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[Q] Omega custom ROM installation GT-N8013 installation bar stuck at 0%

Hey all,
With great hesitancy I am asking this question, as I know people generally frown upon questions that has already been asked before. But I have searched on this forum and online and have not come across a solution for my particular device/problem. I own a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8013 and decided to install the Omega custom ROM. I followed the instructions from DroidView's Omega installation webpage (sorry could not post link as this is my first post, but a google for Omega custom ROM galaxy note 10.1 would give the link).
After selecting the apps that I wanted installed, I tapped on the install button. I saw a bunch of "Wiping" output (preload/dalvik cache/cache) formating system. However, the installation bar is not moving past 0.00%. The screen is not frozen as I can see the color move from left to right in the installation bar, but bar itself is not moving. It has been like that for the past 1.5 hours during which I have been searching for a solution on what to do next. As the installation instructions suggested, I made backup of my current ROM on my external SD card. Preferably, I would like to try the installation process again, but I am not sure how to get out of this "installing" screen. If using a custom ROM is not possible for me, I would like to know how to go back to the stock ROM from the backup I made.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Also, I hope I am at the right place to ask this question, if not some please let me know.
Thanks,
Shaun.

Update:
After waiting for nearly 2 hours, I pressed the VolumeUP+Power button to get to the recovery menu to try to do the installation process again. It worked and I went through the whole procedure again. However, this time the screen froze at the "Select apps you want to install - Default install or remove bloatware" screen after I tapped on remove bloatware. I once again pressed VolumeUp+Power button to get back to the recovery mode.
Now all I see is my the "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" logo on my screen and it just sits there. If I press the power button long enough the device seems to turn off but the logo comes on back again on my screen. Does this mean I have bricked my device??? Is there way to get back to a working version of my tablet again?
Thanks,
Shaun.

Update:
I have gotten back on the recovery mode and restored the stock ROM. I am going to try to install the Omega custom ROM again. I will update here how it goes.
Sorry to have so many posts in a short while, I am not trying to bump my own posts. I am just trying to provide as much information as possible on the stuff that I have tried so that people who are kind enough to help me will know exactly what I have been upto. If this is a problem please let me know and I will tone down my posting frequency.
Thanks,
Shaun.

Which recovery r u using? Ive had good luck with twrp.

rail205 said:
Which recovery r u using? Ive had good luck with twrp.
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I am using CWM 6.0.3.1. Forgive me, I new at this, but does this mean I need to root my tablet again and install a new recovery if I want to use this TWRP? Also, isnt the problem with Arora and not the recovery? Do you think changing the recovery will solve this problem?

Hi mate...
First., THIS is the Official thread of Omega for the Note 10.1... so please download the rom HERE to be sure..
Second., not all recoveries works with aroma., so i suggest you use Philz instead of cwm....
flash Philz first then flash Omega....
Installation Instructions can be found HERE..

NadMaj said:
Hi mate...
First., THIS is the Official thread of Omega for the Note 10.1... so please download the rom HERE to be sure..
Second., not all recoveries works with aroma., so i suggest you use Philz instead of cwm....
flash Philz first then flash Omega....
Installation Instructions can be found HERE..
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Hey,
Thanks for your reply. I guess I am going for the philz_touch_5.08.5-n8000.zip. Also can just flash this directly from CWM just like any other zip?
I'm also guessing the backups from the recoveries are not compatible with each other.

shaun_android said:
Hey,
Thanks for your reply. I guess I am going for the philz_touch_5.08.5-n8000.zip. Also can just flash this directly from CWM just like any other zip?
I'm also guessing the backups from the recoveries are not compatible with each other.
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yes.. you can also download the tar file and flash it via Odin/Mobile Odin..... then flash Omega and that's it...
for further questions regarding Omega you can ask in the Omega thread..

Update:
Thanks all for the help. I installed Philz and was able to install the Omega custom ROM on my galaxy note 10.1.

[Q] Flashing factory stock firmware on Samsung Galaxy S3 i747

Im currently trying to return my Samsung Galaxy S3 i747 and i currently have a 4.3 Pacman custom rom flashed on it and i was wondering how i can return my phone to the stock rom when i first got my phone without bricking it. I've been doing a bit of research and I'm looking for the best way to return my phone to the stock rom. Should i do it with Odin or flash it through TWRP (is that even possible?)
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated
Thank you!

2trainz said:
Im currently trying to return my Samsung Galaxy S3 i747 and i currently have a 4.3 Pacman custom rom flashed on it and i was wondering how i can return my phone to the stock rom when i first got my phone without bricking it. I've been doing a bit of research and I'm looking for the best way to return my phone to the stock rom. Should i do it with Odin or flash it through TWRP (is that even possible?)
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated
Thank you!
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Download this and flash, depends on how it is packed If .ZIP , you can use TWRP, IF .tar use Odin3 Follow flashing procedure for S3, search S3 Forum.
Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.​

[Solved] Repair a possible brick (Galaxy S 4G) (Bad Flash)

I've flashed quite a few androids with custom ROMs, all successful except one brick was beyond repair. Then my brother asked me to root and flash a custom ROM to his T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G (Model: T959V). So I gave it a shot. Rooting was successful, but trying to get Clockwork Recovery on the phone, it confused me and I definitely messed up. The screen is discolored like a bad tv reception. One picture is what it's currently stuck on, and the other is showing I can still load it into the yellow download screen. My question is, is this fixable? If so, how?

Problem Solved
Matster239 said:
I've flashed quite a few androids with custom ROMs, all successful except one brick was beyond repair. Then my brother asked me to root and flash a custom ROM to his T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G (Model: T959V). So I gave it a shot. Rooting was successful, but trying to get Clockwork Recovery on the phone, it confused me and I definitely messed up. The screen is discolored like a bad tv reception. One picture is what it's currently stuck on, and the other is showing I can still load it into the yellow download screen. My question is, is this fixable? If so, how?
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Problem solved thanks to stephen_w here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405489 and chadster214 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413. Problem solved with Odin 1.85. Give them thanks if you ran into this problem and these people helped you as well.

Glad that you could get things resolved! I hope that you enjoy your "new" phone, especially as you now know how to recover from things. You might want to look at heimdall as well, especially if you start playing with other custom ROMs and kernels.
When you have a chance, if you change the "[Q]" to "[solved]" or the like, people will easily be able to tell that there is an answer on the thread. Perhaps it will be the one they are looking for themselves!

[Q] Galaxy Tab 4 had major error after change DPI and won't start properly.

So I had a rooted Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 that I didn't have any backups for and I stupidly changed the DPI of the screen and rebooted the device and it started up in bootloop and I tried recovering it and nothing would work. So I finally settled on the wipe and factory reset, and now it starts up VERY SLOWLY, and the start of the set up for the device shows up but constantly I'm being bombarbed by TOUCHWIZUI has stopped working and 3 other things keep popping up saying they have stopped working. The touch screen barely works.
I have no idea what to do. I have no backups. I am not that familiar with android. I am downloading the stock firmware and am going to try to put it on with odin but I doubt it's going to work.
Can someone give me some advice on what to do? I would REALLY appreciate it.
Sincerely,
SalvelinuxFontinalix
BTW. The tab is the SM-T530NU Canadian (Wifi) version. The firmware I am downloading is the T530NUUEU1ANI1_T530NUXAC1ANI1...
Can I use ODIN to flash this firmware from my PC onto the device or will it be a huge problem if the tablet has been wiped and factory reset and is missing all sorts of information?

Your gonna need to flash the stock rom for the device.

Thank you for your guidance!
zelendel said:
Your gonna need to flash the stock rom for the device.
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Thank you so much I did what you said. I found the stock rom and "flashed it" I got it back to exactly how it was when I got the tablet! I was unsure how to do it but I learned a bit on my own form the search feature of XDA. I found the stock rom out of a list of many different ones and I found the correct ROM for my country and area and flashed it on with ODIN using my PC and it rebooted and was brand new. I re-rooted it and decided not to alter the DPI of the screen. It's nice enough as is.
Thanks Again! Zelendel! You are a life safer! Oh and BTW...is using ODIN to transfer the stock ROM onto the device considered "flashing"? Or is there some other way people flash devices?
Thanks again I'm so thrilled I don't have a broken device haha. THANKS!!!
Sincerely,
SalvelinuxFontinalix

SalvelinuxFontinalis said:
Thank you so much I did what you said. I found the stock rom and "flashed it" I got it back to exactly how it was when I got the tablet! I was unsure how to do it but I learned a bit on my own form the search feature of XDA. I found the stock rom out of a list of many different ones and I found the correct ROM for my country and area and flashed it on with ODIN using my PC and it rebooted and was brand new. I re-rooted it and decided not to alter the DPI of the screen. It's nice enough as is.
Thanks Again! Zelendel! You are a life safer! Oh and BTW...is using ODIN to transfer the stock ROM onto the device considered "flashing"? Or is there some other way people flash devices?
Thanks again I'm so thrilled I don't have a broken device haha. THANKS!!!
Sincerely,
SalvelinuxFontinalix
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Yes it is. There are other ways with custom recoveries but that is only for custom rom flashs

[Completed] Rom Flash Failure, rendered my phone useless [GS3]

had a Paranoid OTA update which usually i click on and it downloads and installs everything automatically. had an update for "pa_i9300-5.1-20150612" which it did download and got into TWRP Boot. i dont remember much from flashing/rooting and so on so i tried to get out, but it didnt let me, kept reloading TWRP on startup.
so i tried to install, i did, and after it said if id like to root cause my system is not rooted (which is funny cause i did root it), so i did. same thing all over TWRP on startup.. and i just did wipe and factory reset and what not.. and deleted valuable data of mine like an idiot.
it doesnt even let me copy in the paranoid file so i can manually install.
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odin doesnt recognize it either... don't know what to do.. so frustrated.. and all of that thanks to that stupid paranoid update :/
please help!

ozzimund said:
had a Paranoid OTA update which usually i click on and it downloads and installs everything automatically. had an update for "pa_i9300-5.1-20150612" which it did download and got into TWRP Boot. i dont remember much from flashing/rooting and so on so i tried to get out, but it didnt let me, kept reloading TWRP on startup.
so i tried to install, i did, and after it said if id like to root cause my system is not rooted (which is funny cause i did root it), so i did. same thing all over TWRP on startup.. and i just did wipe and factory reset and what not.. and deleted valuable data of mine like an idiot.
it doesnt even let me copy in the paranoid file so i can manually install.
imgur com/sfLqEz0.png
odin doesnt recognize it either... don't know what to do.. so frustrated.. and all of that thanks to that stupid paranoid update :/
please help!
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There are many guide and tutorials for unbricking your device, such as:
How to: Unbrick galaxy s3 by NDUTU
Galaxy S3 i9300 Unbrick [restore to stock rom] [noobs][easy] by TechMasta
Fix Your Soft-Bricked Galaxy S III Samsung’s Way
Hopefully one of them will work in your case.
If not, best to ask in the [HELP THREAD] Galaxy S3 Ask any question. by tommypacker.
There are many experienced users having the same device like you.
Good luck !

It_ler said:
There are many guide and tutorials for unbricking your device, such as:
How to: Unbrick galaxy s3 by NDUTU
Galaxy S3 i9300 Unbrick [restore to stock rom] [noobs][easy] by TechMasta
Fix Your Soft-Bricked Galaxy S III Samsung’s Way
Hopefully one of them will work in your case.
If not, best to ask in the [HELP THREAD] Galaxy S3 Ask any question. by tommypacker.
There are many experienced users having the same device like you.
Good luck !
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hello, i manged to fix the problem using this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847
but i seem to not be able to flash the OS to any other.. either with TWRP or CWM.. both get me into a loop.
ill try the thread u suggested, thank you.. meanwhile im stuck with GS3 stock rom (ewww)

ozzimund said:
hello, i manged to fix the problem using this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847
but i seem to not be able to flash the OS to any other.. either with TWRP or CWM.. both get me into a loop.
ill try the thread u suggested, thank you.. meanwhile im stuck with GS3 stock rom (ewww)
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Yes, check the links and ask in the help thread I mentioned in my previous answer.
This is the right place to get detailed help and advices.
Thread closed.