Unflashable device:"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" error + Only download mode
Basically I have this device that when I boot it normally it goes straight to that error with a phone, a yellow triangle and PC, that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
If I try to boot in recov. mode, it jumps to this error but if I try to boot in downl. mode, it boots to download mode as usual.
I tried every rom Portugal rom and when I flash it with Odin, Odin does it kinda fast (2 minutes), shows the green light but when the phone reboots, it reboots to that same error.
Is there anything I can do? Is the NAND corrupted?
ConIvoro said:
Is there anything I can do? Is the NAND corrupted?
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Make sure that your downloaded .tar.md5 image is valid, try using another version of Odin or give Heimdall a try. NAND can be corrupted but it’s hard to determine, especially without working system.
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I had CM10.1-3 stable installed, and everything was perfect, then I turned on the native encryption, the tablet started to acted slow but working, one day I woke up and find the tablet will not turn on so here is what I have done
Restarted the tablet, entered the decryption password and still hanged
Restarted the tablet again and then it boot loops on Samsung galax tab 2 10.1 screen
Restarted again and it will not boot at all
No recovery
I can access download mode
So I did try to reflash CWM 6.0.2 again with heimdall and it failed
All I got was "Firmware error occurred while updating please use kies the phone ! computer screen"
No other mode is working
Got Stock rom 4.2.2 tired with odin finishes but still reboot is black screen
Got esspreso_16G PIT file repartitioned and reinstalled the stock rom still no booting
Using heimdall repartitioned with resspreso PIT file from 201202 and I got DOWNLOAD MODE AGAIN !
Try to install orignal rom or CWM brick again
Using heimdall repartitioned and installed stock kernel only and x-loder
So currently it is charging and have DOWNLOAD MODE stating count of customes and kernel of SMASUNG_OFFICAL
My question is, is this software brick or hardware ? and how I can get the tablet up and running again using ODIN or Heimdall ?
Thank You
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I am not sure, but what i would try:
Try Odin, flash Stockrom - uncheck "Auto-Reboot" !
When Odin finished directly boot into recovery from downloadmode.
Make a factory reset if recovery booted.
Reboot device.
Android-Andi said:
I am not sure, but what i would try:
Try Odin, flash Stockrom - uncheck "Auto-Reboot" !
When Odin finished directly boot into recovery from downloadmode.
Make a factory reset if recovery booted.
Reboot device.
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Did try that, Odin 3.07 or something keeps flushing everything but the download mode on the tablet froze on 25% of the blue bar. then I get again error will firmware update, so I add again to heimdall and repartitioned and tried to flash the rom part by part starting with MLO as X-Loader and it told me successful with no reboot, tried to flash factorysysfs also stuck at 28% with heimdall, had to do reboot of the device, now the device is just blank black, no download mode, or the emergency firmware update via kies screen "phone ! computer" no idea what should I do :s it seems dead.
Why are you flashing pit-files all the time????? these files can difenitly dangerous and can kill your tab with a breeze if not used with care ....
you can´t do nothing with odin or heimdall if you don´t have downloadmode or "Black screen of death" ("Firmware error occurred while updating (...)")...
good luck
Android-Andi said:
Why are you flashing pit-files all the time????? these files can difenitly dangerous and can kill your tab with a breeze if not used with care ....
you can´t do nothing with odin or heimdall if you don´t have downloadmode or "Black screen of death" ("Firmware error occurred while updating (...)")...
good luck
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It was the only way to get back to DownloadMode is by flashing PIT file, however I managed to flash orginal Kenerl back at that time and I did manage to flash X-Loder seems that what bricked the tablet, Now when I am connected to the PC I can see OMAP4430 driver, Some saying I need to use JTAG "RIFF BOX" or maybe OMAPFlasher but I am not sure if this the correct step or not, what really bothers me that when I had DownloadMode odin will not finish more than 28% of the rom. what do you think should I use OMAPFlasher ? and if there any guide to do so ? I just need the tablet to have bootloader and Kernel so I can flash back with Odin.
D
Can only enter download mode in odin flashing pda files has no effect however succeed every time, probably have corrupt files in every partition right now, have just repartitioned, what is the next step?
My GT-N8000 became stuck on the white text on black background boot screen spontaneously. I tried all variations of attempting to boot.
I was unable to enter recovery mode.(Holding power+up resulted in nothing)
I could enter Odin download mode.
I tried to flash a custom recovery to come back from nothing.
This flash succeeded in odin however nothing changed on the tablet.
I attempted to start from scratch and repartition which succeeded however after flashing a stock rom attempting to boot normally gives me a completely white screen.
Attempting to enter recovery gives me a white screen with ****ed up pixels.
I am still able to enter odin download
What do i do from here?
I can repartition again, what is the next step to come back from there?
isaac m said:
Can only enter download mode in odin flashing pda files has no effect however succeed every time, probably have corrupt files in every partition right now, have just repartitioned, what is the next step?
My GT-N8000 became stuck on the white text on black background boot screen spontaneously. I tried all variations of attempting to boot.
I was unable to enter recovery mode.(Holding power+up resulted in nothing)
I could enter Odin download mode.
I tried to flash a custom recovery to come back from nothing.
This flash succeeded in odin however nothing changed on the tablet.
I attempted to start from scratch and repartition which succeeded however after flashing a stock rom attempting to boot normally gives me a completely white screen.
Attempting to enter recovery gives me a white screen with ****ed up pixels.
I am still able to enter odin download
What do i do from here?
I can repartition again, what is the next step to come back from there?
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how do you guys brick your tabs ???????????????????????????
as long as you can enter Odin mode so there is still hope.
According to my knowledge about other phones OS there are more than one file to revive the phone. Stock firmware usually have most of them. try in this direction to find the other OS files, I know there is a PIT file that restores something about partitions files system.
Maybe try another stock firmware.
I hope that would help to revive your tablet.
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try this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363703
Jtag brick repair
isaac m said:
Can only enter download mode in odin flashing pda files has no effect however succeed every time, probably have corrupt files in every partition right now, have just repartitioned, what is the next step?
My GT-N8000 became stuck on the white text on black background boot screen spontaneously. I tried all variations of attempting to boot.
I was unable to enter recovery mode.(Holding power+up resulted in nothing)
I could enter Odin download mode.
I tried to flash a custom recovery to come back from nothing.
This flash succeeded in odin however nothing changed on the tablet.
I attempted to start from scratch and repartition which succeeded however after flashing a stock rom attempting to boot normally gives me a completely white screen.
Attempting to enter recovery gives me a white screen with ****ed up pixels.
I am still able to enter odin download
What do i do from here?
I can repartition again, what is the next step to come back from there?
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Here is a service that may be able to help you for $50, Check out some of there video's on YouTube.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2599294
the post above has the solution that worked for me just follow those directions with the firmware for your device
Good luck
Hi, I was triying to flash TWRP to my i9103 and Odin, failed and showed "SOS". Since then the phone doesn't boot any longer. I've tried to flash again TWRP and the stock roms hundreds of times with different ODIN versions, and even with a fresh Windows installation and even with jODIN from a Mac. Nothing worked. It always shows "SOS".
Also I even tried the APX method, and started flashing something, but then it failed.
I can access the system recovery, but I can't flash from sdcard, since it only detects the internal storage, not the SD.
Does anyone know a solution?
Thank you in advance.
Share the screenshot of odin
Are you able to enter into download mode? (power key + home button + vol-)
Nikhil said:
Share the screenshot of odin
Are you able to enter into download mode? (power key + home button + vol-)
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Yes I'am able, and I retried again the APX method and managed to flash the boot, but Odin continues showing "SOS" after a couple of seconds.
Now the phone screen shows the following message in red:
"Write data size is too big[13\MDM] [Data:12583168(B) -> Part: 614476144(2KB)]
Tegra_Nand_Write: Error to DownloadPartition_odin![err:0xffffffff]"
No matter if I try to flash a full firmware or just CWM.
In the case of full firmware it fails when Odin shows it is flashing the modem part.
Thanks.
Cannot boot into download or recovery mode
Hi, my samsung Tab2 is stuck at the "Firmware upgrade encountered an error" screen. No matter which combination of buttons I press, I cant get into download or recovery. I've tried flashing with Odin, it shows successful but nothing has changed. I tried the ADB command but it says "Waiting for device". When I plug in the tab to the charger (or when I connect it to the PC) it comes on automatically with the "Firmware upgrade encountered an error" screen. Is it a power button thing or is it something else ?
Thanks.
Sachin
Flash the CWM recovery via Odin, and restart. now you can go to the recovery mode and install ROM from sd card.
Dont try to flash any other recovery file, working with CWM only.
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I've already tried that, Odin shows it is successful but when i restart, nothing seems to have changed, the same upgrade error comes back.
sachin
downloaded twrp 3, was running 5.1.1 on my phone and rooted it. tried to flash a rom and got stuck in a bootloop, now I cant boot into twrp, or anything for that matter. All i can do is hold volume down and power and home and try to ODIN a new bootloader or such and it just fails. what do i do? but when I try to boot into TWRP it goes into a blueish screen with a White exclamation mark saying "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software. I tried to do that but it didnt even recognize the device. At this point i dont care about the data, I just need a working device
Okay, so I attempted to unroot and flash the stock 5.0.2 software and I got a error on the download screen. It says SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 3. BINARY: 1.
If you have no knox install MM official then flash this kernel tar file (AP) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B40ItdHKfkyQcTA5bnRPWDg0X28&usp=drive_web#list it will boot to mm 5min :good:
Btw you cann downgrade from 5.1.1 to 5.0.1 you just go up not down
zach616 said:
downloaded twrp 3, was running 5.1.1 on my phone and rooted it. tried to flash a rom and got stuck in a bootloop, now I cant boot into twrp, or anything for that matter. All i can do is hold volume down and power and home and try to ODIN a new bootloader or such and it just fails. what do i do? but when I try to boot into TWRP it goes into a blueish screen with a White exclamation mark saying "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software. I tried to do that but it didnt even recognize the device. At this point i dont care about the data, I just need a working device
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Happened to me a lot of times in the past few days trying to get MM, for some weird reason flashing Unikernel always works for me (takes me to recovery screen after, then i select 'reboot now'), and all my data, apps etc are still there
emcardle660 said:
Happened to me a lot of times in the past few days trying to get MM, for some weird reason flashing Unikernel always works for me (takes me to recovery screen after, then i select 'reboot now'), and all my data, apps etc are still there
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will try and update. thank you. didnt work.
Okay guys so now I need a ROM to flash using ODIN. I tried to download from sammobile but the speeds are too damn slow. What I tried to flash was this file " G920TUVU1AOCG_G920TTMB1AOCG_G920TUVU1AOCG_HOME.tar.md5 " and i got the error 3 to 1.
Download Samfirm from here, XDA itself.
Run samfirm, enter model as G920F and your region code.
It will download from Samsung servers, so high speed.
Now flash using Odin the downloaded file by putting the phone in download mode, (vol down+home+power on).
How did it happen?
Did you try to flash the VOD 6.0.1 and got stuck towards the end at hidden.IMG failing the process?
If yes, then its a two minute job. Just open the 6.0.1 tar archive and look for hidden.IMG extract it anywhere and rename it from "hidden.img" to "hidden.img.tar".
Note flash this hidden.img.tar as AP in download mode, your phone should boot.