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Hello Fellow Sammies,
I'm Nico and i have a 2 week old (Got it like January 4th 2013) Samsung Galaxy note 10.1 N8013 it came shipped with the latest OS, which is guess is 4.1.1 (i just know it was the latest). i wanted to be cool and decided that i wanted to soup up my note and i was going through alot and needed something to absorb my attention. i was able to root my phone. I installed ODIN onto PC and then flashed Clockwork Mod and SUSuperuser. Everything was fine. then i wanted a mod. I was thinking of getting cyanogenmod but there was no stable ones available, i also tried other mods but they were all failures. but thinking that one of them would work and following directions on one of the forums i installed GAPPS (Google Play). after this i was no longer able to use Google play. but i didn't know how to fix it (and still don't). i used an app (that i can't remember the name of) that changed googly play into a smiley face app but it didn't fix the accessibility i was getting an RH-01 error. I, by the way, am owner of a Samsung Galaxy SII and i have no problems on it, not with wifi or google play accesibility, runs like a breeze but i also have never tried to soup it up so it still has factory settings.
I decided that no matter what i was going to get google play to work becuase there are things that i want from it. i have a wokring gmail address by the way but Google play is just not accepting/not connecting to it and my Internet is honky dorrie. i decide that it has to be something in my internal card that is causing the google play not to work so i begin deleting some stuff, veyr careful to only delete files from games or things that i know wouldn't have any ramifications (not a total noob). Then i wiped all caches, reset factory settings using CWM. YAY? no...no YAY. i restart my Note 10.1 and i get the first samsung screen (the screen where you hold volume up button to boot CWM) and then i hear the samsung start up music...BUT..THERE...IS...NO...SAMSUNG LOGO, no updating applications, no nothing...just a black lit screen. Frownie faces all over the place...sad. please help me. i have no idea what i have done to it. but i needs ma baby. i would be super appreciative. thankyou all sammies beforehand and i hope i made sense.:silly:
ps. i have no problem going back to the boring old factory settings, screw all my information and apps and stuff...erase it all...so don't worry about providing an answer that includes me saving my information because i don't care since there was nothing really on it anyways. i just want it (the note) to work again.
Quick info:
1.) ODIN recognizes the note
2.) i am able to go to Download mode
3.) i am able to Flash things using ODIN
4.) it is charging and keeping charge
5.) i am able to use CWM
6.) Samsung Music but No Samsung Logo upon boot, the black screen just hangs and hangs (kept it on for like an hour with no boot)
Did you make a backup beforehand? Since I didn't see it referenced I'm assuming you didn't. If you are able to flash through Odin then a reflash of the original firmware should fix it just fine.
insanecrane said:
Did you make a backup beforehand? Since I didn't see it referenced I'm assuming you didn't. If you are able to flash through Odin then a reflash of the original firmware should fix it just fine.
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That's exactly what worked when I bricked mine for a few hours!
Did you do a factory reset???
mrwoofus said:
That's exactly what worked when I bricked mine for a few hours!
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Way way out there, but beautiful rottie. unhijacking thread now. Sorry
Ok if you can install CWM here is what you should do
Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Advance Settings - Clear Davlink Cache & Fix Permissions
Mounts & Storage - Format all except your external SD card
Also what is the source of the firmware make sure it is stock firmware
Then using ODIN try installing the firmware should work if not then god bless you
Thanks all
Thank you all so very very much. i am going to try all of these things, and re post if it works...seems to be a common problem...alright well not particularly common but it happens . Again thank you.
Really?!!!!
mrwoofus said:
That's exactly what worked when I bricked mine for a few hours!
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Keep Hope Alive!!!!:laugh:
pre4speed said:
Way way out there, but beautiful rottie. unhijacking thread now. Sorry
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Thanks...that's my boy Rufus. Lost him to bone cancer about a year ago.
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda app-developers app
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Aniconico said:
Keep Hope Alive!!!!:laugh:
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Ya gotta!
I also did some cussing, sobbing and praying to Andy Android while working on it.
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda app-developers app
Happy Birthday To Me
IT WORKED!!
So what i will do is give people my process in numerical form because i know there are people that are running ragged with the same problem, mind you with MY problem, my Note wasn't bricked but it seemed that i messed up with some data files which was causing me to not get past the logo start up screen. I would see the first Samsung logo and then when it was time for the blue swirl Samsung logo to show all i got was the music and a continuing black screen, not a "shut-off" black screen but a "sorry, try again later" black screen. A lit black screen if you will like it was wanting to continue but didn't seem to know how. like i said i was able to get into download mode and ODIN recognized my Note each time, turning yellow. i was also able to download CWM every time without fail. KIES recognized that i had a Samsung device plugged in but didn't seem to know what to do with it. It was charging like normal. it also would not show up in "my computer" but it showed in Device Manager (which of course it would since i was still able to use ODIN and stuff). This is what i did, with those problems, listening to the kind guides of the experts that responded to my cry for help. plus you know what I'm gonna go step by step like people don't have ODIN and stuff.
HOW TO FIX A STUCK BOOT SCREEN ON GALAXY NOTE 10.1 N8013 4.1.2
1.) Download ODIN (just google it)
2.) FLASH ClockworkMOD (CWM) using ODIN to Device (just google it)
A.) Before pressing "START" Uncheck all options ( Auto-reboot, F-reset (re-partition should already be unchecked etc) Just hold the power button device to reset, it will reset on it's own upon start up
4.) Download Firmware Hotfile Linked By the Beautiful Samir who commented on this thread (just search for him). Make sure that fireware is designated for your particular device. No Samsung SIII firmware for Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
A.) Use the "Save to" Option not the "Open With" option...It's just better
5.) Enter Recovery Mode (CWM Mode) on device using the Power + Volume UP key
6.) Factory Reset Wipe
7.) Wipe Cache
8.) Advance Settings - Clear Davlink Cache & Fix Permissions
9.) Mounts & Storage - Format all except your external SD card (be careful and watch what your doing don;t want to delete anything else by mistake..cause you will be really..cough..upset)
A.) be forewarned that after these wipes you won't be able to get past the first Samsung logo screen, it will just remain there on the screen but have no fear it should be fixed when you download the Firmware. KAY. breathe easy.
B.) i mention this because my problem was that i was getting past the first Samsung logo but not past the second one, in the sense that it wasn't even appearing on the screen.
10.) Make sure that your USB drivers for Samsung are working, you can get the driver from Samsung site (Google it) or use KIES (Google it)
A.) if you use KIES i advise you to download it, get the Samsung USB drivers from it, then go to control panel on your desktop and Uninstall it, you can download it again later when your Note is working again but it seems to cause problems with ODIN, better safe than sorry i always say
11.) The Firmware can be a particularly long download, but once it is done and you have extracted it to a folder using WINRAR (remember the name of this folder) make sure that it is saved to your computer then shutdown and restart your computer
12.) Now with your newly restarted computer.........
1.) Open ODIN
2.) Put Samsung Note 10.1 into "Download Mode"
3.) Connect your Note to Computer using USB, it should make the ID:COM turn yellow
4.) Uncheck auto-reboot, F-reset etc
5.) go to PDA and look for the folder that you placed your firmware in :KIES_Blaahblaahblahh_blaah
6.) Press START
7.) you should see a download begin both on device and within ODIN....PASSSSSS (Green Box)
8.) Reset Computer Manually by pressing the power button
9.) turn back on Galaxy Note 10.1 and you should be all set
a.) don't be scared after you turn on your note and you get the Samsung logo and then the little android robot downloading some stuff (that is supposed to happen)
I want to say a Heartfelt Thank you to Samir and all the Developers as well as the Non-samir non-developers that helped me with their knowledge. thank you. thank you. thank you. Electronic Angels you all are. I'll try to be careful this time :victory:
I hope I was helpful with my breakdown of my process, because through my Google searches i wasn't able to find someone who had what i needed and i hope that i provided that to whatever hapless being about to have a bit of psychotic break at their black hanging screen. I'll be going on a long, internet-less vacation , So i won't really be able to respond to anyone after the 22 of January. but i'll get back to ya when i return. peace. love.harmony.:highfive:
Aniconico said:
IT WORKED!!
So what i will do is give people my process in numerical form because i know there are people that are running ragged with the same problem, mind you with MY problem, my Note wasn't bricked but it seemed that i messed up with some data files which was causing me to not get past the logo start up screen. I would see the first Samsung logo and then when it was time for the blue swirl Samsung logo to show all i got was the music and a continuing black screen, not a "shut-off" black screen but a "sorry, try again later" black screen. A lit black screen if you will like it was wanting to continue but didn't seem to know how. like i said i was able to get into download mode and ODIN recognized my Note each time, turning yellow. i was also able to download CWM every time without fail. KIES recognized that i had a Samsung device plugged in but didn't seem to know what to do with it. It was charging like normal. it also would not show up in "my computer" but it showed in Device Manager (which of course it would since i was still able to use ODIN and stuff). This is what i did, with those problems, listening to the kind guides of the experts that responded to my cry for help. plus you know what I'm gonna go step by step like people don't have ODIN and stuff.
HOW TO FIX A STUCK BOOT SCREEN ON GALAXY NOTE 10.1 N8013 4.1.2
1.) Download ODIN (just google it)
2.) FLASH ClockworkMOD (CWM) using ODIN to Device (just google it)
A.) Before pressing "START" Uncheck all options ( Auto-reboot, F-reset (re-partition should already be unchecked etc) Just hold the power button device to reset, it will reset on it's own upon start up
4.) Download Firmware Hotfile Linked By the Beautiful Samir who commented on this thread (just search for him). Make sure that fireware is designated for your particular device. No Samsung SIII firmware for Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
A.) Use the "Save to" Option not the "Open With" option...It's just better
5.) Enter Recovery Mode (CWM Mode) on device using the Power + Volume UP key
6.) Factory Reset Wipe
7.) Wipe Cache
8.) Advance Settings - Clear Davlink Cache & Fix Permissions
9.) Mounts & Storage - Format all except your external SD card (be careful and watch what your doing don;t want to delete anything else by mistake..cause you will be really..cough..upset)
A.) be forewarned that after these wipes you won't be able to get past the first Samsung logo screen, it will just remain there on the screen but have no fear it should be fixed when you download the Firmware. KAY. breathe easy.
B.) i mention this because my problem was that i was getting past the first Samsung logo but not past the second one, in the sense that it wasn't even appearing on the screen.
10.) Make sure that your USB drivers for Samsung are working, you can get the driver from Samsung site (Google it) or use KIES (Google it)
A.) if you use KIES i advise you to download it, get the Samsung USB drivers from it, then go to control panel on your desktop and Uninstall it, you can download it again later when your Note is working again but it seems to cause problems with ODIN, better safe than sorry i always say
11.) The Firmware can be a particularly long download, but once it is done and you have extracted it to a folder using WINRAR (remember the name of this folder) make sure that it is saved to your computer then shutdown and restart your computer
12.) Now with your newly restarted computer.........
1.) Open ODIN
2.) Put Samsung Note 10.1 into "Download Mode"
3.) Connect your Note to Computer using USB, it should make the ID:COM turn yellow
4.) Uncheck auto-reboot, F-reset etc
5.) go to PDA and look for the folder that you placed your firmware in :KIES_Blaahblaahblahh_blaah
6.) Press START
7.) you should see a download begin both on device and within ODIN....PASSSSSS (Green Box)
8.) Reset Computer Manually by pressing the power button
9.) turn back on Galaxy Note 10.1 and you should be all set
a.) don't be scared after you turn on your note and you get the Samsung logo and then the little android robot downloading some stuff (that is supposed to happen)
I want to say a Heartfelt Thank you to Samir and all the Developers as well as the Non-samir non-developers that helped me with their knowledge. thank you. thank you. thank you. Electronic Angels you all are. I'll try to be careful this time :victory:
I hope I was helpful with my breakdown of my process, because through my Google searches i wasn't able to find someone who had what i needed and i hope that i provided that to whatever hapless being about to have a bit of psychotic break at their black hanging screen. I'll be going on a long, internet-less vacation , So i won't really be able to respond to anyone after the 22 of January. but i'll get back to ya when i return. peace. love.harmony.:highfive:
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I'm not lucky after trying to upgrade to JellyBean it get stuck on Galaxy Screen...Try to recovery on ODIN with Stock firmware no lucky, Also my clockworkmod does not work anymore and for some reason my volume button now are backwards, like if I want to go on download mode Have to press and Hold Volume-UP plus power then HIT Up again to continue and it was suppouse to be volume down to continue...I Can flash CWM but when I reset and HOLD Power and VOLUME Down and releases power after logo nothing happens .....I want Cry 2 days and counting with my Galaxy Note Bricked......
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insanecrane said:
Did you make a backup beforehand? Since I didn't see it referenced I'm assuming you didn't. If you are able to flash through Odin then a reflash of the original firmware should fix it just fine.
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Thanks for your help...I'm not really concern about backup, I Have not important information on my TAB, I did try the Stock ROM 4.0.2 I believe gave me a error on ODIN when goes on CACHE and I try to do the Jellybean stock it pass everything but it wont reboot, it get stuck too
does it work with GT-N8000?
Aniconico said:
IT WORKED!!
So what i will do is give people my process in numerical form because i know there are people that are running ragged with the same problem, mind you with MY problem, my Note wasn't bricked but it seemed that i messed up with some data files which was causing me to not get past the logo start up screen. I would see the first Samsung logo and then when it was time for the blue swirl Samsung logo to show all i got was the music and a continuing black screen, not a "shut-off" black screen but a "sorry, try again later" black screen. A lit black screen if you will like it was wanting to continue but didn't seem to know how. like i said i was able to get into download mode and ODIN recognized my Note each time, turning yellow. i was also able to download CWM every time without fail. KIES recognized that i had a Samsung device plugged in but didn't seem to know what to do with it. It was charging like normal. it also would not show up in "my computer" but it showed in Device Manager (which of course it would since i was still able to use ODIN and stuff). This is what i did, with those problems, listening to the kind guides of the experts that responded to my cry for help. plus you know what I'm gonna go step by step like people don't have ODIN and stuff.
HOW TO FIX A STUCK BOOT SCREEN ON GALAXY NOTE 10.1 N8013 4.1.2
1.) Download ODIN (just google it)
2.) FLASH ClockworkMOD (CWM) using ODIN to Device (just google it)
A.) Before pressing "START" Uncheck all options ( Auto-reboot, F-reset (re-partition should already be unchecked etc) Just hold the power button device to reset, it will reset on it's own upon start up
4.) Download Firmware Hotfile Linked By the Beautiful Samir who commented on this thread (just search for him). Make sure that fireware is designated for your particular device. No Samsung SIII firmware for Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
A.) Use the "Save to" Option not the "Open With" option...It's just better
5.) Enter Recovery Mode (CWM Mode) on device using the Power + Volume UP key
6.) Factory Reset Wipe
7.) Wipe Cache
8.) Advance Settings - Clear Davlink Cache & Fix Permissions
9.) Mounts & Storage - Format all except your external SD card (be careful and watch what your doing don;t want to delete anything else by mistake..cause you will be really..cough..upset)
A.) be forewarned that after these wipes you won't be able to get past the first Samsung logo screen, it will just remain there on the screen but have no fear it should be fixed when you download the Firmware. KAY. breathe easy.
B.) i mention this because my problem was that i was getting past the first Samsung logo but not past the second one, in the sense that it wasn't even appearing on the screen.
10.) Make sure that your USB drivers for Samsung are working, you can get the driver from Samsung site (Google it) or use KIES (Google it)
A.) if you use KIES i advise you to download it, get the Samsung USB drivers from it, then go to control panel on your desktop and Uninstall it, you can download it again later when your Note is working again but it seems to cause problems with ODIN, better safe than sorry i always say
11.) The Firmware can be a particularly long download, but once it is done and you have extracted it to a folder using WINRAR (remember the name of this folder) make sure that it is saved to your computer then shutdown and restart your computer
12.) Now with your newly restarted computer.........
1.) Open ODIN
2.) Put Samsung Note 10.1 into "Download Mode"
3.) Connect your Note to Computer using USB, it should make the ID:COM turn yellow
4.) Uncheck auto-reboot, F-reset etc
5.) go to PDA and look for the folder that you placed your firmware in :KIES_Blaahblaahblahh_blaah
6.) Press START
7.) you should see a download begin both on device and within ODIN....PASSSSSS (Green Box)
8.) Reset Computer Manually by pressing the power button
9.) turn back on Galaxy Note 10.1 and you should be all set
a.) don't be scared after you turn on your note and you get the Samsung logo and then the little android robot downloading some stuff (that is supposed to happen)
I want to say a Heartfelt Thank you to Samir and all the Developers as well as the Non-samir non-developers that helped me with their knowledge. thank you. thank you. thank you. Electronic Angels you all are. I'll try to be careful this time :victory:
I hope I was helpful with my breakdown of my process, because through my Google searches i wasn't able to find someone who had what i needed and i hope that i provided that to whatever hapless being about to have a bit of psychotic break at their black hanging screen. I'll be going on a long, internet-less vacation , So i won't really be able to respond to anyone after the 22 of January. but i'll get back to ya when i return. peace. love.harmony.:highfive:
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HI
i got exactly the same problem of yours but my note 10.1 is GT-N8000 NOT 8013 do you have any information if it works on it? Pls i am really trying and going to no results
ca i please know what do you mean with "8.) Reset Computer Manually by pressing the power button"
Please reply as fast as you can i am really losing hope!
Thanks
I'd just like to say that you have posted the BEST Bricked my ------ Thread I have read on here. This guy sets the examples.
He put everything precisely in order, and clear.
He added all the necessary extra info, very nicely bullet pointed.
And good grammar and capital letters
:high five: :well done:
Sent from my To-Be Bricked U
Strike_Riku said:
I'd just like to say that you have posted the BEST Bricked my ------ Thread I have read on here. This guy sets the examples.
He put everything precisely in order, and clear.
He added all the necessary extra info, very nicely bullet pointed.
And good grammar and capital letters
:high five: :well done:
Sent from my To-Be Bricked U
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So true only his tablet was clearly not BRICKED. Just borked up noob mistakes.
Glad it's fixed for ya . never flash without first knowledge of method back
Good luck
This worked for me
I couldn't get CWM to work either...I re-flashed the Stock rom, then went into regular Andriod Recovery. I then did a Data Wipe/Factory reset and wiped cache partition. Twice just to be sure..rebooted and it worked
Aniconico said:
IT WORKED!!
So what i will do is give people my process in numerical form because i know there are people that are running ragged with the same problem, mind you with MY problem, my Note wasn't bricked but it seemed that i messed up with some data files which was causing me to not get past the logo start up screen. I would see the first Samsung logo and then when it was time for the blue swirl Samsung logo to show all i got was the music and a continuing black screen, not a "shut-off" black screen but a "sorry, try again later" black screen. A lit black screen if you will like it was wanting to continue but didn't seem to know how. like i said i was able to get into download mode and ODIN recognized my Note each time, turning yellow. i was also able to download CWM every time without fail. KIES recognized that i had a Samsung device plugged in but didn't seem to know what to do with it. It was charging like normal. it also would not show up in "my computer" but it showed in Device Manager (which of course it would since i was still able to use ODIN and stuff). This is what i did, with those problems, listening to the kind guides of the experts that responded to my cry for help. plus you know what I'm gonna go step by step like people don't have ODIN and stuff.
HOW TO FIX A STUCK BOOT SCREEN ON GALAXY NOTE 10.1 N8013 4.1.2
1.) Download ODIN (just google it)
2.) FLASH ClockworkMOD (CWM) using ODIN to Device (just google it)
A.) Before pressing "START" Uncheck all options ( Auto-reboot, F-reset (re-partition should already be unchecked etc) Just hold the power button device to reset, it will reset on it's own upon start up
4.) Download Firmware Hotfile Linked By the Beautiful Samir who commented on this thread (just search for him). Make sure that fireware is designated for your particular device. No Samsung SIII firmware for Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
A.) Use the "Save to" Option not the "Open With" option...It's just better
5.) Enter Recovery Mode (CWM Mode) on device using the Power + Volume UP key
6.) Factory Reset Wipe
7.) Wipe Cache
8.) Advance Settings - Clear Davlink Cache & Fix Permissions
9.) Mounts & Storage - Format all except your external SD card (be careful and watch what your doing don;t want to delete anything else by mistake..cause you will be really..cough..upset)
A.) be forewarned that after these wipes you won't be able to get past the first Samsung logo screen, it will just remain there on the screen but have no fear it should be fixed when you download the Firmware. KAY. breathe easy.
B.) i mention this because my problem was that i was getting past the first Samsung logo but not past the second one, in the sense that it wasn't even appearing on the screen.
10.) Make sure that your USB drivers for Samsung are working, you can get the driver from Samsung site (Google it) or use KIES (Google it)
A.) if you use KIES i advise you to download it, get the Samsung USB drivers from it, then go to control panel on your desktop and Uninstall it, you can download it again later when your Note is working again but it seems to cause problems with ODIN, better safe than sorry i always say
11.) The Firmware can be a particularly long download, but once it is done and you have extracted it to a folder using WINRAR (remember the name of this folder) make sure that it is saved to your computer then shutdown and restart your computer
12.) Now with your newly restarted computer.........
1.) Open ODIN
2.) Put Samsung Note 10.1 into "Download Mode"
3.) Connect your Note to Computer using USB, it should make the ID:COM turn yellow
4.) Uncheck auto-reboot, F-reset etc
5.) go to PDA and look for the folder that you placed your firmware in :KIES_Blaahblaahblahh_blaah
6.) Press START
7.) you should see a download begin both on device and within ODIN....PASSSSSS (Green Box)
8.) Reset Computer Manually by pressing the power button
9.) turn back on Galaxy Note 10.1 and you should be all set
a.) don't be scared after you turn on your note and you get the Samsung logo and then the little android robot downloading some stuff (that is supposed to happen)
I want to say a Heartfelt Thank you to Samir and all the Developers as well as the Non-samir non-developers that helped me with their knowledge. thank you. thank you. thank you. Electronic Angels you all are. I'll try to be careful this time :victory:
I hope I was helpful with my breakdown of my process, because through my Google searches i wasn't able to find someone who had what i needed and i hope that i provided that to whatever hapless being about to have a bit of psychotic break at their black hanging screen. I'll be going on a long, internet-less vacation , So i won't really be able to respond to anyone after the 22 of January. but i'll get back to ya when i return. peace. love.harmony.:highfive:
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Hello, i have the same problem in my tablet. I read your messege but I'm not sure if this is the firmware "cm-10.1-20130716-NIGHTLY-n8013.zip"
and I can not wipe the sd card or external sd card.
Please help!
Its work now. You have to download the firmware in the samfirmware and regist in the site found your tablet and the model !!!!!!!!!!!!
Download odin on google
Galaxy Note 8.0 worked too
It worked perfectly with a Galaxy Note 8 GT-5110! Softbrick gone! Using the first firmware available in the following link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289441
Thank you all
Aniconico said:
IT WORKED!!
So what i will do is give people my process in numerical form because i know there are people that are running ragged with the same problem, mind you with MY problem, my Note wasn't bricked but it seemed that i messed up with some data files which was causing me to not get past the logo start up screen. I would see the first Samsung logo and then when it was time for the blue swirl Samsung logo to show all i got was the music and a continuing black screen, not a "shut-off" black screen but a "sorry, try again later" black screen. A lit black screen if you will like it was wanting to continue but didn't seem to know how. like i said i was able to get into download mode and ODIN recognized my Note each time, turning yellow. i was also able to download CWM every time without fail. KIES recognized that i had a Samsung device plugged in but didn't seem to know what to do with it. It was charging like normal. it also would not show up in "my computer" but it showed in Device Manager (which of course it would since i was still able to use ODIN and stuff). This is what i did, with those problems, listening to the kind guides of the experts that responded to my cry for help. plus you know what I'm gonna go step by step like people don't have ODIN and stuff.
HOW TO FIX A STUCK BOOT SCREEN ON GALAXY NOTE 10.1 N8013 4.1.2
1.) Download ODIN (just google it)
2.) FLASH ClockworkMOD (CWM) using ODIN to Device (just google it)
A.) Before pressing "START" Uncheck all options ( Auto-reboot, F-reset (re-partition should already be unchecked etc) Just hold the power button device to reset, it will reset on it's own upon start up
4.) Download Firmware Hotfile Linked By the Beautiful Samir who commented on this thread (just search for him). Make sure that fireware is designated for your particular device. No Samsung SIII firmware for Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
A.) Use the "Save to" Option not the "Open With" option...It's just better
5.) Enter Recovery Mode (CWM Mode) on device using the Power + Volume UP key
6.) Factory Reset Wipe
7.) Wipe Cache
8.) Advance Settings - Clear Davlink Cache & Fix Permissions
9.) Mounts & Storage - Format all except your external SD card (be careful and watch what your doing don;t want to delete anything else by mistake..cause you will be really..cough..upset)
A.) be forewarned that after these wipes you won't be able to get past the first Samsung logo screen, it will just remain there on the screen but have no fear it should be fixed when you download the Firmware. KAY. breathe easy.
B.) i mention this because my problem was that i was getting past the first Samsung logo but not past the second one, in the sense that it wasn't even appearing on the screen.
10.) Make sure that your USB drivers for Samsung are working, you can get the driver from Samsung site (Google it) or use KIES (Google it)
A.) if you use KIES i advise you to download it, get the Samsung USB drivers from it, then go to control panel on your desktop and Uninstall it, you can download it again later when your Note is working again but it seems to cause problems with ODIN, better safe than sorry i always say
11.) The Firmware can be a particularly long download, but once it is done and you have extracted it to a folder using WINRAR (remember the name of this folder) make sure that it is saved to your computer then shutdown and restart your computer
12.) Now with your newly restarted computer.........
1.) Open ODIN
2.) Put Samsung Note 10.1 into "Download Mode"
3.) Connect your Note to Computer using USB, it should make the ID:COM turn yellow
4.) Uncheck auto-reboot, F-reset etc
5.) go to PDA and look for the folder that you placed your firmware in :KIES_Blaahblaahblahh_blaah
6.) Press START
7.) you should see a download begin both on device and within ODIN....PASSSSSS (Green Box)
8.) Reset Computer Manually by pressing the power button
9.) turn back on Galaxy Note 10.1 and you should be all set
a.) don't be scared after you turn on your note and you get the Samsung logo and then the little android robot downloading some stuff (that is supposed to happen)
I want to say a Heartfelt Thank you to Samir and all the Developers as well as the Non-samir non-developers that helped me with their knowledge. thank you. thank you. thank you. Electronic Angels you all are. I'll try to be careful this time :victory:
I hope I was helpful with my breakdown of my process, because through my Google searches i wasn't able to find someone who had what i needed and i hope that i provided that to whatever hapless being about to have a bit of psychotic break at their black hanging screen. I'll be going on a long, internet-less vacation , So i won't really be able to respond to anyone after the 22 of January. but i'll get back to ya when i return. peace. love.harmony.:highfive:
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A lot of people seem to have had success on fixing their Android devices on this thread so maybe somebody here would be able to help me.
I have Galaxy note 10.1 GT-N8010. The problem started when I was trying to download a custom rom on my rooted device. I could not get into the cwm recovery mode by pressing power button + volume up button which I had flashed using Odin. I went into SuperSu and an option came up to put the device into recovery mode. I selected the option and from then on the device went into a constant boot loop. The Samsung logo would show up and then disappear and so on in a cycle.
I decided to flash a stock rom (which I downloaded from Sammobile) thinking the problem would go away. It resulted in the device being stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note logo. I have reflashed a different stock rom (one for France this time, as the previous one was for the UK) and the device is still stuck on the galaxy logo.
People seem to solve it by going into the recovery mode, but my device, Galaxy note 10.1 GT-N8010, cannot seem to do that. It can only go into the download mode.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@Aniconico I can not find the firmware hotfile link you mentioned above I see the post by samir_a but I do not see a link or anything. Please help
I have an earlier thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107600 but that is now buried on page 2 and might be missed by new readers. After a disastrous time trying to root my Galaxy Tab 5100 I did manage with the help of people here to flash the recommended stock ROM - however while the tablet goes through its boot sequenece with the aminated Samsung sign - it sticks when it gets to the plain Samsung logo and wont go further.
Odin reported that it installed OK and the tab rebooted as it should but only this far - not sure what I should try next to get my stock Samsung image back and working. One thing I didn't do was to tick repartition because the instructions only said to do this when a certain type of file was included in the package, and it wasn't. Should I have ticked this after all, if so I can try the same thing again if I can force it back into download mode again. (though as the yellow pane still shows in odin when connected I wonder if I can just go ahead anyway)
I have also been looking for rooting software and came across this
http://root-android.org/?version=Tablet&country=Samsung&ios=Galaxy+Tab+2&submit.x=63&submit.y=104
I am wondering if next time (assuming I ever get it working!) I would be better shelling out $30 and getting software to do it all for me - is this any good? has anyone used it or had reports about it? I wish I had seen this before I read "that it was almost impossible to brick the tab 2"
Also I would like to have root access on my S3 as well but wouldn't dream of risking this I don't think now
gbswales said:
I have an earlier thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107600 but that is now buried on page 2 and might be missed by new readers. After a disastrous time trying to root my Galaxy Tab 5100 I did manage with the help of people here to flash the recommended stock ROM - however while the tablet goes through its boot sequenece with the aminated Samsung sign - it sticks when it gets to the plain Samsung logo and wont go further.
Odin reported that it installed OK and the tab rebooted as it should but only this far - not sure what I should try next to get my stock Samsung image back and working. One thing I didn't do was to tick repartition because the instructions only said to do this when a certain type of file was included in the package, and it wasn't. Should I have ticked this after all, if so I can try the same thing again if I can force it back into download mode again. (though as the yellow pane still shows in odin when connected I wonder if I can just go ahead anyway)
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Have you tried a factory reset from recovery? If you've restored the stock ROM, then all you need to do is the factory reset to get things working again. Don't repartition unless you really need to.
gbswales said:
I have also been looking for rooting software and came across this
http://root-android.org/?version=Tablet&country=Samsung&ios=Galaxy+Tab+2&submit.x=63&submit.y=104
I am wondering if next time (assuming I ever get it working!) I would be better shelling out $30 and getting software to do it all for me - is this any good? has anyone used it or had reports about it? Also I would like to have root access on my S3 as well but wouldn't dream of risking this I don't think now
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I can't see any reason you should spend that kind of money given how easy the CF-AutoRoot is. In fact, that product looks very shady to me. "Root Any Android Device"? Well, there's lots of devices out there that nobody's been able to root, or devices that take a lot of work. I can't believe there's a single app that'll work across every Android device with a single click.
Be careful, which stock ROM have you flashed? I would use this sequence
flash the stock ROM
then immediately
flash CWM recovery, use CWM recovery to wipe the data (wipe data/factory reset).
Then reboot
CWM ?
DigitalMD said:
Be careful, which stock ROM have you flashed? I would use this sequence
flash the stock ROM
then immediately
flash CWM recovery, use CWM recovery to wipe the data (wipe data/factory reset).
Then reboot
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Well I followed one of the posted routes on this forum, downloading from a list of recommended files for each version, and it mentioned nothing about CWM which I know nothing about. I have to say that everyone's definition of "easy" on here - I find complicated and difficult - I know my way around windows but android seems much more complex. The only reason I wanted to have root in the first place was to be able to make a complete image back up that would make it easy to restore my device without having to re-download all my software and set up. I do it with windows all the time. To me "easy" is, download and install something - click go - done! Even getting the device to go into download mode in the first place is a very hit and miss affair (as others say on here too) clearly Samsung don't want you to do this.
The other problem is that while the tablet is in this state it wont turn off, just reboots itself when you do and the screen stays on - so unless you leave it plugged in 24/7 - I start each time with a flat battery that I have to recharge before I can try something else
This is the route I followed
DigitalMD said:
Be careful, which stock ROM have you flashed? I would use this sequence
flash the stock ROM
then immediately
flash CWM recovery, use CWM recovery to wipe the data (wipe data/factory reset).
Then reboot
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I got this through earlier posts - the only thing I didn't do was to go into recovery and reset in step 2 because this simply wasn't possible - the device was stuck on the error message and no amount of button pressing did anything other than restart to the same screen. By this stage I couldn't even go back to check what version of android I was running - it would have been the latest jelly bean distributed to UK.
I also didn't check re-partition as in 6. because there was no pit file in the download
E. Restore to stock
THIS WILL WIPE YOUR DATA!
4.0.3 for p5100: https://hotfile.com/dl/155804946/76b...XALD9.rar.html
4.0.3 for p5110: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159635395/...3_PEO.zip.html
4.0.4 for p5100: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/165065733/...1_SER.zip.html
4.0.4 for p5113: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/164415704/...5_XAR.zip.html
4.0.? for p5113: http://69.46.67.99/GT-P3113_XAR_1_20...ldcgx9tzmx.zip
4.0.4 for p3100: http://samsung-updates.com/fw/Samsun...3kdo3qe503.zip (PIT files: 16Gb p3100, 8GB p3100
Note: for more language options for stock ROM's for the tab 10, go here.
1. Unzip the downloaded ROM. If there is a file ending in .pit, skip to step 3
2. Reboot into recovery and select wipe data/factory reset.
3. Reboot into Download Mode.
4. Unzip/unrar the stock firmware
5. click PDA and find the stock file (PDA/PLATFORM file, the largest one).
6. Click PIT and open the .pit file you downloaded if one was included with your ROM. Check Re-Partition in ODIN
7. OPTIONAL: if you want to flash the bootloader and/or csc, you can select them as well. If you don't know what that means, you don't need to do it.
8. Click Start.
9. Enjoy!
Help please - this is where I am at the moment - some SIMPLE help needed please
I tried to install what I thought was the stock ROM - it appeared to install but wouldnt boot past the samsung screen. I now realise (a) that I may not have followed the full correct procedure and (b) may have downloaded the 5110 rom instead of the 5100 rom - silly mistake I know.
However reading all the guides I can find there doesnt seem to be a simple way I can find of restoring the standard un-rooted rom so that I can go back and try again. All of the things I can find seem to included downloading something onto the external card but cant do that as I cannot access it and don't have an external card reader.
What I can do now is
boot into download mode
connect to ODIN and see the yellow block
It will not boot normally past the samsung splash screen
and cannot connect to KIES in any mode (I do have the drivers installed and have connected before)
I also have no idea now what is installed on it because I cant get to the system to see!
Is there an easy way to install a stock samsung rom from this point? I don't mind if data is lost, I have nothing important on there and wouldnt mind re-installing apps as I had accumulated far too many anway - really I just want to get my tablet back the way it was from the factory but with the 4.2 jelly bean installed (though if it went back to an earlier version and I could update in Kies that would be ok too)
Can anyone give me simple instructions for doing this using just ODIN and my computer without involving the external card - please.
After that I will be looking for an equally easy way to root it again
I will credit you with a good answer if you can help -as well as appreciating it.
gbswales said:
I tried to install what I thought was the stock ROM - it appeared to install but wouldnt boot past the samsung screen. I now realise (a) that I may not have followed the full correct procedure and (b) may have downloaded the 5110 rom instead of the 5100 rom - silly mistake I know.
However reading all the guides I can find there doesnt seem to be a simple way I can find of restoring the standard un-rooted rom so that I can go back and try again. All of the things I can find seem to included downloading something onto the external card but cant do that as I cannot access it and don't have an external card reader.
What I can do now is
boot into download mode
connect to ODIN and see the yellow block
It will not boot normally past the samsung splash screen
and cannot connect to KIES in any mode (I do have the drivers installed and have connected before)
I also have no idea now what is installed on it because I cant get to the system to see!
Is there an easy way to install a stock samsung rom from this point? I don't mind if data is lost, I have nothing important on there and wouldnt mind re-installing apps as I had accumulated far too many anway - really I just want to get my tablet back the way it was from the factory but with the 4.2 jelly bean installed (though if it went back to an earlier version and I could update in Kies that would be ok too)
Can anyone give me simple instructions for doing this using just ODIN and my computer without involving the external card - please.
After that I will be looking for an equally easy way to root it again
I will credit you with a good answer if you can help -as well as appreciating it.
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What you need to do is to download the stock ROM for your 5100.
Go to www.samfirmware.com and put "GT-5100" into the search box. You'll see a list of the stock firmware for your device. Pick the appropriate firmware for your country and click "download".
Start up ODIN. Click on the "PDA" button and open the firmware file you downloaded above.
Restart in downloader mode (power and volume up), and connect the tablet to your PC. ODIN should now show the device.
Make sure repartition is not checked, and click on "Start". When it finishes, you now have stock firmware installed.
Power off, then restart in recovery mode. (Hold power and volume down.)
Choose "wipe data/factory reset" by using the volume keys to move the highlight, then pressing the power button to select an entry.
Once it's finished booting, you should be back to normal.
Thanks K1MU for this information which at least looks clear - the only problem I have is when I put in the model etc when I get to country it offers me only 3 choices
UK (BTU) GB (O2) or GB (vodafaone)
My phone was purchased from Amazon and is unlocked so I am worried if these might lock me to a carrier which I wouldn't want
I wonder if BTU is the unlocked one as it doesn't sound like any provider I know - but I am not sure
will post on their forum as well
I think I am getting more and more muddled by the minute (sign of old age I fear) I realise now that I have a p5110 - wifi only and not p5100 3g and wifi.
This means in all probablilty I downloaded the correct rom in the first place. As I had not done the factory reset afterwards so tried that - it appeared to work ok but when I restarted it just played the samsung tune and moving image - then went to "Samsung" and stuck there as it was before.
I am downloading the p5110 wifi only rom from Sam's site - awful download programme they use which doesn't accept paypal even to sign up for faster downloading - I will then try following exactly what you have suggested and keep my fingers crossed
thank you
k1mu said:
What you need to do is to download the stock ROM for your 5100.
Go to www.samfirmware.com and put "GT-5100" into the search box. You'll see a list of the stock firmware for your device. Pick the appropriate firmware for your country and click "download".
Start up ODIN. Click on the "PDA" button and open the firmware file you downloaded above.
Restart in downloader mode (power and volume up), and connect the tablet to your PC. ODIN should now show the device.
Make sure repartition is not checked, and click on "Start". When it finishes, you now have stock firmware installed.
Power off, then restart in recovery mode. (Hold power and volume down.)
Choose "wipe data/factory reset" by using the volume keys to move the highlight, then pressing the power button to select an entry.
Once it's finished booting, you should be back to normal.
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Although I thought it had got nowhere after wipe restore - when I turned it back the next day I arrived at the start up guide - admitedly it was 4.0.3 and in Portugese but after exploring settings and working out what to click i got it back to uk english - it has now connected to kies ok and is currently downloading the latest firmware - thanks partcularly to the last poster and to all others who helped - I will go through and thank you others too,
Point is now - once I have jelly bean can I get root access easily -without installing another custom rom - ahh well tomorrows problem
My big bro tried to root Galaxy SL i9003, i don't know which rooting application/software he has used, but when handset restarted after rooting completion it's stuck at screen showing "SAMSUNG Galaxy SL i9003" boot screen...
Now what i do, some of my friend told me that I have to flash mobile with its original ROM with proper version..
Where should i get original ROM of my mobile and how can i know firmware version because i am not able to boot my handset to *#1234#...
PLz HELP!!!!!
amoghs said:
My big bro tried to root Galaxy SL i9003, i don't know which rooting application/software he has used, but when handset restarted after rooting completion it's stuck at screen showing "SAMSUNG Galaxy SL i9003" boot screen...
Now what i do, some of my friend told me that I have to flash mobile with its original ROM with proper version..
Where should i get original ROM of my mobile and how can i know firmware version because i am not able to boot my handset to *#1234#...
PLz HELP!!!!!
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just do a clean flash of gingerbread DDLF2 2.3.6 using ODIN. your problem will get solved. and always read a plenty of articles before doing such tasks..
File Selection in Odin
maxs8007 said:
just do a clean flash of gingerbread DDLF2 2.3.6 using ODIN. your problem will get solved. and always read a plenty of articles before doing such tasks..
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Hey maxs, Thank you For your reply...as you said i have downloaded File I9003DDLF2_I9003ODDLF2_INU.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004647 and extracted to some location on machine but this zip contains only two files first one is I9003DDLF2_I9003ODDLF2_I9003DDLE1_HOME.tar.md5 and another on is SS_DL.dll.
I m using Odin v3.07 in that where i supposed to select "I9003DDLF2_I9003ODDLF2_I9003DDLE1_HOME.tar.md5" this file at bootloader/PDA/Phone/CSC..
It will be very helpful if give steps of flashing.
Still Phone is stucked at Boot Screen
amoghs said:
I m using Odin v3.07 in that where i supposed to select "I9003DDLF2_I9003ODDLF2_I9003DDLE1_HOME.tar.md5" this file at bootloader/PDA/Phone/CSC..
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I selected "I9003DDLF2_I9003ODDLF2_I9003DDLE1_HOME.tar.md5" file in PDA and only Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time is checked and started downloading all goes OK and Pass is showed.
But Still mobile is stucked in boot screen Plz HELP!!!
Greetings;
Have you solved your problem?
If not, tell me what Android version are you running on your device?
i.e: Gingerbread; Ice Cream Sandwich; Jelly Bean or KitKat.
Assuming you are running stock firmware i believe that either your brother flashed a wrong CF-Root for your device or used an application that could not root your device properly.
Either ways don't worry since your device can enter both Download and Recovery modes, it means that you can debug it.
[Rooting]
The best way to root this device is by flashing CF-Root file.
By flashing this file (CF-Root) you will be installing:
- ClockWork Mod Recovery
- Script that will root (automatically) your device.
- ext4 application. (do some research to know what ext4 is and how it os often used)
Small note: Since you will be rooted you will be able to overclock or underclock your device as well increase your device performance and battery duration.
Just PM me or do some research if you need some info regarding these configuration and settings.
[Fixing your issue]
Download Universal CF-Root here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351056
Read the instructions before proceeding.
Now boot your device under Download Mode.
To do so:
Unplug USB Cable, Power Off your device and press the following key combination:
Vol.Down + Menu/Home Button + Power Button.
Release when the device enters download mode.
Now open Odin.
Under [PDA] load the CF Root File you've downloaded.
(Do NOT change any options inside odin if you dont know what they are for. Or you may get your device useless).
Put down your device so movement is done into the USB Cable (just to prevent bad flashing when you have low quality USB Cable).
Press Start and let the operation to complete.
Odin will display a message saying: "Pass" highlighted with Green.
Check if your device restarts (it may not restart yet)
If your device boots properly backup your data and follow the next step. If it doesnt boot properly follow to the next step.
Voot your device into recovery mode.
To do so: Power off your device and make sure it is not charging or connected to USB cable.
Then press and hold the following key combination:
Vol. Up + Menu/Home Button + Power Button.
Release after the Boot Logo is shown and you will enter recovery mode.
Now you will perform a Factory Reset.
Inside CWM select by the following order:
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Clean Cache
- Factory Reset
Note that Dalvik Cache is not shown at the main menu.
I dont remember the location exactly but if im not mistaken you can find it under "Advanced".
After you perform these 3 options the device shall reboot properly.
(it may take a little bit longer this time. Just be patient).
Since i dont know what was done to your device, there is still a chance that your device wont boot.
Either ways please let me / us (at XDA) know if it worked for you.
It is important (at least for me as a quality standard) that you are able to repair your device.
Best Regards
Please press thank button if this helped you. Since this will keep me motivated to continue helping.
Sent from my GT-I9003 using XDA Free mobile app
Any further help
rgxHost said:
Greetings;
Have you solved your problem?
If not, tell me what Android version are you running on your device?
i.e: Gingerbread; Ice Cream Sandwich; Jelly Bean or KitKat.
Assuming you are running stock firmware i believe that either your brother flashed a wrong CF-Root for your device or used an application that could not root your device properly.
Either ways don't worry since your device can enter both Download and Recovery modes, it means that you can debug it.
[Rooting]
The best way to root this device is by flashing CF-Root file.
By flashing this file (CF-Root) you will be installing:
- ClockWork Mod Recovery
- Script that will root (automatically) your device.
- ext4 application. (do some research to know what ext4 is and how it os often used)
Small note: Since you will be rooted you will be able to overclock or underclock your device as well increase your device performance and battery duration.
Just PM me or do some research if you need some info regarding these configuration and settings.
[Fixing your issue]
Download Universal CF-Root here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351056
Read the instructions before proceeding.
Now boot your device under Download Mode.
To do so:
Unplug USB Cable, Power Off your device and press the following key combination:
Vol.Down + Menu/Home Button + Power Button.
Release when the device enters download mode.
Now open Odin.
Under [PDA] load the CF Root File you've downloaded.
(Do NOT change any options inside odin if you dont know what they are for. Or you may get your device useless).
Put down your device so movement is done into the USB Cable (just to prevent bad flashing when you have low quality USB Cable).
Press Start and let the operation to complete.
Odin will display a message saying: "Pass" highlighted with Green.
Check if your device restarts (it may not restart yet)
If your device boots properly backup your data and follow the next step. If it doesnt boot properly follow to the next step.
Voot your device into recovery mode.
To do so: Power off your device and make sure it is not charging or connected to USB cable.
Then press and hold the following key combination:
Vol. Up + Menu/Home Button + Power Button.
Release after the Boot Logo is shown and you will enter recovery mode.
Now you will perform a Factory Reset.
Inside CWM select by the following order:
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Clean Cache
- Factory Reset
Note that Dalvik Cache is not shown at the main menu.
I dont remember the location exactly but if im not mistaken you can find it under "Advanced".
After you perform these 3 options the device shall reboot properly.
(it may take a little bit longer this time. Just be patient).
Since i dont know what was done to your device, there is still a chance that your device wont boot.
Either ways please let me / us (at XDA) know if it worked for you.
It is important (at least for me as a quality standard) that you are able to repair your device.
Best Regards
Please press thank button if this helped you. Since this will keep me motivated to continue helping.
Sent from my GT-I9003 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thanks for your reply. Frankly speaking I don't remember which Android version I was using may be Gingerbread (Is this important)
I downloaded "bagaria-09.GT-I9003_PDA.tar" from the link given by you and following procedure that you have mentioned. After odin says "Pass" I switched off my mobile and started in Recover mode it took around 15-20 mins to show recovery option. after this performed
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Clean Cache
- Factory Reset
and then Reboot. As you said phone is stucked on boot image for more than 15 mins then an loop on "SAMSUNG" logo after more 15 mins phone is showing "kernel panic upload mode"
Can you help me further?
amoghs said:
Thanks for your reply. Frankly speaking I don't remember which Android version I was using may be Gingerbread (Is this important)
I downloaded "bagaria-09.GT-I9003_PDA.tar" from the link given by you and following procedure that you have mentioned. After odin says "Pass" I switched off my mobile and started in Recover mode it took around 15-20 mins to show recovery option. after this performed
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Clean Cache
- Factory Reset
and then Reboot. As you said phone is stucked on boot image for more than 15 mins then an loop on "SAMSUNG" logo after more 15 mins phone is showing "kernel panic upload mode"
Can you help me further?
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Hello amoghs;
Again sorry for answering after so long; I'm not so often at XDA Lately.
Yes.
1st: Try Remove the Battery, then Put it Back and Try Again.
If this doens't Work:
1) Turn your Device Off and Press:
Vol. UP + Home Button + Power (To Enter CWM / Your Recovery Mode)
2) Select: "Factory Reset"
Let me know how it worked for you.
Note:
- After Flashing a ROM it is Normal that your Device Takes a little Longer to Boot on the "1st" time.
- Phone Stuck on Boot Logo and Looping: Boot Issues (Either Requires to Remove and Place Back the Battery; or Re-Flash the ROM or Stock Rom in a Difficult Stage).
Notes:
- After a Flash Perform a Factory Reset (To Clean Up Old Stuff).
- If you Experience: "Kernel Panic":
a) Remove Battery and Place it Back - (Works on Most Cases)
b) Flash your ROM again and DO NOT Instal Custom Kernel (May be Wrong Kernel or Bad/Incompatible Kernel Programming)
c) Phone Restarts by Himself: Reflash ROM, Try MinFreeManager or Similar APK (Application). Try "Optimal" Settings. (I dont recall the Presets names - But you can Safely test them - Even if device gets stuck. You can always revert to previous state).
d) Any Hard-to-Solve Issues: Just do a "Clean Flash" of STOCK Gingerbread (Check Sammobile Website - Invalid Download Links Just send email to Support Requesting the File)
or Flash "DDLF2 2.3.6 (Also Gingerbread). But always try Stock 1st to remove most issues, and only then Flash your Desired ROM.
Also if you haven't fixed the Boot Issue already: Do note that you can recover your device Boot.
NOT Dead Yet!
Please do let me know if you solved your Boot problem.
Best Regards;
Richard
Hello, I hope I'm posting to the right forum, because I haven't been able to root my phone (Samsung Galaxy A5 2016) no matter what I tried.
The classic procedure is that you go to cf-auto-root and download the version for your phone (mine is SM-A510F). I donwloaded that, which also includes Odin 3.10.6. files.
So then I turn off my phone, set it to the download mode by holding the volume down button, home button and power button at the same time.
Then I press the volume up button to continue to the download mode. Once I'm there, I plug the phone to the PC and open Odin. In Odin, I then see "Added" and I can also see the blue line indicating that I've got all the necessary Samsung drivers already installed (I even re-installed them a bunch of times, just to make sure that it's not the cause of the problem).
Then I click on AP in Odin and add the cf-auto-root file with the ".tar.md5" extension. Then I let everything load and initialize and I click on "Start".
That process takes a while and I can also see the loading bar working on the phone itself. Then the phone restarts and I can see "PASS" in the Odin. However, the phone itself never goes to the recovery mode to enable some of the superuser features, but it straight goes to the Samsung logo screen, where I can see on the top left corner: "Recovery is not seandroid enforcing." Also, I'm sure that I've got the latest firmware with Android Marshmallow 6.0.1. update and also have all the developer options enabled on the phone, like USB debugging and OEM Unlock.
I tried almost every possible tutorial on google and youtube, but I just can't seem to be able to root it properly, even though I'm taking the right steps.
I would really appreciate if you guys, who are experienced with rooting, could help me with this Thank you so much, and Happy New Year 2017!
XDA Visitor said:
Hello, I hope I'm posting to the right forum, because I haven't been able to root my phone (Samsung Galaxy A5 2016) no matter what I tried.
The classic procedure is that you go to cf-auto-root and download the version for your phone (mine is SM-A510F). I donwloaded that, which also includes Odin 3.10.6. files.
So then I turn off my phone, set it to the download mode by holding the volume down button, home button and power button at the same time.
Then I press the volume up button to continue to the download mode. Once I'm there, I plug the phone to the PC and open Odin. In Odin, I then see "Added" and I can also see the blue line indicating that I've got all the necessary Samsung drivers already installed (I even re-installed them a bunch of times, just to make sure that it's not the cause of the problem).
Then I click on AP in Odin and add the cf-auto-root file with the ".tar.md5" extension. Then I let everything load and initialize and I click on "Start".
That process takes a while and I can also see the loading bar working on the phone itself. Then the phone restarts and I can see "PASS" in the Odin. However, the phone itself never goes to the recovery mode to enable some of the superuser features, but it straight goes to the Samsung logo screen, where I can see on the top left corner: "Recovery is not seandroid enforcing." Also, I'm sure that I've got the latest firmware with Android Marshmallow 6.0.1. update and also have all the developer options enabled on the phone, like USB debugging and OEM Unlock.
I tried almost every possible tutorial on google and youtube, but I just can't seem to be able to root it properly, even though I'm taking the right steps.
I would really appreciate if you guys, who are experienced with rooting, could help me with this Thank you so much, and Happy New Year 2017!
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Hello and welcome to Assist
According to this threadyou need to flash twrp recovery before rooting the A5 2016 series.
If you follow the instructions posted there, I'm sure you'll have success rooting your device
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Hello. I've never bothered trying to root a phone before, but getting tired of the forceware apps being a buggy PITA you can't even disable/remove, so thought it was time to root for more control.
However, there are so many old posts, old tut videos, updates to software that might be superseded by newer software by the time you get to the last page, etc. that I'm not actually sure what's what or where to start, so figured I'd ask and hopefully get accurate info from you guys/gals that are more in the loop on the most current methods using the latest software.
Phone in question seems to be a 2015 J700PVPU2BQJ2 software version w/ J700P.03 version hardware updated to 7.1.1 and it's through Virgin. I ONLY want to root the phone, and nothing more, while trying to keep the phone as close to factory image as possible., and prefer using a PC to do it. Thought Auto-Root might be way, but it looks like it's not in use anymore?
Again, I'm new to phone rooting and the lingo, so treat me with kid gloves, thank you.
J727P
Nupid Stoob said:
Hello. I've never bothered trying to root a phone before, but getting tired of the forceware apps being a buggy PITA you can't even disable/remove, so thought it was time to root for more control.
However, there are so many old posts, old tut videos, updates to software that might be superseded by newer software by the time you get to the last page, etc. that I'm not actually sure what's what or where to start, so figured I'd ask and hopefully get accurate info from you guys/gals that are more in the loop on the most current methods using the latest software.
Phone in question seems to be a 2015 J700PVPU2BQJ2 software version w/ J700P.03 version hardware updated to 7.1.1 and it's through Virgin. I ONLY want to root the phone, and nothing more, while trying to keep the phone as close to factory image as possible., and prefer using a PC to do it. Thought Auto-Root might be way, but it looks like it's not in use anymore?
Again, I'm new to phone rooting and the lingo, so treat me with kid gloves, thank you.
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ok you have an older phone the J700P you can start by downloading odin an twrp recovery an superSU zip you can get twrp from here !https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxyj72015qcomsprint.html
an odin from here
https://mega.nz/#!nYVDXBAC!_cTWbW4_Ow8sZMWcZvO7bVwEEBFlD1DQsB5NeFhj1EY
An just google latest superSU zip to find that !
good luck !
step 1 enable oem in development settings !
step 2 put phone into download mod an flash twrp then boot into twrp recovery an flash superSU zip !
Thank you for the info. I'm presently confused. Here's what I've done:
I ran Odin and flashed with twrp-3.2.1-0-j7ltespr.img.tar. It went through successfully going off odin's message.
Vol. up + home + power. It'll eventually show a yellow triangle with the white trash can guy on it's side stating "No Command". Power + up gets the Android Recovery screen.
At this point, am I supposed to choose the Wipe Data/factory reset option? I see tuts that seem suggest I should already be in the twrp UI or something. I've tried watching vids and looking at a handful of tuts, but either they are the wrong phone, too old, the button combos show something else entirely, etc.
Thanks!
Anyone? Videos show the buttons vol. up + home + power as booting right into twrp recovery gui. For me, it's going into "Android Recovery" screen. Is there an extra step with Odin or something that I missed? Or am I supposed to wipe/boot in the Android Recovery screen and it'll boot the twrp recovery gui? If bricking something I'm not familiar with wasn't a concern, I'd be courageous with it.
I tried the twrp-3.1.1-2-j7ltespr.img.tar and same thing. Odin says it's a success. Phone boots up to normal phone screen. Videos show the person's phone booting right into Twrp recovery. Mine acts like nothing changed. Root checker says unrooted. The Twrp app says unrooted. OEM Unlock and Debugging options in phone are selected, and I have it set for manual updates.
Anyone have an idea what's going on here?
J700P
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I tried the twrp-3.1.1-2-j7ltespr.img.tar and same thing. Odin says it's a success. Phone boots up to normal phone screen. Videos show the person's phone booting right into Twrp recovery. Mine acts like nothing changed. Root checker says unrooted. The Twrp app says unrooted. OEM Unlock and Debugging options in phone are selected, and I have it set for manual updates.
Anyone have an idea what's going on here?
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Ok when flashing twrp with Odin first uncheck auto reboot in options flash twrp pull battery replace battery an boot into twrp an flash superSU zip then reboot system !
Thank you so much Peter! That did the trick THANK YOU :good:
For posterity to anyone else w/limited root knowledge with a SM-J700P Virgin variant running 7.1.1 (and what was most recent factory updates until this point); Flashed the twrp-3.2.1-0-j7ltespr.img.tar again w/o auto reboot in options of Odin, pulled battery once safe (i.e. you get the "Pass" message from Odin confirming everything went as planned) to get out of the downloading screen, replaced battery, booted the recovery (vol up + power + home) and it finally booted into the twrp recovery gui. Selected the "Install" option, then went to where the supersu.zip was stored on the SD (I created a separate "supersu" folder via PC connection for easy locating; internal phone memory card looks to now be unlocked, so can most likely use that if you don't have a SD card). Checked the "reboot once installed option" in the gui box and swiped to install supersu,zip and verified it was rooted via app after phone fully booted back up.
BTW, If anyone gets a hang/crash in Odin immediately after trying to select a twrp tar image in the "AP" box, try downloading the twrp image via PC instead of the through the phone (the legit twrp site that has the repository of past/current .tar), and just put it somewhere like Odin folder on desktop. Somehow, mine were getting corrupted via phone download through the twrp app, and Odin would NOT recognize the file was bad/corrupt when trying to select it via the AP box and hangs instead of giving a warning message. I ran into this earlier on then noticed the file was too small for some reason after viewing it on my PC, hence the Odin hang that needed a task manager kill.
I hate to necro an old thread but I still do not want to create an entire new topic for a single question. If I was to follow this info will it wipe the phone or will it simply root it while keeping all data on the phone? I ask as it is my wife's old phone and she would be pissed if I wiped her apps and everything on accident since she wont be able to remember what she had.
Edit: also when I add the TWRP file to odin it immediately hang/crashes like OP mentions but I am already DLing via pc. any thoughts?