Here is the thing. I have a rooted T-Mobile Galaxy S5 (SM-G900T) and i accidentally bricked it a few hours ago.
I have been looking all over the internet for a way to unbrick it and found some guides. They all gave me a link to SamMobile so i could download the firmware but unfortunately the stock firmware I downloaded from SamMobile.com was corrupted and it took 2 hours to download.
The phone bricked because i managed to fill up the 12gb of memory it has and went into recovery to factory reset it. (I tend to factory reset all my phones from time to time). When i was about to hit factory reset i accidentally touched the button for installing a different ROM. I then proceeded without reading the warning :----)
Now. The phone can go into recovery and download mode normally. But it stays fixed in the Samsung Logo when booting.
Im going to use Odin to reinstall the stock firmware but since im a newbie at this i REALLY need an expert's advice on this. Any help will be apreciated
-Ps. Im desperate. It's my only tool (besides the old and slow emachine im typing on right now) that i use for school projects and reports, i cant afford to lose it now.
thanks in advance
Hi!
Here's a thread with stock firmware that you don't need SamMobile for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2761412&page=2
And if you encounter issues or have further questions, this is the Q&A section for your device.
>*T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5*>*T-Mobile Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck! ?
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Hey all, I'm new to the forum (although I've been crawling around for years without a name)
I recently got hold of a Verizon Galaxy Note 3 SM-900V from a buddy of mine who bricked it or something. I have great experience rooting my devices so I figured I'd take it from him and try and get it working.
I'm not 100% sure what he has tried to flash, and hasn't but I'll tell you where my issues are, maybe someone can help!
Device doesn't go passed the Verizon screen. The bootloader is unlocked, but by the looks of it he did NOT install any type of Recovery System other than the original Android one. I've tried to see if I could flash any on the device, but it appears I can only use SafeStrap, and in order to install the device must power fully on. I've gone into the normal Android Recovery, deleted Cache, and Data/Factory Reset multiple times. Still goes to Verizon Screen.
Than I figured I'll just push 4.4.2 back in through Odin. Nope. I have the stock firmware and everything, but it stops on Odin at Aboot and my phone will say Fused 3 Binary 2? I'm really lost on that, I know it's due to the bootloader being unlocked.
It seems the only thing in Odin that will pass is the "unified KK Firmware." I'm kinda at a lose on this phone (luckily it was free) but I really would like to get it working.
Thanks in advanced and I really appreciate all the hard work everyone does here.
I'm really stuck on this.
I can't load stock, I can't recover, I can't factory wipe. Anyone?
What version do I flash? NC4? MJE?
Also, when I try and flash with stock recovery (since my buddy didn't install Safestrap) I get a error message. I believe it's footer is wrong -signature verification failed. I'm not sure what this means?
Thank you guys. I'm sure I can get this phone to work since I can get it to turn on, it's not a full brick.
Hi!
Sorry for the late reply.
Here's a guide that hopefully can help. If not, ask for help in the thread....and those that know the device Best can assist you.
>*Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3*>*Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General*>*[GUIDE] VZW Note III Edition[Return to Stock or recover from a Soft Brick and More]
Good luck!! ?
KJ said:
Hi!
Sorry for the late reply.
Here's a guide that hopefully can help. If not, ask for help in the thread....and those that know the device Best can assist you.
>*Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3*>*Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General*>*[GUIDE] VZW Note III Edition[Return to Stock or recover from a Soft Brick and More]
Good luck!! ?
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I really appreciate the help. I'm going to check it out and hopefully be good to go from here. Will update this thread with the info if it goes through, and if it doesn't I will be posting in the other. Again, thank you so much!
Ugh... Still no go. Same thing.
It fails at the aboot.mbn
Again...asking for help in that thread is your best bet.
I think there is something wrong with my bootloader. Is there a way to reset or lock it? I tried everything, it won't load past the red verizon screen.
I'm noticing my little Android in the back of Recovery Mode says "No Command" also. Kinda strange.
XDA Assist is here to help guide members to where they should be able to find help. We don't do support I'm afraid. Please ask in the thread I linked. And again, they know your device best.
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If you think that thread doesn't suit your issue, then please ask for help here....
>*Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3*>*Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Let me first explain the thought process that went on before this all happened:
I wanted to stream my Spotify from Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5100 to my smart TV via BubbleUPNP. But I couldn't do this for a number of reasons: my tablet wasn't a rooted device or running Android 4.1+ or had the Xposed framework. So I set to work trying to root my device and upgrade it to 4.1 in the process.
I used Odin to root my device and install the Xposed framework. This all went very smoothly and was impressed.
But the biggest error of all came when I tried to upgrade my Android version by Odin to about 4.1
+.
I managed to get what I thought was the correct ".tar" file. But part way through I was faced with an error message saying "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" so I tried using Samsungs own "Kies" to recover my device. But I soon found out this would be no help because "gt-p5100 does not support initializing." so this application was useless. I then done a bit more digging around on the internet and found out that I can simply restore my device with the correct file on Odin again.
I don't quite know exactly what happened next but I'm presuming I made a ridiculously stupid error and downloaded and loaded the wrong file onto my device. My device now thinks it's a 7" "GT-P3100."
With the tablet being completely useless because the touch screen no longer works because of the confusion between the models and I cannot find the correct files to load onto Odin for it to work either, mainly because I've given up on things to even search.
I am asking this because I've tried for hours with no luck and need help restoring my tablet back to a "GT-5100" so I can then root it on Odin and upgrade the OS to 4.1+.
Please also note I could not simply upgrade my OS by going into setting/about device/etc.
I can see how this stupidity can being funny to others but my simple accident has cost me dearly and I would appreciate some help from other.
Thanks,
Mike.
Hi,
Normally flashing firmware from another device that's not yours is a brick, especially with Samsung.... But hopefully because it's another tab 2 firmware, you can fix yours. But definitely exercise caution in the future.
The place most are getting Samsung firmware, especially older models is sammobile website.
Other than that, any links I found on XDA for it are dead.
You obviously know how to flash with Odin, so try sammobile and find your correct firmware.
If you have further issues, you should ask for help in your device section, here,
> Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 > Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
Okay I was worried it could be bricked, but if I managed to get an error message on an install to then be able to simply change the model with the wrong file, I hoped I could almost mess up an install to get back to that stage to then be able to completely re-install my original correct files.
Thank you I will try Sammobile. I think that might've even been where I got the wrong file from in the first place.
Thanks a lot for your reply it fills me with hope knowing there might be a way to rectify my mistake.
i had lollipop on my at&t galaxy s5 and tried to download cwm recovery via flash fire , ii soft brick my phone , i flashed stock rom via odin many times but its not working , i get stock on on logo screen and then the screen turns off and the led is on (blue light)
i dont know if this is the problem , but when i go to download mode the reactivation lock is on also a new thing appeared, scure download : enable and below it
udc start
i tried many things like flashing recovery through odin and trying to update through adb but nothing worked
is there any solution for this , and can it be fixed or i bricked my phone ? cuz i dont want to take it to repair shop and take money from me without fixing it
Hi
Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. Take a look at this thread:
[GUIDE] Soft-bricked, looking to unroot, or just looking to downgrade, or start over?
i did that
but it didnt work , and i took it to a repair shop and they said that there is problem with the IC!!!
habeebsamawi said:
but it didnt work , and i took it to a repair shop and they said that there is problem with the IC!!!
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Ok, so you need a hardware repair done?
timmaaa said:
Ok, so you need a hardware repair done?
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i dont think its a hardware problem because it was running fine , i went to the guy now and he told me that he is trying to download the software but the phone is not taking it , and he told me that he took it to bci samsung so maybe they can fix it
after i flashed the official firmware the (custom ) kept showing when i turn on the device which means the firmware was not flashed , this is letting me to be crazy i have soft bricked my phone many times and fixed it with no problem , i dont know what to do
(I've been trying out new ROMs this week, and I must have bricked my phone at least a dozen times. Boring, waste of time, not a problem, though. I had the long blue light about 3 times.)
Make sure you have the 4.4.2 for the AT&T S5, not some other model S5. Boot to download and flash it again. SamMobile Firmwares has 4.4.2 for the phone. Or I'm sure you can find it on the AT&T S5 forum at XDA Forums.
i did all of the above like using odin or wiping data but nothing worked i think because the reactivation lock is on
is there anyway to turn off reactivation lock so i can flash stock firmware with no problems
habeebsamawi said:
(I've been trying out new ROMs this week, and I must have bricked my phone at least a dozen times. Boring, waste of time, not a problem, though. I had the long blue light about 3 times.)
Make sure you have the 4.4.2 for the AT&T S5, not some other model S5. Boot to download and flash it again. SamMobile Firmwares has 4.4.2 for the phone. Or I'm sure you can find it on the AT&T S5 forum at XDA Forums.
i did all of the above like using odin or wiping data but nothing worked i think because the reactivation lock is on
is there anyway to turn off reactivation lock so i can flash stock firmware with no problems
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@habeebsamawi,
XDA Assist is not a help desk. Our trained RC's will point you to the right direction to assist you with your problem.
Your device has it's own section located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5
You can browse through the current threads available to find a solution to your problem.
If you are unable to find a solution, you can start a thread in the Q&A section for that problem and hopefully someone with the same device as you will offer their assistance.
Please do not open any more threads in the XDA Assist forum as I have directed you to the correct forum for your inquiries.
Thank you,
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I rooted my SM-T111 with method given here:
http://techbeasts.com/2014/07/09/install-cwmtwrp-recovery-and-root-samsung-galaxy-tab-3-lite-sm-t110sm-t111/
Well rooting went smoothly,afterwards I just simply went to Recovery Mode(Just to explore).Afterwards I decided to reboot into system and kept aside my tab and went to complete some work.When I came back I found that it was still at the TWRP recovery page.I tried rebooting again and again and again...
Everytime I kept returning to the same screen.
I searched around the web and came across some solutions,however none of them are completely for my device so I want to ask for some advice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
http://androidforums.com/threads/at-t-im-stuck-in-twrp-help.745395/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2570879
Considering that I never actually Flashed a ROM or Did an OTA update , would the above mentioned methods work without f*cking my tab more than it already is.
Should I flash a ROM for SM-T111 and check or After flashing ROM use the code or do something else.
PLEASE HELP ME!
Any Help is appreciated.
Hello and welcome to XDA.
You are trying to search in the wrong forums.
I'd suggest to to register an account on XDA and post your questions Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting or Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting here.
Always read carefully before flashing anything.
Good luck
Hi everyone, I hope that you can help me. My phone was rooted for quite a long time but since it was rooted it wouldn't allow me to access my banking app or PayPal or other apps that I needed to, so around a week ago I decided to unroot it with a simple unroot button in the SuperSU.
However this did not end well and when my phone was rebooting it got stuck in the boot loop and it would not load again, I tried wiping the cache which didn't help. I then wiped the phone completely and that did not help with anything.
So then I read about it and I decided to try using Odin to flash the phone with the stock firmware, and whichever firmware I used the Odin would fail and give me a "Nand write start fail". I tried for hours and day and could not get this to work.
So then I decided I would try contacting Samsung and see if they could fix it for me, they took the phone but today I got an email saying that the can't repair it because the KNOX was tripped and the warranty is voided.
So right now I don't really know what to do, do I buy a new phone?
Hello and welcome on XDA,
you posted this thread here:
Samsung S6 SM-G920F - Hard Bricked need help.
Thread closed.
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