SGH-I257M Soft Brick - General Questions and Answers

I just recently got a S4 mini (SGH-I257M). I was trying to root it a few days ago (I think I accidentally used a file for the other models of the S4 mini) and after a reboot, my phone got stuck in a bootloop. I can boot into recovery but every time i select an option the screen flashes and goes back to the main recovery screen. I can boot perfectly into download mode though. I have tried flashing many stock ROMs but they all say FAIL on odin. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

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[Q] Galaxy mini S5570-Can't boot to recovery after flashing ClockWorkMod recovery

Hi,
I've recently flashed ClockWorkMod Recovery using Odin to my Samsung Galaxy mini S5570 device,
the opertion was succesfull (Odin said PASS), but now when I try to boot into Recovery (pressing Middle button and power button) the device just get stuck in the Samsung screen (the first screen you see when you regulary power on your device).
Will be glad for some help!
*Any Ideas how to fix this problem? or why does it occur?
1) Will HardReset/FactoryReset the phone will uninstall ClockWorkMod Recovery?
2) Do I need to ROOT my device prior to the flashing of ClockWorkMod Recovery with ODIN?
3) Can I remove/uninstall the ClockWorkMod Recovery?
Thanks advanced for your help!
Same issue
Hello,
I've got exactly the same issue and do not find any answer
Thank you for your help!
Etienne
Same here..
Same problem here, It just shows the samsung logo and that's all, I can't finish installing firmware
Stuck with first screen
I am also stuck with the opening screen. Prior being bricked the phone went through the washing machine. Board was cleaned. It still has carrier SIM lock on it. I am digging the forum for imput, but no luck so far.
With USB clable plugged in it shows only a small phone and computer icon with yellow triangle+exclamation mark on the dotted line between them. Cannot load the hard reset menu. The Download menu with big triangle comes up, that showed at least the display is working.
Odin 4.38 was able to flash the Clockworkmod, but no Gingerbread or some other update. The time runs happily but MIBIB will not load, and i must turn everything off.
I have the same issue. Wondering if there is a fix for this. Can boot into download mode but not Clockworkmod Recovery. Stuck at Samsung screen.
Okay well I found a fix!
I was trying to update CWM Recovery via Odin when I still had Froyo installed on the device. Classic rookie error. You need gingerbread to use the latest CWM. All I had to do was install an official samsung gingerbread ROM via Odin and then I was able to re-install CWM sucessfully. Now running CM9 on my Galaxy Mini and everything is great, very snappy (few bugs though)

(sOLVED) my note is stuck on Samsung boot screen!!

i upgraded my note N8000 via odin mobile pro with success and everything was smooth and the root was not intact
I tried to flash a theme via mobile odin but was not success, but note was still ok
then 2 days later I tried to enter the recovery mode , i found the note stuck on samsung boot screen and dose not reboot, I can enter download mode but can not enter recovery mode to reflash even the stock rom
what to do?
should i reflash the CWM as 1st time? then reflash the root if i found it is gone?
or i have to reflash the stock rom first via odin desk top since i can not reboot the note? problem is the stock rom is on the note and do not have it on PC
the note now is on Samsung boot screen, how to turn it off since note can not remove the battery?
EDIT 1::good:
Flashed a stock recovery via odin desk top, and rebooted
Note is back alive , no wipes, every thing still there, root still here
Rebooted once again with success
rebooted into recovery (stock since I lost my CWM) with success
EDIT 2
Flashed CWM and my note is back for my modifications
:fingers-crossed:
Stock Recovery File?
thermax04 said:
i upgraded my note N8000 via odin mobile pro with success and everything was smooth and the root was not intact
I tried to flash a theme via mobile odin but was not success, but note was still ok
then 2 days later I tried to enter the recovery mode , i found the note stuck on samsung boot screen and dose not reboot, I can enter download mode but can not enter recovery mode to reflash even the stock rom
what to do?
should i reflash the CWM as 1st time? then reflash the root if i found it is gone?
or i have to reflash the stock rom first via odin desk top since i can not reboot the note? problem is the stock rom is on the note and do not have it on PC
the note now is on Samsung boot screen, how to turn it off since note can not remove the battery?
EDIT 1::good:
Flashed a stock recovery via odin desk top, and rebooted
Note is back alive , no wipes, every thing still there, root still here
Rebooted once again with success
rebooted into recovery (stock since I lost my CWM) with success
EDIT 2
Flashed CWM and my note is back for my modifications
:fingers-crossed:
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Do you have a link to where you found the stock recovery rom/image? And how did you flash it? I am having a similar problem right now.
kyleschepis said:
Do you have a link to where you found the stock recovery rom/image? And how did you flash it? I am having a similar problem right now.
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do u mean the stock rom? I got it from samobile.com
or u mean u want the stock recovery?
try this
http://mirror21.downloadandroidrom....e10.1/recovery/N8000_StockRecovery.tar?token=
Will reflashing the tablet to stock, delete all of my files off of it? Is there a way to retrieve the files through download mode somehow?
kyleschepis said:
Will reflashing the tablet to stock, delete all of my files off of it? Is there a way to retrieve the files through download mode somehow?
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in my post i wrote that reflashing the stock rom did not wipe (delete) any thing, u will find all your stuff undeleted
thermax04 said:
in my post i wrote that reflashing the stock rom did not wipe (delete) any thing, u will find all your stuff undeleted
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It says you flashed a stock recovery. Is it the same case for a stock ROM?
kyleschepis said:
It says you flashed a stock recovery. Is it the same case for a stock ROM?
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sorry, my mistake, flashing the stock rom will not delete your stuff, just be sure to flash the same rom or higher, not lower one
So, I tried flashing the stock recovery and that did not work. And then I tried flashing the stock rom (multiple times with different roms) and that did not work either. My tablet is still stuck on the screen that says "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1". Do you have any other suggestions?
can u write some details about what was before and reason for problem, to think together about a solution
thermax04 said:
can u write some details about what was before and reason for problem, to think together about a solution
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My Note 10.1 N8013 was rooted, had TWRP, and Cyanogenmod 10.2 Nightly on it. I hadn't touched it in two days and went to turn it on. It wouldn't turn on, so I assumed it was dead. I charge it overnight and try to turn it on in the morning, but it just goes into a boot loop. The tablet says "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" and stays that way until it dies. If I boot into recovery mode, the Teamwin (TWRP) title screen pops up and then immediately disappears. The tablet then shows the battery loading icon if it is plugged in. The icon shows up, then disappears and the shows up again and repeats this a few times. I could only boot into download mode successfully.
I have tried flashing different stock roms and recoveries through odin, including the one that you have linked on here. None of them have worked. I have also tried repartitioning the tablet, which passed on Odin, but did not solve the problem.
Other forums say that I should do a factory reset or wipe the data, but I do not know how to do this without being able to boot into recovery or the OS itself.
Thanks
P.S. I also brought it to Best Buy to see if the Samsung guy could reflash the stock rom, but his rom did not work either. They are all passing on Odin, so it isn't an error in that case.
I read that a lot of people got problems with Cyano roms. I did not like it and never used it, sorry can not help you
thermax04 said:
I read that a lot of people got problems with Cyano roms. I did not like it and never used it, sorry can not help you
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Could it be because of the Cyanogen rom? I didn't update recently... I probably updated it a week before it died. Would you happen to know how to do a factory reset / wipe the data from the tablet, if I can't get into recovery mode or the OS?
I don't think that there is any other way, sorry about that.
try to put your problem in the Cyano rom thread, may others had the same and solved it
Ok thank you
Let me know if you get it fixed
Hi kyleschepis,
Let me know if you find a solution. I have a very similar issue . . . the difference is, I am not using a custom ROM. I have the stock ROM that came with the GT-N8013.
My issue started about 5 days ago. My Galaxy Note had been having occasional issues with the external SD card. A warning would appear saying that the SD card had been removed, and a couple of seconds later it would re-mount and every thing was fine.
But 5 days ago, I picked up my note and turned the screen on (it was already started) and noticed the warning message while the screen was still locked. Then, as the second message was still being displayed letting me know that the SD card had been mounted, I swipe the screen to unlock. But instead of unlocking, my Note completely rebooted. It got as far as the logo screen (displaying "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1"), but would go no further.
I am able to get into the Odin download mode but cannot get into recovery mode no matter what I do/
I have tried re-flashing the stock ROM ("KIES_HOME_N8013UEUCMI3_N8013XARCMI3_813049_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5") several times, as well as trying to install customer recovery modes like CWM and TWRP, as well as the stock recovery. But the power + volume up combination does not get me into recovery mode. Even if, as many have suggested, I continue holding the button combination until the logo screen displays a second or a third time.
I have been without my Note for 5 days now, and I use it for everything. So, any help I can get would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob
robb-x said:
Hi kyleschepis,
Let me know if you find a solution. I have a very similar issue . . . the difference is, I am not using a custom ROM. I have the stock ROM that came with the GT-N8013.
My issue started about 5 days ago. My Galaxy Note had been having occasional issues with the external SD card. A warning would appear saying that the SD card had been removed, and a couple of seconds later it would re-mount and every thing was fine.
But 5 days ago, I picked up my note and turned the screen on (it was already started) and noticed the warning message while the screen was still locked. Then, as the second message was still being displayed letting me know that the SD card had been mounted, I swipe the screen to unlock. But instead of unlocking, my Note completely rebooted. It got as far as the logo screen (displaying "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1"), but would go no further.
I am able to get into the Odin download mode but cannot get into recovery mode no matter what I do/
I have tried re-flashing the stock ROM ("KIES_HOME_N8013UEUCMI3_N8013XARCMI3_813049_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5") several times, as well as trying to install customer recovery modes like CWM and TWRP, as well as the stock recovery. But the power + volume up combination does not get me into recovery mode. Even if, as many have suggested, I continue holding the button combination until the logo screen displays a second or a third time.
I have been without my Note for 5 days now, and I use it for everything. So, any help I can get would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob
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Did you try removing the sd card and reboot again ?
DId you fix your tablet
kyleschepis said:
Ok thank you
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Hi Kysleschepis,
Were you able to fix the problem with your phone.
I have exact same problem....my Gt-n8000 tablet is stuck on "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" logo. And i cant access the recovery mode.
Let me know if you found a solution to this problem.
Thanks.
same here but didn't work
i have same problem with my Note 10.1 N8000 stuck in bootloop problem but i didn't do anything like upgrading or install new app ... its stuck by him self and i tried the following and all not working :
1, Hard Reset with software menu (not working)"only if the device is working".
2, Hard Reset with Dial secret code key(not working) "only if the device is working".
3, Hard Reset with Hardware Key Button(Factory recovery screen not working).
4, installing recovery philz_touch_6.07.9-n8000.tar with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
5, installing recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.1.0-p4notewifi_3 with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
6, installing recovery CF-Auto-Root-p4noterf-p4noterfxx-gtn8000.tar with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
7, installing recovery twrp-2.6.3.1-n8000.tar with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
8, installing recovery Samsung_N8000_Hard_Reset_File_JB in "CSC" field with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
9, installing "N8000XXUDNE5_N8000OLBDNE3_N8000DXUDND1_HOME.tar" full new Android OS with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
Finlay there is No Samsung Service Center in my country, i need to send it by mail to nearest country have Samsung Service Center and will cost me a lot .. what i have to do
Weeshi said:
i have same problem with my Note 10.1 N8000 stuck in bootloop problem but i didn't do anything like upgrading or install new app ... its stuck by him self and i tried the following and all not working :
1, Hard Reset with software menu (not working)"only if the device is working".
2, Hard Reset with Dial secret code key(not working) "only if the device is working".
3, Hard Reset with Hardware Key Button(Factory recovery screen not working).
4, installing recovery philz_touch_6.07.9-n8000.tar with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
5, installing recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.1.0-p4notewifi_3 with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
6, installing recovery CF-Auto-Root-p4noterf-p4noterfxx-gtn8000.tar with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
7, installing recovery twrp-2.6.3.1-n8000.tar with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
8, installing recovery Samsung_N8000_Hard_Reset_File_JB in "CSC" field with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
9, installing "N8000XXUDNE5_N8000OLBDNE3_N8000DXUDND1_HOME.tar" full new Android OS with Odin (passed installed successfully but still not working).
Finlay there is No Samsung Service Center in my country, i need to send it by mail to nearest country have Samsung Service Center and will cost me a lot .. what i have to do
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I have the same problem. I was just playing a game when it suddenly turned off and went to the boot screen. Also tried installing N8000XXUDNE5_N8000OLBDNE3_N8000DXUDND1_HOME.tar.md5 (success but also didn't work). Still stuck at the "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" screen.
Also can't access recovery, or do a wipe before installing firmware (I think USB debugging isn't turned on).
Did you find any solutions yet?
Thanks.
el_roi said:
I have the same problem. I was just playing a game when it suddenly turned off and went to the boot screen. Also tried installing N8000XXUDNE5_N8000OLBDNE3_N8000DXUDND1_HOME.tar.md5 (success but also didn't work). Still stuck at the "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" screen.
Also can't access recovery, or do a wipe before installing firmware (I think USB debugging isn't turned on).
Did you find any solutions yet?
Thanks.
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Sorry till now no solutions ... If you have warranty on the device go to the samsung maintenance center i think its wrong factory made

[Q] GT-N8010 stuck on boot up screen

Hi,
Hoping someone can help, it switches on then stays on the screen which say "Samsung Galaxy note 10.1" and will not continue. Have tried to use odin to reload with stock firmware, it seem to complete fine, but that does not resolve the problem. is it completely broken or is there something else i can try.
Thanks
Similar issue here....
I'm having the same problem, I had my GT-N8013 running just fine with Omni ROM, booted into recovery (CWM 6.0.3.6) asked me to fix root, clicked yes tablet rebooted into ROM just fine. Then the following morning I woke up and it was stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 logo. I can still boot into recovery and Download mode but I'm not able to restore it back to stock or install a new Recovery through ODIN or CWM. Everything passes just fine every time but once it reboots its still stuck on the logo. I'm also unable to mount, access or format /data and /sdcard on CWM. I'm starting to suspect the eMMC is corrupt and I'll have to send it back to Samsung.If it comes to that this will be the last Samsung product I'll ever buy again.

GT-N8000 bootloop issue

Hello
About three days ago I went to turn on my N8000 and it got stuck in the "Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1" logo. At first I thought it was updating something or just taking longer to start, but after one day I realized that it wasn't going to start at all. So I tried to do a factory reboot but found out that the tablet won't boot into the bootloader (Power + vol up), it just kept going into the galaxy logo. It can, however, boot into download mode, so I started checking on the page what could solve my problem. I tried installing the CWM recovery using ODIN 1.85, the flash was successfull but the device will still not boot into recovery mode. After that I read that installing a stock firmware could solve the issue, so I downloaded the Kit Kat version and flashed it, rebooted but nothing. I found some topic that a guy had to use a .pit file along the kit kat firmware, did that too and nothing.
So here I am stuck with my tablet bricked and without knowing what else to do, so I was hoping to get some help from you guys.
Thanks in advice!

GT-N8010 stuck in boot logo and can't enter recovery

Hi everybody, I´m kinda new in this and I´m really sad because my tablet won't boot anymore :crying:, I have a samsung galaxy 10.1 gt-n8010 wich I've been using for like a 2 years or so, everything was perfect(I was using omega rom v2.1 for more than a year!!!) until last week, I was recharging the battery of my tablet it was turned on , then later that day I realized that the tablet was on the boot logo (samsung galaxy 10.1), I tried to restart it but same thing happend, it got stuck at the boot logo, and when I tried to enter the recovery menu, only the letters teamwin are shown, but after 2-3 seconds it reboots and again got stuck at the logo that's how the pain and suffering started :crying::crying:
I´ve tried so many things to revive my tablet, wich I will list here;
I´ve flashed it (4.1.2 and 4.4.2 both stock roms and even the custom omega rom wich was the one I was using) using several versions of odin (v3.07 - v1.85 - v3.10.6) and odin says it passed succesfully, but then the problem remains
I´ve removed the battery and leave it just like that all day long, even I tried to turned it on without the battery (with direct power), but nothing it doesn't even turn on at all, no luck either.
I've flashed with some custom recoverys, (cwm,twrp), and again, no recovery.
I've tried to flashed it with several versions of pit files (I´m desperate and mad by now !!!) using several versions of roms and NOTHING even a file for a bootloader and again, no recovery, no boot no nothing it's just like if it wasn't flashing anything at all.
I'm sad, desperate, mad, angry, I wan´t my precious back !!!
Does anybody knows how to revive it ???
I have searched and searched and I've found nothing
Thanks in advance.
i have the same problem with my gt-n8000 :S:S:S:S someone help pls :S:S:S
Kindly get debrick.img for your phone to revive again
Even I have bricked my note 10.1 and past 1 week im searching solution for it.
Got this that is debrick.img which can be created by unbricked device only and can be used via sdcard to revive your bricked phone.
Can check this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2626147
Please help me also if someone can create a debrick.img for note 10.1 N8000 too.

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