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(Guide) Root Note 3 SM-N900 5.0/Install Recovery

Here is a full guide on how to root and install custom recovery on Galaxy Note 3 N900 Lollipop
(THIS WILL VOIDE WARRENTY,I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IF YOUR DEVICE BRICKED)
How to do root:
NOTE 1- MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE FILE FOR YOU CORRECT ROOT FILES, THE FILES ARE DIFFERENT FOR 4.4.2 AND DIFFERENT FOR 5.0
NOTE 2- IF YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO FLASH A ROM THEN NO NEED TO ROOT YOUR DEVICE, SKIP THIS AND GO TO HOW TO INSTALL CUSTOM RECOVERY!
Step 1)Get the CF root file compatabile to your vairant from here.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
Step 2) Turn OFF your mobile and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home Buttons together for few seconds followed by Power button then proceed with volume up.
Step 3) Now open ODIN on your PC and connect your Galaxy Note 3 to your computer.
Step 4) Once your phone is successfully connected to your PC, the ID:COM box on ODIN will turn blue (or yellow) and will show the COM port number.
Step 5) Click on pda in odin (if odin 3.09 choose AP) and choose the ".tar" file.
Step 6) Tick "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options and make sure that "Re-Partition" is unchecked
!!!!DO NOT CHECK "Nand Erase All" IN ANY WAY!!!!
Step 7) Click on Start button in ODIN window to start the flashing process. The process will take few minutes to complete.
DO NOT UNPLUG USB CABLE WHILE EXECUTING THE PROCESS, YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Step 8) When the installation is completed, you read a "Reset " then a "Pass". your phone will restart
How To Install Custom Recovery
Download The Recovery Image You Want
For TWRP:
Download TWRP IMG From Here:
http://dl.twrp.me/ha3g/
(I dont have other recovery img links.. its your homework )
After downloading go to playstore and download :
Flashify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify&hl=en
AFter Installing Flashify Open it and grant SuperSu Permission
Then Choose: Recovey Image
Then: Choose A File And browse the twrp.img file you downloaded and Select it and select yup..
It Will Flash TWRP For Your Phone
And Then Select Reboot.. It Will Reboot Into TWRP Recovery
ROCK AND ROLL NOW
Credits:
@CF-Auto-Root
@TWRP Recovery

not working for me,it starts for few second and then i get the message GAIL

shalilou said:
not working for me,it starts for few second and then i get the message GAIL
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Which Note 3 You Have?
This Method Is Tested In Note N900 Indian Official 5.0

Is there root for Note 3 N900s available?

If you wanna root kitkat its available but if you want rootfor lollipop its not available now... may be out soon.. you can check yourself from cf root website.. only n900s kitkat available
Sent from my SM-N900 using XDA Free mobile app

tks for your detailed guide!
and there have another way to root your device:
1.download supersu.zip to your phone memory or sd card .
2.flash rec customed by odin
NO CHICK THE AOTUREBOOT! you can wait few secs after flash over
3 . Manual reboot (by volume up + home button and power )into rec and flash SU.zip
4.reboot and enjoying it !

Miaow93 said:
tks for your detailed guide!
and there have another way to root your device:
1.download supersu.zip to your phone memory or sd card .
2.flash rec customed by odin
NO CHICK THE AOTUREBOOT! you can wait few secs after flash over
3 . Manual reboot (by volume up + home button and power )into rec and flash SU.zip
4.reboot and enjoying it !
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yep i tried it.. it didn't worked for me bro.. so i figured this one and it worked..

dhanmohan said:
yep i tried it.. it didn't worked for me bro.. so i figured this one and it worked..
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as we know, phone will flash the rec failed if you select reboot button directly while flash the TWRP.rar though ODIN .
mostly rebooting into rec is still officials,.
so somebody flash it no select reboot , in that way ,we can flashed it successly by manually reboot after a few secs or more than ten secs,
i don't know why but it can be completed.
after that, we can flash su.zip as same as a rom.
i do not know what is your problem ,
forgiving my poor English and i try to describe what I mean clear。
i ll tell you what i know : )
PS:in china ,we use the CWM rec more time than TWRP

Miaow93 said:
as we know, phone will flash the rec failed if you select reboot button directly while flash the TWRP.rar though ODIN .
mostly rebooting into rec is still officials,.
so somebody flash it no select reboot , in that way ,we can flashed it successly by manually reboot after a few secs or more than ten secs,
i don't know why but it can be completed.
after that, we can flash su.zip as same as a rom.
i do not know what is your problem ,
forgiving my poor English and i try to describe what I mean clear。
i ll tell you what i know : )
PS:in china ,we use the CWM rec more time than TWRP
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i tried to flash twrp through odin but its still stock recovery..didn't flashed twrp.. so i root through cf root and flashed twrp through flashify app and it worked... i use only twrp.. but you can try other Recovery's also.. but i didn't tried other Recovery's..

dhanmohan said:
i tried to flash twrp through odin but its still stock recovery..didn't flashed twrp.. so i root through cf root and flashed twrp through flashify app and it worked... i use only twrp.. but you can try other Recovery's also.. but i didn't tried other Recovery's..
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Yep!
I just remembered something a few minutes ago.
the twrp can flashed success just in android 4.4 or 4.4's BL .
Forgive me waste your time.
my previous words without trial,:-[
if you want to try the cwm rec ,please tell me .
I can think of a way to share with you, that would be a bit different.
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dhanmohan said:
i tried to flash twrp through odin but its still stock recovery..didn't flashed twrp.. so i root through cf root and flashed twrp through flashify app and it worked... i use only twrp.. but you can try other Recovery's also.. but i didn't tried other Recovery's..
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a little regret ,the new version cwm does not support English.
There is embarrassing for me ,
oh,god

Miaow93 said:
Yep!
I just remembered something a few minutes ago.
the twrp can flashed success just in android 4.4 or 4.4's BL .
Forgive me waste your time.
my previous words without trial,:-[
if you want to try the cwm rec ,please tell me .
I can think of a way to share with you, that would be a bit different.
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a little regret ,the new version cwm does not support English.
There is embarrassing for me ,
oh,god
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ohh i don't know about cwm as i don't use them

While flashing recovery pl ensure usb debugging enabled in developpers option. For me flashing of recovery failed till i enabled usb debugging. This is my experience.
Skssha
Sent from my SM-N900 using XDA Free mobile app

skssha said:
While flashing recovery pl ensure usb debugging enabled in developpers option. For me flashing of recovery failed till i enabled usb debugging. This is my experience.
Skssha
Sent from my SM-N900 using XDA Free mobile app
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you mean usb debugging should turn off while installing recovery!

Thanks. Finally flashed stock Lollipop Rogers ROM and have rooted and installed TWRP recovery.

Prolab said:
Thanks. Finally flashed stock Lollipop Rogers ROM and have rooted and installed TWRP recovery.
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Just wondering, has your KNOX been triggered?

Individ3 said:
Just wondering, has your KNOX been triggered?
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Yes rooting device will trigger Knox.. If you want to reset Knox there's a method in general section I guess.. Boot loader but its for kk.. If u flash it,it will cause bootloop can reset Knox then u have to flash stock and u r fully official

Individ3 said:
Just wondering, has your KNOX been triggered?
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Yes, with this method.

help
Hi I have note 3 4G lte version
I want to root it can any one help me
I'm running lollipop

Mr_Za said:
Hi I have note 3 4G lte version
I want to root it can any one help me
I'm running lollipop
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Just download cf root of your version and make sure that cf file is for lollipop of ur note 3 version and follow the process

Thank you I rooted my device successfully

My galaxy s6 is stuck on bootloop nothing works please help.

Hello I am so new to this things, my S6 got stuck on installing system update. I downloaded official firmware and tried installing it with odin, it passed but then again got stuck installing system update. Can someone please help me, I am from El Salvador and I saved so much to buy this phone. When I go into recovery mode I get TWRP but i dont know what to do.

try downloadmode and install rom again wirh odin??

lambik333 said:
try downloadmode and install rom again wirh odin??
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I did, same thing it gets stuck on installing system update screen

dbuyck1 said:
I did, same thing it gets stuck on installing system update screen
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sometimes you have to wait for 10 mins......same as custom rom..

lambik333 said:
sometimes you have to wait for 10 mins......same as custom rom..
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I waited for almost 5 hours nothing happened

dbuyck1 said:
I waited for almost 5 hours nothing happened
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If you flashed a stock firmware successfully it will not boot into twrp, flashing a stock firmware will install stock recovery, which means the stock firmware did not flash properly. Have you tried smart switch at all? Are you sure you have the correct firmware to flash through odin?

sofir786 said:
If you flashed a stock firmware successfully it will not boot into twrp, flashing a stock firmware will install stock recovery, which means the stock firmware did not flash properly. Have you tried smart switch at all? Are you sure you have the correct firmware to flash through odin?[/QUOTE
Yes I am sorry I didn't explained that. Atfer I tried to install stock ROM it got stuck, then smart switch didn't recognize the device but I manage to do the emergency recovery thing with model number and s/n but same thing it got stuck on the same installing system update screen. After that I installed TWRP via Odin to try to push a custom ROM zip, I did that but when I tried to install it failed.
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Download Samsung SmartSwitch and from the upper menu select Emergency Recovery Mode, put your phone in Download Mode and connect it to your computer, enter your model number and S/N when asked, and it will download and install latest firmware for your model.
Sorry, i haven't seen that you already tried that.

dbuyck1 said:
sofir786 said:
If you flashed a stock firmware successfully it will not boot into twrp, flashing a stock firmware will install stock recovery, which means the stock firmware did not flash properly. Have you tried smart switch at all? Are you sure you have the correct firmware to flash through odin?[/QUOTE
Yes I am sorry I didn't explained that. Atfer I tried to install stock ROM it got stuck, then smart switch didn't recognize the device but I manage to do the emergency recovery thing with model number and s/n but same thing it got stuck on the same installing system update screen. After that I installed TWRP via Odin to try to push a custom ROM zip, I did that but when I tried to install it failed.
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That means TWRP works and Fastboot/Download works. What is the actual Galaxy S6 model? Mine is G920F.
What custom ROM did you try?
What version of TWRP are you using? The wrong one can create issues.
Did you wipe the phone trough TWRP first? Twice? Including internal memory?
Sent from my SM-G920F using XDA Labs
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G955f issues......help!???!

Installed aqg5, flashed twrp now it wont boot. Wont do anything in odin. Odin fails. Cant boot to twrp. What do i do?
Phone is my lifeline....
Help plz!?!?!?

this.guy.lol said:
Installed aqg5, flashed twrp now it wont boot. Wont do anything in odin. Odin fails. Cant boot to twrp. What do i do?
Phone is my lifeline....
Help plz!?!?!?
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You can flash ur mobile using spflash tools with stock rom n that will definitely work.

skkethwas said:
You can flash ur mobile using spflash tools with stock rom n that will definitely work.
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I got it fixed. Had to look for like 20 mins but I'm back! Guess twrp has no AQG5 support. Guess I'm stuck on the AGQ7 for now

this.guy.lol said:
I got it fixed. Had to look for like 20 mins but I'm back! Guess twrp has no AQG5 support. Guess I'm stuck on the AGQ7 for now
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If you stuck on boot screen then you have to try to go in recovery mode and flash stock rom.if it doesn't work then you have to flash your device with stock rom.

skkethwas said:
If you stuck on boot screen then you have to try to go in recovery mode and flash stock rom.if it doesn't work then you have to flash your device with stock rom.
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I got it fixed. There's no twrp for AQG5 get. Had to force and glitch basically to get it back to what it was prior to my unknowing. Not a noob by any means but this brick gave me a scare....$1000+ device literally a brick for 20 mins....had me on edge and back again

My Guid to fix the odin fail issue
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/odin-flash-fail-fixed-solutions-t3650073

Galaxy S6 probably softbricked? Ran out of things to try,

I've tried everything that i could find using google. Nothing has worked so far.
My friend has a S6 that was on 5.1.1 with root. It didnt received OTA updates so he tried to flash the new Nougat rom using ODIN. Alas the phone softbricked.
I can access download mode, but doesn't matter what firmware i try ODIN always end up failing. It's either sboot.bin, cm.bin so i think it has something to do with the bootloader? I'm not sure.
Tried to use SmartSwitch too but after it downloads the firmware it gives me an error and says to enter safe mode (????) so that's not working either.
Has anyone have an ideia of what to try next?
Thanks in advance.

M3gNa said:
I've tried everything that i could find using google. Nothing has worked so far.
My friend has a S6 that was on 5.1.1 with root. It didnt received OTA updates so he tried to flash the new Nougat rom using ODIN. Alas the phone softbricked.
I can access download mode, but doesn't matter what firmware i try ODIN always end up failing. It's either sboot.bin, cm.bin so i think it has something to do with the bootloader? I'm not sure.
Tried to use SmartSwitch too but after it downloads the firmware it gives me an error and says to enter safe mode (????) so that's not working either.
Has anyone have an ideia of what to try next?
Thanks in advance.
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Hold down all the buttens on the phone , it should eventually get to download mode , then flash twrp and then flash a rom and see if it boots that way

hairyfred said:
Hold down all the buttens on the phone , it should eventually get to download mode , then flash twrp and then flash a rom and see if it boots that way
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Already tried. Touchscreen on TWRP is not responsive.

Do you using latest Odin 3.12.7 and newest Samsung USB Drivers and latest right firmware for your model (the best way to get it is SamFirm)?

Softbricked S6, Only Download mode
Hi,
I'm facing the same issue. Tried multiple firmware from sammobile using latest version of odin. I can access only download mode and when not in download it boots till the samsung logo and goes into bootloop. https://imgur.com/a/9bJnM

tarun1188 said:
Hi,
I'm facing the same issue. Tried multiple firmware from sammobile using latest version of odin. I can access only download mode and when not in download it boots till the samsung logo and goes into bootloop. https://imgur.com/a/9bJnM
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Flash twrp, flash a rom , should let it boot

hairyfred said:
Flash twrp, flash a rom , should let it boot
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Touchscreen is not working on TWRP. I'm downloading a Custom ROM and will try to install it trough ADB using TWRP commands. Shot in the dark.

Ended up not working.
Tried PhilZ recovery and I got to flash Global Elite rom but it doesn't boot. Is PhilZ compatible with Nougat roms? What else can I try with this recovery.

hairyfred said:
Flash twrp, flash a rom , should let it boot
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I flashed TWRP using odin and got "pass" message. But i cannot access recovering mode. I can access only recovery mode and after flashing with stock rom i get the message as "pass" in odin as always but same bootloop.

tarun1188 said:
I flashed TWRP using odin and got "pass" message. But i cannot access recovering mode. I can access only recovery mode and after flashing with stock rom i get the message as "pass" in odin as always but same bootloop.
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Download right newest firmware for your model, use SamFirm to get it. Then use Odin 3.12.7 with newest Samsung USB Drivers to full-flash stock ROM. Set also "Factory Reset" in Odin then START. If Odin shows you 'pass' then everything comes good.

rifek4 said:
Download right newest firmware for your model, use SamFirm to get it. Then use Odin 3.12.7 with newest Samsung USB Drivers to full-flash stock ROM. Set also "Factory Reset" in Odin then START. If Odin shows you 'pass' then everything comes good.
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Done that, No change. What else can i try to make this work ?

tarun1188 said:
Done that, No change. What else can i try to make this work ?
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Did you for sure used right firmware correctly for your model etc? Look HERE, try like that.

How is/was your reactivation lock? On or off. I had problems with odin when it was ON.
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

gmajnkek said:
How is/was your reactivation lock? On or off. I had problems with odin when it was ON.
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
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It is OFF. See here => https://imgur.com/a/9bJnM I downloaded the right firmware for model. I'm sure of it now. Used samsung smartswitch to know my csc code using serial number. Still i'm facing the same issue. I'll try flashing it on another pc later today. Also, Should i change any odin setting while flashing ?? Like NAND erase or bootloader update etc

tarun1188 said:
It is OFF. See here => https://imgur.com/a/9bJnM I downloaded the right firmware for model. I'm sure of it now. Used samsung smartswitch to know my csc code using serial number. Still i'm facing the same issue. I'll try flashing it on another pc later today. Also, Should i change any odin setting while flashing ?? Like NAND erase or bootloader update etc
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Not necessary, just "Factory Reset" and that's it. I don't know why Odin shows you "pass
" and your phone still shows "system status: custom". Looks like Odin didn't flashing correctly.

rifek4 said:
Not necessary, just "Factory Reset" and that's it. I don't know why Odin shows you "pass
" and your phone still shows "system status: custom". Looks like Odin didn't flashing correctly.
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This was before i flashed using Odin. I tried flashing twrp first and then stock rom. Does this make any difference ?
P.S: I'm not able to access recovery mode, only ODIN is possible.

tarun1188 said:
This was before i flashed using Odin. I tried flashing twrp first and then stock rom. Does this make any difference ?
P.S: I'm not able to access recovery mode, only ODIN is possible.
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Make photo of bootloader after flashed stock via Odin.
BTW
First TWRP then stock? Why? xD

hairyfred said:
Flash twrp, flash a rom , should let it boot
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This.

tarun1188 said:
This.
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Ok, but why stock? If you flashed TWRP then full-wipe and clean install for example Noble ROM. Try like that...

hairyfred said:
Flash twrp, flash a rom , should let it boot
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rifek4 said:
Ok, but why stock? If you flashed TWRP then full-wipe and clean install for example Noble ROM. Try like that...
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After i flash TWRP, Odin show 'pass' but i'm not able to access recovery mode. vol up + home + power button.

galaxy s6 g920F only booting in download mode

Hi guys,
got an s6 from a friend and trying to fix his problem. the phone only boots in dowbload mode. never rooted, and i tried flashing an official firmware through odin. Hidden.img doesn't flash so I extracted it blablabla flashed it the right way afterwards and passes but..no succes. I've done this before but this phone is a pain in the *ss! so I only get download mode. flashed stock recovery...no succes...
someone encountered this problem??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeSAQOYbWd0
follow the steps in the video tutorial exactly ! you will succeed

apaxtc said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeSAQOYbWd0
follow the steps in the video tutorial exactly ! you will succeed
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Hi,
Thanks for the help. Watched the video and follow his steps...
But now suddenly the hidden.img flashes on the phone.
So I get a green pass by Odin.
But phone doesn't start!
Tried "auto reboot" on and also off.
It doesn't fail anymore.
Deleted the hidden.img file and flashed it afterwards.
I can't get him alive. I'm gonna try other official firmwares with an older android version. I don't get it.... Why only download mode? Not even recovery opens. #notgivingup
should I try to root it with cf root and try to get a recovery mode on it? This phone needs to be wiped I guess.

try to get into recovery , and give general reset....
or try to install twrp -to install a custom rom...
does not make downgrade to android , it can break

apaxtc said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeSAQOYbWd0
follow the steps in the video tutorial exactly ! you will succeed
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apaxtc said:
try to get into recovery , and give general reset....
or try to install twrp -to install a custom rom...
does not make downgrade to android , it can break
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I already tried flashing a downgraded firmware... So the phone is dead you think? I Wil give it some more tries today. Thanks for twrp... Don't I need to be rooted?

liobeir said:
I already tried flashing a downgraded firmware... So the phone is dead you think? I Wil give it some more tries today. Thanks for twrp... Don't I need to be rooted?
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excuse me for delayed reply , it does not have to be root , (Enable USB debugging and OEM unlock ) but unfortunately you can not do it , but you can try if it works

apaxtc said:
excuse me for delayed reply , it does not have to be root , (Enable USB debugging and OEM unlock ) but unfortunately you can not do it , but you can try if it works
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I really tried everything, this phone won't wake up again I guess...
Thanks for the help.

apaxtc said:
excuse me for delayed reply , it does not have to be root , (Enable USB debugging and OEM unlock ) but unfortunately you can not do it , but you can try if it works
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Could it be that I super hard bricked this phone by flashing everything over and over? I always think, as long the phone boots in download mode you're pretty safe.
Can't flash twrp, stock recovery.....
No official firmware is booting the phone up. I used to have the hidden.img problem but nog every firmware flash completes but still doesn't boot the phone.
Is there an order in which I need to try to flash? Like, try firmware first, then a recovery,.... Or first a bootloader and modem, then a firmware...
Oh God help me!
Thanks for the replies I already got!

normal you should first bootloader ...after firmware
you tried that job ? https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/guide-repair-hard-bricked-devices-t3573865

apaxtc said:
normal you should first bootloader ...after firmware
you tried that job ? https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/guide-repair-hard-bricked-devices-t3573865
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Wow that link is a whole lot of Chinese for me. but I'll look into it this weekend! Thanks for keeping up with me. My phone still boots in download so I'm a step ahead. Gonna try flashing stock firmware without auto-boot ticked in Odin, then reset and restart phone manually in download mode and try to flash right bootloader. Should I go for the latest firmware or more like a 6.0.1 firmware?

firmware 7. is to good , why use it 6. ?
"Wow that link is a whole lot of Chinese for me. " lol for me too

apaxtc said:
firmware 7. is to good , why use it 6. ?
"Wow that link is a whole lot of Chinese for me. " lol for me too
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Well because I flashed like a couple of firmwares... And heard about downgrading is bad but... Yeah this isn't really downgrading.... Im just trying to wake up my friends phone. I will try to flash the latest firmware and then the bootloader right after it.

Hi guys,
So still no luck. Flashed latest stock firmware, tried flashing bootloader right after the successful flash, no luck. Tried rooting with cf-root, which completes but no custom recovery... Not booting. So yeah I'm on that download mode again. Anyone has some solutions I could try? Could I try converting a custom Rom zip to a tar file and flash it with Odin?
Thanks!

Hey guys
So I think i'm facing a similar problem on my s6 sm-g920f. When I flashed a stock rom 7.0 it passed with no errors, but when it tried to restart it just stays at Samsung logo. I too can't access recovery mode, only download mode. And when I try to do the "removing battery" method using volume down and power button it turns off but turns on right after and gets stuck on Samsung logo.

CrySomeMore said:
Hey guys
So I think i'm facing a similar problem on my s6 sm-g920f. When I flashed a stock rom 7.0 it passed with no errors, but when it tried to restart it just stays at Samsung logo. I too can't access recovery mode, only download mode. And when I try to do the "removing battery" method using volume down and power button it turns off but turns on right after and gets stuck on Samsung logo.
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At least your phone is booting to the logo. I literally flashed everything! Recoveries, stock roms, tried rooting, bootloaders, stock rom with and without hidden.img...pit files.... if you find something... Let me know!

Huh am facing similar situation one s6 was in softbrick I I had odin mode successful but it showed G9280d, custom binary system official, I got a similar stock recovery then The device did boot to home screen but system wasnot stable everything stated crashing I did reboot that's when it could only stop at Android s6 then I did cross check to get it labled g920f flashing ends with either CM erorr or bootloader, in miracle it stopped at hidden or CM or pit in odin am clueless.

Man try holding V- ,home button and power key it will work just try harder. I faced it just today though mine is still.