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[Q] Internal USB formatted on Mac - now unable to boot/mount etc

Hi
Can someone kindly help me here please. I'm fairly new to flashing custom ROMs and was eager to try out the Ultimate 4.1.2 Jelly Bean ROM I found here on XDA. I installed and setup the ROM no problem. However, was unable to format the Internal SD for Settings - Storage. I really wanted to start with a new, clean system so I (stupidly) connected the Note to my Mac via USB Mass Storage Mode, and formatted the Internal SD Card using Disk Utility.
Now I am unable to use the Note. However, I am able to boot into CWM 6xxxxxx. Under Mounts/StorageI have managed to mount the Internal SD, I can copy files onto it from my Mac and format using Disk Utility. But I am unable to get the device up and running again. As I get messages in CWM saying can't mount SD, and similar.
I do have some Nandroid backups on my Mac and copied these across to the SD Card using CWM Mounts and Storage. However, as I get the message can't mount SD card, I am unable to restore the system.
Please help someone. I love my Note and want her back.
Thank you in anticipation.

What format did / does your mac format in ? It needs to be FAT32, try reformatting it in recovery
Also, the error mounting sd card, is this internal or external ? I get this error a lot but i can still flash from both cards.

azzledazzle said:
What format did / does your mac format in ? It needs to be FAT32, try reformatting it in recovery
Also, the error mounting sd card, is this internal or external ? I get this error a lot but i can still flash from both cards.
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Hi - thank you for the reply. I formatted it FAT32. I've tried formatting it in CWM under Mounts and Storage - format /sdcard, but get the message: "skipping format...Done."
Can I try anything else?
Thank you.

pretty pixel said:
Hi - thank you for the reply. I formatted it FAT32. I've tried formatting it in CWM under Mounts and Storage - format /sdcard, but get the message: "skipping format...Done."
Can I try anything else?
Thank you.
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I should add that in desperation I have probably done some things I shouldn't have done in CWM including formatting system, wipe data and wipe cache etc. Therefore, am I correct in thinking have no ROM installed to boot from?
Please help, I really need to get this sorted and I'm really struggling, thank you.

unable to format the Internal SD for Settings - Storage
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This seems to be a fix by samsung which is causing this.. on all JB, cannot format the Internal SD. but what exactly is happening when you boot the phone ?
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have done in CWM including formatting system, wipe data and wipe cache etc.
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format/system will remove the rom from your phone. as you still have cwm, flash the ROM again

nokiamodeln91 said:
This seems to be a fix by samsung which is causing this.. on all JB, cannot format the Internal SD. but what exactly is happening when you boot the phone ?
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format/system will remove the rom from your phone. as you still have cwm, flash the ROM again
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When I boot the phone I am not getting beyond the Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000 screen (white text). I am unable to flash the ROM in CWM. I get a message that says something like unable to mount sdcard.

go to samfirmware.com and download the XXLSA firmware from there. put the phone in download mode and flash it. Do you have windows ? Use Odin, else try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265

nokiamodeln91 said:
go to samfirmware.com and download the XXLSA firmware from there. put the phone in download mode and flash it. Do you have windows ? Use Odin, else try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
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I will download the XXLSA firmware and try to flash using Heimdall. Does the firmware have to be for any specific country? I am in the UK.

This is a leak and there is only one file so there is no choice

nokiamodeln91 said:
This is a leak and there is only one file so there is no choice
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I'm on the samfirmware.com GTN7000 UK ROMs page now, but i can't see that ROM?

Dont use UK, just select top 10

nokiamodeln91 said:
Dont use UK, just select top 10
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Got it, thank you. I will try and flash using Heimdall and let you know as soon as I've tried it

pretty pixel said:
Got it, thank you. I will try and flash using Heimdall and let you know as soon as I've tried it
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I downloaded the ROM and installed Heimdall. I really don't understand how to use Heimdall. Is there anything else I can try? Or is my best bet to install Odin on a PC and flash the ROM from there? Do I need to flash this ROM? I really just want to go back to UK Stock ICS 4.0.4 and then root. Can you advise me please, thanks.

the procedure is the same. for that download the rom ICS or JB you want. and flash using PCodin / Heimdall.
best is Odin for me

nokiamodeln91 said:
the procedure is the same. for that download the rom ICS or JB you want. and flash using PCodin / Heimdall.
best is Odin for me
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Thanks I will download Odin to my son's PC and come back in a little while

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TgyaUbjcm4

nokiamodeln91 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TgyaUbjcm4
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Hi - I've installed Odin on a PC. Can you explain how I use it please - sorry to be a pain. I have got my stock firmware too. Thanks.

run odin. put the phone in download mode and connect it. wait for the COM:X yellow icon (if not , drivers are not there, install them). select the ROM (tar.md5) in PDA tab, donot change any other settings. Flash

nokiamodeln91 said:
run odin. put the phone in download mode and connect it. wait for the COM:X yellow icon (if not , drivers are not there, install them). select the ROM (tar.md5) in PDA tab, donot change any other settings. Flash
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Hi - I flashed the UK Stock Rom successfully and the internal SD is there and fine. Thank you so much for your help - I've learned so much. One final question, the phone rebooted automatically after the flash, at this point it was still connected to the PC with a USB cable and Odin was open. On the phone I saw a message saying MTP syncronizing. I then quit Odin and unplugged the USB cable. Can I confirm that this will not harm the newly installed ROM on the phone?
Thank you again for your help and guidance

That's normal. Phone boots automatically because auto reboot is checked in odin. You have a perfectly working phone now ciao

[Q] How to UnBrick galaxy n7000

Hi,
other day I was playing game on my note 1 and then battery ran out and now my phone wont boot up and it is stuck at animated samsung logo.
It was running on stock rom and it was never rooted.
Now when i go in recovery mode it gives this error:
failed to mount /efs
I tried installing the stock rom but with no luck.
I am newbie into this all, so can you please guide how to fix this ..
Regards

ahmedmasu said:
Hi,
other day I was playing game on my note 1 and then battery ran out and now my phone wont boot up and it is stuck at animated samsung logo.
It was running on stock rom and it was never rooted.
Now when i go in recovery mode it gives this error:
failed to mount /efs
I tried installing the stock rom but with no luck.
I am newbie into this all, so can you please guide how to fix this ..
Regards
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You should try to put your Note in download mode and flash a stock rom with Odin.
You must flash the PIT file to repartition your phone's storage, chose the right one (16 or 32 Gb).
I am almost sure that your phone is soft bricked and it is recoverable.
If it don't work, thant mean that your have bad blocks in your phone's storage. Have you wiped your note while under ICS android ?

what rom were you on? if JB, try a factory reset.

nokiamodeln91 said:
what rom were you on? if JB, try a factory reset.
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I was on latest stock rom which is ICS.
Btw I tried to reset it to factory but with no luck

lionelia said:
You should try to put your Note in download mode and flash a stock rom with Odin.
You must flash the PIT file to repartition your phone's storage, chose the right one (16 or 32 Gb).
I am almost sure that your phone is soft bricked and it is recoverable.
If it don't work, thant mean that your have bad blocks in your phone's storage. Have you wiped your note while under ICS android ?
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Thank for your reply.
I tried flashing the stock rom with Odin but the error remained there
Can you please give me a link from where I can get PIT file?

ahmedmasu said:
I was on latest stock rom which is ICS.
Btw I tried to reset it to factory but with no luck
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You shouldn't be doing a reset on ICS stock at all.. Install Philz kernel for ICS and wipe data and cache.. When flashing a stock rom using odin, is it a success?

nokiamodeln91 said:
You shouldn't be doing a reset on ICS stock at all.. Install Philz kernel for ICS and wipe data and cache.. When flashing a stock rom using odin, is it a success?
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Is there any guide\link to do this ?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191

nokiamodeln91 said:
You shouldn't be doing a reset on ICS stock at all.. Install Philz kernel for ICS and wipe data and cache.. When flashing a stock rom using odin, is it a success?
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I have successfully flashed rom on my phone which is : N7000ZSLPF_N7000OZSLPF_OZS
My phone is now out of bootloop but now I face a different issue that I cant get my sim card work, it gives no signal and I noticed one more thing that IMEI of my phone is blank.
I went into recovery mode and it is still showing that efs error as it was showing before...
Any suggestion what should I try to fix this ?

So you never installed any rom or a custom kernel?
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Look for a file on your storage named efs.autobackup.img. If nothing like that, check on this site http://www.cvxcvx.pl/en/podstrona-0/naprawa-efs-w-i9100-n7000/ for some instructions. Read carefully and proceed.

nokiamodeln91 said:
So you never installed any rom or a custom kernel?
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Look for a file on your storage named efs.autobackup.img. If nothing like that, check on this site http://www.cvxcvx.pl/en/podstrona-0/naprawa-efs-w-i9100-n7000/ for some instructions. Read carefully and proceed.
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I followed the instructions provided by the manual ... after step 2 I get imei but after step 3 it get empty again.
Signals do come after step 2 but when I try to make some call it says "Not registered on network".
Looking forward to your reply.

i cannot help you in this case if there is no efs backup.. so.. you on your own..

nokiamodeln91 said:
i cannot help you in this case if there is no efs backup.. so.. you on your own..
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Thanks for your help so far...
I currently have an imei but it is some random number starting with "004999" and I do get signals but cant make a call .. Do you know if there is some hope for me or not .. and what else I can try.

This is the developer imei. You may be able to make calls of you try a GB rom. Or there is one rom by ThaiDai which had some work around built into it. I don't know which one.
Else the site I mentioned earlier has contact info of cvxcvx. He can fix your phone remotely but by charging about 10 euros.

Need help for a bricked N7000
Hi guys,Im a complete newbie to the whole custom rom scenario. Yet, after being fed up of touchwiz on my N7000 i decided i wanted to taste some KitKat on my phone. After seeing many videos with positive reviews I thought it would be a rather easy process. But somehow I seem to have made a mistake and now my phone is stuck on Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 logo. I cant get into recovery mode as suggested on most places. As of now I only have access to the download mode but dont know what to do with it.
Here's what I tried doing :
1) I was on stock OS, and these are my specifics : Galaxy Note N-7000 running JB 4.1.2
Baseband version : N7000DDLS6
Kernel version: 3.3.31-906407
BUild number:JZO54K.N7000DDLSC
2) As I was following the procedure from Omnirom's official website, I first rooted my phone using Framaroot's single click root app. This gave me SuperSU app.
3) Then I tried installing TWRP recovery (recommended by Omni) but they dont support the N7000. I read a few other tutorials where it was stated the CWM recovery and that too Philz CWM recovery is the best to go with. Apparently it is just stock kernel with CWM recovery. Since the latest one(philz_touch_6.07.9-n7000) was not being installed, I installed the one before that which worked (PhilZ-cwm6-DDLSC-ODD-5.11.2-signed).
4) I even installed the ROM Manager as per the tutorial. However, uptil now I could access recovery mode ( Vol UP+Home+Power) and i saw the touch enabled philz recovery mode once. Then i did system reboot.
5)After reboot, this is where I did a mistake in my opinion. I opened ROM Manger and clicked on "open in recovery mode" option. Since then the phone is stuck on the Galaxy Note N7000 logo. Please help me revive the phone. Thanks in advance. Again, Im doing this for the first time and most terms are new to me. So please explain the procedure as other tutorials are not very clear.

You missed on reading the most important instructions.
Rom manager will not work with note. Recovery is built into the kernel on note and not as a separate partition.
Try harder to get into recovery mode. If you still can't, get the ddlsc Philz kernel tar version. Flash it using Odin. Then power off the device and boot into recovery. Then flash raw kernel. Reboot recovery. Flash omni and other required zips.

nokiamodeln91 said:
You missed on reading the most important instructions.
Rom manager will not work with note. Recovery is built into the kernel on note and not as a separate partition.
Try harder to get into recovery mode. If you still can't, get the ddlsc Philz kernel tar version. Flash it using Odin. Then power off the device and boot into recovery. Then flash raw kernel. Reboot recovery. Flash omni and other required zips.
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How do I do i install the kernel using ODIN? I can only access download mode and nothing else. I cant access recovery mode. Please help.

PhilZ kernel has two versions, zip and tar. Use the tar version to flash via odin.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

forest1971 said:
PhilZ kernel has two versions, zip and tar. Use the tar version to flash via odin.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
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Bro can i ask for the link of philz kernel and raw kernel. I'm new here. Thanks in advance.

ANDROID-000 said:
Bro can i ask for the link of philz kernel and raw kernel. I'm new here. Thanks in advance.
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http://www.mediafire.com/?ep82ku4c6...o6dtlx8lbc3xz,ob3q9g36b9b3w22,d3v1gys7cbckiet

[Q] need urgent help! bricked it

hey eveyone!
my device is galaxy s advance gt-i9070 on which i was using cutom rom aicp 3.5 nightly (4.4.2 kitkat) with minor bugs and cwm recovery 6.0.4.7
i decided to switch to paranoid android 3.69 for smoother perfomance but sadly i bricked my device. although i had backed up my rom using cwm recovery on sd card. but the most sad part is that even recovery is not working. it just reboots again and again. someone told me to flash stock firmware via odin as the download mode is working. but i am worried that my data will be lost. can anyone tell me my data will be lost or not????
and if it ll lost than any way to save it or recover it/ ? i had extremely precious data in it. but being careless i didnt backed my personal data in my laptop.. please help me guys.. ready to pay any cost for my data

shivamgaba22 said:
hey eveyone!
my device is galaxy s advance gt-i9070 on which i was using cutom rom aicp 3.5 nightly (4.4.2 kitkat) with minor bugs and cwm recovery 6.0.4.7
i decided to switch to paranoid android 3.69 for smoother perfomance but sadly i bricked my device. although i had backed up my rom using cwm recovery on sd card. but the most sad part is that even recovery is not working. it just reboots again and again. someone told me to flash stock firmware via odin as the download mode is working. but i am worried that my data will be lost. can anyone tell me my data will be lost or not????
and if it ll lost than any way to save it or recover it/ ? i had extremely precious data in it. but being careless i didnt backed my personal data in my laptop.. please help me guys.. ready to pay any cost for my data
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Flashing stock firmware with Odin will not delete your data from SD card. You will probably need to do factory reset, it will delete your contacts, sms, apps... But stuff from internal and external sd will remain there.
You bricked it because 4.4.2 uses preload partition for a swap, and it is partitioned in different way. And on PA 3.69 is probably different.
Or ROM zip of PA was corrupted.

thankyou and one more question
shut_down said:
Flashing stock firmware with Odin will not delete your data from SD card. You will probably need to do factory reset, it will delete your contacts, sms, apps... But stuff from internal and external sd will remain there.
You bricked it because 4.4.2 uses preload partition for a swap, and it is partitioned in different way. And on PA 3.69 is probably different.
Or ROM zip of PA was corrupted.
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thanx a lot buddy now i can flash it being tension free. but can you tell me the way to flash PA without bricking /????

shivamgaba22 said:
thanx a lot buddy now i can flash it being tension free. but can you tell me the way to flash PA without bricking /????
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I did not use that version that you used. I think that you will not have a problem when you install it over stock, I explained you why you had problem when you did it over CM11.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk

Thanx a lot
Everything fine now with all data restored..
Once again thnx buddy
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Hi
I 've bricked my phone as i was trying to clear cache 'n partition of my rooted phone. I assume it must have cleared the software as well.
i'm trying to flash it via odin but it is showin FAIL. i'm putting a pda .md5 file from sammobile 'n it's still not working. pl help.

Neo2803 said:
Hi
I 've bricked my phone as i was trying to clear cache 'n partition of my rooted phone. I assume it must have cleared the software as well.
i'm trying to flash it via odin but it is showin FAIL. i'm putting a pda .md5 file from sammobile 'n it's still not working. pl help.
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You can't brick phone with clearing cache. Did you wipe system partition? Try to install same ROM that you had (if you had).
Give us a screenshot of Odin fail. What exactly happen. And what is the full name of md5 that you put in pda of Odin. Try different version of Odin too.

shut_down said:
You can't brick phone with clearing cache. Did you wipe system partition? Try to install same ROM that you had (if you had).
Give us a screenshot of Odin fail. What exactly happen. And what is the full name of md5 that you put in pda of Odin. Try different version of Odin too.
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Yes, i did wipe system partition. Should i have not done that ???????/
Name of md5 - I9070DDULP8_I9070ODDULP8_HOME.tar.md5 .. Can you suggest another one ?
I did have a ROM named light JB which i found here only. Its location showthread.php?t=2244441.
pl guide future course of action.
TIA.

Neo2803 said:
Yes, i did wipe system partition. Should i have not done that ???????/
Name of md5 - I9070DDULP8_I9070ODDULP8_HOME.tar.md5 .. Can you suggest another one ?
I did have a ROM named light JB which i found here only. Its location showthread.php?t=2244441.
pl guide future course of action.
TIA.
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Go back to recovery, and if you have ROMs zip install it again.
Ofcourse you shouldn't wipe system partition, system files are there...
And if you can't install ROM again, what error do you get in Odin?

shut_down said:
Go back to recovery, and if you have ROMs zip install it again.
Ofcourse you shouldn't wipe system partition, system files are there...
And if you can't install ROM again, what error do you get in Odin?
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I didn't think twice before wiping it. My bad.
Anyways, That's the issue. I can't go to recovery. Phone only shows the odin mode (if i press VOL. DOWN+HOME+POWER).
Odin simply says FAILS.

Neo2803 said:
I didn't think twice before wiping it. My bad.
Anyways, That's the issue. I can't go to recovery. Phone only shows the odin mode (if i press VOL. DOWN+HOME+POWER).
Odin simply says FAILS.
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Well then you did not just wipe system, you installed some GB based ROM over?
You have log window in Odin, where it fails? Try to redownlaod firmware again, and then install again.
What version of Odin do you use? Try 3.x.

shut_down said:
Well then you did not just wipe system, you installed some GB based ROM over?
You have log window in Odin, where it fails? Try to redownlaod firmware again, and then install again.
What version of Odin do you use? Try 3.x.
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Odin Version - 3.07
I'm not sure it s GB based ROM and neither if it's JB. Can you take some more pain 'n send me a proper link ? please.
My older custom ROM is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2244441 - http://d-h.st/vge

Neo2803 said:
Odin Version - 3.07
I'm not sure it s GB based ROM and neither if it's JB. Can you take some more pain 'n send me a proper link ? please.
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But it should be the same:
http://terafile.co/222154239129/INU-I9070DDULP8-20130412134604.zip
http://rapidgator.net/file/0a25225062db04ba2c8216cca12972d2
Check the file zize of zip when you download it, it should be 425MB.

shut_down said:
But it should be the same:
http://terafile.co/222154239129/INU-I9070DDULP8-20130412134604.zip
http://rapidgator.net/file/0a25225062db04ba2c8216cca12972d2
Check the file zize of zip when you download it, it should be 425MB.
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Lemme download this firmware. but what about the custom ROM I installed last time. Shouldn't THAT be the one i install NOW ???
pasting the link here for your review -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2244441
http://d-h.st/vge

Neo2803 said:
Lemme download this firmware. but what about the custom ROM I installed last time. Shouldn't THAT be the one i install NOW ???
pasting the link here for your review -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2244441
http://d-h.st/vge
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ROM is fine. And you was on GB or JB before? If you was on GB then this problem you got is normal. You must be on JB (flash JB firmware) if you install JB ROM.
And again, if you get FAIL on Odin DO A SCREENSHOT AND POST IT HERE. To see what cause that fail. Left part of this screenshot is a log http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gkWcapOu2...gingerbread+s5570jpq8+samsung+galaxy+Mini.jpg
Blue, where it says Message.
This is for other phone, do not pay attention on that, I just told you what I need to see.
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Neo2803 said:
Lemme download this firmware. but what about the custom ROM I installed last time. Shouldn't THAT be the one i install NOW ???
pasting the link here for your review -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2244441
http://d-h.st/vge
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And no, you must install Firmware not, not ROM. Because you probably installed JB ROM over GB. That is why you do not have working recovery.

Finally unbricked !!!
shut_down said:
ROM is fine. And you was on GB or JB before? If you was on GB then this problem you got is normal. You must be on JB (flash JB firmware) if you install JB ROM.
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And no, you must install Firmware not, not ROM. Because you probably installed JB ROM over GB. That is why you do not have working recovery.
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Finallyyyyyyy !!! yipppieee !!! I'm able to flash my phone with a JB Firmware. I shall be more careful in future.
http://i.imgur.com/UMv2kgs.png
http://i.imgur.com/WPP6yqs.png?1
Thanks a tonnnnn shut_down :good:: God bless you.

Stuck in TWRP recovery with no working backups and cant MTP downloaded ROM from Mac

Hi guys im stuck in twrp and i cant transfer any downloaded rom to my sd card or internal storage in twrp. I thought i had a good backup but i dont i need help cause im out of town and need my phone to be working asap thanks in advance

This happened to me once, i called T-Mobile and got replacement.

Can you get to a pc?
Then use Odin to flash ank stock image.

yes im downloading a stock image on my moms pc she gets under 1mbps down so its taking forever to download the 1.5GB file. Already have ODIN downloaded is this gonna erase my sd card when i flash the stock image ?

If you can, use a Micro SD card adapter, download the latest TWRP into the SD card. Try flashing the latest TWRP. Wipe and restore your backup.
If that didn't work, see if you can access a windows. Odin to stock, factory reset and you should be good to go.
If you're going to Odin to stock, all files on your phones memory will be deleted.

think im gonna change my recovery to philz when i root again , not having the ability mtp in recovery is a huge problem

Android_Monsters said:
Can you get to a pc?
Then use Odin to flash ank stock image.
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cookiemage said:
If you can, use a Micro SD card adapter, download the latest TWRP into the SD card. Try flashing the latest TWRP. Wipe and restore your backup.
If that didn't work, see if you can access a windows. Odin to stock, factory reset and you should be good to go.
If you're going to Odin to stock, all files on your phones memory will be deleted.
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man thats awful. i guess i have to sacrifice my pics and music to get my phone back up and running.

Get the odin stock images from here not sammobile.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2957156
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Faster

G1toEVO4G said:
man thats awful. i guess i have to sacrifice my pics and music to get my phone back up and running.
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You might be able to use ADB to pull all your important files from your internal storage

guys you wouldnt believe this i just flashed back to stock using odin 3.10 and to my surprise all of my files remained intact ! all my pictures of my daughter and my music are still on my phone and im not running a clean unrooted stock build of 4.4 kitkat

That's awesome man. Congrats.
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If you don't factory reset on top of an odin flash you still seem to retain pics, ringtones, wallpapers, etc.

G1toEVO4G said:
guys you wouldnt believe this i just flashed back to stock using odin 3.10 and to my surprise all of my files remained intact ! all my pictures of my daughter and my music are still on my phone and im not running a clean unrooted stock build of 4.4 kitkat
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You should backup all of your files and do a full factory reset to avoid problems

cookiemage said:
You should backup all of your files and do a full factory reset to avoid problems
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that definitely makes sense will do

i really want to take my time out and thank everyone in this thread, all you guys helped me out in the wee hours of the morning and i truly appreciate it

[Q] boot looping like no other

hey everyone.
really just want to make sure im flashing this rom correct.
mainly because after i wipe everything. data system, exc.
when i go to reboot the device reboots, goes to Samsung galaxy note 4.
then turns off.. vibrates twice then goes back to the samsung galaxy note 4.
rom i am trying to flash is alliance v1.1
the rom i am coming from is the alliance tmobile beta
any info would help
thanks!!!

holt3113 said:
hey everyone.
really just want to make sure im flashing this rom correct.
mainly because after i wipe everything. data system, exc.
when i go to reboot the device reboots, goes to Samsung galaxy note 4.
then turns off.. vibrates twice then goes back to the samsung galaxy note 4.
rom i am trying to flash is alliance v1.1
the rom i am coming from is the alliance tmobile beta
any info would help
thanks!!!
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Dont wipe system after you flash the ROM. Only wipe cache. If you wipe system you are earasing the ROM.
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Help!
Did you end up figuring this out? I've just had the same thing happen to me!

This build is a COD6..
have you folks updated your bootloader and modem???
If your flashing the partial firmware using odin.. then you need to boot directly into recovery and flash the Rom.
Please post a screen shot of "about device" so i can see your baseband..
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Flashvetrin said:
This build is a COD6..
have you folks updated your bootloader and modem???
If your flashing the partial firmware using odin.. then you need to boot directly into recovery and flash the Rom.
Please post a screen shot of "about device" so i can see your baseband..
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I'm not really sure what you mean, I'm still relatively new at this.
It wouldn't boot at all, but I managed to install twrp through the recovery. Afterwards I put the rooted stock ROM on the SD card and did a wipe/install from recovery and now it's stuck doing the loop and vibrating twice each time.
I can't figure out how to find that information when I only have access to recovery, it's the Bell version in Canada, SM-N910W8. I had it up to date and just rooted it last night.
Thanks for your quick reply!
Edit: I did change a couple of things with build.prop.editor before it happened, that's what I'm thinking screwed this.

AaronBG said:
I'm not really sure what you mean, I'm still relatively new at this.
It wouldn't boot at all, but I managed to install twrp through the recovery. Afterwards I put the rooted stock ROM on the SD card and did a wipe/install from recovery and now it's stuck doing the loop and vibrating twice each time.
I can't figure out how to find that information when I only have access to recovery, it's the Bell version in Canada, SM-N910W8. I had it up to date and just rooted it last night.
Thanks for your quick reply!
Edit: I did change a couple of things with build.prop.editor before it happened, that's what I'm thinking screwed this.
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So you have twrp installed..
Ok. Do you have a nandroid back on your ext sd by chance?? If so reboot recovery under advanced wipe sys/data/dal/cache.. then navigate to your ext were your restore is and flash it..
If not follow these steps.[emoji16]
Step #1 download either a stock rom of your choice or something like This
And a copy of the bioshock kernal. If you decide to use the rom i provided the link for. Check the md5 sums from the download source after you download the files to make sure they match. Download them onto your ext sd card.
Step#2 reboot recovery go to wipe advanced and check/ system/data/dalvik/cache/and internal.. ×3
Then factory data reset x3
Then nav to ext sd and flash the rom.
Note: if you flash the link i provided you have to flash the kernel in the same session... READ THE OP..
Note: #2 when you wipe internal your internal sd card will be wiped so if you need to save pics or whatever do so prior..
You can try skipping the internal once but if it loops then you prob should wipe it like i said and flash kernal such as bioshock.
Ok thats it for now please follow and read what i wrote carefully..
And for now stay away from COD6 for now.. unless you understand the procedure... its all about the kernal flashing in the same session before you boot up..[emoji41]
One last thing.. its dangerous to be
"NEW AT THIS" and just start flashing stuff you need to be carefull and read read read.. in your case W8 you need to flash a kernel 90% of the time same setting..
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@Flashvetrin, +1 on the post, also, this guy may need and must start here.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...sy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733
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AaronBG said:
I'm not really sure what you mean, I'm still relatively new at this.
It wouldn't boot at all, but I managed to install twrp through the recovery. Afterwards I put the rooted stock ROM on the SD card and did a wipe/install from recovery and now it's stuck doing the loop and vibrating twice each time.
I can't figure out how to find that information when I only have access to recovery, it's the Bell version in Canada, SM-N910W8. I had it up to date and just rooted it last night.
Thanks for your quick reply!
Edit: I did change a couple of things with build.prop.editor before it happened, that's what I'm thinking screwed this.
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And did you happen to back up before making those changes? Anytime you do ANYTHING including sneezing, MAKE A BACKUP!

AxAtAx said:
@Flashvetrin, +1 on the post, also, this guy may need and must start here.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...sy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733
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And did you happen to back up before making those changes? Anytime you do ANYTHING including sneezing, MAKE A BACKUP!
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Hes on W8 so unless im mistakin COD6 bootloader and modem will not work.
He can flash the builds but needs a kern to complete the boot... like bio..
And doesnt need the COD6 firmware..
He prob can flash the rom he wanted he just needs to follow it with the kern before he booted...
Easypeasy..[emoji3]
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i just ended up, starting over, doing a stock odin 5.0.2 then re rooting and re installing twrp.
and now it works fine!!