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Phone possibly bricked

Well I wanted to flash Valhalla v1.2 [KI1] so I proceeded to odin KG4 and all it does is sit there
<ID:0/008> Added!!
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
That is as far as it gets and its been plugged in for over 5 minutes just sitting there. I got impatient and removed the battery and unpluged the USB which probably wasn't the best idea ever. Sometimes going into download mode I get usb device not recognized and I no longer get the download screen to come up anymore its a bunch of dots now and other times odin sees the phone but no matter what it still gets stuck sitting at Initialzation. Any ideas on how I can get something to flash on it?
Edit: And now Odin cannot see it at all.
Edit2: Tried a different USB port it sees it and I attempted to flash again but its stuck on partitioning.
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

Disconnect USB cable
Battery pull. Battery back in
Vol + and -
Connect USB cable
Try Odin again

FBis251 said:
Disconnect USB cable
Battery pull. Battery back in
Vol + and -
Connect USB cable
Try Odin again
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Soon as I did that download mode came up properly and now its flashing thanks so much.

[kernel] sch-i535 (s3 verizon) rooted insecure kernels - important info!

Hi Guys,
Verizon model is protected from flashing unsigned/modified boot.img and recovery.img. Which means there is no known root method as for now for SCH-I535.
Stay tuned for more informations as we are doing research now.
Rooted stock boot.img issue:
<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/008> boot.img
<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/008> FAIL! (Auth)
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CWM Recovery.img flash issue:
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
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Research status: 10%
+ 10% - phone rooted trough system.img tricks -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756885 (by invisiblek)
ROM analysys:
boot.img -> signed
recovery.img -> signed
system.img -> not signed
cache.img -> not signed
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Update [7/7/2012]
News about locked Verizon model is spreading over the websites and main tech-related portals. Hopefully we will get some detailed info soon.
Update [7/7/2012]
It looks like it has been rooted by using system.img trick (system.img is not signed)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756885
Enjoy! and thanx to invisiblek good job!
Thanks!

well brother, i have already run out of thanks for the day, but thanks
have you seen any flash failures in Odin on the GSIII due to battery being in or out? With the Charge you had to have the battery out while entering download mode, then immediately place battery in before flashing or it would fail everytime.
Also, how exactly do you enter download mode for the new guys?

fails here...
Code:
<ID:0/008> Added!!
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/008> boot.img
<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/008> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

same hear,
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
fail
suggestions?

Everyone is using the latest Odin provided correct?

Same as the last two posts. Failed twice.

correct, and teh phone is telling me secure check fail ; boot

I am going to have to ask again.....what exactly is the process of entering download mode? Do you have to pull and replace the battery at any point in order to avoid failed flashes?
Updating for GSIII
Turn off phone
connect USB cable from PC to phone while holding down volume down button, home button and power button simultaneously until android logo appears
press volume up button
see that Odin detected and connected to the device
flash file using PDA button
profit?

I was unable to get the phone into download mode without the battery in. I tried volume down/power as well as volume down/home/power while plugging in the usb cable. All I ever got was a single vibration but no warning triangle.

akanealw said:
I was unable to get the phone into download mode without the battery in. I tried volume down/power as well as volume down/home/power while plugging in the usb cable. All I ever got was a single vibration but no warning triangle.
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well my description above was based on a previous handset.....so not surprised

I got into Odin download mode by holding volume down, home and power. I had to do it about 3 times before I got it right. However, that was for another purpose, and I have NOT tried to flash this image.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

Ok what should we see download mode, I see the green Android and it says downloading, I herd some one else say there was a yellow triangle?
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium

madmaverickmatt said:
Ok what should we see download mode, I see the green Android and it says downloading, I herd some one else say there was a yellow triangle?
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium
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it was a yellow triangle on older phones, the green android is correct for the GSIII, that's download mode, how did you enter it? i see above others have done volume down, home and power together....updated my OP

Holding volume down/home/power should bring up the green triangle. Then you press volume up to go into Odin mode.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

Sorry jamesnmandy, I misread your earlier posts. I thought you were suggesting other methods, not that you were asking how to get to download mode on the s3.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

akanealw said:
Sorry jamesnmandy, I misread your earlier posts. I thought you were suggesting other methods, not that you were asking how to get to download mode on the s3.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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nope, no problem, I found it was probably going to confuse people so i edited it to reflect the correct method for the GSIII, thanks

Any body having any luck with this method?
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium

You need to be in download mode, then connect phone , put kernel.tar as PDA and flash.
Report any issues, i dont have this version of phone. It will not break it, in worst case u will need to flash oryginal kernel (which you can take from full stock rom post).
Adam

Yea that's what I'm doing, is it possible Verizon slid a file check in there?
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium

So once in download mode, not one has had luck with this root?

[Q] Soft bricked need help its my freinds phone

whenever i try to turn it on it gets the little phone followed with caution symbol followed with computer symbol it happened after tring to flash a recovery in odin a few times and kept failing and now whenever i try to flash stock rom from samsung or anything in odin it will say nand write fail
what am i supposed to do?

Go to imnuts.org
And download ee4 and pit file..
Run them at the same time.
I'm assuming that you know how to run odin.
And know to unzip the ee4
And so on..
Select PDA
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i downloaded ep4 and tried to flash it but i didnt use a pit and it said nand write fail

Removed!!
<ID:0/008> Added!!
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/008> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/008> Removed!!
<ID:0/008> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
and its been pluged in everytime

i flashed tweaked 3.0 odin style and now it wont even show splash screen it only goes to download mode

jett1217 said:
i flashed tweaked 3.0 odin style and now it wont even show splash screen it only goes to download mode
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Did yu put Yur battery back in after going to download mode?...and check the pit file box?
simply tweaked 3.0

of course i put my battery back in

jett1217 said:
of course i put my battery back in
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Sounds like Yur doing a good job then...keep going
simply tweaked 3.0

Did you check Re-Partition and un-check Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time?
Click on Pit and add your Pit file.
Verify the MD5 checksum before you added the EP4 file into PDA. Bad downloads do happen sometimes.
Pull the battery to enter download mode then replace it before flashing. That nand write fail thing is what happens if you flash without the battery.

jett1217 said:
of course i put my battery back in
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did you try a different USB cord or rebooting your computer? (I know it sounds silly, but changing the cord worked for me and others)

S6 stuck in download mode

Hi all,
Been searching these forums for the past 3 hours and trying numerous options and still haven't been able to fix my problem.
Long story short, dropped S6 in water, turned off and left in rice bag for 2 weeks.
Tried to turn on today and it only boots to download mode, everything else just reboots the phone. Also it will only turn on when connected to USB so i'm guessing the battery is dead also.
My main concern is I have photos that I really want to try and recover and yes I know I know, always have a backup, as a desktop technician I really should have had that setup on my phone but here we are.
So my main target is to somehow get into recovery mode and then use ADB to pull files from the phone.
I've tried to flash many different recovery files but they always fail in Odin v3.10.7, log for Odin is:
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/006> recovery.img
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/006> Removed!!
I don't want to flash stock firmware cause I'm guessing that will wipe the phone and photos?
Any help would be appreciated!

alicg said:
Hi all,
Been searching these forums for the past 3 hours and trying numerous options and still haven't been able to fix my problem.
Long story short, dropped S6 in water, turned off and left in rice bag for 2 weeks.
Tried to turn on today and it only boots to download mode, everything else just reboots the phone. Also it will only turn on when connected to USB so i'm guessing the battery is dead also.
My main concern is I have photos that I really want to try and recover and yes I know I know, always have a backup, as a desktop technician I really should have had that setup on my phone but here we are.
So my main target is to somehow get into recovery mode and then use ADB to pull files from the phone.
I've tried to flash many different recovery files but they always fail in Odin v3.10.7, log for Odin is:
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/006> recovery.img
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/006> Removed!!
I don't want to flash stock firmware cause I'm guessing that will wipe the phone and photos?
Any help would be appreciated!
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A long time ago my s2 got stuck in download mode after getting wet, back then it was caused by some corrosion in the usb port. I fixed it by trying to scrape it clean with a usb cable, you could also try isopropylalcohol (even let it soak in there for a few days)
btw the s2 continued working up until this day (a friend now has it)

godutch said:
A long time ago my s2 got stuck in download mode after getting wet, back then it was caused by some corrosion in the usb port. I fixed it by trying to scrape it clean with a usb cable, you could also try isopropylalcohol (even let it soak in there for a few days)
btw the s2 continued working up until this day (a friend now has it)
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I heard of this isopropylalcohol, so just fill a jar and drop phone in for few days? And then back in rice?
Spent 2 weeks drying the thing out, kind of worried to attempt this.
But as I've nothing to lose!

alicg said:
I heard of this isopropylalcohol, so just fill a jar and drop phone in for few days? And then back in rice?
Spent 2 weeks drying the thing out, kind of worried to attempt this.
But as I've nothing to lose!
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I think isopropyl alcohol doesn't conduct, so no short circuits and no need to dry but from my experience with keyboards which got wet and not dried properly those thin contacts and flex cables are very prone to just corroding through and through.

SM-G920I stuck in boot loop, only boots into Download Mode

Hi all,
Long story short, phone got water damage, left in rice for month, tried to boot and it shows Samsung logo and reboots.
Tried several things which I'll list below, never got anywhere and I'd throw the phone back in a drawer and then a few months later I'd take it out and give it another go
Already have replacement but was looking to hopefully get family photos off it (yes I backup everything now)
So i've tried the following different Odin versions:
3.09, 3.10.6 + 3.12.3
I've downloaded my firmware version G920IDVU3FQF5_G920IVNZ3FQF1_VNZ from SamMobile webite and flashed with that.
Still same issue.
After flashing firmware I have also tried the following different versions of TWRP:
twrp-2.8.6.0-zeroflte.img
twrp-2.8.6.1-zeroflte.img
twrp-2.8.6.2-zeroflte.img
twrp-3.1.1-0-zeroflte.img
Still same issue although I do get the red text "recovery is not seandroid enforcing" along side Samsung Logo but reboots as always.
If only I could get into Recovery I could then mount SD and hopefully get access to photos.
Also tried using ADB to push and pull but no go :silly:
Am I missing something stupid?
I do have the pit file for my model but I'm under the impression it re-partitions everything and I'm guessing that would lose all data so I haven't tried that.
Also tried Samsung Smart Switch but it doesn't find the phone as I can only get it in Download Mode.
Any help would be appreciated :good:

alicg said:
Hi all,
Long story short, phone got water damage, left in rice for month, tried to boot and it shows Samsung logo and reboots.
Tried several things which I'll list below, never got anywhere and I'd throw the phone back in a drawer and then a few months later I'd take it out and give it another go
Already have replacement but was looking to hopefully get family photos off it (yes I backup everything now)
So i've tried the following different Odin versions:
3.09, 3.10.6 + 3.12.3
I've downloaded my firmware version G920IDVU3FQF5_G920IVNZ3FQF1_VNZ from SamMobile webite and flashed with that.
Still same issue.
After flashing firmware I have also tried the following different versions of TWRP:
twrp-2.8.6.0-zeroflte.img
twrp-2.8.6.1-zeroflte.img
twrp-2.8.6.2-zeroflte.img
twrp-3.1.1-0-zeroflte.img
Still same issue although I do get the red text "recovery is not seandroid enforcing" along side Samsung Logo but reboots as always.
If only I could get into Recovery I could then mount SD and hopefully get access to photos.
Also tried using ADB to push and pull but no go :silly:
Am I missing something stupid?
I do have the pit file for my model but I'm under the impression it re-partitions everything and I'm guessing that would lose all data so I haven't tried that.
Also tried Samsung Smart Switch but it doesn't find the phone as I can only get it in Download Mode.
Any help would be appreciated :good:
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Try to flash CF-Auto-Root via Odin then latest TWRP. If you get in TWRP you will be know what to do

rifek4 said:
Try to flash CF-Auto-Root via Odin then latest TWRP. If you get in TWRP you will be know what to do
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Still no luck after CF-Auto-Root and then latest TWRP....
Tried to flash firmware again.
With Odin v3.10.6 - flashed G920IDVU3FQF5_G920IVNZ3FQF1_G920IDVU3FQF1_HOME.tar.md5
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<OSM> G920IDVU3FQF5_G920IVNZ3FQF1_G920IDVU3FQF1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> sboot.bin
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> cm.bin
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> system.img
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
<ID:0/003> Added!!
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Fails about 20% into system.img.
I'll try flashing with different versions of Odin and report back tomorrow! :good:

alicg said:
Still no luck after CF-Auto-Root and then latest TWRP....
Tried to flash firmware again.
With Odin v3.10.6 - flashed G920IDVU3FQF5_G920IVNZ3FQF1_G920IDVU3FQF1_HOME.tar.md5
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<OSM> G920IDVU3FQF5_G920IVNZ3FQF1_G920IDVU3FQF1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> sboot.bin
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> cm.bin
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> system.img
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
<ID:0/003> Added!!
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Fails about 20% into system.img.
I'll try flashing with different versions of Odin and report back tomorrow! :good:
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HERE you got all. Try latest stock firmware which you get via SamFirm. But BTW I don't wish good future for that phone after swimming in water

Used Odin v3.12.7 and flashed latest firmware > CF-Auto-Root > latest TWRP
No difference....still only boots to download mode.

alicg said:
Used Odin v3.12.7 and flashed latest firmware > CF-Auto-Root > latest TWRP
No difference....still only boots to download mode.
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Try to hold Volume - + Home + Power for 30 sec and when phone restart (when you see Samsung logo) directly switch from Volume - to Volume + but hold also another two buttons, you should get recovery menu.

rifek4 said:
Try to hold Volume - + Home + Power for 30 sec and when phone restart (when you see Samsung logo) directly switch from Volume - to Volume + but hold also another two buttons, you should get recovery menu.
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Still no recovery, the phone doesn't hold a charge anymore so it could be a motherboard issue too.
Doesn't turn on at all if not plugged into charger or PC. As soon as I plug it in it shows Android logo and reboots instantly.
Holding Volume Up + Power + Home does nothing, phone just keeps rebooting.
Only when I hold Volume Down + Power + Home does it show the warning screen and I can then choose Volume Up to Continue or Down to Cancel and reboot.
Think I've reached the limit with this phone

alicg said:
Still no recovery, the phone doesn't hold a charge anymore so it could be a motherboard issue too.
Doesn't turn on at all if not plugged into charger or PC. As soon as I plug it in it shows Android logo and reboots instantly.
Holding Volume Up + Power + Home does nothing, phone just keeps rebooting.
Only when I hold Volume Down + Power + Home does it show the warning screen and I can then choose Volume Up to Continue or Down to Cancel and reboot.
Think I've reached the limit with this phone
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You holded phone in rice for a month etc, but while phone were in water battery was still connected to mobo, and that could makes shocks on mobo and now something can be just burned. And every battery after contact with water will don't hold charge as should