First the phone wouldnt read the sd card, and now when I rebooted into recovery (holding both volumes down then pressing power) I tried to restore it. Went to backup and restore, then restored it. now its stuck on the sidekick screen. All it does is once you turn it on, the black screen that says t mobile sidekick 4g samsung stays there. It wont boot up past it. Even holding down the volumes then pressing power it still gets stuck there. Anyone know what do do?? Ive killed the battery, ive let it sit there for a day and the screen never changed.
Ruki_Uki said:
First the phone wouldnt read the sd card, and now when I rebooted into recovery (holding both volumes down then pressing power) I tried to restore it. Went to backup and restore, then restored it. now its stuck on the sidekick screen. All it does is once you turn it on, the black screen that says t mobile sidekick 4g samsung stays there. It wont boot up past it. Even holding down the volumes then pressing power it still gets stuck there. Anyone know what do do?? Ive killed the battery, ive let it sit there for a day and the screen never changed.
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Pull the battery, or ODIN
RTFM
With Bali I haven't had a single FC, and its at least 25% faster. Battery life is noticeably longer as well.
Odin it back to stock. Follow the instructions in this thread very carefully. I noticed after first flashing Smooth Maximus bootup was kind of long, but it still booted. Good luck.
Kinda lost?? I have pulled the battery, its the only way to shut off the screen. And what's odin??
Ruki_Uki said:
Kinda lost?? I have pulled the battery, its the only way to shut off the screen. And what's odin??
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Edit: nvm its the name of the ROM lol. I'm about to try that now. Thanks, ill get back to you guys. If it works hopefully the SD card slot works again.
No, Odin is not a ROM. Odin is a leaked Samsung program that is used to flash Samsung phones. AFAIK Odin is the only way to fix a softbricked (like yours) phone.
If you follow the instructions in the thread I linked carefully you should be back to factory stock in no time.
tweeklulz said:
No, Odin is not a ROM. Odin is a leaked Samsung program that is used to flash Samsung phones. AFAIK Odin is the only way to fix a softbricked (like yours) phone.
If you follow the instructions in the thread I linked carefully you should be back to factory stock in no time.
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Now I see that lol. The one thing im worried about is in the steps it says, 3. Boot in to download mode using Trackpad+Vol down then power. When I do this it still stays at the black screen that intros the phone to you. is this normol? If not does that matter and will it still work??
The trackpad+voldwn+power does not work for me. To get to download mode what I do is:
1. open Odin and load the files into the appropriate slots
2. remove the battery from the SK4G
3. connect the SK4G to your PC with the USB cable
4. hold Volume Down + Trackpad while putting the battery in
5. voila, download mode. It may take a few tries.
download mode should show a big yellow triangle with the android alien
Odin also will not recognize your device unless you are in download mode
6. click Start and your phone should be back to stock in a few minutes
tweeklulz said:
The trackpad+voldwn+power does not work for me. To get to download mode what I do is:
1. open Odin and load the files into the appropriate slots
2. remove the battery from the SK4G
3. connect the SK4G to your PC with the USB cable
4. hold Volume Down + Trackpad while putting the battery in
5. voila, download mode. It may take a few tries.
download mode should show a big yellow triangle with the android alien
Odin also will not recognize your device unless you are in download mode
6. click Start and your phone should be back to stock in a few minutes
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Going to try now. Do I check off the file box next to PDA?
Click the PDA button
It should open a windows explorer window
Navigate to where you downloaded KD1SK4GOdin.tar(remove .md5 by renaming it)
It should automatically check off the box next to PDA for you
Near the top only Auto-reboot should be checked
Its running through ODIN as we....uh type lol. I made sure to hit the thanks
UPDATE: I got a big red FAIL
Okay, still fixable.
What does the message box in Odin say?
E: you can try again, but this time click the PIT button, navigate to sk4g.pit
have auto-reboot and repartition checked
flash
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<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> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> factoryfs.rfs
<ID:0/004> cache.rfs
<ID:0/004> data.rfs
<ID:0/004> param.lfs
<ID:0/004> modem.bin
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
At the very very last bit it fails.
you can try again, but this time click the PIT button, navigate to sk4g.pit
have auto-reboot and repartition checked
flash
E: nvm
Ok ill try that now. Btw does it matter if the sim card and sd crd arre in, should I take them out?
Take them out just in case
It's a mystery how these things work, I wish they'd release documentation lol
E: if that still fails then there is nothing i can do for you now; just wait until ayoteddy comes online and he can probably help you
HOLY SH!T IT WORKED!!!! Buuuuuut still no SD card fix :/ But at least the phone can now be used.
Cool. Are you sure the SD card problem is the phone's fault? It may be a corrupt card. Worst case, you can now have T-Mo replace it for you if the SD slot really doesn't work
Im sure its the phone. Ive used about 10 different kind and size cards and none will work. And when the phone is in recovery and i try to reformat the card or anything, it always says cant find SD c ard ext. And I have Sprint lol, I have an EVO, I got the sidekick for hahas (craigslist is awesome lol) so not to sure if I can bring it to t mobile
Related
Yesterday i decided to test few roms out so i backed up my current and flashed.
had no problems until i flashed cognition 2.3b2 , after i had i felt i didn't like it and went to restore my backup. Instead however i received errors in the recovery and it seemed to restore way too quickly still with errors. As of that point my phone will not boot my screen seems to glow after hitting the power button but nothing ever comes up its completley black , i can however get into download mode and i have tried numerous times to restore with odin , instead of restoring to stock though it gets stuck on odin at :
Code:
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> Sbl.bin
and occasionally at :
Code:
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/004> boot.bin
<ID:0/004> cache.rfs
<ID:0/004> dbdata.rfs
<ID:0/004> factoryfs.rfs
the only thing i can think of that could have caused this is possibly voodoo being enabled when i tried to restore. If this is the case , is there any way to fix it , assuming people have done this before.
If all else fails i will just get the phone replaced, not an issue of money however there is a lot on my internal that i would like to keep , would there be any way to get it off the internal without having to start the phone , maybe through download mode ?
In advance, thank you
-Cristian
Man, that sucks. Have you tried one of the one-click odins? I think there's a one-click that can take you back to stock JF6, and I know there's a leaked 2.2 one-click floating around. Maybe you will have better luck with those, since they're all-in-one packages?
modest_mandroid said:
Man, that sucks. Have you tried one of the one-click odins? I think there's a one-click that can take you back to stock JF6, and I know there's a leaked 2.2 one-click floating around. Maybe you will have better luck with those, since they're all-in-one packages?
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thanks for the input, The problems im having are with the stock jf6 one click odin.
Should have been more specific ,
This 2.2 one click seems promising though, im willing to try anything at this point!
Here's what I would do:
0. Download ODIN3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
1. Pull the battery, sim card, and external SD card.
2. Start ODIN3.
3. Insert your battery, then press and hold the volume buttons.
4. Connect the phone to your PC.
5. Click start.
Once the new ROM is installed, boot the phone and enable USB debugging. Start ODIN3, connect the phone, then click master clear.
kegobeer said:
Here's what I would do:
0. Download ODIN3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
1. Pull the battery, sim card, and external SD card.
2. Start ODIN3.
3. Insert your battery, then press and hold the volume buttons.
4. Connect the phone to your PC.
5. Click start.
Once the new ROM is installed, boot the phone and enable USB debugging. Start ODIN3, connect the phone, then click master clear.
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This is what ive been trying to do,
it hangs up during the flash however, ive left my phone connected for 3 hours while doing it to see if it was just going to take a long time and that didnt even help still stuck on one of the 2 parts that i posted in my original post.
....on the way of a reflash, i want to go back to stock. cap is in download mode but odin doesnt recognize it.
how can i do it again ? yellow man says do not pull batt
Never a good idea to interrupt odin but if it is stalled and taking more then 5 minutes there is nothing you can do but pull battery and try again
Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA App
If it did not start flash go ahead
I have to do this like 4 or 5 times every time I use Odin. It rarely works right the first time.
Many times, all that is needed is to pull the usb out and reconnect (pre-flash). Then it recognizes the port.
Open ODIN first...then get into download mode: (up/down volume + power), and then plug it in. ODIN should recognize it right away after that...works for me 100% of the time.
Gr8Danes said:
Many times, all that is needed is to pull the usb out and reconnect (pre-flash). Then it recognizes the port.
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meyesme said:
Open ODIN first...then get into download mode: (up/down volume + power), and then plug it in. ODIN should recognize it right away after that...works for me 100% of the time.
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I start Odin, put the phone in DL mode, and then plug it in. Odin always recognizes it. The problem is that when I click the button to flash, it starts and before any progress bars come up, it freezes at one spot indefinitely. It then requires a battery pull and restarting the whole process. Usually I get the exclamation mark error and have to do the vol+USB trick to get it in DL mode. It's so temperamental for me. Glad you guys have better luck.
fatbas202 said:
I start Odin, put the phone in DL mode, and then plug it in. Odin always recognizes it. The problem is that when I click the button to flash, it starts and before any progress bars come up, it freezes at one spot indefinitely. It then requires a battery pull and restarting the whole process. Usually I get the exclamation mark error and have to do the vol+USB trick to get it in DL mode. It's so temperamental for me. Glad you guys have better luck.
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Do you suppose it is a driver problem? Try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers on your computer? Just a thought.
I'm on a 1007 and don't appear to have access to 3-button download mode. I think volume + usb works, and I'm pretty sure adb reboot download works as well, but worried that if I get into a soft-bricked state I won't have access to adb.
Hey everyone,
This is as far as I cxan get. I am now stuck in download mode and ODIN3 won't do anything. Is there anyway to get the phone to reboot, I am sure it has not even tried to flash yet.
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
Been waiting over 30 minutes, and no activity yet. Have a 2.1 Captivate, stock.
Thanks,
DC Miller
dcmille290 said:
Hey everyone,
This is as far as I cxan get. I am now stuck in download mode and ODIN3 won't do anything. Is there anyway to get the phone to reboot, I am sure it has not even tried to flash yet.
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
Been waiting over 30 minutes, and no activity yet. Have a 2.1 Captivate, stock.
Thanks,
DC Miller
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You are going to need to pull battery. what is the build number of your phone? Located under battery, mine is 1008
Build number is 1007. I just really need to know how can I get the phone out of download mode? I tried removing the battery and I got the icons showing a little phone, Exlation in Yellow and a little PC. I can get into download again using the volume buttons, and ODIN sees the phone, just stops after a few lines and does nothing more.
Thanks for any advice you may have,
DC Miller
Your build is fine, I am going to list the order I use with odin to make sure you are following.
First take your battery our of your phone snag leave it out for a couple minutes.
Open odin
Put battery back in
Enter dl mode
Run odin
I have had odin stall in me before. A couple tries pushed it through
I'll give it a shot and see what happens.
Thanks for your help,
DC Miller
Well after 6 times of trying to get past the fifth line in ODIN, it went past it!! It installed 2.2!!! FROYO is verified.
Thanks so much for helping me to stay with it.
DC Miller
i hope you backed up your nv_data.bin before you froyo'ed. good luck and enjoy!
Everything is good. Saved all I needed, I could not be happier.
Thanks everyone,
DC Miller
Good to hear
I'm running rooted JH7 with Voodoo lagfix. I was playing around with the plumBob GPS fix and flashed 0.93 through CWM. When I rebooted, I got stuck on the AT&T screen. After pulling the battery and trying a few more times, I decided to restore from a nandroid that I did a few weeks ago. While the phone booted after restoring, I was constantly getting FCs, making the phone entirely unusable.
At this point, I decided to flash back to stock using the AIO Toolbox 3.0. I used the download mode jig to get into DL mode, plugged the phone into my computer, and told it to flash to stock. At this point, I was told that the phone needed to be in USB debugging mode. How am I supposed to accomplish this when the phone is non-bootable? Am I screwed?
Try using this to get back to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Never used aio toolbox but i never heard download mode needing usb debugging mode enabled to flash.
peachpuff said:
Try using this to get back to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Never used aio toolbox but i never heard download mode needing usb debugging mode enabled to flash.
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How long is the file analysis step supposed to take? I've been stuck at it for 10-15 minutes.
frohman said:
How long is the file analysis step supposed to take? I've been stuck at it for 10-15 minutes.
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It's not working then. I don't remember off hand, but I think less than 10 seconds.
Should I try a master clear first?
I've been sitting on Master Clear starting for 5 minutes. Is this supposed to take so long?
Odin One-Click for JH6 not working
I was having issues getting Odin One-Click to work after flashing a GPS fix that wasn't compatible with my kernel that left me with a non-booting phone. Odin was hanging at Analyzing Files and not going any farther. I eventually got my phone to boot by doing a nandroid restore and wiping data, but wanted to go back to stock to make sure that nothing was still messed up.
Unfortunately, now I'm stuck at DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET. I've been here for over 20 minutes. I already got impatient and killed the process once, leaving me with the dreaded phone+!+computer. Watching the MobileTechVideos vid on using Odin One-Click makes this look like it should happen quickly, but that isn't happening in my case. Any ideas?
Ok, I'm an idiot. Ends up you need your SIM card in the phone for ODIN to work. Back to stock now and very relieved. My phone works again!
i'm actually having a similar problem to frohman. odin shows this:
<ID:0/014> Added!!
<ID:0/014> Odin v.3 engine (ID:14)..
<ID:0/014> File analysis..
<ID:0/014> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/014> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/014> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/014> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/014> Sbl.bin
and gets no further. i tried it with and without sim with no changes. any idears?
I messed up my phone trying http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892297 I can't figure out how to get the phone into recovery now that it just goes to black screen after it boots. I can't turn on debugging mode, and I've tried all the button combination's I could find to boot in recovery.
It is a little tricky but with the phone powered off push and hold the volume up and volume down button at the same time while you push and hold the power button. Keep holding the whole volume button in until it gets into recovery. You will see the splash screen then recovery should come up.
holy hell thank you so much... now how to restore this thing... hmmm
How do I get ADB now?
Can I start ADB while in recovery?
You shouldn't even be in recovery seeing as how there is no recovery yet.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App
What do you mean.. I'm staring at it now.. appears legit as well:
Android system recovery <3e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
-for BML-
etc...
that's stock recovery. there is no modded recovery to allow backup/restore/rom flashing.
You will need to ODIN if your phone is hosed.
Stock recovery? No, adb pretty much won't work in that.
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krylon360 said:
that's stock recovery. there is no modded recovery to allow backup/restore/rom flashing.
You will need to ODIN if your phone is hosed.
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How exactly do I ODIN.. because its hosed...
aloneinshadow said:
Stock recovery? No, adb pretty much won't work in that.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App
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I got ADB to work.. however it doesn't allow root.. so pretty much pointless. It was really odd though ADB would work on and off, if it didn't work I would reboot into recovery and try again and it would work, if I rebooted back into recovery it wouldn't work until I rebooted back into recovery again.
adb reboot download
grab ODIN 1.7
flash the tar located here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978836
the tar needs to go in PDA. DO NOT check any boxes that aren't already checked.
Do Not use a PIT
krylon360 said:
adb reboot download
grab ODIN 1.7
flash the tar located here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978836
the tar needs to go in PDA. DO NOT check any boxes that aren't already checked.
Do Not use a PIT
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Just to confirm I need ADB reboot download, ODIN 1.7, and [ROM-ODIN]T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root? I'm very new to this sorry, just switched over from an iPhone and learning very quickly Android modding is a lot more dangerous then iOS. Also maybe is there a guide for doing this? I really don't want to mess anything up.
Sario27 said:
Just to confirm I need ADB reboot download, ODIN 1.7, and [ROM-ODIN]T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root? I'm very new to this sorry, just switched over from an iPhone and learning very quickly Android modding is a lot more dangerous then iOS.
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you are correct.
krylon360 said:
you are correct.
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<ID:0/004> Added!!
<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> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> factoryfs.rfs
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
What am I doing wrong?
Sario27 said:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<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> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> factoryfs.rfs
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
What am I doing wrong?
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keep trying. ODIN sucks like that.
Thanks everyone! It is now working and I still have root!
Thanks for all your help everyone especially krylon360 for the fixing advice.
New to Android, so please forgive a question that may be obvious to those more experienced.
On entering the recovery console, there are four options:
reboot system
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data
While the first is pretty clear, the others aren't so much. Any greater clarity would be helpful, as well as how these options differ from the user-land
Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset
which, I assume, returns everything except the SD card to as-shipped configuration, yes? I'm also guessing that there are things like usage counters that aren't reset either, yes?
One of the things I want to do before I go hog-wild with new firmware is to at least get a good tar of the stock configuration.
TIA
I guess it depends on what you did to your system. if you messed it up and want to get back to a clean stock system, follow krylon360 post top of this second page. get the tar file and odin 1.7 (that's the one that is working mostly for everyone) Shut down your phone. pull the battery out. connect your tether cable to the phone and USB to computer. start oden put tar file in PDA box. don't change any other settings. Put your phone in download mode by pressing both up/down volume buttons and insert the battery. once in download mode, click on Start on oden. wait for it to finish and the phone will reboot when successfull tranfer is complete. give the phone time to boot up and you should be good. note: you need to make sure that the samsung USB drivers are installed in your computer properly for this to work. ( I assume they are if you got this far) Good Luck.
nwpro3 said:
I guess it depends on what you did to your system. if you messed it up and want to get back to a clean stock system, follow krylon360 post top of this second page. get the tar file and odin 1.7 (that's the one that is working mostly for everyone) Shut down your phone. pull the battery out. connect your tether cable to the phone and USB to computer. start oden put tar file in PDA box. don't change any other settings. Put your phone in download mode by pressing both up/down volume buttons and insert the battery. once in download mode, click on Start on oden. wait for it to finish and the phone will reboot when successfull tranfer is complete. give the phone time to boot up and you should be good.
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you'll also have better results if you remove your SD and sim as well.
Well Crap
After reading a lot of the post on this forum, it is clear that I'm an idiot. Since I seem to be the only one who screwed this up. I installed Gingerbread on my Galaxy S 4g. I was successful in that endeavour. However, I went looking for a root and screwed that up. Now my phone just says, "firmware upgrade fail! Try using recovery mode." The problem is that I can't get into recovery mode the same way anymore. I can't get into download mode either. Can anyone offer any help.
Hi you all guys, few days ago i purshaced an skyrocket sgh i727 and it was working perfect, then when i was using the
internet browser my phone ramdomly turn off, i just powered on but it never boot up so i decide to boot it up on clockwork
mode and restore to factory data after that the phone did no boot anymore neither in clockwork mode, when i try to power it
on it shows the samsung splash but stuck there, the phone can be put on download mode which is a good signal however when i
try to install a stock rom from odin this does no start, it keep saying initializing step, i though my battery was
discharged and i tried the battery in a friend's phone but the battery was full charged, so i discarded that was a battery
issue, i installed the lastest kies driver, i got differents odin version, downloaded few times differents stock rom version and re tried to intalled; but odin keep sticking on initializing step, tried differents batteries (full charged), differents usb cables, differents computers, but its seems the phone is completely bricked i tried almost everything also i found that kies can make an emergency restore but when i try to do it, kies request me the error code to proceed, but i dont have such code since my phone never give me an error on installing, it just doest start the restore with odin, when i plug my phone its recognized from odin and shows as added, can you suggest me something? im tired of trying all what i described above and the phone does no have warranty since i purshaced it on ebay and the seller doesnt no accepted to be responsible since the phone worked when he sold it, i cant find any place to purshace a main board but before to purshace one i think there will be posibility to fix it since its still easy to power it on download mode without the JTAG, i cant get it on clockwork mode anymore http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/crying.gif
First off, I can't really make complete heads or tails of your problem. Please use sentences and paragraphs.
Second, is Odin recognizing your phone when you plug it in? Read the ODIN sticky.
Third, how long is your phone "stuck" on the Sammy splash for? You're definitely booting into CWM recovery and not factory recovery, right?
Honestly, if your phone turns on, it's not hard-bricked and it can be saved. There are lots of stickies here that walk you through how to root/unroot, restore to stock, use ODIN, etc. Read through those and that'll give you your best shot at finding an answer.
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Hi im sorry if i writed it with sentences and paragraphs, well actually odin does recognized the phone and shows as added, but when i start the restore the phone keep in download mode and odin just stuck in the step that says initializing.
I used another battery, another usb cable and other computer but odin keep sticking in that step.
I tried downloading differents odin versions and differents stock rom version from differents sites but i can see its not a corrupt download.
the phone had CWM but in the time i made a factory reset from the CWM the phone did no boot anymore on CWM neither the OS because it stuck on the Samsung splash, this splash stuck permanently maybe hours if i dont remove the battery.
I think im booting on CWM im not sure because (it does no appear the menu to install zips make factory reset, clear cache partition etc)
Kies recognize my phone also but unable me to make an emergency restore until i put the error code in the box that pop up (i dont have such error code since my phone does no give me any error the process just doesnt start)
i tried killing kies in the task manager because i read sometimes kies intefere with oding while restoring, i can make put the phone in download mode as i said but im not able to make the restore because ODIN Stuck on INITIALIZING MODE.
I read some forums and post before i post but i havent found nobody with the same issue i just found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1240333 but this didnt work for me
jakeharriss said:
I think im booting on CWM im not sure
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In fairness, at least you're not out flashing ROMs and saying this.
How are you trying to boot into recovery? Are you holding both volume buttons and the power button down, and keeping them down until the Sammy splash comes up? Or are you just using the power button? If you're just pressing power, you're trying to boot a phone that has no ROM, and you'll have the same result every time.
Second, are you positive you're using the right version of Odin? v1.85?
Third, when you plug your phone into the computer and Odin, does the screen look like the screenshot in the OP of this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
I'll be really honest, this screams of user error, and that's really the only explanation I can think of--especially because the phone can apparently still be forced into download mode. Maybe someone more experienced has seen this happen before and can help more than I can, but from the panicked style of posting and your asking questions about whether it's booting into recovery or not, I have to assume that it's user error. We just have to figure out what that error was.
thanks for your answer to my post i apreciate you all your time, well actually i use the both odin version the Odin v1.85 and the odin v3.04 also the odin rom installer (i mean the odin package that you just need to plug the phone and then press start to update it) yes i hold the both volume button + the power button and i release it when the samsung splash comes up but now it does no give me the CWM since i used it to factory reset the phone and i think neither the factory recovery menu, however i can hold the volume down + plug the phone and then start it on download mode by presing the volume up button.
When i turn the phone in download mode, the phone appear in my odin as added like in the screenshot you sent me, then i select in the pda checkbox, then i choose the stock rom from my desktop, i leave the other checkbox selected like when oddin start ( i mean selected the options on auto reboot and F. Reset Time) then i press start, odin verify the rom and when it follow to the next step, odin stuck on initializing procees but my phone stays on download mode and do not pop any error neither the odin, as i said i dont think is a corrupt rom because i downloaded different isc version isc 4.04 and isc 4.03 also android froyo 2.3.5 but nothing works also i used different computers and usb cables and tried with a friend battery full charged maybe i dont have the OS in my phone as you say but my question is how to reinstall it if oddin doesnt seems to work on my phone also i have a galaxy s3 and i installed the jelly bean without a problem in the same computer with the same odin and cable usb
jakeharriss said:
thanks for your answer to my post i apreciate you all your time, well actually i use the both odin version the Odin v1.85 and the odin v3.04 also the odin rom installer (i mean the odin package that you just need to plug the phone and then press start to update it) yes i hold the both volume button + the power button and i release it when the samsung splash comes up but now it does no give me the CWM since i used it to factory reset the phone and i think neither the factory recovery menu, however i can hold the volume down + plug the phone and then start it on download mode by presing the volume up button.
When i turn the phone in download mode, the phone appear in my odin as added like in the screenshot you sent me, then i select in the pda checkbox, then i choose the stock rom from my desktop, i leave the other checkbox selected like when oddin start ( i mean selected the options on auto reboot and F. Reset Time) then i press start, odin verify the rom and when it follow to the next step, odin stuck on initializing procees but my phone stays on download mode and do not pop any error neither the odin, as i said i dont think is a corrupt rom because i downloaded different isc version isc 4.04 and isc 4.03 also android froyo 2.3.5 but nothing works also i used different computers and usb cables and tried with a friend battery full charged maybe i dont have the OS in my phone as you say but my question is how to reinstall it if oddin doesnt seems to work on my phone also i have a galaxy s3 and i installed the jelly bean without a problem in the same computer with the same odin and cable usb
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read this, its a sticky for newbs, follow it to the t, read the the whole post 3x b4 you proceed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398, if that doesnt work, either user error or hardware problem with nand
Make sure in Odin Only the reset time and reboot boxes are checked. Don't re partition.
Hmm... Well I occasionally have your initial problem, where my phone randomly turns off. Here, it doesnt boot right away, but I have to remove all power sources (battery, cable), put the battery back in, then it turns on fine, no questions asked.
What ROM were you using at the time? My phone started doing this after I installed the Liquid Beta 2Jellybean Rom. If you were using that at the time, it may have just been a ROM issue. Hope I helped...
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Brick LOGS PIT
Hi, well actually i was running the stock rom 2.3.5 GINGERBREAD, that was the rom that came with my phone, i tried the step to enter my skyrocket in recovery mode but im not able to do it, the odin keep sticking on initializing i have tried the steps you gave me, is there a way i can get an error code to try the emergency restore from kies? because i dont know where to get an error code,
i tried to re flash the CWM but odin also stick on initializing
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
and this is the log when i disconnect the phone from my computer
\<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
<ID:0/007> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
i have reading a post about PIT
PIT – the PIT file refers as ‘Partition Information Table’. This is only useful for fixing bricked devices if somehow something changed with the partition table layout of the phone’s system memory. But in normal flashing, you should not use this file, or you may screw up your phone if handed carelessly.
does anyone have any idea how can i remap my partition in my phone or if it nessesary?
also here i leave the log when i try to make a restore with odin to an stock rom
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I727UCLF6_I727ATTLF6_I727UCLF6_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation.. (in this step my phone stuck while trying to install and never advance)
when i unplug this is what appear
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I727UCLF6_I727ATTLF6_I727UCLF6_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
<ID:0/007> There is no PIT partition. (It keep saying i dont have a PIT partition)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
do you all guys have any idea what is going wrong? i tried to turn in restore mode following this steps
ENTERING IN TO RECOVERY MODE IS THE SAME METHOD FOR BOTH STOCK AND A CUSTOM RECOVERY (CWM)
Now turn off your phone, unplugged(might work plugged in)
Press and keep both volume keys down
Then press the power button while still holding down the volume keys
When you feel the phone vibrate or see a logo on the screen, release the power button but not the volume keys.
When screen goes black release the volume keys.
Wait a few seconds to boot in to recovery
You are now in recovery mode
But when i release the power but and keep holding the volume button my screen keep stuck in the samsung splash even when i release the volume butto + the power button after the splash comes up
I appreciate your time and im sorry if i dont write in paragraph senteces etc i just tried to explain my issue as it was posible for me thanks
i think your problem was this "odin v3.04 also the odin rom installer", never heard of the odin rom installer used for our phones, you could of fracked up the partitions, but i dont know the fix for that, if there is even a way to fix it
edit: nvm, i read that it was a prob b4 you tried that, then its a bad nand, there might be a way to push a recovery back onto the phone using adb, just cant find the post on how
here it is, it will get you started, you need to learn how to use adb http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31172875&postcount=19
Can you explain me what does NAND mean please, well when i mean odin installer i mean a comprimed package of odin that comes with the rom but you dont need to download the rom separately because this package include exerything its the same like the other odin but instead of use the PDA box you just plug the phone and once is added, you just press start and this does everything, the only thing that looks weird for me is that the phone can be put on download mode without any problem, and you said that if the phone can be put in download mode without j tag this mean its not breaked, do you have any information about if if i can make a re partition in my phone and resolve the PIT issue that odin says?
jakeharriss said:
Can you explain me what does NAND mean please, well when i mean odin installer i mean a comprimed package of odin that comes with the rom but you dont need to download the rom separately because this package include exerything its the same like the other odin but instead of use the PDA box you just plug the phone and once is added, you just press start and this does everything, the only thing that looks weird for me is that the phone can be put on download mode without any problem, and you said that if the phone can be put in download mode without j tag this mean its not breaked, do you have any information about if if i can make a re partition in my phone and resolve the PIT issue that odin says?
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The thing you are taking about is an Odin one click.
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Yes, this is absolutely what im trying to say but i didnt know how to say it, tried to flash a leaked 4.04 isc, that previously worked perfect for 3 skyrockets i had and i updated them without a problem, the matter was i never meant to update this phone but i had to try it due in that moment the phone ramdomly turned off and it did no allow me to boot up my OS, so i got into CWM and press factory reset and then i reset the phone but it never boot up back it just keep sticking in the samsung splash, then i tried to go back to the CWM again but now i couldnt do it again, so i tried to install the rom leaked 4.0.4 with odin one click but it never passed, just stuck in the intializing step, then i tried to use the odin 1.85 and downloading an stock rom and putting in the box PDA, but also kept in sticking in the Intializing step never transfered anything to my phone my phone was always in download mode and never gave me an error, i did tried the odin 3.04 that i used to flash the rom in my galaxy s3 i9300 but also kept with the same issue, im not sure if it hard bricked because i can get into the download mode easily, but im unable to get in the recovery mode following the right steps, im thinking is a PIT issue here i found this threat for another model
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760107
this guy explain he had his phone hard bricked and flashed a PIT file to his phone and could restore it back
Do any of you all guys have ever flashed a pit file or have any idea about what is happening to my phone?
jakeharriss said:
Yes, this is absolutely what im trying to say but i didnt know how to say it, tried to flash a leaked 4.04 isc, that previously worked perfect for 3 skyrockets i had and i updated them without a problem, the matter was i never meant to update this phone but i had to try it due in that moment the phone ramdomly turned off and it did no allow me to boot up my OS, so i got into CWM and press factory reset and then i reset the phone but it never boot up back it just keep sticking in the samsung splash, then i tried to go back to the CWM again but now i couldnt do it again, so i tried to install the rom leaked 4.0.4 with odin one click but it never passed, just stuck in the intializing step, then i tried to use the odin 1.85 and downloading an stock rom and putting in the box PDA, but also kept in sticking in the Intializing step never transfered anything to my phone my phone was always in download mode and never gave me an error, i did tried the odin 3.04 that i used to flash the rom in my galaxy s3 i9300 but also kept with the same issue, im not sure if it hard bricked because i can get into the download mode easily, but im unable to get in the recovery mode following the right steps, im thinking is a PIT issue here i found this threat for another model
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760107
this guy explain he had his phone hard bricked and flashed a PIT file to his phone and could restore it back
Do any of you all guys have ever flashed a pit file or have any idea about what is happening to my phone?
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We don't have a pit file for the skyrocket. At least as far as i know. You should be able to flash the stock firmware if you can get into dl mode. Use Odin 1.85 and follow vincoms guide
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Yes so do i think the same, however for any extrange reason everytime i put my phone in download mode my phone stick in this step
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I727UCLF6_I727ATTLF6_I727UCLF6_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation.. (in this step my phone stuck while trying to install and never advance)
i tried using differents odin version, differents stock roms, different usb cables, differents usb ports and computers, also reinstalled the right drivers for my phone and i verified it in the device manager from my computer, so i can say the issue is in the phone
i tried to reinstall the CWM but it also keep on the initializing step so if this dont pass there is no way to get in CWM and neither to the factory recovery mode, as i said everytime i try to get in factory recovery mode i cant due my phone stuck in the samsung splash and never goes black as it should to say that now is on factory recovery mode.
Install kies, Run odin as administrator, use sammobile stock firmware.
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xcrazydx said:
Install kies, Run odin as administrator, use sammobile stock firmware.
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I did it but keep sticking in download mode with the odin in initializing step even my kies download the emergency restore firmware and it stuck while trying to install is there a way a can make a dual boot without the cwm or factory recovery working?
I am having the exact same problem and have done just about all the same steps you outlined before I came across this thread. What was the final resolution for getting past the "Initialization.." phase in Odin?
UBetchYa said:
I am having the exact same problem and have done just about all the same steps you outlined before I came across this thread. What was the final resolution for getting past the "Initialization.." phase in Odin?
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Hi well i tried the whole method i could but i realized that would be quicker buying a new motherboard for the phone i got it on 50 usd on ebay it was a look that a guy tried to change his broken screen but he couldnt and decided to put his phone on auction i won and i repaired my phone however i send the mainboard to a friend of mine and he said the he couldnt repair it, i talked with a guy that said he could create the partition map again but i couldnt understand him maybe you can talk to him but he explained me that what killed my phone was to put a leaked firmware and make a wiping on the partition from the restore mode http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=3597010 this is the guy just send him a message wish you good luck with that