So basically I recently decided that it would be a BRILLIANT idea to upgrade my tablet to 4.4+ so I could use Pokemon GO on it, but lo and behold I have gotten to the point where I have hit a wall
As the title says, it's a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 SGH-i497 that used to run 4.1.4 I believe, and I no longer can get past the boot screen, I can get into Recovery mode and Download mode, and I have a recovery save on Kies but Kies refuses to connect to the tablet in it's state, it just continues to attempt to connect forever.
I guess my question would be this...
Is there an OS that is SGH-i497 compatible that I can attempt to use through ODIN, or alternatively, can someone point out a good recovery file I can use through an SD-Card so I can at least use my tablet again.
I will be monitoring for the next 8 hours before bed to answer any questions and provide any more information that I can, and thank you very very much ahead of time if you can help, I've been combing through forums for the past 3-4 hours and finally decided to make an account to make a post. Hopefully if I can get this resolved, I can help people if they have a similar problem in the future.
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Really hope someone knows something, at this point I honestly just want to get it back to it's normal stock stuff, I can't get it to connect to Kies when it's in download or recovery mode so my recovery files are on there and I don't know why it can't find the recovery files in the external SD card I have.
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I'm screwed huh lol
DevvnnPhoenix said:
So basically I recently decided that it would be a BRILLIANT idea to upgrade my tablet to 4.4+ so I could use Pokemon GO on it, but lo and behold I have gotten to the point where I have hit a wall
As the title says, it's a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 SGH-i497 that used to run 4.1.4 I believe, and I no longer can get past the boot screen, I can get into Recovery mode and Download mode, and I have a recovery save on Kies but Kies refuses to connect to the tablet in it's state, it just continues to attempt to connect forever.
I guess my question would be this...
Is there an OS that is SGH-i497 compatible that I can attempt to use through ODIN, or alternatively, can someone point out a good recovery file I can use through an SD-Card so I can at least use my tablet again.
I will be monitoring for the next 8 hours before bed to answer any questions and provide any more information that I can, and thank you very very much ahead of time if you can help, I've been combing through forums for the past 3-4 hours and finally decided to make an account to make a post. Hopefully if I can get this resolved, I can help people if they have a similar problem in the future.
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How about you start by telling us what you did to get to this point?
Have you installed a custom recovery on it?
Have you done any reading on rooting, installing roms etc?
I recently acquired one of these as well, and I have yet to find somewhere definitely that says that custom roms can be used on it.
If you find one, please reply back though!
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I've got a Samsung Galaxy Tab (SCH-i800) from Verizon... thing is, I'm not living in the US so there's no way to get Verizon to fix the tablet. A friend took it a couple of days ago and somehow, when trying to update Froyo, bricked the device. Now I can't even get to Download Mode to reinstall the system... and nothing, absolutely nothing appears in the screen.
I was trying with Odin 1.7, and it find the tablet in COM port 7, tries to send the files to reflash it but it sticks in the stage where it's passing the hidden.rfs file. Now, beside USB reflashing, is there a way to reflash it by the Micro SD? If so... how can I do it or if there's any way to reflash it with other software.
Thanks in advance...
Hi all,
new to this forum and before continuing i will say to admins and moderators i have read the rules but i do appolgise if this question has previously been asked and answered but i have looked everywhere to answer this question through out the net and here but just cant seem to find the answer i look for for this tablet..?
My question is probably simple to some..
basically i have had a galaxy tab 2 7" GT-P3110 for some time now and i rooted it awhile ago with out any problems..
now after awhile i have now decided i want to update the tablet.. to the latest firmware. now we all know that we cant do this simple because it says device status custom or modified..
so i have tried many things now and the devise is reset but still on custom..
can anyone please tell me the way to basically reset this so i can update it?
i have unrooted it via supersu and reset it via factory reset..
i have tried to update via kies but no joy..
i have downloaded odin but have not got a clue where to get a official firmware.. and not sure if im doing it the right way or heading the right way.. can anyone help ?
regards mogs..
n1mogs said:
Hi all,
new to this forum and before continuing i will say to admins and moderators i have read the rules but i do appolgise if this question has previously been asked and answered but i have looked everywhere to answer this question through out the net and here but just cant seem to find the answer i look for for this tablet..?
My question is probably simple to some..
basically i have had a galaxy tab 2 7" GT-P3110 for some time now and i rooted it awhile ago with out any problems..
now after awhile i have now decided i want to update the tablet.. to the latest firmware. now we all know that we cant do this simple because it says device status custom or modified..
so i have tried many things now and the devise is reset but still on custom..
can anyone please tell me the way to basically reset this so i can update it?
i have unrooted it via supersu and reset it via factory reset..
i have tried to update via kies but no joy..
i have downloaded odin but have not got a clue where to get a official firmware.. and not sure if im doing it the right way or heading the right way.. can anyone help ?
regards mogs..
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Follow these steps :
1) First download Samsung firmware from GT-P3110 Firmware
2) Download the P3110 firmware based on your region or from any region but you need to wipe/cache reset in case you are going to flash from the region you are not residing.
3) Extract the firmware using winrar,winzip or 7zip,you will get a files with tar.md5 extension..
4) Open odin,please see only these options are checked. Auto-reboot and F.Reset Time,,plese uncheck all other options.
5) click on PDA and select the firmware you have got after extraction
6) Now click on start.
7) you should get a message in the left bottom panel saying "Successful".
8) your tablet will restart.
9) switch it off by pressing Power off button
10) Now immediately press Power button+volume up button for few seconds until you see samsung boot logo and leave power button but keep on pressing volume up button until you see android logo i.e recovery mode.
11) Wipe factory reset from menu and restart.
Enjoy Buddy.
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Hi thanks for your reply and its much appreciated. after posting this last night i ended up going with what i was thinking,
which was pretty much the same as what you suggested. i now have managed to update the device and now rerooted
with not doing things like this ona regular basis its a bit of a ball ache trying to remember how or to suss things out without bricking something
but again thanks for you reply..
however do you know much about sony xperia z? i have one and was wondering if you or anyone else knows of a way to screen mirror movies from it to xbox? Aka on that device "throw" i have managed to setup a media server but wanted the throw to work or screen mirroring?
Hi,
Am totally new on this platform and looking for a solution to my rooted Samsung Tab 2. I wish to update it but keep on getting your device is modified prompt. Kindly assist.
Hi everyone! First i want to apologize in advance if i made a mistake or something. Not too sure where to post! Kinda new to forums and forum rules...I need help seriously! For almost a year now, my Galaxy S3 isn't recognizable by any PC, Mac or whatever. Mavericks, Yosemite, Windows 7 or 8, nothing recognizes it. Downloaded the latest Samsung USB drivers, Kies and still didn't work. Went to a shop and they fixed the mini usb thingy where you plug it. They said it was partially unsolded so the data couldn't get through...Don't know if it's true. Got it recognized by my mac the 1st time. Thought it was finally recognized until the 2nd time i plugged it in. Usb device not recognized, again. 70$ thrown out the window. Anyways. Not too long ago, while still unrecognizable, the phone started shutting down by itself every 2 hours or so so i kinda got fed up and decided to wipe it to factory settings. Tried it through Kies instead of using the vol up/home button/power. Was never able to do so. Kies was doing fine until it told me that i needed to go in emergency recovery mode cause something had went wrong. Tried to go on recovery mode but no can do. Odin mode shows up all the time even though i'm doing the recovery mode manipulation. Got fed up of that too so i decided to flash to a stock firmware through Odin. Forgot to mention: the download mode works...well looks like it. Odin didn't recognize my phone too. Actually, i got it see the phone like 5 times over 100 trys and everytime (the 5 times) it started the flashing process, it would fail right at beginning of the process. Like 3 seconds later. Tried all kinds of pc's, usb cables, etc. My phone was rooted and i lost the root by updating. Was that a mistake? I don't know since the thing was functionning very well. The whole point: now i'm stuck with a phone that goes straight in Odin mode! The same tech from the same shop kept my phone for a few days to check it out and still nothing! Even the guy from the store doesn't know what to do. He spoke to me about flashing the phone's CMOS but he looked soooo unsure...And he was asking 50$ to do so....so no thank you. What can i do people? What is wrong with my phone? Wish i knew more about those things so i wouldn't have to cry for help! Don't know if i explained it well since english is not my natural language...Will answer your questions if you guys wanna know more...Seriously, heeeeeeeeeeelp! Thanks in advance people!
Hi there,
You'd be best served asking for help from the experts who own your device, here but first register an account on XDA :
AT&T Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Also please read this thread:
Problem connecting Galaxy S3 with PC
[HOW TO GUIDE] How To Unbrick AT&T I747 and I747M
Good luck
Another boot loop
Hello!
First of, I would like to apologize if you have seen this same thread title for nth time.
I have a problem with my note 10.1 (prior 2014 version) and warranty has expired already so I'm searching for the solution in the internet and it always lead me to xda site.
I have tried almost all guides and help I found in the internet and I think I'm going in circles. I have not done installing a custom rom in any of my android devices as I'm afraid to encounter an issue and not be able to resolve. But even though I update with only the official software update, I encountered my worst fear. My note is brick (I think). So here's what happen.
More that a month ago, I saw my note installing some updates. Then after some minutes, it re-started and the screen with something like "Downloading..do not turn off target" message appeared. I let it be until I sleep at night, I just connected the charger to ensure my note will not turn off. But when I wake up in the morning, my note is still showing the same screen and as I know, the software update wont take 8hrs to complete. I tried to re-start and the screen with "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." message. At that time, I did not know what Kies is, so I searched the internet. After I downloaded Kies, I restart my note but Kies does not recognize it.
And so my search for the solution in the internet has started, trying to follow all guides I encounter. For weeks I have tried but to no avail, until one day, I tried to install auto root. For the first time, I saw odin with the "PASS" message and I saw the samsung logo again. It continued to boot until I saw my wallpaper again. So I thought I have fixed it already. But when I was setting up the time zone, my note hang and I have no choice but to re-start. After the re-start, I'm back to where it all started.
I tried the same procedure I did when I had a temporary success but this time it always failed.
Sorry for the long story as I was trying to give the complete background as I think it will be helpful. Hopefully, you guys can help me resolve my issue. I really like Android but I never thought that it will be this hard to resolve an issue with it.
Thanks in advance! :good:
during my search, some guides will advise to use a specific odin version. why is this so?
I thought the latest version is always the best? maybe not thru with Android?
Hi guys, anyone kind enough to provide a working pit file for note 10.1 (GT-N8000) the old version?
I think there's a 2014 edition of Note 10.1. Mine is older version.
hello all.
I'm still unsuccessful in making my tablet useful again. May I know that is it possible for software update to damage the hardware of a tablet or any mobile device? This is the first time I heard of such thing. If it's true, then Samsung is not making it's devices a software friendly device. I hope this is not true and I can still fix my tablet.
So I try to to use my tablet when this started. Now I read the fourm and alot of similar issue to mine, almost everyones note is recognized by odin. However mine is not even being recognized. It only makes the sound to charging noise that's it.
Only able to go into download mode.
Help anyone ?
Hi koc88158
Got a similar problem as yours around last week, had also tried searching the forum for answer, this was what i done from experience. But im just a noobie.
1. First time it happened, i reflash Stock recovery from Odin, and for some reason it got through, all files not deleted, root still there. Probably some bug happened.
2. 2nd time happened, i need to reflash stock recovery and Stock Firmware/ROm from Odin. Kinda hard to find a download link for a Stock ROM, i had try all link from threads here that had died. Try sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com . I got it from there here is for 8013
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N8013
3.3rd time happening, well i got a busted mother board, i can still access the custom recovery and Odin. But all above steps had failed because the MoBo is gone. Take it to samsung for a replacement and while there i ask to change the battery as well just in case. And you can ask to flash a stock firmware, but dont go straight away to 4.4.2 KitKat in case you want to do it yourself or Flashing a Custom Rom
Hope it helps. Good luck
Download PROPER DRIVERS. Usually they are downloaded by kies but sometimes, they don't work. In case of that, you have to download samsung drivers by yourself. I think you can find it in here or simply google it.
Here is an another issue with laptops that I also encountered: When you plug in, despite you having drivers, pc doesn't recognize it or constantly the device connects and disconnects every 2 seconds. In that case, you need to update your bios version. However, this case is not likely.(If you are not bad luck brian like me) So focus on driver installation.