[Q] SM-P600 Soft-bricked? Maybe? How to fix? (PROBLEM SOLVED!)

Hey guys,

I've been searching the web, including this forum, trying to get help but after trying everything with no luck, I decided to ask for your help/guidance.

This is the problem:

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) SM-P600 Wifi with P600XXUBMK1 Android 4.3 11.11.2013 1710482 stock. (PDA:MK1 / CSC: MK1 (TUR)) No root or anything else. It was working fine.

I decided to upgrade to Kitkat 4.4.2 and downloaded following from samsung-updates.

Below you will find all available download mirrors for P600KXUCOA2 firmware version for Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 (Wi-Fi) (SM-P600) from region KOO!

Firmware Version Info
(PDA: P600KXUCOA2 CSC: P600KOOCOA2 CHANGELIST: 3872460 BUILD DATE: 21.01.2015)

I installed Odin 3.09 (Also 1.85 and 3.07 just in case based on suggestions from other forum posts) and followed the instructions I found on a website, unfortunately, step by step instructions skipped the very important part: enabling USB debug before starting. That means I didn't enable USB debug.

I entered the download mode, started the Odin, added MD5 file to AP field and followed the instructions, but after a while, it showed failed message. I unplugged the tablet, tried to restart but it gave me the "firmware update encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." message. I tried to entered the recovery mode but it kept coming back to that message. I then tried the download mode, but it became Korean, and in Odin Mode product name changed from SM-P600 to SM-P600-KOR. I tried Odin again but kept failing. At this point Download Mode and the Error screen is all I can do.

Then, I tried Kies 2 and Kies 3 but they didn't recognize the tablet, so I tried Kies on Mac, it didn't recognize the tablet but I was able to enter the model and serial number to start the recovery, after a few hours, process failed and this message showed on the screen:

SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE:3, BINARY:2

I repeated the process on both Mac and WIndows PC several times but got the same error message. Emergency recovery doesn't even recognize the tablet, it asks for a code from another computer but I don't have any code.

I looked online and it was suggested that downloading Korean Android 4.3 firmware will solve the problem, so, I downloaded P600KXUANB1_P600KOOANB1_HOME.tar.md5 and tried to install using all 3 versions of Odin, but I kept getting FAIL and SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE:3, BINARY:2 message on the screen.

Then, I found another suggestion online saying the stock firmware will fix everything so I downloaded

"Below you will find all available download mirrors for P600XXUBMK1 firmware version for Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 (Wi-Fi) (SM-P600) from region TUR!

Firmware Version Info
(PDA: CSC: CHANGELIST: 1710482 BUILD DATE: 11.11.2013)"

from samsung-updates.

Again, I tried to install using all 3 versions of Odin, but I kept getting FAIL and SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE:3, BINARY:2 message on the screen.

At this point I am completely stuck.

1. Is my tablet bricked? If so, how bad is it? Soft-bricked with a chance of fixing or hard-bricked as in a paper weight?
2. What should I do next?
3. What does SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE:3, BINARY:2 mean?
4. Is there anyway to change SM-P600-KOR back to SM-P600?
5. I tried every combination I could find online to enter the recovery mode but download mode is the only mode I can enter. Is there a hard reset file or something or anything that I can do to enter the recovery mode?

I really appreciate your patience reading my post and I hope you can help me to fix this tablet.

Thanks.

lsherif said:

Install the PIT file from the below link for the p600 through Odin, this should re-partion your device & bring it alive.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-10-2014/help/pit-stock-pit-file-thread-t2989266

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Thanks for the reply lsherif. I was able to bring back to Samsung Logo and recovery option but that's about it. Samsung logo flashes and the screen goes dark and nothing happens. I waited over 30 minutes to see if it restarts but screens is lit but dark. I did "wipe data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition" but nothing happened except I lost the recovery partition again, so, I used the PIT file again and tried to install the original 4.4.2 file PDA: P600KXUCOA2 CSC: P600KOOCOA2 CHANGELIST: 3872460 BUILD DATE: 21.01.2015 since the recovery screen was showing the KOT49H. P600KXUCOA2. (I assume when I originally tried to update using P600KXUCOA2 it probably overwrote the recovery partition only.) This time I was able to go further in the Odin, but it failed again. I tried using Korean 4.3 and stock 4.3 P600XXUBMK1 however I keep getting the SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE:3, BINARY:2 message.

I tried Kies again but no avail. At the moment, Samsung Logo shows up when I restart and I am able to enter the recovery and download mode but that's it. Right now, tablet is plugged in and I am hoping it may start by itself but I am not hopeful.

So, what is my next step? What should I/can Ido? Waiting for reply.

Thanks.

Ok guys, I was able to download and install US 4.4.2 firmware and that fixed all the problems. I set up tablet, had about 3 additional OTA android updates after that and now everything is running very smoothly. It seems to charge slower but we'll see if that's the case after a while.

I'd like to thank lsherif for saving me from that uncertainty.

Thanks y'all!

Seymour2884 said:

Could you please post a link to the firmware you said fixed the problem for anyone with the same issue

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Here is the thread I downloaded the firmware from:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2719750

and this is the firmware I downloaded:

http://click.xda-developers.com/api...mega.co.nz/#!H4hT1QQb!nidMcJ...J-aURaD1WiaU0I