(pages 14-96) Boot Recovery Guide_Qualcomm_APQ8084 (Includes SM-N910F) Rev 3_0

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Notice

Product

HHP

Notice No.

14-96

Model

AP: APQ8084(Qualcomm)

Notice Date

28th October 2014

SM-N910F, N9109W N910A, N915D, N9108V N9100, G901F Subject

Boot Recovery Guide Rev 2

Scope

Subsidiary ( Yes )

ASC ( Yes )

Customer ( No )

1. Purpose - To inform all ASCs of information regarding boot recovery process applicable for devices* using AP: APQ8084(Qualcomm) processor:

*Includes (but not limited to) following models:

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SM-N910F

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SM- N9109W

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SM-N910A

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SM-N915D

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SM-N9108V

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SM-N9100

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SM-G901F

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2. Symptom - No Power on, unable to enter download mode - Boot recovery is only working when the cause of No Power got damaged for boot loader.

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- This Document cannot be used without Samsung’s Authorization Confidential 3. Instruction

- Brief Process 1) Download boot recovery pit and bootloader to SDcard using normal phone 2) Insert the SDcard to no power phone and try to enter download mode

- Pre-requisites 1) Micro SD card → Type of SDcard should be ‘SDHC’ or higher type, and capacity should be 4GB or more. 2) Normal Device to download boot recovery pit and bootloader to SDcard 3) Full SW binary (BL, AP, CP, CSC*)

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BL (Bootloader)

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AP (PLATFORM)

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CP(MODEM)

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and CSC.

4) Pit and bootloader 

→ Pit : APQ8084_boot_recovery_v2.pit

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Bootloader : normal bootloader (BL) for each model

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- This Document cannot be used without Samsung’s Authorization Confidential - Boot Recovery Process 1-1) Download full S/W (BL, AP, CP, CSC) to normal device.

Note: If you already have made

/ have available an SDcard for boot recovery previously by

following steps 2.1 to 2.6 , you can proceed to Part 3.

2-1) Run Odin3 v3.09.3.exe 2-2) Load “APQ8084_boot_recovery_v2.pit” in PIT tab and "normal" bootloader file in BL tab. 2-3) Check in the "T Flash" option box to enable "T Flash" option. 2-4) Insert SDcard to normal device and enter download mode. 2-5) Connect the phone to PC.

2-6) Click Start button to download pit and bootloader to SDcard. → If it’s PASS, SDcard was successfully made for boot recovery. → If it’s FAIL, try to this with another SD card. (It would be defect of SD card)

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- This Document cannot be used without Samsung’s Authorization Confidential 3-1) Insert SDcard to "No Power up" device. 3-2) Enter download mode, using ‘Volume down’ + ‘Home’ + ‘Power’ key. 3-3) If the phone is successfully recovered, phone will enter download mode.

< Volume Down + Home + Power Key >

< Download Mode >

3-4) After entering download mode, download full S/W to the phone including Bootloader (BL), AP(PLATFORM), CP(MODEM), and CSC.

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