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HELP!!!! I bricked my phone!!!

I had rooted my phone with ODIN and installed the Debloated Rom and everything was working fine. I had the urge to go back to the stock ROM so i went into CWM recovery and did a wipe and installed the original ROM and now my phone doesnt work. It stays stuck on the samsung screen, can anyone help me please? I am clueless on how to fix this. Oh and its also not mounting the sdcard i get and E:can't mound sdcard error....this is horrible.

Try this
www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-c...harge-full-factory-tar-flashing-software.html
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Thank you sooo much, will try right now

Do i flash the tar using ODIN? or do i use the samsung flashing software to flash the tar?

Use odin. Post results
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Not having any luck. I tried odin and it failed, i tried the flashing software and it keeps giving me an error.

Hey thanks man for all your help!!! I got it to work. Dont know what was wrong with the flashing but i just kept insisting and the error went away and it finally flashed it. Thank you soo much.!!!!

That's great news! Not just for you (glad it worked) but for others that may have potentially bricked their phones.

thareefer said:
Hey thanks man for all your help!!! I got it to work. Dont know what was wrong with the flashing but i just kept insisting and the error went away and it finally flashed it. Thank you soo much.!!!!
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I was going to tell you not to give up.... odin sometimes has a mind of its own.... glad I was able to help and good for you for not giving up!!
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Did you select just pda option on odin or pda as well as phone? I am stuck at setup connection

rukshmani said:
Did you select just pda option on odin or pda as well as phone? I am stuck at setup connection
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Pretty sure you have to use the flashing software in the post and follow the directions. Samsung PST or whatever its called.
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From other post that I have read, you always use PDA not phone when flashing roms. I soft bricked my phone is error and I flashed EE4Xstock_DXC.TAR helped on my end.

I found out what i was doing wrong. With odin its ok to remove the battery to load files and i accidently removed the battery using the samsung software and you are not suppose to do that, the battery must stay in for the process to work.

Won't boot. Bootloader or kernel problem?

I followed the instructions on the first post of this thread, but when I went to restart, my tablet wouldn't get past the "Galaxy Tab 2" splash screen. Whatever it told me to do with the kernel or whatever must've caused the problem. I didn't have CWM at the time. I then followed this thread to try to root it. So, I have CWM if that helps, and my tablet is very likely rooted. But I still can't get past the splash screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and since I can get to download and CWM, I don't think it's bricked (although, I'm not entirely sure what "bricked" means, software/hardware wise).
Thanks in advance
EDIT: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0" GT-P3113 running Android 4.0.4

yoharnu said:
I followed the instructions on the first post of this thread, but when I went to restart, my tablet wouldn't get past the "Galaxy Tab 2" splash screen. Whatever it told me to do with the kernel or whatever must've caused the problem. I didn't have CWM at the time. I then followed this thread to try to root it. So, I have CWM if that helps, and my tablet is very likely rooted. But I still can't get past the splash screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and since I can get to download and CWM, I don't think it's bricked (although, I'm not entirely sure what "bricked" means, software/hardware wise).
Thanks in advance
EDIT: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0" GT-P3113 running whatever version of Android that Kies gave me
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If it were me, I'd load the adb drivers and see if I could get into an adb shell. This would do two things. First, it would let you get a logcat which might tell us what happened. Second, it would let you do things to fix whatever seemed to be the problem. If it is the kernel, this probably won't work, but if it is something else it should. You can get into a shell from CWM but that won't get you a logcat of the problem.
If you have CWM have you tried doing a complete wipe from the CWM menu?

yoharnu said:
I followed the instructions on the first post of this thread, but when I went to restart, my tablet wouldn't get past the "Galaxy Tab 2" splash screen. Whatever it told me to do with the kernel or whatever must've caused the problem. I didn't have CWM at the time. I then followed this thread to try to root it. So, I have CWM if that helps, and my tablet is very likely rooted. But I still can't get past the splash screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and since I can get to download and CWM, I don't think it's bricked (although, I'm not entirely sure what "bricked" means, software/hardware wise).
Thanks in advance
EDIT: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0" GT-P3113 running whatever version of Android that Kies gave me
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I had this happen to me today. I got a new P3113 because I had a dead pixel. Anyway, my new one came with 4.0.3 and immediately wanted to update to 4.0.4. After this, I used Odin to flash cwm, and was immediately stuck in a boot loop. I checked my source again and saw that there was a new file to flash, and sure enough that did it. I was so worried that I screwed up my new tab, but it works now. My counter now reads 2 flashes.
I used this guide and got the latest espressowifi image:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/25228-how-to-rooting-gt-p3113-step-by-step-updated-07182012/
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Dralanmage said:
I had this happen to me today. I got a new P3113 because I had a dead pixel. Anyway, my new one came with 4.0.3 and immediately wanted to update to 4.0.4. After this, I used Odin to flash cwm, and was immediately stuck in a boot loop. I checked my source again and saw that there was a new file to flash, and sure enough that did it. I was so worried that I screwed up my new tab, but it works now. My counter now reads 2 flashes.
I used this guide and got the latest espressowifi image:
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Thanks. But where can I get the latest version of espressowifi?
EDIT: I tried espressowifi-recovery-5-18.tar.md5, but that didn't work. I think the problem has something to do with the PIT file I flashed, but I'm not sure. Also, I have access to adb now, and logcat just spits out a big stream of stuff. Should I upload it?
EDIT2: Fixed it with ueblg5_espressowifi_recovery.tar.md5. Thanks to both of you!

yoharnu said:
Thanks. But where can I get the latest version of espressowifi?
EDIT: I tried espressowifi-recovery-5-18.tar.md5, but that didn't work. I think the problem has something to do with the PIT file I flashed, but I'm not sure. Also, I have access to adb now, and logcat just spits out a big stream of stuff. Should I upload it?
EDIT2: Fixed it with ueblg5_espressowifi_recovery.tar.md5. Thanks to both of you!
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Awesome! That was what fixed it for me too. It really sucked to bootloop my device about 20 minutes after opening it and not see a way out! I'm glad you got yours working!
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First, if you're stuck in a bootloop, try accessing the recovery mode then wipe data, if this doesn't work, try getting into download mode and flash a firmware file (from sammobile.com or anywhere else)

[Q] Stuck in ODIN mode

I tried installing a ROM i found on this forum but when i went to reboot and turn back on a warning messege appeared saying something along the lines that the OS was blocked by verizon wireless and i had to bring my phone to the nearest store. It wouldnt reboot into recovery it just kept flashing back to the messege. Im not sure what i did but i managed to boot the phone into something called ODIN mode? It asked me if i wanted to install some firmware in which i assumed was the finishing process to the ROM installation but now its just hungup at the "Downloading...Do not turn off target!!" screen. Im not sure what to do from here any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!

cvbcbcmv said:
First, relax if you're nervous. There is nothing wrong. You didn't unlock your bootloader before flashing the rom, that's why the message is there. Read some of the threads (I'm mobile so I can't link but I'm sure there stickied in one of the sections) about restoring to stock. Grab the Odin file and read a tutorial if the thread doesn't have one on how to flash it. It's just another method of flashing to stock. I would give you step by steps if I wasn't on my phone in bed, if you still need help tomorrow hit me with a pm and ill help you as soon as I get home from school. I can get you familiar with the important things about rooting and flashing on this phone.
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Thanks for the quick reply. Is it okay to power off the phone if it says its downloading still. And my phone used to be rooted until the OTA updated it to 4.0.4 for some reason it completely slipped my mind to unlock the bootloader again.

You aren't downloading unless you've hooked your phone to your computer and have run Odin
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Took Update. Can't get into Recovery.

Hey All.
I tried to DL the new verizon update today for my S3 and it didn't work. Now I can't even start my phone, i get an error "System software not authorized by VZW has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest VZW store for help."
This happened to me the last time there was an update because i was rooted at the time, but i never rooted again after that. Any ideas on how to get my phone back on?

You will most likily need to use Odin and restore a stock image. I'll PM you a link to the stock image of 4.1.2. It's on my personal website .

Just flash cmr in odin..I had to do it as well
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I appreciate the input! I did end up rooting again and flashing cmw and everything worked out.

[Q] HELP: Did I brick my s3?

Hello everyone, I am in a bit of a pickle here, I have a galaxy s3 on verizon, and the otherday I tried to root it. and now get a "software unauthorized by verizon is installed, please contact verizon support" message everytime I try to boot the phone up. the phone was stock and unrooted when I did this, (flashed through odin.) Ive read forum after forum after forum but cant find what I need to do. Im trying to get a custom recovery on it so I can install a custom rom, but I really just dont know where to get the correct files. Please help me!
Flashing my galaxy note 2 was litterally so easy how hard can this be?

coffie60percent said:
Hello everyone, I am in a bit of a pickle here, I have a galaxy s3 on verizon, and the otherday I tried to root it. and now get a "software unauthorized by verizon is installed, please contact verizon support" message everytime I try to boot the phone up. the phone was stock and unrooted when I did this, (flashed through odin.) Ive read forum after forum after forum but cant find what I need to do. Im trying to get a custom recovery on it so I can install a custom rom, but I really just dont know where to get the correct files. Please help me!
Flashing my galaxy note 2 was litterally so easy how hard can this be?
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From the sound of it the phone is on 4.4.2 NE1 and it's got a locked bootloader. There are no custom recoveries or custom roms. Post a screen shot of the about phone screen
At this point you would have to Odin back to stock
From my CM11 S3

ShapesBlue said:
From the sound of it the phone is on 4.4.2 NE1 and it's got a locked bootloader. There are no custom recoveries or custom roms. Post a screen shot of the about phone screen
At this point you would have to Odin back to stock
From my CM11 S3
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I cant get to the about phone screen because i cant even boot into the os, because it is stuck at the "unauthorized verizon software detected" screen :/

Nevermind... Didn't scroll down far enough.
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coffie60percent said:
I cant get to the about phone screen because i cant even boot into the os, because it is stuck at the "unauthorized verizon software detected" screen :/
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Alright but you will still have to Odin back to stock. That's pretty much your only option at this point
From my CM11 S3

ShapesBlue said:
Alright but you will still have to Odin back to stock. That's pretty much your only option at this point
From my CM11 S3
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Would you be able to direct me to the necessary files to do so?

coffie60percent said:
Would you be able to direct me to the necessary files to do so?
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I'm looking for the right thread at the moment. Make sure you read before flashing this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2791801
From my CM11 S3