"Recovery booting" bootloop - Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I need your help since I'm stuck with a frustrating issue.
Original issue
I have a N910F (France || Carrier : Free) with originally a bootloop problem. The phone would:
- Boot into the system for a few seconds then bootloop
- When I tried to boot into recovery, it got stuck on "Recovery booting".
What I tried
I have access to download mode. I have tried flashing the phone with different stock ROMs
N910FXXS1DPE6_N910FOXX1DPE1_XEF --Latest stock
N910FXXU1DPE1_N910FOXX1DPE1_XEF -- Latest stock also (one is for Snapdragon models, not too sure if my phone is Snapdragon or not)
N910FXXU1COH4_4FICHIERS_CSC_OXA_PIT INTEGRE_TARDIS -- Android 5.1.1 in 4 files for Odin
Also tried flashing with pit file at some point N910F_TRLTE_EUR_OPEN.pit
I used Odin 3.10.6 and 3.11.1
Also tried Nand erase all and Re-partition Odin options at some point.
Present issue
The problem is now worse, since the phone won't boot into system for a few seconds. It now only boots with a "Recovery booting..." message on top of the screen freezes for a while, then bootloops into "Recovery booting".
I still have access to Download mode though.
Can you guys suggest me something? I don't know what I can do to properly flash this stubborn Note 4.
Thanks in advance for your help

tumsoul said:
Hi all,
I need your help since I'm stuck with a frustrating issue.
Original issue
I have a N910F (France || Carrier : Free) with originally a bootloop problem. The phone would:
- Boot into the system for a few seconds then bootloop
- When I tried to boot into recovery, it got stuck on "Recovery booting".
What I tried
I have access to download mode. I have tried flashing the phone with different stock ROMs
N910FXXS1DPE6_N910FOXX1DPE1_XEF --Latest stock
N910FXXU1DPE1_N910FOXX1DPE1_XEF -- Latest stock also (one is for Snapdragon models, not too sure if my phone is Snapdragon or not)
N910FXXU1COH4_4FICHIERS_CSC_OXA_PIT INTEGRE_TARDIS -- Android 5.1.1 in 4 files for Odin
Also tried flashing with pit file at some point N910F_TRLTE_EUR_OPEN.pit
I used Odin 3.10.6 and 3.11.1
Also tried Nand erase all and Re-partition Odin options at some point.
Present issue
The problem is now worse, since the phone won't boot into system for a few seconds. It now only boots with a "Recovery booting..." message on top of the screen freezes for a while, then bootloops into "Recovery booting".
I still have access to Download mode though.
Can you guys suggest me something? I don't know what I can do to properly flash this stubborn Note 4.
Thanks in advance for your help
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did you every find a solution? been asking for help here for weeks and no help.

Try to use Samsung Smart Switch to get the original firmware directly downloaded and installed on the phone.

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[Q] Recovery Booting Stuck after install KitKat by Odin

Hi
I need a help. I was flashed by odin new KitKat rom from samsung website after passed phone restart and stuck on Recovery booting. I cant get any download mode or recovey still this same - only samsung Galaxy note 3 logo and blue info on top"Recovery Booting..." Please help me.
Think I have the same issue.
Followed the guide as quoted in this post; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49438067&postcount=402
Downloaded from post; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49448237&postcount=443
Can't boot into download mode and it doesn't connect to PC. Just stuck saying "Recovery Booting..."
Edit: I can boot into download mode. Trying the same guide again.
Edit 2: Second flash worked.
sylwek23111 said:
Hi
I need a help. I was flashed by odin new KitKat rom from samsung website after passed phone restart and stuck on Recovery booting. I cant get any download mode or recovey still this same - only samsung Galaxy note 3 logo and blue info on top"Recovery Booting..." Please help me.
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Don t panick. I did that already... You need to disconnect the cable and take out the battery. Then you press on the 3 buttons for a while (to empty the note completely) and put the battery back in. When you press the 3 buttons again it should be in download mode again.
To me it happened i think due to the fact i didn't tick update boot loader in odin 1.85. After ticking it and flashing no problem any more. Good luck
Thank you both for help. I fixed. Now i have kitkat with root but is another problem about cwm recovery. I was flashed by odin 6.0.4.5 and was successful but not working on my phone i cant get in. Always when i pressing tree buttons is "RECOVERY BOOTING" and restarting phone and booting system normal. Any advice?
sylwek23111 said:
Thank you both for help. I fixed. Now i have kitkat with root but is another problem about cwm recovery. I was flashed by odin 6.0.4.5 and was successful but not working on my phone i cant get in. Always when i pressing tree buttons is "RECOVERY BOOTING" and restarting phone and booting system normal. Any advice?
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I found problem. i was flashing cwm 6.0.4.5 but i should 6.0.4.6 now everything fine.:laugh:
sylwek23111 said:
I found problem. i was flashing cwm 6.0.4.5 but i should 6.0.4.6 now everything fine.:laugh:
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Good news. :good:
orange_dutchman said:
Don t panick. I did that already... You need to disconnect the cable and take out the battery. Then you press on the 3 buttons for a while (to empty the note completely) and put the battery back in. When you press the 3 buttons again it should be in download mode again.
To me it happened i think due to the fact i didn't tick update boot loader in odin 1.85. After ticking it and flashing no problem any more. Good luck
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thanks for your help, i thought that i will send my note 3 to claim warranty at tomorrow. My phone just stuck at the "recovery booting" after failed in flashing the rom with mobile odin pro.
Nightmare79 said:
Think I have the same issue.
Followed the guide as quoted in this post; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49438067&postcount=402
Downloaded from post; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49448237&postcount=443
Can't boot into download mode and it doesn't connect to PC. Just stuck saying "Recovery Booting..."
Edit: I can boot into download mode. Trying the same guide again.
Edit 2: Second flash worked.
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im note able to boot into download mode any help
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orange_dutchman said:
Don t panick. I did that already... You need to disconnect the cable and take out the battery. Then you press on the 3 buttons for a while (to empty the note completely) and put the battery back in. When you press the 3 buttons again it should be in download mode again.
To me it happened i think due to the fact i didn't tick update boot loader in odin 1.85. After ticking it and flashing no problem any more. Good luck
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thanks you saved me
HELP!!!!
I JUST TRIED TO JAILBREAK MY PHONE USING CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t.zip AND NOW MY PHONE IS STUCK IN RECOVERY MODE. I TOOK THE BATTERY OUT AND TRIED TO BOOT IT UP NORMALLY AND IT WON'T ALLOW ME TO. :crying: WHAT DO I DO????
jmanciaz said:
I JUST TRIED TO JAILBREAK MY PHONE USING CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t.zip AND NOW MY PHONE IS STUCK IN RECOVERY MODE. I TOOK THE BATTERY OUT AND TRIED TO BOOT IT UP NORMALLY AND IT WON'T ALLOW ME TO. :crying: WHAT DO I DO????
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Reflash stock firmware with Odin and after that data reset, then find a custom recovery like this one http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/hltetmo and flash it with Odin and flash the latest superSU.zip in recovery and you`re rooted.
Guys, I have a problem
I was stuck on recovery rebooting and now i'm on download mode and have problem with uploading stock rom
Odin 1.85 Says "Write operation failed"
On the screen i have "WTITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
And - after "Start" of flashing
"UDC START
SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 3 > Binary 2"
please help!
konradciok said:
Guys, I have a problem
I was stuck on recovery rebooting and now i'm on download mode and have problem with uploading stock rom
Odin 1.85 Says "Write operation failed"
On the screen i have "WTITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
And - after "Start" of flashing
"UDC START
SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 3 > Binary 2"
please help!
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What were you trying to do before you get this error?
hey_joe said:
What were you trying to do before you get this error?
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I was trying to flash custom rom (alexandr) with mobile odin. But first i made CF Auto-Root
Now I have nothing but stock recovery N9005_Stock_Recovery_KK.tar.md5
Phone is rebooting on logo Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
I have access to downlowad mode and to this recovery. And now i don't now what to do...
konradciok said:
Guys, I have a problem
I was stuck on recovery rebooting and now i'm on download mode and have problem with uploading stock rom
Odin 1.85 Says "Write operation failed"
On the screen i have "WTITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
And - after "Start" of flashing
"UDC START
SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 3 > Binary 2"
please help!
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Write the stock 4.4 ROM for your phone in normal Odin.
konradciok said:
I was trying to flash custom rom (alexandr) with mobile odin. But first i made CF Auto-Root
Now I have nothing but stock recovery N9005_Stock_Recovery_KK.tar.md5
Phone is rebooting on logo Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
I have access to downlowad mode and to this recovery. And now i don't now what to do...
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I suggest you do the following;
First boot into stock recovery and do a factory reset, reboot and see if it boots up to android.
If that doesn't work, you can either odin a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM. Make sure you flash the latest one for KK as I've seen lots of people flashing one for 4.3 when they have a 4.4 bootloader.
Lastly, you can odin the stock firmware for your phone which can be downloaded off sammobile.
orange_dutchman said:
Don t panick. I did that already... You need to disconnect the cable and take out the battery. Then you press on the 3 buttons for a while (to empty the note completely) and put the battery back in. When you press the 3 buttons again it should be in download mode again.
To me it happened i think due to the fact i didn't tick update boot loader in odin 1.85. After ticking it and flashing no problem any more. Good luck
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Thank you for saving my life, I love you man :laugh:
Thanks!!! Although this tutorial is for a note3 I follow all your recommendations, applied to my note4, and now my phone is working again.
Need help
Hello need help here,
I'm being dumb and fail to root my phone
I try to root my galaxy note 3 by following the step on http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3#root
I downloaded CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005 and kies3
However after using odin with check on PDA which is linked to the file in the zip called CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.tar.md5
and check on auto reboot
in odin, it says that my root has pass within 13s
BUT
my device keep looping afterward and
show
Recovery Rebooting....
Recovery is not SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : Recovery
and then turned off
and then show that again
and turn off and show that again and soo on
I tried : removing battery and put it back in, it autoboot even without me pressing the power button and it goes showing above message again.
i tried to press the volume down+home+power button, nothing changed
I desperately need help here
any help is appreciated.
orange_dutchman said:
Don t panick. I did that already... You need to disconnect the cable and take out the battery. Then you press on the 3 buttons for a while (to empty the note completely) and put the battery back in. When you press the 3 buttons again it should be in download mode again.
To me it happened i think due to the fact i didn't tick update boot loader in odin 1.85. After ticking it and flashing no problem any more. Good luck
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i tried this process which you told but also my samsung galaxy mega lte I9205 stucks on recovery booting. is there any other idea to fix it.
i have samsung galaxy mega lte I9205. i updated it to the new version of kitkat by odin. it became passed but after flashing the rom whenever i open my phone it says recovery booting on the left at the top and frequently gets switch off and opens again and again. i ticked on bootoader update on odin also but it dint fixed the problem. is there any idea to fix it.

[Q] i9505 Soft Brick Help - Stuck on Samsung logo (Rooted)

Okay first post on this website.
4.4.2, i9505
So, as i am a compete android n00b, i rooted my s4 with the KingoRoot tool as i thought it was an easy method, later i found out ChainFire made an easy auto root .
After i rooted with the kingo my device would randomly reboot, when i called someone, when i locked my phone and random stages throughout the day.
After some reading online i found the solution was to re-flash my phone to stock fireware. so i downloaded odin, drivers, fireware from sam and tried to re-flash it. however my phone failed after aboot.mbn. I then got the unexpected error saying the phone had to be plugged into kies etc.
I then used "philz_touch_6.07.9-i9300.tar.md5" to get rid of the error message which worked. however the phone still would radnomly restart.
Again i turnrf to the web to find a solution for the radnom booting and found this -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514703
telling me to delete everythinhg knox basically. after deleting everything outlined my phone is now stuck on the samsung logo.
i cannot access recovery mode! however can access download mode. but i have tried multiple times to re-flash to stock firmware to no avail...
Help, please
Recap
- Stuck on samsung logo
- Cant access recovery mode
- Can access download mode
- Deleted everything knox as specified
Thanks, Dylan
1. The error that give u ODIN is coz you are trying to flash an older firmware that the one you have installed in your device.
2. You have to flash a STOCK recovery. Flash this file via ODIN in PDA/AP (like in the pic 1 attached): HERE.
3. Turn off your device manually when the process finish. Boot it into STOCK RECOVERY by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home and Power.
4. Take a look the CSC (pic 2). "Applied the CSC-code: ............" <- This is your REAL CSC. Turn off your device again manually and boot it into DOWNLOAD MODE by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power.
5. Go to Sammobile and download the LATEST firmware for your device with correct CSC and flash it via ODIN.
6. About KNOX and reboots: Delete all KNOX reminds less "Lib = libknox_encryption.so".
7. Good luck

My Galaxy S5 appears to be unflashable/unrootable, any advice?

Hi,
I recently got me a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) and the first thing i wanted to do was installing CM13 as I always do with my new phones. However, when i followed te steps on CM wiki using Heimdall to flash TWRP the blue bar of the downlaod mode increases a small bit, then stops and in the command promt it says something about error with finding PIT. After trying this for three times i decided to go with Odin, which I do prefer anyways.
I tried flashing TWRP , the blue bar is filling to 100% but then on the little screen where Odin usually states FAIL! or PASS! it just says RESET! and my phone is restarting. Shortly after it restarded you can see the RESET! turning to PASS!, but when I tried checking in TWRP is installed, it wasn't. I tried it again and then Odin suddenly says FAIL! After restarting my phone it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I couldnt even enter download mode anymore till I tried if getting out the battery would work. I could enter download mode again and flashed the same TWRP on my phone again, and aigain it says RESET! but after that my phone worked again. I tried flashing with another version of Odin and TWRP but same thing happened - First run it said RESET!, second run FAIL!.
I thought maybe rooting the device and installing TWRP via their app afterwards could do the trick. So i tried flashing Autoroot with Odin but it made my phone showing a screen with Samsung logo and in the upper left corner something about recovery mode, seemed to be a loop/freeze. So i took out the battery again and flashed TWRP and that solved the problem again. At last I tried rooting by using TowelRoot but it says the service is not available for my device, even though S5 is listed as a supported device.
I really have no idea what to do anymore, would be very grateful if someone could come up with a solution.
BTW: Is it possible to flash CM13 without using custom recovery by using stock recovery?
Greetings
Khalitas
Khalitas said:
Hi,
I recently got me a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) and the first thing i wanted to do was installing CM13 as I always do with my new phones. However, when i followed te steps on CM wiki using Heimdall to flash TWRP the blue bar of the downlaod mode increases a small bit, then stops and in the command promt it says something about error with finding PIT. After trying this for three times i decided to go with Odin, which I do prefer anyways.
I tried flashing TWRP , the blue bar is filling to 100% but then on the little screen where Odin usually states FAIL! or PASS! it just says RESET! and my phone is restarting. Shortly after it restarded you can see the RESET! turning to PASS!, but when I tried checking in TWRP is installed, it wasn't. I tried it again and then Odin suddenly says FAIL! After restarting my phone it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I couldnt even enter download mode anymore till I tried if getting out the battery would work. I could enter download mode again and flashed the same TWRP on my phone again, and aigain it says RESET! but after that my phone worked again. I tried flashing with another version of Odin and TWRP but same thing happened - First run it said RESET!, second run FAIL!.
I thought maybe rooting the device and installing TWRP via their app afterwards could do the trick. So i tried flashing Autoroot with Odin but it made my phone showing a screen with Samsung logo and in the upper left corner something about recovery mode, seemed to be a loop/freeze. So i took out the battery again and flashed TWRP and that solved the problem again. At last I tried rooting by using TowelRoot but it says the service is not available for my device, even though S5 is listed as a supported device.
I really have no idea what to do anymore, would be very grateful if someone could come up with a solution.
BTW: Is it possible to flash CM13 without using custom recovery by using stock recovery?
Greetings
Khalitas
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RESET! is basically the same thing as PASS! What version of TWRP are you installing? The keis screen you got is the same as download mode. Why are you using heimdal? your idea to go with Odin was a good one. Anyways, download TWRP 3.0.2 (not 3.0.2-1 or 3.0.2-2 as they are buggy) and flash it in Odin, reboot to recovery and install the ROM you like, of course following its specific install instructions. No, you cant install a custom rom with stock recovery
Thanks for your answer, meanwhile i managed to fix this problem. Had to flash the latest Firmware because twrp (could just install the oldest version otherwise I had no option to boot into recovery at all) said no OS installed. After rooting via Odin worked like it's supposed to.
Why did I use Heimdall? Because I wanted to stick to CM-wikis instruction and they used Heimdall.

Bootloop "Booting Recovery", can not enter fastboot after odin flash (Live Demo Unit(

Bootloop "Booting Recovery", can not enter fastboot after odin flash (Live Demo Unit(
Hi !
I have a live demo unit here that behaved a bit strange ( was booting only if power connected and even then needed 2 to 3 times) with all images i found here, no matter if Android 4/5/6/7...
So i got smart and found a thread about live demo units with a supposed fix:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49482582&postcount=3
I downloaded that archive containing AP / BL / CP / CSC / PIT
As recommended i dloaded Odin 3.09 and used it in standard config:
auto reboot / re partition / F. Reset Time checked
I chose all files from the arvchive but was NOT able to flash.
I unchecked the bootloader as that seemed to be the trouble, then the whole flash ran through.
But now my n9005 LDU comes up with the Samsung logo and "Booting Recovery" in blue in the top left corner, no more messages.
It reboots after a second and goes on.
I tried the key combo for fastboot but its ignored.
Removed battery, waited a long time, retried, Same result.
In windows device Manager NO extra device is popping up, not even for a fraction of a second...
I can not get it out of bootloop for the life of me.
Any ideas ?
Thanks a lot for help, i am stuck
Ender
As its not a proper Note its all guesswork .See multiple posts on demo model.
Fastboot NOT on N9005.
Fails to boot .
Repartitioned and wrong pit .
No kernel or wrong kernel usual on genuine N9005.
Sent from my SM-N930F using XDA-Developers Legacy app

A20e (SM-A202F) stuck in download mode - error validating footer

Hello, i hope someone can help me. My goal was to install lineageos on the A20e. So i unlocked the bootloader succesfully. Then i wanted to install TWRP. I used heimdall for flashing (with: heimdall flash --recovery twrp.img). The process ended without any errors. But since this point the phone stuck in download mode. When i restart the phone (volume down + power) the phone runs rapidly into the download mode. On the top left corner it show an error message (look at the screenshots). I tryed to flash twrp again for two or three times and one times the orange recovery - the results are the same.
I can still reach the phone via heimdall or odin. i have downloades the latest stock rom. So i hope to unbrick the phone - but until now i have no idea how to do. Please tell me, if you know some hints. You can also post if you think its hopeless and there ist no way to unbrick the phone.
Update: I have flashed the stock rom via odin succesfully. now it starts normaly. Do i want to do a next try ;-) ...
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Thank U
Jan
Flash a blank vbmeta after flashing recovery.img, Using Heimdall

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