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Stuck on System Recovery Screen

I bought a Samsung Galaxy S a week ago and now it seems bricked. Here is what happened:
1. I got it rooted yesterday using "SuperOneClick".
2. Then I installed "Basic with a Twist SGS4G KJ6 Kernel" on it. Since SGH 4G Wiki recommeded having the stock Gingerbread ROM flashed at least once prior to flashing any other Gingerbread ROMs, I downloaded " bhundven's Back to Stock Heimdall One-Click" and installed the latest Java and Visual c++ runtime.
3. According to "lumin30's Heimdall One-Click for Dummies", I downloaded "usbdeview-x64.zip" and tried to uninstall anything that has Samsung and Android related. However, some of them cannot be uninstalled by it and I had to move on. I put my phone in Download Mode and installed the "SAMSUNG USB Composite Device" drivers using Zadig. I got it flashed successfully and booted into the Gingerbread ROM.
4. Bad things happened when I tried to flash the bootloaders. It stuck at certain step for at least half an hour and I decided to pull the USB cable out.
5. I tried to flashed it again using the same approachdescribed above. I got into the download mode and flashed hte device. But during the reboot, it stuck on the System Recovery Screen, saying
Android system recovery <3e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
- for BML -
Enter: OK Key, Select: Vol UP / Vol Down
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
# Manual Mode#
6. I tried 2 different computers and all USB ports, and still it would eventually stick on the System Recovery Screen.
I am definitely a noob, and I don't see many posts discussing what I described above (one post suggested using Odin, but I am not sure where to find the right download link). I wonder whether there is a way to get my phone back working (simply jump out of the System Recovery Screen?) using Heimdall One-Click. Or I should try Odin instead?
Thanks!

Try it again with a different USB port, cable, computer, etc. Get into download mode by holding vol up and vol down while the phone is completely off and plugging in the USB cable. Then flash once without bootloaders, then when the phone begins to reboot (after the update completes in recovery mode), pull the battery, get back into download mode, then flash with bootloaders.
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Thank for the suggestions. I have tried 2 computers and 5 different USB ports so far.
I can always get into download mode and flash without bootloaders. After that the phone will reboot and stick on the System Recovery Screen I described above. I can never reach the next step--flash with bootloaders.
I wonder whether there is anything missing during the reboot process?
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Try it again with a different USB port, cable, computer, etc. Get into download mode by holding vol up and vol down while the phone is completely off and plugging in the USB cable. Then flash once without bootloaders, then when the phone begins to reboot (after the update completes in recovery mode), pull the battery, get back into download mode, then flash with bootloaders.
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rockyhigh said:
Thank for the suggestions. I have tried 2 computers and 5 different USB ports so far.
I can always get into download mode and flash without bootloaders. After that the phone will reboot and stick on the System Recovery Screen I described above. I can never reach the next step--flash with bootloaders.
I wonder whether there is anything missing during the reboot process?
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What happens when you try to flash bootloaders? It hangs?
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Yes, in the very beginning I successfully flashed the ROM and after reboot I got a fresh working phone. Then the device hung there when I try to flash bootloaders.
Now I can still flash the ROM but after reboot, it will stick at system recovery screen and won't work anymore.
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What happens when you try to flash bootloaders? It hangs?
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Have you tried flashing bootloaders again? Pull the battery and get back into download mode.
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Stop. Remove the heimdall drivers using the usbreview. Reboot your computer.
Goto this guide and follow the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
umlaaat had a similar issue and what is happening is your usb ports are not playing nicely with heimdall.

cpkelley94 and eollie,
Thank you very much for the help. Now it is working again.
What I did was:
1. Uninstall all the Samsung related drivers using [usbdeview-x32.zip] according to lumin's step by step guide.
2. reinstall "SAMSUNG USB Composite Device" driver using Zadig according to lumin's step by step guide.
3. Flash with Bootloaders. However, I want to point out that in my previous tries, I couldn't select "Flash Bootloaders" without doing step 1 and 2.
It is so great that I can try some custom ROMS tonight.
eollie said:
Stop. Remove the heimdall drivers using the usbreview. Reboot your computer.
Goto this guide and follow the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
umlaaat had a similar issue and what is happening is your usb ports are not playing nicely with heimdall.
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Help installing recovery

I'm having problems. I flashed the img from the twrp website using flashify and now the phone is stuck on the screen with the android saying downloading. in red it says "could not do normal boot" and under it it says "ODIN mode".
Anybody know what I should do next to either get twrp installed or get the stock recovery back on the phone? I'm not real familiar with ODIN or samsung phones. This is my first non HTC phone.
Thanks
edit: I flashed the nd2 rom through odin and I can use my phone again. Now I just have to figure out how to properly install a custom recovery

Make sure you have the drivers installed that's why I think Odin is not recognizing. You should see a Com port in odin. Doesn't matter what Com just as long as it shows. At this point I think odin is your only option. I believe you could odin nd2 and that would restore your stock recovery but I would just odin twrp then see if it boots
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crown drinker said:
Now I just have to figure out how to properly install a custom recovery
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Just go to my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737724
There is a link to the S5 PC drivers. Then just skip down to the link for installing TWRP via Odin and follow the steps.

Thanks guys. I'll update my drivers and give it a try.

When I turn my phone on, it reboots over and over again, HELP PLEASE!

So I used my galaxy note edge SM-N915F for 6 months with no problem, but I did the Marshmallow 6.0.1 update and now it doesn't work. As I said in the title when I try to start it reboots over and over again.
Any suggestions?? It opens only downloading mode and I flashed a rom(official russian Marshmallow 6.0.1 rom) with Odin and it didn't work.
Please help me! Thanks in advanced!

gazeL_ said:
So I used my galaxy note edge SM-N915F for 6 months with no problem, but I did the Marshmallow 6.0.1 update and now it doesn't work. As I said in the title when I try to start it reboots over and over again.
Any suggestions?? It opens only downloading mode and I flashed a rom(official russian Marshmallow 6.0.1 rom) with Odin and it didn't work.
Please help me! Thanks in advanced!
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When using the correct button combination are you able to enter recovery or does it continue to bootloop? Power, Home and Volume Up is used to enter recovery. When you attempted to flash the stock firmware through Odin, where did you download the stock firmware from?
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fast69mopar said:
When using the correct button combination are you able to enter recovery or does it continue to bootloop? Power, Home and Volume Up is used to enter recovery. When you attempted to flash the stock firmware through Odin, where did you download the stock firmware from?
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Yes, it continue to bootloop even when I try to open in recovery mode. I succesfully entered recovery mode only one time and was able to full wipe, full cache the phone. This is after the flashing. I flashed the stock firmware a week ago and I actually don't remember where I downloaded it from. Thanks for your interest.

gazeL_ said:
Yes, it continue to bootloop even when I try to open in recovery mode. I succesfully entered recovery mode only one time and was able to full wipe, full cache the phone. This is after the flashing. I flashed the stock firmware a week ago and I actually don't remember where I downloaded it from. Thanks for your interest.
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Most firmwares are available from sammobile.com. Which version of Odin are you using? Also, when you performed the flash through Odin, did Odin show the flash to be successful on the progress window? Was your Note Edge rooted or did you have a custom recovery installed before the bootloop issue started?

fast69mopar said:
Most firmwares are available from sammobile.com. Which version of Odin are you using? Also, when you performed the flash through Odin, did Odin show the flash to be successful on the progress window? Was your Note Edge rooted or did you have a custom recovery installed before the bootloop issue started?
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I used Odin3. Yes, Odin showed me the flash to be successful. My Edge didn't rooted before and I didn't have a custom recovery. I had an official software. I actually want to add an screenshot but XDA doesn't let me.

gazeL_ said:
I used Odin3. Yes, Odin showed me the flash to be successful. My Edge didn't rooted before and I didn't have a custom recovery. I had an official software. I actually want to add an screenshot but XDA doesn't let me.
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Have you tried a different version of Odin to perform the flash? I have 3.07 and 3.10 and sometimes one version will work perfectly and the other will show a successful flash but the device will still bootloop. Check which version you have and then download a different one to test with. That may be your issue.
Also, can you enter recovery at all anymore? If you try to enter recovery several times in a row during the bootloop process you may be able to access it after a few attempts. If you can enter recovery, wipe data/factory reset for me. Then attempt to boot. If it loops again, download the official firmware from sammobile.com and flash it with your original version of Odin. If it still loops, then flash it again with the different version of Odin. Lemme know how it goes. I'll do what I can to help.

fast69mopar said:
Have you tried a different version of Odin to perform the flash? I have 3.07 and 3.10 and sometimes one version will work perfectly and the other will show a successful flash but the device will still bootloop. Check which version you have and then download a different one to test with. That may be your issue.
Also, can you enter recovery at all anymore? If you try to enter recovery several times in a row during the bootloop process you may be able to access it after a few attempts. If you can enter recovery, wipe data/factory reset for me. Then attempt to boot. If it loops again, download the official firmware from sammobile.com and flash it with your original version of Odin. If it still loops, then flash it again with the different version of Odin. Lemme know how it goes. I'll do what I can to help.
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I tried different Odin versions but it didn't work. I can flash rom succesfully but after the flashing it doesn't open in recovery mode. It bootloops. Once, it opened in recovery mode and I did wipe data/factory reset after first flashing and it didn't work. Now, it still doesn't open anyway except Downloading Mode.

gazeL_ said:
I tried different Odin versions but it didn't work. I can flash rom succesfully but after the flashing it doesn't open in recovery mode. It bootloops. Once, it opened in recovery mode and I did wipe data/factory reset after first flashing and it didn't work. Now, it still doesn't open anyway except Downloading Mode.
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Are you flashing the exact same ROM version you were using before this problem started? We're you using 5.1.1 before you accepted the MM OTA?
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fast69mopar said:
Are you flashing the exact same ROM version you were using before this problem started? We're you using 5.1.1 before you accepted the MM OTA?
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I used 5.1.1 to before I accepted the MM OTA and I didn't have any p roblem with 5.1.1. I tried to flash different type of 6.0.1 after the problem. Just, problem started with the MM OTA. I will try to flash 5.1.1. So, I guess I need to enter recovery to wipe data/factory reset before flashing 5.1.1 but I can not because it still bootloop. How can I do wipe data/factory reset?
Edit1: And I readed somewhere, they said that it is about the kernel? Is it possible?
Edit2: A few minutes ago, I succeeded to enter recovery mode, I did factory reset and phone still bootloop. It doesn't open. Now, I am downloading the 5.1.1. I will try to flash 5.1.1.
Edit3: I tried a lot of times but it is still same. I flashed the 5.1.1 with different versions of Odin. I successful with flashed it but phone wants to enter in recovery mode after flashing and it bootloops. It is trying to enter recovery mode all time but it doesn't work. Sometimes, on charge, it close to enter the recovery mode. I said in edit2 I succeeded to enter recovery mode, but I didn't say that it was on charge because I discover this now. So, I don't know what I have to do, I am waiting for your suggestions.

gazeL_ said:
I used 5.1.1 to before I accepted the MM OTA and I didn't have any p roblem with 5.1.1. I tried to flash different type of 6.0.1 after the problem. Just, problem started with the MM OTA. I will try to flash 5.1.1. So, I guess I need to enter recovery to wipe data/factory reset before flashing 5.1.1 but I can not because it still bootloop. How can I do wipe data/factory reset?
Edit1: And I readed somewhere, they said that it is about the kernel? Is it possible?
Edit2: A few minutes ago, I succeeded to enter recovery mode, I did factory reset and phone still bootloop. It doesn't open. Now, I am downloading the 5.1.1. I will try to flash 5.1.1.
Edit3: I tried a lot of times but it is still same. I flashed the 5.1.1 with different versions of Odin. I successful with flashed it but phone wants to enter in recovery mode after flashing and it bootloops. It is trying to enter recovery mode all time but it doesn't work. Sometimes, on charge, it close to enter the recovery mode. I said in edit2 I succeeded to enter recovery mode, but I didn't say that it was on charge because I discover this now. So, I don't know what I have to do, I am waiting for your suggestions.
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Let's see if we can get your Note Edge into safe mode without bootlooping. Use these steps:
Turn on safe mode
Turn the device off.
Press and hold the Power and Volume down key.
Continue to hold the Volume down key until the device finishes restarting.
Safe mode will display in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Release the Volume down key when you see Safe Mode.
I have read a few forums and notes about booting into safe mode can stop the bootloop. Once it's successfully booted into safe mode we can attempt to boot normally. Give it a shot and I'll keep researching. Good luck.
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fast69mopar said:
Let's see if we can get your Note Edge into safe mode without bootlooping. Use these steps:
Turn on safe mode
Turn the device off.
Press and hold the Power and Volume down key.
Continue to hold the Volume down key until the device finishes restarting.
Safe mode will display in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Release the Volume down key when you see Safe Mode.
I have read a few forums and notes about booting into safe mode can stop the bootloop. Once it's successfully booted into safe mode we can attempt to boot normally. Give it a shot and I'll keep researching. Good luck.
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I tried a lot of times but it didn't work. I tried on charge, without charge, with different cables but still bootloop. It is just like a joke.
I tried with Kies but Kies didn't see my edge. It didn't connect. On the Kies window, it said "connecting..." so I waited about 2 hours and it didn't connect. Then, I tried to emergency firmware recovery, it didn't see my edge again.

Download Samsung Smart Switch and see if it recognizes your device.
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I have the same problem with my friend's phone (SM-N915F) , I tried all the suggested solutions to no avail.

Qaseeh said:
I have the same problem with my friend's phone (SM-N915F) , I tried all the suggested solutions to no avail.
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Do you have your friends device with you and a PC to use? Was your friend trying to root the device or install a custom recovery or a custom ROM when this happened?
Or, did your friend accept the OTA for 6.0.1 MM and then ended up in a bootloop after installing the OTA?

fast69mopar said:
Do you have your friends device with you and a PC to use? Was your friend trying to root the device or install a custom recovery or a custom ROM when this happened?
Or, did your friend accept the OTA for 6.0.1 MM and then ended up in a bootloop after installing the OTA?
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Yes i still have my friend's phone with me and I have a PC .. he wasn't trying to root it or anything .. he said that the phone was too slow then it rebooted by itself then the bootloops started. i have tried several time to get to the recovery but I couldn't I can only put it on download mode that's where I tried to flash a 6.0.1 MM stock rom using odin and didn't succeed

Qaseeh said:
Yes i still have my friend's phone with me and I have a PC .. he wasn't trying to root it or anything .. he said that the phone was too slow then it rebooted by itself then the bootloops started. i have tried several time to get to the recovery but I couldn't I can only put it on download mode that's where I tried to flash a 6.0.1 MM stock rom using odin and didn't succeed
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What version of Odin are you using to flash the factory firmware? Try to flash the firmware with a different version of Odin.
Also, you said the flash was unsuccessful using Odin. Was there an error message in Odin at the bottom left corner of the screen? If so, what was the error? I have had several flashes fail using one version of Odin but pass with a different version.
Also, what version of Android was your friends device using before you tried to flash the 6.0.1 firmware? If the device was running 5.1.1, have you tried to flash a 5.1.1 firmware with Odin?
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fast69mopar said:
What version of Odin are you using to flash the factory firmware? Try to flash the firmware with a different version of Odin.
Also, you said the flash was unsuccessful using Odin. Was there an error message in Odin at the bottom left corner of the screen? If so, what was the error? I have had several flashes fail using one version of Odin but pass with a different version.
Also, what version of Android was your friends device using before you tried to flash the 6.0.1 firmware? If the device was running 5.1.1, have you tried to flash a 5.1.1 firmware with Odin?
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I have used Odin version 1.85 then tried with Odin v3.11.1 , the flash succeeded no errors but the phone stayed as is .. Actually, he doesn't know the android version of his phone before it bricked. Are u suggesting that I should try to flash a 5.1.1?

Qaseeh said:
I have used Odin version 1.85 then tried with Odin v3.11.1 , the flash succeeded no errors but the phone stayed as is .. Actually, he doesn't know the android version of his phone before it bricked. Are u suggesting that I should try to flash a 5.1.1?
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Search for Odin 3.07 and 3.10. I use both of these versions. When all else fails for me I use 3.07 and it always seems to work for me. Also, I'm betting it was running 5.1.1 because 6.0.1 hasn't been out that long for the Saudi Arabian Note Edge. I would flash the 5.1.1 stock firmware using Odin 3.07 and see if it will allow you to boot normally. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.
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fast69mopar said:
Search for Odin 3.07 and 3.10. I use both of these versions. When all else fails for me I use 3.07 and it always seems to work for me. Also, I'm betting it was running 5.1.1 because 6.0.1 hasn't been out that long for the Saudi Arabian Note Edge. I would flash the 5.1.1 stock firmware using Odin 3.07 and see if it will allow you to boot normally. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.
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I tried flashing android stock rom 5.1.1 like u suggested using Odin 3.07 and 3.10 but still nothing changed ... I think it's totally bricked.
Thank you fast69mopar I appreciate your inputs :good:

Qaseeh said:
I tried flashing android stock rom 5.1.1 like u suggested using Odin 3.07 and 3.10 but still nothing changed ... I think it's totally bricked.
Thank you fast69mopar I appreciate your inputs :good:
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Dammit man. Ill keep looking through my Samsung stuff and see what I can find. I sent my cousin an email yesterday who works for Samsung in their Tier 3 Technical Support/Case Management Group and asked her for some help. I'm really curious as to what she has to say on the subject. When it comes to a Samsung Galaxy or Note device she is a PRO. When I run into an issue with any of my Samsung devices that I can't fix, I call or email her. Keep working on it and we will find a solution.

Bootloop in my S8 Plus, where to download Stock Firmware?

Hi,
I have S8 Plus SM-G955F in Germany.
Dont knwo what exactly happend, but my phone was just still running fine (bootloader is unlocked) and I rebooted but then was stuck at "Installing system updates" screen which appear before getting into recovery. However, it does not enter into recovery and reboots after few seconds into "installing updates" mode which then fails.
It does not boot up into Android.
All I can access to is Download Mode.
I flashed "BL_G955FXXU1AQF7_CL11544126_QB13847503_REV00_user_low_ship.tar" Bootloader and rebooted and now it is stuck in Samsung boot logo. If I press Vol up + Bixpy Button + Power nothing happends, it does not even start to load Recovery mode.
I now downloaded following stock firmware through SamFirm: "SM-G955F_1_20171214140840_hlcm4r582t_fac.zip.enc4" (3332 MB)
but when trying to flash it in odin I get FAILED !!! Also if I try to flash TWRP recovery "twrp-3.1.0-1-dream2lte.img" I get FAILED in Odin I now also tried to flash "AP_G955FXXU1AQH3_CL12050265_QB14545623_REV00" firmware using this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y0ZZxcNVnE which also FAILED. I think I am completely bricked !!
Please help, phone is completeley useless now
Thanks!

tobyffm said:
SM-G955F_1_20171214140840_hlcm4r582t_fac.zip.enc4" (3332 MB)
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I had the same problem with downloading stock firmware. My problem was that I couldn't download from SamMobile because of server maintenance. So I downloaded from here. An with this tool there's the option to decrypt the file automatically. I forgot to tick this option and had a .enc4-file like you have there. The problem could decrypt this file and then I could unzip it and use it with odin.
So that's your problem: you are trying to use an encrypted file. But you have to use an decrypted file.

Maltonator said:
I had the same problem with downloading stock firmware. My problem was that I couldn't download from SamMobile because of server maintenance. So I downloaded from here. An with this tool there's the option to decrypt the file automatically. I forgot to tick this option and had a .enc4-file like you have there. The problem could decrypt this file and then I could unzip it and use it with odin.
So that's your problem: you are trying to use an encrypted file. But you have to use an decrypted file.
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Hi,
thank you! But its actually not my problem. Samfirm decrypted and I got the zip with the BL, AP, CSC, CP files in it. But ODIN fails everytime anyway and I have no idea what I could still do now.

tobyffm said:
Hi,
thank you! But its actually not my problem. Samfirm decrypted and I got the zip with the BL, AP, CSC, CP files in it. But ODIN fails everytime anyway and I have no idea what I could still do now.
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But you flashed all four files at the same run together?

Maltonator said:
But you flashed all four files at the same run together?
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Yes, like the howto video described.

tobyffm said:
Dont knwo what exactly happend, but my phone was just still running fine (bootloader is unlocked) and I rebooted but then was stuck at "Installing system updates" screen which appear before getting into recovery.
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But this happens with my phone to if I press volume up.
tobyffm said:
If I press Vol up + Bixpy Button + Power nothing happends, it does not even start to load Recovery mode.
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But you have to press Vol down

Maltonator said:
But this happens with my phone to if I press volume up.
But you have to press Vol down
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Usual behaviour was this: Vol up, bixpy and Power -> Recovery mode which fist starts with "Installing update..." then failed and then it goes into some black recovery mode where you can choose Apply update.zip etc. right? However, in my case this black screen with more commands did not show up, before it was rebooting again by itself.
Now I cannot even get into this "installing updates" mode before recovery, because "Vol up, bixpy and Power" does not bring any action.
Vol down, Bixpy and Power still works and brings me to Download Mode. But it doesnt help me, because once I tr to flash any firmware in Download Mode, it FAILS in Odin, so I am completely stuck, hope you understand

tobyffm said:
Usual behaviour was this: Vol up, bixpy and Power -> Recovery mode which fist starts with "Installing update..." then failed and then it goes into some black recovery mode where you can choose Apply update.zip etc. right? However, in my case this black screen with more commands did not show up, before it was rebooting again by itself.
Now I cannot even get into this "installing updates" mode before recovery, because "Vol up, bixpy and Power" does not bring any action.
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But why do you boot in recovery mode?
tobyffm said:
Vol down, Bixpy and Power still works and brings me to Download Mode. But it doesnt help me, because once I tr to flash any firmware in Download Mode, it FAILS in Odin, so I am completely stuck, hope you understand
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Download mode is the only mode you need for restoring stock firmware.
Try this guide. (Spoiler "Flashing Standard Firmware:")
Yesterday I did it with this one too and it worked flawlessly. But I used Odin v3.12.3 not as said in the guide V3.12.7.

Maltonator said:
But why do you boot in recovery mode?
Download mode is the only mode you need for restoring stock firmware.
Try this guide. (Spoiler "Flashing Standard Firmware:")
Yesterday I did it with this one too and it worked flawlessly. But I used Odin v3.12.3 not as said in the guide V3.12.7.
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it automatically loaded into recovery before, I was not able to boot into Android, it loaded recovery (but without black screen with more commands) automatically by default and rebooted, loaded recovery again and rebooted, loaded recovery againd and rebooted etc...all I could to to interrupt this was loading download mode.
However, thanks for the link, but it does describe what I did already. And yes, I also used Odin 3.12.3 already because in the video tutorial I linked some posts before they said also, I need to use that version.
However, it simply does not work. Odin FAILS everytime
I am not doing anything wrong, I am sure. The only thing could be that the Firmware I downloaded is still wrong, even I cannot imagine this.

tobyffm said:
I am not doing anything wrong, I am sure. The only thing could be that the Firmware I downloaded is still wrong, even I cannot imagine this.
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Yes that's the only thing that comes on my mind too if you think everything else is right. Download another firmware file maybe from a different provider than SamMobile.
Or try using different USB-Port, USB-Cable and/or different PC.

Maltonator said:
Yes that's the only thing that comes on my mind too if you think everything else is right. Download another firmware file maybe from a different provider than SamMobile.
Or try using different USB-Port, USB-Cable and/or different PC.
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Did already, did not help. I think maybe there is something realldy bricked, so flashing stock firmware wont be possible at all anymore?! Is this possible somehow?
btw: Just managed to load into TWRP, randomly it does load twrp, dont know how, because if I press the keys for loading into recovery, it actually does not do anything, but currently I see twrp.
Is see anything I can try from there? btw: formated data (incl. internal storage) earlier already, but it did not change anything.
But any idea what I can try to flash from TWRP maybe? Is there a way to flash stock firmware from TWRP somehow?
I found a backup in twrp, I am currently trying to restore it...

tobyffm said:
But any idea what I can try to flash from TWRP maybe? Is there a way to flash stock firmware from TWRP somehow?
I found a backup in twrp, I am currently trying to restore it...
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Google found this. But I don't know if this works. I only flashed custom ROMs via TWRP. Stock ROMs always via Odin.

Maltonator said:
Google found this. But I don't know if this works. I only flashed custom ROMs via TWRP. Stock ROMs always via Odin.
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Puuuuh, I was able to fix phone with hat TWRP backup I found!
Thanks for your efforts anyway, much appreciated!

tobyffm said:
Puuuuh, I was able to fix phone with hat TWRP backup I found!
Thanks for your efforts anyway, much appreciated!
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Glad it worked! :good:

tobyffm said:
it automatically loaded into recovery before, I was not able to boot into Android, it loaded recovery (but without black screen with more commands) automatically by default and rebooted, loaded recovery again and rebooted, loaded recovery againd and rebooted etc...all I could to to interrupt this was loading download mode.
However, thanks for the link, but it does describe what I did already. And yes, I also used Odin 3.12.3 already because in the video tutorial I linked some posts before they said also, I need to use that version.
However, it simply does not work. Odin FAILS everytime
I am not doing anything wrong, I am sure. The only thing could be that the Firmware I downloaded is still wrong, even I cannot imagine this.
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My mistake, sorry - I posted in the wrong place- sorry. (I do hope you find a way to get t his fixed) good luck

I just ran into this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/stuck-bootloop-flashing-aqg5-fix-t3636857
It looks like you're not the only one...

You know, you might want to try and remove the more current apps you installed and see if that is causing the loop, and if that does not work, just dirty flash over what you have. For me, a lot of time a dirty flash will solve the issue, as it overwrites the OEM software, and in that manner, takes my phone OS back to normal/new state, while leaving my data.

Hard bricked and bootloader still blocked

Hello, I have a SM-J700M, Brazilian model from a relative. It''s apparently hard bricked as I'm getting a "an error has occurred while updating the device software" message. While I'm still able to get into download mode, I can't get into recovery mode. This phone hasn't had its bootloader unlocked before, so when I tried to flash the stock ROM with Odin, and I've tried multiple different ROMs from Sammobile and elsewhere, both Lollipop and Marshmallow, however I always either get a bootloader message or an "invalid magic string" error in one case. I naturally cannot flash TWRP either because the bootloader blocks it as well. I've tried flashing just TWRP, or just the extracted hidden.img from the unpacked .tar file. I've also tried using both Smart Switch and Kies but they do not detect my phone. Is there any other possible solution?

FelipeFritschF said:
Hello, I have a SM-J700M, Brazilian model from a relative. It''s apparently hard bricked as I'm getting a "an error has occurred while updating the device software" message. While I'm still able to get into download mode, I can't get into recovery mode. This phone hasn't had its bootloader unlocked before, so when I tried to flash the stock ROM with Odin, and I've tried multiple different ROMs from Sammobile and elsewhere, both Lollipop and Marshmallow, however I always either get a bootloader message or an "invalid magic string" error in one case. I naturally cannot flash TWRP either because the bootloader blocks it as well. I've tried flashing just TWRP, or just the extracted hidden.img from the unpacked .tar file. I've also tried using both Smart Switch and Kies but they do not detect my phone. Is there any other possible solution?
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What happens when you try booting into recovery? What key combo are you using to get to it? And are you able to boot into safe mode? (Hold Vol↓on boot)
Also, have you tried a different version of Odin? I've had problems flashing firmware if I use an older version. Not all versions play nice with all the different models.

Have you tried SmartSwitch?
And please stop trying with Lollipop.
Sent from my SM-J700F using Tapatalk

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What happens when you try booting into recovery? What key combo are you using to get to it? And are you able to boot into safe mode? (Hold Vol↓on boot)
Also, have you tried a different version of Odin? I've had problems flashing firmware if I use an older version. Not all versions play nice with all the different models.
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When I try to boot into recovery it just gives me the "an error has occurred" message and. Now that I've tried flashing TWRP it just stays in the boot screen. I haven't tried another version of Odin though, just the latest one, but perhaps it will work with an older one. I'll try that and return here to report if it works. Thanks for your help.

FelipeFritschF said:
When I try to boot into recovery it just gives me the "an error has occurred" message and. Now that I've tried flashing TWRP it just stays in the boot screen. I haven't tried another version of Odin though, just the latest one, but perhaps it will work with an older one. I'll try that and return here to report if it works. Thanks for your help.
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I know how it is to get stuck in that kind of loop. If odin at least gives you a pass when flashing a recovery, you can try flashing the stock recovery or TWRP, leaving the auto reboot option checked, and quickly holding Vol↑+Home+Power as soon as the screen turns off. If the error in stock recovery shows a triangle, you can try tapping Vol↓2 times to bring up its menu. If that doesn't work, try Vol↑ 2 times. If none of those work, I would try pulling the battery, and rebooting into recovery once more and giving it one more try. I honestly think your device can be saved. It might take a few tries though.

Spaceminer said:
I know how it is to get stuck in that kind of loop. If odin at least gives you a pass when flashing a recovery, you can try flashing the stock recovery or TWRP, leaving the auto reboot option checked, and quickly holding Vol↑+Home+Power as soon as the screen turns off. If the error in stock recovery shows a triangle, you can try tapping Vol↓2 times to bring up its menu. If that doesn't work, try Vol↑ 2 times. If none of those work, I would try pulling the battery, and rebooting into recovery once more and giving it one more try. I honestly think your device can be saved. It might take a few tries though.
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You have one option at this point, which is to flash stock through odin.
Ill link you to a website, which has your firmware download, and a guode to flash stock through odin.
updato.com

If flashing stock thru Odin doesn't help. I've got something that will. Engineer firmware.