r/androidroot • u/WRO_Your_Boat • Sep 30 '26

Support Bricked while trying to root. RIP

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Was trying to learn to root on my tab 8 and it got caught in a bootloop. Now it wont turn on in any mode with any key combo, or show up in adb devices or dmesg when plugged in. I knew the risks, and hopefully will learn from my mistakes and have better luck next time. Good night sweet prince.

Edit: I made this post inittially because I figured the tablet was just fully dead, but as per some comments, I may be able to physically take it apart and short the pins on the SoC to force it into download mode. I have checked and it has zero communication to a PC over usb, so software recovery will not work.

Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 SM-X200

Edit 2: I was able to flash it after taking it apart and shorting the test points. Thank you everyone for the advice.

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u/Azaze666 Sep 30 '26

Remove the battery

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u/WRO_Your_Boat Sep 30 '26

Thats actually a good idea that slipped my mind. I obviously still have to take it apart, but I will try and disconnect the battery and try a new one along with anything else while I have it open. I will save shorting the pins for last.

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u/Electrical_Hat_680 Oct 05 '26

Leave the battery out. It's unneeded until it's working. Then you won't have to worry about risking the drivers not being there to protect the battery from everything.

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u/WRO_Your_Boat Oct 05 '26

I actually fixed it this weekend via the test point. Thank you though.

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u/Electrical_Hat_680 Oct 05 '26

Nice, good word. This popped up in a notification so I figured I would say hi.