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Ok here goes... This is my first thread post here but I am in serious need of help.
I have searched and searched the forums for a hopeful answer but I have found it difficult to find the answer I seek.
So here is the story:
Bought a GT second hand from Akihabara in Japan which was locked to NTT DoCoMo. I was using it as a WIFI only Tab and all was wonderful till my IT brain decided it could be better and I began to tinker.
I had been looking around for a way to make my Australian Virgin Mobile SIM to work on the tab and found a lot of good answers but nothing that would make it work.
I then had the brilliant idea to change the firmware with a European firmware so I could get all the features enabled from a fresh start. Which is where it all went wrong.
I first tried to flash the tab using Odin 1.7 with the P1000XXJK5 euro firmware from samfirmware.com
This failed and left my tab with the picture of a phone and a pc with a dotted line and in between them an exclamation point in a triangle.
After a lot of fiddling (I dont remember what I did but I managed to get rid of that screen had something to do with retrying the flash and it was very late last night at this point) I managed to try again but Odin just kept failing on running the updated firmware.
I then decided that it would be a good idea to run the Rotohammer firmware by following the instructions on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895827&highlight=sc-01c
This is where I once again received errors from Odin and now my tab is somewhat bricked.
I tried reflashing but same errors every time. (I currently dont have the errors from Odin but I will update my post when I get home)
I can still get to the downloading screen (Yellow triangle with the Android digging) so I am hopeful all is not lost.
So now you have heard my sob story I will ask two questions....
1. Has anyone actually successfully flashed a Japanese model Tab?
2. My only thought/hope at the moment can anyone direct me to an original NTT DoCoMo firmware so I can at least go back to having WIFI only Tab?
Thanks in advance if you can help
Alex
Yes , i suggest you to wait until you get a right firmware for it !
That would probably work if the partitions are a match !
What is this model called btw ?
"NTT DoCoMo Japanese Tab" or there is any model ? such as M180 for korean , P1000 , P100 Sprint , I800 Verizon , etc..
Br
Oz
I am searching the an original NTT DoCoMo firmware.
Electroboy said:
Yes , i suggest you to wait until you get a right firmware for it !
That would probably work if the partitions are a match !
What is this model called btw ?
"NTT DoCoMo Japanese Tab" or there is any model ? such as M180 for korean , P1000 , P100 Sprint , I800 Verizon , etc..
Br
Oz
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Oz the model is SC-01C it has a build date of 2010/12
I was thinking considering I can get into the build/download screen maybe trying an emergency firmware recovery using Kies.
Hi,
I'm a fellow SC01 owner. You can get a backup of the stock firmware here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OJAK2UZF
Firmware code is SC01COMJK2
I believe there are newer firmwares (which I haven't installed as some of them contain a new bootloader that only allows for signed firmwares, same as the international units) that I have seen mentioned on various Japanese blogs. Let me know if you want me to try to hunt any down for you.
As for my SC01, I installed the custom kernel by koxudaxi and it's working great. Mind you, I've only changed to this kernel and apart from that am running the stock OS. I got his kernel here which can overclock to 1.4GHz: http://koxudaxi.sakura.ne.jp/
The kernel I installed via Heindall is zImage_ntt_2. It looks like he's built a newer version though, I might check that out. I think what you might want to do, is in download mode try to restore the above backup to your unit. Look up the Roto Backup thread to see how to do this. Hopefully since you can get download mode, all is not lost. I personally think it's quite crummy that there are different hardware versions like this which aren't interchangeable though >_<
I'm going to give the original firmware a go today at lunch time and I will let you know how I go. Thanks anyways for the link if all goes well I'll look at possibly trying the the koxudaxi kernel.
UPDATE: Well I'm not having luck getting the firmware to flash to my tab I keep getting "Failed to retrieve config Descriptor" when trying to flash. I will keep plugging away.
UPDATE: Still getting the same problems using heimdall to flash the tab. Any suggestions as to what I could do next?
Recovering a Docomo Tab
I'm currently running Overcome v1.1.3 ROM and richardtrip's V15 kernel on my SC-01C.
acont said:
UPDATE: Well I'm not having luck getting the firmware to flash to my tab I keep getting "Failed to retrieve config Descriptor" when trying to flash. I will keep plugging away.
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You're getting this error from Heimdall, right? Have you tried Odin 1.7?
Here's how I recovered my Tab using Odin:
1. Following the instructions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895827, specify the P1_add_hidden.pit in the PIT button and select Re-Partition.
2. Specify the stock Docomo ROM when pressing the PDA button.
3. Ignore the Phone and CSC buttons, as the stock ROM already contain these items.
You should be able to restore your Tab to stock settings using this procedure.
If this doesn't work, you might want to check if the USB connection to your PC is ok, and if everything necessary to run Odin is installed on your PC.
Bugger!
Well thanks for your help all of you but I think I have just made matters worse.
Last night I had success in flashing the original docomo firmware provided to me by zetsurin but I think I shouldn't have included the boot images.
Unfortunately I think it is completely bricked now it now wont turn on and when plugged into power (thinking that the battery had died) it just comes up with a white screen.
I can't boot into download mode and I can hold down the power button till I turn blue in the face... So as Bones would say "It's dead Jim"
Unless any of you have anything else I could try as a last ditch shot I might just have to ship it back to Japan and get them to fix it or maybe try Samsung here in Oz.
Serves me right
Thanks again.
acont said:
Last night I had success in flashing the original docomo firmware provided to me by zetsurin but I think I shouldn't have included the boot images.
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What exactly happened?
The SC01COMJK2 firmware does not contain protected bootloaders, by the way.
acont said:
Unfortunately I think it is completely bricked now it now wont turn on and when plugged into power (thinking that the battery had died) it just comes up with a white screen.
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I've heard about this happening when the battery runs out. Try connecting the Tab to your PC (not your AC adapter) and let it trickle-charge for an hour or so. If successful, you should see the download screen.
fury1sog unfortunately that didnt work
spoke to the samsung repairers here in Aus and they said they can take a look at it for me hopefully bring life back into my unit and then I will never touch it again
Any thoughts?
Hopefully this post is still being looked at but has anyone got any ideas as to what I could do before I fork out $374 to my tab repaired by Samsung Australia?
According to the repair guys its a faulty board (not an idiot that tried to flash it) and needs to be replaced. Not sure if this is worth my trouble considering I could buy a brand new tab for $599.
There is a positive out of this, the MB will be an Australian MB and I will have a working "Australian" tab instead of the Japanese version.
Considering the unfortunate tragedy in Japan I am not sure I should try and get my friend in Japan to fix it for me.
Thoughts anyone?
I know someone who can unlock it, I have mine unlocked by them.
I was afraid of flashing it myself so I paid to have it unlocked, cost was $20.
I think you better go for the MB replacement, it's cheaper.
For what it's worth, I went to reset my tab to factory using a rotohammer backup I made when I first bought it, and got stuck in a boot loop. So I then used ODIN. Still got a boot loop. Then I tried ODIN repartition... it hung for hours. Knowing the thing was likely bricked I pulled the plug and now I am in the situation as you: I have a crappy icon of a phone + an exclamation + computer image. Dead.
I think the best thing I can do for this junk is to toss it unceremoniously in the bin. Fortunately I also have an iPad which has resumed full-time service.
EDIT: Some signs of hope in here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903257
Try "heimdall close-pc-screen" to see if your tab can get kicked back into the boot loop at least. Mine has failed a repartition, but I can still get it into the boot loop, which is a start. Will experiment over the weekend.
EDIT 2: Well my tab is back up and runing. I reflashed my original roto backup using ODIN with repartition on, then I went into recovery and did a factory restore. Back up like stock now. I think I'm going to sell it though, since it's been badly dis-owned by Samsung.
zetsurin said:
Hi,
I'm a fellow SC01 owner. You can get a backup of the stock firmware here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OJAK2UZF
Firmware code is SC01COMJK2
I believe there are newer firmwares (which I haven't installed as some of them contain a new bootloader that only allows for signed firmwares, same as the international units) that I have seen mentioned on various Japanese blogs. Let me know if you want me to try to hunt any down for you.
As for my SC01, I installed the custom kernel by koxudaxi and it's working great. Mind you, I've only changed to this kernel and apart from that am running the stock OS. I got his kernel here which can overclock to 1.4GHz: http://koxudaxi.sakura.ne.jp/
The kernel I installed via Heindall is zImage_ntt_2. It looks like he's built a newer version though, I might check that out. I think what you might want to do, is in download mode try to restore the above backup to your unit. Look up the Roto Backup thread to see how to do this. Hopefully since you can get download mode, all is not lost. I personally think it's quite crummy that there are different hardware versions like this which aren't interchangeable though >_<
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hi zetsurin!
thanks for teaching me how to unlock the tab.
problem now is, im not able to successfully flash any rom. keeps saying write fail, using odin.
stuck at docomo logo when rebooted.
need help.
also used heimdall. starts downloading. but stuck almost at the end of the tab's progress bar.
argh...
me too ! samsung galaxy tab m180 Korean .... huhu
What ROM is best for a SC-01C?
Hi Guys
I picked up a 2nd hand SC-01C from Yahoo Auction, and am wondering what the best ROM to use with it is...
Looks like this guy has got an Overcome ROM on it OK, (http://chaki-ramone.blogspot.com/2011/06/galaxytabsc-01cgingerbreadromovercome.html), so I wonder if the latest version (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205990) will work OK - anyone tried? (is the SC-01C a GSM-based model??)
I'm not going to use a SIM with it, so I'm not bothered about unlocking - but just want it rooted & want a good balance between speed & battery life. If you were going from scratch with an SC-01C, what would you do? Any suggestions greatfully received!
Thanks in advance?
PS - I'm an iPhone / iPad / Ideos 8150 / Notion Ink Adam owner, all jailbroken / rooted. So I'm not scared about rooting per-se, just worried about trying something that will not work because of anything docomo has done to the Tab!
Acont you could be coma bricked try pluginging it into THE MAINS for at least 4 hours if nothing come up your hard bricked.
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zetsurin said:
For what it's worth, I went to reset my tab to factory using a rotohammer backup I made when I first bought it, and got stuck in a boot loop. So I then used ODIN. Still got a boot loop. Then I tried ODIN repartition... it hung for hours. Knowing the thing was likely bricked I pulled the plug and now I am in the situation as you: I have a crappy icon of a phone + an exclamation + computer image. Dead.
I think the best thing I can do for this junk is to toss it unceremoniously in the bin. Fortunately I also have an iPad which has resumed full-time service.
EDIT: Some signs of hope in here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903257
Try "heimdall close-pc-screen" to see if your tab can get kicked back into the boot loop at least. Mine has failed a repartition, but I can still get it into the boot loop, which is a start. Will experiment over the weekend.
EDIT 2: Well my tab is back up and runing. I reflashed my original roto backup using ODIN with repartition on, then I went into recovery and did a factory restore. Back up like stock now. I think I'm going to sell it though, since it's been badly dis-owned by Samsung.
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Can anyone pls help,, my galaxy tab 7inch gt-p1000r is stuck on phone+pc logo, can't go to download mode, can't go to recovery mode,, can't do anything,, pls someone help me,, I am desperate..
huylang280285 said:
me too ! samsung galaxy tab m180 Korean .... huhu
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unbricking M180 is done long time ago
Here is a video for you
http://www.ort-jtag.com/blog/?e=15
udhtari said:
Can anyone pls help,, my galaxy tab 7inch gt-p1000r is stuck on phone+pc logo, can't go to download mode, can't go to recovery mode,, can't do anything,, pls someone help me,, I am desperate..
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What about this P1000R , what is special or different ?
I know P1000L was for south american edition !
lemmy_0 said:
hi zetsurin!
thanks for teaching me how to unlock the tab.
problem now is, im not able to successfully flash any rom. keeps saying write fail, using odin.
stuck at docomo logo when rebooted.
need help.
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Docomo solution is very soon !
That TAB need JTAGging thats the only way ..
I have the good and dead device in hand , we will release for ORT-JTAG probably this week ..
Best Regards
Oz.
Hello everyone!
Sorry to bother you... but i am in desperated need of help. A friend of mine got it's Galaxy Tab from Korea a week ago, and i promised to help by setting it in english. Unfortunatelly, after flashing with Odin any other firmware, the Galaxy Tab doesn't work at all. To be more exact, the device starts, but i can't see anything on the screen. I can even hear the Galaxy starting sound... but anything else it's a no go.
I've searched EVERYWHERE on the web for the right korean version (As the model number is SHW-M180S) but i'm out of luck. Please help me find that firmware, or i'll have to pay for a broken Galaxy Tab.
Thank you in advance!
P.S. Here are the infos i've noted before it got bricked:
Model number: SHW-M180S
Firmware Version: 2.2
Baseband version: M180S.DL24.0810.ST
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #1
Build number: FROYO.DL24
Back serial: SEC-SHWM180S(B)
I had to send mine into the Samsung Repair Centre in Ashley Great Britain....am waiting for them to fix and send back. Good luck...
Find the thread in the development forum about at&t black screen with thin white line during boot. You need to flash the JJ4 bootloader, using odin.
AS Your tab is now, if you power off, then power on, you hear the sounds, so you are not bricked. Let the tab start, and sit for a couple of minutes. Then push the power button to wake it up like usual - it will wake up!
1Brite1 said:
I had to send mine into the Samsung Repair Centre in Ashley Great Britain....am waiting for them to fix and send back. Good luck...
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Thank you for your advice, but Samsung repair in my country told me to send it back to Korea... That's so faaar away... I am still wondering why they couldn't just provide me the corect bios
rangercaptain said:
Find the thread in the development forum about at&t black screen with thin white line during boot. You need to flash the JJ4 bootloader, using odin.
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But... i don't have a thin white line during boot. Shall i still try to flash the JJ4 bootloader?
rangercaptain said:
AS Your tab is now, if you power off, then power on, you hear the sounds, so you are not bricked. Let the tab start, and sit for a couple of minutes. Then push the power button to wake it up like usual - it will wake up!
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Unfortunatelly... even after more than 5 minutes, pressing the power button doesn't wake the screen up. Plus, i can't see it in Samsung Kies...
Some friend of mine told me it's because the Korean version has a completelly different hardware then other Galaxy Tabs (that's why it's called M180S and not P1000). It also has DVB tuner (and antenna)...
I really don't understand why i can't find the Korean firmware for M180S not even on the oficial Samsung firmware website... And they don't respond to my emails... I'm in pain in here...
Well, there is no answer from Samsung Tech Support... I just got it to a service, and they've told me they can't find the firmware for it... Every US/EU/Asian firmware they tried to flash... when the Tab starts, it's still on blank/black screen.
Now, they've told me the motherboard for this M180S is really new... it's manufactured on January 7th, 2011...
Maybe somebody could help me track where the Update from kies is leading to this Tab? It must be downloading from somewhere, right?
Anybody? Nobody has Galaxy Tab model M180S firmware? Unbelievable...
Sorry to hear about you tablet. I know that somebody must know....but...if they don't read the post/thread...they won't know to answer unless they have a problem and go looking for an answer.
As for my problem, I am still waiting for it to get to the Samsung Repair Centre in the U.K. I paid $147.00 for two tablets to go by worldwide expedited shipping. Long story short....UPS says it is customs/Samsung says they are waiting on paperwork from UPS...etc....I am going to try to call tomorrow and see what is going on. If, it does get fixed....BIG HOPE..here....I will let you know as one of my phones/tablets came from Hong Kong....Chinese language...Korean Apps....but it is still a gt-p1000 model.
One option.....did you try and register your tablet at the Samsung.com/uk site? If you do, then you can select your model from the pull-down....if it isn't listed...put full details into the email and see what type of response that you get. I know that depending on what options you choose....you will have it sent to a different service centre which may be able to fix it for you.
1Brite1: i've tried to register my tablet on Samsung.com and .co.uk, but in the Registration Page when i enter Model numbere: SHW-M180S it says "No Data" or something like that. They also haven't answered to my emails...
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Well, thanks to hussam86 i found some Nakyup-M180S-Froyo-DK20-rooting.tar on the web... but before trying to updated (after beeing JTAG-ed so that Odin can see the phone - although the Galaxy Tab doesn't display anything), i want to make sure i am flashing the right files.
So, inside the .tar i have the following files:
factoryfs.rfs - 382MB
modem.bin - 16MB
zImage - 4.7MB
What's the right way to flash them with Odin? What .pit file should i use?
I am thinking factoryfs.rfs is the PDA, modem.bin is the PHONE, but what should i do with zImage?
Thanks in advance!
Hmm, i think i figured out i don't have to extract the .tar... Just put it in PDA with Odin and flashing it directly, not the inside files.
Unfortunatelly, it starts... flashes modem.bin, then zImage, and then it says "FAIL!". Do i need a Pit file or select extra options in Odin ?
As nobody wants to help... i'll answer myself: YES, I need the .pit file for M180S, otherwise the flash file itself is uselss... So, anybody has the .pit file for SHW-M180S ?
Seems like finding the right .pit file for SHW-M180S is a "mission impossible". I am really dissapointed by Samsung support. I will probably never buy a Samsung tablet ever again...
Bump! Maybe somebody got more luck than i did...
similar problem...
i have a m180s as well and i recently attempted an odin firmware flash
the same thing happened
it crashed and all i can see is a black screen while the sound plays
can anyone help me out here? i just got the tab fixed last week
firmware SHW-M180s
Hi.
Please help me to find firmware and .pit file to flash my galaxy tab model SHW-M180S Korae . Thanks & best regardes
Samsung Tab M180s firmware
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Hi, can you also help me find the FW Nakyup-M180S-Froyo-DK20-rooting.tar as this is the file i need. Its not available for download over the internet. My Tab has been Jtagged and now only shows AnyCall logo...Plz plz plz help me infinding this source. Thanks
The Galaxy Tab M180S is still dead after 6 months of asking all over the web... been at 3 mobile services... It's an extra point for me to NOT ever buy a Samsung product!
P.S. The price oficial Samsung service asked to repair it costed arround 20 USD less than a new tablet is!!! They must be crazy. Thanks god i have iPad2!
Do not blame Samsung for your ignorance to flash firmware that is not suitable for your GTab through odin and without proper knowledge, you void the warranty and it is your own fault not dump the system for backup before flashing...
You can try email Nakyup for the stock firmware, because you need full stock firmware Froyo DK20, not only the pit file, before flashing Nakyup-M180S-Froyo-DK20-rooting.tar...
Hey guys I need your help. I hard bricked my sgh-i957 by flashing the wrong PIT file. I sent my tab to mobiletechvideos.com to get it repaired. I just got it back today. I turned it on and it's stuck in Odin mode. Now it says Product Name: GT-P7320. I don't remember before I sent it in but I thought it used to say Product Name: SGH-i957 before. Now what do I do? Isn't the P7320 completely different tablet than the i957? Should I try to contact mobiletechvideos? Please Help. Thanks.
Was mobiletech able to jtag it? It would be good to know for the future.
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hanji1 said:
Hey guys I need your help. I hard bricked my sgh-i957 by flashing the wrong PIT file. I sent my tab to mobiletechvideos.com to get it repaired. I just got it back today. I turned it on and it's stuck in Odin mode. Now it says Product Name: GT-P7320. I don't remember before I sent it in but I thought it used to say Product Name: SGH-i957 before. Now what do I do? Isn't the P7320 completely different tablet than the i957? Should I try to contact mobiletechvideos? Please Help. Thanks.
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I hard bricked my i957 and when I got it back from a local JTAG service in a local shop and when I got it back I tried to download apps but couldn't due to a 127mb memory error. The tab showed up as a p7320 in download mode BUT when I booted normally into the tablet and checked under settings it showed up as a i957. Also I could not download any apps because i had a 127mb error showing only that amount of space in my storage so I could not download any apps or files.
I contacted the shop that JTAG repaired my tab and he told me he had to use the p7320 software profile to get the tab to boot up. He said it could be that the BOIS is flashed with the p7320 and I should try to download the stock p7320 files (including PIT and PDA files).
Long story short I downloaded the stock p7320 files and used ODIN to reload the tab. It worked but now my tablet boots up and thinks its a p7320
Everything seems to work fine and I have all my 16gig memory showing back. I was even able to root and install cwm on it.
So everything works including sim-card mobile data but the tab thinks its a p7320 (i guess my tab had a sex change lol)
So yeah, I bricked my Samsung Galaxy Ace with the wrong kernel through Clock Work Recovery, chose reboot option, screen turned black.
I have tried all the button combos, with inserting battery method and all of that, I even bought a USB Jig but to no avail. The furthest I've come to entering Download Mode(button combinations, to then flash with Odin) is that the computer is detecting the samsung galaxy ace as a modem(If I do not press the button combinations the computer detects nothing at all) and I cannot establish connection with the phone with Odin nor adb shell.
I have searched these forums a few hours a week the last two weeks and the only possible option seems to be JTAG unbrick. I have no money to get me a 100$ jtag-box just to resurrect this phone, so my question is this:
Is there any other way that Is cheap and not too advanced for a tech newbie like myself to unbrick the phone? I have no problem with soldering, but my question is, is there any other module(or would a simple jtag cable work?) to access the phones internal workings?
Or maybe there is another way to save this phone? Please post if you have experiance!
No, I have no warranty left on the phone, and no I do not want to leave it to some jtag service. That is not the problem.
Help/tricks greatly appreciated!
I had the exact same delema I kept plugging the phone into the c in download.mode and in the end my computer rexonized it ans was able to flash back to stock phone resets every now and then but other than that works fine I now use in rooted fully stock on.not.running the risk
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I had the exact same delema I kept plugging the phone into the c in download.mode and in the end my computer rexonized it ans was able to flash back to stock phone resets every now and then but other than that works fine I now use in rooted fully stock on.not.running the risk
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Was the screen black when you flashed It through Odin aswell? Cause all Im getting from Odin is "setting up connection..." and there it stops. Did I miss something?
Wrong kernel as in?
Another device? A jig "might" help you...
*emphasise the 'might'*
Prawesome said:
Wrong kernel as in?
Another device? A jig "might" help you...
*emphasise the 'might'*
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Yeah, I got ahold of a Jig tried on my friends Samsung S2, and It did not work. I don't remember what I tried to flash it with, It was through clockworkmod and I was going to flash with rafaels kernel but must have got ahold of the wrong one in his SkyDrive map. Anyayws, I applied the .zip and chose reboot and all went permanently black.
Anyone have experiance in UART-Jigs and whatnot?
Hi,
Just received my note 9 and downloaded the latest firmware. Installed via odin. One of the files failed so I redownloaded the file and updated just the AP. I probably should have done all files. It installed fine but i'm now stuck in a boot loop.
I can't get into recovery with ether volume up, bixby and power. I just get a blue screen with an android on its side?
Any tips. Very worried the phone is bricked. Hoping I don't have to wait for the battery to die as that could take a couple of days.
mardon85 said:
Hi,
Just received my note 9 and downloaded the latest firmware. Installed via odin. One of the files failed so I redownloaded the file and updated just the AP. I probably should have done all files. It installed fine but i'm now stuck in a boot loop.
I can't get into recovery with ether volume up, bixby and power. I just get a blue screen with an android on its side?
Any tips. Very worried the phone is bricked. Hoping I don't have to wait for the battery to die as that could take a couple of days.
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Can you get into download mode?
Nope can't seem to get into ether.
Any tips?
mardon85 said:
Nope can't seem to get into ether.
Any tips?
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At this point, your only two options are EDL (emergency download mode) which technically requires you to crack op the device and mess with the board inside of the device, or just a warranty replacement if you haven't tripped Knox.
Ok thanks for the info. I was only trying to install the latest stock firmware via odin so i'd hope Knox wasn't tripped.
Interestingly my SM-N9600 doesn't have any serial number on the back. When I took it to samsung to see if they had any special tools they wouldn't touch it because they said it was a refurb phone.
I'm wondering if the refurb is infact not a SM-N9600 which would be why the flashing a new recovery bricked the phone.
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Ok thanks for the info. I was only trying to install the latest stock firmware via odin so i'd hope Knox wasn't tripped.
Interestingly my SM-N9600 doesn't have any serial number on the back. When I took it to samsung to see if they had any special tools they wouldn't touch it because they said it was a refurb phone.
I'm wondering if the refurb is infact not a SM-N9600 which would be why the flashing a new recovery bricked the phone.
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Well, that's a crap move by them. I know for sure that they have a proprietary software that can revive pretty much any Samsung phone as long as it's not hard bricked. They could've just flashed it and helped you. I have a friend who works for Samsung and I have seen him use that software at best buy once. I mean, you've spent your own money to use their phone after all. I don't know why it matters if it's just software.