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[ROM][ODIN] Stock ODEXED T839UVKG2 (Sidekick 4G) Firmware [7/26/11]

Hello Everyone, This is an Instructional Odin ROM to flash Back to Factory Stock and/or Recover your Broken System.
This is NOT the firmware that the phone ships with but it is the complete official update from Tmobile that began Rolling out on July 21st.
The process is Exactly the Same as flashing the Shipped KD1 Firmware for ODIN i've uploaded In this Thread
This is 100% STOCK Odexed T839UVKG2 firmware For the Sidekick 4G and needs to be flashed through Odin. Odin is attached below along with the Sidekick 4G pit.
How to Install/Flash.
Code:
0. Download the StockKG2ODIN.tar.md5 File (Find link Below)
1. Remove the .md5 tail
2. Open odin with phone not connected yet
3. Boot in to download mode using Trackpad+Vol down then power
4. Connect phone to pc
5. StockKG2ODIN.tar in pda slot, Use SK4G pit file from below in Pit Slot
6. Double check that only auto-reboot is checked (if it doesnt work the first time, click re-partition)
7. Click start
First boot may take around 3-5 mins. Wait it out and then you should be good to go.
StockKG2ODIN.tar.md5 >>> DOWNLOAD
UPDATE: FOOL PROOF WAY TO GET INTO DOWNLOAD MODE
ayoteddy said:
Try this, take the battery sim and sd card out of your phone.
Open odin, put the tar in pda and pit into pit.
Plug your phone into the usb.
Now bare with me, this part is a bit akward but you can do it.. hold the vol down key and trackball *with one hand* and put the battery in while holding them. You will be in download mode and Odin will detect your phone. Then flash
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Use the Thanks button if this was helpful ; post below if you have feedback/questions ect, Thank you and please enjoy!

my 2 cents about the update
btw guys, i know alot of people has complained about things from the update but dont let that scare you. i personally didnt encounter any of them. it seems samsung or tmo cleaned it up a bit and increased the sensitivity of the trackpad, also allowing the trackpad to be disabled. They say they addressed various bug fixes but didnt state which so we'd have to see for ourselves. if anything make a backup and give it a go. i've been able to root it with the same one click root method.

the Odin went perfectly.. thanks ayoteddy. guess i'll root it and play around with the latest that Samsung/Tmo have for us..... until you guys release your next masterpiece, with these fixes baked in.
in the meantime, do you think the Bali kernel could be flashed onto this?

downloading when i get home from work!

Hey teddy. Do you plan on incorporating this update's fixes to your Smooth Maximus? This and the extended power menu and lockscreen mod will be an update to Ginger Clone?

badboi_zero said:
Hey teddy. Do you plan on incorporating this update's fixes to your Smooth Maximus? This and the extended power menu and lockscreen mod will be an update to Ginger Clone?
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yes sir. just look out for the next ROM release
if you want in the mean time play with this and see if you notice any difference from stock KD1

Yes were still on froyo so it's compatable .
yogi2010 said:
the Odin went perfectly.. thanks ayoteddy. guess i'll root it and play around with the latest that Samsung/Tmo have for us..... until you guys release your next masterpiece, with these fixes baked in.
in the meantime, do you think the Bali kernel could be flashed onto this?
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Revolution said:
Yes were still on froyo so it's compatable .
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huh, it didn't seem to work.... it seemed to complete the lagfix conversion, but then wouldn't boot, would stay at the Samsung screen, doing those force close vibrations. wonder if I forgot something....
I used CWM from Rom Manager, then flashed the CWM 3:xxx zip to flash the kernel.
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Revolution said:
Yes were still on froyo so it's compatable .
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Please dont use bali on KG2 it seems not to work even if you dont allow the conversion. You'll have to odin and repartition unfortunately, sorry I didnt respond sooner yogi
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ayoteddy said:
Please dont use bali on KG2 it seems not to work even if you dont allow the conversion. You'll have to odin and repartition unfortunately, sorry I didnt respond sooner yogi
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lol, no problem teddy. thx

am i the only having problems? :/
i put the PIT in PIT box the PDA i put the .tar WITHOUT the .md5
ONLY auto reboot checked..WTF
not the way to start out my birthday...

HECTOR-ZERONI said:
am i the only having problems? :/
i put the PIT in PIT box the PDA i put the .tar WITHOUT the .md5
ONLY auto reboot checked..WTF
not the way to start out my birthday...
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whats the problem your having .. ?

HECTOR-ZERONI said:
am i the only having problems? :/
i put the PIT in PIT box the PDA i put the .tar WITHOUT the .md5
ONLY auto reboot checked..WTF
not the way to start out my birthday...
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I do it with all three boxes checked
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ayoteddy said:
whats the problem your having .. ?
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it keeps coming as a FAIL.
but since i last posted something worse happened, yeahhhhhh uhhmm. it wont go into download mode it shows a PHONE---(!)----COMPUTER. but ODIN still says connnected. and currently i just flashed only PIT file and clicked repartion and auto reboot. in the message box it says DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!! but its been there forever.

Just keep tryin.g it will work but everytime u try u u hae to disconnect ur phone from the computer and reconnect it and retry it
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And go into download mode again
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Go into download mode & make sure you check Repartion + Autoreboot + F.RESET.TIME , i always do that & it work's & your at COM63 or COM69 so you have too .
HECTOR-ZERONI said:
it keeps coming as a FAIL.
but since i last posted something worse happened, yeahhhhhh uhhmm. it wont go into download mode it shows a PHONE---(!)----COMPUTER. but ODIN still says connnected. and currently i just flashed only PIT file and clicked repartion and auto reboot. in the message box it says DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!! but its been there forever.
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Revolution said:
Go into download mode & make sure you check Repartion + Autoreboot + F.RESET.TIME , i always do that & it work's & your at COM63 or COM69 so you have too .
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OKay i did that, but how long does it usually take for you qhen you click the re-partition box? mine seems to take forever, last time i clicked that box i waited for like 15 minutes then i got inpatient and disconnected it.

HECTOR-ZERONI said:
OKay i did that, but how long does it usually take for you qhen you click the re-partition box? mine seems to take forever, last time i clicked that box i waited for like 15 minutes then i got inpatient and disconnected it.
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it should take less than 4 mins.
If you still have trouble getting into download mode let me know
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in my experience, Set Partition should only take about 10 seconds until it moves on to the actual flashing, but sometimes it just hangs there forever. in that case I close Odin and maybe try again, or else try again without re-partition.... I dunno, Odin seems inconsistent, but it always seems to eventually work.
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[Q] possible brick.......duno for sure

Hi guys, irecently attempted to flash a rom to make my phone more awesome but I feel I fudged up. My mounts were not set right I think but my phone still booted up like it should.....but on first boot my screen looked like a bill cosby sweater but that went away. Now. When I try to go nto recovery or dl mode,my screen is black n goes to normal boot. Did I damage my recovery? N if so can I get it back?
Tried to turn it on again n I just get bootloops, still no recovery or dl mode.
Also in rom manager it said cwm and recovery were present, but when I tried to go into recovery I got the same.
Any and I mean any help would b appreciated....thank you

You flashed gb. For that you need the bootloaders for gb. Until you get those you will always have the rainbow scree on boot and no recovery. Find and flash the kg4 leak that will straiten things out.
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Cool, now like I said my phone is looping...how would I flash???? Place the files on the sd via computer n try dl and cwm??
My old school droid was soooo much easier lol
Thanks for helpin me out holmes
Would I have to use odin since my phone won't boot up fully??

thenewdude said:
Cool, now like I said my phone is looping...how would I flash???? Place the files on the sd via computer n try dl and cwm??
My old school droid was soooo much easier lol
Thanks for helpin me out holmes
Would I have to use odin since my phone won't boot up fully??
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Yes you need Odin. Just check out the Bible and grab the Samsung USB drivers for you computer then install Odin. Then learn to boot into download mode. And you will be ready for flashing. There is a tutorial also in the Bible on flashing with odin. Here is the Bible link, learn it well if you intend on keeping the phone. Happy modding
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117554
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Again......many, many thanks to you

Step 1. look at the bible. Look for the kg4 rom, pit file and odin are included in the download.
Step 2. to get into download mode, pull out the battery, plug in your phone, hold BOTH the volume up and down buttons, then plug in the battery. Congrats. Youre now in download mode.
Step 3. unzip all the files from the .rar file you just downloaded.
step 4. start odin and input all the files in the corresponding order. It tells you where each file goes.
step 5. Click start and wait.
step 6. your phone now works.
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You flashed the woodoo kernel for gingerbread to a froyo rom, didn't you?
Just odin again the KC1 and you'll be fine ;-)
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hey am i supposed to use all 4 files......csc, pit, phone, and pda in the kg4 file????

thenewdude said:
hey am i supposed to use all 4 files......csc, pit, phone, and pda in the kg4 file????
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Yes you are. If you get lost you can check my thread for thorough instructions. You'll find it either in the signature or you can look for the only stickied thread in this subforum =P
oh and also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16207639&postcount=313

thenewdude said:
hey am i supposed to use all 4 files......csc, pit, phone, and pda in the kg4 file????
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yes u use all 4 p theres only one file u can use for pit in the zip so its self explanatory
for phone look for file that has phone in it
for csc look for file with csc in it
and for pda use last file it should be like REV00

oh and if you're having trouble getting into download/recovery did u try using adb to get to them?

[q] help...stuck...gb ext4 starter pack

help...im putti ng the starter pack on my wifes phone...and odin is stuck and not moving forward and im scared to unplug her phone...the last thing it said was..."setup connection"...and now its not doing anything...and the loading bar where it shows progress isnt showing anything or that big square above that has nothing in it...what should i do...i was doing the first step...installing the bootloaders....PLEASE HELP...I CANT MESS HER PHONE UP...SHELL KILL ME...this worked fine for my phone...thanks in advance...
the log says...
added!!
enter cs for md5...
check md5...do not unplug...
please wait...
pda.tar.md5 is vaild...
checking md5 finished sucessfully...
leave cs...
odin v.3 engine (id:24)
file analysis...
setup connection...
then its just siiting here for over 30 mins...frozen...please help...PLEASE...
I JUST READ WHERE ONE PAGE SAYS TO ONLY USE THE PDA FILE...BUT I USED THE PIT FILE AND PDA...SHE ALREADY HAS GB...BUT NOT ALL THE STUFF THAT COMES WITH THIS EXT4 PACK...SHOULD I ONNLY HAVE DONE THE PIT FILE...WHAT SHOULD I DO...ITS NOW BEEN LIKE 45 MINS STUCK...

What's on the phone's screen? Does it show it's in download mode?
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stephen_w said:
What's on the phone's screen? Does it show it's in download mode?
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i fixed it...i dont know how to earse this thread...she has stock gb everything...i want her to have all the goodies that come with ext4 starter...but it wont work...it just freezes in the middle of odin flash...i dont get why...this is the second time i soft bricked it...how can i get that on her phone...i read 2 different threads...one said when i put the bootloaders on use both files...and another thread said not to use the pit file...only the pda file...which one is right...?

phordych05 said:
i fixed it...i dont know how to earse this thread...she has stock gb everything...i want her to have all the goodies that come with ext4 starter...but it wont work...it just freezes in the middle of odin flash...i dont get why...this is the second time i soft bricked it...how can i get that on her phone...i read 2 different threads...one said when i put the bootloaders on use both files...and another thread said not to use the pit file...only the pda file...which one is right...?
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You must use the pit and repartition when flashing boot loaders. Freaking Odin blah
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phordych05 said:
i fixed it...i dont know how to earse this thread...she has stock gb everything...i want her to have all the goodies that come with ext4 starter...but it wont work...it just freezes in the middle of odin flash...i dont get why...this is the second time i soft bricked it...how can i get that on her phone...i read 2 different threads...one said when i put the bootloaders on use both files...and another thread said not to use the pit file...only the pda file...which one is right...?
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What goodies? cwm recovery?
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Yea...and root...and the custom kernel and bootloaders...
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I did use the pit file...and Odin picked repartion for me...so why didn't it work...?
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[Q] Help!

I was trying to put a kernel onto my Samsung Galaxy S 4g via Odin, and it got stuck on zImage for an hour, so I pulled the battery out. Now my phone is stuck on a screen with a phone with a dotted line connecting to a caution sign followed by a computer. I've looked at multiple forums on different websites on how to enter download mode through this screen, and nothing is working! If somebody can please help me you would be a life saver right now. Is there a way to fix this?

That is download mode. Its an alternate download mode that appears after a failed flash.
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gregcapps said:
That is download mode. Its an alternate download mode that appears after a failed flash.
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Thanks for explaining, but is there a way that you know that I can bypass this?

Heimdall one click and then flash your favorite ROM and kernel via CWM.
P.S You need download mode for both Odin and Heimdall.
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Or just reflash whatever you wanted to flash in the first place. I get this after every major flash and it just means that the kernel is having a major change. No big deal, just give it another flash and it should work the second time around... don't One-click unless you actually want stock.

Hi Theraze
One click actually cleans gremlins and is a good thing to do in between flashing ROM over ROM over ROM every now and then. The good thing about eollie''s version is that it's one flash that brings you to a position you can flash GB/ICS/JB right on top (CWM5) and it takes less than 5 minutes.

1812Wheezy said:
Thanks for explaining, but is there a way that you know that I can bypass this?
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You can't bypass it you have to fix it. Reconnect with Odin and try the flash again. Sometimes it's that simple.
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[Q] Tried rooting my phone first time, soft bricked it.

I got it rooted, installed a few apps and everything seemed to be working fine, i shut it off for the night and woke up yesterday morning and it gave me this screen.
(I cant post a link, but if you google Firmware Upgrade Encountered, it pulls up quite a few pictures of this same situation.
I can't get into download or recovery mode. The samsung logo will appear for a split second before this screen appears. Kies does not reconize the phone. All i want to do is get my phone to turn on and go back to stock settings.
Can anybody please help me?

Use odin to flash the stock rom. Did you pull the battery?
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Im not sure where to get the stock rom.. and when i get it should i put it next to PDA and tick the same boxes i used to root it? Also, do i need to use a pit file?
EDIT: Also yeah, i did pull the battery out. Thats the only way to turn the phone off now, as it is completely unresponsive.

Go to Sammobile.com. you'll down load a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file out of it. Use that in PDA. Only have auto-reboot and f.reset checked.
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Sorry to be such a noob.. but I looked around on that site and can't seem to find a .zip file to download.. the only files i can find are for phones that aren't mine.

You'll have to register, it's free. There is a firmware section on the site. It'll walk you through the type of phone,etc. And then give you s couple of files available for Doreen load. The newest one is ics
Damn spell correction
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Awesome! I think i found the file, 1 hour download time but hopefully this will fix it.

Kincayd said:
Awesome! I think i found the file, 1 hour download time but hopefully this will fix it.
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But if you can't get in download mode (per your op) downloading the file will do you no good. I don't understand why the other poster told you to Odin. You can't Odin unless it is in download mode. :what:

pre4speed said:
But if you can't get in download mode (per your op) downloading the file will do you no good. I don't understand why the other poster told you to Odin. You can't Odin unless it is in download mode. :what:
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Oh.. .well what should I do then?

If you can get the com port to light up in Odin chances are it'll flash. That'll be the next step.
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Does the com need to light up yellow or light blue?

Yellow
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alright, thanks for all the help. 13 mins left on the download

While it's downloading, does odin recognize your phone? Also, I'm assuming you put the battery back in and having the same problem, it didn't boot.
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jd1639 said:
While it's downloading, does odin recognize your phone? Also, I'm assuming you put the battery back in and having the same problem, it didn't boot.
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Im not sure how to tell if its recognizing it, I did try that with the battery, and after it downloaded there as an MD5 File and an application extension. what should I do with the extension?

You don't need the extension, just the md5. When you plug your phone into the computer with Odin running, the batter needs to be in, does the com port light up? I'm also assuming your Odin version is 1.85
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Im using Odin v3.07 do i need the older one?

I've not had good luck with the newer one. I'd recommend 1.85.
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Oh my god it worked! You are my new best friend!!!
EDIT: I spoke too soon, now it is stuck at the Rethink Possible logo
EDIT 2: Never mind.. just taking a long time to load, thanks for all of your help man!

Great! Been there so figured it would. Now you can start over.
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