yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sshafranko:
Ok your problem is the browser you are using. The mirror that Dwitherel posted works for me. Try a different browser and it will work. Thanks D

N900T

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Check your pm I sent you instructions.

N900T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] pathtologos:
This link worked. Thanks so much!!

So now I can use recovery tools to flash, right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] les_garten:
You have something screwing with traffic on your end.

I just DL'd for the hell of it and it took maybe 9 secs + 2 secs.

Check everything FWing and proxying on your end.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nesta17:
Date and issues and boot loop

Noob question:

Sorry I am new to TWRP...how do you set the date and time? The date on my backups is 1970 and the time is off by 30 minutes.

Also, I'm getting a boot loop when choosing reboot system from within TWRP . Fixes itself after three reboots or sometimes need to battery pull and enter safe mode. Anyone ales having issues?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
Do you have the T-Mobile Note3? You can't set the time easily right now, android doesn't set RTC so we have no time source.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nesta17:
Yes, I have a tmobile note 3. The time is correct in the rom. It is incorrect within recovery. And the date and time stamp on my backups is way off. Like 1970.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Just use one of the Great things about TWRP - Set a Custom Backup Name ;)

Sent from my SM-N900W8
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
Android gets the time from the cell tower. Can't do that in recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
I would try a fix permissions maybe to fix your Bootloop. Twrp won't cause android to crash on startup because it's not running after the reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sshafranko:
As to the reboot issue, did you recently flash a kernel? If so than thats your issue. Flash a another or stock.

N900T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
Why does the kernel cause a reboot issue?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sshafranko:
Some kernels mainly the earlier builds Most devs have it figured out now were bootlooping a couple times before settling down. This happened to ne and a lot of other people I beleive with lower bin phones. I think it was do to voltages being a little low or the kernels were not set to boot up on stock clock speed dont remember exactly. Also this will happen in some instances if you have "always allow scanning" checked in advanced wifi settings. Strange but true.

N900T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] techpreneur:
I'm having the same issue as others. The countdown goes to 0 and when you wait a little more nginx has an internal server error 500.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Have you tried downloading from here?

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2

Sent from my SM-N900W8
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] techpreneur:
I did but I can't get it to install. I placed the img file on my SD card, boot to recovery, picked update from external storage and it wasn't there as a selection. It's definitely in my SD card though.

EDIT, noticed .zip is required not img.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
I didn't upload a zip.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Use Odin ;)

Sent from my SM-N900W8
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] techpreneur:
I was just coming back to say that haha.

I was trying to avoid doing it via Odin but oh well. It's going to trip Knox installing a custom rom anyways.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Doesn't matter if you use Odin - Flashing a custom recovery trips the Knox flags....

Sent from my SM-N900W8
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] taier:
delete
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] raw2000j:
Same here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
Please keep reporting issues to goo when you encounter download problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Manofthehr:
Add me to the list.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Apo11on:
can't download either...can someone put the latest image on dev-host or any other mirror?

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How's that going to help us get the recovery image?! Goo support is probably limited & busy, they'll probably read such message after a few days, if you're lucky, and maybe after a couple of weeks. At which point they'll probably reply they'll look into it or just take even more time to fix their servers...

If someone wants to get recovery - do you really think waiting several days (if you're lucky) or few weeks until goo may or may not fix their servers is the best way to go? Would you wait that long just to get a recovery image if you needed it for your phone? Why not provide several mirrors for different hosts, to ensure high availability?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
I am sorry but I can't control goo. But that's why we have a mirror on the website which I guess you didn't look for http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hltetmo?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Thanks bigbiff - But if people who are "searching" for a recovery - Can't even read the previous page.... Where the link was posted as well... - They can't be looking that hard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Apo11on:
thanks for the link, that worked. to look for something you need to know it's supposed to be there. At this point, i'm not sure who is "we" and which website you're referring to :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dwitherell:
From what I could gather from the OP - the "we" would be TeamWin, and the website (from OP) would be http://teamw.in/project/twrp2 - once at the website and putting in the info saying you are a Note 3 TMobile user you get directed to the TMobile Note 3 page (http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/198) and the mirror is listed below each of the relevant download-type sections.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
http://teamw.in
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
If it helps, I was trying and would get an "invalid MD5" message. I think Goo is having a bit of an issue with the Note 3 T-Mobile download. I say be patient and try again later, although I know you got it from another link.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
There are so many issues, it might help sending them an email on every file you find with an issue. Sorry I can't be of more help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
Oh you're good. I'm not in a rush for the .8, I have .7 which should have the back-up working properly.

Plenty of fellow XDA'ers are helping out.

Seems there's a server error popping up now, I wonder if they're trying to fix something.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
Hey y'all,

Saw a message, the most recent time I tried to download, explaining that they are doing some server cleaning. This could be why there's an error popping up. Be patient, especially since the change log just shows a minor change.

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Here's something I thought would be fixed, and I may not be the only one with this issue.

I did a backup with version .7. I went into nandroid explorer to try and restore the apps and data-I'm testing to see of the nackup through TWRP is working. It tells me there's no apps to restore. Also, no text messages to restore. Basically, I'm fudged if I install a ROM and will lose all my app data.

Is anyone else having this issue?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
If nandroid explorer is anything like titanium backup - you might have to "detect" the location of your backups...

I'm not familiar with Andriod Explorer.... But have a look for your app data.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
I can tell it which backup to look at, but it gives me an error. I'm attempting to backup to the SDcard and see if that makes any difference.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Yeah - I don't know what to say - I know with TB - I had to select legacy for the backups - And it was fine...

Have you tried titanium?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
Funny enough, yes. I thought I'd trouble shoot and see if it was all apps. Titanium Backup is fully working.

ROM Toolbox - cannot get the data to restore correctly.

Nandroid exploring apps - none seem to be able to restore apps or sms meessages.

I have a way to flash ROMS without losing my spot on Agry Brids Star Wars. Whew.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] youngchris29:
Go backup pro from the play store can and will backup your call logs, sms, mms, etc. I've been using it for about a year now with no problems at all. I've had it on my s3, s4, and now my note 3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
I appreciate the receommendation, but I'm mostly concerend with any nandroid exploring app telling me that there are no apps or data in the recovery backup.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Opensystem:
I just started using that and the option to backup my data to their personal cloud sold me. Great idea as long as you're not a terrorist :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sshafranko:
I tryed to do a backup in .8 this morning and when I named my back up and hit go I only saw one partition checked off. I beleive it was system. So data, boot, etc. I had to chekmark myself. I found this a little strange as in previous versions when doing a backup I thing system, data, and something else I remember 3 of them aleays being checked. So for someone who doesnt pay attention to this, their back up will be incomplete. Anyone else notice this?

N900T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Jayster0966:
From what I have been experiencing TWRP remembers the last configuration you used. When I first started it up it was originally on DATA/SYSTEM/BOOT which I change to just back up original EFS partition. Next time I used TWRP it stayed on just EFS and I had to change it to what I wanted to backup. Subsequently remembered what ever partitions I backed up last. I'm not sure if it supposed to be that way as I was using PhilzRecovery (custom CWM) on my N2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
Yes, we remember your last partition selections.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TheSneakerWhore:
EDIT: NVM, found a mirror DL.

How much longer is the website for downloads going to be down? I've been trying to access the DL for 5 days now through the phone and the web with no luck.

I just wanna start flashing. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mscion:
Sorry for the noob question but I noticed that bigbiff made available zip files for the TWRP2.6.3.8. Can this be simply installed in recovery? My guess is not but I thought I'd ask...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
If there's a zip file - You can flash it ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
THERE'S A possible FASHIBLE ZIP?!?! WHERE?!?!

Wait wait, I read and they aren't here yet. My bad. I'm still getting the countdown and then nothing.

I will say that .7 did a successful backup for me, and I was able to restore it as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
You son of a gun, you.

Direct link to the ZIP for the .8 for T-Mobile.

http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/hltetmo/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.8-hltetmo.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
Goo is just getting too much traffic. I uploaded a bunch of zips last night.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dirtybudha:
No worries, it seems we're getting what we need.

Great work, thanks a bunch.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mscion:
Dang! If its not one thing its something else. I tried downloading twice from dirtybudha's link and it get's to 99% and then crashes. Also goo manager

just gives me a white screen... Arrgghhh! Guess I have to wait till later...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] deeznutz1977:
I dont know it just worked for me.... Heres a link from my dropbox.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/s1kelmr23j49jku/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.8-hltetmo.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mscion:
Hi deeznutz. Thanks! I was having trouble downloading it on my N3 so I had just downloaded it on my pc. Just trying

to clean up shop and stop these sporadic boot loops so I can get to tweaked!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BACARDILIMON:
so quick question. how do i put this on my phone. i starting fresh. new phone. dont want to mess it up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Using Odin is the best method - Particularly, if goo manager is being temperamental...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BACARDILIMON:
what steps should i take . no actuall directions in op to show how to flash this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
I'm gonna guess that you've used Odin before...

Download the img tar file to your pc - Open Odin - Right click on Odin - Click on PDA - Find the img tar file (I save it to my desktop, easy to find) It is added to the PDA box - MAKE SURE - that the ONLY box in Odin that is checked off is AUTO REBOOT - Put your phone into Download Mode - Connect the USB cable - hit Start - let Odin do it's thing - After the phone reboots - Done ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mottyengel:
I don't understand, does this recovery work except for backup and restore? can I use it to flash?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cwalker0906:
Yes you can flash
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mottyengel:
Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Warrior1975:
Not everyone is having issues restoring. Just seems like 3 people.

sgh-TWEAKED-889©
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] glensta:
Yes Sir. Looks like we're seeing a pattern here. If I can't get it fixed, I'm going to try flashing triangle away to get rid of the flash counter (if it even works) and exchange it at t-moble. Total Bummer - I love this new Note 3, it's awesome!

Hope you guys find a fix soon too. If you do pm me, I'd appreciate it!

Good luck guys.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] turilo:
Just tested the T-Mob Twrp on my Canadian SM-N900W8 note 3 so far so good, trying a backup only for now, seems to be going well so far :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Warrior1975:
Backup was fine, restoring was our issue. Flashing is fine as well. You may want to hold off on restoring for now, until things get sorted out.

sgh-TWEAKED-889©
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AssassinsLament:
If you guys plan on restoring, my suggestion is to first enable the rm -rf format feature found in TWRP Settings menu. Make sure it's check marked, as that ensures that your partitions are never formatted, but instead TWRP just deletes all the files and restores them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Warrior1975:
I tried that this morning, not sure if you saw, but it didn't work.

sgh-TWEAKED-889©
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AssassinsLament:
Well yours is already messed up. I meant for it for the ones who haven't had issues yet. I'm thinking it's a nand issue with you, and if it is, there may not be an easy way to fix it except replacement.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Warrior1975:
Yep, I should have added that. I think I'm SOL at this point.

sgh-TWEAKED-889©

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I want to thank you guys that tried to help me too. Love this place, so much support. If anyone has any other suggestions please feel free to help me. :D

sgh-TWEAKED-889©
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chrisa887:
just made a backup and everything working fine for me. what are the issues that people are having?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Warrior1975:
Restoring issues. Back up and flash are fine.

sgh-TWEAKED-889©
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chrisa887:
so till it gets fixed should i just reflash what every rom instead of restoring it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Warrior1975:
I don't know, but most people it is working for. Still not an chance I'd take until they confirm everything is working perfectly. I believe bigbiff is getting his phone today or tomorrow, give him a few days to work his magic.

sgh-TWEAKED-889©
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chrisa887:
Sweet, I made a backup already but I won't restore anything till he fixes it. Thanks for helping
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DriftorX:
Anyone got a mirror for 2.6.3.2 Goo I guess is getting hammered and I keep seeing the DL count going up but yet I can not get it. nor the mirror site that is listed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] zoth:
exfat now working...

Thanks for the update...:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chrisa887:
I'm still on 2.6.3.1 where you get the update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DataHawg:
I can't get 2.6.3.2 either. I get the 404 message. The 2.6.3.1 link still works though

http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltetmo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mscion:
Well, I did something very naughty. I decided to flash the zip file from within twrp. When it finished flashing the version number on the home page was still the old one (I'm too embarrassed to say which one...). Anyways. I rebooted and then went into recovery again. And now the version was the new one I had flashed. So it appears that even though I flashed a new version on top of an old one, the new one does not become active until I boot into recovery again. At leas that is what I hoped happened! OP, if need be, please take me to the shed and explain the error of my ways!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Lol - You didn't do anything "naughty" - But of course the version number won't change within the same session - As you discovered - You'll only see the effect of the Flash - After booting into Recovery again ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DataHawg:
Agreed. Nothing wrong with the way you did it at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BACARDILIMON:
Thank you. I did it up way and nothing but issues but not u r method but twrp. Used cwmr and no issues at all. Don't know what is going on.

NOTE 3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] RiffyDivine:
Isn't that a normal way to install it? You just update, reboot, and it should show the new build.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sshafranko:
Theres a few ways to install it:

Recovery tools

Goo Manager

Flash

Odin

N900T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mscion:
Yes I see that is the case. I was just wondering if something unforeseen could happen when I try to replace the thing I'm replacing with!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
None, you are running everything in RAM after you boot TWRP and it doesn't reread the recovery partition again until you reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ddavis300:
I have the zip but how do I flash it so I can get a recovery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kushXmaster:
The easiest way is to download the recovery.img file and push it with odin. If you don't have access to a pc or odin, just use recovery tools to install the img file.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Rickdaddy:
any step by step of how to install it via odin?

nvm got it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lainemac:
Why are there so many different versions of .8? I'm using the regular .8 and if I wipe my cache and dalvik I get stuck in bootloops. What's the most stable version? I tried searching, but of course, it's down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Look here

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hltetmo

There's three versions - img with goo manager or tool from the store - img.tar with Odin - zip with Recovery

Are you running a stock kernel?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lainemac:
Using faux kernel actually. And if you look in the goo.im folder it has 2 more versions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Well - Most likely it's the kernel settings that are causing the bootloop - Try the stock kernel - And see if you still have the same problem.

As for what's in goo - Ignore the last two!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nlarge:
Is .8 on goo yet?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nickster1:
There is a flushable zip in Jovys rom thread for .8. Just do a quick search in the thread & you will find it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lm that guy:
Yes .8 is up in goomanager
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nlarge:
Cant find it.... weird
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lm that guy:
im seeing it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nlarge:
Howd you look it up? I tried under bigbiff and typing openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.8
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Muffycheeks:
Go to TWRP home page......one the top right-hand corner of the page it will ask "Find Your Device." Type in "Note 3"....Stroll to bottom of the page and click on .....2.6.3.8.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nlarge:
No dice..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Muffycheeks:
Go back and read my post very carefully. Believe me it is really there.

HINT: There is NO goo in my post.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
Lol - WINNING Team ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nlarge:
I know the zip is there. .. but someone before said its in goo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
It is - But you can also get to it from teamw.in

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2

http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltetmo

Or here

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cbucz24:
ok, so i took a break from developement and wanted to try something...

I guess i missed something along the line??? at what point did the standard wipe include wiping the internal sd card?? im talking about when your at the main wipe screen.

did this always do that?? i created my backup as usual, hit the wipe button and everything is gone?

i know its been a month since i made anything, but waaatthell??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dwitherell:
What version? I ask this out of habit, but honestly I have yet to have such a thing happen and I've used pretty much every version of this. Standard wipe for me has yet to wipe internal - in fact I believe it even says something about skipping that part while wiping... though I could be making that up or misremembering it from another device lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
It doesn't unless you format data in advanced. Factory reset will do a delete all minus /data/media.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cbucz24:
lol, thanks for the quick reply.

but im telling you i was in the first wipe screen, not the advanced. i clicked factory reset...or the first button on the right. oh well...im working again..

:eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bigbiff:
Sorry I take back what I said, I believe advanced does a wipe data without wiping data/media. But YOU clicked format data I guess? :(

A big warning is on that screen, did you read it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Philly Jim:
Found myself in a bootloop for the first time using 2.6.3.7 I've been all over the place rying to figure this out , the only thing that I think I may have done is accidentaly checked efs on a restore ? I really don't think so but , it's the only thing that I can think of at this point no matter what I do I wind up in a bootloop , I thought .7 had fixed that Issue? Anyway no matter what I do , IE try to restore any backup , is causing a bootloop , trying to install any rom results in the same thing ,mind you I've had this phone since it's release , Rooted and ran every reasonable rom on here with no issue ......anyway sorry for the rant , I'm a little frustrated any help would be appreciated , I would odin back to stock but I've heard and read that that didn't solve the issue ......any help would be appreciated to the utmost , Thank God I Have a Backup Phone....:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] youngchris29:
That, my friend, is definitely a brickloop. You can the instructions in the op of this thread to get yourself back up and running. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2471421
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dwitherell:
It looks like a kernel was the culprit on this one, not TWRP, yes? That's what I gathered from

here

anyway :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cytonic:
Anyone have an alternative flashable download link? Gooim just gets stuck at download is starting :/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shaggyskunk:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hltetmo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Philly Jim:
Thank you for responding, yes it most definitely was a kernel issue .