[Golfdriver97]

Thanks for the reply and yes i did. Still doing the same thing. I factory reset my tablet again today and see if it fix. But i also want to try to flash it and see if it fix the problem.

The SM-T900? I found this: Firmware archive | Samsung Updates
Now the question is which region code do you have? You can look in one of 2 ways. It should be on the box within the model number, or you can download a PC program called Kies, which can be found on Samsung's website, and look it up that way. Kies should be able to restore your stock ROM too.

[Golfdriver97]

hey if i update grand 2 using cp is there any problem.... please tell

Welcome to Android Central! I am afraid I don't understand what you mean by 'using cp'? Can you rephrase your question?

[krabbster]

thanks for reply. Another question is, if i plan to root my tablet will i be able to update my galaxy tab?

[Golfdriver97]

thanks for reply. Another question is, if i plan to root my tablet will i be able to update my galaxy tab?

No. Once you root, you have to unroot (and I have seen superuser programs starting to fail at this even though there is a full unroot option), flash a stock ROM, or go with a Custom ROM to stay up to date.

[krabbster]

thanks again for the reply. I just hate this samsung bloatware. kinda scared rooting my tablet since i bricked my transformer prime.

[Eliud93]

Hi I did everything as you said and odin said pass so it went ok but i still cant get passed the Samsung flashing logo screen on my Samsung galaxy s3 from T-Mobile, please help.

[Golfdriver97]

Hi I did everything as you said and odin said pass so it went ok but i still cant get passed the Samsung flashing logo screen on my Samsung galaxy s3 from T-Mobile, please help.

Welcome to the forums. Try rebooting into recovery and doing a factory reset: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sam...2-s3-tab2.html

[Eliud93]

Thank you very much, that did the trick!

[Golfdriver97]

Thank you very much, that did the trick!

Sometimes the device gets stuck after an Odin flash. Rare, but it happens.

Glad it worked. See you around the forums!

[mikecomp93]

Glad I read this. I plan to do this tomorrow morning to go back to KitKat. Lollipop is horrible. Quick question: doing this doesn't require your phone to be rooted correct? I have a galaxy s5 on Verizon.

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[Golfdriver97]

Glad I read this. I plan to do this tomorrow morning to go back to KitKat. Lollipop is horrible. Quick question: doing this doesn't require your phone to be rooted correct? I have a galaxy s5 on Verizon.

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Doesn't require to be rooted, but I would make sure the rollback can happen. Depending on model and android version this may not be possible.

From an AOSP M8

[miva2]

So uhm, I think I softbricked my Ace 2 GT-I8160.
I flashed a file on it with Odin and it gets stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160" screen (just black with white letters). I believe this counts as a soft brick? I've seen it referred to as bootloop but it doesn't loop, it stays stuck.
This did happen sometime in the past but don't remember how I recovered from it. I believe I flashed a stock rom.
So I wanted to flash a stock rom but had trouble finding the files. Some thread on XDA had broken links. samsung-updates sends me to fishy sites that make me wait for hours to then say the download has failed.
Earlier I found sammobile.com which looks like a lot better site. I'm downloading one of the files right now. I see it comes in zip format.
Can I use this file in Odin or is this strictly for use in the recovery mode? I can only boot into download mode.

I have a nandroid backup on my sd card. Can I use that somehow? (maybe good idea to put it on pc first, you never know )

Any tips are helpful. Thanks!

[Golfdriver97]

So you have a custom recovery? If so, flashing this file will bring you back to stock., and you will lose the ability to depend on that backup.

[miva2]

Thank you for the fast reply Golfdriver!
No, I currently do not have a custom recovery. I had a temporary CWM in the past (few months ago when I was also toying around with my ace, then I didnt do much with it the past months until yesterday). I created the backup using an app called Online Nandroid Backup.
I flashed some file that I had lying around, which is ofcourse a very dumb thing to do. I now learned I should always be sure what exactly the file is before flashing.

By this time my download from earlier has finally finished. I see the zip file contains a flashable md5 file, that's great. It also contains a dll file, is this important? None of the other buttons in Odin take a dll file.

Yes I am trying to get back to stock and when that works I can flash another ROM. (Or can I flash a custom rom directly? I have not seen md5 or tar files for those. I read somewhere that you can't just 'rename' the zip to tar files as they are in different format or something.)

[Golfdriver97]

Thank you for the fast reply Golfdriver!
No, I currently do not have a custom recovery. I had a temporary CWM in the past (few months ago when I was also toying around with my ace, then I didnt do much with it the past months until yesterday). I created the backup using an app called Online Nandroid Backup.
I flashed some file that I had lying around, which is ofcourse a very dumb thing to do. I now learned I should always be sure what exactly the file is before flashing.

By this time my download from earlier has finally finished. I see the zip file contains a flashable md5 file, that's great. It also contains a dll file, is this important? None of the other buttons in Odin take a dll file.

Yes I am trying to get back to stock and when that works I can flash another ROM. (Or can I flash a custom rom directly? I have not seen md5 or tar files for those. I read somewhere that you can't just 'rename' the zip to tar files as they are in different format or something.)

Sorry for the delay in replying. Working right now. I would start by flashing the md5 file. As long as it is for the exact model number you should be fine.

From an AOSP M8

[miva2]

(is there no edit function on this forum?)

When I was about to flash the aforementioned file I noticed my phone randomly disconnects when it is connected to my computer in download mode. I plugged the charger in my phone and let it charge a while, while I played a game. It's been charging for 1 or 2 hours.
I put Odin ready to flash the file but my phone still disconnects and shuts down in download mode. When I try to boot normally it doesn't react. It doesn't even show the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 screen.

I pulled out the SD card to save my backups that I had on it and put it back in. **** I just tried and without SD card it doesn't even go to download mode anymore!
I have done nothing else with my phone besides charging it. I charged it with the wall charger that came with it. Earlier I charged it through usb connected to my laptop though.

Ugh, I can't get it in download mode anymore. Can a softbricked phone become hardbricked by removing/putting in an sdcard (while shut down) or by charginig?
It currently does not have any sim card but that shouldn't be any problem right? I transferred it over to my old phone yesterday.

Can a softbricked phone still charge?(I don't see why not) Can I try this with a new battery? My brother has the same phone, can I use his battery?

This is a very annoying situation...

[Golfdriver97]

Was the file in the process of flashing when the phone disconnected? If so, then you may have a brick. Partial flashes are not good.

[miva2]

Nope, It was not in the proces of flashing. I stopped myself from clicking the start button in Odin just in time.
The battery was depleted. I asked my brother with the same phone to charge my battery and it worked again.
For some reason it does not charge when soft-bricked.

I flashed the file found on sammobile and am now back on stock rom but lost root access. I still have all my apps which I think is strange. I thought it would give me the same result as a factory reset.
Now I can proceed again with rooting, installing a recovery and flashing a working rom

Thanks for the help.

[Golfdriver97]

Nope, It was not in the proces of flashing. I stopped myself from clicking the start button in Odin just in time.
The battery was depleted. I asked my brother with the same phone to charge my battery and it worked again.
For some reason it does not charge when soft-bricked.

I flashed the file found on sammobile and am now back on stock rom but lost root access. I still have all my apps which I think is strange. I thought it would give me the same result as a factory reset.
Now I can proceed again with rooting, installing a recovery and flashing a working rom

Thanks for the help.

Good. Glad everything worked out. Strange all you apps were there, but it worked, and in your place I would just smile, nod, and be glad everything went through.

From an AOSP M8

[My Android sucks]

Hey Golfdriver,

Thanks for the guide, I'd have surely messed something up without it.

Now that I'm running my beloved KitKat, I've got to find a way to stop the damn OTA update reminders.

Take care!

[Nitin Tripathi]

Thanks for the tutorial.

[Golfdriver97]

Thanks for the tutorial.

You are welcome. I hope it helped.

[Golfdriver97]

Please see updated guide by Rukbat: http://forums.androidcentral.com/amb...ml#post4265806

[Leo Zoesoh]

That's What it says when i closely follow all of your instructions. please help to solve.

[Golfdriver97]

Tried different USB ports and cables? Are you running Odin as an Administrator?