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    Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again

    I've done everything to get into download mode, left the battery out over night, held vol up+menu+home while putting battery back in, held the keys while plugging phone into the pc but I keep getting the unauthorized software error. Does anyone know if verizon can actually help if I go to them...
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    Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again

    actually i made some progress... was only able to turn on the phone...(couldn't turn it off though), ended up installing clockwork mod recovery to do some backs ups only to get the following error: "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone." I haven't been...
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    Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again

    could someone please tell me what could be wrong with my phone? So after the phone passed odin, it started working well. After ten minutes which I spent customizing the phone, backing up apps with titanium back up, the phone just wouldn't turn off or go into recovery or download mode. I took the...
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    Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again

    thank you so much, my phone is working! i installed root checker and yep I have root access. Apart from the flash counter where does it say if the device is rooted? I checked the device status, it says normal. At this point is it necessary to go and wipe cache partition? what does that do? I'm...
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    Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again

    Thank you so much! Odin passed and the samsung logo appeared then just turned off. I tried volume down/home power button but nothing happened. I plugged the phone into usb cable connected to the phone and it looks like it is charging. Is this normal? Once it charges I can go back and wipe the...
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    Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again

    Hello, I recently got my verizon note 2 and tried to root it, thereby bricking it. I used Odin along with the Stock firmware (CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW_Rev0406_low_ship_user.tar.md5) and sch-i605-16gb.pit , unchecked everything other than auto-reboot and F. reset time but...