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Staying optimistic....

Hi all,first off im not gonna say my tab is bricked im to much of a noob to do that,but I've gotta say I'm really worried that my tab might be toast.To cut a long story short my son gotta hold of my tab without my knowledge and flashed a rom onto it.From what i can ascertain he's not followed the instructions on installation,instead of using the computer he's downloaded a zip file with the rom on it,then he's gone into recovery mode via clockworkmod(i have rom manager app on my tab)he's then wiped the cache and the dalvik and then proceeded to install the rom from the SDcard that he'd downloaded earlier.Anyway he said it seemed to have worked because he got a message on screen saying thank you for installing overcom rom v2.0.1 hermes installation complete enjoy using it.The message was roughly like that anyway.It also said that the 1st boot could take a long time as it had to rebuild the cache and the dalvik.So wait he did,4 hours later and all that was on screen was.....GALAXY TAB
SAMSUNG......plus all the hardware keys were constantly lit.By this time id come in and discovered what he done.So i tried to put it into recovery mode so i could hopefully put another rom onto it.But when i press power and the up volume key it just goes straight to the screen i described above,I've not had a problem getting into recovery before but now zilch....Plus another thing when i plug in the charger in instead of getting the green battery symbol gradually filling up i instead get a grey battery symbol that just sits there and does nothing.
I'll be eternally grateful if anyone can get my tab going again,i bought it in the uk open to any network,so i guess its a european tab(ON BOX IT SAYS GT-P1000).Can anyone help me,I'm trying my best to stay positive lol.
Cheers dave.
Sent from my MoDaCo Custom ROM for the Advent Vega r8 using Tapatalk

Make sure your tab has enough charge (charge it if necessary by plugging it in wall socket even if there is no indication) After that try to boot it into download mode (power & volume down) or any detectable download mode by your pc. Get a stock rom from here or from anywhere (what rom was tab originally on froyo? Gingerbread?). Follow the instructions to flash that stock rom. Overcome guide has great instructions on how to restock your tab.
Kindly ask your questions in appropriate forums.

Thanks darkpal,i was on froyo,although i couldn't get into recovery mode i tried what you said,power button and volume down and was able to get into download mode.
So when i can get access to a suitable computer I'll try what you recommended.
Sorry if this post was in the wrong place my heads been all over the place since my tab has been down.
Thanks again for the tip and fingers crossed it will work. Dave
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I was about 99% sure thats what your son did. He tried loading the gingerbread overcome rom over froyo. And that resulted on a non bootable state (or as some call it soft brick). GB has different bootloaders than froyo thats why a stock gingerbread should be installed first before overcome 2.X.
Hope to see you up and running soon

Good luck man... just try everything, never give up!
It's because of the wiped dalvic cache!
ps: you should check out some bootloop problem threads. use search!

Please Help!!!!!!!

i just bricked my phone!! i was trying to flash ics chainfire repack with mobile odin. i t then restarted my phone but once it went off the screen where it says "galaxy note gt-7000 i got a blank screen
how do i fix this??
also, what have i done wrong so i dont do it again?
thanks

Press Volume Down + Home + Power for a few seconds and check if it enters download mode ?

Akiainavas said:
Press Volume Down + Home + Power for a few seconds and check if it enters download mode ?
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thanks for the reply
yes it does enter what i presume to be download mode (up to continue, down to restart)

Boot into download mode and flash a stock rom via Odin then start over your not bricked don't worry

After you do the stock ROM via Odin and let it settle, you can try the ICS repack again. Someone here can help you, but theres already good threads out there for step by step.
One thing I can say since you asked what not to do again is use PC Odin instead of Mobile Odin. Yes, you will get a triangle but you can use triangle away to get rid of it, if you wish. I personally sport the triangle on my phone

Yeah, your phone is not bricked, no worries.
Here's a thread that will help you, make sure to get correct files and flash to stock using PC Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Thanks to dr. Ketan for his amazing job in gathering it all in one place.

thanks for all the support
as you can tell im abit of a newbie to android (iPhone owner for the last 2 years). if anything happened like this with ios you were basically screwed, so its nice to see thats not the case on android.
also this was the first major thing that had gone with my one week old device so sorry if i over-reacted :/
ps: as im abit of a newbie can anyone point me to a good tutorial for installing ICS rom's?? much appreciated

alex22808 said:
thanks for all the support
as you can tell im abit of a newbie to android (iPhone owner for the last 2 years). if anything happened like this with ios you were basically screwed, so its nice to see thats not the case on android.
also this was the first major thing that had gone with my one week old device so sorry if i over-reacted :/
ps: as im abit of a newbie can anyone point me to a good tutorial for installing ICS rom's?? much appreciated
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Try long pressing power button and rebooting, if not downloading mode is your way, (do you have ICS rom zip into SD Card?), you will need it to flash it, goes to development threads and you can find it, you can choose one of them, actually I´m on Criskelo V2 LPC6 its good for dayly use its full working, when you got it press at same time Vol +/power button/home and enter in Clockwork mode goes to install zip from sd card, choose from sd card and ICS zip, back to menu wipe data, wipe cache, goes to advanced and wipe dalvick cache, reboot system now and follow steps introducing gmail account and its all enjoy yor NOTE with ICS.

Bricked Note

I have been searching for a solution, but haven't found any..
I flashed to kingdroid rom a while ago from stock GB with abyss kernel. Everything went fine, and later wanted to try a new rom.
So I wiped the data and factory reset in CWM and tried to restore the old stock GB. I don't know if anything went wrong in that process, but now I can't even turn on the phone? I can't boot up CWM either?

fruddy said:
I have been searching for a solution, but haven't found any..
I flashed to kingdroid rom a while ago from stock GB with abyss kernel. Everything went fine, and later wanted to try a new rom.
So I wiped the data and factory reset in CWM and tried to restore the old stock GB. I don't know if anything went wrong in that process, but now I can't even turn on the phone? I can't boot up CWM either?
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Can you enter download mode??If so flash any GB rom.If the flash is getting stuck at factoryfs or somewhere for long than 15 mins..you have superbricked your phone by doing a wipe.Only way is to replace the mobo or trying this

yeah go on download mode. Use odin pc. It will raise the counter, but its much better than a brick note.. Hehe

Download mode is volume down, home key and turn on key right?
Doesnt work.. how long is I supposed to hold it in?
And what is a MOBO?

Easy ... Don't Panic
fruddy said:
I have been searching for a solution, but haven't found any..
I flashed to kingdroid rom a while ago from stock GB with abyss kernel. Everything went fine, and later wanted to try a new rom.
So I wiped the data and factory reset in CWM and tried to restore the old stock GB. I don't know if anything went wrong in that process, but now I can't even turn on the phone? I can't boot up CWM either?
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The First Thing you did was right, since you did the wipe using the AbyssKernel kernel, witch was safe and away from the HardBrick Thing around the Stock ICS Kernel.
But what you did wrong, is that you did wipe and restore using the Kernel inside the rom you used, wich of course was in cause !!!! so Here is what you will do, just Follow the Steps in My following Post, and you are done
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26772618&postcount=12
IF this Helped, Then you Know what to do

Glad to hear kimifender!
Sorry for not being that bright in all this.. But how can I do all the instructions when I can't turn the phone on? I can't find the sdcards on my computer either when i connect the phone to the computer

Sounds like you have a big paperweight. You need to somehow get it to a Samsung repair center to get the motherboard replaced. There's a thread in the General section that MIGHT help revive it, but no guarantees.
Always make sure you read, read, read before you flash anything. Like other people said, the restore is what bricked it.

kimifender said:
The First Thing you did was right, since you did the wipe using the AbyssKernel kernel, witch was safe and away from the HardBrick Thing around the Stock ICS Kernel.
But what you did wrong, is that you did wipe and restore using the Kernel inside the rom you used, wich of course was in cause !!!! so Here is what you will do, just Follow the Steps in My following Post, and you are done
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26772618&postcount=12
IF this Helped, Then you Know what to do
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He said he wiped after beeing on the other rom. So he wiped with an unsafe kernel.
=> Superbrick.

So there is no way I can revive my phone?
Maybe im just not turning it on the right way?

fruddy said:
So there is no way I can revive my phone?
Maybe im just not turning it on the right way?
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If you're pushing the power button, you are turning it on. If you are holding down volume up/down + power + home button you are trying to put it in download/recovery.
Sorry, but it sounds like it is a paperweight/brick.

fruddy said:
So there is no way I can revive my phone?
Maybe im just not turning it on the right way?
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Check battery. make sure it still has power. Pull out and leave out 5 minutes and replace it back as well.
Then turn it on and try to enter download mode (Home volume-down and power) and connect it to PC odin (even in case the screen does not turn on) and see the yellow box is there. If there is, you can flash kernel that has CWM as well, and there is hope to revive it.
If you cannot get odin to see it, then SS service is the only way.

fruddy said:
So there is no way I can revive my phone?
Maybe im just not turning it on the right way?
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Well Of course, If your phone is not ON, it won't show any usb storage on the PC.
Don't Give up Yet !!!
Are you sure your phone has enough battery charge,
Not Sure? well Do this :
- Keep your phone under AC Battery Charger (no USB charging) for at least 45 min.
- Take Off the Battery for at least 10s seconde,
put it back, Then try to to enter to download mode directly : Vol down + Power + Home Button at the same time untill you see the Yellow Dowload Logo, Don't Try to turn your phone on by Pressing the power Button as Normally, It Simply won't turn on !!
Keep taking the Battery Off and Back untill it works, believe me this happened before.

How much would it cost to get it fixed?
How much would a new motherboard cost?

fruddy said:
How much would it cost to get it fixed?
How much would a new motherboard cost?
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Try My Post First untill it works, Believe it or not !!!!!

I really doubt that will work if he has a superbrick. If it does it would be amazing.

But how can i flash, when I can't even turn on the phone?

fruddy said:
But how can i flash, when I can't even turn on the phone?
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Try what I told you in Post N°12,
If you get the chance to get into the download mode : then Follow My Post N°5.
You Have to Make sure your phone is really Dead, or just need a push to wake up again.
I swear this happened to me before, and believe me I'm no noob.
Just Try First. If it doesn't work, then Buy another one ;;;;

how i fixed it
Iám new as a member here but not new on reading here on this forum.
Want to post fast how i brickt my phone with ics and kernel problems and wipe going wrong.
Cwm still working but nothing is going anymore.
In cwm flash a franco kernel (i used Franco kernel 10 because had it on my sd card) then reboot into recovery and flash the Abys kernel.
Reboot into recovery and install your rom or restore an backup you made.
I hope sthis works for all.

annoniem said:
Iám new as a member here but not new on reading here on this forum.
Want to post fast how i brickt my phone with ics and kernel problems and wipe going wrong.
Cwm still working but nothing is going anymore.
In cwm flash a franco kernel (i used Franco kernel 10 because had it on my sd card) then reboot into recovery and flash the Abys kernel.
Reboot into recovery and install your rom or restore an backup you made.
I hope sthis works for all.
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Reaaaaaaad,
He can not wake his phone up, or turn it on !!!
So How would he install any Franco or what ever ...... !!!!!!!!

bricked Note
kimifender said:
Reaaaaaaad,
He can not wake his phone up, or turn it on !!!
So How would he install any Franco or what ever ...... !!!!!!!!
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You tell him lol, i love how he wrote "Im new as a member here but not new on reading here on this forum"

Help Please! Phone in a power loop after ICS 3D LG Korean ROM Flash!

Anyone else having this issue? Procedure I followed was at "[ROM][ICS][P920] First ICS 4.0.4 Full 3D ROM Ported From SU760". Honestly, I'd really like to post this in the appropriate thread, but can't yet. I am experiencing the phone powering to the LG screen and off repeatedly upon plugging in a charger as well as hitting the power button. I had hoped it might just need juice but no dice. Does this really have anything to do with CWM? There is something about a modified USB cable in the original post that refers to a "screen issue" but there is no clarification to what issue. Here is my original post with a follow up:
Thanks!
OK maybe I should clarify
Quote:
Originally Posted by drastic00 View Post
Installed the Korean ICS ROM just fine (it's lookin great!) but made a stupid mistake, I think. I ran CWM to install something that I forgot to first copy over to sd. Then I think I put it in recovery (not sure why except I'm tired). Now it powers to LG screen then shuts off. I do get the "S/W" screen with Korean text when I boot into download mode (if my terminology is correct i.e. up vol + power + connect usb cable to pc, then insert battery. How can I recover? Start over? How if I can't set connection settings on the device? ACK I have been at this far too long and must rest, hopefully with shiny new replies in the morning.
So to clarify, I had the ROM running fine. I was about to flash a zip, but was tired and had not loaded it onto the external SD. I am using the CWM referred to in the original post here:
"[ROM][ICS][P920] First ICS 4.0.4 Full 3D ROM Ported From SU760".
The app went through the motion but did not install anything, I assume. Then I hit "Boot to recovery." Could that have caused this? Now I get the LG screen and then no power, up to 3 times if I hold power. I am hesitant to follow any bootlooping procedure since I don't know if they apply to this phone and if that is the problem (it appears to be, but I am new to this. I WAS feeling nice that I was able to get ICS up and running). I cannot seemingly boot to recovery to reflash or downgrade. Also, when I connect to pc in download mode I get the Korean "S/W" screen with circular arrows and Korean text, but LG Flashtool does not connect. I recall hitting "Recover" in English during the original ROM flash. Please help!

I think it could be a bad ROM.
I assume that you can't boot to CWM/recovery mode and reflash a different ROM.
If I'm correct, I'd try to reinstall CWM via USB if possible...

Thanks for responding!
Someone IS out there...
I can't seem to boot the phone itself into CWM recovery no matter what. The phone was not left in debug mode, unfortunately. I am looking into using ADB to perform some kind of boot loop recover, but at this point am not confident in doing so. Any ideas here would be nice.
I see a boot loop recover guide on the forums, but it seems to assume I am able to boot the phone into CWM recover.
FYI I am not fluent in 'Android speak' but am getting there.
So if I am able to get a COM connection to the phone in download mode (which seems to be the case, as I mention with the S/W screen with circular arrows and Korean text- I do see a connection in Device Manager) is it possible then, to reinstall CWM as you mention? How? Would that, then, hopefully, revert it to a state where it is not, seemingly, attempting to implement some non-present process on booting?

OK Finally!
OK so NO one seemed to be able to help with my direct issue but I was able to at least reflash to the 'stock' Korean ICS port and get the phone up again. Ho Hum. Maybe I'll start an Android reflashing business. I will be trying AcidHazard mod to flash out all the bloatware. And DEFINITELY will be more careful with ClockworkMod.
This is what I did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448803

Alright forget what I said about further flash for now
I was gonna try to flash in the Acid Hazard music rom which looks awesome, but the Prada CWM I installed (mentioned in the original xbsall ICS ROM installation procedure) once again caused a boot loop and I had to reflash the xbsall rom again. Until I see a CWM that I know will not cause this, I won't be booting into recovery. As I'd like to make a Nandroid backup, what is up with this CWM being a problem with my phone (ATT LG Thrill P925)? Anyone?
drastic00 said:
OK so NO one seemed to be able to help with my direct issue but I was able to at least reflash to the 'stock' Korean ICS port and get the phone up again. Ho Hum. Maybe I'll start an Android reflashing business. I will be trying AcidHazard mod to flash out all the bloatware. And DEFINITELY will be more careful with ClockworkMod.
This is what I did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448803
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strange problem with charging, bootloop, pls help

Hi,
I rooted my note some weeks ago and I was searching the web, reading all kind of threads and thinking what the problem might be for the last weeks. Finally I decided to register myself on xda and to post my problem.
Like mentioned before I rooted my note via CMW and then flashed a franco kernel, unfortunally I dont know which version, but no custom rom. It all worked fine for 14 maybe 16 hours, then the phone froze after opening a app and after that it stuck at the Galaxy Note N7000 logo. I tried to enter recovery but it didn't work, I can enter downloadmode but I ran out of battery before I could do anything.
Now the phone keeps turning itself on and off the whole time when I try to charge it, the battery image comes for like 1 second and after that the screen turns black again. The battery itself is new so that shouldnt be the problem. I charged it like that for like 4 hours and then tried to enter downloadmode but it only says "battery to low to download".
I hope it is not a hardware problem. If anybody has a idea please help me, I am getting desperate.
Greets
weasl
EDIT: I came from offical 4.0.4 ICS

How old is your phone? Try with another good battery.
Suggestion: you may flash gb via PC Odin and check phone back to normal.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

I got my phone last april, so it is not even a year old, but I got a new battery some days before rooting it... I'll try/have to get another one anyway.
Could you give me a link for a stock gb rom please.
Thank you for your quick reply.

Kindly go thru Guru 'drketan' threads and posts.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Found it. Should I use a rom with three parts or with only one? And can I use any rom or one with a special "code" that suits my device, e.g. german....
And just flash the rom and then fullwipe or is wiping not necessary?
I am sorry for the questions but I want to do everything right.

You can use any. Wipe in GB recovery.

Thanks a lot.

Yesterday I finally found somebody to charge my battery, today I flashed a GB stock rom, but I still can`t get any further than the Samsung Galaxy Note logo... It worked one time but I turned the phone off to insert my sim card and it got stuck again.
I tried flashing with pit file and bootloader as well, but no luck.
Could it be a hardware problem? Could a J-tag repair fix it?
Thanks in advantage.

weasl said:
Yesterday I finally found somebody to charge my battery, today I flashed a GB stock rom, but I still can`t get any further than the Samsung Galaxy Note logo... It worked one time but I turned the phone off to insert my sim card and it got stuck again.
I tried flashing with pit file and bootloader as well, but no luck.
Could it be a hardware problem? Could a J-tag repair fix it?
Thanks in advantage.
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Now your on safe GB rom, enter recovery wipe cache, factory reset, wipe dalvick cache.
Let's know the result

I tried, but I am not able to enter recovery... I press volume up + home + power but I only get the N7000 logo. I have read that you have to press the home button in the right moment to enter stock recovery, could somebody tell if that is true and if yes when do I have to press?

Anyone an idea please? I can enter download mode but not recovery, I downgraded to gb 2.3.6.KK5, I flashed abyss 4.2 but I can get to recovery mode or past the GT N7000 logo. Three times it got to the "package installing" page and one time it even started then I switched it off to insert my sim card and again stuck at the N7000 logo.
I need help please...

weasl said:
I tried, but I am not able to enter recovery... I press volume up + home + power but I only get the N7000 logo. I have read that you have to press the home button in the right moment to enter stock recovery, could somebody tell if that is true and if yes when do I have to press?
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You have to press the three button combo "a long time" and the power button should be the last one to use.
I always wait until the Samsung Logo appeared 2 times and I see the next animation (depends on your kernel/recovery).
So please try again and hold the three buttons longer.

I flashed the 3-part lc1 gb and did a full wipe. The phone now starts sometimes but gets stuck at the n7000 logo most of the time. When it starts the whole UI feels very laggy, eg. while typing. Recovery mode started one time out of 1000 tries. I am afraid that something with my hardware is wrong. Any ideas? Could a Jtag be a solution? Please help.

try again to get into recovery and do a factory reset from Gb recovery..

press it until you get to recovery. DO NOT remove your fingers when you see n7000 bootlogo. keep pressing . keep pressing. keep pressing.
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I made it in the recovery, did another fullwipe, but it still lags while typing or opening/closing an app and still does not boot proper, I have to try several times to get past the logo screen and it works only when I go in downloadmode and boot from there. Entering the recoverymode still only works randomly. Any idea?
Edit: it also lags while scrolling down/up

weasl said:
I made it in the recovery, did another fullwipe, but it still lags while typing or opening/closing an app and still does not boot proper, I have to try several times to get past the logo screen and it works only when I go in downloadmode and boot from there. Entering the recoverymode still only works randomly. Any idea?
Edit: it also lags while scrolling down/up
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In all you posts here you never wrote exactly what version of which Rom you installed in whatever way.
That's why I'm still not convinced that you have "defined state" and giving good advice is try&error.
So please start telling: how did you flash, what GB or ICS or JB version, Stock Rom or Custom Rom.

,Sorry, I flashed the n7000xxlc1 - open europe with odin PC, stock, prerooted and in 3 parts. After that I did a fullwipe, the phone turns on after a few tries, most time after I go in download mode and restart from there. It lags while it is on, like short freezes, I tried to install the OTA update to ICS but failed.
Before that I was stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note logo after flashing a franco kernel via CWM (I am not sure which version but it came with the guide to root, so I thought it could not be bad)
Edit: I flashed the xxlsc 4.1.2 jelly bean offical leak via odin PC, and I still have the same problems. I takes 5-6 reboots to actually start the device and it is very laggy, almost unusable. Every second or so it freezes for short time.

Any help please? I would send it to someone to do a JTAG repair if this could help. I just dont want to waste the money, so if anyone has experienced a problem like this please help me.

Is this a brick revived phone?