VZW GNOTE 2 Doesn't boot! PLEASE HELP! - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Good evening,
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
I rooted and unlocked my phone and then tried installing a wrong CM10. Then I installed the stock ROM again so that it would at least work. That succeeded.
However, a popup came offering a OTA update and I hit yes without thinking. It rebooted and stayed at boot loop.
Now when I try using ODIN to reflash the stock ROM it does so, reboots, and stays at the boot screen where the LTE and moving stuff shows up after the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in white text screen. Please, I need this fixed urgently as that's my work phone.
I've tried flashing the rooted stock rom and that doesn't work either. When I try to re-root/unlock it says "Firmware problem please connect to Klies" or something along those lines. I can't boot into recovery mode either. The android shows up and a bar and then it reboots when it's close to finishing the boot into recovery.

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I'm confused, where is your phone now. Boot loop, the firmware upgrade problem or other?
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Really basic question here, how long have you let it sit on the boot animation screen? Sometimes it takes a very long time for first boot, especially if davlik was wiped.

fbernar said:
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I just read a post about someone in the same situation that said after about 30 attempts!! with Odin it did finally work.
Also, I have no affiliation with these guys but they seem to know what they are doing and doing it for a reasonable price: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-2-jtag-brick-repair/
Good luck.

Geezer Squid said:
I just read a post about someone in the same situation that said after about 30 attempts!! with Odin it did finally work.
Also, I have no affiliation with these guys but they seem to know what they are doing and doing it for a reasonable price: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-2-jtag-brick-repair/
Good luck.
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They're the people to use if needed
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jacampb2 said:
Really basic question here, how long have you let it sit on the boot animation screen? Sometimes it takes a very long time for first boot, especially if davlik was wiped.
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I've let it sit for like an hour in a boot loop.

kintwofan said:
I'm confused, where is your phone now. Boot loop, the firmware upgrade problem or other?
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Boot loop if I try to go to stock ROM. Firmware warning if I try to use boot unlocker/root ROM.
I can't get into recovery under either. When I try to get into recovery under the boot unlock/root ROM I get the firmware problem.

fbernar said:
Boot loop if I try to go to stock ROM. Firmware warning if I try to use boot unlocker/root ROM.
I can't get into recovery under either. When I try to get into recovery under the boot unlock/root ROM I get the firmware problem.
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Your phone had to boot up to unlock so again are you boot looping now? I'm thinking you need to use the alternate restore file. It sounds like your boot loader is still locked. If that's the case that's the only image that will actually flash in Odin.
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here is your problem:
1) NEVER ACCEPT OTA'S
2) You didnt research before flashing
3) Since you accepted the ota, the bootloader from the original vraljb odin file is black listed. meaning you cant ever use that file again.
4) To fix your problem follow section 1b of my guide, make sure to use the alternate restore link as it does not contain a bootloader in the file. it will revert you back to vraljb firmwqre while maintaining the L4 bootloader.

droidstyle said:
here is your problem:
1) NEVER ACCEPT OTA'S
2) You didnt research before flashing
3) Since you accepted the ota, the bootloader from the original vraljb odin file is black listed. meaning you cant ever use that file again.
4) To fix your problem follow section 1b of my guide, make sure to use the alternate restore link as it does not contain a bootloader in the file. it will revert you back to vraljb firmwqre while maintaining the L4 bootloader.
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`^^^ all of this
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Bootloop. Can't get into recovery.

Not sure what the CM updater uses, but I have tried to update with Philz, got stuck in an installation loop of the update itself.
Tried to use my jig and flash back to stock right now, got into download mode and was able to flash back to stock, but right now, I got into download with the jig, flashed stock ROM, and got a bootloop but am UNABLE to get into any recovery at all.
Pretty screwed up. Really need some suggestions here, guys.
Any ideas?!
I can get into download mode and flash via Odin (USB drivers installed via Windows 8)
Flashes successfully, installs stock recovery, reboots into bootloop.
No idea how to fix it.
Not a noob here. Nothing is working.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I had the same problem and I ended up finding a working CWM tar file that can be installed using ODIN and I was then able to boot into CWM fine.
This is the exact file name: recovery-cwmtouch-6.0.2.7-GTI9300
I don't remember where I downloaded it from, but if you Google the exact file name I am pretty sure you'll find it. Just flash it using Odin and you'll be good to go.
TarekElsakka said:
I had the same problem and I ended up finding a working CWM tar file that can be installed using ODIN and I was then able to boot into CWM fine.
This is the exact file name: recovery-cwmtouch-6.0.2.7-GTI9300
I don't remember where I downloaded it from, but if you Google the exact file name I am pretty sure you'll find it. Just flash it using Odin and you'll be good to go.
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Well, now I'm even more f****ed than before, because I had a zero count, but after trying this, I got a custom count in download, and I still cannot get into recovery.
Nothing works.
Bye, bye warranty.
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The 6.0.2.7 version by MSKIP worked, but the updated one did not.
I got recovery, now I'll see if I can flash stock and recovery to get my counter back to zero.
Sorry to hear about the counter. I'd suggest rooting your device, installing Triangle Away, resetting your flash counter and then finally unrooting your device by installing stock ROM from SamMobile or such. That's the best route if you want your warranty to remain intact.
TarekElsakka said:
Sorry to hear about the counter. I'd suggest rooting your device, installing Triangle Away, resetting your flash counter and then finally unrooting your device by installing stock ROM from SamMobile or such. That's the best route if you want your warranty to remain intact.
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He probably needs a booting phone first.
But like he said, he's not a noob. He knows all that
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rootSU said:
He probably needs a booting phone first.
But like he said, he's not a noob. He knows all that
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Hi all,
I am stuck in the very same problem as of today!
I don't know what to do!
One more weird symptom is that when I tried to charge the Note battery..it suddenly went to bootloop again!
The battery was 100% at the begining of that damn update process!
I don't know what to do..all suggestions are so welcomed.
Iceberg707 said:
Hi all,
I am stuck in the very same problem as of today!
I don't know what to do!
One more weird symptom is that when I tried to charge the Note battery..it suddenly went to bootloop again!
The battery was 100% at the begining of that damn update process!
I don't know what to do..all suggestions are so welcomed.
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If you have a Note, then advice we give here may not be relevant and may be unsafe.

Urgent! Sold my MDK Phone, tried to wipe, won't boot

I really need some help here. I have an MDK S4 that I sold. Need to mail it out tomorrow. It has TWRP installed and was stock rooted. I tried to wipe all my info, so I went into TWRP, did a factory resent, and wiped data. Now the phone won't boot passed the "Samsung Galaxy S4 screen". I really need some help with this. I promised this person I would ship the phone out tomorrow and take that very seriously. Any help is extremely appreciated.
pyro6128 said:
I really need some help here. I have an MDK S4 that I sold. Need to mail it out tomorrow. It has TWRP installed and was stock rooted. I tried to wipe all my info, so I went into TWRP, did a factory resent, and wiped data. Now the phone won't boot passed the "Samsung Galaxy S4 screen". I really need some help with this. I promised this person I would ship the phone out tomorrow and take that very seriously. Any help is extremely appreciated.
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I would try putting it into download mode and then flash the stock mdk images.
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hexitnow said:
I would try putting it into download mode and then flash the stock mdk images.
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Can I flash the stock rooted MDK file found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292707 through TWRP? I should mention, I can still boot into TWRP fine, I just can't get the phone to boot normally.
pyro6128 said:
Can I flash the stock rooted MDK file found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292707 through TWRP? I should mention, I can still boot into TWRP fine, I just can't get the phone to boot normally.
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Using Odin to flash the stock image is pretty much the best way to get it to stock so I wouldn't even bother with TWRP honestly
Crawshayi said:
Using Odin to flash the stock image is pretty much the best way to get it to stock so I wouldn't even bother with TWRP honestly
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Can I use Odin to get back to stock rooted though? Can I flash the image I linked to above through odin?
pyro6128 said:
Can I use Odin to get back to stock rooted though? Can I flash the image I linked to above through odin?
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If youre selling it i wouldnt worry about keeping it rooted unless that was one of the selling.points. yes you can also use the stock rooted mdk rom as well but it cant be flashed via odin it has to be flashed via recovery. But once again I would odin to return it to out of the box software.
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If youre selling it i wouldnt worry about keeping it rooted unless that was one of the selling.points. yes you can also use the stock rooted mdk rom as well but it cant be flashed via odin it has to be flashed via recovery. But once again I would odin to return it to out of the box software.
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Yea, it was one of the selling points, the fact that it was MDK and already rooted. Anyway, I just tried flashing the stock rooted file through TWRP and it didn't work. Still won't boot passed the samsung galaxy s4 splash screen. Guess its time to try Odin. Should I be concerned about the phone updating on its own? MDK is the big selling point.
pyro6128 said:
Yea, it was one of the selling points, the fact that it was MDK and already rooted. Anyway, I just tried flashing the stock rooted file through TWRP and it didn't work. Still won't boot passed the samsung galaxy s4 splash screen. Guess its time to try Odin. Should I be concerned about the phone updating on its own? MDK is the big selling point.
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have you tried to use it through ODIN? going through TWRP is not the same.
Are you using twrp 2.5.0.2?
Here is a flashable version 2.5.0.2 I did not make this but got it from the twrp thread and many have used it. Just flash in recovery.https://db.tt/YeZ3cp4c
Twrp 2.6+ is known to have issue's.
pyro6128 said:
Yea, it was one of the selling points, the fact that it was MDK and already rooted. Anyway, I just tried flashing the stock rooted file through TWRP and it didn't work. Still won't boot passed the samsung galaxy s4 splash screen. Guess its time to try Odin. Should I be concerned about the phone updating on its own? MDK is the big selling point.
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If you have to resort to using odin put it in airplane mode, root, disable airplane mode and update binaries then remove sdm.apk or rename it and the ota update wont hastle you anymore.
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If you have to resort to using odin put it in airplane mode, root, disable airplane mode and update binaries then remove sdm.apk or rename it and the ota update wont hastle you anymore.
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Using Odin to restore it right now. I'll throw it in airplane mode once its done. Thanks for the assistance. This thing is killing me and I have work in the morning, but I need to get this done or it'll bother me all night haha.
Edit: Just odin'ed using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259 and it still won't boot past the Galaxy s4 screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
Original full stock images. Will also wipe data.
Did the Odin process pass the first time you tried and then stock froze at splash screen? How long you letting sit on the first boot? That first boot can take a while sometimes.
Travisdroidx2 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
Original full stock images. Will also wipe data.
Did the Odin process pass the first time you tried and then stock froze at splash screen? How long you letting sit on the first boot? That first boot can take a while sometimes.
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^^ this
Yes sometimes up to 10 min for some ROMs but I've never have had it take more then 4 or 5 min on a fresh flash.
Travisdroidx2 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
Original full stock images. Will also wipe data.
Did the Odin process pass the first time you tried and then stock froze at splash screen? How long you letting sit on the first boot? That first boot can take a while sometimes.
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I did a battery pull, then booted into the regular recovery, did another factory reset, and was finally able to boot back into android. Then I was able to follow all of the root/recovery steps. Finally got it sorted out!!!!! Thanks to everyone who helped me, its silly, but it helped that I didn't feel stranded with this thing. XDA is the best!

[Q] Used p4vzw/sch-i905 cannot be modified

I received this verizon Galaxy Tab 10.1 as a gift and a project, but haven't been able to make any progress.
The tablet was bought from a taxi company that used it was in car entertainment. When booted, an app immediately starts up and removes the navigation bar. If you are fast enough, you can get to the settings and uninstall this app before it starts, or what I have found to be easier, just use shell commands to hit home and uninstall while the app tries to regain control.
The table is currently running 3.2, and cannot update over wifi, nothing happens.
Root was gained by an unknown method, but the SU app won't open up. I can access su through the shell however.
I have tried flashing a cwm recovery through ODIN which says is successful but if it is booted straight to the recovery it is still stock.
Flashing ROM's through ODIN appear to be successful, but just boots right back to the original rom and recovery.
Adding anything to the SD card or anywhere else accessable to the stock recovery does not work either because the SD card is reformatted to the original contents every time.
This also occurs with any apps that are installed, each one is removed when rebooted except for SU. And Rom Manager FC's when CWM is attempting to flash.
nvflash will not work either because the bootloader is locked.
I don't know much about the boot sequence for android, but I looked for any init. files that are out of the ordinary and cannot find anything.
I'm giving this tablet away when I finally figure it out, I just want to fix it. Any help would be awesome and let me know if I've left something out.
Even if no one has any specific suggestions, can someone post a PIT file for a SCH-i905? I have seen the stock firmware that can be flashed through ODIN but it does not stick on my unit.
Thanks!
Excuse my English but my original language is Spanish.
The default verizon tablet brings in recovery an option that reloads the original recovery. If units installed CWM via Odin must access the recovery option (Vol +) on 1st boot and enter the option to leave cmw (reboot) will give you the option of not recovering the recovery.
The other alternative is to flash via odin the original software look it by google "PDA_HC31_EG01Ba_AP352081user_CP1033580_LTE20110704_0708"
in this case the tab stay with the factory version.
if the team does not have SIM must type top left - top right - bottom left, bottom right and then vol + to unlock.
good look
This is the post that you are needing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342995
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i had the same problem but pulling the sim and unlocking as mentioned above helped a lot then went through the whole rooting process through odin and have not had any issues with anything reverting back to stock. only issue now is not very many roms for our model "bummer" all in all still a good droid tablet for what i paid lol if you still havent got it going let me know and i will give you all the directions and steps i used
I have tried installing PDA_HC31_EG01Ba_AP352081user_CP1033580_LTE2011070 4_0708 through Odin3.
I do boot directly into recovery after installing CWM, the stock recovery still persists. I have tried several times because I know sometimes it does not stick.
I have also tried flashing the factory image linked in that xda post "[ROM]EG01 - Factory STOCK ODIN Image - VZW LTE Tab 10.1".
Boots right back up and starts the same taxi cab show case media software it normally does.
One thing I did not note in the first post. I do have root access when the tablet is booted into the os, but I do not when the tablet is in recover. I dont know if this is unusual or not.
I can also install busy box, but have yet to find out his would be useful.
I also do not have access to nvflash, but I think this is normal because the bootloader is not unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49924392
Might work for you too. This is a post I made in another thread.
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baystallion said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49924392
Might work for you too. This is a post I made in another thread.
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Awesome, I'll give this a go when I get home.
Was there a p4vzw twrp version some where in those links?
Looks like all of the ones referenced were 3g and wifi only.
Sidenote: I don't care if I keep 4g functionality or not, I will only be using this for wifi, if that makes fixing the problem any easier.
hsbr said:
Was there a p4vzw twrp version some where in those links?
Looks like all of the ones referenced were 3g and wifi only.
Sidenote: I don't care if I keep 4g functionality or not, I will only be using this for wifi, if that makes fixing the problem any easier.
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Search for infamous AOKP 4.2 thread. I think it has twrp for p4vzw.
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eushaun99 said:
Search for infamous AOKP 4.2 thread. I think it has twrp for p4vzw.
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I was able to find the thread, thanks!
After downloading the odin flashable twrp, I tried first with Odin3, but it failed. Then I flashed with JOdin, this first pulled a PIT file from the tab then failed to repartition. If I ran it without repartitioning it said it was sucessful, but if I boot straight into recovery the stock android recovery still comes up.
I have a way to get a pit file now though, so that's nice.
hsbr said:
I was able to find the thread, thanks!
After downloading the odin flashable twrp, I tried first with Odin3, but it failed. Then I flashed with JOdin, this first pulled a PIT file from the tab then failed to repartition. If I ran it without repartitioning it said it was sucessful, but if I boot straight into recovery the stock android recovery still comes up.
I have a way to get a pit file now though, so that's nice.
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Don't use the Odin way. First flash cwm recovery, then flash the twrp zip file.
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eushaun99 said:
Don't use the Odin way. First flash cwm recovery, then flash the twrp zip file.
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I can't flash CWM in the first place. I have listed all of the different methods I tried flashing CWM with in the OP.
hsbr said:
I can't flash CWM in the first place. I have listed all of the different methods I tried flashing CWM with in the OP.
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Oh, then I can't help you then. Sorry.
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hsbr said:
Even if no one has any specific suggestions, can someone post a PIT file for a SCH-i905? I have seen the stock firmware that can be flashed through ODIN but it does not stick on my unit.
Thanks!
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Yes please i have an issue my tablet got stuck on samsung logo i tried to flash another rom because i cant fing any rom for this tablet US Callular
i905. Tab 2 10.1.
If any one can provide a stock odin or something to make this tablet work i would appreciated?

[Q] went back to factory to return phone, it updated to 4.3...froze on loading screen

so i was planning on turning in my note 2 tomorrow to get a new phone...so i wanted to put the stock image back on it...went back to 4.1.2, no problem. then it updates to 4.3 and it's stuck in bootloop...just shows the "note 2" logo...i can't get into the volume up + power + home to erase the cache...it won't even get to that screen...all i can do is get into the odin menu...i have reloaded 4.3 about 6 times, trying different combinations of partitioning and not partitioning, neither works.
if i choose the "nand erase all" box...am i just asking for trouble? i've been messing with this for about 5 hours now...any help is greatly appreciated, i tried googling for at least 2 hours but i can't find anyone that has this specific issue...
also, i've tried using kies, it won't recognize the phone...i can't do the one where you put in the model number, says my phone can't initialize the update...grr...
RONxBURGUNDY said:
so i was planning on turning in my note 2 tomorrow to get a new phone...so i wanted to put the stock image back on it...went back to 4.1.2, no problem. then it updates to 4.3 and it's stuck in bootloop...just shows the "note 2" logo...i can't get into the volume up + power + home to erase the cache...it won't even get to that screen...all i can do is get into the odin menu...i have reloaded 4.3 about 6 times, trying different combinations of partitioning and not partitioning, neither works.
if i choose the "nand erase all" box...am i just asking for trouble? i've been messing with this for about 5 hours now...any help is greatly appreciated, i tried googling for at least 2 hours but i can't find anyone that has this specific issue...
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RONxBURGUNDY said:
also, i've tried using kies, it won't recognize the phone...i can't do the one where you put in the model number, says my phone can't initialize the update...grr...
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if i remember correctly, i stumble something like this a while back with my cousin phone.
what i do back then is to odin cwm recovery, and after that for some reason i could get to recovery
Bonkurei said:
if i remember correctly, i stumble something like this a while back with my cousin phone.
what i do back then is to odin cwm recovery, and after that for some reason i could get to recovery
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just tried to put cwm on it...odin won't let it work...says "nand write start"...then says "fail!"...could it be because i "think" it's on 4.3 now? there's a message that says "knox warranty void: 0"...i think that's a new thing on 4.3...?
i'm about to just smash it and squaretrade warranty it lol
RONxBURGUNDY said:
just tried to put cwm on it...odin won't let it work...says "nand write start"...then says "fail!"...could it be because i "think" it's on 4.3 now? there's a message that says "knox warranty void: 0"...i think that's a new thing on 4.3...?
i'm about to just smash it and squaretrade warranty it lol
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lol kinda sad to see it smash, sorry it dont work for you.
also if my memory serve me right, my cousin phone are s3 with 4.3 on it, so in my case it work on 4.3
RONxBURGUNDY said:
just tried to put cwm on it...odin won't let it work...says "nand write start"...then says "fail!"...could it be because i "think" it's on 4.3 now? there's a message that says "knox warranty void: 0"...i think that's a new thing on 4.3...?
i'm about to just smash it and squaretrade warranty it lol
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That would be correct.. You are on a 4.3 bootloader
You need to flash via odin..MJ9 Kies tar.. Also use the pit when flashing
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lacoursiere18 said:
That would be correct.. You are on a 4.3 bootloader
You need to flash via odin..MJ9 Kies tar.. Also use the pit when flashing
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used the pit...flashed I605VRUEMJ9_I605VZWEMJ9_I605VRUEMJ9_HOME.tar.md5 that i downloaded from here...still stuck on note II splash logo, can't get into recovery, can still get in odin. computer will recognize it's hooked up, but kies won't connect either. think i'm giving up on it
RONxBURGUNDY said:
used the pit...flashed I605VRUEMJ9_I605VZWEMJ9_I605VRUEMJ9_HOME.tar.md5 that i downloaded from here...still stuck on note II splash logo, can't get into recovery, can still get in odin. computer will recognize it's hooked up, but kies won't connect either. think i'm giving up on it
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Recovery meaning stock recovery? Bc your on 4.3 bootloader so you won't be able to have a custom recovery unless on safe strap.. see if you have stock recovery and do a factory reset once Odin goes though fine
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lacoursiere18 said:
Recovery meaning stock recovery? Bc your on 4.3 bootloader so you won't be able to have a custom recovery unless on safe strap.. see if you have stock recovery and do a factory reset once Odin goes though fine
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yup i think what he meant is stock recovery, and after taking ota 4.3 his phone goes bootloop and he cant perform factory reset because he cant get in to stock recovery. cmiiw.
Bonkurei said:
yup i think what he meant is stock recovery, and after taking ota 4.3 his phone goes bootloop and he cant perform factory reset because he cant get in to stock recovery. cmiiw.
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yup, exactly right. pretty close to giving up here but that's ok...i can just break it. i've already traded in another phone...got myself an m8...
thanks anyways.
After my grand daughter got my SCH-i650 into TWRP recovery mode and then proceeded to really (&#$^@# it up, needless to say it was totally screwed. My fault though. I ended up flashing with odin back to stock and used the MJ9 4.3 version.I didn't know that the boot loader was locked up tight on this one so I am stuck with it. I rooted, then put the new safe strap on it and got stuck in a splash screen. I could hear messages coming through but my screen was locked. Long story short, what finally worked was what you all said to do in this thread and then stock recovery and factory reset. At least I have my phone back. I really miss Alliance and Trent's rom but glad to at least have my phone working. Thank you all for all the help and suggestions.

System software not authorized...

OK, made a dumb mistake. Not a frequent poster so I had to post here rather than in the thread where it belongs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2643031&page=266
[ROM]KOT49H【4.4.4】AOSP Official Google Edition 【Verizon!】06-25-2014
Basically, I didn't re-flash loki-doki. I had 4.4.2 running and had re-flashed 4.4.3 but somehow thought that I could reboot and then re-enter recovery to re-flash loki rather than doing it all at once. Dumb move. So now I have a perfectly good 4.4.3 load, but I can't enter recovery to do anything else. I want to flash the 4.4.4 image, but anytime I try to get into recovery I get the "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless / Yellow Triangle" message.
I know I can Odin back to a stock image, but is there an easy way to force into recovery to flash loki-doki? Tried Flashify per another users post but that doesn't get me anywhere. Have not tried Triangle Away, because I didn't think that would cure my issue. The answer may be to re-flash, but I wanted to see if there was an easy way first. Running MDK btw....
Chad
Chad52 said:
OK, made a dumb mistake. Not a frequent poster so I had to post here rather than in the thread where it belongs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2643031&page=266
[ROM]KOT49H【4.4.4】AOSP Official Google Edition 【Verizon!】06-25-2014
Basically, I didn't re-flash loki-doki. I had 4.4.2 running and had re-flashed 4.4.3 but somehow thought that I could reboot and then re-enter recovery to re-flash loki rather than doing it all at once. Dumb move. So now I have a perfectly good 4.4.3 load, but I can't enter recovery to do anything else. I want to flash the 4.4.4 image, but anytime I try to get into recovery I get the "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless / Yellow Triangle" message.
I know I can Odin back to a stock image, but is there an easy way to force into recovery to flash loki-doki? Tried Flashify per another users post but that doesn't get me anywhere. Have not tried Triangle Away, because I didn't think that would cure my issue. The answer may be to re-flash, but I wanted to see if there was an easy way first. Running MDK btw....
Chad
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I am far from an expert but I think you are on the right track with having to do Odin.
I haven't used loki-doki before but after doing some reading the requirement is a working custom recovery.
This may be a dumb question but did you try to re-install something like CWM?
(CM11 jflte MDK baseband)
Chad52 said:
OK, made a dumb mistake. Not a frequent poster so I had to post here rather than in the thread where it belongs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2643031&page=266
[ROM]KOT49H【4.4.4】AOSP Official Google Edition 【Verizon!】06-25-2014
Basically, I didn't re-flash loki-doki. I had 4.4.2 running and had re-flashed 4.4.3 but somehow thought that I could reboot and then re-enter recovery to re-flash loki rather than doing it all at once. Dumb move. So now I have a perfectly good 4.4.3 load, but I can't enter recovery to do anything else. I want to flash the 4.4.4 image, but anytime I try to get into recovery I get the "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless / Yellow Triangle" message.
I know I can Odin back to a stock image, but is there an easy way to force into recovery to flash loki-doki? Tried Flashify per another users post but that doesn't get me anywhere. Have not tried Triangle Away, because I didn't think that would cure my issue. The answer may be to re-flash, but I wanted to see if there was an easy way first. Running MDK btw....
Chad
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Try unzipping whatever recovery it is you want to use and then use Flashify to " flash recovery image " and locate the Recovery. IMG you got from unzipping earlier.
Also I would run Tri Angle Away too.
If using that method to get you're recovery back doesn't help... Then yes Odin it is.
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Thanks all. I use twrp, and have tried reflashing it, but nothing let's me reboot into recovery without the situation described above. My fault, so looks like back to square one I go...
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Chad52 said:
Thanks all. I use twrp, and have tried reflashing it, but nothing let's me reboot into recovery without the situation described above. My fault, so looks like back to square one I go...
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Are you just trying to get into recovery from the ROM? Or from a battery pull and phone off? Sometimes getting into it from the ROM can get borked but the other method works in which case flashing the ROM again should fix that. Again I'd also use Tri Angle Away
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Trying from inside the ROM. I've got a fully functioning 4.4.3, but I'm locked out of getting into Recovery....
Chad
Flashify can't even get me into Recovery...
Thanks all, I ODIN'd back to stock and worked it all the way back forward to 4.4.4. Appreciate the help.
Chad
I hate digging up old threads especially when Hijacking them. But I wanted to say thanks for the information you provided. It helped a lot and got me back into recovery (TWRP 2.8.1.1). Now the real fun begins. I have not had this phone in my possession for quite some time (November 2013). Anyway, I was tasked with bringing it up to date and I might need some further assistance. If so, I'll start my own topic in this sub forum.
Thanks again @Mistertac.
Mistertac said:
Try unzipping whatever recovery it is you want to use and then use Flashify to " flash recovery image " and locate the Recovery. IMG you got from unzipping earlier.
Also I would run Tri Angle Away too.
If using that method to get you're recovery back doesn't help... Then yes Odin it is.
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