Where to start...
First, as a disclaimer, I may use language or terms that sound noobish. I have rooted and run custom ROMs on several devices in the past, however generally when I get a ROM I like I stick with it, so I'm not constantly tinkering. I've done my best to search and find solutions so please go easy on me.
17 days ago I was running stock 4.3 on my SGNII when the battery died. Upon charging I found I was stuck in bootloop and had a bad /efs mount. I searched and searched and spent around 15 hours trying this and that but to no avail. I finally threw my hands in the air and got ahold of Josh at mobiletechvideos and he was able to fix the efs mount issue. However, he left me in factory mode which required me to root to get out of, and once I did this I was unable to activate data on my carrier (Ting). I was so happy to have my phone "back" though that I used it like this for 4 or 5 days. I could get on wifi and I could call and send text messages. I had been off the grid so this felt like something I'd fix fully later.
Well I kept reading and found "fix" after "fix", flashed this and that and still no dice. FINALLY, last night, I found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086769 which helped immensely. I was able to get TWRP flashed by unchecking the "auto-reboot" option in Odin and pulling the battery after the update took, and via TWRP I was able to install the ROM. I booted up, the device activated, I was running 4.1.2, I made and received some calls, the birds were chirping, the air was sweet...
I had struggled for so long and I had finally achieved success! Then, for seemingly no reason at all, I accepted an OTA update which bricked my Note2. Devastation.
The current state of things...
* Cannot get past the initial "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" screen
* Cannot boot into recovery
* I CAN get into dl mode,
* but, I CANNOT successfully flash anything. TWRP will flash like it took, but upon reboot I'm not able to boot into it. I'm also able to flash a ROM but it fails when it gets to sbin, and upon rebooting I'm greeted by the screen "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
When I try to use Kies it doesn't find the device. I've installed all of the most recent drivers and I'm running Kies as administrator. I select Tools > Emergency Firmware Recovery, THEN connect my device as instructed.
I'm at the apex of frustration. I beg thee to help!!
Hi,
Can I suggest you to post your request here and I'm sure that you will have answers which help you for resolve your problem.
Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II > Sprint Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
and read these threads => Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [Q] firmware upgrade encountered an issue .. galaxy note 2
[Q] Sprint Galaxy Note II “Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recov
philos64 said:
Hi,
Can I suggest you to post your request here and I'm sure that you will have answers which help you for resolve your problem.
Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II > Sprint Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
and read these threads => Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [Q] firmware upgrade encountered an issue .. galaxy note 2
[Q] Sprint Galaxy Note II “Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recov
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I attempted to root my SGH-I747. I used the towelroot one click root tool. After I successfully rooted (checked with SUPER SU, I believe), I used ROM Manager to create a backup. I then followed guidingtech.com's guide to flashing custom ROMs to flash the FlashingDroid ROM on to my phone. After the installation appeared to finish, my phone promptly turned off. I attempted to turn it back on, nothing happened. I attempted to load in to recovery mode, nothing. I attempted to boot in to download mode, once again nothing. I plugged it in to my computer via USB, heard the device connect sound, and then the "triple bonk" error sound.
After speaking with some of my more tech savvy friends, they and I think it is a hard brick, but they suggested I come here for more possible help.
What do you think?
Hi,
Well, I'd normally recommend returning to stock when a device is mucked up, but your first issue is getting it turned on...
You can ask for help in your device section here,
> AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III > AT&T Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
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Hi, i have the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite. i have rooted the device but it became very slow so i went into settings and did a factory reset. the device just went into twrp recovery and when i tried restarting the device, it just kept going to twrp. i downloaded the stock 4.2 jelly bean rom for tab 3 lite on my computer, formatted the device on twrp and flashed the rom with odin. now when the device starts up, it goes directly to twrp but it doesn't load and the screen pixelates and keeps restarting and going back to twrp. i tried entering download mode, but it stays there for 5 seconds and then switches off. please help, i have read all the threads and followed all the steps but nothing works
Hi,
You'd be best served asking for help from the experts who own your device, here...
> Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 > Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
Thank you. Thread closed.
Hello everyone, I own a Samsung galaxy tab 2 (gt-p3100).
I rooted my device and installed a custom recovery(cwm 6.0.2.7) on it around 5 to 6 months ago but kept the stock firmware(android 4.1.2_India) as it was and the device was working perfectly then onwards.But now from few days all of a sudden my device automatically restarts after a time of 50 to 60 secs after completely booting up the firmware.I thought it is a problem with my stock OS and so I tried to flash the Carbon Rom(an4.4) and Slim rom(an4.4.4) but got STATUS 7 error,after reading some posts it came to my notice that i will have to update the custom recovery in order to flash kitkat roms .So, I tried flashing cwm 6.0.5 and philz 6.07.9(tried both methods...through ODIN and through my sdcard) and every time flashing custom recovery is successfully done.But when i again enter in my device's recovery mode it shows cwm 6.0.2.7 and nothing is updated .SO, as nothing worked I decided to flash the original firmware again through ODIN which got stuck at around 60% and gave an error message(FAILED!) in odin. Tried installing stock firmware(IND and EUROPE) 2 times through ODIN but encountered the same problem.
Any help regarding this topic would be appreciated.
Hi there,
You must post/read in the dedicated forum for this device here:
> Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 > Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
or ask directly in this thread: The Galaxy Tab 2 Help Thread [Ask Any Question!
Good luck
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My sim card wasnt working and to fix that i decided to format my phone by flashing Stock ROM using Odin [I had root], running on Cyanogenmod. While doing so, it was taking a hell lot of time and I didnt know what to do, so i pulled the cable and restarted the phone and this message came on: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again."
So i did that using kies, followed the procedure..downloaded the firmware to the computer, blah blah, but while "transferring that to the mobile phone" procedure, it got stuck at 0% and for hours it wont move!!
I tried using Odin again, but it just dont work!!
Please help me!!..I cant even go to my phone now..my (Home + Power button + Volume down) is accessible, but not recovery.
Hi,
Asking here in this help thread in your device section would be best,
> Samsung Galaxy S III I9300, I9305 > Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [HELP THREAD] Galaxy S3 Ask any question
A couple ideas too.... Try a different version of Odin. Also, Odin usually fails if Kies is running. End all kies processes in the task manager on the pc. Try a different cable and USB port on your PC. And forget kies, it won't work if your rooted or are not completely stock.
Again, for more help, ask in the thread I linked above.
Good luck!
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I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4, model SM-N910A. I tried downgrading to 4.4.4 from Lollipop, only to find myself get to the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." screen.
I have tried flashing stock lollipop back on to my phone using Odin, to no avail. I'm Positive they were for my model. So I turned to Kies 3. The "Emergency firmware recovery" option does not pick up my phone in it, so i tried "firmware upgrade and initialization". Fails to upgrade the software every time. What I think is the problem there is that Kies tells me its going to go back to 4.4.4, which cannot be done with the bootloader locked how it is.
From here, I have lost all hope. So I am here, hoping someone can save my ruined day.
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I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4, model SM-N910A. I tried downgrading to 4.4.4 from Lollipop, only to find myself get to the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." screen.
I have tried flashing stock lollipop back on to my phone using Odin, to no avail. I'm Positive they were for my model. So I turned to Kies 3. The "Emergency firmware recovery" option does not pick up my phone in it, so i tried "firmware upgrade and initialization". Fails to upgrade the software every time. What I think is the problem there is that Kies tells me its going to go back to 4.4.4, which cannot be done with the bootloader locked how it is.
From here, I have lost all hope. So I am here, hoping someone can save my ruined day.
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
Please go ahead and create an account so you can post in other forums. Then, post in the []Ask any Questions! No question too stupid[] thread (or at least) in the > AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4 > AT&T Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum. Your device experts can be found there.
Hope this helps, and good luck!