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Is there a way to boot from the external sdcard without dismantling the phone and finding the strap?
Thanks!
Does the phone power on at all? Can you get into download mode or recovery? Also, everyone is going to want know how did you hard brick it, since your phone might be the first?
How i hard bricked my G900A
Well, i was using EFS Pro to backup my phone.
Everything went fine.
Afterwards i did a system + boot install from G900M so i could have it in my language. Went fine also.
I managed to save all stuff.
Then i reflashed to factory to restore the phone and wanted to check if my backups were fine.
But i forgot to uncheck the all partitions and when it started to flash cache it got stucked. Nothing works anymore.
Now phone is a total brick.
I managed to make a sdcard for recovery, but phone will not boot from the sd.
PadsPCB said:
Well, i was using EFS Pro to backup my phone.
Everything went fine.
Afterwards i did a system + boot install from G900M so i could have it in my language. Went fine also.
I managed to save all stuff.
Then i reflashed to factory to restore the phone and wanted to check if my backups were fine.
But i forgot to uncheck the all partitions and when it started to flash cache it got stucked. Nothing works anymore.
Now phone is a total brick.
I managed to make a sdcard for recovery, but phone will not boot from the sd.
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USB jig maybe?
The Gods Approve This Post, From The Ghost Of Sparta's S5 active.
USB jig should put you in download mode, and you could reflash whatever, or take out the battery, put it back in. Then put your USB cable in and try to go into recovery mode. Try doing it all at the same time, USB cable, and the recovery mode/download mode.
I do not think you are understanding.
I have a jig in my pocket alread for some years, this is NOT the problem.
Supose i did a nand erase, so there is nothing to boot from. Flash or Bios is BLANK, Gone, Kaput!
So i need to boot either from the USB or from the extSd.
I'm trying to find a solution for this, and may help all.
Please don't say to me to take the phone to repair... because i am the repair man.
PadsPCB said:
I do not think you are understanding.
I have a jig in my pocket alread for some years, this is NOT the problem.
Supose i did a nand erase, so there is nothing to boot from. Flash or Bios is BLANK, Gone, Kaput!
So i need to boot either from the USB or from the extSd.
I'm trying to find a solution for this, and may help all.
Please don't say to me to take the phone to repair... because i am the repair man.
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I'm not sure but maybe there's a way to push the recovery and boot.img using adb. Hope you figure it out:what:
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PadsPCB said:
I do not think you are understanding.
I have a jig in my pocket alread for some years, this is NOT the problem.
Supose i did a nand erase, so there is nothing to boot from. Flash or Bios is BLANK, Gone, Kaput!
So i need to boot either from the USB or from the extSd.
I'm trying to find a solution for this, and may help all.
Please don't say to me to take the phone to repair... because i am the repair man.
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No one has made a debrick image yet for this phone, because almost no one has hard bricked. Unless you somehow create a debrick.img image for your sdcard yourself, then you are pretty much out of luck.
It is NOT hard bricked if it powers on, soft brick is what it is. If you can use the jiig and it gets into download mode, you can recover. Looks as if you have a corrupt bootloader, does ODIN see the device at all?
I am having some Soft brick issues. I have tried multiple versions of ODIN and Kies. I have even tried to update from the stock recovery mode in the phone from the exsdcard. nothing seems to work.
Odin only gets so far then tells me it failed. tried flashing stock and others. Bunked up my phone good i think.
Any Help?
is there a firmware update that I can apply from the exsdcard via the recovery mode? I get to the Samsung Galaxy S5 screen then it sits there. even let it sit over night to see if it just needed extra time.
I have been using the USB cable that came with the phone.
Reading through the XDA portal posts, I did see this solution. Not for our S5, but supposedly this method should work for most phones. Worth taking a look at anyway just to find out. Maybe someone could make it work.
http://tinyurl.com/lq3z97m
is the link to the thread.
I guess I'm soft-bricked by everyone's definition.
I have an att s5 g900a. Towelroot, safestrap, backed up to extSD, DLed the Nuclearfallout rom from the s5 att development forums, moved it to extSD(I moved it twice I think, because I didn't unzip one beforehand.) When I needed to boot from ext sd after wiping all data, I accidentally just "booted system" I believe. I'm stuck in a bootloop, but I can get into recovery and download mode. Admittedly, I'ma n00b. This is my first root, and everything else. In recovery mode, I can get into a bunch of stuff, but nothing does anything. nothing. I can get into DL mode. It just says downloading from source I think. Anyone know how I can even get my backup back on there? If I can learn that, I can try to get some custom roms myself afterward. I hope this is a good place to put this question, because I have been having a hell of a time even searching for my question. It could be that the answers aren't out there yet, but I was thinking maybe I don't know some of the jargon to ask my question correctly. If anyone has any questions, I can try and answer, but I don't know how much help i'll be. Here's a few pieces of info that I thought might help:
It is the ATT G900A, but I paid it in full as a GO phone up front, and switched it to straight talk after my first month.
It's possible that the 2nd Nuclearfallout was still zipped as well.
I made 2 backups with safestrap, and saved them to extSD. They were rooted and unlocked when I made them.(Leads me to think it's possible to get some program, script, or something to boot into my backup.
I literally clicked on every single thing in recovery mode. They all just took me to .__// or whatever it shows at the bottom of each folder stack. If it isn't there, DL mode is my only bet right?
Thanks for the help if you got it folks!!!
blazeit420 said:
I have an att s5 g900a. Towelroot, safestrap, backed up to extSD, DLed the Nuclearfallout rom from the s5 att development forums, moved it to extSD(I moved it twice I think, because I didn't unzip one beforehand.) When I needed to boot from ext sd after wiping all data, I accidentally just "booted system" I believe. I'm stuck in a bootloop, but I can get into recovery and download mode. Admittedly, I'ma n00b. This is my first root, and everything else. In recovery mode, I can get into a bunch of stuff, but nothing does anything. nothing. I can get into DL mode. It just says downloading from source I think. Anyone know how I can even get my backup back on there? If I can learn that, I can try to get some custom roms myself afterward. I hope this is a good place to put this question, because I have been having a hell of a time even searching for my question. It could be that the answers aren't out there yet, but I was thinking maybe I don't know some of the jargon to ask my question correctly. If anyone has any questions, I can try and answer, but I don't know how much help i'll be. Here's a few pieces of info that I thought might help:
It is the ATT G900A, but I paid it in full as a GO phone up front, and switched it to straight talk after my first month.
It's possible that the 2nd Nuclearfallout was still zipped as well.
I made 2 backups with safestrap, and saved them to extSD. They were rooted and unlocked when I made them.(Leads me to think it's possible to get some program, script, or something to boot into my backup.
I literally clicked on every single thing in recovery mode. They all just took me to .__// or whatever it shows at the bottom of each folder stack. If it isn't there, DL mode is my only bet right?
Thanks for the help if you got it folks!!!
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When in safestrap and ready to wipe did you check all the boxes?? By the way you are NOT in a hard brick if that was the case you'd not be able to get into Download or stock recovery. Hard brick are black screen with no action at all when pressing buttons. Basically a paperweight and worthless.
"No soup for you! Come back one year!!" Sent from my ViSiX powered SG-G900A Rockin XKrome
s5freak said:
When in safestrap and ready to wipe did you check all the boxes?? By the way you are NOT in a hard brick if that was the case you'd not be able to get into Download or stock recovery. Hard brick are black screen with no action at all when pressing buttons. Basically a paperweight and worthless.
"No soup for you! Come back one year!!" Sent from my ViSiX powered SG-G900A Rockin XKrome
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I did not check the external sd card box when I wiped. The problem I'm now having is that I can't get odin to recognize my phone. I'm about to redownload, and try again. I was going to just put a new rom on the internal, but I can't egt anywhere til I get through this odin issue.
blazeit420 said:
I did not check the external sd card box when I wiped. The problem I'm now having is that I can't get odin to recognize my phone. I'm about to redownload, and try again. I was going to just put a new rom on the internal, but I can't egt anywhere til I get through this odin issue.
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The reason Odin doesn't recognize your phone is because you didn't have developer options open and debugging selected. when you boot SafeStrap screen doesn't come up? You don't try to get into recovery by the traditional method that's just stock recovery which won't do you any good
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blazeit420 said:
I did not check the external sd card box when I wiped. The problem I'm now having is that I can't get odin to recognize my phone. I'm about to redownload, and try again. I was going to just put a new rom on the internal, but I can't egt anywhere til I get through this odin issue.
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Do you have latest drivers got your device?
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debrick image
Has anyone created a debrick image for ATT Galaxy S5?? Is it possible to use the Note 3 ATT debrick image or is that a bad bad idea??
PinEpi said:
Has anyone created a debrick image for ATT Galaxy S5?? Is it possible to use the Note 3 ATT debrick image or is that a bad bad idea??
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sorry to revive a dead post, but i managed to find the image and am just posing it here for those who are searching for it, if possible, could the op tag this to the top of the post?
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5gsapf5tzscfzgl/galaxy+s5+at&t+unbrick.rar
jonathon577 said:
sorry to revive a dead post, but i managed to find the image and am just posing it here for those who are searching for it, if possible, could the op tag this to the top of the post?
www mediafire com/file/5gsapf5tzscfzgl/galaxy+s5+at%26t+unbrick.rar
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trying this now, hope it works! thanks so much for posting this.
UPDATE: IT WORKS!!! I was afraid my device was too far gone because there was no activity for a bit and it seemed like the USB was connecting and disconnecting over and over again... with the >Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008< listed in the device manager, then BOOM download mode! Thanks again!
sicksonezer0 said:
trying this now, hope it works! thanks so much for posting this.
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Best of luck to ya mate! hope it worked for ya
sicksonezer0 said:
trying this now, hope it works! thanks so much for posting this.
UPDATE: IT WORKS!!! I was afraid my device was too far gone because there was no activity for a bit and it seemed like the USB was connecting and disconnecting over and over again... with the >Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008< listed in the device manager, then BOOM download mode! Thanks again!
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Hello! I'm having similar issues...Could you please DETAIL the procedure you used to rescue your device?
I've downloaded the .rar and have the file ready to go but not sure of the steps to "install".
I know how to flash, recover, etc... but not sure what this particular process is.
PLEASE EXPLAIN!
THANK YOU!
Hi so I was trying to use CF to root my phone and ended up screwing it somehow and bricked. I thought I'd followed the instructions well enough but I obviously did something wrong. Now my phone is stuck saying it needs to recover with Kies. This is my first Samsung phone but I'm not new to Android.
I tried installing the stock firmware through ODIN but everytime I flash it gets to installing the system ext4 and fails. I also wasn't able to recover using Kies(not even sure how you use it tbh).
If anyone could help me it would be mucho appreciated. I'm pretty pissed at myself right now.
re: not bricked
cronos1388 said:
Hi so I was trying to use CF to root my phone and ended up screwing it somehow and bricked. I thought I'd followed the instructions well enough but I obviously did something wrong. Now my phone is stuck saying it needs to recover with Kies. This is my first Samsung phone but I'm not new to Android.
I tried installing the stock firmware through ODIN but everytime I flash it gets to installing the system ext4 and fails. I also wasn't able to recover using Kies(not even sure how you use it tbh).
If anyone could help me it would be mucho appreciated. I'm pretty pissed at myself right now.
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Your phone is NOT bricked. If it was the screen would not even go on.
Have you tried going into recovery mode (VolumeUP/VolDown/PowerButton)
and once in Recovery Mode do a factory reset or Data Reset forgot what the
exact wording is in the stock recovery.
If you flashed twrp recovery it's ok too, just select "factory reset".
After doing that the phone should no longer display anything about Kies.
If you get to the twrp recovery screen you should be able to flash a stock
rooted rom without any issues.
If all you get is the stock recovery screen then you should be able to odin
flash the official Samsung Note 4 kitkat 4.4.4 NJ7 firmware which you may
need to download the firmware from http://SamMobile.com if you don't
already have it. (be sure you have the correct firmware for the Note 4 N910T).
Be 100% sure that the phone is FULLY POWERED DOWN before going
into Download Mode to avoid odin errors and issues.
Good luck!
Thanks man. I had tried Odin at my office and nothing doing.
Got home took my time and was real calm about things and voila. May have been an md5 issue with the firmware file. Just relieved I didn't have to RMA it.
cronos1388 said:
Thanks man. I had tried Odin at my office and nothing doing.
Got home took my time and was real calm about things and voila. May have been an md5 issue with the firmware file. Just relieved I didn't have to RMA it.
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Can you check for the file with md5 before you flash from your phone? I forgot where to dig for this info.
All I I have done before is on my cook rom file, I just open it with WinRAR and test for error. If no error, then its good.
On my Home PC I have a program that will put a check mark next to a file if it matches the md5. I also have Winrar at home.
I was just using the default Windows zip program and I have had problems with that and installers/roms in the past.
The only other things I did different were I removed the SD card and installed the drivers before plugging my phone in instead of letting Windows download them automatically.
I also removed the battery after I left work so it was out of the phone for a couple of hours.
The final thing I did was calm down lol after the initial shock of seeing a softbricked screen on my brand new phone.
I'm all rooted now with TWRP and running Hyperdrive so it's all smooth sailing from this point forward.
You should check md5 on phone once you done transferred to phone from PC
BAD ASS NOTE 4
I've searched around the forum and haven't hit a solution, so sorry if it's out there.
So, I have a Galaxy S4 Active (i537) ATT. I was given to me in a bootlooping state, and if I fix it I can keep the device.
What I have done to the moment:
Flashed every stock rom found in the forum with Odin (No luck on the device booting)
What the device does:
It shows the samsung splash, and restarts over and over, sometimes it doesn't even manage to get to the samsung splash.
Attempting to boot into recover mode produces the same result, it says booting recovery and it restarts.
Info on Download mode:
Product name: SGH-i537
Current Binary: Samsung official
System Status: Official
Knox kernel lock: 0xfffffffc
Knox kernel warranty void: 0xfffffffc
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write protection: enable
emmc burst mode enabled
I'm new to samsung devices, so I hope someone can help me out here.
Thanks in advanced!
rguilamo said:
I've searched around the forum and haven't hit a solution, so sorry if it's out there.
So, I have a Galaxy S4 Active (i537) ATT. I was given to me in a bootlooping state, and if I fix it I can keep the device.
What I have done to the moment:
Flashed every stock rom found in the forum with Odin (No luck on the device booting)
What the device does:
It shows the samsung splash, and restarts over and over, sometimes it doesn't even manage to get to the samsung splash.
Attempting to boot into recover mode produces the same result, it says booting recovery and it restarts.
Info on Download mode:
Product name: SGH-i537
Current Binary: Samsung official
System Status: Official
Knox kernel lock: 0xfffffffc
Knox kernel warranty void: 0xfffffffc
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write protection: enable
emmc burst mode enabled
I'm new to samsung devices, so I hope someone can help me out here.
Thanks in advanced!
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It's hard to say what is wrong, but it sounds like you definitely need to flash stock firmware. One question, is it definitely the AT&T version (with the AT&T logo on the back cover) or could it be the Mexican version?
If it's the AT&T version, then flash the NE3 firmware by following the instructions in i537 Firmware Install Guide. The OP of the guide will ask you which firmware you're currently on, but for NE3 it doesn't matter which one you select because all the instructions will be the same. Make sure you don't have a corrupted download by checking the MD5 of the file you downloaded against the MD5 posted in the i537 Firmware Thread.
If you have the Mexican/Uruguayan version, you need to download the latest version of the firmware from sammobile and flash that. Flashing AT&T firmware on a Mexican/Uruguayan phone could result in the bootloops you are experiencing.
Devo7v said:
It's hard to say what is wrong, but it sounds like you definitely need to flash stock firmware. One question, is it definitely the AT&T version (with the AT&T logo on the back cover) or could it be the Mexican version?
If it's the AT&T version, then flash the NE3 firmware by following the instructions in i537 Firmware Install Guide. The OP of the guide will ask you which firmware you're currently on, but for NE3 it doesn't matter which one you select because all the instructions will be the same. Make sure you don't have a corrupted download by checking the MD5 of the file you downloaded against the MD5 posted in the i537 Firmware Thread.
If you have the Mexican/Uruguayan version, you need to download the latest version of the firmware from sammobile and flash that. Flashing AT&T firmware on a Mexican/Uruguayan phone could result in the bootloops you are experiencing.
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Yes I'm sure It's AT&T. I had already tried NE3, as I said, I've flashed as many stock firmwares as I have been able to lay hands on. I did notice that when I tried NE3 again, knox kernel lock and knox kernel warranty changed from my previous posted states to these:
Knox kernel lock: 0x0
Knox kernel warranty void: 0x1
I cand add that exactly when Odin sends the reboot the phone tries to boot but into recovery mode, instead of just booting normally.
The only thing I can think of now, is that the device must have a hrdware issue.
rguilamo said:
Yes I'm sure It's AT&T. I had already tried NE3, as I said, I've flashed as many stock firmwares as I have been able to lay hands on. I did notice that when I tried NE3 again, knox kernel lock and knox kernel warranty changed from my previous posted states to these:
Knox kernel lock: 0x0
Knox kernel warranty void: 0x1
I cand add that exactly when Odin sends the reboot the phone tries to boot but into recovery mode, instead of just booting normally.
The only thing I can think of now, is that the device must have a hrdware issue.
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It's supposed to try to reboot into recovery mode when you first Odin back to stock NE3. I just recovered from a soft brick myself where I couldn't boot at all. Flashed NE3 through Odin and the first time it rebooted, it went to stock recovery (I assume to finish installing the stock rom), did what it needed, and eventually rebooted normally. Plus (sorry, I just have to ask), you are using download mode for Odin (not recovery mode), correct?
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
It's supposed to try to reboot into recovery mode when you first Odin back to stock NE3. I just recovered from a soft brick myself where I couldn't boot at all. Flashed NE3 through Odin and the first time it rebooted, it went to stock recovery (I assume to finish installing the stock rom), did what it needed, and eventually rebooted normally. Plus (sorry, I just have to ask), you are using download mode for Odin (not recovery mode), correct?
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Yes I'm using Download mode for ODIN, the thing is, when it tries to boot to recovery mode after flashing with ODIN, and the reboot command is sent, the recovery never boots, the screen goes off, and then it just starts restarting itself
rguilamo said:
Yes I'm using Download mode for ODIN, the thing is, when it tries to boot to recovery mode after flashing with ODIN, and the reboot command is sent, the recovery never boots, the screen goes off, and then it just starts restarting itself
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And you definitely don't have a corrupted download, and you've tried different usb cables, different usb ports, and different computers?
Devo7v said:
And you definitely don't have a corrupted download, and you've tried different usb cables, different usb ports, and different computers?
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Checked MD5's, used original Samsung cable, Asus Nexus 7 Cable, tried Windows 7 (Desktop), and windows 8.1 on two different laptops.
Curiously I said to myself, let me try and charge it, since all this flashing might have taken out the battery. When I plugged in the USB cable the device showed the Samsung splash, and turned off, yet I let it be and didn't disconnect it, after an hour or so, I came back and saw him charging the battery, with the red light indicator on, about 20 minutes later it tried to boot, got to the ATT logo, and after I while with the ATT logo (I assume since it has to compile the dalvik, because it's the first boot) it just turned off again, and back to ATT logo, and it was bootlooping like this until I unplugged it and gave up.
Hello.
So, I rooted my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4. It went flawlessly. I flashed TWRP and rooted it without a hitch. Now fast forward a few months, to today. I decide to restart my phone again. Nothing has changed, except that my "helpful" antivirus "conveniently" turned off USB Debugging. I restart it and it brings up a screen. It has a "caution" sign with the exclamation mark. Some text is there as well, saying:
Custom binary blocked by FRP.
SECURE FAIL: KERNEL
Granted, I was upset. My phone won't boot up. I've tried booting into TWRP, but the same screen appears. I can't use Odin because USB Debugging was forcibly shut off by my antivirus.
If I don't have my cell phone, I will struggle in school, as the only other device I have is this laptop which has no working battery and runs on outlet power alone. I don't have the money to purchase a new device, and I feel like I'm out of options, so if I don't get some help, I'm a dead man. If anyone could help, I'd be very grateful. On the Odin Mode screen, info is as follows:
ODIN MODE (HIGH SPEED)
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N910T3
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
FRP LOCK: ON
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X1 (2)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A1, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
UDC START
I don't know how much of that is relevant.
Help me, XDA Developers. You're my only hope.
Thanks,
A stupid Wizard with a bricked phone.
Did you try to use Odin to reflash twrp or the stock firmware? You dont need usb debugging on to reflash stock firmware. If you were on stock, i would just reflash with Odin, tuen on usb debugging and reroot. If u were on custom rom, you might have to odin back to stock, and then do factory reset from recovery.
RaySCLA said:
Did you try to use Odin to reflash twrp or the stock firmware? You dont need usb debugging on to reflash stock firmware. If you were on stock, i would just reflash with Odin, tuen on usb debugging and reroot. If u were on custom rom, you might have to odin back to stock, and then do factory reset from recovery.
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I tried to reflash the TWRP, but it failed. An error message appears:
Custom Binary(recovery) Blocked By FRP Lock
ShadowedWizard said:
Hello.
So, I rooted my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4. It went flawlessly. I flashed TWRP and rooted it without a hitch. Now fast forward a few months, to today. I decide to restart my phone again. Nothing has changed, except that my "helpful" antivirus "conveniently" turned off USB Debugging. I restart it and it brings up a screen. It has a "caution" sign with the exclamation mark. Some text is there as well, saying:
Custom binary blocked by FRP.
SECURE FAIL: KERNEL
Granted, I was upset. My phone won't boot up. I've tried booting into TWRP, but the same screen appears. I can't use Odin because USB Debugging was forcibly shut off by my antivirus.
If I don't have my cell phone, I will struggle in school, as the only other device I have is this laptop which has no working battery and runs on outlet power alone. I don't have the money to purchase a new device, and I feel like I'm out of options, so if I don't get some help, I'm a dead man. If anyone could help, I'd be very grateful. On the Odin Mode screen, info is as follows:
ODIN MODE (HIGH SPEED)
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N910T3
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
FRP LOCK: ON
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X1 (2)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A1, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
UDC START
I don't know how much of that is relevant.
Help me, XDA Developers. You're my only hope.
Thanks,
A stupid Wizard with a bricked phone.
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FRP is referring to "Factory Reset Protection" , that means you had the Samsung Reactivation Lock turned on and the phone detected a change in the software preventing it from booting up. Now there are two ways to get the phone back up, first try going into download mode (Holding power button+volume down) then restart it by holding down power+volume up) if by chance this doesn't work then the other option would be to use odin and reinstalling the stock rom but it would need to be the same version currently installed.
glm0025 said:
FRP is referring to "Factory Reset Protection" , that means you had the Samsung Reactivation Lock turned on and the phone detected a change in the software preventing it from booting up. Now there are two ways to get the phone back up, first try going into download mode (Holding power button+volume down) then restart it by holding down power+volume up) if by chance this doesn't work then the other option would be to use odin and reinstalling the stock rom but it would need to be the same version currently installed.
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How would one install a ROM directly from Odin? I know how to do it from the recovery, but I can't access it.
EDIT: After more research and a helpful PM, I am using Kies to wipe everything and restore the stock ROM.
EDIT 2: Success! After resetting using Kies, I was able to reflash TWRP and get rooted again. Thanks to everyone who helped.
ShadowedWizard said:
I am using Kies to wipe everything and restore the stock ROM.
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No. You should have used ODIN (from your desktop / laptop PC) to restore a stock ROM so that you could have kept your data
Anonymously_Unknown said:
No. You should have used ODIN (from your desktop / laptop PC) to restore a stock ROM so that you could have kept your data
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I had attempted to do restore the stock ROM, and I recieved the same error as with reflashing the recovery.
I restored to stock with Keis, then flashed TWRP, re-rooted, and installed a new ROM. I then restored my important data (contacts, app info, etc.) from a Titanium Backup on a microSD.
And don't turn on factory reset protection. Useful for casual users who don't root and install cudtom ROMs, but a real problem for those who do.
I believe there is a null/dummy ODIN file floating around you can flash in Odin that will clear that message and get it to boot again.
You're getting it because your lock is on and it's trying to flash something, and will continue to try every time you reboot, there doesn't seem to be a way for it to clear itself after unsuccessful attempts.
edit: pretty sure this is the one I used, but I'd recommend doing your own research before blindly taking my advice:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766399
RiverCity.45 said:
And don't turn on factory reset protection. Useful for casual users who don't root and install cudtom ROMs, but a real problem for those who do.
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What is a good way to get that same protection that for a rooted/custom rom user?
blindskater39 said:
What is a good way to get that same protection that for a rooted/custom rom user?
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There an app floating around that bypasses the reactivation lock.
gal419 said:
There an app floating around that bypasses the reactivation lock.
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I am wondering if there are security app made for rooted devices to prevent a thief from stealing flashing or getting sensitive information in the device.
Is there a way to disable the FRP so it doesn't accidentally get turned on?
so i recently got a note 3 from a friend to fix for her. it boots to the samsung logo then vibrates and reboots over and over, recovery just says "booting recovery" then it goes blank and reboots to the same booting recovery screen, shes doesnt know what version it had prior to bricking. she said one day it was working then turned off and never back on again, the odin mode screen had a2, a3 on it ill post a pic later anyway i can get into download mode so i figured id just flash with odin and be good, i tried to narrow down the proper firmware with the a3, but after flashing nc2, nl1, oc1, im still stuck odin says everything passed, i tried flashing the big main file, tried flashing them in each box at the same time, even tried it with the pit file, tried flashing with odin 3.9 and 3.10.7. same result odin says passed still cant access recovery or os. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Open Odin, uncheck everything except f reset time, flash rom. When you see reset on the statutes window, remove USB cable from the phone, remove battery, wait 5 seconds, replace battery, boot directly into recovery, perform a factory wipe, reboot.
does it matter what version i flash? since im not really sure what version it had prior?
I can't figure out how to upload a photo I have xda 4.0, and can't post outside links yet. Anyway
It says
Product name:N900A
Current binary: Samsung official
System status official
Knox void status 0x0
Qualcomm Secureboot enabled(csb)
Ap swrev s2 t2 a2 a3 p2
Secure download enable
Udc start
Hope that helps
Ran Odin again with the settings you said, after the battery pull the phone says recovery booting, then turned off vibrated twice then same screen again and again. Thanks for the suggestion though any our ideas? I was searching and thought I seen somewhere that to unbrick it it needs to be the same firmware it had before, but I don't know what that was.
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Ran Odin again with the settings you said, after the battery pull the phone says recovery booting, then turned off vibrated twice then same screen again and again. Thanks for the suggestion though any our ideas? I was searching and thought I seen somewhere that to unbrick it it needs to be the same firmware it had before, but I don't know what that was.
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You should probably ask her if she had Lollipop. If she did then that narrows it down to OC1 or OC2.
She doesn't know, not very phone literate as far as software, any ideas? I read in another thread to flash a modified version of nc2 but can't seem to find that version, this is the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
Don't know if I can't find it, kinda confusing as far as what I need, like I said I've tried everything except oc2 cant find a link I've tried googling, and that thread says Odin files but can't find a full one for oc2, there's ones for safestrap but can't find Odin