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I have an earlier thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107600 but that is now buried on page 2 and might be missed by new readers. After a disastrous time trying to root my Galaxy Tab 5100 I did manage with the help of people here to flash the recommended stock ROM - however while the tablet goes through its boot sequenece with the aminated Samsung sign - it sticks when it gets to the plain Samsung logo and wont go further.
Odin reported that it installed OK and the tab rebooted as it should but only this far - not sure what I should try next to get my stock Samsung image back and working. One thing I didn't do was to tick repartition because the instructions only said to do this when a certain type of file was included in the package, and it wasn't. Should I have ticked this after all, if so I can try the same thing again if I can force it back into download mode again. (though as the yellow pane still shows in odin when connected I wonder if I can just go ahead anyway)
I have also been looking for rooting software and came across this
http://root-android.org/?version=Tablet&country=Samsung&ios=Galaxy+Tab+2&submit.x=63&submit.y=104
I am wondering if next time (assuming I ever get it working!) I would be better shelling out $30 and getting software to do it all for me - is this any good? has anyone used it or had reports about it? I wish I had seen this before I read "that it was almost impossible to brick the tab 2"
Also I would like to have root access on my S3 as well but wouldn't dream of risking this I don't think now
gbswales said:
I have an earlier thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107600 but that is now buried on page 2 and might be missed by new readers. After a disastrous time trying to root my Galaxy Tab 5100 I did manage with the help of people here to flash the recommended stock ROM - however while the tablet goes through its boot sequenece with the aminated Samsung sign - it sticks when it gets to the plain Samsung logo and wont go further.
Odin reported that it installed OK and the tab rebooted as it should but only this far - not sure what I should try next to get my stock Samsung image back and working. One thing I didn't do was to tick repartition because the instructions only said to do this when a certain type of file was included in the package, and it wasn't. Should I have ticked this after all, if so I can try the same thing again if I can force it back into download mode again. (though as the yellow pane still shows in odin when connected I wonder if I can just go ahead anyway)
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Have you tried a factory reset from recovery? If you've restored the stock ROM, then all you need to do is the factory reset to get things working again. Don't repartition unless you really need to.
gbswales said:
I have also been looking for rooting software and came across this
http://root-android.org/?version=Tablet&country=Samsung&ios=Galaxy+Tab+2&submit.x=63&submit.y=104
I am wondering if next time (assuming I ever get it working!) I would be better shelling out $30 and getting software to do it all for me - is this any good? has anyone used it or had reports about it? Also I would like to have root access on my S3 as well but wouldn't dream of risking this I don't think now
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I can't see any reason you should spend that kind of money given how easy the CF-AutoRoot is. In fact, that product looks very shady to me. "Root Any Android Device"? Well, there's lots of devices out there that nobody's been able to root, or devices that take a lot of work. I can't believe there's a single app that'll work across every Android device with a single click.
Be careful, which stock ROM have you flashed? I would use this sequence
flash the stock ROM
then immediately
flash CWM recovery, use CWM recovery to wipe the data (wipe data/factory reset).
Then reboot
CWM ?
DigitalMD said:
Be careful, which stock ROM have you flashed? I would use this sequence
flash the stock ROM
then immediately
flash CWM recovery, use CWM recovery to wipe the data (wipe data/factory reset).
Then reboot
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Well I followed one of the posted routes on this forum, downloading from a list of recommended files for each version, and it mentioned nothing about CWM which I know nothing about. I have to say that everyone's definition of "easy" on here - I find complicated and difficult - I know my way around windows but android seems much more complex. The only reason I wanted to have root in the first place was to be able to make a complete image back up that would make it easy to restore my device without having to re-download all my software and set up. I do it with windows all the time. To me "easy" is, download and install something - click go - done! Even getting the device to go into download mode in the first place is a very hit and miss affair (as others say on here too) clearly Samsung don't want you to do this.
The other problem is that while the tablet is in this state it wont turn off, just reboots itself when you do and the screen stays on - so unless you leave it plugged in 24/7 - I start each time with a flat battery that I have to recharge before I can try something else
This is the route I followed
DigitalMD said:
Be careful, which stock ROM have you flashed? I would use this sequence
flash the stock ROM
then immediately
flash CWM recovery, use CWM recovery to wipe the data (wipe data/factory reset).
Then reboot
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I got this through earlier posts - the only thing I didn't do was to go into recovery and reset in step 2 because this simply wasn't possible - the device was stuck on the error message and no amount of button pressing did anything other than restart to the same screen. By this stage I couldn't even go back to check what version of android I was running - it would have been the latest jelly bean distributed to UK.
I also didn't check re-partition as in 6. because there was no pit file in the download
E. Restore to stock
THIS WILL WIPE YOUR DATA!
4.0.3 for p5100: https://hotfile.com/dl/155804946/76b...XALD9.rar.html
4.0.3 for p5110: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159635395/...3_PEO.zip.html
4.0.4 for p5100: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/165065733/...1_SER.zip.html
4.0.4 for p5113: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/164415704/...5_XAR.zip.html
4.0.? for p5113: http://69.46.67.99/GT-P3113_XAR_1_20...ldcgx9tzmx.zip
4.0.4 for p3100: http://samsung-updates.com/fw/Samsun...3kdo3qe503.zip (PIT files: 16Gb p3100, 8GB p3100
Note: for more language options for stock ROM's for the tab 10, go here.
1. Unzip the downloaded ROM. If there is a file ending in .pit, skip to step 3
2. Reboot into recovery and select wipe data/factory reset.
3. Reboot into Download Mode.
4. Unzip/unrar the stock firmware
5. click PDA and find the stock file (PDA/PLATFORM file, the largest one).
6. Click PIT and open the .pit file you downloaded if one was included with your ROM. Check Re-Partition in ODIN
7. OPTIONAL: if you want to flash the bootloader and/or csc, you can select them as well. If you don't know what that means, you don't need to do it.
8. Click Start.
9. Enjoy!
Help please - this is where I am at the moment - some SIMPLE help needed please
I tried to install what I thought was the stock ROM - it appeared to install but wouldnt boot past the samsung screen. I now realise (a) that I may not have followed the full correct procedure and (b) may have downloaded the 5110 rom instead of the 5100 rom - silly mistake I know.
However reading all the guides I can find there doesnt seem to be a simple way I can find of restoring the standard un-rooted rom so that I can go back and try again. All of the things I can find seem to included downloading something onto the external card but cant do that as I cannot access it and don't have an external card reader.
What I can do now is
boot into download mode
connect to ODIN and see the yellow block
It will not boot normally past the samsung splash screen
and cannot connect to KIES in any mode (I do have the drivers installed and have connected before)
I also have no idea now what is installed on it because I cant get to the system to see!
Is there an easy way to install a stock samsung rom from this point? I don't mind if data is lost, I have nothing important on there and wouldnt mind re-installing apps as I had accumulated far too many anway - really I just want to get my tablet back the way it was from the factory but with the 4.2 jelly bean installed (though if it went back to an earlier version and I could update in Kies that would be ok too)
Can anyone give me simple instructions for doing this using just ODIN and my computer without involving the external card - please.
After that I will be looking for an equally easy way to root it again
I will credit you with a good answer if you can help -as well as appreciating it.
gbswales said:
I tried to install what I thought was the stock ROM - it appeared to install but wouldnt boot past the samsung screen. I now realise (a) that I may not have followed the full correct procedure and (b) may have downloaded the 5110 rom instead of the 5100 rom - silly mistake I know.
However reading all the guides I can find there doesnt seem to be a simple way I can find of restoring the standard un-rooted rom so that I can go back and try again. All of the things I can find seem to included downloading something onto the external card but cant do that as I cannot access it and don't have an external card reader.
What I can do now is
boot into download mode
connect to ODIN and see the yellow block
It will not boot normally past the samsung splash screen
and cannot connect to KIES in any mode (I do have the drivers installed and have connected before)
I also have no idea now what is installed on it because I cant get to the system to see!
Is there an easy way to install a stock samsung rom from this point? I don't mind if data is lost, I have nothing important on there and wouldnt mind re-installing apps as I had accumulated far too many anway - really I just want to get my tablet back the way it was from the factory but with the 4.2 jelly bean installed (though if it went back to an earlier version and I could update in Kies that would be ok too)
Can anyone give me simple instructions for doing this using just ODIN and my computer without involving the external card - please.
After that I will be looking for an equally easy way to root it again
I will credit you with a good answer if you can help -as well as appreciating it.
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What you need to do is to download the stock ROM for your 5100.
Go to www.samfirmware.com and put "GT-5100" into the search box. You'll see a list of the stock firmware for your device. Pick the appropriate firmware for your country and click "download".
Start up ODIN. Click on the "PDA" button and open the firmware file you downloaded above.
Restart in downloader mode (power and volume up), and connect the tablet to your PC. ODIN should now show the device.
Make sure repartition is not checked, and click on "Start". When it finishes, you now have stock firmware installed.
Power off, then restart in recovery mode. (Hold power and volume down.)
Choose "wipe data/factory reset" by using the volume keys to move the highlight, then pressing the power button to select an entry.
Once it's finished booting, you should be back to normal.
Thanks K1MU for this information which at least looks clear - the only problem I have is when I put in the model etc when I get to country it offers me only 3 choices
UK (BTU) GB (O2) or GB (vodafaone)
My phone was purchased from Amazon and is unlocked so I am worried if these might lock me to a carrier which I wouldn't want
I wonder if BTU is the unlocked one as it doesn't sound like any provider I know - but I am not sure
will post on their forum as well
I think I am getting more and more muddled by the minute (sign of old age I fear) I realise now that I have a p5110 - wifi only and not p5100 3g and wifi.
This means in all probablilty I downloaded the correct rom in the first place. As I had not done the factory reset afterwards so tried that - it appeared to work ok but when I restarted it just played the samsung tune and moving image - then went to "Samsung" and stuck there as it was before.
I am downloading the p5110 wifi only rom from Sam's site - awful download programme they use which doesn't accept paypal even to sign up for faster downloading - I will then try following exactly what you have suggested and keep my fingers crossed
thank you
k1mu said:
What you need to do is to download the stock ROM for your 5100.
Go to www.samfirmware.com and put "GT-5100" into the search box. You'll see a list of the stock firmware for your device. Pick the appropriate firmware for your country and click "download".
Start up ODIN. Click on the "PDA" button and open the firmware file you downloaded above.
Restart in downloader mode (power and volume up), and connect the tablet to your PC. ODIN should now show the device.
Make sure repartition is not checked, and click on "Start". When it finishes, you now have stock firmware installed.
Power off, then restart in recovery mode. (Hold power and volume down.)
Choose "wipe data/factory reset" by using the volume keys to move the highlight, then pressing the power button to select an entry.
Once it's finished booting, you should be back to normal.
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Although I thought it had got nowhere after wipe restore - when I turned it back the next day I arrived at the start up guide - admitedly it was 4.0.3 and in Portugese but after exploring settings and working out what to click i got it back to uk english - it has now connected to kies ok and is currently downloading the latest firmware - thanks partcularly to the last poster and to all others who helped - I will go through and thank you others too,
Point is now - once I have jelly bean can I get root access easily -without installing another custom rom - ahh well tomorrows problem
Noob looking for all the help he can get!!!!!
Hi, I recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S 2 for T-mobile, because I was sick of waiting for jelly bean to officialy come out for it, and ever since it's been a nightmare. I was running the most recent version of ICS that t-mobile has for my phone.
I got instructions on how to root at the unlocker . com
After that, I went to the Cyanogenmod website, went through their wiki and found the zip for my phone, (I also put the gapps zip on too). I booted into Clockwork mod recovery, did a back up, did a data wipe, but not a cache wipe as the instructions i was using from theunlocker.com did not say I had too. Flashed both zips from my external sd, then restarted. It booted with the Cyanogenmod name inside two spining circles. I left it like this knowing it may take a bit, and I come back 20 mins later expecting it to be done and it is in the same place i left it 20 mins ago. I decide to take out the battery, boot into Clockworkmod and restore. It booted fine back into ICS and all my data was still there, except all of the apps I had stored on my sd card would not work/show up with the icon it was supposed to. when i tapped it, it said that it was not installed on the phone. I decided not to let this worry me, as i decided to use ROM Manager app to do the job instead.
When i opened ROM Manager it prompted me to flash Clockworkmod recovery, so I did. It flashed my phone to Clockworkmod Recovery v6.0.2.7. I then went to download Cyanogenmod 10 for my phone. It downloaded with gapps 4.1. When I tapped install, it restarted my phone into Clockworkmod recovery, but did not install anything, just sent me to the main menu. So I decided i'd try getting the zip from the Cyanogenmod website again. I booted into Clockworkmod, wiped data AND cache this time. installed the zips, and restarted. I get the same problem, stuck at the cyanogenmod boot up circles spining. so i turn off my phone, boot back into clockworkmod, restore, and now i'm stuck in boot cycle with the stock ICS.
Please can anyone help me!?!?!?!
airplane888 said:
Noob looking for all the help he can get!!!!!
Hi, I recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S 2 for T-mobile, because I was sick of waiting for jelly bean to officialy come out for it, and ever since it's been a nightmare. I was running the most recent version of ICS that t-mobile has for my phone.
I got instructions on how to root at the unlocker . com
After that, I went to the Cyanogenmod website, went through their wiki and found the zip for my phone, (I also put the gapps zip on too). I booted into Clockwork mod recovery, did a back up, did a data wipe, but not a cache wipe as the instructions i was using from theunlocker.com did not say I had too. Flashed both zips from my external sd, then restarted. It booted with the Cyanogenmod name inside two spining circles. I left it like this knowing it may take a bit, and I come back 20 mins later expecting it to be done and it is in the same place i left it 20 mins ago. I decide to take out the battery, boot into Clockworkmod and restore. It booted fine back into ICS and all my data was still there, except all of the apps I had stored on my sd card would not work/show up with the icon it was supposed to. when i tapped it, it said that it was not installed on the phone. I decided not to let this worry me, as i decided to use ROM Manager app to do the job instead.
When i opened ROM Manager it prompted me to flash Clockworkmod recovery, so I did. It flashed my phone to Clockworkmod Recovery v6.0.2.7. I then went to download Cyanogenmod 10 for my phone. It downloaded with gapps 4.1. When I tapped install, it restarted my phone into Clockworkmod recovery, but did not install anything, just sent me to the main menu. So I decided i'd try getting the zip from the Cyanogenmod website again. I booted into Clockworkmod, wiped data AND cache this time. installed the zips, and restarted. I get the same problem, stuck at the cyanogenmod boot up circles spining. so i turn off my phone, boot back into clockworkmod, restore, and now i'm stuck in boot cycle with the stock ICS.
Please can anyone help me!?!?!?!
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First things first: the Jelly Bean update brings with it changes to the core file system organization in Android. Google "Android 4.2 Updates, Multi-User, and TWRP | TeamWin" for a brief explanation from TWRP (which, by the way, I recommend over ClockworkMod Recovery, although both can do the job). That, I believe, explains your missing data.
How are you obtaining your ROM/gapps zips? Are you downloading on your phone? If so, over wifi or mobile data? It is always a good idea to a) download on your computer and transfer the file to the phone and b) make a note of the MD5 checksum and verify the zip file before installing (any file browser worth its salt should be able to generate an MD5 sum). What it sounds like to me is your ROM download was borked in some way but it installed far enough to screw with your file system. I would recommend using your ICS backup to connect to a computer and load a ROM file downloaded from there before attempting to re-flash.
Maybe, just maybe you didn't clear cache and dalvik when installing cm. I had this problem and I realised I didn't wipe it. I wiped cache and dalvik cache from cwm and it booted fine.
Sent from my Xperia Mini Pro
ooddiittyy said:
First things first: the Jelly Bean update brings with it changes to the core file system organization in Android. Google "Android 4.2 Updates, Multi-User, and TWRP | TeamWin" for a brief explanation from TWRP (which, by the way, I recommend over ClockworkMod Recovery, although both can do the job). That, I believe, explains your missing data.
How are you obtaining your ROM/gapps zips? Are you downloading on your phone? If so, over wifi or mobile data? It is always a good idea to a) download on your computer and transfer the file to the phone and b) make a note of the MD5 checksum and verify the zip file before installing (any file browser worth its salt should be able to generate an MD5 sum). What it sounds like to me is your ROM download was borked in some way but it installed far enough to screw with your file system. I would recommend using your ICS backup to connect to a computer and load a ROM file downloaded from there before attempting to re-flash.
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Thanks I will look into TWRP. I am getting my ROM/gapps zips straight from cyanogenmod's wiki for my phone, i get gapps from the link they provide. As for MD5, I do not know what that is other than it was generated when i backed up, and checked when i restored.
i have the same problem
i tried it with my galaxy fit s5670
i tried to flash cm-10.1-20130117-NIGHTLY-beni, some another version named of jelly bean pure rom and also TouchWiz_JB_V5
always the same thing it gets stuck at logo than nothing
i did everithing in order clear data, factory reset, clear cache, clear dalvik cache through cwm recovery
can someone help?
is it because of low int. space?
i found app named s2e to make sd card as int. memory but it didn't work
any suggestions?
thanks in advance
Here's my new problem, I'm stuck in boot loop with my restore of stock ICS, so when I go into download mode (+and- with power button while usb plugged in) I hear the "ching" that windows makes when you plug in a usb device, bu when I navigate to where removable disc should be in my computer, it is not there, so i don't know what to do, I just want my phone to work again, even if that means starting all over with stock ICS.
I appreciate your time and help.
airplane888 said:
Here's my new problem, I'm stuck in boot loop with my restore of stock ICS, so when I go into download mode (+and- with power button while usb plugged in) I hear the "ching" that windows makes when you plug in a usb device, bu when I navigate to where removable disc should be in my computer, it is not there, so i don't know what to do, I just want my phone to work again, even if that means starting all over with stock ICS.
I appreciate your time and help.
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what ROM are you coming from?
Sounds to me like the new multi-user stuff
I experienced something similar and determined that the phone wasn't hung at that bootscreen -- it was busy moving my 18 gigs of stuff (i9300) from /storage/sdcard to /storage/sdcard/0. Apparently this is the "home data" folder for the primary user of a 4.2 device and CM10.1 (I'm assuming you're using that because of the problem) appears to be that way. It would have been nice to know beforehand that I should have just waited the 1/2-hour I needed (took about that long to move back what had been moved; very little hadn't)
So look for that 0 folder and move the contents up one -- your old ROM will (hopefully) be the way it was before. If you decide to go CM10.1 again, just wait, *really* long, at first boot -- or clean out your internal sd card to make the transition quicker.
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airplane888 said:
Here's my new problem, I'm stuck in boot loop with my restore of stock ICS, so when I go into download mode (+and- with power button while usb plugged in) I hear the "ching" that windows makes when you plug in a usb device, bu when I navigate to where removable disc should be in my computer, it is not there, so i don't know what to do, I just want my phone to work again, even if that means starting all over with stock ICS.
I appreciate your time and help.
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You won't see it appear as removable storage because it's in download mode -- removable storage (and the later MTP mode) are done by the OS, and the downloader screen is much "dumber" than that.
HOWEVER, all is not lost!
Try get a ROM which you can flash with ODIN. Either something off of www . samfirmware . com (stock firmwares available there) or DarkyROM (darkyrom . com) (Sorry, can't post actual links because I'm apparently not allowed to until I've posted more stuff . I've found the S1 and S3 to be practically unbrickable in this regard -- I assume the S2 to be the same. ODIN can push a completely new ROM onto your device, rescuing it. If you download from samfirmware, there is a pdf with instructions available on their site, but it basically boils down to:
1) Download a ROM. If you are downloading a zip file, extract the .tar.md5 file inside somewhere -- this is the file you need to flash via ODIN
1) ensure you have the samsung drivers installed (they will be if you have Kies installed, otherwise google for them -- or ask, and I'll try to help)
2) put your phone into download mode (vol-down+home+power)
3) plug your phone into your PC
4) fire up ODIN, you should see a message about a connected device on-screen
5) click the "PDA" button, browse to the ROM image (the .tar.md5 file) and select it
6) the default options have always worked for me -- just click "Start". The process will take some time, but there is feedback in ODIN. Your phone should (after 1-5 minutes) reboot into a fresh, clean ROM.
If you installed a stock ROM from samfirmware.com, you'll have to go about rooting and installing Clockwork mod again. Hope this helps.
some notes
rooted using Root RK29 Tab Toolkit 1.3.
reset and vol + = flash mode rock usb.
RKAndroidToolv1.37 and RKBatchToolv1.7 work for flashing.
used rock usb driver included in either of the flash
tools. when flashing several things needed done to
enable flashing and or adb. do not enable usb storage
on the device. on windows pc used the safely remove
mass storage tool. only on the removable drives that
showed in my computer after plugging in the tablet.
in RKAndroidTool or RKBatchTool use the "switch" button
to put the unit into flash mode. I used RKAndroidTool
to flash the cwm. I tried several cwms, PER5274B_CWM.zip
was only one to boot to recovery for me
(tried many including ones from developerof cwm, just
happened to find one to boot after trying
over and over). so far. succesfully made full backups of
the unit to sd card. obviously mount the ext sd in cwm
first before backing up to sd. succesfully flashed
gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip using PER5274B_CWM.
the stock recovery tool rejected all gapps. note gapps
sometimes closes for no apperent reason with no error.
all other gapps versions i tried crash soon as i
opened them.
cwm file working so far PER5274B_CWM.zip. have only figured
out how to boot to recovery using reboot apk.
key combo is unknown to me so far. actively trying other cwms.
Other cwm's have booted to a white screen for me.
a word to the wise, make full flash backup soon as you
get cwm on. its the only way to turn back to stock as
far as i know. I cannot find a factory rom for this
unit anywhere.
downloading cm 10.1 for rk29xxboard now, will report
results!
Cheers hope this helps out someone.
well cm10 didnt work out so well. the unit is now resting with no response. I can however still flash it with rkandroidtool. the issue I am facing now is I do not have a full dump image for this unit. I am looking for one that will at least allow me to get it to boot properly to cwm lol. I can see it with rkbatchtool as well. what I would need there is the proper parameter file. pretty sure thats all I need. I did happen to make a backup with cwm but if I cant get the tablet into cwm (currently a no go) thats not going to help me. figures I have since found out how to generate a parameter file.
good news is its not dead, just not working.
I have gotten my moneys worth out of it, not only in using this tablet but also in hacking the thing passing time.
will report further updates.
Cheers!
Well its running again, after many firmwares etc. I have the stock firmware running and two others I have modded removing system Apks I didn't want and adding a few as well.
Have several cwm backups as well, a few I plan to post links to. Googleplay works to, root, cwm and busybox also.
Still trying to get hardware keys working to launch cwm at boot by editing the parameter file. It will run when I edit the file with notepad++ and flash it but then I end up in a cwm boot loop forcing me to reflash the orig parameter file to get out of it. Cold boot will get me out if I completely drain the battery otherwise nothing short of flashing it will get me out of cwm. Using notepad++ and inserting "COMBINATION_KEY: 0,6,A,7,0" right after the kernel IMG line gets the power + volume key to start cwm at boot. Then I can't get back out lol.
stinkster said:
Well its running again, after many firmwares etc. I have the stock firmware running and two others I have modded removing system Apks I didn't want and adding a few as well.
Have several cwm backups as well, a few I plan to post links to. Googleplay works to, root, cwm and busybox also.
Still trying to get hardware keys working to launch cwm at boot by editing the parameter file. It will run when I edit the file with notepad++ and flash it but then I end up in a cwm boot loop forcing me to reflash the orig parameter file to get out of it. Cold boot will get me out if I completely drain the battery otherwise nothing short of flashing it will get me out of cwm. Using notepad++ and inserting "COMBINATION_KEY: 0,6,A,7,0" right after the kernel IMG line gets the power + volume key to start cwm at boot. Then I can't get back out lol.
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Stinkster,
Have you made any other progress? Got my kids couple LT7035-F tablets.
Thanks
To the both of you... LT7035-J
curtisint has firmware for model lt7035-j; however, when using rkbatchtool it fails at 97%. My tab is only able to connect to the pc as of now. I can see it with batchtool; however, have not found a firmware.img file to flash to it that completes and works. Very interested in the parameters file you speak of in your second post. Don't know what you know now but I was able to get it root with a tool I found on the net. I think I have it somewhere. Well anyway I was trying to reflash stock firmware because I had no sound just a popping noise/key tone which was silent only when mute. If anyone could help out with a firmware.img that will work for me that would be great.
stink you sound like you know what you are talking about, do u java develop or something?
Hello all.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915W8 on Rogers Wireless (Canada) running 6.0.1.
I'm at the point where I would like to root my stock ROM and I was wondering if it was better to factory reset, then root?
If I root first and then factory reset, does root stay or will I have to root again?
Also I found a set of instructions on rooting my phone and wanted to put them here and just get general feedback to see if I'm on the right track by following these steps:
For Non Rooted Users-Install TWRP Recovery In Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915W8 Canada 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Download Samsung USB driver
- Download Odin
- Download TWRP Recovery For Install TWRP Recovery In Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915W8 Canada 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Install the Samsung USB Driver in your PC
- Extract the Odin Files in your PC
- Copy the TWRP Recovery files in your PC
- Enable USB Debugging Mode->Tap 7-10 Times in Build Number->Enable USB debugging Mode
- Switch off your Mobile.Enter into Download mode->Volume Down+Home+Power Buttons
- After entering into Download Mode it will say Warning Press Volume Up button to continue
- Connect Your Mobile With PC via USB Cable
- Launch Odin Application.It Will Show the message added.If you did not get this message Repeat the above steps
- After Getting Added Message Select PDA Button then Browse for the TWRP Recovery file Select it.Tick the Auto reboot
- You can check the TWRP Recovery is Correctly installed or not by Entering into Recovery Mode->Switch off your Mobile->Volume Up+Home+Power Buttons
Install SuperSu In Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915W8 Canada 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Download SuperSu.Zip and Copy it into your Internal Memory
- Switch Off Your Mobile.Boot it Into recovery mode->Volume Up+Home+Power Button
- Now it Will Boot into TWRP Recovery Mode.Select Wipe->Advance Wipe->Select Cache,System,Data
- Return to Home of TWRP Select Install.Select SuperSu.Zip
- After the Installation Reboot Your Mobile
- Now You can Find the SuperSu in your Mobile Applications
I also have the original stock ROM from Rogers for my model and 6.0.1 for backup.
Any suggestions/comments welcome or let me know if I'm heading in the right direction would be spiffy
I would also be curious of custom ROMs but having looked around a bit, I don't see any 6.0.1 customs that work for N915W8.
Unless I'm just not looking deep/hard enough?
I found a list online of 5.1.1 custom ROMs that say they work on the Note Edge but I'm not sure if it includes N915W8 or whether the edge screen and edge screen apps still work.
I would love any suggestions or recommendations on customs that would work with my version of the Note Edge.
So no responses? I guess what I posted is correct? I guess I'll just have to attempt it...
JMPal said:
Hello all.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915W8 on Rogers Wireless (Canada) running 6.0.1.
I'm at the point where I would like to root my stock ROM and I was wondering if it was better to factory reset, then root?
If I root first and then factory reset, does root stay or will I have to root again?
Also I found a set of instructions on rooting my phone and wanted to put them here and just get general feedback to see if I'm on the right track by following these steps:
For Non Rooted Users-Install TWRP Recovery In Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915W8 Canada 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Download Samsung USB driver
- Download Odin
- Download TWRP Recovery For Install TWRP Recovery In Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915W8 Canada 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Install the Samsung USB Driver in your PC
- Extract the Odin Files in your PC
- Copy the TWRP Recovery files in your PC
- Enable USB Debugging Mode->Tap 7-10 Times in Build Number->Enable USB debugging Mode
- Switch off your Mobile.Enter into Download mode->Volume Down+Home+Power Buttons
- After entering into Download Mode it will say Warning Press Volume Up button to continue
- Connect Your Mobile With PC via USB Cable
- Launch Odin Application.It Will Show the message added.If you did not get this message Repeat the above steps
- After Getting Added Message Select PDA Button then Browse for the TWRP Recovery file Select it.Tick the Auto reboot
- You can check the TWRP Recovery is Correctly installed or not by Entering into Recovery Mode->Switch off your Mobile->Volume Up+Home+Power Buttons
Install SuperSu In Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915W8 Canada 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Download SuperSu.Zip and Copy it into your Internal Memory
- Switch Off Your Mobile.Boot it Into recovery mode->Volume Up+Home+Power Button
- Now it Will Boot into TWRP Recovery Mode.Select Wipe->Advance Wipe->Select Cache,System,Data
- Return to Home of TWRP Select Install.Select SuperSu.Zip
- After the Installation Reboot Your Mobile
- Now You can Find the SuperSu in your Mobile Applications
I also have the original stock ROM from Rogers for my model and 6.0.1 for backup.
Any suggestions/comments welcome or let me know if I'm heading in the right direction would be spiffy
I would also be curious of custom ROMs but having looked around a bit, I don't see any 6.0.1 customs that work for N915W8.
Unless I'm just not looking deep/hard enough?
I found a list online of 5.1.1 custom ROMs that say they work on the Note Edge but I'm not sure if it includes N915W8 or whether the edge screen and edge screen apps still work.
I would love any suggestions or recommendations on customs that would work with my version of the Note Edge.
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JMPal said:
So no responses? I guess what I posted is correct? I guess I'll just have to attempt it...
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Sounds about right.
I just did mine after an update to 6.01.
Man is that system loaded with crap!
It's taken me a few evenings to pare it right down,but it's looking real good.
No wonder people are complaining about bad battery life.
I would start by going through all the settings menus and turn off all the auto update and report back stuff in the different sections.
There's LOTS of it.
My download came directly from Samsung and I used Kies,NOT Kies 3 as Samsung suggested.
I got what I wanted and install was a breeze.
My home computer uses Windows 7 Ultimate.
I don't know if that's what made things different
I also found Titanium backup gave me some headaches when I was debloating.
I got an error on reboot and ended up doing a total reinstall.
Oh well.
It's flying real fast so far.
I also found there "vendor entries" in Data that corresponded to Rogers as well as others.
My provider is Bell.
I'm betting that Samsung is using a generic ROM for all the Canadian phones.
Going to try
going to try this tonight, Rogers phone but I'm on Koodo.
Goal is to purge this phone of all bloat, what app do you use to do that with?
Is there a guide you followed? I think I can do it with just the steps listed above, I've rooted my S2 and Note2 before... Still, links would be nice...
any tips?
The Radius Kid said:
Sounds about right.
I just did mine after an update to 6.01.
Man is that system loaded with cap!
It's taken me a few evenings to pare it right down,but it's looking real good.
No wonder people are complaining about bad battery life.
I would start by going through all the settings menus and turn off all the auto update and report back stuff in the different sections.
There's LOTS of it.
My download came directly from Samsung and I used Kies,NOT Kies 3 as Samsung suggested.
I got what I wanted and install was a breeze.
My home computer uses Windows 7 Ultimate.
I don't know if that's what made things different
I also found Titanium backup gave me some headaches when I was debloating.
I got an error on reboot and ended up doing a total reinstall.
Oh well.
It's flying real fast so far.
I also found there "vendor entries" in Data that corresponded to Rogers as well as others.
My provider is Bell.
I'm betting that Samsung is using a generic ROM for all the Canadian phones.
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Tips?
I use CWM recovery now,not TWRP.
I couldn't reduce the brightness in TWRP and wound up with two vertical pink bars in either side of my screen.
I did love the features built into it though....too bad about the GUI.
I use four things for removing apps'.
SD Maid Pro ....my primary.
Titanium backup.
ES File explorer Pro....very final at what it does
System app remover pro.
As you can tell,I always go pro.....I hate advertizing.
These all work in slightly different ways,but I always make sure Titanium has a backup of them first.
You can start debloating by getting rid of crap like Facebook,etc.
It's not like you can't get there through your normal browser....really Samsung,does it need it's own app' ?
Try turning off all the auto sync' ware such as the one in photo gallery,error reporting,locations,etc.
That should get you started.
Hello! I am trying to root my Note Edge as well (Rogers) and am having some difficulty. I followed the steps outlined; however, keep getting the TWRP Menu on rebooting (not entering recovery). Is someone able to assist? Thank you!
ESYLD said:
Hello! I am trying to root my Note Edge as well (Rogers) and am having some difficulty. I followed the steps outlined; however, keep getting the TWRP Menu on rebooting (not entering recovery). Is someone able to assist? Thank you!
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Which version of TWRP did you install?
The Radius Kid said:
Which version of TWRP did you install?
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Hello! I was able to fix the problem. I believe the issue is with this step: "Select Wipe->Advance Wipe->Select Cache,System,Data." This wiped the OS from my phone, which is why it seemed to always boot into the TWRP Recovery menu. Instead, I chose "Wipe->Format Data," after reinstalling the OS, I also deselected "Auto Reboot," prior to installing SuperSU. Also, the version of SuperSU has to be greater than 2.76. Thanks for responding.
ESYLD said:
Hello! I was able to fix the problem. I believe the issue is with this step: "Select Wipe->Advance Wipe->Select Cache,System,Data." This wiped the OS from my phone, which is why it seemed to always boot into the TWRP Recovery menu. Instead, I chose "Wipe->Format Data," after reinstalling the OS, I also deselected "Auto Reboot," prior to installing SuperSU. Also, the version of SuperSU has to be greater than 2.76. Thanks for responding.
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Glad you got it sorted out.
hi. i did the exact steps mentionned in the OP , just got the sm-n915w8 from my father. only difference is im from bell canada. only reason i wanna root is the remove the network lock . and this softbricked my phone . im currently reflashing the stock firmware with keyes. but im wondering if anyone has any other alternatimes.
i used odin 3.10.6
its a packaged zip i got with a file named CF-Auto-Root-tbltecan-tbltecan-smn915w8.tar.md5
odin progress bar goes all the way to the end but the progress bar on the phone is only halfway and then odin says failed . usb debugging is turned ON .
could anyone help me??
Ridingmac said:
hi. i did the exact steps mentionned in the OP , just got the sm-n915w8 from my father. only difference is im from bell canada. only reason i wanna root is the remove the network lock . and this softbricked my phone . im currently reflashing the stock firmware with keyes. but im wondering if anyone has any other alternatimes.
i used odin 3.10.6
its a packaged zip i got with a file named CF-Auto-Root-tbltecan-tbltecan-smn915w8.tar.md5
odin progress bar goes all the way to the end but the progress bar on the phone is only halfway and then odin says failed . usb debugging is turned ON .
could anyone help me??
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I had the same issue as well when installing the CF-Auto-Root file, it would brick the phone and Odin give the Fail error message. What I did was installed the stock ROM from SamMobile, then installed TWRP - booted directly into the TWRP menu and installed SuperSU. Phone is now rooted and working well. Hope this helps.
Hi everyone,
I'm hoping that someone can help me out with my device. I have a rooted sm-p900 that was working fine until a month ago when I tried to flash [ROM][7.1.x|SM-P900| Unofficial LineageOS 14.1 (v1awifi). I was busy multi-tasking and made the stupid mistake of flashing the rom before updating the BL. Since trying to do so, I have not been able to get past the first screen that says "Samsung sm-p900" . After the logo disappears, my screen remains lit but is just black.I could not restore my backup after either.
Where I am now:
- I can still access and use T.W.R.P. (latest 3.1.1) (If TWRP is left alone for too long, the device will reset to the same black screen and hang forever. If flashing a rom is taking long, the device will restart mid-flash as well.)
- I can still access download mode and use odin as well.
- I have since flashed the appropriate BL but that has not changed anything.
-I have tried clean flashing a magnitude of different roms and still come across the same problem.
I honestly have no idea how I can fix the device and have tried everything I know how. I would love to get it back as soon as possible. Any help is greatly appreciated, so thank you in advance!
jp2572 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm hoping that someone can help me out with my device. I have a rooted sm-p900 that was working fine until a month ago when I tried to flash [ROM][7.1.x|SM-P900| Unofficial LineageOS 14.1 (v1awifi). I was busy multi-tasking and made the stupid mistake of flashing the rom before updating the BL. Since trying to do so, I have not been able to get past the first screen that says "Samsung sm-p900" . After the logo disappears, my screen remains lit but is just black.I could not restore my backup after either.
Where I am now:
- I can still access and use T.W.R.P. (latest 3.1.1) (If TWRP is left alone for too long, the device will reset to the same black screen and hang forever. If flashing a rom is taking long, the device will restart mid-flash as well.)
- I can still access download mode and use odin as well.
- I have since flashed the appropriate BL but that has not changed anything.
-I have tried clean flashing a magnitude of different roms and still come across the same problem.
I honestly have no idea how I can fix the device and have tried everything I know how. I would love to get it back as soon as possible. Any help is greatly appreciated, so thank you in advance!
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Have you tried taking it completely back to stock via Samsung Kies on your PC?
Sorry I don't have complete details, but it goes something like this (and if you search this site or Google, you'll find a good write-up on how to do a complete recovery using Kies):
1. If you can, make a backup using TWRP - if not, you are going to lose everything because of the next steps
2. Download and install the Kies software from the Samsung site and install it on your PC (I grabbed both versions, can install both on the same PC at the same time)
Make sure that it installs the Samsung USB driver
3. Connect to the tablet using the OEM cable - if you get a reaction from Kies, great
4. Somewhere in the Kies menu, you can tell it to do a complete recovery, including bootloader- if I remember correctly, you'll need your serial number (Sorry, been 18 months since I did just about the same thing and was able to recover it from my FUBAR, and I no longer run Windows so I can't step thru it)
It will go through downloading and flashing your tablet back to the state it was when you pulled it out of the box.
If you get to that point, you will have to go the whole route (including loading TWRP) to get it back to Lineage. It took me about two weeks to get it back to the way I had it before I was flashing and reading a book and talking to my wife all at the same time and didn't pay attention to what I touched on screen.
I apologize for the rambling and not having definitive statements, but I'm drugged up and been awake for the last 36 hours, and at my age that isn't a good combination.
Thank you so much for your help! I couldn't end up using that method because kies would not recognize my device for anything. It did get me inspired to try fixing it again however and it worked!
If anyone ever encounters the same or a similar problem, I just tried re-rooting it using odin and cf's autoroot file. It allowed me to be able to install roms again.
rhricik447 said:
Have you tried taking it completely back to stock via Samsung Kies on your PC?
Sorry I don't have complete details, but it goes something like this (and if you search this site or Google, you'll find a good write-up on how to do a complete recovery using Kies):
1. If you can, make a backup using TWRP - if not, you are going to lose everything because of the next steps
2. Download and install the Kies software from the Samsung site and install it on your PC (I grabbed both versions, can install both on the same PC at the same time)
Make sure that it installs the Samsung USB driver
3. Connect to the tablet using the OEM cable - if you get a reaction from Kies, great
4. Somewhere in the Kies menu, you can tell it to do a complete recovery, including bootloader- if I remember correctly, you'll need your serial number (Sorry, been 18 months since I did just about the same thing and was able to recover it from my FUBAR, and I no longer run Windows so I can't step thru it)
It will go through downloading and flashing your tablet back to the state it was when you pulled it out of the box.
If you get to that point, you will have to go the whole route (including loading TWRP) to get it back to Lineage. It took me about two weeks to get it back to the way I had it before I was flashing and reading a book and talking to my wife all at the same time and didn't pay attention to what I touched on screen.
I apologize for the rambling and not having definitive statements, but I'm drugged up and been awake for the last 36 hours, and at my age that isn't a good combination.
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Try updating the bootloader again using odin
When this has happend factory reset
Flash the rom, addonsu and gapps in the same TWRP session
The rom should work then, I've been happily using it for about 6months now