Why is my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Stuck on First Boot Logo?? Hard Bricked??

[robbsam]

I bought a Note II from someone (AT&T SGH-I317) that was apparently stuck in boot loop. I turned the phone on and besides the start up being a bit laggy it seemed fine running Android 4.1.2. There were a few issues like the S-Note application would crash and it was running slow so I decided to bring it back to its original firmware using Odin3 v3.07. That worked fine and I was running Android 4.1.1 on it. Later I decided to try using the AT&T factory update feature so I could get it running the latest firmware. After the update completed the phone restarted and has since been stuck on the first Samsung Galaxy Note II loading screen. I can not access the recovery menu at all, but I can access the download menu. Ive tried a thousand times to access the recovery. Ive tried many different kinds of custom recoveries, Ive tried to install the stock firmware again but nothing works. I dont know what to do. Please help! Thank you
From what Ive heard, this phone had been "fixed" before because of a boot loop issue.

 

[Sally Joshua]

Check the md5 sum of your rom against the one on the download page. Also, if you have an SD card inserted, remove it. A corrupt card can cause various problems.

Power-shock the phone

While the Galaxy Note 2 is on, pop open the back panel and remove the battery.
Leave it without a battery for a minute but at the same time, press and hold the Power button. This will discharge its electronic components of stored electricity.
Place the battery back in.
Boot normally.

 

[robbsam]

Thank you for your reply!!
I checked the rom against the download on sammobile, that checks out. I dont have an SD card in the phone because I dont want my data on it getting damaged. I power shocked the phone twice but it still gets stuck on the first loading screen.

 

[rwiggy3]

Did you find a solution? I woke up today to find my phone stuck on the first star u screen that says Samsung Galaxy Note II. The past week my phone has been saying the google app is not responding and closing my apps randomly. I have no idea what "google app" it was referring to. Now it wont turn on at all. It is all stock, no added firmware.

 

[donaldanttila]

I'm in the same boat. If you find a fix please reply.

 

[Joe Ferraino]

Had the same problem. Applied a system update and forgot my phone was rooted couldn't get past the logo as well. Pulled down a factory rom for my Sprint Note 2 and was able to recover from it. Search XDA forums for a factory ROM otherwise you can try a site called theunlockr.com. there you will find links to unroot, look for your specific phone and carrier and download the rom. Good luck.

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