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Galaxy Tab 7 Plus (GT-P6200) UPDATE FILES?

this is the first time iam going to update a samsung tab
i just downloaded the firmware from samfirmware, then extracted the file it has only 1 file in it
( P6200DXLPB_P6200OLBLP8_P6200DXLP5_HOME.tar.md5 )
where do i place this file in odin? please correct me if iam going wrong. i have waited a long time for the ics update to hit india but it still hasnt
iam using the singapore firmware now!
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OneMoreMember said:
where do i place this file in odin?
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In the PDA section.
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thanks mate i got that, but iam having wifi problems with the singapore firmware, is there a way i can go back to honecomb 3.2 i tried flashing it via odin but its stuck on the samsung logo, i can install 4.0.1 back but its not letting me downgrade. what has to be done to downgrade? help will be appreciated

No one on XDA who can tell me how to do this ?

OneMoreMember said:
No one on XDA who can tell me how to do this ?
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Install custom recovery then flash the Galaxy ROM HD.
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also, when making major changes like that, its best to do a "factory reset", which should be an option available in Recovery Mode.
"Why would that help?", well, Android is a modular OS, composed of lots of different apps. Most of these apps store their current settings in your device's /data partition. Generally, when booting up, the various parts all try to launch and then check to see if there are stored settings available for use. If there are, the apps try to load those settings and use them. If you have suddenly changed from one ROM to another, many of these apps are going to be different versions, often different enough to cause the old settings to not work right.
When you do a "factory reset", (among other things) the /data partition is erased, so the apps all get a chance to write their own fresh settings, and thus your device will actually be able to boot up

this doesnt belong in development section..
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Going back to Stock

I was given a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5113) to help return back to stock but I am having no luck. I spent endless hours searching and no lucky. I am not too familiar with the product so I am trying my best to learn without asking question.
So here's the situation. There is currently an update that is pending for installation but during the installation it boots into Clockworkmod recovery and fails. I want to return this Tablet back into it's original factory condition but I am in need of some guidance. Is there a stock recovery and firmware which I can download and flash?

Www.samfirmware.com enter Your device and download the latest and flash it with odin it will erase root and put back stock recovery
Dont miss to do a factory reset before if not ..bootloop
If u ask for removing counter i dunnot if its the same as gs2 with a jig u can reset it but with older booloader
Im curious to know that too if the jig can work
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mathsmart said:
Www.samfirmware.com enter Your device and download the latest and flash it with odin it will erase root and put back stock recovery
Dont miss to do a factory reset before if not ..bootloop
If u ask for removing counter i dunnot if its the same as gs2 with a jig u can reset it but with older booloader
Im curious to know that too if the jig can work
Envoyé depuis mon GT-P3113 avec Tapatalk
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Thanks! So right now it's been about 20 minutes and within Odin It's still sitting at "SetupConnection.."; I have been reading about the problem and everything says to reboot and retry, my problem is how do I reboot once I am in downloading mode? I know for cell phones we can just battery pull =/

vandeec5 said:
I know for cell phones we can just battery pull
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Just sit on the power button....

Update !!
I was septic to use triangle away on my tab but it just work so good to reset the counter ,,!!!
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mathsmart said:
Update !!
I was septic to use triangle away on my tab but it just work so good to reset the counter ,,!!!
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Thanks Not to sure what the counter is to be honest I was able to go back to stock, Thanks for your help.

The counter is the way Samsung knows that you modified your firmware or flashed unsigned or unofficial firmware to it it is found in the bootloader to count the number of times yiu flashed unofficial firmware to it tou should reset to zero (default) for warranty issues
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[Q] Tried to root Korean SM-P900; now stuck in reboot loop

Hi,
I have a Korean SM-P900 that I tried to root with CF AutoRoot using Heimdall. I identified the recovery and cache partitions using print-pit, then flashed the recovery.img and cache.img to their respective partitions. After that it started booting, and was stuck at the Samsung screen for several minutes.
I then rebooted it by holding down the power button. When it was booting back up, it showed a message in Korean and with a counter that counted up to 79, then showed a similar message counting up to another number. It kept doing that no matter what, never booting up, even if I rebooted it again.
After that I tried flashing it again the same way. Now it shows the same message as earlier, but actually boots into the Samsung initial setup screen. However, I can't get past it, because a message showing "MyScript ResourceManager", followed by some Korean text, blocks me from doing anything, and if I hit okay it just reappears.
Any ideas on how to unbrick it?

Try going into recovery and do a Full reset. If that doesn't work, download the Korean firmware (or whichever version you want, as long as it is SM-P900) and flash back to stock using Odin. Messing with partitions using Heimdall can be tricky and dangerous if you don't have a PIT file for your device. Hope this works for you.
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dodo99x said:
Try going into recovery and do a Full reset. If that doesn't work, download the Korean firmware (or whichever version you want, as long as it is SM-P900) and flash back to stock using Odin. Messing with partitions using Heimdall can be tricky and dangerous if you don't have a PIT file for your device. Hope this works for you.
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Going into recovery and doing a reset fixed the problem. Thank you very much!
The reason I didn't flash back to stock earlier was because I couldn't find the Korean stock firmware anywhere, and I was unsure if I could flash another country's firmware to it without breaking something. Nice to know that I can.
Now that it's functional again, will it be okay to try to root it again, this time using Odin?

sm-p900user said:
Going into recovery and doing a reset fixed the problem. Thank you very much!
The reason I didn't flash back to stock earlier was because I couldn't find the Korean stock firmware anywhere, and I was unsure if I could flash another country's firmware to it without breaking something. Nice to know that I can.
Now that it's functional again, will it be okay to try to root it again, this time using Odin?
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Yes, flashing another region is ok, but you may have issues with keyboard languages and wifi channels being different. Yeah just use Odin for CF-Autoroot. You can download a recovery image to flash if it gets stuck on cache.img. It's in the cf-autoroot thread for the 12.2. Best to read the entire thread before you start. Good luck.
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dodo99x said:
Yes, flashing another region is ok, but you may have issues with keyboard languages and wifi channels being different. Yeah just use Odin for CF-Autoroot. You can download a recovery image to flash if it gets stuck on cache.img. It's in the cf-autoroot thread for the 12.2. Best to read the entire thread before you start. Good luck.
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I have now rooted my tablet, and it's working great. Thank you very much for your help!

sm-p900user said:
I have now rooted my tablet, and it's working great. Thank you very much for your help!
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so towelroot doesnt work for this device?

torreon901 said:
so towelroot doesnt work for this device?
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Towelroot is only for Qualcomm based devices. SM-P900 uses an Exynos SOC.
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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S6 won't get past "NAND write start" HELP!!

I understand that there are many other posts about this particular issue but very few are solved and even if they are it is usually phone specific. There is no guide for the S6 yet, that I know of so I shall continue
Anyway I tried to flash the stock firmware using Odin to get out of a soft bricked situation. I originally tried to update the software via Smart Switch which failed. Then it asked to perform an emergency recovery via Smart Switch, this also failed spectacularly. Ive tried phoning customer support with no help as it was rooted previously.
Quick summary:
1. I unrooted then factory reset + wipe cache
2. Update via Smart Switch failed
3. Emergency recovery via Smart Switch failed
4. Odin pauses at "NAND write start" when attempting to flash
I have used Odin 3.9 and 1.3 with multiple stock firmwares both .tar.md5 and trying just .tar (it helped another user) with no results
PLEASE HELP AS I DONT WANT A 400 POUND PAPER WEIGHT
Thanks
PevDog

I had the same thing. Try a different Odin version. I used the one from the thread in the general forum. I forget which version it is. I think it is 3.10.6
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If you just flashed Android 5.1.1 then reflashed old 5.0.2 it will not work. You may need to wait for the specific 5.1.1 firmware for your country. Sammobile is a good place to check if its available. Try changing the data cable to another one, or plugging it to USB 2 port instead of USB 3. Also disable your antivirus. Last resort is bringing your S6 back to Samsung for warranty repair. I hope it helps.

i managed to download a 5.1.1 french version which I'm trying. also i have used different ports but not a different cable. I want to try Odin 3.10.6 but every time i try to find and download it it never works
I am unsure if it was 5.1.1 or the earlier firmware I am trying to use.
Thanks for your replies guys, much appreciated. Im getting to the stage of thinking I should dump the brick and getting a new one tbh. I'v exhausted all other options as Customer support won't help knowing my warranty is void.

just to clarify i didn't flash with 5.1.1 then try to flash a lower firmware. I factory reset then tried to update through smart switch which failed and lead to this horrific bricked situation

nickgeorge333 said:
I had the same thing. Try a different Odin version. I used the one from the thread in the general forum. I forget which version it is. I think it is 3.10.6
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Finally it passes NAND write start!! However It gets really close to finishing but it fails at hidden.img any ideas?

PevDog said:
Finally it passes NAND write start!! However It gets really close to finishing but it fails at hidden.img any ideas?
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It happens on odin, there is a solution but I don't know if it works on 5.1.1, wait for my edit.
Ok here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/solved-stuck-download-mode-failed-odin-t3104736

haha sorry i already worked it out! all back up and running now!!! Thank you thank you thank you so very much :good:

Good for you. I had about 4 NAND write fails before a successful one.

Dude I had the exact same problem as you about three times! I had to extract the firmware and delete the hidden.img from it then put it back into.that format. The biggest pain..
Worst thing was waiting forever only for it to FAIL right at the end, lol.
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work with Odin 3.10.6
I did it with Odin for 5.0.2 thanks so much
AMIGOS PARA SOLUCIONARLO USAR ODIN 3.10.6 tengo versio 5.0.1 tmobile
saludos desde Honduras
mojo_jodroid said:
Dude I had the exact same problem as you about three times! I had to extract the firmware and delete the hidden.img from it then put it back into.that format. The biggest pain..
Worst thing was waiting forever only for it to FAIL right at the end, lol.
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Galaxy S6: Flash 6.0.1 [QUESTION]

Dear people of the internet,
I am proud to represent the few countries that remain untouched regarding the OTA update on the SM-G920F.
I'm wondering since I've not gotten the update, if I could flash it and it would be like a normal Over The Air update process?
I do not want to trip the Knox counter since I'd like to sell the phone in the future or just be covered by my warranty.
So. TLR, Can I get the 6.0.1 update like OTA but flashing it? Will it void my warranty? Will it trip knox counter? Will it automatically
become rooted(something I don't want)?
I've heard some people getting fail in Odin(hidden.img), how can I prevent that if I do flash it?
Thanks in advance

TLDR: yes, no, no, no
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Falster said:
TLDR: yes, no, no, no
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So it's basically safe to do? And it works just like an OTA update?

leontin2012 said:
So it's basically safe to do? And it works just like an OTA update?
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usually flashing a stock rom via odin does not trip your knox, except if then you flash a custom rom and then install superSU.. btw YES, if you flash MM via odin will work as an "OTA"

I tried to flash stock to my s6 and it failed and the knox counter went up so voided the warranty it's a brand new phone not happy wanted three stock on the phone now it's not covered not amused tbh can't even root the phone tried pingpong root failed android l knew what I was trying to do . So yes even if u flash with odin the counter will go up I wouldn't risk it tbh

neo84942011 said:
I tried to flash stock to my s6 and it failed and the knox counter went up so voided the warranty it's a brand new phone not happy wanted three stock on the phone now it's not covered not amused tbh can't even root the phone tried pingpong root failed android l knew what I was trying to do . So yes even if u flash with odin the counter will go up I wouldn't risk it tbh
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Thank you, I won't flash because of you.

Personally it's up to you but flashing a stock rom won't trip Knox. I flashed a stock FW to remove bloat and everything was absolutely fine.
I'll be flashing a stock 6.0.1 as soon as I can actually find one on here.

Devlinukr said:
Personally it's up to you but flashing a stock rom won't trip Knox. I flashed a stock FW to remove bloat and everything was absolutely fine.
I'll be flashing a stock 6.0.1 as soon as I can actually find one on here.
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Here's the 6.0.1 firmware for G920F: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920F
Flash it if you wan't and would you please provide me with necessary information regarding the
process?
Thanks!

I'm downloading the French version which is unbranded but it's going to take a while as it's from Sammobile.

Devlinukr said:
I'm downloading the French version which is unbranded but it's going to take a while as it's from Sammobile.
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Use this tool [TOOL] SamFirm - Samsung firmware downloader & checker it takes only a few minutes to download a firmware.
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Oh sorry nvm. Didn't saw the other comments. I hate the new design of xda. I can't see the comments in a post -_-

So so tempted....waiting for 02 uk is painful lol
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alexpowermetal said:
Use this tool [TOOL] SamFirm - Samsung firmware downloader & checker it takes only a few minutes to download a firmware.
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Cheers for future updates dude but I was doing some chores anyway so I just waited
Just powered up from the update, like the new ui, no visible problems so far :good:
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So to answer the previous question,
1. Download the French XEF rom, extract the rare file to somewhere you can find it.
2. Fire up Odin on your PC.
3. Click on the AP setting and select your extracted file.
4. Put your phone in download mode and connect it to your pc via USB.
5. Wait for your phone to be recognised and press start in Odin.
6. Wait until Odin is completely finished and your phone reboots, this takes a while, don't panic just wait patiently.
7. Disconnect from PC and enjoy.
My phone is the SM-G920F variety, which I had previously debranded from 3 mobile.
I put the language setting to French for the update and switched it back after, no idea if this was important, just read some guy said he did it in another thread. I doubt it's necessary.

Devlinukr said:
Cheers for future updates dude but I was doing some chores anyway so I just waited
Just powered up from the update, like the new ui, no visible problems so far :good:
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So to answer the previous question,
1. Download the French XEF rom, extract the rare file to somewhere you can find it.
2. Fire up Odin on your PC.
3. Click on the AP setting and select your extracted file.
4. Put your phone in download mode and connect it to your pc via USB.
5. Wait for your phone to be recognised and press start in Odin.
6. Wait until Odin is completely finished and your phone reboots, this takes a while, don't panic just wait patiently.
7. Disconnect from PC and enjoy.
My phone is the SM-G920F variety, which I had previously debranded from 3 mobile.
I put the language setting to French for the update and switched it back after, no idea if this was important, just read some guy said he did it in another thread. I doubt it's necessary.
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So you didn't get any problems whatsoever when you flashed through Odin?

Nope.
Phone is fine and dandy.

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Nope.
Phone is fine and dandy.
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Did you do a factory reset before updating? Did you backup anything, and if so, how can I do that?

You didn't have to do anything with a pit file?
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I already posted every step I took from beginning to end.
There weren't any hidden steps, I didn't factory reset, I didn't flash any other files. I lost no data and I'm still on BTU.

I'm sorry, but, do I need to download the French version?

It's unbranded.
It's makes no difference at all, just change the language back to whatever afterwards. I'm in the UK and it works flawlessly.