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[Q] [noob] How to Reset... Rooted CWM+XXKL7

Okay, I have to shameless ask some expert advice. Color me foolish.
I'm all new in this smartphone galaxy and Note Club. In short, I know how to press a few buttons. I just want to make sure I'm not going to press a button that wipes everything off the device.
I've had my SGN for nearly a week, and it came pre-installed w/ rooted CWM + XXKL7 on it, whatever that means. I got it from a great guy off ebay really! It was lightly used however the original owner had buyers remorse and went back to his S2.
I mindlessly played w/ my Note for a few days installing what knows what off android market, and now, I prefer to reset and wipe all I've installed back to when I first had my hands on it. 1. How do I do that?
2. After resetting my Note, should I backup my start point (which I didn't do in the first place)?
3. Having read a few pages, where do I go from there? Upgrade to LA1?
Baby steps please. I'm very overwhelmed by now been in this forum for hours catching up w/ progress. PLEASE HELP!!

You are in the best possible situation to Upgrade to LA1 and lose the root. Do the following
1.Boot in recovery Vol UP + Power + Home.
2.Select Factory Reset.
3.Download Mobile Odin Pro and LA1.
4.Unrar LA1 and go down to the level where it has a bunch of Tar files.
5.Copy everything in that folder and put it in ur Note.
6.Open Mobile Odin Pro and open the CODE file in the bunch of Tar files.
7.Uncheck ever-root, CWM and SU and click flash.
8.You will have an unrooted LA1 phone.
Cheers!

itismadhan said:
You are in the best possible situation to Upgrade to LA1 and lose the root. Do the following
1.Boot in recovery Vol UP + Power + Home.
2.Select Factory Reset.
3.Download Mobile Odin Pro and LA1.
4.Unrar LA1 and go down to the level where it has a bunch of Tar files.
5.Copy everything in that folder and put it in ur Note.
6.Open Mobile Odin Pro and open the CODE file in the bunch of Tar files.
7.Uncheck ever-root, CWM and SU and click flash.
8.You will have an unrooted LA1 phone.
Cheers!
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The latest firmware XXLA3 is out. It is also full wipe which will reset you to a stock phone as though you just bought it. The steps above are still valid.
http://www.multiupload.com/9BTA4OY0BQ
password: samfirmware.com
credits: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445520
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YaocH said:
The latest firmware XXLA3 is out. It is also full wipe which will reset you to a stock phone as though you just bought it. The steps above are still valid.
http://www.multiupload.com/9BTA4OY0BQ
password: samfirmware.com
credits: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445520
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On second thought, i looked at the above post and notice BABY STEPS. okay so here you go.
Turn off your phone and put it into download mode by pressing the three keys: power, home and vol down simultaneously and hold it until the screen comes on.
It will show up as some warning, just press vol up to continue into download mode.
Then connect your phone to your computer with the usb. Make sure all drivers have been installed with kies, else install kies and connect your phone normally to the computer and repeat all the steps again once you're done.
1) download the above file and extract the rar. It will come out as a folder named as N7000XXLA3 or something like that.
2) Go to this link to download Odin v1.85 http://www.multiupload.com/1RTGSE061G and then open it.
3) Connect your phone to it in download mode as mentioned above and a box in yellow saying COM:3 or 4 or 5 or some number, will appear. Don't worry about the number, as long as it appears it's fine.
4) Put this file CODE_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 into the PDA box.
5) Put this file MODEM_N7000XXLA3 blah blah blah into PHONE. There's only one such file so don't worry
6) Lastly put GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-OXALA3.tar.md5 into CSC
Don't worry about the rest of the files. DON'T CLICK Re-Partition or anything else, else you'll screw up your phone big time. and don't pull out the usb cable or something halfway. It will restart automatically so don't worry about it.
7) Once ready, click start and the process will proceed.
PM me if you need further help.

I really appreciate the 'baby steps.' Just hitted the THANK button.
One question before I start your procedure, so will I end up with STILL a rooted or unrooted Note?
Stock = unrooted?
Then, do I go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360 ?

wouldnt ODIN to Stock increase the binary counter thus avoiding warranty?
Revert back to stock is fine but wouldnt ODIN to Stock increase the binary counter thus avoiding warranty?
Do we have any CWM method to getting rooted and removing the CWM so that the vol up + Power + Home key would take us straight to download mode instead of CWM and showing us Samsung official hence keeping the binary counter 0??

Borrowing some space in the thread for a question.
About the binary counter. Just what will trigger the counter?
On my device its still on 0/no and i have:
Rooted with zergrush.
Flashed with Odin, Mobile Odin and CWM.
Flashed the device about 50 times i would guess (flash-junkie i know)
Probably tried every custom rom/kernel including the CM9.

robertsydbrink said:
Borrowing some space in the thread for a question.
About the binary counter. Just what will trigger the counter?
On my device its still on 0/no and i have:
Rooted with zergrush.
Flashed with Odin, Mobile Odin and CWM.
Flashed the device about 50 times i would guess (flash-junkie i know)
Probably tried every custom rom/kernel including the CM9.
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As long as you do not flash an insecure kernel using ODIN, you are safe. And even if the counter does walk, there are ways to reset it. Can find on the forum. Basically always flash zip files in CWM recovery and mobile odin and you will be safe.

Bricked device

I'm a newbie here and doesn't followed correctly steps for install a theme, so it's completely my fault. Now, I need somebody to help me recovering my device.
I tried to install this theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808013
I read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551156 I've rooted the device and applied the instructions for "ClockWorkMod Recovery 5 - for use in future custons rom or partial back-up.-" but then, here is when I do wrong, I went to boot recovery mode (not CWM) > apply patch/update and selected the theme zip. Since then, every time I boot the device, it shows me 2 errors: the status bar process has stopped - And then the screen goes black and return again with the same error. At least it loads the background and icons of the main screen.
The device doesn't ask me for the password before the errors prompt. My device has the stock rom.
Can I fix it with recovery boot > wipe data/factory reset?

kalise said:
I'm a newbie here and doesn't followed correctly steps for install a theme, so it's completely my fault. Now, I need somebody to help me recovering my device.
I tried to install this theme http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808013
I read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551156 I've rooted the device and applied the instructions for "ClockWorkMod Recovery 5 - for use in future custons rom or partial back-up.-" but then, here is when I do wrong, I went to boot recovery mode (not CWM) > apply patch/update and selected the theme zip. Since then, every time I boot the device, it shows me 2 errors: the status bar process has stopped - And then the screen goes black and return again with the same error. At least it loads the background and icons of the main screen.
The device doesn't ask me for the password before the errors prompt.
Can I fix it?
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Yeah from what you are describing you can 100% fix it. However if you didn't make a backup of any sort then you will need to reinstall your firmware with ODIN3 v3.07. Go to the same thread that you got ClockWorkMod Recovery from and download Odin from there. Then download the latest firmware for your country/region from here (you have to change the country to your own one in the drop down menu and sign up to download files which is free).
Make sure you download firmware for S5830i ONLY whatever you do! Wipe all user data in recovery just to avoid any further hiccups. Then put your phone in Download Mode (Power + VolUP + VolDown when switched off), connect it the PC and open Odin. Use the PDA section ONLY to put the tar.md5 firmware file in. DO NOT use a PIT file and do not tick any other options than the two default ones (Auto Reboot and FReset Time I think). Just follow that to the letter and once ODIN is done, it will almost definitely be back to normal again.
By the way also make sure you run Odin as administrator and that Kies is not running because they don't agree with each other.

I've downloaded the lastest firmware for my country (s8530i, Spain, November) and now Odin looks like this: i.imgur.com /rZ76d.png (no 10 posts yet, sorry)
I've got the device connected via USB and awaiting in odin mode "product name, custom bin, current bin, etc) "Downloading..." message. Should I use the entry "Wipe data/restore factory" from the recovery boot first?
Now, is everything ok, do I press start?

Very nearly but Odin hasn't recognised your phone yet. Basically you see where it says "ID:Com" with 8 grey boxes above the writing, well when Odin has made a connection with your phone one of those boxes should light up and something like COM:1-9 (number isn't important) will be displayed inside the box.
You probably need to install Samsung Kies (search for it on Google) which comes with the USB driver needed for Odin and then it should work. But as I said just make sure you actually kill/terminate Kies from Windows Task Manager before using Odin. If you've already installed Kies sometimes it's just being a pain in the backside, unplug the phone, pull the battery out, reinsert it, put the phone back in Download mode, reboot your PC, hopefully that should do it.
Everything else in your screenshot is absolutely fine. You don't have to Wipe Data before doing it, I usually do it because sometimes it can cause issues. In the worst case you might have to do it afterwards.

Sorry, my fault. The device wasn't plugged. Now it looks like this i.imgur.com /HJz3B.png
Done, device working, thank you very much and sorry for the trouble.

No trouble just press thanks button if I helped though please.

[Q] Failed to verify whole file signature

Hello folks,
I somehow soft bricked my phone yesterday. I have bee trying to recover it by flashing to Odin because doing a restore on the phone through CWM did not do anything except throw my phone into looping hte Samsung logo. I originally rooted it using the first method in this first post a year ago.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26860509
So I do have CWM 6.0.12 but when I tried to use Odin and having hte phone in Download mode as described in the XDA Wiki to return to factory settings (using "uvlg3.flash2stock"), it will go through, but upon the phone rebooting it returns the error "failed to verify whole file signature" and the installation of the phone fails.
Now because I have CWM, I can try using an external SD, but before I got out of my way to buy an external SD to flash, I was wondering if there was something else I might be missing. I have already tried doing clear cache, clear rom, clear dvlekch, etc. Is the Kernel corrupt (is this possible?) Should I be using one of the other Rooted Roms instead of the Factory restore?

In order to avoided problems it is best to do a full wipe before flashing ANY rom even returning to stock. It is the only way to make sure your data isn't corrupt or that it won't be incompatible with the rom your flashing. Too many people skip this step. WIPE, WIPE, and just for good measure WIPE AGAIN. Flash rom, gapps if needed. Reinstall Apps Only. DO NOT RESTORE DATA, save yourself the headaches, force closes, and boot loops.
Also, if you have CWM flash with that not Odin.
Sent from my SGH-T679 using xda app-developers app

Downloaded that Odin once about a year ago, worked fine for me but it was a bit of a pita, mainly cause I didnt have a clue. Some have luck with it some dont. Try downloading again with a different browser.
BTW does cwm 6012 not have a mount option?

NomadSpin said:
Downloaded that Odin once about a year ago, worked fine for me but it was a bit of a pita, mainly cause I didnt have a clue. Some have luck with it some dont. Try downloading again with a different browser.
BTW does cwm 6012 not have a mount option?
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Cwm 6012 mount option is in advance setting.

Tried with an external SD Card flash did absolutely nothing when I selected the external, it was as if hitting "enter" just acted the same as hitting the "back" button. I got no on screen acknowledgement of anything and it would just go back to the previous screen.
I tried re-downloading the zip and flashing through the Download mode of the phone again, and it got as far as rebooting and then...it reached an error.
E: error in cache/recover/sec_csc.zip
(Status7)
Installation aborted
EDIT: Ok tried again with SD Card: using Root Stock 2.36. worked. Rebooted. Hangs at "Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4g" screen. At this point, I'm not sure what the heck my actual problem is. Is my phone permanently bricked? Is the Kernel corrupt?

Just to be clear here you were using the uvlg3.odin.zip in download mode (post 2)
And uvlg3.flash2stock.zip when trying through cwm?
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CnP from the wiki
Flash to stock via Odin
Thanks to stubbakatt for the original back to stock directions.
DISCLAIMERS:
This works with Windows XP/Vista/7. It also works with Win7 running via VMWare Fusion on Macs running Snow Leopard and Lion.
FILES NEEDED:
Download Odin (Google it) and the stock factory images: uvlg3.odin.zip
Samsung USB Drivers: click here - if you're rooted/rommed, you probably already have these
Samsung Drivers for "Download" mode: click here or click here - if phone is not recognized by PC when in Download mode
STEPS:
Odin does not reset /data, so do a factory reset - this will wipe out the /data partition,leaving you ready to flash back to stock. If you don't do a reset, your stock install most likely will not work.
Make sure the computer recognizes your phone with the drivers above (again, this is probably already the case if you're having to do this!)
Unzip the uvlg3.odin.zip to wherever you want - preferably somewhere easy to get to (desktop?).
Power down your phone. Once it's off, hold down the volume-down button and press power. Hold both down until you see the "Warning!!" message with the yellow triangle at the bottom. Once you see that, hit the volume-up button. This puts you into Odin/download mode.
Plug your phone into your computer.
Open "Odin Multi Downloader v4.43.exe". Once it opens, the Message window at the bottom left should read "Added!!!" and "Detected!!!".
Make sure all four of the Options are checked (One Package, Auto Reboot, Protect OPS, Reset Time [mine's set to 300 seconds]). I don't know if this is all necessary, but at the very least One Package and Auto Reboot appear to be.
On the right side, click the "OPS" button, and select/open the Ancora.ops file.
At the bottom, click the "One Package" button, and select/open the "T679LG3.tar" file.
The Message window should do an md5 check and end with "Check MD5... ok". If it doesn't, try redownloading again - don't want to flash a corrupt file!
If all of that is good to go, then select the "Start" button.
Your mileage will vary, but it should take around 5 minutes, then the phone reboots itself into recovery mode (the little white box with the progress bar), then about 30 seconds after that and the phone fully reboots. Don't unplug it yet. After a few minutes (actually, the 300 seconds set in the "reset time" in Odin), it will say "Pass!!!" and you're good to go and can unplug the phone.
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Its been a year or better but seems to me all that was needed for odin was unpacking, the zip already has everything you would need. Someone correct me if i am wrong there.
You can mount your pc through cwm advanced setting, just copy the ROM over and flash. Wipe everything before copying of course.

Yes I did.
However I managed to find another solution. I flashed Peach and my phone is now working! Yay.
However I'm still not sure what happened? Did flashing to stock ROM not work because I had a modified Kernel?

[RESOLVED] Please Help! Forgot Lock Screen Password - Unrooted!

Apparently i've changed my lockscreen password this morning which i'm sure i remembered the changed password but i could not access into my phone ever since. I've gone through the forum for the possible ways to resolve my issue but i couldn't find the best way to do it as some threads are most probably out of date.
I would still want my data to be kept therefore i did not perform the factory reset. The data i would like to maintain are my contacts and pictures.
My phone is unrooted, it's probably not usb debugged as well. I'm unsure of the firmware version of my phone too.
I did not try to root my phone yet because I am not sure what I'm doing and am not sure if i can actually root it when my lock screen is locked.
Please advise on how i can resolve the issue without losing my data. I do not mind having an option to copy my data out from the phone storage before resetting my phone though.
Thank you!
Updated:
Apparently i had registered my phone with a samsung account which allows me to unlock my phone via the "where's my phone" through the Samsung website. I did not root nor factory reset my phone for this, but i still appreciate everyone who replied to my post! For anyone who is having the same problem with me and unfortunately did not have an account with Samsung/gmail, you might want to look through the suggestion below! :good:

Vivarini said:
Apparently i've changed my lockscreen password this morning which i'm sure i remembered the changed password but i could not access into my phone ever since. I've gone through the forum for the possible ways to resolve my issue but i couldn't find the best way to do it as some threads are most probably out of date.
I would still want my data to be kept therefore i did not perform the factory reset. The data i would like to maintain are my contacts and pictures.
My phone is unrooted, it's probably not usb debugged as well. I'm unsure of the firmware version of my phone too.
I did not try to root my phone yet because I am not sure what I'm doing and am not sure if i can actually root it when my lock screen is locked.
Please advise on how i can resolve the issue without losing my data. I do not mind having an option to copy my data out from the phone storage before resetting my phone though.
Thank you!
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Check:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45260919
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app

Try something simillair to this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.thomascannon.screenlockbypass.pro&hl=en
READ UP ABOUT IT. I have never used it but I saw it once with good reviews.

Vivarini said:
Apparently i've changed my lockscreen password this morning which i'm sure i remembered the changed password but i could not access into my phone ever since. I've gone through the forum for the possible ways to resolve my issue but i couldn't find the best way to do it as some threads are most probably out of date.
I would still want my data to be kept therefore i did not perform the factory reset. The data i would like to maintain are my contacts and pictures.
My phone is unrooted, it's probably not usb debugged as well. I'm unsure of the firmware version of my phone too.
I did not try to root my phone yet because I am not sure what I'm doing and am not sure if i can actually root it when my lock screen is locked.
Please advise on how i can resolve the issue without losing my data. I do not mind having an option to copy my data out from the phone storage before resetting my phone though.
Thank you!
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Ok, first of all You have to root Your phone with this file: http://adfoc.us/4207233512571
Put it on Your external sdcard, reboot Your phone into CWM (volume up+home+power) and flash it. Great, now You have root.
Since You don't have usb debugging enabled You will have to use aroma file manager.
Before running aroma file manager in CWM make sure You have data mounted. (mounts and storage->mount data).
If You have it installed go to: /data/system/ and delete such file as "gesture.key" and some other "*.key" files in case there are some others.
Ok, now You should be done. Reboot Your phone. If it won't boot You will have to flash good kernel, but I think this should work.
One more thing, reseting data won't delete Your pictures as they are stored on sdcard and contacts are probably synced to google account.
In case You had some questions or problems just ask me.
I'll answer as soon as possible. If You will need some faster help we could talk on Facebook or Skype.

There are too many ways to reset your lockscreen.. I will give you the easiest way (Make sure that you are using the way I will give for your own phone, not someone else phone, as we don't want to get in trouble..!!)
1. Download @Phil3759 custom recovery from here (the zip one).
2. Download [updater-script]_Remove_LockScreen_Security.zip from attachment in this thread here.
2. Put both zip files in sdcard
3. Reboot to recovery mode by pressing and holding Power button + Volume up + Home button simultaneously.
4. Once you are in recovery, flash Philz recovery.
5. Reboot to recovery mode again (press and hold Power button + Volume up + Home button).
6. You will be in Philz recovery now, just flash [updater-script]_Remove_LockScreen_Security.zip which will remove the lockscreen security.

treacherous_hawk said:
Check:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45260919
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
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I tried the aroma file manager method but could not flash it to my unrooted phone, i get "e:signature verification failed" when i did it. Anyway i've resolve the issue with "Where's my phone" from Samsung website.
Thank you for your reply on the following, really appreciate it!:good:

XxPixX said:
Try something simillair to this:
READ UP ABOUT IT. I have never used it but I saw it once with good reviews.
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Thanks, i've tried this as well, but apparently my device is not compatible with the app, my firmware version might not be up to date for it. But i've resolve my issue in another way, really appreciated your time and help here!

jakuburban said:
Ok, first of all You have to root Your phone with this file:
Put it on Your external sdcard, reboot Your phone into CWM (volume up+home+power) and flash it. Great, now You have root.
Since You don't have usb debugging enabled You will have to use aroma file manager
Before running aroma file manager in CWM make sure You have data mounted. (mounts and storage->mount data).
If You have it installed go to: /data/system/ and delete such file as "gesture.key" and some other "*.key" files in case there are some others.
Ok, now You should be done. Reboot Your phone. If it won't boot You will have to flash good kernel, but I think this should work.
One more thing, reseting data won't delete Your pictures as they are stored on sdcard and contacts are probably synced to google account.
In case You had some questions or problems just ask me.
I'll answer as soon as possible. If You will need some faster help we could talk on Facebook or Skype.
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Thank you Jakuburban for your reply, even though i did not follow you method to resolve my issue but i still very much appreciate your help. i will try to root my phone in the near future when i have the time to do so, really appreciate your time to reading my post and replying. :good:

majdinj said:
There are too many ways to reset your lockscreen.. I will give you the easiest way (Make sure that you are using the way I will give for your own phone, not someone else phone, as we don't want to get in trouble..!!)
1. Download @Phil3759 custom recovery from here (the zip one).
2. Download [updater-script]_Remove_LockScreen_Security.zip from attachment in this thread here
2. Put both zip files in sdcard
3. Reboot to recovery mode by pressing and holding Power button + Volume up + Home button simultaneously.
4. Once you are in recovery, flash Philz recovery.
5. Reboot to recovery mode again (press and hold Power button + Volume up + Home button).
6. You will be in Philz recovery now, just flash [updater-script]_Remove_LockScreen_Security.zip which will remove the lockscreen security.
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Yeap i agree with you, there are too many ways to reset my lockscreen that's why i was so confused so i posted this thread, and your reply does seem very straightforward even though i did not try it just yet, nevertheless, i really appreciate your help and reply to my thread! :good:

Phone stuck on "firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen please select recovery..

Phone stuck on "firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen please select recovery..
Hey guys I am in need of some urgent assistance and if anybody can help me solve this I am willing to send some funds via PayPal for the assistance.
When I turn on my phone I am prompted with this screen. It does not even boot into the Samsung splash screen and I cannot boot my phone into. The screen where you can do a factory reset.
Odin name (high speed)
Product name SM-N910t
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
system Status:CUSTOM
reactivation lock : on
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0*1 (4)
qualcom secure boot:Enable (cab)
RP SWREV:S1 T1, A1, A1, P1
secure download: enable
Then it says Phone stuck on "firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
Now if I take the battery out I am still able to press the hold+power+volume down button to get my phone into download mode however I have tried to flash the firmware using Odin and the tmobile stock firmware as indicated in a thread here by our fellow xda developers but have had no luck.
I have also downloaded kies3 from the Samsung website and still no luck it doesn't even recognize my device.
I am dam near about to break out in tears because of this (lol) I know There's got to be someone an expert out here that can help me out. Sorry for the long post and I'm too sad to even come up with a catchy ending regarding a potato.
Please help !!!!
Have I bricked my note 4???

re: Note 4 issues
Pyr0x said:
Hey guys I am in need of some urgent assistance and if anybody can help me solve this I am willing to send some funds via PayPal for the assistance.
When I turn on my phone I am prompted with this screen. It does not even boot into the Samsung splash screen and I cannot boot my phone into. The screen where you can do a factory reset.
Odin name (high speed)
Product name SM-N910t
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
system Status:CUSTOM
reactivation lock : on
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0*1 (4)
qualcom secure boot:Enable (cab)
RP SWREV:S1 T1, A1, A1, P1
secure download: enable
Then it says Phone stuck on "firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
Now if I take the battery out I am still able to press the hold+power+volume down button to get my phone into download mode however I have tried to flash the firmware using Odin and the tmobile stock firmware as indicated in a thread here by our fellow xda developers but have had no luck.
I have also downloaded kies3 from the Samsung website and still no luck it doesn't even recognize my device.
I am dam near about to break out in tears because of this (lol) I know There's got to be someone an expert out here that can help me out. Sorry for the long post and I'm too sad to even come up with a catchy ending regarding a potato.
Please help !!!!
Have I bricked my note 4???
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Your phone is NOT bricked, a bricked phone is dead and you would see nothing on the screen,
it would remain black and you would not see the softkey leds light up either.
Have you tried going into Recovery Mode (not download mode)?
If you can get into into Recovery Mode select "factory reset" and
then select "reboot".
It should reboot normal more or less unless you formatted /system
before this happened.
Do you have stock recovery or twrp custom recovery?
If you had twrp installed it most likely means that you were also
rooted.
That means that you can flash a zip file custom rom if you have
one in your internal or external sdcard.
If you don't have a a zip file rom in internal or external sdcard then you will need to remove the
external sdcard and plug it into an adaptor which plugs into the computer so you can then copy
a zip file rom onto your external sdcard and replace it in your phone so you can flash the rom..
If you cannot boot into recovery then try removing the battery, wait 10 seconds and replace the
battery then hold down the home/power/volumeUP buttons all at the same time until you see tiny
blue text on the top left side of the screen.
Right before you see the blue writing you should also feel a little vibration from the phone.
If you can flash a zip file rom in twrp custom recovey make sure that you do a full and complete wipe including system, data,
cache, dalvik cache and last but not least do a factory reset before flashing or if you prefer restoring a nandroid backup..
If worst comes to worst and you don't have twrp recovery then you need to Odin flash twrp (the TAR version) before doing anything else.

Misterjunky said:
Your phone is NOT bricked, a bricked phone is dead and you would see nothing on the screen,
it would remain black and you would not see the softkey leds light up either.
Have you tried going into Recovery Mode (not download mode)?
If you can get into into Recovery Mode select "factory reset" and
then select "reboot".
It should reboot normal more or less unless you formatted /system
before this happened.
Do you have stock recovery or twrp custom recovery?
If you had twrp installed it most likely means that you were also
rooted.
That means that you can flash a zip file custom rom if you have
one in your internal or external sdcard.
If you don't have a a zip file rom in internal or external sdcard then you will need to remove the
external sdcard and plug it into an adaptor which plugs into the computer so you can then copy
a zip file rom onto your external sdcard and replace it in your phone so you can flash the rom..
If you cannot boot into recovery then try removing the battery, wait 10 seconds and replace the
battery then hold down the home/power/volumeUP buttons all at the same time until you see tiny
blue text on the top left side of the screen.
Right before you see the blue writing you should also feel a little vibration from the phone.
If you can flash a zip file rom in twrp custom recovey make sure that you do a full and complete wipe including system, data,
cache, dalvik cache and last but not least do a factory reset before flashing or if you prefer restoring a nandroid backup..
If worst comes to worst and you don't have twrp recovery then you need to Odin flash twrp (the TAR version) before doing anything else.
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Thanks for your response!
I have tried that however whenever I turn on my my phone it takes me to the screen that I mentioned above automatically. I will try to enter recovery mode using Android SDK / ADB on Windows.
Forgive my ignorance but I don't believe I had any recovery installed which I now realize was HUGE Mistake, However I do know that my phone was rooted since I rooted it myself.
I am curious about "If worst comes to worst and you don't have twrp recovery then you need to Odin flash twrp (the TAR version) before doing anything else."
I feel like that is part of the steps I need to take to resolve this issue. Any tutorial links on this would be greatly appreciated.!
Thank you so much although I messed this up I am somewhat tech Savvy and it feels great to have support from other like minded individuals =)

im in the same boat as you...have you figured anything out yet?

systems6 said:
im in the same boat as you...have you figured anything out yet?
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By any chance do you have Reactivation Lock: on?
If so that could be the cause of our issues.

I got stuck at this on my Note 3 once (with twrp custom recovery installed), turned out I had to flash the stock recovery before Odin restoring. Never figured out why it worked when download mode/Odin had not. Worth trying if you're completely out of ideas.

thefanum said:
I got stuck at this on my Note 3 once (with twrp custom recovery installed), turned out I had to flash the stock recovery before Odin restoring. Never figured out why it worked when download mode/Odin had not. Worth trying if you're completely out of ideas.
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I will give this a try do you happen to have some kind of tutorial link on where to get this done?

I found the solution!!!!!!
OK GUYS I AM EXCITED TO SHARE MY SOLUTION WITH YOU ALL!!
What I did is flash twrp recovery with ODIN but it didnt work... it kept saying Get PIT Partition in the ODIN LOG.
So I tried flashing twrp recovery once again but this time I added the SM-N910T PIT Partition file I found online. But what I did is unchecked the Re-partition tab in ODIN thiss si what DID The trick!
The phone was able to go past the ODIN process and stopped on "RESET" in ODIN. So My Note 4 then Reset into Download mode and then this is where I reset ODIN flashed the Stock recovery for T-Mobile Note 4.
It took about 3 to 5 minutes to complete and I finally got that sweet SUCCESS on ODIn.
My phone then restarted and Voila! I have my note 4 in working condition once again!
THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP AND I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU OUT AS WELL.