Noob HELP! : Softbricked my GTAB 8.9 GT-P7300... :(

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First off, I'd like to thank everyone for their very useful posts! I 'kinda' understand now what everyone here is talking about...Kinda...

Anyway, I just bought my 8.9 around two weeks ago and decided to upgrade my OS to 3.2. I tried it through Kies, but Kies was not able to recognize my device, tried OTA update but was not able to connect to server...So I tried manually updating it myself, and now, based on what I read here, I think I softbricked my GTAB...The boot screen keeps loading and it does not want to push through...

My TAB is not rooted, and based from the threads that I have read here, i need to root my TAB first but unfortunately, I could not do that anymore..

Can someone please help me out? Noob here...Would really appreciate a step-by-step Noob guide on how to fix my tab...Thank you so much in advance!

Originally Posted by JRV78

First off, I'd like to thank everyone for their very useful posts! I 'kinda' understand now what everyone here is talking about...Kinda...

Anyway, I just bought my 8.9 around two weeks ago and decided to upgrade my OS to 3.2. I tried it through Kies, but Kies was not able to recognize my device, tried OTA update but was not able to connect to server...So I tried manually updating it myself, and now, based on what I read here, I think I softbricked my GTAB...The boot screen keeps loading and it does not want to push through...

My TAB is not rooted, and based from the threads that I have read here, i need to root my TAB first but unfortunately, I could not do that anymore..

Can someone please help me out? Noob here...Would really appreciate a step-by-step Noob guide on how to fix my tab...Thank you so much in advance!

Is this a 3G or Wi-Fi only model?

Sent from my GT-P7310

3G model...

Originally Posted by JRV78

3G model...

To restore functionality (and I mean to enter the ROM itself) you must use ODIN. There are several images to select in the Development forum for your 7300 unit. A how-to use it is also available in my signature's guide. Don't worry about your SDcard contents, ODIN doesn't touch them, but it does delete the apps.

ok, i tried odin3 v1.85 and I downloaded a stock rom from sammy thats suppose to be compatible for my region. ODIN status was fail after a few seconds and I got a 'binary' error message in my TAB.

I'll try and read your how-to use now..
My tabs not rooted...will that be a problem?

Originally Posted by JRV78

ok, i tried odin3 v1.85 and I downloaded a stock rom from sammy thats suppose to be compatible for my region. ODIN status was fail after a few seconds and I got a 'binary' error message in my TAB.

I'll try and read your how-to use now..
My tabs not rooted...will that be a problem?

No, root is independent of the device's bootloader, so no, it is not related. You can try any image as long as it's 7300.

sorry, noob question...when you say 'image', your talking about the .tar file right? so as long as its 7300, it should work?

i have the: P7300XWKK5_P7300ODDKJ1_P7300XXKJ6_HOME.tar.md5

IT WORKED!!!!!!!

Thanks nirogu325!!! I will spread the word!!!

Originally Posted by JRV78

sorry, noob question...when you say 'image', your talking about the .tar file right? so as long as its 7300, it should work?

i have the: P7300XWKK5_P7300ODDKJ1_P7300XXKJ6_HOME.tar.md5

Yes, the biggest-size file.

Originally Posted by JRV78

IT WORKED!!!!!!!

Thanks nirogu325!!! I will spread the word!!!

No worries. Good to know it worked! Enjoy!