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[Q] Stock restore fails, but I won't give up! (Help please)

So I'm trying to get my VZN Galaxy Tab back on its feet. After trying to get Gingerbread in it so I can use Netflix - and failing - I'm going through a lot of motions.
Okay. First I rooted it with Super One Click. I should have been happy with that, but noooo. Then I tried flashing GB on it (I wish I can remember which ROM I started with...it's a mess. I think the pit file was gt-p1000_mr? Does that sound right?).
When that didn't work, I went to the much-cross-posted procedure for returning it to stock using Heimdall and SCH-i800_VZW_stock. Tried it five times. Each time, it booted into the Galaxy Tab/Samsung logos, then a fast glimpse of scrambled letters for a second followed by twinkly music, then black nothingness. It would then bootloop. I attempted to boot into recovery to wipe data/cache, but I couldn't get there. Vol-Up/Pwr just brought up the logo and scrambled video again.
Since I was still able to get into download mode, I tried flashing another ROM...this one the "P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJPZ" method. With this, I was able to also flash CWM so I have SOME recovery mode. Sadly, booting brings up the GT/SAMSUNG logos and I get the spacey animation, but after that, again - blackness. This time, however, the Menu/Home/Back/Search buttons light up, so something's happening in there.
Also, booting into CWM, I cannot get my sdcard to be recognized. I tried different cards, so there's something goofy with the slot itself, I'm guessing.
So nothing is really working, but since I can get into CWM and also download modes, I'm holding out hope that this is not completely bricked.
I just need to find the right method of getting it back to a functioning tablet. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all eyes. Thanks so much.
UPDATE: I tried reflashing stock using the tried and true method. But this time, I went in and flashed CWM replacing the stock recovery which never worked for me. I got the Galaxy Tab/Samsung logo, and at long last, the animated VZW logo. Then it would bootloop there. I booted into CWM recovery and wiped the data/system and the cache from the first page. It still booted and bootlooped the same. This time, I booted into recovery, went to the mounts and storage section and formatted the system, data and cache. Opening logo only. CWM again, and got a whole bunch of "cache missing" messages. But I think I'm getting closer. Back to work.
UPDATE II: So the farthest I can get is the animated VZW logo using the combo of the stock flash through Heimdall, then flashing CWM with Odin. Still no sdcard access. Anything I should try here? Thanks.

same question here
Did anyone figure out how to restore Verizon tab?

[Q] CWM Wont Format /Data

I have no idea what happened to this Tab but it was brought to me with no way of getting into the boot loader, it just sits on the Samsung Screen. I was able to get it to the service screen and use Heimdall to upload CWM to it and then went to enter a format of the device and I'm getting all sorts of errors. I'm guessing the /data is corrupt *very* corrupt. I'm not sure how to do a full format. I think that with everything cleared I know enough to get it going again but no matter what I do I can't get the /data to format. I've tried fixing permissions and that takes 20 minutes and then says it's completed but yet I have no option of mounting /data in any way or clearing it. I'm so frustrated, I'm just looking everywhere for a way to nuke it back to where I can load even a stock ROM to get this thing to come back to life. Any ideas??!??!

matt.wolfley said:
I have no idea what happened to this Tab but it was brought to me with no way of getting into the boot loader, it just sits on the Samsung Screen. I was able to get it to the service screen and use Heimdall to upload CWM to it and then went to enter a format of the device and I'm getting all sorts of errors. I'm guessing the /data is corrupt *very* corrupt. I'm not sure how to do a full format. I think that with everything cleared I know enough to get it going again but no matter what I do I can't get the /data to format. I've tried fixing permissions and that takes 20 minutes and then says it's completed but yet I have no option of mounting /data in any way or clearing it. I'm so frustrated, I'm just looking everywhere for a way to nuke it back to where I can load even a stock ROM to get this thing to come back to life. Any ideas??!??!
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What was the last known ROM did you install? which android? froyo (2.2), gingerbread 2.3.* or ics?
were you able to mount /data and /dbdata?
what error message did you get?
-- I take it you are not able to go to download mode (Power + Volume Down)?
What happen after you press Power + Volume Down?
If you can go to download mode:
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23348040&postcount=121
if not, try the above link - Retreive .rfs file in .tar and push it using heimdell.
same solution with more instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13470380&postcount=8
hope it will help. If not let's try something else.

So, just for purpose of discussion (I tapped and ended up sending it in to Verizon with stock flashed back on it), it had ICS on it last. It was, jeeze, I can't remember what ROM but it was one of the ICS ROMS for the tab that are out. I used this tab like two days before with ICS running on it and had no issues when I used it but then two days later back in the owners hands it took a huge #*$&. I could mount /dbdata but not /data. It would fail a factory reset or a data wipe/format or a permissions reset every time.
I could get into the download mode for Heimdall to flash various other ROMS to it that would, according to Heimdall, successfully flash but then going in and doing a data wipe would fail to get the ROM to start up properly. I could do custom boot with CWM that is available for TAB but I couldn't get the stock boot loader to come up on stock ROMS. So odd, I appreciate the response because I wasn't sure if anyone would even be able to address such an odd thing.
Oh, on a side note, I could also not do a Dalvak wipe which I know nothing about but know it's important to wipe on occasion between ROMs - if that gives any insight into the real issue. The only thing I can surmise is that, somehow, that /data became corrupt and would not wipe. I thought of looking into ADB commands but whenever I would hook the Tab to my computer I could never get ADB to recognize it no matter what driver I used. Very frustrating to meet your match on tech.

**if it comes back and they wont help, I'll try this method you've posted though. In fact, I should be seeing it back shortly and I'll let you know what they've done.

matt.wolfley said:
**if it comes back and they wont help, I'll try this method you've posted though. In fact, I should be seeing it back shortly and I'll let you know what they've done.
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No Please if you had ICS last, Do NOT flash the .rfs. ICS runs on ext4. But I hope VZW had it fixed for you.

[Q] Odd Problem - Soft Brick

Hi,
I installed Galaxian Soup 1.5.1 beta a week ago and all has been running fine. This morning the tab was blank like it had run out battery so I put it on charge and found it wasn't dead. Tried to reboot and it's just stuck at the "Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9" screen. I was using it fine last night and haven't changed anything!
I've tried ODIN to restore Stock Recovery which said it passed and worked, but still the same problem. It has removed CWM though. When I try to do anything in Stock Recovery it complains about not being able to mount the /data directory.
Is there anything else I can try, do I need to use ODIN to flash a ROM again? If so, can you tell me which file to use as there are hundreds in the Galaxian Soup zip.
Thanks!

Flash stock rom with Odin. Unfortunately you also need to wipe data in stock recovery for this to work, so you will loose everything.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately this hasn't worked, it passes in Odin but then on the tablet it says E:failed to mount /data, and "your storage not prepared yet, please use UI for format and reboot actions.
Trying to factory reset fails.
Any other ideas?

OK, a bit more detail. I use ODIN to flash the stock rom found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483168
It passes and goes into recovery but complains in red letters about not being able to mount /data, can't access /system/csc/XEU/system in yellow and can't mount /cache or a few other subdirectories.
I select wipe data which appears to work although it complains about make_extf4fs failing on /dev/block/mmcblk0p8. It then complains about not being able to mount /cache and other subdirectories again.
I then select reboot, it complains again about not being able to mount /data and /cache and switches off, not reboot. If I turn it on again I'm straight back to recovery.
Got to be something I'm missing here!
Any input appreciated.

It seems your partition tables are messed up, but i have no idea how this could happen if you didn't flash anything that could cause this, maybe a hardware problem?
There is a way to repartition the tables, you need a PIT file for this. I have not done this myself, so unfortunately i don't know much about it. Try to search for a PIT file, but make sure it's for your tab model, otherwise you can mess it up completely.

Many thanks - that fixed it! For future reference and for anyone searching this thread I found the pit file here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406137&page=9 and flashed it with ODIN together with the standard firmware I mentioned in the earlier post.
It's not all good news though. The tablet now keeps freezing. Even in recovery while I was trying a factory reset for the freezing. This leads me to believe it may be a hardware problem that caused the original brick and ongoing freezing issues. What do you think? Does it save a dump anywhere when it crashes?

Glad to see it worked. Maybe try to flash the stock rom again, now without the pit file. Also try factory reset in stock recovery. If you are still having problems, then im afraid its a hardware problem.

Yeah, I came to the same conclusion. It was hanging even whilst in stock recovery which means it had to be a hardware problem. Took it back to the shop and got a refund, new one is on it's way.
Bit nervous about ROMing the new one! The only thing I can think of is maybe overclocking damaged the cpu, although I only set it to 1.4Ghz. Or I was attaching a card reader and it was complaining about a service crashing when I removed it. Maybe it would have happened whether I messed with it or not!

Mbuxton said:
Yeah, I came to the same conclusion. It was hanging even whilst in stock recovery which means it had to be a hardware problem. Took it back to the shop and got a refund, new one is on it's way.
Bit nervous about ROMing the new one! The only thing I can think of is maybe overclocking damaged the cpu, although I only set it to 1.4Ghz. Or I was attaching a card reader and it was complaining about a service crashing when I removed it. Maybe it would have happened whether I messed with it or not!
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I have been flashing different roms, kernels and recoveries on my tab for more then 200 times probably. And i have been using Galaxian-Soup AOSP ICS rom with molteys kernel for almost two months. Never had any problems (that i didnt create myself). Never used overclock, but havent heard of anyone who has had problems with it either.

Stock SM-G925V Bootloop after 5.1.1 OTA

My S6 edge is in a bootloop. I put off the 5.1.1 OTA for a while when my wifi would not turn on. Rebooted, still didnt work. I decided to do the update. installation went great but now its in a boot loop. I flashed the firmware (BOG7) using Odin. It worked. The phone was back on again but then it shut off after a few hours.
Its been stuck in the bootloop again. I flashed BOG7 again. Ive Flashed BOG9. Ive flashed the stock PIT. Ive tried ADB sideload. Smartswitch and Kies do not recognize the device. Of course, Ive wiped cache and factory reset. Attempted booting in safemode. All flashes were successful but when it reboots, It says "erasing" and goes to bootloop (Samsung powered by android).... Drivers are installed and working. MTP is not installed and I cant find the file.
Please .

same problem
I'm having the same problem with boot loop on g925v stock. I'm wondering if the op or anyone else can help!
No mater what I do, phone reboots after almost exactly 1min9 sec. Just enough time to select a language, but not get past the next "activation" screen.
Background: Phone has never been rooted, at first was on og5 and started freezing on the verizon logo, so I factory data reset, and after that nothing has really changed. knox has not been tripped, frp not tripped
First I tried flashing og5 with odin,
(of course checked md5, and odin=pass, then after flashing, I always tried several combinations of booting to recovery for wipe cache partition/ factory reset / and also power down by holding volume down and power button, then select boot in safe mode)
Then tried flashing og7, still boot loop
then tried flashing og9, 3 times, again, also many attempts of factory data reset/ wipe cache partition / safe mode.
I am starting to think this may be a hardware problem, BUT unfortunately I do not have samsung warranty available on this phone so I am pretty much stuck messing with it.
In researching the issue, I have run across quite a few similar freeze/boot loop problems all over the web, and never any real solutions, for both g925v, g920v, and other s6 models. I've also seen a stock s6 g920v that freezes randomly, flashing stock og9 never helped, owner was planning to replace the battery and see if that helps (I have not heard back).
I've tried looking at the boot log but I'm no expert. I know I can't downgrade, but I'm wondering if there is anything I can do with adb, or any other bootloaders that I could try flashing over the og9 (even if just temporarily, assuming I will flash stock og9 again after).
Thanks for any encouragement, help or advice.

I finally gave up on my GS6 Edge because upon carefully taking it apart for the 3rd time I noticed physical damage up by the wifi receiver and SIM card slot. My advice would be to try the things I tried (above) and, if it's not a hardware issue, it may fix the problem. Good luck.
beefriendly said:
I'm having the same problem with boot loop on g925v stock. I'm wondering if the op or anyone else can help!
No mater what I do, phone reboots after almost exactly 1min9 sec. Just enough time to select a language, but not get past the next "activation" screen.
Background: Phone has never been rooted, at first was on og5 and started freezing on the verizon logo, so I factory data reset, and after that nothing has really changed. knox has not been tripped, frp not tripped
First I tried flashing og5 with odin,
(of course checked md5, and odin=pass, then after flashing, I always tried several combinations of booting to recovery for wipe cache partition/ factory reset / and also power down by holding volume down and power button, then select boot in safe mode)
Then tried flashing og7, still boot loop
then tried flashing og9, 3 times, again, also many attempts of factory data reset/ wipe cache partition / safe mode.
I am starting to think this may be a hardware problem, BUT unfortunately I do not have samsung warranty available on this phone so I am pretty much stuck messing with it.
In researching the issue, I have run across quite a few similar freeze/boot loop problems all over the web, and never any real solutions, for both g925v, g920v, and other s6 models. I've also seen a stock s6 g920v that freezes randomly, flashing stock og9 never helped, owner was planning to replace the battery and see if that helps (I have not heard back).
I've tried looking at the boot log but I'm no expert. I know I can't downgrade, but I'm wondering if there is anything I can do with adb, or any other bootloaders that I could try flashing over the og9 (even if just temporarily, assuming I will flash stock og9 again after).
Thanks for any encouragement, help or advice.
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[PLEASE HELP] Phone stuck on bootloop (tried everything I know)

Hello! My Galaxy note 5 (SM-920G) has been stuck on a boot loop for a week now, I've tried everything. I've used "wipe cache partition", "Wipe data/factory reset", even flashed stock firmware from sammobile using odin. I'm still stuck on a bootloop. I am gonna proceed to explain the events that occurred before and after the bootloop in a level of detail that I'm capable of, also one that I think should be sufficient.
Events before the bootloop:
So here's what happened. I was using my phone as usual when I noticed that I couldn't play any music. Spotify, which I was using at the time, refused to play any song. So, I checked out Phonograph(music app that uses local library) and I couldn't seem to play anything from my local library either. I then proceeded to go ahead and open YouTube only to realize that I couldn't play a video on YouTube either. After much fiddling (I don't remember what exactly I did that caused it) but a YouTube video played, but I heard no sound. From here on out, I could PLAY/VIEW any media related file and such but I heard no sound. I searched it up and apparently a cache partition wipe seemed to do the trick (I should have dug deeper into this but this is what I found). I proceeded to the recovery menu and selected "Wipe Cache Partition" (Forgive me, memories a little fuzzy from here on), If I recall correctly, I got into a bootloop and I wiped the cache partition again and it booted up fine. However, there was still no sound, since it was late at night I decided to give up and go ahead and sleep for now.
The next day, when I woke up, everything was working perfectly. I had no idea why.. but hey, I wasn't about to complain. Fast forward a few days, the sound issue popped up again, so I proceeded to wipe the cache partition again. I repeated this a few times but it didn't work, so I gave up. My phone was booting perfectly fine then. During the course of a week or so (maybe less) I had done quite a few cache partition wipes hoping that it would fix the sound issue. I also tried calling someone, only to figure out that person on the other end couldn't hear me and I couldn't hear them. So, one of these days when I did the whole cache partition wipe, my phone wouldn't boot up. This is where it got stuck in a bootloop.
Events before the bootloop:
So yeah, my phone was stuck in a bootloop. If I remember correctly I used the "cache partition wipe" a lot and even opted for the factory reset option. Which didn't work out either. I finally opted to flash stock rom today but over the course of some days I have been trying a combination of "cache partition" wipe and factory resets. Of course, my attempts were in vain. SO, I decided to flash stock rom today. I found the firmware I needed and used Odin to flash it on my phone and that didn't work either, still stuck on the bootloop. I tried a factory reset and cache wipe after the flash as well.
Relevant images:
1- Screen I'm stuck on
2- When I go to recovery mode, first screen that pops up.
3- The so called update fails, second screen that pops up
4- and finally the recovery menu pops up
So yeah, that's it. I'm currently in the midst of my A level's, so my days are pretty hectic and stressful. I apologize for the long post, first time making a thread on XDA. Please help ;-;

maskimmortalsucks said:
Hello! My Galaxy note 5 (SM-920G) has been stuck on a boot loop for a week now, I've tried everything. I've used "wipe cache partition", "Wipe data/factory reset", even flashed stock firmware from sammobile using odin. I'm still stuck on a bootloop. I am gonna proceed to explain the events that occurred before and after the bootloop in a level of detail that I'm capable of, also one that I think should be sufficient.
Events before the bootloop:
So here's what happened. I was using my phone as usual when I noticed that I couldn't play any music. Spotify, which I was using at the time, refused to play any song. So, I checked out Phonograph(music app that uses local library) and I couldn't seem to play anything from my local library either. I then proceeded to go ahead and open YouTube only to realize that I couldn't play a video on YouTube either. After much fiddling (I don't remember what exactly I did that caused it) but a YouTube video played, but I heard no sound. From here on out, I could PLAY/VIEW any media related file and such but I heard no sound. I searched it up and apparently a cache partition wipe seemed to do the trick (I should have dug deeper into this but this is what I found). I proceeded to the recovery menu and selected "Wipe Cache Partition" (Forgive me, memories a little fuzzy from here on), If I recall correctly, I got into a bootloop and I wiped the cache partition again and it booted up fine. However, there was still no sound, since it was late at night I decided to give up and go ahead and sleep for now.
The next day, when I woke up, everything was working perfectly. I had no idea why.. but hey, I wasn't about to complain. Fast forward a few days, the sound issue popped up again, so I proceeded to wipe the cache partition again. I repeated this a few times but it didn't work, so I gave up. My phone was booting perfectly fine then. During the course of a week or so (maybe less) I had done quite a few cache partition wipes hoping that it would fix the sound issue. I also tried calling someone, only to figure out that person on the other end couldn't hear me and I couldn't hear them. So, one of these days when I did the whole cache partition wipe, my phone wouldn't boot up. This is where it got stuck in a bootloop.
Events before the bootloop:
So yeah, my phone was stuck in a bootloop. If I remember correctly I used the "cache partition wipe" a lot and even opted for the factory reset option. Which didn't work out either. I finally opted to flash stock rom today but over the course of some days I have been trying a combination of "cache partition" wipe and factory resets. Of course, my attempts were in vain. SO, I decided to flash stock rom today. I found the firmware I needed and used Odin to flash it on my phone and that didn't work either, still stuck on the bootloop. I tried a factory reset and cache wipe after the flash as well.
Relevant images:
1- Screen I'm stuck on
2- When I go to recovery mode, first screen that pops up.
3- The so called update fails, second screen that pops up
4- and finally the recovery menu pops up
So yeah, that's it. I'm currently in the midst of my A level's, so my days are pretty hectic and stressful. I apologize for the long post, first time making a thread on XDA. Please help ;-;
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Was that Lollipop or MM 6 that you were on? In Download mode what does it say on that screen? Is FRP enabled?
P.S what country are you in?

Before flashing in odin do the format in recovery.
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MrMike2182 said:
Was that Lollipop or MM 6 that you were on? In Download mode what does it say on that screen? Is FRP enabled?
P.S what country are you in?
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I could have sworn I replied to this... I can't seem to post any links here. I pm-ed the images to you! Frp was on, yeah. I was on Marshmallow. I live in the Maldives.

maskimmortalsucks said:
I could have sworn I replied to this... I can't seem to post any links here. I pm-ed the images to you! Frp was on, yeah. I was on Marshmallow. I live in the Maldives.
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I'm pretty sure I replied to your private message already. On the picture you showed me it said the CSC was SLK and I gave you the link to the correct firmware for the device
You can also download the firmware to flash through odin here too.
https://samsung-firmware.org/download/Galaxy Note 5/9hs6/INS/N920GDDS2BPD2/N920GODD2BPC3/
You can't post any links because you don't have enough "posts" on here yet to prove you're not just coming on here to post some crazy links lol.

MrMike2182 said:
I'm pretty sure I replied to your private message already. On the picture you showed me it said the CSC was SLK and I gave you the link to the correct firmware for the device
You can't post any links because you don't have enough "posts" on here yet to prove you're not just coming on here to post some crazy links lol.
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Alright so, my cousin somehow managed to get rid of the bootloop with some fiddling and the audio issues still remained. So, he tried to downgrade to 5.1.1 by downloading the firmware for it and the phone got stuck in another bootloop. Tried to flash 6.0.1 again and it didn't work, still stuck on bootloop.
I tried what you have suggested but I can't seem to get into the recovery menu.

maskimmortalsucks said:
Alright so, my cousin somehow managed to get rid of the bootloop with some fiddling and the audio issues still remained. So, he tried to downgrade to 5.1.1 by downloading the firmware for it and the phone got stuck in another bootloop. Tried to flash 6.0.1 again and it didn't work, still stuck on bootloop.
I tried what you have suggested but I can't seem to get into the recovery menu.
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Already replied to your private message.

Can you not select this directly after odin...

Flush twrp for yours model go to recovery then wape os and every think then flush firmware by odin
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