Hi there, I purchased a live demo Note9 off eBay model N960XU with the intention of flashing it to make it a cheap Note9 to play around with. I am aware of lack of cellular capabilities. The phone was factory erased and functioned perfectly without the retail demo lock but still had the retail demo firmware and apps prelaoded. I tried flashing in the firmware for N960W, using BL, AP, CP and CSC while also ticking nand erase to replace any past demo firmware. This flash successfully passed through Odin. However, the phone refuses to boot and goes into a screen saying security error and a red message in the corner saying secure check fail: modem. I tried flashing back the original retail demo firmware and the phone still refuses to boot. How can I get this phone working again?
justinxfan said:
Hi there, I purchased a live demo Note9 off eBay model N960XU with the intention of flashing it to make it a cheap Note9 to play around with. I am aware of lack of cellular capabilities. The phone was factory erased and functioned perfectly without the retail demo lock but still had the retail demo firmware and apps prelaoded. I tried flashing in the firmware for N960W, using BL, AP, CP and CSC while also ticking nand erase to replace any past demo firmware. This flash successfully passed through Odin. However, the phone refuses to boot and goes into a screen saying security error. I tried flashing back the original retail demo firmware and the phone still refuses to boot. How can I get this phone working again?
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Try your luck with Smart Switch.
Rosli59564 said:
Try your luck with Smart Switch.
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Smart switch doesn't even recognise the phone.
justinxfan said:
Hi there, I purchased a live demo Note9 off eBay model N960XU with the intention of flashing it to make it a cheap Note9 to play around with. I am aware of lack of cellular capabilities. The phone was factory erased and functioned perfectly without the retail demo lock but still had the retail demo firmware and apps prelaoded. I tried flashing in the firmware for N960W, using BL, AP, CP and CSC while also ticking nand erase to replace any past demo firmware. This flash successfully passed through Odin. However, the phone refuses to boot and goes into a screen saying security error. I tried flashing back the original retail demo firmware and the phone still refuses to boot. How can I get this phone working again?
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Flash original firmware for your model without CP/MODEM FILE
Tick on nanderase all in odin.
You cannot flash CP/MODEM file because demo unit does not have baseband.
AP/BL/CSC only
Then do data factory reset from recovery.
Hopefully it will work
Trex888 said:
Flash original firmware for your model without CP/MODEM FILE
Tick on nanderase all in odin.
You cannot flash CP/MODEM file because demo unit does not have baseband.
AP/BL/CSC only
Then do data factory reset from recovery.
Hopefully it will work
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Thanks for the reply. I flashed the N960XU firmware with nand erase ticked. The device still booted to the security error screen. Same result with a reset from recovery. I know it's the correct firmware since the boot screen indicates Live Demo Unit but the device still fails to boot. Any other suggestions?
N960XU? never heard of that version...
yaibakt said:
N960XU? never heard of that version...
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Live demo unit
justinxfan said:
Thanks for the reply. I flashed the N960XU firmware with nand erase ticked. The device still booted to the security error screen. Same result with a reset from recovery. I know it's the correct firmware since the boot screen indicates Live Demo Unit but the device still fails to boot. Any other suggestions?
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What kind of error ?
Trex888 said:
What kind of error ?
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It's in the picture I attached in the OP
Did you find any solution for N960XU
Trex888 said:
Flash original firmware for your model without CP/MODEM FILE
Tick on nanderase all in odin.
You cannot flash CP/MODEM file because demo unit does not have baseband.
AP/BL/CSC only
Then do data factory reset from recovery.
Hopefully it will work
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can i have the original firmware demo N960xu
Trex888 said:
Flash original firmware for your model without CP/MODEM FILE
Tick on nanderase all in odin.
You cannot flash CP/MODEM file because demo unit does not have baseband.
AP/BL/CSC only
Then do data factory reset from recover
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Related
Hi good day,
I have a Samsung S3 Mini Latin version and i was wondering if it can't be flashed because i tried multiple flash files. I used Odin, Z3X and FuriousGold and it didn't flash. It said successful but when the phone rebooted it came back to the same data it had. Nothing changed at all. Can someone help me on this.
Thanks! :good:
Vision Electronics said:
Hi good day,
I have a Samsung S3 Mini Latin version and i was wondering if it can't be flashed because i tried multiple flash files. I used Odin, Z3X and FuriousGold and it didn't flash. It said successful but when the phone rebooted it came back to the same data it had. Nothing changed at all. Can someone help me on this.
Thanks! :good:
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what files you flash?
I flashed the Pit, Bootloader, PDA, Modem and CSC and still nothing it just returns to the previous data the phone had.
Vision Electronics said:
I flashed the Pit, Bootloader, PDA, Modem and CSC and still nothing it just returns to the previous data the phone had.
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you use the odin v3.09?
KwstPap said:
you use the odin v3.09?
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I used Odin v1.83, v3.07, v3.09 & v3.10.0. Still got the same result i don't know if the phone needs to be wiped completely but i'm afraid the phone will die on me.
With Odin, all I can flash is a stock rom and a rooted stock rom. Any stock rom with recovery in it would fail. Once I got a root stock rom on it, I used a terminal app to write TWRP to the recovery block. From there I could flash other roms. Back everything up that is unique to our phone like IMEI as soon as you can just in case. Make sure you have copies elsewhere like your pc. You might wipe your internal, external sdcard or both by accident. I'm stuck with f2fs on my system drive, no way to reformat and no way to flash a rom that can use f2fs.
So the recovery block is locked and I think bootloader and possibly another area as well. Blocked as far as Odin, but not from the phone once it is running.
I have a note 4 Canada model N910W8 and I am having the emmc write fial error, no matter which stock firmware I flash with Odin it does not work and cannot be booted into recovery, I tried with PIt without PIT nothing attached is the image showing error on the phone download mode. Please help unbrick my Note 4
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3488114
Use the recovery firmware for n910w8.
Load the files in respective slots of odin, select f.time reset and repartition, untick auto reboot.
Flash.
Reporting Via N910G.
yashthemw said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3488114
Use the recovery firmware for n910w8.
Load the files in respective slots of odin, select f.time reset and repartition, untick auto reboot.
Flash.
Reporting Via N910G.
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Do I have to use the freezer ? My N910W8 boots into DL mode without any issues, so is the freezer step necessary still?
lambergino said:
Do I have to use the freezer ? My N910W8 boots into DL mode without any issues, so is the freezer step necessary still?
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Freeze it before flashing the recovery firmware.
Reporting Via N910G.
yashthemw said:
Freeze it before flashing the recovery firmware.
Reporting Via N910G.
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I have flashed all the portions of the recovery firmware including CSC, it completed successfully in odin, then I pulled the battery out and put back in tried to boot into recovery still did not go... it showed 'installing updates' and then blank. Do I have to reflash the recovery firmware then flash stock firmware via odin after I pull the battery ?
lambergino said:
I have flashed all the portions of the recovery firmware including CSC, it completed successfully in odin, then I pulled the battery out and put back in tried to boot into recovery still did not go... it showed 'installing updates' and then blank. Do I have to reflash the recovery firmware then flash stock firmware via odin after I pull the battery ?
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The fact is, the emmc trips when the device heats up.
One user, actually kept an ice bag on the device while it was booting. The device booted successfully.
This is actually a hardware brick, which probably can't be fixed with any software.
Reporting Via N910G.
lambergino said:
I have a note 4 Canada model N910W8 and I am having the emmc write fial error, no matter which stock firmware I flash with Odin it does not work and cannot be booted into recovery, I tried with PIt without PIT nothing attached is the image showing error on the phone download mode. Please help unbrick my Note 4
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I had the same problems. This is a hardware error (emmc = flashmemory). The only solution is to replace you motherboard. I ordered one on aliexpress and replaced it myself with a tutrial found on youtube. Very easy.
My phone is working perfect now.
HELP!!! Lost IMEI & Hard bricked Note 8 SM-N950F/DS.
I flashed back my Note8 via Kies3 to stock rom, while updating the process got stuck at 24%. I left it overnight but the phone kept looping to the Installing Update screen then to recovery and on and on.
Then I flashed TWRP recovery through odin and wiped dalvik cache, cache, data and factory reset. The same thing kept on happening but instead of stock recovery it now ends up on TWRP recovery. Then I flashed dm-noverity. After that the phone booted up but there is no IMEI and phone signal. Please help.
mohiminul said:
HELP!!! Lost IMEI & Hard bricked Note 8 SM-N950F/DS.
I flashed back my Note8 via Kies3 to stock rom, while updating the process got stuck at 24%. I left it overnight but the phone kept looping to the Installing Update screen then to recovery and on and on.
Then I flashed TWRP recovery through odin and wiped dalvik cache, cache, data and factory reset. The same thing kept on happening but instead of stock recovery it now ends up on TWRP recovery. Then I flashed dm-noverity. After that the phone booted up but there is no IMEI and phone signal. Please help.
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Hey. Try download your phone firmware from Sammobile the correct make N950F then use Odin to flash the firmware.
http://www.**********.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/
Hope this helps
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AwesomeARC said:
Hey. Try download your phone firmware from Sammobile the correct make N950F then use Odin to flash the firmware.
http://www.**********.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/
Hope this helps
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Try this link
https://m.wikihow.com/Recover-a-Bricked-Samsung-Galaxy
Hope it helps
AwesomeARC said:
Hey. Try download your phone firmware from Sammobile the correct make N950F then use Odin to flash the firmware.
http://www.**********.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/
Hope this helps
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Try this link
https://m.wikihow.com/Recover-a-Bricked-Samsung-Galaxy
Hope it helps
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Brother I have tried the above method as per your suggestion but no result.
mohiminul said:
Brother I have tried the above method as per your suggestion but no result.
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Try
https://www.fonepaw.com/bricked/fix-bricked-android-phone.html
You need Combination file to fix it
lost emei
this happened to me. I lost imei and could not make calls. what network were you on. I downloaded software for that network from sammobile and installed via odin, the imei returned and I was able to make calls again. I think what happened in my case was I rooted phone and put a rom on it. in aroma I selected t mobile America so it installed the file for that. I was on o2. my phone was unlocked. it did not recognise my simcard
Flash different modems
Hi
It has happened to me too many times with different phones including note 8
Just flash different modems and bootloaders to find the proper one.
androidfilehost .com/?w=files&flid=221868
*:Remove the space bofore .com
You can use both odin and twrp but if you want to stay stocked try odin mode.
If none of the above files worked for you look for other modems.
Odd that you can connect note 8 to kies3.. and not switch..
Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk
I have literally tried everything. No results . I have possibly narrowed down the problem. My bootloader (OEM) is locked. If it was unlocked I could have flashed TWRP and then dm-verity no encrypt mod. Anyone with any suggestions. @holifo I got hold of a few combination files but none of them seems to boot beyond the screen FACTORY BINARY.
mohiminul said:
I have literally tried everything. No results . I have possibly narrowed down the problem. My bootloader (OEM) is locked. If it was unlocked I could have flashed TWRP and then dm-verity no encrypt mod. Anyone with any suggestions. @holifo I got hold of a few combination files but none of them seems to boot beyond the screen FACTORY BINARY.
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Have you tried this one COMBINATION_FA71_N950FXXU1AQK2
While flashing combination file you need to flash HOME_CSC_OXM with it
mohiminul said:
I have literally tried everything. No results . I have possibly narrowed down the problem. My bootloader (OEM) is locked. If it was unlocked I could have flashed TWRP and then dm-verity no encrypt mod. Anyone with any suggestions. @holifo I got hold of a few combination files but none of them seems to boot beyond the screen FACTORY BINARY.
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Jtag
holifo said:
Have you tried this one COMBINATION_FA71_N950FXXU1AQK2
While flashing combination file you need to flash HOME_CSC_OXM with it
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Flashed COMBINATION_FA71_N950FXXU1AQK2 Factory binary from 2 sources along with HOME_CSC_OXM. No improvement. :crying:
so your phone is soft bricked. Its less of an issue since you have access to:
-recovery
-dl mode
go to updato.com and grab about 3 different stock firmwares.
1-the oldest one compatible with your phone you can find. forget about your region just be sure its an early FW and its for N950F. f or ds dosent matter.
2-again same as above but try one from south America.
3- same as #1 but from france or north west europe region.
before flashing, enter recovery and wipe data and cashes.
after wipe dont let the phone boot, have it go straight to DL mode.
now use latest odin and flash the firmwares above. if one of the flashes fail in odin Check your cables and usb port if any of the firmware flashes get stuck or give errors. Be sure to flash all BL AP CP and CSC files. for csc I think HOME csc has the pit file so you might also want to try repartition/bootloader update option if nothing else works. Since your phone is probably out of warranty by now.( might want to check if you can simply get it fixed before trying anything of the above first)
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i saw you said having used kies 3 to do the emergency recovery. Im not sure how that were possible. do you mean smartswitch? if you have not used it, then go dl it and do the recovery from smartswitch. I dont even think kies support the note 8.
Ask him - https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...x-box-free-t3648947/post73222755#post73222755
mohiminul said:
Flashed COMBINATION_FA71_N950FXXU1AQK2 Factory binary from 2 sources along with HOME_CSC_OXM. No improvement. :crying:
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And this file is flashed via odin til the end - with green PASS? Strange.
Hi mate, i know your feelings.
Ok, i just can tell about my issue. I was on a QK6 custom rom with a QKG bl/modem and fell back in jail So i had to flash stock but only the AP (QK6 bc QKG was at work :angel and CSC file. It booted up with the data of the custom rom and worked quite good. Except the gallery. So i decided to flash the QK6 bl/modem. The flash with odin crashed at the bootloader part. The phone booted without connections, no imei, no baseband...an exclusiv paperweight.
I tried a lot all a disaster. I searched for imei repair with the intencion to pay a lot of money but nothing. Even imei gurus said it's impossible for now to fix the imei for the note 8 with knox 0x1 by software.
Last thing i thought before i went crying to bed was the incomplet flash of the bootloader. So i downloaded over night the whole QKG package and flashed it in the morning.
AND all was fine again. I think the culprit is the Bootloader you can't downgrade from QKG. In the Iron Rom thread are the same issues after flashing the QK6 Bootloader with the rom over a QKG bootloader - all have lost there imei and baseband. They also fixed it than by flashing QKG BL (and modem).
This was my story and i hope it would help to fetch your problem.
I have same problem with your case, its made me sick 1 day but here is my success solution worked like charms !!
1. Download newest stock firmware via SAMFIRM ( for me i used XXVN code) extract it you will have AP and CSC using on this case
2. Download BL and CP via this link: (remove space before .com) You will have BL and CP
androidfilehost .com/?w=files&flid=244051
3. Open Odin chose BL, CP download from Androidfilehost. AP and CSC form stock firmware
Flash them and your Note will be back !! Reply me if u success !!
Ps: This case will upgrade ur blootloader to BRA2
And i heard that cant be rooted again, however my Note 8 is undead so im gonna sell it away better than bricked
Good luck from VietNam
Nice !!!! Its worked !! after i got check fail device 3, binary 2. I could flash ap,cp,csc but BL so now my Note is back to stock
Cheer
mohiminul said:
HELP!!! Lost IMEI & Hard bricked Note 8 SM-N950F/DS.
I flashed back my Note8 via Kies3 to stock rom, while updating the process got stuck at 24%. I left it overnight but the phone kept looping to the Installing Update screen then to recovery and on and on.
Then I flashed TWRP recovery through odin and wiped dalvik cache, cache, data and factory reset. The same thing kept on happening but instead of stock recovery it now ends up on TWRP recovery. Then I flashed dm-noverity. After that the phone booted up but there is no IMEI and phone signal. Please help.
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Does the imei appear as uknown? or a bunch of zeros?
THORMUNZ said:
Does the imei appear as uknown? or a bunch of zeros?
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The post you are responding to is 5 months old !
Just saying...
Sent from my Galaxy Note 8 using XDA Labs
THORMUNZ said:
Does the imei appear as uknown? or a bunch of zeros?
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It used to come as unknown. I figured out a solution. Used https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qI8L3y1GkSlQu_Q03dsZr0DfBkb0ZRcs/view?usp=sharing this combination rom and this eng_boot https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aq07ytE0dzjkhv0iFXiB216r10pAvw
my phone booted to factory repair mode and then just went to IME option and dialed *06#
Hi i was trying to convert my tmobile n960u 512gb to u1 firmware but system keeps getting stuck on system.img.ext4 for hours no luck. When i try to flash back to stock rom it gets stuck at vendor.img.ext4 no matter what roms i try it doesnt flash all the way. any help guys. Orginally the firmware on the phone was N960USQS2CSGB and i am flashing with patched odin.
Thanks
uzairf said:
Hi i was trying to convert my tmobile n960u 512gb to u1 firmware but system keeps getting stuck on system.img.ext4 for hours no luck. When i try to flash back to stock rom it gets stuck at vendor.img.ext4 no matter what roms i try it doesnt flash all the way. any help guys. Orginally the firmware on the phone was N960USQS2CSGB and i am flashing with patched odin.
Thanks
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whats the new u1 ure flashing to?
also maybe ure usb cable is at fault. also if ure on win 10 make sure ure on max performance in power settings.
and lastly mabe a bad downlaod. check checksum. maybe use samfirm tool v0.3.6 to dl u1 firmware
I tried All sorts of cables on the laptop. On my desktop odin sees the port but doesnt flash at all just says completed or gets stuck on initializing. The firmware that completes all the way till the end and gets stuck is N960USQU2CSI1_CCT. Also i tried to write the orginal firmware i was on but it gets stuck on vendor.img.ext4 and nothing happens. At the moment im trying to download the latest tmboile CSI1 version to see if it flashes.
uzairf said:
I tried All sorts of cables on the laptop. On my desktop odin sees the port but doesnt flash at all just says completed or gets stuck on initializing. The firmware that completes all the way till the end and gets stuck is N960USQU2CSI1_CCT. Also i tried to write the orginal firmware i was on but it gets stuck on vendor.img.ext4 and nothing happens. At the moment im trying to download the latest tmboile CSI1 version to see if it flashes.
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what exact version if Odin are you using?
also state the exact files you are loading in each slot in the odin app.
3.13.3b patched version that i got from the forum.
uzairf said:
3.13.3b patched version that i got from the forum.
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and?
bober10113 said:
also state the exact files you are loading in each slot in the odin app.
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Bl tab : BL_n960USQUSCSI1
AP TAB: AP_N960USQU2CSI1
CP TAB: N960USQUS2CSI1
CSC TAB: CSC_OMC_OYN_N960UOYN2CSI1
I have 2 more files Home_csc_OMC_OYN
Userdata_TMB_N960USQS2CSGB
i only try to load 4.
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uzairf said:
Bl tab : BL_n960USQUSCSI1
AP TAB: AP_N960USQU2CSI1
CP TAB: N960USQUS2CSI1
CSC TAB: CSC_OMC_OYN_N960UOYN2CSI1
I have 2 more files Home_csc_OMC_OYN
Userdata_TMB_N960USQS2CSGB
i only try to load 4.
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try adding userdat in the last slot/tab
plus again besure your files arent corrupt.(validate checksum or re downlaod with samfirm tool)
Hi, I need some help flashing my device. Somehow, my device got stuck in a boot loop last night, and I've been having trouble getting it to work again. I think my phone may have reset during an update while in my pocket as I was laying down on the couch last night.
I found my device firmware on sammobile according to the specs listed below. I've downloaded Odin 3.14.4 and have flashed my phone successfully 3 or 4 times at this point, but when it restarts post-flash, it keeps booting into download mode. I can't seem to get it to boot into recovery mode or just turn it off at all anymore. No matter what, it boots straight into download mode.
Does anyone know of a way that I can force it into recovery mode so that I can try restarting it normally? This is my first time flashing a phone, so I have little experience here though I am competent with technology and willing to try further tricks to get it working.
I'm just looking for recommendations and hoping that my phone isn't bricked. I've only owned it for 3 months at this point, so I'm very disappointed.
Thanks in advance for the help, and I'm happy to provide any more information if it helps you come up with any potential solutions.
Specs
Phone: Samsung 21 Ultra
Model: SM-G998U1
PDA: G998U1UES5CVCB
Carrier: XAA
Text on download mode screen:
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partition recovery
Reason avb.slot_verify.c:276: ERROR: recovery: Hash of data does not match digest in descriptor. [2nd]
Calculated Hash of (recovery) : 9C3B9F195F, (VEMETA) : 1C38BF9F7A
Samsung recovery, G998U1UES5CVCB, 50338466R
VBMETA G998U1UES5CVCB, 50341365R
Do you have TWRP installed? Try flushing it. You can also follow Dr. Ketan ROM installation guide, it's very straightforward.
shaharofir said:
Do you have TWRP installed? Try flushing it. You can also follow Dr. Ketan ROM installation guide, it's very straightforward.
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I don't. I was looking at that post earlier and noticed that it mentioned the G998B/N model. Mine is the G998U1, so I was worried that it wouldn't work or cause more problems. I couldn't find any versions of TWRP that matched my specific model.
your bootloader version is above v1. cannot be unlocked. you need to flash a samsung rom. try redownloading it if you can't boot. and twrp probably won't work either.
you're saying that if you hold the vol up key and power button when the device is off that it won't reboot into recovery at all?
ffuser1 said:
your bootloader version is above v1. cannot be unlocked. you need to flash a samsung rom. try redownloading it if you can't boot. and twrp probably won't work either.
you're saying that if you hold the vol up key and power button when the device is off that it won't reboot into recovery at all?
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I was actually able to get it to boot into recovery mode this morning. The download mode timed out and the phone shut off which allowed me to finally get into it. I tried redownloading the same rom I got from sammbolie again a few mins ago but still no luck.
Try another firmware with the same BL revision, CVC9 for example
dipotis said:
Hi, I need some help flashing my device. Somehow, my device got stuck in a boot loop last night, and I've been having trouble getting it to work again. I think my phone may have reset during an update while in my pocket as I was laying down on the couch last night.
I found my device firmware on sammobile according to the specs listed below. I've downloaded Odin 3.14.4 and have flashed my phone successfully 3 or 4 times at this point, but when it restarts post-flash, it keeps booting into download mode. I can't seem to get it to boot into recovery mode or just turn it off at all anymore. No matter what, it boots straight into download mode.
Does anyone know of a way that I can force it into recovery mode so that I can try restarting it normally? This is my first time flashing a phone, so I have little experience here though I am competent with technology and willing to try further tricks to get it working.
I'm just looking for recommendations and hoping that my phone isn't bricked. I've only owned it for 3 months at this point, so I'm very disappointed.
Thanks in advance for the help, and I'm happy to provide any more information if it helps you come up with any potential solutions.
Specs
Phone: Samsung 21 Ultra
Model: SM-G998U1
PDA: G998U1UES5CVCB
Carrier: XAA
Text on download mode screen:
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partition recovery
Reason avb.slot_verify.c:276: ERROR: recovery: Hash of data does not match digest in descriptor. [2nd]
Calculated Hash of (recovery) : 9C3B9F195F, (VEMETA) : 1C38BF9F7A
Samsung recovery, G998U1UES5CVCB, 50338466R
VBMETA G998U1UES5CVCB, 50341365R
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Was your phone carrier branded originally? And you're flashing the u1 firmware so you won't have bloat? Or is it originally an unlocked model? I ask because if it was originally carrier branded and you used the Odin version from the SamMobile site then that may be the reason. U need to use the modded version of Odin that's floating around somewhere. If you need it I can upload it to my drive and let you download that version. I literally just flashed VCB last night and everything worked just fine.
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Was your phone carrier branded originally? And you're flashing the u1 firmware so you won't have bloat? Or is it originally an unlocked model? I ask because if it was originally carrier branded and you used the Odin version from the SamMobile site then that may be the reason. U need to use the modded version of Odin that's floating around somewhere. If you need it I can upload it to my drive and let you download that version. I literally just flashed VCB last night and everything worked just fine.
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No, I bought my phone directly from Samsung, and I bought the unlocked model. I chose the rom from sammobile that looked to be exactly what my phone originally had on it based on the model and PDA/carrier info I found when looking through the recovery logs on the phone when the issue first occurred, before flashing anything onto it. If you think the modded Odin might work, I'd be willing to give it a shot.
I can't tell you the exact differences, but I would flash with the patched odin. it's on xda if you search for it.
No luck so far. I've downloaded the patched Odin software and have tried flashing my device numerous times with the same result. I also tried tried flashing firmware that I found on Frija instead of the firmware I originall downloaded from sammobile to see if anything would be different, and that didn't seem to make a difference.
My best guess (could be wrong) is that it doesn't like the bootloader tied to the firmware I've tried to flash onto the device. I've spent a good while searching firmware that uses the version of the bootloader it wants, but I can't find it anywhere. At this point, I'm all out of ideas, but I appreciate everyone's responses and advice.
So this is what you are saying: You're using patched odin (https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/odin3-v3-14-1_3b_patched-zip.5158507/) to flash an official U1 Samsung rom (https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G998U1/XAA/G998U1UES5CVCB for example) in the AP slot, all other slots are empty, without any odin errors during flash, and are then unable to boot, with partition errors seen in download mode? This is very unusual... flashing in download mode overwrites partitions, including recovery. I would assume if there are no odin errors, then the rom file is not corrupt and the sd card is not damaged. I don't know much about flashing through odin with a locked bootloader, maybe unpatched odin with the above instructions is worth a shot. I'm out of ideas aside from the sd card being damaged or trying unpatched odin if the above instructions with patched odin are resulting in recovery partition errors. I don't think you can access adb in download mode either.
You can extract the CSC file using 7zip. In there you will find the PIT file and you can try flashing it with repartition selected and inserting the PIT file in developers section of Odin.
ffuser1 said:
So this is what you are saying: You're using patched odin (https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/odin3-v3-14-1_3b_patched-zip.5158507/) to flash an official U1 Samsung rom (https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G998U1/XAA/G998U1UES5CVCB for example) in the AP slot, all other slots are empty, without any odin errors during flash, and are then unable to boot, with partition errors seen in download mode? This is very unusual... flashing in download mode overwrites partitions, including recovery. I would assume if there are no odin errors, then the rom file is not corrupt and the sd card is not damaged. I don't know much about flashing through odin with a locked bootloader, maybe unpatched odin with the above instructions is worth a shot. I'm out of ideas aside from the sd card being damaged or trying unpatched odin if the above instructions with patched odin are resulting in recovery partition errors. I don't think you can access adb in download mode either.
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Interesting. I did not try it with only the AP slot populated. I thought you needed to always flash with the BL, AP, CP, and CSC.
wait, i messed up. if it has all of those files, flash them. my bad. i was thinking about custom roms - sorry about that.
Hey everyone, just wanted to make a final update.
I ended up bringing my phone into ubreakifix after trying just about everything I could, and they were not able to fix it either. They suggested that it might be a hardware issue and recommended sending it to Samsung for repair. I then sent it over to Samsung, and they confirmed that it was an issue with my motherboard. Samsung replaced my motherboard, and the phone is back in action. Since I only had my phone for about 6 months, it was still under warranty.
I appreciate everyone who took their time to provide me with advice. I hope that this post may help someone experiencing a similar issue to mine in the future.