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Samsung galaxy s6 stuck in bootloop SM-920F

I have recently rooted my Galaxy S6 rooted it succesfully,Then I flashed TWRP with Flashify.The app wanted me to restart the phone..I restarted it, and it got stuck in a bootloop,phone doesnt want to turn on nor off (or maybe I don't know how). I tried to connect it with usb on laptop but it wont connect (odin doesn't recognize him).
Could you please help me,step by step ? I googled but couldn't find solution. Please I'm desperate

Update I got it into download mdoe

Benjamin042 said:
I have recently rooted my Galaxy S6 rooted it succesfully,Then I flashed TWRP with Flashify.The app wanted me to restart the phone..I restarted it, and it got stuck in a bootloop,phone doesnt want to turn on nor off (or maybe I don't know how). I tried to connect it with usb on laptop but it wont connect (odin doesn't recognize him).
Could you please help me,step by step ? I googled but couldn't find solution. Please I'm desperate
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flash twrp using odin, and reboot your phone.

Siddheshpatil said:
flash twrp using odin, and reboot your phone.
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You mean after I install firmware from sammobile ?

Benjamin042 said:
You mean after I install firmware from sammobile ?
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you can flash firmware from sammobile. or you can directly flash twrp using odin right now.

Siddheshpatil said:
you can flash firmware from sammobile. or you can directly flash twrp using odin right now.
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Does it matter how I rooted phone ? I did it with s6_unibase_bog8_v2.tar ?
Where should I download TWRP FROM ? twrp. m e /devices/samsunggalaxys6.html is this ok (and latest available version ?
I'm sorry I am such a noob.
Thank you for your help

Benjamin042 said:
Does it matter how I rooted phone ? I did it with s6_unibase_bog8_v2.tar ?
Where should I download TWRP FROM ? twrp. m e /devices/samsunggalaxys6.html is this ok (and latest available version ?
I'm sorry I am such a noob.
Thank you for your help
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BybHP3qhaGrmd04yQ2NxR3ZxWk0/view?usp=sharing
Here this should work. Flash it via odin, your device should boot into recovery after flashing this, then select reboot in recovery (reboot system). Wait for the phone to boot. (wait for like 15 mins - 20 mins max).
If it does not boot then flash stock firmware from sammobile and after booting, you can root it using unibase (like you did) and then flash twrp via odin.
Don't be sorry. Every pro was a noob once.

Flash all cache dosnt work use aother kernel

Siddheshpatil said:
Here this should work. Flash it via odin, your device should boot into recovery after flashing this, then select reboot in recovery (reboot system). Wait for the phone to boot. (wait for like 15 mins - 20 mins max).
If it does not boot then flash stock firmware from sammobile and after booting, you can root it using unibase (like you did) and then flash twrp via odin.
Don't be sorry. Every pro was a noob once.
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I tried to follow one video from yt ,but it couldn't boot,so I flashed firmware and it didn't erased important data and phone is still rooted. Should I wipe all data ? I'm still planing to put some rom on it .
Do you mind if I pm you ?
Oh,and yes do I need to unlock bootloader ?

tazaga said:
Flash all cache dosnt work use aother kernel
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Thank you,I alredy found solution

Benjamin042 said:
I tried to follow one video from yt ,but it couldn't boot,so I flashed firmware and it didn't erased important data and phone is still rooted. Should I wipe all data ? I'm still planing to put some rom on it .
Do you mind if I pm you ?
Oh,and yes do I need to unlock bootloader ?
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If you are able to boot and if you have root then flash twrp via odin, wait for the phone to boot into twrp and then reboot the device from recovery. Then you can flash roms. You don't need to unlock the bootloader.

Samsung galaxy s6 stuck in bootloop after installing XtreStoLite 3.0 RC1

So as the title suggest i have tried to install XtreStoLite 3.0 RC1 Marshmallow Android 6.0.1 on my phone. I wanted to upgrade from previous XtreStoLite 2.4 so here is what i did: I booted into TWRP recovery and wiped system,dalvik cache. Then i installed the XtreStoLite 3.0 and the instalation was successfull in the installer it asked me what type of phone i have i choose s6 920f and then it installed and after that was finished i rebooted the phone and now i am stuck in a bootloop...I ran out of ideas, someone please help me to ''bring it back to life''.The phone is almost new it was bought 1 month ago, if that matters.
Thanks in advance.

Its probably because you need mm bootloader, twrp 3.0.0 and arters new kernel.

SwaggerDaddy said:
Its probably because you need mm bootloader, twrp 3.0.0 and arters new kernel.
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oh really could there be any way to save the phone i made a backup before instaling this new rom but i cant get into twrp...

nejcplays said:
So as the title suggest i have tried to install XtreStoLite 3.0 RC1 Marshmallow Android 6.0.1 on my phone. I wanted to upgrade from previous XtreStoLite 2.4 so here is what i did: I booted into TWRP recovery and wiped system,dalvik cache. Then i installed the XtreStoLite 3.0 and the instalation was successfull in the installer it asked me what type of phone i have i choose s6 920f and then it installed and after that was finished i rebooted the phone and now i am stuck in a bootloop...I ran out of ideas, someone please help me to ''bring it back to life''.The phone is almost new it was bought 1 month ago, if that matters.
Thanks in advance.
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Have you tried installing stock firmware ?

Bhargav Hegde said:
Have you tried installing stock firmware ?
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No i havent since i cant boot into twrp to do it.

nejcplays said:
oh really could there be any way to save the phone i made a backup before instaling this new rom but i cant get into twrp...
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i now flashed recovery with odin and it went successfully now the phone doesnt boot into recovery but on the bootloop screen on the top left i see a text that says ''Recovery is not seandroid enforcing''

nejcplays said:
i now flashed recovery with odin and it went successfully now the phone doesnt boot into recovery but on the bootloop screen on the top left i see a text that says ''Recovery is not seandroid enforcing''
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You have to pull MM bootloader and radio out of the stock MM firmware and flash threw odin or flash the whole stock MM firmware and start over.

nejcplays said:
oh really could there be any way to save the phone i made a backup before instaling this new rom but i cant get into twrp...
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Copy the twrp backup file to your computer, use Odin to flash stock 5.1.1 , then flash twrp, then restore backup , you don't have to copy it to your computer, just in case it gets deleted when odins flashing.

xstokerx said:
You have to pull MM bootloader and radio out of the stock MM firmware and flash threw odin or flash the whole stock MM firmware and start over.
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hi guy,
How to I pull MM bootloader, this is 1st time I do it! pls instruc me!
tks

nejcplays said:
No i havent since i cant boot into twrp to do it.
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Head over to sammobile and then download appropriate firmware for your device, once you are done, flash it using ODIN.

my device is not booting help me please !

hello xda
iam noob at odin yesterday i tried to flash a rom with odin but when the flashing process finished successfully the device didnt boot stuck at samsung Logo then i flash another rom this time the device didnt boot i cant do anything with the device just entering odin mode please help me
My device is samsung tab 7.0 plus GT-P6200
and i use Odin 3.11 v
sorry for bad english BTW

zaid anmar said:
hello xda
iam noob at odin yesterday i tried to flash a rom with odin but when the flashing process finished successfully the device didnt boot stuck at samsung Logo then i flash another rom this time the device didnt boot i cant do anything with the device just entering odin mode please help me
My device is samsung tab 7.0 plus GT-P6200
and i use Odin 3.11 v
sorry for bad english BTW
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Are you able to boot into recovery using the correct button sequence? Use this button combination:
Press and hold - POWER + VOLUME UP
If the recovery menu shows up, use the volume up/down button to scroll to Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Let it wipe and then select Reboot System Now and see if your device will boot normally. Good luck and let me know what happens.
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fast69mopar said:
Are you able to boot into recovery using the correct button sequence? Use this button combination:
Press and hold - POWER + VOLUME UP
If the recovery menu shows up, use the volume up/down button to scroll to Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Let it wipe and then select Reboot System Now and see if your device will boot normally. Good luck and let me know what happens.
ah i forget to say that i dont have recovery becuse i was downloading a stock rom so idont have one
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zaid anmar said:
fast69mopar said:
Are you able to boot into recovery using the correct button sequence? Use this button combination:
Press and hold - POWER + VOLUME UP
If the recovery menu shows up, use the volume up/down button to scroll to Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Let it wipe and then select Reboot System Now and see if your device will boot normally. Good luck and let me know what happens.
ah i forget to say that i dont have recovery becuse i was downloading a stock rom so idont have one
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Okay. No problem. I've had some issues with Odin 3.11 which you said you used to flash back to stock. I've had the most success with Odin 3.07 and 3.10. I would download Odin 3.07 and use it to flash the stock firmware. Make sure you are flashing the same firmware version that you were using before your problem started. So, if you were using 5.1.1, make sure you flash a stock 5.1.1 firmware.
Also, where are you downloading the stock firmware from? I use www.sammobile.com. It takes forever to download a firmware if you don't have an account but it's legit, stock firmware. Hope this helps. Good luck. Let me know what happens.
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fast69mopar said:
zaid anmar said:
Okay. No problem. I've had some issues with Odin 3.11 which you said you used to flash back to stock. I've had the most success
hello
now what i have to do is to download odin 3.0.7 and download the same rom that i was using before the softbrick but the tap is not mine and i dont know what the rom was maybe 4.1.1 but what happen if i flashed another rom is that wrong or what ?
and the roms i used was from sammobile
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hello
now what i have to do is to download odin 3.0.7 and download the same rom that i was using before the softbrick but the tap is not mine and i dont know what the rom was maybe 4.1.1 but what happen if i flashed another rom is that wrong or what ?
and the roms i used was from sammobile
Was the device running a stock ROM with stock recovery installed or was it running a custom ROM with a custom recovery installed? If it was running a stock ROM with stock recovery I would try and flash the exact same firmware from sammobile.com. I would try and find out exactly which version of Android the device was running if I were you. Let me know. Ill help with what I can.

fast69mopar said:
hello
now what i have to do is to download odin 3.0.7 and download the same rom that i was using before the softbrick but the tap is not mine and i dont know what the rom was maybe 4.1.1 but what happen if i flashed another rom is that wrong or what ?
and the roms i used was from sammobile
Was the device running a stock ROM with stock recovery installed or was it running a custom ROM with a custom recovery installed? If it was running a stock ROM with stock recovery I would try and flash the exact same firmware from would try and find out exactly which version of Android the device was running if I were you. Let me know. Ill help with what I can.
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i tried to flash a rom with the 3.0.7 Odin but the same thing happened the rom i tried was the same of my tab rom but from another country maybe
my device was running in stock rom and stock recovery

zaid anmar said:
i tried to flash a rom with the 3.0.7 Odin but the same thing happened the rom i tried was the same of my tab rom but from another country maybe
my device was running in stock rom and stock recovery
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Have you tried to use Samsung Kies or Smart Switch and selecting the Emergency Recovery Mode? That would be my next step if all of my Odin flashes did nothing. Give it a try and let me know what happens. Good luck.

how i select the emergency recovery mode
ah the another problem samsung kies 3 dont read my device

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?
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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.