Thursday, December 10, 2015
Unroot and flash stock firmware on samsung galaxy note 8.0 wifi Gt-N5110
If you have messed up your samsung galaxy note 8.0 wifi Gt-N5110 oand boot looped it then you can get back it to working state by either restoring backup or by flashing a stock firmware.Flashing stock firmware on galaxy note 8.0 is a easy process and it even unroots your tablet too.
Flash stock firmware on galaxy note 8.0 Gt-N5110:
Prerequisites:
If you dont know how to flash stock firmware then dont worry at all we are here to guide you to flash stock firmware on your samsung galaxy note 8.0.Before proceeding further check your tablet model number.Go to settings and then to about device.You will find your deivce model number there. Confirm that you are using Gt-N5110 variant of note 8.0.
Why to flash stock firmware on note 8.0?
- To unroot it:By flashing stock firmware on your tablet you will loose root access.
- To Update it:If you want to have latest version of stock firmware on your tablet then you can manually flash the update using stock firmware.
- To un brick:Most of us prefer flashing stock firmware when our device gets into bootloop and this bring life to our tablet.But you cannot get back hard bricked note 8.0 by this process.
- To get back warranty: If you have rooted your tablet and you havent triggered knox counter then by flashing stock firmware you will get back your warranty.
Flash stock firmware on galaxy note 8.0 Gt-N5110:
- Check your tablet model number:Since we have lot of variants of samsung galaxy note 8.0 it is must that you check your device model number first.If you are on stock rom or any other rom just go to about device in the settings. In the about device you can find your device model number.
- Install official drivers from samsung on your computer.
- Backup all your data like contacts.images,video and other stuff on computer as this process will erase all your data on the device.
- Download the latest firmware for Gt-N5110. Place the downloaded firmware in odin folder for easy access.
- Once you have downloaded the firware extract it and you get a file with .MD5 extension. Dont extract it again.
- Download latest odin and place it on desktop for instant access.
- You need atleast 60% charging left on your device.
Flash stock firmware on note 8.0 GT-N5110:
1.Install samsung kies on your laptop or computer..2.Power off your samsung galaxy note 8.0 and wait for few seconds for it to go off completely.
3.Hold volume down and home key simultaneously and press power button.
4.You will enter download mode.
5.Once you enter download mode press volume up to continue.
6.Open odin application which you have already downloaded.
7.Connect the device to computer through usb cable.Make sure that you use a proprietary cable.
8.Once connected you will notice a blue color tab with a message added.
9.If you don't see this message then uninstall samsung kies and install it again or change the usb port and try again.
10.Now tick on box beside pda and click on pda.
11.Navigate to the firmware file with you have already extracted.(tar.md5 file) and click on it.
12.You will find odin to be un responsive.Just don't panic its normal.
13.Once odin comes to normal state click on start and wait for the process to complete.
14.It might take about 4 to 5 minutes to complete flash firmware.
15.Once done you will green color tab with "pass".
16.Just disconnect the cable from the computer and wait till your phone reboots.
17.The initial boot may take sometime.If it takes too long to boot or enter bootloop then you have to manually reset it.
18.Just hold power button for about 15 seconds to force tablet to shutdown or remover battery and put it back.
19.Now hold volume up and home key and press power button at same time.You will see a android dead logo.Just press volume up or down and you enter stock recovery.
20.Once you enter stock recovery navigate to factory reset using volume keys and click on power button.This will completely wipe your device.once done reboot your phone.
3.Hold volume down and home key simultaneously and press power button.
4.You will enter download mode.
5.Once you enter download mode press volume up to continue.
6.Open odin application which you have already downloaded.
7.Connect the device to computer through usb cable.Make sure that you use a proprietary cable.
8.Once connected you will notice a blue color tab with a message added.
11.Navigate to the firmware file with you have already extracted.(tar.md5 file) and click on it.
12.You will find odin to be un responsive.Just don't panic its normal.
13.Once odin comes to normal state click on start and wait for the process to complete.
14.It might take about 4 to 5 minutes to complete flash firmware.
15.Once done you will green color tab with "pass".
17.The initial boot may take sometime.If it takes too long to boot or enter bootloop then you have to manually reset it.
18.Just hold power button for about 15 seconds to force tablet to shutdown or remover battery and put it back.
19.Now hold volume up and home key and press power button at same time.You will see a android dead logo.Just press volume up or down and you enter stock recovery.
20.Once you enter stock recovery navigate to factory reset using volume keys and click on power button.This will completely wipe your device.once done reboot your phone.
Final words on unroot/flashing firmware on galaxy note 8.0:
By following the above procedure you will unroot your samsung galaxy note 8.0 and also update it to latest version of stock rom available.This method works with all other variants including carrier variants too you just need to download the latest firmware according to device model number.If your knox counter is tripped then flashing stock rom will not cause any change it may show device status custom or knox counter remain same.For any other help de leave a comment below.