Samsung S7 SM-G930V boot loop - General Questions and Answers

Hello,
I have a SM-G930V S7 phone. it keeps rebooting at the Samsung screen. I can get into recovery and download mode no problem. I have tried using odin3 and flashing the latest firmware (G930VVRSBCTC1) and odin3 shows passed (even with the PIT file loaded and nand erase checked) but no matter what I do the phone keeps rebooting.
tried odin3 3.12 and 3.14.1
On the main screen it does show CUSTOM and for System Status it says CUSTOM, Current binary says Samsung Official. it also is on Binary 11 (b11, k11, s11)
FRP LOCK is ON (not sure how I can get that to turn off)
My dad bought this phone of Kijiji last year and it never worked so I am hoping to get it going so it wasn't money wasted
Any help or guidance you can give me is greatly appreciated!
Thank you

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did you let it keep rebooting for a while ? sometimes after an hour or so it will stop loooping
oh dont use the pit and use latest odin 3.125 im on 3.13 and yep the pit file screws ya only reset time and autoboot checked

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flashing firmware dont remove frp though

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GT N8000 Bricked Urgent Help

OK, Ive been without my note for a whole day and been researching wht to do nonstop
What happened to me was that, since i had updated to official kitkat, i soon developed a taste for lollipop, and went on to try out different ROMs and finally settled on to crDroid
So it was one of those days where everything was going well until the note stopped opening apps for like a minute then showd a black screen and then all of a sudden restarted
Since this was a Sammy i thought it would get back up again.... But no, even a 5 minute didnt wake this beast up, it remained stuck at the boot logo, i.e, Samasung Galaxy Note 10.1
Im like ok ill go on do a factory reset and wipe cache and all, upon trying to accesss the recovery after the boot logo the recovery kinda opens then gets back at boot logo, a black screen shows up then turns on to be a full brightness black screen for a sec then goes back
I can access the download mode and can odin things but they fail every single time.
I have tried to odin a recovery and a stock recovery so far and they show a nand write error
i also have tried to PIT but they get stuck at get PIT for mapping
I have also tried all versions of odin tried changing a USB Port and the wire with no success
So is there any hope for my NOTE??
Please i need help its urgent
Osama Abedin said:
OK, Ive been without my note for a whole day and been researching wht to do nonstop
What happened to me was that, since i had updated to official kitkat, i soon developed a taste for lollipop, and went on to try out different ROMs and finally settled on to crDroid
So it was one of those days where everything was going well until the note stopped opening apps for like a minute then showd a black screen and then all of a sudden restarted
Since this was a Sammy i thought it would get back up again.... But no, even a 5 minute didnt wake this beast up, it remained stuck at the boot logo, i.e, Samasung Galaxy Note 10.1
Im like ok ill go on do a factory reset and wipe cache and all, upon trying to accesss the recovery after the boot logo the recovery kinda opens then gets back at boot logo, a black screen shows up then turns on to be a full brightness black screen for a sec then goes back
I can access the download mode and can odin things but they fail every single time.
I have tried to odin a recovery and a stock recovery so far and they show a nand write error
i also have tried to PIT but they get stuck at get PIT for mapping
I have also tried all versions of odin tried changing a USB Port and the wire with no success
So is there any hope for my NOTE??
Please i need help its urgent
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is it rooted ?
i have the same problem from 2 months and i am finally got that i must replace the motherboard
Sounds like its written its last, flash is dead.
Since you are able to enter in download mode there is hope. Trying to flash recovery which doesn't match the firmware version will always fail. So, try flashing some of the base firmwares which will return everything to stock. I was in your situation few months ago and managed to flash Android Revolution HD 4.4.2 after first flashing stock firmware via odin. I got my 4.4.2 base firmware from "sammobile.com", firmware section (sorry i don't have enough posts for using links).
I remember i tried flashing TWRP for GT N8000 and i also tried Philz then CWM all for GT N8000
I also tried flashing base rom but it gives NAND write fail
Nand write fail can mean damaged PIT or the actual nand memory is damaged and needs a new motherboard .
flash with pit file
found these pit files for the device.
you can flash the pit file for GT-N8000 in odin
don't forget to repartition, it's a very delicate situation, you don't want to mess it up, before going to this, you should confirm if the size are same. you wont like to flash a 16gb to 32gb partition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41158546#post41158546
good luck and please share your fix if its done
billysam said:
found these pit files for the device.
you can flash the pit file for GT-N8000 in odin
don't forget to repartition, it's a very delicate situation, you don't want to mess it up, before going to this, you should confirm if the size are same. you wont like to flash a 16gb to 32gb partition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41158546#post41158546
good luck and please share your fix if its done
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thx for telling me... im trying out a new wire so will try it out nxt week
Sorry for the late reply tho
Osama Abedin said:
thx for telling me... im trying out a new wire so will try it out nxt week
Sorry for the late reply tho
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same problem for me, this did not work, still write error
I have a similar problem. Everything is stuck. I am tryingo to go back to stock, but if I try to connect (via Odin, Heimdall, fastbot or adb sideload) i can't.
Is there any advice?
Thanks
nope not yet
I'm early ???
So it turned out that my AMAZING tablet had its storage device corrupted... I. E I exceeded the read write count
Similar problem Bricked N8005
I bought my N8005 (variant of N8000 but phone is disabled just data 3G is available) in 2012. I rooted it once and used custom rom for a while but last year installed official stock ROM again. Yesterday I started a game called "zombidle" (possibly this is an unnecessary info) and tablet restarted itself but stuck on "samsung" logo.
I tried to enter recovery mode but it always restarted and cannot enter recovery mode.
Tried to install different versions of CWM, Philz and TWRP recovery using odin but it always FAILed when NANDwrite started. Tried odin 1.85, 1.87, 3.07, 3.09, 3.12 but all same.
I tried to install same stock ROM but always FAILed.
Then I tried to install a custom rom but it failed too.
I read about bad pit files. Searched internet and found some pit files but nothing changed, FAILed at same point.
Did I finished all solutions?
Should I take it to the doctor?
Any sugesstions?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: Today I took it to the Samsung doctors. They said that; this is a mainboard issue and mainboard needs to be changed. That will be over 400TL (TL=Turkish Lira). Device is still in markets and new N8005 is 1300TL (i think this is also expensive. Because new Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 T817 32GB 9.7" is 1900TL in my country).
Does it worth to fix? Any opinions? Can I fix it myself somehow?
Nand write fail probable defunct memory.

Urgent help needed odin fail

Hi all I will keep it brief.
I have tried to flash with Odin 3.10.6, 3.10.7, 3.09, 3.10 root, twrp, stock firmware G920F but everything fails at "Nand Write Start" its driving me crazy. I've tried different versions of Odin, Twrp, and even Smart switch multiple times but nothing will write to the phone. ODIN ALWAYS FAILS AT NAND WRITE START.
My phone will only boot into download and NOTHING else not even recovery.
Any help welcome......
Try different firmware revisions. You flashing stock? What was the last fw successfully flashed?
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
It is Stock G920F (united kingdom EE (EVR).
My problem is No matter what version of Odin or what I try to flash Odin always fails after Nand Write Start. It's not just the stock firmware, it's anything I try to flash in download mode.
Im actually in the same boat just now. ODIN wont flash the EVR Firmware (previously it did, mine fails on the cm.bin). I have tried different ODIN versions and also different laptops. Also the Smart Switch / Kies3 recovery procedure didnt work for me either. I was able to flash TWRP via down and get into recovery, but it see a lot of unable to mounts when trying to flash custom ROM and fails to do so. I think that i might have stupidly wiped via recovery something i should not have as i did noticed before all this i lost me IMEI (unknown).
I always assumed that if you can get into download you would always be ok but this is the first time for me that im having big issues.
I really hope someone can help out other wise i have a really expensive paperweight.
cooltt said:
It is Stock G920F (united kingdom EE (EVR).
My problem is No matter what version of Odin or what I try to flash Odin always fails after Nand Write Start. It's not just the stock firmware, it's anything I try to flash in download mode.
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Reactivation lockn as seen in download mode?.
Sent from my SM-G925F
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johnnyblaze1977 said:
Im actually in the same boat just now. ODIN wont flash the EVR Firmware (previously it did, mine fails on the cm.bin). I have tried different ODIN versions and also different laptops. Also the Smart Switch / Kies3 recovery procedure didnt work for me either. I was able to flash TWRP via down and get into recovery, but it see a lot of unable to mounts when trying to flash custom ROM and fails to do so. I think that i might have stupidly wiped via recovery something i should not have as i did noticed before all this i lost me IMEI (unknown).
I always assumed that if you can get into download you would always be ok but this is the first time for me that im having big issues.
I really hope someone can help out other wise i have a really expensive paperweight.
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Try to flash latest fw. Probably you've upgraded the bootloader to which cannot be downgraded.
Sent from my SM-G925F
What i've noticed with the S6 (and S7 i presume) is because you can't shut the phone down completely when your stuck on the download screen it never fully resets itself for another attempt at flashing by Odin. If your hold Power+Volume down to shut it off, the screen just goes black briefly then it comes back onto that error message about connecting it to Smart Switch for emergency recovery.
Smart Switch is a waste of time, it will download all the software for your device , say it's going to install then you get an error message telling you to use recovery code which of course it does not give you! So basically you just go round and round in circles with Odin and Smart Switch, i'm convinced it's not being able to shut the phone down completely that causing the problem of failed attempts.
Anyway something you might try that allowed me to flash G920F United Kingdom EE (EVR) PDP in the end. >>>
The phone battery eventually died, i waited for 10 minutes before charging it up to around 15% again, then i put it into Download mode, made sure my windows 10 laptop had "debugging" enabled at start up (i think this is why Nand Write Start is failing).
I loaded up ODIN 3.10.7 with "Cf auto root", connected my phone then flashed the root file straight away. It worked, so i reset Odin, put phone back in download mode and flashed EVR quickly via odin and it worked.
Over all i thin there's 2 issues here: The phone cannot be completely shut down when it will only boot to download or that smart switch recovery error and Windows 10 keeps turning off "debugging mode" which prevent Nand Write to device. I may be wrong but after hours of attempts with lots of different Odin and Firmware thats what i noticed. There has to be a way of shutting the S6 off completely .
NB: Tried latest BTU firmware, won't flash same problem "Nand Write Fail"
NB; Reactivation lock is OFF
cooltt said:
What i've noticed with the S6 (and S& i presume) is because you can't shut the phone down completely when your stuck on the download screen it never fully resets itself for another attempt at flashing by Odin. If your hold Power+Volume down to shut it off, the scree just goes black briefly then it comes back onto that error message about connecting it to Smart Switch for emergency recovery.
Smart Switch is a waste of time, it will download all the software for your device , say it's going to install then you get an error message telling you to use recovery code which of course it does not give you! So basically you just go round and round in circles with Odin and Smart Switch, i'm convinced it's not being able to shut the phone down completely that causing the problem of failed attempts.
Anyway something you might try that allowed me to flash G920F United Kingdom EE (EVR) PDP in the end. >>>
The phone battery eventually died, i waited for 10 minutes before charging it up to around 15% again, then i put it into Download mode, made sure my windows 10 laptop had "debugging" enabled at start up (i think this is why Nand Write Start is failing).
I loaded up ODIN 3.10.7 with "Cf auto root", connected my phone then flashed the root file straight away. It worked, so i reset Odin, put phone back in download mode and flashed EVR quickly via odin and it worked.
Over all i thin there's 2 issues here: The phone cannot be completely shut down when it will only boot to download or that smart switch recovery error and Windows 10 keeps turning off "debugging mode" which prevent Nand Write to device. I may be wrong but after hours of attempts with lots of different Odin and Firmware thats what i noticed. There has to be a way of shutting the S6 off completely .
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There is no recovery code as far as I remember. As long as you have the sn that should make a go.
And there is no way to shutdown the phone completely. We can force reset but it will only shutdown whem the battery depleted.
Sent from my SM-G925F
Rosli59564 said:
There is no recovery code as far as I remember. As long as you have the sn that should make a go.
And there is no way to shutdown the phone completely. We can force reset but it will only shutdown whem the battery depleted.
Sent from my SM-G925F
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Smart Switch is useless! I put in the model SM-G920F then the serial number and SS tells me the correct firmware is (EVR), downloads it, prepares it for installing, starts to install, gets to 1% then says "an error has occurred please use the Emergency code below to recover your phone" BUT there is no code! It says Emergency recovery code: .......nothing.
The main issue i'm experiencing is ODIN will not flash anything of any version, always fails at "Nand Write Start".
I've tried multiple versions of Odin, Stock Firmwares, TWRP, Root. Nothing will flash until the battery is dead, then when i try with a little charge for the first time Odin will usually flash the 1st file i give it (no matter what it is) then thats it, back to failing after "Nand Write Start".
Driving me crazy.
Quick update. I loaded a later FW (Still UK) and it passed in ODIN, so that was better.
But after that it booted into stock recovery, showed unable to mount efs (no sim card in). I then rebooted and its been on a blank screen ( with the blue light flashing) for the last 30mins. No real signs of life.
Cheers
johnnyblaze1977 said:
Quick update. I loaded a later FW (Still UK) and it passed in ODIN, so that was better.
But after that it booted into stock recovery, showed unable to mount efs (no sim card in). I then rebooted and its been on a blank screen ( with the blue light flashing) for the last 30mins. No real signs of life.
Cheers
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The stock didn't flash correctly then. After you flash stock with ODIN it should reboot into recovery, should just boot into MM, and go through phone set up.
The problem with flashing different Stock firmware (even if it's same region) it can cause all sorts of issues. There's G920F BTU which is the non branded stock for Galaxy S6 G920F then there's G920F EE (EVR) G920F Vodafone (VOD) etc
You'd think the non branded BTU would be fine on any UK S6 but that's not the case unfortunately.
Use Smart Switch and go through the emergency recovery option, one you put in your model and serial number it actually tells you what stock firmware your phone was shipped with, then you find it and flash it through ODIN.
cooltt said:
The stock didn't flash correctly then. After you flash stock with ODIN it should reboot into recovery, should just boot into MM, and go through phone set up.
The problem with flashing different Stock firmware (even if it's same region) it can cause all sorts of issues. There's G920F BTU which is the non branded stock for Galaxy S6 G920F then there's G920F EE (EVR) G920F Vodafone (VOD) etc
You'd think the non branded BTU would be fine on any UK S6 but that's not the case unfortunately.
Use Smart Switch and go through the emergency recovery option, one you put in your model and serial number it actually tells you what stock firmware your phone was shipped with, then you find it and flash it through ODIN.
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Already tried that. Flashing the EVR just doesnt work, ODIN Fails every time. Smart Switch says it should be EVR based on S/N but i just cant get it flashed.
Dont know what else to try.
Cheers
You might also try Win7 or earlier, 32-bit, if possible. There are known issues with Win8 and later.
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
DarryDoo said:
You might also try Win7 or earlier, 32-bit, if possible. There are known issues with Win8 and later.
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
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Its WIN7 im using on both the work and personal laptop, neither of which have had any issues in the past.
IF i flash EVR, it fails, i then flash TWRP to reboot into Recovery, but i see there alot of unable to mount / error messages, possibly the partitions are damaged? I dont know.
cheers

Help plz

my samsung galaxy s6 is using android marshmalow,it started last night when out of nowhere it started to reboot itself,i tried restarting the phone but after a few seconds of being on it rebooted it self into the samsung galaxy s6 powerd by android state and keeps showing the white led light and just stays there,i tried wiping particion,factory reset,entering safe mode,but it keeps going back to that exact same state,i also tried charging the phone for several hours but keeps coming back to that state
Note:i can turn the mobile off,and when i do that the phone doesnt reboot,i only reboots when i try to leave it on
-so i now managed somehow to boot it into safe mode and it doesnt reboot,but once i exit safe mode it start the hole thing over again.Note:sometimes when i boot it to safe mode it reboots some times it doesn´t
shaquil999 said:
my samsung galaxy s6 is using android marshmalow,it started last night when out of nowhere it started to reboot itself,i tried restarting the phone but after a few seconds of being on it rebooted it self into the samsung galaxy s6 powerd by android state and keeps showing the white led light and just stays there,i tried wiping particion,factory reset,entering safe mode,but it keeps going back to that exact same state,i also tried charging the phone for several hours but keeps coming back to that state
Note:i can turn the mobile off,and when i do that the phone doesnt reboot,i only reboots when i try to leave it on
-so i now managed somehow to boot it into safe mode and it doesnt reboot,but once i exit safe mode it start the hole thing over again.Note:sometimes when i boot it to safe mode it reboots some times it doesn´t
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Enter in download mode and flash latest firmware with odin with 4-file flashing method.
115dan said:
Enter in download mode and flash latest firmware with odin with 4-file flashing method.
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some questions,im kind of a "noob":
1-will doing this void my warranty?
2-can you point out a link where i can get details on how to perform the 4 file flashing method and also where do i download the firmware?
johnny_GSR said:
This will not void warranty, in this link you will find pit files http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/g920f-pit-file-banded-firmwares-t3118459
Download any latest firmware even if is 1 file and flash with pit file and repartition ticked
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wow,ahm as i said im kind o a noob,so i did what you said and downloaded the latest firmware from sammobiles.i am just not getting the part where you say flash with pit file,so in odin i tick repartition,and where there is the button to select pit file i select this firmware that i download it and flash is that it?
Because the link you gave i kinda didnt understand a thing there
johnny_GSR said:
This will not void warranty, in this link you will find pit files http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/g920f-pit-file-banded-firmwares-t3118459
Download any latest firmware even if is 1 file and flash with pit file and repartition ticked
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Wtffff. No repartition or pit file needed with repartition you can brick the phone. Go to sammobile and download from there latest unbranded firmware for SM-G920F and search on internet for a odin tutorial. It will not void your warranty.
115dan said:
Wtffff. No repartition or pit file needed with repartition you can brick the phone. Go to sammobile and download from there latest unbranded firmware for SM-G920F and search on internet for a odin tutorial. It will not void your warranty.
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hi thank you for helping me avoid making a mistake,now again have patience with me please,i have been looking all over the net and so far i haven't found an article talking about the 4 file flashing method,i have downloaded the latest unbranded firmware all that's left to do is to find out how to do the 4 file flashing method help plz

Samsung Galaxy Brickphone Plus

Hey,
I was running Car HD Rom and just was in holiday when today on my way back suddenly navigation und music stopped and the phone then said "Downloading, do not turn of target". That continued, nothing worked. No boot in recovery, no system.
Now at home I downloaded the OFW via Samfirmware Tool and flashed it, all slots except the PIT. The phone started into the official Samsung recovery, and I pressed "reboot to system". Since then it is in a Bootloop. I tried to flash again but Odin says error "(DeviceInfo), also if I try to flash a older firmware. So yeah I'm clueless, knox is still triggered so warranty doesn't help much either.
Please help.
maybe vol down + Bixby + power to enter phone into download mode without going into recovery and try flashing the rom again with odin that way?
We need more info op. We cant help you if you dont provide us with details!
Device model would help alot.
Twrp installed?
Make sure you're not using a modified odin. In odins settings make sure you select the nand erase all option and repartition
G955F and I'm in DBT.
As said, only Download Mode works. Nothing else. And ofc after flashing the OFW there is no TWRP anymore. And as I said, I can't flash the OFW again since it runs into "DeviceInfo" error. It's standard Odin 3.12.3. Nand erase runs into "Write Error", re-partition doesn't work either. Everything via Odin runs into FAIL.
PUSH
I just saw an hour ago this thread (eventhough it was created hours after my last answer) and tried the KIES way since everything in Odin is FAIL. After KIES was done the phone threw me into the official samsung recovery again just like before, I just tapped on "Reboot to system" again and now I'm like half an hour waiting again. So I guess that doesn't work either. Should I have done anything there? Like Factory Reset or delete cache? Is it even normal that it boots into recovery?
Now I'm totally locked. After an hour of waiting I tried again with Odin which failed, then I tried overall 4 times with Kies again which failed, and I just tried with SmartSwitch which failed also. I'm clueless..
MClolwut said:
Now I'm totally locked. After an hour of waiting I tried again with Odin which failed, then I tried overall 4 times with Kies again which failed, and I just tried with SmartSwitch which failed also. I'm clueless..
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KIES doesn't work for the S8+, you must use SMART-SWITCH!
henklbr said:
KIES doesn't work for the S8+, you must use SMART-SWITCH!
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Yeah but I said, SmartSwitch failed also.
I just found and tried this and it worked. I flashed again the latest firmware from Samfirmwares with Re-partition and Nand-erase in Odin, I'm back in the recovery again where I always get the error "failed to mount /efs". I'm afraid to press on "Reboot system now" because I guess it won't work just like before.

Note5 stuck on "Downloading..." or "System Update Failed" page

I'm new to this all and mostly have been exposed to it as I've been trying to figure out what is wrong with my phone. During a Samsung update my phone died and ever since it has been stuck on the two pages I've mentioned. I have downloaded Odin but have no idea where to even start. I can't turn the phone off and it doesn't go into the OS at all. Please HELP!
have u tried holding both power and either the volume up or down buttons for a while? when mine has frozen one of those combinations works
eurasia07 said:
I'm new to this all and mostly have been exposed to it as I've been trying to figure out what is wrong with my phone. During a Samsung update my phone died and ever since it has been stuck on the two pages I've mentioned. I have downloaded Odin but have no idea where to even start. I can't turn the phone off and it doesn't go into the OS at all. Please HELP!
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You need to download the firmware update that was trying to flash or at least get the one before that and after you're done downloading it, let the phone boot to the update failed screen and while it's there open Odin and then connect your phone to the pc and in Odin you should see it say connected after that tap the AP slot and select the firmware update that you downloaded and give Odin a few to scan the file it might even say it's not responding but ignore it because it always does that and after the file check is done just tap start and let it do what it has to and the phone will reboot when it's done.
MrMike2182 said:
You need to download the firmware update that was trying to flash or at least get the one before that and after you're done downloading it, let the phone boot to the update failed screen and while it's there open Odin and then connect your phone to the pc and in Odin you should see it say connected after that tap the AP slot and select the firmware update that you downloaded and give Odin a few to scan the file it might even say it's not responding but ignore it because it always does that and after the file check is done just tap start and let it do what it has to and the phone will reboot when it's done.
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Thanks for the response. I tried to do that with N920VVRS3CQI3 but it didn't work. It gets to recovery.img and then fails and on my Note 5 it says System Check Fail: (BOOT). I'm at a loss of what to do.
eurasia07 said:
Thanks for the response. I tried to do that with N920VVRS3CQI3 but it didn't work. It gets to recovery.img and then fails and on my Note 5 it says System Check Fail: (BOOT). I'm at a loss of what to do.
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Try using this firmware from my Android File Host..
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195900074
Add it to the AP slot and flash.
access denied
Hi Mr.Mike,
I went to the link below and access was denied. Can you give me permission?
Thank you
andy.c said:
I went to the link below and access was denied. Can you give me permission?
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Here's an alternative download link for that particular firmware: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=14CBB40E850411E69B2DFA163EE8F90B
It's Marshmallow, though.
Here's Nougat, if you want to give that a try: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=1A69F5B4D55611E7A5F9FA163EE8F90B
Here's a link to the latest QK1 firmware. https://mega.nz/#!6ot1gAYZ!fUOvtgQ_ZvrNib8YK1W8NKHsj1iauCe_f4I9ub8cw5c

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