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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Nope, it won't boot either, just says recovery booting, but doesn't.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] sparytrainor:
Still no dice on Philz.. happy to report I flash back to cwm try 12 without issue each time..
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Can either of you try Philz again. After it fails to boot, please reboot by holding the power button until the OS boots normally. Then send me the last_kmsg and last_log before restoring recovery or rebooting again.

You can get the last_kmsg with adb:

adb shell cat /proc/last_kmsg > last_kmsg.txt

The last_log is found in /cache/recovery/last_log

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] hotaru2k3:
try12 won't mount my sd card (64GB exfat). back to try9 for me...

last_log:
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Another attempt to get external card mounting for everyone...try13...(pulled some init type stuff from the S4 mini). Please test and report back. Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] benny3:
No luck it still not mounting

This is what i get now
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Ok thanks for testing. I'll pull that version.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
try14 posted in OP
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] benny3:
Is it just me , i only see try 6 thru 12 in the OP
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
I swear I uploaded it the first time....anyways, it's there now.:o
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] benny3:
It mounts and unmounts in recovery but im not seeing it on the PC

The sideload works i know and i can deal with that...lol
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Not sure what you mean about the PC. I don't think there is an option to mount it in recovery (so the PC can see it) anymore.

Can you flash anything (or at least see files/folders) from the external card now?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] benny3:
yes, i been able to all along, when you said mount the sdcard a thought you meant can i see the sdcard on the PC
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Everything has been flashing fine, but I just have a hard time seeing the screen. Will the final build be brighter? I feel like I'm getting old and straining to see the screen. If not, at least you got it working fine. Thanks for your efforts! Now we just need something good to flash.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Which version are you using? I tried one more thing in try14 to make it brighter.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
I am using try 14.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
I've tried researching a fix for this and haven't had much luck. The only suggestion I did find is to try a "Reboot Recovery" from the Advanced menu. Without having a T217 to test with, it makes these types of issues very difficult to fix.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Yeah, I tried that too without any luck. Well at least it works. Do you by chance know of any mods to flash that will darken my settings menu and framework?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
I don't know about many Samsung mods, I run Stock, deodexed on My T210R.

If you would like me to look at the brightness a little more, please:

1. Using a browser with root capabilities, navigate to /sys/class/backlight and tell me what folders are listed.

2. I am looking to find the folder with a file named "brightness". It should be in a folder called "panel" or it may be in a folder with a different name.

3. Manually set your brightness level to max; then open the file named "brightness" with a text viewer and tell me what value is listed.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
There is just a single 0 in there.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
That's weird, it should list what the current backlight level is (mine says 255 when on max brightness). Are you sure that is the correct file? Also what other folders/files are listed in the /sys/class/backlight directory?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Just panel.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Sent from my SM-T217S using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
and the "brightness" file is located in the "panel" directory, correct?

but when you open that file it only has a zero?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Correct.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Give this a try and see if the brightness level is any different (it should be really low). This will tell me if what I am trying is having any effect.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
It looks the same. What if I edit the text in root browser, would that fix it?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Ok, I have no idea how to fix it then. The method I've been trying works great on my T210R, but our boards are different and I can't seem to figure it out.:(

If you can figure out what file gets changed when you manually adjust the brightness, then I could try to write to that file during recovery initialization, but changing that file while booted into the OS won't help during recovery.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] hotaru2k3:
/sys/devices/platform/msm_fb.525313/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness, and 255 is the max value. unfortunately, writing to it in recovery doesn't seem to do anything (but writing to it when android is running works).

also, try14 mounts my sd card (exfat).
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Great, I'll give that a try when I get back home in a few hours.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] haxerpaylay:
Has anyone tried to use mobile Odin to flash these?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
I was going to, but didn't think it would work. Actually I did try but it said not compatible with this device.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] hotaru2k3:
mobile Odin says device model not supported.

I've been flashing them on my tablet with dd:

dd if=recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
try15 posted in OP

This one is exactly like try14 except it attempts to set brightness to max using the updated path
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] jbyers5355:
The brightness is perfect thanks for all the hard work
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
By George you did it! Great job Nole! We really appreciate you.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] benny3:
Awesome i can see with these old eyes, Thanks again Bro!
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Now that we have recovery, does anyone know of a mod to darken our framework? This bright white is just that, too bright white.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
Not sure what it is that I'm doing wrong but I can't get recovery to even take on the tab.......
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] benny3:
What have you did ?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
I had my phone previously rooted then just followed the install in the op. Not sure if there was something to do before hand like unlock the boot loader or what.

I only installed the cwm.tar.

Should also say I'm used to having to put a pit file in whenever I have flashed phones, guessing thats not the case with tablets or at least this one?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] benny3:
No, PIT i have Reset and Auto Boot checked and use PDA. Are you using Odin 3.07?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Uncheck auto reboot and manually boot to recovery as soon as Odin is finished flashing. Many of the T210 users reported that this is the only way to prevent stock recovery from being restored.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
Sorry wouldn't let me quote for some reason....

Benny yea I'm using Odin 3.07

I thought I had rebooted right from the download screen but I will give it another shot

Thank you

Update: went back and reloaded the recovery and made sure I booted right to it after and it still loaded up the stock recovery....
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Watch THIS VIDEO tutorial. It is for the T210, but the steps are all the same. Maybe it is a simple mistake during the process. If not, I'm not sure what else to the problem could be.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
Noticed that when i load the recovery through odin that the green status bar never fills up and it takes all of about 5 seconds for it to finish, once I unplug it though both boxes turn green and the one says pass! and the other is 2:02 after about 2minutes. I tried to reboot to recovery right from the download screen like he did but it just went black and the samsung screen never came up after about 3 minutes of holding it I let go and then the stock recovery booted up lol

I'm going to keep trying but could this be related to rooting with the vroot root method that was floating around when this all started?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
I've heard some people have success with Odin 3.09. You may want to try connecting with a different cable.

That previous root method shouldn't affect it.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Commodore Calderon:
I just installed CWM followed the video but using the specific files for this device. Worked like Charm. I don't have an external SD card installed so I can't verify that for you :(
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
Still can't get it to take... is there a way to adb push this to the phone lol, sorry just annoyed that I can't get it to work since I have never had a problem loading a custom recovery....
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Try Flashify from the play store. You will need to extract the recovery.img from the tar because it flashes the .img directly.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
So let me get this straight. If I follow the instructions of this video with the exception that I download the odin and cw files here in this thread ill be able to flash away at roms? If so which roms are safe? Could I flash the same roms I would on my S3? Thanks in advanced I just try to be certain so I don't have a 7" brick lol
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
Damn I can't believe I didn't think of that....guess I don't really think of it as rooted without the custom recovery, thanks I'll try it when I get home
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Yes, but you can only flash roms made for the T217s.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Got a link?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Looks like this is the only one so far...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2515598

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Dead link.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Fixed

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Thanks to [MENTION=5159458]beckx020[/MENTION] for the donation! :D

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
Using flashify worked perfectly and was less of a hassle then Odin

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] curtdragon:
That link is for SM-T210/211 you think it will work on the 217?

Also will this CWM work for the 217A?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
You are incorrect, that link is for the T217s.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] curtdragon:
You are right. I had so many links open lol. I'm trying to find something for my 217A (ATT)
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Im having the same issues getting recovery to stick so I gyess ill try this app. How do you extract the recovery image? Or cant I just download the flashable zip and flash?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Make sure you uncheck "Auto Reboot" in Odin.

If it still doesn't stick, the you can use any archive tool (7zip) to extract the recovery.img from the tar.md5 file. You will probably get a warning when extracting, just ignore it. It is only referring to the embedded md5 sum not being read correctly by the archive program.

Once extracted, transfer recovery.img file to tablet and use the Flashify program linked in the other post.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Thanks I download the file directly to my tablet. I use es file explorer could I extract with that and then flash with flashify?

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Probably would work, although I have never tried. As long as it will extract the img, it should be fine.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
I'll be back in a few with the results

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---------- Post added at 08:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:38 PM ----------

It's stuck saying recovery booting in blue in the upper left hand corner :what:

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Send me the last_kmsg.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Maaaan that sounds super hard to so. I wouldn't even know where to look. I don't even know how to take the battery out so I can reboot lol

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Hold the power button in for about 10 secs and it should reboot.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Won't reboot. Keeps going back to the Samsung screen with recovery booting in blue in the upper left hand corner

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Try to reboot into download mode (power, Home, and volume down). If you get into download mode, you can flash THIS STOCK recovery.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Will do when I get home. I can't imagine wh a t happened I dl cw for the 217

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Won't go into download mode bro:eek:

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wont go into download mode....
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
So I'm thinking since the battery died and I'm pretty sure I'm still within my 30 day warranty I'd take it in to sprint and claim its tripping ya?

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Unjustified Dev:
CyanogenMod coming soon to t217 and t215 sprint and att

https://github.com/TeamRegular/android_device_samsung_lt02lte-common

I am now cleaning up the changes to my surprise as you can see there weren't much of a difference between s4 mini and this tab ;) [MENTION=3034891]gr8nole[/MENTION]
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] safariking:
That is awesome but i have the T210 :( any idea if this will also come out for the T210?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
I guess getting help with a half bricked device is like a fugitive looking for a place to hide out:banghead: Omw to sprint

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
If you can't get it to boot, go into recovery, or download mode, then there's not much that we can do to help.

Sorry.

Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
It's cool bro. I'm at sprint now she's trying to factory reset which we know not gonna happen lol but I'm quite sure I'm under 30 day warranty so I'm looking 4 a new tablet

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Unjustified Dev:
I'm working on both :). I will start building cyanogenmod after someone confirms my recovery works. I will upload it later today.

The lte models are easier because it's qcom.

This marvell stuff is going to have some issues. Probably once it boots there won't be audio, camera , and hardware acceleration. We will just have to iron out issues in due time. I really need some testers on hangouts. add me android.c357@gmail.com i am almost always online.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] safariking:
I can't test your recovery at the moment sorry maybe later... you dont have this tablet?
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Unjustified Dev:
The recovery isn't uploaded I am at school but no , I don't have this tablet it's still in layaway . As soon as I get it out I won't rest until it boots cm. I have the t210R at walmart.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
This is GREAT news! Thank you brother! I'll be happy to do any testing that you may need.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Sooooo after a long day of having a bricked tablet I was able to get back to normal. Sprint tried to factory reset which didnt work so they gave me a number to a samaung rep in the area (I was like wtf you're giving me a number on a post it ) I call the guy who by the way was cool af. He meets me at the barbershop with his laptop and few other gadgets and he starts trying to go into dl mode Didn't happen. So I cut a customers hair and he's going at my tablet about 45min and he finally gets a screen with the Android and the flash counter. He plays with it some more and I notice by the look on his face and his gestures on my tablet that something good is cooking. I finish up the cut and he called my bluff he says you neef clock work mod if your gonna flash roms BUSTED! I tell him ok you got me I was actually trying to put clockwork mod on the tablet. I asked howd you get into dl mode. He told me he held the power button till screen goes off as if its rebooting then without holding power press and hold the power and volume down which will then put you in download mode then he pressed power down to reboot phone and it booted up still had root. After he left I powered down the phone and tried to get into recovery.......Boot loop. I press power till tablet appears to go off then I hold the home button plus volume down and wha la! I press down to reboot and im back inthe game again. Now I need to go back and figure out how to get cwm on this tab. I hope this info helps anyone who's having boot loop trouble :thumbup:
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Nice, glad you got it fixed.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Hell yes and today was the last day on my 30 day warranty

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
extract the image file from the tar zip and load it with flashify
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
I think thats what effed me up. I downloaded the 217 cwm tar then I extracted the recovery image and used flashify to flash it. When I selected to reboot thats when I got stuck in the boot loop now im nervous to try again:what:
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Nitefall:
Hmm maybe a bad download? Not sure
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Yea I plan on trying again later this a.m. flashify is new to me. Actually it was my first time using it but it seems to easy to use so idk ill re download the tar for the 217 and try again. Just to make sure it was the last dl in the list rite?

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Just a little advice...I never use Flashify to reboot (no real reason, just the way I do it). After it flashes the recovery, just go back to home screen and reboot recovery however you normally would do it.

P.S. Remember, if you use the button combination to reboot into recovery, it will lag and navigation may be difficult. I suggest using Quick Boot from the play store to reboot into recovery.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
Cool it just won't stick the normal way. I'll try it a few more times before I go the flashify route. Rooting thru kingoapp shouldn't be a problem right?

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
There was one previous poster that used kingo and had similar problems, but flashify worked for him.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
I successfully got cwm on my tablet Yaaaay :D I used odin and after I unplugged my phone I pressed and held home volume down and power until my fingers started to hurt then I let power go and it went to the samsung logo then I just held hime and power down and it went into cwm now its time to peep this cyanogen mod thread untill im comfy with flashing it!
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
What's the 411 on the cyanogen mod bro?

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Haven't heard anything, but I hope real soon somethings happens. I've put my tablet in storage until I hear something. I hate stock.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Commodore Calderon:
Until roms come up I'll be on my note 3 ;)
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Unjustified Dev:
I don't know if I should work on this tomorrow :p . I started but quit. Benny has helped me a lot. I've just been busy getting 4.4 on this old phone I have so far so good.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
I heard that they are having data issues on 4.4, same problem as 4.3.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Unjustified Dev:
Yep , I'll at least make data turn on
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
This is not a rom thread... You guys keep making me think someone replied about this recovery. (Not meaning to sound harsh).
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] btvolta:
Sorry bud, I guess we're just keeping the dream alive. Maybe unjustifed dev can start a temporary rom thread since he is working on one.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] barberboy420:
I just got a system update notice. If I except will I loose root?

rooted galaxy tab and What!
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
I would expect that if you press Accept, that it will fail due to not being completely stock; not 100% sure, but that's most likely what will happen. If it does complete, then you will most likely lose root. It all depends on what the update contains really. It may just patch some things. Either way, you should be able to get root back.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] Unjustified Dev:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47796210
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Anyone interested in TWRP?

Please use adb and run this command:

adb shell cat /proc/mounts

Send me the results please.

TWRP uses fstab version 1 and I won't to make sure of the partition layout.

Nevermind, I found what I needed...

Please try this TWRP test. It may not boot. If it doesn't boot into recovery, please hold power until it boots back into the normal system; then send me the last_kmsg and the log file located at /cache/recovery/last_log.

Only try this if you are willing to help get it working.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] hotaru2k3:
it boots and seems to mostly work. it doesn't mount external sd. the colors are a bit messed up and some letters in text aren't showing up.
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Please send me the recovery log.

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[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] hotaru2k3:
it looks like failing to mount the external sd was just a one time thing... the second time I booted into twrp it mounted fine and I haven't been able to get it to fail since... hopefully my card isn't going bad :confused:

here's a log, unfortunately I don't have one from that first boot: http://pastebin.com/f41JQAqE
[Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Development] gr8nole:
Thanks, I should be able to fix the color. Let me know if anything else doesn't work properly.

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