enc4 file? Never seen that before.
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I updated yesterday to the latest APD1 version using FlashFire and did not wipe system.
Can you take a screenshot of what the files are after extraction?
poczynek said:
I updated yesterday to the latest APD1 version using FlashFire and did not wipe system.
Can you take a screenshot of what the files are after extraction?
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This is what I get when trying to extract the file...http://imgur.com/giXP5Q7
belloni said:
This is what I get when trying to extract the file...http://imgur.com/giXP5Q7
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Ah right - you need to use the Sam firmware tool to decrypt that file! Then it will give you something to extract.

Soft bricked S6- Run out of options

My S6 only goes into odin/download mode, I have tried multiple times trying to flash the stock rom using different versions of odin and different versions of the stock rom just to be sure. I never rooted the phone but I read that you dont need to be rooted or in debugging mode to use odin. Everytime I have used odin it stops after nand write start. I have tried to root if using cf auto root but that failed as well. I have tried renaming the tar.md5 into just tar and extracting the files (never once found hidden.img though), recompiled them to make new tar files and tried booting them individually but still no luck. I really have no idea what I am doing wrong or why this phone will not flash the stock firmware. Even smart switch wont work, so I cant go into recovery mode to manually wipe the phone. The model number is the G920W8.
Any help or new ideas would be appreciated.
restore stock and take it back to the store. i had the same problem too. new one coming soon.
smiley45 said:
restore stock and take it back to the store
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That's all I've been trying to do. Just restore the stock firmware. My problem is that it won't restore to stock. Neither through Odin or smart switch.
Also my battery does not charge, that was the original problem.
murph123 said:
That's all I've been trying to do. Just restore the stock firmware. My problem is that it won't restore to stock. Neither through Odin or smart switch.
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did you get this to restore?
smiley45 said:
did you get this to restore?
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No still no luck. Any suggestions?
murph123 said:
No still no luck. Any suggestions?
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try to flash android 5.1.1. for your phone model if you can get into twrp. do a full phone wipe. and a factory restore. then flash android 5.1.1 thru odin. you should be good to go. if you are still having boot loops let the phone die completely and wait for 10 min to 15 min. you may need to do this few times but i did this and it works for me let my know what happens. ( you might need to stay in download mode until the phone dies)
some times the answer is more simple as expected, try another usb port, or maybe another computer ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/how-to-unbrick-samsung-galaxy-s6-100-t3378857 read my post mate it helped me
murph123 said:
My S6 only goes into odin/download mode, I have tried multiple times trying to flash the stock rom using different versions of odin and different versions of the stock rom just to be sure. I never rooted the phone but I read that you dont need to be rooted or in debugging mode to use odin. Everytime I have used odin it stops after nand write start. I have tried to root if using cf auto root but that failed as well. I have tried renaming the tar.md5 into just tar and extracting the files (never once found hidden.img though), recompiled them to make new tar files and tried booting them individually but still no luck. I really have no idea what I am doing wrong or why this phone will not flash the stock firmware. Even smart switch wont work, so I cant go into recovery mode to manually wipe the phone. The model number is the G920W8.
Any help or new ideas would be appreciated.
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Try to flash a costum rom with twrp

Phone boots but recovery mode does not work (after flashing TWRP)

Hi all, using S7 SM-G930F. Just got it yesterday and first thing I wanted to do was flash TWRP so I could put the new Pixel OS onto it.
Used ODIN, got the pass message as usual... phone rebooted automatically into stock OS. I turned it off and tried booting into recovery mode but it gets stuck at the splash screen. Nothing happens, not even stock recovery. I re-flashed TWRP without auto-reboot option this time but the same thing happens.
So essentially I have a phone that works but no recovery mode at all I can't find anyone else with this same problem, please help. I can't get any further without it. Ideally I want to avoid flashing the entire stock image. Thanks
OEM unlocked?
ODIN 3.12.3 or later used?
*Detection* said:
OEM unlocked?
ODIN 3.12.3 or later used?
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Yes I did set OEM unlocked.
Ahhh, I am using ODIN 3.10.6!! Thanks, let me try 3.12 and get back to you if there's a problem. Thank you very much.
Fieldfare said:
Yes I did set OEM unlocked.
Ahhh, I am using ODIN 3.10.6!! Thanks, let me try 3.12 and get back to you if there's a problem. Thank you very much.
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I'm afraid it hasn't worked. Exactly the same thing, just stuck on splash screen until I reboot into OS.
Double checked, OEM Unlock is definitely enabled.
Id flash stock again to fix recovery, then try TWRP with ODIN 3.12.3
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Id flash stock again to fix recovery, then try TWRP with ODIN 3.12.3
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Do you mean flash the entire stock firmware or just stock recovery? I'm attempting to extract stock recovery from firmware now... but if I have to flash the whole firmware then I guess I have to.
Just flash full stock, you won't lose anything unless you flash CSC which resets the phone after the flash
But you do know you have to wipe your phone to get TWRP installed correctly right?
*Detection* said:
Just flash full stock, you won't lose anything unless you flash CSC which resets the phone after the flash
But you do know you have to wipe your phone to get TWRP installed correctly right?
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Nope. I didn't know. No guide I used ever states that anywhere (I'm a CWM person also, first time using TWRP).
Sounds strange to me.. How do you root your phone using TWRP then if you have to wipe it first?
Can I even use CWM for S7? Didn't think so as there are no guides for it.
Not worried about losing anything as only got the phone yesterday but really worried about the stock firmware flash not working the same way TWRP doesn't, that's why I wanted to avoid it if possible, I'll give it a go. Thanks
Fieldfare said:
Nope. I didn't know. No guide I used ever states that anywhere (I'm a CWM person also, first time using TWRP).
Sounds strange to me.. How do you root your phone using TWRP then if you have to wipe it first?
Can I even use CWM for S7? Didn't think so as there are no guides for it.
Not worried about losing anything as only got the phone yesterday but really worried about the stock firmware flash not working the same way TWRP doesn't, that's why I wanted to avoid it if possible, I'll give it a go. Thanks
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You don't have to use TWRP to root, if you're not bothered about having custom recovery you can just flash CF-Auto Root using ODIN, that will root without the need for TWRP
Reason you have to wipe with TWRP is because of encryption the phone is using - reading the TWRP thread would be a good plan before blindly flashing stuff
Don't worry about flashing stock, I have the same G930F, flashed stock a couple times using ODIN, no issues
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Id flash stock again to fix recovery, then try TWRP with ODIN 3.12.3
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*Detection* said:
You don't have to use TWRP to root, if you're not bothered about having custom recovery you can just flash CF-Auto Root using ODIN, that will root without the need for TWRP
Reason you have to wipe with TWRP is because of encryption the phone is using - reading the TWRP thread would be a good plan before blindly flashing stuff
Don't worry about flashing stock, I have the same G930F, flashed stock a couple times using ODIN, no issues
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I followed http://galaxys7root.com/galaxy-s7-s7-edge-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s7-s7-edge/3/
They never mentioned anything.
I just flashed stock firmware and now I can't do anything, no recovery, no download, no OS. Bootloop no matter what...
http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS7/6.0.1/SM-G930F/UnitedKingdom
This is what I used...
Kept trying and eventually got back into download mode (it was really hard)...
I am still lost on what to do now though.
Fieldfare said:
Kept trying and eventually got back into download mode (it was really hard)...
I am still lost on what to do now though.
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Follow XDA guides, not random sites
OK, considering the phone is pretty much empty and new, just flash all 4 ROM parts with ODIN
AP, BL, CP and CSC, factory reset the phone and start again from scratch
This time read the TWRP thread, or the CF Auto root thread here on XDA before doing anything at all
*Detection* said:
Follow XDA guides, not random sites
OK, considering the phone is pretty much empty and new, just flash all 4 ROM parts with ODIN
AP, BL, CP and CSC, factory reset the phone and start again from scratch
This time read the TWRP thread, or the CF Auto root thread here on XDA before doing anything at all
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Thanks! Boots now. Shame I only really found this place's guides after the one I used failed, starting again now
Did you unlock your bootloader? That is way flashing twrp works but would not boot twrp
I know the problem. Make sure "reboot automatically" is DISABLED in Odin when flashing TWRP. If you do not it will fail. I know from experience. Im assuming you already know to habe OEM unlocked etc etc
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