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[Galaxy Note 3 General] nassyed:
flash write failure

Please help.

My first post - I hope I am posting this in the right location .. sorry if i am not

My Note 3 wouldn't boot, so I tried to use Odin to restore it.

product name: SM-N900W8

current binary: Custom

system status: Official

Reactivation lock: OFF

knox kernel lock: 0x0

knox warranty void: 0x0

qualcomm secureboot: ENABLE (CSB)

ap swrev: S2, T2, A2, A3, P2

write protection: Enable

UDC START

ODIN: flash write failure

in odin - i got the following:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Write)

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

can someone please help

the only thing to note is that i had unlocked my phone a while back .. it used to be locked to bell but i had to use it overseas so i unlocked it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I'd recommend trying again. Perhaps double check you have the right firmware too
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nassyed:
bell can't fix

i took it in to Bell and they said they can't fix it because 'current binary: Custom' instead of saying Samsung official .. so the warranty is void

i tried odin numerous times but it keeps failing

:crying:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sonny_b_bih:
TWRP Hltecan 2.8.1.0?

Hi all,

Can someone set me straight please? I've seen some users mention that they are using TWRP Hltecan V. 2.8.1.0. The latest I was able to find is openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.0-hltecan-4.4.img. It works just fine with Temasek's CM12. I just want the record set straight!

Thank you guys.

Sonny B.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Bricky1504:
I am using twrp 2.8.5.0. Just google twrp2 and plug in device on upper right hand side of the screen and click the Can variant. It will take you to another page and go all the way down. 2.8.5.0 is the latest (right now) and works perfectly on mine. I am also on T's CM12.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Post a screen shot of odin on your pc. And are definitely have the right model number?

And you're flashing the .tar file not the .img file right?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] crippenx:
Yes, it's a SM-N900W8, Rogers phone.

Flashed the .tar file, as seen in screen shot.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Wow that's really strange man. I'm shocked it didn't work. Ok well I had a few people pm me confirming it did work so something must be up. You have usb debugging enabled right? If so and it's still failing either keep trying or try chainfire's method in original dev section and then after you have root install goo manager and install twrp from there.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] crippenx:
Tried about 2 dozen times lol -- yours, CF method, different versions of Odin .. nothing works so far.

One question. when you go into DL mode, what does your reactivation lock status say? Mine is ON .. I'm wondering if that "Write protects" the phone somehow ... ?

---------- Post added at 12:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:51 PM ----------

Wow, fixed it. Took off re-activation lock and it flashes. Now we know, lol
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Ash that's why! Figured it was something simple. Glad you got it man!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] crippenx:
Thanks for your help all the same and the initial posts :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
No problem man. Now make a nandroid before you do anything!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] asaqwert:
i was just about to post this... re-activation lock has to be off... i found out the hard way too, thought i had b0rked my 1 day old 800 dollars freaking phone!!! to say i pooped in my bed (sitting on my bed) would be an understatement.... i would go so far as to say i crapped my entire lower intestine out when i saw failed :(

but yea, it worked fine after taking off the damn reactivation lock.... i wonder if that thing actually works though, once the phone is rooted/new recovery/whatever?

on a side note, though related to the lock, does anyone know of an app that can be installed/flashed that will persist after a flash/wipe and that will be accessible via sms or internet if the phone is lost/stolen and will help track it down via gps? i know about the android device tracker thing, but if someone flashes/wipes the phone or even just changes/logs out of the google account, then i think your screwed there. i tried the avast one but it caused all sorts of problems (albeit this was on my sgs3, maybe it's not so bad on the note....but i do think that it doesn't like custom roms too much anyways

sorry for the deviation from the topic, if someone has a suggestion for an app please PM me, so as not to clutter this thread more than i just did
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
This - http://www.tomsguide.com/us/third-party-android-security,review-1916.html

I didn't send you a PM - as Everyone should know about ADM ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] k6076199:
I followed every single step here and install Twrp and rooted successfully but when I try to restore, I ended up in boot loop. I have sm-n900w-8 (telus). Also there are people out there have the same issue. Not sure if you can give me some advise to solve this? Thanks

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2471421
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
a) Please don't quote the entire OP.

b) Since you're obviously already aware of the Trouble Shooting thread - Post there & not everywhere.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] asaqwert:
Thanks, but like I said, I'm looking for something that can survive a wipe and that can track accurately with GPS.... adm can't really do a lot if the phone is stolen, if you list it at home or something then maybe
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sabesh:
Where exactly in Sam Mobile can I request the Rogers stock ROM? Thx.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
If would be under downloads. You need to make an account first though.

They may not have it yet either so you may have to request it. I'm working on pulling mine with terminal emulator. If you have no luck let me know and once I pull mine I'll help you pull yours. That is unless you're in a bootloop. Please tell me you're not

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] sabesh:
I've requested it here:

http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13729

Might help if others needing the Rogers stock ROM request in that thread as well :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Just be careful guys. I'm sure you've all read about this weird bootloop problem from restoring a nandroid

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] lumbage:
Bootloop

Read about it? Heck, I'm experiencing it right now!

I guess I'll have to wait on Sammobile unless someone has any ideas.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Oh damn man. That sucks. Something weird is going on and priority one for us is to all solve it. I hope odin can save you man. Unfortunately I have read several posts saying it won't. This is uncharted territory

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] lumbage:
Where did you see relevant posts? I can't find much.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] lumbage:
Heyooooo! OK good news: I downloaded the Mexican stock rom from Sammobile and Odin'd it. No more boot loop, although once I'm in the OS a few things don't work. Anyway, things SHOULD be fine once a Canadian/USA rom is released.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
There's an updated twrp tar - 2.6.3.3 FYI - No idea what - if anything it fixes.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Apra24:
I have been searching the internet far and wide for some type of solution to the boot loop I am getting. I'm in way over my head here. Before anyone considers trying to root their new Note 3... I should warn you that it is extremely risky. It's much riskier than rooting my original Note was. It seems like Samsung has gotten savvier to people modifying the phones.

My knox "warranty void" is now maked as 0x1... which from my understanding means that I can no longer load a stock kernel on my phone... The problem is I can't find any non-stock kernels or roms for the N900W8. Hopefully this is just a matter of time, and I can try to make due without a phone for a while. (the thought of that being more than a few days is gutwrenching. I use my phone at work constantly.)

I made the mistake of trying to restore a backup through TWRP after SuperSU was crashing constantly. Little did I know that restoring a backup would throw me into a boot loop. And now upon reading the "rooting" instructions, I see in huge bold capital letters "DO NOT RESTORE A NANDROID OR YOU WILL HARD BOOTLOOP." The problem is I had never even heard of "Nandroid" before tonight. I rooted my original Note a long time ago and never thought about it again. After looking up what a "Nandroid" is, I've become aware that it's backup software for rooted users. Well.. how could I possibly have a Nandroid if I wasn't able to root yet. Are all backups, even those made in TWRP referred to as Nandroids? If that disclaimer had said "DO NOT RESTORE A BACKUP", then perhaps I would have known... but ultimately I should have been 10x more careful in this. The idea that the act of restoring a backup will ruin your phone is like a horror story. There is no way I would ever attempt to root this phone if I knew that you could not restore a backup.

Anyways... let this serve as a warning to those who don't know everything about these devices. If there is a single term in anything you are reading that you don't understand, even if it doesn't seem to apply to you, DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

P.S. if someone could help me unbrick my phone, I would be forever grateful.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
Apra24 - You could always try exchanging your phone at the store where you picked it up - If it was sent to you - Call your carrier and tell them that your phone is broken & get them to send you a new one.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Tmo q and a section

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Have you been able to find the changelog for it. I'm being extra cautious of this damn brickloop (as I call it!) Problem. Hell I'm so paranoid I didn't even try the stock deodexed rom I made last night!

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
When I open the Changelog on my pc - I get "No Changelog has been set by the developer for this file".
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
markbencze - I've got a question - I know what an image file is & I know what a tar file is - but this latest recovery is hltecan.image.tar - I haven't seen the combination before - Would you still just flash it in Odin?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I would think it's just a typo as to my knowledge it can't have 2 file extensions. I think odin would be the way to go also. I'm curious about the update. We've seen a couple quick updates lately whicj makes me wonder if they found a solution to the restoration problem. I'm at work and don't have computer access so I can't try it. If you do let me know and hopefully a changelog gets posted soon

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
I don't know if it's a typo - There's more than one..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I really don't know then but I would think it's fine. Dees_Troy is pretty damn good. Let me ask a few devs. Should have an answer shortly

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
From what I was told by two talented devs it should be ok to odin flash. Obviously at your own risk but odin as you know is pretty safe. Either it works or just fails and you're fine

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
Finally got around to download it - And I'm getting error 404 File Not Found - lol
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Of course lol!

Have you tried 2.6.3.2 ?

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] DC84:
I can confirm the method worked for me. Followed exact steps. I'm on Wind SM-N900W8.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
Yeah I can download 2.6.3.2 - But I have to wait to exchange my phone before I root it - And the store where I picked mine up on Friday - didn't get any N3s in today - They told me that they haven't gotten much demand??? But of course they keep getting loads of iphones & iphone accessories - Grr:mad:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] asaqwert:
You mean you can confirm that you child fix your boot looping wind phone with the Puerto Rico firmware?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DC84:
Oh sorry. I didn't read all the 2 a thru. This is a reply to an earlier post. :silly:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I just had an email exchange with Sammobile regarding the stock firmware for the Canadian Note 3. It is still not available so a reminder to be very careful guys. At this point it may not save you from the bootloop problem but my idea was that if we flashed a mod or rom and had problems we could do this: use a launcher like nova or whatever and backup using tibu. Transfer the tibu to our sd or pc and flash the stock firmware to restore via odin. Then a quick 4 min re root and then resore our tibu. There's no reason I can think of that would prevent this from working. Its as close to restoring a nandroid as we can get without actually doing so.

I did also extract the system.img and boot.img using terminal emulator and made it into a .tar file which allowed me to put it in the android kitchen to start building a rom. Since the stock firmware isn't released yet I will also make a .tar.md5 for flashing via odin in order to safely return to stock without restoring a nandroid. Hopefully I can test this tonight. It may not be ideal and as convenient as a nandroid should be. But at least it should work

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
TWRP 2.6.3.3 is up for download (build date 10/08) It's also an image.tar file - Has anyone tried it yet?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] retrojim:
Hi guys. I have the sm-n900w8 from Wind mobile. I followed all the steps to root, and was able to install supersu zip file. It say installation was successful, but after reboot supersu crashed right away. Not sure what to do now. Please help and thank you.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I'd check to see if there's an update to superSU. Link in op and reflash it. Just remember do not restore a nandroid backup

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] retrojim:
thanks for the quick reply. So i reflashed the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip file. Again, it says successful. But after reboot, supersu still crashed. Should i start over from the beginning with download mode and ODIN?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Apra24:
I would be extremely grateful if you did this. If you were to upload a working file, you would be a hero among all of us with $800 bricks.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I don't know if it will save you but I have imo the best Samsung dev by my side to help. Ptmr3. Jedi x rom and sber kernel

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
Awesome :thumbup:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Apra24:
You aren't including your EFS in the backup right?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
It will include the bell carrier files amd possibly the modem. I haven't decided wether to remove it or not yet.

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Apra24:
I was under the impression the EFS was specific to your exact phone (mac addresses etc.) and that you should never change/modify it. If this is the case, my worry would be that you made this flashable backup that worked on your phone, but no one elses.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I hear what you're saying but don't worry I wouldn't release something that would only work for my phone. The modem is the concern the carrier files dont really matter that much. Ie a rogers user could pick the bell carrier file and vice versa. They also generally have the same modem too.

Don't worry man I know what I'm doing!

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
What is specific to your phone is the imei - Which is backed up within the EFS folder ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
That you are correct my friend. Ok guys I'm gonna throw this .tar file in the kitchen and rip it apart

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] force70:
That is some heavy duty help u have there!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Damn right man! Im very lucky to have the best mentor and teacher.

Wait till he gets a note 3 and we rock jedi!

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
Ha - I knew that if I posted enough times - I'd be right - at least once :P
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Ok guys one thing I found in the .tar file was a hidden knox file that I didn't even know about. It was not in the typical system/app folder. I don't wanna get too excited as it may have been found by other devs already. But I wouldn't be surprised if somehow knox was the culprit somehow with this ridiculous brickloop problem. So maybe just maybe....nvm

I want a bricklooped tester later on if someone wouldn't mind testing who's already experiencing the bootloop problem. Must be the Canadian variant. Preferably on bell. Either my theory will save you ir you'll be right where you are now in brick mode. Not gonna be ready for a couple hours likely as I wanna cross all my t's and dot my i's

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Apra24:
as a Canadian on Bell with a brick, I will be your guinea pig this one time.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Awesome man. I'm hoping this may fix it. It can't get any worse man. But as previously said ptmr3 and i are tearing this thing up searching for a way. I'm convinced it's knox.

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] asaqwert:
Out of curiosity....is this something that, if it works, would it be useable simply as a file to flash the stock (relatively) os back on? Like if someone were to try to flash a tmo rom into their Canadian note and it didn't work then they could flash this to fix it? Also is this something you could, in theory, flash onto a wind phone? Or would you be able to do what you are doing to a wind firmware if someone pulled it with terminal emulator for you? If so let me know (and if it works of course) and I'll gladly pull my Rom for you to cook with

Thanks for your efforts here....don't have a brick but that's mostly cuz I'm to scared to play around with my phone any more right now with no stock wind firmware out anyways....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Those are some good questions. I figure if this works then yeah we'll make it for anyone we can.

So basically my idea behind this is to use this as an inconvenient nandroid so to speak! Meaning if it works it may be a pita but its better than a bricked phone. So say you flash a rom and it works but you're getting fc or whatever. At this point you're stuck with it since there's no firmware. So I figured make a backup with titanium or helium maybe since I read tibu is having issues. (I see a temp app fox for that too) and use a launcher too like nova and backup within the launcher if you want. (Ideal for app2zip users) So you make your backup and copy it to your pc and or external. Then in theory flash my .tar.md5 in ODIN which should bring you back to stock rom and then you can run your titanium or whatever to rest*re(forbidden work) and bam back to where you were.

So yes a little inconvenience but better than a brick.

Btw I'm uploading the .tar.md5 file right now. It's super slim too! 2.4 G LOL have to use dropbox since no one will let mw upload anything that massive lol!

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] asaqwert:
So my next question is...how hard is it to pull the stock Rom with terminal emu? And can that file be used to flash as a stock Rom if you aren't in boot loop?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
Markbencze - Having ptmr3 on board is a definite coup!!

Thank You ptmr3!!

Have you guys looked at designgears exploit - from the perspective of not tripping the Knox flags?

I know that the hltecan "plate" is more than full as it is!

Token of Appreciation.

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
It's not hard at all you just need to know how terminal emulator and root explorer works. It results in the boot.img and system.img dumped into your sd card. So to make it into a flashable .tar.md5 you need linux. It can be flashed via odin regardless of the status of your device. But it's pointless to flash if you're not bootlooping.

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Awesome man. Thank you vwry much. We're looking at everything roght now and it looks like knox is enter twined into the touchwiz ui so its hard to say right now. That being said I'm also working on getting a bounty for ptmr3 to get the device as currently he's building blind. The sooner he gets it good things should start happening.

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] asaqwert:
I ask because I would like to be able to test out other roms, for example the darthstalker one for the tmo devices
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I don't recommend flashing a tmo rom as im guessing it has the tmo carrier files and modem baked in. Which means you're asking for trouble unless you know how to remove them. My advice is to wait. Better safe than bricked as there is no guarantee the odin file I made will fix it

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
My contribution - Is just a drop in the bucket - But hopefully - Others will add to it - Showing some appreciation for the time & effort that goes into something GREAT
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Im going to send it to ptmr3 and I'll credit you in the op as well my friend.

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
I gave you credit bro. Had to send it from my paypal with a different confirmation number. But the support is there. Thanks again

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] shaggyskunk:
Not really sure that I deserve any credit - It's you guys that are doing all the Heavy Lifting - But Thank You ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Negan:
Ok I think ill be ready for you to test a possible fix tonight if you still wanna try

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Apra24:
Sounds good, man. I'm curious as to whether or not it will run with the "Custom" flag triggered. I just had a long conversation with Samsung about it, and he told me that once that flag is triggered, I will never be able to run with a stock-firmware again. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Anxious to try it out.