So I have royally screwed up my phone :/
I tried to upgrade to 2.2 on my Samsung Showcase for Cellular South, but the re-partition in Odin was checked. Then the phone wouldn't do anything but go into download mode and recovery. I tried to "fix" it myself, don't even remember what I did now, and now the phone won't do anything. I have a JIG to get it into download mode. And I try to fix it in Odin again and it gets almost to the end and i get errors every time. And not always the same error.
I need help! What do I do? What files do I need to fix it? Doesn't have to even be 2.2 at this point or Cellular South, I'll settle for Verizon if it will get if fixed.
Thanks in advance!!
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Despite this being LONG after your issue, just in case there are others who are new to this:
Files: Download #5 of 6 and #6 of 6.
rootzwiki. com/topic/12969-odinshowcaserommodemofficial-ei20-gingerbread-full-flash-and-cs-modems/
Unzip the files (with winzip or winrar) to a location where you can find them.
Download static.droidnetwork. net/da2zoe/ODIN3_v182.exe
Open Odin, Turn your phone off.
Hold the down volume, and plug in the USB cable. A "Downloading..." screen will appear, and you should see the first "ID:COM" box turn yellow and "Added!!" in the Message box.
Click the Pit button, locate the Atlas_v2.2.2.pit and select it.
Click the PDA button, locate the EI20.tar.md5 and select it.
Checkboxes: Repartition, Auto Reboot F.Reset Time, and Phone EFS Clear checked. Nothing else.
Click Start.
If you have any problems, you at least have the basics on how to flash. Google exactly what's wrong and the forums have answers for just about anything.
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well, I guess I bricked my phone.
I tried to install Humble on it. Long story short, phone is connecting to Odin, any flashing fails.
Odin says "no PIT partition". tried to Odin PIT file on it, failed again, repartition failed.
all I have is black screen with white cell phone outline..yellow triangle...PC outline. that's it.
sort of like cell has issues connecting to PC?
phjone will not restart, only jumps to that logo on the screen right away.
btw, is Droid Charge same thing as Fascinate? there's no Droid Charge section here.
you did put the odin file in the pda section and only the pda section and phone in download mode batery out volume up plug usb in to do this if you put this in any section you could have bricked your phone and/or if you unplugged your phone in the proccess...
p.s. this is the charge forum...
You dont use a pit with humble only going back to stock rom. Start Odin, plug usb to main usb port of computer, take battery out of phone, put battery in phone. Now hold the down volume key while connecting the usb cable to your phone. You should see your phone go into download mode. Select pda function and search for the humble .tar or .md5 file, Dont select re partition. Hit start and you should be good to go. The latest humble ep4d comes with cwm etc already in it. If you are coming from humble 5.0rc2 then you need to follow those instructions. I might go about things the long way but its the only way I know how. Its was easier for me to just install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365376
as it has everything all packaged.
fixed it. was simple cause - basically, it was telling that there was failing connection between phone and PC. that's what logos were about.
I moved USB cable to a different port, on a hunch, and suddenly it all worked like a charm.
got Humble on, done - almost - with set up.
thank you.
Wasn't I helping you over on AndroidForums.com?
Anyways, glad you got back up and running.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Is there anyway to get out of this. It only shows the Samsung Galaxy Tab Logo, I can also get into recovery. I tried to wipe everything to see if it would boot up, but its still stuck on the startup screen. Any help would be much appreciated!!
kaizasoshi said:
Is there anyway to get out of this. It only shows the Samsung Galaxy Tab Logo, I can also get into recovery. I tried to wipe everything to see if it would boot up, but its still stuck on the startup screen. Any help would be much appreciated!!
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this is very easy to fix fortunately you have not hard bricked LOL now follow my steps....
step1. download your required firmware package from the development section.
step2. download the odinv1.8 and then unzip and install to desktop
step3. open odin and select PDA and load the unzipped firmware file. (do not touch anything else at all)
step4. power on the device with volume button down and power on (download mode)
step5. plug in to pc via USB 2.0 as this has less chance of failing then press start on odin it will push the firmware on to the device and them reboot
step6. sit back and enjoy lol.
thank me if it helps.
jmar8124 said:
this is very easy to fix fortunately you have not hard bricked LOL now follow my steps....
step1. download your required firmware package from the development section.
step2. download the odinv1.8 and then unzip and install to desktop
step3. open odin and select PDA and load the unzipped firmware file. (do not touch anything else at all)
step4. power on the device with volume button down and power on (download mode)
step5. plug in to pc via USB 2.0 as this has less chance of failing then press start on odin it will push the firmware on to the device and them reboot
step6. sit back and enjoy lol.
thank me if it helps.
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Thanks Bro, will try this when I get home from church
Do you know where I can find the tmobile firmware file I need?
There you have it :
www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-T869&r=5#regiona
P_
pakalrtb said:
There you have it :
www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-T869&r=5#regiona
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Thanks Bro!! It worked!!
soft brick galaxy tab 7.0 plus
I have the same problem as described by kaizasoshi on a GT-P6210 (WIFI only model) and can get to download mode. I haven't been able to find a copy of Odin 1.8 to download so I have Odin 4.0.3 - hopefully that'll work. The megaupload link for Odin 1.8 gives you software Odin 1.8.2 which turns out to be some sort of MRI operating software.
I used the link provided in the response for the GT-P6200 model, did a search, and I can't find the firmware file for the P6210 anywhere on the site. I found a file elsewhere on XDA supposedly is the firmware file for my model P6210 and when adding to PDA I get an error "Invalid Image File Type" The file name that I found is named GT-P6210_XAR_P6210UEKL1_P6210XARKL1_P6210UEKL1\P6210XARKL1_P6210UEKL1_HOME.tar.md5
Does this sound right? Does anyone have any guidance for me (besides stop bricking my Tab)? Thanks
soft brick galaxy tab 7.0 plus - continued
Well I found a version of Odin 1.8 and it took the tar file without an error message. I started flashing the file to my P6210 and it went well for a couple of minutes (about half a green bar in the first block). Then something went wrong and ODIN started alternating the below messages:
<ID:0/004>Added!!
<ID:0/004>Removed!!
<ID:0/004>Added!!
<ID:0/004>Removed!!
And while showing the above, the P6210 screen started alternating between a black screen and the below message:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.
Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
I watched this continue for over an hour in this loop (no progress on the green bar), then disconnected and reconnected the P6210. I launched Kies and tried troubleshooting but just got the alternating screen again on the P6210 and starts and stops of Kies troubleshooting. It looks like it's pretty hosed. Any suggestions?
Help would be greatly appreciated.
As an aside, the only thing I've done to the tablet was do a one step root about 3 months ago and I think two product updates afterwards (reapplied the root after each). The tablet ran OK but I started getting the auto shutdowns other have gotten, along with several instances of a warm battery and high battery rates of consumption. It didn't behave this way all the time. Finally two days ago, while on the charge,r I found it locked into the Tab startup screen. I could get it to boot into recovery but kept getting lots of red error messages, like it was looking for files that weren't there, then I'd reboot and it would go back to the locked startup screen.
Can you get into recovery by holding up and power on (release power after it boots, but hold volume up)
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Yes I can get to recovery now. Since my previous post, I recharged unit overnight and attempted to reflash OS. This time, Odin runs all the way until the first green box says PASS! Odin Message box says <OSM> All threads completed (succeed 1/failed 0). Then message box cycles thru ID 0/004 Removed ID 0/005 added!! then ID 0/005 Removed!!, then ID 0/005 Added!!
At this point Odin doesn't do anything else. The P6210 then starts giving a bunch of failed messages - failed to mount cache(no such file or directory), Can't mount /cache/recovery/command, then goes into Manual Mode then message failed to mount /efs (no such file or directory) install application for customer: Can't mount /efs copy application failed. Then meesage Applying multi CSC then failed to mount /efs, then multi_csc can't mount/efs
Then multi-csc applied failed.then more messages on failing to mount cache can't mount cache recovery log/last log
Then at this point the top of the screen offers rebot/apply update from sd/wipe data-factory reset/wipe cache partition. Through all of this I have not unplugged the P6210 from the PC.
I select reboot system now and press power button (still connected)
Get a bunch more messages about cant open cache recovery log. Then it goes to the Samsung Galaxy tab screen and just hangs.
It seems there's some files missing that is causing the unit to hang.
added/removed sounds like could be faulty wire connection.
which firmware are you trying to flash may we ask?
May be useful to find a .pit file with stock firmware, if there are any around for your device.
kaizasoshi said:
Thanks Bro, will try this when I get home from church
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no probs my friend happy to help haha
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I've also tried changing the usb/samsung cable from aftermarket to OEM and changing USB port used on PC. Reflashed PDA file, No change. The reflash appears to complete but is followed by the error messages identified previously. The file I'm attempting to flash w/Odin 1.85 is named P6210XARKL1_P6210UEKL1_HOME.tar.md5. The file is 894.011 MB. I've downloaded it twice and no difference in flash result. I'm not having any luck finding a PIT file for the P6210.
Still looking for PIT file.
kaizasoshi said:
Is there anyway to get out of this. It only shows the Samsung Galaxy Tab Logo, I can also get into recovery. I tried to wipe everything to see if it would boot up, but its still stuck on the startup screen. Any help would be much appreciated!!
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May I ask what you did to soft brick? Be good learning experience for everyone. Thanks.
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I've also found these 3 other files associated with the P6210. They are:
GT-P6210-MULTI-CSC-OXEKK1_RST.tar.md5
P6210_APBOOT_P6210XXKL2_CL583761_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
P6210_CODE_P6210XXKL2_CL583761_REV02_user_low_ship_16G.tar.md5
Would loading these files via Odin possibly help with my problem? I'm not sure which files would be loaded for the different parameters (PIT, BOOTLOADER, etc). It appears the CSC file would be loaded for CSC.
PS: I don't know what happened with kaizasoshi as far as how his TAB problem initiated, but mine had been experiencing SOD, auto shutdowns and warm battery when plugged into charger over night for the previous several weeks. I picked it up one morning off the charger and the P6210 was frozen on the startup screen and wouldn't finish boot or shut down. It would go into recovery using the power and volume switches.
hi all, i have the same similar problem as TS but mine's a P6200 tab, heard that i need a pit file & the firmware ver(singapore) to flash it...
where do i get those files including odin? i got the firmware via sammobile.com, but no idea to get the pit & odin files,... will any kind souls direct me to them?
I found a PIT file a few days ago, supposedly for the P6200 using Google. I don't know if it works or not. I have a P6210, so I don't think I can use a P6200 PIT.
PIT Link:
http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2856
ODIN Link:
http://www.cpkb.org/wiki/Samsung_Odin#Samsung_Odin3_download_links
Pick a version. 1.81 and 1.85 seem popular.
any new updates on this? im having the exact same problem and have tried all the previously mentioned files through Odin with no positive results. any help would be appreciated. i have a US version 6210
yeah.. dont flash a tab plus firmware unless you're sure its for your specific model
either T869-Tmobile/WifiGT-P6210/or G version GT-P6200. If youve flashed the previously mention files, you've probably done some serious damage.
Best option now: Find a device specific firmware WITH a .pit file, flash with Odin/Heimdall with fngers crossed.
Other options: tell them you hooked it up to iTunes to sync your media.. lololol
hope you get warrantied..
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yeah.. dont flash a tab plus firmware unless you're sure its for your specific model
either T869-Tmobile/WifiGT-P6210/or G version GT-P6200. If youve flashed the previously mention files, you've probably done some serious damage.
Best option now: Find a device specific firmware WITH a .pit file, flash with Odin/Heimdall with fngers crossed.
Other options: tell them you hooked it up to iTunes to sync your media.. lololol
hope you get warrantied..
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well that just sucks!! honestly with all the SODs and reboots i just wish samsung would give me my $350 because this thing hasnt worked well from the begining. guess its back to samsung
Hi this is my very first post! I am new to android all together and i was doing pretty well till now. I have a vibrant that i flashed using odin with ICS_4.0.3_MR1-RC4.2_Vibrant. I was successful but i didnt like the rom cuz its still very buggy. So I put my phone in download mode and prepared to flash back to 2.3.6 heres where things got messed up, i forgot to end all kies processes so odin got stuck on "set partition" i ended the processes, closed odin and unplugged usb. i opened odin plugged in usb but now my computer doesnt recognize my vibrant!! i restarted my phone and now its stuck on phone--!--computer screen and my computer still doest recognize it! ive tried putting it into download mode countless times with no success. i also try another computer still doesnt recognize it plz help!!!!
Factory reset your phone might work
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Here is a little help I found @ Vibrant Bricked? Maybe not. [E: Can't mount, Solved.] So cheers to him and where he found the info I have no idea so i give him credit for relaying the information.
Here it is:
Recently I bricked my Vibrant pretty seriously, I did a lot of searching and found that many people were experiencing the very same issue but few of them were able to find a solution.
I want to share exactly how I manged to get my phone restored, just in case anyone else finds themselves in the same situation.
*** PLEASE READ FULL POST CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING ***
The problem
After an Odin restore I found my phone was caught in a recovery loop and I was continually getting the following error:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/st110 (Invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA: copy default media content failed
The solution
Eventually I found this bit of info provided by user Windowlicker on the Samsung Galaxy S Forums.
Put your phone to download mode (hold down: volume down, home key, power)
Do not plug in your phone yet.
Start Odin3
Tick "Re-Partition", and also check that "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" have been ticked.
Click "PIT" button and select s1_odin_20100512.pit file.
Now, plug in the phone and wait until Odin finds it.
Click "Start" button... <Firmware update start...> <Get PIT for mapping...> appear. The phone will turn off and the screen indicates "Reset". Wait until Odin indicates "Pass".
Plug out your phone, remove the battery, put it back in and put phone to download mode again.
Click "Reset" button in Odin and untick "Re-Partition" box.
Do not select PIT file again. Just leave it empty.
Click "PDA" button and select "CODE" file.
Click "MODEM" button and select "MODEM" file.
Click "CSC" button and select "CSC" file.
Plug in the phone and wait until Odin finds it.
Click "Start" button and wait until phone reboots with the new software version.
(When it comes to the restore step I found that I needed to go back to the Stock 2.1 Vibrant ROM, JI2 & JI6 wouldn't work for me.)
I hope this info helps some folks out, I had completely given up on trying to restore, and I ordered a replacement from T-Mobile. A couple days later I found this solution. Now I'm waiting to receive a phone I no longer need, and will find a nice $20 delivery charge on my next TMO bill. The price of giving up too quickly I guess.
***ADDITIONAL NOTES BASED ON USER FEEDBACK***
I've noticed many people are getting stuck on the 7th step, 'where you are asked to remove the battery and place the phone in download mode'. I cannot stress enough that you need to be extremely patient during this step and should not remove the battery until after Odin indicates pass. This could take as long as 10 to 30 minutes, failure to wait could result in a 'true brick'.
Another step missing from the original instructions is to remove the External SD and SIM cards before starting this process. I'm not completely certain what the technical reason is behind this, but it does seem to help the process along.
Before starting it might also be to good make sure the screen saver and sleep modes on your PC are disabled, as some steps take a while and it might be possible for either of these processes to interrupt it.
Finally, I again want to stress patience. If during any step, things seem like they are taking longer than you think they should, go and make a sandwich, maybe play a game or watch some TV and give it a little while longer. Letting the phone sit too long during a step won't cause any problems, but removing it too soon could cause a brick.
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Try this! Let me Know!
My phone has been all screwy for months. I recently given up on it and bought a new phone but it irritates me that I still cannot fix this old phone.
After attempting to flash a new rom onto my phone everything went wrong. When I attempted to reboot the phone the phone showed the SAMSUNG screen then goes to CWD for recovery. I cannot fix this at all. Eventually I decided to run GTG's Ultimiate Unbrick thinking that Odin3 would fix my situation. It continuted to give me FAIL with every attempt. Now, the phone won't even show the SAMSUNG screen or the recovery screen. It just stays black... What can I do? Junk it? Is it permanently broke.. This is so upsetting.
Are you still able to access download mode? If so then i would try Heimdall this time using THIS flash file. Flash it once, let it reboot, then shutdown and go to download mode again. Flash once more with the "flash bootloaders" box checked. Has always worked for me when i screw something up due to not paying attention.
If you cannot access download mode WHAT-SO-EVER, i'm afraid i am unable to help.
Good luck
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Are you still able to access download mode? If so then i would try Heimdall this time using THIS flash file. Flash it once, let it reboot, then shutdown and go to download mode again. Flash once more with the "flash bootloaders" box checked. Has always worked for me when i screw something up due to not paying attention.
If you cannot access download mode WHAT-SO-EVER, i'm afraid i am unable to help.
Good luck
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Tried today to put it into download mode. The screen flashes on completely white and back off. I can hear it connecting and disconnecting from the computer repeatedly. Im guessing there is nothing at all I can do from here. This really sucks.
mramazingpanda said:
Tried today to put it into download mode. The screen flashes on completely white and back off. I can hear it connecting and disconnecting from the computer repeatedly.
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Does it connect and disconnect by itself? If it does then sounds like a hardware issue. If you can get it to connect to your computer open the JAR flash file which will open Heimdall after a few seconds (10-20). Once it's open press the Vol-Up button on your phone and see if Heimdall can see it (should say "Connected" in green at the bottom right).
Give it to me lol I'll fix it
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I had something similar happen to me a long time ago. I would try to put it in download mode and the screen would do something but then just shut off. I pulled up heimdall and it said it was connected. I might have just gotten lucky. Give it a try though.
I have been using android phones for a long time, and used odin before, so I have no idea what is going on here. I was attempting to root my phone using the downloads and info in the sticky here, and now my phone won't turn on. I put the phone in odin mode, it was detected, i flashed the bootchain (step 1) in the PDA section, the screen went blank, odin said "Reset" in the first box, and sat there for a long time. Then it said pass, but there was still nothing on the screen. I waited a bit, but eventually unplugged it and tried to turn it on. I can't get any button combination to work, no recovery, odin mode, or normal powerup, no response if I plug in usb or the charger, the only thing I can get is if I plug the charger or usb in with no battery, the red light will come on for about 15 seconds, then go off. I really am afraid I bricked my phone somehow the first day I got it, and now I'm leaving on a business trip tomorrow and need to get this sorted tonight.
Am I out of luck, or is there something I'm missing?
How exactly did you try to enter recovery mode? I know that when I did this and i attempted to enter recovery i let go of the home and volume up too soon and the same thing would happen to me. Also make sure you are using odin v3.07
Did you verify the md5 signature of the file on your pc before you flashed it in Odin? If not, you should check it now. Could have been a bad download. Knowing what caused the brick can help us figure out how to fix it