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[Q] Accidentally flash vibrant rom... some help? PLEASE.

Well I barely got my phone about 4 days ago, and i couldn't get my mind out of rooting and flashing the device.. and without much research... that's where I think I was being a little stupid.. I had got online and saw this program on wiki for samsung vibrant phones called "heimdall-suite-1.1.1-win32" and I read what it told me to do.. now this wikipedia site said that with heimdall i can flash "Cmenard-overstock-vibrant" I had done that and right away the phone would load up to the galaxy S boot logo and turn black... the only thing after that were the little lights would react to touching them. I got freaked out and started looking for information like crazy.. I honestly can say I started around 11Pm and did not go to bed researching til 7am and sadly still nothing.. I grabbed a better usb cable just today. my other one is kind of torn and kept coming on and off I would have to keep it at a certain angle. But this one works perfect! I don't get the actual charger til monday, the person I bought this phone has an Iphone 4s and didn't want his galaxy anymore so I took the opportunity to buy it for $100. A good deal like that I should of never played with this phone and I regret it... a day later I find out I don't have the vibrant.. I have the galaxy s 4g. I can still boot into download mode however now everytime it boots up it bootloops and has the samsung vibrant logo instead of the standard Samsung Galaxy 4g s logo with T-mobile. I'm finding this to be so complicated I wish I could go back to stock... please someone on here help me.. I'd appreciate it so much. Thank you for reading and I hope to get someone's response soon
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12:52Am
I first want to say thank you guys for directing me towards the right area.
This is going to sound a little weird...
I've gotten the stock KC1 rom to flash and I kept getting failed. I thought I was stuck at the samsung screen logo
i waited about 2 minutes later and it booted up! Weird so anyways now what's bugging me now is this phone keeps Vibrating! what's going on? is there another update to a stock rom I can flash that will work? Do I have to be rooted? Can I unroot yet? (because I don't wanna mess with this no more!) lol what can I do to make this phone back to normal?
I'll tell you what I am capable of doing now
Go into stock recovery
Go into download mode
and boot my phone
once again I'd like to thank you all
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UPDATE!!!!!
12:17AM Central
I have fully restored my rom with Mr. bkoon1218 assistance!!!
Here's what I did just in case anyone runs into what I did. I will say what mistakes I had done and then give my resolutions that couldn't have been possible without the assistance of these awesome members!
1. I was curious on flashing a custom recovery to my device, STUPIDLY I did not read or research anything regarding this phone.
2. I flashed Cmenard with heimdall-suite-1.1.1-win32 thinking that it would give me a recovery because I thought that I had the Samsung Galaxy *Vibrant*
3.Two days stressfully googling and googling for corrections and mistakes other may have done like me I had no choice but to ask myself.
I started off in the Vibrant section and a guy helped me out with flashing the rom but still nothing. Given instructions I felt my phone was done. I would get glitches and a nasty pixelated boot.
4. I researched my phone model number on the back of my phone and realized my phone wasn't the Vibrant.. Then it banged my head when another emailed me saying it was weird that my Samsung Vibrant was a 4g device lol.
5. I then moved to Samsung Galaxy S 4g and proceeded to find help along with the research I had done.. I even tried all the Odin updates thinking that could've made the difference.
*Resolution*
1. THANKS TO ALL FOR HELPING FIRST OFF ALL!!! YOU ARE ALL GREATLY APPRECIATED!! Next! A BIG THANKS! to * bkoon1218 *
for providing me with a helpful link where I read and understood what this rom was for. LINK - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1129933
2.Downloading Hawk.zip file I then used Winrar to extract it and there are four files!
-1.SGH-T959V-CSC-TMB.tar.md5
-2.Sgs4g.pit
-3.T959VUVKC1-Phone-CL932707.tar.md5
-4.T959VUVKC1-REV00-ALL-low-CL933594.tar.md5
3. I tried Odin 1.85 and it didn't work for me however I now know the reason why and what's funny is it happend accidentally.
I forgot to uncheck Re-Partition and I thought it would immediately softbrick my phone!! I started to see however it doing it's magic!
I said "ahh might as well let it go through the process I'll just one click unbrick my phone if it doesn't do it again..". By the way I used Odin 1.7.
and poom!!!! I got a pass!!! *This was only with Checking the box Re-Partition!*
4.So I am now fully fresh back to stock and unrooted and I am done. I decided to write this for any others that go through the same problem I did. I don't mean to take anybody's credit or anything I just want other to look this up when they accidentally flash their phone with a different rom and are as lucky as I am.
**MY ENDING RESULTS**
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T959VUVKC1-REV00-ALL-low-CL933594.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> T959VUVKC1-Phone-CL932707.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> SGH-T959V-CSC-TMB.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> zImage
<ID:0/005> boot.bin
<ID:0/005> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/005> param.lfs
<ID:0/005> factoryfs.rfs
<ID:0/005> cache.rfs
<ID:0/005> data.rfs
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005> cache.rfs
<ID:0/005> data.rfs
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
THANK YOU ALL AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!!!

Read the Bible in the stickies and Odin stock.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

can you please provide me a link? I'm new sorry

Here's the Bible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117554
Read through it before you really brick your phone. You got lucky this time.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=galaxy+s+4g+stock+odin
There is always a 5 second search on Google too.
Please use the search button to look around xda.... you the 9001st (over 9000!!!!) person to not read up on things before getting in over your head.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

I've flashed with these and get all the way to the end and come up with a Fail.
I don't know what to do anymore I just want to go back to stock rom and not flash anything else but I'm a bit tired I've been doing this for almost three days and am starting to lose hope.. I just don't know what else to do

If you want to go back to stock, you might as well do stock GB.
Look for KI3 LEAK (you'll need bootloaders). Odin that in PDA and you'll be fine.

Odin/heimdall fail on Chinese P6200?

Hi I got a tab from China i think originally the baseband said ZCLA1. The default search engine and the chinese market app was annoying me since I couldn't read any of that. I thought I could just flash to a stock Euro firmware like XXKL7. . I've tried a few different versions from the Heimdall thread here and also firmwares I d/led from check fusI attempted many times with both heimdall and Odin. Heimdall got the furthest for me. I
Heimdall v1.3.2 would stop at cache and older versions of heimdall would fail at modem.bin both stopping after 100% and saying it could not confirm end of file transfer. after the heimdall update the language changed to russian i think but all the chinese apps were still there and default search baidu.
Code:
Heimdall v1.3.2, Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Handshaking with Loke...
Beginning session...
Session begun with device of type: 131072
Uploading PIT
PIT upload successful
Uploading KERNEL
0%
1%
100%
KERNEL upload successful
Uploading RECOVERY
0%
100%
RECOVERY upload successful
Uploading CACHE
0%
100%
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!
CACHE upload failed!
Ending session...
Rebooting device...
Odin would always fail before starting until I d/led the the new ICS update.
then i got
Code:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> P6200OXALQ1_P6200XXLQ1_P6200XXLQ1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> cache.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> factoryfs.img
<ID:0/007> hidden.img
<ID:0/007> recovery.img
<ID:0/007> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Right now it seems bricked and I can not do a recovery. I tried to do a search for zcla1 firmware and I couldn't find anything for the P6200. I saw the tab 10.1 and a few others had zcla1 firmware. But is that the same?
Is there something about the chinese tabs that prevents me from installing other firmware? Is there another way for me to install a non chinese firmware?
Also I've noticed everytime I flash with heimdall theres a counter that keeps going up on the download screen of the tab "Custom Binary Download: Yes (13 counts)" Should I need to worry about that?
Thanks for any suggestions you may have!

Perhaps it is a knock off ???

I'm getting same problem. Please help us!

MrNo said:
Perhaps it is a knock off ???
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I don't believe it is but I really don't know how to prove or disprove that.
So after d/ling a ton of different firmwares and trying each one, I seem to have been able to install something that allows google apps.
Is it right that the Baseband,kernal and build are all different?
I'm a little afraid of trying to install ICS again because I really dunno how I fixed the problem in the first place. Does anyone else know what I can try to make this work? Or has anyone else know anything about these Chinese P6200s?

Try using Odin 1.85 it should work.

same thing here,
purchased a p6200 from china with no google support, wasn't too affraid at the start, just decided to use odin and push another firmware to it...
I tried ICS, nop same error as the original post here, so i tried a EU version, still not, tried a HK version, and still not.
Looks i can just push the original firmware back into it.
Will try to root and use mobile odin see if it can get better,...
Also there's no VPN option in the wireless settings.
Will let you know more about what i can find

Getting somewhere
ok so,...
I successfully flash a stock rom with heimdall using this post method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517934
Thanks oarth
And i'm now running on 3.2 HC
Will now try to get the ICS running
will keep you guys posted

And..... Done
Ok, so I made it finally, ICS is running on my +***&"#@// Chinese P6200
Was tough in the first place to deal with it, has, I believe, the chinese ZCLA1 was kind of locked at some point...
I had to create a specific heimdall firmware tar.gz and flash it to the tab.
I'll upload it and link it tomorrow with a brief tutorial and explanation.
First time dealing with any of these, just knew what was rooting, and so on bout 3-4 days ago, so please feel free to let me know in the coming post if i did anything wrong or how it can be improved.
Thanks to XDA community for the different posts i went through, was a BIG help!

Post link for us
sirprize_p6200 said:
Ok, so I made it finally, ICS is running on my +***&"#@// Chinese P6200
Was tough in the first place to deal with it, has, I believe, the chinese ZCLA1 was kind of locked at some point...
I had to create a specific heimdall firmware tar.gz and flash it to the tab.
I'll upload it and link it tomorrow with a brief tutorial and explanation.
First time dealing with any of these, just knew what was rooting, and so on bout 3-4 days ago, so please feel free to let me know in the coming post if i did anything wrong or how it can be improved.
Thanks to XDA community for the different posts i went through, was a BIG help!
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Hello Guys,
I am facing the same problem with my GT-P6200 Chinese version, now I get stucked on download mode or another screen telling me to connect KIES in restore mode. Could you post the link for tar file that you create and finally get ICS on P6200.
I am downloading now the file that you mention on the link (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517934) and try to get live on my tablet again.
Thanks,

sirprize_p6200 said:
Ok, so I made it finally, ICS is running on my +***&"#@// Chinese P6200
Was tough in the first place to deal with it, has, I believe, the chinese ZCLA1 was kind of locked at some point...
I had to create a specific heimdall firmware tar.gz and flash it to the tab.
I'll upload it and link it tomorrow with a brief tutorial and explanation.
First time dealing with any of these, just knew what was rooting, and so on bout 3-4 days ago, so please feel free to let me know in the coming post if i did anything wrong or how it can be improved.
Thanks to XDA community for the different posts i went through, was a BIG help!
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sirprize_p6200, could you post your solution? Currently I have a Chinese P6200 keep rebooting at the logo. Bricked? Desperately need a solution.

sirprize_p6200 said:
Ok, so I made it finally, ICS is running on my +***&"#@// Chinese P6200
Was tough in the first place to deal with it, has, I believe, the chinese ZCLA1 was kind of locked at some point...
I had to create a specific heimdall firmware tar.gz and flash it to the tab.
I'll upload it and link it tomorrow with a brief tutorial and explanation.
First time dealing with any of these, just knew what was rooting, and so on bout 3-4 days ago, so please feel free to let me know in the coming post if i did anything wrong or how it can be improved.
Thanks to XDA community for the different posts i went through, was a BIG help!
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PLEASE can u upload the files you used i need to ressurect on Tab asap.....

Even with PIT file and Phone Bootloader Update checked...
Odin 1.85 log
<ID:0/082> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> P6200DXKL3_P6200OLBKK8_P6200DXKK5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/082> Odin v.3 engine (ID:82)..
<ID:0/082> File analysis..
<ID:0/082> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/082> Initialzation..
<ID:0/082> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/082> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/082> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/082> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/082> boot.bin
<ID:0/082> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/082>
<ID:0/082> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Can anyone share any Success story with these Chinese ones?
BR
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And no Codes entered via keypad works ???
e.g. *#06#, *#1234#, *#197328640#, *#9090# etc...
Regardless of SIM in tablet on no... Really "LOCKED" huh....
Phone is factory Simfree...
How about that tutorial.... I dont want to RIFF-it if I don't need to.
BR

And I can't extract PIT file from device with Heimdall 1.31running on XP
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12

Heimdall is a bit glitchy here, sometimes it flashes some partition, sometimes it does not...
I tried lot's of combinations of BOOT.img KERNEL, FactoryFS, SBL1 etc In between Chinese version 4.0.4. GT-P6200_CHN_P6200ZCLPM_P6200OZHLPM_P6200ZCLPG
And Malaysia version 4.0.4. P6200DXKL3_P6200OLBKK8_XME
The goal was not Chinese 4.0.4. Stock Android but it Faled.
I revived tab with odin and stock firmware I had inside in a first place...
Hex editor claims that .pit extracted from my fully working chinese no google and market firmware IS IDENTICAL to serveral here on forum published ones.
So. Since I DO HAVE RIFF JTAG box I am planning to update bootloader even if it bricks device, but cant find any.
Anyone?
BR

Weird... It look's that won't accept different boot even trough Odin...
P6200_APBOOT_P6200XXLQ7_XXXXXXXXX_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Do I really have to JTAG fully working phone in order to get Google and Market? Hmpfff....
BR

hi :
heimidal not work for me but mobile odin 1.85 work like of charm an recovery installed .
backup and restore work good
also wipe data and cash
i erase all my files and restore all of themes by recovey

[Q] Soft Bricked SGS2 I777 Jelly Bean was latest ROM

I have a AT&T SGS2 I777.
I had rooted my phone and installed new roms for the last year or so. I just recently flashed the latest SHOSTOCK Jellybean ROM and it was working pretty well. Unfortunately I did not see any of the warnings about CWM! I know this is my bad so don't waste your time berating me.
I tried to update CWM from inside the app... Well it soft bricked my phone. I can get to the download function but cant seem to flash either of the fixes I have found in the DEV section. I777UCKH7 OCD No BL.7z or I777UCKH7 OCD ROOT No BL.7z.
I am pretty good with computers as I am a tech by trade. Unfortunately I do not have many skills in Linux / Android and need some assistance.
Both of the Fixes listed above will freeze in ODIN after the FACTORYFS.img is pushed to my phone.
I suspect it has something to do with the partitions that JB created but am at a loss of where to go from here.
Does anyone have any good suggestions? Ie maybe where I can get a partition flash?
I know that the phone and odin are communicating because it gets this far:
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<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> factoryfs.img
The green progress bar is barely visible leading me to believe that it is not getting pushed down to my phone. Thanks in advance for any help.
I crashed after trying to flash CWM to the next Version. Since CWM allows one to boot into recovery could it be that CWM crashing has corrupted my boot loaders? If this is the case where Can I fin them so I can REFLASH them.

[Completed] Note 3 stuck on the mmc_read fail screen after attempting backup....won't do anything

no flash mode...no download mode...nothing

XDA Visitor said:
no flash mode...no download mode...nothing
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Upps ... sound like a brick.
You can try to unbrick like described here: [GUIDE] Root/Install recovery/Unroot/Unbrick/Flash official stock on Galaxy Note 3 (post #2).
Or like this: How to Unbrick a Hard Brcicked T-Mobile Note 3 SM-N900T.
Or like this: [HARD BRICK Fixed] - N9005-Make your debrick.img and have it on extSdCard by security.
Always keep in mind that there are several different variants available for the Note 3. So you should identify the exact device model name to flash the correct files.
Good luck !

It_ler said:
Upps ... sound like a brick.
You can try to unbrick like described here: [GUIDE] Root/Install recovery/Unroot/Unbrick/Flash official stock on Galaxy Note 3 (post #2).
Or like this: How to Unbrick a Hard Brcicked T-Mobile Note 3 SM-N900T.
Or like this: [HARD BRICK Fixed] - N9005-Make your debrick.img and have it on extSdCard by security.
Always keep in mind that there are several different variants available for the Note 3. So you should identify the exact device model name to flash the correct files.
Good luck !
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Ok...I somehow have gotten it to finally boot to ODIN, but all PIT files I have found so far....this is what I get on ODIN itself when attempting to flash PIT...
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
and phone says: SECURE CHECK FAIL : PIT
I have also tried the factory OS flash, and it fails as well, is there possibly something that I'm doing wrong, or is it just I have to try file after file until finding the correct one?
Thanks for the help so far!

RT4U2C said:
Ok...I somehow have gotten it to finally boot to ODIN, but all PIT files I have found so far....this is what I get on ODIN itself when attempting to flash PIT...
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
and phone says: SECURE CHECK FAIL : PIT
I have also tried the factory OS flash, and it fails as well, is there possibly something that I'm doing wrong, or is it just I have to try file after file until finding the correct one?
Thanks for the help so far!
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Please post in one of the threads I linked in my previous answer.
There you will get best help.
Thanks for your understanding. Thread closed.

Desperately need to root my S6

Hi everyone,
Firstly, I'm sorry if this is posted in the wrong area but I'm in a state of despair at the moment!
Basically, I was manually backing up my girlfriend's phone to my PC (backing up pictures) - naturally clicking the folders to backup, ctrl+c and then ctrl+v in the relevant folder on my PC and voila. Backup done. Except, it didnt copy all of the files and now my girlfriend has deleted in excess of 400 pictures, most of which of our 6 month old baby that we desperately want back.
I have seen many ways to do this but all seem to need root access - I have tried rooting using many different unikernels (excuse my ignorance, this is the first time I've tried rooting a device!) but none seem to work...
Useful info: Android version: 5.1.1 (out of the box), model number: SM-G920F, Build number: LMY47X.G920FXXU3QOKN.
Any help or advice at all is greatly appreciated and I will forever be in your debt if you can successfully help get my files back. And I'm willing to purchase any payware needed!
EDIT: I have tried: Kingo Root, iRoot, One-click-root, Root Genius, Coolmusters recovery tool, wondershare's recovery tool... essentially all of the first 2 or 3 pages of any Google search remotely related to this.

Download odin 3.7 for windows. And google CF auto root instructions for your device and firmware.
So the links ensure you use the right CF auto root
That should work.
You shouldn't be finding it hard to root whilst on
Lollipop! !

kush2.0 said:
Download odin 3.7 for windows. And google CF auto root instructions for your device and firmware.
So the links ensure you use the right CF auto root
That should work.
You shouldn't be finding it hard to root whilst on
Lollipop! !
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Thanks! Looks like DiskDigger (Free app on Play store) has recovered all my files and then some... Currently verifying this...
EDIT: DiskDigger recovered files but without being rooted, it only recovered low-res images. I'm still trying to figure out how to root this thing! Why so hard?!

So I've been following this, and all other tuts that I can find, www [dot] ndroidrootz [dot] com/2015/05/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge.html
The phone is bricked and will only go between 2 screens. Download Mode and a screen that shows "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software" - but this fails too!
Any way of fixing my girlfriends S6? I just keep getting FAIL in ODIN!

lemons55 said:
So I've been following this, and all other tuts that I can find, www [dot] ndroidrootz [dot] com/2015/05/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge.html
The phone is bricked and will only go between 2 screens. Download Mode and a screen that shows "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software" - but this fails too!
Any way of fixing my girlfriends S6? I just keep getting FAIL in ODIN!
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the smart switch option is a nice way to clean up everything and try again, i know that sounds strange but even the usb cable can make the difference (hope u r using the original one) and odin 3.10 i think should help a bit with all these fail attempt..
in case via smart switch reinstall the drivers and.. let me know if it helped somehow
ps: sorry for bad english

lemons55 said:
So I've been following this, and all other tuts that I can find, www [dot] ndroidrootz [dot] com/2015/05/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge.html
The phone is bricked and will only go between 2 screens. Download Mode and a screen that shows "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software" - but this fails too!
Any way of fixing my girlfriends S6? I just keep getting FAIL in ODIN!
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Jesus christ, what an old guide, no wonder you've ruined it in your desperation.
First, You need a newer version of Odin. (3.10.7)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3446301&d=1440131361
Then your best bet is to find the exact firmware you were on prior to this mess to have the best chance of keeping your original files in tact if you haven't completely trashed them by now.
Not sure what region / provider your phone is from. Does this look correct?
The link you gave was linking to older versions of android then what you were on to start with.
http://samsung-updates.com/details/58161/Galaxy_S6/SM-G920F/VDI/G920FXXU3QOKN.html
If so download it and flash via odin making sure "nand erase" or "repartition" is not selected!
Hopefully that will get the phone running again.
Then Flash TWRP recovery via odin
http://arter97.com/browse/exynos7420/recovery/twrp/g920fi/arter97-recovery-g920fi-13.0-twrp_3.0.0-0.tar.md5
Finally, reboot into recovery and install supersu to get root.
http://download.chainfire.eu/924/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.68-20160228150503.zip

self_slaughter said:
Jesus christ, what an old guide, no wonder you've ruined it in your desperation.
First, You need a newer version of Odin. (3.10.7)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3446301&d=1440131361
Then your best bet is to find the exact firmware you were on prior to this mess to have the best chance of keeping your original files in tact if you haven't completely trashed them by now.
Not sure what region / provider your phone is from. Does this look correct?
The link you gave was linking to older versions of android then what you were on to start with.
http://samsung-updates.com/details/58161/Galaxy_S6/SM-G920F/VDI/G920FXXU3QOKN.html
If so download it and flash via odin making sure "nand erase" or "repartition" is not selected!
Hopefully that will get the phone running again.
Then Flash TWRP recovery via odin
http://arter97.com/browse/exynos7420/recovery/twrp/g920fi/arter97-recovery-g920fi-13.0-twrp_3.0.0-0.tar.md5
Finally, reboot into recovery and install supersu to get root.
http://download.chainfire.eu/924/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.68-20160228150503.zip
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Thanks man! Unfortunately, flashing the stock firmware using the link you provided above (I even paid for a faster download!) didn't work, got about 30% through then failed. I've PM'd you with the log but anyone else who can help, see it here below:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<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> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> sboot.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> cm.bin
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
<ID:0/004> system.img
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!

Odin 3.10.6 seems to work when others fail try that one bud.

Jimmy1life said:
Odin 3.10.6 seems to work when others fail try that one bud.
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Thanks mate, tried that and it just fails as with all other attempts. Went a bought a new S6 (£400 later!) and that seems to be the end of it :/ Thanks to all for your advice though! I'll keep trying with the bricked S6!