POSSIBLE HARD BRICK WITH Android 4.3 STOCK ROM. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
Here you go guys, a FREE SIM UNLOCK with Radio upgrade into CM. I just wrote this up for work, so I thought I'd share it.
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Free unlock only works on 4.1.1, so you have to flash it using ODIN. I'm going to be hosting the 4.1.1 file, so please say tuned for that. ODIN and TWRP attached below.
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Process.
1. Copy the ODIN Images folder to your computer.
2. Extract ODIN3 to your computer and run it.
3. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in with a disallowed SIM (Rogers SIM on a Bell phone for instance).
4. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
5. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the 4.1.1 image. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone is now on 4.1.1.
6. Unplug the phone from the computer, close ODIN and reopen it.
7. UNLOCK STEPS:
Just dial the following keys in the dialing program *#197328640#
Main Menu > [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF > (after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in [6] Network Lock then choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot the phone.
*This is a PERMANENT UNLOCK, and does NOT trigger anything for warranty
8. The phone should now get a signal for the disallowed SIM that you installed earlier. If not, try the unlock again.
9. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
10. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the June 2013 Radio. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone now has the most updated cell radio as of June 2013.
11. Unplug the phone from the computer, close ODIN and reopen it.
12. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
13. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the TWRP Recovery. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone now has the TWRP 2.6 Recovery.
14. Close ODIN. You no longer need ODIN for anything else. Keep the phone connected to the computer.
15. Copy the newest nightly or newest stable CM install zip (http://get.cm/?device=d2att), and gapps install zip to a new folder on the SD card called Installation.
16. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Up + Home + Power until the phone vibrates, release power. Release all buttons when teamwin shows up on the screen.
17. Click the 'Wipe' button. Swipe the 'Swipe to Factory Reset' slider. Press Back, press back again.
18. Click the 'Install' button. Click the 'Installation' folder. Click the file that starts with 'cm...'. Click 'Add More Zips'. Click the file that starts with 'gapps...'. Swipe the 'Swipe to Confirm Flash' slider. The installation process will begin. Wait
19. Click the 'Wipe cache/dalvik' button. Swipe the 'Swipe to Wipe' slider. Click 'Back'. Click 'Reboot System'.
You should now have a SIM unlocked, radio updated, CM installed Galaxy S 3.
4.1.1 line
But where's the 4.1.1 file ?
bobberkarl said:
But where's the 4.1.1 file ?
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right here. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
andjohn said:
Here you go guys, a FREE SIM UNLOCK with Radio upgrade into CM. I just wrote this up for work, so I thought I'd share it.
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Free unlock only works on 4.1.1, so you have to flash it using ODIN. I'm going to be hosting the 4.1.1 file, so please say tuned for that. ODIN and TWRP attached below.
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Process.
1. Copy the ODIN Images folder to your computer.
2. Extract ODIN3 to your computer and run it.
3. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in with a disallowed SIM (Rogers SIM on a Bell phone for instance).
4. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
5. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the 4.1.1 image. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone is now on 4.1.1.
6. Unplug the phone from the computer, close ODIN and reopen it.
7. UNLOCK STEPS:
Just dial the following keys in the dialing program *#197328640#
Main Menu > [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF > (after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in [6] Network Lock then choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot the phone.
*This is a PERMANENT UNLOCK, and does NOT trigger anything for warranty
8. The phone should now get a signal for the disallowed SIM that you installed earlier. If not, try the unlock again.
9. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
10. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the June 2013 Radio. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone now has the most updated cell radio as of June 2013.
11. Unplug the phone from the computer, close ODIN and reopen it.
12. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
13. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the TWRP Recovery. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone now has the TWRP 2.6 Recovery.
14. Close ODIN. You no longer need ODIN for anything else. Keep the phone connected to the computer.
15. Copy the newest nightly or newest stable CM install zip (http://get.cm/?device=d2att), and gapps install zip to a new folder on the SD card called Installation.
16. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Up + Home + Power until the phone vibrates, release power. Release all buttons when teamwin shows up on the screen.
17. Click the 'Wipe' button. Swipe the 'Swipe to Factory Reset' slider. Press Back, press back again.
18. Click the 'Install' button. Click the 'Installation' folder. Click the file that starts with 'cm...'. Click 'Add More Zips'. Click the file that starts with 'gapps...'. Swipe the 'Swipe to Confirm Flash' slider. The installation process will begin. Wait
19. Click the 'Wipe cache/dalvik' button. Swipe the 'Swipe to Wipe' slider. Click 'Back'. Click 'Reboot System'.
You should now have a SIM unlocked, radio updated, CM installed Galaxy S 3.
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OP please make note at beginning of first post that downgrading from 4.3 WILL hard brick the phone. People need to know this firs and foremost before using this method. Oh and Go Oilers!
Can this work on a verizon one
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pitbullmommy45245 said:
Can this work on a verizon one
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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Sorry, no idea.
i beleive that 4.3 and brick problem is only if you took the OTA factory update . i didnt use these files but i did use that exact procedure and i was on CM 10.2 which is 4.3.1 and had no problems. i tried a friends sim card from rogers( im on virgin mobile) and it worked great .
where's the 4.1.1 file? hotfile is closed so http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ doesn't work
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Hello guys, i tryed to flash JM9 om my SGS, i follow this:
Put your phone to download mode (hold down: volume down, home key, power)
DO NOT plug in your phone yet, Odin / driver does not like it at this stage.
Start Odin3
Tick "Re-Partition", check that "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" have been ticked.
Click "PIT" button and select s1_odin_20100512.pit file.
Plug in the phone and wait until Odin finds it.
Click "Start" button... <Firmware update start...> <Get PIT for mapping...> appear. The phone will turn off and the screen indicates "Reset". Wait until Odin indicates "Pass".
Plug out your phone, remove the battery, put it back in and put phone to download mode again.
Click "Reset" button in Odin and untick "Re-Partition" box.
DO NOT select PIT file again.
Click "PDA" button and select "CODE_I9000XWJM9.tar.md5" file.
Click "MODEM" button and select "MODEM_I9000XXJM4.tar.md5" file.
Click "CSC" button and select the desired version "CSC_I9000???JM?.tar.md5".
After i took out the battery, i can't get to download mode, now it show me a Mobile, then a icon (like a warning) then a PC.
What do i do?
Sorry for my english.
Hi,
Have you try with adb (android dev tools) ?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
Yes i open cmd, and type adb reboot download after that i selected pit file (512) and waited to odin got the phone, after i choose start, and then it was done i took out battery, and then now it ... Can you help me with the ADB what do i need to do?
Yes i open cmd, and type adb reboot download after that i selected pit file (512) and waited to odin got the phone, after i choose start, and then it was done i took out battery, and then now it ... Can you help me with the ADB what do i need to do?
Black Screen of Death
****,,, found in your wiki,
Black Screen of Death
that is what i got right now.... what do i have to do?
chick this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series
thanks
gonna try this now:
This screen does not always mean your phone is bricked. If you have a hardware locked vibrant, maybe, however, if your phone is not hardware locked, unplug the USB cable from the phone, Hold down Vol UP+Vol Down+Power, the screen will flash black, continue holding down all 3 buttons, you will see the "phone--!--PC" screen again, continue holding all 3 buttons, the screen will flash black again, release the power button only. This will put you into Download Mode.
No :/ Not working
If you can`t get in download mode ( 3 button combo ), you`re out of luck.
Okay :/ well i contacted my provider where i bougth my phone, and they said it should be send to repair. So on monday im going to send it. Anyone know how long it would take ?
Thanks for your answers.
Hi to all.
I finally unbricked my s5839i.
I dont know if it works for other Samsung models but it worked fine to my device. So if you are not sure dont do it.
1. First thing to do is to download Odin3 v3.04
2. Last thing you have to dounload this .rar file it contain all the files needed.http://www.4shared.com/rar/PyUe5q3X/S5839i_ODIN_AND_FILES_.html it worked fine.It is not my language but i couldn't find something else.
4. After you have finished dounloading, run Odin3 v3.04.
a. Click BOOTLOADER button and select: BOOT_S5839iBVLC2_REV00.tar.md5
b. Click PDA button and select: PDA_S5839iBVLC3_REV00.tar.md5
c. Click Phone button and select: MODEM_S5839iBVLC1_REV00.tar.md5
d. Click CSC button and select: GT-S5839i-csc_ext-IDELC1.tar.md5
5. Put your phone into Download Mode: Press Power + Volume Up+Down and in the Warning screen press the volume up.
Connect USB cable to your phone and the program must read the Com number it takes.
Click Start button in Odin3 v3.04 and the update process will start.
Do not touch or remove anything till the device rebooted and you can see PASS word on the program.
Thats it.Your phone reboots into android.It may take longer to boot ,so be patient.
Now you can change the language to your native one.
I hope i helped.
If you dont get it watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDRgFfPK6JE
If you follow these steps, you do it on your oun risk.
Hi
I've been asked to reset the tablet so I went into settings - backup and restore and choose to factory reset, tablet rebooted and since then it keeps showing the "downloading do not turn off target". I tried already all buttons combinations and I can restart it but it goes back to the download screen and there is no way to turn it off. Unfortunately I didn't thought to enable USB debug or whatever in development options. Is there anything else I can do to get it back? Either custom or stock rom, I don't care. Thanks
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gohanSS said:
Hi
I've been asked to reset the tablet so I went into settings - backup and restore and choose to factory reset, tablet rebooted and since then it keeps showing the "downloading do not turn off target". I tried already all buttons combinations and I can restart it but it goes back to the download screen and there is no way to turn it off. Unfortunately I didn't thought to enable USB debug or whatever in development options. Is there anything else I can do to get it back? Either custom or stock rom, I don't care. Thanks
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1. Connect the tablet to your computer using a USB cable.
2. Grab the latest firmware from either Updato or SamMobile (you have to register in the latter website).
3. Download Odin from odindownload.com (make sure to press the white and blue lettered download box).
4. Once downloaded, extract and open Odin using administrator privileges (right-click the program file and click "Run as Administrator").
5. In the top left corner it should say "COMnumber)" if you successfully connected your tablet.
6. Extract your firmware file that you downloaded.
7. Click the AP button, and select the .img.tar file (I think).
8. Go to the "Options" tab in the mid-left hand corner, and tick "Auto Reboot" (skip if automatically enabled).
9. Click the "Start" button in Odin.
10. Wait for it to complete. Do not do anything at this point, including disconnecting your tablet, turning off your PC, closing Odin and etc.
11. Once your tablet is done downloading, it should reboot.
12. Once rebooted and on the setup screen, turn it off
13. Press the following buttons altogether at the same time: Volume Up+Home+Power
14. It should boot into the recovery. If not, turn off the device and press Volume Down+Home+Power.
15. Once in the recover, using the volume keys to navigate and the power button to select, press "factory reset" or "wipe" and then select "yes" and it will begin.
16. Once done with the wipe, reboot your device.
17. Voila! If I am wrong in something here, hopefully someone can correct it.
jeokim said:
1. Connect the tablet to your computer using a USB cable.
2. Grab the latest firmware from either Updato or SamMobile (you have to register in the latter website).
3. Download Odin from odindownload.com (make sure to press the white and blue lettered download box).
4. Once downloaded, extract and open Odin using administrator privileges (right-click the program file and click "Run as Administrator").
5. In the top left corner it should say "COMnumber)" if you successfully connected your tablet.
6. Extract your firmware file that you downloaded.
7. Click the AP button, and select the .img.tar file (I think).
8. Go to the "Options" tab in the mid-left hand corner, and tick "Auto Reboot" (skip if automatically enabled).
9. Click the "Start" button in Odin.
10. Wait for it to complete. Do not do anything at this point, including disconnecting your tablet, turning off your PC, closing Odin and etc.
11. Once your tablet is done downloading, it should reboot.
12. Once rebooted and on the setup screen, turn it off
13. Press the following buttons altogether at the same time: Volume Up+Home+Power
14. It should boot into the recovery. If not, turn off the device and press Volume Down+Home+Power.
15. Once in the recover, using the volume keys to navigate and the power button to select, press "factory reset" or "wipe" and then select "yes" and it will begin.
16. Once done with the wipe, reboot your device.
17. Voila! If I am wrong in something here, hopefully someone can correct it.
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I did manage to flash the rom from sammobile. I was quite surprised it got stuck during the factory reset. Anyway it is working, and that is the important thing
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Couple questions
I just picked up a SM-G960F/DS for experimenting with and am wondering about rooting it. I haven't put a SIM in it yet. Can it be used without a SIM card? I don't plan on using it as a phone just connecting it to Wi-Fi and experimenting with it. I am not sure what firmware to put on it. It came with BUILD R16NW.G960FXXU1BRF8. I live in Canada and I am not sure which firmware to download for it.
As far as rooting goes does it need a SIM in it to do any of this? Can i just add my Google account to get my Apps on it after rooting?
I have not rooted anything since my S6 and searched a bit and think this is the steps to root the S9.
I think that I should first be on latest Firmware before starting this?
Steps as I found info on process to get Root
got Odin3_v3.14.1.zip on PC and USB drivers - my SM-G960W connects okay
1 enable OEM unlock on phone
Downloaded twrp-3.3.1-1-starlte.img for S9 to PC
Use Bixby Key+Volume Down+Power to enter Download Mode and connect the device to PC USB
2 Open Odin and un-tick auto reboot in "options" tab, make sure that device is detected, Put twrp-3.3.1-1-starlte.img file into AP tab, Click Start
3 When Odin shows "PASS", disconnect the usb cable and press simultaneously the "Bixby key" + "Vol. Down" + "Power" buttons until the download mode disappears
At the precise moment the screen becomes black, immediately release the "Vol.Down" button and press the "Bixby key" + "Vol. UP" + "Power" buttons during 10 to 15sec to forcefully enter TWRP recovery
4 in TWRP swipe "Allow modifications"
5 Go into Wipe menu and select "Format data"
6 Reboot into TWRP recovery again, swipe to "Allow modification" connect phone to PC again Put RMM-State_Bypass.zip and no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.1.zip zips into external sdcard (or does this get done all in step 5?)
7 Flash RMM-State_Bypass.zip
8 Flash no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.1 zip
9 Reboot the phone into system Setup Google account.
now it gets confusing as to what to do for root...
So any help?
I imagine that the first thing I need to figure out is what firmware to download for it.
I have TWRP installed, and have managed to run it a few times. Now I cannot start TWRP at all.
From off, if I switch on, the following happens:
1) Screen with Samsung Galaxy A70 - Secured by Knox
2) 0.5 seconds later another screen, "this phone's bootloader is unlocked and it software integrity. .." and "press power key to continue..."
3) 5 seconds later, same screen as (1)
4) 3 seconds later, red letters "this phone is not running Samsung's official software"
5) 3 seconds later blank screen with "samsung" and then booting to android.
In my experience I have to flash twrp every time I want to use it( I don't know the reason but I couldn't fix it ) , for booting twrp on the other hand I turn off the phone first, then I press power button+volume down until the "this phones bootloader..." screen appears, here is the tricky part, you have to quickly let go of these two buttons, press power button, let go of the power button (after the warning disappeared) and then press volume down button (and hold it) until twrp logo appears, this happens really fast so you may need to do it a few times to get used to it.
mobin22 said:
In my experience I have to flash twrp every time I want to use it( I don't know the reason but I couldn't fix it )
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Yes, same here, the only time I have managed to run TWRP on this phone, is right after a flash.
mobin22 said:
and then press power down button
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Do you mean volume down?
Zilliman said:
Yes, same here, the only time I have managed to run TWRP on this phone, is right after a flash.
Do you mean volume down?
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Power off the device, plug into a pc, wait for it to start charge, hold vol up and power till it turns on. Wala boots to twrp. If you have magisk installed,you can use the reboot option within magisk.
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In my experience I have to flash twrp every time I want to use it( I don't know the reason but I couldn't fix it ) , for booting twrp on the other hand I turn off the phone first, then I press power button+volume down until the "this phones bootloader..." screen appears, here is the tricky part, you have to quickly let go of these two buttons, press power button, let go of the power button (after the warning disappeared) and then press volume down button (and hold it) until twrp logo appears, this happens really fast so you may need to do it a few times to get used to it.
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Samsung changed how to enter recovery on Android 11. Power off device, plug into pc, wait for it to charge, then hold vol up and power till it turns on. Alternatively, if you have magisk installed, use the reboot options within magisk.
I did that. Thanks!
But it has gone to:
Android Recovery
Samsung /a70qxx/a70q
11/RP1A.200720.012./A705FNXXUB5DVB3
user/release-keys
Use volume up/down and power.
Reboot system now
Reboot to bootloader
Apply update from ADB
Apply update from SD card
Wipe date/factory reset
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Where is TWRP? It seems it's gone.
Zilliman said:
I did that. Thanks!
But it has gone to:
Android Recovery
Samsung /a70qxx/a70q
11/RP1A.200720.012./A705FNXXUB5DVB3
user/release-keys
Use volume up/down and power.
Reboot system now
Reboot to bootloader
Apply update from ADB
Apply update from SD card
Wipe date/factory reset
...
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...
Where is TWRP? It seems it's gone.
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That's because you're not installing it properly go back to my guide and follow it exactly and stop listening to these other people. I've been modding this device since it first came out with Android 9, I know every inch of this device. You're getting confused by what other people are telling you
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5- Press and hold vol down and power till the screen turns blank then immediately press and hold vol up. The device will reboot then land you in the twrp splash screen
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It fails here, on this step. After successful flash of recovery.tar, power + vol down to reboot, cable still connected, nothing you can do now can bring TWRP up. The phone boots into Android.
EDIT: I think I have now got it. I will update in a few mins.
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It fails here, on this step. After successful flash of recovery.tar, power + vol down to reboot, cable still connected, nothing you can do now can bring TWRP up. The phone boots into Android.
EDIT: I think I have now got it. I will update in a few mins.
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After successful flash of recovery.tar, power and vol down to reboot, as soon as the phone screen goes blank, immediately release all keys and press and hold vol up. Must be as soon as screen goes blank. The device will then reboot twice and land you in twrp splash screen. You must hit vol down and power after successful flash then when screen blanks, vol up. If you miss this step, twrp will not hold and revert back to stock recovery.
Here is the notes I made today:
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INSTALL + START TWRP
phone is off
press up + dn
insert cable
go into download (press up)
ODIN 3.14 + AP:tar(vbmeta.img+twrp.img), auto reboot off, press upload
when it succeeds, press dn + pwr until it reboots
then quickly up + pwr until it starts (no need to hold down)
this starts in TWRP
from powered off
press pwr button
goes into twrp or android(system) -- depending on what was used last time
if we used reboot->system last time it will now **Always** go into system!
to go back into twrp:
switch off
power cable until charge
pwr + up until it starts
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The above means that you CANNOT go back to TWRP unless you have a cable and a PC near by.