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Samsung Galaxy 3 (I5801/I5800) Flashing Guide

Before these steps make sure you have latest version of kies installed, it helps in keeping latest drivers installed.
Files required for Flashing can be downloaded here.
1) Start Odin (if using windows 7 or vista right click Odin and use run as administrator)
2) Check "One Package" checkbox
3) Check “Reboot” checkbox
4) Check protect ops checkbox (Don’t check this if you are flashing I5801 with I5800 firmware for the first time.)
5) Check reset time checkbox, keep the default value as it is i.e. 300 don’t select any other options.
6) Hit reset files button once.
7) Click ops button and select OPS file for I5800
8) Click one package and select the firmware you want to flash. The file must a .tar file.
9) You can take a backup of your data/apps. For that you can use Titanium Backup. For backing up contacts and SMS.
A) go to contacts press menu/left most button select import/export option, then export the contacts to sdcard.
B) For sms use the app called SMS backup.
10) Now remove your sdcard and sim card from phone and do a factory reset/ Hard Reset also clear cache then restart and put it in downloading mode by pressing vol- + home + power button together.
11) Now connect your phone to pc.
12) Odin will show yellow color and com port no. in the first box on top in Odin.
13) Click Start and watch the progress bar and timer, wait until PASS message appear on Message box.
14) Disconnect the phone from PC when Odin displays disconnect serial port & wait until rebooting phone.
Let the phone boot it takes some time 5-10 mins for first boot so don’t panic.
After reboot do factory reset or Hard Reset also clear cache again then restart phone and put sim and sdcard back in.
Sorry cant post images right now in office, will attach images as soon as i get home.
Please let me know if i have missed anything or if anything needs correction.
ATENTION I5801 USERS:
to keep the i5801 bootscreen you should remove boot.bin and sbl.bin from the .tar file before flashing.

Not needed to remove SD/SIM.

thanks for the guide!

Szaby59 said:
Not needed to remove SD/SIM.
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yes i know this but is a optional step which i found was given in various other threads and to be just on a safer side.

braveBuddy said:
yes i know this but is a optional step which i found was given in various other threads and to be just on a safer side.
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hi
good thanks i was actually quite confused on using(i also have a tattoo were it it much easier to flash roms can do it just from ur SD ) Odin
thanks for this tute
will ad this to the roll up thread so it will help the noobs who want to use odin
good work very helpfull of u keep up the good work

Thx
Nice work! Thx

Nice tuto..but im not sure, maybe some step before to flash some firmware to avoid a brick? Something like a comdo buttons enabled check if is working?
Pd. I have a i9000t and its necesary get the combo buttons working before rom loads...

braveBuddy said:
Before these steps make sure you have latest version of kies installed, it helps in keeping latest drivers installed.
Files required for Flashing can be downloaded here.
Please let me know if i have missed anything or if anything needs correction.
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one question
reg this part : Click ops button and select OPS file for I5800
which do i sellect the one i get when i download ur attachment (i mean the one i have marked in bold in ur above quote)
or is their one ops in the download of the rom for example i down load the recent JPB do i take the ops from here or ur below attachment
the .tar i should take from the downloaded rom right
Note : odin flashing is new for me i do know how to flash for htcTattoo its easy just flash from the sd done this many many times
kindly advise thanks in advance
thanks
hari

haree said:
one question
reg this part : Click ops button and select OPS file for I5800
which do i sellect the one i get when i download ur attachment (i mean the one i have marked in bold in ur above quote)
or is their one ops in the download of the rom for example i down load the recent JPB do i take the ops from here or ur below attachment
the .tar i should take from the downloaded rom right
Note : odin flashing is new for me i do know how to flash for htcTattoo its easy just flash from the sd done this many many times
kindly advise thanks in advance
thanks
hari
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Till now we don't need different .ops file for any of our firmwares they all can be flashed using same .ops file in the link i gave.
Yes you need to select the the same ops file apollo_0531.ops every time.
You wont get .ops files within Firmware zip files.
Attached is a image of Odin while all is set and we need to hit start.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

giovannivl said:
Nice tuto..but im not sure, maybe some step before to flash some firmware to avoid a brick? Something like a comdo buttons enabled check if is working?
Pd. I have a i9000t and its necesary get the combo buttons working before rom loads...
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There is no such thing for this phone and i can tell you this that there is no risk of brick in flashing any of those firmwares at samfirmware.com with Odin.

hi
buddy thanks u really got me out of my confusion thanks
ill flash one of the new build some time next week when im back home
once again thanks a mill buddy
thanks
hari
braveBuddy said:
Till now we don't need different .ops file for any of our firmwares they all can be flashed using same .ops file in the link i gave.
Yes you need to select the the same ops file apollo_0531.ops every time.
You wont get .ops files within Firmware zip files.
Attached is a image of Odin while all is set and we need to hit start.
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no difference after flashing
firmware version-2.1 update1
baseband version- I5801DDJG6
kernel version- 2.6.29
[email protected] #2
build number- ECLAIR.DDJ6
is this wat the result wud be or did i mess up sumwhere.
kindly help,.,.

What firmware did you flash? Are you sure you were in download mode?
Sent from my GT-I5801 using XDA App

can go back to I5801DDJG6.....?
hi
am about to flash my i5801 with i5800xxjpb.....i just wanted to know, can i go back to my original firmware in case there is an official update from samsung..and will it be possible to update through kies then.....
thanks in advance....

deadwood01 said:
hi
am about to flash my i5801 with i5800xxjpb.....i just wanted to know, can i go back to my original firmware in case there is an official update from samsung..and will it be possible to update through kies then.....
thanks in advance....
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yes it is possible

ya it was on download mode,..,
i flashed with I5801DDJG6 asia firmware.,.,
do we have to keep the usb debugging mode switched on???
tried the same procedure multiple times..,.,
no change.,.,.

You flashed with ddj6 and you get ddj6..
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App

drswap said:
no difference after flashing
firmware version-2.1 update1
baseband version- I5801DDJG6
kernel version- 2.6.29
[email protected] #2
build number- ECLAIR.DDJ6
is this wat the result wud be or did i mess up sumwhere.
kindly help,.,.
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Its very same like windows xp you install it again and again you get same xp.

thanks just flashed my sg3 with 2.2
and its working fine
thanks

braveBuddy said:
Originally Posted by deadwood01
hi
am about to flash my i5801 with i5800xxjpb.....i just wanted to know, can i go back to my original firmware in case there is an official update from samsung..and will it be possible to update through kies then.....
thanks in advance....
yes it is possible
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can u please tell how ?

[Q] HELP! Need guide to flash back to stock rom honeycomb using odin

anyone can help me with this? i'm stuck in the bootloop. please.

Flashing Firmware with Odin
Get Odin v3.04 from here:https://androidfirmwares.net/Tools/Download/8
(Just extract the Odin folder)
You will also need to install the Samsung USB drivers for the device if you haven't installed KIES. Get them from here:https://androidfirmwares.net/Tools/Download/9
(Just install like any Windows program)
1. Just download the firmware version you want from the second or third posts and extract the .tar or .tar.md5 file in the archive and save it somewhere,for samsung read here ;http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
2. Reboot your phone to download mode.
To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key + press the power button .
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!
3. Start Odin
4. If your ROM is a single .tar.md5 package click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar or .tar.md5 file that you extracted in step 1 and select it. This should like like the image below
5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.
Regardless of firmware version it's still the same methodology
6. Connect the USB cable and wait for any required drivers to install and the ID:COM section to turn blue like below
7. Click start to flash. If Odin hangs at setting up connection just unplug the USB cable and re-attach it, Odin should now resume
8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device once the flash has started, it will reboot when it finishes.
If the firmware is from this thread it will not wipe your phone if you flash as recommended UNLESS I state that the firmware is a "WIPE" version.
PDA refers to the build version of the software/firmware
Phone refers to the baseband/modem version
CSC is the consumer software customisation and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
CSC has nothing to do with what languages the firmware supports and it will not add keyboard language support either.
.PIT refers to the partition information table you only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout. It's very likely you may never have to use this.
If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in the one file.
If it has multiple .tar archive then:
The .tar with modem in the name is the phone/baseband bit of the package
.tar with csc/multi-csc in the name is the csc bit of the package
.tar with code/PDA in the name is the PDA part of the firmware package
If this is the case you will need to put these .tar archives in the specific areas of Odin to flash the update. Refer to the images below.
You do not need to root or unroot the device to update the firmware.
Please ensure that KIES is closed and not running in the system tray! Kies doesn't like Odin, it's like the big brother who's always jealous that his little brother is getting to flash all the phones so he starts to flash block.
Regarding change logs. Samsung thinks firmware should be like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get and that all a big part of the surprise user experience program so they don't publish any change logs.

can i flash this honeycomb from ics? like downgrade. last time i do it, it bootloop.

I downgraded to 4.0.4 from ICS Honeycomb 3.2, but I had no problem bootloop...

madkhaz said:
can i flash this honeycomb from ics? like downgrade. last time i do it, it bootloop.
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yes you can... make sure to wipe cache/factory reset if you have a bootloop.

oh, really? thanks guys

[Q] [VZW i815] Possible to root if starting point is *STOCK OTA ICS*?

I think I may be the one of the few people anywhere who may be in this situation, but thanks to help from Electron and others, my VZW Tab 7.7 actually followed the OTA progression of FD01 -> FH01 -> LP10 to go from a stock-but-rooted HC to a stock non-root ICS.
While I first thought this may be a fortunate turn of events, I now am wondering if this is the case, because I am having trouble finding a way to root it.
To be clear, my current situation is that I am post-ICS, and not rooted.
The root method specified in the 7.7 development forum doesn't seem to work - it fails on the signature check. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849235), and OTA Rootkeeper seems to be for those who were way smarter than me and caught it ahead of time.
Any suggestions for achieving root, or am I out of luck?
Thanks for any help!
Eric

Download necessary files:
Verizon 7.7 LTE drivers: http://electron73.org/XDA/i815/Verizon_Wireless_I815_Galaxy_Tab_USB_Driver_v1_4_7_0.msi
electron73's Odin pack: http://electron73.org/XDA/i815/electron_i815_odin_pack.zip
Root: http://www.mediafire.com/?x481a90591wdw0a
Make a folder on your desktop and extract the files there.
1. Install Verizon 7.7 LTE drivers
2. Put the root zip file on an external SD card, make sure your the SD card is inserted in the tab
3. Power down your tab
4. Boot into Odin mode by pressing power and volume up. Release power while still holding volume up when you see the samsung splash screen. You will be greeted with a warning dialog:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
5. Press volume up to accept, you will be in download mode and greeted with the following screen:
6. Open Odin 1.85
7. Load FD01_recovery.tar by clicking the PDA button and selecting the file from the folder you made on your desktop, make sure auto reboot is unchecked. It is very important that you choose PDA
8. Plug in your tab, your PC will probably install drivers if you have never used Odin and how up under ID:COM. Your tab will show up in Odin. your screen should look like this:
9. If odin looks exactly like the screen above, click start. Odin should display a green Pass! above ID:COM
10. Power down your tab.
11. Boot into recovery, you will see an android with an exclamation point triangle
12. Choose apply update from external storage using the volume keys to navigate.
13. Select Root_SuperSU.0.96.Only-signed.zip
14. Tab will install and reboot.
15. You now have root.
If you want to be completely stock, including ICS recovery, then follow steps 3 - 9 except use the LP01_recovery.tar instead of FD01_recovery.tar, then reboot your tab. thats it !
P.S electron i linked to your files, i hopw thats ok

brianr549 said:
You may have to flash the honeycomb recovery with Odin just to root, because I think the new ICS recovery will not install unsigned update. After you flash root, you can flash back to stock ICS recovery. This is just a guess I have not tried this.
Sent from my SCH-I815 using xda app-developers app
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If that is what is required I may be in a bad way.
Stupid VZW has not provided this variant with any stock firmware download - no HC and no ICS.
In my short-sightedness I didn't think to make a nandroid or CWM because up to now, I can't use any non-stock roms - I need the LTE as a part of the tablet.
Drat and double drat.

ehelmuth said:
If that is what is required I may be in a bad way.
Stupid VZW has not provided this variant with any stock firmware download - no HC and no ICS.
In my short-sightedness I didn't think to make a nandroid or CWM because up to now, I can't use any non-stock roms - I need the LTE as a part of the tablet.
Drat and double drat.
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It should be easy to root your stock ics tab:
1. Download the root zip, place on external SD card in your tab
2. Put your tab in download mode, connect tab to pc and flash stock Honeycomb e3 recovery via PDA button in odin. Be sure to untick "auto-reboot" option.
3. Once odin finishes with a "Pass!" Power down your tab by holding power.
4. Boot into recovery by holding power+volume up, let go of the power button when the samsung logo appears while still holding volume up.
5. flash the root zip from external sd card in recovery.
6. You should be rooted now.

Gilbot said:
It should be easy to root your stock ics tab:
1. Download the root zip, place on external SD card in your tab
2. Put your tab in download mode, connect tab to pc and flash stock Honeycomb e3 recovery via PDA button in odin. Be sure to untick "auto-reboot" option.
3. Once odin finishes with a "Pass!" Power down your tab by holding power.
4. Boot into recovery by holding power+volume up, let go of the power button when the samsung logo appears while still holding volume up.
5. flash the root zip from external sd card in recovery.
6. You should be rooted now.
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For Step 2 - the stock HC e3 recovery part - is this a file that I download from somewhere or is this something that I would (should) have at hand?
Sorry to be noobish, but I want to be sure I don't do something irreversible here...
Thanks for the help!
eh

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Followed the steps and it worked. Rooted the LP11 ROM by flashing the FD01 recovery and then flashing the Select Root_SuperSU.0.96.Only-signed.zip from recovery.

Stickied this as it took me quite a long time to find. This is VERY useful for people with the Verizon model and stock ICS.

Can't find FD01
Does anyone have a link to the FD01 recovery image? I cannot find it anywhere. The links to the stock roms are broken. I've been trying to root my LP11 7.7 i815 for years now to no avail.
I appreciate any help.

[EASY][GUIDE] Restore stock firmware on the i9300 4.1.2 , unbrick [NOOB]

Hi guys! This is a noob-proof guide on how to flash stock samsung firmware on your i9300. Whether you have bricked it or just want the stock firmware back. Here's how to do it (detailed explaination)
WARNING! : This is only for the GT i9300 (international version) , Check your device before proceeding. Also you might lose all your data. So backup! i am not responsible if you brick your phone(although very unlikely) by not following the guide properly
Also you will lose your custom recovery, Custom ROM and will not longer have root
Ok lets begin!
1. Make sure you have the samsung drivers installed on your pc (http://bit.ly/SDaIIE)
2. Your device should have at least 80% battery left
3. Enable USB Debugging by going to Settings>Developer Options>Tick the Usb debugging tick box!
Files needed :
1. Android 4.1.2 I9300XXEMA1 for Galaxy S3 I9300 - http://bit.ly/10vkxdj
2. Odin 3.07 - http://bit.ly/16aRzF4
Extract The firmware Zip file until you get a file with a .tar extension and some other files. Do not extract furthur
Extract odin zip file till you get Odin3 v3.07.exe
Now here comes the actual flashing part
1. Power off your smartphone. Wait 5-6 seconds for vibration to confirm complete switch off.
2. Now, get into Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power button simultaneously until Samsung Galaxy logo appears in phone screen. Wait few seconds and your phone will be in download mode.
3.Open odin as administrator and connect your s3 to your computer with usb cable
4. You will get a message "Added" in the message box in odin and You should also see COM port with a number in Yellow if you successfully added your device. something like this :
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
if you don't get this , try another usb port.. if it still doesn't come , reinstall drivers.
5. Select these files from I9300XXEMA1 folder in Odin at respective buttons:
Click the PDA Button, and select the .tar.md5 file here with *code* appearing in its name
Click the Phone Button, and select file with *modem* in its name (leave if there is no such file)
Click the CSC Button, and select file with *csc* in its name (leave if there is no such file)
Click the PIT Button, and select the .pit file. Use only if you got it while extracting , otherwise ignore it.
6. make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are selected. Also, make sure that Re-Partition checkbox is selected, only if you are using a .pit file
7. Double check everything above and hit start!
8. once flashing is complete the phone will reboot automatically and soon you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can then unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.
:laugh: congratz , you have just restored your i9300! :laugh:
If this has helped you make sure to hit the thanks button!

please check this
TechMasta said:
Hi guys! This is a noob-proof guide on how to flash stock samsung firmware on your i9300. Whether you have bricked it or just want the stock firmware back. Here's how to do it (detailed explaination)
WARNING! : This is only for the GT i9300 (international version) , Check your device before proceeding. Also you might lose all your data. So backup! i am not responsible if you brick your phone(although very unlikely) by not following the guide properly
Also you will lose your custom recovery, Custom ROM and will not longer have root
Ok lets begin!
1. Make sure you have the samsung drivers installed on your pc (http://bit.ly/SDaIIE)
2. Your device should have at least 80% battery left
3. Enable USB Debugging by going to Settings>Developer Options>Tick the Usb debugging tick box!
Files needed :
1. Android 4.1.2 I9300XXEMA1 for Galaxy S3 I9300 - http://bit.ly/10vkxdj
2. Odin 3.07 - http://bit.ly/16aRzF4
Extract The firmware Zip file until you get a file with a .tar extension and some other files. Do not extract furthur
Extract odin zip file till you get Odin3 v3.07.exe
Now here comes the actual flashing part
1. Power off your smartphone. Wait 5-6 seconds for vibration to confirm complete switch off.
2. Now, get into Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power button simultaneously until Samsung Galaxy logo appears in phone screen. Wait few seconds and your phone will be in download mode.
3.Open odin as administrator and connect your s3 to your computer with usb cable
4. You will get a message "Added" in the message box in odin and You should also see COM port with a number in Yellow if you successfully added your device. something like this :
if you don't get this , try another usb port.. if it still doesn't come , reinstall drivers.
5. Select these files from I9300XXEMA1 folder in Odin at respective buttons:
Click the PDA Button, and select the .tar.md5 file here with *code* appearing in its name
Click the Phone Button, and select file with *modem* in its name (leave if there is no such file)
Click the CSC Button, and select file with *csc* in its name (leave if there is no such file)
Click the PIT Button, and select the .pit file. Use only if you got it while extracting , otherwise ignore it.
6. make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are selected. Also, make sure that Re-Partition checkbox is selected, only if you are using a .pit file
7. Double check everything above and hit start!
8. once flashing is complete the phone will reboot automatically and soon you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can then unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.
:laugh: congratz , you have just restored your i9300! :laugh:
If this has helped you make sure to hit the thanks button!
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please check this
please help
thank you

I have Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 from china
I always FAIL while Flash with odin
I9300ZCBLH3, I9300ZCDLK1_I9300CHNDLK1_CHN, I9300ZCEMC2_I9300CHNEMC2_CHN, I9300ZNALE9, I9300ZNDLK2 and I9300CHNBLH3
nothing done ,,,
always fail like this
when in Recovery Mode
when in Download Mode
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300_CHN_CU
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
I've been using the flash I9300ZCDLK1_I9300ZCDLK1_I9300CHNDLK1.tar.md5 and I9300ZCBLH3 but still failed, anyone can help me give way to solve this problem :crying::crying::crying:
I had almost given up hope for this china samsung galaxy SIII, or can anyone give me a link to the firmware CHN_CU :crying::crying::crying:
pleaseee ... give me the way to fixing this phone :crying::crying::crying:

[HOWTO] Total Reflashing of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite via NAND Erase and Re-Partition

If anyone needs to totally reset their Tab S6 Lite (2020 Exynos Version) with Odin, this guide should help.
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Code:
**I take no responsibility for any broken devices!** While care has been taken to ensure the steps are correct, **you are doing this at your own risk!**
All files will also be provided at the end of this guide for ease of access!
What is NAND?
NAND and NOR are actually 2 main types of flash memory, that are related to computers, and it stores the BIOS settings to the ROM of a computer. Since Android devices don’t have a BIOS, flash memory, or NAND relates to the bootloader and OS kernel that work together to boot Android devices into the system. Being a non-volatile memory, it keeps the essential OS data even when your Android smartphone is turned off.
You cannot fix a Samsung device after an unintentional NAND erase action by simply flashing the stock firmware. Since NAND erase wipes all existing partitions from the device’s storage, you’ll have to re-partition your device in Odin with the help of an appropriate PIT (Partition Information Table) file.
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Re-Partitioning Explained:
NAND memory on Android devices is divided into partitions and block structures. These partitions are essential to the proper functioning of a device. It’s the PIT file that tells Odin how much space to allocate to the boot, kernel, system recovery, data, and EFS partitions. Not just that, it is also responsible for the location and path of these partition blocks on the internal storage.
The Re-partition option in Odin is not meant to be used during a normal firmware flash. If you have to install firmware, just add the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files to Odin and do not change the default settings.
The PIT file determines the structure, location, and size of specific partitions. Since a NAND erase wipes all partitions, the only way to re-partition your device using is to flash a PIT file that is strictly for your Samsung Galaxy device model and storage capacity. Flashing a wrong PIT may result in a semi-bricked device. Moreover, if you flash the PIT file of a 128GB device model on a 256GB model, your phone may be configured to show only 128GB as available storage.
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Instructions
Grabbing the right version of Odin is the first step. Due to the fact the tool is never meant to be used by consumers, Samsung doesn't host it on a public download portal. Fortunately, XDA Senior Member realbbb maintains a repository of verified copies of the Odin tool. He also offers patched variants of Odin (known as "3B patched") that are capable of bypassing a number of stop conditions while cross-flashing.
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Download the correct version of Odin from @realbbb 's thread, here.
You will also need to install the Samsung USB Drivers. These can be downloaded at this link.
To get the Samsung Firmware files, Samsung Firmware Downloader by Zachary Wander is highly recommended. The link to it is here.
Should you desire to pursue more information about Samsung Firmware Downloader, please use this link.
You will need 7-zip to extract the CSC file. To do so, get it from this link.
Go to Settings -> About Tablet and take note of the Model Number. It should be either SM-P610 (Tab S6 Lite 2020, Wi-Fi) OR SM-P615 (Tab S6 Lite 2020, LTE)
Then, tap on Software Information and scroll down to Service Provider Software Version. At the end will be a string of letters saying something like this: ITV/ITV/ITV. In this case ITV is your CSC.
Unzip Samsung Firmware Downloader. Click the "Bifrost" executable in the extracted folder.
Within Bifrost, enter the Model Name and CSC into the respective fields, like so:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
After entering the correct information into the firmware downloader, click "Download" and wait while it finishes.
Extract the version of the downloaded firmware.
Find the file starting with CSC_XXXXX Make a copy of it and paste the file into another directory. Right click on it and choose 7-Zip -> Extract To...
In the folder of the extracted CSC file, find the PIT file; it should be something like GTA4XLWIFI_EUR_OPEN.pit
Unzip the version of Odin you downloaded. Right-click the Odin executable and click Run As Administrator
At the main Odin screen, enter the files of the firmware like so:
AP goes into the AP slot
BL goes into the BL slot
CP goes into the CP slot - (If using the LTE version)
CSC goes into the CSC slot
Now, navigate to Options in the Odin Window and choose NAND Erase and Re-Partition
Finally, navigate to the Pit tab. Accept the warning and add the extracted PIT file from earlier.
With the device powered off, hold down the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons. Connect the device to your PC.
Press Volume Up to accept the warnings. At this point, you will see a message from Odin, saying "Added!"
Once you are certain everything is in order, press the Start button.
Wait for the firmware to flash. If successful, you will see a large green "Pass!" notification in the Odin window. Disconnect your device from the PC.
Your device should now be fully reset!
Files List​
7-zip: Home Page for 7-Zip​
realbbb's Odin Build Repo​
Samsung Firmware Downloader Github Repo​
Extra Information About Samsung Firmware Downloader​
Link to Samsung's Android USB Driver​
Extra Reading: How-to guide on updating a Samsung Galaxy Smartphone.​