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Odin always shows "SOS", and APX method fails before partitioning

Hi, I was triying to flash TWRP to my i9103 and Odin, failed and showed "SOS". Since then the phone doesn't boot any longer. I've tried to flash again TWRP and the stock roms hundreds of times with different ODIN versions, and even with a fresh Windows installation and even with jODIN from a Mac. Nothing worked. It always shows "SOS".
Also I even tried the APX method, and started flashing something, but then it failed.
I can access the system recovery, but I can't flash from sdcard, since it only detects the internal storage, not the SD.
Does anyone know a solution?
Thank you in advance.

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Are you able to enter into download mode? (power key + home button + vol-)

Nikhil said:
Share the screenshot of odin
Are you able to enter into download mode? (power key + home button + vol-)
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Yes I'am able, and I retried again the APX method and managed to flash the boot, but Odin continues showing "SOS" after a couple of seconds.
Now the phone screen shows the following message in red:
"Write data size is too big[13\MDM] [Data:12583168(B) -> Part: 614476144(2KB)]
Tegra_Nand_Write: Error to DownloadPartition_odin![err:0xffffffff]"
No matter if I try to flash a full firmware or just CWM.
In the case of full firmware it fails when Odin shows it is flashing the modem part.
Thanks.

Stuck on Firmware Error screen. Can't boot into recovery or download mode.

Cannot boot into download or recovery mode
Hi, my samsung Tab2 is stuck at the "Firmware upgrade encountered an error" screen. No matter which combination of buttons I press, I cant get into download or recovery. I've tried flashing with Odin, it shows successful but nothing has changed. I tried the ADB command but it says "Waiting for device". When I plug in the tab to the charger (or when I connect it to the PC) it comes on automatically with the "Firmware upgrade encountered an error" screen. Is it a power button thing or is it something else ?
Thanks.
Sachin

Flash the CWM recovery via Odin, and restart. now you can go to the recovery mode and install ROM from sd card.
Dont try to flash any other recovery file, working with CWM only.

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I've already tried that, Odin shows it is successful but when i restart, nothing seems to have changed, the same upgrade error comes back.
sachin

P3100 - Soft bricked

Hello everybody!
I wanted to put a new ROM on my tablet so I downloaded the ROM and the GAPPs on my tablet.
I booted in the recovery mode, where I " factory reset", "wipe cache" and "format system". After formatting the system step, I saw that I put the old ROM file so I rebooted the tablet.
Now I got stuck on Samsung logo.
I CANT manage to get in recovery mode, neither in download mode. The only mode I can get is "Forced Upload by key Pressing"
What can I do to redo the life of my tablet?

I manage to see the tablet in ODIN using the "Forced Upload by key Pressing" mode, but its getting stuck at "setup connection" when I try to flash a stock ROM and a pit file.

peslap said:
I manage to see the tablet in ODIN using the "Forced Upload by key Pressing" mode, but its getting stuck at "setup connection" when I try to flash a stock ROM and a pit file.
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Have you got drivers on PC? If you have adb on PC, connect tab on PC and if it recognizes tab (adb devices) type adb reboot recovery (or adb reboot download)
Greets

I was to a service. My motherboard is dead..
Eh...

I was to another service and they fix my tablet with 10Euros. lol
Fixed

well it is only possible if you can go to the recovery mode
peslap said:
Hello everybody!
I wanted to put a new ROM on my tablet so I downloaded the ROM and the GAPPs on my tablet.
I booted in the recovery mode, where I " factory reset", "wipe cache" and "format system". After formatting the system step, I saw that I put the old ROM file so I rebooted the tablet.
Now I got stuck on Samsung logo.
I CANT manage to get in recovery mode, neither in download mode. The only mode I can get is "Forced Upload by key Pressing"
What can I do to redo the life of my tablet?
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These type of problems often occur when you do not clear the DALVIK CACHE.
try hard to go to the recovery mode and then perform a factory reset and try rebooting .
if that doesn't work you can always go for odin.
first install odin on your pc.
- now try going to download mode(if you cannot go to download mode try pressing the buttons hard)
-now download the firmware for your model in the below link.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
-now open odin in your pc
-go to download mode and connect your device to your pc.
-now select PDA in odin and browse for the firmware you downloaded before.
-now click start, this might take some time.
-if it is a success it will show pass!
-now try rebooting your device , if you still get stuck in the bootlogo try going to recovery mode, you will see your stock recovery. now do a factory reset.
-now try rebooting it should be fine.
NOTE:keep your device charged more than 50% before doing these processes.
hope this helps you............
If you still have any problems please let me know.
link for odin:http://odindownload.com/

tried to install a 6.0.1 rom and ****ed up my phone so bad.

downloaded twrp 3, was running 5.1.1 on my phone and rooted it. tried to flash a rom and got stuck in a bootloop, now I cant boot into twrp, or anything for that matter. All i can do is hold volume down and power and home and try to ODIN a new bootloader or such and it just fails. what do i do? but when I try to boot into TWRP it goes into a blueish screen with a White exclamation mark saying "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software. I tried to do that but it didnt even recognize the device. At this point i dont care about the data, I just need a working device

Okay, so I attempted to unroot and flash the stock 5.0.2 software and I got a error on the download screen. It says SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 3. BINARY: 1.

If you have no knox install MM official then flash this kernel tar file (AP) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B40ItdHKfkyQcTA5bnRPWDg0X28&usp=drive_web#list it will boot to mm 5min :good:
Btw you cann downgrade from 5.1.1 to 5.0.1 you just go up not down

zach616 said:
downloaded twrp 3, was running 5.1.1 on my phone and rooted it. tried to flash a rom and got stuck in a bootloop, now I cant boot into twrp, or anything for that matter. All i can do is hold volume down and power and home and try to ODIN a new bootloader or such and it just fails. what do i do? but when I try to boot into TWRP it goes into a blueish screen with a White exclamation mark saying "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software. I tried to do that but it didnt even recognize the device. At this point i dont care about the data, I just need a working device
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Happened to me a lot of times in the past few days trying to get MM, for some weird reason flashing Unikernel always works for me (takes me to recovery screen after, then i select 'reboot now'), and all my data, apps etc are still there

emcardle660 said:
Happened to me a lot of times in the past few days trying to get MM, for some weird reason flashing Unikernel always works for me (takes me to recovery screen after, then i select 'reboot now'), and all my data, apps etc are still there
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will try and update. thank you. didnt work.

Okay guys so now I need a ROM to flash using ODIN. I tried to download from sammobile but the speeds are too damn slow. What I tried to flash was this file " G920TUVU1AOCG_G920TTMB1AOCG_G920TUVU1AOCG_HOME.tar.md5 " and i got the error 3 to 1.

Download Samfirm from here, XDA itself.
Run samfirm, enter model as G920F and your region code.
It will download from Samsung servers, so high speed.
Now flash using Odin the downloaded file by putting the phone in download mode, (vol down+home+power on).
How did it happen?
Did you try to flash the VOD 6.0.1 and got stuck towards the end at hidden.IMG failing the process?
If yes, then its a two minute job. Just open the 6.0.1 tar archive and look for hidden.IMG extract it anywhere and rename it from "hidden.img" to "hidden.img.tar".
Note flash this hidden.img.tar as AP in download mode, your phone should boot.

[Solved]GT P3110 stuck in recovery mode, Not detected in ODIN, No APK recovery

I was trying a new ROM after installing mobile odin (pro) and superSu. However after failed installation the tab is restarting in recovery mode only ( screen shot attached). It is neither detected by odin nor can I install any apk as it is not booting further. I have wiped all data and caches and also have the recovery image (cwm and one supplied by mobile odin) but both are showing signature verification failed due to stock <3e>. So if somehow I can bypass the signature verification , I can load the backup. In short--
1. Tab not detected in PC ( via ODIN) , which was perfectly detected earlier. So no method via PC possible.
2. Tab not going beyond recovery mode, so no APK installation is possible.
3. It can read from SD card in recovery mode , but every image ( I know they are good, as used them earlier) is showing " Signature verification failed" and aborting.
4. I have a working CWM image but cannot install it due to reason 3 ( probably <3e> is the culprit).
I have searched the forum as far as I could but found all solutions are either PC based or APK based.

When you are in recovery, is the tab detected via adb from pc?

bukaida said:
I was trying a new ROM after installing mobile odin (pro) and superSu. However after failed installation the tab is restarting in recovery mode only ( screen shot attached). It is neither detected by odin nor can I install any apk as it is not booting further. I have wiped all data and caches and also have the recovery image (cwm and one supplied by mobile odin) but both are showing signature verification failed due to stock <3e>. So if somehow I can bypass the signature verification , I can load the backup. In short--
1. Tab not detected in PC ( via ODIN) , which was perfectly detected earlier. So no method via PC possible.
2. Tab not going beyond recovery mode, so no APK installation is possible.
3. It can read from SD card in recovery mode , but every image ( I know they are good, as used them earlier) is showing " Signature verification failed" and aborting.
4. I have a working CWM image but cannot install it due to reason 3 ( probably <3e> is the culprit).
I have searched the forum as far as I could but found all solutions are either PC based or APK based.
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Signature verification fails because you are on stock recovery. Also have you tried booting in to download mode then plugging the USB cable to your tablet, then pressing volume up to start the download mode, then plugging the other end to your PC while odin is running? It should get detected

Power+ Vol up and Power + Vol down both are going to recovery mode. Plus getting an error 'logo_espresso7.jpg' draw failed at initial screen. Is there any <3e> compatable recovery without signature verification failed that can be run from sd card directly?
Ps: This happened when I tried to install "crdroid-5.1.1-20151103-p3110" via mobile ODIN pro.
The Tab is not detected in ADB server either.

bukaida said:
Ps: This happened when I tried to install "crdroid-5.1.1-20151103-p3110" via mobile ODIN pro.
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The rom was meant to be installed with twrp or other custom recovery and not via mobile odin.

john99ap said:
The rom was meant to be installed with twrp or other custom recovery and not via mobile odin.
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Yeah, the fault is mine, lack of knowledge. But what now? Can I recover my Tab ?
please help.

[Solved Problem]
The problem is solved. I finally could figure out that the culprit was the external volume down key ( not letting me go to download mode). So I opened the back cover as the last option and press the soft points corresponding to volume down and power together with two tooth-peaks. And voila , it issued the warning screen, and pressed up and it went to download mode. Connected with odin, flashed and load cwm recovery . Now that <3e> kernel is also gone.
Ps. It was weird about the Vol key behavior as it was working fine in both side in recovery mode during selection.

bukaida said:
The problem is solved. I finally could figure out that the culprit was the external volume down key ( not letting me go to download mode). So I opened the back cover as the last option and press the soft points corresponding to volume down and power together with two tooth-peaks. And voila , it issued the warning screen, and pressed up and it went to download mode. Connected with odin, flashed and load cwm recovery . Now that <3e> kernel is also gone.
Ps. It was weird about the Vol key behavior as it was working fine in both side in recovery mode during selection.
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if you want to install the latest roms, you should update to the latest common twrp from android-andi http://andi34.github.io/recoveries_tab2.html
cwm recovery is outdated and causing issues with the latest roms

Is twrp safe to run from mobile odin? Will it automatically overwrite installed cwm?

bukaida said:
Is twrp safe to run from mobile odin? Will it automatically overwrite installed cwm?
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install twrp as zip with your current cwm. its the easiest way. twrp will replace cwm, yes.