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HELP! Brick Bug!

So long story short, my tab was running stock ICS (rooted, with temp CWM/cwm.zip). I decided to try a new rom (paranoid android) so I backed up everything via CWM and I flashed the new rom. But I forgot to do a factory reset before doing so which resulted in a bootloop. I returned to CWM to try to restore the previous ROM, all seemed to be fine and the tab restarted but was also bootlooped. Now I can't even access the stock recovery to acess CWM, I get an error message:
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC code : THL
Successfully applied multi-CSC
E :failed to mount / system (invalid argument) <in red.
Is there anything I can do to return to my stock ROM?!
Do I have the Brick Bug?

rumpypumpy said:
So long story short, my tab was running stock ICS (rooted, with temp CWM). I decided to try a new rom (paranoid android) so I backed up everything via CWM and I flashed the new rom. But I forgot to do a factory reset before doing so which resulted in a bootloop. I returned to CWM to try to restore the previous ROM, all seemed to be fine and the tab restarted but was also bootlooped. Now I can't even access the stock recovery to acess CWM, I get an error message:
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC code : THL
Successfully applied multi-CSC
E :failed to mount / system (invalid argument) <in red.
Is there anything I can do to return to my stock ROM?!
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Can it get into download mode? If so try flash a stock rom with odin. Im not a sgt user but i am a samsung phone user and usualy when i forget to wipe all i have to do is go back into recovery. Then wipe everything and flash the same rom. NEVER go straight to a backup unless you pass setup. Then it can create a link almost so it supports going back. Or so thats what ive been told by devs on other forums...sounds kinda wierd tho but anyway if you forget to do something while flashing roms then go back indo recovery and do it again
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gmaster1 said:
Can it get into download mode? If so try flash a stock rom with odin. Im not a sgt user but i am a samsung phone user and usualy when i forget to wipe all i have to do is go back into recovery. Then wipe everything and flash the same rom. NEVER go straight to a backup unless you pass setup. Then it can create a link almost so it supports going back. Or so thats what ive been told by devs on other forums...sounds kinda wierd tho but anyway if you forget to do something while flashing roms then go back indo recovery and do it again
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It loads the amination for the stock recovery, then I get the error message I posted above. I need to get onto the stock recovery to get into CWM. Im not too sure what to do at the moment...

rumpypumpy said:
It loads the amination for the stock recovery, then I get the error message I posted above. I need to get onto the stock recovery to get into CWM. Im not too sure what to do at the moment...
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Thats a messege saying the system has broke basicly because you went straight to a backup. Download mode and odin are your only hope
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gmaster1 said:
Thats a messege saying the system has broke basicly because you went straight to a backup. Download mode and odin are your only hope
Sent from the phone of Gamers
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I forgot about download mode. I'll have a go then I'll report back.
Thanks

Now I'm stuck at the "<ID:0/005> factoryfs.img" stage!
I'm a bit scared of unplugging the tab, what would be the best thing to do now?
EDIT: If I flash a kernel or CWM, would this solve my problem?
Thanks in advance
EDIT:I managed to get CWM working, a step in the right direction

rumpypumpy said:
Now I'm stuck at the "<ID:0/005> factoryfs.img" stage!
I'm a bit scared of unplugging the tab, what would be the best thing to do now?
EDIT: If I flash a kernel or CWM, would this solve my problem?
Thanks in advance
EDIT:I managed to get CWM working, a step in the right direction
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From CWM wipe data, cache & dalvik & reboot.
And flash this ICS zip file from CWM. if yours is 6800.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796866

rumpypumpy said:
Now I'm stuck at the "<ID:0/005> factoryfs.img" stage!
I'm a bit scared of unplugging the tab, what would be the best thing to do now?
EDIT: If I flash a kernel or CWM, would this solve my problem?
Thanks in advance
EDIT:I managed to get CWM working, a step in the right direction
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If cwm works then we both know theres hope
Sent from the phone of Gamers

lsherif said:
From CWM wipe data, cache & dalvik & reboot.
And flash this ICS zip file from CWM. if yours is 6800.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796866
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I did everything you said, but the progress bar has been stuck at 75% for over an hour, this has happened with all the ROMs I've tried to install. Is there anything else I could do? I red somewhere that a low battery doesn't allow ROMs to be installed properly.
Although I have no idea of my battery life, I'm just gonna leave it to charge for a bit. I hope everything turns out fine eventually

rumpypumpy said:
I did everything you said, but the progress bar has been stuck at 75% for over an hour, this has happened with all the ROMs I've tried to install. Is there anything else I could do? I red somewhere that a low battery doesn't allow ROMs to be installed properly.
Although I have no idea of my battery life, I'm just gonna leave it to charge for a bit. I hope everything turns out fine eventually
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Battery life has nothing to do with it. People just say make sure you have high battery incase something happens. I think that it might be a very expensive brick now. Unless anyone else knows then i habe no idea
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gmaster1 said:
Battery life has nothing to do with it. People just say make sure you have high battery incase something happens. I think that it might be a very expensive brick now. Unless anyone else knows then i habe no idea
Sent from the phone of Gamers
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:crying:
I was reading the following articles:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/samsung-diligently-working-towards-hardbrick-fix/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810954
Could this Brick Bug be the source of my problems?
I was running a leaked version of ICS AND I have been using the cwm.zip so there is the possibility

Being unable to flash through either Odin or CWM surely sounds a lot like the brickbug.
If I were you, I'd reboot to download mode, and install a full ROM with repartition + PIT file. If it works, install locerra's CWM (it's one of the few recoveries for our tablet that's confirmed to be brickbug-free), and work as usual. But remember to wipe everything before installing anything through CWM...
If Odin doesn't work, you probably have been hit by the brickbug. However, all is not lost: this guy seems to have found a "fix" for many devices. It involves giving up on all your data and making your onboard storage a couple of GB smaller than it used to be, but it can make your device work again. Read the thread, try to understand it, and (if you can't find another way out) use the PIT file for the GT-6800 provided. If your tab isn't the international WiFi+3G GT-P6800, you may have to ask the guy (hg42) for a PIT tailored to your device.
The other option, in the case of a eMMC-related brick, is to remove all traces of CWM, go to a Samsung store and repair it under warranty, saying "its broke down when I were running that backie upppe thing in kies".

The other option is the better one, as i bricked my note. When i am able to revive it, i am left with 8GB space and it seems real laggy. Change a new motherboard would be better if still cover undr warrantly.
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Thanks for the replies guy.
I have decided I will return it as faulty, in the hope it is repaired. I haven't been able to boot into CWM anymore, only the download mode, so I am guessing it is fine to return it as it is?
Thanks

rumpypumpy said:
Thanks for the replies guy.
I have decided I will return it as faulty, in the hope it is repaired. I haven't been able to boot into CWM anymore, only the download mode, so I am guessing it is fine to return it as it is?
Thanks
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If I were you, I'd return it to something as close to stock as possible.
One suggestion: grab the latest Odin-flashable ROM for your country. You'll get a .tar.md5 file, such as P6800UBLA2_P6800ZTOLA2_ZTO.tar.md5. Try to flash it through Odin, just to see if it works; if it doesn't, write down the name of the .img file that gave you problems. If it works, congratulations, you have your tablet back, and you can stop reading.
Now, Rename that file to .tar (or, remove the .md5 extension), and open it in WinRAR/7zip/whatever. You'll see a lot of .img files inside, including the one that gave you problems. Remove it, and try to flash this new .tar file. If the flash works, proceed to the next paragraph. If it doesn't, write down the name of the .img file that gave you problems, and repeat this paragraph using your new .tar file.
After a flash that works, your device should be as close to stock as possible. Maybe it will even boot, but I wouldn't count on it (try anyway). I'd send it to the repair centre only when it is at this stage.

Steve_max said:
If I were you, I'd return it to something as close to stock as possible.
One suggestion: grab the latest Odin-flashable ROM for your country. You'll get a .tar.md5 file, such as P6800UBLA2_P6800ZTOLA2_ZTO.tar.md5. Try to flash it through Odin, just to see if it works; if it doesn't, write down the name of the .img file that gave you problems. If it works, congratulations, you have your tablet back, and you can stop reading.
Now, Rename that file to .tar (or, remove the .md5 extension), and open it in WinRAR/7zip/whatever. You'll see a lot of .img files inside, including the one that gave you problems. Remove it, and try to flash this new .tar file. If the flash works, proceed to the next paragraph. If it doesn't, write down the name of the .img file that gave you problems, and repeat this paragraph using your new .tar file.
After a flash that works, your device should be as close to stock as possible. Maybe it will even boot, but I wouldn't count on it (try anyway). I'd send it to the repair centre only when it is at this stage.
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The tab gets stuck at 'factoryfs.img'. I'm a bit cautious since it is the biggest file in the .tar. Isn't the tab 'stock' stock enough as it is?:silly:

rumpypumpy said:
The tab gets stuck at 'factoryfs.img'. I'm a bit cautious since it is the biggest file in the .tar. Isn't the tab 'stock' stock enough as it is?:silly:
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Thats...a...problem...if it takes longer then 15 mins its bricked...i have been a gt user and devs on other sites told me it was bricked. Maybe there is a solution but...i havnt found one. It should never take too long on one thing in odin.
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rumpypumpy said:
The tab gets stuck at 'factoryfs.img'. I'm a bit cautious since it is the biggest file in the .tar. Isn't the tab 'stock' stock enough as it is?:silly:
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Even so, flash the other .imgs. You want to be closest to stock, including the recovery (imagine the guys at the Samsung centre manage to enter recovery, just to see CWM: your warranty is now gone). Having all partitions on stock, or at least most of them, can only help your case.

Steve_max said:
Even so, flash the other .imgs. You want to be closest to stock, including the recovery (imagine the guys at the Samsung centre manage to enter recovery, just to see CWM: your warranty is now gone). Having all partitions on stock, or at least most of them, can only help your case.
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The warrenty is not void unless they find proof of tampering with system files. So basicly yeah...everything that guy said. Get it as close to stock as possible and send.
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Right OK, I definately don't want my warrenty void!
So would it be ok if I flashed 'P6800OXALQ1_P6800XXLQ1_HOME.tar.md5' (minus the factoryfs.img) to my tab?
Thanks

[Q] Newb with a couple questions

I'm currently on 4.4.2. I ve been doing a lot of reading so bare with me. I'm simply getting tired of my phone, its been getting incredibly slow lately so I've thought about finally rooting and getting rid of the bloat. I should have done some roms before it was too late to get anything custom. I realize my options are incredibly limited now so I'd at least like to root and flash the debloated rom that seems to be the only one available. I found the sticky in the development section with all of the links to the only files available for 4.4.2 but when I attempt to download the root file, my computer flags it as a trojan so I can't go any further. What's the deal there? I"m on windows 8.1 so it it just my computer stating its not safe when it really is or can someone point me to a root file that will work.
Any programs that I need to download as well on my computer to flash this and anything else. I had my last phone set up well with custom roms but its been a little while so i'm out of the loop currently.
Thanks :good:

pbsandman7 said:
I'm currently on 4.4.2. I ve been doing a lot of reading so bare with me. I'm simply getting tired of my phone, its been getting incredibly slow lately so I've thought about finally rooting and getting rid of the bloat. I should have done some roms before it was too late to get anything custom. I realize my options are incredibly limited now so I'd at least like to root and flash the debloated rom that seems to be the only one available. I found the sticky in the development section with all of the links to the only files available for 4.4.2 but when I attempt to download the root file, my computer flags it as a trojan so I can't go any further. What's the deal there? I"m on windows 8.1 so it it just my computer stating its not safe when it really is or can someone point me to a root file that will work.
Any programs that I need to download as well on my computer to flash this and anything else. I had my last phone set up well with custom roms but its been a little while so i'm out of the loop currently.
Thanks :good:
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Why not just download it to your phone? Unless your using Odin then I can understand the need for a pc.
From my CM11 S3

In years past I just downloaded the apk file, connected the phone to my laptop and then ran the file in order to root. I thought it had to be done that way.

pbsandman7 said:
In years past I just downloaded the apk file, connected the phone to my laptop and then ran the file in order to root. I thought it had to be done that way.
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Well it would only make sense for the laptop running Windows to flag a android file which is an apk file as a virus. Windows doesn't and can't open it. If it's towelroot your referring to then yea downloading it to your phone is a lot easier
From my CM11 S3

ShapesBlue said:
Well it would only make sense for the laptop running Windows to flag a android file which is an apk file as a virus. Windows doesn't and can't open it. If it's towelroot your referring to then yea downloading it to your phone is a lot easier
From my CM11 S3
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That makes sense. I took your advice and just downloaded it to my phone, loaded the towelroot and rooted. Simple. Also download safestrap and busybox. I rebooted and in safestrap created a backup file. This version is a bit different than the last that I'm use to. Is there a location that it saves to on my phone ? I thought I'd copy it to my computer to keep a backup there also.
I'm trying to get use to the differences but seems fairly simple. Is there a specific method to flashing a rom thru safestrap? Or do I just drop the zip file to my ext sd, reboot, wipe and flash via safestrap? Thanks for the help.

pbsandman7 said:
That makes sense. I took your advice and just downloaded it to my phone, loaded the towelroot and rooted. Simple. Also download safestrap and busybox. I rebooted and in safestrap created a backup file. This version is a bit different than the last that I'm use to. Is there a location that it saves to on my phone ? I thought I'd copy it to my computer to keep a backup there also.
I'm trying to get use to the differences but seems fairly simple. Is there a specific method to flashing a rom thru safestrap? Or do I just drop the zip file to my ext sd, reboot, wipe and flash via safestrap? Thanks for the help.
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That I'm not sure of, I'm on an unlocked bootloader. May want to check in the safestrap thread
I know a little about how safestrap works. You utilize what's called a rom slot basically making the main rom as secondary and whatever BL rom you flash as the default one
From my CM11 S3

ShapesBlue said:
That I'm not sure of, I'm on an unlocked bootloader. May want to check in the safestrap thread
I know a little about how safestrap works. You utilize what's called a rom slot basically making the main rom as secondary and whatever BL rom you flash as the default one
From my CM11 S3
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Ya its a little confusing to me. It sounds like you use a rom slot to flash a rom and keep the stock one available to switch back to if need be? But it seems that people are flashing a new rom into the stock rom slot for better battery life. But that would mean then that the stock rom is no longer available to toggle to?

pbsandman7 said:
Ya its a little confusing to me. It sounds like you use a rom slot to flash a rom and keep the stock one available to switch back to if need be? But it seems that people are flashing a new rom into the stock rom slot for better battery life. But that would mean then that the stock rom is no longer available to toggle to?
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Unsure of the true answer there. I'd suggest posting in the safestrap thread for that answer. Sorry wish i could help
From my CM11 S3

ShapesBlue said:
Unsure of the true answer there. I'd suggest posting in the safestrap thread for that answer. Sorry wish i could help
From my CM11 S3
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If you flashed on stock slot you only have one O/S to work with and it's recommended to use stock slot for better battery life. Safestrap is using TWRP for backup, restore and other functions so when you backup you should keep your backup on your external SD card. When you select backup, you should choose external sdcard and it will create a backup in the TWRP folder on your external sdcard, then make a copy on your pc if needed. Don't ever keep your backup on your internal storage because some day you're so drunk that you may wipe the internal by mistake..lol

buhohitr said:
If you flashed on stock slot you only have one O/S to work with and it's recommended to use stock slot for better battery life. Safestrap is using TWRP for backup, restore and other functions so when you backup you should keep your backup on your external SD card. When you select backup, you should choose external sdcard and it will create a backup in the TWRP folder on your external sdcard, then make a copy on your pc if needed. Don't ever keep your backup on your internal storage because some day you're so drunk that you may wipe the internal by mistake..lol
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Ok why did you quote me? I know how twrp works, I use it myself
From my CM11 S3

ShapesBlue said:
Ok why did you quote me? I know how twrp works, I use it myself
From my CM11 S3
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Sorry I meant @pbsandman7

buhohitr said:
Sorry I meant @pbsandman7
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No problem. Just giving you a hard time lol
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Help recovering files from an s3

Hey all! My friend has an s3. He is in a different state so I can't experiment on it quite yet.
He has a lot of files he needs to recover from the internal storage. He already has the sd data.
The issue is that the phone will not fully boot. It gets a little past the verizon logo and crashes.
He has tried wiping cache, and booting without the sdcard in.
What can we do to get those files for him?
Verizon said they can't use their diag machine since the device needs to fully power on for them to service it in that fashion.

Is it possible to flash the stock system partition without overwriting data via Odin?

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tr4nqui1i7y said:
Hey all! My friend has an s3. He is in a different state so I can't experiment on it quite yet.
He has a lot of files he needs to recover from the internal storage. He already has the sd data.
The issue is that the phone will not fully boot. It gets a little past the verizon logo and crashes.
He has tried wiping cache, and booting without the sdcard in.
What can we do to get those files for him?
Verizon said they can't use their diag machine since the device needs to fully power on for them to service it in that fashion.
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tr4nqui1i7y said:
Is it possible to flash the stock system partition without overwriting data via Odin?
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Really kind of a tough situation.
Can he get into recovery mode? If so maybe he can pull data from it that way. There's a few ways to do it. It's hard to tell unless I see what the phone does when it boots.
Sorry for the late reply, hardly ever check these forums anymore.

BadUsername said:
Really kind of a tough situation.
Can he get into recovery mode? If so maybe he can pull data from it that way. There's a few ways to do it. It's hard to tell unless I see what the phone does when it boots.
Sorry for the late reply, hardly ever check these forums anymore.
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I know he can get to stock recovery, because he's wiped cache that way. I don't believe that he is rooted or anything. I won't know for sure until I'm in person. The issue is that he thinks Verizon wants him to send the phone to them. He used a free upgrade. They sent him the replacement phone with a return box, so he's still not sure at the moment. And I haven't used an upgrade in about 4 years so I don't remember ever having to give back a device.

tr4nqui1i7y said:
I know he can get to stock recovery, because he's wiped cache that way. I don't believe that he is rooted or anything. I won't know for sure until I'm in person. The issue is that he thinks Verizon wants him to send the phone to them. He used a free upgrade. They sent him the replacement phone with a return box, so he's still not sure at the moment. And I haven't used an upgrade in about 4 years so I don't remember ever having to give back a device.
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If he has USB debugging enabled be can use ADB to pull the SD card folder onto his computer in recovery mode.
Otherwise can't do much with stock recovery, if he's rooted you may be able to load TWRP from download mode and boot immediately into recovery mode.

BadUsername said:
If he has USB debugging enabled be can use ADB to pull the SD card folder onto his computer in recovery mode.
Otherwise can't do much with stock recovery, if he's rooted you may be able to load TWRP from download mode and boot immediately into recovery mode.
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He's got the SD data. We're working on the /data/ partition now. I think it's mainly notes and pics if I'm not mistaken. I'm really hoping that he's rooted and just forgot or something.

We can make it into odin mode.

You don't need root.
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I can probably help you out.
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whodisname said:
You don't need root.
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I can probably help you out.
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I'm thinking of trying to flash stock via Odin to see if that will make it boot. Otherwise, it may have to go jtag route.

I am going to attempt to ODIN on it. Unfortunately I don't know what version of android he was on.
Which ODIN files would you recommend? Preferably one that won't need me to wipe the data partition. Also, please provide links if possible. I have found some stuff on my own, but a lot of links are dead.

tr4nqui1i7y said:
I am going to attempt to ODIN on it. Unfortunately I don't know what version of android he was on.
Which ODIN files would you recommend? Preferably one that won't need me to wipe the data partition. Also, please provide links if possible. I have found some stuff on my own, but a lot of links are dead.
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Odin will wipe everything. Every .tar file I've come across essentially just return the phone to a completely stock state.
Wish I had old stuff but I don't. What have you found?

BadUsername said:
Odin will wipe everything. Every .tar file I've come across essentially just return the phone to a completely stock state.
Wish I had old stuff but I don't. What have you found?
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Ah, I had found one that said it wasn't​ going to wipe data. I'll try to find the link again today. They were saying it was like doing an ota update and it would leave data in place.

tr4nqui1i7y said:
Ah, I had found one that said it wasn't​ going to wipe data. I'll try to find the link again today. They were saying it was like doing an ota update and it would leave data in place.
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O wait I think I vaguely remember, but that we when the bootloader was unlocked, like 5 years ago.
Make sure you post the for here and I can try to help you, but if it's an older version it won't. You need to make sure the Odin file is the same or newer than your current bootloader.

@BadUsername I found this, which has the crappiest hosting servers I have ever seen. You can only download one file a day, so I need to keep changing my IP if I need more than one file from it. here
This is the no-wipe file i was referring to. I am just not sure if it is an android version that his device will accept. I am not sure if Odin allows you to go forward and backward. Here

tr4nqui1i7y said:
@BadUsername I found this, which has the crappiest hosting servers I have ever seen. You can only download one file a day, so I need to keep changing my IP if I need more than one file from it. here
This is the no-wipe file i was referring to. I am just not sure if it is an android version that his device will accept. I am not sure if Odin allows you to go forward and backward. Here
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Just open up download mode and post what it says in the top left corner.
Also that file you posted first is the newest one, assuming it's legit it would work. That would for sure wipe everything.
Bottom one is old, probably won't work. Odin should just fail and not let you flash it. If it did work, it would fail at the bootloader stage and brick your phone anyway.

BadUsername said:
O wait I think I vaguely remember, but that we when the bootloader was unlocked, like 5 years ago.
Make sure you post the for here and I can try to help you, but if it's an older version it won't. You need to make sure the Odin file is the same or newer than your current bootloader.
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That's what I was afraid of. I have no idea how updated he kept the device. And since I can only get into stock recovery and download mode I can't learn much about the device. I wish I could just adb in and grab the data partition off of it. Verizon is hounding him to send the device back or they will charge him $500 or something absurd. Which seems extra crazy since he has had that device since it was released. I thought for sure he would own it by now. Verizon has never asked me for a device back.
Have you found any helpful odin stuff out?

BadUsername said:
Just open up download mode and post what it says in the top left corner.
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I won't be able to see the device until tonight. I will try to see if he is around the device now so he can let me know. His house has terrible reception and no wifi so I am trying to gather everything before the next time I go there.

@BadUsername Do you know if there is a list of odin files anywhere? This sub seems so disorganized imo. I can't find a helpful sticky or anything.

tr4nqui1i7y said:
I won't be able to see the device until tonight. I will try to see if he is around the device now so he can let me know. His house has terrible reception and no wifi so I am trying to gather everything before the next time I go there.
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You can still pull nearly everything off the phone with adb from download mode if USB debugging was enabled, you can literally pull every partition and extract what you need.
You can load a very old version of cwm recovery through Odin and flash aroma file manager if you are rooted, if you can get into recovery. Then you can move whatever you want to an external SD card.
Other than that you're likely stuck.

OneUI for Note 8 questions

I tried to install the beta OneUI from XDA for my ATT variant. I saw as I using Odin, that the firmware was for TMobile. Does this make a difference? I stopped the install, but I still want to go through with it. I just don't want to brick my phone. I have the Snapdragon processor needed. I just got freaked when I saw the TMobile firmware. Is it safe for ATT?
Got it from here
Has anyone installed OneUI? Did it work with this video?

So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.

kangi26 said:
So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.
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Thanks for the clarity.
I knew it was Pie. I wanted to try out the UI because it seems more conducive to taller phones and I like the dark mode.
I didnt know I didnt need Odin however. That's interesting. I am on CRK1, just checked. So if I understand correctly, just drag the update file over to my sd card, then flash the oneui file over it?
Have you tried it? Is it worth the time?

cwis said:
Thanks for the clarity.
I knew it was Pie. I didnt know I didnt need Odin however. That's interesting. I am on CRK1, just checked. So if I understand correctly, just drag the update file over to my sd card, then flash the oneui file over it?
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Yeah, if you're on CRK1 then all you need to do is to copy the DLR6 file (Update.zip) to your Ext SD, boot to recovery and "install from SD". This will wipe your device

Okay, update file first to the ext sd card, boot to recovery, then install SM-N950U_1_20181126150901_ouxwmh265r_fac.zip after.
Sorry for being a pia. I dont mind losing data, I just dont want to brick the phone with the wrong file. I want to be clear on the steps.

cwis said:
Okay, update file first to the ext sd card, boot to recovery, then install SM-N950U_1_20181126150901_ouxwmh265r_fac.zip after.
Sorry for being a pia. I dont mind losing data, I just dont want to brick the phone with the wrong file. I want to be clear on the steps.
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No worries at all. I am not familiar with that specific file name. I haven't ever installed from that link you posted. You can use THIS one. I'm familiar with this location.
But yes, copy file to Ext SD>Reboot to Recovery>Install from SD>navigate to Update.zip file and install

Thank you. Better safe than sorry.

is your wifi working cause mine wont stay on. It toggles to on but then shuts off. i think drl6 is better than dlr7

saulc1981 said:
is your wifi working cause mine wont stay on. It toggles to on but then shuts off. i think drl6 is better than dlr7
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My experience with 6 and 7 are EXACTLY the same (the only issues I had were Netflix not displaying and AR Emoji not working). If you had done a dirty flash this could be part of your issue, try a factory reset and see if it changes things.

kangi26 said:
So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.
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totally wiped my phone for no reason then haha. god i suck

Blob Blobbed said:
totally wiped my phone for no reason then haha. god i suck
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Maybe turn off the "Turn on Wifi automatically" setting in the Wifi > Advanced settings. And look in the developer options and see if the Wifi power savings mode is toggled on. There may be a few other settings to check too, just search wifi in the settings search bar and look through what you see that may seem like it could cause your wifi toggle.

So what if I'm not on CRK1 ....my ATT note 8 is on CRL1. can I still flash pie to my phone ? Or will it mess it up being tmobile?

really need help

OK so I have a galaxy A530W and it was working normally this morning perfectly fine on the regular stock ROM and when I went back to my phone later it was showing some weird stuff with a blue background a white android guy and it said something updating 100% then it turned off and whenever I try to turn it on or get to recovery it says kernel rev check failed device 8 binary 7 I really don't know what to do can someone help me? Pls

xda411 said:
OK so I have a galaxy A530W and it was working normally this morning perfectly fine on the regular stock ROM and when I went back to my phone later it was showing some weird stuff with a blue background a white android guy and it said something updating 100% then it turned off and whenever I try to turn it on or get to recovery it says kernel rev check failed device 8 binary 7 I really don't know what to do can someone help me? Pls
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sounds like your device tried to update to an older firmware than what was already on it. Not a huge problem. Just go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares and use either Frija or Samfirm to download the firmware (they bypass the throttled speed that samfirm.com chokes us to death with). The files are huge and if you dont use one of those tools, itll likely take the better part of an hour to download them.
Anyways, once you have that file, unzip it, launch Odin, put your phone in download mode, connect it to your pc and put the proper files in their respective fields in Odin. There will be 2 CSC file types in the firmware package and you can choose whichever one you want, but CSC will factory reset it, HOME_CSC will not factory reset it and itll not wipe all your data. Id use the HOME_CSC first and if it doesnt work, then you will have to resort to the CSC file and start fresh.
lemme know if any of that doesnt make sense or whatnot

Youdoofus said:
sounds like your device tried to update to an older firmware than what was already on it. Not a huge problem. Just go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares and use either Frija or Samfirm to download the firmware (they bypass the throttled speed that samfirm.com chokes us to death with). The files are huge and if you dont use one of those tools, itll likely take the better part of an hour to download them.
Anyways, once you have that file, unzip it, launch Odin, put your phone in download mode, connect it to your pc and put the proper files in their respective fields in Odin. There will be 2 CSC file types in the firmware package and you can choose whichever one you want, but CSC will factory reset it, HOME_CSC will not factory reset it and itll not wipe all your data. Id use the HOME_CSC first and if it doesnt work, then you will have to resort to the CSC file and start fresh.
lemme know if any of that doesnt make sense or whatnot
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Will that wipe data on the phone i really need tk recover it i have the password and gmail account info.

xda411 said:
Will that wipe data on the phone i really need tk recover it i have the password and gmail account info.
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depends on which CSC file you use. HOME_CSC wont factory reset it, CSC will. When you are flashing files in Odin, youll have to load up 4 files into Odin, the .zip files have 5 within them. 2 CSC files and 1 of each of the others. CSC is when you want to drop a nuke, HOME_CSC is when you just need to use C4 instead

Youdoofus said:
sounds like your device tried to update to an older firmware than what was already on it. Not a huge problem. Just go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares and use either Frija or Samfirm to download the firmware (they bypass the throttled speed that samfirm.com chokes us to death with). The files are huge and if you dont use one of those tools, itll likely take the better part of an hour to download them.
Anyways, once you have that file, unzip it, launch Odin, put your phone in download mode, connect it to your pc and put the proper files in their respective fields in Odin. There will be 2 CSC file types in the firmware package and you can choose whichever one you want, but CSC will factory reset it, HOME_CSC will not factory reset it and itll not wipe all your data. Id use the HOME_CSC first and if it doesnt work, then you will have to resort to the CSC file and start fresh.
lemme know if any of that doesnt make sense or whatnot
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Youdoofus said:
depends on which CSC file you use. HOME_CSC wont factory reset it, CSC will. When you are flashing files in Odin, youll have to load up 4 files into Odin, the .zip files have 5 within them. 2 CSC files and 1 of each of the others. CSC is when you want to drop a nuke, HOME_CSC is when you just need to use C4 instead
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Im really new to this stuff so i have no idea what you said but is it possible if we could use a instant messanger also thank you very much how do i get a csc and flash it and will all the data still be there its encrypted on the sd card and internal i have the password remembered and written down and the storage is close to full i really cant risk losing anything basically what should i do step by step

xda411 said:
Im really new to this stuff so i have no idea what you said but is it possible if we could use a instant messanger also thank you very much how do i get a csc and flash it and will all the data still be there its encrypted on the sd card and internal i have the password remembered and written down and the storage is close to full i really cant risk losing anything basically what should i do step by step
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there is zero way to have zero risk when talking about digital storage.
download this
to download this unzip it and put it in a folder where you can find it
and then download this unzip it and install it. Itll prompt you with a CMD dialog box, just select yes and let it do its thing. Might need to grant admin permissions
and then go get this
put your phone into download mode (power it off, hold volume dn + pwr until it warns you that installing a custom OS can blah blah and tell it to continue)
launch Odin and put the respective files in the 4 respective place holders within Odin making sure that of the two CSC files, that you select HOME_CSC and not CSC.
^^^^^^^ this part is CRITICAL ^^^^^^^^^
once all the 4 files are loaded and ready to go (the HOME_CSC will take a few minutes from the time you select it, which will make you think you did something wrong. You didnt, its over a gig for that file, it takes a bit to load it up) hit start, let it flash and your phone should return from the grave

Youdoofus said:
there is zero way to have zero risk when talking about digital storage.
download this
to download this unzip it and put it in a folder where you can find it
and then download this unzip it and install it. Itll prompt you with a CMD dialog box, just select yes and let it do its thing. Might need to grant admin permissions
and then go get this
put your phone into download mode (power it off, hold volume dn + pwr until it warns you that installing a custom OS can blah blah and tell it to continue)
launch Odin and put the respective files in the 4 respective place holders within Odin making sure that of the two CSC files, that you select HOME_CSC and not CSC.
^^^^^^^ this part is CRITICAL ^^^^^^^^^
once all the 4 files are loaded and ready to go (the HOME_CSC will take a few minutes from the time you select it, which will make you think you did something wrong. You didnt, its over a gig for that file, it takes a bit to load it up) hit start, let it flash and your phone should return from the grave
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I feel so dumb right now so the second link takes me to the A530F not the A530W which i have also what are the four respective place holders? And what are the four files called also someone told me i should open up the phone and clone the flash chip so when i do the method you told me it will boot up nornally and all my data will still be there? And i will have to put in my password that i had before is there anyway to backup the entire. Flash chip to the laptop just in case?
Also thank you very much for being patient with my stupidness

xda411 said:
I feel so dumb right now so the second link takes me to the A530F not the A530W which i have also what are the four respective place holders? And what are the four files called also someone told me i should open up the phone and clone the flash chip so when i do the method you told me it will boot up nornally and all my data will still be there? And i will have to put in my password that i had before is there anyway to backup the entire. Flash chip to the laptop just in case?
Also thank you very much for being patient with my stupidness
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dude, youre all good. matter of fact, you caught my incorrect link, for which i apologize.
the 4 files are called "bootloader" "CSC" "PDA" and "Phone" (phone could also be CP for "cell phone")
here is the link for the W version https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/g...e/SM-A530W/XAC/download/A530WVLS9CSL1/313555/
cloning your phone is a sure fire way to make sure you dont lose anything, but by flashing the HOME_CSC along with the other files will reinstall Android on your phone but leave all the personal data.
I dont think youll have to put your password in anything in order to clone it, but i dont know on that one. @TheMadScientist what do you think on that one, or the process i laid out in general?
OP, now ya gone and done it!! you made me call in the mad scientist!!

Youdoofus said:
dude, youre all good. matter of fact, you caught my incorrect link, for which i apologize.
the 4 files are called "bootloader" "CSC" "PDA" and "Phone" (phone could also be CP for "cell phone")
here is the link for the W version https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/g...e/SM-A530W/XAC/download/A530WVLS9CSL1/313555/
cloning your phone is a sure fire way to make sure you dont lose anything, but by flashing the HOME_CSC along with the other files will reinstall Android on your phone but leave all the personal data.
I dont think youll have to put your password in anything in order to clone it, but i dont know on that one. @TheMadScientist what do you think on that one, or the process i laid out in general?
OP, now ya gone and done it!! you made me call in the mad scientist!!
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Should in therory be able to reflash just the bootloader since the error is showing just that. Older than on device amd anti rollback is kicking in. Of you unclick nand erase and just flash the proper bootloader it should boot as before no data touched
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xda411 said:
I feel so dumb right now so the second link takes me to the A530F not the A530W which i have also what are the four respective place holders? And what are the four files called also someone told me i should open up the phone and clone the flash chip so when i do the method you told me it will boot up nornally and all my data will still be there? And i will have to put in my password that i had before is there anyway to backup the entire. Flash chip to the laptop just in case?
Also thank you very much for being patient with my stupidness
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Try flashing just the bootloader in odin only. Unlick nand erase. The 4 files are as follows so ya know
CSC (Consumer Software Customization): It is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and APN setting.PIT (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.BL (Bootloader):*As its name implies, this option is used to flash the Bootloader of the device.AP (Application Processor or PDA):Android.CP (Core Processor):*We call it Modem.
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As a last note. Your device has a bit 8 bootloader and whatever was flashed is bit 7. Thats that error

TheMadScientist said:
Should in therory be able to reflash just the bootloader since the error is showing just that. Older than on device amd anti rollback is kicking in. Of you unclick nand erase and just flash the proper bootloader it should boot as before no data touched
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Try flashing just the bootloader in odin only. Unlick nand erase. The 4 files are as follows so ya know
CSC (Consumer Software Customization): It is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and APN setting.PIT (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.BL (Bootloader):*As its name implies, this option is used to flash the Bootloader of the device.AP (Application Processor or PDA):Android.CP (Core Processor):*We call it Modem.
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As a last note. Your device has a bit 8 bootloader and whatever was flashed is bit 7. Thats that error
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and this is why we call in the mad scientist. let us know if any of this doesnt make any sense, people learn in vastly different ways and we can explain this differently if needs be.

Youdoofus said:
and this is why we call in the mad scientist. let us know if any of this doesnt make any sense, people learn in vastly different ways and we can explain this differently if needs be.
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Holy **** thank you so much guys but honestly sorry for being so retarded step by step what should i do?
Im really new to android system and all that so basically even though my storage and sd card are encrypted i can stil access them with the old password? You guys are live savers.

xda411 said:
Holy **** thank you so much guys but honestly sorry for being so retarded step by step what should i do?
Im really new to android system and all that so basically even though my storage and sd card are encrypted i can stil access them with the old password? You guys are live savers.
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step 1, go dowload everything i told ya to, for your model tho

Youdoofus said:
step 1, go dowload everything i told ya to, for your model tho
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What do I do next?

Youdoofus said:
step 1, go dowload everything i told ya to, for your model tho
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Hello?

xda411 said:
Hello?
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sorry, had a very busy weekend. the next big issue people run into are drivers. install the system-wide ADB linked above

Youdoofus said:
sorry, had a very busy weekend. the next big issue people run into are drivers. install the system-wide ADB linked above
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I have a question does it matter which region the firmware is from like canada or europe also do i only put home_csc or do i put the other stuff like pda and ap to