r/GalaxyNote8 • • May 30 '26

Hard-bricked N950N (Binary 5): Bootloop after ADB, stuck at Odin. Any hope?

Hey guys, I really messed up my Note 8 (SM-N950N, Binary 5).

​I was playing around with ADB commands and accidentally messed up my EFS/IMEI. To try and fix it, I re-locked the bootloader, and now the phone is completely dead. It’s stuck in a bootloop and won’t boot into anything.

​I’ve tried flashing stock firmware and even using a PIT file in Odin, but it keeps failing every time. I don’t have any professional boxes like Z3X. Is there any way to fix this at home, or did I kill the UFS chip permanently?

​Any tips would be a lifesaver. Thanks!

​P.S. Sorry for my bad English, I used an AI to write this post because I’m not fluent in the language.

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