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[Q] Help! I tried to root my tablet and now I seem to have broken it -- it won't boot

Alright, so yesterday I tried to root my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Wifi) yesterday by installing TWRP and then loading the Superuser zip found in their link in the play store. It worked fine--I had root access and all was going fairly well. I then tried to make a small tweak to the build.prop file by changing ro.build.version.codename from REL to L.
When I rebooted to apply that change, I could not start up, so I did a factory reset (not a big deal, no essential files on there). It then booted fine, but when I reinstalled/updated all my apps, the Google services were crashing like mad. So I reverted the build.prop file back to REL and again it would reboot, so I did another factory reset and all was good; the Google apps were fine.
Well I was still rooted and I wanted to take advantage of all that time I spent doing it, so I downloaded the bootanimation zip found on this thread and replaced my bootanimation.zip that was already on there. I restarted to see the animation, and this is when the real nightmare started happening. I could not boot now at all.
I did another factory reset, and still it wouldn't boot. I then used TWRP to do a full reset, and still nothing. I did an advanced reset and somehow managed to delete the operating system files (I have no idea how), causing TWRP to say that no operating system was installed. I still couldn't boot, of course.
Finally, I decided I had had enough of this rooting ****. I searched all over the internet looking for a North American version of my stock ROM, and finally found one posted on this forum post. I wouldn't normally trust any random file, but I was getting desperate here. I used Odin to flash that ROM, and there were no errors. Now when I go into recovery, it gives me stock and not TWRP, so I know that was probably successful.
However, I still cannot boot. I get stuck on the screen that says Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, which sometimes goes away and then comes back. I can't send it in for warranty, because it still says "custom" in the recovery mode. How can I fix this? any ideas?
I really want my tablet back :crying:

[Completed] [Q] I need help with a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5113

Hello community, I am new here so I don' t know where to put this.
Well I need some help, I am having problems with my old tab, A Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5113, Flashed with custom ROM CM 10.1.3 for GT-P5110
Worked fine for a year and a Half, the issue that I am having now is that, it constantly restarts, after entering to the OS I can tweak change etc, but after a few secs it just turns of and reboots the system.
The other problem that I am having is that I tried everything that I could think of. I deleted some apps, which came back after the reboot. I booted to safemode, and deleted the last apps that I installed, still came back after the crash reboot.
I went to recovery mode (CWM) and did a Factory reset, delete cache and delete Dalvik Cache. Nothing when reboot everything was like last time.
wen't to and tried to reflash CM 10.1.3 (stable) following every procedure and nothing everything was back.
Last thing I tried is ODIN with stock ROM (which is hard to find for this tab.) but get write error after going to half. I am downloading a second stock ROM (android 4.1.1) to see how it goes.
Hope to find help here, I would be greatly thankful.
EDIT: Flashed now with the new stock ROM, ODIN says success, everything seems fine, but again I got received by the same splash and the same logon screen, and still crashes and reboots...

I really need the help
Isifth said:
Hello community, I am new here so I don' t know where to put this.
Well I need some help, I am having problems with my old tab, A Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5113, Flashed with custom ROM CM 10.1.3 for GT-P5110
Worked fine for a year and a Half, the issue that I am having now is that, it constantly restarts, after entering to the OS I can tweak change etc, but after a few secs it just turns of and reboots the system.
The other problem that I am having is that I tried everything that I could think of. I deleted some apps, which came back after the reboot. I booted to safemode, and deleted the last apps that I installed, still came back after the crash reboot.
I went to recovery mode (CWM) and did a Factory reset, delete cache and delete Dalvik Cache. Nothing when reboot everything was like last time.
wen't to and tried to reflash CM 10.1.3 (stable) following every procedure and nothing everything was back.
Last thing I tried is ODIN with stock ROM (which is hard to find for this tab.) but get write error after going to half. I am downloading a second stock ROM (android 4.1.1) to see how it goes.
Hope to find help here, I would be greatly thankful.
EDIT: Flashed now with the new stock ROM, ODIN says success, everything seems fine, but again I got received by the same splash and the same logon screen, and still crashes and reboots...
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It keeps with the boot loop.

Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. After you flash with Odin go into the stock recovery and do a factory reset. If that doesn't work it may be that you're device is just getting old and giving up the ghost. There's a whole forum for your device which may also help. See this,http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-2

Oh, that would be bad news :/
Do you think it could be that I deleted CWM rommanager app, and then accidentally deleted the .recovery, that put me into this situation?

Isifth said:
Oh, that would be bad news :/
Do you think it could be that I deleted CWM rommanager app, and then accidentally deleted the .recovery, that put me into this situation?
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After you flash with Odin, boot into the stock recovery and do a factory reset
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jd1639 said:
After you flash with Odin, boot into the stock recovery and do a factory reset
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It didn't work. I noticed that after the transferring of odin it doesn't go to the installation procedure. It just skips that and goes to the logscreen with how everything I had.
Now I went to safe mode, and deleted all apps that I could from play store. when I came back after a restart, everything was there, back. :/

Please ask any further questions you have on the q&a forum in your drives forum, the link I gave you. They are the experts on your device
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[Completed] Zopo ZP820 OS Corrupted-cannot reflash or reset

Ill try to be as descriptive as possible
Zopo ZP820 running 4.2.2
Phone worked fine the other day, went to use it yesterday morning, kept saying all running processes forced quit over and over, all google services, etc.
If i reboot the phone, it keep showing the same 4 Gmail emails, the same 4 text messages. If i go in and physically delete all of the emails and text messages, they are gone. If i reboot the phone, they all come back.
Also went in and uninstalled every single app on phone that was allowable, basically it went back to stock apps, even uninstalled all updates to all google services, etc.
Reboot the phone, everything is back to the way it was, apps and all, and this is after removing the SD card and powering off and rebooting.
Tried to do a factory reset from the settings screen, it reboots into recovery mode, the only options i had were to wipe cache and reset data/cache, when done, i reboot, and yet again it goes back to the same exact way.
It is almost as if the entire phone restores itself every reboot to the same setup.
Also tried using newest SP Flash Tools with 3 different versions of the ROM for my phone, the original stock one, the updated stock one and a custom MIUI one. I go thru the entire process for the two stock ones, it says it formatted and reflashed, but reboot again and it is back to same one that is corrupt.
If i try to use the MIUI one using the recovery option holding power and vol down, when i choose the zip file for the MIUI, it says installation aborted.And what is ieven more odd is that if i reinstall all of the programs or even new apps, if i reboot they are all gone as if they were never installed.
Is there a way that the phone can be totally wiped so that no trace of any files on the phone exist at all? in SP Tools there was an auto format and manual format i did both, but got the same results
Any help would be greatly appreciated

XDA Visitor said:
Ill try to be as descriptive as possible
Zopo ZP820 running 4.2.2
Phone worked fine the other day, went to use it yesterday morning, kept saying all running processes forced quit over and over, all google services, etc.
If i reboot the phone, it keep showing the same 4 Gmail emails, the same 4 text messages. If i go in and physically delete all of the emails and text messages, they are gone. If i reboot the phone, they all come back.
Also went in and uninstalled every single app on phone that was allowable, basically it went back to stock apps, even uninstalled all updates to all google services, etc.
Reboot the phone, everything is back to the way it was, apps and all, and this is after removing the SD card and powering off and rebooting.
Tried to do a factory reset from the settings screen, it reboots into recovery mode, the only options i had were to wipe cache and reset data/cache, when done, i reboot, and yet again it goes back to the same exact way.
It is almost as if the entire phone restores itself every reboot to the same setup.
Also tried using newest SP Flash Tools with 3 different versions of the ROM for my phone, the original stock one, the updated stock one and a custom MIUI one. I go thru the entire process for the two stock ones, it says it formatted and reflashed, but reboot again and it is back to same one that is corrupt.
If i try to use the MIUI one using the recovery option holding power and vol down, when i choose the zip file for the MIUI, it says installation aborted.And what is ieven more odd is that if i reinstall all of the programs or even new apps, if i reboot they are all gone as if they were never installed.
Is there a way that the phone can be totally wiped so that no trace of any files on the phone exist at all? in SP Tools there was an auto format and manual format i did both, but got the same results
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Hi, thanks for using XDA assist!
First, please create an account so you can post in other forums.
There's not much information on your device here on XDA but you may post your question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257421
The experts in that thread may be able to help.
Good luck!

[Completed] Help, series of unfortunate noob events messed up my GT-N5120

Hello everyone,
Welcome to a series of unfortunate noob events;
All I wanted was to set my default storage to SD, since my Samsung Note 8 GT-N5120 only had 16 gb of internal memory.
I am aware that with my device, I can move apps to SD, but only a part of it gets moved, a huge chunk still stays in the internal memory (i.e 60 mb of an app goes to sd and 100mb of an app stays in memory).
So I searched online and all signs lead to rooting, in order to tweak my device to its fullest ;therefore, making the feature I want available at my disposal. And so I did, I followed tutorials correctly, from usb debugging mode to using odin. SuperSU was there and I downloaded Root Checker just to verify.
My device was working perfectly, but during bootup instead of a screen that shows the android with a pirate patch, it shows a static white screen before going into the samsung logo screen. I've searched through the forums and found out that other GT-N5120 owners had the same problem as well. It was no big deal and I didn't mind.
After that I searched online on things to do after rooting my device. It says install a CWM for better recovery options than what the stock recovery offers, so I did I used this tutorial: droidviews.com/root-and-install-cwm-on-samsung-galaxy-note-8-0-gt-n5100-gt-n5110-gt-n5120-all-models/
Everything was fine and I thought I was getting the hang of this thing, so I moved on to the next step and downloaded ROM Manager, to use a Custom ROM, I used this tutorial: androidtipsz.com/how-to-install-a-custom-rom-on-your-android-phone-using-rom-manager
This part got hazy,
ROM Manager asked me what version of CWM I am using and the options were: 2.0 or 5.x+, I picked the latter
and I was all set,I just needed a Custom ROM to use I picked Paranoid Android. Went to their site downloaded the .zip file that corresponds to my device and used ROM Manager to flash Paranoid Android, but it got to a screen that says my .zip file is for GT-N5120 your device is GT-N5110, which was weird because anywhere I checked on the device (including ROM manager, except when it gets to the said screen) says my device is GT-N5120.
This where the unorthodox noob of myself comes in:
Without hesitation I downloaded the Paranoid Android .zip for GT-N5110 and flashed it with ROM Manager. It worked, the tab still boots and Paranoid Android is running, but the tab got laggy and Google Store stopped running and Email stopped running and because of that, no games would work. SuperSU and ROM Manger didn't open too, I forgot the message tho. Keep in mind I did all this WITHOUT BACKING UP MY FILES igotrektnub :crying:
I looked everywhere for a solution to revert without deleting all my files, Ive decided to download the Stock Rom for GT-N5120, the only problem was there were GT-N5120 Stock Roms from different regions, I think that my tablet was from the Sweden Region so I went ahead and downloaded that.
Question#1
Should the Stock Rom I use be region specific? If so how would I check which region my device came from?
So I went to Odin Mode again and flashed this MD5 file:N5120XXDNE4_N5120AUTDNF1_N5120XXDNE4_HOME.tar
it was ok but it got stuck on system.img for a good 2 hours or so? So I did the unthinkable, turn off the device...
After that every time I turn on my device it just boots to the white static screen and never gets past it, I can still go to download mode and recovery mode, but thats about it. I think my recovery mode went back to stock. I tried flashing the root files CF_Auto but it didnt do anything, the same for the CWM, I went into recovery mode factory reset and data wipe and cache wipe, but it still wont get pass the static white screen.
Please help, Ive read somewhere that as long as it still boots download mode, it can still be fixed. :fingers-crossed:
Sincerely,
Nubdatgotrektbyhimself

XDA Visitor said:
Hello everyone,
Welcome to a series of unfortunate noob events;
All I wanted was to set my default storage to SD, since my Samsung Note 8 GT-N5120 only had 16 gb of internal memory.
I am aware that with my device, I can move apps to SD, but only a part of it gets moved, a huge chunk still stays in the internal memory (i.e 60 mb of an app goes to sd and 100mb of an app stays in memory).
So I searched online and all signs lead to rooting, in order to tweak my device to its fullest ;therefore, making the feature I want available at my disposal. And so I did, I followed tutorials correctly, from usb debugging mode to using odin. SuperSU was there and I downloaded Root Checker just to verify.
My device was working perfectly, but during bootup instead of a screen that shows the android with a pirate patch, it shows a static white screen before going into the samsung logo screen. I've searched through the forums and found out that other GT-N5120 owners had the same problem as well. It was no big deal and I didn't mind.
After that I searched online on things to do after rooting my device. It says install a CWM for better recovery options than what the stock recovery offers, so I did I used this tutorial: droidviews.com/root-and-install-cwm-on-samsung-galaxy-note-8-0-gt-n5100-gt-n5110-gt-n5120-all-models/
Everything was fine and I thought I was getting the hang of this thing, so I moved on to the next step and downloaded ROM Manager, to use a Custom ROM, I used this tutorial: androidtipsz.com/how-to-install-a-custom-rom-on-your-android-phone-using-rom-manager
This part got hazy,
ROM Manager asked me what version of CWM I am using and the options were: 2.0 or 5.x+, I picked the latter
and I was all set,I just needed a Custom ROM to use I picked Paranoid Android. Went to their site downloaded the .zip file that corresponds to my device and used ROM Manager to flash Paranoid Android, but it got to a screen that says my .zip file is for GT-N5120 your device is GT-N5110, which was weird because anywhere I checked on the device (including ROM manager, except when it gets to the said screen) says my device is GT-N5120.
This where the unorthodox noob of myself comes in:
Without hesitation I downloaded the Paranoid Android .zip for GT-N5110 and flashed it with ROM Manager. It worked, the tab still boots and Paranoid Android is running, but the tab got laggy and Google Store stopped running and Email stopped running and because of that, no games would work. SuperSU and ROM Manger didn't open too, I forgot the message tho. Keep in mind I did all this WITHOUT BACKING UP MY FILES igotrektnub :crying:
I looked everywhere for a solution to revert without deleting all my files, Ive decided to download the Stock Rom for GT-N5120, the only problem was there were GT-N5120 Stock Roms from different regions, I think that my tablet was from the Sweden Region so I went ahead and downloaded that.
Question#1
Should the Stock Rom I use be region specific? If so how would I check which region my device came from?
So I went to Odin Mode again and flashed this MD5 file:N5120XXDNE4_N5120AUTDNF1_N5120XXDNE4_HOME.tar
it was ok but it got stuck on system.img for a good 2 hours or so? So I did the unthinkable, turn off the device...
After that every time I turn on my device it just boots to the white static screen and never gets past it, I can still go to download mode and recovery mode, but thats about it. I think my recovery mode went back to stock. I tried flashing the root files CF_Auto but it didnt do anything, the same for the CWM, I went into recovery mode factory reset and data wipe and cache wipe, but it still wont get pass the static white screen.
Please help, Ive read somewhere that as long as it still boots download mode, it can still be fixed. :fingers-crossed:
Sincerely,
Nubdatgotrektbyhimself
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Welcome to XDA Developers.
First, please register as a user.
Please ask your question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8-0/help. After you have registered, you can post additional questions and respond to help input. One of our experts will help you.
Good luck.

Problem with BlissPop: Stuck at "BlissPop is starting..."

Hello to everyone, posting this here as I don't have access to ask in the forum post for BlissPop - I.E fresh user
I'm having issues with my "recalled" shield tablet (wifi), I had it flashed to BlissPop successfully previously but when I tried reflashing it the other day I was met with a major roadbump: It just won't load the ROM.
The tablet freezes at the screen following the installing and optimization of each application - basically my screen is stuck at a small wall of text saying the following:
"BlissPop is starting...
Powered by Team Bliss
Starting apps.
Please wait for the optimization process to finish."
And before you ask, yes I have waited long enough (left it on through the night just to be sure - this thing won't load).
My procedure is as follows.
Bootloader is CWM and it is rooted beforehand.
1st off going into recovery mode.
#2 Wipe data/cache/dalvik cache - done
#3 Installed BlissPop via sideload, then gapps_pico afterwards (I've tried wiping cache+dalvik before installing gapps to no help.)
#4 Rebooting from CWM, here I've tried both allowing and denying CWM to "fix" root settings.
I've tried the first ROM I installed (when wifi/lte versions were available) and the newer releases - same problem with both.
After this I am met with this screen that won't budge, anyone got a possible solution to this issue?

Hey I just received my replacement tablet and was going through this process too. I did some digging around and found / remembered that having an external SD card socketed can cause this problem. So I powered my device off, removed the card and then rebooted without major issue.
Hope this helps.

I don't have any SD card in my tablet though, thanks anyways.

Did you format system?
If not then do format system/data/cache
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Tried doing a format of system as well as data/cache/dalvik, still getting same result :/

Not sure its still helpful or not...i saw the xda thread regarding to this thread and whoever tried to flash the last zip got stuck at boot. So I'm guessing if you will flash a different one (by this time maybe they upload a new one) maybe you could get rid of it..
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When I switched to BlissPop I had to format /data because TWRP was unable to wipe it. TWRP offers that option unter "advanced wipe". Might be the same with CWM.

any help my phone stuck on this boot loop and i dont know what to do now , any fix ? i dont wanna have broken phone i did everything that u guys said nothing works