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[Q] Last resort before i have to replace :/

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 :
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<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 :
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<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.

How to get Samsung Galaxy S 4G into Recovery mode

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.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

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.

Need help with failed Root attemt Galaxy S3

Hello, wasnt sure where to put this thread, so i put it here.
I tried to root my GS3, that vent very wrong, now i cant start my phone, it only say "Samsung Galaxy S III" and thats it,
i tried to get back to stock using Odin, but odin stops at "Nand write start"
tried re-partionating with new Pit file, same problem still as above, (used pit file for 16gb, witch my phone is) when i do this with odin everything works fine, until im im putting Stock firmware into "pda" in odin, then it locks "nand write start"
Hard reset dont work, (pwr-home-volume Up) does nothing, but i can get my phone into download mode,
Usb Debugging was on before we started,
Unknown sources was on.
everything "kies" shut of
tried diffrent USB cables and ports.
Branded Yes.
event tried with Antivirus and firewall shut off.
anyone know what i can try next? cant it be anything with Bootloader or the kernel?
thanks alot for answers
and sorry for bad english.

glennisn said:
Hello, wasnt sure where to put this thread, so i put it here.
I tried to root my GS3, that vent very wrong, now i cant start my phone, it only say "Samsung Galaxy S III" and thats it,
i tried to get back to stock using Odin, but odin stops at "Nand write start"
tried re-partionating with new Pit file, same problem still as above, (used pit file for 16gb, witch my phone is) when i do this with odin everything works fine, until im im putting Stock firmware into "pda" in odin, then it locks "nand write start"
Hard reset dont work, (pwr-home-volume Up) does nothing, but i can get my phone into download mode,
Usb Debugging was on before we started,
Unknown sources was on.
everything "kies" shut of
tried diffrent USB cables and ports.
Branded Yes.
event tried with Antivirus and firewall shut off.
anyone know what i can try next? cant it be anything with Bootloader or the kernel?
thanks alot for answers
and sorry for bad english.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331782 Here you can see how to make so called "restore cable", maybe more luck with this one?

correct Pit file solved everything btw Usb Jig dont do anything to GS3 exept starting download mode

I am currently having this same problem, and what I get back from Odin is (when I try to use the PIT file to repartition)
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> cache.img
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Now I'm guessing I used the right PIT file, but I really don't know what I'm doing with it.

[Q] can't get into download mode

So I was trying to root my phone. Kinda went through a quick crash course of it with Odin. For some reason it kept hanging up at boot.img but that's a different story. Long story short, after numerous tries, I forgot to unclick repartition. Why it clicks itself when you load up the PIT is beyond me. Personally, I think the developer got a kick out of people bricking their phones that way. **** him/her. Anyway, I can't get into download mode anymore, even with a JIG. Anybody got any ideas before I send it for JTAG?

crimsondragon said:
Personally, I think the developer got a kick out of people bricking their phones that way. **** him/her.
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Talking like that will likely not get you any help here...
Please everyone refrain from posting the rule about searching and reading as this should resolve itself (should the OP actually search and read).

anactoraaron said:
Talking like that will likely not get you any help here...
Please everyone refrain from posting the rule about searching and reading as this should resolve itself (should the OP actually search and read).
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I've searched through enough threads as it is with a combination of different keywords and all I've found is a bunch of people explaining how to get into download mode or others saying so and so can be fixed as long as you can get into download mode. With the latter, if you can't get into download mode, then what?

Just for the record, I've already tried reflashing it to stock with a .tar file. That failed miserably.
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Kind of an improvement as before it would just hang at boot.img but now at least I can get a confirmation of whether it works or not. Currently the phone is still showing the "Firmware upgrade encountered blah blah" crap. But I tried it anyway as I read that it's supposedly a front.
Can't get into stock recovery either. Top left corner says Odin mode. Odd as the JIG puts it into Factory mode. I've uninstalled/installed the Samsung drivers several times. I've changed the USB cable to a Samsung one that I got like a month ago. I have Kies installed. Can't connect the phone to it either. I've tried flashing with Kies not installed and with it installed and shut down/not shut down. Don't think I missed anything else but if I did I'll add it.

crimsondragon said:
Just for the record, I've already tried reflashing it to stock with a .tar file. That failed miserably.
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Kind of an improvement as before it would just hang at boot.img but now at least I can get a confirmation of whether it works or not. Currently the phone is still showing the "Firmware upgrade encountered blah blah" crap. But I tried it anyway as I read that it's supposedly a front.
Can't get into stock recovery either. Top left corner says Odin mode. Odd as the JIG puts it into Factory mode. I've uninstalled/installed the Samsung drivers several times. I've changed the USB cable to a Samsung one that I got like a month ago. I have Kies installed. Can't connect the phone to it either. I've tried flashing with Kies not installed and with it installed and shut down/not shut down. Don't think I missed anything else but if I did I'll add it.
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I believe that has been discussed also. Pull the battery, re-enter download mode and flash again. When it doesn't complete properly it won't let you Odin again until the battery is pulled.
Just curious but are you on ICS 4.0.4? If so the Odin root is exclusive to gingerbread... Odin cwm and a flash a rom or just Odin back to stock. Root through ICS is obtained by flashing supersu zip through cwm when on ICS.
I realize you are frustrated, but the devs here are awesome and deserve respect, especially since they just brought 4.3 to us.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

anactoraaron said:
I believe that has been discussed also. Pull the battery, re-enter download mode and flash again. When it doesn't complete properly it won't let you Odin again until the battery is pulled.
Just curious but are you on ICS 4.0.4? If so the Odin root is exclusive to gingerbread... Odin cwm and a flash a rom or just Odin back to stock. Root through ICS is obtained by flashing supersu zip through cwm when on ICS.
I realize you are frustrated, but the devs here are awesome and deserve respect, especially since they just brought 4.3 to us.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
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Got it figured out. I was surfing the other subforums and landed on the thread talking about Odin 3.07 and I figured why the hell not. The flash to stock was a success. Then I did the root and CWM Recovery. All is well. 3.07 is much better than 1.85. For the record, I am on GB. Thanks for the help. I apologize for earlier as it was indeed frustrating.

Galaxy s6 bricked?

Hello guys,
so usually i get my stuff to work again if i was the one who broke it... But today is the day i have to admit i'm lost. never wrote a thread before but now it's the time.
So i was about to install the Carhd rom for my s6. After i forgot to do a factory reset before installing i got a really messed up system with my apps and stuff but the new rom. But it was really unstable. So i went back in recovery mode and did a wipe.. unfortunately i forgot that this will wipe the rom too. Soo then everything started. I know how to push files via adb or sideload. The problem is my Phone doenst get recognized in recovery mode. Not at all. On the other hand if i connect it in download mode then it's shown perfectly fine. With name and manufacturer and so on. Next i tried to flash a stock rom with odin.. But there i got some error Messages right at the start. Something about NAND :S.(will look it up later when i'm on my pc again)
I hope my phone isnt hardbricked :s.
Thanks for the help in advance.
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/006> sboot.bin
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006> FAIL!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1
Thats the odin error.
and on the phone an error shows up: SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 3, BINARY: 2

Try Smart Switch emergency initialization as mentioned in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/help-plz-s6-bootloops-t3303822
If you are stuck at logo afterwards, you may need custom kernel, e.g. unikernel (trips knox)

brenner650 said:
Try Smart Switch emergency initialization as mentioned in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/help-plz-s6-bootloops-t3303822
If you are stuck at logo afterwards, you may need custom kernel, e.g. unikernel (trips knox)
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Knox is triggered already anyways. I had an custom Rom installed before. Does Smart Switch recognize Phones in Download mode? otherwise, as stated, my Pc doesnt detect my Phone..
Cant try it now. But when i am getting home from work i will. Before, i will try to Flash another stock Rom, one that is more up to date then the one i used. because i think that maybe the rom caused the Odin error.

hsrye said:
Knox is triggered already anyways. I had an custom Rom installed before. Does Smart Switch recognize Phones in Download mode? otherwise, as stated, my Pc doesnt detect my Phone..
Cant try it now. But when i am getting home from work i will. Before, i will try to Flash another stock Rom, one that is more up to date then the one i used. because i think that maybe the rom caused the Odin error.
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if you do the emergency recovery at smart switch it will ask you to go to download mode so no problem

Sboot fail is coused trying to flash an older firmware than phone already have... Do you see logs.. Wtf dude... Download newest firmware and flash

lummujaj said:
Sboot fail is coused trying to flash an older firmware than phone already have... Do you see logs.. Wtf dude... Download newest firmware and flash
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ok, i'm home now. Need to download the rom and then we will see . But thats what i suspected already too, but download failed over night so couldnt try it this morning. Hopefully it will stay as easy as that .
Edit: Thank god it worked . The newest firmware flashed just fine after the second try