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[A510] New discovery for my bricked A510

Hi all,
my A510 was half-bricked since I run the wipe option of CWM (version 5.8.4) last month. It can not boot to system, just hang at 'Iconia tab' logo if I power it on.
I tried to flash the stock recovery back, and flash the update.zip from SD. Every time it just stuck in 1/4 of the progress bar. (even change the zip or SD card)
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Then I chose to install the new CWM for A700 ( version 6.0.1.1 ) and success to enter it. All the options can be run without any stuck, except for the wrong picture. I didn't know what to do, so i did all the wipe and format options.
Then it's getting more terrible, it stuck in Acer logo (first screen) after boot, nothing went further.
Last night I tried the SD flash again. I flashed all the roms from this thread, (I tried all the roms and failed to flash any last time)
To my surprise, one of the rom (1.060.00_EMEA_CUS1) can be flashed!
At first it stuck at 1/4 of progress bar as usual, then after a while it went to the 9/10 very quickly!
It reboot a few secs later and I saw 'updating EBT' at the upper left. Then it reboot again.
At the second-time reboot, I didn't see the 'bootloader unlock mode' shown in first sreen anymore, so it seems I made it?:cyclops:
Then I knew I am wrong, it also hang at 'Iconia tab' logo at last. :crying: oh, come on!
I didn't give up and continued to flash other roms. But i was too tired to sleep.:angel:
When i opened my eyes, i saw my tab entered the system finally!
No, wait! What is it?
title: 'XXXX unsuccessful'(my bad, i can't remember the first word)​content: 4 lines of words, about to tell u the tab need to be reset.
So I hit the 'reset tablet' button at lower right corner, then it reboot to recovery immediately. I saw the whole progress bar became very active and went backwards, and i waited it for half an hour, but nothing changed.
'coz that was midnight, i plugged the charger and went to sleep.
When I get up, it just hang there. damn it.
Anybody know what to do next?
p.s. My tab is EMEA-DE version.
Thanks and Regards,
Jokerzlh

Sorry, but I can't help you...
I just wanted to say this was a very entertaining story. You cracked me up. Good luck with your 510. Keep us updated.

ExtremeRyno said:
Sorry, but I can't help you...
I just wanted to say this was a very entertaining story. You cracked me up. Good luck with your 510. Keep us updated.
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Thanks, it's an entertaining story indeed, but not a happy ending at last.:crying:
If I save my tab oneday then i'll share the method immediately.

jokerzlh said:
Thanks, it's an entertaining story indeed, but not a happy ending at last.:crying:
If I save my tab oneday then i'll share the method immediately.
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Try this can't hurt anything else.Screwed mine up tried hard reset seems it wasn't doing anything for like 15 minutes then felt it vibrate then booted up back to factory. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747802.

jessejames44 said:
Try this can't hurt anything else.Screwed mine up tried hard reset seems it wasn't doing anything for like 15 minutes then felt it vibrate then booted up back to factory. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747802.
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Never try the factory reset when the tab was unlocked, rooted and CWM installed.

help please
I have the exact same problem . I can flash update.zip for WW.GEN1 version successfully but it stops at "Iconia Tab" logo . does any one knows how can i fix this ?

yoooohooo
jokerzlh said:
Thanks, it's an entertaining story indeed, but not a happy ending at last.:crying:
If I save my tab oneday then i'll share the method immediately.
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hi jokerzlh . i unbricked me tablet . :victory: do this step by step :
1. flash the working rom for yours "EMEA_CUS1".
2. Switch off
3. Press Vol-up 'one dot' + Power
4. If display goes on: Release power but hold vol-up
5. Toggle Lock switch (On>Off>On>Off)
Screen will display:
Erasing Userdata..
Erasing Cache..
then it will pass Iconia Tab Screen and will enter OS...
Waiting for your feedback...

Stuck in Factory Mode

Ok, I had some problems with losing the IMEI after flashing CM10 but I was able to restore that. The next problem was I still didn't have service. I tried flashing numerous roms and going back to stock but that didn't work. Finally, I had to restore back to factory settings after recovering with Odin because I couldn't get past the Samsung logo. When it started it comes up with yellow text where the clock is and flashes quickly at the bottom saying that it is in Factory Mode and something about Wi-fi. At the bottom it says that I need to return it back to user mode for verification. Any ideas on how to do that?

me either.. same problem.. still stuck in factor mode is on. anyone who experience it, please explain how to recover.
thanks in advance!!!

cwentwo said:
Ok, I had some problems with losing the IMEI after flashing CM10 but I was able to restore that. The next problem was I still didn't have service. I tried flashing numerous roms and going back to stock but that didn't work. Finally, I had to restore back to factory settings after recovering with Odin because I couldn't get past the Samsung logo. When it started it comes up with yellow text where the clock is and flashes quickly at the bottom saying that it is in Factory Mode and something about Wi-fi. At the bottom it says that I need to return it back to user mode for verification. Any ideas on how to do that?
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Wrong section guys
notwo said:
me either.. same problem.. still stuck in factor mode is on. anyone who experience it, please explain how to recover.
thanks in advance!!!
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Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

Does it look something like this:
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I had the same problem.
Using the info here, you can fix it by:
Open a terminal emulator
Type su
Then enter the following after the #
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
(yes ON is the correct setting to turn it off)
Then I had to reboot for the change to take effect. FYI, I had to go through initial setup after the reboot.​
profit.

Hi I just ran into your post seems like I'm having the same problems after flashing a ROM it deleted all my about phone info can't call or anything anymore i tried changing my PRL but doesn't want to stick anyone please help me out???
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

check my thread
letinsh said:
Does it look something like this:
I had the same problem.
Using the info here, you can fix it by:
Open a terminal emulator
Type su
Then enter the following after the #
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
(yes ON is the correct setting to turn it off)
Then I had to reboot for the change to take effect. FYI, I had to go through initial setup after the reboot.​
profit.
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this is my video that i post in youtube /watch?v=v-g_dInq-OY any solution
---------- Post added at 10:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:58 AM ----------
cwentwo said:
Ok, I had some problems with losing the IMEI after flashing CM10 but I was able to restore that. The next problem was I still didn't have service. I tried flashing numerous roms and going back to stock but that didn't work. Finally, I had to restore back to factory settings after recovering with Odin because I couldn't get past the Samsung logo. When it started it comes up with yellow text where the clock is and flashes quickly at the bottom saying that it is in Factory Mode and something about Wi-fi. At the bottom it says that I need to return it back to user mode for verification. Any ideas on how to do that?
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hello my friend i make video on youtube about that problem here is th link: /watch?v=v-g_dInq-OY
i can not change to user mode i tried what you've tried nothing

Found my old tablet - TWRP??

Found my old tablet recently while moving and figured I'd charge it up and see what happens. Clearly the younger me had plans to do something with it, but now I am at a loss as to what to do? It boots on the ASUS screen, then restarts and boots into Team Win Recovery Project v2.5.0.0 - what do I do from here to get it to boot into android? Do I have to install android? If needed I can make pictures of the process and what the screen shows.
Thanks for any and all help!

xprob said:
Found my old tablet recently while moving and figured I'd charge it up and see what happens. Clearly the younger me had plans to do something with it, but now I am at a loss as to what to do? It boots on the ASUS screen, then restarts and boots into Team Win Recovery Project v2.5.0.0 - what do I do from here to get it to boot into android? Do I have to install android? If needed I can make pictures of the process and what the screen shows.
Thanks for any and all help!
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Ok, 1st is the TF700t unlocked? It will say it's unlocked when you boot it up and then you need to know what bootloader version you're on. - NP

The top left corner on the black ASUS screen says Unlocked but that is it. How can I find out what bootloader version is running on the tablet?
Thanks!

You have to boot into the FastBoot screen, hold the volume button down and press the power button, hold the volume down button while it boots and you should see this screen.
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2nd line from the top. - NP

My apologies for the delayed response, work got more hectic than usual
It appears to be version 1.00 e, is this a good thing?

It's the number after "US_epad-" looks like 10.6.1.14 let us know what the number reads - NP

It reads "US_epad-10.6.1.14.8-20130514" A03. Your eyes are better than mine, no clue how you read that from the picture.
Thanks again for helping!

I would update the bootloader to 10.6.1.14.10 - NP

On the verge of sounding dumb, how would I go about updating the bootloader version? I have never done any of this before.
Thanks again.

xprob said:
On the verge of sounding dumb, how would I go about updating the bootloader version? I have never done any of this before.
Thanks again.
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Check this thread out, it has links to the updated bootloader and newer TWRP, you can flash this off the microSD card using the existing TWRP. - NP
https://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf700/general/firmware-10-6-14-10-twrp-t2867157

Bricked my wife's SM-P900? God help, please!

Hi,
A few days ago I tried to update my SM-P900 tablet after 3 or more years without updating. I tried to flash this ROM (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...7-1-xsm-p900-unofficial-cyanogenmod-t3524788/), but it didn't boot. I flashed the recommended bootloader and recovery with Odin, but I'was not able to boot. Somehow, neither booted Lineage 13 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...t/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-android-6-0-1-t3366834) nor Resurrection (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...lopment/rom-resurrection-remix-5-8-2-t3563635). The only ROM I managed to get working is CM 12 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...t/rom-cyanogenmod-12-lollipop-5-0-1-t2971945/). I thought that the problem was the bootloader, and someone suggested that I flash a more recent (at least lollypop) bootloader. According to Phone INFO, my bootloader version was P900XXUANI1. I tried again and again to flash the BL_P900XXU0BPA1.tar.md5 file, but, despite Odin showing the PASS! message, Phone INFO kept showing the same bootloader version. After that someone recommended that I flash the most recent stock image, so that I get a recent bootloader, that is what I tried to do.
I downloaded the file Samsung_SM-P900_(P900XXS0BPL2_P900OXE0BOI1_Russia_v5.0.2)_by_ (FirmwareOS.com) from a sammobile kind of site. What I look for is that ...BPL2 version that seems to work for other people. But after flashing it, the tablet doesn't boot and I can't access download mode. The only thing that i get to boot is the stock recovery, but it doesn't have the flash img option nor the reboot in Download mode that TWRP had. The only options I got are "Update from external storage" and "Update from ADB". Either of them don't let me flash a full factory image nor, apparently, another bootloader or custom recovery. When I try to flash it I get "E: footer is wrong \n E: signature verification failed" and if I do it via ADB, the error shows right away after a 0% transfer.
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EDIT: Other symptoms I found are:
- I can't manage to power off the tablet using just the buttons: it always reboots unless I select the Power off option in the recovery. Also if the tablet is connected by USB to the charger or the computer it always try to boot.
- When the tablet is connected via USB and I try to power it off, the tablet reboots and shows a battery symbol, but is gray and kinda strange.
I'm pretty desperate now. This is my wife's tablet and I tried to update it so that it was more secure. I'm screwed.
Any ideas? Is this fixable?
Thanks in advance.
Regards.

Did you try to download the stock rom which consists of several parts with the samfirm software?
For that you have to check the binary box in SamFirm and to insert device type and region.
Flashing that might work better.

I forgot to update the thread. I managed to fixed the tablet. It turns out the tablet hadn't enought battery to enter download mode and I was messing up with the Vol Up and Vol Down buttons. Really embarrasing. Hahaha. After fully charging the device and pressing down the proper buttons, I managed to enter in Download mode and flash a new image.

[SM-T825][Bootloop] boot looping after flashing official firmware

Hi all, hope ur doing well
I recently rooted my Tab S3 with the help of TWRP and Magisk
All was well and there were no mishaps or errors. One day I decided i did not want it to be rooted so i flashed the official firmware from the SamMobile website.
Ever since then it has been boot looping, even after multiple flash attempts with varying version of Odin and the official firmware
I will try give as much info on the steps i took in order to help you help me.... if that makes sense
1. I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile and downloaded Odin v1.13.1
2. I selected the BL, AP, CP and CSC files respectively for flashing
3. I flashed the firmware successfully
4. Auto-reboot continued
5. Rebooted into recovery
6. Android Logo appeared and text said "Installing Software Updates"
7. Text changed to "Erasing"
8. The tablet rebooted again showing this screen
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9. After which the boot loop started (showing black screen and above image.... never showing SAMSUNG logo)
After some googling i found that this is sometimes an issue and a quick way to solve it is to boot into recovery and WIPE CACHE and WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET
I did this but with no success.
After booting into recovery mode i noticed some interesting text at the bottom of the screen
(Apologies for the poor quality)
Not sure why the dm-verity verification failed but it prevented me from trying other methods such as updating via SD card or ADB.
So I thought let me try installing TWRP again and see if i can do anything from there.
So i booted into download mode and flashed TWRP.... only for it to fail and display this message
"Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed"
Great. Just another quick google search and it suggests that the official firmware is to be flashed before continuing
so i did it ... again (steps 1-9)
and i am stuck where i started this quest, in a boot loop never getting passed the Galaxy Tab S3 screen
If you know what else i can try or what could be the issue, or even a mistake i made that i was unaware of ... please leave a comment
i appreciate any and all help
Thank you for ur time and sorry for the long post
Much love
justanotherdumbuser <3

I'm taking a long shot here, I don't have Odin in front of me but if I remember correctly, you must uncheck "auto reboot" in the options tab

Raffles727 said:
I'm taking a long shot here, I don't have Odin in front of me but if I remember correctly, you must uncheck "auto reboot" in the options tab
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hi @Raffles727
thanks for your advice, I have attempted it with "auto reboot" disabled
but as soon as I leave the download screen by holding the power + vol down + home buttons it repeats the same process from step 5-9 without any intervention from me
did I miss something or did I do it correctly?