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[Q] looping TF300T

Hi All,
Searched the forum but couldn't find the same problem.
Tablet starts-up and goes to the starting screen.
After ca. 10 to 20 sec's the tablet reboots.
Sometimes I can read a mail or google for about 10 secs.
It is an original tablet, no unlocking or whatsoever.
Problems started after the latest update (firmware... I think)
What to do,
I am a noob not a nerd.
All help welcome !
regards
Frans ( Netherlands )

fransoos said:
Hi All,
Searched the forum but couldn't find the same problem.
Tablet starts-up and goes to the starting screen.
After ca. 10 to 20 sec's the tablet reboots.
Sometimes I can read a mail or google for about 10 secs.
It is an original tablet, no unlocking or whatsoever.
Problems started after the latest update (firmware... I think)
What to do,
I am a noob not a nerd.
All help welcome !
regards
Frans ( Netherlands )
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Have you tried factory reset or reflashing your stock firmware?

cmendonc2 said:
Have you tried factory reset or reflashing your stock firmware?
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Thanks for your quick response :good:
No, I don't get time enough to do a factory reset or back-up.
How to reflash stock firmware ?
When using the start button/volume down I get this message :
bootloader <1.00> released by "ww_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902" AO3
The screen says : "RCK" "ANDROID" "WIPE DATA"
When using RCK I get a dead Android with a error message
When using ANDROID I get a cold booting, a startup and I can read 2 E-mails and the looping is back.
I obviously do not use the Wipe out command.
I am using the TF300T with dock for nearly 13 months and was happy with the performance.

fransoos said:
Thanks for your quick response :good:
No, I don't get time enough to do a factory reset or back-up.
How to reflash stock firmware ?
When using the start button/volume down I get this message :
bootloader <1.00> released by "ww_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902" AO3
The screen says : "RCK" "ANDROID" "WIPE DATA"
When using RCK I get a dead Android with a error message
When using ANDROID I get a cold booting, a startup and I can read 2 E-mails and the looping is back.
I obviously do not use the Wipe out command.
I am using the TF300T with dock for nearly 13 months and was happy with the performance.
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You do this with the Stock install zip for your bootloader:
Tylorw1 said:
1. Download the latest version of Android for your tablet. Make sure you download the correct SKU version.
A. To find the SKU, go into settings, About tablet, and look for your Build Number, There are two letters (such as US,WW, TW, etc.) that is your SKU. When downloading the zip from ASUS', you must download the correct SKU zip.
2. Decompress downloaded .zip file (it will be another .zip)
3. Rename it to:
A. For the TF700 and TF300: EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
4. Make sure your MicroSD card is formatted Fat32. It must be Fat32 Format or it will not work.
5. Copy the file to (the root directory of) your MicroSD
6. Insert the MicroSD into the tablet
7. Shutdown (power off) the tablet
8. Power it on by pressing and holding VOLUME DOWN and POWER buttons simultaneously
9. When you see white text in the top left corner of the screen, release the buttons ^^ and press VOLUME UP button (on RCK, this is your recovery which should already be selected) until you see Android logo and process bar
10. Give the update process 5-10 minutes. It should not take longer than that. If it happens to run for more than 45 minutes to an hour, force shut down the tablet and see if it boots. If it does not, try rerunning steps 7-9.
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cmendonc2 said:
You do this with the Stock install zip for your bootloader:
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Cannot get the latest SKU version from Asus, "gateway Time out error" .

fransoos said:
Cannot get the latest SKU version from Asus, "gateway Time out error" .
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Thats annoying of Asus... the only versions that are available on XDA are older ones like 10.6.1.27.1. But idk if it will work to flash back like that, and I wouldn't recommend doing it unless someone else has already tried and been successful.

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cmendonc2 said:
Thats annoying of Asus... the only versions that are available on XDA are older ones like 10.6.1.27.1. But idk if it will work to flash back like that, and I wouldn't recommend doing it unless someone else has already tried and been successful.
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Thanks again for your quick reply and kind words :good:
So I better wait until it comes available again ?

fransoos said:
Thanks again for your quick reply and kind words :good:
So I better wait until it comes available again ?
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It seems "ww_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902 AO3" is the latest firmware ! Is this the
good upgrade or do I get the same looping because after this version I did get
this looping problems ?

fransoos said:
It seems "ww_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902 AO3" is the latest firmware ! Is this the
good upgrade or do I get the same looping because after this version I did get
this looping problems ?
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Do you have a copy of the install zip for the stock firmware? You need that to reflash it, and you can if you have it for 10.6.1.27.5-20130902

cmendonc2 said:
Do you have a copy of the install zip for the stock firmware? You need that to reflash it, and you can if you have it for 10.6.1.27.5-20130902
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Don't know; can't acces my tablet because I get 5 to 10 sec's before it
goes back in looping.
Maybe I can use one on the forum ?

This is what I did
fransoos said:
Don't know; can't acces my tablet because I get 5 to 10 sec's before it
goes back in looping.
Maybe I can use one on the forum ?
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Hi Fransoos,
seems like your recovery is sorta borked. In a even worse situation (nothing booted up at all) I followed two guides:
1. Complete reset you device and update to the latest stock firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44244313&postcount=12
You should be able to get the latest firmware from this thread, I tried to download the 4.2 WW, working fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949758
2. A very nice script that will install the latest CM11 nightly and Google Apps on your device, including a working recovery and everything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579922
You only need to have the drivers installed and an unlocked Bootloader. Maybe this is the way to go for you.
At least it's what I did and I am very happy with my decision.
Cheers
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In the newer versions of the stock firmware there are only the three icons (RCK and so on) you described. A line at the top of the screen will say something bout fastboot, so if anyone tells you to select the USB icon ... than that is outdated information. Kept me on my toes for a while.
Cheers
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cmendonc2 said:
Do you have a copy of the install zip for the stock firmware? You need that to reflash it, and you can if you have it for 10.6.1.27.5-20130902
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Hi guys, dumb question, but why not just let Francoos install the not latest firmware? It should at least fix his issues. If not, the lean wipe of the tablet should resolve this, but then his data is lost.
Any 4.2 stock firmware should give him better results than a reboot every 10 seconds.
Cheers

buche23 said:
Hi Fransoos,
seems like your recovery is sorta borked. In a even worse situation (nothing booted up at all) I followed two guides:
1. Complete reset you device and update to the latest stock firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44244313&postcount=12
You should be able to get the latest firmware from this thread, I tried to download the 4.2 WW, working fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949758
2. A very nice script that will install the latest CM11 nightly and Google Apps on your device, including a working recovery and everything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579922
You only need to have the drivers installed and an unlocked Bootloader. Maybe this is the way to go for you.
At least it's what I did and I am very happy with my decision.
Cheers
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In the newer versions of the stock firmware there are only the three icons (RCK and so on) you described. A line at the top of the screen will say something bout fastboot, so if anyone tells you to select the USB icon ... than that is outdated information. Kept me on my toes for a while.
Cheers
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Hi guys, dumb question, but why not just let Francoos install the not latest firmware? It should at least fix his issues. If not, the lean wipe of the tablet should resolve this, but then his data is lost.
Any 4.2 stock firmware should give him better results than a reboot every 10 seconds.
Cheers
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The OP's bootloader is locked and he is on the latest firmware: 10.6.1.27.5. So upgrading to the latest firmware is the same as reflashing the firmware. So he has to download the 10.6.1.27.5 firmware from the forums or Asus website and upgrade it manually using the quote I gave a few posts ago.
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fransoos said:
Don't know; can't acces my tablet because I get 5 to 10 sec's before it
goes back in looping.
Maybe I can use one on the forum ?
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You can probably get the firmware from here:
http://www.asus.com/support/Product/Download/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/

cmendonc2 said:
The OP's bootloader is locked and he is on the latest firmware: 10.6.1.27.5. So upgrading to the latest firmware is the same as reflashing the firmware. So he has to download the 10.6.1.27.5 firmware from the forums or Asus website and upgrade it manually using the quote I gave a few posts ago.
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You can probably get the firmware from here:
http://www.asus.com/support/Product/Download/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/
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Still can't reach Asus for the file.
Is possible to use the usb port on the dock to reflash or must it be the miniSD ?

fransoos said:
Still can't reach Asus for the file.
Is possible to use the usb port on the dock to reflash or must it be the miniSD ?
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You can reflash though fastboot or through the microSD card. The USB port cannot be used.
You can also download the ROM here though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227

cmendonc2 said:
You can reflash though fastboot or through the microSD card. The USB port cannot be used.
You can also download the ROM here though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227
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Oke, did the reflashing 10.6.1.27.5 firmware.
No dead android but also the looping is back.
Do I need to rename the older firmware ?

fransoos said:
Oke, did the reflashing 10.6.1.27.5 firmware.
No dead android but also the looping is back.
Do I need to rename the older firmware ?
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Did you see it reflashing and did it erase all of your data? It looping should not continue after a factory reset unless it is a hardware problem.

cmendonc2 said:
Did you see it reflashing and did it erase all of your data? It looping should not continue after a factory reset unless it is a hardware problem.
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The android is belly loading and after reboot no data is lost.
Did open the tablet to see if the on/off button is stuck.
All seems alright.

Can you backup your apps using the Asus app and the factory reset?
Sent from my TF300T using xda app-developers app

cmendonc2 said:
Can you backup your apps using the Asus app and the factory reset?
Sent from my TF300T using xda app-developers app
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No, I do not have time enough to backup; after 10 to 20 secs it goes in looping.
If I want to use an older firmware, do I have to rename it too ; wich name ?

fransoos said:
No, I do not have time enough to backup; after 10 to 20 secs it goes in looping.
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Sent from my TF300T using xda app-developers app
In that 20 seconds can you go to settings and press factory reset?

Is it possible to restore bloatware apps?

Hello all.
I rooted my Razr HD after the most recent update (prior to KitKat), so I'm rooted but not unlocked. In my ultimate wisdom, I completely removed (did not merely freeze) some bloatware apps, and only today am learning they are necessary to receive OTA updates.
A factory reset did not restore the apps.
Is it possible to get these bloatware apps back onto my device, or am I pretty much screwed?
If there is a way to restore them, am I screwed anyway due to having previously rooted my device and not having a way to flash a ROM?
My apologies if these questions are dumb; I've been looking for information regarding this for a couple hours and have come up empty so far.

Depending on what version you are currently on, you will need to get the correct FXZ image to fastboot onto your device to return it to stock.
Go here to fix you right up:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/45494-how-to-xt926-upgrade-to-kitkat-ota/
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Thanks a lot for the advice and the links. The process seems to work ok up until it tries to flash system.img.ext4, at which point it returns the message "Phone returned FAIL.; phone connected". If I remove that one line from the XML file, everything else goes through with no issues, so that seems to be the last thing holding me back.
When I attempt to boot the phone, I receive the following:
No valid PIV block in SP for system
piv validation failed (system)
Fastboot Reason: Boot Failure
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I will double-check some things and try one more thing before I declare myself stuck again.

Well, I'm glad I ran my double-checks because I would have wasted someone else's time otherwise. After updating to a slightly more recent version of RSD Lite, it got all the way through the reflash process.
My phone boots now. The stock apps are back. I'm letting all my apps update before I attempt the KitKat update, but I'm feeling confident about this. iBolski, I can't thank you enough, and I will love you forever.

A little help..
Thanks for posting this! However I'm running into an issue. I downloaded the latest firmware for my XT907 as well as the latest version on RSD Lite, but when I go to flash the stock image I get an error message that says "unknown fastboot command [getvar]. Any ideas??

Worked for me
Thank you iBolski. The process failed the first time I ran RSD Lite, but it worked the second time. I did not unplug the phone or take it out of Fast Boot mode before trying it the second time. This is very helpful.

froyton said:
Well, I'm glad I ran my double-checks because I would have wasted someone else's time otherwise. After updating to a slightly more recent version of RSD Lite, it got all the way through the reflash process.
My phone boots now. The stock apps are back. I'm letting all my apps update before I attempt the KitKat update, but I'm feeling confident about this. iBolski, I can't thank you enough, and I will love you forever.
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Eustace2 said:
Thank you iBolski. The process failed the first time I ran RSD Lite, but it worked the second time. I did not unplug the phone or take it out of Fast Boot mode before trying it the second time. This is very helpful.
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Glad it helped.
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moodaddy said:
Thanks for posting this! However I'm running into an issue. I downloaded the latest firmware for my XT907 as well as the latest version on RSD Lite, but when I go to flash the stock image I get an error message that says "unknown fastboot command [getvar]. Any ideas??
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Go back to the following link and get the latest FXZ generator. SamuriHL has been updating it as people have been reporting issues:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/45349-rsd-script-generator/
He updated it yesterday to handle issues for your phone (XT907) and the XT926s as well. See if that fixes your issue. Otherwise, I'm not sure how else to help you.

Help Me Unbrick the Mate 8

So as you may know... I tried a little too hard and bricked my Mate 8.
I can get into flashboot with a black screen. I dug through the flashboot image and found some things that might help. Namely, doing the following:
fastboot flash rescue_recovery RECOVERY.IMG (from any Huawei rom version)
fastboot getvar rescue_enter_recovery
This will boot my phone into a mode where the light blinks green three times and red one time. It says it's some kind of HiSuite recovery mode that's being launched, from Fastboot, but no USB device is detected by the computer when it's plugged in.
I think this may be the entrypoint to recovering the phone (My guess is bootloader is the issue and needs to be reflashed, but can't be from fastboot). But I can't figure out how to proceed from here, having no recognized USB device. Putting recovery files on an SD card does nothing.
The other thing I've tried is using HiSuite with the phone in this mode, where it's recognized (it's a fastboot device so it should be...) but trying to do any kind of recovery from HiSuite says my device is not supported. NXT-AL10 is listed in supported devices so my guess is it's because of the unlocked bootloader.
What I'm hoping is that someone can try running the commands from fastboot and see if they get the same green/red light blinking status. Also, hoping that someone might find a way to flash an update.app from there. I can't get into any recovery mode other than that and fastboot, and flashing the permitted partitions (system, cache, userdata, recovery, cust) from flashboot doesn't help.
Thanks for anyone who can offer anything. If I can get my device working, I'll resume my work on finding various firmware versions and fixing the notification bug, but until then, I'm out of luck. My device is from China, so local Huawei Japan can't help me, too, sadly.

Can you fastboot other partitions except 5 partitions above ?
My idea , Maybe other parttition has problem but we can't know what partitions. If we fastboot flash other partitions maybe help.
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29 using Tapatalk

im presuming uve most likely already checked that option, but just to make sure: the italian knife tool includes an experimental unbrick option for such emergency cases. maybe acer73 can provide some input there, since i havent used that option yet (might just be the inbuilt erecovery, in which case its useless for you, but hey, better be thorough, right?)
Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10 using Tapatalk

My tool don't work in this case. Duraaraa I give you in pm a Link for bulk driver

Just to update, the only partitions fastboot lets you flash are the ones mentioned above... cust, system, cache, recovery, userdata
There are also two special things that can be flashed, which aren't known publicly. One is called slock (I've yet to figure out how to use this) the other is rescue_recovery (this is what I was trying to work with.)
As for the information sent to me by acer, I appreciate it but unfortunately I don't see any such device as USBVID_12D1&PID_3609&REV_0000 so I can't do much with it.

duraaraa said:
Just to update, the only partitions fastboot lets you flash are the ones mentioned above... cust, system, cache, recovery, userdata
There are also two special things that can be flashed, which aren't known publicly. One is called slock (I've yet to figure out how to use this) the other is rescue_recovery (this is what I was trying to work with.)
As for the information sent to me by acer, I appreciate it but unfortunately I don't see any such device as USBVID_12D1&PID_3609&REV_0000 so I can't do much with it.
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bro my mate 8 was working fine with fastboot but now i cant flash any thing
it alwayes sayes failed command not allowed
my bootloader is already unloacked
i dont know what happend

rowihel2012 said:
bro my mate 8 was working fine with fastboot but now i cant flash any thing
it alwayes sayes failed command not allowed
my bootloader is already unloacked
i dont know what happend
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Probably you turned on the "find my phone" feature.

duraaraa said:
Probably you turned on the "find my phone" feature.
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i dont have this feature in my l29

rowihel2012 said:
i dont have this feature in my l29
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Is it possible that you had that option activated in your previous ROM and now it's still active even if you can't find it anymore in your latest flashed ROM?

themissionimpossible said:
Is it possible that you had that option activated in your previous ROM and now it's still active even if you can't find it anymore in your latest flashed ROM?
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When i flashed the chines rom i actvate it
But i restored my stock gsm backup from twrp then flashed the latest gsm update
This could be from the chines???
How could i fix this??

rowihel2012 said:
When i flashed the chines rom i actvate it
But i restored my stock gsm backup from twrp then flashed the latest gsm update
This could be from the chines???
How could i fix this??
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IMHO this option is somehow hardcoded and not changeable/resettable flashing a new ROM.
Otherwise it will be easy for a thief to disable this protection system...

interesting, so basically hed have to somehow reflash the chinese rom and manually disable that function in order to get his phone going again....

themissionimpossible said:
IMHO this option is somehow hardcoded and not changeable/resettable flashing a new ROM.
Otherwise it will be easy for a thief to disable this protection system...
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so how do disaple this feature?
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so if i replaced my mate 8 with other one i will have the same problem?

rowihel2012 said:
so if i replaced my mate 8 with other one i will have the same problem?
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I don't think so, on the new phone just remember not to activate the Find my phone option before flashing.

themissionimpossible said:
I don't think so, on the new phone just remember not to activate the Find my phone option before flashing.
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If you enable this option, you can use the eRecovery to flash the rom freshly over again. On first bootup it will ask for your huawei ID and password to activate the phone. So you can't get around it by flashing. You need to know your huawei ID to set up the phone, then you can just not enable the option.

duraaraa said:
If you enable this option, you can use the eRecovery to flash the rom freshly over again. On first bootup it will ask for your huawei ID and password to activate the phone. So you can't get around it by flashing. You need to know your huawei ID to set up the phone, then you can just not enable the option.
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just sold it
will get new one after 2 dayes
i hope this problem not found with the new one :laugh:

i sure hope u told the buyer about the fastboot problem, otherwise thats considered fraud

jbmc83 said:
i sure hope u told the buyer about the fastboot problem, otherwise thats considered fraud
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dont worry the buyer dont love rooting
hahah
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I don't think so, on the new phone just remember not to activate the Find my phone option before flashing.
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but how could find my phone feature block fastboot to flash img?
weard .at the same time i tried fasher app and worked fine
:silly:

rowihel2012 said:
but how could find my phone feature block fastboot to flash img?
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There must be active some anti-theft countermeasures, to block removing that protection simply by flashing via fastboot...

rowihel2012 said:
dont worry the buyer dont love rooting
hahah
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but how could find my phone feature block fastboot to flash img?
weard .at the same time i tried fasher app and worked fine
:silly:
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so you didnt tell him... remind me never to buy anything from you[emoji14]
Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10 using Tapatalk

Honor 8 bricked after failed unroot attempt. Please help!

Hey everyone. I rooted my Honor 8 yesterday using the following guide: https://www.xda-developers.com/honor-8-root-twrp-and-xposed/. Everything seemed to work fine at first, but soon my Bluetooth refused to turn on at random and apps constantly crashed (either on startup or when switching between them). It got annoying very quickly and after searching for hours and not finding any real solution, I decided root wasn't that important to me and I'd just unroot my phone and then hard reset. After using SuperSU's unroot function, my phone turned off and rebooted. But when it got to the blue screen with the honor logo, it froze. Nothing does anything. No matter which buttons I press/hold down. It's just stuck on that screen. I'd love to take out the battery, but with these new phones, it's sadly built in (who ever thought that was a good idea?). It's been this way for close to an hour. ADB doesn't recognize it anymore. The only way my PC seems to recognize it at this point is through the Device Manager, where it shows the yellow warning sign. Under Properties > General it reads "This device cannot start. (Code 10)". I've tried a few different things but none of them have worked. So this is where I'm at now. I'd hate to lose this phone since I just got it three months ago. I would really appreciate any sort of help, because I'm grasping at straws.

Rommco05 said:
Have you still access to twrp? When u trun on phone still is in bootloop. Which is your model and which was system last working?
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Sorry, I might not have made this clear, but I can't even turn my phone off. It's literally stuck on the blue screen (how fitting). The model should be 51090QMF, but I don't know what you mean with the last part.

Rommco05 said:
51090QMF...??? Model must something like FRD-LxxCxxxBxxx
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Try reboot phone and hold vol +
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My bad, I just looked it up on Amazon (where I bought it) and it said model number. This should be the real one: FRD-L09. The reboot worked, but it's still stuck on the honor logo. At least we know it's not hard-bricked now.
EDIT: I was able to get into eRecovery. Should I just press "Download latest version and reecovery"?

Rommco05 said:
Which system works last one? and for which region is your phone? Cxxx
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I bought my phone from the German amazon site, so whichever one that is. I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand your system question. I used 7.0 if that's what you're referring to.

Rommco05 said:
Now understand so your model is FRD-L09?(32Gb ROM)/L19?(64Gb ROM)C432(EU)
So when phone rebooting u still se message your device is unlocked nad cat be trusted?
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Yes, the 32GB one. And as I said, I was able to get into the Huawei eRecovery. I'm guessing I should just hit "Download latest version and recovery" at this point, but I was waiting just to be sure.

Rommco05 said:
You have still unlocked bootloader?
Try this:
1.create dload folder on inter. storage or sdcard
2.unzip zips which I here posted
3.put uziped separately to float
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G753/g104/v73856/f1/full/update.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...3856/f1/full/hw/eu/update_data_full_hw_eu.zip
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I do still have unlocked Bootloader, but at the moment I have no way to use it. My PC (ADB included) doesn't recognize the phone.

Rommco05 said:
What about two is still in your phone? Unplug phone from usb and reboot, + hold vol up but must be unluged after try dload method with sdcard
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holding vol up just brings me to the eRecovery menu, where I can't do much. I'm not sure how much of twrp is still on my phone. Before I tried to unroot, all of it was.
EDIT: Sorry, never mind. I got into TWRP.

Rommco05 said:
Try dload method with zips which I posted
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Bootloader is still unlocked? If yes I tomorrow extract update app send you all parties which u nees to flash over fastboot if dload dont work for you
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I'm currently downloading your files, my bootloader is unlocked. After I have the files unzipped, do I just flash them? If so, in what order?
Edit: Welp, he went offline. Can someone else tell me what to do with these files?

Rommco05 said:
How wrote before, unzip this files and separately put each unzipped to dload on sdcard, first bigger one
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If are this files in dload folder turn phone or reboot + hold vol down together with vol up
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Thank god, it booted. Thank you so much. What would be the best way to go about getting rid of root now? I'm willing to do a factory data reset at this point for everything to work again.

Rommco05 said:
Good job man for properly root go to developer section and twrp 3.1.1-1 by OpenKirin all steps is there
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I'm just gonna go back to not having root after this, haha. It was just something I wanted to try, I don't need it that much. I did a factory reset and will now get my most important data back on my phone (thankfully I have a backup). Still, thank you so much for your help. I don't know what I would've done without you. I "Thanked" all your posts here, which is the least I can do.

Repair firmwares??

So im wondering if anyone has repair firmwares for the USA SM_G955U. i recently installed a U2QK4 update OTAusing ADB from the ATT section and everything went bad from there. I was told i may not be able to downgrade but thats not the problem. I CANT DO ANYTHING WITH MY PHONE NOW! IT HAS NO RECOVERY AT ALL IT JUST FLICKERS THE BLUE SCREEN WITH THE ANDROID AND A TEXT APPEARS OCCASIONALLY ON THE FLICKERING SCREEN WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF FAILS. THERE IS NO UPLOAD MODE AT ALL. I CAN ONLY ACCESS DOWNLOAD MODE WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO FLASH ANYTHING CAUSE NOTHING WORKS. THE ONLY THING THAT IS FLASHABLE ON NON-MODDED AND MODDED ODIN IS CP! I DONT EXACTLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAPPENED. EVERYTHING WAS OPERABLE AND THEN THE PHONE ENCRYPTED ITSELF,REBOOTED ANDA BLUE SCREEN WITH A CARD WAS FLASHING AND ALL WENT TO HELL. TRIED REBOOTING AND THATS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN! I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT ON A PHONE BEFORE!
ITS BEEN DAYS SINCE THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS TOLD THE FIRMWARE WAS BEING UPDATED FROM THE OP AND STILL NOTHING! I DONT THINK PEOPLE SHOULD POST THINGS TO FLASH WITH JUST A WARNING ON HERE, THEY SHOULD TEST IT BEFORE POSTING BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE ME GET CURIOUS AND WANT TO FLASH THINGS,BUT, THE POSTER DOESNT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT DOES!NOT HIS FAULT AS I AM TO BLAME,
ILL SAY IT HERE AGAIN SO PEOPLE DONT THINK IM BLAMING ANYONE,
I I AM TO BLAME!!!!
OKAY, BUT, NOW I AM STUCK WITH A $950 PAPERWEIGHT! AND HONESTLY I WANTED TO BRICK IT, BUT, I THOUGHT WARRANTY OR INSURANCE WOULD COVER IT IN WHICH THEY WONT BECAUSE ATT IS GETTING CRAPPY WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. IT SEEMS I HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE DARK WITH NO CLUES OR HELP.
SORRY FOR CAPITAL LETTERS FORGOT TO TURN IT OFF AND AM NOT ABOUT TO RE-TYPE.
IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO FIX THIS PLEASE HELP.
(AND GETTING A NEW PHONE WONT HELP, SO THAT RESPONSE IS SHOT)
LOOKING FOR A FIX. THANKS IN ADVANCE

Please, don't SHOUT!

dalanik said:
Please, don't SHOUT!
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Haha I didn't know text could be so loud shoot I even hurt my ears while I typed this hahaha

podagee said:
Haha I didn't know text could be so loud shoot I even hurt my ears while I typed this hahaha
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Few things:
U2QK4? I don't think that's a model number for a firmware... We certainly haven't seen a U2 g955/0u firmware yet...
And sammobile has it as u1aqk3 for vzw so tmb should be u1qk4.
Can you double check what you flashed?

podagee said:
So im wondering if anyone has repair firmwares for the USA SM_G955U. i recently installed a U2QK4 update OTAusing ADB from the ATT section and everything went bad from there. I was told i may not be able to downgrade but thats not the problem. {screaming redacted }
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1. A good, new odin that will flash an official package.
https://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.12.3.zip
2.Not the latest firmware, but a solid base (which you can then use to OTA updated to the latest patches)
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G955U/ATT/download/G955USQU1AQC9/129108/
Download both, use the former to flash the latter. Let us know how it goes!
EDIT: AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK! Please attach a screenshot of Odin and a picture of your phone (if you can). It'll help us get you squared away.

partcyborg said:
Few things:
U2QK4? I don't think that's a model number for a firmware... We certainly haven't seen a U2 g955/0u firmware yet...
And sammobile has it as u1aqk3 for vzw so tmb should be u1qk4.
Can you double check what you flashed?
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I'm pretty sure norbarb, the provider of the U2BQK4 firmware knew that it was for the N950(note 8) and posted it in his adb update thread. I bought a new motherboard and will not ever update from that person again because of what has happened. I am not bashing him I just don't want to go through this mess again. and so far I've gotten a bootloader's to flash by using the.elf files from a u2b file from the note 8. Still no recovery and stuck at the bootloader's screen. Can still get into download mode.
The quickest fix I know is for a new motherboard.
Thanks guys

podagee said:
I'm pretty sure norbarb, the provider of the U2BQK4 firmware knew that it was for the N950(note 8) and posted it in his adb update thread. I bought a new motherboard and will not ever update from that person again because of what has happened. I am not bashing him I just don't want to go through this mess again. and so far I've gotten a bootloader's to flash by using the.elf files from a u2b file from the note 8. Still no recovery and stuck at the bootloader's screen. Can still get into download mode.
The quickest fix I know is for a new motherboard.
Thanks guys
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You wouldn't be able to flash n8 firmware on a s8. Secure boot / Knox would stop you

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You wouldn't be able to flash n8 firmware on a s8. Secure boot / Knox would stop you
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Well idk know ALL I KNOW IS HE PROVIDED A U2BQK4 FILE AND I CANT FIND IT ANYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT ON A NOTE 8 !

podagee said:
Well idk know ALL I KNOW IS HE PROVIDED A U2BQK4 FILE AND I CANT FIND IT ANYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT ON A NOTE 8 !
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Lol no need to capslock everywhere. Just download and flash stock and it will be fine. You can get to download mode right?
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eregev said:
1. A good, new odin that will flash an official package.
https://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.12.3.zip
2.Not the latest firmware, but a solid base (which you can then use to OTA updated to the latest patches)
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G955U/ATT/download/G955USQU1AQC9/129108/
Download both, use the former to flash the latter. Let us know how it goes!
EDIT: AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK! Please attach a screenshot of Odin and a picture of your phone (if you can). It'll help us get you squared away.
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All due respect but aqc9 is ancient and full of bugs that will make your experience with your phone sub par. Just go to updato.com and download the latest version for your carrier and device. By default updato is slow but if you use a download manager it flies. I can get 3MB/s easily

i honestly dont think people read in these forums. But everyone surely knows everything.
I am starting to get annoyed with that. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
1. i have flashed a rom provided by norbarb in the AT&T forums(he took it down) G955USA1US2BQK4,
2. after installing that update, phone went haywire, encrypted and erased everything except download mode,
3. ABSOLUTELY NO RECOVERY AT ALL,
4. nothing will flash over, NOTHING!! phone error: SW REV ablFAILED 1>binary >2 ODIN error. FAIL(AUTH) and FAIL dismatch model in non-modded ODIN and modded odin.
5. i got a bootloader to flash using abl files from a U2b (meaning bootloader 2) from another file U2BQK5 provided from a third party pm.
6. stuck in a bootloop at bootloader screen,
7. STILL NOTHING FLASHES OVER.
8. EDL cable needed per eli, went ahead and ordered another motherboard.
IF ANYONE CARES OR DECIDES TO BADGER ABOUT REPAIR FIRMWARE, PLEASE CHECK OUT GSM FORUMS, THERE ARE OTHER FORUMS WITH USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT REPAIR FIRMWARES.
thank you all for your help. i just went ahead and ordered another motherboard cause i found it easier and less stressful to deal with less people who do not read the OP.

partcyborg said:
Lol no need to capslock everywhere. Just download and flash stock and it will be fine. You can get to download mode right?
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All due respect but aqc9 is ancient and full of bugs that will make your experience with your phone sub par. Just go to updato.com and download the latest version for your carrier and device. By default updato is slow but if you use a download manager it flies. I can get 3MB/s easily
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yes i can but nothing will flash

podagee said:
yes i can but nothing will flash
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My friend. You keep saying you download stuff from PM or from other sources yet it doesn't seem like you have bothered to try any of the links I or others on here have posted for you. Especially trying the latest Odin can help with software mismatch errors.
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partcyborg said:
Lol no need to capslock everywhere. Just download and flash stock and it will be fine. You can get to download mode right?
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All due respect but aqc9 is ancient and full of bugs that will make your experience with your phone sub par. Just go to updato.com and download the latest version for your carrier and device. By default updato is slow but if you use a download manager it flies. I can get 3MB/s easily
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No you're right it is ancient BUT it does have a direct update path straight to last month's security patch. And, maybe most importantly, OP could be using an older ODIN and hasn't tried the new one so I figured an older firmware has best shot at being compatible, he can OTA from there.

eregev said:
My friend. You keep saying you download stuff from PM or from other sources yet it doesn't seem like you have bothered to try any of the links I or others on here have posted for you. Especially trying the latest Odin can help with software mismatch errors.
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No you're right it is ancient BUT it does have a direct update path straight to last month's security patch. And, maybe most importantly, OP could be using an older ODIN and hasn't tried the new one so I figured an older firmware has best shot at being compatible, he can OTA from there.
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hey bro, just to clarify with you i have flashed every file that there is from the links provided and from the forums i have about 8 copies of each file haha looks like i wont be running out soon. seems like the reason it crashed is the memory test that the rom i flashed inflated too much. i think it damaged my board which is okay i have another coming.

podagee said:
hey bro, just to clarify with you i have flashed every file that there is from the links provided and from the forums i have about 8 copies of each file haha looks like i wont be running out soon. seems like the reason it crashed is the memory test that the rom i flashed inflated too much. i think it damaged my board which is okay i have another coming.
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Say what now? What made you think it was the memory test? What made you think it was the board or an actual hardware issue with the phone? A memory test can't 'inflate' anything much less can it damage your memory or the actual board.
I had a problem with my device from a badly restored backup where my modem would crash the machine to upload mode moments after booting on anything but a stock rom, and even that the radio didn't work and it would rebolt about 30 times to get to a state where it finished booting at all.
Needless to say I fixed it (I'm still here) but I essentially had to implement my own repair procedure and after about 30 hours total of working in it over two days I managed to get it working enough that I could get a rooted os booted and could then do another restore with a good backup.
If you problem sounds similar (iirc it was in the same general area) and it is then I'm afraid you wasted your money, as all you need is a restore of those partitions outside the rom part of your nvram.

partcyborg said:
Say what now? What made you think it was the memory test? What made you think it was the board or an actual hardware issue with the phone? A memory test can't 'inflate' anything much less can it damage your memory or the actual board.
I had a problem with my device from a badly restored backup where my modem would crash the machine to upload mode moments after booting on anything but a stock rom, and even that the radio didn't work and it would rebolt about 30 times to get to a state where it finished booting at all.
Needless to say I fixed it (I'm still here) but I essentially had to implement my own repair procedure and after about 30 hours total of working in it over two days I managed to get it working enough that I could get a rooted os booted and could then do another restore with a good backup.
If you problem sounds similar (iirc it was in the same general area) and it is then I'm afraid you wasted your money, as all you need is a restore of those partitions outside the rom part of your nvram.
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I've been messaging with Eli and he said an EDL cable would fix the problem as it needs the deep flash. What would be your suggestion? I have been trying everything and I noticed somewhere saying windows 8 had problems with Odin software so I am currently installing a fresh copy of windows 10. Any suggestions would be appreciated

podagee said:
I've been messaging with Eli and he said an EDL cable would fix the problem as it needs the deep flash. What would be your suggestion? I have been trying everything and I noticed somewhere saying windows 8 had problems with Odin software so I am currently installing a fresh copy of windows 10. Any suggestions would be appreciated
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Snapdragon right?

partcyborg said:
Snapdragon right?
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Yes snapdragon G955U AT&T

podagee said:
I've been messaging with Eli and he said an EDL cable would fix the problem as it needs the deep flash. What would be your suggestion? I have been trying everything and I noticed somewhere saying windows 8 had problems with Odin software so I am currently installing a fresh copy of windows 10. Any suggestions would be appreciated
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I thought windoze 10 was the "worst" because of the driver signing gotcha . This was true of me and my alibaba smart watch . For me, I had to resurrect an old h.d. with windoze 7 . . .

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I thought windoze 10 was the "worst" because of the driver signing gotcha . This was true of me and my alibaba smart watch . For me, I had to resurrect an old h.d. with windoze 7 . . .
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Yeah windows 7 is the best but I kinda like the metro theme with 8 and 10, though 8 is bad........

partcyborg said:
Say what now? What made you think it was the memory test? What made you think it was the board or an actual hardware issue with the phone? A memory test can't 'inflate' anything much less can it damage your memory or the actual board.
I had a problem with my device from a badly restored backup where my modem would crash the machine to upload mode moments after booting on anything but a stock rom, and even that the radio didn't work and it would rebolt about 30 times to get to a state where it finished booting at all.
Needless to say I fixed it (I'm still here) but I essentially had to implement my own repair procedure and after about 30 hours total of working in it over two days I managed to get it working enough that I could get a rooted os booted and could then do another restore with a good backup.
If you problem sounds similar (iirc it was in the same general area) and it is then I'm afraid you wasted your money, as all you need is a restore of those partitions outside the rom part of your nvram.
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still waiting on a reply from you