I have an old Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 I dug up from many years ago. When I tried to turn it on after charging it fully, it was stuck in a reboot loop. I already tried factory resetting it and clearing the cash, but it hasn't helped. I am trying to flash an new OS using ODIN, but since I haven't been able to turn USB tethering on, I can't connect the tablet to my computer. Is there any way I can turn USB tethering on through the recovery mode, maybe through the ADB? Just to be clear, I can not access the settings before the tablet reboots itself, and I never turned on developer tools.
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you don't need cash, tethering, usb-debugging/adb, developer options or recovery mode. just enter download mode and flash with Odin (it's free) hardreset.info/devices/samsung/samsung-p5110-galaxy-tab-2-101/…– alecxsCommented Jun 18, 2020 at 20:24
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when I enter download mode the tablet doesn't connect to the computer though, on device manager it keeps coming up as an unrecognized device. I downloaded the proper USB drivers off the Samsung website as well, but it didn't seem to help.– VizCommented Jun 18, 2020 at 21:13
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if you can't install right drivers then use heimdall for linux– alecxsCommented Jun 18, 2020 at 21:21
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how will that help if the tablet isn't connecting to the pc? I have the drivers, but my computer isn't recognizing the tablet? I'm also on Windows by the way– VizCommented Jun 18, 2020 at 22:33
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"it keeps coming up as an unrecognized device" sounds like a recognized connection to me. yes i know you are on windows, that's why i recommend linux. try Xubuntu LTS from bootable usb flash drive (press F11 or F12 before computer starts up for boot menu) unetbootin.github.io documentation README, support, tutorial or search android.stackexchange.com– alecxsCommented Jun 19, 2020 at 8:09
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