Bricked Note 3 - Now I need help! - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I followed the root guide in this forum, it was successful, then I tried to change the LCD density to 240 and the mobile refused to boot!!
I am downloading a firmware from sammobile.com but still have no idea how to do it! should I use Odin or Kies?

Switch off your Note 3.
Put it in Download Mode (Home Button + VolDown + Power), then press VolUp to confirm.
Plug USB cable to Note 3 and computer.
Start Odin, on the left, you'll see a yellow square with "Com.xx", that's confirm your Note 3 is recognized by Odin.
Extract the archive you dlded from Sammobile, Samfirmware... You must have now a .tar or .tar.md5 file
Put it in the PDA field of Odin
Press Start
Wait until reboot
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why not just flash a pre rooted rom in the dev section. You already have cwm. Can you get to cwm?
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or do what luminouche says. You'll probably have to root again though. Not a big deal.

Thanks everyone! It is back to life now, but I will probably try again with the Screen Density thing.. I cannot stand the 480dpi

I think its very hard to brick a galaxy phone.

nymitma the
elibi said:
Thanks everyone! It is back to life now, but I will probably try again with the Screen Density thing.. I cannot stand the 480dpi
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Indeed looks so big!

elibi said:
Thanks everyone! It is back to life now, but I will probably try again with the Screen Density thing.. I cannot stand the 480dpi
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But why such a big change. This isn't the note 2. You went to the dpi you would use for the note 2. Try 340 or 380 instead
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mircury said:
why not just flash a pre rooted rom in the dev section. You already have cwm. Can you get to cwm?
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or do what luminouche says. You'll probably have to root again though. Not a big deal.
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mine is stuck on samsung logo after boot. I can still access the cwm recovery.
Anything I can do or I have to flash the rom again. And will I lose my data ?

How does it happened? have you flashed anything?
Any way you can reflash ROM, flashing stock ROM won't erase data.

dr.ketan said:
How does it happened? have you flashed anything?
Any way you can reflash ROM, flashing stock ROM won't erase data.
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I flashed a animation zip file in CWM which I found on xda. There is also a restore framework zip to undo what the animation file did. But I can not transfer that to my phone as its not showing up as a USB drive in my laptop.
Any solutions ? please be detailed as I am new to android.

vikas724 said:
I flashed a animation zip file in CWM which I found on xda. There is also a restore framework zip to undo what the animation file did. But I can not transfer that to my phone as its not showing up as a USB drive in my laptop.
Any solutions ? please be detailed as I am new to android.
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Try this by using a fat32 micro sdcard.
1. Copy restore to the sd card
2. Insert sd card in phone
3. In CWM flash the restore.
if that doesn't work you will probably have to flash your firmware again.

vikas724 said:
I flashed a animation zip file in CWM which I found on xda. There is also a restore framework zip to undo what the animation file did. But I can not transfer that to my phone as its not showing up as a USB drive in my laptop.
Any solutions ? please be detailed as I am new to android.
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Give me link to that CWM and btw your ID seems do you have Indian ROM? That will be helpful to me as I do have Indian ROM on my PC (Though i don't have note3 )
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mircury said:
Try this by using a fat32 micro sdcard.
1. Copy restore to the sd card
2. Insert sd card in phone
3. In CWM flash the restore.
if that doesn't work you will probably have to flash your firmware again.
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I think better to have a look to script of estore zip,what restore file does do. bcoz if that packed with some files which is not from this device than it won't work. If previous file which he flashed have script to make backup and restore.zip have script to restore same thing then only it will work.

mircury said:
Try this by using a fat32 micro sdcard.
1. Copy restore to the sd card
2. Insert sd card in phone
3. In CWM flash the restore.
if that doesn't work you will probably have to flash your firmware again.
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Yh I thought of that but I don't have micro sd card now. Will have to go and buy one tomorrow.
Thanks anyways.
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dr.ketan said:
Give me link to that CWM and btw your ID seems do you have Indian ROM? That will be helpful to me as I do have Indian ROM on my PC (Though i don't have note3 )
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I think better to have a look to script of estore zip,what restore file does do. bcoz if that packed with some files which is not from this device than it won't work. If previous file which he flashed have script to make backup and restore.zip have script to restore same thing then only it will work.
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ketan,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318514
This is the thread from where I got that animation zip file.
And I rooted by following the steps in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2460720
Yes I am from India. Delhi to be exact. I just don't want to lose data as I spent a lot of time customizing the phone.

Ok good news is that you can restore fom that zip, bad news is you need SD card, if you can manage that then it's easy.
otherwise
If you knoe adb, you can push file with to sdcard with adb command.
OR
simply flash stock ROM, that won't erase your data but you need to reroot.
Do you have internet access on PC?

dr.ketan said:
Ok good news is that you can restore fom that zip, bad news is you need SD card, if you can manage that then it's easy.
otherwise
If you knoe adb, you can push file with to sdcard with adb command.
OR
simply flash stock ROM, that won't erase your data but you need to reroot.
Do you have internet access on PC?
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Yes I have internet.
Tell me more about adb
and where do I get the stocks roms from ? Did a google search but could not find anything

I thought i may help you with adb but i think it will me more complicatd and i have to move now, better i am updating here complete details to flash ROM wait 5 min.
and your device is n900 right?
and do you have samsung driver/kies installed?
Anyway i assume you have driver installed bcoz you have rooted already and if device is N900 then proceed this way.
Download indian ROM
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/247398412/38c8161/N900XXUBMI5_N900ODDBMI3_INU.zip.html
Then extract that to get tar.md5 file and flash with PDA tab of odin (same way you have root device)
if you need any guide you can refer this thread post#1 for installation guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442760

dr.ketan said:
I thought i may help you with adb but i think it will me more complicatd and i have to move now, better i am updating here complete details to flash ROM wait 5 min.
and your device is n900 right?
and do you have samsung driver/kies installed?
Anyway i assume you have driver installed bcoz you have rooted already and if device is N900 then proceed this way.
Download indian ROM
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/247398412/38c8161/N900XXUBMI5_N900ODDBMI3_INU.zip.html
Then extract that to get tar.md5 file and flash with PDA tab of odin (same way you have root device)
if you need any guide you can refer this thread post#1 for installation guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442760
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Okay I got my phone working. I used adb pusher app , found it on xda. Simple to use.
But now my wifi is not working. Its stuck on turning on.
I did a little searching , the issue was solved by flashing a custom kernel.
Can I do that on a stock rom like mine. And which kernel will work with note 3?

There is no custom kernel available in my knowledge on your device.
Make backup and try wiping device otherwise flash stock rom.
And don't flash any other device component on your, you may soft brick your device.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

Related

.:Finally!!! AUSTRALIAN FIRMWARE:. added LA6 modem

Yes we are not ghosts anymore!
2.3.6 2012 January N7000XSAKL1
OZZy Firmware..... courtesy of samfirmware.com
N7000XXLA6
N7000XSAKL1
XSA
shared Link..http://hotfile.com/dl/151052544/1c6c3a7/N7000XXLA6_N7000XSAKL1_XSA.zip.html
ADDED: CWM Flashable .zip LA6 MODEM for ANY ROM
-Just put file on sd card
-enter into recovery
-flash zip file
-thats it. enjoy
sorry guys the modem below is actually XXLA4 I named the file wrongly.
... & root ... ?
prana_Sky said:
shared Link..http://hotfile.com/dl/151052544/1c6c3a7/N7000XXLA6_N7000XSAKL1_XSA.zip.html
Haven't tried it yet but I'm guessing this may work for ROOT until chainfire releases new one ..
http://download.chainfire.eu/70/CF-Root/SGN/CF-Root-SGN_DX_XSP_KL1-v5.0-CWM5.zip
Try and let us know
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This root won't work directly.
So better remove it from OP, otherwise newbie waste unnecessary time for this.
Otherwise write complete procedure how to do it.
here I am describing in short
-First get rootable ROM
-Get root with attached file
-Use CWM to update attached N7000XSAKL1 ROM.
What are the system props?
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Must be Vodafail or Optus?
dr.ketan said:
This root won't work directly.
So better remove it from OP, otherwise newbie waste unnecessary time for this.
Otherwise write complete procedure how to do it.
here I am describing in short
-First get rootable ROM
-Get root with attached file
-Use CWM to update attached N7000XSAKL1 ROM.
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So if I have a rooted stock ROM and CWM, I should be able to flash the ROM found at
http://hotfile.com/dl/151052544/1c6c3a7/N7000XXLA6_N7000XSAKL1_XSA.zip.html
using CWM and I will still have Root?
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I can't find any details of this ROM version here. Can anyone tell me what is good (or even bad?) about this update? I hate updating for the sake of it.
ended up flashing last night all is good. if your in Au then you should now have a modem that uses less batt and quicker response to the networks.
I have noticed for me the internet loading speed is fast, and my battery from 6 hours has used 4% without use. Now that friggin good
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ended up flashing last night all is good. if your in Au then you should now have a modem that uses less batt and quicker response to the networks.
I have noticed for me the internet loading speed is fast, and my battery from 6 hours has used 4% without use. Now that friggin good
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Have you managed to root as well??
can someone extract the modem file, hotfile takes ages to download the whole thing
I installed this rom today. So far so good. I'll test the battery life and see how it goes. The chainfire root for N7000XXLA6 works on this rom. I have no problems with the root.
jeromepearce said:
So if I have a rooted stock ROM and CWM, I should be able to flash the ROM found at
http://hotfile.com/dl/151052544/1c6c3a7/N7000XXLA6_N7000XSAKL1_XSA.zip.html
using CWM and I will still have Root?
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I can't find any details of this ROM version here. Can anyone tell me what is good (or even bad?) about this update? I hate updating for the sake of it.
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Yes you can flash it with CWM, you have to select 'keep CF root' when prompt, to keep root intact.
Remember, you need to place extracted ROM file, in firmware folder of Ext Memory card. N from CWM, you have to select'Flash stock ROM'
Any idea if this is a wipe ROM if I dont have root?
Wipe have no relation with Root, Wipe version wipe off data, irrespective of you are rooted or not.
Just extract 1 level deep to .tar file, if you can see data.img file existing, then this is wipe version.
ok looks like its not a wipe ROM
I have the modem.bin
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6WQTjBJoggOSDYyY2pxTE5SNU9HcnpraFhMNlZodw
it's 12mb
senectus said:
ok looks like its not a wipe ROM
I have the modem.bin
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6WQTjBJoggOSDYyY2pxTE5SNU9HcnpraFhMNlZodw
it's 12mb
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The modem worth flashing? Better than the Euro firmware ones?
No idea... Only did it because it was asked for and simple for me to do.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk
I flashed through mobile odin and data did not come up but when flashed, it wiped. So backup!
hmmm ok thats weird...
it clearly doesnt have a data.img file...
https://imgur.com/MAHp3?tags
If you have manually select csc, then it will wipe off data(as it reset device), this cud b reason.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
so to upgrade to this without wipe do I need to copy the whole ZIP to the SD card and point mobile odin pro to it and make sure that CSC is NOT ticked?

[Q&A] [ROOT][RECOVERY][100%] ROOT +TWRP RECOVERY for samsung Galaxy Tab 4 t231

Q&A for [ROOT][RECOVERY][100%] ROOT +TWRP RECOVERY for samsung Galaxy Tab 4 t231
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100%ROOT + TWRP RECOVERY ​
NOTE:This Was Tested By Me On TAB 4 t231 with Firmware Version T231XXU0ANG1_T231ODD0ANF3_INU ; It May Work With Latest Firmware Verions , But I Haven't Tested
REQUIREMENTS:
* PC
*TAB 4 T231
*DATA CABLE
*PROPER DRIVERS INSTALLED
*ODIN V3.09.zip HERE and Extract
*Download TWRP from HERE AND EXTRACT
* DOWNLOAD SuperSU from HERE
INSTRUCTIONS:
RECOVERY :
Put your tablet in download mode by Pressing the Home button + Power + Volume Down; Release buttons ,wen u see a warning ; then you should press the volume up (vol +) to continue to download mode.
* Run Odin v3.09 and connect tablet, The box in odin will turn to light blue box ID: COM;
* Check The AP box and locate the unzipped file TWRP file recovery.img.tar.md5;
*Finally click on the Star button and wait for few seconds until Odin process and show you the notice Pass in green and completely restart the tablet, click Exit to exit Odin.
RECOVERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY FLASHED
ROOT
*BOOT INTO RECOVERY BY PRESSING POWER+HOME+VOL UP
*NOW SELECT INSTALL ZIP FROM SD CARD
* CHOOSE THE sUPERSU.ZIP
*CONFIRM YES BY SWIPING
REBOOT CHECK WITH ROOT CHECKER
SUCESSFULLY ROOTED Tab 4 t231​
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Wow thanks, now i can root my friend tab 4 7.0
Any word on whether this root and recovery works on the 237P? I've gotta get the stock bloat off my free tablet.
BjarturOS said:
Any word on whether this root and recovery works on the 237P? I've gotta get the stock bloat off my free tablet.
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If you have the 237P, I believe you need this thread to root your tablet. Make sure to read carefully, especially the most recent posts, as some have had trouble from not following directions carefully. Should work fine. Idk where you guys are as far as a custom recovery, but I'm all but certain this recovery will NOT work for your tablet.
Edit: On the thread I linked to, Post #15 has how to root info and Page 6 has the info about people messing up and what to do to correct that.
Do not download odin from this link!!
I rooted my tablet through this thread. It went smoothly , but one problem I had with the Odin download. It installed so much adware and malware without my permission or giving me a chance to decline anything, that my computer is totally screwed. I have had too do a full reinstall of windows due to this version of Odin. It has cost me money because I use my computer to design graphics for people and companies. If you don't believe me, try it out. But you can't blame me for being a bit ticked off because of this file screwing with my lively hood .
SoCalGhstRydr said:
I rooted my tablet through this thread. It went smoothly , but one problem I had with the Odin download. It installed so much adware and malware without my permission or giving me a chance to decline anything, that my computer is totally screwed. I have had too do a full reinstall of windows due to this version of Odin. It has cost me money because I use my computer to design graphics for people and companies. If you don't believe me, try it out. But you can't blame me for being a bit ticked off because of this file screwing with my lively hood .
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That's really crappy, I am truly sorry to hear that. You're right, that website is so shady I have a browser extension called WOT (Web of Trust check it out it's pretty handy) that wouldn't even let me go to the site. For your future reference, and anyone else reading this thread, I have attached Odin, both versions 3.07 and 3.09. They're attached to the bottom of this post, not hosted on any other site, I guarantee 100% both files are safe. They're both zip files, all you have to do is extract the folder inside to your desktop. Inside the folder will be two files. Double click the .exe to run Odin, it's that simple. Again, I'm so sorry you had to go through that mess, been there before, it's no fun.
Thanks for your quick response to my post. I just did not want others to go through what i went through. Luckily I had back ups of everything, but good news was, I rooted my tablet first try. lol. Thanks again.
hi
to where i should install all these the odin, superuser, in my android device or in pc? or should i install these in both android device and pc? im confuse. thanks!
Arkyarao said:
to where i should install all these the odin, superuser, in my android device or in pc? or should i install these in both android device and pc? im confuse. thanks!
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Odin is installed on the PC. SuperSU (superuser) is an android app. You use Odin to flash the custom recovery (TWRP) onto your tablet.
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Odin is installed on the PC. SuperSU (superuser) is an android app. You use Odin to flash the custom recovery (TWRP) onto your tablet.
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oh i see!. and what about the TWRP should it be installed also on the pc?..what is TWRP by the way. thank you. sorry for asking too many questions.
Arkyarao said:
oh i see!. and what about the TWRP should it be installed also on the pc?..what is TWRP by the way. thank you. sorry for asking too many questions.
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TWRP is a custom recovery, you use it on your tablet to root (and possibly to install custom roms, if you wish). You download it as a .tar file to your PC, run Odin on your PC with your tablet connected via usb in download mode to your PC and flash the recovery file.
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
TWRP is a custom recovery, you use it on your tablet to root (and possibly to install custom roms, if you wish). You download it as a .tar file to your PC, run Odin on your PC with your tablet connected via usb in download mode to your PC and flash the recovery file.
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oh! how to install custom root?
Arkyarao said:
oh! how to install custom root?
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This is the Q&A thread on how to root, so you can see that thread again on how to root.
Custom roms are something else. Root your tablet first and then we can talk about custom roms lol
Arkyarao said:
oh! how to install custom root?
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hehehe. sorry! i didnt know. thank you...is there any other way so we can talk about this in a quick way. like facebook or what. i really need ur help. hehehe. thanks again.
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silentroom said:
Wow thanks, now i can root my friend tab 4 7.0
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help me guys. i have downloaded TWRP through the link posted in the instruction. now i open the Odin and checked the AP box and locate the unzipped file TWRP (recovery.img.tar.md5) but the file is empty. what should i do? can someone give a link for TWRP so that i can continue the process. thanks!
Arkyarao said:
hehehe. sorry! i didnt know. thank you...is there any other way so we can talk about this in a quick way. like facebook or what. i really need ur help. hehehe. thanks again.
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help me guys. i have downloaded TWRP through the link posted in the instruction. now i open the Odin and checked the AP box and locate the unzipped file TWRP (recovery.img.tar.md5) but the file is empty. what should i do? can someone give a link for TWRP so that i can continue the process. thanks!
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Just downloaded the file myself, everything is there (inside the tar - tar is an archive like zip or rar - there is a recovery.img, like there should be). It sounds like you're having trouble using Odin? Google hangouts if you want to chat with me, I had very good reasons to delete my facebook
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Just downloaded the file myself, everything is there (inside the tar - tar is an archive like zip or rar - there is a recovery.img, like there should be). It sounds like you're having trouble using Odin? Google hangouts if you want to chat with me, I had very good reasons to delete my facebook
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yeah your right! i really having trouble with odin. haha. i thought it was ok. i only having problem with this... what is tar? and how can i locate the exact file. can u pleasssseee tell me how. i already did everything. haha. oh my God!..please bare with me this time.
Arkyarao said:
yeah your right! i really having trouble with odin. haha. i thought it was ok. i only having problem with this... what is tar? and how can i locate the exact file. can u pleasssseee tell me how. i already did everything. haha. oh my God!..please bare with me this time.
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Download this file to your PC and extract it. Run Odin and point it to that extracted file
When you're flashing your tablet with Odin you have to have your tablet in download mode
To boot your tablet into download mode, first turn it off, then hold down home, vol -, and the power button simultaneously.
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Download this file to your PC and extract it. Run Odin and point it to that extracted file
When you're flashing your tablet with Odin you have to have your tablet in download mode
To boot your tablet into download mode, first turn it off, then hold down home, vol -, and the power button simultaneously.
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yeah thats what i did. i followed all the instructions and procedures..ive already found the extracted file. i donwloaded zip manager. now the problem is "md5 is error! binary is invalid" what is this?...what will i do. i didnt know that i have to encounter this.

N910F Stuck in boot sequence - HELP PLEASE!!!

Hi Guys, I came on here last week seeking advice as my Note4 has always been seriously laggy and slow. I tried resetting to factory etc however still the same. So the advice I got was to root and try another rom.
I successfully rooted my 910F device (confirmed by running test root app). I then downloaded a new rom to try out. In the instructions it suggested that I should be running the respective versions of Bootloader and Modem - which I downloaded from the links in the instructions. I installed both Bootloader and Modem via Odin successfully however now the device just loops in a boot up sequence. I copied the ROM files to the SD card however the when I try and load the rom from there it says that 'Update from external storage is disabled'.
I've downloaded a few other ROMs however they are zip files and I am guessing not designed to work with odin??
Hoping that there is a headache free way of recovering this.
Apologies in advance. I am an newbie with this stuff, really appreciate any help!!!!!
Thanks,
OB
You need custom recovery use TWRP.
Rom needs to be a zip DO NOT UNZIP IT.
From recovery flash the zip.
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Sorry for the short comment but I just typed a big guide and this useless ****ty xda app said I don't have permission to post. Message to xda fix ur **** useless developers. This app has been buggy as hell since day one.
Zionator said:
You need custom recovery use TWRP.
Rom needs to be a zip DO NOT UNZIP IT.
From recovery flash the zip.
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Sorry for the short comment but I just typed a big guide and this useless ****ty xda app said I don't have permission to post. Message to xda fix ur **** useless developers. This app has been buggy as hell since day one.
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Really appreciate the reply.
The modem and Bootloader have already been loaded. So to be totally clear, I need to download an app called TWRP and load the ROM file (ZIP) with that right?
Thanks a bunch, really appreciate the help.
Bests,
OB
To add, the phone is not booting up (stuck in the boot up sequence) so I cant download and install any apps on it? Is TWRP a PC app?
Thanks,
OB
Nope, TWRP is not an App. It's a Recovery. You will find it in the development section. It's an img which you flash via ODIN. After that, you shut down the Phone and reboot via holding vol up + Home + Power. It will Boot you into the TWRP Recovery. from there you can then Install the Roms. They are provided as Zip. Don't Unzip them. Just select the zip to be installed via TWRP.

Got stuck trying to root, just want to return to stock/factory settings.

I'm new so please forgive me and my ignorance through all of this. I had a great root experience with my old LG G3, so when I got my Axon 7 (A2017U) I thought I'd try to root it too. I tried to follow DrakenFX's guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/wip-axon-7-root-bootloader-unlokced-t3441204) but I bit off more than I could chew. I got to the point where I had TWRP up, but this is where I think things started to fall apart. I was confused by the instructions and in a haste I continued anyway. In TWRP I went to Wipe>Format Data typed in yes like TWRP said and boom, I had no idea what happened. Rebooting only got a screen that said "Type in your password" but my passcode I had on the phone before it bricked didn't work. So by now I start panicking a bit. I thought I made a mistake earlier so I went back and tried to reinstall TWRP by putting the phone into EDL. The phone got stuck that way for a while, but I now I have it in TWRP. Right now, I just want to get back to safe stock android.
I'm 200% sure I messed with something I wasn't supposed to and I believe that is the system image(?)which Draken also linked (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68248798&postcount=53). I'm downloading it as I type. I'm going to do my best to leave my phone just like it is right now, in TWRP, and wait for more advice on this before I do anything else.. What I'm curious about is where did I go wrong and what do I need to do to get my phone working again, preferably without returning it? Thank you for any advice you have to offer.
Update: It's worth noting I didn't know to enable OEM Unlocking when I was in stock android. Dumb move I know. I'm new here.
What software version are u on?
xiong77 said:
What software version are u on?
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As far as I know I (was) on Android 6.0 A2017U B29. TWRP version 3.0.2-0
Get DrakenFX b29 mergeboot stack and b29 stock system and flash it then u should be OK. I did this too.
xiong77 said:
Get DrakenFX b29 mergeboot stack and b29 stock system and flash it then u should be OK. I did this too.
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I tried, but the downloads take extremely long and are unreliable for me. I was downloading the stock system file at around 14 kbps and it eventually failed. Any other suggestions?
Wipe cache dalvik data and system reboot, ignore error message and reboot
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Try through ur computer
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Try go back to twrp and wipe like the op said
xiong77 said:
Wipe cache dalvik data and system reboot, ignore error message and reboot
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Try through ur computer
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Try go back to twrp and wipe like the op said
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I've done the wipes multiple times. It's mostly the downloads I'm having trouble with. How and where do you get them? The links I found were dead or had a slow speed.
video_dewd said:
I've done the wipes multiple times. It's mostly the downloads I'm having trouble with. How and where do you get them? The links I found were dead or had a slow speed.
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Did you save the recovery backup? If you did then use the axon7root.exe to flash the stock recovery. Then download the stock B20 from ZTE.
tabletalker7 said:
Did you save the recovery backup? If you did then use the axon7root.exe to flash the stock recovery. Then download the stock B20 from ZTE.
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I've been able to find some recovery images that I found on other threads. The thing is, when I try to flash them on TWRP, I get an error about "/dev/block/sde14" being read-only.
video_dewd said:
I've been able to find some recovery images that I found on other threads. The thing is, when I try to flash them on TWRP, I get an error about "/dev/block/sde14" being read-only.
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no no no no ..................... put phone in EDL mode. Copy the stock image into the folder with the axon7root.exe file you used to flash TWRP. Make sure the stock file is named recovery.img (or whatever the TWRP file is named in that folder, it has been a long time since I did this). Then use the axon7root.exe program the exact same way you did before. It will flash the stock recovery. Then in stock recovery you can flash the B20 from ZTE
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no no no no ..................... put phone in EDL mode. Copy the stock image into the folder with the axon7root.exe file you used to flash TWRP. Make sure the stock file is named recovery.img (or whatever the TWRP file is named in that folder, it has been a long time since I did this). Then use the axon7root.exe program the exact same way you did before. It will flash the stock recovery. Then in stock recovery you can flash the B20 from ZTE
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Ok, I will try this.
Update: I got the stock recovery back, but now I'm lost as to how to flash the stock b20 from zte. Thank you for all your help so far though.
video_dewd said:
Ok, I will try this.
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got stock recovery working?
tabletalker7 said:
got stock recovery working?
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Yes, I'm in the process of getting the update from sdcard feature working.
Update: Trying to use the update.zip file or unpacking it into the sdcard hasn't worked. Trying to use adb sideload returns "Cannot read 'update.zip'"
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Yes, I'm in the process of getting the update from sdcard feature working.
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ok - download it from zte. Put it on your SD card. In recovery select update from SD card. Be warned it will work but it is slow. Also note that while I will not say the bootloader unlock doesn't work on B29, I can say it worked flawlessly on B20. If you want unlocked I recommend doing so on B20.
tabletalker7 said:
ok - download it from zte. Put it on your SD card. In recovery select update from SD card. Be warned it will work but it is slow. Also note that while I will not say the bootloader unlock doesn't work on B29, I can say it worked flawlessly on B20. If you want unlocked I recommend doing so on B20.
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I have the zip but it says, "Sorry,you can't sdcard upgrade".
video_dewd said:
I have the zip but it says, "Sorry,you can't sdcard upgrade".
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try using adb sideload
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also people reportd sucess on the z-communities by placing the B20 on the internal sd card (phone storage)
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try using adb sideload
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also people reportd sucess on the z-communities by placing the B20 on the internal sd card (phone storage)
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I tried that. It won't accept the zip file and it's unclear which file to sideload. Would you happen to know? This is what files are in the unpacked zip. https://gyazo.com/c7546c3ed0dcb0972653eaeba42fcb40
video_dewd said:
I tried that. It won't accept the zip file and it's unclear which file to sideload. Would you happen to know? This is what files are in the unpacked zip. https://gyazo.com/c7546c3ed0dcb0972653eaeba42fcb40
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Maybe - I'd have to download it to find out. If you can't get stock recovery to take it this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69434328&postcount=17 gives you instructions on what lines to remove from the updater-script to make it flash in TWRP (I didn't have a problem making the stock B20 go in stock recovery, but I was unlocked at the time). You could reflash TWRP and try that.
Or just try this in TWRP http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68873482&postcount=2
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Maybe - I'd have to download it to find out. If you can't get stock recovery to take it this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69434328&postcount=17 gives you instructions on what lines to remove from the updater-script to make it flash in TWRP (I didn't have a problem making the stock B20 go in stock recovery, but I was unlocked at the time). You could reflash TWRP and try that.
Or just try this in TWRP http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68873482&postcount=2
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I'm going to try the first option. The second option's link take horrendously long to download.
Update: Trying to flash from TWRP results in error "Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary' which makes no sense since update binary is exactly where it should be.
Further Update: It seems that the problem might have been that when I compressed "update.zip" to fix "updater-script" it changed to file path by adding the title of the folder "update" to the beginning. I think that messed with the path giving the the meta-inf error.
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I'm going to try the first option. The second option's link take horrendously long to download.
Update: Trying to flash from TWRP results in error "Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary' which makes no sense since update binary is exactly where it should be.
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OK. How did you do that?
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Just suck it up and download the 2 b29 files. If it is that slow pick a different mirror

Unable to switch on phone (maybe it got bricked)

Hi guys. Today after flashing twrp using Odin everything was fine. I went to the recovery mode to see whether it was properly flashed. It was installed properly and on exiting I saw that it it showed that my phone is not rooted and and I need to swipe to install it (though my phone was already rooted and supersu installed) . I switched on my phone and uninstalled supersu. Then I again went to the recovery mode and I swiped on the option to install supersu. But when the process was going on it somehow stopped (maybe I did it without my knowledge). Now I am not able to switch on my phone (I think it got bricked). ??? If I try to switch on it gets stuck in the Samsung icon and restarts from there again
What will I do now?
I had faced this problem.
Flash this file in recovery mode.
Go here and download That update file...
link is https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067&postcount=2459
Now go to recovery mode, connect usb and copy this file to you phone (sdcard or any).
Now flash that file and reboot phone.
Always click do not install when twrp says super su is not installed.
Deep Droid said:
I had faced this problem.
Flash this file in recovery mode.
Go here and download That update file...
link is https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067&postcount=2459
Now go to recovery mode, connect usb and copy this file to you phone (sdcard or any).
Now flash that file and reboot phone.
Always click do not install when twrp says super su is not installed.
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Hey. Should I download the attached file(4.7 kb)
And should I go to twrp recovery mode or download mode for flashing
khurshidhoque said:
Hey. Should I download the attached file(4.7 kb)
And should I go to twrp recovery mode or download mode for flashing
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download that file via computer.
1. Go to twrp mode.
2. Copy that file to phone (Any storage)
3. click and flash that zip file.
Contact if any issue.
Deep Droid said:
download that file via computer.
1. Go to twrp mode.
2. Copy that file to phone (Any storage)
3. click and flash that zip file.
Contact if any issue.
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If I download it directly in my memory card then can I do it without pc
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If I download it directly in my memory card then can I do it without pc
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If you can manage to do it then it can work.
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khurshidhoque said:
If I download it directly in my memory card then can I do it without pc
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Yes it will work.
I never tried it.
But i don't whether mobile will mount sd card in switch off mode or not.
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If you can manage to do it then it can work.
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Yes it will work.
I never tried it.
But i don't whether mobile will mount sd card in switch off mode or not.
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Thanks a lot bro...it worked?
But I did a factory reset when I was not able to switch on my phone. So is my phone still rooted? I have no apps left as I did a factory reset
khurshidhoque said:
Thanks a lot bro...it worked
But I did a factory reset when I was not able to switch on my phone. So is my phone still rooted? I have no apps left as I did a factory reset
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Moment you flash that file your phone is unrooted.
Deep Droid said:
Moment you flash that file your phone is unrooted.
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Oh...so can I root it using odin or twrp recovery again?
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Oh...so can I root it using odin or twrp recovery again?
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yes ONLY BY ODIN.
If you root by twrp you'll be again in same previous problem
Deep Droid said:
yes ONLY BY ODIN.
If you root by twrp you'll be again in same previous problem
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Thanks Bro.... Instead of installing the su file I downloaded the zip file and flashed using twro...it worked perfectly... thank you a lot for helping
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yes ONLY BY ODIN.
If you root by twrp you'll be again in same previous problem
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Thanks?. Can you please help me in installing xposed installer. I have written the in the new post. Please have a look when you get time
khurshidhoque said:
Thanks. Can you please help me in installing xposed installer. I have written the in the new post. Please have a look when you get time
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i had never installed it.
Currently i have flashed android 7.1 (CM 14.1 ) on my E500H.
Deep Droid said:
i had never installed it.
Currently i have flashed android 7.1 (CM 14.1 ) on my E500H.
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Wow thats cool..Is it free of bugs...can you also hep me in installing Cm 14.1.
Also can you send some screenshots. I wanna see how it looks.?

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