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Hi everyone. I've been reading these forums for quite some time and I have been flashing some of the custom roms that the developers have made (I think they're all awesome). I thought that I was confident enough with flashing to give the CM7 rom a try. I followed FBis directions (not the one click but the slighter harder version) and upon flashing using heimdall I had an error saying that the PIT was flashed but the Kernel wasn't (unfortunately I was too stupid to write down the exact error).
I tried unplugging my phone from the computer and put it back in download mode where I get the screen "Firmware upgrade encountered....". I know from reading other posts that usually a Heimdall flash or Hemindall One-Click will fix the issue but another problem exists, my computer (win 7) upon plugging in the phone only sees it as a unknown device. I tried changing the driver manually to Samsung USB composite but it gives an error saying device is not working properly. Is there anything I can do to fix this brick? I just can't get my computer to recognize that my phone is connected so it's not possible to heimdall since it also thinks no device is connected.
Any help is greatly appreciated it. I have searched the forums for a similar situation but I think mine is unique so I made a new post, I know people don't like to repeat what is widely available.
Whenever i had that happen trying to install cm7 i just used the 1 click gremlin remover and it flashed back to stock for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA
Hi, nvm I fixed my issue
Yes I've tried to heimdall back to stock (or rather the new AntonX one-click that Bryan had made) but my phone was unrecognized. Instead of trying to update the driver manually through Device Manager I downloaded the Samsung 64bit drivers for our phones and ran the setup.exe. That seemed to overwrite the drivers and next time I put my phone into download mode it was recognized and all was well.
Sorry for taking up your time.
Turns out I haven't fixed my problem. My computer is able to recognize my phone now and so I've tried One-click heimdall back to Stock UVKJ6 under Bryan's thread. I flash it, however, I get the Samsung splash screen and nothing else happens. I go into recovery and it is still the blue CWM and it gives me errores that it cannot mount or open /cache/recovery/log. If a try a nandroid restore it cannot format volume and says make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/stl10
I tried the one-click again, I flash once, let it restart, the flash again with bootloaders but still get blue CWM. Even if I try to flash bryan's SMSKJ6bml-rc2 kernel, I still end up with the blue CWM.
Anyone have ideas on what can be wrong?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tea...T959VUVKJ6_STOCK-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar/download
oh wow, I was just flashing the one-click kernel, I'm a noob.
Thanks a lot FBis, I should have known better.
How did you solve it, now?
johndeere5 said:
I tried unplugging my phone from the computer and put it back in download mode where I get the screen "Firmware upgrade encountered....". I know from reading other posts that usually a Heimdall flash or Hemindall One-Click will fix the issue
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Hi! I'm having a similar problem with that "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" message, driving me crazy. I gather you fixed the issue? Maybe I'm dense, but I can't figure out exactly how you did it. What exactly is Heimdall? Is that what you used? Other posts in this thread mention Gremlin Remover, did you use that? Where can I get Heimdall, and how do I use it if I do get it? I'm definitely a noob, but my need is real, any help will be appreciated. Thanks! R
The screen you see is download mode. Use the guide in the second link of my signature to flash back to stock and start over.
Why Not ODIN?
lumin30 said:
The screen you see is download mode. Use the guide in the second link of my signature to flash back to stock and start over.
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Thanks, a few things I want to clear up though? I've heard that Heimdall doesn't work with Galaxy S2. Is that correct? In any case, isn't it just the same kind of program that ODIN is? I've been trying to use ODIN to flash a file called
recovery-cmw-hercules.tar
but it always fails. What will Heimdall do differently?
You can tell I'm pretty new to this, have patience with me please.
Incidentally, when I try to run ODIN, on the assumption that I'm seeing a download mode screen, I can get ODIN to detect the phone and I see COM(6) usually in the yellow-highlighted screen. I check only "auto reboot" and "PDA," and in the PDA field I insert the location of the tar file (above). Here's the result:
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> recovery.img
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Every single time.
Kindly, R
Galaxy S 2? Wrong forum. Anything from here will truly brick your phone.
Make sure you're using a samsung galaxy s 4g sgh-t959v. If that is not your phone stop flashing, look up the correct forums and only flash files from THAT forum, not from any other one.
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Galaxy S 2? Wrong forum. Anything from here will truly brick your phone.
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Oops! Where should I go then? Thanks, R
The T-Mobile galaxy s2 forums would be my first guess
Hi,
I'm trying to flash another firmware for my GIalaxy Note 10.1 N8000. I have read all tutorials etc. and prepared all according to it.
I was able to succesfully root to Clockwork Recovery so i though flashing another firmware to turn the Note into a European one instead of Chinese would be easy too. WRONG!!
Every time i want to flash with Odin it fails in the beginning of the process, see below:
Is there anyone who could comment me on what to do? I was able to recover from the failed flash attempt but i really want to flash another firmware from Europe for this Chinese version.
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N8000XXCLL3_N8000OXECLL1_N8000XXCLL1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> cache.img
<ID:0/005> hidden.img
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I tried already two different Firmwares but both seem to fail at the same point. I only installed the USB drivers not KIES so i guess it is not the reason.
Any help what is going wrong or what i should try to do?
Thanks a lot far any help.
Dave
Usual reply would be a faulty firmware file download another .
Other reply would usually be try a different Odin try different motherboard usb port .
A guess is that Chinese one is somehow different if nothing works .
jje
JJEgan said:
Usual reply would be a faulty firmware file download another .
Other reply would usually be try a different Odin try different motherboard usb port .
A guess is that Chinese one is somehow different if nothing works .
jje
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Hi, thanks for your comment although it does not help me much.
I tried already 2 different firmwares which seemed to work with others and also tried different USB port.
As i mentioned both firmwares fail when reaching modem.bin however because the second firmware flashed in a different sequence doing the system.img before modem.bin it somehow added all the google apps on it and working so that's good news as it was not present before.
The PDA also shows the correct flashed version but CSC shows unkown now.
Anyway i want to be able to flash without any failures.
Also i thought that Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8000 would be the same nomather if its from China or elsewhere, just the firmware.
Now i'm stuck with what it seems a working Note with Google apps but with CSC unknown.
I still hope someone had this before and solved it.
Thanks for any comments.
davaze said:
Hi, thanks for your comment although it does not help me much.
I tried already 2 different firmwares which seemed to work with others and also tried different USB port.
As i mentioned both firmwares fail when reaching modem.bin however because the second firmware flashed in a different sequence doing the system.img before modem.bin it somehow added all the google apps on it and working so that's good news as it was not present before.
The PDA also shows the correct flashed version but CSC shows unkown now.
Anyway i want to be able to flash without any failures.
Also i thought that Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8000 would be the same nomather if its from China or elsewhere, just the firmware.
Now i'm stuck with what it seems a working Note with Google apps but with CSC unknown.
I still hope someone had this before and solved it.
Thanks for any comments.
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perhaps a different version of ODIN? just spit balling here
EDIT: oops jje already said that, wipe cache, dalvik, factory reset??
davaze said:
Anyway i want to be able to flash without any failures.
No such animal exists .
Also i thought that Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8000 would be the same nomather if its from China or elsewhere, just the firmware.
Lot different / fake / clone stuff from China posted on XDA that does not update flash or root properly .
Now i'm stuck with what it seems a working Note with Google apps but with CSC unknown.
CSC is not required to use a phone enter APN settings manually .
Try CSC changer from the market .
jje
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JJEgan said:
davaze said:
Anyway i want to be able to flash without any failures.
No such animal exists .
Also i thought that Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8000 would be the same nomather if its from China or elsewhere, just the firmware.
Lot different / fake / clone stuff from China posted on XDA that does not update flash or root properly .
Now i'm stuck with what it seems a working Note with Google apps but with CSC unknown.
CSC is not required to use a phone enter APN settings manually .
Try CSC changer from the market .
jje
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Hi thanks for your comments!
Is there anyway to flash without modem.bin? What does modem.bin include?
Rooting the device works with no problem, installed the clockwork recovery and SU succesfully.
When trying the CSC changer it gives me no options.
The device seems to work normal but i must say that i never cleared any cache before starting to flash. The reason is that in some tutorials it is not mentioned unitl after the flashing completed. Also i'm a little affraid now to try it before flashing because i don't know what will happen if it fails again and i cleared cache etc. before.
I'm still hoping someone experienced the same issue and found a reason or solution to this. Untill now i'll do nothing as it seems to work inlcuding the google apps. Not sure if the unknown CSC will cause any issues in the future with specific functions though.
Will keep following this topic to hopefully find someone with similar experience.
Thanks to all that leave some help or comments!
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Modem.bin is the radio you use to make and receive calls, use 3g internetsms and mms with. You should be able to flash a separate modem.bin file either through cwm or through ODIN...
I have similar issue. My tablet crashed outta nowhere when peel remote tried updating. My tablet never been unlocked or rooted. It stays stuck on nite 10.1 boot screen. Tried using Odin to reflash firmware. But it gets stuck on "NAND Write". I've left it there for hours/all night. I'm pissed because my tablet has performed flawless up till this point.
ODIN recognizes and confirms it connected/communicating. I properly unzipped firmware to show file with proper extension needed for flashing.
Can anyone give any insight or help. Or else I will have to call customer service since I'm still coveted under 1yr. Manufacturer warranty. I have so many pics n video of family on it. I really hope I don't loose anything. I may to try to install Odin on my second laptop to see if it makes a difference.
demandarin said:
I have similar issue. My tablet crashed outta nowhere when peel remote tried updating. My tablet never been unlocked or rooted. It stays stuck on nite 10.1 boot screen. Tried using Odin to reflash firmware. But it gets stuck on "NAND Write". I've left it there for hours/all night. I'm pissed because my tablet has performed flawless up till this point.
ODIN recognizes and confirms it connected/communicating. I properly unzipped firmware to show file with proper extension needed for flashing.
Can anyone give any insight or help. Or else I will have to call customer service since I'm still coveted under 1yr. Manufacturer warranty. I have so many pics n video of family on it. I really hope I don't loose anything. I may to try to install Odin on my second laptop to see if it makes a difference.
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ODIN 3.07 didn't work for me, switched to 3.04 and that worked, not sure the version you have
I have rooted, unrooted and flashed a bit on mine with no issues, you seem to have attention to detail, but just make sure it's the right firmware for your model some folks have flashed regular galaxy tab ROMs with tragic results
EDIT: does KIES recognize it?
Ill check which version I have. Nit sure. I do have the correct firmware for 8013 model.
Kies doesn't recognize it in regular mode anymore. Now if I put the tablet in recovery/download mode, it recognizes but hangs on connecting. Before I never had issue with kies. I was gonna try restore through lies but since it didn't work, I went Odin route. Now Odin recognizes and confirms its linked/communicating with tablet in download mode. The process starts off good then stops on "nand write". Ill try different version of Odin to see if that works.
Thanks for reply. I hope I can recover it.
edit: my version says Odin3 v1.85
where do i find the newer ones or the ones you used? i got mines from the sticky thread i believe.
update: i found the other versions. i tried 3.04. it got passed Nand Write start. but then said failed. it went straight from nand write to operation failed. i didnt see the other stuff in between like op has. at least its progress..lol ill try again then try a different usb port. if those still dont work then ill try to download another firmware file from somewhere. anyone has a link to latest jellybean firmware for 8013 model? one thats known to work.
demandarin said:
Ill check which version I have. Nit sure. I do have the correct firmware for 8013 model.
Kies doesn't recognize it in regular mode anymore. Now if I put the tablet in recovery/download mode, it recognizes but hangs on connecting. Before I never had issue with kies. I was gonna try restore through lies but since it didn't work, I went Odin route. Now Odin recognizes and confirms its linked/communicating with tablet in download mode. The process starts off good then stops on "nand write". Ill try different version of Odin to see if that works.
Thanks for reply. I hope I can recover it.
edit: my version says Odin3 v1.85
where do i find the newer ones or the ones you used? i got mines from the sticky thread i believe.
update: i found the other versions. i tried 3.04. it got passed Nand Write start. but then said failed. it went straight from nand write to operation failed. i didnt see the other stuff in between like op has. at least its progress..lol ill try again then try a different usb port. if those still dont work then ill try to download another firmware file from somewhere. anyone has a link to latest jellybean firmware for 8013 model? one thats known to work.
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does auto play pop up when you plug the tablet in? that's how I manage my media anyway. I only use KIES if I have to, only recognizes the note like every third time I plug it in. and it says that my gs3 is unsupported. I feel like the Samsung drivers get screwy sometimes
EDIT: just curious can you get into recovery mode?
jaydubbbbs said:
does auto play pop up when you plug the tablet in? that's how I manage my media anyway. I only use KIES if I have to, only recognizes the note like every third time I plug it in. and it says that my gs3 is unsupported. I feel like the Samsung drivers get screwy sometimes
EDIT: just curious can you get into recovery mode?
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i get the notification thing on computer going off only when tablet is in recovery mode. by recovery mode you mean by pressing power and volume down at same time. then when it gets on warning screen you press volume up. then it goes into ODIN/Downloading mode. i can get there. i tried 3.04 and 3.07. both give me same deal. After Nand Write goes through its paces then itll say all threads or operations complete. Write Nand Failed. then itll show Failed up top in that other box also. i tried different usb ports also. so not sure what in the world is the deal. the firmware i got from the official firmware download thread. then i got the one for 8013. its a zip. i extracted it so the file with proper md5 extension would be visible.
before all this, i had no issues with KIES with my Note 10.1 or SG3. now KIES wont recognize it. Only ODIN will, once tablet is in ODIN MODE.
demandarin said:
i get the notification thing on computer going off only when tablet is in recovery mode. by recovery mode you mean by pressing power and volume down at same time. then when it gets on warning screen you press volume up. then it goes into ODIN/Downloading mode. i can get there. i tried 3.04 and 3.07. both give me same deal. After Nand Write goes through its paces then itll say all threads or operations complete. Write Nand Failed. then itll show Failed up top in that other box also. i tried different usb ports also. so not sure what in the world is the deal. the firmware i got from the official firmware download thread. then i got the one for 8013. its a zip. i extracted it so the file with proper md5 extension would be visible.
before all this, i had no issues with KIES with my Note 10.1 or SG3. now KIES wont recognize it. Only ODIN will, once tablet is in ODIN MODE.
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recovery is hold power and volume up, I added a pic of what it looks like. A factory reset will erase everything on your tablet. I'm not a pro, but thats why I asked if you could access the tablets files through auto play
EDIT: I need to learn ADB there might be a way to fix your problem through that. wish I could be more helpful
EDIT 2: it always takes me a couple times to get into recovery, it seems to be a timing thing
jaydubbbbs said:
recovery is hold power and volume up, I added a pic of what it looks like. A factory reset will erase everything on your tablet. I'm not a pro, but thats why I asked if you could access the tablets files through auto play
EDIT: I need to learn ADB there might be a way to fix your problem through that. wish I could be more helpful
EDIT 2: it always takes me a couple times to get into recovery, it seems to be a timing thing
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ok...nope...cant reach that screen. when i try it tells me "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" only mode that works is ODIN mode from pressing power and volume down.
hmm....i kinda know how to adb from my Nexus7 usage as i recovered one of my n7 that had a similar crash. but i havent seen a guide or whatever for commands to enter in for galaxy note 10.1. or any kind of tool like n7 has. ill check the other tools i have loaded as i think some were capatilble with more than one device. ill keep trying to see if i can get in recovery mode. i had redownloaded and extracted the correct firmware. so ima see if that changes anything.
demandarin said:
ok...nope...cant reach that screen. when i try it tells me "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" only mode that works is ODIN mode from pressing power and volume down.
hmm....i kinda know how to adb from my Nexus7 usage as i recovered one of my n7 that had a similar crash. but i havent seen a guide or whatever for commands to enter in for galaxy note 10.1. or any kind of tool like n7 has. ill check the other tools i have loaded as i think some were capatilble with more than one device. ill keep trying to see if i can get in recovery mode. i had redownloaded and extracted the correct firmware. so ima see if that changes anything.
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like I said, it takes me like three tires to get the timing on the recovery mode. wish I knew more, good luck!
since i cant get into recovery, i tried using ODIN to reflash stock recovery. everything goes fine at first. then it says Write failed. for some reason anything i try to write to my tablet is failing. i see in odin 3.07 version they have an option called Nand erase/reset or something. i guess thats to erase everything i have on NAND. but i thinking that would clean tablet clean of everything. do you know anything about that option?
just tried a second time to flash stock recovery. its failing. i think i might be left with no choice but to call samsung customer service for a warranty claim.
this is crazy because my tablet was pure stock. no root or unlocking. and a simple update of that damned peel remote app crashed my $%^^ and put it in the state its in now. this is the only issue ive ever had since owning the tablet since summer time. makes no sense!
i appreciate the ideas though.
demandarin said:
since i cant get into recovery, i tried using ODIN to reflash stock recovery. everything goes fine at first. then it says Write failed. for some reason anything i try to write to my tablet is failing. i see in odin 3.07 version they have an option called Nand erase/reset or something. i guess thats to erase everything i have on NAND. but i thinking that would clean tablet clean of everything. do you know anything about that option?
just tried a second time to flash stock recovery. its failing. i think i might be left with no choice but to call samsung customer service for a warranty claim.
this is crazy because my tablet was pure stock. no root or unlocking. and a simple update of that damned peel remote app crashed my $%^^ and put it in the state its in now. this is the only issue ive ever had since owning the tablet since summer time. makes no sense!
i appreciate the ideas though.
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No idea about the NAND options, ODIN 3.07 didn't work for me, I have 3.04 and haven't used it since I updated to 4.1.2. That sucks that the peel update borked your %ยข#! . Especially because it's a stock app! I updated peel about a week ago with no issue. Not being able to get into recovery is probably a bad sign. I keep hoping someone smarter than I would chime in. I hope Samsung takes care of you
thank you for the suggestion to use another version of ODIN....i have been screwing with this for a day and half thinking that every version of stock rom that i tried was broken in some way....turned that ODIN v3.07 does not work so well...found ODIN v3.04 and worked perfectly.
Recovery mode is easy, from power off hold down volume up and power. Hold both buttons in until you see the samsung logo, release power but keep holding volume up until recovery appears... Works everytime...
Same problem - half solved
davaze said:
Hi,
I'm trying to flash another firmware for my GIalaxy Note 10.1 N8000. I have read all tutorials etc. and prepared all according to it.
I was able to succesfully root to Clockwork Recovery so i though flashing another firmware to turn the Note into a European one instead of Chinese would be easy too. WRONG!!
Every time i want to flash with Odin it fails in the beginning of the process, see below:
Is there anyone who could comment me on what to do? I was able to recover from the failed flash attempt but i really want to flash another firmware from Europe for this Chinese version.
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N8000XXCLL3_N8000OXECLL1_N8000XXCLL1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> cache.img
<ID:0/005> hidden.img
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I tried already two different Firmwares but both seem to fail at the same point. I only installed the USB drivers not KIES so i guess it is not the reason.
Any help what is going wrong or what i should try to do?
Thanks a lot far any help.
Dave
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Hi Dave and all
I am i EXACTLY the same situation - Just bought n8000 in china with chinese firmware and wanted to change for European. I encounterted the same problem.
After formum research and many tests of softwares/ usb ports/ odin versions. I got to a point when after crashing during instalation (like in davids situation) i couldnt turn on the device anymore (black screen saying that i should do recovery via kies)
I installed CWM via Odin and it helped.
The tablet started again with european system and applications and seemd to work well.
UNFORTUNATELY: The S note is crashing before it's even loaded and while using tablet i experiece lags for ex when typing address in internet app.
I made a factory reset and cleaned cache - still nothing.
Please help if you have any ideas.
David: How did you managed to solve your problem? Did you managed to finish the update withou a crash?
Best regards
Filip
I decided to unroot my samsung galaxy s6. I did this through the SuperSU 'unroot tool'. Now my device is in a boot loop. However, I went into downloading mode and whenever I try and leave it, it says "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch pc software". I have tried and smart switch doesn't recognise my device. So i then tried and installing fresh firmware, and odin says fail.
Please help me
Thanks
Rob
robwhitby912 said:
I decided to unroot my samsung galaxy s6. I did this through the SuperSU 'unroot tool'. Now my device is in a boot loop. However, I went into downloading mode and whenever I try and leave it, it says "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch pc software". I have tried and smart switch doesn't recognise my device. So i then tried and installing fresh firmware, and odin says fail.
Please help me
Thanks
Rob
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The problem is quit amazing to me but, there is a trick you can try, but as far as you say Odin also failed, i'ld suggest you to recheck if you have proper drivers installed for your specific device.
And also you shouldn't try the single file firmware for your device's recovery process, try to find out the PIT file of your device (that's used to reformat your device's partitions) and all the other required four files which are AP, CP, BL and CSC.
And here my trick is, just load the PIT file to its relevant place in Odin and the CP file at CP bar & be 100% sure your device is, "in download mode" and is detected by Odin, then press start button to flash these 2 files and let your device restart in whatever mode it goes for, now disconnect the phone from the computer and restart it in download mode again to flash other files. Here you can again include the CP file too if you want to, but may be you don't need it.
It's just a trick I have used on a galaxy grand prime. I can't say for sure whether it will work for your device or not but I think it won't make it worse if not better, because you device is already half dead. And try to download files that are a number below then the firmware your device was before crash. Like if it was on Lollipop download Kitkat file for recovery.
Press thanks button if I helped you any way otherwise God bless you.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk
talvigi said:
The problem is quit amazing to me but, there is a trick you can try, but as far as you say Odin also failed, i'ld suggest you to recheck if you have proper drivers installed for your specific device.
And also you shouldn't try the single file firmware for your device's recovery process, try to find out the PIT file of your device (that's used to reformat your device's partitions) and all the other required four files which are AP, CP, BL and CSC.
And here my trick is, just load the PIT file to its relevant place in Odin and the CP file at CP bar & be 100% sure your device is, "in download mode" and is detected by Odin, then press start button to flash these 2 files and let your device restart in whatever mode it goes for, now disconnect the phone from the computer and restart it in download mode again to flash other files. Here you can again include the CP file too if you want to, but may be you don't need it.
It's just a trick I have used on a galaxy grand prime. I can't say for sure whether it will work for your device or not but I think it won't make it worse if not better, because you device is already half dead. And try to download files that are a number below then the firmware your device was before crash. Like if it was on Lollipop download Kitkat file for recovery.
Press thanks button if I helped you any way otherwise God bless for not doing so.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk
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Would you be able to post some links? I do not know which ones to download. My carrier is 3 UK.
On another note, my device is unlocked, so would it matter which firmware I download? Or is there a unlocked specific firmware?
Thanks for your reply,
Rob
robwhitby912 said:
Would you be able to post some links? I do not know which ones to download. My carrier is 3 UK.
On another note, my device is unlocked, so would it matter which firmware I download? Or is there a unlocked specific firmware?
Thanks for your reply,
Rob
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This is my odin log:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> G920FXXU3QOLD_G920FH3G3QOJ1_G920FXXU3QOJB_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> sboot.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
robwhitby912 said:
I decided to unroot my samsung galaxy s6. I did this through the SuperSU 'unroot tool'. Now my device is in a boot loop. However, I went into downloading mode and whenever I try and leave it, it says "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch pc software". I have tried and smart switch doesn't recognise my device. So i then tried and installing fresh firmware, and odin says fail.
Please help me
Thanks
Rob
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Same problem fixed with Odin - AP flash.
Windforce0511 said:
Same problem fixed with Odin - AP flash.
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I try it and it still says fail
robwhitby912 said:
Would you be able to post some links? I do not know which ones to download. My carrier is 3 UK.
On another note, my device is unlocked, so would it matter which firmware I download? Or is there a unlocked specific firmware?
Thanks for your reply,
Rob
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OK, Could you please tell me the exact model number of your device, i mean from the settings and about device,
Sorry you can't access your settings!
What about reboot into recovery? shut down the phone press VOL UP + HOME BUTTON + PWR BUTTON
OR simply, if you have box of the device?
talvigi said:
OK, Could you please tell me the exact model number of your device, i mean from the settings and about device,
Sorry you can't access your settings!
What about reboot into recovery? shut down the phone press VOL UP + HOME BUTTON + PWR BUTTON
OR simply, if you have box of the device?
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Is it sm-g920f?
robwhitby912 said:
Is it sm-g920f?
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OK, there is a place androidfilehost.com do you know about it.
It has some 436 files for your device, head to that website search for the best suited file for your device. You said your service is with 3 UK I really don't have any specific info about that carrier, but for me the G920f is a globale phone, which means it's unlocked to all around the world.
These are the PIT files for galaxy S6
http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30173
And here is the xda-developers page for pit files http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/g920f-pit-file-banded-firmwares-t3118459
I suggest xda ones
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talvigi said:
OK, there is a place androidfilehost.com do you know about it.
It has some 436 files for your device, head to that website search for the best suited file for your device. You said your service is with 3 UK I really don't have any specific info about that carrier, but for me the G920f is a globale phone, which means it's unlocked to all around the world.
These are the PIT files for galaxy S6
http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30173
And here is the xda-developers page for pit files http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/g920f-pit-file-banded-firmwares-t3118459
I suggest xda ones
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Would this be suitable?
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862673464
robwhitby912 said:
Would this be suitable?
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862673464
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May be, not sure but this is one of them which are used for these kind of problems
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talvigi said:
May be, not sure but this is one of them which are used for these kind of problems
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk
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It downlaoded onto my phone using odin. However, when odin is done, the phone says installing system update but it keeps rebooting or something. Is it in a bootloop or something?
talvigi said:
May be, not sure but this is one of them which are used for these kind of problems
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uh oh, not good. When I go to unplug my phone, the 'sasmung galaxy s6' logo literally fades away. Now, it is going into android recovery after saysing installing updates after plugging it back in
robwhitby912 said:
uh oh, not good. When I go to unplug my phone, the 'sasmung galaxy s6' logo literally fades away. Now, it is going into android recovery after saysing installing updates
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Basically i'm now in android recovery, which option do i select?
robwhitby912 said:
Basically i'm now in android recovery, which option do i select?
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You should immediately try the wipe cache partition and also wipe data/factory reset. And reboot and please wait for your device to take its time and setup itself it must be charged full or connected to a wall socket.
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robwhitby912 said:
Basically i'm now in android recovery, which option do i select?
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You should immediately choose wipe cache and also wipe data/factory reset the device and reboot. And let your device take its time to load all the necessary files. It's should either be charged fully or must be connected to a wall socket.
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talvigi said:
You should immediately try the wipe cache partition and also wipe data/factory reset. And reboot and please wait for your device to take its time and setup itself it must be charged full or connected to a wall socket.
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You should immediately choose wipe cache and also wipe data/factory reset the device and reboot. And let your device take its time to load all the necessary files. It's should either be charged fully or must be connected to a wall socket.
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Thank you so so so much! It worked! Can't express how thankful I am. From the bottom of my heart, thank you
robwhitby912 said:
Thank you so so so much! It worked! Can't express how thankful I am. From the bottom of my heart, thank you
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Please come again, this forum is for you there are hundreds of guys ready to help you anytime anyway. Just ask any thing about your smart devices but in the right thread.
Press thanks button and be happy.
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So I tried flashing Nougat BTU firmware on my S7
I'm pretty sure I forgot to enable OEM unlock, because the odin flash failed and after that I got the screen "an error has occurred while updating the device software use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software"
So I tried going to "Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization" and then Device initialization", the first problem was I didn't have my S/N, because I stupidly peeled off the sticker on the phone and thew it away, then I found a random S/N through google for the my phone model, I tried it and it seemed to work at first, It download just fine, but when it came to "Software update and initialization for Galaxy S7 is in progress" it just stayed on 0% until it asked me to unplug the usb and try again. One time after several tries it moved to 4% then stopped and asked me to use the recovery code and try again from another PC, but it didn't give me a recovery code, so I was stuck on the in download mode, with only a tiny part of the progress done, as I couldn't continue the progress I restarted and tried again, no luck.
When I try to flash the firmware now, whether it's flashing Nougat or my orginal phones firmware I get the following after it FAILED:
<ID:0/008> Odin engine v(ID:3.1101)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Can't open the serial(COM) port.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
At this point I don't know what to do, I screwed up big time, is there anything to do here? Any help is extremely appreciated.
let me know if you need any more info
EDIT: Also is there any way I can turn of my device? I'm thinking of calling it a night and try again when I wake up
Vol - Home and Power. Hold and when prompted to press for recovery - Press HOME button, to display your serial. Press it again to go to download. BTW, serial is engraved on the bottom of backplate.
voolandis said:
Vol - Home and Power. Hold and when prompted to press for recovery - Press HOME button, to display your serial. Press it again to go to download. BTW, serial is engraved on the bottom of backplate.
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Thanks for the suggestion, I tried with my own S/N but it didn't make a difference, it still stuck on 0% on "Software update and initialization for Galaxy S7 is in progress" after downloading.
zaneyk said:
So I tried flashing Nougat BTU firmware on my S7
I'm pretty sure I forgot to enable OEM unlock, because the odin flash failed and after that I got the screen "an error has occurred while updating the device software use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software"
So I tried going to "Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization" and then Device initialization", the first problem was I didn't have my S/N, because I stupidly peeled off the sticker on the phone and thew it away, then I found a random S/N through google for the my phone model, I tried it and it seemed to work at first, It download just fine, but when it came to "Software update and initialization for Galaxy S7 is in progress" it just stayed on 0% until it asked me to unplug the usb and try again. One time after several tries it moved to 4% then stopped and asked me to use the recovery code and try again from another PC, but it didn't give me a recovery code, so I was stuck on the in download mode, with only a tiny part of the progress done, as I couldn't continue the progress I restarted and tried again, no luck.
When I try to flash the firmware now, whether it's flashing Nougat or my orginal phones firmware I get the following after it FAILED:
<ID:0/008> Odin engine v(ID:3.1101)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Can't open the serial(COM) port.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
At this point I don't know what to do, I screwed up big time, is there anything to do here? Any help is extremely appreciated.
let me know if you need any more info
EDIT: Also is there any way I can turn of my device? I'm thinking of calling it a night and try again when I wake up
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Can you charge the device and download the official nougat firmware from sammobile. The download speed is really slow and should give you that two hours to charge the device.
Can you put the device in download mode and flash it via odin to see what happens. There are times when the firmware flash goes correctly on second or third time. Use HOME_CSC rather than the file starting with CSC if you do not want to lose your data.
I have the BTU (UK unlocked) firmware and can share it with you via Google drive which will give you better download speed.
kamranali44 said:
Can you charge the device and download the official nougat firmware from sammobile. The download speed is really slow and should give you that two hours to charge the device.
Can you put the device in download mode and flash it via odin to see what happens. There are times when the firmware flash goes correctly on second or third time. Use HOME_CSC rather than the file starting with CSC if you do not want to lose your data.
I have the BTU (UK unlocked) firmware and can share it with you via Google drive which will give you better download speed.
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I tried to flash the BTU Nougat firmware from http://live.samsung-updates.com don't know if it's any different from the one on sammobile?
Anyways, I tried flashing the one from live.samsung, and it just seems to be stuck right now, with this odin log:
<ID:0/008> Odin engine v(ID:3.1101)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> skip file list for home binary
<ID:0/008> param.bin
<ID:0/008> modem_debug.bin
<ID:0/008> Home Binary Download
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
What version of odin are you using. Try 3.12.3.
I updated odin to 3.12.3 and changed the cable is was using, and I'm now running Nougat, thank you for taking the time to reply to my problem.
Btw for all of you I had to do the same and SamMobile speeds are verrrry slow but I found a site called UPDATO.com and it owned by and xda-developers member and I tried it and it works absolutely fine.If you ever need to do this again go there
Odin Cant open serial(com)port
I have a Samsung s7 phone - sm-G930F. It is stuck on the front title page with frp lock due to the fact I did something wrong when putting a custom rom in. Pretty much every time I use any type of odin, it either says "Cant open serial(com)port" for the most part or it stops just after sb.boot and says cant finish writing or something to that affect. I have tried every version of odin from 6 to 13. And every stock standard firmware for that phone that I can find. Including ones specifically for my phone company Optus. NOTHING WORKS. I am beginning to think I may have to buy a new phone. Please help. Tell me what I am doing wrong
help an idiot
Please help me!
I've been a complete moron and tried to flash my s7 g930f without actually knowing what i was doing.
I have followed so many different guides and walkthroughs and it keeps leading me deeper into nothing with a reboot loop that won't stop on normal boot up.
At the moment, I've got it as far as working TWRP but i have no idea what i need to download and where it should go in Odin or on the SD.
Any help would be life saving - i've got old family pictures that are very dear to me on the phone and would hate to lose them.
locotoro said:
Please help me!
I've been a complete moron and tried to flash my s7 g930f without actually knowing what i was doing.
I have followed so many different guides and walkthroughs and it keeps leading me deeper into nothing with a reboot loop that won't stop on normal boot up.
At the moment, I've got it as far as working TWRP but i have no idea what i need to download and where it should go in Odin or on the SD.
Any help would be life saving - i've got old family pictures that are very dear to me on the phone and would hate to lose them.
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Did you confirm that the model # is g930f in download mode? I recommend performing this step before flashing anything to the phone as flashing the wrong ROM can cause further issues.
Do you know which is currently on the phone?
The phone has TWRP installed? If yes, boot into TWRP, mount the data parition, and try to copy off your data.
audit13 said:
Did you confirm that the model # is g930f in download mode? I recommend performing this step before flashing anything to the phone as flashing the wrong ROM can cause further issues.
Do you know which is currently on the phone?
The phone has TWRP installed? If yes, boot into TWRP, mount the data parition, and try to copy off your data.
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yes it is g930f as confirmed in the download mode.
I had TWRP installed (one of the steps i tried to follow to fix but i think the later steps i have taken (of which i have no idea what i was doing) may have removed TWRP. So im trying to reinstall TWRP to remove the data - but once i do that what do i do.
Currently im waiting for a very slow download of the stock ROM for 8.0 to give it a try
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yes it is g930f as confirmed in the download mode.
I had TWRP installed (one of the steps i tried to follow to fix but i think the later steps i have taken (of which i have no idea what i was doing) may have removed TWRP. So im trying to reinstall TWRP to remove the data - but once i do that what do i do.
Currently im waiting for a very slow download of the stock ROM for 8.0 to give it a try
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You want to copy the data or remove the data?
Flashing TWRP will allow you to mount the data partition to copy off the data.
Stock firmware can be downloaded from updating.com or samsung-firmware.org.
locotoro said:
yes it is g930f as confirmed in the download mode.
I had TWRP installed (one of the steps i tried to follow to fix but i think the later steps i have taken (of which i have no idea what i was doing) may have removed TWRP. So im trying to reinstall TWRP to remove the data - but once i do that what do i do.
Currently im waiting for a very slow download of the stock ROM for 8.0 to give it a try
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i've managed to download a copy of the stock rom for 8.0 but all the guides i seem to be following don't seem to be working.
i may have to take it to a shop and pay for them to do it for me.
Can some kind soul please take the time in troubleshooting my problem? Any help is much appreciated.
Last year I had installed TWRP 2.7.1.0 and then using that I flashed lineage-14.1-20170810-unoffical-n8013.zip file.
For a while my tablet worked perfectly until one day, and I don't know exactly what happened, the tablet rebooted and got stuck in the Galaxy note 10.1 boot screen. From this point on, the only thing that happens is this -
A) if I press power and vol up button to get into TWRP, the screen goes to TWRP but stays stuck there for a few minutes and no keypress works at all. After a few minutes it reboots and stays stuck in the galaxy note boot screen.
B) If I press the power and vol down keys, I get to the recovery screen and pressing vol up after that takes me to ODIN download screen. I can use any version of ODIN and the device gets detected. However, I have downloaded and tried many stock ROMs and a few PIT files I found from the internet. ODIN on my windows PC consistently gives a message saying it fails to create partition. If I don't provide a PIT file, it says PIT partition not found.
I really want to recover this device as it seems like it should be possible, but I think I need a much more guided help here.
If you have flashed PIT files you have probably damaged it or Nand has failed .
Question asked multiple times here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10-1/help
JJEgan said:
If you have flashed PIT files you have probably damaged it or Nand has failed .
Question asked multiple times here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10-1/help
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I never flashed PIT file before this happened. And, since this happened I am getting fail when I try to flash PIT, or any ROM.
Where does Odin fail ??
JJEgan said:
Where does Odin fail ??
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When it tries to check for PIT partition.
N3kr0manc3r said:
When it tries to check for PIT partition.
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Please let me know if screenshots would help better
No
No PIT is usually user flashed wrong firmware often 16 gb or 32 gb wrong .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search/forum/1737?query=PIT
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No PIT is usually user flashed wrong firmware often 16 gb or 32 gb wrong .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search/forum/1737?query=PIT
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So does this mean I can still rescue my tab?
Mine is the 16GB model.
Possible hy flashing 16 gb pit.
JJEgan said:
Possible hy flashing 16 gb pit.
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Is there somewhere I can find it? Most places I tried didn't mention the flash size.
No idea except their was a 16 gb pit file posted on here within the last few months .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10-1/help/n8010-pit-files-t3560607
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search/forum/1737?query=16 GB PIT