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galaxy tab sgh-t849 I need professional help

I just got this tab and like every other android i get I rooted it. I used superoneclick -- worked fine. then downloaded cwm and flashed the recovery. of course when i went into recovery it was 3e so i couldnt actually use cwr without the bypass fix. Anyway -- i used some recovery fix -- which i think was for a vibrant -- wasn't thinking. Once it rebooted into recovery it showed some yellow letters then went blank. The computer still recognizes it but the tab won't boot. i can reset it by turning it off and on but it only shows tmobile splash and the yellow letters scrolling in recovery then goes blank again. please help. i've been reading everything but no one seems to have had this problem.
thank you very much

Put it in a blender, jk, send it back to samsung.
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atomiq said:
Put it in a blender, jk, send it back to samsung.
Sent from my SGH-T849 using XDA App
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is that really my best option??
i figured there would be some manual way to reflash the recovery or maybe complete firmware with a recovery built in. it will still go into download mode -- like i said the computer still recognizes it but I just don't know where to start. ive never used odin and not a pro at adb/sdk but i can usually follow directions pretty well. i've rooted g1's, mytouch 3g fenders slides, inspires, atrix, vibrant, captivates so i'm not giving up yet. i know someone is willing to help.

from the off position, when you press and hold volume down then a moment later without letting up from volume down also hold power button until lights turn on, what does it do?

download all below zips, and unzip them
run it usb driver. say yes to everything. plug in tab to computer in download mode. let it install tab drivers
unplug tab.
open odin
Watch the first box on the left. ID:COM
plug in tab to comp in download mode.
That box should light up yellow, that means your tab in connected and ready to go.
place unzipped stock rom in PDA.
Press Start.
When done it should say all threads completed, and your tab should restart on its own.
Let it boot, and welcome back to stock Tmobile
uploads are taking a bit, be patient.
Do you want stock 2.2, or 2.3?

yes -- it goes into download mode
sounds promising -- thank you -- i will keep you updated on the progress.
prefer 2.2 where it was.
thanks so much

REMOVED!!!!!
here is dropbox of everything you need. It is a stock firmware, no root.
once we get you back up and running, we will go from there.
please let me know the moment you have downloaded this zip, as it sucks my bandwidth.

Drop box removed. Avaiable upon request
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so? i would like to request the download then...
the files being removed?

gottarootit said:
so? i would like to request the download then...
the files being removed?
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i will put it up again for an hour. Gimmie a second, gonna add stock tmobile 2.2 also

here ya go, JMK is stock Gingerbread, And the other is 2.2. If you are going to 2.2, you dont need to worry about any of the modems in the zip folders.
just open odin and and place stock tar file
REMOVED!!!!!!

ssserpentine said:
here ya go, JMK is stock Gingerbread, And the other is 2.2. If you are going to 2.2, you dont need to worry about any of the modems in the zip folders.
just open odin and and place stock tar file
REMOVED!!!!!!
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beautiful --- just flashed with odin and went through with no problems. once back up i re-ran the root and unlock. now i'm gonna wait to flash cwr until i'm good and sure i know what i'm doing. btw -- i flashed a new kernel with recovery before the full restore and that didn't help. i'm not positive but i guess thats how you get clockwork rec to work.?
thanks so much.

can someone help me with the same issue. I am getting no boot on this tablet. I have tried the volume button and power with no luck. Can someone send me a link for the stock sprint restore.

gottarootit said:
beautiful --- just flashed with odin and went through with no problems. once back up i re-ran the root and unlock. now i'm gonna wait to flash cwr until i'm good and sure i know what i'm doing. btw -- i flashed a new kernel with recovery before the full restore and that didn't help. i'm not positive but i guess thats how you get clockwork rec to work.?
thanks so much.
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Which did you go with? 2.2 or 2.3.3?
Let me know what your tab currently says in settings, about device.
Hold down the back arrow, and while still holding a second later, press you powerbutton. Let go.
Shoulda taken a screen shot. Uoload it here or just write it down.
I can guide you from there.
"42"

mnbgibbs said:
can someone help me with the same issue. I am getting no boot on this tablet. I have tried the volume button and power with no luck. Can someone send me a link for the stock sprint restore.
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get the samsung usb drivers. Included in keis, but google and download just usb driver if you dont have kies.
Instal.
Plug in tab.
Let drivers instal.
Download and open Odin.
There is.a box on the left below an open window, is it blank? (no yellow color?)
If so, your okay so far. If not and it has a yellow, still good.
Plug in tab to comp.
Did a yellow box appear? Or a second one if ine allready there?

hi, i bricked my t849 by wrong flashing..still can go to download mode.can you upload file again to recover my PDA

sharaz191 said:
hi, i bricked my t849 by wrong flashing..still can go to download mode.can you upload file again to recover my PDA
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i posted the link for ya there .. check it

after update stuck at galaxy tab logo...any other help sir

ok download stock rom froyo and not Gingerbread

where can i find froyo version?

CM 10.1.3 Accidentally Installed on Stock Help!!!

I forgot to activate rom slot 1 when flashing so it installed on the stock rom, which said if this was done it would not work, and now the phone will power off at the motorola logo. I made a backup with cwm and it is on my computer as a few .md5 and .win files. It also wont let me load safestrap even though i hold down the buttons to go into bootloader. Please help i really need it fixed

Violentbacon said:
I forgot to activate rom slot 1 when flashing so it installed on the stock rom, which said if this was done it would not work, and now the phone will power off at the motorola logo. I made a backup with cwm and it is on my computer as a few .md5 and .win files. It also wont let me load safestrap even though i hold down the buttons to go into bootloader. Please help i really need it fixed
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Can you get to AP fastboot? If so, you can then use this utility found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207384
You would want to do the full wipe install of jelly bean, so option 1. This should make your phone basically factory new, where you'll have to reroot it and redo safestrap/CM.

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Can you get to AP fastboot? If so, you can then use this utility found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207384
You would want to do the full wipe install of jelly bean, so option 1. This should make your phone basically factory new, where you'll have to reroot it and redo safestrap/CM.
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I would try that, but when I start AP fastboot, it reads: battery low, cannot program. I have left it plugged in for 24 hours and still the same message. When I select BP tools, the battery icon shows up with a "?" sign in it instead of a charge percentage.
EDIT- It has begun recharging when I chose BP Diag, and I will update when I attempt to run the razr utility

I would like to say the utility worked! I am very happy that it was fixed. Thank you very much!

Violentbacon said:
I would like to say the utility worked! I am very happy that it was fixed. Thank you very much!
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Glad to hear. Happy rom flashing.

bricked....

Hi so I was trying to use CF to root my phone and ended up screwing it somehow and bricked. I thought I'd followed the instructions well enough but I obviously did something wrong. Now my phone is stuck saying it needs to recover with Kies. This is my first Samsung phone but I'm not new to Android.
I tried installing the stock firmware through ODIN but everytime I flash it gets to installing the system ext4 and fails. I also wasn't able to recover using Kies(not even sure how you use it tbh).
If anyone could help me it would be mucho appreciated. I'm pretty pissed at myself right now.

re: not bricked
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Hi so I was trying to use CF to root my phone and ended up screwing it somehow and bricked. I thought I'd followed the instructions well enough but I obviously did something wrong. Now my phone is stuck saying it needs to recover with Kies. This is my first Samsung phone but I'm not new to Android.
I tried installing the stock firmware through ODIN but everytime I flash it gets to installing the system ext4 and fails. I also wasn't able to recover using Kies(not even sure how you use it tbh).
If anyone could help me it would be mucho appreciated. I'm pretty pissed at myself right now.
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Your phone is NOT bricked. If it was the screen would not even go on.
Have you tried going into recovery mode (VolumeUP/VolDown/PowerButton)
and once in Recovery Mode do a factory reset or Data Reset forgot what the
exact wording is in the stock recovery.
If you flashed twrp recovery it's ok too, just select "factory reset".
After doing that the phone should no longer display anything about Kies.
If you get to the twrp recovery screen you should be able to flash a stock
rooted rom without any issues.
If all you get is the stock recovery screen then you should be able to odin
flash the official Samsung Note 4 kitkat 4.4.4 NJ7 firmware which you may
need to download the firmware from http://SamMobile.com if you don't
already have it. (be sure you have the correct firmware for the Note 4 N910T).
Be 100% sure that the phone is FULLY POWERED DOWN before going
into Download Mode to avoid odin errors and issues.
Good luck!

Thanks man. I had tried Odin at my office and nothing doing.
Got home took my time and was real calm about things and voila. May have been an md5 issue with the firmware file. Just relieved I didn't have to RMA it.

cronos1388 said:
Thanks man. I had tried Odin at my office and nothing doing.
Got home took my time and was real calm about things and voila. May have been an md5 issue with the firmware file. Just relieved I didn't have to RMA it.
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Can you check for the file with md5 before you flash from your phone? I forgot where to dig for this info.
All I I have done before is on my cook rom file, I just open it with WinRAR and test for error. If no error, then its good.

On my Home PC I have a program that will put a check mark next to a file if it matches the md5. I also have Winrar at home.
I was just using the default Windows zip program and I have had problems with that and installers/roms in the past.
The only other things I did different were I removed the SD card and installed the drivers before plugging my phone in instead of letting Windows download them automatically.
I also removed the battery after I left work so it was out of the phone for a couple of hours.
The final thing I did was calm down lol after the initial shock of seeing a softbricked screen on my brand new phone.
I'm all rooted now with TWRP and running Hyperdrive so it's all smooth sailing from this point forward.

You should check md5 on phone once you done transferred to phone from PC
BAD ASS NOTE 4

Non rooted ROM for AT&T S5?

Is there a non root ROM for the AT&T S5? I have two reasons driving this question:
1) The stock OS on this phone is horrible (mostly the inability of it to read/write freely to my external SD card, among other settings or lack of settings I would consider flaws in this phone)
2) My company requires a mobile device management app called AirWatch which does not allow me to have my phone rooted. If my phone is rooted I cannot have company email which I need.
I was thinking maybe if I installed a non rooted ROM it would be a nice compromise, but I haven't found one, and honestly I'm not sure if they exist because I'm really new to Android. Can someone please consider replying to this and helping me?

You most be rooted to install any rom thus roms are rooted. Have you rooted and installed exposed and then downloaded root cloak. Works for me to hide root from corporate apps

dirtydodge said:
You most be rooted to install any rom thus roms are rooted. Have you rooted and installed exposed and then downloaded root cloak. Works for me to hide root from corporate apps
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Thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have made a list of things I tried. Bolded ones will be direct answers to the questions you asked.
- I have rooted
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I rooted (it did)
- Installed Xposed framework and customizations
- Installed Root Cloak
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I was rooted (it did)
- Uninstalled AirWatch
- Uninstalled Towelroot just in case
- Used SuperSU's "full unroot" option
- Checked the RootChecker app (it verified I was no longer rooted)
- Reinstalled AirWatch from scratch but it was still reporting I had been rooted
The only way I have been able to get AirWatch to not show me as rooted is if I flash stock AT&T S5 firmware and start completely from scratch on my phone. It's the worst. I'm running out of logical things to try with my limited knowledge of this stuff. I don't see a solution but I would be grateful if anyone else did.

justinsamsel said:
Thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have made a list of things I tried. Bolded ones will be direct answers to the questions you asked.
- I have rooted
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I rooted (it did)
- Installed Xposed framework and customizations
- Installed Root Cloak
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I was rooted (it did)
- Uninstalled AirWatch
- Uninstalled Towelroot just in case
- Used SuperSU's "full unroot" option
- Checked the RootChecker app (it verified I was no longer rooted)
- Reinstalled AirWatch from scratch but it was still reporting I had been rooted
The only way I have been able to get AirWatch to not show me as rooted is if I flash stock AT&T S5 firmware and start completely from scratch on my phone. It's the worst. I'm running out of logical things to try with my limited knowledge of this stuff. I don't see a solution but I would be grateful if anyone else did.
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You are in luck, I have a stock, unrooted OA1 backup. I will upload link.

muniz_ri said:
You are in luck, I have a stock, unrooted OA1 backup. I will upload link.
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Thanks for the reply.
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm not sure what OA1 backup means, but is it different from this?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455

justinsamsel said:
Thanks for the reply.
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm not sure what OA1 backup means, but is it different from this?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455
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Yes, the backup is like a rom of the latest firmware, i.e. OA1, that you would flash with Safestrap.

muniz_ri said:
Yes, the backup is like a rom of the latest firmware, i.e. OA1, that you would flash with Safestrap.
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That is awesome. Thank you for clarifying. I look forward to trying that out whenever you have a chance to share that.

justinsamsel said:
That is awesome. Thank you for clarifying. I look forward to trying that out whenever you have a chance to share that.
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Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).

muniz_ri said:
Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
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You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.

justinsamsel said:
You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.
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No worries, just copied and pasted from my root thread. This is how I ran my G900A before selling it. Custom status triggered my OCD.

muniz_ri said:
Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
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justinsamsel said:
You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.
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AirWatch SUCKS!! the Law firm I work for has it as well, for a time i was able to bypass its little security checks that it did but alas no more there have been major improvements in the airwatch code it may catch things like kernel and sysID exploits (like those used to root the AT&T S5) if it does not even using an unrooted stock rom will allow airwatch to install.
Hope you are a lucky one and your airwatch admin is not privy to the higher configuration settings.

muniz_ri said:
No worries, just copied and pasted from my root thread. This is how I ran my G900A before selling it. Custom status triggered my OCD.
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Sorry to bug you again, but I'm at a situation I haven't been able to remedy tonight. I got to step 6 where I use Odin to flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions.tar.md5 while the phone is in Download mode (here are the Odin settings I used, can you verify it is correct?) After I do that the phone reboots but the screen stays black after the Android screen (and Odin looks like this). After about a minute Odin then finally looks like this, but my Android is still just a black screen as if it isn't turned on.
I'm going to just leave it alone for the night and hope it is on in the morning, but could you please tell me if I am doing something wrong? My phone is totally inoperable which isn't a huge deal for me in the short term, but it would be comforting to hear if you know how to help me get passed this road block I am having.
Thanks again for the time spent helping me.

justinsamsel said:
Sorry to bug you again, but I'm at a situation I haven't been able to remedy tonight. I got to step 6 where I use Odin to flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions.tar.md5 while the phone is in Download mode (here are the Odin settings I used, can you verify it is correct?) After I do that the phone reboots but the screen stays black after the Android screen (and Odin looks like this). After about a minute Odin then finally looks like this, but my Android is still just a black screen as if it isn't turned on.
I'm going to just leave it alone for the night and hope it is on in the morning, but could you please tell me if I am doing something wrong? My phone is totally inoperable which isn't a huge deal for me in the short term, but it would be comforting to hear if you know how to help me get passed this road block I am having.
Thanks again for the time spent helping me.
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Did you wipe in step3?

muniz_ri said:
Did you wipe in step3?
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I did. I chose every option but the SD card.

justinsamsel said:
I did. I chose every option but the SD card.
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Was there any problem flashing the backup? Sounds like you did everything correct.

muniz_ri said:
Was there any problem flashing the backup? Sounds like you did everything correct.
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Can you clarify what you mean when you say flashing the backup:
1) Do you mean restoring that User Data backup that I made in Safestrap? If so, no, there was no error backing up or restoring that. That went perfectly.
2) Do you mean booting into Download mode and using Odin to load the AP file? If so, everything was going great in Odin until the phone rebooted after flashing the AP file. After it rebooted I can not get Safestrap anymore. No matter how many times I reboot Safestrap doesn't appear to be there anymore.
Here is how my phone goes from powered down to powered on now:
1) Typical Galaxy s5 Android screen first.
2) Then the Samsung logo screen. But this screen does not finish its loading animation
3) After the mid animation freeze the phone screen will go black indefinitely. Also with that the blue notification light stays lit in the upper left of the phone until I pull that battery and put it back in. The power button will not shut the phone down while it is in this state.
Other facts:
I can boot the phone into both Download Mode and Recovery Mode with the Home+VolumeUp+Power button no problem. I feel like I'm hitting a brick wall and don't know where to start to walk around it!
Thank you again for taking the time to read this issue. I really really appreciate your time and thoughts.

justinsamsel said:
Can you clarify what you mean when you say flashing the backup:
1) Do you mean restoring that User Data backup that I made in Safestrap? If so, no, there was no error backing up or restoring that. That went perfectly.
2) Do you mean booting into Download mode and using Odin to load the AP file? If so, everything was going great in Odin until the phone rebooted after flashing the AP file. After it rebooted I can not get Safestrap anymore. No matter how many times I reboot Safestrap doesn't appear to be there anymore.
Here is how my phone goes from powered down to powered on now:
1) Typical Galaxy s5 Android screen first.
2) Then the Samsung logo screen. But this screen does not finish its loading animation
3) After the mid animation freeze the phone screen will go black indefinitely. Also with that the blue notification light stays lit in the upper left of the phone until I pull that battery and put it back in. The power button will not shut the phone down while it is in this state.
Other facts:
I can boot the phone into both Download Mode and Recovery Mode with the Home+VolumeUp+Power button no problem. I feel like I'm hitting a brick wall and don't know where to start to walk around it!
Thank you again for taking the time to read this issue. I really really appreciate your time and thoughts.
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No, I am referring to step 4. Did you perform that step?

muniz_ri said:
No, I am referring to step 4. Did you perform that step?
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Ah, yes, I did. Sorry for the confusion.
The crappy thing is now I cannot follow all of those steps anymore because Safestrap doesn't load. All I get is the Android logo screen and then the Samsung logo animation screen. Then it's "frozen".
Is it possible that I did something wrong in Odin that deleted Safestrap? It's really frustrating because I really feel like I followed the instructions to the letter.

justinsamsel said:
Ah, yes, I did. Sorry for the confusion.
The crappy thing is now I cannot follow all of those steps anymore because Safestrap doesn't load. All I get is the Android logo screen and then the Samsung logo animation screen. Then it's "frozen".
Is it possible that I did something wrong in Odin that deleted Safestrap? It's really frustrating because I really feel like I followed the instructions to the letter.
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My guess is that you wiped but did not flash the backup which has now left you with no OS.
You can use the downgrade .tar from this post to Odin back to stock and try again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58621872

muniz_ri said:
My guess is that you wiped but did not flash the backup which has now left you with no OS.
You can use the downgrade .tar from this post to Odin back to stock and try again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58621872
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You sir are my digital savior. That's it. All of my headaches are gone now! Thank you so much muniz_ri.

[Unbrick] Fix All For Samsung S5 AT&T (SM-G900A) Lollipop 5.1.1

I decided to create this thread for the many who have attempted to downgrade their AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5[and failed]. The many videos and threads that claim the 100% success rate for downgrading all models of the S5 are terribly mistaken.
In the link I'm providing four files to help all, from noobs to intermediate to maybe even advanced users.
*I am not a developer just someone who was persistent enough to have scavenged for these files and figure out the order to use
Steps:
1. Download all files and place under one directory. (make a new folder for these files to be placed in, make them easy to find.)
2. Run Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Moblie_Phones_v1_4_6_0
3. Unzip Odin3_v3.10.7
4. In Odin3_v3.10.7 folder run Odin3_v3.10.7.exe
5. In Odin select options tab and double check the default of Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time (These should be the only selected)
6. In Odin click AP and navigate to G900A_OC4_Stock_Partitions.tar and open (wait 10-30 seconds for Odin to respond and load)
7. Boot phone into Odin download mode (Press Volume down + home + power on) [for convenient reboot take back panel off and dis->re connect battery]
8. Plug in phone. Under ID:COM it should be blue this means the drivers are properly installed and cable is a sync data cable.(Not charge only)
9. Press start. Wait for PASS to show. Press reset. Unplug phone.
10. Phone will reboot to Samsung powered by android logo. (You've won the first battle)
11. Reboot into Odin download. (Take out battery, shove back in with button combo)
12. Unzip G900A_5.1.1_Fix
13. Plug phone back in and flash under AP the files in order, resetting phone into download mode each time. (boot, modem, NON, recovery)
On final boot put back panel back on and wait on the at&t symbol for 2-3 minutes.
I hope this thread is easily found and my instructions are clear enough that I help all who have had my same problem I've fretted over the past 2 days.
S5 Fix All SM-G900A - Google Drive
drive.google.com
Credit goes to for:
-Initial fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-unbrick-flash-to-stocknce-g900a-t3077652 (second link on thread)
-Final and true fix: http://mobile.techforums.space/mobi...sung-galaxy-s5-g900a-on-511-oi5-7fb1114c.html

thank! mod

DOes this work for unrooted too?
I just got an AT&T s5 came with 5.1.1. and out of the blue it started bootlooping. Could not get into recovery but could get into download mode.
Just found this thread was going to try but now seems to boot. Not sure what happened. I did several battery pulls.
In any case good to know if this works in case it happens again.
Any idea why I would boot loop? Did nothing to the phone other than disable some system apps. But did not try to flash anything

Yes
Canadoc said:
DOes this work for unrooted too?
I just got an AT&T s5 came with 5.1.1. and out of the blue it started bootlooping. Could not get into recovery but could get into download mode.
Just found this thread was going to try but now seems to boot. Not sure what happened. I did several battery pulls.
In any case good to know if this works in case it happens again.
Any idea why I would boot loop? Did nothing to the phone other than disable some system apps. But did not try to flash anything
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Yes, this method can be used on unrooted s5. I can say this with 100% certainty because mine wasn't rooted.

Would this method work for the GS5 active? I have the same issue...

Thank you man this save my phones life
Spent 7 hours trying to fix this, this was giving me such a migraine headache, I am happy to say that my phone is back thank you so very much this is greatly appreciated for this easy to follow step by step instructions

Mirrors for Download
Can mirrors for the download be provided, please? Can not seem to download from the google drive.

Importance of Step 2?
My Phone seems to be working after Step 10. What is the importance of the next steps? Thank You.

After Step 10
meisteryaw said:
My Phone seems to be working after Step 10. What is the importance of the next steps? Thank You.
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The next steps are if part of the boot process was overwritten by trying to downgrade. This would happen if part of the downgrade flash in Odin was successful.

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mrredcon2 said:
Would this method work for the GS5 active? I have the same issue...
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I wouldn't recommend using these (zip/tar) files. However, you can use this process, but you need g870a files. These files are to fix the 900a.

Sure
meisteryaw said:
Can mirrors for the download be provided, please? Can not seem to download from the google drive.
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Anyone who is able to download is free to make a mirror for these files. I, however, have no idea how.
I don't know why you wouldn't be able to access them. Anyone who clicks the link has access. (You may need to be logged into google.)

Mistake
I screwed up. I thought one of my replies wasn't being posted, didn't see second page.
Now I can't delete this.
I will re-edit this to answer a question.
P.S. sorry for taking so long with answers, I hadn't checked thread in a while.
If urgent you are more than welcome to private message me.

Thank you. This worked for me. I made the mistake of taking the AT&T automatic upgrade to Android 5.1.1 and then trying to downgrade to 4.4.X. and got the Samsung Galaxy S5 splash screen freeze. After too many hours of trying to find a downloadable AT&T Android 5.x version as someone suggested, I came across this post. Thank you again. Once suggestion, I would check sum the downloads so people know what they are getting is legit (I hope these download are . Also the Odin v3.10.7 failed to install on my Windows XP system, but I did have a Odin v3.10.6 that worked fine.

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Hi... can I use this method to upgrade my ATT S5 with android 4.4.4.?

Stuck on startup logo even though i can hear the the startup sound ....

Suggestion
aamszia said:
Stuck on startup logo even though i can hear the the startup sound ....
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Once you go through this procedure try going into stock recovery, (same button combo only vol up instead of down) then clear cache and/or factory reset. Then redo the second half(5.1.1 stock partition tar flash)

Looks like this should become a sticky for all us AT&T SM-G900A's stuck around 5.1.1.
I will do this process in the next day or so. I assume no PIT file is needed?

I ready to do this. unlocked and rooted all my phones but this one over the years. . .
QUESTION: I purchased this at 5.1.1 C015 upgrade. Does this method helped attaining root (not mentioned anywhere), or just flashing 5.1.1 stock again? I dont need a flash a ROM already working, although still containing bloatware and major battery drain.

Birkyjon said:
Once you go through this procedure try going into stock recovery, (same button combo only vol up instead of down) then clear cache and/or factory reset. Then redo the second half(5.1.1 stock partition tar flash)
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already done that .. still same problem ...
what should i do next ???