Hi,
I've got an Samsung Galaxy S7 which won't boot android anymore. this was after the phone was hot.
Recovery and download mode works. Is there a way to copy photos to a computer or sdcard somehow?
Thanks
arjanv said:
Hi,
I've got an Samsung Galaxy S7 which won't boot android anymore. this was after the phone was hot.
Recovery and download mode works. Is there a way to copy photos to a computer or sdcard somehow?
Thanks
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If you connect your phone to your computer - Does the computer see the phone?
If you have your music and photos on the external sd card (if your pc doesn't see the phone) you could copy from the external sd card with a sd card reader - I believe that if you can boot into recovery that you can cope files from the phone to the pc as well.
Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk
shaggyskunk said:
If you connect your phone to your computer - Does the computer see the phone?
If you have your music and photos on the external sd card (if your pc doesn't see the phone) you could copy from the external sd card with a sd card reader - I believe that if you can boot into recovery that you can cope files from the phone to the pc as well.
Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk
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no external sd card, otherwise there was no problem
Could we have some more information please?
Is the device Knox tripped or otherwise modified? (Rooted, custom recovery, custom firmware)
What's the model number?
What's the firmware build number?(The stock recovery will say).
Is the device encrypted?
(If you've set up Samsung Cloud or Google Photos backup you might have better luck there)
I don't think you can enter MTP mode with the phone only working from recovery and download mode. Simply install a ROM via TWRP but do not wipe internal storage. Once the phone boots up to android, retrieve your files.
Good luck
I'm able to boot in download mode.
Odin recognize the phone. is flashing possible without loosing data(only care about stuff on the internal SD card. loosing settings and apps is not a problem.
added attachment/screenshot.
arjanv said:
added attachment/screenshot.
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Official firmware, so likely encrypted. Boot into recovery and take note of the build number and CSC. Download the exact same firmware from a site like SamMobile. Using Odin, flash the BL, AP, CP and HOME_CSC(NOT the plain CSC) packages in the firmware package by placing them in their relevant slots. It will make like it's doing a system update and take long to boot, but should result in a workable device with your data intact.
hi seems that recovery not working either,i've tried but can't get into recovery. sometimes a red text appears on the top left screen. something about sandforcing.
CurtisMJ said:
Could we have some more information please?
Is the device Knox tripped or otherwise modified? (Rooted, custom recovery, custom firmware)
What's the model number?
What's the firmware build number?(The stock recovery will say).
Is the device encrypted?
(If you've set up Samsung Cloud or Google Photos backup you might have better luck there)
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CurtisMJ said:
Official firmware, so likely encrypted. Boot into recovery and take note of the build number and CSC. Download the exact same firmware from a site like SamMobile. Using Odin, flash the BL, AP, CP and HOME_CSC(NOT the plain CSC) packages in the firmware package by placing them in their relevant slots. It will make like it's doing a system update and take long to boot, but should result in a workable device with your data intact.
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What about this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyCileqUVFQ they seems to flash only AP. Whats the different in results of flashing only AP or Flash AP, BL, CP and HOME_CSC?
arjanv said:
What about this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyCileqUVFQ they seems to flash only AP. Whats the different in results of flashing only AP or Flash AP, BL, CP and HOME_CSC?
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Samsung old and new style of firmware packaging. They used to place all parts into a single package(AP), customised per region. This had the disadvantage of requiring a complete different firmware package for every region with little actual differences. New Samsung firmware comes broken up into the BL(bootloader), AP(system, kernel, recovery), CP(modem firmware) and CSC(recovery package which applies all region settings) packages. This way only the CSC needs to be changed per region.
At absolute minimum you should flash the AP and HOME_CSC/CSC package. (Though only if you're sure you're flashing the same firmware as the current or you may trip knox)
The general rule is if you flash AP, then CSC must be flashed aswell, otherwise the firmware becomes very buggy.
The regular CSC file wipes storage, while HOME_CSC does not, but will only work if the current CSC matches the firmware package
If you like you may use Smart Switch Emergency firmware recovery instead, but beware, as it's known to mess up more often than not
arjanv said:
hi seems that recovery not working either,i've tried but can't get into recovery. sometimes a red text appears on the top left screen. something about sandforcing.
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Did it perhaps say "SEAndroid not enforcing"? That means it's an unofficial recovery image. Not sure how that could happen. Seems like firmware was corrupted somehow.
thanks for explaining.
I've download the latest firmware from sammobile which contains these files:
AP_G935FXXU1DQE7_CL11104523_QB13505684_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar
BL_G935FXXU1DQE7_CL11104523_QB13505684_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CP_G935FXXU1DQD7_CL11104523_QB13263377_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CSC_PHN_G935FPHN1DQD1_CL10939265_QB13310839_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
HOME_CSC_PHN_G935FPHN1DQD1_CL10939265_QB13310839_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
I want to save photos, so i try to flash AP and HOME_CSC using odin right?
arjanv said:
thanks for explaining.
I've download the latest firmware from sammobile which contains these files:
AP_G935FXXU1DQE7_CL11104523_QB13505684_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar
BL_G935FXXU1DQE7_CL11104523_QB13505684_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CP_G935FXXU1DQD7_CL11104523_QB13263377_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CSC_PHN_G935FPHN1DQD1_CL10939265_QB13310839_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
HOME_CSC_PHN_G935FPHN1DQD1_CL10939265_QB13310839_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
I want to save photos, so i try to flash AP and HOME_CSC using odin right?
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Wrong firmware I'm afraid. Notice your screenshot says the device is a SM-G930F, these are SM-G935F files for the Galaxy S7 Edge. Also, since we don't know what firmware revision the device is on, you *need* to flash the BL and CP parts too.
Could you please check the bottom of your box? You need the three-letter CSC code. If you get it wrong your data is toast.
So final process is:
1. Check your box for the CSC code
2. Select your CSC in the "Select Country" dropdown https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930F/
3. Download the latest firmware
4. Flash BL, AP, CP and HOME_CSC from the package.
5. Device should auto-reboot and will ask you for your lockscreen passphrase.
oops, sorry. copy paste the wrong files.
i meant these files:
AP_G930FXXU1DQE7_CL11104523_QB13505661_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar
BL_G930FXXU1DQE7_CL11104523_QB13505661_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CP_G930FXXU1DQD7_CL11104523_QB13263348_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CSC_PHN_G930FPHN1DQD1_CL10939265_QB13310834_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
HOME_CSC_PHN_G930FPHN1DQD1_CL10939265_QB13310834_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
arjanv said:
i meant these files:
AP_G930FXXU1DQE7_CL11104523_QB13505661_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar
BL_G930FXXU1DQE7_CL11104523_QB13505661_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CP_G930FXXU1DQD7_CL11104523_QB13263348_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CSC_PHN_G930FPHN1DQD1_CL10939265_QB13310834_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
HOME_CSC_PHN_G930FPHN1DQD1_CL10939265_QB13310834_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
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If your CSC code is PHN then yes.
CurtisMJ said:
If your CSC code is PHN then yes.
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this says the box. see attachment
tried to flash and now this message(see attachment)
what now?
found this on a other post.
just extract your firmware with win rar and copy recovery.img to your desktop
there is a tool for making .tar file from .img called tar-Tool .
with tar tool you can make .tar from .img files
convert recovery.img to recovery.tar with this tool
flash it in pda (AP) in odin . now you can go to recovery mode
then wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache
rebooot
arjanv said:
tried to flash and now this message(see attachment)
what now?
found this on a other post.
just extract your firmware with win rar and copy recovery.img to your desktop
there is a tool for making .tar file from .img called tar-Tool .
with tar tool you can make .tar from .img files
convert recovery.img to recovery.tar with this tool
flash it in pda (AP) in odin . now you can go to recovery mode
then wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache
rebooot
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That means Odin didnt finish one of its operations. You need to use Odin 3.12+. The device wont let you do anything else until it registers a successful flash in download mode.
I think it's best to just use Smart Switch.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/help/flash-stock-firmware-using-samsung-t3079176
Video is for S6, but the process is the same.
Beware that the internal SD will be wiped, but since the CSC is nowhere to be seen I think thats the only way, sorry.
EDIT:
Getting back to download mode:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68632831&postcount=5
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hey
i have a s6 demo unit G920x
i want to install custom recovery twrp but when i do (twrp-2.8.7.1-zeroflte.img.tar) via odin the phone doesnt go any futher than the samsung boot screen (even when i hold the volume up, power and home button)
i managed to go back to the original recover with CF auto root (CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i.tar.md5), but when i boot the recovery up, i cant wipe the phone because it is a demo unit (mdm does not allow factory reset)
on the end of the recovery there are also two yellow lines saying '''dm-verity verification failed...'' and ''Need to check DRK first...)
So, anyone know how to get the custom recovery working so i can install a new rom through the recovery, or does anyone has the official fimware for the demo unit
ps. my recovery is LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOC6 and downloadmode G920XXXU1A0BI_LLK (not sure about this one, i red this from the recovery log)
allright, found the way to unbrick
even when the recovery is not working;
1. Go to sammobile and download the fimware you think it is the right one (for example, the one matching your recovery)
2. Extract the fimware file
3. You will now have somthing like this G920IDVU1AOC6_G920ICOD1AOC6_G920IDVU1AOC6_HOME.tar.md5
4. rename it to anything shorter (ie ldu925x.tar)
5 download cygwin and install it
6 Move the tar file (ldu925x.tar) to C:\cygwin\home\''username''
7 Open cygwin
and delete all the ''.bin'' files by typing the following commands
tar --delete --file=ldu925x.tar modem.bin
tar --delete --file=ldu925x.tar cm.bin
tar --delete --file=ldu925x.tar sboot.bin
8 Once the last command is done just close cygwin. if you want you can check if cygwin really deleted te bin files, by opening the .tar file with winrar
9 Make sure the samsung drivers are installed on your computer
10 Download the latest odin and unzip it
11 Open odin and connect your S6
12 Click on AP and choose modified .tar file from step 7 and press start
... your s6 should boot a few times, and then start up like new, if not, try another fimware from your country from sammobile
Flash stock 5.1.1 ROM via odin.
roydok said:
Flash stock 5.1.1 ROM via odin.
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Can I do that on my SM-G920X? will it brick my device?
which model?
no it wont if you do it right. I did this on my own SM-G920X
i would recommend you to go into the recovery mode if you didnt flash a custom one, and see what model customrecovery is on your s6, mine was LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOC6, so i downloaded the matching fimware from sammobile (the one with country unkown)
good luck
afehst said:
no it wont if you do it right. I did this on my own SM-G920X
i would recommend you to go into the recovery mode if you didnt flash a custom one, and see what model customrecovery is on your s6, mine was LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOC6, so i downloaded the matching fimware from sammobile (the one with country unkown)
good luck
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I didn't exactly understand.
Listen: Your story is identical to mine. I bought mine from someone who got it stuck on S6 live demo trying to root it. I flashed exactly the same firmware you mentioned (But different country) without removing the modem or anything (I now have a weird mostly 0 IMEI with baseband) . Can I take a 5.1.1 SM-G920I (same model) and flash it? Thts all. Thanks!
roydok said:
Flash stock 5.1.1 ROM via odin.
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there is no stock available for the demo unit
AndroidState said:
I didn't exactly understand.
Listen: Your story is identical to mine. I bought mine from someone who got it stuck on S6 live demo trying to root it. I flashed exactly the same firmware you mentioned (But different country) without removing the modem or anything (I now have a weird mostly 0 IMEI with baseband) . Can I take a 5.1.1 SM-G920I (same model) and flash it? Thts all. Thanks!
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i think it should work if you use the fimware for 5.1.1 with the same operator and same country you used for the 5.0.2 version
if it does not, and odin gives you a failure, you could always just flash back the 5.0.2 version.
i'm currently downloading the 5.1.1 fimware for my s6, and I will install it later on today, i will let you know whetever it worked or not
afehst said:
i think it should work if you use the fimware for 5.1.1 with the same operator and same country you used for the 5.0.2 version
if it does not, and odin gives you a failure, you could always just flash back the 5.0.2 version.
i'm currently downloading the 5.1.1 fimware for my s6, and I will install it later on today, i will let you know whetever it worked or not
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Thank you Waiting...
allright, i flashed the only rom on sammobile with country unkown on 5.1.1,
it flashes but it does not go any further than the samsung boot screen, neither goes into recovery, so i flashed back the other old rom.
i looked on the internet and i think my s6 5.0.2 provider didnt recieve the 5.1.1 update, maybe you have more luck on trying it, if anything goes wrong, you can always flash back to the old rom.
anyway good luck
afehst said:
no it wont if you do it right. I did this on my own SM-G920X
i would recommend you to go into the recovery mode if you didnt flash a custom one, and see what model customrecovery is on your s6, mine was LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOC6, so i downloaded the matching fimware from sammobile (the one with country unkown)
good luck
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Please help. When I press volume up, home and power and go into the Android system recovery menu it shows LRX22G.G920XXXU1A0D7_LLK. Which firmware should I download from Sam Mobile? If you could provide the link that would be very much appreciated!
make sure youre wiping cache and data after installing a rom
lite426 said:
Please help. When I press volume up, home and power and go into the Android system recovery menu it shows LRX22G.G920XXXU1A0D7_LLK. Which firmware should I download from Sam Mobile? If you could provide the link that would be very much appreciated!
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you seem to have the original recovery, there isnt a original s6 rom for your recovery
i bought mine without the original recovery and i couldnt get into the recovery, so i fistly flashed the CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i.tar.md5 to get a working recovery, but now i cant get twrp to work.
if you really want to get your s6 without the demo software, i would suggest you to firstly try this http://www.naldotech.com/how-to-disable-exit-galaxy-s6-demo-live-unit-retail-mode/
if for whatever reason, that doesnt solve your problem (ie your s6 is not booting or it doesnt work) i recommend to flash the twrp-2.8.7.1-zeroflte.img.tar or the twrp-2.8.7.0-zerofltespr.img.tar (if you live in a country with sprint) first . If you manage to get into the custom recovery you could just flash the fimware in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-xtrestolite-pure-edition-1-0-beta-1-t3082467
if both of these suggestions are not working for you, you could just do what i did. First flash CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i.tar.md5, than download this file G920IDVU1AOC6_G920ICOD1AOC6_COD.zip from this link (http://dl.sammobile.com/M1FbQyA3Ij1...eRUFfXkI./G920IDVU1AOC6_G920ICOD1AOC6_COD.zip) and follow the tutorial i wrote
Thank you very muchi will try it. , do you have the link for "CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i.tar.md5" please?
How many storage is there after you flashed the new rom? My concern is if the partition is re-written.
afehst said:
allright, found the way to unbrick
even when the recovery is not working;
1. Go to sammobile and download the fimware you think it is the right one (for example, the one matching your recovery)
2. Extract the fimware file
3. You will now have somthing like this G920IDVU1AOC6_G920ICOD1AOC6_G920IDVU1AOC6_HOME.tar.md5
4. rename it to anything shorter (ie ldu925x.tar)
5 download cygwin and install it
6 Move the tar file (ldu925x.tar) to C:\cygwin\home\''username''
7 Open cygwin
and delete all the ''.bin'' files by typing the following commands
tar --delete --file=ldu925x.tar modem.bin
tar --delete --file=ldu925x.tar cm.bin
tar --delete --file=ldu925x.tar sboot.bin
8 Once the last command is done just close cygwin. if you want you can check if cygwin really deleted te bin files, by opening the .tar file with winrar
9 Make sure the samsung drivers are installed on your computer
10 Download the latest odin and unzip it
11 Open odin and connect your S6
12 Click on AP and choose modified .tar file from step 7 and press start
... your s6 should boot a few times, and then start up like new, if not, try another fimware from your country from sammobile
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lite426 said:
Thank you very muchi will try it. , do you have the link for "CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i.tar.md5" please?
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http://download.chainfire.eu/736/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i.zip
shadowcliffs said:
How many storage is there after you flashed the new rom? My concern is if the partition is re-written.
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20gb
afehst said:
http://download.chainfire.eu/736/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i.zip
20gb
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So the demo stuff has been get rid of? I heard that on the original demo unit there is only 8 GB left.
shadowcliffs said:
So the demo stuff has been get rid of? I heard that on the original demo unit there is only 8 GB left.
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No, the demo stuff is not completly gone, at least not the whole partition. Because still 11.41gb is used for the system. But yes. There is more available space to acces for the user;
aznabil said:
ty man for your help
i dont know why my phone is 32g but i have 23.4go for systéme and just 8 go for me
and after flash this rom why the nam of my phone is g925i like s6 edge???
and ty another time man
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Hey I followed your instructions and flashed it worked but when I turn it on the touchscreen doesn't work and when it booted up it still says Samsung galaxy s6 demo unit and all my apps are still there. and btw I cant boot into recover only download mode.
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Hey I followed your instructions and flashed it worked but when I turn it on the touchscreen doesn't work and when it booted up it still says Samsung galaxy s6 demo unit and all my apps are still there. and btw I cant boot into recover only download mode. I flashed that one.
PDA G9200ZHU1AOCI
CSC G9200ZZH1AOCI
Also is there a way to factory reset like delete all my files from odin
Do I need to disable Samsung Demo Mode in order to odin flash anything? It seems usb debugging mode is disabled by the Samsung retail mode (actually the entire developer options is greyed out).
Hello i have a Galaxy S7 SM-G930W8 thats frp locked and i have been looking to unlock it for the past 4 days but could not find any solution on how to please help,thanks
Kemako121 said:
Hello i have a Galaxy S7 SM-G930W8 thats frp locked and i have been looking to unlock it for the past 4 days but could not find any solution on how to please help,thanks
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Flash stock then log in with your Google credentials
*Detection* said:
Flash stock then log in with your Google credentials
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well could you please link me the stock of my phone because i cannot find it myself.... i was looking for a while and tried some but now my phone is just stuck on the boot screen..
Stock sm-g930w8 firmware is here: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930W8/
This post may be helpful: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/how-to-bypass-frp-galaxy-s7-possibly-6-t3622126
audit13 said:
Stock sm-g930w8 firmware is here: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930W8/
This post may be helpful: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/how-to-bypass-frp-galaxy-s7-possibly-6-t3622126
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thank you a lot but i have another question after i ran a boot.tar from firmware.obi my phone is stuck on the boot logo what can i do to move on and is it safe if i boot the files u sent me with the current state of my phone? also the download will be ages since the speed for non premium is 15kb/sec
To return the phone to a stock condition, you flash the ROM using Odin which will overwrite everything with the possible exception of the data partition.
If the phone is stuck at the boot logo, have you tried a factory reset from stock recovery?
You can try this link: http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G930W8 or https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?exact=1&q=SM-G930W8
I don't know about download speeds for the above-two links as I have never used them before but other XDA members have.
audit13 said:
To return the phone to a stock condition, you flash the ROM using Odin which will overwrite everything with the possible exception of the data partition.
If the phone is stuck at the boot logo, have you tried a factory reset from stock recovery?
You can try this link: http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G930W8 or https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?exact=1&q=SM-G930W8
I don't know about download speeds for the above-two links as I have never used them before but other XDA members have.
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i have tried going into the boot menu for factory reset but no luck the phone just resets,im starting the odin method right now with the thing you provided, also do i fill all the blanks (like the csc,ap and cp?) in odin?
After downloading the file from sammobile.com, unzip the file once (I use 7zip) to yield the necessary files. Each file will be preceded by the blank or slot location.
Difference between CSC and Home CSC: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/csc-home-csc-simple-t3464835 or https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/question-using-ap-bl-csc-instead-home-t3562545
audit13 said:
After downloading the file from sammobile.com, unzip the file once (I use 7zip) to yield the necessary files. Each file will be preceded by the blank or slot location.
Difference between CSC and Home CSC: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/csc-home-csc-simple-t3464835 or https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/question-using-ap-bl-csc-instead-home-t3562545
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help when i put in all the things it says: SW REV. CHECK FAIL DEVICE:2 BINARY:1
Odin recognizes the phone? Are you seeing the message in download mode?
audit13 said:
Odin recognizes the phone? Are you seeing the message in download mode?
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so i managed to get this phone back to its original state when it was frp locked by downloading software from sammobile but it still remembers the google account... i will try to download a older version of android and run that to hopefully get the phone to 6.0.1 or whatever the original version was and try some older ways to frp unlock my phone because the older version will have less security patches. hopefully this works! thanks for the help so far .:good:
I'm not sure that you can downgrade once the phone has been updated.
Good luck.
same here, stuck without solutions. tried pretty much everything found on the internet carefully and taking the time to do it.. but still...
i still need help can someone find a way to unlock my phone?
One way to remove frp lock is to flash a custom recovery (like TWRP) for your phone and then use the wipe -> format data (and type 'yes' when asked, without the quotes). Restart the phone and let the system boot. After it boots you can procede to flash the stock rom
* P.S. 1: flashing a custom recovery will trigger KNOX so say bye bye to S Health if you are not planning to root the phone (so as to be able to edit the build prop and enable SHealth again) after flashing the stock rom again. Do not attemp to flash the stock recovery image on its own or your phone will be soft bricked and the dm-verity error will give you nightmares (happened twice to me, took me 6 hours to recover my phone). To get back the stock recovery you need to flash the stock rom again.
* P.S. 2: If your phone has the bootloader locked you will not be able to flash a custom recovery. In that case you can try to downgrade to 6.0 but there are not guarantees that it will work ok.
Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
coto39 said:
One way to remove frp lock is to flash a custom recovery (like TWRP) for your phone and then use the wipe -> format data (and type 'yes' when asked, without the quotes). Restart the phone and let the system boot. After it boots you can procede to flash the stock rom
* P.S. 1: flashing a custom recovery will trigger KNOX so say bye bye to S Health if you are not planning to root the phone (so as to be able to edit the build prop and enable SHealth again) after flashing the stock rom again. Do not attemp to flash the stock recovery image on its own or your phone will be soft bricked and the dm-verity error will give you nightmares (happened twice to me, took me 6 hours to recover my phone). To get back the stock recovery you need to flash the stock rom again.
* P.S. 2: If your phone has the bootloader locked you will not be able to flash a custom recovery. In that case you can try to downgrade to 6.0 but there are not guarantees that it will work ok.
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hi could you please link the stuff i need to download in order to to this my phone is SM-G930W8
I tried to root my Samsung Galaxy Tab A (SM-T550) by loading this .tar (androidfilehost(dot)com/?fid=23991606952613365) with Odin 3.10.6 (also tried 3.10.7). After rebooting, it hangs eternally on the Samsung logo. Searching for other solutions, I tried rebooting in recovery mode and clearing the cache and doing a factory reset, then flashing the thing again. Didn't work. I'm very new to this, and don't know how else to proceed (or what most things even mean, I just followed a guide (consumingtech(dot)com/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-a-9-7). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I tried to root my Samsung Galaxy Tab A (SM-T550) by loading this .tar (androidfilehost(dot)com/?fid=23991606952613365) with Odin 3.10.6 (also tried 3.10.7). After rebooting, it hangs eternally on the Samsung logo. Searching for other solutions, I tried rebooting in recovery mode and clearing the cache and doing a factory reset, then flashing the thing again. Didn't work. I'm very new to this, and don't know how else to proceed (or what most things even mean, I just followed a guide (consumingtech(dot)com/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-a-9-7). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Try flashing your stock firmware to repair the device.
Do a Google search for:
"Return to stock(your model number)"
Your device might have a locked bootloader, that prevents CF autoroot from working correctly. If it's locked, you need to unlock and then you can flash the device to root it.
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Droidriven said:
Try flashing your stock firmware to repair the device.
Do a Google search for:
"Return to stock(your model number)"
Your device might have a locked bootloader, that prevents CF autoroot from working correctly. If it's locked, you need to unlock and then you can flash the device to root it.
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I re-cleared my cache and did a factory reset, then flashed an 11 MB stock .tar that I found on xda. The issue persists. I also found a 1.3 GB zip file which apparently is different than the single tar because you have to use multiple fields in Odin instead of just AP, and I'll try this one next for lack of better options. I don't understand the massive size difference though if they are both supposed to be the stock firmware.
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I re-cleared my cache and did a factory reset, then flashed an 11 MB stock .tar that I found on xda. The issue persists. I also found a 1.3 GB zip file which apparently is different than the single tar because you have to use multiple fields in Odin instead of just AP, and I'll try this one next for lack of better options. I don't understand the massive size difference though if they are both supposed to be the stock firmware.
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There is no difference is size, some Samsung stock firmware come in an all-in-one file that is placed in the AP slot in Odin, but some stock firmware come in a 4 part or 5 part firmware. The all-in-one firmware is placed in The AP slot in Odin, but the 4 part and 5 part firmware are meant to place each part of the firmware in its corresponding slot in Odin(i.e. BL-BL, AP-AP, CP(or Phone)-CP and CSC(the 5 part firmware have the option of using CSC or Home CSC in the CSC slot, Home CSC is for devices being used in their country/region of origin, CSC is for devices being used outside their country/region.
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There is no difference is size, some Samsung stock firmware come in an all-in-one file that is placed in the AP slot in Odin, but some stock firmware come in a 4 part or 5 part firmware. The all-in-one firmware is placed in The AP slot in Odin, but the 4 part and 5 part firmware are meant to place each part of the firmware in its corresponding slot in Odin(i.e. BL-BL, AP-AP, CP(or Phone)-CP and CSC(the 5 part firmware have the option of using CSC or Home CSC in the CSC slot, Home CSC is for devices being used in their country/region of origin, CSC is for devices being used outside their country/region.
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Thanks for the info. While the 11 MB .tar did not work, the 1.3 GB zip file containing BL and AP elements did work to clear my boot loop. Someone elsewhere mentioned that the original problem could have been caused by not ticking "OEM unlocking" in the developer options before trying to root, but I don't see this setting in my dev options menu. I checked USB debugging as required for the flashing, but don't see any entry for unlocking of any kind. Do you know what this could be referring to, if relevant?
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Thanks for the info. While the 11 MB .tar did not work, the 1.3 GB zip file containing BL and AP elements did work to clear my boot loop. Someone elsewhere mentioned that the original problem could have been caused by not ticking "OEM unlocking" in the developer options before trying to root, but I don't see this setting in my dev options menu. I checked USB debugging as required for the flashing, but don't see any entry for unlocking of any kind. Do you know what this could be referring to, if relevant?
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The OEM unlock setting is the first step in the process of unlocking bootloader, bootloader must be unlocked before trying to flash anything that is not the stock firmware. The OEM unlock setting does not unlock the bootloader, it only puts the device in a state that the bootloader can be unlocked, similar to how the USB debugging setting does not flash a device but puts the device in a state that it can be flashed. Not all devices have the OEM unlock setting and not all devices can unlock bootloader, especially Samsung devices after 4.4 was introduced.
Find a method to unlock your bootloader.
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hi all, I've managed to brick my SM-P900.
Could someone point me to where I can get an Odin flashable rom please, with all the individual bits such as PDA / Phone / CSC.
I can't flash normal roms, it's not working with just the md5. Ideally stock, but happy with any rom as I can flash something else with TWRP.
I can't use any of the normal samsung sites as they're paid, and I'm broke =(
I would really appreciate it if you could help me fix this.
Many thanks
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-pro-12/general/firmware-firmware-t3038178
Where you able to solve your problem?
bmwdroid said:
Where you able to solve your problem?
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x2 for me also
sp000n said:
x2 for me also
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Sorry, don't understand.
Problems or just interested as well?
Nope, not solved, tried for ages, but ODIN doesn't flash it, just gets stuck on initialising.... I'm completely out of ideas!
Zophixan said:
Nope, not solved, tried for ages, but ODIN doesn't flash it, just gets stuck on initialising.... I'm completely out of ideas!
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Did you get the multiple part ROM using samfirm_reborn tool?
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Did you get the multiple part ROM using samfirm_reborn tool?
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Just tried downloading it and I get .tar.md5 file, not sure how i did it but from a previous attempt at fixing it, I have the same thing but in seperate files, with boot, cache, hidden, recovery s boot and system. Do i need to put them into odin? where do they go? I get stuck on initialising, tried pulling out cable and putting it back in, then it says it can't find a pit partition... tried flashing a pit file but still stuck on initiailising so pit doesn't flash.
@Zophixan the files you see, are in the opened archive.
Where did you get the file from?
You should have downloaded and decrypted 3 (P900) or 4-5(P905) separate files all ending md5 when using samfirm.
When there is only one you obviously have NOT the multiple part stock ROM.
Which Odin using?
bmwdroid said:
@Zophixan the files you see, are in the opened archive.
Where did you get the file from?
You should have downloaded and decrypted 3 (P900) or 4-5(P905) separate files all ending md5 when using samfirm.
When there is only one you obviously have NOT the multiple part stock ROM.
Which Odin using?
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I've tried odin 3.07 and 1.85. I downloaded samfirm_reborn and upon use it downloaded just one file "SM-P900_1_20170222195126_gly008r5gf.zip" and inside it is the tar md5. Where can I get the separate items?
Even if I am not using the seperated one, shouldn't odin flash? It's always stuck on intiailising, I don't know if this matters but it says knox warranty 0500 on the download screen, and custom kernal / binary.
I remember having a similiar problem years ago on the same tablet but no idea how I fixed it, vaguely remember downloading seperate files to flash in each of the odin sections.
thanks.
EDIT, found the binary option nature option, will download now and try flashing each bit and report back...
bmwdroid said:
@Zophixan the files you see, are in the opened archive.
Where did you get the file from?
You should have downloaded and decrypted 3 (P900) or 4-5(P905) separate files all ending md5 when using samfirm.
When there is only one you obviously have NOT the multiple part stock ROM.
Which Odin using?
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Still stuck on initializing, tried samsung drivers, even tried heimdall (and installed it's drivers), is there anything else I can try?
It says AP SWREV A1 and know warranty voide 0500, and current binary / system status as custom on the tablet.
Try a newer Odin.
I recommend at least 3.09.
What it says in DL mode is just information and no failure afaik.
bmwdroid said:
Try a newer Odin.
I recommend at least 3.09.
What it says in DL mode is just information and no failure afaik.
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I tried both 3.10 and 3.09 but still stuck on initialisation... (do i need to do anything with CP or UMS field?),
does the current binary/ system status as custom ,or AP SWREV A1, or knox warranty mean anything?
Do you have any other suggestions, I can't think of anything else! =(
Knox was triggered when flashing other than stock.
Forget about it.
Other is shown on mine as well.
CP stays empty at WiFi models.
UMS I've never did anything with.
Try to use other cables and USB ports.
Hi, my phone has get the message "Custom binary blocked by FAP Lock"
And before flashing the firmware, I want to recover so much important files that I have in the device.
There's a method for recover the files in Download Mode or something?
Please, that happened six days ago and I really need this data.
Thanks so much.
LucasCordoba said:
Hi, my phone has get the message "Custom binary blocked by FAP Lock"
And before flashing the firmware, I want to recover so much important files that I have in the device.
There's a method for recover the files in Download Mode or something?
Please, that happened six days ago and I really need this data.
Thanks so much.
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No, you can not recover the data via download mode, download mode can only be used to flash the device.
You need to download the full stock firmware for your model number and flash it via Odin but when you flash it, if there are two different CSC files that can be used when you flash it, use the one that does not wipe user data during flashing then you will have access to your data once the device boots properly.
If you know or can find out what the build number is for the stock firmware that was on the device before you tried to modify it, you need to flash that exact build number.
If you flash something that is newer than the stock firmware that was already on the device, it might have an upgraded bootloader which means it would wipe your data when you flash that firmware.
If you are very careful in choosing the exact same firmware that you already had on the device and if you use the CSC file that does not wipe the user data, you can achieve what you are trying to do, but if you choose the wrong firmware, you will probably lose your data.
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No, you can not recover the data via download mode, downloaded mode can only be used to flash the device.
You need to download the full stock firmware for your model number and flash it via Odin but when you flash it, if there are two different CSC files that can be used when you flash it, use the one that does not wipe user data during flashing then you will have access to your data once the device boots properly.
If you know or can find out what the build number is for the stock firmware that was on the device before you tried to modify it, you need to flash that exact build number.
If you flash something that is newer than the stock firmware that was already on the device, it might have an upgraded bootloader which means it would wipe your data when you flash that firmware.
If you are very careful in choosing the exact same firmware that you already had on the device and if you use the CSC file that does not wipe the user data, you can achieve what you are trying to do, but if you choose the wrong firmware, you will probably lose your data.
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Thank you so much for your help!